LAST MINUTE IDEAS FOR THE WEEKEND!! Mount Cristo Rey: Hike Through Time — A hike with presentations on Mount Cristo Rey and local history is offered at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, N.M. Length: 5 miles round trip (2-3 hours). Cost: $3 ($2 for children) donation requested for the Mt. Cristo Restoration Committee. Information: 542-1422. No reservation is required. The hike is sponsored by El Paso Scene. Hike leader is Randy Limbird, editor and publisher of El Paso Scene, and is also part of the Celebration of Our Mountains. Security is provided. The 5-mile hike is easy to moderate, and is suitable for all ages. Meet at the large parking lot at the trailhead to Mt. Cristo Rey off McNutt Road (NM 273). Take the Racetrack exit off Paisano and cross the Rio Grande. ‘Night of the Living Dead’ — El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents Lora Allen Ohm’s adaptation of the George Romero zombie cult classic Sept. 27-Oct. 27, with a special Halloween showing Thursday, Oct. 31. Directed by Moy Hinojos. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 seniors, $7 military/students with ID; $5 students under 18). Information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse. El Paso Z-Day Zombie Mud Run — Tuff Entertainment hosts the 4K sprint 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5-6, in the parking lot at 11451 Gateway West. Participants can run from hundreds of zombies, Be a zombie or watch. Cost: $35 to run, includes admission to undead feast. Early registration for “evacuation times” encouraged. Information/registration: tuffentertainment. To survive, runners must make it through decontamination and extraction from the infected site. Waiting at the end of this zombie infested obstacle course is an Undead EDM party with food, DJ and live band and beer. Game booths, merchandise stands also offered. Mesilla Jazz Happening — The 13th annual event is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5-6, at the old Mesilla Plaza. Sponsored by Town of Mesilla, Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Society, La Posta de Mesilla, Double Eagle, Las Cruces Sun-News and Las Cruces Bulletin. Bring a lawn chair. Information: Bob Burns, (575) 525-9333 or (915) 799-5684. ** Saturday’s performers: • 1 p.m. — The Mesilla Valley Swing Band, directed by Bob Burns • 2:15 p.m. — Chris Oliver 5tet • 3:45 p.m. — Helen Sachs and Crossings ** Sunday’s performers: • 2 p.m. — Derrick Lee Trio • 3:30 p.m. — El Paso Jazz Quartet • 5 — p.m. Mesilla Valley Jazz Orchestra, directed by Karl Tonander
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 01:19:53 +0000
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