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BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM 3BD/3BA HOME SET ABOVE MLS 31720 $300,000 MLS ••$300,000 SILVER CITY WITH31720 PANORAMIC VIEWS. 6.4 ACRES, Custom homeon onCITY 1.1WATER, acresin Indian Custom home 1.1 acres Indian PRIVATE, LANDSCAPED, &inFENCED Hills,all all city utilities. Privatewith with Hills, city utilities. Private GARDEN AREA WITH STORAGE/WORKSHOP. SPLIT views,great greatoutdoor outdoor areas including BEDROOM FLOORPLAN, KITCHEN & LIVING AREAS views, areas including screened gazebo. Vigas,gas fireplace, OPEN TOGETHER. FIREPLACE, REAR COVERED screened gazebo. Vigas,gas fireplace, custom window treatments, PORCH,window Additionaltreatments, acreage available. custom

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CLASSIC 3BD/1.5BA RANCH HOME LOCATED IN MLS 31751 $85,000 MLS 31751 ••$85,000 DEMING. Largelocated corner lot15with views to the 237.6 acres miles 237.6 acresFlooring located 15tile, miles golf course. is all home is clean southwestof ofDeming, Deming,NM. NM.Access Access southwest & move-in ready. 1 car attached garage +1 from two paved roads. Listed atwall only from two paved roads. Listed at only car carport, backyard has cinderblock $357surrounding peracre! acre!Mountain views, $357 per views, itMountain plus a storage bldg. nativedesert desertlandscape, landscape,private. private. native

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CONTENTS 6 PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK • DIGGIN’ THE BLUES Mining more great acts. By Richard Coltharp

27 TALKING HORSES • BACK TO SCHOOL Learning from the Wild Bunch. By Scott Thomson

7 AREA MUSIC 2oth Anniversary Blues Festival

28 THE STARRY DOME • SEXTANS, THE SEXTANT Plus the planets for May. By Bert Stevens

8 DESERT DIARY Ostrich Eyes. 9 BRIGHT BLOOMS • PREHISTORIC SUPERMARKET. The Chihuahuan Desert provides. By Jay W. Sharp

19 SAY HELLO TO PINOS ALTOS’ latest volunteer fire and rescue vehicle. 20 BORDERLINES • FAMILY REUNION Coyote tales, love songs accompany Apache art at reception. By Marjorie Lilly

14 ARTS EXPOSURE • ARTS SCENE Latest area art happenings. 17 ARTS EXPOSURE • Gallery Guide

21 HOME ENERGY REVIEW • SUN, LIGHT Getting aggressive with passive solar heating.

18 CYCLES OF LIFE • A MILE IN THE MOCCASONS. Cycling like a motorist, driving like a cyclist. By Fr. Gabriel Rochelle

22 COMMON GROUND • MIMBRES-PAQUIME CONNECTION Regional officials working together to revive, promote tourism. By Morgan Smith

19 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT • Weekly events in Grant County.

25 SOUTHWEST GARDENER • COLLABORATION. When Duffy met Sally. By Vivian Savitt

29 INTERESTING INTERNSHIPS • SHOWCASING STUDENTS Aldo Leopold Charter School invites public to event. 30 AIRPLANE TALES • FLIGHT PLANS Group works to preserve history of First Aero Flight Squadron. By Marjorie Lilly 32 RED OR GREEN • DINING GUIDE Restaurant Guide for Southwest New Mexico.

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About the cover: “Pancho Villa Rides Again” Silver City artist Lois Duffy created this painting for the 20th Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival. The original will be auctioned at the Festival at 5 p.m. Friday, May 22, at Gough Park. Duffy played on the newly added Bikes theme, re-creating Pancho Villa’s infamous travels on an Indian Motorcycle around the time of his 1916 raid. Duffy’s painting also depicts the American motor drome wall of death, which will also be part of this year’s festival. The Commemorative poster with Duffy’s image is also available at the Mimbres Region Art Council store. Lois Duffy is a New York native. She studied art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and then spent 30 years in Massachusetts, continuing a fine arts career with solo shows and awards from such institutions as the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA; the Albany Institute of History & Art; and the Southern Vermont Art Center. In 1984 Lois moved to Florida. The wide open spaces and wonderful light of New Mexico beckoned in 1997. In Silver City she found a creative art community and pursued new avenues of art. Her paintings can be found in the Capitol Art Collection in the State Capitol in Santa Fe and in numerous public and private collections throughout the country.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not often you see a guy that green get the blues that bad.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rowlf the Dog, the Muppet Movie, 1979

n the way misery loves company, the blues can make you feel good. Like the way a sad Kermit the Frog makes you feel a positive sort of empathy, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been there too. Like the way the late, great Ray Charles could take a song written for Kermit (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Easy Being Greenâ&#x20AC;?) and make it the saddest, bluest thing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever heard. Sometimes, even when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Taj Mahal brings a world of discovering the blues to the 20th Silver City not feeling good, it feels good to Blues and Bikes Festival May 22-24. feel SOMETHING. And if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel something when you hear some really good blues, then, as Honeyboy passed on in 2011, but he gave everyBrother Ray might have said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, man, you just one at the Silver City Blues Festival a memory to last ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t got no feelers.â&#x20AC;? a lifetime. The blues is amazing, partly beI have a hunch the cause it adapts to all styles of muperson who had the idea sic. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got country blues, Delof getting Honeyboy the ta blues, Piedmont blues, acoustic cake, or at least had a blues, Chicago blues, hard-rockhand in it, was Faye Mcing-driving blues, soulflul blues, Calmont. jazzy blues, funky blues and more. That may not be true And the blues donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get much at all, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to better than the Silver City Blues suspect because over Festival. these past 20 years McAnd blues singers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get Calmont has had her much better than Taj Mahal. Taj, hand in just about every by the way, can play every one of aspect of the Silver City the styles mentioned above. Blues Festival. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost hard to believe the From her position festival is 20 years old. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as the executive diEven amphibians know all abut the blues. big fest will be Friday-Sunday, rector of the Mimbres May 22-24. Region Arts Council, Chances are, this will be the biggest and best fes- McCalmont has been a driving force not only in the tival yet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a new name, Blues and Bikes Fes- growth of the Blues Festival, but in the growth of the tival, incorporating the motorcycle arts in Silver City as a whole. theme, with several bike-related Last month, she announced features. she was stepping down from the My favorite festival, up until this position after 20 years. one, was the 10th anniversary festiI first started coming to Silver val in 2005. City in 1998, and back then, you One of the great things about the could see the arts beginning to festival is, you could talk to 19 difflourish. The phrase some peoferent people and they each might ple used to say was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silver City have a different favorite. And for 19 could become a mini-Santa Fe.â&#x20AC;? different reasons. Well, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become someThe 2005 event featured Sherthing much better than a miniman Robertson, Ruthie Foster and Santa Fe. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a two greats I was getting to see for The Blues Festival and arts in maxi-Silver City. A growing arts a second time: The Holmes Broth- general in Silver City owe a community with its own style, ers and David â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honeyboyâ&#x20AC;? Edwards. lot to Faye MacCalmont, who flavor and personality. I also purchased two belts from an leaves, MRAC after 20 years. And while it is the artists Arizona leather crafter who had a themselves who have created tent at the festival. I still own and that unique culture, McCalmont wear them today. poured her heart and soul into fostering the opportuFestival-goers survived a torrential downpour that nities for those artists to grow and succeed. Certainly weekend to show their dedication to the blues, but no one does it alone, and McCalmont was talented at by Sunday it was bright and sunny marshaling the right people toagain over Gough Park. (Got to love gether at the right times to make Contact us! New Mexico). the right things happen. 840 N. Telshor Blvd., Suite E The Holmes Brothers, rooted in Taj Mahal and Honeyboy may Las Cruces, NM 88011 the blues and gospel, are an eclecbe legends of blues, but Mc(575) 524-8061 tic band almost as versatile as Taj Calmont is a legend in the Silver email: Mahal. City arts scene. Like Honeyboy, editor@desertexposure.com Honeyboy Edwards, now desheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped give us memories to letters@desertexposure.com ceased, was old enough to have last a lifetime. ads@desertexposure.com known the legendary Robert Johnson (You know, Crossroads, sold See what you can do to spread his soul to the devil, hell hounds on his trail, massome of the happiness today. ter blues man, godfather of the blues, THAT Robert Richard Coltharp is editor and Johnson) when they were both young bluesmen in publisher of Desert Exposure Mississippi. Those of us at Gough Park that year got to see Honeyboy on his birthday, and see him get a cake with 90 candles on it!

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Blues & Bikes Festival Taj Mahal leads lists of artists for 20th edition.

Blues Hall of Famer, Lifetime Achievement and 2-time Grammy award winner Taj Mahal will headline the Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival Saturday night, May 23. The festival runs through Sunday afternoon, May 24, featuring the Campbell Brothers as Sunday headliners. The Mimbres Region Arts Council’s unparalleled event, the last remaining free blues festival in the Southwest, celebrates 20 extraordinary years of success with a new name and an expansion that will include a third full day of motorcycle related activities Friday, May 22, in and around Gough Park. Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world – West Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery, not to mention a certain power. “I apply the warrior energy to the blues,” he said. Friday’s expanded events will include the People’s Choice Bike Show, judged by festival attendees in two categories: early 1900s to 1984 and 1985 to present day; the family motorcycle attraction the Wall of Death, “America’s Original Extreme Motorcycle Thrill Show,” featuring the Indian 101 Scout as well as vintage Harley-Davidsons; a 50+ vendors; a bike run; independent custom bike builders and detailers, such as West Coast Smudge from Fairfield Pin-striping and other high quality bike-themed vendors. The Blues Festival hosts a diverse array of artisans from across the region. Handmade and one-of-a-kind fiber arts pieces, pottery, and jewelry can be found in the Artisans Alley framing the park. While you are browsing and shopping, stop by any of the many food vendor booths to sample a variety of traditional festival and ethnic foods. Over the weekend, downtown Silver City shops, galleries and restaurants will offer Blues Festival specials.

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he Packrat Out Back knew an old geezer, who had been a retired farmer for a long time, became very bored and decided to open a medical clinic. He put a sign up outside that read, “Dr. Geezer’s Clinic: Get your treatment for $500, if not cured get back $1,000.” Doctor “Young,” who was positive this old geezer didn’t know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1,000. So he went to Dr. Geezer’s Clinic. This is what transpired. Dr. Young: “Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me?” Dr. Geezer: “Nurse, please bring medicine from Box 22 and put three drops in Dr. Young’s mouth.” Dr. Young: “Aaagh!! This is gasoline!” Dr. Geezer: “Congratulations! You’ve got your taste back. That will be $500.” Dr. Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money. Dr. Young: “I have lost my memory. I cannot remember anything.” Dr. Geezer: “Nurse, please bring medicine from Box 22 and put three drops in the patient’s mouth.” Doctor Young: “Oh, no you don’t. That is gasoline!” Dr. Geezer: “Congratulations! You’ve got your memory back. That will be $500.” Dr. Young, after having lost $1,000, leaves angrily and comes back after several more days. Dr. Young: “My eyesight has become weak. I can hardly see!” Dr. Geezer: “Well, I don’t have any medicine for that, so here’s your $1,000 back.” Dr. Young: “But this is only $500.” Dr. Geezer: “Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $500.” Moral of story: Just because you’re “Young” doesn’t mean you can outsmart an old “Geezer.” Here’s some more wisdom from an old geezer: This Sunday would be a great time to visit your local church to hear the Gospel ... the love of God ... the Good news to those who are longing for a better way to spend eternity.

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Geerichard looks at some of the idiosyincrasies of the human and animal worlds. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee . (Hardly seems worth it.) The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out of the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (O.M.G.!) A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy) Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. (Don’t try this at home; maybe at work.) The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male’s head off. (Honey, I’m home. What the...?) The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It’s like a human jumping the length of six football fields. The catfish has more than 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?) Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.) Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. (If you’re ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (Okay, so that would be a good thing.) A cat’s urine glows under a black light. (I wonder how much the government paid to figure that out.) An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.) Starfish have no brains. (I know some people like that, too.) Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they’ll live longer.)

Melts in your mouth Jim Duchene learned a little something about snacking recently. I recently went to see my elderly father at the nursing home where he lives. He was asleep when I got there, so I sat in the chair next to his bed, picked up the AARP Bulletin that had apparently put him to sleep, and started helping myself to a bowl of peanuts he had close by. Unfortunately, my father woke up at the same time I noticed I had finished the entire bowl. “Hi, dad,” I told him. “I’m sorry, but it looks like I’ve eaten all of your peanuts.” “That’s okay, son,” he told me. “I really don’t like them after I’ve sucked all the chocolate off.”

Devil of a time Geerichard offers this tale of twisted fate. Earl and Jackie were on their way to a gardening conference when they were in a terrible car crash. Next thing they know, they are standing side-byside in THE hot place. Soon, Satan came along and assigns them chores. The work was tedious, hot and onerous. After an interminable time, Jackie says to Earl, “I can’t stand this, I have to get out of here.” Almost as if he’d heard her, Satan comes by. Jackie flags him and says, “I just cannot stand this. Is there any way out? Whatever it takes, I just have to get out of here.” “As a matter of fact,” Satan replies, “there is a way to get a pass out of here.” Pointing to a row of doors, he tells her to pick one out, go in, if she can stay three hours talking with the guy in there, she can leave. Earl watches as Jackie picks a door at random and walks in. Just as she closes the door, another door opens across the room and a guy enters. He is positively the ugliest guy Jackie has ever seen and his language is as ugly to boot. After jut 15 minutes she comes out, goes back and starts working along side Earl who says he’s sorry her try didn’t work. Well, after another longer interminable time, Jackie despairs, goes back to the door and enters. Same guy from before enters the other side. Three hours later, Jackie comes back out and Earl cheers for her. Satan appears, grudgingly congratulates her and says she can go as soon as he finishes the necessary paperwork. As Satan is leaving, Earl tells him, “I’m going to try.” “Go ahead, pick a door,” Satan says. Earl enters a room but happens to leave the door ajar. Jackie cannot resist, she sneaks over to get a peek at Earl’s challenge. She is amazed to see Marilyn Monroe sitting there. As soon as Satan comes back, Jackie is complaining, “I got that ugly guy and there’s Earl in there with Marilyn Monroe?” “Yes,” Satan says, “you have to realize Marilyn has been trying to get out for years.”

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Prehistoric Supermarket

The Chihuahuan Desert provides meat, fruit and veggies.

Spear-carrying hunters, preying on megafauna such as mastodons and mammoths, appeared in southern New Mexico and western Texas sometime in the final millennia of the last Ice Age—the first human beings in the region. (Exhibit at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology.)

ometime in the final millennia of the last Ice Age, small wandering bands of spearcarrying hunters and wild-plant foragers – possibly extended family groups – expanded their never-ending quest for food into southern New Mexico and western Texas. The first of the human species to appear in our region, they apparently saw a special promise for meat in the megafauna – for instance, mastodons, mammoths, camels and bison – that roamed across the forested mountain slopes and the sagebrush grasslands. Undoubtedly, they also found significant food sources among the plants of the region, although the archaeological record of specific edible species is vague, as Linda Cordell noted in Archaeology of the Southwest. As the Ice Age drew to a close, pushed aside by a warming and drying climate, the early hunter/gatherers’ successors in southern New Mexico and western Texas had to adapt to profound change. They saw the megafauna dwindle into extinction, to be replaced by new communities of smaller animals – for example, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep as well as rabbits, prairie dogs and squirrels – while sagebrush grasslands gave way to desert grasslands and mountain forests retreated to higher elevations. They saw food plants change, to those adapted to an arid climate. ow living in one of the most biologically diverse arid regions of the world – the Chihuahuan Desert – many of the prehistoric peoples of southern New Mexico and western Texas grew more sedentary with the passage of time. While some never gave up their wandering, hunting and foraging ways, others gradually took up village life, tracing a cultural arc that led from small, ephemeral pit house clusters to substantial pueblos. Beginning about 3,000 to 3,500 years ago, said Cordell, they embraced the notion of agriculture. They began raising corn and, later, beans and squash as well as other crops. Some 2,000 years ago, they began crafting ceramic vessels, some of them works of art. Around 1,500 years ago, they gave up spears for the revolutionary bow and arrow. They developed broad trade networks, which extended from their immediate ranges deep into Mexico. For all their new life ways, the prehistoric people never completely abandoned hunting and gathering. After all, across our Chihuahuan Desert basin and mountain range lands, Indian peoples found a choice of animal and plant foods comparable to what we presently have in the meat and produce sections of our modern supermarkets. Of course, they spent more time and effort bringing their foods to home fires than we expend now, even in modern supermarket checkout lines.

Prehistoric Meat Markets

ost famously, our Ice Age Native Americans shopped for meats, not with a credit card and shopping basket, but with the exquisitely crafted stone point of a spear. Some used a throwing stick called an “atlatl” to propel their spears with stunning force and shocking power. Hunting in bands, they sometimes took advantage of overstock sales. For instance, some 13 or 14 thousand years ago, hunters preyed on the mammoth and the ancient bison herds that gathered en masse at the spring-fed pond now known as Blackwater Draw— the famous archaeological site located near the present-day communities of Clovis and Portales, in northeastern New Mexico. The hunters left their calling cards – for instance, spear points and bone and stone butchering tools – among the remains of their Ice Age prey. Later Ice Age hunters trapped, killed and butchered more than two dozen bison in Wild Horse Arroyo, near the northeastern New Mexico community of Folsom. They, too, left their spear-point calling cards among the bones of their prey. s our basin and range lands became increasingly arid, the megafauna approached extinction, and different wildlife communities emerged, the prehistoric hunters turned to the new sources of meat, capitalizing on a broader array of tools to take their prey. In the mountain foothills and ranges, they called on the traditional spears and, later, bows and arrows to take, for instance, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep. In the desert grasslands, they used not only spears and then bows and arrows but also nets, snares, throwing sticks and crooked hunting staffs to capture smaller game such

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Prehistoric petroglyph of a mountain sheep killed by a hunter’s arrows. Image is from the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, located on the western side of New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains. as jackrabbits, cottontails, prairie dogs, ground squirrels and birds. Along waterways, they used traditional hunting tools to take beavers, muskrats and migratory waterfowl, and they turned to nets and bone and barrel-cactus-spine hooks to catch fish. Across their range, they simply used their hands to gather birds’ eggs, capture some reptiles and snatch up certain insects (for example, tasty grasshoppers and cicadas). In the desert grasslands, they made the jackrabbit – a prolific reproducer – a staple of their diet, taking dozens and sometimes probably hundreds of the animals in “rabbit drives.” In such episodes, as suggested by an artisan in an illustration on one of the fabled Mimbres Mogollon bowls, a number of shouting and waving hunters, armed with throwing sticks and crooked hunting staffs, surrounded an area with a large jackrabbit population, and they flushed and drove the animals into a previously spread net. “…the rabbits will start up from everywhere, running blindly,” said Leslie A. White, in her 1932 book The Acoma Indians. The hunters manufactured their game nets from plant fibers or human hair. The nets resembled tennis nets, as Brian S. Shaffer and Karen M. Gardner said in an article in the 1995 edition of Utah Archaeology. Hunters left nets, made of plant fibers, stashed in protected cave sites. Some of these nets extended more than half a mile in length. The hunters left one net, made of human hair, stored in a cave in southwestern New Mexico. That net measured some 50 feet in length. So important was wild game to their diet and lifeways that our prehistoric people made the hunt a part of their ritual, incorporating images of their prey in their rock art and ceramic imagery.

