Things to do Thanksgiving weekend

Things to do:

Thanksgiving

Greg Wilson Live standup comedy with opener Jason Resler. El Paso Comic Strip, 1201 Airway Blvd., event runs Nov. 26-Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Nov. 26, $6-$16; 8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Nov. 28-29, $12-$22; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30, $8-$18; 17+, tickets at www.ticketweb.com. Info at 915-779-LAFF. Iron Turkey 5K ‘Turkey Olympics’ UTEP’s Phi Delta Theta’s 5th annual 5K run, 1 Mile walk and Turkey Olympics (a 4-person relay in which contestants run with a frozen turkey.) Proceeds benefit ALS Association of New Mexico. The Greenery, Sunland Park Mall, 750 Sunland Park Dr., 7:30 a.m., $25 for 5K through Nov. 24, $30 Nov. 25-26, $20 Turkey Olympics, 915-478-5663. YMCA Turkey Trot A 5K run, 5K team challenge and 3K fun walk. Proceeds benefit YMCA’s Strong Teens Campaign. Follows the Sun Bowl Parade Route. YMCA Offices, 808 Montana Ave., $25 through Nov. 21, $30 Nov. 21-26, $35 day of, entry forms available at all YMCA branches. Register online at preregistration at elpasoymca.org. Information at 915-584-9622. De Cache Live musical performance. Camino Real Dome Bar, 101 S. El Paso St., 8-11 p.m., free, 915-534-3000. Grau Jazz Live jazz music. The Tap, 408 E. San Antonio Ave., 10:30-11:30 p.m., free, 915-532-1848. Noteworks Live jazz music. Pelican’s West, 130 Shadow Mountain Dr., 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., free, 915-581-1392. Abel Mireles Group Live jazz music. John Coltrane tribute.

Cafe Central, 109 N. Oregon St., 7-10 p.m., free, 915-545-2233.

Friday

Black Friday Massacre 2 stages with local and touring bands. Punk Rock Flea Market vendors will be selling goods. Bands performing will be Gorilla Death Box, Triump Over Shipwreck, Recovery Mission, Around the Fur Burger (Deftones tribute), Fixed Idea, Ghetto Tactix, Dayluta, Golden Crack and Last Nights Circus. Electric Banana, 4151 N. Mesa St., free for 21+, $5 18 and under, 915-599-8585. Kilo and the Dew Live indie/new wave music with openers Alpha Dog, Metafisix and The Other Half. The Lowbrow Palace, 111 Robinson Ave., 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, all ages,www.holdmyticket.com. Greg Wilson Live standup comedy with opener Jason Resler. El Paso Comic Strip, 1201 Airway Blvd., event runs Nov. 26-Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Nov. 26, $6-$16; 8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Nov. 28-29, $12-$22; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30, $8-$18; 17+, tickets at www.ticketweb.com. Info at 915-779-LAFF. ‘Friday at the Fire’ – Joe Barron Acoustic A special acoustic performance. Live country/rock music. Freedom Crossing, 1611 Haan Rd., Fort Bliss, TX, 6-11 p.m., free, 915-564-5311. Union Gray Live country music. Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity Dr., Sunland Park, NM, event runs Nov. 28-29, 9 p.m., free, 575-874-5200. El Paso Hockey Rhino vs Oklahoma City Blazers. Sierra Providence Events Center, 4100 E. Paisano Dr., event runs Nov. 28-30, 7:30 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 4:30 p.m. Sun., $5-$20, 915-479-PUCK or elpasorhinos.com. Miners Volleyball UTEP vs. New Mexico State. Memorial Gym, Robinson Ave. and Oregon St., 2 p.m., 915-747-6150. ‘A Tuna Christmas’ A comedy about a small Texas town called Tuna. Two actors will play all the town’s citizens. The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Donwntown Mall, Las Cruces, NM, event runs Nov. 21-Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m. matinee Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, $12, $10 students/seniors, $8 Thurs., 575-523-1223. Souled Out Live musical performance. Camino Real Dome Bar, 101 S. El Paso St., 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., free, 915-534-3000. Dora Reyes Duo Live jazz music. Moonlight Lounge, 16000 Ashford St., 7-9:30 p.m., free, 915-422-8530 orwww.epjazzexchange.com.

