2/6/2010 - 2/27/2010
Saturday night dances
7p.m.-9p.m., Fiddlers Playhouse 710 Elm St. T.or C.Country dances-refreshments served free of charge-fiddle music, country western music,bluegrass, polka music all types of music welcome!! All ages welcome!! Y'all come! Free to our community this month! Cost: no charge.
Contact: New Mexico Old TIme Fiddlers, Donna Robbins, 575 744 4016, nmotfa09@gmail.com.
2/9/2010
Landscape and Still Life Painting
6:30-8:30pm, Mud Mountain Studio, 324 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesTaught by Olin West and Loren Schmidt, this class (for oil or acrylic paint) will teach students to understand color and value, form, and composition. Pre-requisite: drawing ability. Just $100 for the entire 6-week session if prepaid. Return students pre-pay price: $85 for 6 weeks. Can't commit? Come whenever and pay the $25 "walk-in" fee each time. Tuesdays 1/26 though 3/2. Cost: varies.
Contact: Mud Mountain Studio, Olin West, 575-740-3563, westo@gmail.com.
http://www.olinbwest.com
2/9/2010
SCRTAB Monthly Meeting
9am, Geronimo Springs Museum Community Room, 211 Main, Truth or ConsequencesThe Sierra County Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month. Cost: free.
Contact: Sierra County Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board, Kim Skinner, 575-740-1777.
http://www.sierracountynewmexico.info
2/11/2010
Thursday Night Film Series
7:00 pm, Senior Recreation Center, 301 S. Foch, Truth or ConsequencesSweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) directed by and starring Melvin van Peebles. Black history kicks off with the film that started the blaxploitation sub-genre. A hustler is pushed into a desperate life on the run on the streets of Los Angeles. Music by Earth, Wind & Fire. Cost: free.
Contact: Sierra County Arts Council, James Durham, 575-894-7008, gumbojames@aol.com.
http://www.sierracountyart.org
2/12/2010
Opening: The Month of Love in the Year of the Tiger
6-9m, RioBravoFineArt, 110 N Broadway, Truth or Consequencesa Valentine's Day exhibit featuring new work by gallery artists. Misha Martin chocolates, Rebecca Speakes tarot card readings, and music by RGee Duo at the opening reception during February Art Hop. Gallery hours 12-5pm Wed-Sun. Cost: free.
Contact: RioBravoFineArt, Eduardo Alicea, 575-894-0572, riobravofa@gmail.com.
http://www.ribravofineart.net
2/13/2010
February Art Hop
6-9pm, Downtown Truth or ConsequencesGalleries, studios, shops and restaurants are open late on the 2nd Saturday of every month. See other listings on this site or visit the DGDA website for info on opening exhibits and other events. Cost: free.
Contact: Downtown Gallery District Association, torcgalleries@gmail.com.
http://www.torcart.com
2/13/2010 - 2/14/2010
Sierra County Texas Longhorn World Class Show
9am-3pm, Sierra County Fairgrounds, South Broadway, T or CPresented by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of New Mexico (TLBNM). Breeders from New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arizona will be showing all classes of cattle, which include heifers, cow-calf, steers, and bulls, in halter and open division. Judging will be held for youth and adults divisions. There will be several vendors from the local area, with items such as jewelry, pottery, mosaics, paintings, A silent auction will benefit the youth scholarship program and will be held during the show Saturday, ending Sunday. Cost: free admission.
Contact: Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of New Mexico (TLBNM), Lynn Starritt, 915-252-4118.
http://www.tlbnm.com
2/13/2010
Professional Approach to Drawing
10am-12pm, Mud Mountain Studio, 324 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesAn all-levels class, taught by Olin West and Loren Schmidt, in which students will learn the "see what you're looking at" method of drawing. Only $100 for the entire 6-week session if prepaid. Return students pre-pay price: $85 for 6 weeks. Can't commit? Come whenever and pay the $25 "walk-in" fee each time. Saturdays 1/23 though 2/27. Cost: varies.
Contact: Mud Mountain Studio, Olin West, 575-740-3563, westo@gmail.com.
http://www.olinbwest.com
2/13/2010
2nd Saturday Golf Event
10am, Truth or Consequences Municipal Golf Course, 685 Marie, T or CMonthly event - several ways to win - winners receive merchant certificates as prizes. Cost: greens fees plus $20.
