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Celebratingfall with AspenfestBy Eugene HeathmanEditor

The greater Ruidoso area is cel-ebrating the beginning of the spectacu-lar fall season with the annual Aspen-fest Fall Celebration, this weekend.

The Aspenfest Parade, sponsored by the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce, kicks off the weekend activities and is expected to be the big-gest ever with fl oats, marching bands and thousands of parade goers, young and old, lining the streets. The proces-sion begins at the corner of Mechem Drive, winding down Sudderth Drive through Midtown and fi nally dispers-ing at the chamber. The slate of events for the weekend also includes a large craft show, car show, Rod Run, and a chili cook off – enough to please and entertain weekend activity seekers of all ages and walks of life.

This annual fall celebration has been an important part of southwestern New Mexico since 1941, and is highly anticipated by locals and visitors alike. But this event has a special meaning for local businesses and merchants. It is more than just the changing of seasons. It is a time to refl ect on the signifi cance of the year’s successes, of having endured the myriad of the

year’s weather-related issues, and brings the glint of hope held by all for positive changes in the economy for the coming year. In short, it is a time for refl ection, rebuilding and moving forward.

The chamber would like to recog-nize and congratulate all businesses and merchants in our communities in southeastern New Mexico for their resilience and tenacity while enduring the past two years of tough economic downturns. Chamber directors applaud the determination to move forward and encourage business people to con-tinue to network and build community relationships with colleagues, and even competitors. By working cohesively, business owners and managers can bring about growth and change at a much faster pace than by struggling alone. Determination will be the key to rebuilding the commerce in this com-munity to its past potential.

The chamber encourages everyone to participate in chamber initiatives to build and revitalize the valley’s busi-ness community with a strong voice through chamber membership. For more information, call 575-257-7395.

Photos (including cover) courtesy of Todd Fuqua and Sue Hutchison


Newbern Taylorshowcases early worksBy Beth DeFoor

Newbern Taylor embodies the past as he waxes poetically on a technology-driven present. Nearly 50 years ago, he was mastering the world of com-mercial art while crafting psychedelic compositions in his spare time. He’s reinvented himself in the face of divergent interests, picking and choosing aspects of his persona to suit his surroundings and times. His

clients over the years include some of the larg-est international mega-corporations, yet today, he chooses to live in Ruidoso.

Inconsistent? Per-haps. The unhinged life

story of an eternal hippie? Prob-ably. Fascinating? Defi nitely. A talk with Taylor is a romp through the hey-day of the 1960s, a whirlwind of reminiscences of rela-tionships with rock stars, fashion models and underground artists, a marketing primer written in the shadows of New York’s skyscrapers and a present day reminder of lost opportunities spoken always with an optimism towards the future. “I’m not sure where I’m going,” he says, staring off into the distance. “But it will be great.”

Taylor is the subject of ENMU-Ruidoso’s art exhibit from Sept. 30 through Dec. 13 in the campus library. A reception will be held Oct. 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. The retrospective focuses on Taylor’s works from 1967-1983. The scope is impressive. “There’s something to appeal to everyone,” he explains. “It doesn’t matter if you are conservative, a nature lover or like edgy works. There will be a work on a wall and someone will say ‘Hey, I really dig that.’”

All the works are for sale. “Everything is my favorite, but it is absurd for me to hold onto them.” Commercial and non-commissioned works are represented and include drawings

and sketches for album covers, rock posters, logos, advertisements and freelance work. Taylor’s distinctive style ties the pieces together; a type of surrealism of recogniz-able subject matter inter-spersed with images that are bound to carry special

connotations for the viewer. Faced with a conglomera-tion of a fl ying fi sh here, a fl amingo there, faces of people, real and imagined, fairies and/or subtle sym-bols, it is possible to see something new each time. “I don’t try and say anything. It is up to the viewer to look at a piece and pull images together based on their own life experience.”

Taylor works in pen and ink and colored pencil. As an illustrator in New York during the early 1960s, not many illustrators used this media. Today, many artists enjoy the ability to blend color while retaining the precision of drawing with a pencil. Taylor takes his own photographs as referential material. When asked about what he thinks of computer programs like Ado-be Photoshop, he becomes surprisingly invigorated. “Graphic artists today aren’t just knocking stuff out. They know about concepts like shading. When I was designing interiors for the Hyatt Regency, I worked with a blueprint. If the client wanted to see another color, I’d take it back and have to re-draw it. Now that can be done on a computer with one click. Listen, I don’t want to be an old fogie on a porch, scratching my dog’s ear resenting the new stuff. I have to look back and remember my days as a hippie being criti-cized as being wrong. I want to be modern, but in the autumn of my career I just can’t get used to a screen.”

