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This is Live Love Las Cruces, we’re the newsletter that pairs as perfectly with your morning coffee as wine does with the Harvest Wine and Music Festival.
👉️ Wow this is a big weekend with lots of large yearly events happening. Thank goodness the weather is cooler too but be prepared for some isolated showers. Have Fun!
🔥 Why we do this newsletter….
It happens so often. Everyday you check your social media and you see an event that looks really good and then you see that it happened yesterday.
How did you miss it? Seems like a Facebook plot to disappoint you doesn’t it?
Well our goal is to help make sure you don’t miss an upcoming event. It’s really a lot of work to find and collect this information but we enjoy it ❤️ and we do it with passion.
You can help us by sharing this newsletter with your family and friends. And if you see that we missed an upcoming event please let us know.
We also have a new calendar coming really soon within the next few weeks. Think you will really like it. 😃
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Speaking of a Random Act of Kindness… Jelly Roll stopped these kid’s lemonade stand and left them $700 Read More
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🎉 Events ✨
August
Wednesday, August 28th
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | Every Wednesday 8:30 am - 1 pm.
Wednesday Walk with a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | 9 am - 10 am | Every Wednesday through Nov 20th, 2024
Latiné X Book Club | Las Cruces Pubic Libraries | 12 pm | Book discussion for the month of July will be Like Water for Chocolate a novel by Laura Esquivel of Mexico
Thursday, August 29th
Hatch Chile Festival Carnival | Hatch NM | August 29th - September 01st | Advance Tickets $25 Unlimited Rides - $35 at the Gate.
Pickleball Tournament Registration | City of Las Cruces Parks | 9 am | Pre-Register for the Pickleball Tournament to be held on September 14-15.
Ladies Night Out Bingo | Picacho Hills Country Club | 6 pm | Tickets | Collecting Pet Food for Humane Society
Music in the Park | Plaza de Las Cruces | 7 pm | Soulshine & Sam Barlow Band
Friday, August 30th
Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm
Sunset Stroll | White Sands National Park | 7 pm - Sunset | Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday till August 31st
Artist Exhibition Reception & Open Mic | Dona Ana Arts Council | 5-8 pm | Opening Reception featuring the work local abstract watercolor artist Cheryl Nelson.
Hatch Chile Festival Carnival | Hatch NM | August 29th - September 01st | Advance Tickets $25 Unlimited Rides - $35 at the Gate.
6th Annual SWCOA and Friends Charity Golf Tournament | NMSU Golf Course | RSVP Register
Seascape @ Black Box Theatre Starts today and runs through Sept 15th.
Cornhole Showdown | Las Cruces Convention Center | August 30th - Sept 01st | NM Best Showdown 2024
Saturday, August 31st
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | Every Saturday 8:30 am - 1 pm.
Sunset Stroll | White Sands National Park | 7 pm - Sunset | Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday till August 31st
3rd Annual Car Show | Kassondra Saavedra Agency | 5-9 pm | Family Friendly Event
Hatch Chile Festival Parade | Hatch NM | 9 am |
Hatch Chile Festival | Hatch NM | August 31st & September 01st | The 52nd Annual Chile Festival | Opening Ceremony 11 am
Hatch Chile Festival Carnival | Hatch NM | August 29th - September 01st | Advance Tickets $25 Unlimited Rides - $35 at the Gate.
2024 Harvest Wine & Music Festival | Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds | August 31st - September 2nd | Your chance to taste and savor wine from many New Mexico Wineries
Franciscan Festival of Fine Art | Holy Cross Retreat Center | 9 am - 5 pm | Over 80 Artists | Saturday & Sunday | Live Music, Silent Auction, Raffles. More Info
Bird Walk @ Leasburg Dam | Mesilla Valley Audubon Society | 8-10 am | Walk 2 miles and identify birds.
Campfire Kitchen | Fort Selden Historic Site | 10-11 am | Pick Chile from onsite gardens and make delicious salsa.
Womens Only 9-mile Kayak Adventure | La Llorona Park | 9:30 am - 3 pm | Tickets
Cornhole Showdown | Las Cruces Convention Center | August 30th - Sept 01st | NM Best Showdown 2024
September
Sunday, September 01st
Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm | Every Sunday
Indigo Yoga | Farmesilla Pavillon | 9:30 - 11:30 am | Every Sunday
Hatch Chile Festival | Hatch NM | August 31st & September 01st | The 52nd Annual Chile Festival
Hatch Chile Festival Carnival | Hatch NM | August 29th - September 01st | Advance Tickets $25 Unlimited Rides - $35 at the Gate.
