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 March 3, 2019.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St. Free. 575-541-2444. VisitLasCruces.com

The Prado Traveling Exhibit is an impressive educational outdoor exhibit displaying 92 pieces of photographically reproduced masterpieces, selected and curated by the Prado from Spanish Royal family’s collection of art, at a 1:1 scale. These amazing works of art will be on display on the Plaza de Las Cruces.  The exhibit is free and open to the public 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.  Museo Nacional del Prado – The Prado Museum – is Spain’s main national art museum.  It’s one of the world’s most renowned fine art museums, and boasts one of the finest collections o European art, all housed in a 18th-century Neo-Classical building in Madrid.  With numerous pieces from a long list of artists, the museum offers Madrid’s residents and tourists a deep wealth of European history, cultural reflection and contemporary social commentary. The close relations ships between the Spanish heritage in their U.S., the Prado Museum and the American Friends of Prado Museum offer a strong collaboration to work together towards the collective aim to share knowledge of the Prado Museum and it’s rich collection of European and Spanish painting in a didactic and attractive manner outside Spain.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm. Sat 9am – 1pm. Free. 575-541-2290. riograndetheatre.org

Born and raised in Las Cruces, Gerald Guss has always loved being surrounded by all the breathtaking sights that exist here in the Land of Enchantment. Guss has always had a fascination with photography and thoroughly enjoyed taking pictures with his point and shoot cameras in the past. It wasn’t until the summer of 2016 that he took the big step of purchasing his first “real” camera in preparation for upcoming travel. The following summer Guss began to take his Nikon with him on hiking trips around the Las Cruces area. Friends and family inspired him to submit pictures into the Southern New Mexico State Fair. Doing so resulted in multiple ribbons for his work and led him to join the Dona Ana Photography Club, where he quickly won more ribbons for his work. Gerald Guss’s photography prints can be found at three Memorial Medical Center clinics around Las Cruces. No food or drinks in the gallery.

Bob, a photographer, is originally from the New York City area.  He is a self-taught photographer whose work is influenced by Ansel Adams, Joe McNally and several photojournalists.  He moved to Las Cruces in 2009 after a 40-year career as an editor for the New York Times.

Frank a native son of a New Mexico family.  Frank is a National  Landscape Painting Competition finalist.  His paintings, pastels, and etchings are in private collections worldwide.  Known for dramatic use of color and texture, his work was once dedicated to the ever-changing landscape and the mystery of ancient American symbols and imagery.  Now he dedicates his skills to the majesty, grace and hope intrinsic to Nature’s praise forms.  His pastels and paintings are a reflection of God’s love and blessing to all who believe in the promise of salvation.

Gallery hours:  Monday – Sunday 10 am – 5 pm.  For information, call 575-522-2933 or visit our web site: http://www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com/

Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St. Tues – Fri 10am – 4:30pm, Sat 9am – 4:30pm.

Free. 575-541-2137. las-cruces.org/museums

A traveling exhibition from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. From Eadweard Muybridge’s 19th-century photographic studies of animal locomotion to Richard Misrach’s contemporary chromogenic prints, Light Works spans the history of photography. Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Curtis, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon and many other celebrated photographers are included in this exhibition drawn from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts permanent collection

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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Black Box Theatre, 430 N Main St. Fri – Sat 8 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. (Different showing October 7). $12-15. 575-523-1223. no-strings.org

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

Black Box Theatre, 430 N Main St. Fri – Sat 8 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. (Different showing October 7). $12-15. 575-523-1223. no-strings.org

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

Black Box Theatre, 430 N Main St. Fri – Sat 8 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. (Different showing October 7). $12-15. 575-523-1223. no-strings.org

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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Black Box Theatre, 430 N Main St. Fri – Sat 8 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. (Different showing October 7). $12-15. 575-523-1223. no-strings.org

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

Black Box Theatre, 430 N Main St. Fri – Sat 8 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. (Different showing October 7). $12-15. 575-523-1223. no-strings.org

Enter the world of distinguished and celebrated writing team, Kander and Ebb. The World Goes ‘Round is a stunning revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the nonstop hit-parade features unforgettable gems, including “Mr. Cellophane,” “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” and “New York, New York,” seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, up-tempo evening of musical theatre.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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Festival Fashion, Food, & Family Fun!!

The Festival features lots of ways to “Get Your Country On.”  Visit our vendors for the best in Country Fashion and crafts, and grab a beer and a bite right at the Festival so you don’t miss a minute of music. And don’t miss the Meca Kids Area–where little cowboys and cowgirls join in the country fun.

