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Your monthly guide to community
entertainment, recreation & culture

“Snowcapped Cactus” photograph by Nina Eaton

“Franklin Mountains after the Storn ” photograph by Nina Eaton “Concordia” photograph by Alex McDonald

Dreaming of a White Christmas in El Paso

Downtown Speed
Hundreds of
Christmas Zone Holiday Happenings!
El Paso, Las Cruces, Mesilla Artist Julie Speed
and other area communities showcased at El Paso D E C E M B E R
center their celebrations in Museum of art. 2 0 1 8
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the heart of the city.
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ROUNDUP
Socorro Winter Fest — The Festival is 7
p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Rio Vista Community
Center, 901 N. Rio Vista, Socorro, Texas, with
games, rides, arts and crafts and Santa photos.
Parade begins at 6 p.m. starting at Escontrias
Elementary School, 205 Buford. Information:
860-8615 or on Facebook.
Eastlake Christmas Parade — The
Eastlake Lions Club’s “Horizon at 30”
Christmas Parade, is 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1
The parade starts at Darrington and
Ryderwood, heads down Horizon to Kenazo,
and ends at Carrol T. Welch School on
McMahon. Information: 581-2994 or
horizoncity.org.
The Horizon City Christmas Tree Lighting is 7
p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Corky Corcoran Park.
Parade float judging will be at 6 p.m.
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Magoffin Holiday Open House — The Sunday. Flint knapping, gold prospectors club
and kids spinwheel. Food vendors. Admission is
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annual holiday season event at the Magoffin
Home State Historic Site, 1120 Magoffin, is free. Information: 544-2717 or epmgs.com.
noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, with music,
cookies and cocoa, and free activities for kids.
‘Navidad on the Border’ — The 24th
annual musical homage to the community’s
Admission is free. Information: 533-5147, visit-
magoffinhome.com or on Facebook.
PBS Kids Fiesta — KCOS-TV hosts the 4th
Mexican and American Christmas traditions is
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at EPCC’s
Administrative Service Center Auditorium,
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Behind the Scene
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annual free event for children noon to 5 p.m. Building A, with song, dance, a Nativity and
Scene Spotlight 4
Saturday, Dec. 1, at El Paso Convention photos with Santa. Presented by El Paso
Center, with photo ops with Curious George Community College Senior Adult Program. Dance 13
and Nature Cat, live music, dance performanc- Admission is free, but seating is limited. Here’s the Ticket 14
es, and educational activities and games. Complimentary tickets available through the Music 16
Information: 590-1313 or kcostv.org. Seniors Adult Program: 831-7801. Program Notes 17
Pecan Harvest Festival — The 16th annu- Navidad de La Fe Luminarias — La Fe History Lessons 18
al family harvest festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clinic will light up Scenic Drive with more than Taking a Look Back 18
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1-2, at Ramirez 4,000 luminarias for its 27th annual event 6 to Sports 19
Pecan Farm, 13709 North Loop in Clint, where 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. Admission is free,
Feature:
families can pick pecans from the orchard. but sightseers are invited to donate canned and
dry goods. Information: 545-7190. Downtown Holidays 21
Country store will sell pecans in and out of
shell, pecan candies and gift baskets, plus craft Scenic Drive will be open to one-way traffic Viva Juárez 23
vendors. Admission is free. Information: 851- from Richmond/Alabama streets in Central El Nature 24
At the Museum
2003 or Facebook at Ramirez Pecan Farm LLC. Paso. Exit at Rim Road. Vehicles drive slowly 26
Holiday Extravaganza — El Paso Parks
westward past campfires manned by volun- Southwest Art Scene 28
Gallery Talk
teers, and toward Santa Claus. Old St. Nick will
and Recreation hosts activities at downtown’s 31
be joined by Mrs. Claus, Santa’s cousin Pancho
San Jacinto Plaza 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday Claus, their elves, and a live nativity scene. Keep on Bookin' 32
through Sunday, Dec 6-9 and Dec. 13-16, Santa and Mrs. Claus will collect donations On Stage 33
with live entertainment, food, and arts and (including cash or checks payable to “La Fe”). Stage Talk 34
crafts vendors and children’s activities.
Admission is free. Information: 212-1731 or ‘Island of Misfit Toys On Ice’ — El Paso Film Scene 35
elpasotexas.gov/parks-and-recreation. Figure Skating Club presents the holiday ice Liner Notes 36
skating show 3:30 t 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, January Preview 37
El Paso Mineral and Gem Society
Show — The annual mineral, gem, jewelry
at El Paso County Coliseum Events Center, El Paso FishNet 38
4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $3 by Dec. 10, $5 at
and bead show is Dec. 7-9 at El Maida the door; free for age 3 and younger. Advertiser Index 38
Auditorium, 6331 Alabama. Hours are 10 a.m. Information: 490-6453elpasohockey.org or on Subscription Form 38
to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sunday. Vendors offer designer jewelry,
Facebook. Scene User’s Guide 38
crystals, gemstones, equipment, geodes and Scene Distribution 30
more. Free gem identification Saturday and Please see Page 5
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Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
‘A Christmas Carol el la Frontera’ —
UTEP Department of Theater and Dance
presents the border style adaptation of the
Charles Dickens classic Dec. 8-16 at the
Wise Family Theater. Page 40.
Hyundai Sun Bowl — The 85th annual Sun
Bowl is Dec. 31, with pregame activities at
Glory Road and Sun Bowl Drive. Page 20.
• WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl
Invitational is Dec. 21-22 at the Don
Haskins Center.
• Fan Fiesta is Dec. 30 at El Paso
Convention Center.
El Paso Streetcar — The streetcars are
now operating daily with free weekend fares
through Winterfest. Page 39.
‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ — El Paso
Playhouse hosts the family holiday comedy
Nov. 30-Dec. 16, directed by Janet Beatty-
Payne. Page 28.
Eckankar events — Eckankar: The Path to
Spiritual Freedom hosts a Light and Sound
Service Dec. 1, and a Spiritual Book discus-
sion Dec. 15 at El Paso Public Library’s
Memorial Park Branch. Page 35.
Magoffin Home State Historic Site
December events: Page 12.
• Dec. 1: Cooking Class (English Fruit Cake)
• Dec. 12: Braintrust Bag Lunch talk
• Dec. 15: Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea
Club
• Dec. 20: Make-A-Thing (bread dough
ornaments).
‘Venite: Come and See’ — The Christmas
worship experience is Dec. 4, 7 and 9 at
Coronado Baptist Church with orchestra
preludes. Page 5.
Hal Marcus Gallery — Opening Dec. 6 is
“Latina Arte,” works by eight regional Latina
artists, with an ARTalk Jan. 31. Page 26.
Luminarias by the Lake — The annual hol-
iday event at Keystone Heritage Park is Dec.
7-8 with hundreds of luminarias, music and
refreshments. Page. 13.
Christmas Extravaganza — The artists of
Placita Madrid in San Elizario Art District
host the annual Christmas event Dec. 8-9
along the Historic Main Street with a chil-
dren’s art decorating station, guest vendors,
refreshments and live music. Page 31.
Holiday Open House — Candy and Charlie
Mayer host their annual artists’ open house
Dec. 8-9 at their West Side home studio.
Page. 37.
El Paso Live! — El Paso Live events: Page
22.
• Dec. 8: ‘Christmas Wonderland’ Holiday
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Spectacular at the Plaza Theatre
• Dec. 8: El Paso Chorale and Orchestra
present Handel’s
“Messiah” at Abraham Chavez Theatre.
• Dec. 12: ‘Finding Neverland’ the Musical
at the Plaza Theatre
• Dec. 17: Merry-Achi Christmas at the
Plaza Theatre
• Dec. 22-23: Moscow Ballet’s ‘Great
Russian Nutcracker’ at the Plaza Theatre.
Krystyna Robbins open house — The
Upper Valley artist hosts her annual
Christmas open house and miniature sale
Dec. 9 at her home studio. Page 28.
Happy Hippie Holidaze — Hal Marcus
Gallery’s annual arts and crafts fair is Dec.
15-16, featuring several area artisans and
vendors. Page 16.
Customer Appreciation Open House —
Marketplace at Placita Santa Fe open house
is Dec. 16 with gifts with purchase, raffles
and Santa Claus. Page 35.
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino —
Live racing returns for its 60th season
Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays open-
ing Dec. 28-30. Page 8.
Hike Up Cristo Rey — El Paso Scene and
Destination El Paso host the annual hike
Dec. 30 benefiting Mt. Cristo Rey
Restoration Committee. Page 12.
El Maida New Year’s Eve — El Maida
Shrine Temple’s annual celebration is Dec.
31 with music by Phat Soul. Page 9.
The Forum New Year’s Eve — The
Forum Ballroom’s annual New Year’s dance
is Dec. 31 with music by Tejas Band. Page
7.
Crossland Gallery —El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is taking submissions
through Jan. 9 for the exhibit “con.FIG-
URE.ation.five.2019.” Opening reception is
Jan. 18. Page 28.
‘The Magic Flute’ — El Paso Opera pres-
ents a Mozart opera in concert form Jan.
11-12 at El Paso Scottish Rite Temple
Theater. Page. 3.
Paso del Norte Trail — The new Playa
Drain Trail is now open stretching 3.4 miles
from Ascarate to Riverside Park. Page 17.
UTEP Sports — UTEP’s Women’s and
Men’s basketball hosts home games during
the month of December. Page 24.
Southern New Mexico
‘Mariachi Christmas’ — The “New Mexico
Tradition” is Dec. 6 at Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts in Alamogordo, as part of its
Premier Series. Page 39.
• Jan. 25: Pianist Robin Spielberg
• Feb. 14: The “Official Blues Brothers
Revue” and Chocolate Buffet
Fountain Theatre — Mesilla Valley Film
Society’s theatre on the Plaza in historic Old
Mesilla shows independent, art, foreign and
other non-mainstream films. Page 36.
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El Paso Scene
I
was recently invited to a local arts
organization meeting to hear and com-
ment on their “strategic plan” for the
next few years. Among their goals were
to gain new members and in particular
attract younger members, and also to
increase their profile in the community.
It hit me how much nearly every organi-
zation I have been a part of has faced
similar challenges. I’ve been on the
boards of a local church, a bicycling club
and a performing arts group, and they
have more in common than you think.
Since the 1960s, when social and civic
groups in America were at their peak,
membership has fallen by half. This over-
all phenomenon was best described in
Robert Putnam’s landmark 2000 book
“Bowling Alone: The Collapse and
Revival of American Community.” The
title itself refers to one example: People
used to primarily go bowling as members
of a league; now they bowl much less,
and when they do, they go with family or
friends but not in a league.
In his book, Putnam cited a number of
factors. The rise of technology has led to
greater individualization of leisure time
— we rely on devices to entertain us and
not so much spending time with other
people. Social changes have led to fewer
people willing to commit to becoming
members of any organizations.
I’m part of a bicycle club whose mem-
bership has dropped by more than 50 per-
cent over the past 10 years. It used to be
that a club was the easiest way for people
to find other cyclists to ride with. With
social media and cell phone texts, it’s just
as convenient to find and establish small-
er groups of riders who fit your speed and
distance preferences. So more people are
riding, but in smaller groups.
That’s typical of trends for so many
organizations nationwide. Younger people
in particular don’t relate as well to larger,
institutionalized associations. So service
clubs, recreational groups and volunteer
organizations typically have grown grayer
and grayer, and as people drop out, fewer
newcomers replace them.
I don’t have great solutions for these
trends, but I’ve learned that the one thing
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that doesn’t work is trying to do business
as usual. Here are a few suggestions:
• Don’t waste time giving answers to
questions that people aren’t asking.
Younger people rarely seek organizations
to belong to. They still want to learn
things, participate in activities or serve
causes. So provide opportunities to learn,
participate and serve, but don’t demand
commitment.
• Embrace technology and social media.
If your organization has speakers, create
a video and share it on YouTube or other
platforms. You’ll be surprised at how
many more people you can reach. Don’t
rely on one method of communication —
some people like email, some prefer texts
and others prefer Facebook posts.
• Don’t’ be afraid to re-invent yourself.
Maybe your organization will become a
network of smaller groups, and that’s
OK. If you’re primarily made up of sen-
ior citizens, don’t waste a lot of time and
energy trying to pull in much younger
people. Figure out how to serve the needs
of your older membership, and grow by
getting their friends to join.
• The organization’s methods may
change, but not the mission. Do whatever
it takes to instill your passion in the next
generation, whether it’s about art, sport or
helping others.
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St. Anthony’s Seminary Posada — The
seminary, at Crescent and Hastings in Central
El Paso, celebrates the traditional custom of
the posada at about 6:30 p.m. nightly Dec. 16-
23, with rosary, songs by Los Franciscanos and
procession, followed by the breaking of piñatas.
The posada is conducted in Spanish. The semi-
nary’s famous Nativity scene will be on display
through Christmas Day. Information: 566-2261.
Posadas Celebration and Luminaria
Lighting Festival — San Elizario Genealogy
& Historical Society hosts the traditional
Christmas luminarias, Las Posadas celebration
and Christmas bazaar noon to p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 22, with Christmas music, annual bike
giveaway, reenactment, and cultural presenta-
tions. The lighting of more than 5,000 luminar-
ias in the San Elizario Historic District will take
place shortly after sundown. Information: 851-
1682 or SanElizarioHistoricDistrict.org.
Mount Cristo Rey Hike Through Time
— A guided hike is at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 30,
at Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M. Cost:
$5 ($2 for children) donation for the Mt. Cristo
Restoration Committee. Information: 542-
1422. No reservation is required.
The hike is led by El Paso Scene Editor Randy
Limbird, who will give commentary on area his-
tory and geography. A brief talk on the history
of the monument will be given at the summit.
The hike is sponsored by Destination El Paso
and El Paso Scene. Security is provided along
the trail and in the parking lot. The 5-mile
round trip hike (2-3 hourse) is easy to moder-
ate, and is suitable for all ages.
Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead
to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273). .
Hyundai Sun Bowl — The 85th annual
football classic begins at noon, Monday, Dec.
31. Teams will represent the Pac 12 and ACC.
Tickets: $22 to $62 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 533-4416, 1-800-915-BOWL or
sunbowl.org.
Pre-game fan party is 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with
food and drinks, live music, giveaways and uni-
versity bands, at the corner of Glory Road and
Sun Bowl Drive. VIP Tent party also planned.
YMCA Sun Bowl Basketball Skills Camp is 9
a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 21, at UTEP’s
Memorial Gym for selected area youth.
Information: Wayne Thornton, 541-4331.
The 57th annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins
Sun Bowl Invitational is Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 21-22, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center.
Games are 5 and 7 p.m. both days. UTEP hosts
East Tennessee State, Wyoming and Norfolk.
Tickets: (available Dec. 3): $13-$22 for two
game package; $22-$44 four game package.
Hyundai Sun Bowl Fan Golf Challenge is
Friday, Dec. 28, at Vista Hills Country Club,
2210 Trawood. Information: 592-6565.
Price’s Give “Em Five Cheer Camp is 2:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, at El Paso
Convention Center. Information: 541-4331.
The annual Fan Fiesta is 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 30, at El Paso Convention Center, with
live performances, Battle of the two University
bands, activities for kids and more. Admission is
free. Activity wristbands are $5 for unlimited
inflatables and interactive games.
WinterFest — El Paso Live with the
Hospitals of Providence and Providence
Children’s Hospital, hosts ice skating and vari-
ous winter events through Jan. 6 in
Downtown’s Arts Festival Plaza and surround-
ing areas. This year’s ice rink offers interactive
features, along with holiday shopping, seasonal
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food and drinks, lights, décor and more. Skating
is $8 ($7 military; $5 age 5 and younger).
Spectator admission is free. Open seven days a
week. Season passes; $35, good for one session
per day. Tickets online at elpasolive.com.
Information: 534-0600 or winterfestep.com.
Hours are noon to 10 p.m. Sundays (2 to 8
p.m. Dec. 2 and Jan. 6), 4 to 10 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays Dec. 4-19; noon to 10 p.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 26-Jan. 3), 4
to 11 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 7 and 14, noon to 11
p.m. Fridays, Dec. 21-Jan. 4 and Saturdays.
Holiday hours are noon to 6 p.m. Christmas
Eve, 4 to 10 p.m. Christmas Day, noon to 1
a.m. New Year’s Eve and noon to 10 p.m.
New Year’s Day.
Specials include Military Monday (half off skat-
ing), Chico’s Tiny Tuesday mini skating sessions
at 4 and 4:30 p.m. for kids 5 and under ($2 kids
skate rentals), Warm Wednesday $2 off skating
and free mini bag of donuts with warm clothing
donations, Student Thursdays $2 off with stu-
dent ID or school apparel, Fiesta Fridays with
live entertainment, Social Saturdays (chance for
prizes using #EPWinterfest in pictures), and
Sunny Sundays holiday music from Sunny 99.9.
The Holiday Cafe events include Princes party
Thursdays, cookie and gingerbread house dec-
orating Fridays, and breakfast with Santa and
Stories with Mrs. C Sundays.
El Paso Streetcar fares are free every week-
end through Jan. 6.
The WinterFest express shuttle runs every 10
t 15 minutes 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays, noon to 11
p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays,
with free pickup at Father Rahm & El Paso and
drop off at corner of El Paso and Overland.
El Paso Community Foundation’s Plaza Classic
Film Festival and El Paso Live are teaming up to
show free Holiday Movies selected Sundays at
the Plaza Theatre as part of the 3rd annual
WinterFest. See “Film Scene” for schedule.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration —
St. Mark Catholic Church; 11700 Pebble Hills,
hosts its annual celebration Dec. 8-12, with
several events open to the community.
Admission is free. Information: 333-0891 or
stmarkcatholicchurch.org.
The Guadalupe Parade is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8. Tamales served afterwards.
A theatre performance is 5:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9, and the “Serenade to Our Lady” is 6 to
9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Misa con Mananitas a la Virgen Menudo is
6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 (menudo
served after). English language Mass celebration
is 8 a.m. followed by tamales and coffee.
Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe — The
annual religious festival in Tortugas, N.M. is
usually held Dec. 10-12. The festival is the
biggest event of the year in Tortugas, a small
village near Mesilla Park that’s home to the
Tortugas Indians. Events are centered at Our
Lady of Guadalupe Church. Information: (575)
526-8171 or on Facebook at Tortugas Pueblo.
Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe of
Guadalupe Pueblo — Events celebrating
the Virgin of Guadalupe are Dec. 10-12 at St.
Genevieve’s Church and Parish Hall, 100 South
Espina and 1025 E. Las Cruces, in Las Cruces.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 524-9649.
A procession of the virgin is Monday and
Tuesday from the hall to the church.
A Mass for the Virgin de Guadalupe will be
celebrated Wednesday followed by dancing by
the matachines (Los Danzantes) and Piro-
Manso-Tiwa Tribe members.
Please see Page 6
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St. Anthony’s Festival for Our Lady of
Guadalupe — St. Anthony’s Seminary,
Crescent and Hastings in Central El Paso, will
host events in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec. 10-12, including pilgrimages, masses and
a bazaar. The public is welcome.
Information/times: 566-2261.
Virgen de Guadalupe art gala — A gala
opening and awards presentation is 5-9 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 7, for the 21st annual juried art
award exhibit at La Galeria de la Misíon de
Senecú, the Ysleta ISD gallery at 8455
Alameda. Folklorico dance and mariachi student
groups will perform. Admission is free.
The exhibit is on display Dec. 3-Jan. 14
(closed for Christmas break). Gallery hours are
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Information: 434-9703, 434-9711, or on
Facebook at YISDFineArts.
Church programs
‘Venite!’ — Coronado Baptist Church, 501
Thunderbird, hosts its annual Christmas music
presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, and
6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 7 and 9. Orchestra
prelude begins a half hour before event.
Admission is free; early arrival recommended.
Information: 584-3912 or coronadobaptist.org.
Audiences can be part of an interactive musi-
cal dramatization of the Christmas story from
the wise men’s point of view.
‘Living Christmas Tree’ — First Baptist
Church, 805 Montana, presents the 54th annual
Christmas concerts at 7 p.m. Friday, 4:30 and
formance. Tickets: $5 at the church office; $6
online. Tickets available at the door if seats
available. Information: 533-1465 or fbcep.com
The concerts are complete with a live
Christmas chorus comprised of over 160 stu-
dents and adults, performing traditional and
new holiday music. It is one of the longest-run-
ning events of its kind in the country.
Sun City Ringers — The community hand-
bell choir presents the Christmas Concert at 5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at Bethany Christian
Church, 10453 Springwood. Admission is free.
Information: 592-5977.
Living Christmas Cards — Harvest
Christian Center, 1354 Harvest Place, hosts a
luminaria-lit drive through of Christmas 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Dec. 21-23,
with live actors and animals. Admission is free.
Information: 585-9934 or hccelpaso.com.
Christmas Celebration — CrossPoint
Church, 11995 Montwood, presents its annual
Christmas presentation for all ages at 6:30 p.m.
Fridays and 5 and 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 7-
8 and Dec. 14-15, with music, dance and a live
nativity. Admission is free. Information: 857-
7492 or crosspointelpaso.com.
Let There Be Lights
Loya Light Show — 450,000 holiday lights
choreographed to music are displayed in the
12th annual display at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Fridays
through Sundays Nov. 30-Dec. 23, plus
Monday and Tuesday, Christmas Eve and
Christmas night at 12001 Paseo de Oro (home
businessman Fred Loya, one block north of
Montwood, off Bob Mitchell). Park at
Montwood High School. Information on
was a winner of “The Great Christmas Light
Fight,” competition, sponsored by ABC.
Families are welcome to take photos and self-
ies with Santa Claus and his elves, and compli-
mentary hot chocolate and cookies provided
after every show.
Luminarias by the Lake — More than
2,500 luminarias will line the walking paths at
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso Desert
Botanical Gardens, 4200 Doniphan, 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, with holiday
music, sweet treats and hot cocoa. Characters
will stroll the gardens in Victorian costume.
Admission: $4 ($1 children). Information: 581-
7920 or keystoneheritagepark.com.
Lights of Love — Ronald McDonald House,
300 E. California, hosts its annual Christmas
lights celebration at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
12, presented by Providence Children’s
Hospital. Information: 542-1522 or
rmhcelp.org. The free open house and lighting
ceremony includes Santa Claus, Ronald
McDonald, music, refreshments and more.
Lights on the Lake — The display of holi-
day lights at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta, runs
through Jan. 6. Food vendors available on
weekends. Park closes at 11 p.m. Car entry fee
is $2. Information: 771-2380 or on Facebook at
epcountyparks.
The 4th annual Lighting Ceremony is 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1. Free family activities include
a snow patch, Santa’s arrival,music and other
entertainment and a showing of “The Santa
Clause.” Fun zone begins at 4 p.m.
The Jingle Bell Jog precedes the lighting at 3
p.m. for people of all ages and pets, to run,
walk or stroll in their craziest holiday outfits
around the 1.5-mile path around Ascarate Lake.
Christmas Eve in the central El Paso neighbor-
hood. From I-10, take Trowbridge northwest
to Pennsylvania Ave. Pennsylvania leads directly
into the circle.
Eastridge Christmas lights — The resi-
dents of the Eastside subdivision of Eastridge
participates each year in an elaborate neighbor-
hood-wide holiday lights display. Lights are usu-
ally lit around the first week of December, and
run through the holiday season.
The subdivision is off McRae Blvd; turn west
on Eastridge.
Southern New Mexico
‘Rock of Ages’ — The living history guided
tours are 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
Nov. 30-Dec 15, at Carlsbad Caverns National
Park, 160 miles east of El Paso, off the Carlsbad
Highway (U.S. 62-180). Information: (575) 785-
2232 or nps.gov/cave. Dressed in historic cos-
tumes, park staff will guide visitors on a lantern-
lit tour of the front half of the Big Room. Cost:
$10 ($5 ages 5-16); no children under 5 admit-
ted. Reservations required; space is limited.
Reservations, tickets: (575) 236-1375.
This annual tradition, brought back in 2000,
gives visitors the chance to “meet” some of the
men and women who helped weave the fabric
of the park. Visitors will be immersed in total
darkness as mysterious voices fill the cavern,
singing the hymn “The Rock of Ages.”
Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival — The
festival is noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at
the Pecos River Village Conference Center, 711
Muscatel, in Carlsbad, N.M. (site of Christmas
on the Pecos boat rides). Features wines from
New Mexico wineries, arts and crafts, holiday
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Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. Admission:
$10 in advance; $12 at the door (includes 10
tastings and souvenir glass). Age 21 and older
only. Information: Helping Hands Event
Planning, (575) 522-1232,
carlsbadwinterwine.com or on Facebook.
Christmas in Cloudcroft — The
Sacramento Mountain community’s holiday sea-
son events include:
• Christmas Tree lighting is Saturday, Dec. 1
at dusk (around 5 p.m.) on Burro Avenue, with
bonfires, hot chocolate and cookies, stores
open, Santa pictures, and the Cloudcroft High
School Choir. Bring an ornament for the tree.
• Santa Land, presented by Cloudcroft Light
Opera Company and Kiwanis Club, is 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, in Zenith Park behind the
Chamber of Commerce. Santa and Mrs. Claus
arrive at 5 p.m. with treats, games, prizes, holi-
day lights and vendors. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 682-2733 or 1-886-874-
4447 or coolcloudcroft.com.
‘Christmas in the Foothills’ — The his-
toric Black Range town of Hillsboro, N.M.
hosts a holiday studio walk 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Hillsboro Community
Center, with vendors selling arts and crafts.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 894-1698.
Hillsboro is on Highway 152 about 17 miles
west of I-25 at exit 63.
Downtown Tree Lighting and
WinterFest — The annual Las Cruces tree
lighting festivities are 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 1, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main.
WinterFest activities are 5 to 8 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 21. Information: (575) 541-2444 or visit-
lascruces.com.
“Christmas in Las Cruces” hosted by Las
Cruces Main Street and Calvary Baptist Church
is 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, with
Christmas music, hot chocolate, candlelight
service and luminarias. Admission is free.
Information: christmasinlascruces.com.
Luminarias on the Plaza — The City of
Socorro, N.M. will host its 14th annual arts
stroll is 4 to 8 p.m. p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, on
the historic plaza and surrounding shops. The
event features, live music, artwork, hay rides
food and beverages. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 835-8927 or socorronm.org.
Winter Wonderland on the Plaza is 6 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24, with luminarias, lights and
decorations in the Historic District.
Ruidoso Festival of Lights — The annual
“Parade of Lights” is 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
1, in downtown Ruidoso (from
Sudderth/Mechem to Pizza Hut). The Parade
After Party follows at Wingfield Park, with food
and drinks, Santa photos and a showing of “It’s
A Wonderful Life.” Information: 1-888-714-
4448 or ruidosonow.com/festival-of-lights.
Tamal Fiesta y Mas — The 5th annual fies-
ta is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, along
Bayard Street in Santa Clara, N.M., hosted by
the Southwest New Mexico Green Chamber of
Commerce, with tamale and craft vendors and
other traditional Christmas and Borderland
favorites such as capirotada, bizcochos,
Mexican hot chocolate and red-chile kettle
corn. Information: (575) 537-2443 or 575-654-
9889, or on Facebook.
Santa Clara is about 8 miles east of Silver City
along U.S. 180.
Turning Back The Sun — The winter sol-
stice celebration hosted by Friends of Leasburg
December 2018
Dam, Astronomical Society of Las Cruces and
members of various Native American commu-
nities is noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, two
miles off Interstate 25 at Exit 19, with live
demonstration and sampling of traditional
Pueblo adobe oven bread baking during the
day, as well as Pueblo Indian social dances.
Admission: $5 per vehicle. Information: (575)
524–4068 or nmparks.com.
Visitors enjoy sunset, campfires in an outdoor
amphitheatre, as well as Coyote/Winter stories.
Night Sky viewing with ASLC-Astronomy
Society of Las Cruces.
Yuletide in Chloride — The historic ghost
town of Chloride’s 13th annual holiday event is
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 1-9, at the Monte
Cristo Gift Shop and Gallery, on Wall Street in
Chloride. Many of the community’s original
1880s buildings will be decorated for the
Christmas season. Chloride is off NM 52, 40
miles northwest of Truth or Consequences.
Information: (575) 743-0190 or montecristo-
gallery@windstream.net.
Las Cruces Festival of Trees — The 3rd
annual holiday family celebration benefiting
local nonprofits is Dec. 6-8 at Centennial High
School, 1950 S. Sonoma Ranch, Las Cruces.
Tour dozens of whimsically decorated trees
and vote for favorites, as well as see a ginger-
bread village, meet Santa, and enjoy crafts and
live music. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 4
to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday. Trees available for auction and raffle.
Admission: $5 ($3 students, kids; under age 2
free) Information: lctreefestival.weebly.com or
on Facebook at lctreefestival.
Special events:
• Senior Day for age 55 and older is 1 to 3
p.m. Friday. Tickets: $2.
• Movies with the Trees event is 8 to 10 p.m.
Friday featuring holiday B-movies, B-Movie
Bingo, nerf-gun alien shoot-off and other
games. Tickets: $3.
• Teddy Bear Tea is 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday,
with treats, a private tour of displays, and inter-
active story-time with Santa. Each child guest
receives a commemorative Teddy Bear as a
memento. Space is limited; recommended for
ages 2-10. Tickets: $10 ($35 family of four);
available at brownpapertickets.com.
A VIP wine a cheese auction for the trees is
planned for Saturday; raffle winners will named
at event. Details and tickets to be announced.
Christmas Tree Lighting - Alamogordo’s
2nd annual community tree lighting event is 6
to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Washington Park,
100 Washington Ave., with food, contests,
music and family activities. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 437-6220, or
alamogordo.com.
The annual Christmas Parade of Lights is 5
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
Mesilla Plaza Christmas Tree Lighting
— The community tree lighting is Friday, Dec.
7, in the plaza. The Mesilla Mayor will switch
on the tree at 6 p.m. Shops will be open until 8
p.m. for holiday shopping that day, with carol-
ing, hot chocolate & cookie. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 524-3262, ext. 116.
Old-Fashioned Christmas — MainStreet
Truth or Consequences’ annual Old-Fashioned
Christmas Downtown Tree Lighting is 6 to 9
p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Evelyn Renfro Park with
an art hop, bonfires, parade, wagon rides, car-
olers, prize drawings, Santa Claus and refresh-
ments at downtown Truth or Consequences
businesses. Tree lighting begins at 6 p.m. with
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light parade along Broadway at 6:15 p.m.
Information: (575) 740-3902 or torcmain-
street.org.
Artisans and vendors open at 6:30 p.m. at the
Visitor Center. Pictures with Santa available.
Hay rides begin at 6:45 p.m.
Elephant Butte Beach Walk and
Floating Light Parade — Elephant Butte
State Park’s annual luminaria walk is 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8. The event features about
3,000 luminarias, a boat and RV parade, host 25
campfires with free refreshments like hot cider,
chili and posole, Santa Claus, hayrides, caroling
and more. Cost: $5 per car. Information: (575)
744-5923, or ebcocnm.com.
The Floating Lights Parade and RV Lighting
Contest is 6:30 p.m. at the Marina del Sur.
Pancho Villa Luminaria Tour — Pancho
Villa State Park, Columbus, N.M. at State Roads
11 and 9. Tours are 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8. Meet in front of the Exhibit Hall, for
cookies, hot chocolate and coffee, and enjoy a
luminaria display, and annual free raffle of five
baked hams. Regular entrance fee applies.
Information: (575) 531-2711.
Dickens’ Tea & Fashion Show — Doña
Ana Arts Council volunteer Sherry White
(Queen Cherie de la Colletage of the
Renaissance Arts Faire) hosts the tea 2 to 4
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the DAAC Arts &
Cultural Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado, in
Mesilla’s Bulletin Plaza. Tickets: $10 ($5 chil-
dren under 12). Space is limited, early registra-
tion encouraged. Information: (575) 523-6403
or daarts.org.
The tea will feature food familiar to Dickens’
19th century era, and a period fashion show.
Victorian Christmas Evening — The
34th annual event is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 13, at the Silver City Museum, 312 W.
Broadway, with decorations, costumed charac-
ters, activities, and entertainment representa-
tive of when the Ailman family built the house
in 1881. Admission is free. Information: (575)
538-5921 or silvercitymuseum.org.
Musical guests will perform holiday and other
traditional music. Cookies and spiced cider
served in the kitchen. Children can participate
in activities and visit with Father Christmas.
New this year is Scrooge’s Gift Swap. Visitors
may bring a small wrapped gift to put under
the tree, and to take one in exchange.
‘Las Noches de Las Luminarias’ — The
annual event is 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15,
at Fort Selden Historic Site, 1280 Fort Selden
Road in Radium Springs, 13 miles north of Las
Cruces. The trails and ruins of the 19th-century
fort will be lit by 800 luminarias, and visitors
will be treated to hot chocolate, a warm camp-
fire and decoration making and more.
Admission is free that evening. Information:
(575) 202-1638 or nmmonuments.org.
Nacimiento Open House — The Taylor-
Mesilla Historic Property Nacimiento Open
House with J. Paul Taylor is 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2346 Calle Principal on
the Old Mesilla Plaza. View more than 175
nacimientos (nativity scenes) from Taylor’s col-
lection from all over the world. Admission: $5.
Information: ftfm-mesilla-nm.org.
Las Cruces Winterfest — The holiday cel-
ebration is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, on the
Plaza de Las Cruces on Main Street, with food
trucks, vendors, special pricing for “Kiddo
shopping,” free picture opportunity with Santa
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in exchange for canned goods, gloves, socks or
flashlight donations. Information: (575) 541-
2444 or visitlascruces.com.
Luminarias and Christmas Carols on
the Plaza — Old Mesilla, N.M., turns into a
wonderland of 6,000 luminarias, with music
and caroling beginning at dusk Christmas Eve
Monday, Dec. 24, at the historic plaza. Shops
will stay open for last-minute gifts. Information:
(575) 524-3262, ext. 116.
Christmas on the Pecos — One of
America’s top holiday traditions, the boat tour
along the Pecos River runs through Dec. 31 in
Carlsbad, N.M. The 26th annual event show-
cases the winter wonderland of more than 100
festively decorated houses. Twelve to 15 tours
are offered nightly 5:30 to 9:45 p.m.; ticket
office opens at 4:30 p.m. No tours Dec. 24.
The 40-minute tours depart from Pecos River
Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel. The
village includes a gallery full of Southwestern
gifts and refreshments and holiday lights. Ticket
are $15 Sunday through Thursday and $20
Friday and Saturday; $10 and $15 for ages 5-12
(4 and younger free with lap pass). Discounts
for Eddy County residents. Tickets should be
purchased in advance; many dates are sold out.
Information: (575) 628-0952; Carlsbad
Chamber of Commerce at (575) 887-6516,
christmasonthepecos.com or on Facebook.
New Year’s Eve
Ardovino’s New Year’s Eve Bash —
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino
Drive in Sunland Park, will ring in 2018 begin-
ning at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, with a four-
course menu, live music and champagne toast
at midnight. Reservations recommended: (575)
589-0653, ext. 6, or ardovinos.com.
Forum Ballroom Dance — Tejas Band
headlines the New Year’s Eve dance 8 p.m. to
1 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at The Forum, 3800
Mattox (at Hawkins). Cost: $50; includes party
favors, beer and set-ups, door prizes and
menudo. Information: 598-4220.
Inn of the Mountain Gods — Inn of the
Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in
Mescalero, N.M. will host its “Decades of Fun”
New Year’s Eve Bash with gourmet dinner and
concert beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31,
with live music from Aquarius and Boombox
Heroes playing hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s
and ‘90s. Guests encouraged to dress like their
favorite decade of the past. Tickets: $125
(Ticketmaster). Information: 1-800-545-9011.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino — El
Paso’s Fungi Mungle, the “superstars of disco”
perform 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31,
celebration. Admission is free; age 21 and older
only. The casino is at 1200 Futurity Dr.
Sunland Park, N.M. Information: (575) 874-
5200 or sunland-park.com.
El Maida New Year’s Eve — El Maida
Shrine, 6331 Alabama, hosts a New Year’s Eve
show celebration Monday, Dec. 31, with music
by Phat Soul. Cost: $25 ($40 couple). Event
offers $1,500 balloon drop, door prizes and raf-
fles. Information: 562-1444 or elmaida.com.
Las Cruces Chile Drop — The 5th annual
New Year’s Eve Festival is 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 31, in Plaza de Las Cruces, with
entertainment, food, beer, dancing, and the
Chile Drop at midnight. Free party favors at 11
p.m. while they last. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 640-8283 or on Facebook at
Las Cruces Chile Drop.
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Bazaars and fairs
La Casa Holiday Bazaar - The 28th annual
bazaar is Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Las Cruces
Convention Center, 680 E. University Avenue,
Las Cruces. Hours are 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is $5; $12 for weekend pass.
Information: (575) 526-2819 or lacasainc.org.
Christmas Craft Fair — Park East Club
House, 1725 Mosswood, hosts a craft fair 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Admission is
free. Information: 588-2735.
‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like
Christmas’ Craft Fair — Pebble Hills
Elementary School, 11145 Edgemere, hosts its
annual fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1,
along with a blood drive. Sponsored by the
Pebble Hills PTO. Information: 434-5605.
Silver City Holiday Market — The 5th
annual artisan market is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1-
2, at Grant County Conference Center on Hwy
180 East. Facebook at SilverCityHolidayMarket.
Sportscard and Toy Collectible Show
— The trading card and toy shows are 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 and 22, at Sunland
Park Mall, hosted by J & M Sportscards.
Information: 238-4573 or 222-5458.
Desert Crossing Holiday Market —
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing will host its 14th
annual market 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
2, in the Sunset Hall, featuring more than 100
local artists, craftspersons and vendors from
the Farmers Market and guest artists, as well as
cooking demonstrations and live music. Santa
will be on hand for pictures. Information: (575)
589-0653, ardovinos.com or on Facebook.
Arts and Craft Festival — Bethany
Christian Church, 10453 Springwood, hosts its
annual juried show and sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8, with original works by area
artists, as well as a Trash to Treasure sale.
Information: 592-5977 or bcc-elp.org.
Christmas and Yule Log Celebration
—Boardwalk Food and Truck Market, 1773
Pali Drive, hosts its celebration 6 to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8, with vendors, seasonal
music, ugly sweater contest, photos with Santa
and a classic holiday movie. Pets welcome.
Facebook at The Boardwalk Market.
Christmas Extravaganza — Escamilla Fine
Art Gallery, Studio and Gift Shop hosts the
annual holiday show and sale 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9, with a chil-
dren’s art decorating station, special discounts,
music by Rocio Manriquez and others, guest
vendors, appetizers and refreshments.
Information: 851-0742 or albertoescamilla.com.
Christmas Festival & Market — The 2nd
annual festival is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, at the Substation on Doniphan at
Sunset, with music, giveaways, games, pictures
with The Grinch, food, and more. Information:
substationep.com or on Facebook.
OES Craft Fair — Wallace Hughston
Chapter #1100, Order of the Eastern Star
hosts a craft fair 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, at Wallace Hughston Masonic Lodge,
5502 Hondo Pass. All proceeds support local
charities. Information: 740-6174. Vendors
reservations: $20 (must supply own table).
Punk Rock Flea Market — 5 to 10 p.m.
December 2018
the first and third Saturday of the month, 100
Pitt Street (in front of Whole Foods).
Information on Facebook.
The annual Eff The Mall holiday market is 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The Grinch
will be available for photos 3 to 5 p.m.
Putnam Christmas Fair — Putnam PTA
hosts the fair noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8,
at Putnam Elementary School, 6508 Fiesta, with
vendors, bake sale, music and more.
Information: 236-3225 or putnam.episd.org.
Christmas Craft Fair — Unitarian
Universalist Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron
St., will host its 49th annual bazaar and craft fair
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, with crafts
and holiday gifts. Information: 562-4001 or
uuelpaso.org.
St. Pius X Bazaar — St. Pius X English
Evangelization Ministry hosts its annual arts and
crafts fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at
the Parish Community Center, 1050 N. Clark,
with jewelry, baked items, and handicrafts.
Information: Letty, 929-1034.
The annual Blessing of the Nacimentos
(Nativities) will also be held.
Westside Welcome Club Holiday
Bazaar — 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday,
Dec. 12, at El Paso Country Club, 5000
Country Club Place. Information: westsidewel-
comeclub.com.
Krampus Fest — Kaleidoscope Art Space
hosts its 2nd annual Art Show & Market 6 to 11
p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the German Pub, 9530
Viscount, Suite 2K with local artists and arti-
sans, food, live performances and the Krampus
Walk with a “Krampus King and Queen”
crowning. Information on Facebook at
Kaleidoscope Art Space.
Winter Festival — The Hernando Middle
School PTA presents the 3rd annual event 5:30
to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the school, 3541
Rich Beem, with local vendors, live entertain-
ment, food and family activities. Information:
937-9800, or sisd.net/rafaelhernandoms.
Artisan Fair — Mesilla Valley
Artisan/Crafters Guild hosts its inaugural craft
fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at
Cruces Creatives Makerspace, 205 East
Lohman. Information: (575) 541-5744 or cruce-
El Paso Scene
screatives.org. Also featured is holiday music by Something for everyone
local performers, children’s craft activities,
Public Relations Association of the
photo op with Santa, face painting, quilt raffle,
and food trucks. Southwest — Eli Garcia, Director and Senior
Lecturer with UTEP’s Department of
Clendenin Christmas Craft Fair — The Communications, will speak on “From Theory
Clendenin Elementary School PTA hosts its to Practice” at the association’s monthly meet-
17th annual fair 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. ing 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at El Paso
15, at the school at 2701 Harrison, with food, Club, 201 W. Main, 18 Floor. Space is limited;
crafts, music and more. Information: 236-5300. walk-in space limited. Cost: $30 ($20 PRSW
Happy Hippie Holidaze Open House members). RSVP at prswelpaso@gmail.com.
— Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon, hosts The annual Holiday Pajama Party mixer is 6 to
its 48th annual Happy Holidaze Open House 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at 500 N. Oregon.
arts and craft fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cost: $20 (free for members).
and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15-16, with Decoration Classes — Event Creators, the
local vendors, appetizers, and live entertain- new design studio at 12673 Zulema, hosts a
ment. Visitors are encouraged to come in hip- series of design workshops 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
pie garb. Marcus’s calendars for 2019 are avail- selected Saturdays. Spaces are limited.
able for $5. Information: 533-9090 or halmar- Information: Marilu Aleman, 502-0244 or my
cus.com. eventcreators.com.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market • Dec. 1: Wreath Decoration Workshop. Cost:
— The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural $45.
Affairs Department’s market for area artists • Noon to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8: Christmas Paper
and regionally grown agricultural products is 9 Flowers. Cost: $45.
a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza Introductory Meditation Class — Free
District along Anthony Street. Information: introductory meditation classes on The
212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.org.
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert Please see Page 10
Crossing — The 14th annual market runs 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park,
N.M. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3,
ardovinos.com or on Facebook at
FarmersMarket. Christmas Cookie Decorating
for kids is 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 8.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
— 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays along Main Street, Downtown.
Information: (575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarm-
ersmarket.org.
River Run Craft, Farmers and Kids
Market — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at River
Run Shopping Plaza, 1071 Country Club.
Vendor information: 300-0688.
Tierra de Vida Community Farmer’s
Market — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, at Cafe Mayapan, 2000 Texas.
Information: Information: 217-1126.
Upper Valley Artists and Farmers
Market — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, at the
Substation on Doniphan at Sunset. Information
on Facebook.
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Vajrasattva Purifying Meditation Practice are
offered by Eclectic Spiritual Practitioner
Eternity Wauls2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at
Doris Van Doren Public Library Family Room,
551 Redd Road. Information: 490-6440.
Latinas in Progress — Latinas in Progress
College Prep program is recruiting high school
girls to participate in monthly leadership and
college readiness workshops held at local uni-
versities 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at
Clardy Fox Library, 5515 Robert Alva.
Admission is free. Information: 219-8554,
hwnt.org, or latinasinprogressep@gmail.com.
Santa mall appearances — Santa’s annual
Christmas season mall photo opportunities
available through Dec. 24, unless listed other-
wise.
• Cielo Vista Mall, 8401 Gateway West. Guests
can make reservations via simonsanta.com. Full
schedule on Facebook.
Caring Santa for kids with special needs is 9 to
10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. Register at
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simon.com/caringsanta.
Pet Photo Night is 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9.
• Sunland Park Mall, 750 Sunland Park Drive.
Full schedule at Sunlandparkmall.com.
Sensitive Santa photos for kids with special
needs are 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2
and 9.
Pet Photos with Santa are 10 to 11 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 16.
• Basset Place Mall — 6101 Gateway West.
Santa will appear daily. Full list of hours at
shopbassettplace.com.
• Cabela’s at West Towne Marketplace —
6450-10 N. Desert. Games, crafts and activities
scheduled selected days. Photos are free.
Cabelas.com.
• Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West.
Santa’s Workshop, located at Suite 1750, in
front of the Christmas tree, is open 11:30 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 23.
Information: 235-3842 or fountainsatfarah.com.
• Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, 7051 S. Desert —
Santa will make mall appearances on selected
dates through the season. Information: theout-
letshoppesatelpaso.com or on Facebook.
El Paso Scene
• Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss — 1611 Haan
Road. Santa will be returning for pictures with
guests through the season. See Freedom
Crossing at Fort Bliss for schedule at freedom-
crossingatfortbliss.com or on Facebook.
• Mesilla Valley Mall — 700 S. Telshor in Las
Cruces. Noon to 7 p.m. daily (noon to 6 p.m.
Sundays). Breakfast with Santa and “Paws &
Claus” Night pet photo events are also sched-
uled. Information: mesillavalleymall.com.
World AIDS Day — Borderland Rainbow
Center free hosts movie screenings of
“Longtime Companion” at 1 p.m. and “Love!
Valour! Compassion! at 2:40 p.m. in observance
of Worlds AIDS Day Saturday, Dec. 1, in the
Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon. Snacks pro-
vided. Information: 249-0108 or border-
landrainbow.org.
An “on the spot” spontaneous fashion show
by participating organizations is 4 p.m. followed
by a remembrance at 5 p.m. and closing prayer
at 5:50 p.m.
‘Holidazzle’ — One Sisterhood hosts its
popular “Girls Night Out” Christmas event is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Abundant Living Faith
Center, 1000 Valley Crest, with, shopping fair,
fashion show, holiday ideas, munchies, and con-
