LAS CRUCES, NM - Feb. 27, Basketball won't be the only entertainment at the 2008 WAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament. Beginning Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 15 there will be a variety of activities and entertainment outside on the north side of the Pan American Center parking lot for fans to enjoy.
The following is a list of scheduled events and times:
Wednesday, March 12th - "Family Day" 4 to 6 p.m. Magician, face painting, balloon artist, jumping booth, Pistoleros, twister, fire trucks, National Guard basketball, poster making station, free popcorn and live radio remote
Thursday, March 13th - "Up, Up and Away" 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Tethered hot air balloon rides w/ photo ops, balloon glow in the evening, rocket launchers, piñatas, various food vendors, mariachi music, and ballet folklorico
Friday, March 14th - "The WAC Goes Back" 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m Antique car show, swing and other types of "oldies" music (live performances), dancing, various food vendors
Saturday, March 15th - "Wild, Wild, West" 12 to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, gun fight, dancing, Native American performances, live performance by Josh Grider, various food vendors
March 13th - 15th - "New Mexican Shopping Experience" Th. - F. 11am - 6pm & Sat. 3pm - 6pm Tents showcasing local vendors selling New Mexican products.
For more information contact Maria Roth, assistant athletics director of NMSU, at (575) 646-4126.
Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chris Faivre
Media/Publications Manager
email: cfaivre@las-cruces.org
phone: (575) 541-2150
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
March meeting of the MVEDA Business on the Border Forum
The March meeting of the MVEDA Business on the Border Forum will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Best Western Mesilla Valley Inn Columbus Conference Center. The meeting will begin with a hot entree buffet followed by an update from MVEDA staff.
This month, a panel of local commercial real estate brokers and developers will discuss the local commercial real estate market and opportunities in a changing market. Panel members will include: John L. Hummer, Owner/Broker with Steinborn TCN Commercial Real Estate; Randy McMillan, Owner/Broker with NAI 1st Valley Commercial Real Estate; Donnie Brainard, President/Qualifying Broker with Alameda Property Group; and Rick Stoes, Managing Director for Grubb & Ellis.
Luncheon cost is $10.00 per person, payable by cash, check or major credit card. The meeting is open to the public and reservations are not required.
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
505 S. Main, Ste. 134 – PO Box 1299
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299
Tel: (575) 525-2852 – Fax: (575) 523-5707
www.mveda.com
Friday, February 22, 2008
All-session passes to 2008 WAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament on sale now
LAS CRUCES, NM - Feb. 22, 2008 All-session passes for the 2008 WAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament are on sale now at the Pan Am Ticket office at New Mexico State University.
Student all-session passes both reserved and general admission for the tournament are $30 each, while all-session passes for the general public range from $60 to $450 for reserved seating and $35 for general admission. All-session passes include 16 games set-up in nine sessions.
Students from other WAC member institutions can also purchase their all-session pass for a separate reserved seating section.
Seating in the lower bowl for students is reserved seating, while seating in the upper bowl corners are general admission. Students must present a valid student I.D. to purchase student tickets and will be limited to two tickets per I.D.
Single game tickets will go on sale March 10.
For more information call the Pan Am Ticket Office at (575) 646-1420.
| Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau Chris Faivre Media/Publications Manager email: cfaivre@las-cruces.org phone: (575) 541-2150 |
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Doña Ana County Economic Development Plan Public Input Meetings
New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center is assisting the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) in preparing an economic development plan for Doña Ana County. This plan will include community assessments and public input from a number of communities throughout Doña Ana County.
We invite you to be a public participant to provide feedback on a wide-ranging series of questions that will be incorporated into the final community assessments and the plan itself. Your opinions and observations are important and you are encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
6:00pm
Hatch Community Center
837 W. Hall, Hatch
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
6:00pm
Doña Ana County Government Center
845 N. Motel Blvd, Las Cruces
Thursday, February 28, 2008
6:00pm
Doña Ana Community College Gadsden Center
1700 E. O’Hara Road, Anthony
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
505 S. Main, Ste. 134 – PO Box 1299
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299
Tel: (575) 525-2852 – Fax: (575) 523-5707
www.mveda.com
We invite you to be a public participant to provide feedback on a wide-ranging series of questions that will be incorporated into the final community assessments and the plan itself. Your opinions and observations are important and you are encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
6:00pm
Hatch Community Center
837 W. Hall, Hatch
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
6:00pm
Doña Ana County Government Center
845 N. Motel Blvd, Las Cruces
Thursday, February 28, 2008
6:00pm
Doña Ana Community College Gadsden Center
1700 E. O’Hara Road, Anthony
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
505 S. Main, Ste. 134 – PO Box 1299
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299
Tel: (575) 525-2852 – Fax: (575) 523-5707
www.mveda.com
Preston Contemporary Art Center Galleries and Mesilla Digital Imaging Workshops Opening in Mesilla, NM Summer 2008
Exhibition and sale of cutting-edge, high-quality contemporary art in all media by international professional artists will come to Mesilla, NM when the Preston Contemporary Art Center opens in the Mercado district in the summer of 2008. The 9,000 sq. ft. Art Center will also house the Mesilla Digital Imaging Workshops offering computer arts instruction in a series of weekend workshops.