Calling all Country Music Fans for an unforgettable weekend! 3 big days of the best in live performances, country apparel and merchandise, great food, family fun and more. The Kids Area will keep your little cowboys (and cowgirls) rocking. The Whataburger Sunday Funday with Rick Trevino rounds out the Festival Fun with the Giddyup Gallop Fun Runs, even more music and a day for the whole family!

The legendary Dwight Yoakam takes the stage on Friday night, bringing his fearless brand of country sound to Las Cruces. With 12 gold albums to his name, you can be sure you’ll hear a few of your favorites. Newcomer King Leg is produced by and tours with Dwight Yoakam and brings a unique sound and extraordinary voice that is said to be reminiscent of the great Roy Orbison. You will not want to miss country-blues-rocker Frankie Ballard, whose latest album was selected by Rolling Stone as one of the 25 Best Country and American Albums.

http://www.lascrucescountrymusic.com/

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For Giddyup Gallop information:  http://www.lascrucescountrymusic.com/2018-giddyup-gallop

Hadley Sports Complex, 1800 E. Hadley Ave. Fri 5 – 11pm, Sat 5 – 11pm, Sun 11am – 4pm. $10-150. 575-541-2444.

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Country superstars Dwight Yoakam, Randy Houser, Saywer Brown and Rick Trevino headline this year’s 6th Annual Las Cruces Country Music Festival. Located in a new location at the Hadley Sports Complex, the three-day event features legendary country music and family fun for all ages. A second stage will keep the music going between acts with local and regional favorites. In addition to all the great music, the festival will feature plenty of activities for the entire family including food, vendors, and a free kid’s area with activities for kids of all ages. Added this year – Sunday Funday featuring the Giddyup Gallop, a 5K/10K Frun run and a horseshoe tournament, and lots more! Friday, October 19 – Dwight Yoakam, Frankie Ballard & King Leg. Saturday, October 20 – Randy Houser, Sawyer Brown & Brennin. Sunday, October 21 – Rick Trevino.

Event Description:  Join us for a special moonlight tour in honor of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System. Walk on an authentic portion of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. Meet historical figures from the past who camped at Paraje de Robledo! Tours leave every 15 minutes. Tickets sold at the door. All activities are outside. Please dress warmly.

Event Address/location: 1280 Fort Selden Rd. Radium Springs, NM 88054/Fort Selden Historic Site

Event Times:  6:00pm-9:00pm

Admission:  $5 for adults. Children 16 and under are free. Cash or check only.

Event Phone Number: 575-202-1638

Event Website:  www.newmexicohistoricsites.org

Fort Selden State Monument, 13 miles north of Las Cruces, North on Interstate 25, exit 19. 6-9pm. $5 Adults (cash/check only); kids free. 575-526-8911, 575-202-1638. 6 – 9pm. $5 Adults (cash/check only); kids free. nmmonuments.org

Join us for a special moonlight tour in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Trails System. Walk on an authentic portion of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. Meet historical figures from the past who camped at Paraje de Robledo! Tours leave every 15 minutes. Activities are outside, please dress warmly.

Museum of Art, 411 N. Main Street. 10:30am. Free. 575-541-2217. www.las-cruces.org/museums

All Tuesdays and Saturdays through November 28: The Las Cruces Museums will be providing free weekly 30-45 minute tours on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am, and on Saturday afternoons at 2:00pm. The tours are free of charge and will meet at the exhibit on Plaza Place.

The theme of the tours will change but may include: Religion, Works of the Spanish Masters, Portraiture, Landscapes/Still Life, The Human Form, Mythology, and Royalty. Additional themes may be added later. Those interested in becoming docents with the Museums are encouraged to contact the Las Cruces Museums at (575) 541-2137 for more information.

Dragonfly downtown will be providing special Spanish-themed tapas starting Sept 7th, and then each Tuesdays and Saturdays to coincide with the public tours through November 28th.

FREE FUN DOWNTOWN …Join us Tuesday nights at 6pm 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!!

7 pm.  Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street.

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White Sands National Monument, east of Las Cruces on Highway 70. 6 – 7pm. $4-8. 575-479-6124 ext. 236.  nps.gov/whsa

Hike the moonlit dunes with a ranger. Reservations are required and accepted a month in advance of the hike. Have you ever wanted to hike the dunes under the magical glow of the full moon? This is your chance to enjoy the peace and serenity of this elusive environment and experience what the animals that live in the area see at night. Join a ranger for a full moon hike and see firsthand how these animals survive in the dunes. Full moon hikes are offered once a month on the night before the full moon.