cert by Nicole C. Mullen. Shopping begins at 5
p.m. Admission is free. Information: 532-8543
or alfc.com.
Breakfast with Santa — Dave and
Buster’s, 8101 Gateway West, hosts a morning
of family entertainment 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Dec. 8, with breakfast, Christmas
crafts, a present hunt in the Million Dollar
Midway and a chance to take a photo with
Santa. Tickets: $23.36 in advance only at
eventbrite.com. Some additional activity
charges may apply. Information: 304-5406 or
daveandbusters.
Dinner with Santa — Painted Dunes Golf
Course, 12000 McCombs, hosts the family
event 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, with dinner,
crafts, and free Santa photo; reservations
required. Cost: $25 ($8.50 kids). Information:
821-2122 or painteddunes.com.
A Breakfast with Santa Event is 9 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9; call for cost.
Chamizal Junior Ranger Saturday —
Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial, invites families to explore various
world cultures for kids age 5 to 11 at the
monthly event, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec.
15. Admission is free, but space is limited.
Reservations recommended at: 532-7273 or
nps.gov/cham.
Wreaths Across America — Area civic
organizations host the National Veteran’s
Remembrance Day ceremony at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, in the Rostrum at the Fort
Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson.
This year’s theme is “Remember, Honor and
Teach” with laying of wreaths beginning as
soon as the trucks arrive a couple of hours
before the ceremony. The ceremony is free
and open to the public; arrive by 9:45 a.m.
Information wreathsacrossamerica.org.
El Paso Crohns & Autoimmune
Disease Support Group — The support
group meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of the
month (Dec. 18) on the campus of Tech
University Health Sciences Center, 4800
Alberta, in the Paul Foster Education Building,
Room 211. Parking available next to the clinic
(on left). Information: Carrie Wilkie, (214) 708-
2989, ccwilkie@elpasocrohns.com.
Open Mic at African Fiesta — African
Fiesta Cafe, 1830 George Dieter, Suite 103,
hosts an open mic event 7 to 10 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27, with poetry, music, dance,
book reading an more. Free hot chocolate
offered. Admission is free; donations are wel-
come to support Dr. Kayimbi in DR Congo. To
book a spot, call 307-3956. Information on
Facebook and Instagram.
Eckankar programs — Eckankar in Texas
hosts free programs at 3 p.m. selected
Saturdays at El Paso Public Library Memorial
Branch, 3200 Copper. Information: (703) 434-
1196 or eckankar-texas.org.
• Dec. 1: ECK Light & Sound Service on “How
Divine Spirit Works in Our Lives Everyday”
• Dec. 15: Spiritual Book Discussion on works
by Harold Klemp, “Spiritual Wisdom on Health
and Healting.”
Mustard Seed Community Café — The
faith-based, pay-what-you-can café is open 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays at
Westside Community Church, 201 Sunset.
Information: 440-SEED (7333), mustardseed-
cafe.org or on Facebook.
Scenic Sundays — Walkers, runners,
cyclists and skaters are invited to enjoy Scenic
Drive, between Robinson and Wheeling, free of
traffic from 7 a.m. to noon Sundays. Scenic
Sundays give people the opportunity to walk,
run, bike, or skateboard along Scenic Drive,
and offers views of El Paso and Juárez, Mexico.
Dogs on leash permitted. Admission is free;
road closed to car traffic at this time.
Information: 541-4416 or district2@elpaso-
texas.gov.
For a good cause
Christmas Street Gala — The 45th annual
fundraiser for the Paso Del Norte Children’s
Development Center is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
4, at El Paso Country Club. Several lavish cus-
tom-designed Christmas trees will be on dis-
play. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and silent auc-
tion. Dinner at 7 p.m. Dress is cocktail attire.
Live auction of trees, plus silent auction of
other items, will be held. Tickets; $100; RSVP
by Nov. 28. Information:
christmas.street@pdnchildrens.org or pdnchil-
drens.org.
AIDS Walk — Border AIDS Partnership’s
inaugural fundraising 5K walk is 9 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Memorial Park, 1701
N. Copia. Registration begins at 8 a.m.; walk
begins at 9 a.m. around the area’s historic
neighborhoods with health fair at 10:30 a.m.
Cost: $25 (includes shirt designed by Diego
“Robot Boy” Martinez) at the walk or in
advance at eventbrite.com. Information: 533-
4020, borderaidsep.org, or on Facebook at
borderaidspartnership.
‘Holiday Harmony’ — Zaragoza Rotary
Club presents pianist Francesco Attesti 7 to
9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Woman’s Club
of El Paso. The classical music performance fea-
tures by Adrian Salas, an opera vocalist at
UTEP. Tickets: $100; includes two glasses of
wine and hors d’oeuvres (eventbrite.com).
Information: 474-0113
Proceeds benefit RotaCare, a free medical
clinic in El Paso, as well as other local humani-
tarian needs.
Spirit of Giving campaign — El Paso
Community Foundation’s holiday campaign
returns for its 30th year with Spirit of Giving
trees adorned with snowflake tags that repre-
sent the stories of people in need, including
children, elderly, and disabled. Pick a tag, buy a
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gift and return the wrapped present. Trees
located at Cielo Vista Mall, Sunland Park Mall,
and GECU/GECU Investment & Trust Services
locations at Viscount and Airway; Rojas and
Zaragoza; Vista del Sol and Yarbrough;
Transmountain and Dyer; and Resler and Helen
of Troy. Information:spiritofgiving.epcf.org.
Drop-off deadlines:
• Dec. 7: GECU/GECU locations
• Dec. 19: Cielo Vista Mall
• Dec. 20: Sunland Park Mall.
Elks Lodge Toiletries Drive — Elks
Lodge 187, 2278 Trawood, Suite C, hosts a
drive noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, col-
lecting toiletries to benefit the area’s homeless,
veterans, and victims of violence, among other
groups in need. Hot dogs for participants, while
supplies last. Items also accepted during regular
lodge hours, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday, plus Fridays after 6 p.m. Information:
532-4441 or elpasoelks187.org.
Items needed include toilet paper, tooth-
brush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and
body wash.
Order toiletries online that will ship directly
to lodge at the TTP “Wish List” at
Amazom.com.
Christmas Pajama Party & Market —
The City Magazine hosts an event benefitting
Down Syndrome Coalition for El Paso and Lee
Moor Children’s Home 6 to 11 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 16, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, 1
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, with vendors
and live performances by Sleepspent, Tribes,
Irie Lee, Table Manners, as well as special per-
formances by “Let There Be Rock School” and
“Sound Stage Nine” students. All ages event;
admission by cash donation and toys for the
Lee & Beulah Moor Children’s Home.
Information: (575) 589-0653 or ardovinos.com.
Ribbons in the Sky Gala — The Melting
Pot, 8889 Gateway West in Fountains at Farah,
hosts their fundraising gala meal with wine pair-
ing is 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, benefit-
ing St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Formal attire. Contribution: $125 per person;
RSVP by Dec. 13. Information: 206-4647.
‘B-Warm’ Blanket Drive — The Braden
Aboud Memorial Foundation’s blanket drive
runs through Dec. 22. New blankets, twin
size or larger will be collected during “blanket
Saturdays” at the B Strong Office in Placita
Santa Fe, 5024 Doniphan, #2. Information,
additional drop-off sites: 833-0393 or bstron-
gelpaso.org.
Blanket Drive — El Paso Fire Department
and Extreme Weather Task Force is collecting
new blankets to very young, elderly and/or ill in
need through the winter months. New blanket
donations can be dropped off any time at all El
Paso Fire Stations. Information: 667-0206 or
834-5772.
Those in need of blankets may call 2-1-1
Texas for assistance. Persons who qualify
include infants under one year of age, the ill
and disabled and those who qualify for
Medicare, Medicaid, SSI and RSDI.
El Paso Animal Services blankets — El
Paso Animal Service needs blankets and towels
to keep the pets warm in winter weather. The
shelter goes through hundreds of blankets a
day. Gently used blankets, comforters and tow-
els may be brought to the shelter at 5001 Fred
Wilson. Information: 212-7297 or
elpasotexas.gov/animal-services.
December 2018
Operation Santa Claus — New donations
for this season taken through Dec. 10 of new
and gently used toys and bikes for the needy
children of the El Paso/Fort Bliss area.
Information: operationsantaFtBliss@gmail.com
or on Facebook at OperationSantaFortBliss.
Winter Giving Project Biblioteca
Infantil — Warm hats, scarves and gloves are
being accepted for the children of the
Biblioteca Infantil library in Rancho Anapra.
Toys, school supplies and new jackets and
sweaters are also welcomed. Information: Eina
Holder 867-1014.
Fort Bliss
Anyone entering Fort Bliss must have a valid
driver’s license, car insurance and registration.
Public access available through Sheridan,
Chaffee and Buffalo Soldiers gates to West
Bliss; Biggs and Old Ironsides gates to East Bliss.
Fort Bliss Tree Lighting ceremonies —
The annual holiday tree lighting us 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Center Chapel One,
315 Pershing, with an appearance by Santa
Claus, music by 1st Armored Division Band,
choir performance by Bliss Elementary School
and free refreshments. Information: 568-1519.
Holiday Festival — The family outdoor
event is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Biggs
Park, 1388 Sgt. Major Blvd., on Fort Bliss. This
year’s theme is “A Picture Perfect Holiday,”
with free photos with train rides, Santa photos
and selfie photos at different stations. Bring a
blanket and chair to watch a holiday movie in
the park. Cocoa and coffee offered. Public
invited. Information: 588-8247.
Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club — The
club for spouses of retired Commissioned or
Warrant Officers hosts its annual holiday lunch-
eon noon to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at
Centennial Banquet and Conference Center,
on East Fort Bliss, celebrating the 70th anniver-
sary of the club’s founding. A “White Elephant”
gift exchange raffle will be held. Wives and wid-
ows of retired officers from any branch of serv-
ice are invited. Cost: $18. Reservations (by
Dec. 14): 472-1979.
Fort Bliss Rod & Gun Club — 3730 Roy
Johnson Lane. Rifle and pistol shooting compe-
titions are held almost every weekend. Visitors
can watch for free. Food available at the club-
house snack bar. To get there: Take Railroad
Drive to Deer; turn right. Information: 568-
2983 or blissmwr.com/rodandgun.
Friday at The Fireplace — Fort Bliss’s
Freedom Crossing hosts free live music featur-
ing local performers 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays
at the outdoor fireplace followed by DJ music.
Information: 564-5311 or freedomcrossingat-
fortbliss.com.
New Year’s Eve Bash — Monti Warrior
Zone at Fort Bliss hosts the New Year’s party
9 p.m. to midnight, Monday, Dec. 31, with a
champagne toast to the New Year, music and
more. Admission: $5; open to the public, ages
21 and older. Information: 741-3000.
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.
Admission is free. Information: 568-4518 or
588-8482 or on Facebook at Old Fort Bliss.
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Hike Up Cristo Rey
Sunday, Dec. 30, 11 a.m.
Family and friends in town? This easy-to-hike trail,
with spectacular panoramas of two countries and
three cities, leads 2.5 miles to the summit to the
famous statue of Christ on the Cross.
The hike begins at 11 a.m.
and lasts about 2 1/2 hours.
No reservations needed.
Information: (915) 328-4110
Requested $5 donation ($2 children) to support
the Mt. Cristo Rey Restoration Committee.
Hike subject to cancellation because of rain or snow.
To get there: Take Sunland Park Drive past Doniphan to
McNutt Road (Highway 273). Go about 11/2 mile and turn
right on road leading to the Mt. Cristo Rey parking lot.
Security will be provided along trail and in parking lot.
Sponsored by
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Club news
Westside Welcome Club — Information:
westsidewelcomeclub.com.
The monthly free newcomer coffee is 10 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 7, at Ella Blu, 5410 N. Mesa.
The monthly luncheon is 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12, at El Paso Country Club,
with Laurie Koval on piano. Arts and Crafts
Bazaar precedes the luncheon 9:30 a.m. to
noon, with local vendors and artisans. Cost for
lunch: $22 (for vegetarian options, indicate
with reservation). Send check to WWC, PO
Box 13167, 79913, or bring to monthly coffee.
RSVP: Paty at 261-7819.
The social and charitable nonprofit club was
established 40 years ago to welcome women
to the El Paso community. Open to both new-
comers and longtime residents.
Germania Club — The Germania Club of
El Paso’s annual Christmas Party is at noon
Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Underwood Golf
Course, 3200 Coe, Fort Bliss. Newcomers
welcome. Information, reservations: 755-5471.
Discover El Paso — The nonprofit group,
founded in 1973, is dedicated to promoting
things to do and see in and around El Paso.
The “Discover Christmas Party” is noon
Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Coronado Country Club.
Bring baby items for the Rainbow Room.
Information: discoverep.org.
El Paso Philatelic Society — The El Paso
stamp club meets 7 to 9 p.m. the second
Tuesday of every month (Dec. 11) at St.
Clement’s Episcopal Church, 810 N. Campbell
(at Montana). Meetings include educational
presentations and an auction of materials sub-
mitted by club members. Visitors always wel-
come; admission is free for first-time visitors;
$12 annual membership fee. Information: 833-
5154.
Singles in the Son - The group develops
friendships among Christian singles ages 30 to
50. Bible study held weekly; call days.
Weekend events subject to change. All denom-
inations are welcome. Membership is free.
Information: Andy, 471-1997,
SinglesInTheSon@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
El Paso Northeast Quilters Guild —
Monthly meetings are 7 to 9 p.m. the second
Thursday of the month (Dec. 13) at Grace
Presbyterian Church, 8001 Magnetic (at
Titanic). The nonprofit organization promotes
quilting among interested persons, and brings
the beginner, experienced, quilters together
for various events and projects. Social time
begins at 6:30 p.m. Ages 18 and older wel-
come. Information: epnequilters@gmail.com.
International Coin Club — El Paso’s only
coin club meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday
of the month at St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church, 7000 Edgemere, with presentations
and auction to follow. Visitors always welcome,
and admission free for first-time visitors.
Information: 533-6001, 241-6977 or on
Facebook.
Mesilla Valley Stamp Club — The stamp
club meets 6 to 8 p.m. the first Thursday of
the month at the Branigan Memorial Library,
200 E. Picacho, Las Cruces. Guests, beginning
and advanced collectors are invited to trade,
buy, and sell stamps. Information: (575) 202-
1937.
Paso del Norte Quilt Guild — The
guild’s regular meeting is 9:30 a.m. the second
El Paso Scene
Saturday (Dec. 8) of the month, at University
Presbyterian Church, 631 Resler. Program pre-
sented at 11 a.m. after the meeting; topic to be
announced. Anyone age 18 or older interested
in quilting is welcome; no experience needed.
Information: jsw79904@yahoo.com.
Toastmasters clubs — The clubs develop
professional leadership and communications
skills in a supportive setting with colleagues.
Guests always welcome. Information: toast-
mastersclubs.org.
• Amigo Club meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays
in Hospitals of Providence Transmountain
Campus, 2000 Transmountain, first floor con-
ference room.
• Eastside Toastmasters — Weekly meetings
are 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, at Pebble Hills
Regional Command, 10780 Pebble Hills.
Information: Mike, (469) 426-7120.
Area attractions
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),
Sunland Park, N.M. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1
a.m. Sunday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 2
a.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday
and Saturday. Simulcast racing begins at 10
a.m. everyday. General admission and parking
are free. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sun-
land-park.com.
The 60th season of the live racing runs Dec.
28-May 5: with post time at 12:30 p.m. every
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday.
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. Free children’s
activities daily. Admission is free. Information:
859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
Native American Dances are on the hour 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Fresh Indian bread is on sale at the center,
made Saturday mornings. Also featured are
family-operated gift shops, featuring jewelry,
pottery and other crafts.
El Paso Streetcars — The restored street-
cars are now running daily. The two connected
loop routes, covering a total of 4.8 miles, go
from Father Rahm in South El Paso to Glory
Road in Kern Place. Hours of operation are 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursdays, 7
a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday
and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Fares: $1.50 ($3.50 day pass); $1 military and
ages 6-18; 30 cents for seniors and disabled
with Sun Metro ID.
Ride the streetcars for free on weekends
Fares during El Paso Winterfest through Jan.
6. Information: 212-3333, epstreetcar.com or
on Facebook.
Indian Cliffs Ranch — The working cattle
ranch in Fabens offers a children’s zoo, buffalo,
longhorns, deer, rattlesnake pit, movie sets and
the Fort Apache playground. It’s also home to
the famous Cattleman’s Steakhouse.
Information: (915) 544-3200 or cattle-
manssteakhouse.com.
Licon Dairy — The dairy’s gift shop popular
for its homemade asadero cheese products is
located at 11951 Glorieta Road in San Elizario
and is open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. The dairy also features an exten-
sive petting zoo and regularly stocked fishing
hole. Admission is free, with a nominal charge
for fishing hole use. Information: 851-2705 or
licondairy.com.
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Plaza Theatre Tours — The free weekly
tours are noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Plaza,
125 W. Mills in Downtown El Paso. Meet
under the Plaza marquee. Information: 534-
0660.
San Elizario Historic District — The dis-
trict at 1500 Main Street in San Elizario on the
Mission Trail features four art galleries, seven
artists studio/galleries, three gift shops, the
Historic San Elizario Chapel, the Portales
Museum and the Veteran’s Museum. Most
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.
Self-guided walking tours and guided tour of
17 historical sites also offered, including the
Chapel, Old El Paso County Jail (where Billy
the Kid broke out a friend in 1876), the old
Grist Mill, the Lafayette barracks and more.
Free guides available at all galleries and muse-
um.
La Viña Winery — 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
‘The Nutcracker’ Ballet — El Paso Ballet
Theatre and UTEP’s 9th annual presentation of
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet is 7:30
p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, at UTEP’s
Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets: $15 to $25,
(Ticketmaster.com or UTEP Ticket Office,
747-5234). Information: 760-6002 or elpa-
soballettheatre.com.
‘Passages’ — El Paso Community College
Dance presents its annual fall concert 7 to 8:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, at EPCC’s
Transmountain Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway
North, featuring original choreography by fac-
ulty and students. Admission: $10 ($5 students,
seniors, veterans, and kids; free for under 5).
Information: 831-3237 or on Facebook.
K’AAY Ballet Folklorico — The ballet
celebrates the culture of Mexico through tradi-
tional song and dance at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
8, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San
Marcial. Admission: $10. Information: 727-
7406 or kaayballetfolklorico.com.
Christmas Dance - USA Desert Dancers
Chapter 5017 hosts a dance 1:30 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9, at Shundo Dance Studio, 120
Paragon Lane, with live music of all genres for
dancing. No partner needed. Admission: $15
($12 members); RSVP by Dec. 2 to Rachel,
345-6432 or Georgena, 328-0527.
Christmas dinner and performance —
Olga’s Russian Ballet Schools hosts a perform-
ance of the Grand Divertissement from “The
Nutcracker” at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the
Summit Ballroom and Conference Center, 120
N. Festival, with Mediterranean food, live
music and cash bar. Tickets: $55. Information:
408-3405 or balletelpaso.com.
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offered at 11:30 a.m. by appointment only; the
$10 fee includes tasting.
Zin Valle Vineyards — 7315 Hwy 28 in
Canutillo (3/4 mile north of FM 259). Free tast-
ings are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through
Monday. Information: 877-4544 or
zinvalle.com.
Sombra Antigua Vineyard and Winery
— 430 La Viña 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.
McDonald Observatory — The University
of Texas at Austin-run observatory is located at
3640 Dark Sky Drive, near Fort Davis, Texas.
Visitor Center open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
Information: (432) 426-4138.
The observatory offers daytime tours and
solar viewing at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.
Twilight programs begin at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The popular
stargazing events are 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays.
Reservations required for all programs. See
website for prices, schedule: mcdonaldobser-
vatory.org.
To get there: Observatory is 185 miles from
El Paso. Take Highway 118 from I-10 south at
Kent for a 39-mile drive to observatory. The
observatory and Fort Davis are on Central
Time.
Contra Dance — The Southern New
Mexico Music and Dance Society’s holiday con-
tra dance is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Dec.
14, at Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle
de Santiago in Las Cruces. Music by Little
Table Contraband. Caller is Lonnie Ludeman.
Beginners’ lessons at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $6 ($4
youth; $15 family). Information: (575) 522-
1691 or snmmds.org.
‘The Nutcracker Ballet’ — The Las
Cruces Chamber Ballet’s 35th annual produc-
tion featuring Oñate High School Choral
Department is 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14-16, at the NMSU’s
Atkinson Music Recital Hall, N. Horseshoe and
Espina. Information: (575) 646-1420. Tickets:
$22 at michelesdanceacademy.regfox.com.
‘The Nutcracker Ballet’ — The Ballet
Company of the Universidad Autonoma de
Ciudad Juarez presents the holiday classic at 6
p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday, Dec. 15-16,
at Adobe Horseshoe Theatre, 1500 Main in
San Elizario. Saturday’s showing is a dinner
show with seating at 5:15 p.m.; doors open at
4 p.m. with cash beer and wine bar available;
tickets are $45.95. Non-dinner matinee Sunday
is $24.95. Information: 976-7077,
AdobeHorseshoe.com or on Facebook.
‘The Great Russian Nutcracker’ —
The Moscow Ballet presents its “Dove of
Peace Tour” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and
1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $28-$89. (Ticketmaster).
Information: nutcracker.com.
Russian folk legends Father Christmas and
Snow Maiden, hand-painted backdrops and a
Dove of Peace with a 20-foot wingspan are
part of the annual touring spectacular.
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For event tickets sold through Ticketmaster,
call 1-800-745-3000 or go to ticketmaster.com.
Unless indicated, prices listed do not include
service charges.
The Fab Four — The “Ultimate Tribute” of
the Beatles is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at The
Plaza Theatre. The Emmy Award winning show
takes Beatles fans on journey back in time
through three eras of legends John, Paul,
George and Ringo. Tickets: $25, $35, $45 and
$55.(Ticketmaster).
George Lopez — The El Paso favorite bring
his “The Wall Tour” to El Paso for two shows,
at 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre. Tickets: $37.50-$89.50
(Ticketmaster).
‘Christmas Wonderland’ Holiday
Spectacular — Broadway in El Paso present
the special holiday performance at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8, at The Plaza Theatre. Santa
and his merry helpers take audiences on a nos-
talgic journey of holiday favorites like “White
Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland” and more.
Tickets: $25-$60. Information: 231-1111,
ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on Facebook at
Broadway in El Paso.
Roadshow Christmas Tour — The
Christian music tour featuring Matthew West,
Matt Maher, Building 429, Plumb, John Wilson
and the John Wilson Orchestra, and Leanna
Crawford is 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at NMSU’s
Pan American Center. Tickets: $20-$160; VIP
packages available.
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‘Finding Neverland’ — Broadway in El
Paso presents the audience Choice Award for
Best Musical, based on the Academy Award
winning film, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, Dec. 11-12, at the Plaza Theatre.
It tells the story behind one of the world’s most
beloved characters: “Peter Pan.” Playwright
J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he
meets four young brothers and their beautiful
widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’
enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets
out to write a play that will astound London
theatergoers. Tickets: $30-$70. Information:
231-1111, ElPasoLive.com/Broadway or on
Facebook at Broadway in El Paso.
6ix9ine — The hip-hop artist performs at 8
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at El Paso County
Coliseum. Tickets: $40-$125 (Ticketmaster).
Dave Koz ‘A Smooth Jazz Christmas’
— The Grammy-nominated saxophonist and El
Paso favorite presents his 21st annual
Christmas show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13,
at the Plaza Theatre. This year’s guests include
pop/blues saxophonist and singer Mindi Abair,
South African guitarist and singer Jonathan
Butler, Japanese keyboard sensation Keiko
Matsui, and up and coming vocalist Shelea.
Tickets: $45-$97 (Ticketmaster).
2018 K-LOVE Christmas — The national
Christian Music radio service’s Christmas Tour
is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre featuring Big Daddy Weave,
Kim Walker Smith (of Jesus Culture), Brandon
Heath and Sarah Reeves with special guests
Becca Bradley and Jonathan Chu. Tickets: $23-
$75 (Ticketmaster).
Jesús Adrián Romero — The popular Latin
Christian music singer performs at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, at El Paso County
Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano, with special guest
Jon Carlo. Tickets: $25, $40, $55 and $75
(Ticketmaster.com).
Romero has been an author, singer, musician
and composer for 25 years. He has released 14
albums. He has been nominated for three Latin
Grammy Awards, and has been a pastor for 16
years, including a stint as assistant pastor at
Vino Nuevo in Juárez.
A Merry-Achi Christmas — Mariachi Sol
de Mexico presents its holiday show at 7:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at the Plaza Theatre,
with traditional carols played by the 13-piece
ensemble. The show includes a fusion of the
traditional holiday spirit Mexican and American
Christmas songs and carols. Tickets: $27-$57
(Ticketmaster).
Sol de México is a three-time Grammy nomi-
nated ensemble that has worked onmany
Hollywood soundtracks.
Il Divo — The tenor group’s “Timeless Tour”
is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Abraham
Chavez Theatre. First discovered and men-
tored by Simon Cowell of American Idol fame
15 years ago, Il Divo has since sold more than
30 million albums. Tickets: $47-$107; with VIP
packages $292-$593 (Ticketmaster).
Jason Mraz and Toca Rivera — The
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and alter-
native rock artist and “vocutionist” Toca Rivera
present their “Live in Stereo” Tour at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, at The Plaza Theatre, with
special guest Gregory Page. Tickets: $39.50 to
$95 (Ticketmaster).
Sesame Street Live ‘Let’s Party’ —
The Sesame Street Live returns with a new
show Dec. 22-23, at Abraham Chavez
Theatre, presented by Feld Entertainment.
Showtimes are 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. both
days. Tickets start at $20 (Ticketmaster).
Information: 231-1100 or
sesamestreetlive.com.
‘The Great Russian Nutcracker’ — The
Moscow Ballet presents its “Dove of Peace
Tour” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and 1 and 5
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $28-$89. (Ticketmaster). Group dis-
counts and VIP packages available. Information:
nutcracker.com.
Shangela — The star drag queen from
RuPaul’s Drag Race and the movie “A Star is
Born” performs at 9 p.m. Friday , Dec. 28, at
Touch Bar & Nightclub, 11395 James Watt.
Tickets: $15-$150 (eventbrite.com).
Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 — The Emmy-nomi-
nated PBS Kids series presents its live produc-
tion, “Activate Creature Power” at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $25-$47.50 VIP packages offered
(Ticketmaster).
Vocal Trash — Showtime! El Paso presents
the urban-themed Broadway style production
that performs on custom instruments made
from recycled materials 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25,
at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. Individual
tickets available at the door. Information: 247-
2726 or showtimeelpaso.com.
Best of the Second City — The celebrat-
ed comedy troupe performs at 7 p.m. p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211
N. Main in Las Cruces, with some of the best
sketches, songs, and improvisations from their
58-year history performed by the Second City
Touring Company. Tickets: $25. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or RioGrandeTheaftre.com.
CNCO – The Latin American boy band per-
forms at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at El Paso
County Coliseum. Tickets: $40.50-$130.50
(Ticketmaster).
‘Jersey Boys’ — The 2006 Tony, Grammy
and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 29-30, at the
Plaza Theatre. Tickets available mid-December
(Ticketmaster). Information: 231-1111 or vis-
itelpaso.com/broadway.
Shen Yun 2019 — The celebration of 5,000
years of Chinese culture through music and
dance returns to the area for three shows Feb.
2-3, at the Plaza Theatre. Performances are 2
and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $80-$150. Information: 1-800-380-
8265 or ShenYun.com/El-Paso.
Los Tucanes de Tijuana — The popular
Mexican band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9, at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets:
$39.50-$119.50(Ticketmaster).
El Mariachi Los Camperos — The two-
time Grammy-winning mariachi troupe per-
forms at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets; $25-$75 (Ticketmaster).
Gabriel Iglesias — The comedian’s “Beyond
the Fluffy” World Tour” is 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.
22, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
$40-$75 (Fluffyguy.com and Ticketmaster).
Chicago — The legendary rock band and El
Paso favorite returns at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 26, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $49.50-
$89.50 (Ticketmaster).
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Metallica — Heavy metal legend bring their
Worldwired tour to El Paso at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28, at UTEP’s Don Haskins
Center (Ticketmaster).
Bill Maher — The “politically incorrect”
comic returns to El Paso at 8 p.m. Saturday,
March 2, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $59 to
$99 (Ticketmaster).
‘PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate
Adventure’ — The Nickelodeon presents a
live adventure at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday,
and noon and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 23-24, at
El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets start at $20
(Ticketmaster).
Ron ‘Tater Salad’ White — The cigar-
smoking, scotch-drinking stand-up comic from
the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon makes
his return to El Paso with his new show at 8
p.m. Thursday, April 4, at The Plaza Theatre.
Tickets: $43 to $53 (Ticketmaster).
Pancho Barraza — The Mexican singer-
songwriter performs at 9 p.m. Friday, May 3,
at The Plaza Theater. Tickets: $59-$119
(Ticketmaster).
New Kids On the Block — The 1980s
“boy band” legends bring their Mix Tape Tour
to El Paso at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at
UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, with special
guests hip-hop icons Salt N Pepa, Naughty By
Nature, and pop stars Tiffany and Debbie
Gibson. Tickets: $33.20-$83.20; VIP seats avail-
able various prices (Ticketmaster).
Steve Martin and Martin Short — The
two American comedy legends’ “Now Your
See Them, Soon You Won’t” show is 8 p.m.
Friday, May 31, at Abraham Chavez Theatre,
featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff
Babko. Tickets: $79.75-$299 (Ticketmaster).
Venues & series
Rockhouse Bar and Grill — 9828
Montana, specializing in metal and hard rock.
For all ages event; all those under 21 charged a
surcharge. Some tickets available under hold-
myticket.com. Information: 591-7625 or on
Facebook at RockHouserDiveBarKitchen.
• War Ensemble (The Premier Slayer Tribute)
— 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, with ArsonKill, La
Muerte and Extremity. Admission: $10.
• Ghoul — The masked death metal band per-
forms at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, with The
Stalk, Angrist, and SAC. Tickets: $10 in advance
(limited number available); $15 at the door.
• A Very Merry Krampus 2018 is 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8, with El Paso bands Bayan,
Signs of Abnormality, La Muerte and Beyond
Terror, Diosdeira of Juarez, Genocaust of
Arizona and Malicyde of Oklahoma. Admission:
$5 or a new unopened, unwrapped toy.
• Street Sects — The punk band performs at 8
p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, with Resin Cum, The
Stalk and LUTO. Admission: $5.
• Eyes Set Toe Kill 10-Year Anniversary tour is
6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, with Rest, Repose
and Avoid. Tickets: $10.
• Planet Duality 10-Year Anniversary Tour is 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, featuring the Faceless
performing their album in its entirety, Rings of
Saturn, The Last Ten Seconds of Life,
Interloper and more. Tickets: $20 in advance;
$25 at the door.
• The Anchor — 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2
with Apothica, and local support. All ages
show. Tickets: $10.
December 2018
• Heinous — The Phoenix grindcore band per- center.com.
forms at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, with punk • Mariachi Christmas — The Christmas season
band Röntgen. Age 18 and over admitted. performance is 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, fea-
Admission: $5. turing traditional mariachi music and folklorico
• Sumac — 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, with dance. Every year they share December tradi-
Divide Dissolve and Tashi Dorji. Tickets: $10. tions such as the Feast day of Our Lady of
• Ensiferum & Septicflesh — The bands’ “Path Guadalupe, Ave Maria, and more. Tickets: $18,
to Glory” Tour is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, $28 and $38.
with local guests. Doors open at 7 p.m. • Robin Spielberg — The celebrated pianist
Tickets: $20 in advance; $30 day of show. performs 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, celebrating
• Masquerade of Souls Tour — 7 p.m. the thrill of romance, or familiar holiday songs.
Tuesday, Jan. 29, featuring Seven Spires and Tickets: $9, $15 and $20.
AfterTime. • “The Official Blues Brothers Revue” &
Chocolate Buffet is 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
Lowbrow Palace — 1101 Texas. Surcharge Call for details.
for ages under 21. Tickets at
lowbrowpalace.com.’ Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and
• Local band Dulce Mal hosts its EP release Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Most shows limit-
party at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. $5. ed to age 21 and older. Tickets through
• Buttertones — LA alternative band, 9 p.m. Yapsody.com or Ticketmaster. Information: 1-
Monday, Dec. 3. Tickets: $12-$14. 877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
• Bernhoft — Norwegian singer and multi- • Tracy Lawrence — The county star performs
instrumentalist, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. $18-$20. 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Tickets: $29-$89.
• The Garden — The experimental punk duo • Intocable — The Norteño/Tejano band per-
consisting of twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher forms 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5. Tickets: $25-
Shears performs at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, $75.
with LE1F and Machine Girl. Tickets: $15. • Chris Lane — The country singer performs 8
• Ookay — The American electronic produc- p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Tickets: $29-$79.
ers “Bat Habits” Tour is 10 p.m. Saturday, The annual “Decades of Fun” New Year’s Eve
Dec. 15, with Bonnie X Clyde and DNMO. Bash with gourmet dinner and concert begin-
Tickets: $20-$30. ning is 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, with live music
• Spendtime Palace — The California surf-rock from Aquarius and Boombox Heroes playing
band performs at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, hits from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Dinner
with Brazen Youth. Tickets: $10. served at 8 p.m. Tickets: $125.
• King Tuff — The lo-fi garage rocker performs
at 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, with Stonefield.
NM Tech Performing Arts Series —
Performances are 7:30 p.m. at New Mexico
Tickets: $16.
Tech’s Macey Center in Socorro, N.M.
• El Ten Eleven — The L.A. rock duo per-
Information: nmtpas.org.
forms at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, with Rob
Mariachi Christmas with mariachi and folklori-
Crow. Tickets: $12.
co dancers is Saturday, Dec. 8. Tickets: $20
• Lord Huron, known for hits like “The Night
($18 seniors, $10 youth).
We Met,” “Wait By The River,” and “Food for
Love” performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9,
with supporting acts to be announced. Tickets:
$30.
El Paso Comic Strip — 1201 Airway.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and
9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $6 Thursday, $12 Friday and
Saturday; $8 Sunday, except at listed. Closed
Dec. 2 and 16. Age 17 and older admitted. VIP
Booths $10 more per ticket for all shows; avail-
able at ticketweb.com.
Information, reservations: 779-LAFF (5233),
elpasocomicstrip.com or on Facebook at El
Paso Comic Strip.
• Dec. 6-9: Nick Guerra
• Dec. 13-16: TBA
• Dec. 21-23: The Greg Wilson
• Dec. 27-30: SNL and MadTV alumni Jeff
Richards.
Special events:
Dave Attell of “Comedy Central Presents,
“Crank Yanners” and more brings his “Road
Work Tour to El Paso” Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 7:30
and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets:
$27.50 ($32.50 VIP).
The annual New Year’s Eve celebration is 10
p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, with Jeff Richards head-
lining. Tickets: $22.50 ($32.50 VIP).
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts
— Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Information:
(575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com..
Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker’ featuring
Ruidoso’s Dalí Ballet Company is 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22-23.
Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Dalí Ballet.
Tickets: $30.
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts
— 1110 New York Ave. Alamogordo.
Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
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Survivors — The New Orleans style jazz
band performs a benefit for KRWG radio at 7
p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at the Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main, in Las Cruces’
Downtown Mall. Tickets: $10 in advance; $15
at the door. Information: (575) 541-2290 or
riograndetheatre.org.
Void Vator — The L.A. hard rock band per-
forms at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Rockin’
Cigar Bar, 6404 N. Mesa, with special guest
Texas Voodoo Stomp. Admission is free.
Information: 759-4159, rockincigar.com or on
Facebook.
A Big Band Christmas Concert — Jazz
Unlimited Big Band hosts its annual holiday
concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at St. Mark’s
United Methodist Church, 5005 Love Road.
The 17-piece band plays seasonal favorites in
swing, rock, Latin and jazz styles. Admission is
free, donations welcome. Information on
Facebook at JazzUnlimited.
The Art of Guitar Music in El Paso —
The Art of the Arts Society presents the family
Christmas celebration at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
2, at International Museum of Art, 1211
Montana, featuring music by Shaun Mahoney,
Austin Jim Murphy, Cliff Seaman, and Mariachi
performing ca variety of music styles such as
jazz, blues, rock, folk, country and classical.
Visit from Santa also expected as well as a
“best-dressed guitar player” contest. Admission
is free; donations welcome. Museum member-
ship encouraged. Information: 543-6747.
La Parada — The monthly grassroots event
celebrating local culture and lifestyles is 9 p.m.
to 2 a.m. the first Friday of the month (Dec. 7)
at San Carlos Building, 501 Texas. Art market
open all night. Information: 351-6023 or on
Facebook at laparadaep.
Las Cruces Ukes — The non-profit ukulele
group performs their holiday concert at 6:30
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, in the auditorium of
Good Samaritan, Las Cruces Village, 3011
Buena Vida Circle. Admission is free.
Information: lascrucesukes.com or on
Facebook.
The performance includes many favorite holi-
day songs as well as some lesser known tunes,
such as the Hanukkah song “Ocho Kandelikas,”
and a parody of “All I Want for Christmas”
written by two club members. The Las Cruces
Ukes Teen Club will also perform.
Fountains at Farah Holiday
Invitational — Area high school orchestras
will perform at noon Sundays through Dec.
23, on the performance lawn at Fountains at
Farah’s Promenade Lower level. Admission is
free. Information: fountainsoffarah.com or on
Facebook.com.
• Dec. 2: Andress Choir, Hanks and Coronado
orchestras
• Dec. 9: El Dorado and Andress orchestras
and Americas choir
• Dec. 16: Bowie and Franklin orchestra and
Eastwood choir
• Dec. 23: Burges band, and Chapin mariachi
and orchestra.
Ring in the New Year — Las Cruces Jazz
Collective performs a night of contemporary
jazz at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, at Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main in the Las Cruces
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Downtown Mall, featuring Abby Nayra on
vocals, Orlando Madrid on saxophone, Jesus
Fuentes on piano, Adriel Hernandez on bass,
and Derrick Lee on drums. Tickets: $10
(eventbrite.com). Information: (575) 523-6403
or RioGrandeTheaftre.com.
Caroling with the 413 Effect — The
national artists host their 6th annual Christmas
Carol tour of assisted-living facilities, hospitals,
and more throughout the month of December.
The public is invited to sing with them at each
show. Admission is free. For El Paso schedule,
call 626-7999 or visit the413effect.com/tour.
Also
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
— 122 S. Pueblo Rd. Mariachi music featured 1
to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m.
Sundays. Check website for schedule of tribute
bands. Admission is usually free. Information:
860-7777, speakingrock.com or on Facebook.
Former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider
performs at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the
Spirit Garden Concert Hall. Ages 18 and older
welcome.
The free New Year’s Even concert and cele-
bration starts at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, fea-
turing performance by Leonard, Colemen &
Blunt (former lead singers of the Temptations,
the Platters and the Drifters), and America’s
Got Talent winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive),
Sunland Park, N.M. No cover. Information:
(575) 874-5200 or Sunland-Park.com/entertain-
ment.
Free live music is 9 to 11 p.m. Fridays, featur-
ing Latin and regional music; and Saturdays fea-
turing rock and pop variety. Mariachi music is 5
p.m. Sundays.
Sunland Park New Year’s Eve is 9 p.m. to 1
a.m. Monday, Dec. 31 with entertainment by
Fungi Mungle. Ages 21 and older welcome.
Love Buzz — 3011 Pershing. Age 21 and
older, unless otherwise listed. Information:
257-3118 or on Facebook at LoveBuzz915.
The local ska band La Chupaza’s 10th
Anniversary Party is 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8,
with Fixed Idea, Viva Las Vegas, Pilots of
Venus, WOAR2 & DJ Surreal. Admission is
free.
Ardovino’s Live Music — Ardovino’s
Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Dr. in Sunland
Park, hosts live music at 7:30 p.m. every Friday
and Saturday. Information: (575) 589-0653.
Fandango at Carambola Community
Music — The monthly gathering is 6 to 9 p.m.
the first Thursday of the month at Carambola
Community Music, 200 N. Ochoa. Guests are
welcome to bring instruments, voices, dancing
feet and a friend. Instruments and dancing
shoes for folks to try. A zapateado lesson with
Jazmin Cancio Lucio is 7 p.m. Information:
(773) 613-9303 or
mariaannemccullough@gmail.com.
Folk Fury — KTEP, 88.5 FM, features three
hours of acoustic and folk music — with an
emphasis on recordings by local musicians and
occasional live appearances by them — from 6
to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Hosts are Dan Alloway
and Gregg Carthy. Requests: 747-5153.
December 2018
 2263, 568-7001, or on Facebook at by Messiah soloists, and dancing to Azucar.
1stArmoredDivisionBand. RSVP encouraged by Dec. 1. Cost: $100
The concert features multiple genres and new ($1,000 pr table); available at
takes on holiday classics. epchoralsociety.org. Information: 259-4999 or
epchoirs@gmail.com.
Horacio Franco — The world renowned
flutist presents a concert at 9 p.m. Thursday, Handel’s Messiah — El Paso Choral
Dec. 6, at UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium, 500 Society’s Chorale and Orchestra, conducted by
LCSO with Alex Richardson — Las Pro-Musica Progressive Dinner — El
W. University, and 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at Prentice Loftin, hosts one of the world’s most
Cruces Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paso Pro Musica Guild’s 4th annual Holiday
the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces, 211 N. beloved musical works at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Lonnie Klein, performs with guest tenor Alex Progressive Dinner benefiting Pro-Musica’s
Main, presented by Centro Cultural Mexicano Dec. 8, at the Abraham Chavez Theatre, with
Richardson at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. education program begins with cocktails 5:30
Paso del Norte. Admission is free. Information: a 100- voice choir, professional orchestra, and
Sunday, Dec. 1-2, at NMSU’s Atkinson Recital to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Ardovino’s
532-5385 or on Facebook at CCMPDN. professional soloists. Tickets: $10, $20, $30 and
Hall. The program includes Neapolitan Art Desert Crossing one Ardovino Drive in Sunland
$40 (Ticketmaster). Information: 259-4999 or
Songs, Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” and Park. Dinner hour is 7 to 9 p.m., and dessert El Paso Wind Symphony — The wind epchoralsociety.org.
Holiday Festival encores. Tickets: $42, $47 and and champagne at 9 p.m. at private homes The symphony directed by Ron Hufstader opens its
$57. Information: (575) 646-3709, public is invited; reservations required. Cost: 2018-2019 season at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, ‘Ring Those Bells’ — Mesilla Valley
lascrucessymphony.com or on Facebook. $100. Tickets and reservations: 747-8163 or at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, with its Chorale’s holiday concert is 3 p.m. Sunday,
Spotlight Lunch with Lonnie is 11:30 a.m. eppm.org/event. “Tis the Season” holiday concert. Tickets: $10; Dec. 9, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N.
Thursday, Nov. 29, at Paisano Café in Mesilla. $5 students, military, seniors (Ticketmaster). Main in Las Cruces. Directed by Nancy Ritchey,
Cost: $20.
First Armored Division Band Holiday
Information: elpasowindsymphony.com or on the concert features “What Star is This?,”
Concert — The First Armored Division Band
Facebook at El Paso Wind Symphony. “Silent Night” and “New Fallen Snow” featuring
UTEP Department of Music — at Fort Bliss presents its free annual holiday
Carol Eberhart on violin, plus “Medieval Noel,”
Performances are at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. show, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, Fort Bliss’s Winter Ball on the Border — El Paso “Down in Bethlehem,” “Christmas Bells are
Performance at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise list- Sage Hall. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Seating is Choral Society hosts its 4th annual gala 6 p.m.
Ringing” and more. Tickets: $10. Information:
ed. Tickets prices vary. Information: 747-5606 on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are to midnight Friday, Dec. 7, at Summit Hall, 120
(575) 647-2560 or riograndetheatre.com.
or utep.edu/liberalarts/music/. free and the public is invited; available at N. Festival, with cocktails and a silent auction,
• Jazz Concert is Thursday, Nov. 29, featuring 1adband.eventbrite.com. Information: 568- followed by a savory dinner and song auction
commercial music, wind and percussion ensem-
bles.
• Horn Choir Concert is Friday, Nov. 30.
• UTEP Symphony Orchestra performs
Tuesday, Dec. 4, under the direction of Dr.
Lowell Graham. Featuring music by Mozart,
Bennett and Dvo ák with Dr. Stephen
Nordstrom, conductor, and Greg Luffey, saxo-
phone. Admission: $5 ($3 students and military
(free for UTEP students, faculty and staff, and
ages 12 and younger).
• Flute Studio Recital is 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7,
with Barbara Lambrecht. Admission is free.
‘Sing We Now of Christmas’ — NMSU
Department of Music presents the
MasterWorks Chorus performing John Rutter’s
“Magnificat” and other holiday favorites Friday,
Nov. 30, at St. Paul’s United Methodist
Church, 225 W. Griggs, in Las Cruces. Tickets:
$10 ($5 with donation to the Aggie Cupboard).
Information: (575) 646-2067 or aggiecup-
board.nmsu.edu.
‘The Beginning of Advent’- Bruce
Nehring Consort hosts its holiday concerts
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, at Zion Lutheran Church,
2800 Pershing. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $15 at the door, or in advance at
brucenehringconsort.org. Information:
bwnehring@msn.com.
The annual musical celebration ushers in the
Advent Season with classical choral master-
pieces and holiday favorites, featuring the
Consort Singers, with Bruce Nehring, conduc-
tor and organ, along with Five for Brass and
other instrumentalists. The audience is in invit-
ed to join in singing familiar carols.
‘Holiday Harmony’ — Zaragoza Rotary
Club presents pianist Francesco Attesti 7 to
9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Woman’s Club
of El Paso. The classical music performance fea-
tures by Adrian Salas, an opera vocalist at
UTEP. Tickets: $100; includes two glasses of
wine and hors d’oeuvres (eventbrite.com).
Information: 474-0113
Proceeds benefit RotaCare, a free medical
clinic in El Paso, as well as other humanitarian
needs in the Community.
Poblano Piano Recital — The students of
Alfredo Poblano perform in recital at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1, at Chamizal National
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free.
Information: 532-7273.