A Prehistoric Produce Market

at that time along drainages below 5000 feet in elevation. s the Ice Age faded and the megafaunal communi- “With deep roots that often reached down to the water taties diminished, our prehistoric peoples evidently ble, mesquite could produce at least some fruit even in the expanded their reach for food plants for suste- driest years,” said James W. Cornett, Indian Uses of Desert nance. They faced new challenges because the edible plant Plants. In fact, said Cornett, just one large mesquite could produce more than 20 pounds of populations and annual seed pods in a season, from late production varied widely summer to early fall. The Indian and erratically with the seapeoples crushed and ground messon across our Chihuahuan quite seeds, often taking them Desert landscape, dependfrom storage, to produce a meal ing on the immediate enviused to make mush or cakes. In ronmental setting and the the spring, they also gathered ever-changing precipitation mesquite flowers, roasting them patterns. and squeezing them into an edible Knowledgeable and reball. sourceful, they probably They also relied heavily on moved to the rhythm of the various cactus species – succuseasons. While undoubtedly lents, which, effectively, trap and they continued to hunt the preserve moisture to sustain surall-important game along vival even during severe droughts the way, they may have – grew across much of the desert followed circuits that led landscape and lower mountain them through the desert flanks. The Native Americans ate, grasslands and mountain for instance, the cactus fruit – or slopes during the time of tunas – of prickly pear either raw year when the food plants in or cooked. They ground the seeds those environments would into meal, which they used to supmost likely be producing The prickly pear cactus fruit, or tunas, were eaten plement other foods. They boiled edible blooms, fruits and either raw or cooked. and ate the flat pads – or nopalitos seeds. Along their circuits, – of prickly pear after scraping or they may have revisited campsites year after year, season after season, possibly set- singing away the large spines and the small hair-like spines (glochids). You can still find cactus tunas and nopalitos in ting the stage for more nearly permanent settlements. f all the edible plants of the Chihuahuan Desert, the produce sections of specialty grocery stores today. they appear to have relied most heavily on the honey mesquite shrubs, which grew most densely

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The yucca, one of the most valuable plants for the prehistoric peoples, provided valuable materials as well as food, especially the blossoms, flower stalks and seeds.

n the lower mountain slopes and the sheltered canyons, the Indian peoples came in early autumn to harvest the nuts of the pinyon pines, perhaps finding bumper crops every four or five years. As Joel C. Janetski said in a 1999 paper for the USDA Forest Service, they may have eaten the nuts raw or toasted, or they may have ground them into a flour to use as an ingredient in soup, gruel or a butter-like spread. They also stored the nuts as a hedge against winter food shortfalls. They might have stored the nuts from a bountiful harvest for two or three years. Prehistoric foragers found the widely distributed yuccas, for instance, the species called Spanish dagger or banana yucca, to be exceptionally valuable. For example, they used the filaments of the plantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; long, thin and sharply pointed leaves in the fabrication of clothing and household and personal items. They used the roots as a source of detergent for washing their bodies and clothing. Most critically, during the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flowering season, from summer

into early fall, they consumed the blossoms, seeds and flower stalks of the plant, which flowered during the summer and early fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fruits of the banana yucca,â&#x20AC;? said Cornett, â&#x20AC;&#x153;were particularly relished and eaten raw, baked, boiled, dried or ground into meal.â&#x20AC;? Moreover, they used the fruit pulp to make cakes that could be stored through the winter. oragers found the agaves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with long, thick, barbed and sharply pointed leaves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had value similar to that of the yucca, although the agaves were not as widely distributed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both the leaves and stalks,â&#x20AC;? said Cornett, â&#x20AC;&#x153;were roasted in large pits and eaten or pounded into cakes and dried in the sun for later consumption.â&#x20AC;? Some prehistoric peoples extracted the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s juice, which they used to make pulque, the principal ingredient of tequila. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śit is not an exaggeration to say that a manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth was determined, in part,â&#x20AC;? said Cornett, â&#x20AC;&#x153;by his ability to find, harvest and properly cook agave leaves and stalks.â&#x20AC;? (And, presumably, to make pulque.) You can still find

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The agave, like the one growing atop a rocky cliff in southern New Mexico’s Organ Mountains, had a value much like that of the yucca, providing valuable materials and food as well as the powerful drink pulque. agave leaves and roots – near the prickly pear cactus tunas and nopalitos – in the produce sections of specialty grocery stores today.

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hile the prehistoric peoples relied heavily on the signature food plants such as the mesquite, cacti, piñon pine nuts, yuccas and agaves, they found variety in many other edible plants. For instance, they made meal from the seeds of the blooms of the ocotillo, a long stemmed and spiny plant that flowers in the late spring and early summer, just in time for the hummingbird migrations northward. They made seasoning ingredients from the leaves and meal from the seeds of the four-wing saltbush, which flowers in the summer. They ground the high-protein seeds of the foul-smelling buffalo gourd, which grew in the desert grasslands and bloomed from late summer through early fall. They ate – roasted or raw – nearly all parts of the cattail, which they took from stream banks and wetlands. They roasted, ground and made storable cakes from the highly nutritious hearts of the long- and spiny-leafed sotol, or spoon plant, which grew abundantly on rocky and well drained slopes in the grasslands; with the help of the Spanish, they learned to ferment and distill the sotol sap, producing a spirit that is today the state drink of Mexico’s Chihuahua. Given the diversity of the game and plants in their diet, the prehistoric peoples of the Chihuahuan Desert had to have, in effect, a long and complex cookbook.

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f we can judge by the few hunting and gathering peoples remaining in the world and by modern anthropological studies of those people, we could assume that the Chihuahuan Desert’s hunters and gatherers preferred meat to plants, but, year around, they had to

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oday’s ongoing shift to processed foods across the world, said Gibbons, is “contributing to a rising epidemic of obesity and related diseases. If most of the world ate more local fruits and vegetables, a little meat, fish, and some whole grains (as in the highly touted Mediterranean diet), and exercised an hour a day, that would be good news for our health – and for the planet.”

Agave leaves can be purchased in the produce section of specialty grocery stores. These are displayed next to prickly pear nopalitos. rely more heavily on plants for sustenance. (See Ann Gibbons’ article “The Evolution of Diet,” National Geographic, September 2014.) The husband, if he was skilled and lucky, brought home the meat. The wife, helped by their children, often brought home the plants. Their diet, from the mountain ranges and desert grasslands, may have been healthier than our diet, from the modern supermarket, according to some

nutritional anthropologists. Hunters and foragers, some studies suggest, “traditionally didn’t develop high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, or cardiovascular disease,” said Gibbons. Based on evidence from excavations of burials, hunters and foragers apparently experienced little tooth decay, archaeologist Frank Hole, Senior Research Scientist, Yale University, once told me, but early agriculturists soon began developing cavities.

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10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday through May a.m.-2 p.m. at 315 Bullard St. in Silver City. 388-5725, www. he Grant County Art Guild’s 2015 Members 10. With an abundance of additional art and fine craft items leybaingallsarts.com. Opening Show kicks off 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 1 at added to the gallery, on May 15 the Pinos Altos Art Gallery at 14 Golden Ave., Pinos Altos, will continue the unique seasonal its regular hours of10 a.m. till 5 p.m., Friday, Deming & Luna County home gallery, the Pinos AlSaturday, Sunday and major holidays through tos Art Gallery in the historic “A Three Person Show” is the title of the May exhibit Oct. 18. Hearst Church. Guild memat the Deming Art Center in Deming, 100 S. Gold St. The The San Vicente Artists group holds its show will feature the three artists who won Best of Show bers will show their newest “Body Beautiful” art show May 22-25 at the awards at the juried Fine Arts Show held in Deming last and best work and hoping Lair Gallery (the old Elks to win the judge’s favor in October. The artists are Beth Club) on Texas Street in Silthis annual juried show. Ray of Arizona, John L. Surra ver City. Entry blanks are The Opening Show is tradiand Lee Pattison of Deming. available at Silver Spirit Galtionally an exhibition of oil, Beth Ray brings her Plein Air lery at the corner of Arizona acrylics, watercolors, pencil paintings which are a result and Broadway. For informaand charcoal drawings, phoof her love of nature. Lee Pattion, call Camille Painter Datography, fabric art, ceramtison is a nature photographer vis, 538-1509. ics and more. Following the whose insightful works bring reception, the show will be Rami Scully’s work will be featured in May at nature to life and John Surra is ilver City’s Saturavailable for viewing from The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery. a sculptor who has merged his day Arts and Crafts years in manufacturing with his Street Fair/Market love for sculpting. You will find resumes again 9 a.m.-2 p.m. more about each of these artists Saturday, May 9 downtown Beth Ray’s work “Victoria Bridge” is part of “The along with some photos of their at 703. N. Bullard St.. ProThree Person Show” at the Deming Art Center. work at www.demingarts.org. fessional and emerging artThe show runs through May 28 ists come together to make and there will be an artist recepthe local Saturday market a fun and exciting event destination. There will tion 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 3. be live music, artists, food, entertainment and more. Market continues he Path Findthrough October. ers Trading Post, Victoria Chick will 4815 Hwy. 180, celexhibit at JW Gallery, ebrates its store opening 99 Cortez Ave. in HurSaturday, May 16. Path ley. Chick will answer Finders will display local questions about her art, primarily homemade enigmatic work during items made in New Mexithe opening of “EXco, along with some piecPRESSIVE, NM” May 9. es on consignment. The Original painting by Lois Duffy for Blues & Bikes Fest The show will continue husband-and-wife team of Cards and Prints available at my studio. through June 7. The artLouis and Amy Garduno ist explores her visual invite the public to stop 211-C N. Texas St., Silver City observations on “What by and check it out. For www.loisduffy.com Lee Pattison’s desertscape is part of “The Three Person Show” I find interesting about hours and updates, check Studio open to the public Saturdays from 10 to 4pm at the Deming Art Center. or by calling 575-313-9631 southern New Mexico.” the website, www.path“As a new resident,” finderstradingpost.com. Chick said. “I have tried to select a personal The Trading Post is four miles north of Deming at the corvision. Therefore, the scenes may not be the ner of Hwy. 180 and Centerfire Road, 546-9085. usual tourist views. Elements of surprise and discovery are everywhere. The works in this Black Range and Plein Air Artists are hosting a juried exhibit are experiments with two approaches.” fine art show to benefit the St. Jude’s Research Hospital, “I have known of Victoria’s to be held at the Mimbres Valley work since we moved here in Event Center, 2300 E. Pine St. in 2005 and opened the JW Art Deming Oct. 9-11. The memberGallery,” said Joseph Wade Jr. ship of the Black Range Artists “Victoria was among the first covers southern New Mexico of many artists we met and and west Texas. Included are soon became friends. I have examples of art shown at last been fascinated by the fact year’s benefit, Wounded Warrior and it’s obvious Victoria enProject. As a non-profit art orgajoys taking care of animals.” nization, the Black Range and Plein Air Artists’ mission stateeyba & Ingalls Arts feament is to give back to the comtures new works by munity. This year, the group deMary Frances Doncided to do a benefit for the St. delinger. The gallery is open Roxana Quinnell’s work will be featured in Jude’s Research Hospital cancer Monday through Saturday 10 May at The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery. treatment. The St. Jude’s Hospia.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 10

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tal, in Memphis, has a mission to advance cures for and pre- sis on history and his own experience as a cowboy. “My vention of pediatric catastrophic diseases through research work is all historical in nature, but with wide-reaching and treatment. Consistent with the vision of the founder, boundaries,” Kil said. “My time periods encompass the Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, paleo-Indian hunters of 7000 B.C. to the cowpunchers of the 1920s. I also paint a great many game religion or family’s ability to animals and livestock, but again, they are pay. Families never receive a done from the past.” The museum is at 4100 bill from St. Jude for treatment, Dripping Springs Road, 575-522-4100. travel, housing and food – beThe New Mexico Watercolor Society cause all a family should worry - Southern Chapter presents about is helping their child to “Mesilla Valley Magic,” an live. Each participating artexhibition of fine watercolor ist attending the Black Range works depicting scenes from and Plein Air Show has agreed the Mesilla Valley, at Big Picture to donate 20 percent of their Gallery, 311 North Main St. The sales to St. Jude. Also, they opening reception will be May are shouldering the expense 1, 5-7 p.m. during the Downof travel, food and lodging extown Ramble. penses. As an important ad- “Relics” is one of 30 works from Santa Fe dition to the show will be the artist Ronald Kil on display at the New Mexico he Mesilla Valley Fine Plein Air landscape painters. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces Arts Gallery located This remarkable event is hap- through Aug. 2. at 2470-A Calle de Guapening with the support host of dalupe, Mesilla, across from BRAI (Black Range Artists), PAPNM (Plein Air Painters of the Fountain Theatre, will feature two artists, New Mexico), International Plein Air Painters and Tucson Rami McIntosh Scully and Roxana QuinPlein Air Painters Society. For information, go to the Black nell in May. The gallery also announces its Range website:www.blackrangeart.com or blackrangeart@ newest member Frank Peacock. The gallery gmail.com or call Lyn, 575-5464650

will host a Mother’s Day Reception, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Three members, Naida Zucker, Patricia Black and Mary Zawacki will demonstrate their individual art techniques. Gallery hours: Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 575-522-2933 or visit www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com. Las Cruces artist Meg G. Freyermuth has made a 10-year loan to the Doña Ana County Government Center’s art ART SCENE continued on next page

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collection with her work “Leap: It is Unchanging, Yet Trembles Sweetly.” The large, 10-panel impressionistic depiction of the Organ Mountains hangs on the west wall of the second-floor rotunda of the building. Below it is a plaque with information about the painting, its history and its dedication. 845 N. Motel Blvd.

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Gallery Guide Silver City

Ann McMahon Photography, 125 Country Road. By appointment. www.AnnMcMahon.com. Ann Simonsen Studio-Gallery, 104 W. Yankie St., 6545727. [a]SP.“A”©E, 110 W. 7th St., 538-3333, aspace.studiogallery@gmail.com. Azurite Gallery, 110 W. Broadway, 538-9048, Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.azuritegallery.com. Barbara Nance Gallery & Stonewalker Studio, 105 Country Road, 534-0530. By appointment. Stone, steel, wood and paint. Sculpture path. www.barbaraNanceArt.com. Blue Dome Gallery, 307 N. Texas, 534-8671. Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. www.bluedomegallery.com. Clayful Hands, 622 N. California, 534-0180. By appointment. Phoebe Lawrence. The Cliffs Studio & Gallery, 205 Lyon St. & Yankie, (520) 622-0251. Diane Kleiss’ encaustic multimedia art. By appointment. doart2@yahoo.com, www.dianealdrichkleiss.com. Common Ground, 102 W. Kelly, 534-2087. Open Daily Saturday, 10 -5 except Mondays; other times by prior arrangement. Common Thread, 107 W. Broadway, 538-5733. Mon., Thurs, Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Retail and gallery space for fiber arts. www.fiberartscollective.org. Copper Quail Gallery, 211-A Texas St., corner of Yankie and Texas, 388-2646. Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fine arts and crafts. Cow Trail Art Studio, 119 Cow Trail in Arenas Valley. Mon. 12-3 p.m. or by appointment, (706) 533-1897, www. victoriachick.com. Creations & Adornments, 108 N. Bullard, 534-4269. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Work by Diane Reid. Dragonfly Studio, 508 W 6th St., 388-8646. By appointment. Four Directions Weaving, 106 W. Yankie St. Mon., WedSat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 12-3 p.m. 263-3830. Francis McCray Gallery, 1000 College Ave., WNMU, 538-6517. Guadalupe’s, 505 N. Bullard, 535-2624. Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Leyba & Ingalls Arts, 315 N. Bullard St., 388-5725. Mon.Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Contemporary art ranging from realism to abstraction in a variety of media featuring artists Crystal Foreman Brown, Romaine Begay, Christana Brown, Susan Brinkley, Gordee Headlee, Diana Ingalls Leyba, Dayna Griego, Constance Knuppel, Mary Alice Murphy, Phillip Parotti, Betsey Resnick, Teri Matelson, Joe Theiman, Zoe Wolfe, Melanie Zipin. www. LeybaIngallsARTS.com, LeybaIngallsART@zianet.com. Lois Duffy Art Studio, 211C N. Texas, 534-0822. Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Original paintings, cards and prints. www.loisduffy. com, loisduffy@signalpeak.net. Lumiere Editions, 108 W. Broadway, 956-6369. Vintage and contemporary photography. Mon-Fri. Mary’s Fine Art, 414 E. 21st St., 956-7315. Mary A. Gravelle. Mimbres Region Arts Council Gallery, Wells Fargo Bank Bldg., 1201 N. Pope St. www.mimbresarts.org. Molly Ramolla Gallery & Framing, 203 N. Bullard, 5385538. www.ramollaart.com. Ol’ West Gallery & Mercantile, 104 W. Broadway, 3881811/313-2595. Daily 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 W. Yankie St., 5341136. Weds.-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. info@ seedboatgallery.com. Silver Spirit Gallery, 215 W. Broadway, 388-2079. Stained Glass Source, 11 Oakridge Dr., 519-4880. Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., April-Dec. www.stainedglasssource.gallery. Studio Behind the Mountain, 23 Wagon Wheel Lane, 3883277. By appointment. www.jimpalmerbronze.com. The StudioSpace, 109 N. Bullard St., 534-9291. www. jessgorell.com. Studio Upstairs, 109 N. Bullard St., 574-2493. By appointment. Susan Szajer Studio, Sanctuary Road, 313-7197 By appointment. 21 Latigo Trail, 388-4557. Works by Barbara Harrison and others. Vibrations Gallery, 106 W. Yankie St., 654-4384, starxr@ usa.net. Wild West Weaving, 211-D N. Texas, 313-1032, www.wildwestweaving. com. Weds.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wind Canyon Studio, 11 Quail Run off Hwy. 180 mile marker 107, 5742308, (619) 933-8034. Louise Sackett. Mon., Weds. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. Wynnegate Gallery & Studio, 110 W. Yankie St., (214) 957-3688. Mon., Thurs.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Wed. by appointment. Yankie St. Artist Studios, 103 W. Yankie St., 313-1032. By appointment. Zoe’s Gallery, 305 N. Cooper St., 654-4910.

pottery.com. By appointment. Narrie Toole, Estudio de La Montura, 313-7390, www.narrietoole.com. Contemporary western oils, giclées and art prints. By appointment. Reese-Benton Arts, 3811 Hwy. 35, 536-9487. By appointment.

