If spending time outside is what you like to do, than you have come to the right place. Relax under a shade tree and enjoy the day at any of Las Cruces many city parks or grab your hat, sun screen and sunglasses and hit the dunes of White Sands National Monument for some dune sledding! Hop in the car and explore any of the nine New Mexico State Parks all within 90 minutes of Las Cruces including: Elephant Butte Lake, Caballo Lake, Oliver Lee, Percha Dam, City of Rocks, Rockhound, Pancho Villa and Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park.
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february, 2020
Exhibit: Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas
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Las Cruces Museum of Art
- 491 N. Main Street
25jan(jan 25)10:00 am12sep(sep 12)4:30 pmExhibit: Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas
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Dinosaur Discoveries; Ancient Fossils, New Ideas is an exciting traveling exhibition by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, that showcases the world of modern paleontology by introducing a
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Dinosaur Discoveries; Ancient Fossils, New Ideas is an exciting traveling exhibition by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, that showcases the world of modern paleontology by introducing a dynamic vision of dinosaurs and the scientist who study them.
Museum of Art, 491 N. Main Street. 575-541-2137. Tuesday – Friday 10 am j- 4:30 pm, Saturday 9 am – 4:30 pm. Free admission. museums.las-cruces.org
Time
January 25 (Saturday) 10:00 am - September 12 (Saturday) 4:30 pm
Location
Las Cruces Museum of Art
491 N. Main Street
Exhibit: Teri Van Huss, Alice Ward, Marty Galster, and Linda Wray
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Funky Karma Studio & Gallery
- 3207 S. Main Street
01feballday29alldayExhibit: Teri Van Huss, Alice Ward, Marty Galster, and Linda Wray
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Funky Karma Studio & Gallery, 3207 S. Main Street. 575-993-9797. Call for gallery hours. Artists will be showing their artwork for the month of February. Join us on February 15th from 10
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Funky Karma Studio & Gallery, 3207 S. Main Street. 575-993-9797. Call for gallery hours.
Artists will be showing their artwork for the month of February.
Join us on February 15th from 10 am – 4 pm for our Open Studio reception.
Time
february 1 (Saturday) - 29 (Saturday)
Location
Funky Karma Studio & Gallery
3207 S. Main Street
01feballday29alldayFor the Love of Art Month
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Las Cruces/Mesilla/Mesilla Park | Presented by ArtForms Artists Association of New Mexico, the 22nd Annual For the Love of Art Month in February offers everyone an entire month jam-packed with visual
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Las Cruces/Mesilla/Mesilla Park | Presented by ArtForms Artists Association of New Mexico, the 22nd Annual For the Love of Art Month in February offers everyone an entire month jam-packed with visual arts, performances, and special events showcasing the unique talent, excitement, and fun of the arts of Southern New Mexico.
This year’s ArtForms Members Shows will be held at 3 locations, with 3 separate opening receptions. Please visit the website at: www.artformsnm.org
The popular Artist Studio Tours will be held on 3 weekends—February 8 & 9, 15 & 16, and 22 & 23 with studios open on Saturdays 10am–4pm and Sunday 12–4pm (hours may vary at certain venues).
Different studios will be open each weekend offering an almost unending variation of artwork to see. In addition, there will be demonstrations and works of art in progress plus the chance to talk to the artists.
This event ticks all the boxes for art lovers. Look for the Blue Flags that will mark each studio. Maps are available in the event guide and an interactive map online at www.artformsnm.org (also see map on page 3 of this issue).
Discover an amazing variety of art in nearly all media by area artists—plus see a few demonstrations. Large blue flags will mark each studio.
Time
february 1 (Saturday) - 29 (Saturday)
Location
Various Locations throughout City of Las Cruces
Exhibit: Ray Baird, Kurt Van Wagner, Linda Hagen and Brent Flenniken
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Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
- 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre
01feb10:00 am29(feb 29)5:00 pmExhibit: Ray Baird, Kurt Van Wagner, Linda Hagen and Brent Flenniken
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The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre, will feature two local
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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 February, Ray Baird and Kurt Van Wagner and would like to introduce the Gallery’s newest members, Linda Hagen and Brent Flenniken.
The Gallery will also celebrate “For The Love of Art” on February 15th from 11 a.m. until 3p.m. Come out, enjoy the art and meet the artists. Refreshment will be served.
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, fiber art, 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
Time
1 (Saturday) 10:00 am - 29 (Saturday) 5:00 pm
Location
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre
01feb7:12 pm29(feb 29)7:12 pmAnnual Member Exhibits
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Big Picture (2001 E. Lohman, Ste. 109A), Cruces Creatives (205 E. Lohman, and the Doña Ana Arts Council (1740 Calle de Mercado, Mesilla).