He can work, however, alongside computer artists. He worked as an art director for an internet provider and designs websites today. “It’s exactly like a two-page spread in a magazine.” He also designed icons for an early online grocery store. “I’ve done a variety of stuff. While most of the people around me special-ized in a certain style or subject matter, I drew every-

Courtesy photosEarly artwork by Newbern Taylor, clockwise from left to far right (oppo-site page): “Johnny Cash,” “Woman with Sunglasses,” “Jimi Hendrix,” “Boy and Coke,” “GT500,” and “Woman with Cross.”


thing and anything. I had no schooling, so I just drew. I drew raccoons, cars, deer, fashion stuff and hamburgers. Clients looked through my portfolio and tried to peg me, but they couldn’t. Often I was paid to imitate another style or look. I always had work because I was versatile. I could work with a number of clients within a single company.”

In the face of hodge podge assign-ments, Taylor struggled with his own identity. “As I faced all these styles and demands, I found myself groping for who I was.” At one time, he drew illus-trations under a woman’s pseudonym, just to shake things up. For a while, he was Jason Kidd. The title of the exhibit is “Newbern Taylor Early Works 1967-83.” Now, and after nearly 50 years in the business, he seems almost at peace,

even as he jumps from one topic to another, anxious to share his knowledge and opinions on any number of topics with anyone who will listen.

His advice for artists today? His answer is char-acteristically contradictory: “Find a niche. There are so many options out there. It used to be that a person got a job, made a living, started a family, made it so kids would have a better life and then retired from that same job. Now young people might have three or four different careers. And starting young! There are 19 year-old art directors out there. A vocation or work is no longer separated from avocation or what we want to do. Like to collect leaves and press them in books? Be an online consultant. There are all kinds of books on every subject, like scrapbooking. Beauti-ful books. Anything you can imagine can be realized because of technology. Plus, you can sell anything on the web. Luckily for me, there is a respect for old world guys. Some of those young art directors are looking for old school people to draw, so I’m still in the mix.”

Taylor will be 70 years old soon and as he looks back on the breadth of his experience with the looming possibility of a new identity, he has a wealth of work to draw upon plus the sense of hu-mor borne of being “in the mix” during such tumultuous and defi ning times. “If someone had told me that rock music would help to sell Cadillacs…” He

smiles, trailing off and shaking his head in disbelief. He looks up suddenly as if experiencing an epiphany. “You know, I used to work with collages…I did a collage of photographs based on the Battle of Britain and then drew it like a still life. I could make adjust-ments as I drew. I changed the turret coming out of a woman’s shoulder, and then… Yeah, I might do that.” Again he stares off into the distance, smiling, no doubt visualizing a new composition and, with it, maybe a new persona.

Newbern Taylor will be on hand during the recep-tion on Oct. 8 to encourage young artists and to share his experiences and talk about his work. What he will not do is explain what his work means. That is up to the viewer.

For more information on exhibit or the reception, please contact Beth DeFoor at ENMU-Ruidoso at 257-3006.


Cavers at theCapitan Public Library

Steve Peerman was born in New Mexico and began his caving activities in the early 1960s at Endless Cave and several gypsum caves. He fi rst visited Fort Stanton Cave in 1974. He became the Chairman of the South-western Region of the National Speleological Society in 1976, and was involved with both cave digging and survey projects in New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.

In 1986, he was the Program and Registration Chair of the National Speleological Society Convention in Tu-larosa. Shortly afterward, he was one of the organizers of the New Mexico Gypsum Karst Project (GypKaP), and directed the project for fi ve years, for which he was later awarded the NSS Certifi cate of Merit. He was later named a Fellow of the NSS. His work on the Fort Stan-ton Cave Study Project continued in 2004 and following his professional retirement in 2005 he has devoted much of his time as assistant director of the FSCSP.

