Community Calendar

The annual Luna County Fine Arts & Crafts Show will be presented as the May 2026 exhibit at the Deming Art Center. Featured will be local artists and crafters from Luna County. It showcases many different mediums including painting, sculpture, fiber arts, jewelry and more. Anyone living in Luna County is eligible to participate with up to 3 items. The exhibit will be up from May 2-29, 2026 (closed Memorial Day). There will be a time to meet the artists on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 1PM- 2:30PM. The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold and regular hours are Mon-Fri 10AM-4PM and Saturday from 10AM – 1PM. Please call 575-546-3663, check our website at www.demingarts.org or our FB page for more information. 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.

Blues Fest Kickoff w/ Ozomatli
World Music/ Latin-Funk-Reggae Fusion
Friday, May 22
Doors: 6pm • $25/adv • $30/door
Outside Stage/ Limited Seating/Standing Show

Ozomatli is a Los Angeles-based, Grammy-winning band known for a high-energy, eclectic fusion of Latin, hip-hop, salsa, dancehall, cumbia, funk, and rock. Emerging in 1995 from community activism, they are celebrated as cultural ambassadors with a party-oriented, socially conscious sound that incorporates international influences, including Middle Eastern and African, into their distinct urban-Latino style.

All proceeds go to paying the Performers and Supporting Live Music.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \wczocalo@gmail.com/ 575-388-1266
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/

Please join us to hear Ranimo Bush present “Launch Fever: From Desert Tracks to Artemis II”. What began on the dusty railroad tracks outside Spaceport America - watching Richard BransonÍs Virgin Galactic rocket tear into the sky - ignited a journey that carried me all the way to Kennedy Space Center for the thunderous, history \making launch of Artemis II. This is the story of how a spark became a full_blown launch_chasing obsession. Follow along with my journey: the sights, the sounds, the people you meet on the roadside, and why sometimes a telescope can turn a launch into an unforgettable experience.
Biography: Ranimo Bush is currently the Business Operations Manager at Spaceport America. She has been a space enthusiast all her life ever since she watched her first re-run of the original Star Trek in the late 60's.

Please join us to hear Ranimo Bush present “Launch Fever: From Desert Tracks to Artemis II”. What began on the dusty railroad tracks outside Spaceport America - watching Richard BransonÍs Virgin Galactic rocket tear into the sky - ignited a journey that carried me all the way to Kennedy Space Center for the thunderous, history \making launch of Artemis II. This is the story of how a spark became a full_blown launch_chasing obsession. Follow along with my journey: the sights, the sounds, the people you meet on the roadside, and why sometimes a telescope can turn a launch into an unforgettable experience.
Biography: Ranimo Bush is currently the Business Operations Manager at Spaceport America. She has been a space enthusiast all her life ever since she watched her first re-run of the original Star Trek in the late 60's.

The annual Luna County Fine Arts & Crafts Show will be presented as the May 2026 exhibit at the Deming Art Center. Featured will be local artists and crafters from Luna County. It showcases many different mediums including painting, sculpture, fiber arts, jewelry and more. Anyone living in Luna County is eligible to participate with up to 3 items. The exhibit will be up from May 2-29, 2026 (closed Memorial Day). There will be a time to meet the artists on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 1PM- 2:30PM. The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold and regular hours are Mon-Fri 10AM-4PM and Saturday from 10AM – 1PM. Please call 575-546-3663, check our website at www.demingarts.org or our FB page for more information. 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.

Mark your calendars for a delicious experience! Saturday, May 23rd, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm,
we are having a Ugandan Luncheon/Silent Art Auction in the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Parish Hall
to support our upcoming mission to the Mustard Seed Babies Home in Uganda.

Tickets are 25.00. The food will be prepared with authentic recipes from our brothers
and sisters in Uganda. Experience African cuisine and learn about our mission to the Ugandan orphanage.
All are welcome! For reservations, please call Jane Peacock at (575) 647-1217

These classes are for those people who can be helped with extending a healthy diet using common pantry items. Also learning from each other.

In partnership with the New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA), the UAM invites middle and high school students to create their own foam block prints in foil frames inspired by the retablos currently on display in Trinities of Heaven and Earth. Using foam to create their printing blocks, participants will create multi-layered prints and then place them in pre-prepared foil frames.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezm5qRm3ZQTSdkpxvNF21Yytqvk4aMjmNyohy341eldP9eow/viewform

This workshop is taught by artist and educator Jacob Gutierrez, an Albuquerque printmaker who maintains a deep connection to his culture and traditions through his art, exploring the practice of retablo making. Recently, Gutierrez was the 2025 Artist in Residence at Albuquerque’s Risolana, where the residency culminated in an exhibition of his artwork and publication of his artist book Sacred Herd. Additionally, Gutierrez works as the ArtReach Coordinator at the NMSA, where he works to connect NM students across the state with accessible arts workshops and experiences.

The NMSA is based in Santa Fe, and is a four-year, statewide, public high school serving artist-scholars across New Mexico with a rigorous, award-winning pre-professional arts and academics program. NMSA provides students in 9th through 12th grades with intensive, pre-professional instruction in six major arts disciplines, Creative Writing & Literature, Dance, Film & Cinematic Storytelling, Music (voice or instrumental), Theatre, and Visual Arts.

Each month on the Saturday closest to the first quarter Moon we do a "Moongaze" event. Members from the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces set up telescopes for the public to view the Moon and any planets that may be up.
The event starts at sunset and lasts for around 2 hours, depending on attendance.

The annual Luna County Fine Arts & Crafts Show will be presented as the May 2026 exhibit at the Deming Art Center. Featured will be local artists and crafters from Luna County. It showcases many different mediums including painting, sculpture, fiber arts, jewelry and more. Anyone living in Luna County is eligible to participate with up to 3 items. The exhibit will be up from May 2-29, 2026 (closed Memorial Day). There will be a time to meet the artists on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 1PM- 2:30PM. The Deming Art Center is located at 100 S. Gold and regular hours are Mon-Fri 10AM-4PM and Saturday from 10AM – 1PM. Please call 575-546-3663, check our website at www.demingarts.org or our FB page for more information. 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.