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symphonyLas Cruces Symphony Orchestra
This concert season enjoy the sounds of The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. There will be feature performances by renowned artists from around the world. New Mexico State University Campus
Phone: (575) 646-3709 • www.lascrucessymphony.com

ASNMSU Cultural Series

• February 7, 2008
 ORCHID ENSEMBLE
 Location: NMSU Music Recital Hall
• March 6, 2008
 CAVA
 Location: Rio Grande Theatre
• March 12, 2008
 RAVI COLTRANE
 Location: Rio Grande Theatre

• April 17, 2008
 SHIRADA
 Location: Rio Grande Theatre
• May 1, 2008
 BUÍLLE WITH
 KARAN CASEY
 Location: Rio Grande Theatre

Phone: (575) 646-1420 • Website:
http://panam.nmsu.edu/culturalseries.html

mesillaCinco De Mayo Fiesta
¡Que Viva La Fiesta! The Cinco de Mayo Fiesta is a traditional Mexican fiesta honoring Mexico’s second revolution. In the atmospheric plaza of Old Mesilla, you’ll find incredible food, music, & dancing the entire weekend.

Phone: (575) 524-3262 www.oldmesilla.org

sanisidroAnnual Fiesta De San Ysidro
This annual fiesta is a warm celebration of New Mexico’s long heritage of agriculture. The fiesta features farming demos, folk dances, mariachi music, and a ritual blessing of the fields for future crops. The fiesta culminates in an evening dance.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum
Phone: (575) 522-4100 • http://nmfarmandranchmuseum.org

wineWine Festivals
Come taste wines made from the abundance of fine New Mexico vineyards! Live entertainment & local vendors make this festival a delight to attend.

SOUTHERN NM WINE FESTIVAL
May 24-26, 2008

HARVEST WINE FESTIVAL
August 30-September 1, 2008

Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Phone: (575) 522-1232 • www.nmwine.com

museumHistory and Artifacts Exhibits at the NMSU Museum
• West Gallery: “Faces of Chapais”
• East Gallery: “Indigenous Mexico”
 COMING IN SPRING 2008
• West Gallery: “Waste Not Want Not” Great Depression Living
• East Gallery: NYA Furniture 75th Anniversary Celebration of the “New Deal!”

Phone: (575) 646-3739 • www.nmsu.edu/~museum

trinityTRINITY SITE TOUR
April – October, 2008
The Trinity Site is the location of the detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb.

White Sands Missile Range
Phone: (575) 678-1134
www.wsmr.army.mil/pao/TrinitySite/trinst.html

borderfestBorder Book Festival
Dates: April 18-20, 2008
Each year, the Border Book Foundation organizes the Border Book Festival, several days worth of literature, readings, and lectures. This year marks the 13th year of the Border Book Festival and promises to be one of the best, most enjoyable, and most informative yet!

Phone: (575) 524-1499 www.borderbookfestival.org

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