El Paso Scene Weekly for Feb. 15-21, 2010 Click here for other weekly digests Dubfire — One half of the Grammy-winning music duo Deep Dish performs at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at The Vault, 209 E. El Paso. All ages show. Admission: $26 general admission; $31 VIP. Information: 529-4377.
Dubfire (aka Ali Shirazinia) will release his first solo mix album Dubfire GU31 – Taipei in April.
Emmanuel — The Latin singer presents his 2010 “Retro Tour” at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at El Paso County Coliseum with special guest Alexander Acha. Tickets; $59 general admission, $79 preferred, $109 floor and boxes, plus service charge. (Ticketmaster).
Emmanuel is known for his ballads such as “Esa Triste Guitarra” featured in the movie “Dance With Me,” His son Acha tours with him.
Henry Rollins — The former punk legend and former Black Flag frontman presents his spoken word “Frequent Flyer Tour” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at El Paso High School, 800 E. Schuster. Rollins has released several spoken word albums and toured relentlessly with a mixture of amusing stories and poignant reflections on life. Tickets: $16. (ticketbully.com)
TAO the Martial Art of Drum — The Japanese taiko drum spectacular is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium. Tickets: $29 and $36, plus service charges. (Ticketmaster).
Athletic bodies and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming and innovative choreography in this show that has sold-out hundreds of venues with more than a million spectators.
The stars of TAO live and train at a compound in the mountains of Japan, reaching the highest level of virtuosity only after years of intensive study. However, these performers each bring nontraditional flair to the group by drawing on their diverse backgrounds: one as a hard rock musician, another a gymnast, and yet another as a composer.
Bourbon Street on Cincinnati Street ‘10 — The annual Mardi Gras celebration in Kern Place is Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16. For the past five years Cincinnati Street has been vehicle traffic to provide El Paso with the biggest outdoor celebration in town featuring, food live outdoor music drink specials and, of course, beads. Gates open at 4 p.m. Admission: $10 (admission subject to change).
Taste of Frontera — Frontera Land Alliance will host its annual meeting and fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, featuring local wines, foods, live music, a silent auction and door prizes. Proceeds support conservation and restoration of critically important natural land resources in the El Paso region. Reservations recommended. Tickets are $40. Information: 526-7725, 490-8601 or fronteralandalliance.org.
The non-profit Frontera Land Alliance was launched by a group of concerned citizens in the spring of 2004, and its first land preservation project, acquiring the 91-acre Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon, was completed in 2005. Since then, the land trust has been actively engaged with many natural resource conservation initiatives in the El Paso region.
Coin Show — The International Coin Club of El Paso’s 47th annual Coin Show is Feb. 19-21 at El Maida Shrine Center, 6331 Alabama, featuring 60 tables of coin dealers from Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Indiana, California, Pennsylvania and Maine to buy and sell coins, banknotes, tokens, medals and collectibles; plus stamps. This year’s theme is “Saluting Fort Bliss.” Show hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Raffle tickets are $1 for more than $1,000 worth of coins. Information: 533-6001 or elpasocoinclub.com. Weekend of show: 526-3180.
The club will display exhibits related to the coins and medals of Fort Bliss, and distribute complete set of the 2009 Lincoln cents free to each adult visitor.
Kids auction planned Saturday at 2 p.m. for ages 7 to 14 (limited to the first 50 who register). Registration requires answering 10 questions about the educational exhibits placed by the club members. The kids auction is a no cost auction; scrip provided for the bidding.
The International Coin Club of El Paso, Inc. meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Travelodge Motel-La Hacienda, 6400 Montana. Coin talks begin around 7 p.m. followed by an auction around 7:45 p.m. Visitors always welcome.
Appraisal Fair — El Paso County Historical Society’s 3rd annual fair is noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at El Paso Woman’s Club, 1400 N. Mesa. Expert appraisers will be on hand to evaluate antiques, collectibles, firearms, jewelry, artwork and personal items. Only items that can be hand-carried will be appraised. Verbal appraisals: $20 for first two items, $10 each additional. Admission without appraisals: $5 . Information: 533-3603 or elpasohistory.com.
Love Affair and Bridal Expo - The 13th annual event presented by KISS-FM is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Camino Real Hotel. The expo, features three bridal fashion shows, and several vendor booths in the hotel’s grand ballroom, mezzanine, and lobby. Admission is free. Information: 544-9550.
El Paso Museum of History — 510 N. Santa Fe. Hours (including gift shop) are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays and city holidays. Special admission fee for Da Vinci exhibit; admission to other exhibits is free. Information: 351-3588 or elpasotexas.gov/history.
Showing through July 10: “The Da Vinci Experience Exhibition.” El Paso will be the exhibit’s West Texas stop. More than 60 precise and working machines described and designed by Leonardo Da Vinci along with replicas of his greatest paintings; most notably the Mona Lisa, are on display. One piece is a precursor to the Gatling gun, weighing 2 tons. Tickets: $14 ($12 seniors 65 and older; $10 ages 5-11; $9 each for groups of 10). Family packages (sold in groups of five): $7 per ticket. (Ticketmaster).