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Big Picture (2001 E. Lohman, Ste. 109A), Cruces Creatives (205 E. Lohman, and the Doña Ana Arts Council (1740 Calle de Mercado, Mesilla).
Time
1 (Saturday) 7:12 pm - 29 (Saturday) 7:12 pm
07feb(feb 7)5:00 pm29(feb 29)7:00 pmExhibit: Southwest Calligraphy Guild
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Gallery Location 340 N Mesquite St Las Cruces, NM Corner of Mesquite and Court (About 2 blocks north of Klein Park 1 block south of Sunshine Grocery about 4 blocks east of downtown Las Cruces.) Gallery is
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Gallery Location
340 N Mesquite St
340 N Mesquite St
Las Cruces, NM
Corner of Mesquite and Court
(About 2 blocks north of Klein Park
1 block south of Sunshine Grocery
about 4 blocks east of downtown Las Cruces.)
Gallery is in an 1898 adobe on Mesquite Street (the area is known as “The Mesquite Street Historic District; it is part of the original 1849 platte).
Hours: Thursday-Friday 11 am to 5 pm
Saturday 2 pm to 5 pm.
Mel Stone – melstone@mac.com – 575-640-3502.
Mel Stone – melstone@mac.com – 575-640-3502.
Time
7 (Friday) 5:00 pm - 29 (Saturday) 7:00 pm
Location
Mesquite Art Gallery
340 N. Mesquite Street
Exhibit Reception: Ray Baird, Kurt Van Wagner, Linda Hagen and Brent Flenniken (Copy)
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Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
- 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre
Event Details
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre, will feature two local
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Event Details
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 February, Ray Baird and Kurt Van Wagner and would like to introduce the Gallery’s newest members, Linda Hagen and Brent Flenniken.
The Gallery will also celebrate “For The Love of Art” on February 15th from 11 a.m. until 3p.m. Come out, enjoy the art and meet the artists. Refreshment will be served.
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, fiber art, 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
Time
15 (Saturday) 11:00 am - 29 (Saturday) 3:00 pm
Location
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre
21feballday30maralldayFor the Love Art Month at The Big Picture Gallery
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The third location will be The Gallery at Big Picture (2001 E. Lohman, Ste. 109A) with a reception on Friday, February 21 from 5–7pm. The show runs through March 30 and Big
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The third location will be The Gallery at Big Picture (2001 E. Lohman, Ste. 109A) with a reception on Friday, February 21 from 5–7pm.
The show runs through March 30 and Big Picture is open Thursday & Friday 11am–5pm and Saturday 2–5pm.
Time
February 21 (Friday) - March 30 (Monday)
Location
The Big Picture
2001 E. Lohman, Suite 109
25feb7:00 pm9:00 pmThe Royal Hunt of the Sun
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2020 Obscure Film Series: The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical Drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars
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2020 Obscure Film Series:
The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical Drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca leader Atahualpa. Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the film, which was shot in Latin America and Spain. The film and play are based on the Spanish conquest of Peru by Pizarro in 1530.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical Drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca leader Atahualpa. Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the film, which was shot in Latin America and Spain. The film and play are based on the Spanish conquest of Peru by Pizarro in 1530.
Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main Street. 575-541-2290. www.riograndetheatre.org
Show date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Admission $5
Doors open at 6:00 pm, movie at 7:00 pm
Concessions served including snacks, refreshments, beer, wine, and spirits
Admission $5
Doors open at 6:00 pm, movie at 7:00 pm
Concessions served including snacks, refreshments, beer, wine, and spirits
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
26feb6:00 pmPluto: A New Frontier for a New Horizon
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NMSU Library and the Department of Astronomy invite you to an exhibition and panel discussion on Clyde W. Tombaugh's legacy and modern planetary science in honor of the 90th anniversary
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NMSU Library and the Department of Astronomy invite you to an exhibition and panel discussion on Clyde W. Tombaugh’s legacy and modern planetary science in honor of the 90th anniversary of the 9th planet’s discovery. Refreshments and stargazing to follow.
- Panelists:
Alden Tombaugh, son of Clyde W. Tombaugh
Kevin Schindler, Lowell Observatory Historian
Kurt Anderson, NMSU Astronomy professor emeritus
Lyle Huber, NMSU Astronomy planetary data analyst and archivist
Dennis Daily, NMSU Library head of Archives and Special Collections
Tiffany Schirmer, NMSU Library digital collections speialistNMSU Zuhl Library, 3rd Floor.
