Community Calendar

Mesilla Valley Film Society is launching Night School, a new late-night screening series celebrating cult classics, horror landmarks, obscure oddities, and underrated gems. The first set of shows will run Saturday nights at 10:30pm throughout July and August. Conceived by self-proclaimed Professor Austin Wolf-Sothern, and hosted by Austin with fellow film scholars Rian Gonzales and Jeff Bennett. Each show will begin with a PowerPoint presentation pertaining to that week’s film, offering production history, cultural context, and behind-the-scenes trivia.

More than just a screening series, Night School embraces the communal spirit of repertory cinema, where audiences gather to experience movies the way they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, with fellow fans. To honor that, we felt it was important to dedicate our first semester to highlighting the cinematic experience with “Movies at the Movies!” Eight films that take place in, or memorably feature, a movie theater.

The inaugural lineup includes:
• July 11: Popcorn (1991) – A loving celebration of horror gimmicks and movie theater mayhem.
• July 18: Taxi Driver (1976) – A defining portrait of urban alienation and one of American cinema's most influential character studies, celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
• July 25: The Blob (1988) – The gloriously gooey remake that deserves its place among the greatest practical-effects horror remakes ever made.
• August 1: Messiah of Evil (1974) – Or is it MESILLA OF EVIL? A dreamlike descent into cosmic dread and one of horror's most haunting cult discoveries.
• August 8: Hunting Humans (2002) – Presented on VHS, preserving the analog grit and underground spirit of this independent cult oddity. Preceded by a cartoon on 16mm.
• August 15: Anguish (1987) – A mind-bending psychological horror experience that blurs the line between audience and screen.
• August 22: Donnie Darko (2001) – A generation-defining genre blend of science fiction, mystery, comedy, and drama, celebrating its 25th Anniversary.
• August 29: Demons (1985) – An explosive Italian horror classic where the movie theater itself becomes a nightmare.
Each presentation is brief, entertaining, and designed for casual moviegoers and die-hard film buffs alike. Whether you're seeing a favorite for the fiftieth time or discovering it for the first, Night School is designed to make every screening a little more rewarding—and a lot more fun!

New Mexico State University Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 1,100-square-foot exhibition examines various aspects of American society: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ’40s, the exhibition tells the stories of Americans who acted in response to Nazism, challenging the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. It provides a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust.

The NMSU Library will offer four free public programs in conjunction with the exhibition that will take place at 3 p.m. on the third floor of Zuhl Library. The series begins with an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-7 p.m., followed by Andy Holten sharing “A Holocaust Testimony: Experiences of a Hidden Child during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands” on Sept. 3; “New Mexicans and the Holocaust: Stories of Action and Accountability” with historians Jamie Bronstein and Dylan McDonald takes place on Sept. 10; “Refuge in the Land of Enchantment: Holocaust Survivors Who Made New Mexico Home” will be presented by New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum’s Camelia Caton-Garcia on Sept. 17; and the documentary “Nazi Town, USA” will be screened followed by a Q&A session with director Peter Yost on Sept. 24.

Self-Guided tours give you the freedom to visit at your own pace; plan for at least 30 minutes to engage with the text panels and interactive multimedia elements throughout the exhibit. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit whenever Zuhl Library is open.

New Mexico State University Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 1,100-square-foot exhibition examines various aspects of American society: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ’40s, the exhibition tells the stories of Americans who acted in response to Nazism, challenging the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. It provides a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust.

The NMSU Library will offer four free public programs in conjunction with the exhibition that will take place at 3 p.m. on the third floor of Zuhl Library. The series begins with an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-7 p.m., followed by Andy Holten sharing “A Holocaust Testimony: Experiences of a Hidden Child during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands” on Sept. 3; “New Mexicans and the Holocaust: Stories of Action and Accountability” with historians Jamie Bronstein and Dylan McDonald takes place on Sept. 10; “Refuge in the Land of Enchantment: Holocaust Survivors Who Made New Mexico Home” will be presented by New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum’s Camelia Caton-Garcia on Sept. 17; and the documentary “Nazi Town, USA” will be screened followed by a Q&A session with director Peter Yost on Sept. 24.