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Kathryn Allen Clay Studio, 601 Erie St., 537-3332. By appointment. T. Ali Studio, 421 E. Elm St., 537-3470. By appointment.

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Chamomile Connection, 3918 Highway 35N, 536-9845. Lynnae McConaha. By appointment. Cottage Stained Glass & More, Cedar Lane off Hwy. 35, 536-3234. Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2-5 p.m. Kate Brown Pottery and Tile, HC 15 Box 1335, San Lorenzo, 536-9935, katebrown@gilanet.com, www.katebrown-

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Northern Grant County & Catron County

Annie’s on the Corner, Hwy. 180 and Adair, Luna, 5472502. Casitas de Gila, 50 Casita Flats Road, Gila, 535-4455. Sat.Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. gallery@casitasdegila. com, www.galleryatthecasitas.com. Willow Gallery, Hwy. 15, Gila Hot Springs, 536-3021. By appointment.

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Alegre Gallery, 920 N Alameda Blvd., 523-0685. Azure Cherry Gallery & Boutique, 330 E. Lohman Ave., 291-3595. Wed.-Thurs. 12-5 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 12-8 p.m. Blue Gate Gallery, 4901 Chagar (intersection of Valley and and Taylor roads), open by calling 523-2950. Charles Inc., 1885 W Boutz Rd, 523-1888, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cottonwood Gallery, 275 N. Downtown Mall (Southwest Environmental Center), 522-5552. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cutter Gallery, 2640 El Paseo,541-0658. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Galerie Accents, 344 S. San Pedro #3, 522-3567. Mon.Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Griggs & Reymond, 504 W. Griggs Ave., 524-8450, Tue.Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Justus Wright Galeria, 266 W. Court Ave., 526-6101, jud@delvalleprintinglc.com. Las Cruces Arts Association, Community Enterprise Center Building, 125 N. Main St. www.lacrucesarts.org. Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 541-2137. Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Main Street Gallery, 311 N. Downtown Mall, 647-0508. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Mesquite Art Gallery, 340 N. Mesquite St., 640-3502.

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pass me but not push me into the gutter. hen I am driving, I know my car makes a lot of surface noise. Trucks often have bigger and noisier tires and exhausts than cars. These may rattle a person on a bike, although most of us are used to the sounds. But since I am now the driver of a car, I want to respect their presence and I try to stifle rather than increase my road noise. No horns at all, please. I know people on bikes are quite alert and conscious to my presence as a driver. Again, as the person on a bike I want to factor in the noise level I have to live with. I have to be conscious of it, because my ride is very quiet when there are no cars or trucks or motorcycles around me. s the cyclist I need to hold my line on the road. No weaving. No silly moves this way or that. I am an adult and I ride like one. I am aware people driving cars are freaked out by persons riding bikes, especially if they are erratic or unpredictable. So as an adult, make sure you are not erratic; we know you drivers are not unpredictable because you know where you’re going. When I am driving I need to be aware cyclists can be making good time, so I don’t want to turn right in front of people on bikes. I also have to pay attention to bike lanes where they have solid or broken lines. I have to remember to pass into the right hand lane behind the cyclist, where the broken lines are. I don’t need to push in front and careen around that person. I want all of us to get there safely. Happy cycling!

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Fr. Gabriel Rochelle is pastor of St Anthony of the Desert Orthodox Mission, Las Cruces, an avid cyclist and secretary for Velo Cruces, our local advocacy committee. The church web site is http://stanthonylc. org.

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Archaeology Society—First Sun. of every month, field trip. 536-3092, whudson43@yahoo.com. Bingo—1st and 2d Sun. Doors open 12:30 p.m., games start 1:35 p.m. Benefits Salvation Army and Post 18 charities. American Legion Post 18, 409 W. College Ave. 534- 0780 Holistic Presentations—11 a.m. PeaceMeal Coop Deli. 534-9703 Prayer and Study in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition—Sunset. Theotokos Retreat Center, 5202 Hwy. 152, Santa Clara. 537-4839, theotokos@zianet.com.

Mondays

AARP Chapter #1496—Third Monday. 12:30 p.m. Senior Center, 205 W. Victoria. Contact Marcia Fisch, 388-1298 AARP Widowed and Single Persons of Grant County—Second Mondays. 10:30 a.m. Glad Tidings Church. Contact Sally, 537-3643. Al-Anon—12:05 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1915 Swan, Silver City. Contact Valerie, 313-2561. Art Class—-9-10:45 a.m. Silver City Senior Citizen Center. Beginners to advanced. Contact Jean 519-2977. Gentle Yoga—5:30-6:56 p.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Old-Time Country Dancing—3rd Mon., 7-9 p.m. Pin Room, Silver Bowling Center. Free. Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant County Convention Center. Beginners 7-8 p.m. Silver City Squares—Dancing 7-9 p.m. Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan St. Kay, 388-4227, or Linda, 534-4523. Tai Chi for Better Balance—1 p.m., Senior Center. Call Lydia Moncada to register, 534-0059.

Tuesdays

Alcoholics Anonymous—Men’s group, 7 a.m. Unitarian Fellowship Hall. 3845 N. Swan. Jerry, 534-4866. Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support— 1st Tues. 1:30 p.m. Senior Center. Margaret, 388-4539. Bayard Historic Mine Tour— 2nd Tuesday. Meet at Bayard City Hall, 800 Central Ave., by 9:30 a.m. $5 fee covers twohour bus tour of historic mines plus literature and map; call 537-3327 for reservation. Compassionate Friends—4th Tuesday. 7 p.m. Support for those who’ve lost a child. Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 7th and Texas St. Mitch Barsh, 534-1134. Figure/Model Drawing—4-6 p.m. Contact Sam, 388-5583. Los Comadres Cancer Support Group—1st Tues. 6 p.m. Business and Conference Center, 3031 Hwy. 180 E. (next to Ace). 388-1198 ext. 10. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group— First Tuesday. 11:30 a.m. at local restaurant; email for this month’s location: huseworld@ yahoo.com. Reiki Circle—First Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. 2035 Little Walnut. Treatment for those in need of healing. Vicki, 388-8114, or Virginia, 388-4870. Slow Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Social Services—Noon. Red Barn, 707 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-5666. TEA Party Patriots—2nd and 4th Tues. 6 p.m. Red Barn Steakhouse, 708 Silver

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Archaeology Society—Third Weds. of every month. Oct.-Nov., Jan.-April 7 p.m. Silver City Women’s Club. Summers 6 p.m. location TBA. 536-3092, whudson43@ yahoo.com. Back Country Horsemen—2nd Weds. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. Subject to change. 574-2888. Bayard Al-Anon—6 p.m. Bayard Housing Authority, 100 Runnels Dr. 313-7094. A Course in Miracles—7:15 p.m., 600 N. Hudson. Information, 534-9172 or 534-1869. Curbside Consulting—Free for nonprofits. 9 a.m.-noon. Wellness Coalition, 409 N. Bullard, Lisa Jimenez, 534-0665, ext. 232, lisa@wellnesscoalition.org, Food Addicts Anonymous Women’s Group—6:30 p.m. 1000 N Hudson St., 519-1070. Gin Rummy—1 p,m. Yankie Creek Coffee House. Grant County Democratic Party—2nd Weds. Potluck at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sen. Howie Morales’ building, 3060 E. Hwy. 180. Ladies Golf Association—8 a.m. tee time. Silver City Golf Course. Lego Club—Ages 4-9. 4 p.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., 538-3672. Ping Pong—5:30-7 p.m. Grant County Convention Center. Beginners 7-8 p.m. Prostate Cancer Support Group—3rd Weds. 6:30 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. Reiki Share - Noon, Thursdays. For Reiki practitioners any level & lineage. 211B N.Texas. Contact Gianna, 970.685.0008. Republican Party of Grant County— Third Weds. 6 p.m. Red Barn. Storytime—All ages. 10:30 a.m. Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., 538-3672. Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group—3:30-5 p.m. All-Purpose Room, Billy Casper Wellness Center, Hudson St. & Hwy. 180. James, 537-2429, or Danita, 534-9057.

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ARTS Anonymous—5:30 p.m. Artists Recovering through the Twelve Steps. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan St. 534-1329. Cancer Support Group—1st Thurs. 6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center Board Room. 388-1198 ext. 10. De-stressing Meditations— 12-12:45 p.m. New Church of the SW Desert, 1302 Bennett St. 313-4087. Gila Writers—2-4 p.m. Silver City Public Library. Trish Heck, trish.heck@gmail. com, 534-0207. Reike Share—Thursdays at noon, free to Reiki practitioners for hour of meditation, discussion and practice. Interpersonal Peace Center, 211-B N. Texas St., Silver City. Please confirm meeting schedule beforehand by contacting Gianna at 970-685-0008 or reikidancer@gmail. com. For information about Reiki visit www. AvantiHealingArts.com. Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society—2nd Thurs. 6 p.m. Senior Center, 204 W. Victoria St. Kyle, 538-5706. Historic Mining District & Tourism Meeting—Second Thurs. 10 a.m. Bayard Community Center, 290 Hurley Ave., Bayard.

537-3327. Progressive Pilates—5:30-6:30 p.m., 315 N. Bullard, 2d fl. 519-8948. TOPS—5 p.m. 1st Presbyterian Church, 1915 Swan, 538-9447. Women’s Cancer Support Group—1st Thurs. 6-7 p.m. GRMC Conference Room, 1313 E. 32nd St. 388-1198, ext. 10. Vinyasa Flow Yoga—11:30 a.m Lotus Center at 211 W. Broadway, Becky Glenn, (404) 234-5331. Yoga class—Free class taught by Colleen Stinar. 1-2 p.m. Episcopal Church fellowship hall, 7th and Texas.

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Overeaters Anonymous—6 p.m. Gila Regional Medical Center conference room. 313-9400. Silver City Woman’s Club—2d Fri., 10:30 a.m., lunch 12 p.m. 411 Silver Heights Blvd. 538-3452. Taizé—2d Friday. Service of prayer, songs, scripture readings and quiet contemplation. 6:30 p.m. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 538-2015. Woodcarving Club—2d and 4th Fridays except holidays. 1 p.m. Senior Center. 313-1518. Youth Space—5:30-10 p.m. Loud music, video games, chill out. Satellite/Wellness Coalition.

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Regional writers present works in Hillsboro The Hillsboro BookFest 2015, a literary festival sponsored by the Hillsboro Community Library, will take place in Hillsboro Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hillsboro Community Center on Elenora Street. Regional writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry will read from their works. In addition, there will be books for sale and book signings by authors. Several authors will provide Powerpoint presentations regarding their publications. Presenters include the following. Denise Chávez is executive director of the Border Book Festival in Las Cruces. She is the author of Last of the Menu Girls; Face of an Angel; Loving Pedro Infante; The King and Queen of Comezón; and many other works. Rick Hendricks was named State Historian for New Mexico in 2010. He is the author or co-author of more than 15 books concerning the history of New Mexico, focusing on the Spanish colonial period. David Ray, a resident of Hillsboro and Tucson, has

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n the morning before the reception, tribal historian Michael Darrow gave a talk at the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum to about 100 people. The emphasis seemed to be on giving a lot of microinformation about the Apaches’ daily lives in order to humanize them – how they made deerskin boots and how they cured hides with smoke (“The smoke would make it ‘wash-n-wear,’” he said). The Apaches lived a nomadic life throughout what’s now southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, so it isn’t possible to say that they lived in any particular area more than another. They’d travel from one place to the next if they heard that one crop, like banana yucca, was doing well in that area. “They ate a lot of roasted agave—it was one of their main foods,” Darrow said. “They harvested a lot of piñons.” They might avoid a certain area for a while if someone had died there recently. They stored fruit in caves, like a “family pantry,” he said. “Apaches liked peaches,” he added. Philip Haozous, the son of famous sculptor Allan Houser, gave a brief talk with Darrow. He commented

that the Apaches’ nomadic lifestyle helped shape who they are today. “We are progressive people,” he said. “We innovate. We traveled and talked to people.” Philip played a wooden flute he’d made. He remembers his grandfather and grandmother on their front porch playing a drum or flute and singing. “That was 70 years ago, and I can still hear it,” he said with a trace of awe.

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t the reception, the spirits of the past were represented by the grand- and great-grandchildren of Geronimo, Cochise, Mangas Coloradas and Victorio. In general they were educated, contemporary, sophisticated people – many of them one-half, one-quarter or one-eighth Indian, but whole-hearted Apaches. Most of the artists came the day before to put up their works. Celeste Connor spent about 12 hours putting up her installation of white beadwork that was almost two stories high, with the help of Peggy Westenhofer, the other organizer of the exhibit. This piece was about the “White Painted Woman” of Apache legend, she said, and it looked like an elaborate system of white spider webs. But she said they were not spider webs, but “formations.” It took her five years to make them. Connor is super-active on the arts scene in San Francisco and also assists Darrow with his reclamation and research on Apache artifacts. Ten of Allan Houser’s small sculptures were there. It was the first time his pieces had ever been exhibited in southern New Mexico, after being shown all over the U.S. and in other countries. At one point Darrow played a water drum and sang a perky little song with the words in Apache, “Wherever you walk, it’s good.” He then introduced Connor to do a presentation. She shouted out a coyote tale at the top of her lungs and enlisted two female audience members to join her in playing three coyotes and a few other people to play “huge spiders.” The two women coyotes smiled and got into the spirit of things.

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ouser’s sons Philip and Bob are both accomplished artists, each translating the integrity and style they inherited into several mediums. Philip brought some of his sculptures and some flutes he made, while Bob showed only a few paintings. One of Allan Houser’s grandsons, Sam Haozous, had his own very contemporary, provocative style of photographs, like that of a man with a pig’s head sitting on a toilet and similar themes. He’s highly educated as an

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be 104.” She’s been working on her pre-1930 memoirs for 10 or 20 years, she said.

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eggy Westenhofer of the DAC said that some of the artists were surprised by the high turnout for the event. “Some are considering coming back for the Black Range Artists show in October,” she said. “They were treated so nicely. There was such a real, spontaneous warmth.” For me, as things were settling down after the exhibit, I felt as if a chunk of Luna County’s history had fallen into place. Others must have felt the same thing. It won’t go away this time. Borderlines columnist Marjorie Lilly lives in Deming.

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uring a Western Institute for Lifelong Learning (WILL) class on home energy conservation and passive solar heating that met on Feb. 5, the participants agreed to meet again for a “hands on” demonstration of techniques on where and how to find energy leaks in your home or business and how to correct them. The class met March 25, at a home in Tyrone owned by Gary Shirk, one of the class participants. The instructor, Michael Sauber, who works part time for the Town of Silver City Office of Sustainability, methodically went from outside the house to the inside, pointing out common sources of air leaks into and out of the home, such as windows, doors, vents, electric and plumbing pathways on the outside walls and lack of sufficient insulation in the walls and ceiling. In addition, an assessment of the passive solar potential of the home was made. Most of the houses in Tyrone are on streets going east/west and have a longer dimension east to west versus north to south which lends well to natural heating by the sun (passive solar heating). By having a longer east-to-west dimension, there is more area exposed to the low winter sun as the sun arcs through the winter sky, and a house can gain much free heat energy if it isn’t blocked out. s it turns out, Mr. Shirk’s house has a number of windows facing south that allow heat gain during the winter, and the house is constructed of massive “slump block” brick which not only absorbs heat, but retains it as well.

Mr. Sauber suggested painting a section of the south facing brick wall an attractive dark color, framing around it and putting a clear glazing material (glass, polycarbonate etc.) over the framing that would act as a solar heat collector. By doing that, the sun’s light rays would come through the glazing material, hit the surface of the dark colored brick and heat it. Once the light energy has turned to heat energy, the glazing material reflects the heat energy back to the wall which retains the heat (the greenhouse effect). o prevent the wall from getting too hot during the summertime when the sun arcs higher in the sky, a roof overhang is necessary to shade the wall. The existing standard overhang on Mr. Shirk’s house is just right to shade the wall sufficiently. To make best use of the massive wall turned solar collector, a vent at the top and bottom could be added to allow natural convection of the warm air into the house. A large patio door on the south side of Mr. Shirk’s house also allows the winter sun to directly heat the darker colored concrete floor of the house for a simple “radiant floor heat” without the need for another heat source, pumps or under floor plumbing – again, the “passive solar” concept. One more workshop like this one is being contemplated and will be free to anyone interested. For more information contact Michael Sauber at the Office of sustainability at 575-654-3906 or email at mikesauber@gmail.com.

