Arts Roundup

Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society presents Footprints Quintet

Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting the appreciation of jazz and blues art forms, invites the public to the next monthly meeting, where the entertainment for the evening is the Footprints Quintet, made up of five local musicians: Ruben Galvan, Miguel Torres, Alan Kaplan, Arnold Schnitzer, and Pancho Romero.

The Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society meets at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, at Alma d’Arte Charter High School, 402 W. Court Ave., Las Cruces. Info: MVJazzBlues.net

Lumberjack Day/Heritage Day Vintage Car Show in Cloudcroft

Rustically adventurous men and women compete in such activities as axe throwing, buck crosscutting, chain sawing and more on Saturday, followed by a vintage car show on Sunday, for a full weekend of family fun.

Lumberjack Day raises logging to an artform, 9 a.m. Saturday, September 14, and the Heritage Day Vintage Car Show does the same with cars, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, September 15, at Zenith Park, 1001 James Canyon Hwy, Cloudcroft. Info: 575-921-4737

Deming Heats Things Up at the Salsa Festival

Get ready to spice up your life with salsa tastings, cookoffs, eating contests, a tortilla toss, a cornhole tournament, and live entertainment, and a kids zone for the youngsters all geared toward the adventurous connoisseur.

Deming’s Salsa Festival celebrates southwestern flavor, from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday, September 14, at Luna County Courthouse Park, 700 Silver Ave., Deming. Info: 575-546-2674

Heritage Days Celebrates the Beauties of Cave Creek Canyon

Friends of Cave Creek Canyon present this annual community gathering designed to celebrate the Chiricahua-Peloncillo region’s natural and cultural heritage through presentations, nature walks, a crafts fair, live music and more.

Heritage Days celebrates heritage Saturday and Sunday, September 14-15, at the Geronimo Event Center, Nighthawk Rd., Rodeo. Info: FriendsOfCaveCreekCanyon.com/events/heritage-days

An all-star cast, including John Wayne, John Carradine and Claire Trevor bring the Old West to life in Stagecoach, during the 1939 Film Series at the Fountain Theatre.

1939 Film Series Comes to the Fountain Theatre

Travel back in time to Hollywood's golden age when the Mesilla Valley Film Society presents "1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year," which redefined cinema and continues to inspire filmmakers today. Included in the series are Oscar nominees “Rules of the Game,” “Stagecoach,” “Juarez,” “Only Angels Have Wings,” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”

The 1939 Film Series runs 7:30 p.m., from Sunday, Sept. 15 through Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org

Acclaimed Folk Duo Ordinary Elephant will perform on Friday, Sept. 20, at Cruces Creatives.

Folk Duo Ordinary Elephant to Perform at Cruces Creatives

Cruces Creatives, a nonprofit makerspace committed to fostering economic development, furthering education and supporting the arts, presents a fundraising concert featuring International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant, with all proceeds supporting Las Cruces charities.

Ordinary Elephant performs 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, at Cruces Creatives, 205 E. Lohman Ave., Las Cruces. Info: CrucesCreatives.org

Silver City Public Library hosts SWFAC Fiber Art Display

The Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC) has installed a Fiber Art display at the Silver City Public Library in the display case at the bottom of the stairs. The display will be shown through September 29, 2024 and showcases the work of sixteen members who participated in a Design Game, which challenged members to create a fiber art piece based on a random design related criteria.

The Silver City Public Library, 515 W. College Ave., Silver City is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Info: 575-538-3672