Self-Guided tours give you the freedom to visit at your own pace; plan for at least 30 minutes to engage with the text panels and interactive multimedia elements throughout the exhibit. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit whenever Zuhl Library is open.

New Mexico State University Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 1,100-square-foot exhibition examines various aspects of American society: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ’40s, the exhibition tells the stories of Americans who acted in response to Nazism, challenging the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. It provides a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust.

The NMSU Library will offer four free public programs in conjunction with the exhibition that will take place at 3 p.m. on the third floor of Zuhl Library. The series begins with an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-7 p.m., followed by Andy Holten sharing “A Holocaust Testimony: Experiences of a Hidden Child during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands” on Sept. 3; “New Mexicans and the Holocaust: Stories of Action and Accountability” with historians Jamie Bronstein and Dylan McDonald takes place on Sept. 10; “Refuge in the Land of Enchantment: Holocaust Survivors Who Made New Mexico Home” will be presented by New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum’s Camelia Caton-Garcia on Sept. 17; and the documentary “Nazi Town, USA” will be screened followed by a Q&A session with director Peter Yost on Sept. 24.

Self-Guided tours give you the freedom to visit at your own pace; plan for at least 30 minutes to engage with the text panels and interactive multimedia elements throughout the exhibit. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit whenever Zuhl Library is open.

The Academy for Learning in Retirement's four-part series in September 2026 will discuss “Filmmaking in New Mexico.” Our presenter for the sessions will be Ross Kagan Marks, an associate professor at NMSU. His presentations on Tuesday, September 15 - "History of Film in New Mexico”; Wednesday, September 16 - "How Films are Made and Distributed"; Tuesday, September 22 - "Film Tourism"; and Thursday, September 24 - "Film in Literature." The in-person presentations will be at the Doña Ana Community College – East Mesa auditorium that will also be available as a Zoom broadcast.

Audience members may register for the Academy for Learning in Retirement’s four September sessions or for all 16 ALR Spring presentations at the website: https://tinyurl.com/ALR-Reg. People may also register with cash or checks at the door. ALR will send announcements and Zoom links to registrants on the evening before each presentation. Registrants may attend at the auditorium or may log in on Zoom after 10:00 a.m. and each presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Free coffee and cookies will be available in the nearby DACC Student Resources Building from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

New Mexico State University Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 1,100-square-foot exhibition examines various aspects of American society: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ’40s, the exhibition tells the stories of Americans who acted in response to Nazism, challenging the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. It provides a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust.

The NMSU Library will offer four free public programs in conjunction with the exhibition that will take place at 3 p.m. on the third floor of Zuhl Library. The series begins with an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-7 p.m., followed by Andy Holten sharing “A Holocaust Testimony: Experiences of a Hidden Child during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands” on Sept. 3; “New Mexicans and the Holocaust: Stories of Action and Accountability” with historians Jamie Bronstein and Dylan McDonald takes place on Sept. 10; “Refuge in the Land of Enchantment: Holocaust Survivors Who Made New Mexico Home” will be presented by New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum’s Camelia Caton-Garcia on Sept. 17; and the documentary “Nazi Town, USA” will be screened followed by a Q&A session with director Peter Yost on Sept. 24.

Self-Guided tours give you the freedom to visit at your own pace; plan for at least 30 minutes to engage with the text panels and interactive multimedia elements throughout the exhibit. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit whenever Zuhl Library is open.

The Academy for Learning in Retirement's four-part series in September 2026 will discuss “Filmmaking in New Mexico.” Our presenter for the sessions will be Ross Kagan Marks, an associate professor at NMSU. His presentations on Tuesday, September 15 - "History of Film in New Mexico”; Wednesday, September 16 - "How Films are Made and Distributed"; Tuesday, September 22 - "Film Tourism"; and Thursday, September 24 - "Film in Literature." The in-person presentations will be at the Doña Ana Community College – East Mesa auditorium that will also be available as a Zoom broadcast.