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Lost El Paso Paranormal Tours — The
group specializes in original historical El Paso
ghost tours. Tours listed are hosted by “Weird
Texas” author Heather Shade or other cos-
tumed guides. Space is limited for many events.
Information: 503-8960, lostelpasoparanor-
mal@gmail.com or on Facebook. Tickets at
squareup.com.
• Spirit Walk of Old San Elizario is 9 to 11 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30, meeting at Golden Eagle
Gallery, 1501 Main Street. Cost: $15.
• Haunted Holiday Downtown Ghost walk is 9
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at the Gardner
Hotel, 311 E. Franklin. The starting light tour
will feature regional ghost stories and legends
while strolling among the holiday lights. Meet at
8:30 p.m. Tickets: $20
• Sunset Heights Ghost Walk is 8 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 7, meeting at the gazebo in Mundy
Park, 1299 W Yandell. Discover the secrets of
tunnels hidden beneath the Turtle House,
haunted dolls and ghostly apparitions in the
Burges House, and paranormal investigations of
the haunted Hixson House and more. Check-in
at 7:30 p.m. Cost $15.
• Red Light Ghost Tour is 8 to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8, starting at the Briar Patch,
508 N. Stanton. Learn about the ghosts of the
area’s brothels and bordellos. Tickets: $15; age
21 and older only.
Fort Selden State Monument — The
monument, 1280 Fort Selden Road in Radium
Springs, 13 miles north of Las Cruces, is open
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is $5; (ages 16 and under free).
Admission for New Mexico residents with ID is
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free the first Sunday of each month; and for
seniors with ID each Wednesday. Information:
(575) 526-8911 or nmmonuments.org.
The annual Las Noches de Las Luminarias is 6
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. The trails and
ruins of will be lit by 800 luminarias, and visitors
will be treated to hot chocolate, a warm camp-
fire and decoration making and more.
Fort Bayard Tours — Fort Bayard Historic
Preservation Society host walking tours of the
historic fort beginning at 9:30 a.m. each
Saturday at Fort Bayard National Historic
Landmark, six miles east of Silver City, N.M.
off U.S. 180. Tour begins at Commanding
Officer’s Quarter and museum (House 26).
Museum is open 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. each
Saturday. Tour takes about 90 minutes.
Admission is free, but donations appreciated.
Information, group tours: (575) 956-3294 or
(575) 574-8779.
Fort Bayard served as an army post from
1866 to 1899 and army tuberculosis hospital
from 1899 to 1920.
Fort Stanton — The fort was established
and built in 1855 by troopers of the 1st
Dragoon Regiment to serve as a base of opera-
tions against the Mescalero Apache Indians.
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
(Hours may be shorter in winter — call for
schedule). Admission is free. Information: (575)
354-0341, fortstanton.org.
Fort Stanton Garrison Program Holiday
Edition is Saturday, Dec. 15. Families can cre-
ate historic holiday crafts and interact with liv-
El Paso Scene
ing historians to discover what life was like at a
frontier fort during the holiday season.
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.
Information: 851-1682.
San Elizario Veterans Museum and
Memorial Walk — 1501-B Main Street in
Pioneer Parson Tays Taking a Look Back
left a rich legacy by John McVey Middagh
n Christmas Day 1881, the Rev.
O Joseph W. Tays laid the cornerstone
for what is now St. Clement
Episcopal Church in downtown El Paso,
which was just the best-known of the
many contributions to this city’s early
history by the man best known as
“Parson Tays.”
Born in Novia Scotia in 1827, Joseph
Wilkin Tays was one of seven children,
most of whom ended up in Texas. After
his wife died of yellow fever in
Indianola, Texas and a brief stint as chap-
lain of the Texas Legislature, Tays arrived
in El Paso in 1870. El Paso was barely a
spot on the map back then, and there
wasn’t a Protestant Church anywhere
along the Rio Grande. He built a two-
room adobe in what is now downtown El
Paso between Mesa and Oregon streets;
he lived in one room and used the larger
room as a chapel. Tays only stayed here
for about five years before a worldwide
depression (from 1873 to 1879, 18,000
businesses in the U.S. went bankrupt)
forced him to move elsewhere for a few
years.
During those early years in El Paso,
Tays was joined by his younger brothers
James and John. James joined the State
Police and was stationed in San Elizario
until the state force was disbanded short-
ly afterward. Both brothers got involved
in real estate, mining and cattle invest-
ments stretching from El Paso to Silver
City. John Tays became a lieutenant in
the Texas Rangers and was involved in
the infamous Salt War of 1877.
By 1881, the economy in El Paso was
about to take off thanks to the advent of
the railroad, and Parson Tays returned.
Tays got busy and built a new, wooden
church on Mesa. On Feb. 12, 1882 Tays
conducted the first service in what was to
become known as “the Little Watch
Tower on the Rio Grande.” (In 1907,
work began on the current location of St.
Clement on North Campbell.)
Among other things Tays became a co-
owner of the El Paso Times and one of El
Paso’s earliest councilmen. He was also a
surveyor, all while being in the real estate
business with Joseph Magoffin. He was
instrumental in donating land for one of
the first parks in El Paso, Alamo Park.
My friend Julia McMillie found this in
“El Paso: A Borderland History” by W.H.
Timmons:
“Until 1881 El Paso was without a
church building of any kind. Those of the
Catholic faith either crossed the river and
worshiped in El Paso del Norte or attend-
ed one of the missions in the Lower
Valley. The few Protestants held services
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.
Scottish Rite Temple tour — The his-
toric landmark, 301 W. Missouri, is open to the
public for a free walking tour at 9 a.m. Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Information: 533-4409.
in private
homes.
Although a
Methodist
preacher named
Harper had
spent a year in
El Paso in
1859, and the
Reverend
Joseph W. Tays,
an Episcopalian
minister, had
arrived in 1870 Rev. Joseph W. Tays
and organized a
congregation, no church buildings had
been constructed prior to the coming of
the railroads.
“By 1882, the Methodists,
Episcopalians, Presbyterians, and Baptists
had organized their congregations. They
shared a ‘preachin’ tent that year to con-
duct services pending the completion of
their church buildings. The Catholics
completed their church, St. Mary’s
Chapel, in 1883. Each congregation
ranged in number from 150 to 300, and
injected a strong moral and stabilizing
influence into the community. They chal-
lenged the views of the business interests
that the town’s ‘Sin City’ reputation was
one of its principal assets.”
While conducting his ministerial duties,
Tays partnered with Sherman Slade in the
operation of the El Paso Times. Slade
was a pioneer newspaperman who han-
dled the writing. Tays took care of the
business end. Slade fought hard to keep
the El Paso Times going during the diffi-
cult years of 1883-84, finally selling his
portion of the Times to J.H. Bates and
Juan S. Hart. Perhaps the death of his
close friend and partner, Tays, prompted
the sale.
Tays had agreed to officiate at the funer-
al of a man who died of smallpox, and he
quickly came down with a fever that
turned into the black smallpox. He died
Nov. 21, 1884 in the rectory at St.
Clement’s. The disease was so feared
that he was buried almost immediately,
his body lowered into a gravesite at
Concordia Cemetery at night during a
heavy rainstorm, without any religious
services.
A memorial service was held for the
pioneer pastor a week later at the
Methodist Church because St. Clements
was still closed due to threat of smallpox.
John McVey Middagh is a former
saddle shop owner. You can reach
him at jmiddagh@yahoo.com.
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McDonald’s Classic Basketball
Tournament — The national high school
tournament is Dec. 6-8, at Del Valle High
School, with 180 of the country’s best student-
athletes in boys’ and girls’ basketball from 13
high schools around the country, including El
Paso. Information: 373-6708. Full schedule at
elpasoclassic.com or on Facebook at
McDonald’s Classic - El Paso.
El Paso Rhinos - El Paso’s Junior League ice
hockey team hosts the Dallas Snipers at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, and 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 7-9, at El Paso County Coliseum Events
Center, next to the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano.
Tickets: $30 balcony; $25 glass seats; $15 cen-
ter line; $10 bluelines; $7 goal lines, $5 general
admission. Free admission to active military
with ID. Information: 479-PUCK (7825) or
elpasorhinos.com.
YMCA Dodge Ball Tournament — The
annual tournament is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, at Loya Family YMCA, 2044 Trawood,
benefiting YMCA of El Paso’s Strong Kids
Campaign. Teams of maximum 8 people, ages
16 and older. Cost: $250 per team; deadline to
register is Nov. 21. Information: (915) 590-
9622 or elpasoymca.org.
WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl
Invitational — The 57th annual WestStar
Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21-22, at UTEP’s
Don Haskins Center. UTEP hosts East
Tennessee State, Wyoming and Norfolk.
Tickets: (available Dec. 3): $13-$22 for two
game package; $22-$44 four game package;
military, UTEP student discounts offered. infor-
mation: 533-4416 or 747-5234 (UTEP Ticket
Center). Website: sunbowl.org.
The tournament is the nation’s oldest colle-
giate holiday basketball tournament.
Friday’s games are East Tennessee vs.
Wyoming at 5 p.m. and Norfolk vs. UTEP at 7
p.m. Saturday is Consolation Game at 5 p.m.
and Championship Game at 7 p.m.
Senior All-Star Football Classic — The
28th annual high school all-star game is 1:05
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at UTEP’s Sun Bowl
stadium. Pre-game activities begin at 12:30 p.m.
The Greater El Paso Football Showcase All-Star
Game features El Paso area football athletes
playing on East/West teams. Also featured are
cheerleaders, band, dancers, trainers, and
JROTC cadets. Tickets to be announced.
Information: gepfs.org.
The 26th annual Greater El Paso Football
Showcase-Combine is noon Friday, Dec. 21, at
Socorro Athletic Complex, 1300 Joe Battle.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —
1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. The 60th
season of the live racing runs Dec. 28-May 5.
Post time is 12:30 p.m. every Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Tuesday. General admission and
parking are free. Information: (575) 874-5200
or sunland-park.com.
Hyundai Sun Bowl — The 85th annual
football classic begins at noon, Monday, Dec.
31. Teams will come from the ACC and Pac-12
conferences (to be announced Dec. 2). Tickets:
$22 to $62 (Ticketmaster). Captain’s Club:
$652. Information: 533-4416, 1-800-915-
BOWL or sunbowl.org. See “Roundup” listing
for details.
December 2018
Golf One of USA’s Top 100
First Tee Summer Camps — First Tee of Independent Pizzerias
Greater El Paso host its 2019 Winter Session
classes for all levels of Players Saturdays, Jan.
— Pizza Today
19-March 2. Early registration encouraged.
Information: 252-6511 or info@thefirsttee-
greaterelpaso.org.
Harlem Globetrotters — The • Par Class is 8 to 10:30 a.m. Fee: $75.
Globetrotters return to the area with their Fan
PIZZA
• Birdie and Eagle Classes is 8 a.m. to noon for
Powered World Tour at 2 p.m. Sunday, March
those who have certified for the Birdie or Eagle
10, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets:
Class. Fee: $75.
$20-$100 (Ticketmaster).
Fine Beers & Wines
• Wee One’s Class is 11:30 a.m. to noon for
ages 3 1/2 to 5. Space is limited. Fee: $60.
College sports
KERN PLACE
• Purcell Special Needs Classes are 1 to 2:30
p.m. No age requirements. Fee: $30.
Miners Hockey Club — UTEP’s hockey
206 Cincinnati • 532-9483
• PLAY-er Class is 1 to 2:30 p.m. Participants
team hosts Dallas Baptist University at 11 a.m.
WEST SIDE
must have gone through at least one session of
Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. classes, age 5-18. Fee: $75.
1, at El Paso County Coliseum Events Center,
865 N. Resler • 760-6000
• Beginner PLAY-er Class for new participants
4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $7. Information: 491- is 3 to 4:30 p.m. for new players age 5-18. $75.
EAST SIDE
7879 or minershockey.com. Next games: Jan. New Year’s Golf/STEM Links Camp is 1 to 3
7-8: Texas A&M. p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Jan. 2-5,
UTEP Men’s Basketball - The Miners’ for ages 5-18, incorporating STEM elements 1879 N. Zaragosa • 856-9111
NORTHEAST
home games are at the Don Haskins Center. into the game. Cost: $65.
Games are 7 p.m. Tickets: $8-$28. Information: Christmas Ham Golf Tournament —
747-5234 or utepathletics.com. The Christmas Shoot-out Tournament is 10 11100 Sean Haggerty (at US 54)
• Saturday, Dec. 1: Northwestern (La.) State a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Fort Bliss’s 821-7000
UPPER VALLEY
• Sunday, Dec. 16: UC Riverside, 1 p.m. Underwood Golf Complex, 3200 Coe. Two-
• Saturday, Jan. 5: USTA person golf scramble. Entry fee: $50(includes
UTEP Women’s Basketball - Home green fees, cart fees and a Christmas ham). 145 W. Sunset (at Doniphan)
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Ticket Registration, information: 568-1059.
information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Thur.
Girls Golf — First Tee of Greater El Paso’s 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
• Saturday, Dec. 1: Arkansas State, 1 p.m. next LPGA/USGA golf events for girls is 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
• Sunday, Dec. 9: Portland State, 2 p.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 15, at Ascarate Golf
www.ardovinospizza.com
NMSU Men’s Basketball — Home games Course, 6900 Delta. Participation is free.
Information: thefirstteegreaterelpaso.org. “... definitely has the best pizza in town.”
— Texas Monthly
are at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces.
Game time is 7 p.m., unless otherwise listed. Registration: girlsgolf.org. LPGA-USGA Girls
Season tickets: $210-$400. Individual tickets to Golf is for ages 7-17. FINE PIZZA &
be announced. information (575) 646-1447 or
Please see Page 20
FINE DINING
nmstatesports.com.
• Saturday, Dec. 1: Washington State
• Tuesday, Dec. 4: New Mexico
The Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic games
are 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, against Northern
Colorado, and Wednesday, Dec. 19, against
CSUN.
NMSU Women’s Basketball — Home
games are at Pan Am Center in Las Cruces.
Game time is 6 p.m., unless listed otherwise.
Aggie Country Passes for 2018-2019 season are
$140. Individual tickets to be announced. infor-
mation: (575) 646-1447 or nmstatesports.com.
• Tuesday, Dec. 11: Denver
• Saturday, Dec. 15: New Mexico, 2 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 3: California Baptist
Bicycling
El Paso Bicycle Club — All rides are free
and open to the public; helmets required.
Information: elpasobicycleclub.com. Ride
schedule at meetup.com/ElPasobicycleClub.
Repeat riders are encouraged to become a
member of the club; dues are $18 a year or
$25 per family ($30/$40 for two years). Join at
elpasobicycleclub.com.
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, 861-
2311 or epcyclists.com.
Ride Your Bicycle El Paso — Chuck
Lauser hosts easy fun bike rides at 10 a.m.
Saturdays. About one hour, beginning at San
Jacinto Plaza. All types of multispeed bikes wel-
come. Information: 791-2006,
zlauser@yahoo.com.
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Sun Bowl Golf Challenge — The 2018
Hyundai Sun Bowl Golf Challenge is Friday,
Dec. 28, at Vista Hills Country Club, 2210
Trawood. Shotgun start time to be announced.
Cost, information: Terry Jennings, 592-6565 or
vistahillscc.com.
Representatives from the participating ACC
and Pac-12 universities will be pitted against
each other in an 18-hole, 2-person scramble
matchplay format.
Running events
Fiesta Series 2018 — Daily 50K, 10K, 5K,
marathon and half marathon events are 7 a.m.
Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 29
Dec. 2, at La Llorona Park on Picacho, in Las
Cruces. Early start at 6 a.m. optional. Packet
pick up is 5:30 a.m. at race day on the starting
line. Registration: active.com or
deadrunning.com.
Elf Dash 5K and Toy Drives — The
events, sponsored by Firstlight Federal Credit
Union, are Dec. 1 in Mesilla and Dec. 2 in El
Paso. Registration: $25; $35 on race day.
Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
• Mesilla: 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Old
Mesilla Plaza, 2114 Calle de Santiago.
• El Paso: 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at First Light
Federal Credit Union, 9983 Kenworthy.
Run For It 5K — Run For It, Inc’s 5K run
and 1 mile run/walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1,
at Golden Key Park (Vista del Valle Park), 1300
Hawkins. Proceeds benefit the Assistance
League of El Paso. Registration: $20 for 5K, $15
for 1 mile through Nov. 3; $25 for 5K, $20 for
1 mile Nov. 4-29; $30 on race day for 5K, $20
for 1 mile. Information: Alfredo Arellano at
494-4606, Thomas Chavarria at 867-1740 or
RunForItEP.com.
Lady of the Mountain — The 5th annual
Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs begin at
Saturday, Dec. 8, at Griggs Field, Fairgrounds
Road and N. Florida in Alamogordo. Half
marathon and relay races begin at 8 a.m. with
10K and 5K runs at 8:15 a.m. Kids 1-mile fun
run begins at 10 a.m. Entry fee: (through Nov.
30): $40 for the half-marathon; $35 for 10K;
$30 for 5K; and $10 for Kids 1-mile run; fees
rise after Nov. 30. Registration at active.com.
Information: ladyofthemountainrun.com.
Proceeds benefit the Lady of the Mountain
Scholarship at NMSU-Alamogordo.
Pearl Harbor Triathlon — White Sands
Missile Range Bell Gym presents the 5K
Run/30K Bike/400M Swim is 9 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, at White Sands Aquatic Center,
Building 462 Flagler Street. Cost: $60 individ-
ual; $70 team ($10 military discount).
Registration at itsyourrace.com. Information:
(575) 678-3374 or wsmrmwr.com (click on
“Sports & Fitness”).
Up and Running Jingle Bell Run — The
12th annual 5K run/walk benefitting El Paso
High School girls track is 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15, at Up and Running, 2322 N. Mesa
(Rudolph Plaza). Runners encouraged to wear a
Santa Hat. Information: Chris Rowley, 478-
5663. Registration: $25 through Dec. 14; $30
Dec. 14-15. at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Holiday Series 2018 — The 12 “Marathons
in 12 Days” event with daily 50K, 10K, 5K,
marathon and half marathon events are 7 a.m.
Dec. 26-Jan. 6, at La Llorona Park on Picacho,
in Las Cruces. Early start at 6 a.m. optional.
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Packet pick up is 5:30 a.m. at race day on the
starting line. Registration: active.com or dead-
running.com.
Registration through Dec. 18: $130 marathon;
$110 half marathon; $140 50K; $40 for 10K;
and $30 for 5K. (After Dec. 18) $150
marathon; $130 half marathon; $160 50K; $50
for 10K; and $40 for 5K.
Winter sports
Public Ice Skating — Public skating week-
end hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 3
p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays,
and noon to 3 p.m. holidays, at the El Paso
County Coliseum Events Center, 4100 Paisano.
All ages welcome. Times may vary on days of
hockey games. Admission: $10; $8 military
(skate rental included). Skate sharpening, fitting
and consultation offered for $5. Spectator
admission is free. Information: 479-PUCK
(7825), elpasohockey.org/holidaysonice. or on
Facebook at El Paso Hockey Association.
Holidays on Ice sessions are daily beginning
Dec. 14 through the holiday season at 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m., 3 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Events
include Skate with Santa sessions, special
guests, giveaways and themed nights.
WinterFest — El Paso Live with the
Hospitals of Providence and Providence
Children’s Hospital, hosts ice skating through
Jan. 6 in Downtown’s Arts Festival Plaza.
Skating is $8 ($7 military; $5 age 5 and
younger). Spectator admission is free. Open
seven days a week. Season passes; $35, good
for one session per day. Tickets online at elpa-
solive.com. Information: 534-0600 or winter-
festep.com.
Hours are noon to 10 p.m. Sundays (2 to 8
p.m. Dec. 2 and Jan. 6), 4 to 10 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays Dec. 4-19; noon to 10 p.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays, Dec. 26-Jan. 3), 4
to 11 p.m. Fridays, Dec. 7 and 14, noon to 11
p.m. Fridays, Dec. 21-Jan. 4 and Saturdays.
Holiday hours are noon to 6 p.m. Christmas
Eve, 4 to 10 p.m. Christmas Day, noon to 1
a.m. New Year’s Eve and noon to 10 p.m.
New Year’s Day.
Ski Apache — Ruidoso’s 750-acre ski and
snowboarding area is opens for its 53rd season
Dec. 7 (weather permitting) with 11 lifts and
55 trails. The 24-hour Ski Apache Snow Report
number is (575) 257-9011. Information: (575)
464-3600 or skiapache.com.
Lifts are open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
depending on weather conditions. All-day lift
tickets are $74 ($67 age 60-69; $65 age 13-17;
$54 age 6-12; $63 military and $49 for military
child; free for ages 70 and older and age 5 and
younger. (Prices slightly higher on peak days).
Ski Cloudcroft — Two miles east of
Cloudcroft on U.S. 82, with 26 trails with two
ski lifts, plus a tubing lift, at elevations of 8,350
to 9,050 feet. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
through Monday, beginning in early December.
Information, snow conditions: (575) 682-2333,
skicloudcroft.net or on Facebook.
Lift tickets: $45 ($35 age 12 and younger for
full day; $35 ($25 age 12 and younger) for half
day 1 to 4 p.m. Ski, and snowboard rentals
available, and beginner ski school packages
offered. Tubing available for $20 per day; $18
half day (weekends only).
Ruidoso Winter Park — 1200 Ski Run
Road in Alto, N.M. Giant tubes, a kidz korral,
family zip line and other activities. Hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. (8 p.m. designated nights).
Tickets: $26.50 ($21.25 age 4-17; free for age
3 and younger. Zip line rides: $8 ($5 with tub-
ing); $22 for three rides. Information: (575)
336-7079 or ruidosowinterpark.com.
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City sidewalks,
busy sidewalks
dressed in holiday style
T
here is something about gathering in a public
square, or strolling down Main Street during the
Christmas season that brings people together dur-
ing the holidays.
Both El Paso and Las Cruces have organized more
events in the last few years to take advantage of restored
and renovated historic downtown areas and plazas, with
both cities staging “WinterFest” events.
Mesilla’s famed plaza has long been a mecca for holiday
events, and other historic downtowns in New Mexico
communities such as Silver City, Hillsboro, Truth or
Consquences and Socorro also serve as centers of
Christmas celebrations.
Whether the surroundings are urban or small town,
desert or mountain, area residents won’t have far to go to
find holiday spirit this season.
Downtown to Mission Trail
Since its reopening in 2016 after extensive renovations,
San Jacinto Plaza has returned to its historic role as the
heart of El Paso and the epicenter of Downtown’s major
outdoor festivals. Those include the six-week-long
WinterFest, which spans from San Jacinto Plaza to the ice
skating rink at Arts Festival Plaza.
Winterfest was a huge hit last year, with more than
18,000 skaters at the rink alone. El Paso Live’s Kris
Kringle Kafé and other venues served about 636 gallons
of hot chocolate.
Now in its third year, WinterFest gives El Paso’s
Downtown area a holiday makeover from the week of
Thanksgiving through the first week of January.
The central draw of WinterFest are the lights around San
Jacinto Plaza, with photo ops ranging from the El Paso
Electric WinterFest Tree and Providence Children’s
Hospital giant snow globe, to religious and cultural dis-
plays such as a nativity scene and a menorah.
December 2018
In El Paso and throughout
neighboring Southern New
Mexico, city plazas and
main streets are becoming
seasonal attractions
There is daily ice skating just a block away at the
Hospitals of Providence Ice Skating Rink. There are also
discounted nights for military, clothing drives, and live
entertainment, depending on the day of the week.
“Open seven days a week, the WinterFest rink also
offered a variety of events throughout the season such as
an ‘Ice, Ice, ‘80’s Party’, Skate with Santa, Let it Snow
Day and more,” stated last year’s summary of the event.
Featured attractions included a Winter Market with area
vendors, mini donut depo and free movies in The Plaza
Theatre on selected days hosted by El Paso Community
Foundation and El Paso Live.
This season will also celebrate the return of El Paso
Streetcars, with downtown at the center of the 4.8 mile
route that extends from South El Paso to UTEP.
WinterFest visitors can take advantage of free streetcar
rides Fridays through Sundays through Jan. 6.
Sun Metro will also offer the WinterFest Express during
the weekend, and the city’s new professional soccer team,
El Paso Locomotives FC, will help sponsor the new Sun
City Express children’s train rides.
WinterFest not only gives El Pasoans a one-stop holiday
experience but also provides a magnet for tourists, noted
Destination El Paso General Manager Bryan Crowe.
“We want to put on our best showcase for those visitors
to our beautiful city,” he said at the kickoff for WinterFest.
Those who want a small-town holiday plaza experience
but stay within El Paso County can head down Socorro
Road for the annual Luminarias along the Mission Trail
Saturday, Dec. 22. Thousands of luminarias will line his-
toric Veterans Memorial Plaza in San Elizario, with carol-
ing, and posadas adding to the Christmas flavor. The event
also features a Christmas bazaar and entertainment.
Also in San Elizario, the Adobe Horseshoe Theatre has
just reopened its doors and will host a dinner performance
of “The Nutcracker” Saturday, Dec. 15.
El Paso Scene
Left: San Jacinto Plaza. Top right: Old Mesilla Plaza
on Christmas Eve. Bottom right: Plaza de Las Cruces
Story by Lisa Kay Tate
Photos by Rick Tate
The Lights of Las Cruces…and Mesilla
In Las Cruces, the recently restored Main Street area,
with its Plaza de Las Cruces gathering place, also serves
as popular attraction for both residents and tourists, said
Downtown Las Cruces Partnership Executive Director
Jennifer Garcia Kozlowski.
“We’re always doing a little more all the time to bring
people to the area,” she said. “Thanks to the efforts of var-
ious community members, the Plaza gets decked out dur-
ing the holiday season for guests to visit any time of day.”
The official holiday tree lighting festivities are Dec. 1.
WinterFest activities are 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. Also,
a “Christmas in Las Cruces” event hosted by Las Cruces
Main Street and Calvary Baptist Church is 5 to 6 p.m.
Christmas Eve, with Christmas music, hot chocolate, and
a candlelight service.
After Christmas, the Las Cruces plaza area will also
close out the holiday season with Las Cruces’ annual New
Year’s Eve ChileDrop.
“This is the big New Year’s Eve event in the area, and
we’re hoping to make this the premiere New Year’s Eve
event in the entire Southwest,” Garcia Kozlowski said.
This year’s event begins at nine with music by Caliente,
with the dropping at midnight of the lighted “chile.”
Next door to Las Cruces is the historic Town of Mesilla,
whose famed plaza has long been a holiday destination,
with its shops and restaurants as well as special events.
Events start with the Christmas tree lighting planned for
Dec. 7 this year, and culminate Christmas Eve when the
plaza is lined with luminarias. Both events offer caroling,
refreshments, shopping opportunities and plenty of photo
ops of the historic Plaza, San Albino Church and sur-
rounding homes and businesses in full Christmas mode.
“Each Christmas, with the help of the Los Leones de
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Mesilla club, the Town unfolds 2,500
paper bags, puts sand in them and places
the candle inside prior to the placement of
the bags on Christmas Eve around the
Mesilla plaza and some surrounding
streets,” Community and Special Events
Coordinator Irene Parra writes regarding
the Christmas Eve tradition. She added
that “the holiday events entail the involve-
ment of the entire community. Even the
Christmas tree is decorated by ornaments
made from students at Mesilla Elementary
School.”
One of the most photographed sites along
the plaza during the holidays is
“Josephina’s Old Gate,” now the site of a
café and inn. Long-time Mesilla resident
Josephina was a “dynamic and outgoing
woman who lived here for nearly 35 years
and established the Luminaria Tradition of
Mesilla,” according to the town’s official
information. The home was a common
gathering place for the community for sev-
eral years, open houses there were a holi-
day tradition. The spot is still popular dur-
ing Christmas Eve events today.
The plaza has acquired a national reputa-
tion as a holiday destination.
“Mesilla Plaza is beautiful on Christmas
Eve when luminarias/farolitos are lighted
after 4 p.m.,” one TripAdvisor contributor
wrote. “These extend out to Highway 28 to
the edge of Mesilla. The Plaza is decorated
to an extent with a tree and lights, but
Christmas Eve it becomes ‘the destina-
tion!’”
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Southern NM holiday road trips
Christmas IN the Plaza
Many of Southern New Mexico’s other
communities offer reasons to take a week-
end winter drive to view historic main Downtown El Paso’s Plaza Theatre for
Performing Arts, just next to San Jacinto
streets and decorated parks and plazas.
Plaza, will be one busy place during the
Silver City’s Christmas and holiday sea-
holidays, with holiday films coinciding
son kicks off the weekend after
with WinterFest activities, to special
Thanksgiving with its annual Christmas
Broadway Christmas shows and season-
Lights Parade, and the holiday glow
al music and dance performances.
remains for the rest of the season.
Here’s a look at some of the holiday
Silver City MainStreet and Town of Silver
happenings in The Plaza:
City volunteers decorate the light poles of
• El Paso Community Foundation’s
the historic downtown. This year mer-
Plaza Classic Film Festival and El Paso
chants will participate in a window deco-
Live will again show free Holiday
rating contest, giving visitors one more
Movies on selected Sundays. Local
reason to stroll around.
organists Ken Fedorick, Richard Garven
The Silver City Museum on Broadway
and Laurie Koval will perform on the
next to downtown has hosted a Victorian-
Plaza’s restored Wyler Mighty Wurlitzer
style Christmas event for more than 30
Organ before each movie. Films include
years, and attracts both residents and visi-
“Miracle on 34th Street” on Dec. 9, “A
tors. This year’s activities are Dec. 14. Just outside the Plaza Theatre is the
Christmas Story” and “It’s A Wonderful
Silver City has a “very walkable” WinterFest ice rink.
Life” Dec. 16, and “Frozen” and “Ice
Downtown, said Silver City MainStreet
Age” Jan. 6.
Executive Director Charmeine Wait. “You Butler, Keiko Matsui, and Shelea.
• Broadway in El Paso offers a special
can park at the Visitor Center, and shop, • Mariachi Sol de Mexico presents its
holiday performance of “Christmas
eat and even hike in the area all day long,” vholiday show, “A Merry-Achi
Wonderland’ Holiday Spectacular Dec. 8
she said. Downtown Silver City also offers Christmas” Dec. 17 with a fusion of the
with a nostalgic journey of holiday
two historic hotels, the restored Silco traditional holiday Mexican and
favorites like “White Christmas,”
Theatre and Big Ditch Park. American Christmas songs and carols.
“Winter Wonderland” and more.
A new feature for visitors anytime of year • The Great Russian Nutcracker’s “Dove
• Dave Koz’ s “A Smooth Jazz
is the “Stories From Our Streets” online of Peace Tour” returns for three per-
Christmas” returns to El Paso for his
tour. Guests can take self-guided walking formances Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, as part
21st annual Christmas show Dec. 13.
tours of the area, and log into brief audio of its more than 100-city tour.
Guests include Mindi Abair, Jonathan
histories of the various buildings.
Other Southern New Mexico plazas and
main street areas where people can find
remains decorated throughout the season. Wonderland” for Christmas Eve.
holiday cheer include the City of Socorro.
The Socorro Fire Department also hosts Ruidoso’s Festival of Lights Parade at the
The annual Luminarias on the Plaza,
its annual Matanza (barbecue) in the plaza start of the month runs the middle of town.
Christmas Lights Parade and art stroll are
Dec. 1, and the Plaza and historic district
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Ruidoso’s Old West neighbor, Lincoln,

