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October-November Events Calendar

October 1, 2009

ANNOUNCMENTS. (To get your announcement in our print events calendar, e-mail information by the 15th of the month before publication to grassrootspress@gmail.com   Priority will be given to events with a progressive or social justice theme or arts, music and cultural happenings that resonate with a sustainable lifestyle.)

Mountain View Market Co-op

The following events or classes are held at Mountain View Market Co-op, 1300 El Paseo, in the Idaho Crossings Center. Please call 523-0436 for information on classes, including price and pre-registration requirements.

Oct. 3, 1 – 2:30 p.m., Gluten Free Baking class with Monica Martin, manager/baker at Kaffee Klatsch. This expert Gluten-Free baker will give tips, demonstrate techniques, and offer samples of finished product, as well as answer your questions.

Oct. 8, 6 – 7 p.m., Boosting Your Immune System for Winter Wellness with Trish McCaul, herbalist (Mother McCaul’s herbals) and Mountain View Market supplements staff. A FREE lecture covering herbsm supplements and simple healthy practices.

Oct. 10, and Nov. 7, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m., Free Lecture on EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — a method of healing from trauma that is quick and easy, proven effective. With Adrienne Wilson, M.Ed., LPCC.

Oct. 14, 6- 7:15 p.m., Stopping Diabetes …. Naturally. With Genevieve Chavez, NMD, ND.

Oct. 15, 6 – 7 p.m., QiGong (“chi-gung”) a 4-week series teaching the basics of this practice that cultivates energy by combining movement, breathing and meditation. Offered by Carlos Villatoro, M.D. Class continues every Thursday through Nov. 5.

Oct. 17, 12 – 2 p.m., Department of Peace Meeting.

Oct. 27, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Nutritional Support for Diabetes with Genevieve Chavez, ND from Optimal Health.

Oct. 29, 7 – 8 p.m., Flu Prevention with Chinese Medicine. With Carlos Villatoro, M.D.

Nov. 11, 6 – 7:15 p.m., Good Mood Foods and other Strategies for Mental Health …. Naturally. With Genevieve Chavez, NMD, ND.

Nov. 14, 2 – 3:30 p.m., How To Lose Weight with Hypothyroidism. A Conversation with Dr. Joann Love. Followed by a co-op shopping tour with the doctor. With Joann Love MD.
Nov. 21, 12-2 p.m. Department of Peace Meeting.

Southwest Environmental Center

They’re back, by popular demand! We’ve got a great lineup of Back by Noon Saturday morning guided natural history outings, designed to showcase some of the unique natural features of the Las Cruces/El Paso area. Not too strenuous, not too much of a time commitment–these outings are fun and informative for all ages. The series continues through November 7. All trips are open to the public. Advanced reservations are required. Sign up early—space is limited. For more information, call (575) 522-5552 or email Lauren@wildmesquite.org
Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, Roundtable Schedule for October 2009. Roundtables are held from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Oct. 4, Appreciative Inquiry Team: Appreciative Inquiry Information Session

This roundtable will cover the current status of the Appreciative Inquiry process. We will go over the Appreciative Inquiry as a technique for finding out what people want to see in our church, the procedures that we are using to interview people and the approach we are using for analysis. There will be unlimited time for questions.

Oct. 11, Nile Harper:  Journeys Into Justice:  Religious Collaboratives Working for Social Transformation. Jane Asche’s brother, Nile Harper, is a retired Presbyterian Minister with a Ph.D. in religious education from Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University in New York.  He will give an overview of his most recent book  and then we will have open discussion on the ideas presented.

Oct 18,  Bill Soules: Understanding People Who Live in Poverty. Have you ever heard someone ask, “Why do they do that”” or, “Being poor is no excuse, why do they live like that?”  Next time you may have some answers, provided that you attend today’s discussion where Bill will help us in understanding people who live in poverty.
Oct 25, Renee Frank: Environmentally Friendly Real Estate Development. Renee is a realtor with Steinborn/GMAC.  She is the only one in Las Cruces certified as an “econobroker.”  Renee will be discussing with us environmentally friendly development.