Time
(Wednesday) 6:00 pm
Location
NMSU Zuhl Library, 3rd Floor
2911 Mcfie Circle
27feb6:00 pm9:00 pmNMSU Women's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon
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NMSU Women's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon. Come cheer on the Aggie's Basketball Team. 2/27/2020 6:00 PM - 2/27/2020 8:00 PM. NMSU Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Avenue. nmstatesports.com 575-646-1420.
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NMSU Women’s Basketball vs. Grand Canyon.
Come cheer on the Aggie’s Basketball Team.
2/27/2020 6:00 PM – 2/27/2020 8:00 PM.
NMSU Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Avenue. nmstatesports.com 575-646-1420.
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
NMSU Pan American Center
1801 E. University Avenue
Labor, Motherhood & Art in 2020 Exhibition Opening
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NMSU Devasthali Hall University Art Museum
- 1308 E. University Avenue
28feb6:30 pm8:30 pmLabor, Motherhood & Art in 2020 Exhibition Opening
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Join us for the University Art Museums premier exhibition Motherhood & Art in 2020 (Labor), in conjunction with the Devasthali Hall grand opening, at New Mexico State University (NMSU) (1308
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Join us for the University Art Museums premier exhibition Motherhood & Art in 2020 (Labor), in conjunction with the Devasthali Hall grand opening, at New Mexico State University (NMSU) (1308 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88003). Labors co-curators Marisa Sage and Laurel Nakadate aim to expand upon the diverse and complex conversations regarding motherhood in today’s desperate socio-political climate. Through video, painting, installation, sculpture, film and photographic works by a diverse group of artists, themes of empowerment, empathy, intimacy, selflessness, vulnerability, failure, anxiety, and choice are examined. Situated in the Borderplex region of Southern New Mexico, Labor confronts and challenges the historic, traditional and contemporary ways mothers and mothering have been represented in both art and popular culture. This exhibition strives to create a laboratory of inclusiveness and support that offers opportunities not only for internationally celebrated artists, but also for the regional community, through local programming and the exhibition of work by New Mexico based artists who speak to their own experiences relating to motherhood. The grand opening also includes a special performance by Jessica Jackson scheduled to begin at 7:15 pm.
For Hutchins’s site-specific punk performance, dancers turn ceramic objects into wearable sculptures using their bodies to scoff at prescribed rituals, seeking to recreate the euphoria and pain children and mothering bring to one’s body and creative life.
Event Address/location: New Mexico State University, Devasthali Hall, University Art Museum, 1308 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88003.
Event Times: 6:30pm-8:30pm. Admission: Free. artglry@nmsu.edu
Time
(Friday) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
NMSU Devasthali Hall University Art Museum
1308 E. University Avenue
9th Annual Sierra Vista Trail Runs - 100K, 100K 4 & 6 Person Relay, 50K, Half marathon, 10K, 5K, 1 Mile Kids
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Organ Mountains Dripping Springs Natural Area
- 15000 Dripping Springs Road
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Sierra Vista Trail Runs 2020 - A multi-distance trailrunning event in Southern New Mexico. The Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance brings you the 8th Annual running of the Sierra Vista Trail Runs! The
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Sierra Vista Trail Runs 2020 – A multi-distance trailrunning event in Southern New Mexico.
The Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance brings you the 8th Annual running of the Sierra Vista Trail Runs!
The 2020 runs will be the same as in 2019. The event will be held over two days. Saturday, Feb. 29 will be a 100k, 100k Relay, 50k, and half marathon. Sunday, March 1 will be the 10k, 5k, and 1 mile kid’s fun run.All of the races will be on the awesome desert single track of the Sierra Vista Trail and start at the Sierra Norte trailhead on Dripping Springs road.
Where: Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks National Monument – Las Cruces, NM.
Date: Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2020. Leap Day!
Registration at UltraSignup
Registration at UltraSignup
Packet Pickup will be held in Las Cruces on Friday, Feb. 28 from 4-7 pm. Details will announced later.
Packets will also be available on race day. Be sure to show up early if you plan to pick up on race day.
SVTR is a community trail running event. Proceeds will go back to local trails by being donated to the Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance.
Thank you to our title sponsor Big O Tire of Las Cruces, an event sponsorship award from the City of Las Cruces, Hammer Nutrition for providing race day fuel, and all of our amazing sponsors!
