Events for June 9, 2022 - June 18, 2022

Admission is $10

>> ATTENTION LOVINGTON, NM< Adult tickets for ONLY $20! > Kids tickets from just $10 online! Have questions?? Visit our FAQ's here - benjaminscircus.com/faq Bring your friends and family and join us under our bright blue and yellow big top for 90-minutes of CIRCUS FUN, THRILLS, AND LAUGHTER!

Join us for a Fitness-A-Thon to raise money for Isaiah's Kitchen. The nursing students at NMJC are sponsoring a fundraising event with Zumba, Yoga and Poundfit - to take donations for Isaiah's Kitchen, which serves over 3,000 hot meals a month. The event is form 6:15pm to 8:15pm at Fitness Fury, 2827 N. Dal Paso. For information, contact Ulisa Hernandez (432) 934-3896 or Baylee Johnson (505) 427-9235.

T-Birds basketball tips off against South Plains College at 5:45pm at NMJC's Caster Activity Center. Women at 5:45pm, men at 7:30pm. Admission is $5 adults, $3 children, free for NMJC students, staff and faculty.

Traveling with Cabeza de Vaca across Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico in the 1530s

“Simply Swingin’ Great Crooners.” Steve sings songs made famous by Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and more. This concert includes American Pop songs of yesterday and today which will appeal to all generations. www.SteveLippia.com

The Llano Estacado Art Association is sponsoring a workshop "Sculpting a Winter Bird", Saturday, February 15, 1-4 pm, at the Center for the Arts, 122 W Broadway. Nancy Powell will lead the workshop and participants will create a small ceramic bird. Tools will be provided. The fee of $10 for LEAA members and $15 for non-members will cover cost of materials. For further information and to register email llanoestacadoartassociation@gmail.com or call 575-390-1166.

New Mexico Junior College is holding Cash for College workshops, to show potential students how to apply for federal aid and understand the various scholarships available. Students do not need to go to NMJC. Students and parents should bring their 2018 income tax statement. The event is free and will be held in Ben Alexander Student Center (across from the track).

Classic films features the Great Divas of Hollywood's Golden Age: Bette and Kate. This week, see the classic movie "All About Eve" (1950), starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, & Gary Merrill, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo. Free admission, popcorn and beverage

Jason ParrottAt an early age of 3 years old, Jason, a Hobbs native, was enthralled with art, mainly drawing lawnmowers of all things. Through elementary he continued to doodle and even started creating comics with a school friend, and in middle school and throughout high school, his passion for art started growing stronger and stronger. More and more he practiced illustrating new characters and the seed was planted that he would make something of himself one day in the world of art, but life had other plans for Jason. Twenty plus years later, Jason would embark on the biggest change of his life, finding the life spark of illustrating again. Day and night he would sit and draw until one day the love of his life and wife, Mandy, got him an iPad and his art catapulted to new heights. Now Jason attends conventions selling his artwork and has met and given art to comic book and movie celebrities. His dreams came true when he was offered a gig working for Upperdeck on the 20th Century Fox property, Aliens, as well as Marvel by illustrating one of a kind sketch cards. Now join Jason on his discovery and adventure through the universe of art!

Dr. Teresa Dovalpage is a Cuban-born author and NMJC professor of Spanish, whose latest book, "Queen of Bones," was chosen by NBC News as one of the "top 10 books from 2019 by and about Latinos". Dr. Dovalpage will discuss the book, a mystery set "between Cubas" - 20 years apart. The event is free to the public. The novel explores lingering grudges between old friends and lovers separated by Castro's final sanctioned raft exodus. Publishers Weekly praised the novel: "Dovalpage skillfully evokes the lights and shadows of life in Cuba . . . Vibrant supporting characters such as Padrino, a Santería priest, and Lt. Marlene Martínez, a police detective, lend color. This moving tale of love, loss, greed, and betrayal will also appeal to non-mystery readers.” Dovalpage's books will be available for purchase at the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame. For more information about this event call 575-492-2678.