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🌶 In today’s Spotlight Marcy shares how to roast, peel and freeze chiles just in time for this years chile harvest. Oh.. I can smell the chiles roasting now 🙂
🎷 Tickets for the 2025-2026 Symphony Orchestra are on sale now. Get yours now.
🎭 Check out the Super Secret Improv Show at the Black Box Theatre this Saturday July 19th @ 7:30 pm.
🌽 What makes the cuisine in Southern New Mexico so unique? Find out at an upcoming event “Three Sisters in the Kitchen: The Culinary Arts of Southern New Mexico” on July 30th by the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site. The 3 sisters are corn, beans, and squash and also discussed will be chile peppers, pecans, and pistachios.
🧑🍳 Sign up now for a Brazilian-Inspired Dining Experience Chef Creates with Chef Armando – Sabor do Brasil which is happening on August 15th from 6 - 9 pm at the Las Cruces Convention Center. The last one sold out so get your tickets now!
Note: Some of the screenshots for the events will show PDT times as I am traveling on the West Coast till the end of July but the listed times in the newsletter are correct. 🙂
✅ Check our Online Events Calendar for more events.
🎸 And check out our latest Live Music issue.
Updates or Corrections
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Note: Always check to confirm event details with venue before attending events for changes or weather cancellations.
Friday, July 18
Young Park Master Plan Public Input Meeting | Lynn Community Middle School | 5:30 - 7 pm | More Info | Friday & Saturday
ASCMV Sleepover | Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley | 9 am - 4:30 pm
PetSmart Pals: Adopt an ASCMV Pet | PetSmart | 9 am - 12 pm
Unstoppable 2025: Growing Your Brand | WESST | 8:30 am - 12 pm | Tickets
Live Art with Daniel Roberts | Kandle Karma etc. | 5 - 8 pm | Fri & Sat
Intro to Tai Chi | Downtown Desert Yoga | 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Artists Opening Exhibitions | The Hood | 6 - 9 pm | Two Opening Exhibitions. “One For The Kids” and “Works by Adrian Villegas”.
Mommy & Me | Summer Scavenger Hunt | Sagecrest Park | 10 – 10:30 am
GRAND OPENING OF "YO MAMA'S WING'Z" | Las Cruces, NM | 6 – 9 pm
Food Truck Friday | Morning Star Las Cruces | 5 pm – 8 pm
$5 Custom Shirt Sale | House of Grafix | 10 am – 3 pm
Saturday, July 19
Young Park Master Plan Public Input Meeting | Farmers Market Downtown | 8:30 am - 1 pm | More Info | Friday & Saturday
Super Secret Improv Show | Black Box Theatre | 7:30 pm
Taylor Talks: When These Walls Talk, Part IV | Mesilla Community Center Park | 2 - 3 pm
Live Art with Daniel Roberts | Kandle Karma etc. | 5 - 8 pm | Fri & Sat
Gilda | NMSU Art Museum | 6 pm | A free film series. Dr. Jess Ziegenfuss, curator of "Warhol & Friends" exhibit will join us for a discussion after the film
Shelter Sweethearts at Petco | Petco | 9 am - 12 pm
Weaving for Justice Maya Textile Sale | First Christian Church Atrium | 10 am - 3 pm | A nonprofit organization selling beautiful handwoven and embroidered textiles by Maya weavers from 11 collectives in Chiapas, Mexico.
Bat Chat With Amber | Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument | 11 am | at the A.B. Cox Visitor Center & Native Plant Garden at Dripping Springs Natural Area
Summer Youth Running Program | Sagecrest Park | 9 am
Teen Splash Nights | Las Cruces Natatorium | 7 - 10 pm
Book Signing With Susan Valencia | The Mad Hatter Gallery | 10 am – 2 pm | Celebrating the publication of her first book, “Mama-My Favorite Person in the Whole World-Has Something Called Dementia.”
Flights and Sights | War Eagle Museum | 8 - 11 am | Take short discovery flights and explore the museum's exhibits. | Tickets
River Float on the Rio Grande | La Llorona Park | 10 am - 12 pm | Contact Natasha Norman for details, [email protected], 915-269-2106
Kids 1 Mile Run | Las Cruces Running Club | 8 - 10 am | Kids 14 & under. Must register by 19th.
Back to School Teen Block Party | Amador Live | 6 - 10 pm | Free Backpacks, Haircuts & Food
Meet the Drivers | Vado Speedway Park | 7:30 pm | Tickets $4.50 - $19.50
Rattlesnakes of the Chihuahuan Desert | Fort Selden Historic Site | 10 - 11 am
Isaac Silva Meet & Greet | Game II | 6:30 pm
BUNKER BUSTERS 2025 : MOTOCROSS NIGHT RIDE & FIREWORKS Show | Desert Peaks Motocross | 3 pm | Live Band Sunihateyou
Sunday, July 20th
Seldon Canyon River Paddle! 9-miles/3-hours | La Llorona park | Southwest Expeditions | 9 am - 2 pm | Tickets
MVJBS monthly gathering with Third Line Jazz Trio | Alma d'Arte Charter High School | 6:30 pm
Trivia Night | Picacho Hills Country Club | 5 pm
Monday, July 21st
Las Colcheras Quilt Quild | American Legion Hall | 6 - 7:30 pm
Tuesday, July 22nd
Summer of Cows Kid Event | Chick-fil-A Lohman Ave | 5 – 7 pm | RSVP
Tuesday Mornings - NMSU Campus Run | Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park At NMSU | Las Cruces Roadrunners | 6:30 am – 7:30 am
Wednesday, July 23rd
Fernet-Branca Liquors and Chef-Driven Tapas | Salud de Mesilla | 5:30 pm | Tickets $30
Thursday, July 24th
Lunchbox Lemonade | Metro Verde Splash Pad | 9 am - 1 pm | Participants can visit with Las Cruces Police team members, discuss police matters and share their concerns about public safety while their kids cool off in the splash pad.
Pull Up a Chair - July | Branigan Cultural Center | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Learn about agave spirits, including tequila with Chris Schaefer, of Dry Point Distillers
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Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | 8:30 am to 1 pm | Wed & Sat.
Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11 am to 4 pm | Fri & Sun.
Mesquite Street Growers Market | Klein Park | Every Sunday 9 am - Noon | Food Focused Market
Wednesday Walks With a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | 9 to 10 am | Every Wednesday thru 11/12/25.
Sunset Stroll | White Sands National Park | Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday until August 9, 2025
Bird Walk | Tellbrook Park | 8 - 10 am | Every 3rd Wednesday
Super Secret Improv Show | Black Box Theatre | Saturday July 19th | 7:30 pm
Cabaret | Las Cruces Community Theatre | August 8th - 24th
Footloose | A Children’s Theatre of Mesilla Valley | August 15th - 17th @ Rio Grande Theatre
Dear Jack, Dear Louise | NSTC Black Box Theatre | August 15th - 31st
Senior News: NM Aging Department Long-Term Care Division back in Operation. More information at New Mexico Aging Services
Also check our online events calendar for more.
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🌶 Want to learn more about Chile Roasting, Peeling, & Freezing? Now is the time to get ready for this years harvest. Check out this video by Marcie.
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