Apr28th

Lance Armstrong will compete in the Tour of the Gila in Sliver City, NM

Posted at 10:28 am | Filed Under Event News, Sports

Lance Armstrong will compete in the Tour of the Gila after all, the seven-time Tour de France champion’s first race since breaking his collarbone in a crash last month.
Race director Jack Brennan said Tuesday that Armstrong and Astana teammates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner will be allowed to compete at this week’s event after USA [...]

Apr23rd

Railroad Days at the Las Cruces Railroad Museum

Posted at 9:10 am | Filed Under Event News

Who: Las Cruces Railroad Museum
What: Railroad Days
When: May 7-9, 2009
Where: Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St. Las Cruces, NM
Contact: (575) 647-4480
Please join us for our second annual Railroad Days, May 7 through May 9, 2009 (10-4pm each day). All festivities celebrate Las Cruces’ railroading past, present, and future. Throughout the three-day event, the [...]

Apr15th

Cinco de Mayo celebration set for May 2-3 on Mesilla Plaza

Posted at 3:17 pm | Filed Under CVB News

Who: Town of Mesilla
What: Annual Cinco de Mayo
When: May 2-3
Where: Mesilla Plaza in Mesilla, NM
Contact: (575) 524-3262 ext. 116.
The Town of Mesilla is hosting its annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 on the plaza. The event runs from noon-to-10 p.m. Saturday and from noon-to-7 p.m. Sunday. There is no [...]

Apr15th

New Horizons Symphony Orchestra offers free concert in May

Posted at 3:04 pm | Filed Under Performing Arts

Who: New Horizons Symphony Orchestra
What: Free concert
When: Saturday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m.
Where: New Mexico State University Atkinson Recital Hall
Contact: (575) 522-5571, (575) 523-9101
Fresh from a highly successful concert in February, the Las Cruces New Horizons Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) offers the second free concert of the year on Saturday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the [...]

Apr14th

May artist of the month at the Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery in Mesilla, NM

Posted at 8:35 am | Filed Under Exhibit News

Who: Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
What: Betty Sweeney. May artist of the month
When: May 1-31, 2009. 10 am to 5 pm Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 pm Sunday
Where: Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla
Contact: (575) 522-2933
The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery located 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across [...]

Apr13th

Las Cruces CVB achieves Destination Marketing Accreditation

Posted at 1:45 pm | Filed Under CVB News

The Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau announced today that it has been awarded accreditation from the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP), one of the highest honors attainable in the visitor industry. In earning this recognition, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) communicate to their community, buyers and potential visitors that their DMO has attained a significant [...]

Apr7th

Las Cruces CVB Offers two package deals for the White Sands International Film Festival

Posted at 2:45 pm | Filed Under CVB News

The Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomes the White Sands International Film Festival hosted by the new Allen Theatres, NMSU and Hotel Encanto with two package deals including hotel, meals and passes to the festival. 
The festival once more promises to attract numerous visitors from around the world. Now in its fifth year, the festival [...]