  • EVERY WEDNESDAY from 4-6 p.m. Weekly Peace Vigil near the Federal Building, Church and Griggs, in downtown Las Cruces. Bring signs, water and sunscreen. Exact location may vary due to construction.
  • EVERY MONDAY from 5-6 p.m., Peace Vigil at Veteran’s Park, under the rotunda. For information visit http://clearmindzen.org
  • EVERY 1st and 3rd FRIDAY, 7 p.m. Howling Coyote Coffeehouse, New location: First Christian Church, 1809 El Paseo, directly East and across the street from Las Cruces High. open mic music and poetry, refreshments. Doors open at 6:30. More information, Bob Burns, 525-9333.
  • EVERY 2nd and 4th FRIDAY NIGHT from 7 pm to 9:30 p.m., Open Mic at Starbuck’s on University. More information, contact Larry Stocker, 496-3638.
  • EVERY SUNDAY (ALMOST), 7 p.m. Open Mic at Starbuck’s on Valley. More information, contact Larry Stocker, 496-3638.
  • EVERY SUNDAY, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Sunday Growers Market continues! Local veggies! Local eggs! Local music! Kids Table! Support a local food system and taste the freshest foods you can find! Sundays throughout the summer and fall. Join us in the Mountain View Market Co-op parking lot. Look for the Large Shade Canopy in the Idaho Crossings Center, 1300 El Paseo at Idaho. Call 523-0436 or email mountainviewgrowers@gmail.com for more info.
  • FOURTH THURSDAY: Progressive Voter Alliance monthly meetings, Munson Senior Center, 975 S. Mesquite. Next meeting Thursday, Oct. 22. More information, www.pva-nm.org
  • Monday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p. m., Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park Friends. The Friends of the Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park will meet at the park, 5000 Calle del Norte, west of Mesilla. All MVBSP Friends and those who are interested in supporting the Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park are invited to attend. The park fee will be waived for those attending the meeting. For more information, call 523-8009.
  • Saturdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 31, 1:30 p.m. 7362 Remcon Circle, El Paso. OASIS Community For Spiritual Development- Saturday Forums, A Well of Wisdom~ Presenting Timeless Truth for Fresh Inspiration. An Affiliated Teaching Chapter with United Centers for Spiritual Living, Sandhi Scott, Director. Free, Offering/Donations Appreciated. Contact: Sandhi- 575-405-9597, Email: OASIS@oasisinlascruces.com.  Notes: Forum topics range from the law of attraction to offering spiritual tools for the enrichment of daily living. Timeless Truth for fresh inspiration. All beliefs embraced. All are welcome.
  • Friday Oct. 16, 11:00 a. m. -1:30 p. m. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 225 W. Griggs (Corner of Alameda & Griggs), Empty Bowls 2009. Each year the Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces members make over 1,000 bowls, local restaurants donate soup, and patrons enjoy a soup lunch and take home a hand-made pottery bowl. All proceeds support the El Caldito Soup Kitchen. With your support, El Caldito is able to serve over 60,000 free meals each year!Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. For more information call 525-3831.
  • Friday – Sunday, Oct. 23, 24, 25, NM State Fiddle Contest. The New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Association is having their New Mexico State Fiddlers Championship Oct. 23, 24, 25, 2009. All events will be in the Civic Center at 400 4th St., T or C, NM. Call 575-894-1506 or 575-744-4016. email: nmotfa09@gmail.com
  • Oct 23-29 doumentary film, Food, Inc. Dir: Robert Kenner, (USA), 2008, 94 min. In English. Don’t take another bite till you see Robert Kenner’s Food, Inc., an essential, indelible documentary that is scarier than anything in the last five Saw horror shows. Kenner keeps his film bouncing with humor, music and graphics. High-fructose corn syrup and its friend the E. coli bacteria are declaring war on national health, and federal agencies, lobbied by Big Agriculture, ain’t doing a thing to stop it. Reason? Profits. The movie offers solid alternatives. If the way to an audience’s heart is through its stomach, Food, Inc. is a movie you’re going to love.
  • Saturday, Oct. 31, Fairlight Harvest Festival and Food Shed World Café, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mountain View Market will be sponsoring and collaborating on this event at the Fairlight Community Gardens, 999 W. Amador Ave., Las Cruces, behind the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope/Casa de Peregrinos Food Bank, directly behind Horse n’ Hound Feed Store. Food Shed World Café from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. A conversation with up to 100 people about food security and agricultural sustainability in the Mesilla Valley. Participants need to register and RSVP. For an invitation email cfalk@nmsu.edu. Fairlight Harvest Festival from 1- 5 p.m. A fun and fundraiser for Fairlight Community Gardens, helping sustain our community garden. If you would like to volunteer for the event, please call Fairlight Community Gardens at 523-2219 ext. 108 and leave a message.
  • Monday, Nov. 9, 1 p.m., City Hall, 200 N. Church St. Thomas Schuster, AICP, new Sustainability Officer for the City of Las Cruces, will be presenting an update on the Sustainability Program to City Council at its Nov. 9th work session. For more information, e-mail: tschuster@las-cruces.org
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. The Fountain Theater will show a free film entitled Black Gold, a documentary that examines the plight of coffee farmers in Ethiopia. This film highlights unequal trade relationships and the urgent need to pay coffee farmers a fair wage for their harvest of the world’s second most lucrative commodity. Immediately following the film, handicrafts from women’s cooperatives in the area will be available for purchase. Join us for socially conscious holiday shopping (free gift wrapping will be offered)! This event is sponsored by Sophia’s Circle (a 5019c3 organization), and all proceeds will benefit border artisans. Event contact: Emily Cummins cumminse@nmsu.edu.
  • EVERY SATURDAY, CineMatinee. Each and every Saturday afternoon, a quality-talking picture (with an occasional silent one) will be screened at the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, one block south of the plaza. All screenings begin at 1.30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.  Admission is $4, or $1 for Mesilla Valley Film Society members. For more information, please call 524-8287 or 522-0286 or visit our web site: http://mesillavalleyfilm.org

