Main St. Downtown:
· Farmers and Crafts Market
o Wednesday, December 14, 8:30am - 1:00pm.
o Saturday, December 17, 8:30am - 1:00pm
o Wednesday, December 21, 8:30am - 1:00pm.
o Saturday, December 24, 8:30am-1:00pm
· Plaza De Las Cruces
o Saturday, December 17, 12:00-1:00pm – Tuba Christmas
o Sunday, December 18, 1:00 – 7:00pm – Christmas on the Plaza
o Wednesday, December 21, 5:00 – 9:00pm – Winterfest
o Saturday, December 31, 8:00pm – 12:00 midnight – Chile Drop
Las Cruces Museum System: Free Admission!
- Railroad Museum
o Saturday, December 17, 11:00 am to 11:30 am - Toddler Story Time
· Branigan Cultural Center
o Friday, December 16, 1:00 pm: A Maya Celebration, a short film by Janet Darrow
o Saturday, December 17, 10:00 am: Culture Club – Mini Beaded Christmas Tree Activity
o Saturday, December 17, 10:30 am: Vamos a Explorar
o Thru January 21: “An Enduring Tradition: 20th Century Navajo Weaving”. Showcasing items on loan from the University Museum of NMSU.
o Thru January 21: “Howard Clinton Tibbitts: Historic Advertising Photography of the Southwest”. Showcasing photos taken by H.C. Tibbitts.
o Thru January 21: “In Service to Country: Military Equipment 1860-Present” by Kevin Dasing
· Museum of Art
o Wednesday, December 14 at 2:30 pm: Reading Art Book Club – Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape of Reality by Mabel Dodge Luhan
o Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 am: Artrageous – Winter Gift Bags
o Thru January 21: “Transforming Space – Transforming Fiber”. An exhibit featuring art from nine nationally-recognized fiber artists.
· Museum of Nature & Science
o Thursday, December 15 at 9:00 am: Dinosaur Train – T-rex
o Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 am: Free Ornament Workshop
o Saturday, December 17 at 10:30 am: Animal Encounters - Fish
o Saturday, December 17 at 11:30 am: Family Science Saturday – Electricity
o Saturday, December 17 at 1:00 pm: Today in Space
o Wednesday, December 21 at 1:30 pm: Endangered Species
· Thomas Branigan Library
o Toddler Time –Wednesdays & Thursdays at 1:00 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 11am - Activities for infants & their adults – Located in the children’s Kiva
o Teen Game Night – Tuesdays & Thursdays at 4:00pm – games for teens
o Friends of the Library Book Sale, December 13th from 10:00am – 5:00pm.
o Dona Ana County Genealogical Society Meeting - 2ndWednesday of every month at 2:00 in the Roadrunner Room
o Library Lab – Fridays at 3:30 in the Children’s Crafts Room – a class for those who want to learn how to go online and move around with ease
o Scrabble – 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 in the Roadrunner Room
o In the Boardroom: Branigan Book Club - "The Borrower" by Rebecca Makkai. Tuesday, December 20 at 6:30pm.
o At the Munson Senior Center: Wednesday, December 21, at 10:00am the Munson Library Book Club; “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” by Sebastian Junger.
Live Theater:
· Black Box Theatre http://www.no-strings.org
o Don’t miss out – local restaurants provide discounts to patrons who present a ticket stub from any NSTC, LCCT or ASTC production.
o Prices have changed for the 2016-2017 season, call 523-1223 for information
o Auditions will be held at the Black Box Theater on Monday, December 19, 6:30 p.m.
· Las Cruces Community Theatre – lcctnm.org
o December 2 thru 18th -Wizard of Oz – Friday & Saturdayat 8pm, Sunday at 2:00pm, Thursday December 15 at 7:00pm
· Rio Grande Theatre – riograndetheatre.com
o Home for the Holidays! A Josh Grider Family Christmas Show – December 17, 7:00pm
o Las Cruces Ukes – December 14, 2016 at 6:30pm
o The Academy of Dance & Music Student Recital – December 17, at 3:00pm.