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7:00 pm
Big Read Kickoff: Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra del Encanto
Location: Court Youth Center, Las Cruces, NM 88005


Jose Tena and the Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra del Encanto will perform the traditional dances of New Mexico.

7:30 pm
Big Read Kickoff: Jimmy Santiago Baca
Location: Court Youth Center, Las Cruces, NM 88005


Award winning Chicano poet Jimmy Santiago Baca will read from his own work and discuss the importance of "Bless Me, Ultima."

10:00 am
Create Your Own Herb Garden
Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, NM 88001


Branigan Library will host Jackye Meinecke, master gardener and owner of Enchanted Gardens, who will share contemporary, accurate and useful information about the beneficial role of herbs. After the presentation, families are invited to participate in the “Create Your Own Herb Garden” activity. All supplies will be provided. The program will take place outdoors at the front patio of the library.

3:00 pm
Big Read Kickoff: Cipriano Vigil
Location: Rio Grande Theatre, Las Cruces, NM 88001


Cipriano Vigil and his talented family will share stories and songs taken from Northern New Mexico folk culture.

3:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: NMSU Library, Library Associates Room, Las Cruces, NM 88003


Program focuses on themes from the novel.

7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Milagro Cafe Y Espresso, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001


Program focuses on themes from the novel, "Bless Me Ultima" (Book discussion in Spanish)

8:00 am
The Storytellers of Las Cruces Share Traditional New Mexican Stories
Location: East Picacho Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM 88005


This event will be held in conjunction with specific school classes and is not open to the public. Featured storytellers are Florence Hamilton and Nancy Jenkins.

2:00 pm
Film Screening: "Milagro Beanfield War"
Location: Rio Grande Theatre, Las Cruces, NM 88004


Join Sonia Braga and John Heard as they work to save a small New Mexican farming community from large developers. This delightful award winning film was directed by Robert Redford.

1:00 pm
Writing Workshop
Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, NM 88001


Make your own Big Read! Come join NMSU Professor Deborah LaPorte for a writing workshop guaranteed to spark your right brain. The workshop will include writing exercises, reading exercises, discussion of the writing process, and much more. The emphasis will be on creating new work in the workshop. All experience levels are welcomed. For ages 17 and up. Class size is limited and registration begins Oct. 1. Please call 505-528-4005 for more information and to register.

3:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: The Bean Cafe, Mesilla, New Mexico 88001


Program focuses on themes from the novel, "Bless Me, Ultima"

8:00 am
The Storytellers of Las Cruces Share Traditional New Mexican Stories
Location: Loma Heights Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM 88005


This event will be held in conjunction with specific school classes and is not open to the public. Featured storytellers are Pat Gill and Louise O'Donnell.

7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005


Program focuses on themes from the novel, "Bless Me, Ultima"

8:00 am
The Storytellers of Las Cruces Share Traditional New Mexican Stories
Location: Columbia Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM 88005


This event will be held in conjunction with specific school classes and is not open to the public. Featured storyteller is Loni Todoroki.

10:00 am
Book Discussion
Location: Munson Senior Center, Las Cruces, NM 88005


Program focuses on themes from the novel.

10:30 am
Book Discussion
Location: Las Cruces High School, Las Cruces, NM 88003


Discussion will focus on themes from the book, "Bless Me, Ultima."

2:30 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Las Cruces High School, Las Cruces, NM 88003


Discussion focuses on themes from the book, "Bless Me, Ultima."

7:00 pm
Rudolfo Anaya X Four: An Evening of Readings in English, Spanish, French and German Honoring Rudolfo Anaya
Location: Rio Grande Theatre, Las Cruces, NM 88001


An evening of readings in English, Spanish, French, and German Honoring Rudolfo Anaya with readers Benjamin Alire Saenz, Denise Chavez, Jens Tillmanns, and Dr. Claude Fouillade.

2:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Spirit Winds Cafe, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001


Program focuses on themes from the novel, "Bless Me, Ultima."

7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Las Cruces, NM 88011


Program focuses on themes from the novel.

4:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: Library Associates Room, NMSU Library, Las Cruces, NM 88003


Program focuses on themes from the novel.

7:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: The Bean, Mesilla, New Mexico 88005


Program focuses on themes from the novel.

8:00 am
The Storytellers of Las Cruces Share Traditional New Mexican Stories
Location: Mesilla Park Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM 88005


This event will be held in conjunction with specific school classes and is not open to the public. Featured storytellers are Pat Gill, Nancy Jenkins, Loni Todoroki, and Sonia Weiner.

3:00 pm
Hispanic Fiestas of Yesteryear: From Food and Fun to Fisticuffs
Location: Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, NM 88001


Nasario Garcia recounts that "life in rural New Mexico for the farmer/rancher during the first decades of the 20th century was difficult, but for him and his family it wasn’t 'all work and no play.' Throughout the year daily chores were put aside and fiestas reigned supreme. From the elderly to the very young, a joyous mood prevailed among villagers. Eating, playing practical jokes and games, dancing, drinking, and even fighting were standard during the day and night of the fiesta. This lecture based on personal experiences, old-timers’ own words, and tape-recorded music of years gone by, will take you back in time and space."

7:00 pm
Would You Like to Meet The Devil, Bogeyman, or La Llorona?
Location: Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces, NM 88011


Nasario Garcia again shares his expertise with this engaging talk. "Tales of buried treasures, the devil, the evil eye, the bogeyman, and natural phenomena were once the keystone of family entertainment in Hispanic villages of northern New Mexico. Loosely gathered under the category of witchcraft, these stories command curiosity and fascination. Everyone, from the very young to mature adults, likes to be spooked."

2:30 pm
Healing Herbs and the Curandera Tradition
Location: Landscape Garden at the Fabian Garcia Science Center, Las Cruces, NM 88003


NMSU Professor Mary O’Connell and practising Curandera Cristina Villalpando will speak in the afternoon on healing herbs and the curandera traditions.

8:00 am
The Storytellers of Las Cruces Share Traditional New Mexican Stories
Location: Columbia Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM 88005


This event will be held in conjunction with specific school classes and is not open to the public. Featured storyteller is Judith Ames.

12:00 pm
Witchcraft and Religious Conflict in New Mexican History
Location: New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces, NM 88003


Historian Rick Hendricks will share his research regarding the themes of Catholic tradition and witchcraft.

2:00 pm
Book Discussion
Location: New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003


Program focuses on themes from the novel, "Bless Me, Ultima."

2:00 pm
Film Screening: The Cry: La Llorona
Location: NMSU Creative Media Institute, Rm MH171, Las Cruces, NM 88003


Bernadine Santistevan directs this thriller based on the legend of La Llorona.