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“Mexico is the draw and we’re along the way,” explains Mayor Philip Skinner of the village of Columbus. It’s Sept. 13, 2014, and he’s addressing a group of city officials who have come to Columbus from as far as Silver City to the north and Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico, to the south. His goal is to form a coalition of these municipalities to regenerate the regional economy. At the time, I was skeptical. Can he really get 11 municipalities in two countries to work together? ow it’s Jan. 31, 2015 and we’re about to head to Nuevo Casas Grandes for the fourth meeting of Mayor Skinner’s group. First, however, we gather in a cramped trailer in Palomas, Mexico, waiting nervously as a couple of bored-looking Mexican officials thumb through our passports. We have to get visas, then go to another trailer for permits for our vehicles. The visas are free but must be turned in when we

return. The 6-month vehicle permit that’ll allow us to drive all the way south to Nuevo Casas Grandes will cost $60, but the official charges our credit cards $400. That’s what our actual cost will be if we don’t turn in the permit before the end of the 6-month period. A hassle! missed the second meeting of Mayor Skinner’s group but attended the one in Deming on Dec. 6, a meeting that was much more heavily attended than the first and included a number of private sector representatives like the Deming-Luna County Chamber of Commerce, the Deming Visitor’s Center and managers of Deming hotels. The superintendents of both the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and the Chamizal National Monument also attended and explained that their numbers of visitors had been declining and they wanted to be

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He can be reached at idea until that morning that this visa and vehicle permit would be necne of the passengers in my car was Bob Pelham who owns Pi- Morgan-smith@comcast.net. essary. Getting the documents is a complicated and confusing process nos Altos Cabins near Silver City. He now takes tours to Peru as well as one that is not applied equally along the Mexican border. but used to do so in this area of Mexico. While For example, you don’t need these documents if you go to the state of in Nuevo Casas Grandes, he worked on arrangements to Baja California or to Puerto Peñasco ( Rocky Point) in the state of So- bring tours here once again, perhaps as early as this fall. nora. Officials in those states obviously realized it’s a big impediment So business is already beginning to develop. to tourism and have gotten exemptions. After the archaeological presentation, Mayor Skinner Mayor Skinner’s project has now moved from a general effort to made his pitch about the need to resolve this bureaupromote regional economic development in the Silver City-Nuevo cratic issue of the visas and vehicle permits. His plan, FDA approved, closed system Casas Grandes corridor (about 260 miles) to a more specific focus therefore, is to support a petition to the Mexican governon tourism. This effort was ment in Mexico City by getfirst proposed by former U.S. ting letters from all the local Molly Johnston CCH, IIPA Senator Jeff Bingaman more mayors, New Mexico’s Con601 W. Market Street, Silver City than 10 years ago. gressional delegation and 575-313-0078 by appointment only leading state officials. 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Little roadside ro, the owners were having to thank their friends and stands selling the very popular Mennonite cheese. However, we did customers. To my astonishment, hundreds of people have one surprise as we passed through Janos (pop. 11,000). The gov- – mostly Americans – were there, shopping, enjoying ernment checkpoint was closed. All this hassle of getting the visa and food and drinks and watching local dancers. It was vehicle permit was unnecessary! clear evidence that Palomas, the gateway to towns to At Nuevo Casas Grandes, a large crowd awaited, by far the largest the south like Nuevo Casas Grandes is once again open of any of the meetings I’ve attended. After introductions, Dr. Rafael for business and that Americans are overcoming their Cruz, an archaeologist, gave us a presentation of a new site (discov- fear of traveling to Mexico.

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Rock mounds block the wind and also create privacy. “There is a ﬁne art to gardening with another person. I would like to imagine that it is a beautiful balance of give and take ... In reality, it is often stubborn reluctance, quiet moping, or raised voices among the plants we love.” – David Lewis and George Little, “A Garden Gallery” 2008, Timber Press (paperback edition)

Sissinghurst, their Tudor castle in Kent. (The entry notes his book on Lord Curzon and British diplomatic history.) 27 September, 1933 Work hard at Curzon chapter v all day. . . also dictate a long letter to Peter Quennell ... Measure the central path in the kitchen garden ... Finally Vita refuses to abide by our decision or to remove the miserable little trees which stand in the way of my design. The romantic temperament as usual obstructing the classic.

ver the many years that Lewis and Little created their artful garden on Bainbridge Island, Wash., they perceptively concluded that when one shares the development of a garden with another And so it often goes.... person, “a potential ménage à trois develWhen I learned ops.” that an astounding Garden collaboragarden, a feat of tions can reflect the spines and thorns foibles of human nain the Silver City ture when ego and Historic District, creative passion colrepresented a collide. laboration – it was magine, for exan opportunity to ample, being explore Lewis and concealed beLittle’s observahind privet hedges tions. as Gertrude Jekyll On the day of and Edwin Lutyens the garden tour, the developed what is first thing I did was considered the most prick my hand on famous partnership an cholla cactus. in English garden his- A cholla cactus is home for a Curve-billed “One must be tory – he as architect, thrasher’s nest. very present in this she as horticulturist. garden,” owner Ultimately, they creDuffy Littlejohn warned me. “It’s not a place ated 400 gardens together. The potential pitfalls, however, of co- to throw a frisbee around.” Littlejohn is a tall guy – cute as his name gardening is detectable in the following entry from diplomat Sir Harold Nicholson’s – with a charm imbued by an odd combidiary. He and his wife, Vita Sackville-West, nation of boyishness and spirituality. A nacreated a world-renowned landscape at tive Californian and retired criminal lawyer,

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Littlejohn describes this sidewalk landscape as a gift to Silver City. Littlejohn began an adventurous life after high school graduation – hopping freight trains throughout the continental United States and Canada, venturing from Mexico into South America. Two wonderful books resulted from that five-year period filled with hobos and rail roaming: “Hopping Freight Trains in America” (1993), written in Paris, France; also Littlejohn’s collection of short stories, “Lonesome Whistle,” (2002). The move to Silver City, as Littlejohn imagined it, would be a chance to live an author’s

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That vision, however, would undergo some alteration: in 2005, at the Silver City Blues Festival, Duffy Littlejohn met, and fell in love with, Sally Smith. Smith grew up in Uncertain, Texas, on the shores of Caddo Lake – known as the world’s largest bald cypress forest. “I rode horses through the swamp and collected ferns with my mother, who had a lovely garden,” says Smith. Not unlike those powerful cypresses with roots anchored in primordial water, Smith is a strong person possessing what she considers “the attributes of her Texas mother – spunk, big-heartedness and courage.” An environmental activist, Smith co-founded the Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) in Silver City, and serves as its president. An early resident of the Mimbres Hot Spring Ranch community, Smith built a home and creek side garden there, highlighted by stacked stone hardscape. Littlejohn was impressed by her “great skills, talent and acute eye for detail. As it turned out,” he adds, “we’re both polymath types.”

Homage to Laslo Driving around in Smith’s funky pickup, the pair began collecting rock and plant cuttings. The now-defunct Desert Nursery in Deming, was a favorite haunt. One garden bed on the Littlejohn property stands as an homage to Laslo, the delightful Hungarian proprietor of that nursery. As far as collaboration problems, Littlejohn says that he “trusted Sally’s taste implicitly, but sometimes felt that he’d lost control of the project. That’s when friction developed.” Smith says she “worked with Duffy’s plant preferences, and he acquiesced on some of my ideas.” She is responsible for the stonework and “softening the garden with non-succulents.” Those plantings include drifts of snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum), shrubs like lilac, golden currant (Ribes aureum), salvia, roses and additional fruit trees. Today, the 10-year-old garden is not difficult to miss as you venture through the historic blocks near downtown. From his comfortable front porch, Littlejohn often observes people admiring the garden. He can also glimpse a sweep of this sterling town – from WNMU’s hilltop dormitories to the Grinder Mill’s parking lot. Yet Littlejohn’s “daily dose of human interaction” is often limited by choice to a trip to the post office. He describes himself as a recluse, and the garden serves as a place of meditation. Although creating a cactus garden à deux may give rise to some prickly issues, the Littlejohn-Smith friendship remains intact. “The garden,” says Littlejohn, “is a manifestation of our love.” The way Smith puts it is; “I love Duffy and I really love the garden.” Ménage à trois. Vivian Savitt gardens at Ditch Cottage in Silver City.

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TALKING HORSES • SCOTT THOMSON

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ike any profession, working with horses can fall into a pattern that starts to feel like a job rather than something special. Every horse or rider that comes along is different, but many of the issues they face are similar. The answers or solutions may take more time or creativity in one case compared to another, but rarely do you see something you haven’t seen before. In any career, re-lighting the professional fire can come from continuing education, a change in responsibilities or exposure to new ways of thinking. Even in one’s personal life, taking a course or doing something completely different can put the proverbial bounce back in your step. uite by accident, I’ve had the chance over the past few months to go “back to school” in my relationship with horses. The experience has re-opened my eyes to the wonder of these incredible animals. Late last year, End of the Road Ranch, the equine rescue and sanctuary here in Silver City, took in four horses bound for a slaughter operation. These horses had never been handled by humans, essentially wild horses that knew nothing of our world other than that they were rounded up by humans and stuck in pens. However and wherever they came together, they had formed a tight little herd. t was an odd mix to say the least: a beautiful small stallion, a very pregnant mare, a filly most likely from this mare and stallion, and a colt obviously lost or separated from its mother way too early. It was impossible to determine ages for any of the horses since you couldn’t get near them. The young ones may have been 4-5 months. The filly was still nursing from the mare. The colt was trying to nurse from the stallion. And the adults may have been 3 or 4. The four were inseparable, moving around their new home almost as one, eating from the same pile of hay or all going for water at the same time. To add to the challenge, they all showed signs of illness and had to be quarantined with limited access to minimize the risk of spreading any kind of health problem to the other 30-plus horses at the ranch. The staff could only guess what was going on, as it was impossible for a vet to come in and evaluate or take samples. Attempting to medicate the group became a circus of juggling small bowls of feed with various dosages of medications, then trying to encourage each horse to go to a bowl that had an appropriate level of drugs for their estimated ages and weights. It wasn’t always pretty but somehow it got the job done.

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his group presented other problems for the coming months. First, we had a stallion on the ranch where we have close to 25 mares. How would he behave in what must have seemed like heaven? Second, we had a mare that would obviously give birth by the spring, and it would be dangerous for her and her new foal to still be in the group. We had a filly that was still nursing and needed to be weaned. We had a colt that was withdrawn and seemed “slow” and unhealthy compared to the other horses. Making matters worse, like most non-profit rescues, the ranch does the best with what it has but doesn’t really have the facilities necessary to safely work with unhandled horses. You can do a lifetime of harm to a young horse if you work in a space that is too small or has poor footing. Likewise, a late pregnancy mare can only handle so much before her condition gets in the way, and a stallion is reluctant to have any person or horse interfere with his herd. have experience with unhandled horses or ones troubled by humans, and worked with many weanlings in my early natural horsemanship education at the Colorado Center for Equestrian Learning. For me, this was a chance to recharge my professional batteries. Doing this on a volunteer basis, with no arbitrary timelines or budgets set by impatient owners, working just at a pace comfortable for the horse, has made this something special for me. Often when you see work with unhandled horses, there comes a moment where force comes into play.

A time when someone ropes the horse, separates it from the group and shows who is boss. Whether this is done in the interest of time or ignorance as to the nature of the horse, I’ve never thought it was the best way. It just doesn’t make sense to me to start a relationship with a fight, fear and resistance. Maybe all the time I’ve spent dealing with these things in adult horses could have been avoided by doing things differently at the start. nd, in this particular case, force goes against everything the ranch stands for as a sanctuary for the horses nobody wants. With unhandled horses it is critical to be able to safely isolate one horse at a time to get the horse to focus attention on the human rather than the herd. The staff and volunteers came up with a clever way to do this, stealing panels from other areas of the ranch to construct an “almost round” pen that shared a gate with the area where the four horses were kept. They used plywood to make the area more intimate and even though it ended up sitting in the driveway with no footing, it accomplished the goal. With it attached to their pen, the horses did not get anxious or create unwanted energy if one was separated. robably the most important step was accepting this was a process that couldn’t be shared. It should be the same person working with the horses at the same time in the same place so the consistency and the pattern become routine for the horse. Weanlings should only be worked with for short periods of 20 minutes or so a few times a week due to their short attention spans. Adult horses can handle more. Each of these horses has a very different personality, so it was critical to work with each horse in a way that fit that particular horse.

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lthough I can only give the ranch a couple of days per week of my time, the progress has been wonderful. With virtually no dust or drama, no resistance or fights or muscle, each horse is on a path to understanding and accepting, not fearing, the people in their lives. In only a half dozen short sessions, less than two hours of total time, the little filly Spirit has learned to wear a halter, respond softly to a lead, carry a lariat and accept contact all over her body. She has already handled some work with a tarp, an umbrella and some noisy stuff – in fact better than some of the adult horses at the ranch. The little colt Star has come out of his shell and is showing great curiosity about all this fun work. He’s carrying a lariat around his neck, accepting contact and is close to wearing a halter. ur pregnant mare Sedona is accepting contact and has walked with a lariat. As she advanced in her pregnancy, she became more aggressive, so I could not get her to the point of haltering and leading. However, we have been able to isolate her in her own space, in sight of all the horses, so she will be safe and comfortable with her new foal. The stallion Cimarron has calmed considerably and is facing up to me and allowing me into his space with some contact from a training stick. ll the horses are friendly and respectful, and even curious, with anyone who goes into their pen for feeding or cleaning. The volunteers and staff support the lessons learned in the schooling sessions whenever they’re around the group. As for me, this experience has re-confirmed my belief that there is a better way to be with horses, and that you should never stop learning. If you’re willing to take your time and let the horse (or in this case, a gang of four) be your teacher, there is simply no limit to how high a horse can lift your spirits. (To see pictures of these horses, Google End of the Road Ranch in Silver City and go to their Facebook page.)

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Sextans, The Sextant Plus the planets for May

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extans, the Astronomical Sextant, is about halfway up in the southern sky as it gets dark. This constellation was named by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius, who was already famous for his maps of the Moon. On Sept. 26, 1679, his observatory and library was destroyed by fire. To commemorate his lost instruments, he named this constellation for his often-used sextant. He quickly rebuilt his observatory and was back observing in time to see the great comet of December 1680.

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His new constellations were first announced in his self-published star atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum. Seven of his ten new constellation names are still in use today. extans is an almost empty constellation with no bright stars. The brightest one is Alpha Sextantis, a white star of spectral class A0, which is approximately 287 light-years from Earth. It is only magnitude 4.5, which is not easy to see from in town. Alpha Sextantis is currently 0.45 degrees south of the celestial equator. In 1900, it was 0.11 degrees north of the celestial equator. While there are a few stars that actually move that fast, this star does not. What caused this star to go from north of the equator to south of the equator is the motion of the equator itself. he Earth spins like a top, and just like a top, it has a wobble, only in the Earth’s case the wobble takes around 26,000 years to complete its circuit. This wobble, called precession, moves the celestial north pole in a 47-degree circle centered on the ecliptic pole. his takes the north pole from Polaris, through Cepheus, Cygnus, Lyra, Corona Borealis, Boötes, Ursa Major, Draco, Ursa Minor, Camelopardalis and back into Ursa Minor. As the north pole moves around the sky, the equator moves as well, since the equator is always 90 degrees from the pole. Right now, precession is moving the equator in Sextans northward. So while Alpha Sextantis is only moving slightly, the equator slipped over it in December 1923. In order to know the date to which a particular set of astronomical coordinates refers, the epoch (date) is usually stated as well. Astronomers usually use standard epochs to keep from having to recompute coordinates all the time. The current standard is to refer to the position of the equator on Jan. 1, 2000 (called J2000.0). The previous one was Jan. 1, 1950 (called B1950).

galaxy into one spot, it would be as bright as an 11.9 magnitude star. Sextans B is only 4.44 million light-years away, which sounds very distant, but is very close by intergalactic standards. There are galaxies that are more than eleven billion light-years away. This nearby galaxy is one of at least seventy galaxies that are within five million light-years of the Earth. This cluster of nearby galaxies is called the Local Group of galaxies, which includes Sextans B. The term Local Group was coined by Edwin Hubble in 1936 to describe the 11 known nearby galaxies. These included three major galaxies: the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and the Triangulum Galaxy (M33). These three galaxies provide the gravitational pull that holds the Local Group together. Some of the other members include the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Hubble’s initial group has been supplemented by the discovery of many dwarf galaxies in our neighborhood. These have been found by the use of larger telescopes that can see fainter and have larger fields of view so astronomers can contrast the dwarf galaxy and the surrounding background. Many of these galaxies are orbiting one of the three major galaxies, but a few, like Sextans B, appear to be part of the Local Group, but not a satellite of any of the major galaxies.

ven though Sextans is almost devoid of deep sky objects, it does have a few. One of them is Sextans B, a dwarf galaxy in the northwest corner of this constellation. This is an irregular galaxy, about 5.1 by 3.5 minutes-of-arc in our sky. An irregular galaxy has no particular structure, with the stars and gas spread through the area of the galaxy. Sextans B appears as a hazy area with stars scattered through it. If you put all the light coming from this

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ars is too close to the Sun to see this month, but Mercury will be continuing its appearance in the evening sky. Mercury entered our evening sky late last month and will reach the farthest point from the Sun on May 6. On that date, Mercury’s disc will be 37 percent illuminated and 7.9 seconds-of-arc across. The Messenger of the Gods will be thirteen degrees above the western horizon as it gets dark for its best appearance this year. Mercury will be in Taurus all month, first moving eastward, and then turning back westward on May 11.

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Watch the Skies Calendar of Events – May 2015 (MDT) May 3 9:42 p.m. May 6 7 a.m. Eta May 6 11 p.m. May 11 4:36 a.m. May 17 10:13 p.m. May 22 8 p.m. May 25 11:19 a.m. May 30 11 a.m.

Full Moon Aquarid meteor shower peaks Mercury greatest distance east of the Sun (21 degrees) Last Quarter Moon New Moon Saturn at opposition First Quarter Moon Mercury passes between the Earth and the Sun

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light up the sky so it will be hard to see more than a few of the 30 meteors per hour that would normally be visible. These meteors are dust from Halley’s Comet. If you try it, look toward the east or southeast after midnight and “keep watching the sky!”

An amateur astronomer for more than 45 years, Bert Stevens is co-director of Desert Moon Observatory in Las Cruces.

