Things to do this week: Jan. 4-10,2016

El Paso Pro-Musica Chamber Music Festival — El Paso Pro-Musica presents its annual festival Jan. 3-29 at various venues in El Paso and Las Cruces. Performers include Tempest Trio, Zuill Bailey, Ralph Kirschbaum, Shaie Wosner, and Paul Jacobs, as well as a performance of “Tales of Hemingway” in conjunction with El Paso Symphony Orchestra. Tickets per performance: $25 ($20 seniors/military; $5 students); EPSO tickets $15-$40, EPPM 100 performance $100. Information: 833-9400 or eppm.org.
Festival packages: $175 ($140 senior/military, $35 students for all nine shows) $125 ($100 senior/military; /$25 student) for six El Paso concerts; $50 ($40 senior/military; /$10 student) for three Las Cruces concerts; $50 ($40 senior/military; /$10 student) for eight El Paso and Las Cruces concerts. Packages do not include EPPM 100.
Featured performances:
• The Tempest Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at Western Hills United Methodist Church 524 Thunderbird in El Paso; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at NMSU’s Atkinson Music Recital Hall and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. The internationally acclaimed trio is composed of pianist Alon Goldstein, violinist Ilya Kaler and cellist Amit Peled (who performs on the 1733 Gofriller Cello of Pablo Casals).
Free Bach’s Lunch performances are noon every Thursday in January at El Paso Museum of Art: Jan 7: Tempest Trio.
A Music Film Series of music-related films are 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 9 and 23 at International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana. Admission is free; donations welcome. Jan. 9: “A Cry for Peace,” A documentary about the life and vision of the great cellist Pablo Casals.

Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive — The 16th annual citywide effort to restock area food pantries runs Jan. 5-18, with several organizations participating. Canned and other nonperishable food items can be dropped off at various locations throughout town, including local grocery stores, public library branches, City Hall, and other locations. The food will then be collected, sorted and distributed among agencies serving the less fortunate including the Salvation Army, the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, El Paso Rescue Mission and others. Information: 543-5468.
In conjunction with the food drive, all El Paso Public Library drop off locations will offer “Food for Fines” Jan. 2-16. Each canned good donated will substitute for $1 of library fines during this time.

‘The Hollow’ — El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the Agatha Christie mystery Jan. 8-30. Directed by Frieda (K) Voeks. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $11 ($9 seniors; $8 students and military). Information: 532-1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com.
The play combines murder, mystery and a love triangle. The victim had a mistress, ex-mistress and a wife.

Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing — The 14th annual market runs Saturdays year-round at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, N.M. Winter hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Well behaved pets on leash welcome; brunch available for purchase on patio 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Information: (575) 589-0653, ext. 3.

Downtown Artist and Farmers Market — The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department’s market for area artists and regionally grown agricultural products is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the Union Plaza District along Anthony Street. Information: 212-1780 or elpasoartsandculture.org.

La Via Sunday Market — La Via Winery, 4201 S. NM Highway 28 in La Union, N.M., one mile north of Vinton Road, hosts a farmer’s market featuring local food producers noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, with art, crafts, jams and jellies, food trucks, wine and more. No outside alcohol allowed. Dog friendly. Admission is free. Information: (575) 502-4074 or lavinawinery.com.

‘Transfiguration of Dreams’ — El Paso Society for Musicians of the Future presents a multimedia collaboration of music and dance featuring classical guitarist Danielle Anaya at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9-10, at the Philanthropy Theatre in the Plaza Annex, as part of El Paso Community Foundation’s Jewel Box series. Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org.
This performance marks a new creative journey for Anaya coinciding with the release of her first solo album, Renaissance to Romantic: 3 Centuries of Music.”
The concert features pieces ranging from the Renaissance period to works by 20th century Cuban Leo Brouwer, and will include dancers and multi-media projections.

Tempest Trio — The string trio performs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $5 ($3 seniors, military, non-UTEP students) and free ages 6 and younger, UTEP students, faculty and staff). Information: 747-7795 or utep.edu/music.

Tricky Falls — 209 S. El Paso. All shows are all-ages, unless listed otherwise. Listings also cover shows in Bowie Feathers. Information: 351-9909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com and ticketfly.com.
• Leftver Crack — The American punk band performs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, with Pears, Days N Daze and Krigblase. Tickets: $15.
• Frankie Boots and the County Line — The alt folk/rock and American band performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, with Eddie B and the West Texas Three. Admission is free.
SPORTS

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino — 1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. Live racing season runs through April 19. Post time is 12:45 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday through Feb. 16, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 19-April 19. Nine races held each race day. General admission and parking are free. Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday. Information: (575) 874-5200 or sunland-park.com.

UTEP Women’s Basketball – Home games are in the Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $5 (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7: Middle Tennessee
• 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10: UAB

Fort Bliss Half Marathon — The 13-mile race is 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Soto Physical Fitness Center, Bldg. 20751 Constitution on East Fort Bliss. Cost: $35 half-marathon ($10 active duty soldiers). Information: 744-5790 or raceroster.com.
Packet pickup is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, and 6 to 8:15 a.m. at Soto Gym.

‘Run for Jesus’ — The 5K run and 1-mile walk begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Cielo Vista Church, 3585 N. Lee Trevino. Registration: $20 (advance only for 5K; $25 race day entry for walk). Register at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pickup 8-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at the church, or beginning at 7:15 a.m. on race day.

Super Scholar Run — Clint ISD’s 5K run and 1 mile walk is 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Horizon Middle School, 400 N. Kenazo in Horizon City. Registration by Jan 7: $20 per event ($10 students and per person); $25 after Jan. 8. Race day registration is 7:15 to 7:45 a.m. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pick-up: noon-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at Clint ISD, 14521 Horizon; and noon-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at Up and Running, 1475 George Dieter, Suite O.

Southern New Mexico

‘33 (a kabarett) — No Strings Theatre Company presents a performance written and performed by Bremner Duthie, with original direction by Dave Dawson at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, in the Black Box Theatre, in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. The show evokes the courage and daring that it takes to be an artist in times of strife. Bremner sings nine songs from the era, with new arrangements from his jazz quartet. Tickets: $12 ($10 students, seniors over 65). Reservations: (575) 523-1223; show information: 33kabarett.com.

Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market — More than 230 permanent vendors in arts, crafts, produce, baked goods and other food items are offered at the market 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays along a 7-block area of Main Street, Downtown. Information: (575) 541-2288 or lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.

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