Ray, an oil painter, grew up in the Midwest and has a BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Kansas. He has lived in Las Cruces since the 1990’s.

Michael is a lifelong New Mexico resident and has lived in Las Cruces from an early age but until his recent retirement from the City of Las Cruces as a senior construction inspector did not have tie to pursue his passion full time.

DUE TO COVID-19 VIRUS THE GALLERY HOURS ARE OPENED DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM WITH LIMITED ACCESS. THE GALLERY HAS BEEN SANITIZED AND READY FOR REOPENING.

For more information. Call 575-522-2933 or visit our website: www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com

NMSU Art Museum will present, “Saint Joseph & The Laborers,”
created through donations from various retablo collectors, including
retablo expert Gloria Fraser Giffords. The exhibit delves into the
role of the laborer through the lens of Mexican retablo imagery.
“Saint Joseph & The Laborers,” will be on display through Nov.
2021 in the newly created Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery and
is curated by Courtney Uldrich, MA Candidate, 2021 as part of the
course ART 597.

In this exhibition, the UAM will also display for the first time a
Mexican statue, or bulto, as well as other retablo paintings from the
recent donation to the UAM Permanent Art Collection by leading retablo
expert Gloria Fraser Giffords.

For more information: https://uam.nmsu.edu/saintjoseph/

Event Address/location: University Art Museum 1308 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

Event Times: 12 pm-4 pm – Open Wednesday – Saturday.

Admission: Free

Event Phone Number: 575-646-2545. Please call to make a reservation.

Event Website: https://uam.nmsu.edu/saintjoseph/
***Please visit our website for more information or questions.

This outstanding exhibit explores the dramatic transformation of life in the Tularosa Basin in the 1940s and beyond.

“Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets” stretches through two galleries and is on display until further notice.

Visitors will learn about ranch life in the Tularosa Basin during the early 20th century, and how events taking place halfway around the world brought about changes that for many ranchers were permanent. The area eventually became White Sands Missile Range, drawing some of the world’s greatest minds in science and engineering.

HOURS:
Hours during this phase of our partial reopening are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum & Gift Shop are closed on Sunday.

ADMISSION:
$5 Adults
$4 Senior citizens (60 and over)
$3 Children (4 to 17)
$2 Active U.S. military & veterans
Free Children 3 and under, Museum Friends members, and New Mexico senior citizens on Wednesdays.

LOCATION:
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 575.522.4100
email: frhm@state.nm.us
website: https://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/

Agricultural Beginnings – On long-term display.

Visitors entering the Heritage Gallery will be introduced to the early agricultural period in what is now New Mexico, beginning about 4,000 years ago. This section includes a large mural depicting the beginnings of agriculture in this area, as well as a replica of a Mogollon pit house, ancient tools, a corn grinding interactive and more.

HOURS:
Hours during this phase of our partial reopening are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum & Gift Shop are closed on Sunday.

ADMISSION:
$5 Adults
$4 Senior citizens (60 and over)
$3 Children (4 to 17)
$2 Active U.S. military & veterans
Free Children 3 and under, Museum Friends members, and New Mexico senior citizens on Wednesdays.

LOCATION:
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 575.522.4100
email: frhm@state.nm.us
website: https://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/

The New Mexico Colonial Home was built in the museum’s Heritage Gallery and is the centerpiece of the Spanish Colonial section of the gallery. New Mexico’s Spanish Colonial period was from 1598 — when the Spanish first settled in the region — to 1821. The time period for the home is 1815.

Like two other structures in the museum’s 20,000-square-foot gallery — Home Sweet Home and the Mercantile – the New Mexico Colonial Home is an exhibition that allows visitors to walk through, giving them a feeling of stepping back in time.

The home is made of adobe plaster and lots of wood, in the form of posts, vigas, latillas, corbels and lintels, that gives the structure an authentic, traditional look. It includes two rooms – a living room and courtyard, or placita.

HOURS:
Hours during this phase of our partial reopening are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum & Gift Shop are closed on Sunday.

ADMISSION:
$5 Adults
$4 Senior citizens (60 and over)
$3 Children (4 to 17)
$2 Active U.S. military & veterans
Free Children 3 and under, Museum Friends members, and New Mexico senior citizens on Wednesdays.

LOCATION:
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 575.522.4100
email: frhm@state.nm.us
website: https://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/

Wheels & Gears is a long-term exhibit in the Museum’s Heritage Gallery that features a collection of wagons, buggies, vehicles and implements from different eras in New Mexico.
“To see such a variety of items with wheels and gears together, all of which have contributed in some way to New Mexico’s agricultural history, is so interesting and exciting because you relate to how ‘getting around in New Mexico’ has really changed over the years,” said the museum’s Chief Curator, Toni Laumbach.