In 2010, he was instrumental in reorganizing the FSCSP as a formal entity, and is acting as Secretary of the board of directors. In October 2010, Peerman was elected by the board to be the Project Director for 2011, and has successfully organized and fi elded several

special trips in addi-tion to the “standard” three week long ex-peditions the FSCSP holds every year.

His professional background consisted of a career teaching mathematics and computer science at Las Cruces High School. In the 1990s he helped organize and was a member of the board of directors of the New Mexico Council of Computer Users in Education. In the late 1990s he became involved with the Adventures in Supercomputing Pro-gram administered

by Sandia National Laboratories. Eventually he became chair of the board of directors of that organization, shortly before it merged with the New Mexico High School Supercomputing Challenge, administered by Los Alamos National Laboratories.

The FSCSP is a nonprofi t organization whose mission is to conduct and promote exploration, pub-lic education, scientifi c research and environmentally sound management of the caves and karst within and surrounding the Fort Stanton – Snowy River National Conservation Area. This organization, comprised of around 200 volunteers, has been pursuing these activities for more than 40 years, taking Fort Stanton Cave from a well-known popular recreational cave, to a world-class, scientifi cally-extraordinary, 26-plus-mile system (as of the July 2013 expedition). The discovery of the famed Snowy River passage in 2001 is one of the most signifi -cant achievements of this organization.

Be sure to visit the Capitan Public Library on Sat-urday, Oct. 5 for their $5 a Bag Book Sale which will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 13 from 2 - 4 p.m., the library will have its Silent “Oction.” There will be close to 200 items up for bid. Prior viewing and bidding will begin Tuesday, Oct. 8. There are many original, one of kind items – you won’t be disappointed. Also, for your enjoyment, the Not 2 Shabby Shop will hold a style show and refreshments will be served. Come and enjoy a pleasant afternoon. Proceeds from the sale are used for operational expenses.

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Children’s libraryOctober theme: “Let the Magic Begin”Oct. 2: Dragon stories; craft: Paper roll

dragonOct. 9: Castles, Knights, and dragon

stories; craft: Make a 3-D castleOct. 16: Dinosaur stories; craft: Make a

handprint dinosaurOct. 23: Dinosaur stories; craft: Make

dinosaur eggs and hunt for dinosaur eggs.

Oct. 30: Halloween stories; craft: Make a CD pumpkin.

Tiny Tots meet Thursdays at 10:30

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m. - noon Book discussion group in the con-

ference room. You choose your book to read, then discuss it with the group. Friday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m.

BookTalk with Steve Havill – “Nightzone.” Former Ruidoso English teacher, Steve Havill, comes back to town to discuss his latest book (No. 19) in the Posadas County Mysteries: “Nightzone.” Books will be available for purchase and author autograph. Saturday, Oct, 5, 10:30 a.m.

All poets – everyone’s invited to come to the monthly meeting of the Mountain Poets the first Saturday of every month. Read your work aloud in a supportive atmosphere. Wednesday, Oct. 9, 11 a.m. - noon

Writer’s workshop group in the conference room. Join the group by emailing a chapter to [email protected]. Thursday, Oct. 10, 4 - 6 p.m.

Chautauqua – Raramuri: the Foot Runners of the Sierra Madre presented by Diana Molina. Raramuri, Uto-Aztecan for Tarahumara, are among the world’s best runners from lives spent traversing the canyon walls and plateaus of the Sier-ra Madre Occidental in northern Mexico. In a personal narrative complimented by anthropological, ethnographic and scientific research, Molina will feature the Rarmuri culture, discuss the impact

of modern society on their lifestyle and highlight the expanse of the canyon en-vironment with photographs taken while living among the tribe. Friday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m.

Snowy River Cave update. BLM Cave Specialist, Mike Bilbo will update the public on the Snowy River Cave on Fort Stanton BLM land. Thursday, Oct. 17, 4 p.m.

BookTalk – “End of the Road.” Meet local author, Amy Bennett, from Bent, with her new book “End of the Road.” Books available for purchase. Friday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.

Movie: “ Ring of Fire” 1991. Less than an hour movie with IMAX Large Format cinematography. Ring of Fire takes you heartstoppingly close to the great circle of volcanoes and seismic ac-tivity that rings the Pacific Ocean. Feel the heat at the birth of a new volcano in Chile and the infamous 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Friday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m.

