Events Calendar
April 2023 Events
Through April 2
7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 2 p.m.
Dear Evan Hansen
Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center
The Broadway sensation, winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.
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1 – 10 p.m.
2023 Las Cruces Space Festival
Throughout Las Cruces
New Mexico’s part in the space age is celebrated with an art show at the Mesilla Valley Mall, movies at the Rio Grande Theatre, events at the Challenger Learning Center, and moongazing on the Plaza.
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Saturday, April 1
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Trinity Site Open House
White Sands Missile Range
At 5:29 a.m. MST, on July 16, 1945, the world’s first atomic bomb was tested at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in the Tularosa Basin. Now registered as a site of historical significance, the Trinity Site is only open to visitors twice a year, in April and October.
Visit the website
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Home & Garden Show 2023
Las Cruces Convention Center
In anticipation of the coming renovation and installation season, the Las Cruces Home Builder’s Association presents an event to inspire families to start thinking about ambitious exterior, landscape, and other home improvement projects.
Visit the website
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
ACES Open House
Gerald Thomas Hall, NMSU
A free family-friendly event to provide residents of Las Cruces and the surrounding areas with the opportunity to explore museums, animal exhibits, and science laboratories, while enjoying fun, hands-on activities at the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.
Visit the website
7:30 p.m.
Movie Night at the Haunted Courthouse
Old Doña Ana Courthouse
Spend an evening watching a just released movie where it was filmed – The Price We Pay, starring Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff – along with hot coffee, teas, cold bottled water, freshly made popcorn, and complimentary wine.
More info: 877-808-6877
Saturday, April 8
7 p.m.
Dark Crystal
Rio Grande Theatre
The 2023 Classic Film series presents the classic Jim Henson puppet fantasy about a young gelfling who sets out to find a shard of the dark crystal, defeat the evil Skeksis, and restore balance to the universe.
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Wednesday, April 12
2 p.m.
Doña Ana County Genealogical Society Meeting
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
DACGS member and secretary Bruce Pearson will share information with members and guests about how information in wills and probates can significantly improve your genealogical research.
Information – [email protected]
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The Wrap
Rio Grande Theatre
Film Las Cruces presents a monthly film screening for Las Cruces and Doña Ana County artists with work to show, including short films, commercials, music videos, documentaries or time-lapse reels.
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April 12 – 14
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
New Mexico TransCon
Las Cruces Convention Center
New Mexico State University will host the 2023 New Mexico Transportation and Construction Conference, “Transforming Business as Usual into a Better Tomorrow,” organized by leaders of the industry for industry professionals to stay up-to-date with trends and cutting-edge technologies in civil infrastructure.
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April 12 – 16
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Las Cruces International Film Festival
Allen Theaters Cineport 10
Whether its narrative features, documentaries, short films, animation, or foreign films you crave, LCIFF has got you covered, because, whether you’re a local filmmaker, a student of cinema, or just an avid movie-goer with a taste for the unusual, this is your chance to celebrate and support film in southern New Mexico!
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Thursday, April 13
7 p.m.
Culture Series: Abandoned History
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Albuquerque-based photographers and documentary historians Bridget Harrington and Michael Moore give a presentation on their study of New Mexico’s forgotten settlements and ghost towns.
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7 p.m.
Santa Fe Opera Spring Tour
Ralph Edwards Civic Center, Truth or Consequences
The Santa Fe Opera’s Spring Tour hits the road, featuring a performance of Menotti’s 30 minute comic opera sung in English, The Telephone, starring soprano Amy Owens, baritone Theo Hoffman and pianist Nathan Salazar.
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Friday, April 14
8 p.m.
Jon Pardi
Pan American Center
The country music staple brings his high-energy, high-volume live show to Las Cruces, in support of his just released fourth album, Mr. Saturday Night, along with opening act Hailey Whitters.
Visit the website
Saturday, April 15
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
One-Day Conference for High School Girls
DACC Espina Campus
Soroptimist International of Las Cruces will host a day-long conference for secondary school-age girls, where they will learn about career opportunities, setting and achieving goals, and overcoming obstacles to success.
