ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR - JANUARY 2012 With several venues and concert halls in the region, El Paso and Las Cruces are often a stop for national touring acts. Local symphonies, dance troops and theatre groups also provide first rate entertainment year round. Select any month below to view the live entertainment options available in the upcoming months.
The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra 2012 Pops season presents rock-inspired Broadway hit musicals including: The Wiz, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde, Lion King, Tommy and many more!
El Paso Wind Symphony performs a "Mariachi Madness" concert as part of their 2011-12 “A Spicy Season.” The band consists of Greater El Paso residents, most of whom are band directors in area public and private schools.
Michael Jackson impersonators straight from the Vegas stage, performing all of Michael Jackson's choreography to perfection! Includes lasers, large screen video projection, concert lighting and 50,000 watts of awesome sound.
Le Chat Lunatique claims that their forte is Filthy, Mangy Jazz – a combination of Gypsy Swing, Western Swing, Latin rhythms and whatever else they damn well please to create a formidable groove.
Legendary singing group, The Pointer Sisters have been making hits now for four decades. Singing everything from pop and disco, to blues and country, The Pointer Sisters always put on a great show!
The Laser Spectacular features Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" with the Best of Pink Floyd including "The Wall". All the excitement of a live concert with multi-screen video projection and state-of-the-art laser technology.
El Paso Pro-Musica strives to emotionally move, delight, and educate audiences through an annual concert season of chamber music. Artistic excellence is essential and performed by professional world-class musicians.
JAN
19
Thu 7:30 pm
KIRSTEN CHAVEZ (Atkinson Music Recital Hall, Las Cruces)
Hear arias from some of the many operas in which Kirstin has performed as a mezzo soprano. She excels in various roles including her favorite role, Carmen. Her accompanist is the accomplished Italian pianist, Paolo André Gualdi.
Johnny Cash once cited him as his favorite country singer and Time Magazine dubbed him "A Renaissance Man." Don't miss this concert by the Grammy-award winning country star. Tickets start at just $25!
El Paso Pro-Musica brings world-renowned artists to delight and educate audiences the art of chamber music. Alfredo Oyaguez has performed extensively in Europe and the U.S. as a soloist, recitalist and chamber music pianist.
Sheena Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop hits "9 to 5" — known as "Morning Train" in the United States — and "For Your Eyes Only", "Strut", "Sugar Walls", "U Got the Look" with Prince, and "The Lover in Me".
Featuring guest conductor Michael Butterman and violinists Soovin Kim and Ik-Hwan Bae. Music performances includes - Bach: Concerto for Two Violins, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, and Peck: The Glory and the Granduer.
Produced by the Cloudcroft Light Opera Company, this event has guests searching for clues and attempting to solve a murder mystery. Includes weekend lodging, meals, a mystery gift and prizes for the best sleuths.
The world's number one Bee Gees tribute band! A gifted trio of singers, backed by studio musicians who wholly capture the sound and mystique of the Brothers Gibb. Disco Buffet in the lobby before the show.
Featuring the Complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas – Part I performed by Ik-Hwan Bae, violin and Sung-Mi Im, piano. Ik and Sung are both much sought after as recitalists, soloists and chamber musicians.
Featuring the Complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas – Part II performed by Soovin Kim, violin and Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano. Both Kim and Jokubaviciute have performed in some of the world's most prominent venues.