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Leather Tooling Workshop
Leather tooling is a classic Western art and has been used to decorate belts, handbags, saddles, and other leather goods. In this...
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Mar 22, 20141 min read


Adult Printmaking Class Over Spring Break
Experience printmaking with local printmaker and artist Sudeshna Sengupta, whose recent class was a wild success! We are offering a...
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Mar 20, 20141 min read


Cultural Connections Book Club Reads Silvia Rodriguez’ “Acequia: Water-Sharing, Sanctity, and Place
In 2014 the Branigan Book Club will be pairing books with our monthly History Notes lecture series. Acequia organizations are often...
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Mar 19, 20141 min read


Acequia Culture in the Mesilla Valley
Acequia Culture in the Mesilla Valley will examine the complex history of communal waterworks maintenance in our area. Although acequias...
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Mar 19, 20141 min read


Mel Stone Discusses his Photography
A recent transplant to southern New Mexico, Stone lives, works, and operates the Mesquite Gallery in downtown Las Cruces and is a...
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Mar 19, 20141 min read


Cheech Marin to Talk on Chicano Art During VIP Event
Entertainer and renowned Chicano art collector Cheech Marin will be at the Hotel Encanto on May 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., giving a talk and...
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Mar 17, 20142 min read


Branigan Cultural Center Announces Open Call for Exhibit Proposals
Proposals should be delivered electronically to rslaughter@las-cruces.org by Friday, April 18, 2014 at 5pm. All submissions must be...
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Mar 14, 20141 min read


Lecture on Gustave Baumann’s Woodcuts
On Saturday, March 15, local painter, printmaker, textile artist and teacher Sudeshna Sengupta presents Colors of New Mexico in Gustave...
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Mar 14, 20142 min read


Rail Readers to Discuss “The Iron Rail”
This 4th book in the Railway Detective series follows Detective Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming as they investigate a murder that...
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Mar 8, 20141 min read


Needle Punch Embroidery Class
Come try your hand at this fascinating craft and take home a floral creation suitable for framing. Once you’ve learned the technique,...
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Mar 8, 20141 min read


“Hoover Dam” Film Screening
The History Channel’s well-known series on Modern Marvels covers great accomplishments of engineering and architecture. The Hoover Dam...
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Mar 6, 20141 min read


Branigan Book Club to Discuss “The Milagro Beanfield War”
This novel captures the heart of the complex political, cultural, emotional, and economic discourses that characterize water rights’...
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Mar 6, 20141 min read


Paleoindian Lecture at Branigan
Paleoindians were the first people to enter the Western Hemisphere, beginning around 14,000 years ago. Contemporary with this...
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Mar 6, 20141 min read


Spring Break Camp at City Museums for Kids
Spring Break 2014 is a cooperative venture among the museums of Las Cruces & Keep Las Cruces Beautiful. The Museum of Art currently...
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Mar 6, 20141 min read


Brown Bag Lunch Lecture on “The Santa Fe Railway in New Mexico”
New Mexico has a rich history of railroading, especially into and around mining areas. Joseph E. Gill will discuss the Santa Fe...
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Mar 2, 20141 min read


Family Game Day at the Railroad Museum
The museum is located at 351 N. Mesilla Street, at the intersection of Las Cruces Ave.
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Mar 1, 20141 min read


Story Time Featuring Thomas the Tank Engine
The museum is located at 351 N. Mesilla Street, at the intersection of Las Cruces Ave.
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Mar 1, 20141 min read


Marionette Demonstrations at Museum of Art
Mayfield Marionettes brings their beautiful creations as part of the popular wood block print exhibition, Gustave Baumann: A Life’s...
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Mar 1, 20141 min read


Hoover Dam Photo Exhibit to Open at the Branigan Cultural Center
This exhibit includes 24 photographs with commentary by the photographer. Subjects include job seekers camped in the desert in Ragtown;...
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Feb 24, 20142 min read


City of Las Cruces Museums Celebrate Math on Pi Day
The number pi begins 3.14. This 3.14.14 (March 14, 2014), 3-7 pm, the Museum of Nature and Science, Museum of Art, and Branigan Cultural...
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Feb 24, 20141 min read
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