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The following events are just some of the events coming up this month. We generally update this list once a month, and stop updating about a month before so we can focus on the print edition instead.
Speaking Rock metal shows — Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, 122 S. Old Pueblo Road, hosts of series of free concerts featuring some of the 80’s most iconic rock bands. Information: 860-7777.
• Dokken — Thursday, Sept. 2
• Great White — Friday, Sept. 3
• Ratt — Saturday, Sept. 4
Alfresco! Fridays — The annual outdoor concert series is 5:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 10 at Arts Festival Plaza (between El Paso Museum of Art and Plaza Theatre). Admission is free. No outside food or beverages allowed. Information: 541-4481, 536-0600.
• Sept. 3 — Marcelo & Friends (salsa/Latin)
• Sept. 10 — Fungi Mungle (70’s rock/disco/funk)
Minerpalooza 2010 — UTEP’s 20th annual back-to-school bash and pep rally is 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 3. The family-friendly event features fall sports teams, games, information booths and appearances by UTEP athletes. Live music by Sleepercar, Brown Betty, Radio La Chusma and Pan 8. Admission is free; food and some activities sold separately. Information: 747-5670 or utep.edu/minerpalooza.
Fiesta de las Flores — The Hispanic Cultural Center presents the festival Sept. 3-5 at El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 Paisano, with food, vendors, music, dances and more. Tickets on sale Aug. 1. Information: 533-3730 or fiestadelasflores.com.
Headliners include Los Rieleros on Saturday and Los Intocables on Sunday. Military Appreciation Day is Sunday.
'Crimes of the Heart' - Beth Henley's tragic Southern comedy is Sept. 3-25 at El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana. Directed by Ted Karber. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Ticket information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.
UTEP ROTC to DC 5K — The UTEP ROTC will host a 5K run and 1-mile walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta. Registration: $20 ($15 ages 10 and younger; team members). Late registration after Sept. 2 is $25 ($20 children/team members). Park entry fee is $1 per vehicle. Information: raceadventuresunlimited.com
El Paso Chopin Music Festival — The 2010 fall series of piano concerts sponsored by El Paso Community College and the El Paso Chopin Festival Society are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, Oct. 2 and Oct. 23, at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. The Sept. 4 concert features Claire Huangci, Winner of the 2010 U. S. Chopin Piano Competition. Admission is free, but people are advised to arrive early because the concerts are almost always standing room only. Information: 584-1595 or chopinfest@sbcglobal.net. Web: elpaso-chopin.com.
Movies in the Canyon — Free movies will be shown Friday and Saturday nights at the McKelligon Canyon Amphitheater. Showtimes are 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. and later showings are Fridays and Saturdays. Movies range from G to PG-13-rated features. Concessions available (no food or beverages may be brought in). Information: 534-0665 or moviesinthecanyon.com.• Sept. 3 — “Raiders of The Lost Ark” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”
• Sept. 4 — “Madagascar 2” and “Journey To the Center of the Earth 3-D”
• Sept. 10 — “Field of Dreams” and “The Blind Side”
• Sept. 11 — “Little Big League” and “The Express”
• Sept. 17 — “March of the Penguins” and “Dirty Dancing”
• Sept. 18 - “Happy Feet” and “Footloose”
• Sept. 24 — “Shrek” and “The Great Outdoors”
• Sept. 25 — “Shrek 2” and “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.”
St. Anthony’s Bazaar — The 47th annual Labor Day weekend festival is Saturday-Monday, Sept. 4-6, at the seminary, 4501 Hastings. Admission is free. Information: 566-2261.
UTEP Football — The Miners’ first home game of the season is Saturday, Sept. 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Sun Bowl Stadium. Ticket information: 747-5234, 544-8444 or utepathletics.com.
• Sept. 18 — New Mexico State
• Sept. 25 — Memphis
Taste of El Paso and KLAQ BBQ — The 25th annual El Paso Restaurant Association event is 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at Western Playland in Sunland Park. Tickets: $20 at the gate; advance tickets $15. Age 2 and younger free. Information: 544-8864, (575) 589-3410 or klaq.com.
Concert headliners are Trapt, Since October and Jonathan Tyler and Northern Lights.
Eagle in the Sun Triathlon — El Paso’s only USA Triathlon-sanctioned multisport race, with a 400m swim, 20K bike ride, and 5K run benefiting El Paso Diabetes Association, begins at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, starting and ending at the Tigua Recreation and Wellness Center. Information: 433-3439. Online registration at raceelpaso.com/events.
Civic-Cultural Organization of Puerto Ricans — The El Paso group’s traditional Labor Day weekend family celebration is noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at Biggs Park, Biggs Army Airfield. The event includes salsa music, traditional dancing troupes, domino tournament, souvenir sales and jumping balloon for children. Puerto Rican dishes will be sold. Admission is free. Information: Sonia Santiago, (575) 589-2389.
Fiesta San Elceario — The 2010 fiesta is Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10-12, in the Veterans Memorial Placita in front of San Elceario Catholic Church. Admission is free. Information: 851-3105 or 851-2333.