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class,’ and with the Art Department and Junior ROTC.” windsock on a tall pole is almost all that can be seen U.S. Air Force. in the field. hese departments are going to provide FASF with It’s on a plot of land bought last August by the One acre at a time volunteers to create a gateway at the front of the First Aero Squadron Foundation (FASF) in Columbus, park and a monument with donors’ names. he First Aero Squadron Foundation’s main achieveN.M. “We’ll get kids out here to volunteer,” says Ric Lambart, ment since its beginning in 2007 has been the “buyBut the United States Air Force, the most powerful air an-acre” campaign. Individuals could purchase an “to direct traffic, park cars, and man booths. We’re thinking force in the world, was born in this flat area in the border acre of land for the organization for $250 and get their of making Centennial T-shirts and having an air show.” town of Columbus. The FASF calls it “The Cradle of Ameri- name put on a monument at the site. The FASF will be working in conjunction with Pancho can Air Power.” Last August a contract was signed with the FASF for the Villa State Park, the Columbus Historical Society, the town n March 15, 1916 – a week after Mexican revolu- purchase of the historical 160-acre parcel adjacent to its of Columbus, and participants in Mexico, for its annual commemoration of Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus. tionary Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus on March original 60-acre holdings, subject to conditions. Every year on March 9, the actual 9 that killed 18 Ameridate of the raid, the Columbus Hiscans – Brigadier General John torical Society holds a solemn meJ. Pershing led 4,000 men morial for the Americans killed. across the border into Mexico. He was sent on orders of Presihe town, together with Pandent Wilson to pursue Villa and cho Villa State Park, have held capture him. an event for several years on One column of soldiers the weekend closest to March 9. This crossed the border at Columevent unites people on both side of bus, and a second crossed deep the border to commemorate the in New Mexico’s bootheel, event in a spirit of peacemaking. south of Hachita. The military One of the central features of mobilization included eight this event is the horseback riders Curtiss JN-3 airplanes, called who come up from the state of Chi“Jennies.” huahua. There have been more than 300 riders some years, and they have t was the First Aero Squadcome from as far away as Parral, in ron’s very modest debut the southern part of the state. Up to into armed combat. 100 horses and riders take part in a The first airplanes the U.S. parade in Columbus each year. military ever owned, set up on There are many historical rides the first tactical airfield that ex(cabalgatas) in Mexico, but this is isted in the U.S., was located probably the only one where horses southeast of the downtown and riders cross the border into the area of present-day Columbus, US. just south of Route 9. At this event in the past there Temporary canvas hangars have also been talks by scholars and were assembled for the fledgpark interpreters, performances by ling wood and linen planes that A ground crew poses with a later model Jenny around 1918. (Photos courtesy of the First Aero Squadron local musical groups, historical rewere so badly designed they Foundation) enactors, folklorico dancers and a crashed one after another. theater troupe from Durango, Mexico. “Pilots were beaten up badly, but not killed,” according ice President Roy Mantei joined FASF because of Plans haven’t been made, but the organizers are looking to Ric Lambart, current president of the FASF. his long-standing interest in aviation and because “They hadn’t invented runways in 1916,” Lambart said. his father was a ball turret gunman in World War II. to make next year’s event a big celebration. “They only had airfields.” He says the purchase of the land was important because “They took a bunch of horses in a harness and put drags of “the need to not let that land slip away so other people Aviation’s beginnings on it,” he said, and then “cleaned up the land with mesquite might buy it and put a Dairy Queen on it.” ambart is one of the main cheerleaders for the develrippers.” Right now the focus of the organization is on next year, opment of a museum on the property. the 100th anniversary of Pancho Villa’s attack on ColumHe foresees a 125,000 sq. ft. (250 X 500) museum, ilots used the unpaved terrain to take off in their bus, obviously a very important date for them. a replica of the “flight line,” or the line of hangars where planes and land them. “We are in negotiations with the Deming High School,” maintenance and repairs were made on planes, and plane From this rough-and-ready beginning sprang the sleek, technological powerhouse that is the contemporary says Mantei, “with what in my day we called the ‘shop rides for visitors. “That’d be fabulous!” he says about the

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they persist in the hope that they can at least get a vague idea of how the army base was designed. They have found pieces of a wing strut fitting, something a little more substantial. It may be something that can be part of a display there some day. A museum is taking shape. Marjorie Lilly lives in Deming.

A painting of a Jenny in flight regular commercial aviation. latter. Rides on biplanes are already being done on a limited basis by the old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New Searching for clues York State. ust recently the First Aero Squadron Foundation acquired a few new trustees. It was the restatement on the FASF website says the musult of their efforts to prepare for a more active seum would “house a representative selecfuture by attracting younger participants. tion of early WWI and pre-WWII aircraft.” The FASF has also reached out to Mexicans. One One of the men doing an archeological survey on the site, Mark Drexler, foresees the possibility of “a new trustee, Deming accountant Alma Villezcas, diorama, something protected inside a building,” and was born in Casas Grandes, where Pershing set up an army base for a few years at “trails out through the boonColonia Dublan north of town. docks with interpretive disShe recently talked to several plays.” history buffs in Casas Grandes What they’re able to do will who would like to get involved depend on the amount of fundwith the FASF. raising they can do. William Wallace, another “We will be soliciting corponew trustee, grew up in Casas rate sponsorship,” says Mantei. Grandes and now works at the verybody is aware a Columbus cattle yards. After the successfully developed Mexican Revolution his grandmuseum would be a father bought the Hacienda Corboost for the economy of Luna ralitos, where Pershing and his County, the poorest county in First Aero Squadron Commander troops were based. the poorest state in the U.S. Capt. Benny Foulois at Columbus in 1916. right now. allace said there is still

Lambart, who flew military transport jets in the 1950s, is 86 years old and very sound in mind and body. He said a museum would commemorate the beginning of the entire aviation industry, not just the Air Force. He tells how military aviation spun off into commercial aviation through what was called “barnstorming.” “There were military pilots after the war who would buy Jennies in army surplus,” Lambart said. “They would strap themselves in, take off, and fly over Iowa or southern Illinois, and if enough people gathered, the pilot would land and give people rides.” “These people would sometimes put on air shows, with wing walking – sometime ladies walking on the wings,” he said. These enterprises developed into

resentment toward Villa among some of

his associates. “To most of the people during that generation,” he said. “He was just a ruthless person who stole a lot of horses.” These and the other new trustees will be determining what will happen on the lonely plot of land in Columbus. Meanwhile, three men still sift through the sand on the FASF plot of land, as part of an archeological survey. They try to decipher tiny clues in order to find the direction of the flight trail where hangars were lined up. They hardly come up with anything. They find lots and lots of nails, and some .45 caliber bullets. Still

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a brief capsule of our review and a notation of which issue it originally appeared in. Stories from all back issues of Desert Exposure from January 2005 on are available on our Web site. Though every effort has been made to make these listings complete and up-to-date, errors and omissions are inevitable and restaurants may make changes after this issue goes to press. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we urge you to help us make Red or Green? even better. Drop a note to Red or Green? c/o Desert Exposure, 840 N. Telshor Blvd., Ste. E, Las Cruces NM 88001, or email editor@desertexposure.com. Remember, these print listings represent only highlights. You can always find the complete, updated Red or Green? guide online at www.desertexposure.com. Bon appĂŠtit!

Steakhouse, Hwy 180E, 388-1367. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A freewheeling mixture of barbequed ribs and brisket, freshly made pasta and pizzas baked in a genuine Italian brick oven featuring a wide range of innovative toppings.â&#x20AC;? (November 2010) Barbecue, steak, pasta, pizza: Tues.-Fri. D. Sat. L D. Italian nights Weds., Sat.* Bryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pit Barbecue, Mimbres Valley Self Storage and RV Park, (660) 2473151 or (660) 247-3160. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Authentic Southern-style barbecue.â&#x20AC;Ś. Brisket, pork ribs, chicken and sausage dinners, pulled pork and chopped brisket sandwiches.â&#x20AC;? (August 2010). Now also BBQ tenderloin

and smoked turkey. Barbecue: L D. CafĂŠ Oso Azul at Bear Mountain Lodge, 60 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, 538-2538. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bear Mountain Lodge blends food, art and natural beauty into a memorable experience that pleases all the senses.â&#x20AC;Ś The menu changes daily, with entrĂŠes that are always imaginative and tastyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;comfort food in a form that most of our mothers would never have thought of producing.â&#x20AC;? (March 2011) B L, special D by reservation only.* Chinese Palace, 1010 Highway 180E, 538-9300. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the food is cooked to order. This means that not only does

Table Talk Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silver CafĂŠ: A downtown tradition If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something fancy and expensive youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeking for breakfast, lunch and dinner this may not be your place. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for something authentic, this is your place. Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silver CafĂŠ has been a fixture in Downtown Silver City for generations. Prior to 1969, it was just the Silver CafĂŠ. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when longtime employee Nazaria Ruiz, known to all as Nancy, bought the place. Her daughter, Dora Wooten, soon started the second generation of the family, going to work for Mom when she was 16. Nancy passed away in April 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to keep everything the way she wanted,â&#x20AC;? Dora said recently. One of those things is the red chile. Praise Nancy for making it so amazingly delicious. And praise Dora for keeping it that way. The kitchen is open, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to peek in and see the pot of red chile simmering on the stove, as well as all the other made-from-scratch bits of deliciousness. The red chile enchiladas remain Doraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite, and the favorite of many guests. Dora says the green chile enchiladas are good too, but they make them milder than the red for guests who shy away from the fire. Another of the many gems on the menu are the guacamole tostadas. Perhaps some restaurants serve guacamole from a plastic tub thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in the refrigerator a

couple of days. Not Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We buy our avocados green, and keep them until we thing theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ripe,â&#x20AC;? Dora said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cut open the avacados and make the guacamole until the customers order it.â&#x20AC;? Other customer favorites include the tacos, both beef and chicken, and the combination plate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of customers whoe come every week and order the same thing,â&#x20AC;? she said. Many of those customers have been coming for many weeks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have customers I saw as little tiny babies when I first started working here,â&#x20AC;? said Dora, whose own four children grew up in the restaurant and also spent time working there. Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is also a place for lovers. Not the kind of place where high schoolers take their prom date. Or the kind of place where someone goes to propose. But the kind of place where couples whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been together 50 years go for breakfast, perhaps not even saying a word, but sharing wonderful company in a wonderfully warm setting. Nothing says love like Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s red chile enchiladas. Definitely with some onions. Maybe even an egg. Over easy. Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Silver CafĂŠ 514 N. Bullard St. 388-3480 7 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday RED OR GREEN? continued after next page

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DESERT EXPOSURE every dish arrive at the table freshly cooked and steaming, but also that you can tailor any dish to suit your taste.” (October 2012) Chinese: Mon.-Fri. L D. Courtyard Café, Gila Regional Medical Center, 538-4094. American: B L, with special brunch Sundays.* Curious Kumquat, 111 E. College Ave., 5340337. “A hotspot of modern culinary innovation. Lunch features soups, salads and sandwiches. Dinners are elaborate, imaginative, exotic five-course culinary creations. Entrées always include vegetarian and vegan options… plus others determined by what local ranchers have available.” (July 2010) Contemporary: Mon. L, Tues.-Sat. L D.* Diane’s Restaurant, 510 N. Bullard St., 5388722. “Always evolving, always interesting, Diane’s has it all.” (Sept. 2013) Fine dining (D), steaks, seafood, pasta, sandwiches (L), salads: Tues.-Sat. L D, Sun. D only (family-style), weekend brunch. Diane’s Bakery & Deli, The Hub, Suite A, Bullard St., 534-9229. “Always evolving, always interesting, Diane’s has it all.” (Sept. 2013) Artisan breads, sandwiches, deli, baked goods: Mon.-Sat. B L early D, Sun. B L.* Don Juan’s Burritos, 418 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5440. Mexican: B L. Drifter Pancake House, 711 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-2916. Breakfast, American: B L, breakfast served throughout. El Gallo Pinto, 901 N. Hudson St., 597-4559. “Breakfast dishes are served all day, along with all the other traditional Mexican favorites like burritos (with a long list of filling options)… plus a vertical grill cooks sizzling chicken and carne al pastor.” (October 2013) Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. Gil-A Beans, 1304 N. Bennett St. Coffeeshop.* Golden Star, 1602 Silver Heights Blvd., 388-2323. “If you sometimes long for the guilty pleasures of the Chinese food served at a mall food court—think Panda Express—or just want your wontons without waiting, there’s good news…. Normal appetites will find the three-item combo tough to finish, so plan on leftovers whether you’re eating in or taking out. All of it’s plenty tasty, and you can enjoy it just like in the food court.” (February 2007) Chinese: L D. Grandma’s Café, 900 Silver Heights Blvd., 388-2627. American, Mexican: B L.* Green Turtle Noshery, 601 N. Bullard St. in The Hub, 200-6895. “The menu varies somewhat from day to day, and reflects the seasonal availability of local fruits and vegetables. Most of the items on the menu are vegetarian, but several non-vegetarian dishes have turned out to be popular and are likely to remain regular options.” (July 2014) Baked goods, organic breakfast and lunch items: Thurs.-Sat. B L, Sun. B L brunch. Grinder Mill, 403 W. College Ave.,

538-3366. Mexican: B L D.* Healthy Eats, 303 E. 13th St., 534-9404. Sandwiches, burritos, salads, smoothies: L. Jalisco Café, 100 S. Bullard St., 388-2060. “Four generations of the Mesa family who have been involved in a restaurant that remains family-friendly.” (June 2014) Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. Javalina Coffee House, 117 Market St., 3881350. Coffeehouse.* Kountry Kitchen, 1700 Mountain View Road, 388-4512. “Since 1978, Kountry Kitchen has been serving up Mexican food that is considered to be some of the best that can be found in the area. All the dishes are tasty, unpretentious, attractively presented and reasonably priced.” (February 2013) Mexican: Tues.-Sat. B L D, Mon.-Sun. B L.* La Cocina Restaurant, 201 W. College Ave., 388-8687. Mexican: L D. La Familia, 503 N. Hudson St., 388-4600. Mexican: Tues.-Sun. B L D.* La Mexicana, Hwy. 180E and Memory Lane, 534-0142. “Carrying on the legacy of unpretentious but tasty and authentic Mexican food established many years ago at the family’s restaurant in Chihuahua.” (April 2013) Mexican and American: B L, closed Tues.Lion’s Den, 208 W. Yankie, 654-0353. Coffeeshop. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144. “The menu offers what they call ‘pub food’—but always with a bit of a twist.” (March 2014) Burgers, wings, salads, fish, pasta, craft beers and cocktails: Weds.-Mon. L D. *

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Bayard fidencioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S tAco ShoP, 1108 Tom Foy Blvd. Mexican: B L D. little niShAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, 1101 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-3526. Mexican: Wed.-Sun. B L D. loS coMPAS, 1203 Tom Foy Blvd, 654-4109. Sonoran-style Mexican, hot dogs, portas, menudo: L D. M & A BAyArd cAfĂŠ, 1101 N. Cen-

tral Ave., 537-2251. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A down-to-earth, friendly, unpretentious placeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;kind of a cross between a Mexican cantina and a 1950s home-style diner, serving tasty, no-frills Mexican and American food at reasonable prices.â&#x20AC;? (October 2011) Mexican and American: Mon.-Fri. B L D. SPAniSh cAfĂŠ, 106 Central Ave., 537-2640. Mexican, tamales and menudo (takeout only): B. SugAr ShAck, 1102 Tom Foy Blvd., 537-0500. Mexican: Sun.-Fri. B L.

Cliff dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S cAfĂŠ, 8409 Hwy 180. Breakfast dishes, burritos, burgers, weekend smoked meats and ribs: Thurs.-Sun. B L. PArkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S, 8414 Hwy. 180W, 5354000. Coffeeshop: Mon.-Sat.

Lake Roberts little toAd creek inn & tAvern, 1122 Hwy. 35, 536-9649. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rustic gourmetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;Ś designed to appeal to the eyes as well as the taste buds. And this is true of the items on the brunch menu, as well as those on the very different dinner menu.â&#x20AC;? (June 2012). Steaks, sandwiches, American: Thurs.-Fri. D, Sat.-Sun. brunch and D. Tavern with soups, sandwiches, Scotch eggs: Daily L D. SPirit cAnyon lodge & cAfĂŠ, 684

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Mimbres elk x-ing cAfĂŠ, (352) 212-0448. Home-style meals, sandwiches and desserts: B L. MiMBreS vAlley cAfĂŠ, 2964 Hwy. 35, 536-2857. Mexican, American, burgers: Mon.-Tues. B L, Wed.-Sun. B L D, with Japanese tempura Wed. D. reStAurAnt del Sol, 2676 Hwy. 35, San Lorenzo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Popular and unpretentious food, powered by a huge solar system.â&#x20AC;? (April 2014) Breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches, Mexican: Daily B L early D. 3 QueStionS coffee houSe, Hwy. 35, 536-3267. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consistently good food based on the success of the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Living Harvest Bakery.â&#x20AC;? (December 2013) Buffet: Tues.-Sat. B L.