features an annual Christmas Eve
Luminaria event throughout the communi-
ty, including a visit from Santa on a long-
horn steer.
In Cloudcroft, the Santa Land bonfires
are usually held the Saturday after
Thanksgiving and in mid-December at
Zenith Park, and holiday events at The
Lodge resort are also popular. The
Community Christmas tree along Burro
Avenue (the village’s “Main Street”) will
be lit Dec. 1 with a bonfire, visit from
Santa and refreshments. Other holiday
events along Burro Avenue include store
window decoration competitions.
Those traveling along NM Highway 54
on Christmas Eve will also encounter
luminarias along the main streets in
Tularosa, Carrizozo and Alamogordo. This
year also marks the 2nd annual Christmas
Tree lighting for Alamogordo in
Washington Park.
One Main Street area that has been
increasing its holiday offerings is Truth of
Consequences. For more than ten years the
city has started the season with a
Downtown celebration with decorations,
Santa photos, music and refreshments at
various businesses and other holiday activ-
ities at the Visitor Center.
“On Dec 7, we’ll have our Old-Fashioned
Christmas, that starts with a tree lighting
(just off Main Street) and is followed by
our Parade of Lights,” said MainStreet T
or C Executive Director Linda DeMarino.
“This is our 12th annual celebration, and
the third year for the parade.”
Josefina’s Old Gate in Mesilla is a favorite
stop for photographers.
Two of the downtown area’s parks just
off Main Street are also sites of holiday
celebrations. Evelyn Renfro Park is home
of the tree lighting, and Healing Waters
Park will be adorned for the holidays.
On Dec. 8, nearby Elephant Butte’s
Luminaria Walk features thousands of
luminarias along the trails and “campsites”
offering regional or seasonal refreshments
hosted by various nonprofits and other
groups.
DeMarino said the area’s famed hot
springs appeal to holiday visitors as well,
who enjoy the combination of winter air
while soaking in therapeutic pools.
“Truth or Consequences is special,
because along Main Street alone there are
seven hot springs hotels,” she said.
Nearby communities of Kingston,
Hillsboro and Monticello all offer events
or holiday shopping. Hillsboro is best
known for its Christmas in the Hill
Country events the first Saturday of
December.
All phone numbers listed are in Juaréz.
Centro de Convenciones Anita —
Waterfill zone. Information: 6821486 or
6820693. Tickets at donboleton.com. Javier
Rosas, Los Hijos de Varron and El De La
Guitarra perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30.
Tickets: 230-1,490 pesos.
Festival Inernacional del Globo — The
hot air balloon festival is Friday through
Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, at Sede Papal El
Punto, Calle 5 de Mayo, Chamizal. Gates open
at 6 a.m. Admission is 175 pesos. Camping fee
is 115 pesos. Tickets at donboleton.com.
Centro de Convenciones Cuatro
Siglos - Cuatro Siglos Boulevard 8989 (at
Florida). Tickets at donboleton.com. Singer,
songwriter and accordionist Remmy Valenzuela
performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Tickets:
365-2,065 pesos. He was nominated for the
“New Artist of the Year” at the 2015 Latin
American Music Awards oand his album “Mi
Vida en Vida” was nominated for the Best
Norteño Album at the Latin Grammy Awards
that year.
Centro Cultural Paso del Norte - Av.
Henry Durant, Zona Pronaf, across from the
Red Cross. Information: 1730300 (Facebook:
CCPasodelNorte). Advance show tickets at
donboleton.com.
• The Voronesh Russian Ballet production of
“El Cascanueces” (The Nutcracker) is at
Tuesday, Dec. 4. Tickets: 405-805 pesos.
• Conpania Folklórica Baile y Tradicion of
Juárez performs at Function Gala at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15. Tickets: 115 pesos.
Centro Cultural de la Ciudad - Zona
Pronaf, across from the Museo INBA. The
Juarez Sinfonia Concertante performs at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec 6. Featured soloists: Simon
Gollo and Jorge Martinez. Tickets: 200 pesos
(230 pesos in advance at donboleton.com).
Proceeds benefit local charities.
Cibeles Convention Center — Av.
Tomás Fernández 8450, between Calle
Portales and Antonio J. Bermudez, Zona
Campestre. Posada Navideña is at 9 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 14. Admission is free.
La Rodadora — The interactive children’s
museum is in the city’s Parque Central. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays
and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: 65 pesos (around $5). Information:
52-656-558-2415 or larodadora.org.
3D Theater admission: 30 pesos.
Theater/museum combo is 79 pesos.
The museum features 120 permanent interac-
tive exhibits. Exhibits include opportunities to
explore the origins of life, the formation of the
planets, how the deserts were formed, paleon-
tology, history and heritage and traditions, with
a focus on art and expression.
Museo de la Revolucion de la Frontera
(MUREF) — Old Customs House, Zona
Centro, Av. 16 de Septiembre at Ave. Juárez.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. Information: muref.org, inah.org or
Facebook.