Ballet Folkorico Tonatiuh — The folklorico group performs at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10-12, at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Tickets: $5. Information: 478-0141 or dancing_at_heart@yahoo.com.
‘Shakespeare on the Rocks’ Theater Festival — The 2010 theater festival is Sept. 10-25 at the Ysleta ISD Fine Arts Amphitheater, 8455 Alameda. Three of William Shakespeare’s best-known plays will be performed. Performances are 8 p.m. preceded by a musical interlude and pre-show talk at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 ($8 full-time students with ID, and seniors 65 and older; $6 per person for groups of 10 or more in advance). Tickets available in advance at YISD box office or at the door beginning at 7 p.m. Advance ticket vouchers available for $6 for EPCC students, faculty and staff from all EPCC cashiers. Information: 434-9715 or shakespeareontherocks.com.
“Othello” is Friday, Sept. 10, Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 26.
“Twelfth Night” is Saturday, Sept. 11, Sunday, Sept. 19, and Friday, Sept. 24.
“Romeo and Juliet” is Sunday, Sept. 12, Friday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 25.
A Renaissance Fair is 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, through Sunday, Sept. 24-26, in the Fine Arts Complex.
Sun City Regional Classic — The bodybuilding and figure championships 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at UTEP’s Magoffin Auditorium. Entry forms/information: 449-7688 or guaranty_r8@yahoo.com.
German-American Night Run — The 17th Annual German-American Oktoberfest Night Run’s 8K run and 5K fun walk is at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at Kelly Park. Information: 568-0259, 568-4508 or ganightrun.com.
‘Opera for All’ — The El Paso Opera opens its 17th season with a special one-night gala performance Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Plaza Theatre. This year’s event is a special 9/11 tribute. Information: 581-5534 or epopera.org.
Woman’s Club Fall Festival — Woman’s Club of El Paso, 1400 N. Mesa, will host its annual Fall Festival bazaar 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11-12. Admission: $3. Information: 532-6131.
Gun Show — The Paso Del Norte Gun Collectors Fall Gun Show is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11-12, at the El Maida Shrine Temple, 6331 Alabama. Admission is $5, $4 active military with ID, $3 for under 18. Information: 598-0935.
Starr’s Country Fair — The 4th annual Country Fair is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11-12, at Starr Western Wear, 11751 Gateway West. Live entertainment, animals, herd dog and country life demonstrations and more. Admission is free. Information: 533-0113, ext. 27.
Jazz on the Rocks — The monthly live jazz music series concludes at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at McKelligon Canyon with a Latin Jazz concert featuring Willie Hernandez and Jazz Puerto Rico and The Havana Quintet. Tickets: $9 in advance; $10 day of show, plus service charge (Ticketmaster). Information: jazzelpaso.org.
Mexican Independence Day — The 200th anniversary celebration of Mexican Independence begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, San Jacinto Plaza, downtown El Paso. Admission is free. Information: 533-6311 or sre.gob.mx/elpaso.
El Paso International Mariachi Festival — The festival celebrating the region’s mariachi heritage is Sept. 15-19 throughout Arts Festival Plaza. The Main concert event is 7 p.m. Saturday in the Plaza Theatre. Information: epyso.com.
Other events include workshops Thursday and Friday and a gala dinner at 7 p.m. Friday at the Camino Real Hotel; Garibaldi noon to 6 p.m. Saturday in Arts Festival Plaza and Mariachi Mass Sunday.
Dwight Yoakum — The legendary “Honky Tonk Man” performs at 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, at Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, 122 S. Old Pueblo Road. Admission is free. Information: 860-7777.
Oktoberfest — Sept. 17-19 in Building 747, Carter and Pleasonton roads on Fort Bliss. Courtesy of the German Air Force Air Defense Center at Fort Bliss, the event includes authentic Bavarian food, beer, music and a souvenir shop. Information: 568-8923.
Live entertainment is provided each day by “The Eyachtaler” band from Germany. Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The traditional tapping of the first keg is 7 p.m. Friday, with another evening event Saturday.
Proceeds go to the German Air Force Aid-for-the-Needy. Tickets: $25 for Friday and Saturday. Tickets available (advance only) at BwBA USA/West, Bldg. 516 A, R. 111.
Military Appreciation and Family Day is noon to dusk Sunday with a Catholic service at 10:45 a.m. Admission is free.
¡Viva México! — The 16th annual celebration of Mexican Independence Day directed by Malena Cano is 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17-19, at the Chamizal National Memorial. The celebration features singers, dancers, choral groups and actors. Admission: $12. Information: 772-3905, 329-7774.
Disney Live! “Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show — The Disney family musical comes to El Paso Sept. 17-19, at Abraham Chavez Theatre, Showtime is 7 p.m. Friday, and noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $24.21-$46.92, plus service charges. (Ticketmaster). Information: disneylive.com.
