april 2020 roundup
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RESCHEDULED: El Paso Comic Con — The convention has been rescheduled for Oct. 2-4 at the El Paso Convention Center. Special guests to be announced. Information: (575) 405-0461, [email protected], elpasocomic-con.com and on Facebook and Twitter. The convention was originally scheduled for April 17-19. RESCHEDULED: La Viña Spring Wine Festival — La Viña Winery, 4201 S. NM Highway 28 in La Union, N.M. The annual spring celebration of live music, arts and crafts, food and wine has been postponed until June. Originally scheduled for April 18-19.
Ladybug Release — Ramirez Pecan Farm, 13709 North Loop in Clint, invited the public to take part in the interactive release of about 50,000 ladybugs through-out the weekend, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19 and April 25-26. As of press time, no final decision had been made on the status of teh event. Call to confirm. Information: 851-2003, ramirezpecanfarm.weebly.com. Lower Valley Health Fair — The 38th annual health fair was scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18, at Montwood High School, 12000 Montwood, with about 100 agencies pro-viding free health screenings, information booths and Family Fun walk. As of press
time, there was no official word on its sta-tus. Admission is free; immunizations are $10, Information: 937-2018. Southern New Mexico Earth Day Celebration — The City of Las Cruces was scheduled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in April with a month-long “Earth Day, Every Day” cel-ebration of environmentally friendly activi-ties and events. Check on status of events. The main event is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main, with plant-based food vendors, fami-ly activities, and entertainment featuring music by A. Billi Free and Radio La
april 2020 ROUNDUP
Please see Page 4
APRIL INDEX
Roundup 3-7
Behind the Scene 4
Here’s the Ticket 8-10
Dance 10
Program Notes 11
Music 12
Sports 13-15
Feature: Independent Bookstores 15-17
Keep on Bookin' 17
At the Museum 18
Nature 19
Gallery Corner 20
Southwest Art Scene 21
Stage Talk 22
On Stage 23
Film Scene 24
Liner Notes 25
El Paso FishNet 25
History Lessons 26
Taking a Look Back 26
Scene User’s Guide 22
Advertiser Index 34
Subscription Form 34
El Paso Scene Page 3April 2020
Note to all readers
As of press time all events through mid-
April had been canceled or postponed.
See separate listings for rescheduled
concerts and other touring shows, sport-
ing events, community theater and other
categories. Updates will be provided at
epscene.com and on the El Paso Scene
Facebook page.
El Paso events canceled or postponed
with no new dates scheduled include
Kermezaar (April 4-5), the EPCC Spring
Arts Festival, the El Paso Symphony’s
March Madness fundraiser (April 6), El
Paso Zoo’s Brew at the Zoo (April 18)
Many Easter weekend (April 10-12)
events also have been canceled, includ-
ing hikes up Mt. Cristo Rey. No official
word was available regarding the annual
Northeaster Parade.
Following are events that remain
scheduled for late April and early May;
we’ve included events that have been
reschedule from April to later dates.
Keep in mind that any event listed for
April and early May is subject to cancel-
lation or postponement