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 DinoTracks Tour — Insights Science
Center host its monthly DinoTracks tour 1 to
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Mt. Cristo Rey in
Sunland Park. Cost: $15; available at eventbrite.
Information: 534-0000 or insightselpaso.org.
The 3-mile hiking tour promotes learning in
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and
Math. Next tour is 1 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 6.
Wyler Aerial Tramway — Hikes are free.
Information: 562-9899. Meet at Thousand
Steps Trail on N. Stanton and carpool to
Tramway. 2 1/2 mile strenuous hike. Bring
water, sturdy shoes, appropriate clothing.
• Women’s Hike is 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.
• “Santa Hike” is 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 30.
El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Entrance
hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission
is $12 for ages 13 to 59; $9 for ages 60 and
older and active duty military (including spouse)
with ID; $7.50 ages 3 to 12; and free for ages 2
and under. Information: 212-0966,
elpasozoo.org, or on Facebook at ElPasoZoo.
Santa at the Zoo is Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
8-9.
The “Wings of the World” Bird Show is 12:30
p.m. weekdays and 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. week-
ends at the new Wildlife Amphitheater. “Meet
The Keeper” talks are 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
at various locations.Asian Elephant Training
Encounters scheduled at noon daily.
“African Star” Train ride tickets are $2 plus
tax ($1.50 for children and zoo members).
El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon Society
— The holiday gathering and photo sharing
event is 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at UTEP’s
Centennial Museum. Information: Scott, 494-
2193 or trans-pecos-audubon.com.
The society is planning a birding tour in Costa
Rica for March 2019. Call Mark Perkins, 637-
3521 for details, cost.
Mesilla Valley Christmas Bird Count
— The Mesilla Valley Audubon Society’s 44th
annual Christmas Bird Count is Saturday, Dec.
15. Participation is free. Information: (575)
528-8696, way1mike@yahoo.com or
mvaudubon.org.
Cut down your own Christmas tree —
Permits are available for people to cut down
their own Christmas tree in designated areas of
the Lincoln and Gila National Forests in New
Mexico through Dec. 24. Limit is one tree —
up to 10 feet in height — per household, and
the permit includes a map of areas where cut-
ting is allowed. Permits available to purchase
for $5 per tree; special permits available for
trees over 10 feet. Applications available at
fs.usda.gov.
Franklin Mountains State Park — Most
hiking and mountain-biking trails begin in the
Tom Mays area, off Transmountain Drive on
the west side of the park (east of I-10).
Entry fee is $5 per person, free for age 12 and
under (with family). Correct cash or check
only. Group rates available. Hours are 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily. Information: 566-6441 or on
Facebook at FranklinMountainsSP. Web:
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/franklin-mountains.
Learn how Native Americans in the area used
native plants and how to make unique
Christmas ornaments 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the Tom Mays unit.
Campfire and Christmas Stories event is 6
p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, in the Tom Mays unit.
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Park Rangers will share hot cocoa and some of
the stories that have become a part of the
Christmas Season. Campfire building program
begin at 5 p.m.
Guided hikes and bike rides are $8 per person
($3 pass holder; $1 age 12 and under); price
includes entry. Dogs welcome on leash on
some hikes. Reservations required: 566-6441
(8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday).
• Peak Fitness Hike is 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1,
of North Franklin Peak. Meet at West
Cottonwood Springs trailhead. Strenuous trail,
3.8 miles.
• A Schaeffer Shuffle Hike is 8:30 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 2. Moderate hike, 2.6 miles.
• Moms + Tots moderate hike geared toward
mothers with young kids is 9 a.m. Friday, Dec.
14, at Aztec Caves trail (moderate hike).
• Santa Hike is 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, on
the Nature Walk Trail. Santa hats required.
Easy hike.
• Tin Mine Tour hike(moderate) is 8 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 28, starting at Chuck Heinrich
Park, 6 miles.
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park — UTEP’s
Center for Environmental Resource
Management offers free guided walking tours
and other activities at Rio Bosque Wetlands
Park, 10176 Socorro Rd. in El Paso’s Mission
Valley. Tours last about two hours.
Information: 747-8663 or riobosque.org.
• Introductory tour is 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.
• Birding tour is 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.
Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside
Canal. Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan
American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.
Keystone Heritage Park and El Paso
Desert Botanical Garden — 4200
Doniphan (across from Frontera). Hours are 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday-Friday, and
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; closed
Tuesdays. Admission: $2 (free for members);
$1 children. Information: 584-0563, keystone-
heritagepark.com.
The annual Luminarias by the Lake is 6 to 9
p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, with holi-
day music, sweet treats and hot cocoa.
Admission proceeds benefit the park.
The park’s 2-acre Botanical Garden, funded
by the Rotary Club of El Paso and the Junior
League, features native plants, amphitheater,
butterfly garden, wedding garden, children’s
maze, and a Butterfly House.
Bird watching with the Trans Pecos Audubon
Society is 9:30 a.m. to noon the second and last
Saturday of the month.
Keystone’s Chihuahuan Desert Experience
(immediately west of the wetland) is open 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for walking
and bird watching.
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic
Site — Ranch Road 2775 off U.S. 62/180
(Montana Ave.). The site is famed for many
Native American rock paintings and unique
geology. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
through Sunday. Admission: $7 (free for chil-
dren 12 and younger). Admission including
tours or hikes is $9 (13 and over); $2 (ages 5-
12). Information: 857-1135, ext. 0, or texas-
stateparks.gov.
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A Critters of the Night event is 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 13, to learn about the park’s
nocturnal critters. Bring flashlights and water
bottles and wear closed-toe shoes.
Reservations required. Early arrival encourages;
gates close at 6:30 p.m.
Junior Ranger program is 10 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 15. Reservations required.
A Holiday Overnight Family Camp Out is
begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday and ends at noon
Saturday, Dec. 21-22, to learn about life on
the trail during the old cowboy days, sample
Dutch oven cooking, listen to stories, and roast
marshmallows, and try archery. Space is limit-
ed; reservations required by Dec. 18. Regular
park fees apply.
Women’s Hike is 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
Open to all women, youth and adults. Cost: $9
($2 age 5-12). Reservation required.
Reservations are recommended for the self-
guided area and for camping: (512) 389-8911.
North Mountain is available for self-guided
day use, for up to 70 people at a time; reserva-
tions recommended. There is an annual orien-
tation program for visitors. Guided access is
offered to the rest of the site.
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.
“Rock of Ages” living history guided tours are
6 to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 30-
Dec 15. Dressed in historic costumes, park
staff will guide visitors on a lantern-lit tour of
the front half of the Big Room. Cost: $10 ($5
ages 5-16); no children under 5 admitted.
Reservations required; space is limited.
Reservations, tickets: (575) 236-1375.
Visitor Center winter hours are 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. Closed Christmas Day.
Plan 3-1/2 hours for a walk-in tour and 1-1/2
hours for Big Room tour of the Caverns. Cost
is $10 (free or ages 15 and younger). The
park’s audio self-guided tour is $3 extra.
Other guided tours are available; call or check
website for details.
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 5 p.m.
through Dec. 16; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 17-31.
Park hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Dec.
31. Last entrance is one hour before closing.
Entrance fee: $5 age 16 and older. Closed
Christmas Day. Free for children. Information:
(575) 479-6124, ext. 236 or (575) 679-2599,
ext. 232; nps.gov/whsa or on Facebook.
Sunset strolls offered daily at 4 p.m. through
Jan. 4. “Skins and Skulls” mammal identification
talks are 3 p.m. Sundays.
Ranger-guided Lake Lucero Tour is 10 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29. Program fee is $8 ($4 age
15 and younger). Check website or call for
details; reservations required, available one
month prior to tour.
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. Pine Springs Visitor
Center hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Camping is $8 per site per night. Information:
(915) 828-3251 or nps.gov.
December 2018
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) 887-
5516 or livingdesertnm.org.
Holiday Bells music with Touch of Joy Ringers
from First Presbyterian Church is 11 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Dec. 1.
Holidays with the Animals is 1 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8. Children can make holiday
cards and treats for their favorite Living Desert
animals, plus other activities.
New Mexico State Parks — Day-use fee
is $5. All programs are free with park entrance, Dedicated to the health of all El Paso
unless otherwise listed. Information: (575) 744-
5998 or nmparks.com.
• Leasburg Dam — Radium Springs, two miles
4026 N . M ES A B-1
off I-25 at Exit 19. Day use hours are 8 a.m. to 915.356.4 572
6 p.m. Information: (575) 524–4068.
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Jornada to Hot Springs hike is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sleep Happiness
Saturday, Dec. 8.
Anxiety Wellness
Discovering the Camino Real ranger-led hikes Depression Pain
are 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 Focus & More
and 15. Moderate hike, 2.5 miles.
• 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.
Luminaria night is 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, with lighted walk, cookies and hot
chocolate, and raffle for baked hams.
Bird ID Walking Tour is 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday
and Dec. 29.
• Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park. 5000 Calle
del Norte in Mesilla. 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 begin-
ning at the Visitor Center.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument — 44 miles north of Silver City
on NM Highway 15. Entrance fee: $10.
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.
Interpretive Park Ranger-led 45-minute guid-
ed tours of the cliff dwellings are 1 p.m. Friday
through Sunday.
Canyon View hike is Saturday, Dec. 8. Wear
sturdy outdoor clothing and hiking boots, bring
water and a snack for the 3- to 4-hour pro-
gram. Strenuous hike. Advance reservations
required (space is limited to 30 participants).
Call for time.
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, or on Facebook
at Alameda Park Zoo-AFOTZ
Area hiking websites
• Meetup.com offers a variety of groups for all
activities, including El Paso hiking
(meetup.com/El-Paso-Hiking) and Las Cruces
(meetup.com/jornada-hikers)
• Celebrations of Our Mountains offers an
ongoing calendar of hiking and related events at
celebrationofourmountains.org/
• Elpasonaturally is a blog by Jim Tolbert and
includes Sunrise Hikers morning events.
Information: elpasonaturally.blogspot.com or
diegotolbert@gmail.com.
• The El Paso chapter of the Sierra Club posts
its hikes at sierraclub.org/elpaso.
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 Centennial Museum — University at • Yoga is 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Free.
Wiggins, UTEP. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 Monday • A free Braintrust Bag Lunch mini-lecture is
through Saturday. Admission is free. noon Wednesday, Dec. 12. Jeff Harris will dis-
Information: 747-6667 or museum.utep.edu. cuss the “History of Ragtime.”
Showing through Jan. 4: “Rations, Rights and • Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club is 2 p.m.
Rivets: Experiencing World War II in El Paso,” Saturday, Dec. 15, to discuss “The First Men in
featuring historic pieces such as newspaper the Moon” by H.G. Wells. Tea and pastries
clippings, photographs, ration books and more. provided. $5.
The Chihuahuan Desert Gardens on the • “Make-a-Thing” arts and crafts are 10 a.m.
museum grounds have more than 800 species the third Thursday of each month (Dec. 20).
of plants native to the region. This month’s project is Bread Dough Holiday
The Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit is open to the Ornaments. Cost: $10.
public for viewing 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
National Border Patrol Museum and
Wednesday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. the first Sunday
Memorial Library — 4315 Transmountain
of the month. A museum representative will be
Drive. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
on hand to answer questions.
through Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday and
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study major holidays. Admission is free. Information:
Center — 715 N. Oregon. Opening Dec. 1 is 759-6060 or borderpatrolmuseum.com.
“Unity: El Paso Youth Exhibit” featuring art,
Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305
writing video and multi-media presentation.
Yaya Lane, at Socorro Road. The center fea-
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through
tures a museum on the Tigua tribe, offering a
Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
glimpse of five centuries of Pueblo history and
Admission is free. Information: 351-0048 or
tradition. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
elpasoholocaustmuseum.org.
Wednesday through Sunday. Free children’s
El Paso Museum of Archaeology — activities daily. Admission is free. Information:
4301 Transmountain in Northeast El Paso 859-7700, ysletadelsurpueblo.org.
(west of U.S. 54). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
War Eagles Air Museum — 8012 Airport
Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are 10:30 to
Road, Doña Ana County Airport, Santa Teresa.
2 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays, Mondays
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
and city holidays. Admission is free.
Sunday. Admission: $5; $4 senior citizens and
Information: 755-4332 or
military; free for children under 12.
elpasotexas.gov/arch_museum/.
Information: (575) 589-2000 or war-eagles-air-
Margaret Berrier will present “Looking at an
museum.com.
Old Dog with New Tricks: Review and
Documentation of Jaguar Cave, a Unique
Painted Shelter in West Texas” at 2 p.m. Las Cruces area
Saturday Dec. 1, as part of the museum’s lec-
ture series. Admission is free.
Branigan Cultural Center — Branigan
Building, 501 N. Main, (Downtown Mall) Las
A Wilderness First Aid Class is Thursday
Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
though Saturday, Dec. 6-8, featuring CPR/AED
Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
for pro rescuers. Registration: $250 via
Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
GeoBettyTours.com/WTF-WFA. Information:
Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 541-2154,
526-1091.
las-cruces.org/museums or on Facebook.
El Paso Museum of Art — For exhibit Showing through Jan. 5: “World War I” fea-
information, see “Southwest Art Scene.” turing the WWI memorabilia collection of
William Alford.
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N.
Showing through Jan. 19: “Four
Santa Fe. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
Generations, Four Languages,” featuring
through Saturday (open until 9 p.m.
Mexican artists of different generations.
Thursdays), and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Showing through Feb. 2: “Passing Through,”
Mondays and city holidays. Museum admission
paintings by artist Jimin Lee on the theme of
is free. Information: 212-0320,
mobility, displacement and labor.
elpasotexas.gov/history or on Facebook.
Showing through Feb. 16: “Lightning Field,”
Magoffin Home State Historic Site — digital imagery by Ken Morgan, depicting his
1120 Magoffin. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. envisioning of a lightning storm at Walter de
Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Maria’s Lightning Field.
Sunday. Visitors can begin their tour at the
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Visitor Center across the street (1117
Science — 411 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Magoffin, a restored 1901 home); closed
Downtown Mall. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30
Sunday. Tours on the hour; last tour at 4 p.m.
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
Spanish language tours offered Thursday
p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
through Saturday; call for availability. Cost: $7
Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 522-3120 or
($6 seniors 65 and older; $4 ages 6-18; free
las-cruces.org/museums.
ages 5 and younger). Family and group rates
STEAMpunk lecture is 11:45 Saturday, Dec.
available. Admission is free to Visitor Center.
15 on Isaac Newton (Laws of Motion).
Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com
Night Creatures museum tours are 4:30 to 7
or Facebook.
p.m. the first Friday of the month.
The Holiday Open House is noon to 5 p.m.
Animal Encounters are 10:30 a.m. Saturdays.
Saturday, Dec. 1, with music, performers,
Saturday Family Science is 11:45 a.m. to 12:45
cookies, cocoas and free activities for kids.
p.m. Saturdays. All About Engines event is Dec.
Admission is free.
8, for ages 7-17.
• English Fruit Cake Cooking Classes is 10 a.m.
(family-friendly) and 1 p.m. (for adults),
Saturday, Dec. 1. $5. Call to reserve a spot. Please see Page 27

