Below are some ideas for your weekend in the gorgeousness of El Paso in the fall! Whatever you do, be safe! Dont drink & drive...dont swim alone...etc. Happy Friday, all. (There must be at least one Korn fan in our midst...LTC Coviello??) Socorro Entertainment Center — Speaking Rock’s indoor concert venue is at 11200 Santos Sanchez (off Socorro Road, 4.5 miles southeast of Loop 375). Admission is free, unless other listed. Information: 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment. • Metal band Korn will perform Saturday, Oct. 26, featuring guitarist Brian “Head” Welch. Admission is free for 18 and older; $10 for ages 17 or younger. Straight No Chaser — Broadway in El Paso Series kicks off its 10th anniversary with the return of the a capella group by popular demand at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Plaza Theatre. With a massive fan base, more than 35 million views on YouTube, and numerous national TV appearances, they are the real deal — a captivating sound of ten voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense…and with a sense of humor. Tickets: $37.50 and $47.50 (Ticketmaster). Season ticket information: 231-1111 or theplazatheatre.org. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ — El Paso Community College’s Theater Ensemble presents the musical comedy by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken Oct. 24-27 and Oct. 30-Nov. 3, at the EPCC Transmountain Campus Forum. Directed by Keith Townsend. Showtime is 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Children 7 and older welcome. Tickets: $15 ($10 non-EPCC students and military, $7 EPCC students); cash or checks only. Information: 831-5056 or epcc.edu/theater. This horror Motown and doo-wop era rock musical and audience favorite is about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. ‘Doctor Faustus’ — Shakespeare on the Rocks celebrates its 25th anniversary with the morality tale by Christopher Marlowe at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25-27, at the Woman’s Club of El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa. The play is the story of “Doctor Faustus” who seeks universal knowledge, sells his soul to the devil and lives to regret it. It is adapted in the spirit of Día de los Muertos and directed by Joseph Martinez III. Tickets are $6.66 (or $10 for the superstitious). Information: 474-4275 or shakespeareontherocks. ‘The Scarlet Letter’ — The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance presents Phyllis Nagy’s adaptation of the classic Hawthorne novel with a decidedly contemporary slant, Oct. 25-Nov. 3, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre. Professional actress Kathryn Smith-McGlynn will take on the iconic role of Hester for the UTEP production. Directed by Chuck Gordon. Showtime is 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $13 ($11 seniors, military, group, UTEP alumni and non-UTEP students; $9 UTEP students; ages 4-12): 747-5118 or theatredance.utep.edu. Flying Horse Half Marathon — The Half Marathon and 5K Run hosted by Race El Paso is 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, beginning and ending at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. The event includes a 13.1-mile run through the Upper Valley with final mile on the horse racetrack with live video capturing the runners. No race day registration. Half Marathon early registration is $60 half marathon; $30 5K run or walk. Information/registration: 433-3439. Online registration at raceelpaso.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:47:56 +0000
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