In this exhibit, you will learn about women’s clothing from the pioneer days of the 1870s to the Depression Era of the 1930s. The exhibit focuses on clothing worn for “everyday” as well as special events like weddings, funerals, and baptism. Under garments are included, as well as accessories such as hats and gloves. Lots of dresses and lots of historic photographs.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road.  575-522-4100.  www.frhm.org

Monday through Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm.
Sunday: Noon to 5 pm.
Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The barns close at 4 p.m. each day, but visitors may still walk to see the livestock until 5 pm.
Admission rates
Adults: $5
Senior citizens (60 and over): $4
Children 4-17: $3
Active U.S. military & veterans: $2
Children 3 and under and museum members with card: Free* New Mexico seniors are admitted free on Wednesdays.
* Admission rates may differ for special events

The exhibit will be in the Museum’s Legacy gallery through August 25, 2019.

Exhibit:  Animals of the Southwest at New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road.

575-522-4100.  www.fhrm.org

Featuring a collection of pastel paintings of animals by Dinah Swan. Exhibit through August 4, 2019.

Monday through Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.
Daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The barns close at 4 p.m. each day, but visitors may still walk to see the livestock until 5 p.m.

Admission rates:

Adults: $5
Senior citizens (60 and over): $4
Children 4-17: $3
Active U.S. military & veterans: $2
Children 3 and under and museum members with card: Free* New Mexico seniors are admitted free on Wednesdays.

* Admission rates may differ for special events*

Exhibit runs July 1 – August 20, 2019.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. Mon–Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm. $2-5. 575-522-4100. frhm.org

Saddles and saddle makers are an important part of ranching history in New Mexico and the Southwest. The saddle was the most critical tool of the cowboy; it was one of the most expensive purchases he would make, so he wanted a good, durable saddle that was specific to the work he was doing – whether it was riding the range on a cattle drive, roping and branding calves, or at the rodeo. Cowboys sought out particular saddle makers for their custom orders and based their selections on the makers’ reputations for making exactly what the cowboy needed and used. It would be impossible to talk about all of the important saddle makers in the Southwest. Instead, we will focus on four individuals whose saddles are representative of the many well-known southwestern saddle makers.

This exhibit also provides a leather-stamping activity for children.

Bonnie, originally from California, has lived in Las Cruces for 6 years. Her interest in making art tile began in Tucson where she spent 10 years learning the craft with Santa Teresa Tile Works on many projects of public art.  Today she is devoted to making both wall art and small tables for the locals.

Lori works with gemstone jewelry.  Originally from Chattanooga, TN, she moved to Las Cruces in 2013. She has taken classes in jewelry making in Santa Fe, NM, Asheville and Bryson City, NC and Tucson, AZ. Her greatest thrill is to have someone fall in love with a piece of her jewelry and love it as much as she does.

Gallery hours Mon-Sun 10 am to 5 pm.  For more information, call 575-522-2933 or visit our website: www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com

The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre, will feature two local artists for the month of July, Bonnie MacQuarrie and Lori Shalett and also welcomes it’s newest member Jan Severson.

Bonnie, originally from California, has lived in Las Cruces for 6 years. Her interest in making art tile began in Tucson where she spent 10 years learning the craft with Santa Teresa Tile Works on many projects of public art.  Today she is devoted to making both wall art and small tables for the locals.

Lori works with gemstone jewelry.  Originally from Chattanooga, TN, she moved to Las Cruces in 2013. She has taken classes in jewelry making in Santa Fe, NM, Asheville and Bryson City, NC and Tucson, AZ. Her greatest thrill is to have someone fall in love with a piece of her jewelry and love it as much as she does.

The Gallery’s newest member, Jan Severson, is a fiber artist. She prefers the colors of nature using colorful reeds, yarns, wood objects and beads in her weavings. The beauty of New Mexico often serves as an inspiration for her art.

First American Bank, Mesilla, is well represented by gallery members who rotate their artwork on a monthly basis.

In addition, the 30 artists of the Gallery offer art in various media, which include original paintings, oil, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, fused glass art jewelry, unique one of a kind woodturnings, stained glass, photography, ceramics, mixed media, unusual decorated gourds, handmade textile weavings, art tile, affordable quality natural gemstone jewelry, handcrafted basket weavings, pencil, charcoal and ink drawings, prints, cards and miniature paintings.

Gallery hours Mon-Sun 10 am to 5 pm.  For more information, call 575-522-2933 or visit our website: www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com

Runs July 1 – September 13 – Drawn to the Land:  Peter Hurds NM Exhibit.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. Mon–Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm. $2-5. 575-522-4100. frhm.org

“Drawn to the Land: Peter Hurd’s New Mexico” features 24 paintings and some of the artist’s belongings, including one of his palettes, a pair of chaps, sombrero, guitar, and polo helmet and mallet.

The show, which includes loans from the Hurd La Rinconada Gallery in San Patricio, N.M., and the El Paso Museum of Art, also features a video about Hurd (1904-1984).

“A Universe of Stories” Adult Summer Reading Program.

“A Universe of Stories” is the theme of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library’s 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program. Explore the wonders of our universe and learn about the solar system. Patrons are invited to try something new: learn new facts about space, read a new book, try a new craft, meet new people, and much more!

