El Paso Scene Weekly for July 19-25, 2010
Click here for other weekly digests
Click here to Get El Paso Scene Weekly 's
email newsletter
CONCERTS
Buckcherry — The hard rock band performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at Club 101, 1148 Airway, with special guests Filter, Nothing More and Atom Smash. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets: $36, plus service charges. (ticketbully.com).
Buckcherry’s latest CD “All Night Long” comes out in August. They recently rewrote some of the lyrics to their hit “Our World” about the Gulf Oil Spill crisis, and a portion of proceeds from the iTunes download of the song help the victims of the spill, both human and animal.
Wisin y Yandel — The Puerto Rican reggaeton duo performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $40.90, $61 and $76, plus service charge. One dollar from each ticket donated to Habitat for Humanity. (Ticketmaster).
Performing since 1995,their biggest hits include “Rakata,” “Llamé Pa’ Verte (Bailando Sexy),” “Pam Pam,” “Sexy Movimiento,” “Pegao” and “Gracias a Tí.” They recently released a live version of their CD “La Revolucion.”
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.
• The Toadies — The Fort Worth band best known for their single “Possum Kingdom” performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, with special guest Bash. All ages show. Tickets: $12.
• For the Fallen Dreams and The Contortionist — Thursday, July 22, with I Declare War and Legend. Time/tickets to be announced.
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 22 — Mario Gallegos, former member of Vox debuting her first solo album.
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 23 — Mariachi Raices de America
‘El Camino de la Vida: de la Infancia a la Vejez’ — The musical presentation is 5 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial, featuring vocal and instrumental presentations of Spanish music. Tickets: $8. Information: 532-7273.
‘Party with Azucar’ — The Latin jazz band will host a dinner and dance 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 24, at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino’s Signature Showroom. The performance features a special tribute to Eydie Gorme y Trio Los Panchos featuring Dora Reyes. Admission: $30 in advance (cash only); available at All That Music, Capshaw Olivas Music stores or Cielo Vista Insurance. No tickets sold at the door. Table for eight is $200 through July 21. Information/reservations: 471-0849.
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, is 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays, 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 25 — Swing Fever (Swing Era Jazz)
The Percolator — 217 N. Stanton. Live music events are scheduled regularly at downtown cafe and gallery. Information: 351-4377 or myspace.com/thepercolator915.
• Andrew Weathers Buffalo Show, 8 p.m. Friday, July 2.
• Cabin Fever, Murderous Kangaroo, Valley Rats acoustic show, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 20 (as part of film festival).
• Slang Chickens, 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 21.
• Weather Box, 9 p.m. Friday, July 23.
• Angel and Rockonelpaso.com, 8 p.m. Saturday, July 24.
Melodies at the Park — El Paso Parks and Recreation hosts the free outdoor summer music concert series, 7 to 9 p.m. every other Sunday, through Aug. 23, at various area parks. Information: Eliseo Duran, 252-9031 or Sandy Rodriguez, 240-3310.
• July 25 — Sobredosis Del Sabor at Marty Robbins Park, 11600 Viscount.
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 22-24 — “The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me” by David Drake. The production documents a gay man’s journey of self-discovery in a series of vignettes that are lyrical, sometimes inherently brutal, and often hilarious. Directed by Studio Charter Member Kristi Harben.
‘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.
‘West Side Story’ — The El Paso Independent School District’s Fine Arts Department presents its 25th annual musical production at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, July 21-24, at Coronado High School’s Ross Capshaw Theatre, 100 Champions Place. Tickets: $5 ($3 students, seniors and military), available at the door. Information: 760-8520.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the musical love story by Arthur Laurents features music by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. Tensions rise between rival gangs, the Puerto Rican Sharks and the white Jets, as the one of the Jets falls in love with the sister of the Shark leader. Hit songs include “America,” “I Feel Pretty,” “Tonight” and “Somewhere.”
The summer theater production is a district-wide collaboration for teachers and students. The students perform as singers, actors, dancers, technicians and instrumentalists, while learning about vocal production, acting, choreography, set design, lighting, costuming and makeup.
‘Romeo & Juliet’ — UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance’s summer production presents Shakespeare’s classic love story July 23-Aug. 1 at UTEP’s Wise Family Theatre. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Directed by Chuck Gorden. Tickets: $10 ($8 ages 4-12, UTEP students/faculty and staff/alumni, military, seniors and groups of 10 or more), plus service charges. (Ticketmaster). Information: 747-5118.
UTEP Family night is Friday, July 23. Anyone with valid UTEP ID will receive one free ticket for each $8 ticket purchased.
Military Nights are Saturday, July 24 and July 31. Military with valid ID receive one free ticket for each $8 ticket purchased.
ALSO THIS WEEK
Christmas In July Craft Fair - Northgate Optimist Club sponsors the fair July 23-25 at 4201 Skyline (corner of Hondo Pass and Neptune). Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Items include jewelry, candles, personalized t-shirts, handmade shawls, afghans, hats, baby items, Christmas decorations and more. Snack bar available. Admission is free. Information: 755-2606 or 751-8003.
Mission Trail Art Market — More than 80 area artisans and craftpersons display their fine arts and crafts during the monthly open-air market 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 25, in the historic Veteran’s Memorial Plaza at the San Elizario Chapel, 1500 Main in San Elizario. Items include pottery, jewelry, painting, sculpture, photography, gourmet treats, seasonal decorations, home accents. Food and drink concessions, entertainment and guided tours of historic San Elizario offered. Admission is free. Information: 594-8424 or missiontrailartmarket.com.
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.
