Main St. Downtown:
· Farmers and Crafts Market
o Wednesday, March 8, 8:30 am - 1 pm.
o Saturday, March 11, 8:30 am - 1 pm
o Wednesday, March 15, 8:30 am - 1 pm.
o Saturday, March 18, 8:30 am-1 pm
Las Cruces Museum System: Branigan Cultural Center, the Las Cruces Museum of Art, the Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science and the Las Cruces Railroad Museum Free Admission!
- Railroad Museum
o Coloring Club for Adults – 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.
o Family Game Day – 2nd Saturday of each month 10 am to noon
o Harvey Girl Costume Mini Exhibit – Saturday, March 4-April 1
o Mrs. Prickett's Story Time - Thursday, March 9, 11 to 11:30 am
o National Model Railroad Meeting – Saturday, March 11,1:30-2:30pm
o Brown Bag Lecture Series – Tuesday, March 14, noon-1pm
o Rail Readers Book Club – Wednesday, March 15, 11-noon
o “For the Love of Railroad Architecture” exhibit opening –Friday, March 15, 5-7 pm
· Branigan Cultural Center
o History Notes Lectures – Thursday, March 9, 1 pm
o Lecture: Untold Stories and History of New Mexico’s National Parks – Saturday, March 11, 10 am
o Culture Club: Pi Related Activities – Saturday, March 11, 10 am
o Culture Club: Japanese Lanterns – Saturday, March 18, 10 am
o On Display: Issei and Beyond: The Nakayama Family’s Journey in the Mesilla Valley
o On Display: Hillsboro Faces: A Collection of Portraits
· Museum of Art
o Reading Art Book Club – Wednesday, March 8, 2:30 pm
o Film Screening: Art of the Heist – The Search for the Scream – Wednesday, March 8, 1:30 pm
o Artrageous – Paper Flowers: Saturday, March 11, 10 am
o Art Tales – “Uncle Andy’s” by James Warhola, Tuesday, March 14, 10 am
o Open registration for session 2 Studio Art Classes throughMarch 18
o Artrageous – Flower Pencil Topper: Saturday, March 18, 10 am
· Museum of Nature & Science
o Pre-K Thursdays: Planeteers, Constellations – Thursday, March 9, 9 am
o Animal Encounters: Amphibians – Saturday, March 11, 10:30 am
o Today in Space – Saturday, March 11, 1pm
o Pre-K Thursdays: Dinosaur Train, Allosaurus – Thursday, March 17, 9 am
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library library.las-cruces.org; 575-528-4005; 575-528-4010
o Read to Me*—Tuesdays 10:30 am; story time for ages 3-7
o Intro to Computers: The Basics – Tuesday, March 7, 2 pm
o Intro to Computers: Windows 10 – Tuesday, March 14, 2 pm
o Teen Game Night—Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 pm; games for teens
o Toddler Time*—Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10 am; story time for ages 1—3
o Mother Goose Time*—Wednesdays, 11 am; activities for infants and their adults
o Design and Create: Wine Bottle Windchimes —Wednesday, March 8, 2 pm
o Doña Ana County Genealogical Society: “Planning a Family Reunion”—Wednesday, March 8, 2 pm
o Munson BookClub: The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene —Wednesday, March 15, 10 am
Munson Center 975 S. Mesquite St. 575-528-3406
o Rhythm Roundup*—Fridays 10:30 am; Music/Motion for ages 2-5
o Library Lab**—Fridays 3:30 pm; Activities/Stories for ages 6-10
o Play SCRABBLE! Promote Literacy!—Sunday, March 12, 1:30 pm. $3 suggested donation all goes to Literacy Volunteers of Doña Ana County.
* Children must be accompanied by their well-behaved adult caregiver
** Caregivers welcome
Live Theater:
· Black Box Theatre http://www.no-strings.org
o The Conference of the Birds by Peter Brook and Jea-Claude Carriere March 17-April 2, 2017
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
· Las Cruces Community Theatre – lcctnm.org
o No Sex Please, We’re British – March 3-19
· Rio Grande Theatre – riograndetheatre.com
o Dr. Dolittle – Friday, March 10, 7 pm & Saturday, March 11, 10 am
o Comedy Workshop – Saturday, March 11, 2:30 pmfollowed by Awards Ceremony at 6pm
o Las Cruces Arts Fair – Friday, March 17, 6 pm & Saturday, March 18, 10 am
o !Yjastros en Vivo! – Saturday, March 18, 8 pm
o Kubecca – Sunday, March 19, 3 pm