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Sunday, April 16
2:30 p.m.
Bildad, Barbed Tales
Philanthropy Theatre
The El Paso Community Foundation Jewel Box Series continues with playwright Ryan Mullenix’s comedy about a cartoonist who dreams of making it big.
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Thursday, April 20
10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Las Cruces Hemp and Cannabis Festival
Plaza de Las Cruces
Come out and celebrate personal freedom at Las Cruces largest free Hemp and Cannabis festival, with arts and swag vendors, music food trucks, drawings, door prizes, and much more.
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April 21 & 22
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
EPSO presents Rhapsody in Passion
Plaza Theatre
Russian-American classical pianist Natasha Paremski joins the Symphony Orchestra to perform on such brilliant works as Wagner’s Overture to Die Meistersinger, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43, and Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique, op. 14.
Visit the website
April 21 – 23
Multiple times
El Paso Comic Con
El Paso Convention Center
The community-based pop culture experience is back, with all your favorite fantasy, sci-fi, and other pop culture genres, including comics, games, film, television, and more.
Visit the website
Saturday, April 22
8 p.m.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Amador Live
The legendary 90s hip-hop group, known for blending bright vocal harmonies with tough, machine gun quick raps, reunites for a highly anticipated concert tour, which was rescheduled from last October.
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Monday, April 24
1 – 6 p.m.
Educators’ Job Fair
Corbett Center Student Union, NMSU
More than 40 education organizations will be recruiting for various career opportunities to include: Las Cruces Public Schools, Desert Sands Unified School District, Page Unified School District, Roswell Independent School District, The District Ysleta Independent School District and Albuquerque Public Schools, to name a few.
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Saturday, April 26
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Simply Three
Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
El Paso Pro Musica presents Glen McDaniel, Zack Clark and Nick Villalobos, a trio looking to change the landscape for string players of the future, with classically trained pop rock, creative covers and inventive videos that have topped over one million views on YouTube.
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Friday, April 28
6 – 10 p.m.
Day of Dance
Plaza de Las Cruces
The City of Las Cruces Museum System invites you to explore the celebration of movement from around the world at Day of Dance with performances from local dancers, including NMSU Dance, and Jewels of the Desert.
Visit the website
April 28 – 30
4 – 7 p.m.
2023 Showcase of Homes
Throughout Las Cruces
Builder members of the Las Cruces Home Builders Association open new homes to the public, to showcase their amazing craftsmanship and promote homes for sale in the Las Cruces area.
Visit the website
April 28 – May 7
7:30, 2 p.m.
Godspell
ASNMSU Center for the Arts
The acclaimed musical about a small group of people helping Jesus Christ tell different parables – by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and hefty doses of comic timing – brings the messages of kindness, tolerance, and love to vibrant life.
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Saturday, April 29
10 – 11:30 a.m.
OutsmART Nature Walk
La Llorona Park
NMSU MFA student Ashley Diane Saldana hosts a nature walk, during which she will stress the importance of being observant, curious and attuned to one’s senses through creative field writing and sketching.
Visit the website
2 – 10 p.m.
¡mira! Las Cruces
Plaza de Las Cruces
Visit Las Cruces hosts its inaugural event, taking a look at the vast cultural variety offered by the largest city in southern New Mexico, featuring food, drink, live music, interactive booths, a car show, and more.
Visit the website – https://www.lascrucescvb.org/mira/
6:30 p.m.
Champions for Children: Kentucky Derby Gala
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Jardin de los Niños hosts its annual Kentucky Derby Gala, this year to fund the furthering of its mission through an expansion project into the Hatch Valley, in order to help serve and empower more families.
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Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces
Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The award-winning, outdoor Farmers & Crafts Market spans seven full blocks of North Main Street in Downtown Las Cruces.
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First Friday Art Ramble
First Friday of Every Month, 5-8 p.m.
The Downtown Las Cruces Partnership hosts this monthly event showcasing a dozen participating museums and galleries in the Arts & Cultural District.