2024 Harvest Wine & Music Festival | Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds | August 31st - September 2nd | Your chance to taste and savor wine from many New Mexico Wineries
Franciscan Festival of Fine Art | Holy Cross Retreat Center | 10 am - 4 pm | Over 80 Artists | Saturday & Sunday | Live Music, Silent Auction, Raffles. More Info
Cornhole Showdown | Las Cruces Convention Center | August 30th - Sept 01st | NM Best Showdown 2024
Monday, September 02nd
2024 Harvest Wine & Music Festival | Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds | August 31st - September 2nd | Your chance to taste and savor wine from many New Mexico Wineries
Tuesday, September 03rd
Swing on the Plaza! | Plaza de Las Cruces | 7 pm - 10 pm | Free | Learn to swing dance every Tuesday.
Tuesday Night Group Run | Bluebird Running Company | 6 pm | Group meets every Tuesday downtown for a 1 mile run.
Wednesday, September 04th
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | Every Wednesday 8:30 am - 1 pm.
Wednesday Walk with a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | 9 am - 10 am | Every Wednesday through Nov 20th, 2024
Friday, September 06th
Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm
Fine Arts Flea Market | Plaza de Las Cruces | 5 pm - 10 pm | Live Art, Culture, Music & Community | Celebrating Native Arts and Traditions
Saturday, September 07th
Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | Every Saturday 8:30 am - 1 pm.
SpaceLion Festival 24 | Bosque Brewing | 3 pm | Join us for Spacelion Fest '24 on September 7th from 4 PM to 8 PM at Telshor Public House to celebrate James Narvaez's life with the release of Spacelion IPA, live music, and merchandise benefiting the Spacelion For Life Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Annual Iris Rhizome Sale | Mesilla Valley Iris Society | Mesilla Valley Mall | Saturday 11 am - 8 pm & Sunday 12-6 pm | In the atrium near the Cineport 10 movie theater
Motorcycle Swap Meet | Barnet Harley-Davidson | 7 am - 2 pm | Classic car, truck, and hot rod parts, Bikes, Parts, Accessories, Picker Junk, Collectibles
Sunday, September 08th
Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm | Every Sunday
Indigo Yoga | Farmesilla Pavillon | 9:30 - 11:30 am | Every Sunday
Annual Iris Rhizome Sale | Mesilla Valley Iris Society | Mesilla Valley Mall | Saturday 11 am - 8 pm & Sunday 12-6 pm | In the atrium near the Cineport 10 movie theater
Coming Up
Spaceport America Open House | Spaceport America | Sunday September 08th | 10 am - 2 pm | Free Event | 2024 Las Cruces Space Festival and will feature fly-ins, STEM presentations, guest speakers and fun for the whole family.
La Posta’s 85th Birthday Celebration | La Posta de Mesilla | Friday September 16th | 6-9 pm | Fun, Food, Giveaways and Souvenirs | Tickets
Southern New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo | Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds | September 25th-29th | Tickets on Sale now
Ongoing Events
Movies in the Park 2024 Schedule
Free Movies in the Park return to Young Park on Saturdays this June through September! Bring your blanket, chairs, and an appetite (food vendors available). Shows start at dusk. More Info
Sept. 7 "Elemental," PG
Sept. 21 "The Little Mermaid," PG
Cruces Creatives
Cruces Creatives is a non-profit makerspace that connects people with the tools, training, and community to make practically anything. Tools and space include 3D printers, CAD manufacturing tools such as CNC and laser, wood shop, bicycle shop, textile lab, audio-visual lab, electronics lab, kids room, and more. Events Schedule
Farm & Ranch Museum
The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum has daily demonstration programs such as chair caning, wool spinning, weaving, quilting & blacksmithing. So keep them in mind if you are looking for things to do. Learn More
City of Las Cruces
The City of Las Cruces has an amazing list of weekly events for those searching for things to do. Way too many for me to list here but do check them out. Calendar of events.