Summer reading programs aren’t just for kids; adults of all ages are welcome and encouraged to join “Planetary Possibilities,” the adult summer reading challenge. All you have to do to participate is read books, verify your reading with feference staff, and win prizes, what could be better than that?
Every Wednesday in June and July we will feature a different speaker from 2– 3 p.m. in the Roadrunner room. Each program will help the audience learn more about the universe in which we live and will offer new information gained through ongoing research and discovery. While presentations are geared for an adult audience, all interested parties are welcome to attend. All programs are free and are part of the library’s Summer Reading Program.
• July 3—City Museums, “Human Space Flight.”
• July 10—Genealogy, “Discovering a Universe of Family DNA.”
• July 17—Space Mural Museum, “What the Museum Offers to the Public.”
• July 24—Astronomical Society, “Viewing the Milky Way from the New Mexico Sky.”
• July 31—NMSU, “The View from Outer Space.”

For more information about these programs, contact the Reference Department at 575/528-4005 or library.reference@las-cruces.org

The Branigan Cultural Center, along with all the City of Las Cruces museums, are open until 8pm Wednesday evenings June through August. On Wednesday, July 24, join us for a FREE Summer Cooking Recipe Swap. 

Come share your favorite recipes and discover some new favorites from the community. Bring one copy of your recipe(s) – we’ll make copies to share! Collect a variety of recipes from stews, desserts, baking goods, and more. Enjoy light refreshments and share your family recipe with others!

Branigan Cultural Center, 501 Main Street.

5pm-7pm. FREE. 575-541-2219.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Wednesday nights at 7pm on the Plaza…

“Swing on the Plaza! Open to all ages!

Enjoy music from good old big band to new age Electro Swing! Don’t know how to swing dance? No worries! There will be a beginners lesson at the start of every event!

The one hour lesson will teach you all the basics of Jitterbug and have you swinging in no time at all!

Afterwards enjoy several hours of swinging fun with the Las Cruces Community!” Come for Dancing and stay for the Fun!! #DLCP #DowntownLasCruces #DowntownMainStreet

July 24th
July 31st
August 7th
August 14th
August 21st
September 4th
September 18th
September 25th
October 2nd
October 9th
October 16th

Thursday Night Music on the Plaza will begin at 8 p.m., July 11 and 25 and Aug. 8 and 22 at the Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St.

The schedule, times, and locations are subject to change.

Thursday Night Music on the Plaza

July 25
Trout Fishing In America-Americana and Storytelling-Fayetteville, AR
Steve Smith & Hard Road-Bluegrass, Americana-Las Cruces

August 8
Mariachi Real de El Paso-Mariachi Music-El Paso

August 22
Zach Heckendorf-Alternative Folk-Denver, CO
Chris Baker-Americana, folk, rock-Las Cruces

For information on the Music in the Park Series, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 575/541-2550.

2019 Music on the Plaza Series – Free Admission

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department is expanding the popular Music in the Park Series for June with the addition of Thursday Night Music on the Plaza.

The series will feature a mix of music including Jazz, Rock-a-Billy, Classic Rock, Blues, and Contemporary, and will feature all local artists.

Thursday Night Music on the Plaza

July 25
Trout Fishing In America-Americana and Storytelling-Fayetteville, AR
Steve Smith & Hard Road-Bluegrass, Americana-Las Cruces

August 8
Mariachi Real de El Paso-Mariachi Music-El Paso

August 22
Zach Heckendorf-Alternative Folk-Denver, CO
Chris Baker-Americana, folk, rock-Las Cruces

For information on the Music in the Park Series, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 575/541-2550.

Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams from VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 10 will be performing for the first time in Las Cruces at the new Club 30 @ The Ramada.

The drag queen show will also include performances by locals, as well as queens from El Paso, Hobbs and Albuquerque, where Kalorie currently resides and has a residency at Effex Nightclub.

Tickets are $5, and can be purchased in advance on eventbrite.com or at the door. A free meet and greet will take place after the show.

Club 30 @ The Ramada Inn; 201 E. University, Las Cruces, NM 88005

Showtime 11 pm; Meet and Greet 12:30 am.

$5. (575) 640-3395. https://www.kaloriekarbdashian.com/

The series will include an eclectic mix of performances from local, regional, and nationally recognized artists. Featured performers include four-time Grammy nominated Arkansas duo Trout Fishing in America, Las Cruces native and national artist Misty Boyce, Colorado singer-song writer Zach Heckendorf, and from Las Cruces, tradition rich and Ozzy approved Mariachi Aguilas, and the talented rock group Cordova. The Music in the Park Series highlights the great talent and diversity of Las Cruces and southern New Mexico music.  Each year more than 70% of the scheduled musicians are from the Las Cruces area.

July 28
Triple Jack-Classic Rock-Las Cruces
Tanner Huston-Country, Folk, Americana-Las Cruces

August 4
Ted Scanlon & Desperado-Western Swing-Las Cruces
Double Shot-Classic Country-Las Cruces

August 11
Boss-R & B, Dance-El Paso
Roger Ortega-R & B, Pop-Hoboken, New Jersey

August 18
Misty Boyce-Original Alternative Rock, Pop-Las Cruces
Meri Dean-Variety-Ramah, NM

The Music in the Park Series will begin at 7 p.m., June 2d through Aug. 25, Sunday’s at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave.

For information on the Music in the Park Series, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 575/541-2550.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Wednesday nights at 7pm on the Plaza…

“Swing on the Plaza! Open to all ages!

Enjoy music from good old big band to new age Electro Swing! Don’t know how to swing dance? No worries! There will be a beginners lesson at the start of every event!

The one hour lesson will teach you all the basics of Jitterbug and have you swinging in no time at all!

Afterwards enjoy several hours of swinging fun with the Las Cruces Community!” Come for Dancing and stay for the Fun!! #DLCP #DowntownLasCruces #DowntownMainStreet

July 31st
August 7th
August 14th
August 21st
September 4th
September 18th
September 25th
October 2nd
October 9th
October 16th