Southern New Mexico Speedway, 10263 Robert Larson Blvd. 575-524-7913.

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THURSDAY
Gates Open at 5 p.m. Practice from 6-10 p.m.
Pit Pass $25 (grandstands will be closed).

FRIDAY
Gates Open at 5 p.m., Racing at 7 p.m.
General Admission $12, Kids 10 & Under FREE, Family Pack $30, Pit Pass $40 (3-Day Pit Pass $120)
Rancho Milagro USRA Modifieds, Hacienda Carpet & Tile X-Mods ($1,000 to win), Sun Valley Hardware USRA Stock Cars ($1,000 to win), Casa Nissan Legends Cars ($500 to win) and American Documents & Dent Works Super Trucks ($500 to win)

SATURDAY
Gates Open at 5 p.m., Racing at 7 p.m.
General Admission $15, Kids 10 & Under FREE, Family Pack $35, Pit Pass $40
Rancho Milagro USRA Modifieds, Hacienda Carpet & Tile X-Mods ($1,000 to win), Sun Valley Hardware USRA Stock Cars ($1,000 to win), Casa Nissan Legends Cars ($500 to win) and American Documents & Dent Works Super Trucks ($500 to win)

SUNDAY
Gates Open 3 p.m., Racing at 5 p.m.
General Admission $15, Kids 10 & Under FREE, Family Pack $35, Pit Pass $40
Rancho Milagro USRA Modifieds ($10,000 to win), Hacienda Carpet & Tile X-Mods ($1,000 to win), Sun Valley Hardware USRA Stock Cars ($3,000 to win), Casa Nissan Legends Cars ($1,000 to win) and American Documents & Dent Works Super Trucks ($1,000 to win)

Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. 7pm. $7. 575-541-2290. riograndetheatre.org or achildrenstheatre.wixsite.com

A Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valley production. Fear! Horror! Terror! That’s what the Storyteller wanted for his night of spooky tales. But everyone in the theater, including a vacuuming janitor and an audience member who really has to pee, keeps interrupting to share their own, less-than-chilling versions of the stories. This Hallow’s Eve, we meet a town that can’t tell the difference between a witch and a thunderstorm, a jack-o-lantern who is constantly peer-pressuring the devil, and a Frankenstein monster at the center of a high school romantic rivalry. A Halloween comedy that will leave you screaming with laughter! Concessions served including snacks and refreshments.

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will hold its annual Pumpkin Splash Patch where children ages 4 to 12 will have the opportunity to pick out a pumpkin from the “water pumpkin patch” and decorate it for Halloween.

The family event takes place from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave.

Children must be accompanied by an adult during the event and parents of non-swimmers must accompany their children in the water. There will also be Halloween-themed activities and music. Admission is $2 per child – parents get in free.

Call the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center for more information at 575-541-2782.

Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. 1pm. $7. 575-541-2290. riograndetheatre.org or achildrenstheatre.wixsite.com

A Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valley production. Fear! Horror! Terror! That’s what the Storyteller wanted for his night of spooky tales. But everyone in the theater, including a vacuuming janitor and an audience member who really has to pee, keeps interrupting to share their own, less-tfhan-chilling versions of the stories. This Hallow’s Eve, we meet a town that can’t tell the difference between a witch and a thunderstorm, a jack-o-lantern who is constantly peer-pressuring the devil, and a Frankenstein monster at the center of a high school romantic rivalry. A Halloween comedy that will leave you screaming with laughter! Concessions served including snacks and refreshments.

Museum of Art, 411 N. Main Street. Free. 575-541-2217. www.las-cruces.org/museums

All Tuesdays and Saturdays through November 28: The Las Cruces Museums will be providing free weekly 30-45 minute tours on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am, and on Saturday afternoons at 2:00pm. The tours are free of charge and will meet at the exhibit on Plaza Place.

The theme of the tours will change but may include: Religion, Works of the Spanish Masters, Portraiture, Landscapes/Still Life, The Human Form, Mythology, and Royalty. Additional themes may be added later. Those interested in becoming docents with the Museums are encouraged to contact the Las Cruces Museums at (575) 541-2137 for more information.

Dragonfly downtown will be providing special Spanish-themed tapas starting Sept 7th, and then each Tuesdays and Saturdays to coincide with the public tours through November 28th.