Farmers and Crafts Market
o Wednesday, September 28 & October 1, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
o Wednesday, October 5 & October 8, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
o Wednesday, October 12 & October 15, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
· Plaza De Las Cruces
o Salsa Fest, September 30, October 1 & October 2, starting Friday at 6:00 pm thruSunday till 5:00 pm
o Art Ramble & Empty bowls Silent Auction, Friday, October 7, 5:00-7:00 pm
o Southern Pride, October 8, 5:00 – 11:00 pm
o Southwest Environmental Fund Raiser October 15, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
- Museums and Cultural Center: The city of Las Cruces Museum System consists of the Branigan Cultural Center, the Las Cruces Museum of Art, the Las Cruces Museum of Nature & science and the Las Cruces Railroad Museum Free Admission
- Branigan Cultural Center
o Exhibit Thru October 15- presents features black & white photographs of women in Ecuador, Mexico & Cuba.
o Thru October 12 – “Wireless Wizardry” – A History of Radio in the Mesilla Valley”- The Mesilla Valley Radio Club celebrates the unique history of wireless radio in our area with vintage & modern radio equipment.
o Thru October 22 – “36 Views of Baylor Canyon” by Thom Sawyer, featuring graphite & color pencil drawings of Baylor Canyon.
o Saturday, September 24, 9:00 am – “Lift Your Voice”- Grand Opening of the National of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.
o Saturday, October 1 at 10:00 am – Halloween Activity - create your own spooky ghost figures.
o Saturday, October 1 at 11:00 am – Wireless Wizardry Presentation
· Museum of Art
o The las Cruces Museum of Art hosts changing contemporary art exhibits, including national, international, juried, traveling and invitational exhibits. The museum runs an extensive art studio class program for all ages.
o Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Gordon Brodfuehrer Collection” An engaging interdisciplinary look at contemporary Japanese Ceramics paired with nature photographs. Continues through October 15, 2016.
· Museum of Nature & Science
o Thursday, September 29 at 5:30 pm – Science Café - Geography
o Thursday, September 29 at 9:00 am – Pre-k Program for kids age 3-5 – Nature Kids – “Corral Reef”
o Saturday, October 1 at 10:30pm – Animal encounters
· Thomas Branigan Library
o Toddler Time –Wednesday & Thursday at 10:00 am in the Children’s Kiva
o Read to me-Every Tuesday at 10:30 am story time for ages 1-3
o Mother Goose Time – every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. - Activities for infants & their adults – Located in the children’s Kiva
o Rhythm Round-Up – Fridays at 10:30 am in the Roadrunner Room– music & motion for ages 2-5
o Library Lab – Fridays at 3:30 pm in the children’s Crafts Room – activities & stories for ages 6-10
o Tuesday, September 27 at 2:00 pm in the computer Training Lab – Windows 10
o Wednesday, September 28 at 2:00 pm in the Roadrunner Room – Mindful Movement -Adults are invited to learn a collection of basic & gentle standing yoga poses – for information and to register contact 528-4005
Live Theater
· Black Box Theatre http://www.no-strings.org
o Friday, October 7 & 14 both days are at 8:00pm – October 8 & 15 at8:00 pm – Sunday, October 16 at 2:30 pm -present “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus in a translation by Robert Fagles, Directed by Algernon D’Ammassa
o Sunday October 9 at 2:30 & 7:00 pm – “Clarence Darrow”, by David Rintels, directed by Larry Chandler, featuring P.J. Waggamam as Darrow
o Prices have changed for the 2016-2017 season, call 523-1223 for information
· Las Cruces Community Theatre – lcctnm.org
o Thru October 16 – Friday & Saturday 8:00pm and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. – The Belles: The Reunion
· Rio Grande Theatre – riograndetheatre.com
o Sunday, October 2, at 2:00 pm – Ying String Quartet with Zuill Bailey
o October 7, at 7:30 pm – An Evening with Yolanda Martinez which is the New Mexico Heritage Series
o Every 2nd Wednesday at 2:00 pm - “Harmony & Healing” – The Law of Harmony & Christian Science Healing
o October 9, 2016 thru March 19, 2017 Sundays at 3:00 pm – Las Cruces Civic Concert Association Concert Series – Featuring Brandon Ridenour