Community Calendar

November 2025 at the Deming Art Center is the annual Recycle Show which is sponsored by Luna County and “Keep Luna County Beautiful.” Featured will be pieces of art made from at least 90% recycled materials and crafted by artists of all ages.

Intake will be Saturday, November 1, from 9AM – 12PM.
Show will be judged, and prizes awarded.

Sunday, November 2, is the official show opener and the public is invited to meet the artists from 1-2:30PM. The show runs from November 3 – 28, 2025.

Also, on November 22, from 8:30AM – 1:30PM, there will be the second annual “Art Fest”. This is a one day event featuring local artists and will be held at the Methodist Church (1020 S. Granite), in the Gym. Come out and see these multi-talented artists and their creations- lots of gift ideas will be on display!

The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold, Deming NM, and is open from 10AM-4PM Monday – Friday and 10AM – 1PM on Saturday.

For more information call 575-546-3663, visit our website at www.demingarts.org or see our FB page.

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Drawing from the University Art Museum's extensive collection of over 2,200 Mexican retablos, Trinities of Heaven and Earth explores the spiritual and cultural importance of these sacred images. Retablos, small devotional paintings traditionally displayed in Mexican homes, served as vital expressions of Catholic faith and values within the household. The imagery of the Holy Family conveys blessings related to family life, while depictions of the Holy Trinity invoke divine guidance. Together, these themes explore the connection between sacred devotion and earthly life, bridging the divine and the domestic.

The exhibition will open on March 21, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery, and will be open until March 7, 2026.

Join the NM Water Advocates to learn about Project Jupiter — a 1,000 megaWatt data center fast-tracked in Santa Teresa by Doña Ana County officials. A poorly understood and nontransparent amendment passed by the legislature this year made Project Jupiter possible. Local and state governments are promoting this development while ignoring its water supply, air pollution, and carbon footprint impacts. Hear State Representatives speak out about the betrayal of their communities and the hard truth of finding water in the Lower Rio Grande.

The NMSU Lyric Theatre presents two performances of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel, November 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm at Atkinson Recital Hall. The production is directed by Sarah Neely and brings the Brothers Grimm fairy tale to life through music, humor, and storytelling. Sung in English, this family-friendly performance showcases the talent and creativity of the NMSU Department of Music's Lyric Theatre program. Admission is free,

November 2025 at the Deming Art Center is the annual Recycle Show which is sponsored by Luna County and “Keep Luna County Beautiful.” Featured will be pieces of art made from at least 90% recycled materials and crafted by artists of all ages.

Intake will be Saturday, November 1, from 9AM – 12PM.
Show will be judged, and prizes awarded.

Sunday, November 2, is the official show opener and the public is invited to meet the artists from 1-2:30PM. The show runs from November 3 – 28, 2025.

Also, on November 22, from 8:30AM – 1:30PM, there will be the second annual “Art Fest”. This is a one day event featuring local artists and will be held at the Methodist Church (1020 S. Granite), in the Gym. Come out and see these multi-talented artists and their creations- lots of gift ideas will be on display!

The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold, Deming NM, and is open from 10AM-4PM Monday – Friday and 10AM – 1PM on Saturday.

For more information call 575-546-3663, visit our website at www.demingarts.org or see our FB page.

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

New Mexico’s Mutual UFO Network Alamogordo Chapter meets at Otero Arts on 12th & Indian AVE at 11am on the 3rd Saturday of the month. We discuss Flying Saucers and our local aerial phenomenon experiences. Join MUFON for Coffee Cups & Flying Saucers a meeting of like-minded individuals with a common interest in sharing what we see in the skies. This free monthly meeting is open to the public.

Never been hunting before? Want to try something new? The Department of Game and Fish is partnering with the Safari Club International Foundation for a beginner adult quail hunting camp to help you get started!

The camp is scheduled to take place Nov. 21-23 at Rockhound State Park in Deming, and instruction, gear and meals will be provided. The camp is open to adults age 18 and older with little or no hunting experience, as well as those who have never hunted quail before. Participants will learn about how to identify quail, rules and regulations, hunter safety, clay target shooting, quail hunting techniques and how to field dress quail.

Registration begins at 8:00 am on Nov. 3. Registration will remain open until the camp is full. Please do not register if you have attended this camp in previous years.

Campers will need to provide their own hunting licenses, a tent or wheeled camper, a sleeping bag and sleeping pad. They are also encouraged to bring their own shotgun (12- or 20-gauge). Registrants will be emailed a link for a mandatory Zoom orientation that will take place Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.

For the 4th year, The Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces will hold their incredible Holiday Market at Gallery 925 from
November 21st through December 21st. This year there will be a record number of potters participating.
The potters will fill the gallery with decorative home and gift items. This is the biggest display of local ceramic work for your shopping pleasure in Las Cruces! Come out and support the people that make Empty Bowls possible each year. Expect to see the boundaries of what is possible with clay expanded during this show!

Potters are: Justine Adkisson, Rick Adkisson, Albert Alvidrez, Jan Archey, Jessica Baron, David Beattie, Mary Ann Hendrickson, Pam Homa, Heather Kaplan, Mary Lou LaCasse, Bonnie MacQuarrie, Jim Moore, Vickie Morrow, Heather Morton, Amber Ransom, Anna Ransom and Linda Sanchez.

The potters will also have an outdoor Ornament Extravaganza on Saturday, December 6th from 10-4 pm.
Members involved in this event are: Morgan Baylor, Elise Boyd, Marna Gasperino, Coleen O’Donnell and Jack Roevens.

Drawing from the University Art Museum's extensive collection of over 2,200 Mexican retablos, Trinities of Heaven and Earth explores the spiritual and cultural importance of these sacred images. Retablos, small devotional paintings traditionally displayed in Mexican homes, served as vital expressions of Catholic faith and values within the household. The imagery of the Holy Family conveys blessings related to family life, while depictions of the Holy Trinity invoke divine guidance. Together, these themes explore the connection between sacred devotion and earthly life, bridging the divine and the domestic.

The exhibition will open on March 21, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Margie and Bobby Rankin Retablo Gallery, and will be open until March 7, 2026.