Community Calendar

This summer, the NMSU Art Museum welcomes the return of Louis Ocepek, local artist, former Department Head, and Professor Emeritus of the NMSU Department of Art for his solo exhibition: Homage to Then/Small Worlds. This exhibition opens June 11, 2026 and will be on display in the museum’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery through September 12, 2026. Please join us for the opening reception on June 11 from 4:30-6:30 pm.

Homage to Then/Small Worlds is a two-part exhibition of direct gravure prints, gouache paintings, and digital prints that pay tribute to a history of artistic influences and explore the abstracted physical world. Homage to Then comprises sixteen gravure prints and four gouache paintings, while Small Worlds features an array of acrylic and gouache paintings on paper and chromogenic prints. The detailed selection in Homage to Then/Small Worlds reflects on the aesthetics of time, space, and the perceptions of our physical and metaphysical worlds.

Louis Ocepek is an artist and designer born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He studied design and fine art at Wayne State University, and earned his graduate degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He was a professor in the art departments of Montana State University, Portland State University, and New Mexico State University, where he served as Department Head for several years while teaching additional courses in the NMSU Honors College. Ocepek works in a variety of media–exhibiting prints, paintings and hybrid works in national and international group and solo exhibitions. His work is included in the public art collections of Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Texas. Ocepek is the author of Graphic Design: Vision, Process, Product and his design work has been featured in publications such as Graphis International and The Painter Wow!.

Silent Meditation every Mon/Wed/Fri from 12 - 1 pm, located at 424 N Main St., Suite 500

Come celebrate with us at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church at our Feast of the Middle East – a three-day festival of food, music, and dancing for the whole family!
September 11-13, 2026
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
120 N Festival Dr, El Paso, Texas 79912
Friday Night Hafli (Pre-Party) 7pm - 10pm
*Full Bar
*Live Music with Full Band
*Dancing
*Appetizers Only
Entrance Fee: $10
Saturday & Sunday Festival
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
No pre-sale ticket? No problem – $5 at the door
*Full Bar
*Live Music & Full Band
*Dancing
*Authentic Middle Eastern Food
*Vendors 
Presale Tickets: $25 - Includes food and drink tickets for the festival.
Bring your friends, neighbors, and family to experience the warmth, hospitality, and joy of Middle Eastern culture right here in El Paso. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube for the latest updates. Mark your calendars, share this post, and plan to spend the weekend with us!
To purchase tickets or for more information:
Call 915-777-9203 or 915-478-2570

The guild has a social atmosphere for people interested in the art of quilting from beginners to professional quilters. Business meeting, show and tell of quilts, different drawings, quilt challenge, break for snacks/drinks before Program. Program is a project workshop at no charge. Facebook page: Paso del Norte Quilt Guild. Guests welcomed. Contact: jsw79904@yahoo.com

This summer, the NMSU Art Museum welcomes the return of Louis Ocepek, local artist, former Department Head, and Professor Emeritus of the NMSU Department of Art for his solo exhibition: Homage to Then/Small Worlds. This exhibition opens June 11, 2026 and will be on display in the museum’s Mullennix Bridge Gallery through September 12, 2026. Please join us for the opening reception on June 11 from 4:30-6:30 pm.

Homage to Then/Small Worlds is a two-part exhibition of direct gravure prints, gouache paintings, and digital prints that pay tribute to a history of artistic influences and explore the abstracted physical world. Homage to Then comprises sixteen gravure prints and four gouache paintings, while Small Worlds features an array of acrylic and gouache paintings on paper and chromogenic prints. The detailed selection in Homage to Then/Small Worlds reflects on the aesthetics of time, space, and the perceptions of our physical and metaphysical worlds.

Louis Ocepek is an artist and designer born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He studied design and fine art at Wayne State University, and earned his graduate degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He was a professor in the art departments of Montana State University, Portland State University, and New Mexico State University, where he served as Department Head for several years while teaching additional courses in the NMSU Honors College. Ocepek works in a variety of media–exhibiting prints, paintings and hybrid works in national and international group and solo exhibitions. His work is included in the public art collections of Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Texas. Ocepek is the author of Graphic Design: Vision, Process, Product and his design work has been featured in publications such as Graphis International and The Painter Wow!.