🎵 Music 🎵
August
Wednesday, August 28th
Taylor Paul | Picacho Hills Country Club | 5-8 pm | Live Music
Learn Salsa and Country Western Two Step | Sol Ballroom | 7:15pm for Salsa and 8:00pm for Country 2-Step
Thursday, August 29th
Open Mic Night | Amaro Winery | 7-10 pm | Every Thursday
Open Mic Night | Picacho Peak Brewery | 6-9 pm | Every Thursday
Rockabilly Strangers | Palacio Bar | 8 pm | Live Music
Swifties Night Out: Taylor Swift Night | Bosque Brewing Company | 7-10 pm | Tickets $5 | Celebrate the release of The Tortured Poets Department album.
Line Dancing with Perry Summerville | Rio Grande Winery | 5-8 pm
Jesse & Aron | Amaro Winery | 7:30 pm | Live Music
Music in the Park | Plaza de Las Cruces | 7 pm | Soulshine & Sam Barlow Band
Friday, August 30th
Rockabilly Strangers | Sparky’s Hatch | 12-3 pm | Live Music
UnLyshed | Palacio Bar | 8 pm | Live Music
Chris Baker | Little Toad Creek | 8-11 pm | Live Music
Benny Bassett | Grounded | 7 pm | Live Music
Daniel Sanchez | DH Lescombes | 6 pm | Live Music
Sierra County Line Band | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30-9:30 pm | Live Music
Catfish Fry | NM Vintage | 7-10 pm | Live Music
Sons of Soul | Amaro Winery | 7:30 pm | Live Music
Boss Hogg | Blue Moon | 7 pm | Live Music
Saturday, August 31st
Sebastien Lescombes | DH Lescombes Winery | 6-9 pm | Live Piano Music Every Saturday
Caliente | Palacio Bar | 8 pm | Live Music
Michael Alvillar | DH Lescombes | 6 pm | Live Music
Matthew Palmer | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30-9:30 pm | Live Music
Dallas David Ochoa | NM Vintage | 7-10 pm | Live Music
Dealers Choice | Blue Moon | 7 pm | Live Music - Cover
September
Sunday, September 01st
Frank Zona | Rio Grande Winery | 5-8 pm | Live Music
West Texas | Blue Moon | 4-8 pm | Country Two Step
Aaron Golay & The Original Sin | Little Toad Creek | 1-4 pm | Live Music
Friday, September 06th
Grady Hodnett & Trey Greeman | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Live Music
Saturday, September 07th
The Retroz | Pecan Grill | 7 pm | Live Music
575 Band | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Live Music
Pizza Bones | Valley Pizza | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Live Music
Sunday, September 08th
Jack Hansen | Rio Grande Winery | 5-8 pm | Live Music
Monday, September 09th
Jelly Roll Beautifully Broken Tour | UTEP Don Haskins Center | 7 pm | Tickets
Upcoming Concerts
Friday, September 20th
Los Lonely Boys | Grapevine Plaza @ Picacho Peak Brewing Las Cruces | 7 pm | Tickets
Wednesday, October 09th
Foreigner & Loverboy | NMSU Pan American Center | 7 pm | Tickets

Theatre & Film
August
Seascape | Black Box Theatre | Friday Aug 30- Sunday Sep 15 | A Surreal Beach Encounter. On a quiet beach, a couple's peaceful afternoon takes an extraordinary turn when two sentient sea lizards emerge from the ocean. This bizarre meeting sparks a profound and thought-provoking dialogue, challenging perceptions of life, evolution, and human nature. Click to see exact dates and times.
Georgia & The Butch | LCCT | Aug 31st | One Day Only 2 pm & 7 pm | Presented by The Actors Lab of Santa Fe | Premier of this New Play | Experience Georgia O'Keeffe like never before through nine years of intimate letters with Maria Chabot. Chabot, a dynamic figure, designed and managed the renovation of O'Keeffe's Abiquiu house, revitalized the Santa Fe Indian Market, and oversaw Los Luceros for Mary Wheelwright. Mary, who cherished both women, hosts this unique staged reading.
September
DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors | NMSU Center for the Arts | Preview on Monday Sept 26th. Tuesday Sept 27th & Wednesday 28th and Oct 4th - Oct 6th | A laugh-out-loud, 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing Off-Broadway play about Bram Stoker's legendary vampire.
See NMSU’s other plays here

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