Community Calendar

The NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections kicks off its Borderland History Lectures with Dr. Brandon Morgan, associate dean and history instructor at Central New Mexico Community College. Dr. Morgan will discuss themes from his 2024 book "Raid and Reconciliation: Pancho Villa, Modernization, and Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands." The Borderland History Lectures are sponsored by the NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections and take place on the fourth floor of Branson Library.

Light Art Space is pleased to present Earth Matters, photographs by
The Photographer’s Eye: A Creative Collective. The Photographer’s Eye Collective is located in Escondido, California, and is made up of 16 artists from all over San Diego County. Each artist has a unique way of seeing and hopes to inspire you with their image-making. Their commitment is led by the concept that photography not only enriches lives but can change them.

Featured in Light Art Space’s Flash Gallery is a unique spring exhibit opening May 1st. Dialogue: Art and Poetry Speak of Spring, moving through the difficult present, will feature a conversation between visual arts and poetry. Both art forms, created separately and later matched in either theme, image, or emotion, will explore the contradictions of this very unusual spring, one filled with the joy of life renewing itself after a long winter and tension at the challenges presented by domestic and global upheaval. By way of this expansive conversation, the work looks to discover new ways to express the old truth that life is ultimately and stubbornly about beauty and renewal.

The opening reception for both exhibitions will be held on Friday, May 2nd, from 5-7 pm as part of the First Friday event in Silver City. A poetry reading by the authors will begin at 6:00 pm. Books by the participating poets will be available for sale. The exhibit will run from May 1st to June 1st.

Gallery hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Sunday 10 – 2, First Fridays 11 am – 7 pm, and by appointment.
Please visit www.lightartspace.com for more information
209 West Broadway, Downtown Silver City

Light Art Space is pleased to present Earth Matters, photographs by
The Photographer’s Eye: A Creative Collective. The Photographer’s Eye Collective is located in Escondido, California, and is made up of 16 artists from all over San Diego County. Each artist has a unique way of seeing and hopes to inspire you with their image-making. Their commitment is led by the concept that photography not only enriches lives but can change them.

Featured in Light Art Space’s Flash Gallery is a unique spring exhibit opening May 1st. Dialogue: Art and Poetry Speak of Spring, moving through the difficult present, will feature a conversation between visual arts and poetry. Both art forms, created separately and later matched in either theme, image, or emotion, will explore the contradictions of this very unusual spring, one filled with the joy of life renewing itself after a long winter and tension at the challenges presented by domestic and global upheaval. By way of this expansive conversation, the work looks to discover new ways to express the old truth that life is ultimately and stubbornly about beauty and renewal.

The opening reception for both exhibitions will be held on Friday, May 2nd, from 5-7 pm as part of the First Friday event in Silver City. A poetry reading by the authors will begin at 6:00 pm. Books by the participating poets will be available for sale. The exhibit will run from May 1st to June 1st.

Gallery hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Sunday 10 – 2, First Fridays 11 am – 7 pm, and by appointment.
Please visit www.lightartspace.com for more information
209 West Broadway, Downtown Silver City

Join us on May 2nd for the World Premiere Book Launch of SEX ON STAGE (Bloomsbury, 2025), the newest collection of writings edited by local scholar, Dr. Lynn Sally. Hear stories about creating this provocative book interspersed with readings from the collection. This special event will be held at Dona Ana Arts Council’s main gallery at 230 S. Water Street. Books will be available for purchase.

Sally’s previous book, NEO-BURLESQUE (Rutgers University Press, 2022), was hailed a “feminist tour-de-force…a must read” by Annie Sprinkle and as a "remarkable treatise… a serious examination of an art form that has been tossed off as frivolous entertainment” by the Sierra County Sun. Dr. Sally teaches in the Gender & Sexuality Studies Department at NMSU and in the Drama Department at NYU.
www.lynnsally.com

SEX ON STAGE Book Details & Pre Orders: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sex-on-stage-9781350443624/

Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting a free webinar series between April and July via Zoom for anyone interested in learning about Watershed Conservation.

Our May 13th guest speaker will be John Pearson, a DASWCD Supervisor with professional background in groundwater who will be discussing groundwater restoration projects.

Please register at the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pL0l4U0KQHWJ3YZfkJcKJg#/registration

New Mexico’s Mutual UFO Network Alamogordo Chapter meets at Otero Artspace 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, MUFON membership is not required.

Join Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District (DASWCD) on May 24 in Radium Springs, NM from 10:30AM to 12:00 PM to learn about our community programs and get involved!

DASWCD works in partnership with state and federal agencies and various other organizations to advance conservation practices on private and public lands.

Attend our community event if you would like to learn about:
-Adopting a tree at your own home with our NeighborWoods program
-Volunteering to plant trees with NeighborWoods
-Participating in our Healthy Soil Cover Crop program
-And much more!

Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting a free webinar series between April and July via Zoom for anyone interested in learning about Watershed Conservation.

Our May 27th guest speaker will be Mike Gaglio, a trained biologist and Watershed-Management-Group certified rainwater harvester will be discussing the K.I.S Method (Keyline Plowing, Imprinting, and Seeding). He and his team at High Desert Native Plants have performed vital work at the Lordsburg Playa to revitalize degraded desert ecosystems.

Please register at the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pL0l4U0KQHWJ3YZfkJcKJg#/registration

Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a series of webinars to educate the public about Watershed Conservation in the Southwest!

At our June 10th webinar we will have guest speakers Rhonda Diaz, City of Las Cruces Water Conservation Program Coordinator and Peter Bennett, City of Las Cruces Municipal Stormwater Specialist. Topics will cover how stormwater can be managed and utilized and water conservation techniques when living in drought conditions.

Join Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District (DASWCD) on June 21st in Anthony, NM from 10:30AM to 12:00 PM to learn about our community programs and get involved! Address can be found on event flyer.

DASWCD works in partnership with state and federal agencies and various other organizations to advance conservation practices on private and public lands.

Attend our community event if you would like to learn about:
-Adopting a tree with our NeighborWoods program
-Volunteering to plant trees with NeighborWoods
-Participating in our Healthy Soil Cover Crop program
-And much more!