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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 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the First
Friday Ramble. Admission is free; donations
encouraged. Information: (575) 528-3444 or
museums.las-cruces.org.
An Old Fashioned Holiday Display is 1 to 4
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.
Holiday lights, music and specially decorated
trains are featured during this month’s
Downtown Ramble 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.
NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
— 4100 Dripping Springs, Las Cruces. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,
noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for
adults, $4 seniors 60 and older; $3 children age
4-17; free for members, veterans and children
age 3 and under. Information: (575) 522-4100
or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.
Selfies with Santa offered 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays,
through Dec. 23.
Showing Dec. 16-March 31 in the Arts
Corridor: “Around the Farm & Ranch:
Watercolors by Penny Thomas Simpson,” with
33 paintings of life around the farm and ranch.
Artist’s reception is 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 16. Refreshments served.
Showing through March 9: “Dressed for the
Occasion,” featuring women’s clothing from
the 1870s to the 1930s.
Showing through Sept. 13: “Drawn to the
Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico.” Peter
Hurd(1904-1984) was known for his realistic
portraits and luminous southwestern land-
scapes. The exhibit features 24 artworks.
Craft for Kids are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays;
free with museum admission.
Weaving Demonstrations on a 4-harness floor
loom are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
and 15, in the Education Classroom.
Campfire Christmas Cookies are 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, using a vintage Pizzelle
iron from the 1800s. Free with admission.
NMSU Art Gallery — D.W. Williams Art
Center, 1390 E. University Ave, NMSU. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday. Admission is free. Information: (575)
646-2545 or uag.nmsu.edu.
Showing through December: “Superbloom,”
examining the complicated effects the Cold
War and nuclear testing have had on the
Southwest American landscape and the global
psyche. Comprised of oil paintings, large-for-
mat watercolors, digital works and a multi-
channel video.
In conjunction with the exhibit, the gallery
hosts a live Aikido performance 2 to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1. A panel discussion focusing
on the complex history of nuclear development
in the West and the potential role art can play
as a catalyst of change will be held at the same
time as the performance.
OutsmART is 1 to 3 p.m. the second Saturday
of the month. Geared towards age 5 to 15.
NMSU Museum — Kent Hall, University at
Solano, Las Cruces. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: (575) 646-5161 or
nmsu.edu/museum/.
Showing through Spring 2019 is ”Live Long &
Prosper: Sci-Fi Images in Contemporary
Indigenous Art,” with more than 40 works of
art by contemporary indigenous artists.
December 2018
Also Father Christmas. He embraced contemporary art styles while
New this year is Scrooge’s Gift Swap. Visitors celebrating his Apache heritage in his artwork.
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum — 301 are encouraged to bring a small wrapped gift to
S. Silver, Deming, N.M. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 put under the tree, and to take one in
Toy Train Depot — Alameda Park, 1991
p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is exchange.
N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. An actual
free. Information: (575) 546-2382, 1-800-848- train depot built in 1898, the building now
Showing through Dec. 9: ”Arte Chicano de
4955 or lunacountyhistoricalsociety.com. houses a gift shop and model shop, with more
San Vicente 2018,” featuring artwork by Silver
than 1,200 feet of model railroad track and
Geronimo Springs Museum — 211 Main City Chicano artists, including print artist Fred
hundreds of model and toy trains on display.
in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Hours are 9 Barraza, ceramicists Patty Countryman and
Hours are noon to 4:40 p.m. Wednesday
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon Krissy Ramirez, and digital artist Grecia Rivas
through Sunday. Admission: $4. Information:
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 ($2.50 stu- Showing through Jan. 13, 2019: “Allan
(575) 437-2855.
dents 6 to 18; free for ages 5 and younger). Houser: Renowned 20th Century Warm
The 1/5 scale train track offers rides around
Family rates: $15. Information: (575) 894-6600 Springs Chiricahua Apache Artist.” Houser
Alameda Park 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
or geronimospringsmuseum.com. (1914-1994) was one of the most important
through Sunday. Cost: $4.
Native American artists of the 20th Century.
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). Admission:
$7 ($5 for seniors, military; $2 children 6-16;
free for children 5 and younger and museum
members). Information: (575) 378-4142, hub-
bardmuseum.org or on Facebook.
Museum of the Big Bend — Sul Ross
State University (Entrance 3), Hwy 90 in
Alpine, Texas. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission is free. Information: (432)
837-8143 or museumofthebigbend.com.
Showing through Dec. 16: “Erin Hanson:
Impressions of Big Bend Country,” featuring
modern impressionistic oil paintings.
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. Museum and theatre
closed Dec. 25. Admission: $6 ($5 for seniors
and military, $4 ages 4-12, children 3 and
younger free). Information: (877) 333-6589,
(575) 437-2840 or nmspacemuseum.org.
The Launch Pad Lecture Series is 9 to 11 a.m.
the first Friday of each month. The Dec. 7 lec-
ture is “Houston, There is a Santa Claus: The
Christmas Mission of Apollo 8,” by Museum
Executive Director Chris Orwoll. Admission is
free; coffee and donuts provided.
Science Saturday events for kids and their par-
ents are 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 8, with
planetarium programs and more.
A Warehouse 1402: Behind the Scenes Tour
is 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, inside the
Daisy Track Exhibit Building. Topic is “Delta
Clipper: A Successful Failure.”
Silver City Museum — 312 W. Broadway,
Silver City. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Open until 7 p.m. the
first Friday of the month. Admission: $5.
Information: (575) 538-5921, silvercitymuse-
um.org, or on Facebook.
A “Get Christmas Creative,” drop-in orna-
ment workshop is 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 1. All materials free; donations accepted.
A presentation on “The True Story of La
Capilla, the Team that Recreated it and the
Virgin that Inspired It” the little chapel on the
top of Chihuahua Hill is noon to 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 6. Admission is free; $5 dona-
tion requested.
The 34th annual Victorian Christmas Evening
is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, with decora-
tions, costumed characters, activities, and
entertainment representing the time when the
Ailman family built the house in 1881. Musical
guests will perform holiday and other tradition-
al music. Christmas cookies and warm spiced
cider will be served in the kitchen. Children can
participate in holiday activities and visit with
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 Art and Framing Gallery — 6519-A N.
Mesa (in the Palm Court). Information: 833-
5250 or on Facebook. Opening Dec. 8 are
works by America Cano, Michelle Zaragoza
and Maria Savitsky.
Bert Saldana Art Gallery — The gallery
featuring Southwestern Art is at 1501 Main
Street in the San Elizario Arts District. Hours
are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 479-2926 or bert-
saldana.com.
Candy Mayer Studio Open House — El
Paso artist Candy Mayer and photographer
Charlie Mayer will host their 4th annual open
house at her home studio at 1317 Tierra Roja
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec.
8-9. All of Candy Mayer’s work will be avail-
able for purchase, including large pieces not
usually displayed at shows. Available will be her
game, “Loteria El Paso,” with 50 different El
Paso images, along with the new “Día de Los
Muertos” loteria. Featured are new landscapes,
new religious collages and new Día de los
Muertos paintings and jigsaw puzzles. Gift items
include 2019 “Classic Images of El Paso” calen-
dars, Día de los Muertos coloring pages, new
porcelain Christmas ornaments & small cards,
mouse pads, coasters, purses and placemats.
Also on display will be her husband Charlie’s
photographs, many from Mexico and Spain.
Information: 581-4971, candymayer.com or on
Facebook at Candy Mayer Art.
To get there: Take I-10 to Redd Exit. Take
Redd east to Resler, turn left at Franklin High
School, right at Tierra Taos, then left at Tierra
Roja. Fifth house on top of hill.
Celebration of Our Mountains Art
Exhibit — The 18th annual exhibit is on dis-
play at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One
Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, featuring art-
work depicting the region’s mountains by area
artists. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3, or
ardovinos.com.
Chinati Foundation — Marfa, Texas.
Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati
Foundation houses one of the world’s largest
collections of permanently installed contempo-
rary art. Grounds close at 5 p.m. Admission is
$10 ($5 for students, seniors). Full tour is $25
($10 students). Holiday hours vary through
December. Information: (432) 729-4362 or chi-
nati.org
Crossland Gallery — The El Paso Art
Association’s gallery is at 500 W. Paisano (in
the Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Information:
534-7377, office@elpasoartassociation.com,
CrosslandArtGallery.com, or on Facebook.
Showing through Dec. 14: “Celebration ...
Wonderful You,” honoring artists who gave
works of art to brighten the lives of veterans.
Call to artists: Entry deadline is Jan. 9 for
“con.FIGURE.ation.five.2019” figure and por-
trait award show. Opening reception is 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. See website for
prospectus.
Dozal Art Gallery — The gallery of award-
winning artist Robert Dozal is at 1445 Main
Street in the San Elizario Art District. Hours
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are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday, or by appointment. Information: 777-
5237 or robertdozalartwork.weebly.com.
Dozal’s portraits and landscapes range from
very realistic to expressionistic in style. He spe-
cializes in oil, watercolor and acrylics.
El Paso Museum of Art — One Arts
Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays.
Admission is free unless noted otherwise.
Information: 212-0300 or epma.art.
Showing through Jan. 20: “After Posada:
Revolution,” works by Mexican printmaker José
Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913).
Showing through Feb. 27: Jacob Lawrence’s
“Toussaint L’Ouverture Series: The Haitian
Revolution.”
Showing through April 7: “Julie Speed: East
of the Sun and West of the Moon.” The exhibi-
tion features the Marfa artist’s production from
the last five years.
In collaboration with UTEP’s Rubin Center for
the Visual Arts Rainey Knudson, founder of the
online art magazine “Glasstire” will talk on
”Art, Media, and the Digital Dumpster Fire” at
6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6.
Luis Carranza of Roger Williams University
will host a talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, as
part of the Texas Tech College of
Architecture’s Design Lecture series.
An Art Talk on the “Visions of Heaven and
Earth” with art historian Samuel Rodriguez
Medina is 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.
Free family Art Workshops are noon to 3
p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Dec. 26-28.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and
Gift Shop — The gallery of impressionist
painter Alberto Escamilla is at 1445 Main Street
in San Elizario. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday, and 12:30 to
4:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: 851-0742 or
474-1800, or albertoescamilla.com.
The annual Christmas Extravaganza is 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9, with
a children’s art decorating station, special dis-
counts, music by Rocio Manriquez and other,
guest vendors, appetizers and refreshment.
Golden Eagle Gallery — 1501 Main Street,
in the San Elizario Historic District. Showing
through Dec. 30: “Faces of India,” photo-
graphs by Lance R. Levine. Gallery hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Information: 851-0093.
Hal Marcus Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon.
The gallery specializes in local and early El Paso
art. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday or by appointment. Information: 533-
9090 or halmarcus.com.
Showing Dec. 6-Feb. 28, 2019: “Latina
Arte,” with works by Latina artists Teresa
Fernandez, Carmen Navar, Romy Hawkins,
Martha Arzabala, Leticia Luevanos, Lillian
Sandoval, Erica Zamora and Isabel Olivares.
Opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 6.
Marcus’s home and studio, located across the
street, are available for personal tours.
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The 48th annual Happy Hippie Holidaze
Open House and Craft Fair is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15-
16, with local arts and crafts vendors, snacks,
and entertainment. Calendars for 2019 avail-
able for $5. Admission is free.
Ho Baron Sculpture Garden and
Studio – Baron’s surreal outdoor sculpture
garden at 2830 Aurora (at Piedras) is visible
from the street, featuring several of his large-
scale works. His indoor studio hours are noon
to 5 p.m. Saturdays, or by appointment. The
indoor studio features his sculpture, drawings,
and art assemblages as well as access to a sec-
ond private sculpture garden. Information: 915-
562-7820 or hobaron.com
International Museum of Art — 1211
Montana. The museum is operated by the
International Association for the Visual Arts in
the historic Turney Home. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Wednesday Thursday and Friday, 1
to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free guided
tours available on a walk-in basis. Admission is
free. Information: 543-6747, internationalmuse-
umofart.net or on Facebook.
The Art of the Arts Society presents “The Art
of Guitar Music in El Paso” family Christmas
celebration at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, featuring
music by Shaun Mahoney, Austin Jim Murphy,
Cliff Seaman, and Mariachi performing a variety
of music styles. Admission is free; donations
welcome.
Krystyna Robbins Studio — Krystyna
Robbins will host her annual Christmas Open
House & Miniature Sale noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9, at the Robbins Studio, 5070 Yucca
(Upper Valley, off Country Club).
Retablos, slates, miniatures and small paintings
and other works will be for sale, including origi-
nal ornaments and tiles.
In November, Robbins received one of the
seven awards at the “Pain in the Beach” Plein
Air Competition in Fort Myers, Florida.
La Galeria de la Misíon de Senecú —
The Ysleta Independent School District’s gallery
is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. Admission is free.
Information: 434-9703, 434-9711, or on
Facebook at YISDFineArts.
The 21st annual Virgen de Guadalupe juried
art award exhibit is Dec. 3-Jan. 14 (closed for
Christmas break). Gala opening and awards
presentation is 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, with
folklorico dancers, mariachi and other enter-
tainment by student groups.
Nina Eaton Photography Open House
— Nina East will host her annual holiday open
house 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8-9, at her studio at
506 Shadow Willow Drive in the Upper Valley,
with photos of El Paso’s favorite places on gift
items such as Coaster, trivets, magnets, mouse
pads, note cards, ornaments, prints and canvas.
Wine and hors d’oeuvres served. Information:
630-3013, elpnina@elp.rr.com or
Ninaeatonphotography.com
Guest artist Catherine Waterhouse will fea-
ture her one-of-a kind gemstone jewelry.
PDA Gallery — The gallery, home of Exist,
is at 114B Mills, off San Jacinto Plaza.
Information: exist1981.com. Showing through
Dec. 17 is “Head in the Clouds,” photography
by Nina Titovets.
PhotoWalk 2018 exhibit — The
Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, 910 E.
December 2018
San Antonio, hosts an exhibition that captures
the essence of the places and the community of
the border region Dec. 13-Jan. 2. Consulate
hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The exhi-
bition consists of the work of 50 photogra-
phers, who participated in the Eleventh World
Edition of the PhotoWalk on Oct. 6, with par-
ticipants from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua,
Canutillo, Alamogordo and El Paso. Admission
is free. Information: 533-3644 or
consulmex.sre.gob.mx/elpaso.
Opening reception is 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 13, with jazz flamenco music by Euterpe.
Rubin Center — UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is off Dawson
Drive next to the Sun Bowl. Hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (open until 7
p.m. Thursday) and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 747-6151, rubincenter.utep.edu or
on Facebook at RubinCenter.
Showing through Dec. 14:
• “Iconográfika Oaxaca: Contemporary Prints,
Photos and Works on Paper” in the L Gallery.
The exhibit takes a look at a new generation of
artists who blend their indigenous roots with
iconic imagery from contemporary life.
• “Yana Payusova: “Revolutions” in the Project
Space. The exhibit explores the dynamics of
power and gender through vivid imagery paint-
ed onto large ceramic vessels.
• “Tu Huella es el Camino (Your Footprint is
the Path)” solo exhibition from Mexican artist
Betsabeé Romero in the Rubin Gallery. Romero
addresses migration and belonging through
large-scale sculptures, prints and installations.
Terry Wright Mosaic Studio Open
House — Mosaic artist Terry Wright will host
the event at her Upper Valley studio, 630 Gary
Lane, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
Several other artists will also show and sell
their work. Information: 731-6730 or terry-
wrightstudio.com.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
10-10 Arts Hop — Doña Ana Arts Council
hosts “12 Hours of Art in Las Cruces” with
events 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the second Saturday
of every month (Dec. 8). Participating galleries
are University Art Gallery, Cutter Gallery,
DAAC Arts & Cultural Center, Rokoko Gallery,
Four Points Perspective and Art Obscura.
Hours vary per location. Information: (575)
523-6403. Schedule: daarts.org.
ArtRageous — Doña Ana Arts Council
offers community art classes 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
selected Wednesdays at DAAC Arts & Cultural
Center, in Bulletin Plaza, 1740 Calle de
Mercado, Suite D. Classes include materials,
light refreshments and a glass of wine. No
experience is necessary; all levels welcome.
Wear old clothes or smock. Cost $30 per class
(includes materials and light refreshments).
Class size limited. Registration: (575) 523-6403
or daarts.org.
• Dec. 5: Shibori Silk Scarf with Linda Elkins.
• Dec. 12: After DeGrazia with Sally Quillin;
painting in the style of Ted (Ettore) De Grazia.
Offered 2 to 4 p.m. or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Jan. 9: Pour Painting with Barbara
Armstrong.
Colorful Trails Second Saturday —
Several Las Cruces artists will host studio open
houses noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
• Gypsy Sage Artists Marj Leininger, at 4118
Calle Belleza (Sonoma Ranch). Watercolors and
mixed media. Information: (575) 520-9245.
• Kathleen Deasy, 625 Van Patten (oils and
mixed media on canvas). Christmas cookies
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and apple cider. Information: (828) 467-9060.
• Duncklee’s Art Studio, 1201 2nd. Artist
Penny Duncklee, plein air watercolors. Music
by Larry Stocker. Information: (575) 523-1889
or pennyduncklee.com.
• Debra Vance studio at 2200 W. Union Ave,
west of Hwy. 28. Showing her watercolor
paintings and Christmas cards. Information:
970-405-5784 or haciendavance.com.
Cutter Gallery — 2640 El Paseo (at
University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658 or the-
cuttergallery.com.
Showing through Dec. 29: Romantic and
Get Scene
around town!
The Scene comes out the last week of the month.
impressionistic paintings of people, animals,
birds, landscapes, florals and historic renderings
by Paula V.O. Voris.
Second Saturday Arts Hope is Dec. 8, with
book signing by Kent Jabob 1 to 3 p.m. for his
mystery “Hopi Tea.
Doña Ana Arts & Cultural Center —
The gallery at the DAAC Arts Council Arts &
Culture Center, 1740 Calle de Mercado. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Gallery closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1. Information:
(575) 523-6403 or daarts.org.
Showing Dec. 7-21: “Across the Board,”
works by Doña Ana Arts Council members
Barbara Reasoner, Emmitt Booher, Abby
Osborne, Heidi Frohnapfel, and Deret Roberts,
and emeritus DAAC board members Ron
Saltzman, Kathleen Squires, and Eric Rivera.
Opening reception is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 8, as part of the Second Saturday 10–10
Arts Hop.
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.
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N.
Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Saturday, plus 5 to 7 p.m. during the
First Friday Ramble. Information: (575) 541-
2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing through Jan. 12: The annual “Bird in
Art: Takes Flight and Soars” exhibit with
dynamic and contemplative interpretations of
avian marvels via original paintings, sculptures,
and graphics created within the last three years.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science
interim curator Destry Kissick will explore the
origins of scientific names and the taxonomic
classification of select birds featured in the exhi-
bition, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.
“Artventurous” free art appreciation activities
are 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday.
December’s events are holiday-themed.
Also
Art Hop — MainStreet Truth or
Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m.
the second Saturday of each month (Dec. 8) in
the downtown gallery district. The event fea-
tures 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 torc-
mainstreet.org.
Cloudcroft Art Society Gallery – The
gallery is in the “Red Brick Schoolhouse” at the
intersection of Burro Avenue and Swallow
Place in Cloudcroft, N.M. Hours are every 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday June through
December, featuring paintings of all media,
photography, pottery, pine needle baskets,
intarsia (wood designs), prints and cards creat-
ed by various artists.
Admission is free. Information: Cloudcroft Art
Society on Facebook.
Deming Arts Center — The Deming Arts
Council gallery and gift shop, 100 Gold in
Deming, N.M., is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30 p.m. the Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.
Pick up your copy at these and other locations.

