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The Weekend Scoop

Hello Las Cruces,

Hope you had a nice weekend.

🥪 New Sandwich shop: A Jersey Mike’s Subs opened in Las Cruces last Wednesday just off of 70 & Sonoma Ranch but some are having a hard time finding it. Here are directions

🛑 Senior Program Closed: The Senior Amigos Program at Mountain View closed this program that had over 1000 seniors attending. Learn More

🐕️ 😸 Emergency Pet Care: Las Cruces is the 2nd largest city in New Mexico yet has no 24 hour Veterinary Pet Care. More Info

🌕️ Full Moon Night at White Sands: Has been canceled because of the recent aircraft accident cleanup. More Info

🎸 The Music in the Park Series: Starting next Sunday May 26 at Plaza de Las Cruces with the Major’s Jazz Fest and then starting on June 2nd in Young Park the summer music in the park series gets into full swing. Learn More

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Events

May

Tuesday, May 21st

  • Furry Friend Fiesta Yappy Hour |  Salud de Mesilla | Tuesday May 21 | 5:30 pm | Live Music, Food Trucks, Puppuccinos. Don't forget to bring your fur-ever friend in costume for the Pet Parade at 6:30pm!

  • Swing on the Plaza! | Las Cruces Swing on the Plaza | Tuesday, May 21st | 7 pm - 10 pm | Free | Learn to swing dance every Tuesday.

  • “Bike With Sunflowers” Adult Studio Paint | Wet Paint Art Studio | Tuesday, May 21st | 10 am - 12 pm | $37 | Add some color to your life with this painting class!

  • Metaphysical Book Study | Unity of Las Cruces | Tuesday, May 21st | 9 am - 11 am | Quantum Body by Deepak Chopra The new science of living a longer, healthier, more vital life.

  • May Trivia at Pecan Grill | Team Trivia with Sharyn | Tuesday, May 21st | 6:30 pm | Free | Food, fun, prizes, beverages, and trivia night.

Wednesday May 22nd

  • Vega’s Jerky 7 Year Anniversary | Vega's Jerky Las Cruces | Wednesday, May 22nd | 12 pm - 6:30 pm | 20% off Big Bags of Carne Seca.

  • Free Parenting Classes | FYI Plus NM | Wednesday, May 22nd | 5 pm - 7 pm | Free | Free parenting class for those 18 & up.

  • Medicare Made Easy Education Seminar | Thomas Branigan Memorial Library by Distinguished Choice Insurance Solutions LLC | Wednesday, May 22nd| 1 pm - 2 pm | Free | Are you Turning 65 in the next year? Empower yourself with Medicare knowledge. This seminar is a perfect learning experience. Taught by an experienced hometown broker. We will walk you through the ABC's of Medicare! 

Thursday, May 23rd

  • Sip n Paint | Amaro Winery | Thursday, May 23rd | 6 pm | Tickets ($45) | Enjoy an evening of gently-guided creativity!

  • Baila Las Cruces | Visit Las Cruces, New Mexico | Thursday, May 23rd | 7 pm - 8:30 pm | Free | Free dance lessons and an opportunity to show off your new moves.

  • Line Dancing | Rio Grande Winery | Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 | 6 pm - 8 pm | Free | Perry Summerville is back at RGW!

  • Function Fiesta Health Fair | Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico | Thursday, May 23rd | 11 am - 1 pm | Free | Join the Function Fiesta Health Fair! A vibrant event filled with food trucks, music, and plenty of fun. Furthermore, Vitalant will be present to accept your blood donation on site.

  • Medicare Made Easy Education Seminar | The Game Sports Bar & Grill | by Distinguished Choice Insurance Solutions LLC | Thursday, May 23rd | 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm | Free | Are you Turning 65 in the next year? Empower yourself with Medicare knowledge. This seminar is a perfect learning experience. Taught by an experienced hometown broker. We will walk you through the ABC's of Medicare! 

