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In observance of Presidents’ Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven Out of School Time Programs…

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The presidents' faces on Mount Rushmore.

The City of Las Cruces Quality of Life Department/Public Art, Las Cruces Museums, and the City Art Board are looking for artists to participate in the 2026 Chalk Walk sidewalk art exhibition. The annual Chalk Walk will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sat., Mar. 14, 2026,…

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The Las Cruces Public Libraries primary book distributor, Baker and Taylor announced their bankruptcy on October 7, 2025. This announcement was unexpected and sent shockwaves throughout the library world. As a result of this announcement, Las Cruces Public Libraries is looking for a new vendors to supply library materials. In the…

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The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit, Toys in the Attic, featuring a wide range of books, toys, and games made between 1900 to the mid-1970s. All pieces in the exhibit are from the Las Cruces Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibit opens on Saturday, October 18,…

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The City of Las Cruces Quality of Life Department/Public Art and the City Art Board are looking for artists to exhibit at the Art Stop 2026 rotating bus shelter art exhibit. Art Stop is a public art program that places art along the city bus routes. Six original artworks, one…

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Join us for a new exhibition at the Museum of Art, Into the Hourglass: Paño Arte from the Rudy Padilla Collection, featuring paño art and other artforms from the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The exhibit opening reception takes place from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday,…

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Embrace the spooky season with Las Cruces Public Libraries by watching, reading, or listening to scary movies and books! For each scary film you watch, scary book you read, or scary story you listen to, mark it on a Bingo Card to unlock a spine-tingling badge. When you get Bingo,…

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Each year, October is proclaimed Las Cruces Public Art month by the City Art Board (CAB) and Quality of Life/Public Art per the City of Las Cruces Mayor and City Council. During Public Art Month, the CAB creates awareness of the link between artistic expression and quality of life that…

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Mosaic created on a walkway in the downtown area.

The City of Las Cruces is proud to announce it has earned three Government Programming Awards (GPAs) of Excellence and three Awards of Distinction from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA). The NATOA Government Programming Awards honor excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia, and electronic programming produced by…

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The Branigan Cultural Center is honored to host a multi-cultural, collaborative exhibit focusing on six Indigenous groups in our area, that will open on Saturday, September 6, 2025, and run through May 2027. Land of the People: Shimba Tainin kau natheure wein – Tierra Sagrada – Ndende bì Ke’ya –…

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The entrance to Branigan Cultural Center.

The Branigan Cultural Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit, I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960–1970, which documents the evolution of the civil rights movement during a period of profound social change and hope for the future. The exhibition opens Tuesday, September 2, and…

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The Frank O’Brien Papen Center dining room will be closed on Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15, 2025. The closure is needed to complete maintenance in the kitchen. Normal operation will resume Monday, August 18, 2025. Customers affected by the closure will be able to receive lunch from 11 a.m….

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Las Cruces Public Art and the City Art Board invite the community to the dedication ceremony of a new public art mural located at the Youth Development and Diversion (YDD) facility. The ceremony will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 814 N. Tornillo…

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Many people painting a cinder block wall.

The City of Las Cruces Senior Recreation Program will be temporarily cancelling or moving several classes for the week of May 18, 2025. Due to construction projects occurring at the Munson Center, Studio 1 will be closed to the public May 19 and 20, and Meeting Room 3 will be…

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Front view of Munson Senior Center.

All Quality of Life Department locations in the City of Las Cruces will be closing at noon on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, for the Department’s annual Quality of Life Award Ceremony and Training. The closed locations are: Branigan Cultural Center, the Museum of Art, the Museum of Nature & Science,…

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Front entrance to the Branigan Cultural Center.
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