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Events Calendar

August 25 & 26

8 p.m.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Spencer Theater
The iconic country-folk-rock Grammy Hall of Famers play two big nights of hits spanning over 50 years, including Mr. Bojangles, Long Hard Road, Baby’s Got A Hold On Me, Fishin’ In The Dark, and many more.
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August 25 – 28

6 – 11 p.m.
43rd Annual Deming Duck Race
McKinley Duck Downs in Courthouse Park
While the ducks are the main event,  lots of other family fun takes place over the weekend, including hot air balloon ascensions, a carnival, live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors and food.
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Saturday, August 27

9 a.m.
Cruces Car Show Fiesta
Sisbarro Buick-GMC
A free community event featuring a display of vehicles of all makes, models, and years, with 5 award categories, a variety of local vendors, delicious food and beverage trucks, live music, a generous raffle giveaway, a bounce house, games and activities with prizes.
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10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Community Appreciation Day
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Demonstrations, livestock tours, pony rides and a plant sale are just a few of the offerings at this annual event that makes attending the museum fun, informative and best of all, free.
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11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Animal Encounters
Museum of Nature & Science
Learn about the diverse world of reptiles and get up close and personal with some of the museum’s scaly residents.
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11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
S.T.E.A.M. Saturday
Las Cruces Railroad Museum
A monthly event in which ages 10 and older learn through hands-on experiments, using creativity and brain power to build anything from sky gliders and spacecrafts to saving the ocean and more.
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7 p.m.
Movies In The Park: Jungle Cruise
Apodaca Park
The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department presents Jungle Cruise, based on the Disneyland ride about a riverboat travelling through a dangerous jungle, with Dwayne Johnson at the helm.
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7 p.m.
Rockzilla Summer Tour
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
A non-stop rock extravaganza featuring headliners Papa Roach and Falling in Reverse, with special guests Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves.
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7:30 p.m.
Frida
Abraham Chavez Theatre
El Paso Opera brings the life and art of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo to life, with a mesmerizing fusion of opera, Mexican folkloric and mariachi music, and Broadway musical theatre.
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Sunday, August 28

7 p.m.
Music in the Park
Apodaca Park
Las Cruces’ free concert series showcasing local, regional and nationally recognized artists continues with party acts The Ghetto Blaster, and The Mixx Band.
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Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces
Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The award-winning, outdoor Farmers & Crafts Market spans seven full blocks of North Main Street in Downtown Las Cruces.
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First Friday Art Ramble
First Friday of Every Month, 5-8 p.m.
The Downtown Las Cruces Partnership hosts this monthly event showcasing a dozen participating museums and galleries in the Arts & Cultural District.
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Second Saturday Art Hop
Second Saturday of Every Month, 6-9 p.m.
The City of Truth or Consequences comes alive with local art, downtown in the commercial/hot springs district.
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Branigan Cultural Center
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
This historic locale hosts changing cultural exhibits, as well as educational programs, classes, and other special events.
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Las Cruces Museum of Art
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hosting a changing slate of exciting contemporary art exhibits, programs for visitors of all ages and an extensive art studio class program.
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Las Cruces Railway Museum
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Located in a historic Santa Fe Railroad depot, the museum interprets the railroad history of Las Cruces and the impact of the railroad on southern New Mexico.
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Museum of Nature and Science
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
A museum about looking and understanding – looking up to the stars, looking out to the desert, and looking down to see ancient fossils.
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New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Discover the backbone of New Mexico, via this 47-acre interactive museum that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching.
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Amador Patio Bar & Grill
The entertainment district comes alive with diverse restaurant choices, upscale nightlife and live music events.
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Amaro Winery & Taproom
Locally owned and operated winery and tasting room, with a Karaoke night, open mic, and rotating list of live events.
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Boneyard Cantina
Delicious street food paired with Icebox craft beer and appearances by local musicians on the main stage.
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Don Felix
Located on the corner of the Mesilla Plaza, with delicious New Mexican cuisine and live music on the patio.
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Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery
Serving craft beer, craft spirits, killer grub and a mix of local and travelling musical acts to chase the blues away.
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Palacio Bar
A neighborhood watering hole since 1936, they don’t serve food, but the music is lively and the drinks are plentiful.
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Truth or Consequences Brewing Company
A cozy little taproom, featuring craft beers and live music on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
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Vintage Wines
New Mexico wines, beers and cigars in Old Mesilla, with a relaxing patio and live music several nights a week.
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August 1 – 30, 2022
Kurt Van Wagner & Mary Zawacki
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
The Mesilla gallery hosts digital photographer Kurt Van Wagner and oil painter Mary Zawacki for the month of August 2022.
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August 1 – 30, 2022
Creative Energy Summer Student Art Show
Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery
The talented middle school students from the two-week immersive Career Art Path (CAP) program exhibit works created during the summer visual arts camp, including painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, and sculpture.
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August 5 – October 15, 2022
Icons and Symbols of the Borderland
Las Cruces Museum of Art
Featuring over 80 pieces of artwork by 29 regional artists, this show is stylistically diverse and thematically varied, with participating artists revealing their complex cultural inheritance and points of view about the ever-shifting relationship between the United States and Mexico.
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August 20 – December 3, 2022
The Color of Dreams
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Renowned New Mexico photographer Wayne Suggs presents 25 of his most recent photographs capturing the beautiful, rugged landscapes of our Land of Enchantment, which are included in his book of the same title.
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Through September 2, 2022
(Ir)regular Evolution: New Works by Rachel Stevens
University Art Museum
From evolutionary theories of meteors sparking life on earth to genetic mutations causing cataclysmic pandemics, Stevens’ new forms explore the (ir)regularities that she is embracing in her own work and in our modern world.
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Through September 2, 2022
Carissa Samaniego: Pray for Rain
University Art Museum
Through experimentation with varied materials and alternate methodologies, Samaniego explores the cultural histories and socio-political issues of life in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Through September 22, 2022
Joe Fauerso: Wait For It
University Art Museum
Employing techniques that upend traditional modes of art-making, San Antonio-based artist Joey Fauerso’s work opens onto questions of identity, gender and representation.
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Through September 24, 2002
Illumination: Crows and Ravens
Branigan Cultural Center
Fourteen large-scale encaustic paintings of these beautiful, intriguing, and intelligent bird make up the exhibit by multidisciplinary Santa Fe artist Catherine Eaton Skinner.
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Through September 24
Symbols of New Mexico: A Personal Experience
Branigan Cultural Center
Silver City painter and printmaker Victoria Chick presents her one-woman show, in which she incorporates landscapes, animals, plants and other uniquely New Mexican ingredients into large, colorful paintings.
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