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Be a part of the 8th annual street art festival. This year’s program honors the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. Experience the life, color, and power that graffiti art brings to communities and to Indigenous peoples around the world. Wednesday, May 5 12pm Opening Dance 12:30pm PictoGraff 101 Thursday, May 6 12-1:30pm Artist Features 5:30pm Dance Workshop: Reconnecting with our Creative Energy/Taller de Danza: Reconectando con Nuestra Energia Creativa with Energyal* Friday, May 7 12-1:30pm Artist Features 5:30pm MMIWG2S and Ni Una Más Roundtable/ Foro de MMIWG2S y Ni Una Más* Saturday, May 8 10am-1pm Youth PictoGraff Kit Pick-Up Grab a take-home kit with screen-printed tees and a kid’s activity. Kits will be available on first-come, first-served basis on Saturday outside the Branigan Cultural Center. 2-3pm ArrowSoul Art Workshop for Youth/Taller del Arte ArrowSoul* 3-4:30pm Artist Features 4:30pm Closing Words *These events are bilingual.

The purpose of the Las Cruces Economic Recovery Board (LCERB) is to make specific recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on strategies for gradually reopening Las Cruces’ economy affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in a smart, safe, and effective manner that fits the needs of Las Cruces in alignment with the direction of NMERC and shall be dissolved upon full reopening of the economy in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Be a part of the 8th annual street art festival. This year’s program honors the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. Experience the life, color, and power that graffiti art brings to communities and to Indigenous peoples around the world. Wednesday, May 5 12pm Opening Dance 12:30pm PictoGraff 101 Thursday, May 6 12-1:30pm Artist Features 5:30pm Dance Workshop: Reconnecting with our Creative Energy/Taller de Danza: Reconectando con Nuestra Energia Creativa with Energyal* Friday, May 7 12-1:30pm Artist Features 5:30pm MMIWG2S and Ni Una Más Roundtable/ Foro de MMIWG2S y Ni Una Más* Saturday, May 8 10am-1pm Youth PictoGraff Kit Pick-Up Grab a take-home kit with screen-printed tees and a kid’s activity. Kits will be available on first-come, first-served basis on Saturday outside the Branigan Cultural Center. 2-3pm ArrowSoul Art Workshop for Youth/Taller del Arte ArrowSoul* 3-4:30pm Artist Features 4:30pm Closing Words *These events are bilingual.

Be a part of the 8th annual street art festival. This year’s program honors the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. Experience the life, color, and power that graffiti art brings to communities and to Indigenous peoples around the world. Wednesday, May 5 12pm Opening Dance 12:30pm PictoGraff 101 Thursday, May 6 12-1:30pm Artist Features 5:30pm Dance Workshop: Reconnecting with our Creative Energy/Taller de Danza: Reconectando con Nuestra Energia Creativa with Energyal* Friday, May 7 12-1:30pm Artist Features 5:30pm MMIWG2S and Ni Una Más Roundtable/ Foro de MMIWG2S y Ni Una Más* Saturday, May 8 10am-1pm Youth PictoGraff Kit Pick-Up Grab a take-home kit with screen-printed tees and a kid’s activity. Kits will be available on first-come, first-served basis on Saturday outside the Branigan Cultural Center. 2-3pm ArrowSoul Art Workshop for Youth/Taller del Arte ArrowSoul* 3-4:30pm Artist Features 4:30pm Closing Words *These events are bilingual.

The Virtual Death Café is an hourlong discussion where people talk about death and their relationships with death. The Death Café is a discussion group rather than a grief support, informational or counseling session. For more information, and a Zoom invite to the meeting, contact the Brita Sauer at (575) 528-4085 or bsauer@las-cruces.org.

Take a lunch break and enjoy a talk with an expert about topics related to the railroad or local and regional history. Lectures occur on the second Tuesday of the month at 12pm on Zoom.

Residents have until May 26, 2021 to provide input on the Las Cruces Utilities Natural Gas Rate Review options. Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) is a City Department but is not funded by tax dollars. It’s been 10 years since LCU last reviewed natural gas rate charges. The current gas rate review reflects cost increases in wages and benefits, gas system maintenance and safety compliance, and vehicle and equipment maintenance and replacement.

Explore the connections between art and literature by reading and discussing new art-related books each month. Everyone is welcome – join the club even if you haven’t read the book!

Discover history and culture through a monthly informal discussion series on the theme “History of Agriculture.” Learn about the Nakayama Farm” with Peggy Swoveland. The legacy of the Nakayama farm in the Mesilla Valley from 1918 to the 1990s will be told by the granddaughter of the founder of the farm, Peggy Swoveland. You can tune in at: https://rebrand.ly/ Nakayama

The project in the Walnut-Madrid Corridor directly affects about 185 properties and anyone who uses the route. The overall purpose of this project is to promote pedestrian and bicycle connectivity which encourages alternate modes of transportation. The pedestrian and bicycle improvements route is 2.25 miles which begins at the northern intersection of Hadley Avenue/Walnut Street, continues north on Walnut Street, crosses the intersection of Spruce Avenue/Kilmer Street, continues north on Kilmer Street, east on Popular Avenue, north on Evelyn Street, west on E. Madrid Avenue, and ends near the intersection of Madrid Avenue/Solano Street. Utilities infrastructure to be improved along this route include a new water main along Walnut Street, from Hadley Avenue to Spruce Avenue, and a new water & gas main along E. Madrid Avenue, from Evelyn Street to Solano Street.

Porous polymers have a variety of applications that are dependent on material functionality and morphology. This presentation highlights applications using porous polymers produced through a templating approach. These fabricated ultrafiltration membranes have pore sizes in the range of 2-5 nanometers and exhibit both excellent resistance to deposit formation and high permeance of water, vastly outperforming conventional ultrafiltration membranes. They can be tailored to produce membranes for a wide range of applications including protein purification, water treatment, and food processing. Reza Foudazi, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at New Mexico State University. Dr. Foudazi’s research focuses on the use of porous polymers for water filtration.

Airport Advisory Board

The purpose of the Las Cruces Economic Recovery Board (LCERB) is to make specific recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on strategies for gradually reopening Las Cruces’ economy affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in a smart, safe, and effective manner that fits the needs of Las Cruces in alignment with the direction of NMERC and shall be dissolved upon full reopening of the economy in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The Museum of Art hosts its own lecture series featuring discussion of artists, art movements, or other art history topics.

Teen-organized science for…teens! Team up with STEM experts for monthly discussions, tours, and activities with our guest scientists. Recommended for ages 11-17. Programs begin at 6pm. Contact Stephanie at shawkins@las-cruces.org for links to the Zoom webinar.

A Planning and Zoning Commission is created by the City Council with the adoption of the Zoning Code. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the planning, zoning and platting of the City, investigate any related problems and make recommendation to the City Council.

Board meeting to discuss monthly updates, statistics, events, and shelter issues.

The City of Las Cruces recognizes the Memorial Day holiday.