Organizers of Minerpalooza, The University of Texas at El Paso’s biggest annual celebration, are announcing country music artist Jon Pardi as the featured performer. Pardi will present a virtual performance that will air on the El Paso-Las Cruces CW, the local affiliate of the CW Network (Channel 7.2). The 30th annual Minerpalooza will take place […]
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The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is the new — and perhaps final — home of a historic hearse that was used in Las Cruces from 1894-1912. The horse-drawn wagon is known by many as “the Pat Garrett hearse” or “Pat Garrett’s Last Ride” because it likely delivered the famous lawman to his […]Read More
AUSTIN— Drop that remote and grab those binoculars, the 24th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic (GTBC) is kicking off fall with its annual bird watching competition. For the first time ever, this spring event has moved to the fall due to the public health crisis. Coinciding with the fall migration, the GTBC is perfect for novice birders and nature […]Read More
The El Paso County Historical Society is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution that gave women in the United States the right to vote in 1920. Live on website is the society’s second woman’s suffrage exhibit, the woman’s suffrage timeline, which explores the movement in El […]Read More
Green in the Desert Lifestyle
NMSU Extension producing twice monthly gardening webinar series beginning September 2
The interest in gardening has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as people find time available while staying at home. New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service professionals have experienced an increase in gardening questions. In Sandoval County, Master Gardeners have fielded 40,000 questions this growing season. To help provide information and to answer questions, several […]Read More
Marcela Riano, owner of Young Rembrandts El Paso & Las Cruces, received the Team Player award at the company’s recent virtual convention. “While our convention looked a bit different this year, it was wonderful to (virtually) come together to celebrate the resiliency of our program, brand and franchise system,” said Bette Fetter, Founder and CEO of […]Read More
Events Lifestyle
EPCC Theater and Mass Communications go online to perform Eugene O’Neill’s one-act play ‘Thirst’
The El Paso Community College (EPCC) Disciplines of Theatre Arts and Mass Communication has come up with a unique way to present a play during this COVID-19 Pandemic. EPCC’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s one-act play Thirst, can be viewed online, via this link. The plot of Thirst is three people are trapped on a raft in the middle of the ocean after […]Read More
Amy's Everyday Astronomy Lifestyle
Blue Origin-led National Team delivers Lunar Lander Engineering Mockup to NASA
Thursday, the Blue Origin-led Human Landing System (HLS) National Team – comprised of Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper – delivered an engineering mockup of a crew lander vehicle that could take American astronauts to the Moon. The lander is set up in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), NASA Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) iconic Building 9. The full-scale engineering mockup showcases two elements […]Read More
While the current COVID-19 Pandemic may have put the dampers on many events, for the 5th annual 5K/1 Mile run to benefit the Michael C. Bustillos Scholarship Fund it was ‘challenges accepted.’ Officials with the annual fundraiser announced Monday they are taking a new route this year, running into the virtual world. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the […]Read More
The New Mexico State University Art Museum will host a live panel discussion, “Pregnancy and Loss,” to provide an opportunity for community parents who have experienced loss. The discussion will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 on the Zoom video conferencing platform. According to the Mayo Clinic, 43 percent of mothers have experienced one […]Read More