Community Calendar

Writer and essayist Rafael Frumkin will read selections from her most recent publication. Q&A will follow.

This event takes place on the second Saturday of even numbered months.

2025 Friends of the CDNP Days Schedule:
· April 12: Arroyo Trail
· June 14: Yucca Trail
· August 9: Gateway to the Desert Trail
· October 11: Vista Trail
· December 13: Desert Experience Mini-Trail (ADA-accessible)

Social time with coffee and goodies followed by a speaker on a topic of interest to the Parkinson's community. Caregivers as well as those diagnosed with Parkinson's are cordially invited.

September 2025 at the Deming Art Center will feature an exhibit of fiber arts, that could include paper, wood, leather, fiber clay and small fabric items (no quilts). There is a talented group of Fiber Artists in the area and we look forward to what they will bring to this exhibit.
There will be a time to meet the artists on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 1-2:30PM. The exhibit will be up from September 2-29, 2025 – closed Labor Day. Please see our Facebook page, call 575-546-3663 or check out our website at www.demingarts.org 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.

The Las Cruces Really Really Free Market is back, hosted by a group of local volunteers who believe in mutual aid, community care, and resource sharing.

This isn’t a sale or a swap — it’s a free community event where anyone can give or take items like clothes, books, household goods, toys, and more. There’s no money, no bartering — just people helping each other out.

Join us the first Saturday of every month from 10am - 2pm at 1701 Missouri Ave (Peace Lutheran Church).

We do this because we believe our community already has enough — enough resources, enough support — if we just find ways to share it.

If you’d like to get involved, donate, or have questions, email us at lascrucesrrfm@proton.me

All entries in the 'Creatures" show represent, or are inspired by, creatures (mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and insects) who live in the Gila River watershed. A description of the actual creature on which the work is based will be displayed along with the piece, so this show is perfect for those who love art AND for those who want to know more about Gila wildlife.

The show runs for two weekends, Aug 30-Sep 1 & Sep 5-7 (10am-5pm). The opening reception is Aug 29. A second reception will be held during September's First Friday Sep 5, 5-7pm.

Las Cruces artist Mary Beagle is the featured artist for September and October at the Tombaugh Gallery. The opening reception is First Friday, September 5, 5 to 7pm featuring live music by Yolanda Martinez and Karuna Warren. Mary works with oil on canvas and her paintings reflect her love of native and Latino cultures and celebrations. Mary and her husband, David, have travelled to Native American gatherings throughout the country. Working as a team, Mary paints all her work and David does all her custom framing. The exhibit includes several sculptures made by Mary in Limestone, Alabaster and Marble.

The Academy for Learning in Retirement’s four-part series in September 2025 will discuss Radical Melodies, Harmonies, Orchestration and Rhythm, 1800-1940. Our presenter will be Maestro Lonnie Klein, Music Director/Conductor Emeritus, New Mexico State University. Composers featured in the series include Beethoven, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Chopin, Bernstein, Gershwin, Still and Gottschalk. Week One of the series will be held on Tuesday and Thursday starting September 2 and Week Two will be the following Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Klein’s in-person presentation will be at the Dona Ana Community College—East Mesa auditorium.

Audience members may register for the Academy for Learning in Retirement’s four September sessions or for all 14 Fall presentations by searching on the Web for DACC_ALR. People may also register with cash or checks at the door. Free coffee and cookies will be available in the nearby DACC Student Resources Center Building from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Collector Editions at half off
Large and Small Softcover Fiction
Science Fiction
Coffee Table Books
DVDs
Some special pricing.

Las Cruces Space Festival Student Show presents posters made by students from Columbia and Sunrise Elementary Schools plus a few additions. This exhibition runs from Sept 5-28, 2025 at Duende Arte Gallery located at 921 N. Mesquite St in Las Cruces, NM. Artwork by Miguel Perez, this year's winner.