Empty Bowls and Planes Flying High

Hello, Las Cruces!

Thanks for joining our 3,021 fellow Las Cruces lovers in celebrating our amazing community.

Weather

Friday 🌥️  Partly Cloudy 82°/56° | Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Gusts over 40 mph.

Saturday ⛈️ Mostly Cloudy 75°/54° | Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%

Sunday ☀️ Sunny 81°/49° | Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

32nd Annual Empty Bowls Event

Empty Bowls, an international event marking World Hunger Day, benefits El Caldito in Las Cruces. Guests choose a handcrafted bowl and enjoy donated soup and bread. The 2023 event raised over $40,000, featuring 1500+ bowls, 40 restaurants, and 1800 attendees, supporting free community meals.

This event is being held Today Oct 18 at 11 am - 2 pm. More info

It’s a Bird, NO it’s a Plane

The skies will be buzzing with excitement this weekend in Las Cruces with planes racing and showing off.

✈️ Las Cruces Air & Space Expo at the Las Cruces Airport on Sat & Sun Oct 19-20 from 10am - 4pm. More Info 

Black Box Theatre Presents

The play Good People starts today Friday Oct 18th by No Strings Attached Theatre Company and runs through Nov 03rd. Click the link for more details and times.

Just for Fun

Curious about what the weather was like on your birthday? This site lets you enter your birth date and discover the weather details from that special day! See Birthday Weather

Special Mention for this Week

🧟 Get Ready for the Zombie Walk downtown Las Cruces on Saturday Oct. 26th 5 pm-10 pm

🌽 Don’t forget the Mesilla Valley Corn Maze will be open until Oct 27th. More Info

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Events

Friday, Oct 18th

Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm

Empty Bowls of Las Cruces 2024 | St. Paul's United Methodist Church | 11 am - 2 pm

Children’s Harvest Trunk or Treat | St Genevieve Church | 6-8 pm

6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament | Las Cruces Association of Realtors | Sonoma Ranch Golf Course | 8 am

Play: Big Bad | A Children’s Theatre | Rio Grande Theatre | 7 pm | Tickets Fri & Sat

Food Truck Friday & Kid Friendly Haunted House | Morning Star | 5-8pm

Ledesma Mural Unveiling | Dona Ana | 6-9 pm | Newest Mural. Meet the Artist

Earthsong NMSU Choirs Concert | NMSU Music Department | 7:30 pm

100 West Cafe Lunches | NMSU | 11 am - 1 pm | Students of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourist prepare meals.

Dutch Bros Fundraiser for La Casa | Dutch Bros Coffee | 6 am till

Saturday, Oct 19th

Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | 8:30 am - 1 pm

Las Cruces Air & Space Expo | Las Cruces Airport | Oct 19-20 | 10 am - 4pm

Car Wash Fundraiser for Mayfield High School HOSA | Saenz Gorditas | 10 am - 2pm | All proceeds go to Mayfield HOSA

Pumpkin Patch | Casa Auto Plex Mazda Lot | 4-7 pm | Family Fun. Pick your pumpkin, apple bobbing, petting zoo, photo booth, food trucks.

Haunted Insane Asylum | Southwest Expeditions | 3 time slots | 7-8pm | 8-9pm | 9-10pm | Tickets

Ghosts of the Ramada-Guided Paranormal Investigation | Southwest Expedition | 7 pm

Featured Reading & Open Mic | LC Museum of Art | 6 pm

Play: Big Bad | A Children’s Theatre | Rio Grande Theatre | 2 pm | Tickets | Fri & Sat

Wildlife Wonders: Dive Into Playas | Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park | 9 am

8th Annual Border Archives Bazaar | NM Farm & Ranch | 10 am - 4 pm | A celebration of historic papers, handwriting, books etc.

Cancer Warriors 5K & 1K Walk | NMSU | 10 am

Lunchtime Love: Adopt a Furry Friend | Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley | 12 pm

Maya Textiles Sale | Weaving for Justice | First Christian Church 1809 El Paseo Rd | 10 am - 3 pm

Las Cruces Movie Night | Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park NMSU | 6 pm | The movie is CoCo by Disney Pixar

BoxToaderfest 2024 | Bar Crawl | Little Toad Creek & Boneyard Cantina | 2-9 pm

Sunday, Oct 20th

Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm

Las Cruces Air & Space Expo | Las Cruces Airport | Oct 19-20 | 10 am - 4pm

Fall Red Enchilada Fundraiser | Tortugas Pueblo | 10 am - 4 pm |

Drive Thru Vaccine Clinic | Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley | 9 am - 1 pm | Free & Low Cost vaccines and microchips

Fall Saxophone Studio Recital | NMSU Music Department | 3 pm

Monday, Oct 21st

An Evening of German Art Songs | NMSU Music Department | 7:30 pm

Ongoing

2024 REFINED Women's Conference "Crushed, But Not Cursed” | NMSU Corbett Center Student Union | Oct 18-Oct 20th

Order of the Eastern Star: New Mexico Conference | Las Cruces Convention Center | Oct 16-20 | 5 - 10 pm

Mesilla Valley Corn Maze - Sep 28 - Oct 27 | Tickets

Theatre

Good People | NSTC Black Box Theatre | Oct 18-Nov 03 | Click to see dates & times

We include the main events in our newsletter, but you can find more events in our online calendar. Take a look!

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Music

Friday, Oct 18th

Ryan Painter & The Resistors | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30 pm

Orlando Madrid | Pecan Grill | 7 pm

Austin Jimmy Murphy | Hacienda de Mesilla | 6:30 pm

Jessica Saxx | DH Lescombes | 6:30 pm

Rockabilly Strangers | The Game 2 | 7 pm

A. Billi Free | Grounded | 7 pm

CM Adams & The 3W Band | Dry Point Distillers | 7 pm

Jackal | Amaro Winery | 6 pm

Westernhers | Blue Moon | 7 pm

The Band | Palacio Bar | 8 pm

Shilling & Co. | NM Vintage | 7 pm

Proud Pete, the Official Cover Band of NMSU | The Game | 7 pm

JT Anderson | Valley Pizza | 7 pm

Saturday, Oct 19th

Los Chiles Rellenos | Amador Patio Grill | 7:30 pm

Yarbrough Band | Blue Moon | 7 pm

CM Adams | NM Vintage | 7 pm

Eli James Band | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30 pm | Mad Street BBQ

Tequila Nights | Palacio Bar | 8 pm

Sebastien Lescombes | DH Lescombes | 6 pm

UnLyshed | The Game | 7 pm

Chris Baker | The Game 2 | 7 pm

Luis Torres | Icebox Picacho | 6 pm

Sunday, Oct 20th

Satisfied | Blue Moon | 4 pm

Catfish Fry | NM Vintage | 2:30 pm

Tony Montano | Rio Grande Winery | 5 pm | Mad Street BBQ

Luis Torres | Amaro Winery | 4:30 pm

Rockabilly Strangers | Sparky’s Hatch | 12 pm

Monday, Oct 21th

Open Mic | NM Vintage | 5:30 pm

Visit our online calendar for additional music events and shows.

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