AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Las Cruces New Mexico. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/las-cruces-nm 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/las-cruces-nm https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:19:54 -0500 The Branigan Cultural Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate, will host a virtual keynote speaker for the second annual New Mexico Juneteenth Jazz Arts https://www.americantowns.com/news/branigan-cultural-center-presents-jazz-history-31379007-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/branigan-cultural-center-presents-jazz-history-31379007-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Electric Light Parade: This year’s parade theme is “Patriotic Spirit and American Dreams!” The parade will begin at 9 p.m. https://www.americantowns.com/news/fourth-of-july-celebration-2022-31394211-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fourth-of-july-celebration-2022-31394211-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 July STEM Programs at the Museum of Nature and Science The Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science will offer in-person STEM programs for children https://www.americantowns.com/news/july-stem-programs-at-the-museum-of-nature-and-science-31401831-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/july-stem-programs-at-the-museum-of-nature-and-science-31401831-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, Symbols of New Mexico: A Personal Experience, which features https://www.americantowns.com/news/city-of-las-cruces-symbols-of-new-mexico-at-branigan-cultural-center-31407972-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/city-of-las-cruces-symbols-of-new-mexico-at-branigan-cultural-center-31407972-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 August STEM Programs at the Museum of Nature & Science The Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science will offer in-person STEM programs for https://www.americantowns.com/news/august-stem-programs-at-the-museum-of-nature-and-science-31412884-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/august-stem-programs-at-the-museum-of-nature-and-science-31412884-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 GSK Science in the Summer™, a free summer STEM program that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers by providing https://www.americantowns.com/news/city-of-las-cruces-science-in-the-summer-31412963-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/city-of-las-cruces-science-in-the-summer-31412963-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Schedule: Saturday, July 23, 2022 7:30 a.m: Light Rifle Challenge Check-in at Butterfield Range Classroom 7:30 a.m: Muzzleloader Challenge Check-in https://www.americantowns.com/news/dona-ana-county-fair-2022-31410935-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dona-ana-county-fair-2022-31410935-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Join us for a new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland: Art from the U.S.-Mexico Crossroads, curated by Diana Molina https://www.americantowns.com/news/icons-symbols-at-branigan-cultural-center-icons-and-symbols-at-branigan-cultural-center-31412991-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icons-symbols-at-branigan-cultural-center-icons-and-symbols-at-branigan-cultural-center-31412991-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, at 10 a.m. MT/12 p.m. ET, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Energy and https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-to-join-virtual-press-conference-on-electrification-and-clean-energy-investments-as-solutions-to-lowering-costs-for-american-families-31417269-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-to-join-virtual-press-conference-on-electrification-and-clean-energy-investments-as-solutions-to-lowering-costs-for-american-families-31417269-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-lujan-stansbury-announce-875079-in-american-rescue-plan-funding-to-support-laguna-pueblo-businesses-along-route-66-highway-31417273-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-lujan-stansbury-announce-875079-in-american-rescue-plan-funding-to-support-laguna-pueblo-businesses-along-route-66-highway-31417273-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 LAS CRUCES – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Tuesday that the first satellite campus for New Mexico’s Next Generation Media https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-announces-las-cruces-as-location-for-new-media-academy-satellite-campus-31419887-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-announces-las-cruces-as-location-for-new-media-academy-satellite-campus-31419887-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined New Mexico veterans on Tuesday to break ground on new residences at the New Mexico https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-breaks-ground-on-new-stateoftheart-residences-at-state-veterans-home-31419892-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-breaks-ground-on-new-stateoftheart-residences-at-state-veterans-home-31419892-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science will offer in-person STEM programs for children and families this September. Admission to the museum https://www.americantowns.com/news/september-stem-programs-at-the-museum-of-nature-and-science-31429410-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/september-stem-programs-at-the-museum-of-nature-and-science-31429410-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Victoria Chick will provide an artist talk and gallery walkthrough of her solo exhibition Symbols of New Mexico: A Personal Experience on Friday, https://www.americantowns.com/news/branigan-cultural-center-symbols-of-new-mexico-artist-talk-with-victoria-chick-31435095-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/branigan-cultural-center-symbols-of-new-mexico-artist-talk-with-victoria-chick-31435095-las-cruces-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger https://www.americantowns.com/news/nm-congressional-democrats-urge-biden-administration-to-support-nm-as-hub-of-semiconductor-innovation-31436020-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nm-congressional-democrats-urge-biden-administration-to-support-nm-as-hub-of-semiconductor-innovation-31436020-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500