- Main St:
o Downtown Las Cruces Charrette – February 16-19 at Branigan Cultural Center. More information and full schedule atwww.lascrucesdowntownplan.org.
- Farmers and Crafts Market:
o February 17 & 20, 8:30 to 1 p.m.
- Museums and Cultural Center:
o Branigan Cultural Center – Love of Art Month Member Exhibit for February,
o Reflections from the Myrna Colley-Lee Collection –On display through April 2. 5 – 7 p.m.
o Branigan Cultural Center – Presents “Visionarias”, a collection of images from the female empowerment project in the Sacred Valley of Peru – Thru Feb. 27.
o Branigan Cultural Center – Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Chicana Power- Feminism in the Chicano Movement.
o Branigan Cultural Center – Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. –Alma d’Arte Charter High School Choir.
o Museum of Art presents “Graphicanos: Contemporary Latino Prints from the Serie Project” during the Downtown Ramble – exhibit continues through Saturday,
April 2.
o Museum of Nature & Science – Saturday Feb. 20, 10 a.m. Join us learning about scientists – “Electromagnetic Forces.”
o Museum of Nature & Science – Science & Art are a SNAP- Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. will present “Clyde Tombaugh & the Dwarf Planet Pluto” for all children and their families.
o Las Cruces Railroad Museum – Join Mrs. Prickett and her delightful puppets as they read books and tell stories to engage children of all ages. Meet the whole gang at 11 a.m. the 2nd Thursday of the each month.
o Las Cruces Railroad Museum – Family Game Day, every Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon.
- Branigan Library
o Teen Game Night – Every Tuesday and Thursday, for ages 12-18
o Toddler Time –Wednesday & Thursday at 10 a.m. story time for ages 3 and up.
o Read to me - Every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. story time for ages 1-3.
o Mother Goose Time – Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Activities for infants & their adults.
o Rhythm Round Up – Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Music & motion for ages 6-10.
o Team Anime – Every Saturday at 1 p.m. Watch an hour of anime and do a manga or other Japanese related activity for ages 12-18.
o Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in the computer training Lab – Internet for Beginners. Registration is not required, however the first five are guaranteed a computer.
o Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Branigan Book Club – “Spider Woman’s Daughter”: by Anne Hillerman will be help in the Computer Lab Area.
o Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. in the boardroom. Paper Craft Calendar -
Design your own one-of-a-kind calendar.
o Thursday, Feb. 18 1 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room – Introduction to Finding Grants – Learn to find funders for your nonprofit group with the Foundation Center’s comprehensive funding research tool.
o Doña Ana County Genealogical Society Meeting – 2ndWednesday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room
o Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room – Friends of the Library Book Sale – Book sale open to the public.
- Live Theater:
o Black Box Theatre – http://www.no-strings.org.
§ Feb. 19 & 20 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m. will have a Sunday matinee featuring, “Killing Buddha”, a story about redemption and transformation featuring Algernon D’Ammassa a theatrical actor.
§ Coming soon “The Birthday Party” by Harold Pinter directed by Karen Caroe.
§ The theatre continues with the “Write On,” New Play Series.
o Las Cruces Community Theatre – lcctnm.org
§ Coming soon, “The Mercy Seat” a play directed by Patrick Payne.
§ Coming soon, “I, Custer” by Neal Adelman directed by Mark Medoff . Call 523-1200 for information.
§ Fundraiser for LCCT – Saturday, Feb. 20 from 8 – 10 p.m. Donation includes performance, snacks and meet and greet the cast.
o Rio Grande Theatre – riograndetheatre.com
§ Feb. 16, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. EOT: Bruce Carlson – His music is a blend of original and cover songs about love, life and landscapes.
§ Feb. 19, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Viva La Cultura, Son Veracruz & La Rondalla de Albuquerque bring Jarocho music, the music of Vericruz, Mexico to new generations.
§ Feb. 21, 6 – 8 p.m., Judy Collins – SOLD OUT