Desert Exposure

05/11/2026

Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-24, marks the 31st Silver City Blues Festival. The Blues Festival is once again at historic Gough Park. Saturday’s hours are 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. with the music starting at 11 a.m. Sunday gates open at 11 a.m. with the music from noon to 6:30 p.m.
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Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-24, marks the 31st Silver City Blues Festival. The website invites, “Come enjoy a great mix of established Blues performers along with up-and-coming stars that will delight both new and dedicated Blues fans.” Mimbres...

05/04/2026

Art in the Garden, coming May 9, is a community event that will feature a range of mediums displayed across private gardens in Picacho Hills, with a starting point at 1338 Picacho Hills Drive. We have features on three of the featured artists.

After 25 years as a portrait photographer, Lisa Frosch knew exactly how to build an image — where the light hit, how the moment looked, what the final product would be. Painting didn’t come with that same structure. “I just jumped in and...

04/10/2026

Let's help these poor donuts feel needed.

04/07/2026

Among the big events in April are Continental Divide Trail Days. Open Space Brewing will host a kickoff party April 23 with Hiker Olympics & prizes, live music by Silver City String Beans, TumbleOn Outfitters pop-up shop and special beer releases.

Open Space Brewing is a nano craft brewery, founded by Alexa Tubbs “Highlight” and Matt Leef “Brew Hiker.” They met while thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail in 2019 and bonded over a love for the outdoors and great beer. Inspired by...

03/29/2026

With better weather to get out of the house and partake in the many art adventures SCAA calls April “Red Dot Month.” The Red Dot refers to the SCAA logo of a red dot bearing the word ART in the center.

The Silver City Art Association kicks off the spring and summer art season in April. Silver City is known regionally and nationally as “An Art Destination” and SCAA is proud of that. With better weather to get out of the house and partake in the...

03/27/2026

This spring, local playwright Brenda McFarlane brings her one-woman comedy “Dog Gone” to the historic El Sol Theatre in Silver City, featuring a performance by local actor Hallie Harris.

The story begins with Alice waiting outside an Arizona desert humane society before it opens, hoping someone has found her lost dog. After yet another fight with her husband in Los Angeles, Alice has finally left, taking her dog Sassy and heading...

03/09/2026

The President’s Chamber Music Series at WNMU presents Julia Keefe – The Mildred Bailey Project.

Long before arena tours and platinum records, a woman with a clear, intimate voice stood at the center of American popular music. Mildred Bailey, known in her day as “The Queen of Swing,” was among the most influential vocalists of the 1930s,...

02/23/2026

Here is your chance to come up with some great theme ideas for The Great American Duck Race and get a chance to win $100.

02/04/2026

Local artists, along with the ArtForms Artists Association of New Mexico, are set to launch the annual For the Love of Art month.

Local artists, along with the ArtForms Artists Association of New Mexico, are set to launch the annual For the Love of Art month. This celebration of art takes place every February, featuring studio tours and various art events. "We have seen an...

12/22/2025

Rosemary Clooney opens the Silco White Christmas Party onstage at 6:30 pm. tonight, Dec. 22, before the 7 p.m. showing of the famous Christmas movie classic at the Silco Theater in Silver City. She even talked her sister Betty into coming out of retirement for this special event!

Afterwards, they are hustling across town to The Hearth, 1915 N. Swan St. (the old Presbyterian Church) to perform on the opening festival night of "Shaking the Christmas Tree: A Hearth Holiday Festival." The festival will feature youth holiday plays, a winter pop-up Kid's Cafe, and eight nights of community talent showcases!

ROSEMARY CLOONEY (as portrayed by Wendy Spurgeon):
Tonight’s pre-show performance brings to life Hollywood’s beloved songstress, Rosemary Clooney — star of White Christmas, big-band vocalist, and one of America’s most iconic voices of the 1950s. In this nostalgic musical set, Wendy Spurgeon channels Rosemary’s warmth, wit, and velvet tone through classic hits including White Christmas, Sisters, and more. Featuring a special appearance by Kimber Etheredge as Betty Clooney