Contact: T or C Municipal Golf Course, Howie Tucker, 575-894-2603, howieprodog@yahoo.com.
http://www.torcnm.org/departments/golf_course.html
2/13/2010 - 3/12/2010
Elizabeth Kearns at "gallery with a card shop, etc"
6pm to 9pm, gallery with a card shop, etc, 422 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesElizabeth Kearns, photographer, will be the featured artist for the month of February at gallery with a card shop, etc. She has a variety of delightful travel shots to exhibit. Cost: free.
Contact: gallery with a card shop, etc., January Roberts, 405-6223, januarys62@windstream.net.
http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/ajanuaryproductioncardstore
2/13/2010
Terri Rolland opening at Ledger Gallery
5-8pm, Ledger Gallery, 413 Broadway, T or CTerri Rolland, who is represented by Linda Durham in Santa Fe, will be showing small abstractions on paper and canvas. Cost: free.
Contact: LEDGER GALLERY, james gasowski, 5052315295, jgasowski@windstream.net.
http://www.gasowskiarts.com
2/14/2010
Poetry Reading
1pm, Black Cat Books and Coffee, 128 Broadway, T or CRead or listen on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. Cost: free.
Contact: Black Cat Books and Coffee, Rhonda Brittan, 575-894-7070.
2/14/2010
Febuary ART TALKS! presentation
noon-2pm, Ledger Gallery, 413 Broadway, T or CTerri Rolland, who is represented by Linda Durham in Santa Fe, will be talking about her work, and answering questions. Come meet the artist! Cost: free.
Contact: LEDGER GALLERY, james gasowski, 505-231-5295, jgasowski@windstream.net.
http://www.gasowskiarts.com
2/16/2010
Landscape and Still Life Painting
6:30-8:30pm, Mud Mountain Studio, 324 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesTaught by Olin West and Loren Schmidt, this class (for oil or acrylic paint) will teach students to understand color and value, form, and composition. Pre-requisite: drawing ability. Just $100 for the entire 6-week session if prepaid. Return students pre-pay price: $85 for 6 weeks. Can't commit? Come whenever and pay the $25 "walk-in" fee each time. Tuesdays 1/26 though 3/2. Cost: varies.
Contact: Mud Mountain Studio, Olin West, 575-740-3563, westo@gmail.com.
http://www.olinbwest.com
2/18/2010
Third Thursday - Monthly Speakers Series
7-8pm, Geronimo Springs Museum, 211 Main Street in Historic Downtown Truth or ConsequencesOur speaker for this month's Third Thursday Speaker Series is Priscilla Spitler, a Truth or Consequences bookbinder. Ms. Spitler will discuss the history of book binding in America. Cost: free (donations accepted).
Contact: Geronimo Springs Museum, LaRena Miller, 575-894-6600, info@geronimospringsmuseum.com.
http://www.geronimospringsmuseum.com
2/18/2010
Thursday Night Film Series
7:00 pm, Senior Recreation Center, 301 S. Foch, Truth or ConsequencesBaadassss (2004) directed by and starring Mario van Peebles. Black History Month continues with the auto-biographical film that Mario van Peebles wrote, directed and starred as his father as his memoir of the making of Melvin van Peebles breakthrough film. Cost: free.
Contact: Sierra County Arts Council, James Durham, 575-894-7008, gumbojames@aol.com.
http://www.sierracountyart.org
2/18/2010
The Colorful History of Chloride
12:10pm-1:00pm, Elephant Butte Lake State Park, 101 Hwy 195 Elephant ButteThe discovery of high-grade chloride of silver by Harry Pye in 1879 would soon turn this sleepy Black Range Mountain canyon into a booming tent town with thousands of residents. Surviving prospectors, hostile Indian attacks, bitter-cold winters and hot windy summers. This thriving tent mining community became a potpourri of colorful characters. Don Edmunds and his wife, Dona, came to this community and started restoring one building at time. Join Don Edmunds and learn about the History of Chloride. Cost: park entrance fee.