Geology of the Ruidoso area. Join David White, former geology teacher at ENMU-Ruidoso, for a summary of the geology of Ruidoso – including Sierra Blanca (volcano or just igneous rock intrusion?). Monday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

United Health Care Medicare information in the conference room. For information call Alex 915-478-2019. Wednesday, Oct 30, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

“Hawks Aloft” for children and adults. Lincoln County Bird Club presents “Hawks Aloft,” an informative presentation on rescued raptors. Meet rescued raptors, learn about wild raptors and raptor rescue. Thursday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m.

Movie: “Haunted Castle”(2001). Less than an hour movie with IMAX Large Format cinematography. A young musician is summoned to his mother’s castle in accordance with her final wish-es. Upon his arrival, the castle begins to come alive as spirits materialize.

October at the Ruidoso Public Library


Chautauqua –Foot Runners of the Sierra Madre

Thursday, Oct. 10, at 4 p.m., Ruidoso Public Library hosts Diana Molina presenting a Chautauqua on the Rarámuri culture. The name ”Rarámuri” is the Uto-Aztecan word for Tarahumara, which means foot runner. They are among the world’s best runners because of their lives spent traversing the canyon walls and plateaus of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northern Mexico. Because of our proximity to Mexico, many of us have heard of or know something about the Tarahumara tribe of Copper Canyon in Mexico.

This program appeals to people interested in long-distance running, barefoot running or minimalist running, as well as anyone interested in learning about this area of Mexico. Molina explores several topics during the Chautauqua: ethnography, anthropology, scientifi c research, running, modernity impacting cul-ture, and the specifi c Sierra Madre Occidental canyon environment of northern Mexico.

In 1993, Molina traveled for the fi rst time to the remote Sierra Madre Mountains that the Rarámuri call home. Since then, Molina has returned often to photograph the Rarámuri and had fi rst hand exposure to the pressures that threaten their unique way of life, including clear-cut logging and violence associated with drug traffi cking. She describes her Chautauqua and photographs as a “celebration of the people and their traditions.”

As part of the Chautauqua, Molina shares her photographs taken while living among the tribe for ex-tended periods of time. Her photo subjects vary from Matachines and Semana Santa to agriculture, educa-tion and the racing tradition. Molina hopes to raise awareness of balancing lifestyle and habitat while cre-ating an appreciation of the “unique and exceptional Rarámuri tribe.”

Diana Molina is a photographer, writer and also the director of Juntos Art Association, an organiza-tion dedicated to a mission of collabora-tion through art. Now living in Union, New Mexico, Molina is a native of El Paso, who began her career as a photographer in 1993 while living in Amster-dam. Molina’s work concentrates on culturally based multimedia projects that depict humans in their natural environments. Her documentary work has been rec-ognized by an Award of Distinction at the National Videography Awards and at the UTEP International Film Festival. Her photographs have graced the halls of The World Museum of Art in Rotterdam, The Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C., and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, among others.

Ruidoso Public Library has several books on distance running, training, and Native American cultures. Please ask a librarian for assistance fi nding these and other, newer, online

materials. Marathoners are invited to come by the li-brary anytime and swap training plans with the library director, Corey Bard.

Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso. Hours are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. www.youseemore.com/ru-idosopl/ or http://ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com/.

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Hikers’ actions lead to preservation of ancient basketAllison SandovalPublic Aff airs Specialist Bureau of Land Management

SOCORRO — An ancient basket found on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands near Socorro, has recent-ly been dated and preserved.

In January 2009, a group of hikers discovered a partially buried basket tucked under a rock overhang on BLM lands in northwest Socorro County. Carol Chamberland, one of the hikers, and also a BLM volunteer and member of the Site Stewards Program, advised the others that they should report the fi nd to the BLM.

The BLM’s Socorro Field Offi ce responded swiftly to form a team of two archaeologists and a law enforcement special agent. Hiker Larry Flinn led them to the remote site, where the team discovered that the basket still had its contents, whitish crystals that appeared to be salt. The basket was carefully sup-ported, removed, and packaged for transport.

The basket was taken to the conservation labo-ratory at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe. A

preliminary analysis was done, and the basket was painstakingly preserved. The style is a common one, and not unique to any particular time period or cul-

ture, so its age was initially unknown. Newly released results indicate that the basket dates between A.D. 690 and A.D. 970, earlier than suspected, making it even more rare, and its preservation even more remarkable. It has been confi rmed that the contents of the basket are salt, although tests are still underway to try to determine the source.