second Wednesday in the Museum of Nature Information: (575) 546-3663, demingarts.org or

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VILLAGE INN WALGREENS SUNNY SMILES and Science classroom. The Dec. 12 book is on Facebook.
1500 Airway 1788 N. Zaragosa
“Painting Methods of the Impressionist” by The annual Christmas Boutique is Dec. 1-30,
Bernard Dunstan. with gifts by area artisans. Reception is 1 to 3
7144 Gateway East 890 N Resler Dr 10039 Dyer
Open Sketch event is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.
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Dec. 13.
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Grant County Art Guild Gallery - For its
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will move its gallery from Pinos Altos to the
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pencil, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylic on to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to
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1460 N Lee Trevino 1210 Wedgewood BARNES & NOBLE
oils, acrylics and watercolors. (575) 538-8216, gcag.org or on Facebook at
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FURR’S
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11925 Gateway West CAFE EAST
Rio Bravo Fine Art — 110 Broadway in
2950 George Dieter
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11251 Rojas
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Marfa artist has solo
exhibit at EP Museum
This exhibition, which is Speed’s most
comprehensive to date, represents works
produced in the last five years, many of
In her catalog, Speed comments, “The
tattoo sleeves of the figure in ‘Deep Water’
incorporate Dore’s illustrations of the

T
he scintillating El Paso Museum of
Art exhibition, “East of the Sun and
West of the Moon,” showcases 48
works by artist Julie Speed, who is based
in Marfa, Texas. Imaginative and thought
provoking in content, Speed’s surreal
paintings and collages find their source in
her vivid and unusual creative style. The
exhibit opened in November and continues
through April 7,
Born in Chicago in 1951 and coming
from a “hands on” creative family, Speed
had an early inclination to pursue her own
artistic interests. She attended classes at
the Rhode Island School of Design before
dropping out at age 19 to reevaluate her
destiny. She spent the next few years trav-
eling the U. S. before eventually settling in
Nova Scotia, Canada. During this period,
she earned her keep with such diverse jobs
as house painter, horse trainer, writer and
farmworker. Her marriage to Fran
Christina, drummer with the Fabulous
Thunderbirds, eventually brought the cou-
ple to Austin, Texas.
By this time Speed realized that her true
passion was art, so she began to teach her-
self to paint. She was influenced by the
work of Belgian surrealist Rene Francois
Magritte, an artist whose images chal-
lenged observers’ preconditioned defini-
tions of reality. Speed now creates her own
unique imagery, often combining the medi-
ums of oil paint, gouache and collage.
Finding inspiration in the wellspring of
her rich imagination, Speed has become
known for a signature style that often
include faces with a third eye, strangely
arranged or detached body parts, and other
departures from reality. Although her
paintings could be called figurative, she
begins not with drawings, but by intricate-
ly arranging geometric shapes.
“I start with the composition, and more
than any other element, the composition
drives the narrative. I may take days and
even weeks arranging and rearranging var-
ious sized shapes until suddenly they fit
together in just the right pattern.”
Many of the paintings featured in the
exhibition are finely layered oils or
gouache combined with paper as a collage.
“I have been collecting paper since I was
about 18 and now every drawer in the
house is filled to overflowing,” she said
jokingly. “A good portion of my creative
time is spent in searching for just the right
pieces.” She notes that they all have differ-
ent weights, colors and textures – qualities
that often determine the final outcome of
the imagery.
Speed also uses illustrations from old
books as a source. In this regard she has
two hard and fast rules. The first is that the
paper must come from already ruined
books. She lists floods, fire and children as
her best allies in providing such material.
Worms have become another ally, she
added. “They simply can’t resist the mul-
berry bark paper of the Japanese wood-
block prints I use.”
Her second rule is never using a comput-
er to enhance her work. Any changes are
made by drawing using a very fine brush.
The exhibition title “East of the Sun and
West of the Moon” actually refers more to
which have never been exhibited before. Genesis flood narrative. That makes it a
“The exhibition has been organized into painting of a flood, made with images of a
two parts,” Burns noted, “The first, which flood taken from a bible that drowned in a
showcases her paintings in oil and flood. The figure’s internal organs are a
gouache, focuses on characters that are map of the Middle East and her breasts are
outside of time and place. The second sec- an augmented topographical map of the
tion, entitled ‘Worlds Colliding,’ is dedi- grounds of the Leavenworth Penitentiary
cated to collages in which the artist melds that I painted together. Finally if you look
eastern and western traditions. One exam- closely at the bottom of the picture you
ple of this approach is her piece ‘Deep can see a harbor scene with oil rigs and a
Water,’ a gouache and collage that focuses refinery in the background of a flooded
on a figure immersed waist-deep water. city.”
The collage features pages from a water As part of the exhibition, Speed has
damaged copy of an 1877 bible illustrated designed a three-channel video and sound
by Gustave Dore.”
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“The Horse Soldier” by Julie Speed
Speed’s artistic process than to the land in
which her imaginary characters live. The
artist shares, “The determination of east
over west is influenced by the colors I use.
For example colors are much stronger and
richer in the east.”
“The Horse Soldier” is a prime example.
“The soldier’s vividly patterned uniform in
greens and red is set against a warm gold-
en background. The uniform is comprised
from pieces from Japanese woodblock
prints. For his uniform, I chose military
illustrations some of which featured hors-
es. These were what inspired the title.”
The story behind the creation of “Eating
Warhol’s Lunch” is equally fascinating. “In
the process of arranging a series of geo-
metric shapes, two became heads — one a
man and the other a woman while others
reminded me of bowls. This brought to
mind the painting ‘The Bean Eater’ by
Carracci, but the paper I was using was
red, not brown like beans. Thinking of
what they could be eating, I recalled the
color of Campbell’s tomato soup. In turn
finding the soup caused me to think of
Warhol’s famous image of a Campbell
soup can and that inspired the title of the
painting.”
EPMA Curatorial Assistant Kevin Burns,
in explaining the decision to present this
exhibition, noted, “One part of the EPMA
mission is to represent the work of Texas
artists. Speed has resided in Texas since
the mid 1970s and in Marfa since 2006,
and her work truly represents the very best
of Texas art.”

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 New on the Border Bookshelf:
“A Fighter’s Will” by Thomas “Tommy”
Dominguez III (Dorrance Publishing Co.). The
16-year-old Faith Christian Academy student
has authored his first book, featuring a cover
design by his sister Mia Ilani Dominguez. The
coming of age story about a high school student
named Bryson, which Dominguez should
appeal to lovers of Shounen Jump stories and
martial arts. Information:
dorrancepublishing.com.
A book signing with Dominguez is 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9, at Barnes & Noble, 8889
Gateway West, Suite 120 Fountains at Farah,).
Cactus Flower Bookery — The new local
bookstore at 5024 Doniphan (Placita Santa Fe),
Suite 9, will host its Grand Opening 10:30 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Dec. 1-8, offering new, used, rare
and local books, and literary accessories.
Information: 203-8338 or cactusflowerbook-
ery@gmail.com.
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. Workshops are
free; donations for the presenter are encour-
aged. The group is open to all writers in a non-
critique, non-caustic forum. Information: 566-
1034 (library), 328-5484, tumblewordspro-
ject@yahoo.com or on Facebook.
• Dec. 1: “Tales of Nature” with Juba the
Griot (Sarah Addison). Juba uses instruments,
songs and dance to weave African-American
culture and folklore through her stories.
• Dec. 8: “Outside the Box” with Eternity
Wauls. Wauls is a Word Expressionist who
knows the power in the spoken word as well
as the written word.
• Dec. 15: ”The Craft and Business of
Writing” with Becka Oliver and Michael Noll.
Noll, program director of the Writers League
of Texas, is author of “The Writer’s Field
Guide to the Craft of Fiction.” WLT Executive
Director Becka Oliver spent more than 16
years working at major publishing houses and
then as a literary agent. Oliver will talk about
best practices for querying agents and the pub-
lishing business in general.
• Dec. 22: “Writing for the Dark Times” with
Donna Snyder, Tumblewords founder. This
workshop is her annual presentation scheduled
near the winter solstice.
‘The Rio Grande Blues & Death and
Mexico’ — Author Earl Rymkus will promote
his new book of poems, sketches and short
stories 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at El Paso
Public Library Main Branch, 501 N. Oregon,
Downtown. Admission is free. Information:
(503) 224-1944.
Reading Art Book Club — The book club
of the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main,
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meets at 2:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of
each month in the Museum of Nature and
Science classroom next door. The Dec. 12
book is “Painting Methods of the
Impressionists” by Bernard Dunstan. Meetings
are free and open to the public; participants do
not need to have read the book. Information:
(575) 541-2217, sabdon@las-cruces.org or las-
cruces.org/museums.
Victorian Sci-Fi Book and Tea Club —
The book club devoted to Victorian era science
fiction meets at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at
Magoffin Home State Historic Site, 1120
Magoffin, to discuss “The First Men in the
Moon” by H.G. Wells (1901). Victorian era or
steampunk dress encouraged, but not required.
Tea and pastries provided Admission is free.
Information: 533-5147, visitmagoffinhome.com
or Facebook.
El Paso Writers’ League — The league
meets 2 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the
month at the Dorris Van Doren Regional
Branch Library, 551 E. Redd Road. Admission is
free. Information:
elpasowritersleague@gmail.com or on
Facebook at ElPasoWritersLeague.
Barnes & Noble events — Events are at
both El Paso Barnes & Noble locations, (West
Side) 705 Sunland Park Drive, (East Side) at
Fountains at Farah, 8889 Gateway West, Suite
120; and in Las Cruces at 700 S. Telshor in
Mesilla Valley Mall.
Information: (West Side) 581-5353; (East
Side) 590-1932; and (Las Cruces) (575) 522-
4499.
Polar Express Pajama Party activities and sto-
rytime is 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.
Stories for children are at 11 a.m. Saturdays at
all locations, and at 10 a.m. at the Westside and
Las Cruces stores.
Books Are Gems — 7744 North Loop Ste
B (behind Compass Bank). The nonprofit
organization sells and gives away new and used
books. Children who come to the store may
receive six free used books. Teachers can also
receive free books for their classroom. Hours
are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday; and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.
Information: 845-5437 or booksaregems.org.
Black Cat Sunday Poets — Black Cat
Books and Coffee, 128 Broadway in Truth or
Consequences, N.M., hosts free poetry read-
ings at 1 p.m. the second Sunday of the month.
Information: (575) 894-7070.
Branigan Library 4th Wednesday —
The monthly program for adults is 2 p.m. the
fourth Wednesday of each month at Thomas
Branigan Library’s Roadrunner Room, 200 E.
Picacho in Las Cruces. Participation is free.
Information, registration: (575) 528-4005.
December 2018

‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ — El
Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the
family holiday comedy based on the Barbara
Robinson book Nov. 30-Dec. 16. Showtimes
are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $15 ($12 seniors 62+, stu-
dents, military; $9 12 and younger).
Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
‘Mary Poppins’ — Las Cruces Community
Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las Cruces
Downtown Mall presents the musical based on
the Disney movie Nov. 30-Dec. 16. Directed
by Janet Beatty-Payne. Performances are 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $15 ($12 students, seniors, military,
$10 children under 12; $11 per ticket for
groups of 10 or more). Information: (575) 523-
1200 or lcctnm.org.
Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the
classic Disney film, Disney and Cameron
Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway
audiences for over 2,500 performances and
received nominations for nine Olivier and seven
Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
‘The Snow Queen’ — Kids-N-Co. presents
John Robledo’s original adaptation of the Hans
Christian Anderson story Nov. 30-Dec. 16, at
First Presbyterian Church, 1340 Murchison,
directed by Raul Chavez. Shows are 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students, senior citi-
zens, military), available at the door.
Information: 274-8797 or on Facebook at El
Paso Kids-n-Co.
Adapted from the classic fairy-tale by Hans
Christian Andersen and narrated by the ever-
present Aurora Borreal, the story focuses on
two best friends: Kai & Gerda. When Kai falls
under an evil spell and mysteriously disappears,
just a few days before Christmas, Gerda goes
on a journey to find her lost friend.
El Paso Playhouse auditions — El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, hosts these auditions
for upcoming shows. Information, audition
times: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
Upcoming auditions.
• Dec. 2-3: “And the Winner Is.” Shows run
Jan. 18-27.
• Dec. 9-10: “Always a Bridesmaid.” Shows
run Feb. 8-24.
• Jan. 20-21: “Wait Until Dark.” Shows run
March 22-April 7.
‘Inspecting Carol’ — American Southwest
Theatre Company presents the wicked satire of
‘A Christmas Carol” by Daniel Sullivan and the
Seattle Repertory Co. through Dec. 2 at
NMSU’s Center for the Arts in Las Cruces.
Directed by Nichole Hamilton. Performances
are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday. Tickets: $17 ($14 seniors; $10 stu-
dents; $5 high schools students with current
I.D.) Tickets: (575) 646-41420 or nmsuthe-
atre.com.
Behind the scenes of a struggling theater’s
annual slapdash production of “A Christmas
Carol,” rehearsals are at a standstill. Tim is no
longer Tiny, Scrooge wants to do the play in
Spanish and their funding is on hold pending an
inspection.
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ — American
Southwest Theatre Company presents the holi-
day play based on the Frank Capra classic
through Dec. 2 at NMSU’s Center for the
December 2018
Arts, Las Cruces. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $17. Information: (575) 646-4515 or
nmsutheatre.com.
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee’ auditions — Kids-N-Co.
hosts auditions 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday,
Dec. 2-3, at First Presbyterian Church, 1340
Murchison. The musical has roles for six stu-
dents and three adults. Shows are Jan. 11-Jan.
27. Information: 274-8797 or on Facebook.
‘You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown’
— UTEP Dinner Theatre, in the UTEP Student
Union West building, presents a fresh approach
to the 1967 classic based on the beloved
Charles M. Schultz comic strip Dec. 4-9 for its
Side Dish Student Production. No meals
served. Show time is 7 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10; $7
UTEP faculty, staff, alumni association mem-
bers, non-UTEP students and military; $5
UTEP students with valid ID (Ticketmaster).
Information: 747-6060 or utep.edu/udt.
Sally Brown joins Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy,
Schroeder and Snoopy in this revue of vignettes
and songs, including two new songs
“Beethoven Day,” and “My New Philosophy,”
along with favorites “My Blanket and Me,”
“The Baseball GAme,” “Little Known Facts,”
“Suppertime” and “Happiness.”
‘Life and Beth’ — No Strings Theater
Company presents the play by Alan Ayckbourn,
directed by Autumn Gieb, Dec. 7-23, at the
Black Box Theater, 430 N. Main in Las Cruces.
Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday Dec. 16 and 23. Tickets: $15 ($12 stu-
dents and seniors over 65; $10 all seats
Thursday). Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-
strings.org.
It’s Christmas, and Beth Timms is mourning
the recent death of her health and safety officer
husband, Gordon. When David, the local vicar,
says a prayer, he unwittingly summons
Gordon’s ghost. It soon becomes apparent,
however, that his return is not altogether wel-
come.
‘Pick Your Fancy’ — Burlesque on the Rio
presents its 8th biannual show at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8, at Touch Bar & Nightclub,
11395 James Watt, featuring Tifa Tittlywinks
from Houston and Miss Mary Jane Green from
Dallas, as well members from Burlesque on the
Rio’s sister production company in
Albuquerque, Unicorn Productions. Doors
open at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10; $15 at the door,
age 18 and older only. Limited amount of VIP
tables available for $100 (includes treats, bottle
of champagne and four chair); one or two addi-
tional chairs available for $10 each; space limit-
ed to six per table. Information:burlesqueon-
therio.weebly.com.
‘A Christmas Carol en la Frontera’ —
The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance
presents an original adaptation of Charles
Dickens’ holiday season classic by Jay Stratton
& Adriana Dominguez Dec. 8-16, in UTEP’s
Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Directed
by Stratton, choreographed by Leanne Rinelli.
Showtime is 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
8, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 and 16, and 7:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. Tickets: $12-$18 ($10 on
El Paso Scene
Dec. 8). Information: 747-5118, Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry.
theatredance.utep.edu or on Facebook. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death,
This holiday ghost story is filled with thrills the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and
and chills, but is also a tale of family, solitude, mirrors quickly turn dangerous.
and redemption, with the unique flavor of the
border.
Dinner Detective Holiday Season
Show — The Dinner Detective Murder
‘Icarus Was a Rookie’ — El Paso Mystery Show presents the Christmas-themed
Community Foundation’s Jewel Box Series show 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and 22, at
presents the play by the Border Theatre at Holiday Inn Sunland Park, 900 Sunland Park
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Philanthropy Drive. Actors are hidden in the audience in
Theatre (next to the Plaza Theatre) Tickets: plain sight. Tickets: $59.95 at eventbrite.com.
$16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or Information: dinnerdetective.com.
epcf.org. A New Year’s Eve Show is 7 p.m. Monday,
Director Austin Savage and the Rio Grande Dec. 31.
Writers team up to create an interactive expe-
rience where the audience orders plays from a
Chamizal Asks: ‘What Would Dickens
menu — 30 plays in 60 minutes. No costumes.
Say?’ — Chamizal invites community mem-
bers to a the bilingual “A Christmas on the
No sets. Just five actors responding to what’s
Border” version of the holiday classic at 7 p.m.
ordered. And they’ll be on the clock. If it sells
Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Chamizal National
out, they’ll order pizza for the audience.
Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. The play tells the
‘Señora Tortuga’ — El Paso High School story of a bitter curmudgeon who learns the
Tiger Theatre Troupe presents the value of goodwill and charity. Admission is free.
English/Spanish bilingual play using the wisdom Information: 532-7273.
tales of Mexican culture to give hope to a fami-
ly faced with too much reality at 6 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 14-15, at El Paso High
School, This 45-minute play is suitable for all
ages. General admission: $5. Information: 236-
2500
Young Pedro and his family make their home
in a barn on the Mexican border. One evening,
his mother invites a hungry woman to share the
family dinner. This señora returns time and
again to eat and tell fantastic stories of the
enchanted serpent and Cucuy of Mexican leg-
end. Pedro is learning from these wisdom tales,
but his mother is suspicious of the señora until
it is revealed that Señora Tortuga holds the
thread that ties their past dreams to their
future.
‘The Game’s Afoot’ — Doña Ana
Repertory Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s
“Holmes for the Holiday” comic whodunnit at
7 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
14-15, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main
Street in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.
Tickets: $10 (eventbrite.com). Information:
(575) 523-6403 or RioGrandeTheaftre.com.
It’s December 1936, and Broadway star
William Gillette, admired the world over for his
leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has
invited his fellow cast members to his
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flavor to Dickens
crooge. Saying that word brings
only one image to mind. A miser.
A cheapskate. A tightwad. The
word is in the English language because
of the famous character in Charles
Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” whose
miserliness almost costs him his soul.
UTEP theater assistant professor Jay
Stratton, along with assistant professor
Adriana Dominguez, decided to rewrite
the traditional story with a border flair
in “A Christmas Carol, En La Frontera.”
But Scrooge remains, well, Scrooge.
It is a bilingual tale that proves that
any great literature can be set in a dif-
ferent time and place, but not lose its
meaning. Ebenezer Scrooge still runs a
counting house. His clerk is Roberto
Cratchit whose son Tiny Tim is
extremely ill. And his former love is
Bella instead of Belle. Scrooge disdains
Nochebuena, but the story is the same.
Jacob Marley visits him and promises
visits from three espíritus de Navidad
who turn the former miser into a giving
soul. But the rewritten version adds a
little Spanish and a lot of border flavor,
said Stratton, who is directing the piece.
“This version is unique to our border
region. It is bilingual and should be fun
and familiar to our audience. The story
rolls back and forth across the river,” he
said. Stratton has gathered a cast of
more than 30, with Joseph Fernandez as
Ebenezer Scrooge, Jeffrey Quintana as
Roberto Cratchit and Larissa Reyes
Arzate as Bella.
The biggest challenge, Stratton said,
was gathering a cast who could embrace
both languages. “Plus, I personally as
director only know enough Spanish to
order dinner in Juárez,” he joked.
“Adriana Dominguez and I spent the
summer adapting the script — which
was delightful, but not easy. There’s
also a strong dance element this year
which (assistant professor) Leanne
Rinelli and I are coordinating and trying
to work into the traditional story.”
But Stratton brings a wealth of experi-
ence to the show.
“I dove into theatre about 30 years ago
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action & motion-capture animation. Steve
Carell, Diane Kruger, Eiza González. Directed
by Robert Zemeckis. Based on an inspirational
true story.
• Zero (Red Chillies) — Katrina Kaif, Shah
Rukh Khan, Salman Khan. Directed by Aanand
L. Rai.
Dec. 28:
• Destroyer (Annapurna) — Nicole Kidman,
Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany. Directed by
Karyn Kusama.
• Holmes & Watson (Columbia) — Will
Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, John C. Reilly. Directed
by Etan Cohen.
• On the Basis of Sex (Focus) — Justin
Theroux, Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer.
Directed by Mimi Leder.
• Stan & Ollie (Sony Classics) — John C. Reilly,
Stephanie Hyam, Steve Coogan. Directed by
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as an undergraduate in college and
never really looked back,” Stratton said.
“I spent 17 years in NYC as a profes-
sional actor (including numerous pro-
ductions of ‘Christmas Carol’) Then,
four years ago, I got an offer to come
teach theater at UTEP.”
Jay has directed “Dead Man’s Cell
Phone,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Medea”
and “Bloody Shakespeare!” at UTEP
Department of Theatre, and “Sister Act”
at the UTEP Dinner Theatre. He also
played Bernadette in the dinner theatre’s
production of “Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert.”
Stratton hopes this border version will
bring a little holiday spirit to its audi-
ences.
“’Christmas Carol’ has always been a
favorite story of mine, but of course it is
very British and Euro-centric,” Stratton
said. “So, I am delighted to take this
beloved tale and reshape it to be some-
thing that excites our theatre students at
UTEP.”
No one should be deterred from seeing
the show by the bicultural elements, he
added. “It’s bilingual, but you don’t
need to speak Spanish to enjoy it. The
play is written to be enjoyed by all the
people of our region.”
Carol Viescas is a veteran of
community theater and teaches
journalism at Bel Air High School.
UTEP Department of Theatre and
Dance presents “A Christmas Carol en
la Frontera” Dec. 8-16 at UTEP’s Fox
Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Information: 747-5118,
theatredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
Jon C. Baird. Biographic look at the triumphant
farewell tour of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in
post-World War II Britain and Ireland.
• Vice (Annapurna) — Biography. Christian
Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell. Directed by
Adam McKay. How a bureaucratic Washington
insider quietly became the most powerful man
in the world as vice-president to George W.
Bush.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Dec. 4:
• Mission: Impossible — Fallout. PG-13
• The Nun. R
• Operation Finale. PG-13
Dec. 11:
• The Equalizer 2. R
• Peppermint. R
Dec. 18:
• The Predator. R
• The House With a Clock in Its Walls. PG
December 2018