Contact: New Mexico State Parks, Salvador Gonzalez, 575-744-5923, salvador.gonzalez1@state.nm.us.
http://www.nmparks.com
2/20/2010
Historic Forts Day
11am-4pm, El Camino Real International Heritage Center, exit 115 from I-25 (just north of the Sierra County LiDiscover forts along the ancient Camino Real. Event will include living history re-enactments of soldier camp activities including bullet-making, black powder demonstration, treadle sewing, open fire cooking and more including a special lecture series about forts in New Mexico courtesy of New Mexico Historical Society. Cost: museum admission.
Contact: El Camino International Heritage Center, Claudia Gallardo, 575-854-3600, claudia.gallardo@state.nm.us.
http://www.elcaminoreal.org
2/20/2010
Professional Approach to Drawing
10am-12pm, Mud Mountain Studio, 324 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesAn all-levels class, taught by Olin West and Loren Schmidt, in which students will learn the "see what you're looking at" method of drawing. Only $100 for the entire 6-week session if prepaid. Return students pre-pay price: $85 for 6 weeks. Can't commit? Come whenever and pay the $25 "walk-in" fee each time. Saturdays 1/23 though 2/27. Cost: varies.
Contact: Mud Mountain Studio, Olin West, 575-740-3563, westo@gmail.com.
http://www.olinbwest.com
2/23/2010
Landscape and Still Life Painting
6:30-8:30pm, Mud Mountain Studio, 324 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesTaught by Olin West and Loren Schmidt, this class (for oil or acrylic paint) will teach students to understand color and value, form, and composition. Pre-requisite: drawing ability. Just $100 for the entire 6-week session if prepaid. Return students pre-pay price: $85 for 6 weeks. Can't commit? Come whenever and pay the $25 "walk-in" fee each time. Tuesdays 1/26 though 3/2. Cost: varies.
Contact: Mud Mountain Studio, Olin West, 575-740-3563, westo@gmail.com.
http://www.olinbwest.com
2/25/2010
Thursday Night Film Series
7:00 pm, Senior Recreation Center, 301 S. Foch, Truth or ConsequencesGhost Dog; The Way of the Samurai (1999) directed by Jim Jarmusch w Forest Whitaker, John Tormey & Henry Silva. An amiable street kid from Jersey finds a copy of “The Way of the Samurai” and adopts the ancient code in service to a dysfunctional Mafia family. Cost: free.
Contact: Sierra County Arts Council, James Durham, 894-7008, gumbojames@aol.com.
http://www.sierracountyart.org
2/26/2010 - 2/27/2010
A Gathering of Quilts
9am to 4pm, Ralph Edwards Auditorium, 400 West 4th, Truth or ConsequencesAn annual gathering of quilts by Sierra County quilters. Over 100 quilts displayed. Vendors, raffle, and quilt appraiser. Cost: free (donations accepted).
Contact: Winter Quilters, Ginger Van Gundy, 575-744-5472, ginjohn@valornet.com.
2/26/2010 - 2/27/2010
Pecans and More
Fri at noon, Sat at 10am, Rio Grande Circle just behind the Fire Station on Rock Canyon RoadThe "Pecan Festival" tradition lives on. Relocated from Cuchillo to Elephant Butte, the event will feature products grown or made by local and out-of-town artisans. Great food will be available - the fun is up to you! Download the flyer (below) for complete info. Cost: free admission.
Contact: Steph Ross, 575-894-8941, srfoxie@gmail.com.
http://www.SierraCountyEvents.com/flyer/PecansAndMore2010.pdf
2/27/2010
Professional Approach to Drawing
10am-12pm, Mud Mountain Studio, 324 Broadway, Truth or ConsequencesAn all-levels class, taught by Olin West and Loren Schmidt, in which students will learn the "see what you're looking at" method of drawing. Only $100 for the entire 6-week session if prepaid. Return students pre-pay price: $85 for 6 weeks. Can't commit? Come whenever and pay the $25 "walk-in" fee each time. Saturdays 1/23 though 2/27. Cost: varies..
Contact: Mud Mountain Studio, Olin West, 575-740-3563, westo@gmail.com.
http://www.olinbwest.com
2/28/2010
Poetry Reading
1pm, Black Cat Books and Coffee, 128 Broadway, T or CRead or listen on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. Cost: free.
Contact: Black Cat Books and Coffee, Rhonda Brittan, 575-894-7070.
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