Aspenfest

October Roundup
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Dead 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at
Concordia Cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell
(between Boone and Stevens) with a ghost
tour, fortune teller, flower vendors, decorated
altars and more. Proceeds go toward the
restoration and preservation of Concordia
Cemetery. Tickets: $5 ($1 kids and students;
$1 seniors. Information: 694-2317,
help@ghosts915 or concordiacemetery.org.
Guests may “get in the spirit” and come
dressed as Calacas or Catrinas.
Southern New Mexico
Whole Enchilada Fiesta — The 34th
annual festival is Sept. 26-28, at Meerscheidt
Recreation Center, 600 E. Hadley in Las
Cruces. Opening ceremonies are 5:30 p.m.
Friday, with building of the “Whole enchilada”
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Admission: $10 at the
gate or any Pic Quik store. Information: (575)
526-1938 or enchiladafiesta.com.
Friday’s evening headliner is Josh Grider with
opening act Eli James Band.
Saturday’s headliner is Malo with opening act
Severo y Grupo Fuego
Sunday’s headliner is Shelly Lares.
Live musical entertainment is all three days on
two stages, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday and
11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The annual Whole Enchilada Parade begins at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hadley Complex.
Huacha Tournament begins at noon Saturday
at courts on Hadley Ave., east of Unidad Park.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Horseshoe Tournament begins at noon
Sunday on the courts on Hadley. Registration
begins at 8 a.m.
Other acivitities include and enchilada eating
contest, classic car show, “Enchilada Land” for
kids and a karaoke contest.
The Whole Enchilada 5K race and 1-mile runs
begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Meersheidt
Recreation center.
Tough Enough to Wear Pink Week —
NMSU breast cancer awareness week events
are Sept. 28-Oct. 4, throughout the NMSU
campus and in Las Cruces, hosted by Cowboys
for Cancer Research. Activities conclude with a
halftime appearance during the NMSU football
game vs. Georgia at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at
Aggie Stadium. Information: pinkaggie.com.
• Kick-off Remembrance ceremony is 6 p.m.
Sunday, in the Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel lawn,
featuring more than 6,000 luminarias.
• Student dinner and silent auction is 5 to 8
p.m. Monday at the Taos Restaurant in Corbett
Center.
• “Shop for the Cure” shopping event and
luncheon is 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday,
in the Pan American Center. Lunch seating
begins at 11 a.m. Admission the shop is free;
luncheon tickets: $45 ($500 reserved table).
• Relay Race at NMSU Barnes & Noble is 2 to
8 p.m. Friday. Sign up at
[email protected].
The Cervantes family 5K/10K Fun Run/Walk is
8 a.m. Saturday, at the north Entrance of Aggie
Memorial Stadium. .
Southern New Mexico State Fair —
The fair is Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds, 12
miles west of Las Cruces off I-10. Admission to
fair and special events includes the Speedway,
rodeo and live entertainment. Ticket information and event times: (575) 524-8602 or snmstatefairgrounds.net.
October 2014
Aspenfest — The Village of Ruidoso’s celebration of fall colors is Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 4-5. This year’s theme is “Salute to
Freedom: Aspenfest Style.” Events include a
chili cook-off, arts and crafts fair, street vendors, Aspenfest Parade and vintage car show.
Information: (575) 257-7395
The Aspenfest Parade starts at 10 a.m.
Saturday, at Sudderth and Mechem.
Information: ruidosonow.com/aspenfest.
Arts and crafts booths will be open 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Schoolhouse
Park on Sudderth. Admission: $2 (free for children under 12). Information: Bonnie
Richardson, (575) 378-4661
The Rod Run Car Show is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Admission is free. Information: Ron Duscha,
(915) 598-0621.
The Ruidoso Chili Society’s 32nd annual Chili
Cook-Off is noon Saturday at the Ruidoso
Downs Race Track. Public tasting is noon
Sunday Information: (575) 390-6675.
The RVCC Scholarship Golf Tournament is
12:30 p.m. Sunday, at Rainmakers Golf and
Lifestyle Community. Information: (575) 2577395.
October Art Fest — The 37th annual
Octoberfest Juried Art Show is 10 a.m. to 5
p.m Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-5, at Zenith
Park in Cloudcroft, N.M. The show features
all-original art, pottery, jewelry and homemade
crafts. Music, food and family activities also featured. Admission is free. Information: (575)
682-2733 or cloudcroft.net.
Pinos Altos October Fiesta — The
mountain village of Pinos Altos, N.M. will host
its 15th annual fall fiesta 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 4. Most events are in the historic Main Street area. The fair offers live
entertainment, children’s activities, arts and
crafts, collectibles, gold-panning, reenactments,
antiques and food vendors. Proceeds benefit
the Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Department.
Information: (575) 574-8394 or pavfr.org.
The Grant County Art Guild (housed near
Main Street in the Hearst Church) will have an
arts & craft sale/exhibit. The Pinos Altos
Museum also will be open.
Pinos Altos, a mining town founded in 1860, is
seven miles north of Silver City on NM 15.
St. Clair Vineyards WineFest — New
Mexico’s largest winery will host its 20th annual
wine fest noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 4-5, at 1325 DeBaca Road in Deming.
Proceeds benefit Luna County Cancer Support.
Information: 1-866-336-7357 or stclairvineyards.com.
To get there: Take I-10 east to Exit 85 in
Deming, go a half-mile south, turn east on
Highway 549 and go three miles to St. Clair
Vineyards and New Mexico Wineries Inc.
WNMU Parade — The Western New
Mexico University Homecoming Parade begins
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in downtown
Silver City. The annual parade includes floats,
bands and other entries. Information: (575)
538-6011.
The Homecomming game is 1:30 p.m.
Saturday against Fort Lewis College on
WNMU’s Altamirano Field.
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair
— The annual fair is Oct. 8-12 at the Luna
County fairgrounds in Deming. The event
includes livestock shows, arts and crafts
exhibits, a fair queen crowning, parade, baked
goods and produce sales, other food vendors,
rodeo events, livestock auction, entertainment,
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