The exhibit features:

• Carreta wheel hub (1840-1850) made of cottonwood that was discovered half-buried along the northern edge of what is now White Sands National Monument
• 1936 half-ton International Harvester pickup truck
• 1924 Model T Roadster
• Gasoline pump that dates to the 1920s
• Delivery wagon from 1895
• 1900 buckboard wagon used on a ranch near Grants, N.M.
• 1900 piano box buggy
• Chuck wagon that was used from 1890 to 1949
• Nut tree knocker from 1949
• John Deere hay baler that was used from 1979 to 1987
• Aerometer windmill that dates back to 1935
• Basque sheepwagon
• 1900 canopy-top surrey
• Runabout buggy (1900-1929)
• Various wheel tools and parts
• 100 years of New Mexico license plates

HOURS:
Hours during this phase of our partial reopening are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum & Gift Shop are closed on Sunday.

ADMISSION:
$5 Adults
$4 Senior citizens (60 and over)
$3 Children (4 to 17)
$2 Active U.S. military & veterans
Free Children 3 and under, Museum Friends members, and New Mexico senior citizens on Wednesdays.

LOCATION:
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 575.522.4100
email: frhm@state.nm.us
website: https://www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/

4:30 pm – Friday, April 9th – Live Teen Science Cafe with Spaceport America and Virgin Galactic.

6 pm – Friday, April 9th – Live Virtual Mission at the Challenger Learning Center.

7 pm – Friday, April 9th – Live Virtual Mission at the Challenger Learning Center.

11 am – Saturday, April 10th – Live Virtual Mission at the Challenger Learning Center.

12 pm – Saturday, April 10th – Live Virtual Mission at the Challenger Learning Center.

2 pm – Saturday, April 10th Live Q&A Aerospace Complexes in Southern, NM.

5 pm – Saturday, April 10th – Live Yuri’s Night Global Livestream 2021.

2 pm – Sunday, April 11th – Live A&A Aerospace Career Pathways.

5 pm – Sunday, April 11th – Presentation by Leah Tookey, History Curator at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch heritage Museum ‘Home on the Range:  From Ranches to Rockets’.

6 pm – Sunday, April 11th – Live Space Quiz.

5 pm – Monday, April 12th – Presentation by NASA Astronaut Mike Mullane.

6 pm – Monday, April 12th – Live Virtual Mission at the Challenger Learning Center.

7 pm, – Monday, April 12th – Live Virtual Mission at the Challenger Learning Center.

Home – Las Cruces Space Festival (lcspacefestival.com)

Schedule for the 2021 Virtual Las Cruces Space Festival – Las Cruces Space Festival (lcspacefestival.com)

Saturday April 10 at 8:00 PM
Sunday April 11 at 2:30 PM
Saturday April 17 at 8:00 PM
Sunday April 18 at 2:30 PM

No Strings Theatre Company presents the delightful and wacky “Animals Tales” outdoors in the Black Box Theatre Courtyard from April 10-18.

The animal kingdom meets an irreverent existentialism, a comedic take on following dreams, explains why do cats chase strings, and questions the status quo, in this sometimes funny, sometimes absurd and always witty play by Don Nigro called “Animal Tales” directed by Ceil Herman.

Performances of “Animal Tales” are Saturdays, April 10 and 17 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees on April 11 and 18 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 regular admission and $12.00 students and seniors over 65.

For reservations visit www.no-strings.org Seating is limited to 25 patrons at each performance, so reserve early to prevent disappointment. For more information, call (575) 523-1223.

Announcements – LATEST ON COVID-19 ACCOMMODATIONS:
Our next production is Animal Tales The normal ticketing system will be used but you may only select the number of seats you require and we will assign seats to comply with NM Covid requirements. You may request row 1, 2, 3, or 4 and we will do our best to honor your request. Please see the event pages for details.

Bataan 2021 to be a Virtual Event
The 32nd annual Bataan Memorial Death March will be hosted virtually for the first time in event history.
Marchers will be able to participate anytime between April 9 and April 18, 2021.

The decision by White Sands Missile Range to host the event virtually allows leadership to keep COVID19 safety the top priority for participants, volunteers, staff and community supporters. It also gives participants the flexibility to choose a date and route that works best for them, while honoring the
memory of World War II heroes. On April 9, 1942 tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese
forces and were forced to march more than 60 miles in the scorching heat though the Philippine jungles.
Thousands died and those who survived faced the hardships of prisoner of war camps.

The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging and grueling march that tests both mental and
physical abilities. For the 2021 virtual experience, marchers are encouraged to choose a challenging
stretch of road or trail in honor of the historical march. Marchers can choose between the full 26.2 mile
marathon length or a 14.2 mile honorary distance.

The March officially kicks off on April 9, 2021, and participants may choose any day between April 9 and
April 18, 2021 to complete their mileage. The March must be completed in one day. Returning marchers
will find they will only need to select their distance for the 2021 March, as multiple categories are not
necessary in a virtual environment. Event organizers still encourage participants to march in their own
way, to include in uniform or with a “ruck” if desired and safe.

The registration fee includes a Bataan Marcher T-Shirt, Marcher Bib, Commemorative Dog Tag, and a
Participation Medal. As with all virtual fitness events, the March is based on the honor system. Event
organizers will not be tracking finishing times, instead focusing on the memorial aspect of the event.
More details on the opening date for registration and pricing will be announced soon via website and
social media. Please follow the Bataan Memorial Death March Facebook page and
www.bataanmarch.com for future announcements.