Future chemical analysis will be done to try to determine where the salt originated. After the testing is com-pleted, the basket will be curated at the Museum of New Mexico. We hope the basket will be on public display in the near future. A location with controls for humidity, temperature, and light will be required as exposure would cause it to deteriorate.

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Aria Finch receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts

Photo courtesy of Rosalyn Stevenson

Aria Finch, recipient of this year’s Governor’s Award for Excellence In the Arts, with some of her sculptures during the reception for her on Sept. 28 at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Finch’s sculptures are current-ly being shown in the Spring River Gallery at Roswell Museum and Art Center. Hours are Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday and holidays 1 - 5 p.m. Admission is free. The center is located at 100 West 11th Street in Roswell, 575-624-6744.


Bataan Lake: Fishing was slow for all species. Black River: Stream fl ow at Malaga on Monday was 12 cfs. Fishing was slow.Blue Hole Park Pond: No reports from anglers this week. Bonito Lake: Closed. Bosque Redondo: No reports from anglers this week. Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was slow for all species. Check these lakes out during the winter trout stocking. Brantley Lake: Brantley Lake State Park was closed to boating and swim-ming due to safety issues related to heavy rains and runoff into the lake. Anglers are to practice catch-and-release for all fi sh here as high levels of DDT were found in several fi sh.Carlsbad Municipal Lake: No re-ports from anglers this week. Chaparral Park Lake: Fishing was fair using night crawlers and liver for catfi sh. No reports on other species. El Rito Creek: Before the heavy rains hit, fi shing was fair to good using worms and copper John Barrs for trout.Eunice Lake: Fishing was fair using worms, hot dogs and liver for catfi sh. Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using night crawlers and blood bait for catfi sh. Green Meadow Lake: No reports from anglers this week.Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing was good using salmon eggs, PowerBait, worms, Pistol Petes and spinners for trout. No reports on other species.Jal Lake: No reports from anglers

this week. Lake Van: Fishing was slow to fair using night crawlers, liver and hot dogs for catfi sh. No reports on other species. Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was slow for all species and fi shing pressure was light. Anglers are reminded that there is a 2-fi sh limit on channel catfi sh. Pecos River: Stream fl ow below Sumner Lake on Monday was 370 cfs. Fishing was slow for all species. Perch Lake: No reports from anglers this week. Ruidoso River: Stream fl ow at Ruidoso on Monday was 45 cfs. No reports from anglers this week. Santa Rosa Lake: The no wake re-striction has been lifted with the major infl ux of water but anglers are advised to use extreme caught due to fl oat-ing debris and other possible hazards. Fishing was slow for all species but should pick up as levels taper off and the water clears.Sumner Lake: Rapidly rising water levels slowed fi shing for all species. The level rose about 23-feet in the past few days. Fishing pressure was ex-tremely light. The main boat ramp was the only boat ramp open as of Sunday.

Fishing report for Southeast NM

Photo courtesy of Eugene Heathman

Free New Mexico movie for October This month’s ENMU-Ruidoso

Community Education movie is “Sunset Limited” starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones. Based on a 2006 play by Cormac McCarthy, this HBO adaptation takes place in an inner-city slum and deals with the meaning of human suffering, the exis-tence of God, life and death.

Although the action does not take place in New Mexico, the movie was fi lmed in the Garson Studios at the

College of Santa Fe.The movie will be shown Monday,

October 14 in Corona at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall and Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Room 111 at ENMU-Ruidoso at 7 p.m. There is no charge, but registration for the Ruidoso showing is requested to make sure enough popcorn and drinks are on hand.

For more information or to regis-ter, please call ENMU-Ruidoso Com-munity Education at 257-3012.

Eastern NM State Fair –a tradition of agricultureBy Karen BoehlerFor the Ruidoso Free Press

ROSWELL — The Eastern New Mexico State Fair kicked off with the annual parade in Roswell Monday, but even if you missed the almost 100 entries – ranging from bands to fl oats to high school mascots and aliens – that had folks lining Main Street for two hours, there’s still lots more to see and do at the 92nd annual event before it wraps up Saturday.

