Abel Garcia

The Saturday, Oct. 12 opening reception for Abel Garcia’s art exhibition at the Doña Ana Arts Council Arts and Cultural Center will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by DAAC’s second Classical Drinking event with classical guitarist Marcos Cavalcante, Madelyn Moore on clarinet and Hyerim Mapp on bass. New Mexico State University professor Jim Shearer will host.

Trained in Brazil, Cavalcante has a master’s in jazz studies and a musical arts degree in classical guitar performance and literature. Before his recent move to Las Cruces, Cavalcante taught at Indiana University, the State University of Campinas (Brazil), Northern New Mexico College and El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe.

Moore, assistant professor of clarinet at New Mexico State University, has performed and taught throughout the United States, Belgium, Spain and China.

Mapp has a Bachelor of music in cello performance from Sejong University, and both a master’s in music and a doctorate in cello performance from the University of Kansas. As a member of the piano trio Con Spirito, Mapp has performed throughout the United States.

DAAC’s first Classical Drinking event drew 71 people, DAAC Program Manager Lisa Carlson said. “It’s a relaxed setting where the audience is encouraged to ask questions about the music and the artists.”

Drinks are provided by DAAC neighbor Dry Point Distillers.

Admission is $15 and drinks are $7 each.

The DAAC Arts and Cultural Center is located at 1740 Calle de Mercado in the Bulletin Plaza.

For more information, call DAAC at 575-523-6403. Visit www.daarts.org.