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Second Saturday Art Hop
Second Saturday of Every Month, 6-9 p.m.
The City of Truth or Consequences comes alive with local art, downtown in the commercial/hot springs district.
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Les Salon Des Art Divers
Downtown Blues Coffee
Wednesday Nights, 7 – 9 p.m.
Spend an evening with writers, poets, song poets, essayists, and local musicians, including the Blazing Butlers, at a free weekly cultural event for the ages.
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Branigan Cultural Center
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
This historic locale hosts changing cultural exhibits, as well as educational programs, classes, and other special events.
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Las Cruces Museum of Art
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hosting a changing slate of exciting contemporary art exhibits, programs for visitors of all ages and an extensive art studio class program.
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Las Cruces Railway Museum
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Located in a historic Santa Fe Railroad depot, the museum interprets the railroad history of Las Cruces and the impact of the railroad on southern New Mexico.
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Museum of Nature and Science
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
A museum about looking and understanding – looking up to the stars, looking out to the desert, and looking down to see ancient fossils.
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New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Discover the backbone of New Mexico, via this 47-acre interactive museum that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching.
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Check the events calendars for more information.
Amador Patio Bar & Grill
The entertainment district comes alive with diverse restaurant choices, upscale nightlife and live music events.
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Amaro Winery & Taproom
Locally owned and operated winery and tasting room, with a Karaoke night, open mic, and rotating list of live events.
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Boneyard Cantina
Delicious street food paired with Icebox craft beer and appearances by local musicians on the main stage.
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Don Felix
Located on the corner of the Mesilla Plaza, with delicious New Mexican cuisine and live music on the patio.
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Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery
Serving craft beer, craft spirits, killer grub and a mix of local and travelling musical acts to chase the blues away.
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Palacio Bar
A neighborhood watering hole since 1936, they don’t serve food, but the music is lively and the drinks are plentiful.
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Truth or Consequences Brewing Company
A cozy little taproom, featuring craft beers and live music on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
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Vintage Wines
New Mexico wines, beers and cigars in Old Mesilla, with a relaxing patio and live music several nights a week.
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April 28 – May 20, 2023
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Echoes of an Empty Space
NMSU Art Museum
Masters of Fine Arts candidates Ashley Diane Saldana, Yashoda Latkar, and Gus pull thoughts, ideas, and experiments surrounding connectivity and identity made during their time at NMSU into a singular thesis exhibition.
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Through April 2, 2023
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Rural Life in New Mexico: Paintings by Carlitta Harvey
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
The artworks of farmer, landscape architect, horticulturist and prolific painter Carlitta Harvey are on display, documenting the beauty and abundance of the agricultural and cultural landscape of New Mexico, from planting to harvest.
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Through May 6, 2023
10 a.m. – 4:30
Gaspar Enríquez: Chicano Pride, Chicano Soul
Las Cruces Museum of Art
A showcase for the artist who has long defined the Chicano art scene, by creating hyper-realistic and intimate airbrush portraits of people who interest him and whom he finds compelling.
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Through May 20, 2023
Ad Infinitum: Artists Against War and Imperialism
NMSU Art Museum
A collection of war-era posters and artworks from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection, highlighting twentieth-century imperialism and its effects such as militarization, the nuclear arms race, the destruction of human lives and damage to the natural environment.
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Through June, 2023
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Rise, Explore, Persevere: Women in STEM
Museum of Nature & Science
An exhibition promoting women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is presented, thanks to a grant from the Association of Science and Technology Centers, with support from Lyda Hill Philanthropies and the IF/Then Initiative.
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Through Summer 2023
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Honesty of Construction: The WPA and Spanish Colonial Style Furniture
Branigan Cultural Center
Drawing from the University Museum collection at New Mexico State University, the exhibit features a wide range of furniture pieces that were made during a 1930s community vocational training program that was established in Las Cruces at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now New Mexico State University). The furniture was made in the Spanish Colonial style that is characterized by the use of Ponderosa pine, mortise and tenon joinery, rounded edges, and decorative embellishments.
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