“We have lots of new things this year,” said Trisha Lair, fair offi ce manager. “The cool show is called the Mapapa African Acro-bats. This is something absolutely new. No one around Roswell or around our area has ever been to a show of this caliber, so we want people to watch them.”

They’ll perform three time daily each day, as will magician Sean Emory and Dragon Scales and Faery Tales, a children program.

The fair offers free entertainment each night, with concerts by Noche de Musica at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; a local heavy-metal band Thursday; TC Fambro Friday at 7 p.m. and JB and the Moonshine Band at 9 p.m,; and Rose Hill Saturday at 7 p.m. A cowboy mount-ed shooting exhibition is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.

“These are all free shows when you pay your admission to the fair,” Lair said.

Friday and Satur-day, rodeo returns to the fair with the Chisum Challenge ranch rodeo and bronc riding at 7 p.m. Admission to the rodeo gives fans entry to the fair for the rest of the night.

“And of course, we have all our junior live-stock shows going on throughout the week,” Lair said. “We’ll wrap that up Saturday with the junior livestock sale. We invite everybody out to come support our 4H and FFA kids, who have worked on their projects pretty much since last year.”

With participants from 22 counties across the Land of Enchant-ment, the quality of the cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits

and other livestock is sure to be top-notch.

Of course, there’s everything else you expect at a state fair, including a car-nival; food and drink booths; the com-

mercial barn; arts and crafts, farm and garden and fl ower displays; an ag mechanics displays; and performances and demonstrations by a wide variety of local groups.

Fair admission is $6 for adults; $2 for children 6-12; half-price for seniors 55-years-old and older; and free to active mili-tary with ID. Parking is $2.

“We are growing every year, so we’re excited about that and invite everyone to come out and check us out,” Lair said.

Photos courtesy of Karen BoehlerThalia Pantoja, 16, from Hagerman, works the Boar goat she’ll be show-ing at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair in Roswell this week. Be-low, the Mapapa African Acrobats are new to the Eastern New Mexico State Fair this year, and a show organizers say shouldn’t be missed.


EvEntS CaLEndar Member Hobbs Chamber of Commerce • Member Lovington Chamber of Commerce • Member Artesia Chamber of CommerceMember Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce • Member Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce

Member Roswell Chamber of Commerce • Member Alamogordo Chamber of CommerceMember Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce • Member Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

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HOBBS:Oct16 Veggie Tales Live! “Happy

Birthday Bob & Larry,” Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Highway, 7 p.m. Tickets on sale at selectaseatlubbock.com; 1-800-735-1288

LOVINGTON:OctSat’s Lovington Downtown Farmer’s

Market, Courthouse Square, 8 a.m. - noon. 575-396-1418

26-27 New Mexico High School Ro-deo, Lea County Fairgrounds, 101 S. Commercial, Jake McClure Arena, 9 a.m. daily. www.nmhighschool-rodeo.com

Nov2-3 Fall Festival Arts & Craft Show,

Lea County Fairgrounds, 101 S. Commercial, Sat., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.lovingtonchamber.org/brochures.aspx. Free admission. For vendor information, contact the Lovington Chamber, 575-396-5311

ARTESIA:Oct Oct 7 - Artesia Citizen Police Acad-

emy, Nov 21 Artesia Public Safety Complex,

Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Artesia Police Department will be hosting its 2nd Annual Citizen Police Acad-emy. Applications can be picked up at the Chamber. Sept. 30 is the deadline to sign up. 575-746-5000

11-12 Southeast New Mexico Regional Swap Meet & Car Corral, W. Hwy 82-1802 W. Main St., 8 a.m. to dark. 575-746-9477 or 575-622-4350. Free public admission

CARLSBAD:Oct Fri’s Friday Focus, Best Western

Stevens Inn, 1829 S. Canal St. 7:30 a.m. Carlsbad Chamber networking breakfast - share information about your business or organization. [email protected]

Pre-School StoryTime, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. A short walk in the park and activity will follow the story. 575-887-5516. No fee; children must be accompanied by an adult

Sat’s Carlsbad Downtown Farmer’s Market, Eddy County Courthouse lawn, 8 - 11 a.m. Fresh produce, handmade crafts, prepared food, entertainment. 628-3768

ROSWELL:Oct Sat’s Farmers and Gardeners Mar-

ket, Chaves County Courthouse lawn, featuring high-quality fresh produce, � owers and crafts. 575-627-2239