Saturday

‘Life in Color’ A show that fuses high-energy music, art, dance and paint. DJ performances by The Chainsmokers, Brillz and David Solano. El Paso Convention Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, 7 p.m., $25.50, all ages,LifeInColor.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Shop Small Saturday A global movement encouraging shoppers to support local small businesses. Handcrafted items and unique foods. Healthy cooking demonstrations and family arts & crafts booths. Live music provided by DJ Birth Defects and the Chris Olive Quartet. El Paso Downtown Artist & Farmers Market, 117 Anthony St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., free, all ages, 915-212-1780. Nosotros Live Latin music group from Albuquerque. Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces, NM, 7:30 p.m., $15, 575-523-6403 or www.RioGrandeTheatre.com. Gerardo Ortiz Live musical performance. Inn of the Mountain Gods, 287 Carrizo Canyon Rd., Mescalero, NM, 9 p.m., $40-$100, 800-545-9011 orwww.ticketmaster.com. Greg Wilson Live standup comedy with opener Jason Resler. El Paso Comic Strip, 1201 Airway Blvd., event runs Nov. 26-Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Nov. 26, $6-$16; 8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Nov. 28-29, $12-$22; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30, $8-$18; 17+, tickets at www.ticketweb.com. Info at 915-779-LAFF. Puta’s Fetish Birthday Ball A drag show. DJ set by Bloody Holly. Tricky Falls, 209 S. El Paso St., 9 p.m.-2 a.m., free, 18+, www.trickyfalls.com. Arkham A night of goth, industrial, EBM, deathrock and darkwave music. Featuring DJs Lady Die, St. Jack, Spooky Doom and Sin Quirin of Ministry. Electric Banana, 4151 N. Mesa St., 9 p.m., free for 21+, $5 18 and under, 915-599-8585. Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair Food, music and handcrafted items. Unitarian Universalist Community of El Paso, 4425 Byron St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 915-562-4001 or uucep@uuelpaso.org. Miners Football UTEP vs. Middle Tennessee University. Sun Bowl Stadium, 2701 Sun Bowl Dr., 5-10 p.m., $12-$45, 915-747-5234 orwww.ticketmaster.com. Miners Volleyball UTEP vs. TCU. Memorial Gym, Robinson Ave. and Oregon St., 1 p.m., 915-747-6150. ‘A Tuna Christmas’ A comedy about a small Texas town called Tuna. Two actors will play all the town’s citizens. The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Donwntown Mall, Las Cruces, NM, event runs Nov. 21-Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m. matinee Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, $12, $10 students/seniors, $8 Thurs., 575-523-1223. ‘Treasures of the Southwest’ A live art auction, silent auction, music and refreshments. Live music provided by The 7th Avenue Band. St. Pius X Hall, 1050 North Clark Dr., 1:30-5 p.m., 915-595-0589 oropenarmscommunity.org. Candice Reyes & Shaun Mahoney Live jazz music. The Black Orchid, 6127 N. Mesa St., 9:30 p.m.-12 a.m., 915-307-5617 orwww.epjazzexchange.com. Union Gray Live country music. Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, 1200 Futurity Dr., Sunland Park, NM, event runs Nov. 28-29, 9 p.m., free, 575-874-5200. King Octopus Live rock music. Handlebars Bar & Grill, 1731 N. Lee Trevino Dr., 9:30 p.m., free, 915-633-9351 or twitter.com/KingOctopusBand. The Abe Mac Band Live musical performance. Pershing Inn, 2909 Pershing Dr., 6 p.m., 915-566-1331. Art a La Cart An art show. La Tierra Cafe, 1731 Montana Ave., 12-4 p.m., 915-533-8890. Sky Stories III, Ancient and Modern Native American Storytellers interweave Native American stories of the sun, moon and stars with modern science. El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Rd., 5-9 p.m., free for members, $2 nonmembers, 915-775-4332. El Paso Diabetes Association General information on Diabetes. Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, 1 Ardovino Dr., Sunland Park, NM, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., free, 575-589-0653 ext. 3.

Sunday

Netsky Live drum and bass music. Tricky Falls, 209 S. El Paso St., 8 p.m., $15, all ages, www.ticketfly.com. ‘A Tuna Christmas’ A comedy about a small Texas town called Tuna. Two actors will play all the town’s citizens. The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Donwntown Mall, Las Cruces, NM, event runs Nov. 21-Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m. Dec. 4, 2:30 p.m. matinee Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, $12, $10 students/seniors, $8 Thurs., 575-523-1223. Dance Gavin Dance Live post-hardcore metal band with openers Secrets, Alive Like Me and Defeat the Low. The Lowbrow Palace, 111 Robinson Ave., 6 p.m., $15, www.ticketbully.com. Murs, Mayday Live hip-hop music. Sector 7, 201 N. Stanton St., 7:30 p.m., $20 plus fees, all ages,www.holdmyticket.com. Greg Wilson Live standup comedy with opener Jason Resler. El Paso Comic Strip, 1201 Airway Blvd., event runs Nov. 26-Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Nov. 26, $6-$16; 8:30 and 10:45 p.m. Nov. 28-29, $12-$22; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30, $8-$18; 17+, tickets at www.ticketweb.com. Info at 915-779-LAFF.