Farmers and Crafts Market
o July 27 & July 30, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 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 “Color & Vision exhibit” will run thru August 13. The Artwork of Ailleen Shannon is an exhibit which explores the career of artist Ailleen Shannon who lived in Las Cruces from 1925 until her death in 1964.
o “Plastics Unwrapped.” An exhibit that explores how material culture was rapidly changed by plastics. Through August 20.
o “Painted Parallels” featuring the artwork of Dr. Sohini Dhar and Sudeshna Sengupta. The exhibit is comprised of paintings, drawings textiles and prints by Dhar & Sengupta and showcases the developments of two separate bodies of work by these artists who share common creative roots. The exhibit runs thru August 20.
· 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 Summer classes are here. We will have summer registrations that close one-week prior to each class. Come in and sign up today. Call 541-2137
· Museum of Nature & Science
o “Saturday, July 30 at 10 a.m. Family Science Saturday presents Earth Systems – “Pedosphere.”
o Saturday, July 30 at 11 a.m. presents “SNAP,” merging Artistic Creativity with Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics presents “Under Pressure.”
o Saturday, July 30 at 11:30 a.m. - Animal Encounters featuring “Amphibians.”
- Live Theater
o Auditions for No Strings Theatre Company’s “Agamemnon” at the Black Box Theatre on Saturday August 6. If you have any questions, email the director at nogate@gmail.com
o “Orange You Glad You Came” is the art exhibit in the theatregallery by Margaret Bernstein. Also Works by 9 local artists in a variety of mediums inspired by the Explorers Club. Call 523-1223 for more information
· Las Cruces Community Theatre – lcctnm.org
o No showings at this time
· Rio Grande Theatre – riograndetheatre.com
o School House Rock on July 29 at 7 p.m. p.m. and another performance July 30 at
o 1 p.m. All tickets are $7.
o Special Children’s Performance July 29 at 10 a.m. Tickets just $3. Seating is Limited – Call Pinky at 575-644-9561.
o “Affinity Quintet Southwest Tour”, July 30 at 7 p.m. The members have begun to compose for the group, making a debut album of original music a realistic objective.
“First Impressions” will be their first full-length album, representing the culmination of many years of musical study. This tour will showcase compositions that will be recorded on the first album late in March 2017.