Friday, May 24th

Saturday, May 25th

Sunday, May 26th

  • Summer Fun :National Paper Airplane Day | Albert Johnson Park | Sunday May 26th | 1 pm - 3 pm | Join us in Albert Johnson Park at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library to observe National Paper Airplane Day where we will create and decorate paper airplanes to compete in distance, time aloft, and best-decorated categories. This program is free, and all supplies will be provided

Tuesday, May 28th

  • Metaphysical Book Study | Unity of Las Cruces | Tuesday, May 28th | 9 am - 11 am | Quantum Body by Deepak Chopra The new science of living a longer, healthier, more vital life.

  • Swing on the Plaza! | Las Cruces Swing on the Plaza | Tuesday, May 21st | 7 pm - 10 pm | Free | Learn to swing dance every Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 29th

Saturday May 25th - Monday May 27th

Friday, May 31st

  • Fine Art Flea Market | Plaza de Las Cruces | Friday May 31 | 5 pm | FineArtFleaMarket kicks off the Illegal? Arrowsoul Art Show weekend on May 31st, 2024! For over a decade, artists have come to Las Cruces to showcase their skills in spray painting, music, and dance, just like our ancestors did to build a sustainable community. We look forward to seeing everyone who has supported traveling artists dedicated to this lifestyle.

Saturday June 01st

  • Celestial Evening, Kayaking & Native Star Program, Caballo Lake | Southwest Expeditions | Saturday June 01 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Tickets | Join us for an Enchantingly FUN, Native American & Greek night sky interpretation. Celestial evening with kayaks on beautiful Caballo Lake!

  • 10th Annual Pictograff | Branigan Cultural Center | Saturday June 01 | 10 am - 1 pm | Presented by Branigan Cultural Center and ArrowSoul Art. Free admission. New Mexico Indigenous artists will install a mural on the Museum of Art's west wall. Enjoy music, hands-on activities, live screen-printing, and artist demonstrations for all ages.

  • "The Wizard of Oz" Costume Contest, Piñata Party, & Film Screening | Fountain Theatre & Mesilla Valley Film Society | Saturday June 01 | 1 pm | Tickets | Dress up as your favorite character from The Wizard of Oz and win some great prizes!

Sunday, June 02nd

  • Trailer Roping at the Mallet Event Center | Zia Roping Productions |  Sunday June 02 | 9 am | High Point Roper of the day will win a new slant horse trailer or $10,000 Cash. Come rope some of best cattle provided and sorted by Calvin Taylor.

Saturday May 25th - Sunday June 30th

Farmers & Crafts Markets

Weather

Music

May

Monday, May 20th

  • Daisy Blue & Friends | NM Vintage Wines | 5:45 pm - 8:45 pm | Live Music | Tribute to many wonderful years at NM Vintage Wines

Friday, May 24th

  • RetroZ | Pecan Grill & Brewery | 7-11 pm | Live Music

  • Cadillac Kings | Rio Grande Winery | 6 pm - 9 pm | Live Music | Leo's Far Out Taco's

Saturday, May 25th

  • RetroZ | Sombra Antigua Winery | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Live Music

  • Stepping Up | Rio Grande Winery | 6 pm - 9 pm | Live Music | Mad Street BBQ

  • Sebastien Lescombes | DH Lescombes Winery | 6-9 pm | Live Piano Music Every Saturday

Sunday, May 26th

  • Major’s Jazz Fest | Plaza de Las Cruces | Sunday May 6th | 6 pm | Free | Wayne Bergeron accompanied by Las Cruces’ own Border Jazz Orchestra, and Organ Mountain High School Jazz Workshop Bands 1 and 2.