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DESERT EXPOSURE fare, espresso: Mon.-Sat. L D.* Bravoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ, 3205 S. Main St., 526-8604. Mexican: Tues.-Sun. B L. Burger Nook, 1204 E. Madrid Ave., 523-9806. Burgers: Tues.-Sat. L D. Burritos Victoria, 1295 El Paseo Road, 541-5534. Burritos: B L D. CafĂŠ Agogo, 1120 Commerce Dr., Suite A, 636-4580. Asian, American, sandwich, salad, rice bowl: Mon.-Sat. L D. CafĂŠ de Mesilla en la Plaza, 2051 Calle de Santiago, 652-3019. Coffeehouse, deli, pastries, soups, sandwiches: B L early D. Carilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ, 330 S. Church, 5239913. Mexican, American: Mon.-Sat. L D. Cattlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steakhouse, 2375 Bataan Memorial Hwy., 382-9051. Steakhouse: D. Cha Chiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 2460 S. Locust St #A, 522-7322. Mexican: B L D. Chilitos, 2405 S. Valley Dr., 5264184. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. Chilitos, 3850 Foothills Rd. Ste. 10, 532-0141. Mexican: B L D. China Express, 2443 N. Main St., 525-9411. Chinese, Vietnamese: L D. Chinese Kitchen, 2801 Missouri #29, 521-3802. Chinese: L D. Ciros Mexican Restaurant, 160 W. Picacho Ave., 541-0341. Mexican: B L D. Cravings CafĂŠ, 3115 N. Main St., 323-3353. Burgers, sandwiches, wraps, egg dishes, salads: B L. Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hamburgers, Water & Las Cruces St., 523-8665. Burgers: Mon.Sat. L D. De La Vegaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pecan Grill & Brewery, 500 S. Telshor Blvd., 521-1099. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The restaurant uses local produce when-

ever possible, including the pecan wood pellets used in the smoking and grilling. A lot of the foods and drinks are infused with pecans, and also with green chiles from Hatch, processed on site. They even serve green chile vodka and green chile beer.â&#x20AC;? (February 2010) Pecan-smoked meats, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, craft beers: L D. Delicias Del Mar, 1401 El Paseo, 524-2396. Mexican, seafood: B L D. DGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University Deli, 1305 E. University Ave., 522-8409. Deli: B L D. Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ, 2305 S. Valley Dr., 524-1360. Mexican, burgers: Sun. B L, Mon.-Sat. B L D. Dionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza, 3950 E. Lohman, 5213434. Pizza: L D. Double Eagle, 2355 Calle De Guadalupe, 523-6700. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the steaks are aged on the premises in the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own dedicated beef aging roomâ&#x20AC;Ś An array of award-winning margaritas and deliciously decadent desserts.â&#x20AC;? (March 2012) Southwestern, steaks, seafood: L D, Sun. champagne brunch buffet. * Dublin Street Pub, 1745 E. University Ave., 522-0932. Irish, American: L D. El Patron CafĂŠ, 1103 S. Solano Dr. Mexican: Tues.-Thur., Sun. B L, Fri.-Sat. B L early D. El Sombrero Patio CafĂŠ, 363 S. Espina St., 524-9911. Mexican: L D. El Tiburon, 504 E. Amador, 6474233. Mexican, seafood, steak: L D. Emiliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2290 Calle de Parian, 6523007. Burgers, Mexican, soup, sandwiches, pastry, juices, smoothies: L D. Enriqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 830 W. Picacho, 6470240. Mexican: B L D. Farleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3499 Foothills Rd., 522-0466. Pizza, burgers, American,

Mexican: L D. Fidencioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 800 S. Telshor, 5325624. Mexican: B L D. Food for Thought 920 N. Alameda Ave., 635-7857. Health food, soup, sandwiches, juices, smoothies: Mon.-Fri. B L, early D. Sat. B L. Fork in the Road, 202 N. Motel Blvd., 527-7400. Buffet: B L D 24 hrs. Game Bar & Grill, 2605 S. Espina, 524-GAME. Sports bar and grill: L D. GarduĂąoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 705 S. Telshor (Hotel Encanto), 522-4300. Mexican: B L D. Go Burger Drive-In, 1008 E. Lohman, 524-9251. Burgers, Mexican: Mon.-Fri. B L. Golden Star Chinese Fast Food, 1420 El Paseo, 523-2828. Chinese: L D. Grandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Cooking, 1345 El Paseo Rd., 526-4803. American: B L D. Guacamoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar and Grill, 3995 W. Picacho Ave., 525-9115. Burgers, pizza, salads, sandwiches, Hawaiian appetizers: L D. Habaneroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 600 E. Amador Ave., 524-1829. Fresh Mexican, Because good food shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be bad for you: B L D. High Desert Brewing Company, 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 525-6752. Brew pub: L D.* International Delights, 1245 El Paseo Rd., 647-5956. Greek and International: B L D. Japanese Kitchen, 141 Roadrunner Parkway, 521-3555. Japanese: L D. J.C. Tortas, 1196 W. Picacho Ave., 647-1408. Mexican: L D. Jesseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kansas City BBQ, 230 S. Church, 522-3662. Barbecue: Mon., Tue., Thurs-Sat. L D. Jose Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 1201 E. Amador (inside Ten Pin Alleys), 541-4064. Mexi-

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RED OR GREEN? continued can, American: L D. Josefina’s Old Gate Café, 2261 Calle de Guadalupe, 525-2620. “A delicious change of pace. There are a variety of classic deli sandwiches to choose from, all served on freshly baked bread, as well as the soup of the day in a cup or bowl, and salads.” (October 2008) Pastries, soups, salads, sandwiches: Mon.-Thur. L, Fri.-Sun. B L. Katana Teppanyaki Grill, 1001 E. University Ave., 522-0526. Japanese: Mon.-Fri. L D, Sat. D. Keva Juice, 1001 E. University, 522-4133. Smoothies, frozen yogurt: B L D. La Cocina, 204 E. Conway Ave., 524-3909. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L. La Guadalupana, 930 El Paseo Road. 5235954. Mexican: Tues.-Sat. B L D. Sun. B L. La Mexicana Tortilleria, 1300 N. Solano Dr, 541-9617. Mexican: L D. La Nueva Casita Café, 195 N. Mesquite, 5235434. Mexican and American: B L. La Posta Restaurant de Mesilla, 2410 Calle De San Albino, 524-3524. “A restaurant with history hard-wired into the fiber of its being. Through building, menu and ownership, its roots extend all the way back to the 1840s.” (September 2011) Mexican , steakhouse: L D, Sat.-Sun. and holidays also B. Las Trancas, 1008 S. Solano Dr., 524-1430. Mexican, steaks, burgers, fried chicken: L D, Sat.Sun. also B. Le Rendez-vous Café, 2701 W. Picacho Ave. #1, 527-0098. French pastry, deli, sandwiches: Mon.-Sat. B L. Let Them Eat Cake, 2001 E. Lohman, Suite 136, 649-8965. Cupcakes: Tues.-Sat. Lorenzo’s Pan Am, 1753 E. University Ave., 521-3505. “Homey, classic Italian fare.… Also features ravioli dishes, in half and full portions, served with salad and a basket of warm, fresh bread. Save room for dessert.” (July 2008) Italian, pizza: L D. Los Compas Café, 6335 Bataan Memorial W., 382-2025. Mexican: B L D. Los Compas Café, 603 S. Nevarez St., 5231778. Mexican: B L D. Los Compas, 1120 Commerce Dr., 521-6228. Mexican: B L D.* Los Mariachis, 754 N. Motel Blvd., 523-7058. Mexican: B L D. Maria’s, 1750 N. Solano Dr., 556-9571. Mexican: B L D. Mesilla Valley Kitchen, 2001 E. Lohman Ave. #103, 523-9311. American, Mexican: B L.* Meson de Mesilla, 1803 Avenida de Mesilla, 652-4953. Steaks, barbecue, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta: L D. Metropolitan Deli, 1001 University Ave., 5223354. Sandwiches: L D. Miguel’s, 1140 E. Amador Ave., 647-4262. Mexican: B L D. Mi Pueblito, 1355 E. Idaho Ave., 524-3009. Mexican: Mon.-Fri. B L D, Sat.-Sun. B L. Milagro Coffee y Espresso, 1733 E. University

çal, and Chicken or Melanzane Parmesan to burgers, L D. Ave., 532-1042. Coffeehouse: B L D.* salads, sandwiches, pizzas and pastas—all tweaked Renoo’s Thai Restaurant, 1445 W. Picacho Mix Pacific Rim Cuisine and Mix Express, Ave., 373-3000. Thai: Mon.-Fri. L D, Sat. D. creatively in subtle and satisfying ways. Dessert of1001 E. University Ave. #D4, 532-2042. Asian, fers an amazing variety of cakes, pies, cream puffs, Roberto’s Mexican Food, 908 E. Amador Pacific: Mon.-Sat. L D. brownies and cheesecakes.” (October 2014) Italian: Ave., 523-1851. Mexican: B L D.* Moongate Café, 9395 Bataan Memorial, 382Rosie’s Café de Mesilla, 300 N. Main St., 526Mon. L, Tues.-Sat. L D. 5744. Coffeeshop, Mexican, American: B L. Simply Toasted Café, 1702 El Paseo Road, 5261256. Breakfast, Mexican, burgers: Sat.-Thurs. B L, Mountain View Market Kitchen, 120 S. Water Fri. B L D. 1920. Sandwiches, soups, salads: B L. St., 556-9856. Sandwiches, bagels, wraps, salads Saenz Gorditas, 1700 N. Solano Dr., 527Si Señor, 1551 E. Amador Ave., 527-0817. and other healthy fare: Mon.-Sat.: B L early D. * 4212. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. Mexican: L D. My Brother’s Place, 334 S. Main St., 523Santorini’s, 1001 E. University Ave., 521Spanish Kitchen, 2960 N. Main St., 526-4275. 7681. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. L D. 9270. “An eclectic blend of Greek and MediterMexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. Nellie’s Café, 1226 W. Hadley Ave., 524ranean dishes—gyros with different meats, such as Spirit Winds Coffee Bar, 2260 S. Locust St., 9982. Mexican: Tues.-Sat. B L. lamb or chicken, hummus with pita, Greek salads— 521-1222. Sandwiches, coffee, bakery: B L D.* Nopalito Restaurant, 2605 Missouri Ave., St. Clair Winery & Bistro, 1720 Avenida plus sampler plates and less-familiar items such as 522-0440. Mexican: L D. de Mesilla, 524-0390. “A showcase for St. Clair keftedes and pork shawarma. Vegetarian options Nopalito Restaurant, 310 S. Mesquite St., wines… rooted in the same attention to detail, insisare numerous.” (July 2010) Greek, Mediterranean: 524-0003. Mexican: Sun.-Tues., Thurs.-Sat. L D.* tence on quality and customer-friendly attitude as the Mon.-Sat. L D. Old Town Restaurant, 1155 S. Valley Dr., winery.” (July 2012) Wine tasting, bistro: L D. Savoy de Mesilla, 1800-B Avenida de Mesilla, 523-4586. Mexican, American: B L.* Sunset Grill, 1274 Golf Club Road (Sonoma 527-2869. “If you are adventurous with food and Oriental Palace, 225 E. Idaho, 526-4864. Ranch Golf Course clubhouse), 521-1826. Amerienjoy a fine-dining experience that is genuinely Chinese: L D. can, Southwest, steak, burgers, seafood, pasta: B L sophisticated, without pretension or snobbishness, Paisano Café, 1740 Calle de Mercado, 524D. you definitely need to check out Savoy de Mesilla. 0211. Mexican: B L D.* The added attraction is that you can do this without Teriyaki Bowl, 2300 N. Main St., 524-2055. Pancake Alley Diner, 2146 W. Picacho Ave., spending a week’s salary on any of the meals—all Japanese: Mon.-Sat. L D. 647-4836. American: B L, early D. Teriyaki Chicken House, 805 El Paseo Rd., 541of which are entertainingly and delectably upscale.” Pepe’s, 1405 W. Picacho, 541-0277. Mexican: 1696. Japanese: Mon.-Fri. L D. (March 2013) American, Continental: B L D. B L D. The Shed, 810 S. Valley Dr., 525-2636. AmeriThai Delight de Mesilla, 2184 Avenida de Peppers Café on the Plaza (in the Double can, pizza, Mexican, desserts: Wed.-Sun. B L.* Mesilla, 525-1900. “For the adventurous, there are Eagle Restaurant), 2355 Calle De Guadalupe, Si Italian Bistro, 523 E. Idaho, 523-1572. “The traditional Thai curries, soups and appetizers to 523-6700. “Creative handling of traditional Southrestaurant radiates homespun charm and the kind of choose from, all of which can be ordered in the dewestern dishes…. [plus] such non-Mexican entrées quality that is neither snobbish nor flamboyant. The gree of heat that suits you.… The restaurant is clean, as Salmon Crepes and Beer Braised Beef Carbonmenu ranges from classic Italian entrées like Chicken comfortable, casual in a classy sort of way, and nade.” (March 2012). Southwestern: L D. * totally unpretentious.” (January 2011) Thai, salads, Piccatta, Chicken Marsala, Frutti de Mare alla ProvenPho Saigon, 1160 El Paseo Road, 652-4326. Vietnamese: L D. RED OR GREEN? continued on page 38 Pit Stop Café, 361 S. Motel Blvd., 527-1993. Mexican, American, steak: Mon.-Sat. B L D. Player’s Grill, 3000 Champions Dr. (NMSU golf course clubhouse), 646-2457. Rescued, Abandoned and Abused Animals need loving homes. All are spayed or neutered and have current vaccinations. American: B L D. Pullaro’s Italian Restaurant, 901 W. Picacho Ave., 523-6801. Italian: L D. Q’s, 1300 Avenida De Mesilla, 571-4350. Brewhouse with steak and pasta: L D. Ranchway Barbecue, 604 N. Valley Dr., 523-7361. Barbecue, Mexican: Mon.-Fri. B L D, Sat. D. Rasco’s BBQ, 5580 Bataan Memorial E. (inside Shorty’s gas station). Barbecued brisket, pulled pork, smoked sausage, ribs. Red Brick Pizza, 2808 N. Telshor Blvd., 521-7300. Pizzas, sandwiches, salads:

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www.desertexposure.com King Crab legs, broiled salmon steak, shrimp scampi, pork chops, osso buco, beef kabobs.â&#x20AC;? (March 2010) Bar, deli, steaks: L D.* Balboa Motel & Restaurant, 708 W. Pine St., 546-6473. Mexican, American: Sun.-Fri. L D. Belshore Restaurant, 1030 E. Pine St., 546-6289. Mexican, American: Tues.-Sun. B L. Campos Restaurant, 105 S. Silver, 546-0095. Mexican, American, Southwestern: L D.* Canoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, 1200 W. Pine St., 546-3181. Mexican: Mon.Sat. L D. China Restaurant, 110 E. Pine St., 546-4146. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Refreshingly different from most of the Chinese restaurants you find these days in this country. Chef William Chu, who owns the restaurant and does the cooking, is committed to offering what he calls the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;fresh and authentic flavors of Chinese food.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? (August 2014) Chinese: Tues.-Sun. L D. Deming Truck Terminal, 1310 W. Spruce St., 544-2228. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indian food is offered on a separate menu and you have to ask for that menu. The list of dishes is not very long, but the spices and flavor of the dishes that are offered are authentically Indian.â&#x20AC;? (November 2013) American, Anthony Mexican, Indian: B L D, Sun. L buffet. Ernestoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexican Food, 200 Anthony Dr., 882El Camino Real, 900 W. Pine St., 546-7421. Mexican, American: 3641. Mexican: B L. B L D. La Cocinita, 908 W. Main Dr., 589-1468. Mexican: Elisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House of Pies and Restaurant, 208 1/2 S. Silver Alley, L. 494-4639. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The southern-style fare is a savory prelude to 35 flavors of Chapparal pie.â&#x20AC;? (April 2012) American, barbecue, sandwiches, pies: Mon.-Sat. L El Bayo Steak House, 417 Chaparral Dr., 824D. * 4749. Steakhouse: Tues.-Sun. B L D. El Mirador, 510 E. Pine St., 544-7340. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D. Tortilleria Susy, 661 Paloma Blanca Dr., 824-9377. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forghedabouditâ&#x20AC;? pizza & wings, 115 N. Silver Ave., 275-3881. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Direct from New York City, Bob Yacone and his wife, Kim Duncan, DoĂąa Ana have recreated an authentic-style New York pizza parlor.â&#x20AC;? (June 2013) Big Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ, Thorpe Road. Mexican, breakfasts, Italian, pizza, wings: Mon.-Sat. L D, Sun. D. burgers: B L D. Golden Sun Star, 500 E. Cedar St., 544-0689. Chinese: L D. Grand Motor Inn & Lounge, 1721 E. Pine, 546-2632. Mexican, Radium Springs steak, seafood: B L D. Country Cupboard, 827 Fort Selden Rd., 527Irmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 123 S. Silver Ave., 544-4580. Mexican, American, sea4732. American: B L D. food: B L D. Santa Teresa L a Bella Luna, 110 S. Silver, 544-3100. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if you think you Billy Crews, 1200 Country Club Road, 589-2071. donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like Italian food, you might want to try this family-run enterprise, Steak, seafood: L D. with Harold and Palma Richmond at the helm. In addition to the name, Palma brings to the restaurant her Sicilian heritage and recipes that LUNA COUNTY came to the United States with her grandmother. Harold brings training Deming in classic Continental cuisine, along with his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New England food Adobe Deli, 3970 Lewis Flats Road SE, 546-0361. traditions.â&#x20AC;? (Sept. 2010) Italian: L D. Sat. prime rib, Sun. buffet.* â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lunch menu features traditional deli-style sandLa Fonda, 601 E. Pine St., 546-0465. Mexican: B L D.* wiches... The dinner menu is much grander, though Las Cazuelas, 108 N. Platinum Ave. (inside El Rey meat market), some sandwiches are available then, too. Dinner options 544-8432. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This gem of a restaurant turns out perfectly cooked steaks include filet mignon, flat iron steak, T-bone, ribeye, and seafood, as well as a full line of Mexican fare.â&#x20AC;? (June 2011) New York strip, Porterhouse, barbequed pork ribs, Duck Steaks, seafood, Mexican: Tues.-Sat. L D.* Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orange, Alaska Mango Maddieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 722 E. Florida St., 546-3345. Salads, sandwiches, juice bar, coffee drinks. Manoloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ, 120 N. Granite St., 546-0405. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The menu offers breakfast, lunch and dinner choices, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to convey the immense range of food options available. In every section of the menu, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mixture of American-style â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;comfortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; food items and Southwest-style Mexican dishes which no doubt qualify as Hispanic â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;comfortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; food. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing particularly fancy about the food, but Bed & Breakfast itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fresh and tasty. And the prices are in Historic Downtown reasonable.â&#x20AC;? (February 2012) Mexican, Silver City, New Mexico American: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. 411 W Broadway, Silver City, NM 88061 Patio CafĂŠ, 1521 Columbus Road, (575) 388-5485 â&#x20AC;˘ www.innonbroadwayweb.com 546-5990. Burgers, American: Mon.-Sat. L D.* Spacious Prime Rib Grill (inside Holiday Guestrooms Inn), I-10 exit 85, 546-2661. Steak, Private Baths seafood, Mexican: B D. Rancherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grill, 316 E. Cedar St., Homemade 546-8883. Steakhouse, burgers: L D.* Breakfast Si SeĂąor, 200 E. Pine St., 546-3938. Mexican: Mon.-Sat. B L D, Sun. B L. sandwiches, seafood, steaks, German: L D.* Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza & Greek American Cuisine, 755 S. Telshor Blvd #G1, 532-5002. Pizza, Greek, deli: Tues.Sat. B L D.* Ump 88 Grill, 1338 Picacho Hills Dr., 647-1455. Irish pub: L D. Vintage Wines, 2461 Calle de Principal, 523WINE. Wine and cigar bar, tapas: L D. Wok-N-World, 5192 E. Boutz, 526-0010. Chinese: Mon.-Sat. L D. Zeffiro Pizzeria Napoletana, 136 N. Water St., 525-6757. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Owner Gary Ebert and his very attentive and efficient staff serve up gourmet-style pizza on hand-tossed crusts.â&#x20AC;? (August 2009) Pizza, pasta, also sandwiches at adjoining Popular Artisan Bakery: Mon.Sat. L D. Zeffiro New York Pizzeria, 101 E. University Ave., 525-6770. Pizza: L D.