CineMatinee – October

Oct 3, Glissando (2002, 75 minutes, not rated, partially shot in NM). Robert Boswell, the author of the story on which this film is based, will be our guest. His most recent book, The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards, recently received a splendid review in the New York Times Book Review and was chosen by Oprah as a “must read” for her noted Summer Reading List. There will also be a book signing by Mr. Boswell after the film, sponsored by COAS My Books of Las Cruces. Director Chip Hourihan’s Glissando opens in a desiccated town in Arizona, where a middle-aged man (Ned Van Zandt) has come to identify the body of his father, found in a dumpster behind a motel. The young woman his father lived with gives him a shoebox full of photos and other memorabilia that evokes a colorful store of memories.

Oct 10, (Not Columbus Day!) Thunderheart (1992, 120 minutes, rated R). While this film is fictional, the credits indicate that its screenplay is based on a number of incidents that happened in South Dakota in the 1970s.Thunderheart is the story of what happens when a gung-ho young FBI agent Ray Le Voy (played by New Mexico resident Val Kilmer) is sent from Washington to join a legendary FBI veteran (former NM resident Sam Shepard) on an assignment to capture the murderer of a Lakota tribal council member; ARM activists are presumed to be the guilty parties.

Oct 17, The Dark Wind (1993, 111 minutes, rated R-partially shot in NM; based on Tony Hillerman novel).  Noted documentary filmmaker Errol Morris made his dramatic feature debut with this story about murder and other dirty dealings on an American Indian reservation. (Bonus! There will be a drawing for a (gently used) first edition copy of the Hillerman book that this film is based on.)

Oct 24, Used Cars (1980, 113 minutes, rated R). Egged on by the jaunty brass and whistles of John Philip Sousa, a two-bit salesman readies his lot for the business day in the opening moments of Robert Zemeckis’ savagely funny 1980 comedy. With a swift twist of the pliers, he rolls an odometer from 99,000 miles to a youthful 31,000, then welds a sagging bumper with a thick wad of bubble gum, sprays vehicle interiors with “new-car smell,” and welcomes a shipment of yellow cabs glazed in a thin coat of blue paint.

Oct 31, The Thing from Another World (1951, 87 minutes, not rated). Back by popular demand is El Paso’s premiere science fiction film historian, Jay Duncan, to present a special screening of the original version of The Thing, just in time for Halloween! What’s most remarkable about The Thing is its continued ability to function as both a taut science-fiction thriller and a telling snapshot of the Cold War paranoia beginning to sweep the country in post-WWII America. Given the ‘’50s political climate, it’s no surprise that the film’s climax answers such a question …come and see how!

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