  • Brams Sextet OP 18 | First Presbyterian Church Las Cruces | Sunday May 26 | 3 pm - 5 pm | Experience the sublime beauty of Brahms’ timeless masterpiece and get a first look at our 2024-2025 season! We will also have a silent auction, and will be raffling off tickets for the 2024 season of the Santa Fe Opera. | Tickets 

  • Amalia Zeitlin of Camerata Del Sol | First Presbyterian Church | Sunday May 26 | 3 pm | Catch violinist Amalia performing music of Puccini, Gershwin, Golijov, and Brahms

  • Oscar Ayala | Sombra Antigua Winery | 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Live Music

  • Jack Hansen | Rio Grande Winery | 4-7 pm | Live Music | Mad Street BBQ

June

Saturday, June 1st

Sunday, June 2nd - August 29th

  • Music in the Park Series | Young Park | Sunday June 2 | 7 pm | The Music in the Park Series will be at 7 p.m. each Sunday from June 2 through August 25 at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave. Thursday Night Music on the Plaza concerts will begin at 7 p.m. on July 18, August 15, and August 29 at Plaza de Las Cruces.

    June 2, 2024: Rosewater Blues Band (Blues and Rock music); UnLyshed (Variety). The concert will be at Young Park.

    June 9, 2024: Old-Time Pharmaceuticals (Folk music); Cadillac Kings (Variety). The concert will be at Young Park.

    June 16, 2024: Mariachi Aguilas (Mariachi music); Hypnosis (Variety, party music). The concert will be at Young Park.

    June 23, 2024: Genie & the Starliners (Oldies and Variety); Guitar Slim (Rockin’ Blues). The concert will be at Young Park.

Friday, June 21st

  • Baroque Arias | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | Friday June 21 | 7:30 pm - 9 pm | Join us for an unforgettable evening of Baroque arias and instrumental pieces, featuring soprano soloist Sarah Brailey, Baroque violinist Beth Wenstrom, and theorbo player Héctor Torres. | Free with a suggested donation of $15 | Tickets

September

September 28th

  • Way Out West Fest | El Paso Convention Center | Saturday September 28th | 5 pm | Featuring Billy Currington. Chili Challenge and Margarita Contest | Tickets |

October

Wednesday, October 9th

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”

C.S. Lewis

Arts and Crafts

May

Friday, May 24th

  • Indoor Artisan Popup Market | Soul Studio | Friday May 24 | 6 pm - 8 pm | Featuring handcrafted goods, local art, and products from VIVA Health Behavioral Clinic. Entry is free, but donations of cat and dog food for the ACTion program for Animals Food Bank are appreciated.

Saturday, May 25th

  • Artist Walkthrough | NMSU Art Museum | Saturday May 25 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Join artists Karly Jean Kainz and Blanca Martinez for a walkthrough of their MFA thesis exhibition “Making as Knowing.

Saturday, June 1st

  • Ear Ring Beading Class | Frame & Art Center | Saturday June 1st | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | $30 class fee, due at time of registration.

    Email: [email protected] or DM to register. All materials provided, including take-home beading needle, beading mat & kit for second earring and instructions.

Monday, June 3rd

  • 2024 Kids Summer Art Camps | Wet Paint Art Studio | Monday June 3rd | 9 am - 12 pm | Tickets | Kids art camps now open! Experienced instructors lead fun activities like painting, drawing, crafting, reading, and games. Perfect for K-5th graders, 9 themed sessions run from Jun 3 - Aug 1, Mon-Thurs, 9am-noon. At just $139 +tax per 4-day session ($10 off for siblings), spots are limited, so enroll now! Remember to bring a snack and water daily. Let your child's creativity soar this summer!

Friday, June 7th

  • First Friday Art Ramble Downtown | Las Cruces Museum of Art | Friday June 7th | 5 pm - 7 pm | Free | "Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper" at the Museum of Art on display through August 10, 2024. This exhibit reception will feature Torii Taiko Drummers from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Taiko (太鼓) are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese, the term taiko refers to any kind of drum. This is a percussion performance you do NOT want to miss!

