MAR. • • • • •Y o• u•r •m • o•n •t h•l y• g• u•i d• e• t•o • c•o •m •m • u•n •it y• • • • • entertainment, recreation & culture Take a Spring Break Page 23 Art Museum Director headed for Tampa Page 35 Mark Medoff directs new play Page 37 Dwight Yoakum in Mescalero Page 39 Inside: Over 600 things to do, places to see On the cover: ‘On the Way to Carlos & Mickey’s’ by Rami Scully MARCH 2015 www.epscene.com The Marketplace at PLACITA SANTA FE In the n of the Upper Valley 5034 Doniphan 585-9296 10-5 Tues.-Sat. 12:30-4:30 Sun. Antiques Rustics Home Decor Featured artist for March Fine Art Tamara Michalina Collectibles of Tamajesy Roar Pottery Art Sale & Demonstrations Florals March 28-29 STAINED GLASS Saturday: Bead Crocheting Sunday: Needle Felting Linens Jewelry Jewelry designer Tamara Michalina works in all varieties of beads and other materials to make unique creations. Folk Art Her work will be for sale March 28-29, along with kits to make your own! She wearables also will give demonstrations both days. & More Information: www.tamajesyroar.com • (915) 274-6517 MAGIC BISTRO Indoor/Outdoor Dining Antique Lunch 11 am-2:30 pm Tues.-Sun. Traders 5034 Doniphan Dinner 5-10 pm Fri.-Sat. 5034 Doniphan Ste B Live Music! 833-2121 833-9929 Every Friday 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm magicbistroelp.com Ten Rooms of Every Saturday facebook.com/magicbistro Hidden Treasure A Browser’s Paradise! 11:00 am - 2:00 pm • 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Antiques Collectibles Vintage Clothing Painted Furniture Hats ~ Jewelry Linens ~ Primitives Vintage Toys Nostalgia of Catering • Private Parties All Kinds Page 2 El Paso Scene March 2015 Andress Band Car Show — Andress High attending. Admission is free. Information: 877- School Marching Band’s inaugural car show is 8000 or westsidecommunity.org. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21 , at the March 2015 The City Weddings — The City El Paso school at 5400 Sun Valley Drive, with food ven - Magazine’s bridal event is Saturday, March 21 , dors, DJ and jumping balloon. All proceeds sup - MARCH hosted by Randy Fenoli, star of TLC’s “Say Yes port the kids band trip to San Antonio. ROUNDUP to The Dress” and “Randy Knows Best.” Fenoli Admission is free. Information: Virgil, 727-3271 is author of “It’s All about the Dress.” Location, INDEX or Sandra, 493-4442. other information: 500-5730, thecitymagazi - Roundup 3-9, 17 Set up for participants is 8 to 11 a.m. Vehicle neelp.com. categories include lowriders, imports, hot rods, Behind the Scene 4 tuners, classics, “under construction,” muscle ‘Viva la Mujer’ — Latinitas El Paso hosts a Scene Spotlight 4 cars and more. Registration: $15 in advance; family-friendly showcase of local female talent Viva Juárez 10 $20 day of show. and celebration of notable women in history in Here’s the Ticket 11-13 honor of Women’s History Month 5:30 to 8:30 Celebre Segundo Barrio Day — Celebre p.m. Friday, March 27 , at Cafe Mayapan, 2000 Dance 15 Segundo Barrio hosts a health fair and family Texas, with an art exhibit, dance performances, Program Notes 14-15 day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21 , at live musical entertainment, arts and crafts and the Lydia Patterson Institute Gym, 571 Music, Comedy 16-17 carnival games. Information: 219-8554 or latini - Florence, with health fair, entertainment and Sports 18-21 [email protected]. more. Admission is free. Canned goods dona - Proceeds support educational scholarships for Taking a Look Back 28 tions welcomed. Information: 533-8268. young women leaders with a silent auction and Feature: Living Spirit Expo — The expo balancing loteria game fundraiser. Spring Break 23-25 — The club’s 41st Sun Country Doll Folks “mind, body, spirit, natural health and personal Nature 26-27 annual doll show and sale is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ‘Kidspalooza’ — El Paso Symphony well-being” is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and At the Museum 29-30 Saturday, March 14 , at the Best Western Plus, Orchestra hosts the 8th annual family art and Sunday, March 21-22 , at Camino Real Hotel, Southwest Art Scen e 32-34 6655 Gateway West. The event showcases sev - music festival 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 101 S. El Paso, with more than 50 exhibitors, eral tables of antique, collectable and modern March 28 , throughout Downtown. Most activ - Gallery Talk 35 guest speakers, Spirit Aura photos and more. dolls, accessories, clothing, miniatures, books ities are free; minimal fee for some events. Admission: $10 per day; $15 two-day admis - Keep on Bookin' 36 and other toys. Free doll appraisals offered. A Information: 532-3776 or