Monday

Rio Grande Citizens Forum public meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd. Info: (915) 832-4175 or e-mail, sally.spener@ibwc.gov.

The board of commissioners of the Housing Authority of Las Cruces meeting will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Housing Authority conference room, 926 S. San Pedro St. The agenda will include the annual strategic planning session. Info: (575) 528-2000.

The board of trustees of the Town of Mesilla will have its regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the board room of the Mesilla Town Hall, 2231 Avenida de Mesilla. Info: (575) 524-3262.

Tuesday

The Doña Ana Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. David Greenwald, Four Corners Research, will give a presentation on the effort to locate and disinter 65 individuals from the Fort Craig cemetery for reburial in the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Free and open to the public. Info: (575) 524-9497.

The Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., will have a book review at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Roadrunner Room. Rorie Measure, retired teacher, will review "Creating a World Without Poverty." Free and open to the public.

Music by the New Horizons Band and Trails West and a screening of "High Society," starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra

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and Louis Armstrong, will be Tuesday at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall. The Jam Session will be held at 5:30 p.m. and doors open at 5 p.m. "High Society" film will be shown at 7 p.m. The Jam Session is a two-month long, citywide series of events built around the nationally touring exhibit on display at the Branigan Cultural Center. Info: www.LCJazz.org.

Descubra el Desierto lecture series will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, 700 S. Telshor Blvd. The topic is "Bats and Our Eco-System." Ken Abalos, park ranger at the Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, will give the presentation. Free and open to the public. Info: (575) 522-3120 or www.museums.las-cruces.org.

Wednesday

Calvary Chapel Children and Youth Ministry presents Warrior Puppets for Jesus in a Christmas story "Back to Bethlehem - A Journey Through Time to the Birthday of Jesus" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 139 S. Main St. Info: (575) 524-0985.

KRWG will present El Paso Brass, composed of key members of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and other distinguished artists from across the Southwest, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Info: (575) 646-2222.

Mesilla Valley Audubon Society program, "Las Cruces Christmas Bird Count and Winter Birds," will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Village at Northrise, Hallmark Building, 2880 N. Roadrunner Pkwy. Programs begin immediately following a short business meeting and announcements. The group is organizing Christmas Bird Count teams, receive information packets with maps and checklists, and get prepared for the upcoming CBC on Saturday. Review a slide show of bird photos of the potential species to be encountered on the count. Info: www.mvaudubon.org.

Thursday

Cooking Root Vegetables class will be at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Co-op Community Room at Mountain View Market, 1300 El Paseo Road. Free. Info: (575) 523-0436 or www.mountainviewmarket.com.

The Las Cruces "Nutcracker" will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Atkinson Recital Hall, NMSU campus. Info: (575) 646-2421.

A new exhibit, "Vintage Views of Rural Women," will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road. The show features created works from the New Mexico Watercolor Society. The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. The watercolors will be on display through April 3. Info: (575) 522-4100 or nmfarmandranchmuseum.org.

Friday

The Christmas Carol Sing Off sponsored by the Madhatters of Las Cruces takes place at 7 p.m. Friday at the Rio Grande Theater, 211 N. Downtown Mall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets and info: (575) 496-2808.

Saturday

The Do-a Ana Modular Railroad will be on display and running trains from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, Good Samaritan Village, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Free and open to the public. Info: George Kopp, (575) 525-1956.

The Las Cruces chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America meeting will be at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. The topic is "Having Fun With Holiday Sign Language." Free and open to the public. Info; (575) 525-1037.