Come celebrate with us at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church at our Feast of the Middle East – a three-day festival of food, music, and dancing for the whole family!
September 11-13, 2026
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
120 N Festival Dr, El Paso, Texas 79912
Friday Night Hafli (Pre-Party) 7pm - 10pm
*Full Bar
*Live Music with Full Band
*Dancing
*Appetizers Only
Entrance Fee: $10
Saturday & Sunday Festival
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
No pre-sale ticket? No problem – $5 at the door
*Full Bar
*Live Music & Full Band
*Dancing
*Authentic Middle Eastern Food
*Vendors 
Presale Tickets: $25 - Includes food and drink tickets for the festival.
Bring your friends, neighbors, and family to experience the warmth, hospitality, and joy of Middle Eastern culture right here in El Paso. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube for the latest updates. Mark your calendars, share this post, and plan to spend the weekend with us!
To purchase tickets or for more information:
Call 915-777-9203 or 915-478-2570

Come celebrate with us at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church at our Feast of the Middle East – a three-day festival of food, music, and dancing for the whole family!
September 11-13, 2026
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
120 N Festival Dr, El Paso, Texas 79912
Friday Night Hafli (Pre-Party) 7pm - 10pm
*Full Bar
*Live Music with Full Band
*Dancing
*Appetizers Only
Entrance Fee: $10
Saturday & Sunday Festival
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm
No pre-sale ticket? No problem – $5 at the door
*Full Bar
*Live Music & Full Band
*Dancing
*Authentic Middle Eastern Food
*Vendors 
Presale Tickets: $25 - Includes food and drink tickets for the festival.
Bring your friends, neighbors, and family to experience the warmth, hospitality, and joy of Middle Eastern culture right here in El Paso. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube for the latest updates. Mark your calendars, share this post, and plan to spend the weekend with us!
To purchase tickets or for more information:
Call 915-777-9203 or 915-478-2570

The Share the Road Visibility Ride helps build awareness that bicyclists and motorists can share the road safely and that commuting to work on a bicycle is a viable transportation choice. Commuting by bicycle has multiple benefits. Save money by riding just one day a week and cut 20% of your weekly fuel cost and save automobile maintenance expenses. Fight pollution by using emission free transportation. Stay fit and use your commute time as your workout instead of paying to go to a gym. Enjoy your commute and arrive at work refreshed and full of energy; ride off work stress on the way home.

The Visibility Ride is a real-life, real-time demonstration of how bicyclists can ride with traffic safely. We bicycle together on the second Monday once a month to help raise awareness among motorists of the presence of bicyclists, of motorists' ability to share the road safely with bicyclists, and of how bicyclists behave while driving in traffic. The Ride is led by League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors, and bicyclists that wish to learn tips for better commuting skills are invited to participate.

The Ride leaves the Las Cruces Railroad Museum at the west end of Las Cruces Avenue at 7:15am. The ride goes up Las Cruces to Espina, across to Kansas, up to Solano, continues to University, then back on Espina to Las Cruces and ends at Grounded on the corner of Main and Las Cruces at about 8:00am. We ask that all bicyclists wear helmets and follow the rules of the road. Join us for coffee at Grounded if you can't make the ride.

Silent Meditation every Mon/Wed/Fri from 12 - 1 pm, located at 424 N Main St., Suite 500

Do you have Parkinson’s Disease or care for someone who does?

Join this group meeting for people in our community who have been recently diagnosed with, or care for persons with, Parkinson’s Disease.
The meeting is designed to answer questions about meds, doctors, symptoms etc. All members are invited to come, especially the long timers, as they have experience and wisdom to share.

Monthly Support Group meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Holiday Inn Express - Conference Room (2142 Telshor Court, Las Cruces, NM)

Social Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Meeting /Guest Speaker: 9:45 a.m.– 11:45 a.m.

All are welcome- family members, care partners and healthcare professionals!

We provide a safe and user-friendly environment where you can openly express your thoughts, listen empathetically to others, and find solace in knowing that you are not alone on this journey. We embrace every voice, whether you are seeking, listening, or just being present.

WE VALUE YOUR PRESENCE!

Parkinson’s Support Group Contacts:
Ken Posey (coordinator):
575 997-8828
weimy65@gmail.com
Jennifer Villa (webmaster):
575 644-7148
jvilla@nmsu.edu

https://www.parkinsonssupport-nm.org