Classic Film Series — The Rio Grande
Theatre, 211 N. Main Street in Las Cruces,
presents classic films on selected dates.
Information: (575) 541-2290, riograndethe-
atre.org or on Facebook.
• 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1: National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation. Admission: $5.
• 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8: Polar Express.
Audience encouraged to come in their robe
and pjs. Admission: $1 cash.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22: White Christmas.
Admission: $8 (discounts for seniors, children,
military and students).
Jay’s Pix Presents at the International
Museum — Film historian Jay Duncan and the
Sunset Film Society host film presentations at 2
p.m. Saturdays at International Museum of Art,
1211 Montana (door on Brown opens at 1:30
p.m.). Admission is free. Snacks available for
purchase. Information: 543-6747 (museum),
internationalmuseumofart.net and sunsetfilmso-
ciety.org.
The month’ celebrates the season with family
films. No movie on Dec. 8.
• Dec. 1: “Elf,” 15th anniversary showing. One
of Santa’s elves (Will Ferrell) learns he is actual-
ly a human and goes to New York City to meet
his biological father (James Caan), spreading
Christmas cheer in a world of cynics.
• Dec. 15: “Polar Express.” Based on the 1985
children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. On
Christmas Eve, a boy grows bitterly skeptical of
the existence of Santa Claus. As he struggles to
Richard Garven and Laurie Koval will perform
on the Plaza’s restored Wyler Mighty Wurlitzer
Organ before each movie. Information: plaza-
classic.com or epwinterfest.com.
• Dec. 9: “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947 ver-
sion), 3:30 p.m.
• Dec. 16: “A Christmas Story,” (1 p.m.) and
“It’s a Wonderful Life” (3:30 p.m.)
• Jan. 6: “Frozen” (1 p.m.) and “Ice Age” (3:30
p.m.).
Pax Christi Film Series — A screening of
“Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of
Beethoven‘s Final Symphony” is 3 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9, at St. Joseph School auditorium, 1315
Travis (enter through parking lot across from
rectory). Discussion follows. Admission is free,
donations accepted. Information: 740-3962.
This film looks at how Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony — and specifically the “Ode to Joy”
— has served as an anthem for liberation strug-
gles at Tiananmen Square, at freedom demon-
strations in Pinochet’s Chile, at the fall of the
Berlin Wall, and at other events throughout the
world.
Flickinger Films — Flickinger Film League
host movie screenings at Flickinger Center for
Performing Arts, 1110 New York, Alamogordo.
A screening of “Die Hard” is 7 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 17. Membership information: (575) 437-
2202 or flickingercenter.com.
Fountain Theatre — 2469 Calle de
Guadalupe, 1/2 block south of the plaza in
New Mexico Museum of Space
History — 3198 SR 2001, Alamogordo.
Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater tickets are $7
($6 seniors and military; $5 ages 4-12). Theatre
closed Dec. 25. Planetarium show is $5 ($4
seniors, military and children). Ages 3 and
under free. Museum/IMAX combo tickets avail-
able. Information: (877) 333-6589 or (575)
437-2840, nmspacemuseum.org or on
Facebook.
Now showing:
• Australia’s Great Wild North, 11:05 a.m.,
1:10 p.m. and 4:05 p.m.
• “Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity,”
12:30 and 3:30 p.m.
• “Mysteries of China,” 10:10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Star Show is 11:55 a.m. and 2:55 p.m.
Jay’s Film Forecast — Film historian Jay
Duncan prepared this list of top monthly
“Coming Attractions” for movie fans, listed by
studio and release date (subject to change):
Dec. 7:
• Ben Is Back (Roadside) — Julia Roberts,
Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton. Directed by
Peter Hedges.
• Capernaum (Sony Classics) — Zain Al
Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife
Treasure Bankole. Directed by Nadine Labaki.
• The Invisibles (Greenwich) — Alice Dwyer,
Max Mauff, Ruby O. Fee. Directed by Claus
Räfle.
• Mary Queen of Scots (Focus) — Saoirse
Ronan, David Tennant, Margot Robbie.
Directed by Josie Rourke.
• The Silence (Global Road) — Kiernan Shipka,
Miranda Otto, Stanley Tucci. Directed by John
R. Leonetti.
• Under the Silver Lake (A24) — Andrew
Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace. Directed
by David Robert Mitchell.
• Vox Lux (Neon) — Jude Law, Natalie
Portman, Willem Dafoe. Directed by Brady
Corbet.
Dec. 14:
• Mortal Engines (Universal) — Hugo Weaving,
Stephen Lang, Robert Sheehan. Directed by
Christian Rivers.
• The Mule (Warner Bros.) — Bradley Cooper,
Taissa Farmiga, Clint Eastwood. Directed by
Eastwood.
• Second Act (STX) — Milo Ventimiglia,
Vanessa Hudgens, Jennifer Lopez. Directed by
Peter Segal.
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Columbia) — CG Animation. Voices of Nicolas
Cage, Hailee Steinfeld, Liev Schreiber. Directed
by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney
Rothman.
• The Wedding (ArabQ) — Nikohl Boosheri,
Sam Abbas, Harry Aspinwall. Directed by Sam
Abbas.
Dec. 21:
• Aquaman (Warner Bros.) — Amber Heard,
Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman. Directed by
James Wan.
• Bumblebee (Paramount) — Hailee Steinfeld,
Justin Theroux, Angela Bassett. Directed by
Travis Knight.
• Cold War (Amazon) — Joanna Kulig, Tomasz
Kot, Borys Szyc. Directed by Pawel
Pawlikowski.
• Mary Poppins Returns (Walt Disney Studios)
— Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury.
Directed by Rob Marshall. Follow-up to 1964
film starring Julie Andrews.
• Welcome to Marwen (Universal) — Live-
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sleep, he is roused by the arrival of a steam
locomotive outside his home. Outside, the
train’s conductor (Tom Hanks) introduces the
train as the Polar Express, bound for the North
Pole.
• Dec. 22: Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare
Before Christmas,” 25th anniversary showing.
Jack Skellington, the king of “Halloween
Town,” stumbles through a portal to
“Christmas Town” and decides to celebrate the
Mesilla. The historic theater, operated by the
Mesilla Valley Film Society, features films at
7:30 p.m. nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7 ($6 seniors,
& Florence Street Gallery
Wash & Wear Hair!
military and students with ID; $5 children and
society members); $5 on Wednesday.
Information, schedule: (575) 524-8287 or
mesillavalleyfilm.org.
for the Hip, Natural Look
1015 N. Florence at Arizona 2Byblocks
Theatre is closed Dec. 24-27.
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• Dec. 29: “The King’s Speech.” Colin Firth
plays the future King George VI who, to cope
with a stammer an Australian speech and lan-
guage therapist (Geoffrey Rush). The men
become friends as they work together, and
after his brother abdicates the throne, the new
king relies on Logue to help him make his first
wartime radio broadcast on Britain’s declara-
tion of war on Germany in 1939.
Film Salon — The Film Salon presents the
“The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp” at 6:30
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Alamo Drafthouse
Cinema, 250 E. Montecillo, as part of a series
on Powell & Pressburger: the 1940s. Tickets:
$5; available at drafthouse.com. Information:
filmsalon.org or on Facebook.
Upcoming films in the series are “A Matter of
Life and Death” (Jan. 5) and “Black Narcissus”
(Feb. 2).
Holiday Movies at Plaza — El Paso
Community Foundation’s Plaza Classic Film
Festival and El Paso Live are teaming up to
show free Holiday Movies selected Sundays at
the Plaza Theatre as part of the 3rd annual
WinterFest. Local organists Ken Fedorick,
• Nov. 30-Dec. 6: “The Happy Prince.” The Call today for your appointment
last days of Oscar Wilde — and the ghosts that
haunted them — are vividly evoked in Rupert
Everett’s directorial debut.
• Dec. 7-13: “Wildlife.” A teenage boy must
deal with his mother’s complicated responses
after his father temporarily abandons them to
take a dangerous job – fighting fires along the
Canadian border.
• Dec. 14-20: “Colette.” French writer
Colette is pushed by her husband to write nov-
els under his name. She pens semi-autobio-
graphical novels about a witty and brazen coun-
try girl named Claudine. Upon their success,
she fights to make her talents known, challeng-
ing gender norms.
• Dec. 21-23: “Free Solo.” Follow Alex
Honnold as he becomes the first person to
ever free-solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000ft high El
Capitan Wall.
• Dec. 28-Jan. 3: “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
When celebrity biographer Lee Israel falls out
of step with current tastes, she turns her art
form to deception.
No matinee Saturday, Dec. 29.

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 Holiday: William Shatner, “Shatner
Claus,” Cleopatra Records
The holidays may never be the same now
that an alum from Star Trek is involved.
William Shatner first threw his hat into the
music ring a half-century ago and since then
he has put out nearly a dozen albums. He
even pulled up a chair at Ben Folds’ table to
guest on his “Fear of Pop” disc. His newest
offering is “Shatner Claus.” If the truly
bizarre is your thing then Santa has left you a
sack full of goodies this year. If not, this
lump of coal might make you wonder if you
were naughty. Either way, this is one that
needs to be heard. This is television’s
Captain Kirk taking us through holiday clas-
sics, as well as an original, as only he can.
Most cuts are primarily done in a spoken-
word style with musical accompaniment
from his cast of co-stars, with some even
dueting on the mic. The lineup includes Iggy
Pop serenading on “Silent Night,” Henry
Rollins yelling on “Jingle Bells” and Brad
Paisley adding his country charm to “Blue
Christmas.” Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top pro-
vides a few guitar licks, while Jethro Tull’s
Ian Anderson is obviously blowing away on
the flute, and of course Rick Wakeman of
Yes tickles the keys. All I can say about
“Shatner Claus” is this is “highly illogical.”
National: Alejandro Escovedo, “The
Crossing,” Yep Roc Records
This man used to be a fixture of the live
music landscape of El Paso. In the 1990s and
2000s he visited our city so many times his
music belonged in the local section (a thing
record stores used to have). Actually that’s
not too far off: He was born in San Antonio.
Alejandro Escovedo has been a guitar slinger
for close to half a century: in the mid ’70s
with the Nuns, then Rank and File, after that
True Believer, and rounding it off with Buick
MacKane. Maybe groups weren’t his thing.
He’s made it on his own for 20 years, and
has been very busy playing record label hop-
scotch, this year landing on a new square
with “Yep Roc Records.” The new disc is
“The Crossing,” an ambitious collection
boasting 17 tracks that has all the trappings
of a classic Escovedo record: Americana
base with a splash of horns, at times a politi-
cal agenda, a few haunting ballads and seri-
ous cow punk. The latter is upped a notch
with the help of The Stooges’ James
Williamson and MC5’s Wayne Kramer. No
need to proceed with caution at this crossing;
it’s full steam ahead and a must-get for the
2018 music season.
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The
Conspirators, “Living the Dream,”
Roadrunner Records
Reuniting with a band that dominated the
world a quarter-century ago must be inspir-
ing, because Slash has never sounded better.
When Guns N’ Roses took a break from
being the only thing that matters on the con-
cert circuit, lead guitarist Slash got his other
band back together and got himself on the
charts again. Slash featuring Myles Kennedy
& The Conspirators, “Living the Dream,” is
his third time around the block with this
gang and they have delivered an amazing
collection. Things are really starting to gel
with Myles Kennedy on the mic. They are no
longer a Guns N’ Roses cover band with
some originals thrown in for good measure,
but a full-fledged rock ’n’ roll machine of
their own. The album kicks off with Slash’s
signature guitar and some pounding percus-
sion. Within seconds the vocals begin to soar,
and we are hooked so quickly you would
think they were using top-shelf worms as
bait. “Living the Dream” must be exactly
what Slash is doing, because after this bril-
liance we all smell a new Guns N’ Roses
album in the works, right?
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J Mascis, “Elastic Days,” Sub Pop
The extinction of Dinosaur Jr. in 1997 was
all too abrupt, but this species of alternative
rock somehow rose from the ashes once
again over a decade ago. Their leader, J
Mascis, may appear ancient with his long,
flowing gray locks, but he has never gone
missing. He is taking a break from roaming
the earth and ventured out on his own with
the latest, “Elastic Days.” Whenever he loses
his herd the sound is very different. Gone are
the pounding drums, there’s no thumbing
bass, and the fuzzy guitar wobble is basically
missing in action, but he does manage to
sandwich the album with cuts at the begin-
ning and end that feature that trademarked
feedback-laden guitar mastery. The sound is
primarily replaced with acoustic strumming
front and center, coupled with his familiar
nasal-tinged impassioned whine. The other
instrumentation is kept to a minimum and he
quietly morphs into the most sensitive, skull-
crushing, earth-shaking, fear-inducing cuddly
creature ever with his very gentle serenades.
These are his “Elastic Days” so kick back
and take it easy with this one for now,
because he is sure to be stretching back to
his roar soon enough.
Collectibles: Electric Light Orchestra,
“The UK Singles Volume One 1972-
1978,” Legacy
He was the fifth member of the Traveling
Wilburys, which prompted many people in
the States to ask, “Who’s that guy?” He has
also collaborated with former members of
the Beatles and even produced many of that
band’s posthumous releases. Before all that
he was the leader of a very successful British
band called Electric Light Orchestra, or
ELO. The man behind all of these accom-
plishments is Jeff Lynne and his early work
with his band is celebrated in the new ultra-
limited edition 7-inch singles box set. The
collection boasts 16 separate 45 single
records, with over half of them being Top 10
hits on the British charts. “U.K. Single
Volume One 1972-1978” features all cuts
remastered from the original analog tapes for
the best sound, with the flip sides being
exactly as experienced back in the day. It is
also visually stunning. Once the lift-top box
is removed, each individual platter is tucked
away in a reproduction of the original paper
sleeve from over almost a half-century ago.
This set is only available for a very short
time, and it will definitely be snatched up
quicker than the electric speed of light, so be
sure to orchestrate your ability to obtain one
soon.
Keep an eye out for these new and upcoming
releases:
Ian Brown — “Ripples”
The Claypool Lennon Delirium — “South
Of Reality”
Bob Mould — “Sunshine Rock”
Swervedriver — “Future Ruins”
Brian Chozick is owner of Tumblin’
Dice Music. Drop him a line at
tumblindicemusic@netscape.net
December 2018
UTEP Men’s Basketball - The Miners’
home games are at the Don Haskins Center.
Games are 7 p.m. Tickets: $8-$28. Information:
747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Saturday, Jan. 5: USTA
• Thursday, Jan. 10: North Texas
• Saturday, Jan. 12: Rice
• Thursday, Jan. 24: Old Dominion
• Saturday, Jan. 26: Charlotte.
WinterFest — El Paso Live with the
Hospitals of Providence and Providence
Children’s Hospital, hosts ice skating and vari-
ous winter events through Jan. 6 in
Downtown’s Arts Festival Plaza and surround-
ing areas. Tickets online at elpasolive.com.
Information: 534-0600 or winterfestep.com.
El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music
Festival — El Paso Pro-Musica presents its
annual festival Jan. 10-Feb. 2 at various venues
in El Paso and Las Cruces. Tickets to individual
performances are $25; $20 seniors, military; $5
youth. Free Bach’s Lunch performances are
noon each Thursday at El Paso Museum of Art.
Information: 747-8163 or eppm.org.
This year’s performers include the Vega String
Quartet, pianist William Ransom, pianist Yuliya
Gorenman (performing Bach’s “Well-
Tempered Clavier”) and the rock cello ensem-
ble Break the Reality, which has covered such
songs as the theme song from HBO’s hit show
“Game of Thrones.”
• The Vega String Quartet and Ransom per-
form at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Star City
Studios, 120 W Castellano, as well as 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan 13, at
UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, and 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at NMSU’s Atkinson
Recital Hall.
• An Afternoon with Zuill Bailey is 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 20, at Fox Fine Art Recital Hall.
• Yulia Gorenman performs at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 24, at Star City Studios, as well
as 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 27, at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall,
and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at NMSU’s
Atkinson Recital Hall.
• “Break of Reality” performs at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 1, at the Rio Grande Theatre in
Las Cruces, and Saturday, Feb. 2, at Fox Fine
Arts Recital Hall.
Zuill Bailey will perform the Dvo ák Cello
Concierto at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18-19 in the
annual collaboration with EPSO at the Plaza
Theatre. Tickets: $16-$45; $9 and $11 for stu-
dents (Ticketmaster).
Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute:’ In
Concert — El Paso Opera presents the semi-
staged, concert version of the classic fairy tale
of love and good versus evil at 7:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, Jan. 11-12, at El Paso Scottish
Rite Theatre, directed by El Paso Opera’s new
Artistic Director Justin Lucero. Tickets: $39.
Information: 581-5534, info@epopera.com or
epopera.org.
The Magic Flute was part of El Paso Opera’s
first season, and the concert version celebrates
this year’s 25th anniversary season.
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee’ — Kids-N-Co. presents the
musical conceived by Rebecca Feldman, with
additional material by Jay Reiss, music by
William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin Jan.
11-27, at First Presbyterian Church, 1340
Murchison, directed by Anthony Michael
Stokes. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $7 ($5
children, students, seniors, military), available at
the door. Information: 274-8797 or on
Facebook at El Paso Kids-n-Co.
December 2018
3 and 10; and 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. Tickets:
$15 ($12 students and seniors over 65; $10 all
seats Thursday. Reservations: (575) 523-1223.
January La Pingo’s Orquesta — Amigos de la
Fundacion Mascareñas’s Matices Culturales
PREVIEW 2019 performance series opens with the musi-
cal group from Aguascalientes at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26, at Centro Cultural Paso del
Norte in Juarez. The group plays a fusion of
classical, chamber, Argentine tango, Balkan
music, jazz and more. Ticket information: 544-
5118 in El Paso; 612-3175 or 612-4075 in
Juárez, or fmascarenas.org.
Songs of Hope — Singing Out Las Cruces
presents its winter concert at 7 p.m. Saturday
and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26-27, at Peace
Lutheran Church, 1702 Missouri, Las Cruces.
Admission is $10; free for ages 12 and younger.
Information: (608) 772-1262 or singingout-
lascruces.org. Singing Out Las Cruces is a
mixed voice, LGBTQA non-profit organization
Miners Hockey Club — UTEP’s hockey
that performs choral works.
team hosts games at 11 a.m. Friday and 3:30
p.m. Saturday at El Paso County Coliseum EPSYOs Winter Concert — El Paso
Events Center, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $7. Symphony Youth Orchestras, directed by James
Information: 491-7879, O. Welsch, presents its winter concert at 3
info@mindershockey.com, or p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Plaza Theatre.
minershockey.com. Ticket information: 525-8978,epsyos.org or on
• Jan. 7-8: Texas A&M Facebook.
• Jan. 14-15: University of Texas
The Black Market Trust — The American
UTEP Women’s Basketball - Home pop/vocal jazz band performs at 7:30 p.m.
games are in the Don Haskins Center. Ticket Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211
information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com. N. Main in Las Cruces. Tickets: $20.
• Jan. 17: UAB, 7 p.m. Information: (575) 523-6403 or
• Jan. 19: Middle Tennessee, 1 p.m. RioGrandeTheaftre.com.
• Jan. 31: Marshall, 7 p.m. The Black Market Trust’s music combines the
sounds of the great American crooners and
EPSO’s ‘The Romantics’ — El Paso vocal groups with the romantic Eastern
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bohuslav European gypsy fire of jazz guitarist Django
Rattay, presents cellist Zuill Bailey, at 7:30 p.m. Reinhardt
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, in the Plaza
Theatre, in collaboration with El Paso Pro-
Musica’s Chamber Music Festival. Selections
include Brahams’ Symphony No. 2 in D major,
op. 73, and Dvo ák’s Cello Concerto in B
minor, op. 104. Tickets: $16-$45; $9 and $11
for students (Ticketmaster). Information: 532-
3776 or epso.org.
El Paso Psychic Fair — The fair is 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19-20, at
Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway, at Boeing.
Admission: $5 for both days (private readings
not included with admission). Free admission
with active duty military ID. Information: 345-
6245 or elpasopsychicfair.com.
El Paso Rhinos - El Paso’s Junior League ice
hockey team hosts the Ontario Avalanche at 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25-27, at El Paso County
Coliseum Events Center, next to the Coliseum,
4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $30 balcony; $25 glass
seats; $15 center line; $10 bluelines; $7 goal
lines, $5 general admission. Free admission to
active military with ID. Information: 479-PUCK
(7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
Robin Spielberg — The celebrated pianist
performs Friday, Jan. 25, at the Flickinger
Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York
Ave. Alamogordo. Tickets: $9, $15 and
$20.Information: (575) 437-2202 or flickinger-
center.com.
‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time’ — No Strings Theatre
Company presents the Tony, Olivier and
Drama Desk Award-winning play by Simon
Stephens based on the novel by Mark Haddon
Jan. 25-Feb. 9 at Black Box Theatre, 430 N
Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Directed by
Ceil Herman. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays at 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Sunday Feb.
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While it may not work for everyone,
early morning is the best time for most
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only giving a regular portion of time but
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El Paso Scene. Comments?
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