Forrest Leamon Memorial Run — The 10K and 5K runs and 1-mile fun walk benefiting the Survivors Benefit Fund of the DEA is 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Marwood Park, 4325 Riverbend. Registration: $20 in advance; $25 on race day. Information: 478-5663. Online registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com.
Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta — The Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition (CDEC) will host its annual fiesta Saturday, Sept. 18, at Franklin Mountains State Park’s Tom Mays Section. Park fees will be waived during the event. Information: 521-1881 (El Paso Zoo) or elpasozoo.org/cdec.
St. Mark's Artisan Fair - St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 5005 Love Road, will host their 2nd annual fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in the church Fellowship Hall, featuring 40 fine artists and craftspersons. Admission is free. Information: 581-4444 or ccm@loveroad.org.
EPCC Literary Fiesta - El Paso Community College’s 2nd annual “Celebration of Books, Readers, and Writers” is 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at EPCC ASC Bldg. A, 9050 Viscount. The event features book sellers, food vendors, music, arts and crafts, Children’s Corner, story telling and more. Admission is free. Information: 831-2411.
Special Olympics Extravaganza Gala — 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Wyndham El Paso Airport, 2027 Airway Blvd, with cocktails at 7 p.m. followed by dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions and live music. Master of Ceremonies is Tony Bravo. Tickets: $45. Information: 533-8229 or sotx.org/calendar.
Art in the Park — The City Parks & Recreation Department’s Fall arts & crafts fair is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19, at Memorial Park Reserve, 3100 Copper, featuring entertainment, food and craft vendors. Admission by donation. Information: 533-3311.
Lincoln Park Day — Lincoln Park Conservation Committee hosts a car show and art exhibit 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at Lincoln Park (Chicano Park), 4001 Durazo, featuring the unveiling of a column mural by Gabriel S. Gaytan, car show, Chicano art exhibits, community, booths, Danza Azteca, folklorico, matachines and live music. Admission is free. Information: 204-1584.
Stone Temple Pilots — The Grammy-winning alternative rock band performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets: $44.50-$49.50, plus service charages (Ticketmaster).
81st annual El Paso Ford Dealers Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo — Cowboys and cowgirls from all over the world are scheduled to participate in El Paso’s only Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sanctioned rodeo performances Sept. 23-26 at Cohen Stadium. Nightly performances, live entertainment. Information: 755-2000 or elprodeo.com.
FEMAP Gala — The Friends of FEMAP will host its 5th annual gala 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24. Location to be announced. Tickets are $125. Information: 544-4151 or femap.org.
El Paso Symphony Orchestra – The Symphony’s 2010-2011 season begins under the direction of Maestra Sarah Ioannides with guest pianist Valentina Lisitsa at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24-25, in the Plaza Theatre. Selections include Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5, op. 67, C minor and Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 83, B-flat major. Ticket information: 532-3776 or epso.org.
Memory Walk 2010 — The Alzheimer’s Association of El Paso’s annual walk/run is Sunday, Sept. 25, at La Viña Winery, 4201 S. Hwy 28, La Union, N.M. Individuals and teams collect pledges benefiting the association. Information: 544-1799.
Elephant Festival — Join Juno and Savannah the Asian elephants in the 9th annual festival that honors the zoo’s biggest residents Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25-26, at the El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano. Information: 532-8156 or 521-1850, or elpasozoo.org.
Kermezaar — One of El Paso’s longest-running arts and crafts shows is Sept. 25-26 at El Maida Shrine, 6331 Alabama, benefiting the International Museum of Art. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $4 ($3 military, free for age 12 and younger. Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
Arts International 2010 — The 43rd annual Arts International Juried Exhibition, Texas’s largest international juried art exhibit, is Sept. 25-Oct. 15, at the Union Depot, 809 W. Yandell. Presented by the El Paso Art Association, Information: 534-7377.
Chile Pepper Challenge — The El Paso Bicycle Club’s annual Big Ride is Sunday, Sept. 26, with ride distances of 100, 62, 50, 34 and 10 miles. Rides begin at Santa Teresa High School. Information: elpasobicycleclub.com.
‘Desde España’ — Flamenco guitarist Salvadora Velasco performs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at the Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Tickets: $8. Information: 532-7273.
Jack Hanna — El Paso Zoo presents an evening with the world famous zookeeper Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Plaza Theater. Information: Information: 532-8156, 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org.
John Davidson — Showtime! El Paso opens its season with the television/stage performing legend at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 30, at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. His charismatic looks and talent quickly catapulted Davidson more than 40 years ago from the musical stage to television, where he is best remembered as host of such shows as “That’s Incredible,” “The New Hollywood Squares,” “One Hundred Thousand Dollar Pyramid,” “The Tonight Show” (which he guest-hosted 80 times) and his own talk show. Tickets: $25 ($10 students with ID; ages 6-25). Information: 544-2022 or ShowtimeElPaso.com.
Bryan Adams — One of the world’s best known musicians, with 65 million records sold, brings his solo acoustic concert tour to El Paso Sept. 30 at the Plaza Theatre. The Canadian singer/songwriter/guitarist has been performing since 1977. (Ticketmaster).
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