Time
February 29 (Saturday) - March 1 (Sunday)
Location
Organ Mountains Dripping Springs Natural Area
15000 Dripping Springs Road
Event Details
Saturday,February 29: Bird Walk—Leasburg Dam State Park. CJ Goin will be the guide. Meet at Visitors’ Center at 8:00 AM. State Parks usage fee or pass. Leasburg Dam State Park,
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Saturday,February 29: Bird Walk—Leasburg Dam State Park. CJ Goin will be the guide. Meet at Visitors’ Center at 8:00 AM. State Parks usage fee or pass.
Leasburg Dam State Park, 12712 Leasburg State Park Rd, Radium Springs, NM 88054.
Phone: (575) 524-4068.
Phone: (575) 524-4068.
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 am
Location
Leasburg Dam State Park
12712 State Road
29feb01marLas Cruces Dock Diving Loves to LEAP!
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Love isn't the only thing in the air during the month of February, the dogs will be as well during our North America Diving Dogs Leap weekend splashes! • We will
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Love isn’t the only thing in the air during the month of February, the dogs will be as well during our North America Diving Dogs Leap weekend splashes!
• We will have a prize for the dog that does the BIGGEST LEAP and the SMALLEST LEAP during the event as well some additional fun stuff TBA.
• 45 x 22 foot indoor pool with plenty of room for crating inside on the plush astro turf.
• There is an RV park down the street with a special rate for our competitors and we’ve also have arranged a special rate with TownePlace Marriott suites we will email link along with additional event deets as they become available.
Event Address/location: 335 S. Valley Drive.
Event Times: 9am to 4 pm.
Admission: Competitors register on website and spectators are free.
Event Phone Number: 575-323-1250.
Event Website: https://northamericadivingdogs.com/Event/info/eventid/2599
Event Times: 9am to 4 pm.
Admission: Competitors register on website and spectators are free.
Event Phone Number: 575-323-1250.
Event Website: https://northamericadivingdogs.com/Event/info/eventid/2599
Time
February 29 (Saturday) 9:00 am - March 1 (Sunday) 4:00 pm
Curatorial walk-through with Marisa Sage
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NMSU Devasthali Hall University Art Museum
- 1308 E. University Avenue
29feb1:00 pm3:00 pmCuratorial walk-through with Marisa Sage
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Event Description: A curatorial walk-through with Marisa Sage and several artists featured in Motherhood & Art in 2020 (Labor) will be offered on Saturday, February 29, at 1 PM at
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Event Description: A curatorial walk-through with Marisa Sage and several artists featured in Motherhood & Art in 2020 (Labor) will be offered on Saturday, February 29, at 1 PM at New Mexico State University, in Devasthali Hall’s University Art Museum.
Event Address/location: New Mexico State University, Devasthali Hall, University Art Museum, 1308 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88003.
Event Times: 1:00pm-3:00pm. Admission: Free.
Event Phone Number: 575-646-2545.
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
NMSU Devasthali Hall University Art Museum
1308 E. University Avenue
29feb2:00 pm4:00 pmNMSU Women's Basketball vs. CSU Bakersfield
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NMSU Women's Basketball vs. CSU Bakersfield. Come cheer on the Aggie's Basketball Team. 2/29/2020 2:00 PM - 2/29/2020 4:00 PM. NMSU Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Avenue. nmstatesports.com 575-646-1420
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NMSU Women’s Basketball vs. CSU Bakersfield.
Come cheer on the Aggie’s Basketball Team.
2/29/2020 2:00 PM – 2/29/2020 4:00 PM.
NMSU Pan American Center, 1810 E. University Avenue. nmstatesports.com 575-646-1420
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
NMSU Pan American Center
1801 E. University Avenue
29feb2:30 pm5:30 pmBon Appétit!
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El Paso Opera is coming to Las Cruces and is going gourmet! Bon Appétit! promises to be a delicious and delectable evening of culinary comedy. El Paso Opera’s new Artistic
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El Paso Opera is coming to Las Cruces and is going gourmet! Bon Appétit! promises to be a delicious and delectable evening of culinary comedy. El Paso Opera’s new Artistic Associate, mezzo-soprano Cherry Duke, transforms into beloved master chef Julia Child! As she demonstrates how to make a classic French chocolate cake adapted directly from the classic Julia Child television broadcast, there is flour flying and eggbeaters racing with a completed cake magically produced by the end of the show! The food-filled fun rounds out with a set of other scrumptious songs making Bon Appétit! a guaranteed recipe for laughs! It will be a deliciously funny opera collection!
Event Address/location: Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main Street.
Event Times: 2:30pm
Admission: General Admission $25 plus fees.
Event Phone Number: 9155815534.
Event Website: www.epopera.org
Time
(Saturday) 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm