April 6-10, 2016

Speaking Rock Entertainment Center — 122 S. Pueblo Rd. Live music nightly. Age 18 and older welcome. Admission is free. Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com.
Battle of the Bands semifinals are 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6.
Tribute bands are 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays:
• April 7: Kalimba (Earth, Wind and Fire)
• April 9: Pyrosteria (Def Leppard)

Tricky Falls — 209 S. El Paso. Information: 351-9909 Online tickets at trickyfalls.com and ticketfly.com.
• Peelander-Z — Bowie Feathers Live present the New York-based Japanese Action Comic Punk Band at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Tickets: $8.
• Thy Art Is Murder — The Australian deathcore band performs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, with Rings of Saturn, Fit For An Autopsy and Dark Sermon. Tickets: $16-$20.
• Amon Amarth — The death metal band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9, with Entombed A.D. and Exmortus. Tickets: $22.50-$25.

Kristachuwan and Theory Room — The Electronic Music and Video Art Show is 10 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Boomtown Tavern, 2430 Wyoming, featuring a live screening/ scoring of experimental film piece by Janelle Ciaccio & Kristachuwan. Electro beats, and jazz/noise improv set by Kristachuwan follows. Theory Room will bring local support with their blend of experimental textures and analog-driven indie rock. Admission is free. Information: 261-7330.

KYLE — The pop-rap artist performs at 7 p.m. Friday, April 8, at Mesa Music Hall, 4151 N. Mesa. Tickets: $15. Information: 599-8585 or on Facebook at Mesa Music Hall.

‘Paint Wonderland’ — “America’s Premiere UV Paint Concert” and Electronic Dance Music event is 8 p.m. Friday, April 8, at El Paso County Coliseum. Arrive in white t-shirts and leave colored with Ultra Violent washable paint, launched over 100 fee with customized launch guns. Tickets: $15 general admission, $50 VIP (Ticketmaster).Information: Paintwonderland.com.

Ana Gabriel — The Latin pop star performs at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $59, $79 and $99 and $125 (Ticketmaster).
Now age 60, Ana Gabriel began singing at age 6. The Sinaloa native has released nearly 40 albums, three reaching No. 1 on Billboard Latin Pop charts, as well as seven No. 1 Latin Pop singles, including “Ay Amor,” “Es Demasiado Tarde” and “Quin Como T.” She has received one Grammy nomination for Latin Pop and four Latin Grammy nominations.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino —1200 Futurity Dr. (at Sunland Park Drive), Sunland Park, N.M. No cover. Information: (575) 874-5200 or Sunland-Park.com.
Free live music is 9 p.m. Fridays, featuring Latin and regional music and Saturdays featuring rock and pop variety. Mariachi music is 5 p.m. Sundays.
Free performances by tribute bands featured 9 p.m. Saturdays: April 9: Fan Halen (Van Halen).

Old School Jam’ — The Ultimate Old School Jam is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, featuring Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Tone Loc, Coolio, Grandmaster’s Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Scorpio, Rappers Delight with the original Wonder Mike and Master Gee, Color Me Badd, The Jets, Young MC, and Candyman. Lineup subject to change. Tickets: $32.50 and $53.50. (Ticketmaster).

‘The Music of Led Zeppelin’ — The El Paso Jazz Collective featuring Shaun Mahoney presents the special concert, sponsored by the UTEP Music Department, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Cost: $8 ($5 students/military
$3 for UTEP faculty, students and staff).
The Collective is a nine-piece chamber jazz ensemble that showcases that talents of jazz musicians in the El Paso area. For the spring 2016 performance season, the jazz collective has chosen the iconic rock and roll band Led Zeppelin as its medium.

ALSO THIS WEEK

Sun City Fair — The fair and music festival continues April 4-10, at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Attractions and entertainment includes a petting zoo, “TopBird,” bird show from Las Vegas, Puppetone Rockers, Rhinestone Roper show, pony and camel rides and Knockerball. Most activities free with admission unless otherwise noted; camel and pony rides and Knockerball are $5 each. Admission: $10 ($5 age 5-12, age 60 and older, and military). Weekend ride wristband pass: $25. Information: 1-866-993-2477.
Headline entertainment is 7 p.m. April 8-10:
Headliners are classic rock icons Steppenwolf on Friday, country star John Michael Montgomery Saturday and cumbia group Tropicalisimo Apache Sunday.
Attractions and entertainment includes a petting zoo, “TopBird,” bird show from Las Vegas, Puppetone Rockers, Rhinestone Roper show, pony and camel rides and Knockerball.
EPCC Student Art Showcase — El Paso Community College Student Art Society’s s 39th annual juried Student Art Exhibition is Monday and Tuesday, April 4-5, at the EPCC Administrative Services Center Building A Foyer, 9050 Viscount, as part of the college’s Spring Arts Festival. Open to the public 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Closing reception is 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. Admission is free. Information: 831-8914.

Women’s History Month Conference — Iota, Iota, Iota presents the 6th annual conference April 6-7 at the UTEP Student Union East Building. The conference features activists, scholars and artists from all fields hosting panels, workshops, lectures and performances. Participation is free; registration required at whm.iss.utep.edu. Information: 747-5028.
An event honoring the legacy of Dr. Kathleen Staudt, co-founder of UTEP’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program, is Wednesday, April 6, at the Center for Civic Engagement.
Keynote address is Thursday, April 7, with Dr. Patricia Zavella from UC Santa Cruz speaking on “Intersectional Praxis in the Movement for Reproductive Justice.”

Chili Cook Off and Tradin’ Days — The 33rd annual Pod of the Pass’s CASI-sanctioned chili cook off is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Horizon Livery Stable 894 S. Horizon, in Socorro, Texas. No rules beans and salsa contests also held; new cooks welcome. Admission is free. Tasting: $3 (includes tastes of all chilis). Information, rules: Bobby, 755-4419 or Carol, 852-3599.
Also part of the event is the Tradin’ Days beginning at 9 a.m. Buy or sell Southwest decor, art, new /used tack, show clothes, large or small livestock, produce, eggs, canned or baked goods and more.
The Lower Valley Horseman’s Association will also hosts its Jackpot Ranch Sorting event (See separate listing). Information: 852-1884 or liverystablesaloon.com.
Spring Cactus Garden Tours — El Paso Cactus and Rock Club and Native Plant Society hosts its garden tour and plant sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at West Side gardens and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at East Side gardens. The residential landscapes feature cactus and native plants. Admission: $5 per carload per day (good for all locations). Information/locations: 240-7414 or elpasodesert.com.
West Side gardens are 5734 Kingsfield, 1210 and 1212 Los Angeles, 417 Valplano and 812 Dulce Tierra.
East Side gardens are 3008 Titanic, 4432 Loma Diamante, 2700 Richmond and 101932 Lakewood.
Cactus sale is at 5734 Kingsfield Saturday and 3008 Titanic Sunday.

Group Art Show 9 (Colectiva 9) — ART @ 606 Mills presents the multidisciplinary group art show runs April 9-May 31, at 606 E. Mills, featuring painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media by Alfredo Tllez “Bandido,” Luz Maria Galvn Muruaga, Carlos Gutirrez, Gildalorena Martnez ,Mauricio Mora, Jaime Moreno Valenzuela, Rubn Olvera, Daniel Padilla and Francisco Romero. Hours by appointment. Admission is free. Information: 346-1863, 256-9801, art@rubenolvera.com or dpadilla_artist@yahoo.com.
Opening reception is 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The event also includes a book presentation and sale of “Breve Atardecer” by Ruben Olvera.

Kermezaar — The juried arts festival returns 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10, at International Museum or Art, 1211 Montana, featuring arts and crafts, food trucks and live music. Admission: $3. Information: 543-6747 or kermezaar.org.

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. 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.

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.

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.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE

March Madness symphony fundraiser — The 19th annual fundraiser benefiting the El Paso Symphony Orchestra’s education and outreach programs is Monday, April 4, at the El Paso Country Club, featuring the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship finals on several wide-screen televisions. Games begin about 7 p.m., pre-game activities and dinner at 6 p.m. Live and silent auctions and raffles will be held before the game and during halftime. Individual tickets; $110; sponsorship opportunities available. Information, reservations: 532-3776 or epso.org.
The annual March Madness Golf Tournament is earlier Monday. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. and 18 holes of golf at 1 p.m.

Human Rights Award Dinner — Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center will host its awards event 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at Temple Mount Sinai, 4408 N. Stanton. Tickets: $100 ($800 table for 8). Information/RSVP: 544-5126, ext. 22 or borderheroes@las-americas.org.
Honorees are El Paso Artist Hall of Fame Inductee Hal Marcus, and Nazareth Living Care Center CEO Joy Martinez.

Casas for CASA – CASA of El Paso hosts its annual fundraiser 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at 150 Sunset Event Center 150 Sunset, with cocktails, dinner and a silent auction of one-of-kind playhouses created by the area’s finest builders. Tickets: $100. Information: 546-8146, ext. 7 or casaofelpaso.com.
CASA of El Paso trains and supports volunteers from the community to advocate for abused and neglected children who need representation in the family court system.

Child Crisis Center Gala — The center’s Casino Night and Celebration, is 6 p.m. to midnight, Friday, April 8, at Wyndham El Paso, 2027 Airway, with music, dancing, and entertainment by Fungi Mungle. All proceeds support the El Paso Child Crisis Center’s work to protect children. Tickets: $100 per person (includes $10,000 in “gambling money”). Sponsorships available. Information, reservations: 562-7955 or childcrisiselp.org.

Empty Bowls Soup Dinner — The Art Student Society at El Paso Community College will sponsor the 11th annual soup dinner and silent auction to raise funds and awareness of world hunger 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at El Paso Community College Administrative Service Center, 9050 Viscount, Building A.
Potters and other craftspeople work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread prepared by some of El Paso’s finest restaurants. In exchange for their cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. Admission: $25 donation ($15 students/military/seniors; free for children under five; $60 family pack). Information: 298-0353 or elpasoansfightinghunger.org.
The dinner emphasizes international and local hunger problems. Money goes to the permanent local food bank of El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, serving 99,400 food insecure individuals and distributes more than 9 million pounds of food a year to some 120 partnering agencies.

Rebuilding Day Chefs and Stars — Rebuilding Together El Paso Inc. hosts its inaugural fundraiser 5 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Epic Railyard, 2201 E. Mills, showcasing eight local chefs who paired with eight local celebrities to bring a four-course meal. The evening also includes music and cocktails, and a silent auction of items from national and local sponsors. Cost: $65 ($45 for military; $25 for students). Corporate sponsorships available. Tickets: 519-0063 or chefsandstars2016.myevent.com. Information: 525-4933 or rebuildingtogetherelpaso.org.
Rebuilding Together El Paso helps low-income, elderly and or disabled homeowners in maintaining their homes.

TPTA Fundraiser — TPTA Greater El Paso District hosts a fundraiser benefiting PT-PAC at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, with dinner, raffle and dancing. Cocktail attire, Semi-formal Tickets: $100; available online at ardovinos.com.
ON STAGE

‘Charley’s Aunt’ — El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the comedy classic by Brandon Thomas April 1-23. Directed by Hector Serrano. Showtime is 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $11 ($9 seniors 62 and older, $8 military/students and per person for groups of ten or more). Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Jack and Charley are Oxford undergraduates in love with two women. They invite the objects of their affection to meet Charley’s millionaire aunt from Brazil. The aunt cancels her visit, so the boys talk a male classmate into dressing up in drag as the aunt. Chaos ensues when the real aunt actually shows up.
‘All My Sons’ — El Paso Community College Theater presents the drama by Arthur Miller April 8-17 at Transmountain Forum Theater, 9570 Gateway North, directed by Matthew Robert Smith. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Ages 7 and older admitted. Tickets: $15 ($10 non-EPCC student/military with ID, $7 EPCC students, faculty, staff, seniors with ID). Available at the door, cash or check only. Information: 831-5056 or epcc.edu/theater.
The play, first produced in 1947, involves parents who lost one son in the war and are faced with the prospect of the other son marrying the late son’s former fiance. The story also deals with the deaths of many other men due to faulty plane parts shipped from a factory owned by the father.

Odin Dupeyron — The Mexican director, actor, producer and speaker presents “Esto se y se los paso al costo” at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $27, $42, $57 and $67 (Ticketmaster).

‘Garden of the Fluorescent Flowers’ — El Paso Community Foundation’s Jewel Box series presents the theatrical event at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Philanthropy Theatre in the Plaza Annex. Tickets: $15 (Ticketmaster). Information: 533-4020 or epcf.org.
Azalea, a simple gardener, and Oliver, a scientist, try to connect their discoveries within their vastly different lives. Through exploration in logic and emotion, the two try to discover a place of the universe to call their own. With a background of looming flowers and hidden mysteries, the garden becomes a place of beckoning temptation.

