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Friday April 12, 2024

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What’s Happening this Weekend

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Check out some of the top local events & happenings this weekend

  • Friday - Saturday - Sunday Las Cruces Pecan Festival at Young Park this weekend starting today Friday April 12th through Sunday April 14th. This three-day event celebrates the rich pecan heritage of the Mesilla Valley region, which produces more pecans than anywhere else in the United States. Fun for the family! Live Music, Face Painting, 20+ Food Trucks, 50+ Vendors plus a Top Chef Competition. View the Festival Map

  • A new restaurant Kallos Mediterranean Cuisine opened at 141 Roadrunner Pkwy STE 115, Las Cruces, NM 88011. They are open from 11 am till 8 pm Monday-Friday, Saturday from 11 am till 5 pm and closed on Sunday. You can see some of the items on the menu by visiting their Facebook Page. Thanks to Linda @sellinglascruces at Keller Williams Real Estate for sharing this on Instagram.

  • Guided Hikes on Saturday April 13 at Foster Canyon led by Devon Fletcher, Co-author of Exploring the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument @ 8am-10am and Lower Maria Trail @ 10am. But you need to RSVP. Get the details here. Sorry I just found out this event is full. They only had 20 spots available. We hope to get you this kind of info earlier in the future but it’s great to know these events are available.

See more things to do below…. like the American Indian Arts and Crafts Show at NMSU and the MVIS Iris Show at the Mesilla Valley Mall on Saturday.

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EVENTS

April

Friday, April 12th

  • Eggs and Conversations | Las Cruces Convention Center |
    7:30 am - 9 am | The Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce's brand new program features an intimate, in-depth conversation with business leaders. This month's guest is Dr. Michael Law, 2024 Board Chair. Registration is $25/person

  • Drop Everything and Read Day! | Las Cruces Public Libraries | 10 am | 200 E Picacho Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001 | Join us all day to celebrate National Library Week and the birthday of Beverly Cleary by dropping everything and reading with us! Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting various fun activities such as games, a story walk in Albert Johnson Park, special guest story times (in person and online), mini book talks, crafts, seed library activities, and drop-in programs all day long. The day will start with a bookish-themed Journal with Jenny program at 10 AM. We encourage everyone to wear purple to support Las Cruces Public Libraries

  •  Las Cruces Pecan Festival | 3 pm - 9 pm | Young Park | 
    850 S Walnut St, Las Cruces, NM 88001

  •  American Indian Week Arts & Crafts Market | NMSU Corbett Center Student Union, First Floor | 10 am - 3 pm |
    1600 International Mall, Las Cruces, NM 88003 

Saturday, April 13th

  • American Indian Week Arts & Crafts Market & Dance Performance | Kent Hall Museum | 10 am - 3 pm |
    1280 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

  • MVIS Iris Show | at the Mesilla Valley Mall | 1 pm - 4 pm | 
    700 S Telshor Blvd Ste 1536, Las Cruces, NM | Mesilla Valley Iris Society’s forty-eighth annual IRIS Show  

  •  Las Cruces Pecan Festival | 10 am - 9 pm | Young Park |
    850 S Walnut St, Las Cruces, NM 88001

  • Out of the Darkness Campus Walk | NMSU School of Nursing | 8 am | 2795 S. Locust St., Las Cruces, NM | This is a signature student fundraising event for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The Out of the Darkness Walks are journeys of remembrance and events that unite a community. It is an acknowledgment of how suicide and mental illness have affected our lives and our loved ones.

Sunday, April 14th

Friday, April 19th

  • Borderland Storytellers is hosting an event highlighting the history of Stahmann Farms | Milton Hall |
    2915 McFie Cir #121, Las Cruces, NM, 88003

Friday, April 26th

Saturday, April 27th

Sunday, April 28th

May

Friday, May 3th

Saturday, May 4th

Sunday, May 5th

  • Cinco de Mayo Fiesta | Mesilla Plaza | 12 pm - 4pm + |
    Live Mariachis & Ballet Folklorico All Weekend

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Music

April

Friday, April 12th

Saturday, April 13th

Friday, April 26th

Got an Upcoming Local Music Event?

If you have or know of an upcoming Music event in the Las Cruces area let us know about it. We will be updating this section as we get more info. Contact Us or reply to this email.

Theatre

April

April 12th-14th

April 19-28th

  • The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy | A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare. “This is a show about family, about love” | Mark and Stephanie Medoff Theatre in the ASNMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave. 
    Tickets and Info

June 14th-30th

  • A Walk in the Woods | Black Box Theatre 430 N Main Street, Las Cruces, NM | A Walk in the Woods depicts the developing relationship between two arms limitation negotiators, one Russian, Andrey Botvinnik, and one American, Joan Honeyman, over a year of negotiations. They eventually develop a relationship, although their personalities differ. Botvinnik is friendly and enjoys American culture, Honeyman is formal and idealistic. Note: the play is suggested by a real-life incident, which occurred in 1982. "Negotiators Paul H. Nitze and Yuli A. Kvitsinsky left the official Geneva sessions for an unofficial "walk in the woods" and achieved a breakthrough, soon rejected by their Governments." For exact dates and times visit their website.

Got an Upcoming Local Theatre event?

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Outdoors

April

Saturday, April 20th

  • Sierra Club Hike & Picnic | by Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | BLM archeologist , Garrett, will lead a hike to La Cueva.

Monday, April 22nd

  • Earth Day: Picacho Peak Guided Hike | by Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks | 7:30 am - 10:30 am | Picacho Peak Recreation Area | Free | Note: There are only 10 tickets available at the time of this posting so if you are interested sign up now.

  • Earth Day: Sunset Vista Hike | 4 pm - 6 pm | by Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks | Sierra Vista Trail Dripping Springs Rd | Free | RSVP Needed | Note: There are only 7 tickets available at the time of this posting so if you are interested sign up now.

April 24th-28th

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