1. Healthcare

‘Rent’ — El Paso Community College presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical by Jonathan Larson Feb. 19March 1, at Transmountain Forum Theater.
Directed by Keith Townsend. Page 15.
Scene Spotlight highlights events
advertised in this issue.
‘Dreamscapes’ — UTEP Department of
Theatre and Dance presents a “Multimedia
Dance Event” Feb. 6-15, at the Fox Fine
Arts Wise Family Theatre. Page 28.
El Paso Live — Page 5. Coming to the
Plaza Theatre:
• Feb. 11: “Guys and Dolls”
• Feb. 12: Engelbert Humperdinck
• Feb. 14: Mariachi Vargas
• Feb. 28: El Paso Symphony Orchestra
presents “Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute
to The Beatles.”
Zap Mama and Antibalas — Lola
Productions presents the world-music trailblazers in their first-ever joint U.S. Tour
Feb. 27 at Lee Ross Capshaw Auditorium at
Coronado High School. Page 24.
Bert Saldaña — Amado Peña Gallery in San
Elizario features “Visions of the Southwest,”
works by Bert Saldaña, Feb. 1-28, with
opening reception Feb. 7. Page 44.
El Paso Ballroom Dance Academy —
The academy hosts its Valentine Salsa Social
featuring Team Havana Feb. 6. A Studio
Valentine’s Party is Feb. 21. Page 7.
El Paso Rhinos — Home games are Feb.
6-8, Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1 at
Sierra Providence Event Center. Page 31.
Sunland Art Gallery — Showing in
February is “Miniature Mania,” show of small
works, with reception Feb. 7. Page 16.
UTEP Basketball — Men’s home games
are Feb. 12 vs. Charlotte, Feb. 14 vs. Old
Dominion and Feb. 21 vs. UTSA; and
Women’s home games are Feb. 5 vs. Florida
Atlantic, Feb. 7 vs. FIU and Feb. 26 vs. La
Tech. Page 29.
Valentine Dance — The Forum Ballroom’s
annual Valentine’s Day dance is Feb. 14,
with live music by Rhapsod. Page 5.
Valentine’s Day Sunset Dance — Shundo
Dance Studio hosts a couples’ dance Feb.
14, at the studio. Page. 11.
Valentine’s Dinner — Ardovino’s Desert
Crossing hosts its annual romantic dinner
Feb. 14, with live music by Dave Borrego
Jazz featuring vocals by Claudia Casillas.
Page 19.
Valentine Day’s package — Hilton Garden
Inn Airport offers a Valentine’s dinner, dance
and room package Feb. 14, with dinner, live
entertainment, and other specials. Page 21.
Valentine Evening — Sunland Winery and
Dance Studio hosts a Valentine’s event Feb.
14 with music by David Huerta, wine tasting
and dessert. Page 21.
La Tierra Café — The café hosts several
dinner shows during its concert season. Art a
la Cart art markets are the last Saturday of
the month. Page 18.
• Feb. 14: Flamenco Duende Gitano
• April 11: Bud Sanders, Ultimate Elvis
Tribute
Page 8
‘The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare…Abridged’ — El Paso
Playhouse presents a comic look at The
Bard’s classics Feb. 20-March 14. Page 5.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra — The
orchestra presents guest conductor
Leonardo Gasparini and guest pianist
Mauricio Nader in “The Language of
Romance” Feb. 20-21 at The Plaza Theatre.
Page 6.
The orchestra also presents “Classical
Mystery Tour: A Tribute to The Beatles”
Feb. 28, at The Plaza Theatre. Pages 5 and
6.
Coin Show — The 52nd annual
International Coin Club of El Paso’s coin
show is Feb. 20-22, at El Maida Hall, with
coins, paper money, medals, tokens and
more. Page 4.
Crossland Gallery — Showing Feb. 20March 21, at El Paso Art Association’s
gallery is the annual Western Impressions Art
Show, “How The West was ONE/WON,”
with opening reception Feb. 20. Entries for
the show taken through Feb. 8. Page 13.
The Association’s quarterly meeting is Feb.
8, with a fiber art demonstration by Lin
Bentley Keeling.
Hal Marcus Gallery — Work is being
accepted through Feb. 25 for the spring
2015 exhibit, “All You Can Eat,” presented
by the Vegetarian Society of El Paso. Page
27.
El Paso Artists Studio Tour — Artists are
being sought through March 5 for the 8th
annual tour April 11-12 at Eastside,
Northeast and Mission Valley studios and
April 18-19, at Westside, Upper Valley and
Downtown studios. Page 34.
El Paso Exploreum — El Paso’s living laboratory children’s museum taking registration
for its Spring Break Camp March 9-13.
Page 22.
Dog Adoptions — El Paso Humane Society
hosts dog adoptions every Saturday at El
Paso Saddle Blanket. Well-behaved pets on
leash always welcome. Page 30.
French Classes — L’École de l’Alliance
Française d’El Paso’s beginning and advanced
classes for adults and children Spring session
are now available, as well as conversational
French classes for adults. Page 44.
Southern New Mexico
Las Cruces Museum of Art — Showing
Feb. 6-March 27 is “Las Cruces Collects,”
works from local private collections as well
as NMSU’s University Art Gallery. Reception
is Feb. 6. Page 4.
2Cellos — The global phenomenon of Luka
Sulic and Stjepan Hauser perform March 4,
at NMSU’s Pan American Center. Page 46.
Fountain Theatre — Mesilla Valley Film
Society hosts nightly screenings at the theatre in Historic Mesilla. Page 44.
February Roundup
Cont’d from Page 7
• A Psychic Fair is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 7.