ThruOct 5 Eastern New Mexico State

Fair, Fairgrounds, 2500 SE Main. Parade, entertainment, rides and games. All concerts are free with paid admission to the fair; adults $6; children 6-12, $2; children under 5 free. www.enmsf.com 575-623-9411

10-13 2013 Roswell Jazz Festival, guest of honor: Rebecca Kilgore; 25 great jazz musicians. www.roswelljazzfestival.org

Nov10 Veterans Parade, Downtown

Roswell, 10 a.m. Annual parade to honor our veterans. Free. www.mainstreetroswell.org/article.php?story=veterans

ALAMOGORDO:IMAX NM Museum of Space History “HUBBLE,” Daily at 11 a.m. 2 and

4 p.m. The seventh awe-inspiring � lm for the award-winning IMAX space team. Accompany the walking astronauts as they at-tempt some of the most di� cult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history; experience the power of the launches, heartbreaking setbacks and dramatic rescues. Explore the galaxies and some of the greatest mysteries of our celestial surroundings

“Tornado Alley,” Daily at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Join storm chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious e� ort ever to under-stand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding adventure. Experience the adrenaline of nature’s most dramatic phenomena

Oct4-6 Fiesta de la Familia! Im-

maculate Conception Church, 705 Delaware, Great food, live entertainment, games, rides and a bake sale. 575-437-3291. Free to attend.

8 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: “Cafe y Pan Dulce,” Small Business Develop-ment Center located at NMSU - Alamogordo, 2400 N Scenic Drive, Room TE 106, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Business owners: Network and discuss minority business owner issues over co� ee and sweet bread. **RSVP by Oct. 7 to SBDC 575-439-3660** Free.

CLOUDCROFT:Oct5-6 36th Annual October Art Fest,

Zenith Park, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., hosted by the Cloudcroft Cham-ber of Commerce. Hand-selected artists from all over the country will gather to exhibit sculptures, paintings, pottery, jewelry and more. 575-682-2733; www.cloudcroft.net

26 Fall Harvest Fest, 18th Annual Great Pumpkin Race, 2 p.m. - 3 Categories: Amateur, Semi-Pro and Pro. Starts on Burro Ave. next to Nivision Library; costume con-test parade on Burro Ave., 3 p.m.; Trick or Treating on Burro Ave., 4 - 6 p.m. Free. Also Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum’s “Haunted Village,” ($5 admis-sion), 1000 U.S. Highway 82, Fri. and Sat., 7 - 11 p.m. www.cloudcroft.net/events-page/

LEA COUNTY

ALTO:Oct2 Gypsy Romance, Spencer

Theater, 108 Spencer Rd., 8 p.m. Celebrate Oktoberfest Hungarian style. The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, a company of 48 danc-ers and live orchestra, preserves folk dancing in a rhythmic swirl of festive reels and waltzes. Dressed in vibrant costumes, the artists perform international classics with traditional instruments. A bratwurst and beer party at 6 p.m., included with ticket. $56 and $59. 888-878-7872; www.spencertheater.com

RUIDOSO:Oct3 Blue Lotus Healing Arts Center

& Day Spa Open House, 2810 Sudderth Drive, Suite 211, 4 - 9 p.m. Information and demos will be provided on their services: yoga classes, massage and esthetic services and natural body care products. Enjoy snacks and drinks. Enter ra� es for prizes and gift certi� cates. All proceeds bene� t The Nest domestic violence shelter. 575-257-4325. Free

5 Aspenfest Parade, Midtown, from the corner of Sudderth & Mechem to the 700 block of Sudderth, 10 - 11 a.m. Residents and visitors alike are invited to participate in the celebration of this caring community, the cool crispness of the coming fall and the beauty that is Ruidoso. 575-257-7395; www.ruidosonow.com/aspenfest/. Free

5-6 Aspenfest Arts and Crafts Fair, Schoolhouse Park on Sudderth Drive next to the tennis courts and swimming pool, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; part of Aspenfest weekend. Unique, handmade items. 575-378-4661; www.ruidosonow.com/aspenfest/. $1 admission

Mercado Del Artisan Outdoor Fair, River Rendezvous, 524 Sud-derth Dr., 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Enjoy live music and � ne art including gourd art, pottery, mosaics, jew-elry, metal art, photography and much more. 575-258-3409. Free

