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El Paso Coyotes — El Paso’s new Major
Arena Soccer League team’s home games are
at the El Paso County Coliseum. Information:
229-1416, elpasocoyotes.com or Facebook.
• 7:35 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2: Dallas Sidekicks
• 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10: Sonora Soles.
UTEP Men’s Basketball - Don Haskins
Center. Games are 7 p.m. Information: 7475234 or utepathletics.com.
• Saturday, Dec. 3: Northwestern State
• Tuesday, Dec. 13: NMSU
• Saturday, Dec. 17: Northern Arizona
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ — El Paso
Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the
Christmas classic based on the Frank Capra fil
m8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8-18. Tickets: $8-$11.
Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
La Galeria de la Misíon de Senecú —
The Ysleta Independent School District’s gallery
is at 8455 Alameda. The 19th annual Lady of
Guadalupe exhibit is Dec. 1-Jan. 12. Opening
reception is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
Information: 434-9703.
El Paso Rhinos - El Paso’s Junior League ice
hockey team hosts the Valencia Flyers 7:30
p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 9-11 at Sierra Providence Events Center,
4100 E. Paisano. Tickets: $5-$20. Free to active
military with ID. Information: 479-PUCK
(7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
“It’s Not Over’ Christmas event —
Books Are Gems, 7744 North Loop Ste B
(behind Compass Bank), a nonprofit organization that sells and gives away new and used
books, hosts its holiday event 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10, with free toys and books
for children, family activities, a street dance
competition, food, antojitos, and vendors.
Information: 497-9501 or itsnotover.us.
Lady of the Mountain — The 3rd annual
Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs begin at
Saturday, Dec. 10, at Griggs Field, Fairgrounds
Road and N. Florida in Alamogordo.
Registration at active.com. Information: ladyofthemountainrun.com.
The Howling Wolfmen — The German
psychobilly band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, at Mesa Music Hall, 4151 N. Mesa,
with the Car Bombs and Lucky Machetes.
Tickets: $8. Information: 599-8585 or on
Facebook at Mesa Music Hall.
‘Barrio Christmas’ — 7 p.m. Saturday and
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at the
Philanthropy Theatre. Los Actores presents an
El Paso-based bilingual production taken loosely from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Tickets: $16 (Ticketmaster). Information: 5334020 or epcf.org.
‘Humbug & Sugar Plum’ — The UTEP
Department of Theatre and Dance presents its
new two-part holiday event featuring “Old
Scrooge” and “Jazz Nutcracker” Dec. 11-17,
in UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre.
Show time is Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17,
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 and 18. Tickets: $9$14. Information: 747-5118,
theatredance.utep.edu or on Facebook.
“Old Scrooge” is a one-act version of Charles
Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” and “Jazz
Nutcracker” is a jazzy suite of dances based on
the quintessential holiday ballet, set in the Big
Band era of the 1940s.
November 2016
DECEMber
PREVIEW
UTEP Women’s Basketball - Don
Haskins Center. Information: 747-5234 or
utepathletics.com.
• 7:05 p.m. Dec. 15: NMSU
• 1:05 p.m. Dec. 28: CSU Bakersfield
Happy Hippie Holidaze Open House
— The Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon,
hosts its 46th annual Happy Holidaze Open
House arts and craft fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dec. 17. Admission is free. Information: 5339090 or halmarcus.com.
Grapplefest 25 — Combat Sports Club
hosts the grappling event 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Dec. 17, at Las Cruces High School, 1750 El
Paseo. Spectator admission is $15. Participant
registration online at combatsportsclub.com.
Senior All-Star Football Classic — The
25th annual greater El Paso football showcase
game is Saturday, Dec. 17, at UTEP’s Sun
Bowl stadium. The Greater El Paso Football
Showcase All-Star Game features El Paso area
football athletes playing on East/West teams.
Also featured are cheerleaders, band, dancers,
trainers, and JROTC cadets.
WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl
Invitational — The 55th annual WestStar
Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is Dec.
21-22 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. UTEP
hosts Maryland Eastern Shore, Akron and UC
Irvine. Information: 533-4416 or 747-5234
(UTEP Ticket Center). Website: sunbowl.org.
‘The Great Russian Nutcracker’ — The
Moscow Ballet presents the 24th annual performances of the holiday classic at 3 and 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23, and noon Christmas Eve,
Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Plaza Theatre.
Tickets start at $30. (Ticketmaster). Group discounts and VIP packages available. Information:
nutcracker.com.
Hyundai Sun Bowl — The 83rd annual
football classic begins at noon, Friday, Dec. 30.
Teams, to be announced, will come from the
ACC and Pac-12 conferences. Tickets: $22,
$32, $42, $52 and $62 (Ticketmaster).
Captain’s Club tickets: $652. Information: 5334416, 1-800-915-BOWL or sunbowl.org.
The 17th annual Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta is 4 to
8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at El Paso
Convention Center, with various live bands, a
battle of the university bands, children’s entertainment and more. Admission is free; $5 for
wristband for interactive games.
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