Through June 13th

Through June 22th

  • Los Manteles De Mi Abuela | Branigan Cultural Center | through June 22th | By presenting sahumadores on contemporary oilcloth tablecloths, Robert Salas mixes the historic and contemporary aspects of his Hispanic and Indigenous Mexican heritage.

  • Tlazoh Amozochitl | Branigan Cultural Center | through June 22th | Examining pre-contact Mesoamerican culture while recognizing the influences of Spanish and American cultures upon them. Kindergarten through 5th grade students at Raices del Saber Xinachtli Community School learned about the history of corn, chocolate, and butterflies through traditional Mesoamerican stories. They then created artwork that reflected those stories. Come see over 40 pieces of artwork created by these multicultural students!

Through August 4th

  • Vivid Landscapes Paisajes Vibrantes | NM Farm and Ranch | Daily | Local artist Jerry Hernandez captures oil on canvas the vast skies, breathtaking views, and unique scenery that makes New Mexico timeless. 

If you know of or have any upcoming Artists related events let me know and I will be happy to share 🙂 

Theatre

May 31th - June 16th

Gardening

May

Thursday, May 23rd

  • Lush and Lean Workshop: Pruning Workshop | City of Las Cruces Water Conservation | Thursday, May 23 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Branigan Memorial Library Roadrunner Room, 200 E. Picacho Avenue | Free | Homeowners will learn how to correctly prune their trees and shrubs for sustainability and long-term survival. This is a hands-on pruning workshop held outside at the Albert Johnson Park in front of the Branigan Library. Dress for the activity. This workshop will begin in the Roadrunner Room. Presented by Les Finley, Horticulturist, Longtime Local Nurseryman, ISA Certified Arborist

If you know of or have any upcoming gardening-related events let me know and I will be happy to share 🙂 Just reply to this email

Outdoors

May

Tuesday, May 21st

  • Tuesday Night Group Run | Bluebird Running Company | Tuesday, May 21st | 6 pm - 6:01 pm | Free | Enjoy a group run through downtown Las Cruces.

Thursday, May 23rd

  • White Sands National Park is cancelling the Full Moon Night event scheduled for Thursday May 23 at 8:00 pm as we continue to support the recovery effort of the recent US Air Force mishap in the park. While we are unable to host this event and apologize for the inconvenience, we look forward to hosting the next Full Moon Night event scheduled for Friday June 21, 2024, at 8:15 pm. Park hours on Thursday May 23 are 7:00 am - 1 hour after sunset.

Saturday, May 25th

  • Las Cruces Youth Try-It-Out Mountain Biking | Dona Ana Trailhead | Saturday May 25th | 9 am - 1 pm | Join the New Mexico Interscholastic Cycling League's Try-It-Out event at Doña Ana Trail Head, open to students entering grades 6-12 and adults interested in youth mountain biking. No experience necessary, and bikes and helmets are available upon request.

June

Saturday, June 01st

  • Summer Youth Running Program | La Llorona Park | Free for Kids 14 & Under | Free t-shirt, snacks, swag, prizes!!! There are four other events this summer.

There are 5 Youth Running events this summer

Sunday, June 02nd

  • Trailer Roping at the Mallet Event Center | Zia Roping Productions |  Sunday June 02 | 9 am | High Point Roper of the day will win a new slant horse trailer or $10,000 Cash. Come rope some of best cattle provided and sorted by Calvin Taylor.

Recurring Events 

  • Wednesday Walk with a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | Every Wednesday through Nov 20th, 2024 | 9 am - 10 am | 1280 Fort Selden Rd, Radium Springs, NM | $5 per adult. Children <16 years old & Seniors over 60 free | 575-526-8911 |

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You know that feeling when you're scrolling through your social media feed and suddenly spot an amazing event that happened just a few days ago? And you can't help but think, "Wow, I totally would've been there if I'd known about it!" Trust me, I've been there more times than I can count! 😅

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