6 RVCC Scholarship Golf Tournament, Cree Meadows Country Club, 301 Country Club Drive, 12:30 - 5 p.m. A bene� t to provide scholarships for Ruidoso area youth. Green fee, lunch and cart are included in the entry fee. Enjoy some golf and support the Chamber’s scholarship e� orts. 575-257-7395; www.ruidosonow.

com/aspenfest. $80 per person Annual Empty Bowl Event

for HEAL and the NEST, 2714 Sudderth Dr., 5 - 7 p.m. Only 300 bowls and tickets will be available. Attendees will receive samples of soups prepared by local chefs and restaurants, a ticket to vote for their favorite soup, a hand-crafted bowl � lled with their favorite soup, breads, dessert, live entertainment and an opportunity to bid in a silent auction for some of the most coveted pottery in Lincoln County. 575-378-6378; www.helpenda-buseforlife.org. Tickets are $15; also a selection of professionally-made bowls by local potters will be available for $25

RUIDOSO DOWNS: ALBUM: Mid-20th Cen-

tury Photographs by Carmon Philips of the People and Places of Lincoln County exhibit at the Hubbard Museum of the American West. 26301 Hwy 70 West, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily. 575-378-4142; www.hubbardmu-seum.org

Oct5 Aspenfest Rod Run and Car

Show, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, 8 - 4 p.m. Hot Rods and Classic Cars on display. This event is in conjunc-tion with Aspenfest Weekend. 915-598-0621; www.ruidosonow.com/aspenfest/. Free

5-6 NM State Open Chili Cook-O� (Sat.) and Chile Society Pod Chili Cook-O� (Sun.), Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, held in conjunc-tion with Aspenfest Weekend. Judging and public tasting at noon both days. 575-390-6675; www.ruidosonow.com/aspenfest

Mountain Top Crafts & Col-lectibles Show, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; part of Aspenfest weekend. Unique, handmade items. 575-378-4661; www.ruidosonow.com/aspen-fest/. $1 admission

WHITE OAKS:OctFri’s Rascal Fair, White Oaks Com-

munity Market, 4 p.m. to dusk. Located just east of No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks. Local fruit and produce, fresh eggs, plants, hot weekly favorites at the Goldrush Grill, baked goods, pottery, woodwork, handmade soaps, baskets, jewelry and metalsmithing from local artisans. Pan for gold and sip free co� ee by the camp� re

OctWed’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club,

Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods. 7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live. $5 admission. Must be 21 or older. 575-464-7053

10 Darius Rucker, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 8 p.m. “So rock me Mama like a Wagon Wheel” just went double platinum – hear it live. Rucker � rst attained su-perstar status as the lead singer of Hootie & the Blow� sh with songs like “Only Wanna Be WIth You” and “Let Her Cry.” He re-introduced himself to the world as a country artists and that introduction has been nothing short of remarkable! Disclaimer: Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets available at www.innofthemountaingods.com

MESCALERO

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or call 575-258-9922

WednesdayBilly’s Seafood Night starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $21.95Senior DaySenior Specials for $3.95 in Billy’s Race Book

ThursdayBottomless Pasta — all you can eat for $3.95

FridayBilly’s Power Ball Cash GiveawaySurf & Turf starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $13.95Lastchild Band performing starting at 8 PM

SaturdayASPENFEST HOT ROD & CAR SHOW/ RUIDOSO CHILI SOCIETY & CHILI POD COOKOFFSPrime Rib starting at 5 pm in Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill for $13.95Lastchild Band performing starting at 8 PM

SundayASPENFEST HOT ROD & CAR SHOW/ RUIDOSO CHILI SOCIETY & CHILI POD COOKOFFSPICK THE PROS FOOTBALL PROMOTIONBeer Specials in Billy’s Race Book

MondayPICK THE PROS FOOTBALL PROMOTION$2 Beer and Hot Dogs in Billy’s Race Book

TuesdayBilly’s Power Ball Cash GiveawayLocals Day, 5X Points & 2 for 1 Lunch or Dinner$2 Beer and Hot Dogs in Billy’s Race Book

Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino26225 US Highway 70 • Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346

For More Information Call (575) 378-4431www.RaceRuidoso.com

Billy The Kid Casino is a Responsible Gaming Property. For more information, please call (800) 572-1142

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