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FRIDAY Silver City/Grant County Las Cruces/Mesilla tour of the gilA – April 29-May 3. This firSt fridAy rAMBle – 5-7 p.m. Art, galleries 5-day bicycle stage race enters its 29th year. and entertainment fill the streets of Downtown Las 8 categories including Professional Men & Women Cruces. will race in and around Silver City and the Gila here And now – 5-7 p.m. Regional juried exhiNational Forest. Don’t miss the downtown races on bition opens featuring artists working in various meSaturday, May 2, all day. Kids races and citizen dia within 150 miles of Las Cruces. Runs through races, as well as an EXPO, Beer Garden, Kid July 25. Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main Zone, and racing all day, www.tourofthegila.com. St., 575-541-2221, www.las-cruces.org/museums. MAy dAy SPring Show – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ArtSPring SAle – 5-9 p.m. The Potters’ Guild of Las work by Rick O’Ryan, Jessie Thetford, Avelino MaeCruces presents its annual sale at St. Paul’s United stas, Teri Matelson, Rita Sherwood, Paula Geisler Methodist Church, 225 W. Griggs Avenue. and Fenestra offered to the discerning collector at kuMiko the treASure hunter – A jaded JapaCommon Ground Fine Art Gallery, 102 W. Kelly nese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo St., 534-2087. (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map PoPcorn fridAyS – Free popcorn and other food indicating the location of a large case of money. samples. Silver City Food Co-op, 520 N. Bullard Showtimes 7:30 p.m. nightly, 1:30 p.m. Saturday St., 388-2343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through May 7. Fountain heritAge PreServAtion Month kickoff – 4-7 Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, www.mesillap.m. Displays and activities associated with the Silver City Train Depot, built in 1915 and demolished valleyfilm.org, 524-8287. twelfth night – 7:30 p.m. American Southwest in 1975. The event will be in the parking lot next Theatre Company and NMSU present this adaptato 703 N. Bullard St. Anyone who is interested in tion: Shipwrecked, orphaned, broke, and desperdisplaying artifacts or memorabilia associated with ate for affection, the characters in Shakespeare’s the Silver City Train Depot, contact Lucy Whitexhilarating comedy make fools of one another marsh, Silver City MainStreet Manager, 534-1700 and of themselves, as they figure out how to put or lmwk@dishmail.net. the pieces together. $10-$17, 646-4515 or 646new fiBer ArtiSt trAilS – 6-8 p.m. Community 1420. NMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. Univermeetings to learn more about fiber artists. Are sity Ave. you a New Mexico fiber artist? Do you produce MAd grAvity – 8 p.m. A new comedy by the animal or plant fibers in the state? Or do you supauthor of Cockeyed about two Dada perforply your local fiber community with the materials it mance artists who have built a theatre in their needs? during one in the series of these informative living room. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting meetings. The Española Valley Fiber Arts Center is a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 working to increase exposure for fiber artists in our students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. state, and your input is needed. Little Toad Creek Main St., www.no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. Brewery, 200 N. Bullard St., www.evfac.org, development@evfac.org. SwnM AudoBon – 7 p.m. Last monthly meeting of the season will feature Brian Dolton, giving 40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS continued on next page a tour of bird names and their origins from near and far. WNMU Harlan Hall, on Alabama & 12th Streets. 3882386, www.swnmaudubon.org. cygne – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 OPEN SUN 11-3 • TUES-SAT 10:30-5:30 • CLOSED MON Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandopera• 8000 SQ. FT. WITH OVER house.com. 35 VENDORS... Peter & BrAndon – 7:30 p.m. Local duo plays a wide range • NOW ACCEPTING QUALITY of classic favorites of rock, funk, CONSIGNMENTS. blues and country. Little Toad • AFFORDABLE FURNITURE Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 - VENDOR SPACES AVAILABLE N. Bullard, 956-6144.

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SUNDAY Silver City/Grant County Tour of the Gila – April 29-May 3. This 5-day bicycle stage race enters its 29th year. 8 categories including Professional Men & Women will race in and around Silver City and The innovative paintings of Steven MonLas Cruces/Mesilla the Gila National Forest. Don’t miss the get will be featured in May and June at Spring Sale – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. downtown races on Saturday, May 2, Aa Studios in Las Cruces. The Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces all day. Kids races and citizen races, presents its annual sale at St. as well as an EXPO, Beer Garden, Kid Paul’s United Methodist Church, Zone, and racing all day, www.tourofthegila.com. 225 W. Griggs Avenue. Songs of Springtime – 3 p.m. Community Chamber Twelfth Night – 7:30 p.m. American Southwest Singers present a free concert at the Episcopal Church Theatre Company and NMSU present this adaptation: of the Good Shepherd, corner of Texas and 7th Street. Shipwrecked, orphaned, broke, and desperate for affecChildcare provided and reception following. 388-4764. tion, the characters in Shakespeare’s exhilarating comedy Open Mic Night – 6-9 p.m. Diane’s Parlor, 510 N. make fools of one another and of themselves, as they Bullard St., 538-8722, www.dianesrestaurant.com. figure out how to put the pieces together. $10-$17, 646William Florian – 7 p.m. Former New Christy Min4515 or 646-1420. NMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. strels singer performs his “Those Were the Days” conUniversity Ave. cert at the Fine Arts Center at WNMU. Proceeds fund The New Electric Ballroom – 7:30 p.m. Doña Ana contributions by the Rotary Club of Silver City to local Arts Council 2014/2015 Performance Series presents charitable and educational organizations. Florian’s the return of FUSION Theatre Company and their produc- tribute concert pays homage to John Denver, Peter, Paul tion of Enda Walsh’s Obie Award-winning play. $22& Mary, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and others. $15, www. gcconcerts.org, 534-1135 or 388-2004.

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characters in Shakespeare’s exhilarating comedy make fools of one another and of themselves, as they figure out how to put the pieces together. $10-$17, 646-4515 or 646-1420. NMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave. The New Electric Ballroom – 2 p.m. Doña Ana Arts Council 2014/2015 Performance Series presents the return of FUSION Theatre Company and their production of Enda Walsh’s Obie Award-winning play. $22-$32.25, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., 575-523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com. Mad Gravity – 2:30 p.m. A new comedy by the author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www.no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. MONDAY Silver City/Grant County Open Mic Night – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www. buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Left Coast Tour of Epic Mind Blowing Awesomeness – 7 p.m. The tour includes performances by awardwinning singer Summer Osborne and Sarah McCracken. The artists call their unique act the Left Coast Tour of Epic Mind Blowing Awesomeness. It involves songs and performances that touch on the human spirit and condition. Center For Gender Equity 1211 Mississippi St. on the WNMU campus. Free.

TUESDAY Silver City/Grant County SWNM Quilters Guild – 9:30 a.m. Southwest New Mexico Quilters Guild meet the first Tuesday of every month at the Grant County Extension Office, 2610 N. Silver St. Guests and prospective members welcome always. 534-0440, hoosierhoney@sisna.com or 3888161, nevadablue43@centurylink.net. Give Grandly – 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Grant County Community Foundation presents community giving. Food and music by Brandon Perrault. Gough Park, www.givegrandly.org. PFLAG Silver City – 5:30-7 p.m. Meets first Tuesday of every month. Meetings are confidential and open to all persons who need support for themselves or an LGBTQ loved-one. Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 W. Yankie St. 590-8797. International Folk Dancing – 6-7:30 p.m. Silver City International Folk Dancing meets every first and third Tuesday at the Unitarian Fellowship Building, 3845 North Swan St.

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Las Cruces/Mesilla Mean Mary – 8-11 p.m. Live music. Country singer, banjo picker from Nashville. No cover. High Desert Brewing Co. 1201 W. Hadley Ave. 575-525-6752, www. highdesertbrewingco.com.

FRIDAY Silver City/Grant County Popcorn Fridays – Free popcorn and other food samples. Silver City Food Co-op, 520 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. Silver City Woman’s Club – 10:30 a.m. The Silver City Woman’s Club meets the second Friday of each month at 411 Silver Heights Blvd. Call Kathleen at 5383452. V-E Day Celebration - 7 p.m. Fort Bayard Coalition and Preservation Society presents a dance to the sounds of the Big Band on the Rio Grande at the 70th anniversary celebration of the end of World War II in Europe and honoring WWII veterans. Santa Clara National Guard Armory, US 180 East. THURSDAY Tickets $10. 537-2443. Silver City/Grant County Chautauqua – noon. Bill The Greenwood Misses – 7 Dunmire presents “Our p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera Gifts from Spain: How MediterHouse, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, ranean Plants and Foods Came 538-9911, www.buckhornsato New Mexico.” Silver City loonandoperahouse.com. Museum Annex, 302 West JB and the Jack Rabbits – 8 Broadway. 538-5921, info@ p.m. From outlaw country to silvercitymuseum.org, www. heavy metal, this local band has silvercitymuseum.org. it all. Little Toad Creek Brewery Gilawriters Expressive Writ& Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, ing Group – 2-4 p.m. Writers 956-6144. Our Gifts from Spain: How Mediterranean of all levels welcome. SponPlants and Foods Came to New Mexico, is the sored by the Southwest Festival Las Cruces/Mesilla Exhibit Opening – 4-8 p.m. of the Written Word at www. subject of a Chautauqua noon Thursday, May Aa Studios will feature the swwordfiesta.org and the Silver 7, at the Silver City Museum Annex. innovative paintings of Steven City Public Library, 515 W. ColMonget in May and June. Aa lege Ave., trish.heck@gmail.com, Studios is behind 2645 Dona Ana Road. May hours will 534-0207. Stir and Simmer Road Ride –5 p.m. Meet at Gila Hike be 4–8 p.m. Friday, May 8., 1–5 p.m. Saturday, May 9, and Bike for the weekly road ride. 103 E. College Ave. and 2–4 p.m. Sunday, May 10. The gallery may also be Level of difficulty: Intermediate and up. visited by appointment by calling Roy at 575-520-8752. Wild Tales – Six short stories involving distressed people. Spanish with subtitles. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. nightly,

1:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through May 14. Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, www. mesillavalleyfilm.org, 524-8287. Mad Gravity – 8 p.m. A new comedy by the author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Tonight their home/ theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www.no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. SATURDAY Silver City/Grant County Community Arts and Crafts Street Fair/Market – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Grand debut for 2015. 8th annual market features local handmade art. Professional and emerging artists make market a fun, exciting event. Food, music, more. Vendors welcome, $10/week. 575-3136468, www.silvercityartmarket.com. Artisan Market – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Support local artisans, 614 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. Steven S. Teran Memorial Scholarship and Bike Run – 10 a.m. The Steven S. Teran Memorial Scholarship was established for his achievements, work ethic and selfless sacrifice. Steven was a 1981 graduate of Cobre High School. Upon graduation, he attended New Mexico Military Institute. Steven then went on to attend New Mexico State University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Applied Science in Criminal Justice. He was also a man of great patriotism and served his country as a First Lieutenant in the New Mexico Army National Guard until his death, along with his two daughters in the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre in 1990. $15 per person, $20 per couple. Brown Derby, 410 Bayard St., Santa Clara. Hurley Pride Festival & Car Show – All day. Cars, food, music, vendors, raffles and demonstrations. 9563535. Mountain Bike Ride – 9 a.m. Meet and carpool from Gila Hike and Bike, 103 E. College Ave. 3 hours or so of something stellar. Course to be announced. Experience necessary – level of difficulty: hard. Music in the Parlor – 1-2 p.m. Farhad Arasteh will play Spanish guitar music in the Ailman Family Parlor at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org. Gary Gorence – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buck-

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images and the use of light and shadow. The exhibit will continue through June 6 at Unsettled Gallery, 905 N. Mesquite St., 575-635-2285, www.unsettledgallery.com. Mad Gravity – 8 p.m. A new comedy by the author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www. no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. No Reservations – 8-11 p.m. Live music. Jazz trio. No cover. High Desert Brewing Co. 1201 W. Hadley Ave. 575-525-6752, www.highdesertbrewingco.com.

Las Cruces/Mesilla Southwest Calligraphy Guild – 9:30 a.m. Workshop on different styles of lettering. In conjunction with SUNDAY the exhibit Good Silver City/Grant Penmanship. BraniCounty gan Cultural Center, Hike Grant 501 N. Main St., County – 1-2 575-541-2154, p.m. Little Walnut Trail www.las-cruces.org/ at Little Walnut Picnic museums. Grounds, 2.5 miles. Crafts for Kids Trailhead is just north – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. of Little Walnut Picnic Children of all ages area. Meet in the parkinvited to create ing area. 538-8573, Mother’s Day crafts ext. 121. to take home. ReguOpen Mic Night – 6-9 San Diego folk/pop duo Lovebirds plays the Little Toad lar museum admisp.m. Diane’s Parlor, Creek Brewery & Distillery Tuesday, May 12. sion is required for 510 N. Bullard St., all family members: 538-8722, www. $5 for adults, $3 for dianesrestaurant.com. senior citizens, $2 for children 5 to 17, and free admission for children 4 and under. New Mexico Las Cruces/Mesilla Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Mad Gravity – 2:30 p.m. A new comedy by the Springs Road, (575) 522-4100 or www.nmfarman- author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance dranchmuseum.org. artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Mother’s Day Celebration – 1-4 p.m. Mesilla Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner Valley Fine Arts Gallery celebrates Mother’s Day party. $12 general admission, $10 students and with gallery artists, music and refreshments. 2470A seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www. Calle de Guadalupe. no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. Exhibit Opening – 4-6 p.m. Chance and ShadMesilla Valley Chorale – 3 p.m. Presents “Timeow, features two bodies of work from J.D. Jarvis, less Treasures,” from sacred to pop and Broadway, “Chance” and “Shades of Noir,” exploring digital and a special 50-year tribute to The Sound of Mu-

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Alamogordo/Otero County Wine Down Wednesday – 5:30-8 p.m. Live music by Johnny Mack, wine hors d’oeuvres, Heart of the Desert wines. $10 cover. Heart of the Desert Pistachios & Wine, 7288 Hwy. 54/70, between Alamogordo and Tularosa. 575-434-0035, www. heartofthedesert.com. THURSDAY Silver City/Grant County Grant County Commission Meeting – 9 a.m. The regular meeting of the Grant County Commission. Grant County Administration Building, 1400 Hwy 180 E. Community Forum – Noon-1 p.m. Reconnective Healing with Jane Papin, who will explain how Reconnective Healing can return you to an optimal state of balance. 614 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. Gilawriters Expressive Writing Group – 2-4 p.m. Writers of all levels welcome. Sponsored by the Southwest Festival of the Written Word at www. swwordfiesta.org and the Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., trish.heck@ gmail.com, 5340207.

TUESDAY Silver City/Grant County Community Forum – Noon-1 p.m. Reconnective Healing with Jane Papin, who will explain how Reconnective Healing can return you to an optimal state of balance. 614 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, www. silvercityfoodcoop. com. Mountain Bike Ride – 5:15 p.m. Little Walnut Picnic Grounds. Carpool out and meet up for 1.5 hours of riding. Level of difficulty: intermediate. Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night – 7 p.m. Las Cruces/ Join our quizMesilla master, Jaime S teve Cormier “The Legend of Polar Bear and Snake” is part of an exhibit by Ramirez for the – 7 p.m. Culture J.D. Jarvis opening May 9 at the Unsettled Gallery in Las Cruces. best trivia around. Series: Former FREE to play, with ranch hand and lots of prizes. cowboy singer Watering Hole Lounge, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., Steve Cormier brings his traditional music and 538-5666. story-telling. A former history professor and actor, Lovebirds – 8 p.m. San Diego folk/pop band Cormier spent nine years as a ranch and farm plays Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. hand in eastern New Mexico and Kansas. DonaBullard, 956-6144. tions accepted for admission. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Las Cruces/Mesilla Road, (575) 522-4100 or www.nmfarmandranchEvery Other Tuesday – 6:30 p.m. Young at museum.org. Heart Chorus, a 25-member group presenting Mad Gravity – 7 p.m. A new comedy by the vocal solos, duets and group harmony. Free, Rio author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., 575-523-6403, artists who have built a theatre in their living room. www.riograndetheatre.com. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 students and WEDNESDAY seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www. Silver City/Grant County no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. Storytime – 10:30-11:30 a.m. All ages Cajon Brothers – 8-11 p.m. Live music. Acoustic welcome. Read, listen, sing, move at the rhythm and grooves. No cover. High Desert BrewSilver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave. ing Co. 1201 W. Hadley Ave. 575-525-6752, Lego Club – 4-5 p.m. Ages 4-9. Silver City Public www.highdesertbrewingco.com. Library, 515 W. College Ave. Michael Betdorf – 6-9 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 53840 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS continued on next page 9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Open Mic Night – 6-9 p.m. Q’s Bistro, 101 W. College Ave. Trivia Night – 7-8:30 p.m. Quizmaster Josh White leads the fun, with bar food, beer, wine and no cover charge. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144.

Las Cruces/Mesilla Dona Ana County Genealogical Society – 2 p.m. Member Georgie McDougle will present the program “How to write your own story.” Roadrunner Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., dacgslc@gmail.com. Reading Art Book Club – 2:30 p.m. A group discussion on the book Rembrandt’s Portrait: A Biography by Charles L. Mee Jr. There will be a viewing of “Rembrandt,” a DVD from the PBS’s “The Great Artists-The Dutch Masters Series,” at 1:30 p.m. prior to the regular meeting. Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St., 575-541-2221, www. las-cruces.org/museums.