Bowl for Kids’ Sake — Big Brothers and Big Sisters of El Paso will hold its 11th annual Bowl for Kids Sake noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Bowl El Paso, 11144 Pellicano, featuring bowling, entertainment, prizes and more. Four two-hour bowling sessions scheduled. Cost: $60 ($300 for five-person team); includes bowling, t-shirt and meal. All funds raised stay in El Paso and go toward making matches of mentors to at-risk children. Information: 544-4203 or BowlBig.Kintera.org.
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 19-21 and July 24-30 — Grand Prairie Air Hogs
• July 23 — Pensacola Pelicans
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 and Saturday, July 23-24 — Laredo Heat
PRCA Rodeo Trap ‘Chute-Out’ — The 4th annual fundraising trap shoot for the El Paso Ford Dealers Southwest International PRCA Rodeo is 9 a.m. Saturday, July 24, at El Paso Skeet and Trap Club, 9817 Alameda. Doors open at 8 a.m. Refreshments and food available. Cost: $250 (five person team); $50 per team for youth division. Information: Trap Club, 859-7325, Ken Johnson, 525-1125.
Entry forms available at the club or online at elprodeo.com.
Southern New Mexico
Ruidoso Art Festival — The 39th annual event is Friday through Sunday, July 23-25, at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca, on Highway 48. Hours: noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 per day; $1 ages 15 and younger. Two-day pass: $8; three-day pass; $12. Sponsored by the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce. Information: (575) 257-7395, 1-877-RUIDOSO (784-3676) or RuidosoNow.com.
Recognized by the Harris Poll as one of the country’s top 100 juried art shows, the festival features more than 150 artists displaying works in acrylics, oils, fiber arts, glass, jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, photography, porcelain and pottery, sculpture, watercolor and woodwork.
A concert featuring Grammy nominated Latin band Del Castillo is 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $20 (includes Sunday art show admission).
Kids Expo— The City of Las Cruces Mesilla Park Recreation Center, 304 W. Bell, will host its 5th annual expo for children and parents 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 24. Information offered provided on extracurricular activities and services available for Las Cruces area youth. Food, music, and games provided. Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2454 or (575) 541-2455.
Miss Otero County/Miss Alamogordo — The Finals for the annual scholarship pageants is 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Avenue in Alamogordo. The pageant is the official preliminary for Miss New Mexico. Ticket information: (575) 437-2202.
Preliminaries are 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 19-22, at the Flickinger.
Twelfth Street Dance and Festival — The Music in the Parks series at Carrizozo, N.M. hosts the festival and dance with live blues and rock music by Susan Kolb 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 24, with food, sodas and ice cream. Historic galleries along 12th street will be open, as well as arts and crafts vendor booths, fiber and pottery demonstrations and more. Admission is free. Information: (575) 648-2757.
‘Flashback’ fundraiser — The Doña Ana Arts Council and the Rio Grande Theatre host a retro family fundraiser at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 25, along Main Street in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall, with a vintage car show, refreshments, entertainment and more. A performance by retro rockers Oldies But Goodies is 4 p.m. in the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Show admission: $10. Information: (575) 523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Root beer floats, hot dogs and hamburgers available with a donation to the Rio Grande Theatre. Raffle drawing and door prizes also offered.
Vanessa Lively — The folk singer performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Lively’s eclectic blend of folk music joins heartfelt lyrics and soulful vocals with world instrumentation and unique rhythms. Admission: $10. Information/reservations: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
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.
• Tennessee Three — 8 p.m. Friday, July 23. The trio behind nearly every Johnny Cash stage show and recording for 35 years perform Cash’s greatest hits with lead singer Bob Wootton. Tickets: $56 and $59.
A brisket buffet precedes the show at 6 p.m. Cost: $20.
‘Amazing Magical Musical Adventures’ — Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music and No Strings Theatre Company present a monthly series of children’s programs at 2 p.m. selected Saturdays at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. The July 24 performance is “To The Beach.” Material is aimed at audiences age 4-10, but all ages welcome. Admission: $5. Reservations recommended: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org.
Steve Smith — Las Cruces’ Steve Smith, Chris Sanders and Hard Road perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit KRWG-FM. Tickets: $15 in advance ($7.50 age 12 and younger); $20 ($10 age 12 and younger) at the door. Information: (575) 646-2222 or krwgfm.org.
At the heart of Hard Road is the song-writing team of Steve Smith, one of this generation’s mandolin masters, and Minnesota songbird Chris Sanders. Joining them onstage on select dates are guitarist Aaron McCloskey, banjo player Bill Evans, bass player Bill Amatneek and fiddler Megan Lynch.
Music in the Park — The Las Cruces summer concert series is 7 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 22, featuring both local and guest artists. No pets allowed. Admission is free. Information: (575) 541-2200 or las-cruces.org.
All July concerts are at Klein Park, 155 N. Mesquite:
• July 25 — Remember Then (doo wop/oldies) and Gene & the Starliners (oldies).
‘A Delicate Balance’ — No Strings Theatre Company will opens its 10th season with Edward Albee’s 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning play July 23-Aug. 8 at Black Box Theatre, 420 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Directed by Ceil Herman. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1 and 8, and 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5. Tickets: $10 ($9 students and seniors over 65, $7 all seats on Thursday). Information: (575) 523-1223 or nstcbbt@zianet.com.
A wealthy middle-aged couple Agnes and Tobias, have their complacency shattered when longtime friends Harry and Edna appear at their doorstep. Claiming an encroaching, nameless “fear” has forced them from their own home, these neighbors bring a firestorm of doubt, recrimination and ultimately solace, upsetting the “delicate balance” of Agnes and Tobias’ household.