A “Da Vinci: His life and Times” illustrated lecture by Dr. Max Grossman, Professor of Italian Art History at UTEP, is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20.
MUSIC AND DANCE
‘A Night at the Movies’ – El Paso Wind Symphony presents an evening of cinematic-themed performances at7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Tickets: $12.50 ($7.50 students). Information: 760-5599.
The El Paso Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Ron Hufstader, includes woodwind, brass and percussion.
Tango workshop — Paso del Norte Tango Club will host 90-minute tango workshops by Carlos Cortes and his partner Amanda Michaels beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21, at Shundo Dance Studio, 2719 N. Stanton. Two workshops set for Saturday and three for Sunday. Admission: $25 per workshop; $10 for party. Early bird price of $95 for anyone paying for all five workshops before Feb. 14. Information: 532-2043or 490-4956.
Cortes has taught Tango in Buenos Aires for more than ten years, and is currently teaching in New York City. Michaels is from Australia, with classical ballet training. She dances professionally with Cortes and holds a doctorate in physics.
The couple will also teach and perform at the regular Milonga Party at 8:15 p.m. Saturday.
Black History Month
EPCC Black History Month — El Paso Community College will host events in February in celebration of Black History Month. All events begin at 7 p.m. at Transmountain Campus Forum Theater, Gateway North and Diana. Admission is free. Information: 831-6359.
• Monday, Feb.15: Choir Night, featuring local community choirs.
Miss Black El Paso Southwest Scholarship Pageant — The annual pageant is 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Chamizal National Memorial theater. The Miss Black El Paso Southwest Scholarship pageant features young African American ladies exhibiting their poise, grace and erudition. Admission: $10. Information: 546-9212.
ON STAGE
‘Confessions from La Tuna’ and ‘Escaping Juarez’ — SOL Repertory Theatre Inc. presents two short plays dealing with border issues written and directed by Elvira Carrizal-Dukes at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at UTEP’s Wise Family Theatre in the Fox Fine Arts Center. Proceeds benefit Connections Kids, Casa Amiga and SOL. Admission: $8 general admission; available at the door. Information: 490-5940 or solreptheatre@yahoo.com.
“Escaping Juarez” is a drama about a teenage factory worker who gets kidnapped by her supervisor and a corrupt cop who kidnaps and sells women to buyers in a human trafficking conspiracy.
“Confessions from La Tuna” is a dramatic monologe from a man in prison for his involvement in transporting marijuana that asks the audience “How has your life changed now that I’m locked up?”
‘Shout! The Mod Musical’ – Travel in time from 1960 to 1970 chronicling the dawning liberation of women in the musical Feb. 5-21 at UTEP Dinner Theatre. Just as Dusty Springfield, Petula Clarke, Cilla Black and Lulu were independent women with major careers, English and American women were redefining themselves in the face of changing attitudes about gender. Features such songs as “1, 2, 3,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Diamonds are Forever” and “Downtown.”
Dinner shows begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; dinner matinee performance is 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7; non-dinner matinees are 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 and 21. Tickets $26-$38 dinner shows; $12-22 non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.
Tickets $26-$38 dinner shows; $12-22 non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.
‘Souvenir’ – El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents Stephen Temperly’s comedy about the notoriously bad soprano Florence Foster Jenkins Feb. 12-March 6. Directed by Ivan Sandlin. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 military/students). Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
The two-character play is set in a Greenwich Village supper club in 1964, where Cosme McMoon, a mediocre pianist who teamed up with Jenkins in 1932, sentimentally recollects her life. Jenkins was a wealthy socialite who despite her utter lack of musical talent, became the talk of New York and a cult favorite with her hilariously off-key recitals with McMoon. Her bizarre career culminated in a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall in 1944, and she died a month later.
‘The Vagina Monologues’ — UTEP’s annual production of the award-winning Eve Ensler play is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, at Magoffin Auditorium as part of V-Day at UTEP. Reception is at 7 p.m. Proceeds go towards El Paso Child Crisis Center. Tickets: $10. (Ticketmaster).
V-Day (V for Victory, Valentine and Vagina) is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Information: vday.org.
This year’s production is sponsored by Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, QSA, Sun City Pride, CAB, United Women’s Veterans of Southern New Mexico.
Other V-Day events:
• Congo Teach-In at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at the UTEP Union Cinema. Hosted by the Black Student Union. Admission is free.
• A production of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer” is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Ysleta High School, 8600 Alameda. Tickets available at the door; cost to be determined.
SPORTS
UTEP Women’s Basketball — All home games are at the Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $7 ($3 youth). Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Thursday, Feb. 18 — UAB, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 20 — Memphis, 7 p.m.
El Paso Rhinos — El Paso’s Junior League ice hockey team home games are at the Sierra Providence Events Center, next to the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Regular games times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Ticket information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com. Feb. 19-21 — New Mexico Renegades
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino — The 2009-2010 live horse racing season runs through April 20. Race days are Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (and Wednesday, Feb. 17). First post is 12:25 p.m. each race day. General admission is free to the track and casino. First post time is 12:25 p.m. Turf Club seating is $7.
