Las Cruces Events April 04th

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👉️ Check out the Pecan Festival poll results from Tuesday’s newsletter. Plus you can read the comments.

Upcoming Events Spotlight

• Camerata Del Sol has an event this Saturday April 5th at Atkinson Recital Hall NMSU. This concert will be Mendelssohn, Haydn, Yoshimoto. Free but suggested $15 to support. More Info 

• The Las Cruces International Film Festival 2025 will be April 9th - 13th. Tickets are $15 and up. Check out their Schedule.

• The Friends of the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks is having some guided hikes and programs on April 12th & 13th where pre-registration is required. If interested here is more info

• Also on April 12th and 13th is the 2nd Annual Las Cruces Pecan Festival at Young Park. They are looking for Volunteers. More Info

• The 3rd Annual ¡Mira! Las Cruces event is coming up on Saturday, April 26, from 2 pm - 9:30 p.m. This FREE spring festival highlights the art and culture, cuisine, outdoor recreation that makes Las Cruces special. More Info

• The Farmers Market Music Series | Little Toad Creek Brewery | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Listen to live music every Saturday in April while visiting the Farmers Market.

Pecan Festival Poll Results

Here are the results of last Tuesday’s Poll. Thanks for everyone who participated and shared your thoughts.

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Friday, April 04

Fine Art Flea Market April 2025 | Downtown Las Cruces | Fine Arts Flea Market | 5 pm

Public Haunted Courthouse & Jail Tour | Southwest Expeditions | 7 - 9 pm

First Friday Painting Party at the Museum of Art | Las Cruces Museums | 6 - 8 pm

ASCMV Sleepover | Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley | 9 am - 4:30 pm | Host a pet for the weekend and show them a good time.

First Friday Art Ramble | M. Phillip's Gallery | 5 - 7 pm

OPENING RECEPTION | The Mad Hatter Gallery | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Barnhunt Trial | Barndoleros of Las Cruces | 7:00 am - through Apr 6 at 3:00 pm | Dogs and their handlers work as a team to locate live rats (safely contained in aerated PVC tubes) hidden in a maze of straw or hay bales.

The Unbreakable Harvey Milk | Las Cruces Convention Center | 7 - 10 pm | New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus presents two powerful stories about the LBGTQ+ communities.

Medicine Wheel - Spiritual Practice for Leaders | Leaders in HealthCare - with Marinda Nelson | 6:30 pm

Eggs and Conversations with DAVIN LOPEZ | Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce | 8:00 am

Saturday, April 05

PTNM Sweet 16 Paleo Tracks and Discovery Site Guided Hike | Prehistoric Trackways | 8 am - Noon | Friends of OMDP

Storybook Breakfast | United Way of Southwest New Mexico | 8:00 am | Children can take part in a breakfast pulled straight from the pages of a storybook.

Spring Into Love: Adopt an ASCMV Pet | Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley | 11 am - 2 pm

Dona Ana Country Search & Rescue Cornhole Fundraiser | Icebox Picacho | 11 am - 9 pm | Team Tickets $80

2025 Stride For Survivors 5k Color Run! | La Piñon Sars | 8 am | Tickets $40

Opening Art Reception at The Chalkboard Menu | The Las Cruces Art Association | 2 pm

2025 Wellness Expo | Hotel Encanto | 8 am - 4 pm | Tickets $75

Introduction to Nature Journaling Class | MVAS Nature Journal Club | 11 am - 1 pm

Spaghetti Dinner | United Military Women of the SouthWest | 2 - 5 pm | $5 Plate

LCAR's Easter Egg Hunt | Las Cruces Association of REALTORS | 11 am - 1 pm

Kids Can - Jr. Vendors at the FCMLC | Kids Can of Dona Ana County | 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

Dunes Discovery Hike Guided Hike | White Sands National Park | 10 - 11 am

Water in the Desert | Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | 11 am - 12 pm | A ranger from the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site will talk about water in the desert and how people of the past filtered their water.

Volunteer Clean up Day | Cruces Cool Cats | 9 am - 12 pm

Sunday, April 06

NMSU Flag Football | Be Elite Athlete | 12 pm

Trivia Night | Picacho Hills Country Club | 5 - 8 pm

Monday, April 07

New Mexico Banitas at Raising Canes | New Mexico Banitas | 4:30 - 8:30 pm | Benefit for Women’s Tag Football Team

SOL B.E.S.T Dance Fusion Class | Sol Ballroom | 5:30 - 7 pm

Tuesday, April 08

Singo Bingo | Little Toad Creek | 7 - 10 pm

Wednesday, April 09

Trivia Night | Little Toad Creek Brewery | 7- 10 pm

Flower Arrangement Workshop | Calhoun Farms | 6 - 7:30 pm | Tickets $75 – $95

Moorman's ShowTec Meeting | Zia Feed & Supply | 6:00 pm

Storytelling at the Museum | NMSU Art Museum | 10:30 am

MMC Blood Drive | Memorial Medical Center | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Friday, April 11

Moon Tree Unveiling | NM Farm & Ranch | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Our “Moon Tree” is part of a new generation of Moon Trees traveled into lunar orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft as of part of NASA’s Artemis I Program.

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

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

Organ Mountain Market | Plaza Del Rey | Sundays 11 am - 4 pm

Sunset Stroll At White Sands | White Sands National Park | 4:30 pm | Every day until May 10, 2025 (except for 04/12 and 04/19)

Wednesday Walks With a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | 9 - 10 am | Every Wednesday

The Play That Goes Wrong | Rio Grande Theatre | Blank Conversations Theatre Co | March 28th - April 6th

The Girl On The Train | Black Box Theatre | Mar 21st - Apr 6th | Tickets $12-$18

Rossum's Universal Robots | Las Cruces Community Theatre | March 28 - April 13

The Prom | NMSU Theatre Arts | April 11th - 12th & 25th - 27th. Special Preview April 10th.

Winnie The Pooh | A Children’s Theatre | April 25th & 26th | Tickets $10

Bloomsday | Black Box Theatre | May 02nd - May 18th | Tickets $12-$18

Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock | Las Cruces Community Theatre | May 30 - June 15

City of Las Cruces Senior Recreation Program Calendar. Many of these Senior activities have been added to our online events calendar.

Seniors 50 and over can sign up for the Doña Ana Senior Games held from March 22 to May 23, 2025. Get more info here and the schedule of events.

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