Four galleries will show the works of international artists who are either mid-career artists who have established credentials over the past three decades or emerging artists with a strong body of sophisticated work. Artworks will include painting, drawing, textiles, mixed media, jewelry, glass, photography, printmaking and digital arts. An outdoor gallery will display large sculpture. The direction and level of the contemporary work is meant to be competitive with the highest end galleries in a six-state region.
The Gallery will be open Wednesday and Thursday 1 - 5 pm, Friday 1 – 7 pm, Saturday 9 am – 2 pm, Sunday 2 – 4 pm; closed Monday and Tuesday except by appointment. Opening receptions for seasonal exhibitions will be held on the second Friday of January, April, July, and October annually. Additional hours by appointment are easily arranged and encouraged to accommodate collectors, critics, groups and visiting artists.
The Mesilla Digital Imaging Workshops will use the gallery’s 20-station digital imaging lab and conference/classroom, offering 2 – 4 day workshops in all forms of digital imaging, as well as commercial and aesthetic shooting and composition workshops for photographers. Workshop instructors are nationally established teachers from the artistic educational community and industry. Mesilla Digital Workshops will also work closely with companies to provide corporate training sites.
In addition to on-site instruction in a variety of imaging systems and methods, the Workshops will offer field instruction at locations that include White Sands National Monument, Historic Old Mesilla, Lincoln National Forest, Gila National Forest and Cliff Dwellings, the Organ Mountains, a variety of Mission ruins and Petroglyph sites, as well as Chihuahuan desert landscapes and ghost towns located in the region.
Construction of Preston Contemporary Art Center is progressing rapidly at 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla, NM, a small historic community associated with the signing of the Gadsden Purchase of 1854, as well as Wild West legendary figures Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. The town is adjacent to the City of Las Cruces, second largest urban center in New Mexico. In addition to beautiful scenery in a multi-cultural setting, local amenities include hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, museums, shopping, and seasonal festivals and other entertainment.
Most air travel is through the El Paso International Airport, less than one hour south of Las Cruces. The City of Las Cruces is located at the intersection of Interstates 10 (east-west) and 25 (north-south) in southern New Mexico. Travel to the Town of Mesilla on highway 28, just minutes south of Las Cruces.
For more information about the Preston Contemporary Art galleries and workshops, contact Paul Schranz, Director, at 575-523-8713 or email pschanz@prestoncontemporaryart.com
Four galleries will show the works of international artists who are either mid-career artists who have established credentials over the past three decades or emerging artists with a strong body of sophisticated work. Artworks will include painting, drawing, textiles, mixed media, jewelry, glass, photography, printmaking and digital arts. An outdoor gallery will display large sculpture. The direction and level of the contemporary work is meant to be competitive with the highest end galleries in a six-state region.
The Gallery will be open Wednesday and Thursday 1 - 5 pm, Friday 1 – 7 pm, Saturday 9 am – 2 pm, Sunday 2 – 4 pm; closed Monday and Tuesday except by appointment. Opening receptions for seasonal exhibitions will be held on the second Friday of January, April, July, and October annually. Additional hours by appointment are easily arranged and encouraged to accommodate collectors, critics, groups and visiting artists.
The Mesilla Digital Imaging Workshops will use the gallery’s 20-station digital imaging lab and conference/classroom, offering 2 – 4 day workshops in all forms of digital imaging, as well as commercial and aesthetic shooting and composition workshops for photographers. Workshop instructors are nationally established teachers from the artistic educational community and industry. Mesilla Digital Workshops will also work closely with companies to provide corporate training sites.
In addition to on-site instruction in a variety of imaging systems and methods, the Workshops will offer field instruction at locations that include White Sands National Monument, Historic Old Mesilla, Lincoln National Forest, Gila National Forest and Cliff Dwellings, the Organ Mountains, a variety of Mission ruins and Petroglyph sites, as well as Chihuahuan desert landscapes and ghost towns located in the region.
Construction of Preston Contemporary Art Center is progressing rapidly at 1755 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla, NM, a small historic community associated with the signing of the Gadsden Purchase of 1854, as well as Wild West legendary figures Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. The town is adjacent to the City of Las Cruces, second largest urban center in New Mexico. In addition to beautiful scenery in a multi-cultural setting, local amenities include hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, museums, shopping, and seasonal festivals and other entertainment.
Most air travel is through the El Paso International Airport, less than one hour south of Las Cruces. The City of Las Cruces is located at the intersection of Interstates 10 (east-west) and 25 (north-south) in southern New Mexico. Travel to the Town of Mesilla on highway 28, just minutes south of Las Cruces.
For more information about the Preston Contemporary Art galleries and workshops, contact Paul Schranz, Director, at 575-523-8713 or email pschanz@prestoncontemporaryart.com
Monday, February 11, 2008
Jakki Kouffman’s “Sandstone, Rivers and Sea” Landscape Painting Exhibition at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Opening March 7.