SPORTS

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino — 1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park. Live racing season runs through May 3. Post time is 1:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, plus Wednesday, April 6 and 13. Ten 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.
Lower Valley Horseman’s Association —Lower Valley Coliseum, 894 S. Horizon Boulevard in Socorro. Spectator admission is free. Information: 852-1884 or liverystablesaloon.com. Jackpot Ranch Sorting is 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Pod of the Pass Chili Cook Off and Tradin’ Days. Cost: $75 open; $10 novice (per go, up to three); $15 cattle fee; $5 office fee.

Jackrabbit Classic and Javier Arana Jr. Memorial — The 16th annual trail and road runs are 8 a.m. Sunday, April 10, at Franklin Mountain State Park, Tom Mays Unit, off Transmountain Road. Events include a 7-mile trail run and a 5K paved road run. Cost: $20 for 5K and $25 for trail run by April 7; $25 for 5K and $30 for trail run April 8-9. No race day registration. Spectators pay regular $4 park entrance fee. Information: Chris, 478-5663 or tpwd.state.tx.us. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Packet pickup is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa. All runners must pick up packets and park entrance permit prior to race day.

Southern New Mexico
Stringfever — Grant County Community Concert Association closes its season with the dynamic electric string band at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7 at WNMU Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets: $20 ($5 students 17 and younger). Information: (575) 538-5862 or gcconcerts.org.
Stringfever is made up of three brothers and a cousin, all world class musicians from London, England. They use their unusual electric instruments to put on a wildly entertaining show with music ranging from show tunes to jazz and classical.

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Age 21 and older admitted. Tickets sold through Ticketmaster. Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
• Chris Janson — The folk/country star performs Friday, April 8. Tickets: $25-$55.
• 3 Doors Down — The alternative rock band performs Saturday, April 9. Tickets: $40-$130.

‘The Mercy Street’ — Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, presents the drama by Neil LaBute April 8-24. Directed by Patrick Payne. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $9-$12. Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
The world has changed overnight on Sept. 12, 2001 when Ben Harcourt finds himself in the New York downtown apartment of his lover and boss, Abby Prescott. His endlessly ringing mobile phone haunts their conversation as Ben and Abby explore the choices now available to them in an existence different from the one they knew just the day before. Will Ben let his family know he’s alive, or will he and Abby take this chance to create a new life for themselves?

Silver City Home and Garden Expo — The event is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Graham Gym on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City. Free gardening workshops, a Student Garden Expo, the Silver City Food Co-op’s Annual Seed Share, and Local Home & Garden Vendors. The event kick off the season for the Silver City Farmers Market, which begins May 14. Admission: $1 for adults. Information: (575) 654-4104 or (575) 388-2343 or silvercityfarmersmarket.info.
‘LCSO with Caroline Cole — Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra presents the guest harpist, April 9-10, at NMSU’s Atkinson Recital Hall, performing Elgar’s Overture to Cockaigne, Gliere’s Concerto for Harp and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35-$45. Information: (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com.

‘Guitars On Fire: The Alex Fox Experience’ — Guitar virtuoso Alejandro “Alex” Fox performs at 7 p.m. April 9, at the Spencer Theater, Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. Fox performs classical and flamenco guitar in a program featuring his band of guitars, bass and percussion. Tickets: $39-$75. Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872 or spencertheater.com.

‘Medieval and Traditional Ballads’ — Thomas Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho in Las Cruces, offers an afternoon of Medieval and Traditional Ballads from Scandinavia, Europe, India and the United States at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the library’s Roadrunner Room, in modern arrangements – together with stories, background and history of the songs by Johanna and Scott Hongell-Darsee. Admission is free. Information: (575) 528-4102.

Randy Granger — The award winning multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at Hillsboro Community Center, 316 Elenore, in Hillsboro, N.M (next to Union Church). Donation jar at the door, and Granger’s CDs will be available for purchase. Information: (575) 895-5652
A full-time musician whose ancestry includes Mayan and Apache, Granger performs and hosts workshops regularly throughout the United States. He is also a spiritual teacher, speaker and minister.

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