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“Open Range” is one of the diverse works of “Here and Now,” the new exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, featuring regional artists. FRIDAY Silver City/Grant County PoPcorn fridAyS – Free popcorn and other food samples. Silver City Food Co-op, 520 N. Bullard St., 3882343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. rAy creSSler – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. MichAel BAtdorf – 6-9 p.m. American folk, blues, bluegrass. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 9566144. dj define – 9 p.m. Dance party! Congrats WNMU grads! Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 9566144.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, (575) 522-4100 or www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. cloudS of SilS MAriA – A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. nightly, 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through May 22, Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, www.mesillavalleyfilm.org, 524-8287. MAd grAvity – 8 p.m. A new comedy by the author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www.no-strings.org, 575-523-1223. tyler t – 8-11 p.m. Live music. Psychfolk-funk from Ft. Collins, Colo. No cover. High Desert Brewing Co. 1201 W. Hadley Ave. 575-525-6752, www.highdesertbrewingco.com. Deming/Luna County deMing fleA MArket – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buy, sell, trade. Intersection of Hatch Highway and Hwy. 180, 2 miles north of Deming. 575-494-3021. SATURDAY Silver City/Grant County coMMunity ArtS And crAftS Street fAir/MArket – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Professional and emerging artists make market a fun, exciting event. Food, music, more. Vendors welcome, $10/ week. 575-313-6468, www.silvercityartmarket.com. MountAin Bike ride – 9 a.m. Meet and carpool from Gila Hike and Bike, 103 E College Ave. 3 hours or so of something stellar. Course to be announced. Experience necessary – level of difficulty: hard. Book Signing –2-3 p.m. Alicia Delgaldillo will sign copies of her book, From Fort Marion to Fort Sill, A Documentary History of the Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War, 1886-1913, with Miriam Perrett. Delgaldillo will also give a presentation on “Good Intentions: Chiricahua

16 Alicia Delgaldillo will sign copies of her book, From Fort Marion to Fort Sill, A Documentary History of the Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War, 1886-1913, with Miriam Perrett, 2-3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Silver City Museum Annex. Las Cruces/Mesilla BleSSing of the fieldS – 10 a.m.- noon. Traditional, colorful procession to bless the animals, plants and acequia beginning at 10 a.m. Before the procession, Henry Narvaez, of Cacique of Tortugas Pueblo, will lead the prayer to the four directions.

Apache Education at the Carlisle Indian School.” Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org. AMoS torreS – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. the overSoulS – 8 p.m. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144. Las Cruces/Mesilla MAd grAvity – 8 p.m. A new comedy by the author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 general admission, $10 students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., www.no-strings.org, 575-523-1223.

SUNDAY Silver City/Grant County gilA nAtive PlAnt Society – 8 a.m. Field trip to Sapillo Creek Trail 247 including a 4-mile round trip to see an impressive roadside population of Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana. Participants should meet at 8 a.m. in the south parking lot of the Fine Arts Theater at WNMU to arrange for carpooling. Those attending must sign a release-of-liability form and will receive a list of native plants in the hike area. For more information on field trips, call Kevin Keith at 535-4064, www.gilanps.org. oPen Mic night – 6-9 p.m. Diane’s Parlor, 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722, www.dianesrestaurant.com.

Las Cruces/Mesilla Art in the gArden – 11a.m.-4 p.m. Eighteen artists of Picacho Hills exhibit thier work in six flagged gardens, off Picacho Hills Drive. Garden plants will be labeled and master gardeners will answer questions. Art includes acrylic, oil, watercolor, gemstone and metalwork, woodwork, glass art, fiber art and more. For information, visit www.artistsofpicachohills.com, or call 575-527-2367. MAd grAvity – 2:30 p.m. A new comedy by the author of Cockeyed about two Dada performance artists who have built a theatre in their living room. Tonight their home/theatre is hosting a dinner party. $12 The Hillsboro BookFest 2015, a literary festival general admission, $10 students and seniors, Black Box Theatre, sponsored by the Hillsboro Community Library, 430 N. Main St., www.no-strings. will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the org, 575-523-1223. Hillsboro Community Center. new horizonS SyMPhony – 3 p.m. Features Beethoven’s SymDeming/Luna County phony No. 8, the Blue Danube Waltz and the Emperor’s Waltz by Strauss. 575-571deMing fleA MArket – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buy, sell, trade. Intersection of Hatch 4498, www.nhsocruces.com. Atkinson Highway and Hwy. 180, 2 miles north of Recital Hall at NMSU. Admission is free. Deming. 575-494-3021. rg thrio – 7 p.m. The trio composed indoor/outdoor BArn SAle –8 a.m.-2 of Bob Geitgey piano, Erik Unsworth bass p.m. Vendors, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Path and Bryon Mutnick on drums plays for the Finders Trading Post, 4815 Hwy. 180, Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Society for 575-546-9085, www.pathfinderstradingtheir monthly concert series at First Chrispost.com. tian Church, 1809 El Paseo (across from

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silvercityfoodcoop.com. Art for Your Yard Reception – 4-7 p.m. Mark Bowen’s new collection. Mark’s unique metal sculptures continue to evolve and delight his fans. Raven’s Nest Gallery, on the corner of Broadway and Bullard streets. 720-270-6342. People’s Choice Bike Awards – 5 p.m. Blues and Bikes Festival. Gough Park. The Noodles – 5-7 p.m. Blues and Bikes Festival. Gough Park. Scott Van Linge – 7 p.m. Blues Guitar. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www. buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Country Blues Revue – 7:30-10:30 p.m. Billy’s BBQ, 2138 Hwy. 180 E, 3881367. Dusty Low – 8-11 p.m. Q’s Southern Bistro, 101 W. College Ave., 534-4401. Guitar Slim – 9 p.m. Award-winning blues. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144.

Nashville singer/songwriter Annalise Emerick plays High Desert Brewing Co. in Las Cruces Thursday, May 28, and the Black Range Vineyards in Mesilla Friday, May 29. Las Cruces High School). $5 members, $8 non-members and $1 for students with (ID), www.mvjazzblues.net. Las Cruces School of Dance and Music – 7 p.m. The students of the Las Cruces School of Dance & Music, under the direction of Jim Mack, present their British Invasion show, featuring selections encompassing the styles of Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Bollywood and Musical. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Free, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., 575-525-5670. MONDAY Silver City/Grant County Laughter Club – 11:1511:45 a.m. Use the physical act of laughter to enhance your health. No jokes are used but lots of breathing, laughing and clapping. There is no cost, this club is sponsored by the Active & Alive program. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 615 N. Texas St. Open Mic Night – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com.

Meet at Gila Hike and Bike for the weekly road ride. 103 E. College Ave. Level of difficulty: Intermediate and up. Las Cruces/Mesilla Re: Visioning the West – 5-7 p.m. Opening reception for this exhibit, featuring artists who are, in their own ways, challenging the visitors to view the beloved American West in a new light. NMSU University Art Gallery, in D.W. Williams Hall, at the intersection of University Avenue and Solano Drive. (575) 646-2545 or jasminew@nmsu.edu. Night at the Museum – 7-9 p.m. On

Las Cruces/Mesilla Woman in Gold – Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. nightly, 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through May 28, Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, www.mesillavalleyfilm.org, 524-8287. Deming/Luna County Deming Flea Market – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buy, sell, trade. Intersection of Hatch Highway and Hwy. 180, 2 miles north of Deming. 575-494-3021. Hypnosis on Self Love – 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Path Finders Trading Post, 4815 Hwy. 180, 575-546-9085, www.moon-

Deming/Luna County Deming Flea Market – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buy, sell, trade. Intersection of Hatch Highway and Hwy. 180, 2 miles north of Deming. 575-494-3021.

TUESDAY Silver City/Grant County International Folk Dancing – 6-7:30 p.m. Silver City International Folk Dancing meets every first and third Tuesday at the The New Electric Ballroom is a fanciful exploration of youth, hope and yearning set against the Unitarian Fellowship Building, 3845 North Swan St. backdrop of a small Irish fishing village. The play, performed by New Mexico’s professional theater Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night troupe FUSION THEATRE COMPANY, will be at the Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces May 2-3. – 7 p.m. Join our quizmaster, Jaime Ramirez for the best trivia around. FREE to play, with lots of prizes. Watering this special evening, the indoor exhibits dancehealing.com. Hole Lounge, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., will come to life. Encounter characters 538-5666. who step out of photographs, paintings SATURDAY and vignettes and learn about New Silver City/Grant County WEDNESDAY Mexico history as you listen to stories and 44th Annual Ft. Bayard WilSilver City/Grant County interact with an interesting array of peoderness Run – 8 a.m. 5K and Trivia Night – 7-8:30 p.m. Quizple. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage 13K trail runs. New Mexico State Masters master Josh White leads the fun, Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Metric Half-Marathon Championship. with bar food, beer, wine and no cover (575) 522-4100 or www.nmfarmanMeet at the Ft. Bayard Parade Grounds charge. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distill- dranchmuseum.org. near the old hospital. Age group prizes, Double Clutchers – 8-11 p.m. Live ery, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144. kids fun run. $15 race registration. 574Open Mic Night – 6-9 p.m. Q’s Bistro, music. Rockabilly. No cover. High Desert 2902, mrgreendreams@msn.com. 101 W. College Ave. Brewing Co. 1201 W. Hadley Ave. 575Community Arts and Crafts Street 525-6752, www.highdesertbrewingco. Fair/Market – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ProfesTHURSDAY com. sional and emerging artists make market Silver City/Grant County a fun, exciting event. Food, music, more. Gilawriters Expressive WritFRIDAY Vendors welcome, $10/week. 575-313ing Group – 2-4 p.m. Writers Silver City/Grant County 6468, www.silvercityartmarket.com. of all levels welcome. Sponsored by the People’s Choice Bike Show – 11 20th Annual Blues and Bikes Festival Southwest Festival of the Written Word at a.m. to 5 p.m. Blues and Bikes – 12:15-9 p.m. Rhythm Mystic and Branwww.swwordfiesta.org and the Silver City Festival. Gough Park. don Perrault, Guitar Slim, Bad News Blues Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., trish. Popcorn Fridays – Free popcorn and Band, Janiva Magness, The Taj Mahal heck@gmail.com, 534-0207. other food samples. Silver City Food CoTrio. Gough Park. Stir and Simmer Road Ride –5 p.m. op, 520 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, www. Exhibit Opening – 1-3 p.m. Open

Las Cruces/Mesilla Cowboy Mounted Shooting – 11 a.m. The Borderland Pistoleros Cowboy Mounted Shooting Club will have its “Run for the Border” event to benefit Aslyn’s Stable of Hope in Las Cruces. The organization provides equine-assisted therapy for victims of sexual abuse. Museum admission required to watch the competition. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road, (575) 522-4100 or www.nmfarmandranchmuseum.org. Pop Jazz – 8-11 p.m. Live music. No cover. High Desert Brewing Co. 1201 W. Hadley Ave. 575-525-6752, www. highdesertbrewingco.com.

SUNDAY Silver City/Grant County 20th Annual Blues and Bikes Festival – Noon-6:45 p.m. The Greenwood Misses, the Pleasure Pilots, Andy T Nick Nixon Band, The Campbell Brothers. Gough Park. Open Mic Night – 6-9 p.m. Diane’s Parlor, 510 N. Bullard St., 538-8722, www.dianesrestaurant.com. Felix y Los Gatos – 7:30 p.m. $5 cover. Music from the South and Southwest including Zydeco, Americana, Blues, Funk, Rancheras, Cumbias, Country, Tex-Mex, Swing. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144.

Drawers, Fashion Plates, and Late Night Dates: High Fashion from the WheatonSmith Collection. Tin-can camera photos. come dress up in Victorian finery and take home a picture made the old fashioned way! This program is free and open to the public. Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 538-5921, www.silvercitymuseum.org. Jianda Monique – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Rhythm Mystic – 9 p.m. Local jazz, funk, rock band – dance time! Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144.

MONDAY Silver City/Grant County Open Mic Night – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse. com.

TUESDAY Silver City/Grant County Greg Renfro and Friends – 1-3 p.m. Live music. Yankie Creek Coffee House, 112 W. Yankie St. 590-8797. Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night – 7 p.m. Join our quizmaster, Jaime Ramirez for the best trivia around. FREE to play, with lots of prizes. Watering Hole Lounge, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5666.

Las Cruces/Mesilla Every Other Tuesday – 6:30 p.m. Recognized internationally as a musician who composes and performs a kaleidoscopic mixture of instrumental selections, fingerstyle guitarist Richard Gilewitz fills his performances with a virtual history of the acoustic guitar from blues to folk, traditional to classical and where in between. Free, Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., 575-523-6403, www.riograndetheatre.com.

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46 40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS continued WEDNESDAY Silver City/Grant County Trivia Night – 7-8:30 p.m. Quizmaster Josh White leads the fun, with bar food, beer, wine and no cover charge. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144. Open Mic Night – 6-9 p.m. Q’s Bistro, 101 W. College Ave.

Las Cruces/Mesilla Fingerstyle Workshop – 6:30 p.m. With guitarist Richard Gilewitz, $35. Hubbard’s Music and More, 108 Wyatt Drive. 575-525-8884, www.richardgilewitz. com. THURSDAY Las Cruces/Mesilla Annalise Emerick – 8-11 p.m. Nashville singer/songwriter. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 575-525-6752, www.highdesertbrewingco.com.

FRIDAY Silver City/Grant County Popcorn Fridays – Free popcorn and other food samples. Silver City Food Co-op, 520 N. Bullard St., 3882343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. The Oversouls – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Bruce Mandel – 8 p.m. Singer/songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Americana. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144.

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SATURDAY Silver City/Grant County Community Arts and Crafts Street Fair/Market – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Professional and emerging artists make market a fun, exciting event. Food, music, more. Vendors welcome, $10/ week. 575-313-6468, www.silvercityartmarket.com. Community Flea Market – 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 614 N. Bullard St., 388-2343, www.silvercityfoodcoop.com. Michy & Me – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Bourbon Legend – 8 p.m. High energy ukulele rock. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144.

Las Cruces/Mesilla Beth Lee & the Breakups – 8-11 p.m. Austin Alt-country. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 575-5256752, www.highdesertbrewingco.com. Deming/Luna County Deming Flea Market – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buy, sell, trade. Intersection of Hatch Highway and Hwy. 180, 2 miles north of Deming. 575-494-3021. Beginners Herbal Workshop – 2-4 p.m. The Path Finders Trading Post, 4815 Hwy. 180, 575-546-9085, www.moondancehealing.com. SUNDAY Silver City/Grant County Open Mic Night – 6-9 p.m. Diane’s Parlor, 510 N. Bullard St.,

Las Cruces/Mesilla Timbuktu – A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. nightly, 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through June 4, Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, www.mesillavalleyfilm. org, 524-8287. Annalise Emerick – 8-10 p.m. Nashville singer/songwriter. Black Range Vineyards, 2461 Calle de Principal, 575-523-9463.

Tish Hinojosa performs Saturday, May 2, at the Buckhorn Opera House in Pinos Altos as part of the Mimbres Region Arts Council’s Folk Series. JUNE MONDAY Silver City/Grant County Open Mic Night – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com.

TUESDAY Silver City/Grant County Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night – 7 p.m. Join our quizmaster, Jaime Ramirez for the best trivia around. FREE to play, with lots of prizes. Watering Hole Lounge, 708 Silver Heights Blvd., 538-5666.

6752, www.highdesertbrewingco.com. SATURDAY Silver City/Grant County Mackie Redd – 7 p.m. Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House, 32 Main St., Pinos Altos, 538-9911, www.buckhornsaloonandoperahouse.com. Jones & Miles – 8-11 p.m. Live music. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 575-525-6752, www.highdesertbrewingco.com.

WEDNESDAY Silver City/Grant County Trivia Night – 7-8:30 p.m. Quizmaster Josh White leads the fun, with bar food, beer, wine and no cover charge. Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, 200 N. Bullard St., 956-6144.

THURSDAY Silver City/Grant County Deming/Luna The play “Mad Gravity,” a kooky comedy, opens May 1 Brittany Kingery – 7:30 p.m. County and runs through May 17 at the Black Box Theatre in Las $5 cover, Trop Rock. Little Deming Flea Market Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery, – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Buy, Cruces. 200 N. Bullard, 956-6144. sell, trade. Intersection of Hatch Highway and Hwy. 180, 2 miles 538-8722, www.dianesrestaurant.com. Las Cruces/Mesilla north of Deming. 575-494-3021. The Harmaleighs – 8-11 p.m. Live music from Nashville. High Desert Brewing Co., 1201 W. Hadley Ave., 575-525-

Calls for artists Deming and Luna County June 2015 at the Deming Art Center will feature a “Luna County Fine Arts and Fine Arts Craft Show.” There is no age limit, but entrants must be residents of Luna County. A $25 entry fee covers up to three entries. Cash awards and ribbons will be given. Call the Deming Art Center at 575-546-3663 or visit www.demingarts.org for more information. “Fine Arts Photography Show” will be the subject of the August Exhibit at the Deming Art Center. A $25 entry fee covers up to three entries. Cash awards and ribbons will be given. Call the Deming Art Center at 575-546-3663 or visit www.demingarts. org for more information.

Las Cruces & Mesilla The Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library invite authors to participate in their second “Celebrate Authors” event, to be held Sunday, Sept. 20. Authors must be residents of Doña Ana County, and books must have been published no earlier than 2010. Books can be of all genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short story collection or children’s literature. Information about the author and the book must be submitted on the application form, which can be found on the Friends’ website, www.libraryfriendslc.org. Completed forms should be sent to Sue Fletcher at sjfletch1940@yahoo. com, no later than July 31. Refer questions to Sue Fletcher at 575-521-8507. Leave your name, phone number and mention Celebrate Authors.

Farhad Arasteh will play Spanish guitar music in the Ailman Family Parlor at the Silver City Museum, 312 W. Broadway, 1-2 p.m. Saturday, May 9.

The Las Cruces Museum of Art and the Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces calls for submissions for its From the Ground Up XXVI Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition. Submissions are open to ceramic artists living and working in states in the Mountain Time Zone. The exhibition runs Aug. 7 – Oct. 24, 2015. Artists may submit up to four works for consideration. The submission fee is $30, payable to the Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces. Awards include cash prizes and Museum Purchase Awards. This year’s juror is studio artist Marcia Selsor. The deadline for submissions is postmark-date May 8, 2015. The full prospectus and submission form are available online at www. pottersguildlc.com. For more information, contact Exhibitions Curator Joy Miller at jmiller@las-cruces. org.

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Traveling Light

EL PASO IMPROV: This small bird steps lightly into the crowds of stranded travelers at El Paso’s International Airport.

Boston-based photographer Brian Hilsmeyer traveled through the region recently and looked at our backyard with a different eye. These photos are the result.

WIND DANCER: A home-made wind chime captures the artistic whimsy and playfulness that permeates the local community.

TABLE FOR TWO: A warning for us all, echoing through the ages.

NAZARETH: Beautiful, Dangerous, and Protective -- In New Mexico, God and the Devil are One.

EARTH TO SKY: After a day’s labor, my uncle’s shoes dry on a fence in the late afternoon light.

PAZ Y LUZ: A natural blessing to the day’s end.

TWILIGHT FINCH: Dusk on Rockhound Road.

YUCCA SUNRISE: My meditation -- This is how I pray.

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