Classic Car Show — Special Olympics Texas Greater El Paso Area-19 will host its 2nd annual fundraising car show 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at Muggs Bar and Grill, 11410 Montana. Ten different car classes will be on display. Live entertainment also featured. Admission: $5; $3 seniors (over 65), military (with ID); free for ages 8 and younger. Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org.
Vehicle registration fees include two show passes. Early bird registration (through July 9): $25 cars; $25 motorcycles; $10 pedal bikes. Fees increase by $5 after July 9.
Mercado Mayapan ‘¡Fuga!’ — Mercado Mayapan, 2101 Myrtle, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special festival 5 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17, featuring special guests from both sides of the border. Tickets: $10 (ticketbully.com). Information: 532-6206 or mercadomayapan.org.
Performers include Son de Madera of
Xalapa, Veracruz, Sleeper Car and Radio La Chusma of El Paso, Mattox and Kontra Golpe Noise Manifest of Juarez and more to be announced.
Rock The Fort — Fort Bliss MWR hosts the summertime concert extravaganza is Saturday, July 17, at Biggs Park, featuring live bands, family activities and a beer garden. Gates open at 4 p.m. Information: 569-6774, 568-2074 or blissmwr.com.
Elektro Bash Mid Summer Beach Party — South Beat presents an all-ages dance and music event 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, July 15, at Wet N Wild Waterworld, I-10 Exit 0 in Anthony, Texas. The event features a large concert stage, sound system, light show, visual effects and giant video screens with a continuous line-up of guest DJs available and go go girls. Headliners are Charles Feelgood and The Vixen Girls, Sno White and Kelly Trance. Advance tickets: $27 all day (includes water rides and show); $17 night only. Tickets at the gate are $32 all day; $20 night only. Advance tickets available at All That Music in El Paso and The Gen in Las Cruces. Information: 630-2206 or myspace.com/latinstarz.
Guest DJs include DJ Deftech, Xeno 9, Ephew, Hosie, Zeller Cromeens, T-Tone, Vinn-E, Johny Cage and Gabriel I.
Fischerspoooner and Acid Girls — 9 p.m. Friday, July 16, at The Vault, 209 E. El Paso. Admission: $16 presale, $21 at the door.
Fischerspooner (Warren Fishcer and Casey Spooner) is an art and performance project that makes music, dance, fashion, film and photography.
Acid Girls (Gregory Bowler and Jamie McNiel) are an LA-based DJ and production duo.
Warmup acts are LX1 and Xeno-9.
Club 101 — 1148 Airway. Advance tickets for most events available at Club 101, All That Music, Psycha and online at ticketbully.com, unless otherwise listed. Information: 544-2101 or club101.com.
• Origin — The technical death metal band performs at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13. Tickets: $10.
Zen-Meister Bar — 1160 Airway. Information: 778-1089.
• Lynch Mob — The power band featuring George Lynch (Dokken), Oni Logan, Brian Tichy (Foreigner and Billy Idol) and Michael Devin (Kenny Wayne Sheppard) performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 18, with other guests to be announced. Ages 18 and older admitted. Tickets: $15.
Music Under the Stars — The 27th summer concert series, Music Under the Stars World Festival, presented by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, features local and international performers 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 15, at the Chamizal National Memorial amphitheater, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission is free. Information: 541-4481 (MCAD), 532-7273 (Chamizal) or elpasoartsandculture.org.
Grills permitted in park, but not within the amphitheater itself. No glass containers or pets permitted at park.
Free park-and-ride shuttles available from El Paso Zoo to Chamizal and depart regularly 6:30 to 10 p.m.
• July 18 — Son De Madera (Son Jarocho)
Alfresco! Fridays — The free outdoor concerts begin at 5:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 10 at Arts Festival Plaza (between El Paso Museum of Art and Plaza Theatre). Presented by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department. No outside food or beverages, or pets allowed. Information: 534-0689, 541-4481, or alfrescofridays.com.
• July 16 — El Paso Blues Band (blues/jazz)
Kern Place Music in the Park — The Kern Place Association presents the popular ‘70s flashback band Fungi Mungle at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 17, as part of its summer-long music series in Madeline Park, 900 Baltimore. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic basket. Admission is free. Information: 588-5827, 731-9956 or kernplace.org.
La Union Station — The restaurant, 3117 Hwy 28 in La Union, N.M., will host a Summer Music Festival Saturday and Sunday, July 17-18, with live bands performing continuously each day beginning at 3 p.m. Admission is free. Information: (575) 874-2828 or launionstationrestaurant.com
Outlet Shoppes’s Summer Concert Series — Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, 7051 S. Desert in Canutillo, (off I-10 at Trans Mountain exit) and Exa radio will host free weekly concerts 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through July 29 at the mall’s North End, between New Balance and Rue 21. Admission is free; bring a lawn chair. Information: 877-3208 or theoutletshoppesatelpaso.com.
• July 15 — Vox (cover band) and Niños Heroes (rock/pop).
The Percolator — 217 N. Stanton. Live music events are scheduled regularly at downtown cafe and gallery. Information: 351-4377 or myspace.com/thepercolator915.
