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Events and performances are happening all over the city between Friday, June 13 and Sunday, June 22.
Join the New Mexico Jazz Arts Festival and Branigan Cultural to celebrate Juneteenth on the Plaza! Drop by the Plaza de Las Cruces on Sunday, June 15 from 4pm to 9pm.
We will host a “Community Celebration” from 4pm to 6pm with music and dance. The Joe Dunn Big Band will play starting at 8pm.
Events and performances are happening all over the city between Friday, June 13 and Sunday, June 22. Go to:
newmexicojuneteenthjazzartsfestival.org
for the full schedule.
This program will be held at the Plaza de Las Cruces at 100 North Main Street and is free with no reservations are required.
For more information, contact Tori Pyle, Education Curator (Branigan Cultural Center), at vpyle@lascruces.gov or 575-541-2219 TTY 711.
Summary oF Program Schedule
JUNE 13: RICKY MALACHI QUARTET
- 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
- Rio Grande Winery (map)
New Mexico Juneteenth Jazz Arts Festival
Admission FREE, doors open at 6pm concert at 7pm
JUNE 14: BUSTER VS. CHARLIE: SILENT FILM VIEWING WITH LIVE BIG BAND SOUNDTRACK
- 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
- NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall (map)
Silent movie showing at NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall with live soundtrack provided by the Joe Dunn Big Band! It’s a performance you won’t want to miss!
JUNE 15: JOE DUNN BIG BAND
- 8:00 PM 10:30 PM
- Plaza de Las Cruces (map)
JUNE 16: WRONG 7
- 5:00 PM 8:00 PM
- Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery (map)
All members of the Wrong7 Jazz Quartet are NMSU students and previous recipients of the Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society Bob Burns Scholarship. Come out and support local jazz musicians!
JUNE 17: RIO GRANDE REVELERS
- 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
- The Amador (map)
JUNE 18: THIRD LINE TRIO
- 5:00 PM 8:00 PM
- Rio Grande Winery (map)
Third Line Jazz Trio plays a mashup of traditional jazz, jazzy pop, and latin tunes. We feature a style based on interplay and individual expression. The group includes Mike Sunjka on guitar, Arnold Schnitzer on string bass, and Brian Wright on Drums.
For the festival performance, they’re going to mix it up between jazz standard jams and playing arrangements.
JUNE 19: NMSU BLACK PROGRAMS JUNETEENTH KICKOFF
- 12:00 PM 2:00 PM
- Corbett Center Student Union Grassy Lawn and Courtyard (map)
JUNE 19: LAS CRUCES JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST TAWANDA SUESSBRICH-JOAQUIM
- 7:30 PM 11:00 PM
- Young Park (map)
JUNE 20: NAT REEVES AND FRIENDS
- 7:00 PM 11:00 PM
- NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall (map)
JUNE 21: LUSH LIFE QUINTET
- 10:00 AM 1:00 PM
- Brannigan Cultural Center (map)
JUNE 21: ROBERT OJINAGA TRIO
- 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
- Rio Grande Winery (map)
JUNE 21: NAACP JUNETEENTH 2025 FREEDOM BANQUET
- 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
- Las Cruces Convention Center (map)
- Keynote Speaker: Pastor Michael E. Grady
- Tickets $75
- More information at www.naacpdac.org
JUNE 22: CAMERATA DEL SOL PRESENTS: “RIPPLES OF HOPE”
- 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
- NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall (map)
The Premier Chamber Orchestra of Las Cruces & El Paso
Now in our 7th Season, we are a non-profit, flexible chamber orchestra that features the best musicians in the Las Cruces & El Paso Region. Our mission is to make classical music accessible to everyone in our community, bringing chamber music to the border.
https://www.instagram.com/cameratadelsol/
https://www.cameratadelsol.org/
JUNE 22: FOOTPRINTS
- 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
- Plaza de Las Cruces (map)
JUNE 22: NAT REEVES
- 8:00 PM 10:00 PM
- Plaza De Las Cruces (map)