Simulcast racing begins at 10 a.m. everyday. General admission and parking are free. Information: (575) 874-5200.
• Saturday, Feb. 20 — The Sydney Valentini Handicap. 4-year-olds and up. NM-bred fillies and mares.
• Sunday, Feb. 21 — NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes. NM-bred three year olds.
2010 El Paso Senior Games — The 28th annual games for those age 50 and older run March 1-April 11 at various locations, sponsored by the City Parks and Recreation Department and Sierra Providence Health Network. Top three finishers in each age group receive medals in their event. All participants have a chance qualify to advance to the Texas State Senior Games, which is a qualifying site for the National Senior Games. Applications available at any Recreation or Senior Center with the Parks and Recreation Department. Information: Sandy Rodriguez, 240-3310 or Eliseo Duran, 252-9031.
This year’s Fine Arts competitions include creative writing, poetry and short story.
Sporting competitions are cycling, horseshoes, basketball, bowling, golf, swimming, billiards, volleyball, table tennis, race walk, racquetball, 5K and 10K runs, washers, tennis and track and field.
The events kick off with a Family Fun Day 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Galatzan Recreation Center and Polly Harris Senior Centers, 650 Wallenberg. Activities include a 1500 meter fun walk, obstacle course, basketball throw, box washers, hoop toss and more. Seniors invited to bring their children, grandchildren and other family members. Registration materials will also be available for the upcoming games. Registration fee: $5 (includes lunch).
Race for the Cure — The 18th annual Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s 5K Race for the Cure is Sunday, Feb. 21, at Cohen Stadium, 9700 Gateway North. The fund-raiser has become one of the biggest races of the year in the region. Races include a 5K timed competitive run at 8:30 a.m. and a 5K non-competitive run/walk at 9 a.m. Grounds open at 7 a.m. Registration: $30 competitive; $25 non-competitive (by Feb. 12). Late registration available 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 19-20 at Cielo Vista Mall Feb. 20-21: $35 competitive; $30 competitive. Race day entry: $35 non-competitive; $40 competitive. Registration/information: 533-4433 or komenelpaso.org.
“In the Pink” VIP registration: $50 (includes tent and parking pass and t-shirt), and “Sleep In for the Cure” for non-participants is $35 (includes t-shirt and pillowcase).
Southern New Mexico
Teresa Walters — Doña Ana Arts Council Cultural Series presents the International First Lady of Piano at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las Cruces. In recent years, Walters has performed on six continents and in most of the 50 United States. Her latest CD was nominated for the Grand Prix du Disque. Tickets: $25. Information: (575) 523-6403, (575) 523-0807 or RioGrandeTheatre.com.
Walters is lauded as one of the finest interpreters of Liszt. She is noted for her Keynote Comments.
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino — Mescalero, N.M. Age 21 and older admitted. (Ticketmaster) Information: 1-877-277-5677 or innofthemountaingods.com.
• Howie Mandel — The popular comic and host of “Deal or No Deal” performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19. Tickets: $25-$100.
Spencer Theater for Performing Arts — Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso). Free public guided tours are 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays (except show dates). Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872 or spencertheater.com.
• ‘Camelot’ — 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Lerner and Loewe’s Tony winning musical set in a land where honor and chivalry reign. It follows the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and the young Lancelot with a hauntingly romantic score. Tickets: $46-$49 (matinee) and $56-$59 (evening show).
Bootheel Cowboy Poetry Fiesta — The 17th annual fiesta brings together some of the southwest’s best storytellers, poets and musicians 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum (Old Armory), 708 E. 2nd St., Lordsburg, N.M. Proceeds benefit the museum. Tickets: $10 ($7 students) and includes both sessions and hamburgers and soft drinks at intermission. Available in advance at Verla’s Western Wear, 980 Motel Drive, in Lordsburg or at the door. Information/tickets: (575) 542-9258, (559) 381-1465 or hookjune@hotmail.com.
This year’s emcee is Steve Hill. Performers include poets Pete Kennedy, Larry Harmer, Mike Dunn and Bud Strom, and musical acts Jon Messinger, Steve Conroy, Copper Creek Wranglers and Roughstring.
‘The Eurydice Project’ – American Southwest Theatre Company presents its original production Feb. 19-March 7 at NMSU’s Hershel Zohn Theatre. Showtime is 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Preview night is 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets: $15 ($10 preview night). Information: 1-800-525-ASTC (2782).
The play retells the classic story: Orpheus must travel to the Underworld to save his bride, Eurydice. Can he save her soul and reunite with his love or is he doomed to lose her forever?
‘The Murder Room’ — Las Cruces Community Theater, 313 Downtown Mall, presents Jack Sharkey’s zany spoof on murder mysteries Feb. 19-March 7. The play has been called a mixture of Agatha Christie, Monty Python and Abbot and Costello. Directed by Ken Eastlack. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Gala opening night is Feb. 19. Tickets: $8 ($7 seniors, students and military, $5 children). Information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org.
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