• Sheeple tour kickoff, 8 p.m. Friday, July 16.
ON STAGE
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ – UTEP Dinner Theatre closes its season with the zany musical July 9-25. Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; dinner matinee performance is 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 11; non-dinner matinees are 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 18 and 25. Tickets $26-$38 dinner shows; $12-22 non-dinner matinee. Information: 747-6060.
This Tony Award winning musical comedy opened on Broadway where it delighted audiences, received critical acclaim, and earned three Drama Desk and two prestigious Tony Awards. The story focuses on six quirky young competitors at a spelling bee who learn that they don’t have to win to be winners. Three or four audience members are invited to take part of every performance as guest spellers, bringing the entire audience into the show.
‘Viva El Paso!’ — The summertime pageant returns to McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre for its 33rd season at 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 7, offering an array of multicolored costumes, electrifying musical production numbers, and legendary characters. The outdoor musical extravaganza highlights the four major cultures of the region, through drama, song and dance, that have called El Paso home: Native American, Spanish Conquistadors, Mexican and Western American. Tickets: $18.20 general admission. Dinner show: $24.35 ($14.05 age 12 and younger). (Ticketmaster) Information: 231-1165 or viva-ep.org.
Summer Repertory 2010 — El Paso Community College Performer’s Studio presents its 2nd Summer Repertory Season in June and July at the EPCC Transmountain Campus Forum Theatre. Showtime at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday for all shows. Box office opens at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $10 general admission; $5 students/military/seniors. Ages 7 and older welcome. Information: 831-5004 or 637-4029. Shows:
• July 15-17 — “Christopher Durang Explains It All To You.” An evening of hilarious character comedies, social parodies, and political satires answering many of life’s probing questions. Features several of Christopher Durang’s short scripts, rarely seen, as well as the Obie Award winning play “ Sister Mary Ignacius Explains It All To You.” Directed by Studio Charter Member Jacob Rodriguez.
‘Land of the Centaur’ – El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, begins its 2010-2011 season with Tony Stafford’s mix of history and fantasy July 9-24. Directed by Lynne Du Mond. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 military/students with ID). Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
Where was Pancho Villa when his mob attacked Columbus, N.M. in March 1916? The play explores the limits of faith, the need for love and the desire for revenge in a clash of the real and imagined.
‘Iolanthe or the Peer and the Peri’ — The Gilbert and Sullivan Company of El Paso presents its 41st anniversary performance with the comic opera July 16-25, at the Scottish Rite Theatre. 301 W. Missouri. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 students, seniors and military). Group rates available. Information: 269-3351.
This fanciful comedy is considered by many to combine Sullivan’s finest opera compositions with another of Gilbert’s comic plots and his witty and waggish dialogue. Iolanthe presents a topsy-turvy love story involving fairies and members of the House of Lords in a political fairy tale.
Manos Arriba Puppet Theater — The theater presents its adaptation of the bilingual friendship story by Malena Hernandez and Kay Taggert “The Enchanted Rainbow,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Admission: $5 in advance; $6 at the door. Information: 562-2300 or manosarribapuppettheater.com.
In conjunction with the performance, Manos Arriba’s Training Center will host a “Ps & Qs of Storytelling” workshop for caregivers, pre-school and elementary teachers 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day. Cost: $65 (includes lunch and “Enchanted Rainbow” performance).
ALSO THIS WEEK
Fiesta del Rociera — Club de España, Paso del Norte will host its 13th annual celebration Fiesta Rociera and Festival de la Paella 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at El Paso Desert Botanical Garden at Keystone Park, 4200 Doniphan, with Spanish tapas, sangria and paella, dancing, colorful Flamenco dresses and music. A Sevillanas lesson precedes the dancing. Tickets: $20 ($10 ages 5-12). Each ticket includes a paella plate, bread, dessert and a glass of Sangria or soda. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Reservation deadline is July 12, no tickets sold at the door. Make checks payable to “Club de España” at P.O. Box 370525, 79937-0525. Information: Sara Hernandez, 598-7026 or Margarita Valdez, 592-0505.
Farmer’s Market at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing — The 8th annual market is 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through mid-October. This “producers only” market features quality farmers, backyard gardeners and artisans such as Cactus Mary’s soap and crafts, Mysterious Horizons Farm herbs and Villa Simplicity handmade spa products. No re-selling permitted. The CoffeeStream will serve breakfast and coffee on the patio until 11 a.m. Information: Luis, (575) 589-0653, ext. 6.
Ardovino’s Desert Crossing is at One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, N.M.; from El Paso, take Race Track Drive across the Rio Grande and across McNutt Road (NM 273), continue past the post office and turn left on Ardovino.
Centennial Museum — University at Wiggins, UTEP. Changing exhibits are on the second floor, Lea and Discovery Galleries. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free. Information: 747-6668, 747-6669 or museum.utep.edu.