epso.org. sion (free for ages 12 and younger). Two-day On Stage 37,39 “doll hospital” is available on site. Admission: This year’s event includes a special appear - admission with one aura photo is $25. Stage Talk 37 $3 ($1 children). Information: 637-3438. ance by Clifford the Big Red Dog, along with Information: 206-2558 or livingspiritexpo.com. children’s concerts, circus fun, trains, arts and History Lessons 38 El Paso Psychic Fair — The fair is 11 a.m. Super Kite Contest — The 15th annual crafts, puppets and other activities. El Paso FishNet 39 to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 14-15 , kite flying contest, sponsored by Westside Participating partners include El Paso Film Scene 40,42 Symphony, El Paso Parks & Recreation, El Paso at Hawthorn Inn, 1700 Airway, at Boeing. Community Church, is noon to 3 p.m. Liner Notes 39 Admission: $5 for both days (private readings Saturday, March 21 , at Francisco Delgado Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of History, El not included with admission). Free admission Park, on Imperial Ridge behind Franklin High Paso Exploreum, El Paso Holocaust Museum, April preview 41 with active duty military I.D. Information: 345- School. Prizes for most unusual and longest- Kids-N-Co., Insights El Paso Science Museum, El Paso Scene User’s Guide 41 6245 or elpasopsychicfair.com. time in the air and most beautiful kite. The El Paso Chihuahuas and many others. Advertiser Index 42 event includes jumping balloons and face paint - Subscription Form 42 ing, as well as free kites for the first 50 kids Please see Page 5 March 2015 El Paso Scene Page 3 his month’s Gallery Talk column El Paso Live — Page 14 . by Myrna Zanetell recounts the • March 19 and 21 : El Paso Opera pres - progress achieved by Dr. Michael ent “Tosca” at Abraham Chavez Theatre Tomor during his nine-year tenure as • April 2-5 : Sesame Street Live: Let’s Tdirector of the El Paso Museum of Art. Dance! at Abraham Chavez Theatre That tenure ends this March as he heads • May 20-31 : Wicked at The Plaza for a new post as director of the Tampa (Fla.) Museum of Art. Theatre. Scene Spotlight highlights events Expectations were high for the new advertised in this issue. Crossland Gallery — Showing through director when he arrived here in 2006. He succeeded Becky Duval Reese, who The MarketPlace at Placita Santa Fe March 21 is the Wesern Impressions Art oversaw the building of the Museum’s — An art sale and demonstrations by fea - Show, and showing March 27-April 18 at Downtown home and raised the stan - tured artists Tamara Michalina and El Paso Art Association’s gallery is the dards of its exhibitions to a new level. At Tamajesy Roar is March 28-29 , with bead Clint ISD Student Scholarship Exhibit. the same time, there was a gap between crocheting Saturday and needing felting Page 20 . the Museum and some members of the Sunday. Page 2 . The EPAA general meeting is March 8 , local arts community. Class” program for future civic leaders. You don’t hear that much today from with a silk painting workshop by Judy Tomor, a native son of El Paso who was Kidspalooza — The 8 th annual family the city regarding the arts. Part of the Licht. educated and began his museum career in event featuring children’s concerts, circus Pennsylvania, turned out to be the perfect problem has been the turnover in the fun, trains, arts and crafts, kids’ activities Kite Flying Contest — Westside leader to bridge that gap. You can read city’s top arts position, the director of the Museums and Cultural Affairs and a special appearance by Clifford the Community Church’s 15 th annual contest Myrna’s column on Page 35 to learn Department. That was originally known Big Red Dog is March 28 throughout is March 21 , at Francisco Delgado Park. more about Tomor’s accomplishments. We certainly appreciate his efforts here as the Arts Resources Department, which Downtown. Page 14 and 22 . with free kites to first 50 children and and wish him continued success in Alejandrina Drew led for 17 years before ‘Esperanza Rising’ — UTEP Department prizes in several categories. Page 5 . Florida. leaving in 2004. Since then, the depart - ment has had two other directors, plus of Theatre and Dance presents the play by Sunland Derby — The 13 th annual run - I’ve had various contacts with Michael over his nine years here, and on every one or two interim directors. Lynn Alvarez is March 20-29 , at UTEP’s ning of the derby is March 22 , at Sunland occasion he has been an outgoing, The newest director of Museums and Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Theatre, direct - Park Racetrack and Casino in Sunland Cultural Affairs, Tracey Jerome, just took ed by Rebecca Rivas.