• ‘Bee My Honey Day” beekeeping workshop
is 11 a.m. Feb. 14, with beekeeper Harold
Shumate of New Mexico Desert Farms.
• A wine lecture by Manny Jemente is 11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21, in honor of Drink Wine
Day.
Pet adoptions and goodies for dogs every last
Saturday of the month.
Weekly yoga classes are 9 to 10 a.m. with
Erin from Casa de Yoga. Cost per class: $10.
From El Paso, take Race Track Drive across
the Rio Grande and across McNutt Road (NM
273), continue past the post office and turn left
on Ardovino.
Having a Heart Community Fair — The
annual health and information fair is 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Carolina
Community Center, 563 N. Carolina, with 50
booths will offer information and services,
along with professional health screenings.
Information: 755-7999, ext. 112.
First 100 participants receive a free food bag.
Valentine Arts and Crafts Fair —
Fitness Central, 1706 Montana, hosts its fair 1
to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Admission is free.
Vendor tables available for $20. Information:
920-0626 or on Facebook at fitcentral.
Spanish Colonia Art Market — Spanish
Colonial Art Society in Santa Fe hosts its first
Las Cruces market 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21-22, at
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor.
Around 40 Spanish Colonial artists include
exponents of tinwork, colcha, retablos, strawwork, weaving, jewelry, filigree, pottery, ironwork and carving. Admission: $5; $8 couples;
ages 12 and younger free. Information: (505)
982-2226 or spanishcolonial.org.
Sunrise Lions Gun Show — The semiannual guns and outdoors show opens at 9 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22, at Las
Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University
in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 571-3045 or
lascruceslionsclub.org.
Downtown Artist and Farmers Market
— The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural
Affairs Department’s market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
each Saturday in the Union Plaza District along
Anthony Street. Information: 212-1780 or
elpasoartsandculture.org.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market
— 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and
Saturdays along a 7-block area of Main Street,
Downtown. Information: (575) 541-2288 or
lascrucesfarmersmarket.org.
Something for everyone
A Chocolate Affair — KISS-FM hosts its
4th annual evening of chocolate delicacies 6 to
9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at Fountains at
Farah, with samples from area chocolate vendors. Tickets: $$10-$20 (includes samples);
available online at holdmyticket.com.
New this year is the Chocolate Liqueur
Lounge for ages 21 and older.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
UTEP — Registration run through Jan. 29 for
the popular UTEP program that offers noncredit classes for people age 50 or older. Spring
2015 classes begin Monday, Feb. 9.
Registration: $60, plus $25 for the one-time
OLLI life membership fee ($25 late fee after
Jan. 29). Members may take as many classes as
they want. Classes are open to residents of El
El Paso Scene
Paso, Juarez and southern New Mexico age 50
or older, and meet afternoons Mondays
through Fridays. Information: 747-6280, 7478848 or olliatutep.org.
Latinitas — The nonprofit dedicated to
empowering Latina youth offers regular creative expression workshops, exhibits and more.
Latinas offices are at 10935 Ben Crenshaw
#207. Information: 219-8554, [email protected] or LasLatinitas.org.
A College Chica workshop is 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, on the UTEP campus.
Girls age 9-17 are invited to discover the
importance of college and get an insider’s view
of college life, with an opportunity to tour the
UTEP campus, meet college student mentors,
attend workshops on the importance of education and participate in activities to start preparing for college. Co-hosted by UTEP Center for
Civic Engagement. Admission is free. Pre-register at laslatinitas.com.
Free tax preparation — AARP Foundation
offers free tax preparation for individuals with
low or moderate income Feb. 2-April 15 at
selected El Paso Parks and Recreation Senior
Centers. Information: Joe Rodriguez, 544-0753.
Locations/days:
• Eastside, 3200 Fierro, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesdays and Fridays. Information: 5914292.
• Father Martinez Senior Center, 9301
Alameda, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays.
Information: 860-9131.
• Hilos de Plata, 4451 Delta, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesdays and Fridays. Information: 533-3207.
• Memorial, 1800 Byron, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays. Information: 5624260.
• Polly Harris Senior Center, 650 Wallenberg,
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Information: 581-9525.
Children’s Social Skills workshop —
The Dorris Van Doren Branch Library, 551 E.
Redd Rd., hosts a series of free child development workshops 10 to 11:15 A.M. Monday
starting Feb. 2-March 9, 2015 from 10:00 to
11:15 a.m. The five-week program is for children up to 3 years of age and their caregivers.
Local professionals will instruct caregivers on
basic techniques to help their children develop
learning and social skills. Information/registration: Dorris Van Doren Branch at 875-0700.
‘Discovery Science’ workshops –
UTEP’s Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan
Desert Gardens begins a series of Saturday
morning science workshops for children beginning Feb. 7-March 14. Students will study the
effects of weather and pollution on plants, animals and people. The six one-hour classes in
this series are designed to explore Earth
Science concepts. Times are 8:30 a.m. for
grades kindergarten and first; 10 a.m. for
grades second and third; and 11:30 a.m. for
grades fourth through sixth. Each class limited
to 11 students. Registration: $35; covers class
materials for all six classes. Information: Kay
Mullins, 747-8994 or [email protected].
Mariachi Service — Mariachi San Pablo will
lead worship music at both the 9 a.m. English
service and 11:30 a.m. Spanish services Sunday,
Feb. 8, at Ysleta Lutheran Mission, 301 S.
Schutz. The local group Mariachi San Pablo
travels all over the United States assisting other
congregations with evangelism and Hispanic
outreach Admission is free; food cost varies.
Information: 858-2588 or ylm.org.
Master Meditation Workshop — The
Meditation Studio, 6130 Montana Ave, #211,
Please see Page 9
February 2015