Award-winning Santa Fe artist and teacher Jakki Kouffman will exhibit brightly colored, gestural landscape paintings in “Sandstone, Rivers and Sea” at the Las Cruces Museum of Art from Friday, March 7 – Saturday, April 5. An opening reception for the artist will be held on Friday, March 7 from 5 – 7 pm.
The exhibit features recent works in acrylic with imagery drawn from nature, memory and the imagination. Kouffman has shown her work across the country and won awards in many venues. Her painting, “Cholla Blossoms, River Below,” was recently installed at the Mesilla Community Center through New Mexico Arts, Art in Public Places.
Kouffman was elected a Master Pastellist with the Pastel Society of America in 1992. She has had solo exhibits at the Wichita Museum, the Hutchinson Museum and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Her work appears in several books, including The Artist and the American Landscape by John Driscoll and Arnold Skolnick, Painting Alaska by Kes Woodward, and Messages from Alaska, published by the M.J. Murdock Foundation.
A native of Boston, Kouffman resides in Santa Fe. A graduate of Brandeis University, she was awarded a Sachar International Fellowship to study in Pietrasanta, Italy, and studied painting at the Art Students League of New York. Kouffman has taught workshops around the country for more than 20 years. She presently teaches at Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education.
The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 501 N. Main St. in the downtown mall. It is accessible and free to the public. For more information about Museum exhibits, programs or Studio art classes, call 575-541-2137 or visit the website http://museums.las-cruces.org.
The exhibit features recent works in acrylic with imagery drawn from nature, memory and the imagination. Kouffman has shown her work across the country and won awards in many venues. Her painting, “Cholla Blossoms, River Below,” was recently installed at the Mesilla Community Center through New Mexico Arts, Art in Public Places.
Kouffman was elected a Master Pastellist with the Pastel Society of America in 1992. She has had solo exhibits at the Wichita Museum, the Hutchinson Museum and the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Her work appears in several books, including The Artist and the American Landscape by John Driscoll and Arnold Skolnick, Painting Alaska by Kes Woodward, and Messages from Alaska, published by the M.J. Murdock Foundation.
A native of Boston, Kouffman resides in Santa Fe. A graduate of Brandeis University, she was awarded a Sachar International Fellowship to study in Pietrasanta, Italy, and studied painting at the Art Students League of New York. Kouffman has taught workshops around the country for more than 20 years. She presently teaches at Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education.
The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 501 N. Main St. in the downtown mall. It is accessible and free to the public. For more information about Museum exhibits, programs or Studio art classes, call 575-541-2137 or visit the website http://museums.las-cruces.org.
Monday, February 4, 2008
“From the Ground Up 2007” Exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Named One of Year’s “Most Notable” by Ceramics Monthly Magazine
The Las Cruces Museum of Art announces that the “From the Ground Up 2007” exhibition is featured in the February 2008 issue of the United States’ premier ceramics magazine, Ceramics Monthly. The “Upfront” section of the magazine presents the annual summary of the “most notable exhibitions of 2007.” The regional juried exhibition was sponsored by the Las Cruces Potters’ Guild and the Museum of Art.
The article quotes juror Miranda Howe, visiting professor at New Mexico State University, and includes multiple mentions of the Museum of Art. Howe says that the exhibit provided “a lovely slice of the caliber of work taking place in both national and global levels in contemporary ceramics.” She continues, “Though the work greatly ranged in scale, firing and technique, ‘From the Ground Up’ demonstrated harmony through diversity, further revealing the expanding scope of the ceramic field.”
The article features an image of work by artist Marie Weichman, who is among the three ceramic artists opening in the “After China” exhibition Friday, Feb 1 running through Saturday, April 5. Work by Dryden Wells, another of the “After China” artists, is also highlighted in the issue.
The article quotes juror Miranda Howe, visiting professor at New Mexico State University, and includes multiple mentions of the Museum of Art. Howe says that the exhibit provided “a lovely slice of the caliber of work taking place in both national and global levels in contemporary ceramics.” She continues, “Though the work greatly ranged in scale, firing and technique, ‘From the Ground Up’ demonstrated harmony through diversity, further revealing the expanding scope of the ceramic field.”
The article features an image of work by artist Marie Weichman, who is among the three ceramic artists opening in the “After China” exhibition Friday, Feb 1 running through Saturday, April 5. Work by Dryden Wells, another of the “After China” artists, is also highlighted in the issue.
Friday, February 1, 2008
“Employment Extravaganza 2008”
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – 9:00am – 3:00pm – Corbett Center Ballroom
Employment Extravaganza 2008 is a venture to unite the students of New Mexico State University with employers in the state of New Mexico and regionally. However, any employers still addressing staffing requirements in the area of Internships, Cooperative Education, temporary summer work, or Professional Employment are cordially invited to attend. This is the last general career fair of the academic year. For more information see the attached flyer of visit http://careerservices.nmsu.edu/EE/home.html. Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1299
Tel: (575) 525-2852 – Fax: (575) 523-5707
www.mveda.com
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