Showing July 6-Sept. 11: “Rio Grande, Bravo!” works by West Texas photographer John Smith. Smith presents the river in 22 panoramic photographs. He spent three years traveling and photographing the 1,900-mile river that rises in southwestern Colorado and runs to the Gulf of Mexico. Opening reception with the artist is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 15.
El Paso Zoo — 4001 E. Paisano. Zoo summer entrance hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Zoo admission is $10 for ages 13 to 61; $7.50 for ages 62 and older and active duty military (including spouse) with ID; $6 ages 3 to 12; and free for ages 2 and under. Zoo members admitted free. Information: 532-8156, 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
Frogfest is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 17, with special activities in the Discovery Center to celebrate frogs and raise awareness of man-made problems for all amphibians.
Daily encounters include California Sea Lion Training and Meet the Keeper presentations at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
SPORTS
El Paso Diablos Baseball — The American Association minor league team regular home game time is 7:05 p.m. (Sundays at 6:05 p.m.) at Cohen Stadium in Northeast El Paso. Tickets: $8 box seats; $7 general admission (free for age 4 and younger). Information: 755-2000 or diablos.com.
• July 16-18 — Saint Paul Saints
Chivas El Paso Patriots Soccer — The professional soccer team’s home games are 8 p.m. at Patriot Stadium, 6941 Industrial. The Patriots recently signed an affiliation agreement with Chivas de Guadalajara. Tickets: $4 ($3 military; $1 ages 12 ad younger). All seats general admission. Information/tickets: 771-6620 or elpaso-patriots.com.
• Friday, July 16 — West Texas United Sockers
Run for a Margarita — El Paso Symphony Orchestra hosts the 5K Run and 1 Mile walk at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 17, beginning at Riviera Restaurant, 5218 Doniphan. After the run/walk enjoy a complimentary margarita (for age 21 and older), food and live music by Brown Betty. Cost: $25 per event by July 10; $30 per event July 11-16 (includes meal and a margarita). Meal ticket only: $10. No race day registration; limited spaces and meal tickets available. Information: Chris Rowley, 478-5663.
Register in person of by mail (by July 10) payable to “Race Adventures” at Up and Running, 3233 N. Mesa, Ste. 205, 79902. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com
Packet pick up is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Up and Running, and 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. race day at the starting line.
All runners/walkers will receive t-shirt. Trophies to top three overall male and female finishers in the 5K. Medals to the top three male and female finishers in each age group.
Southern New Mexico
Bat Flight Breakfast — Carlsbad Caverns National Park will hosts its 53rd annual breakfast 5 to 7 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at the caverns’ Bat Flight Amphitheater. Bats dive into the cave entrance after a night outside feeding on insects. Park rangers will present programs about the return flight in the dim light of dawn, a sight that is very different from the out-flight in the evening. Breakfast available on site. Admission is free to watch bats and attend ranger programs; breakfast available for purchase as Cavern Traders Restaurant in the Visitors Center. Self-guided tour fees waived for breakfast participants. Information: (575) 785-2232 or nps.gov/cave.
Hamfest 2010 — The Sacramento Mountain Ham Radio Club hosts the inaugural fest Saturday, July 17, in Zenith Park in Cloudcroft, N.M. Static displays by club members featured as well as activities for kids and a food booth. Admission is free. Information: Joan, (575) 687-1020.
Ruidoso Woman’s Club craft fair — Ruidoso Federated Woman’s Club will host its 5th annual arts and craft fair and silent auction 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at 116 S. Evergreen, in Ruidoso, N.M. Information: (575) 258-2842 or (575) 257-2842.
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.
• Charo — 8 p.m. Friday, July 16. Known for her flamboyant stage presence, her provocative outfits, and her trademark phrase “cuchi-cuchi,” Charo has also maintained her mastery of the guitar. She is a Female Pop Album of the Year Award winner for her flamenco inspired platinum album, “Guitar Passion,” and her latest single “España Cañí” won Charo a 2009 World Dance Music Award nomination. Tickets: $76 and $79.
A buffet precedes the show at 6 p.m. Cost: $20.
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.
• Merle Haggard — The “Okie from Muskogee” performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 13. Tickets: $25-$100.
Bluegrass Festival — The 15th annual festival is 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at the Weed Community Center in Weed, N.M. The event offers continuous live music, food, arts and crafts, plus entertainment for kids. Master of Ceremonies is Kim Chesser, with featured bands Blue Sky Country, Coyote Crossing Bluegrass, Simple Gifts, Texas Country, Duke City Swampcoolers, Vintage and Muddy River. Portion of proceeds benefit H.B. Newel Scholarship Fund. Admission: $12 (children admitted free). Information: (575) 687-3680, (575) 687-6348 or (575) 687-4388.
Sunday morning gospel cowboy worship is 9 a.m. Admission is free.
Friday evening jam session planned in the Weed School Gym.
To get there: take Hwy 130, turn right at Cloudcroft, and follow the signs to Weed, which is 23 miles southeast of Cloudcroft.
Shane A. Stewart — No Strings Theatre Company will host a night of classic country, soft rock and oldies with performer Shane A. Stewart at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 17, in the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Admission: $10 at the door. Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.