Audience members may register for the Academy for Learning in Retirement’s four September sessions or for all 16 ALR Spring presentations at the website: https://tinyurl.com/ALR-Reg. People may also register with cash or checks at the door. ALR will send announcements and Zoom links to registrants on the evening before each presentation. Registrants may attend at the auditorium or may log in on Zoom after 10:00 a.m. and each presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Free coffee and cookies will be available in the nearby DACC Student Resources Building from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

New Mexico State University Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 1,100-square-foot exhibition examines various aspects of American society: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ’40s, the exhibition tells the stories of Americans who acted in response to Nazism, challenging the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. It provides a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust.

The NMSU Library will offer four free public programs in conjunction with the exhibition that will take place at 3 p.m. on the third floor of Zuhl Library. The series begins with an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-7 p.m., followed by Andy Holten sharing “A Holocaust Testimony: Experiences of a Hidden Child during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands” on Sept. 3; “New Mexicans and the Holocaust: Stories of Action and Accountability” with historians Jamie Bronstein and Dylan McDonald takes place on Sept. 10; “Refuge in the Land of Enchantment: Holocaust Survivors Who Made New Mexico Home” will be presented by New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum’s Camelia Caton-Garcia on Sept. 17; and the documentary “Nazi Town, USA” will be screened followed by a Q&A session with director Peter Yost on Sept. 24.

Self-Guided tours give you the freedom to visit at your own pace; plan for at least 30 minutes to engage with the text panels and interactive multimedia elements throughout the exhibit. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit whenever Zuhl Library is open.

The Academy for Learning in Retirement's four-part series in September 2026 will discuss “Filmmaking in New Mexico.” Our presenter for the sessions will be Ross Kagan Marks, an associate professor at NMSU. His presentations on Tuesday, September 15 - "History of Film in New Mexico”; Wednesday, September 16 - "How Films are Made and Distributed"; Tuesday, September 22 - "Film Tourism"; and Thursday, September 24 - "Film in Literature." The in-person presentations will be at the Doña Ana Community College – East Mesa auditorium that will also be available as a Zoom broadcast.

Audience members may register for the Academy for Learning in Retirement’s four September sessions or for all 16 ALR Spring presentations at the website: https://tinyurl.com/ALR-Reg. People may also register with cash or checks at the door. ALR will send announcements and Zoom links to registrants on the evening before each presentation. Registrants may attend at the auditorium or may log in on Zoom after 10:00 a.m. and each presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Free coffee and cookies will be available in the nearby DACC Student Resources Building from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

New Mexico State University Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

The 1,100-square-foot exhibition examines various aspects of American society: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public. Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ’40s, the exhibition tells the stories of Americans who acted in response to Nazism, challenging the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded. It provides a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust.

The NMSU Library will offer four free public programs in conjunction with the exhibition that will take place at 3 p.m. on the third floor of Zuhl Library. The series begins with an opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5-7 p.m., followed by Andy Holten sharing “A Holocaust Testimony: Experiences of a Hidden Child during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands” on Sept. 3; “New Mexicans and the Holocaust: Stories of Action and Accountability” with historians Jamie Bronstein and Dylan McDonald takes place on Sept. 10; “Refuge in the Land of Enchantment: Holocaust Survivors Who Made New Mexico Home” will be presented by New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum’s Camelia Caton-Garcia on Sept. 17; and the documentary “Nazi Town, USA” will be screened followed by a Q&A session with director Peter Yost on Sept. 24.

Self-Guided tours give you the freedom to visit at your own pace; plan for at least 30 minutes to engage with the text panels and interactive multimedia elements throughout the exhibit. Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit whenever Zuhl Library is open.