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Wednesday, Nov. 12, at El Paso Convention
Center, with samples from premier restaurants, each paired with craft beer or wine tasting, and desserts. Information: tasteofep.com.
Tickets: $50 through Oct. 31; $55 Nov. 1-11;
$60 day of event (Ticketmaster). Tickets
include 13 restaurant entree samples; 13 craft
beer or wine samples; 3 dessert samples, coffee or tea and reserved seat.
Sun City Steam Fest — Ghosts 915
Paranormal Center and Tricky falls hosts the
inaugural Steampunk Festival, celebrating a
Victorian future that never was, Saturday, Nov.
15, at Tricky Falls, 209 E. El Paso. Performing
will be local Steampunk groups The Clockwork
Rebellion and Coyotes Fortune. Doors open at
2 p.m. and the event continues until 2 a.m.
Costumes encouraged but not required.
Admission is free. Information: 694-2317 or
ghosts915.com.
A kick-off event is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14,
with a tea social at Ghost 915 Paranormal
Research Center, 108 E. San Antonio, and
parade at 9 p.m. to The Rock House Gallery
and Cafe, 400 W. Overland for a BYOB event
with entertainment by guitarist/singer Stovall
Vasquez, fire dancers Pasithea Dance Company
and rock music from the 1911 Band.
Saturday activities including costume and prop
panels, Tea Dueling, entertainment by M.O.D.
Tribal Belly Dance, Big Mike’s Psycho Circus,
Pasithea Dance Co. San Elizario Pistoleros and
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Paso Cosplay Girls Costume Contest for best
Steampunk Costume.
Live performances at 8 p.m. include Pasithea
Dance Company, El Paso Cosplay Girls, premier of “Knight of Your Dreams,” Big Mike’s
Psycho Circus Side Show Act, M.O.D. Tribal
Belly Dance, pop/punk band Page of Today and
a costume contest.
EPCC Literary Fiesta — El Paso
Community College’s 6th annual celebration of
readers, writers and books is 1 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22, at EPCC Administrative
Center, Building A, 9050 Viscount, with workshops, books and food available for purchase, a
Children’s Corner with free books and activities. Sponsored by EPCC Office of the
President, Salute to the Arts, and Papagayo
Literary Center. Admission is free. Information:
831-4039 or literaryfiesta.wordpress.com.
• 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Discussion on LBGT in literature by author Alicia Gaspar de Alba. An
awards dinner honoring Gaspar de Alba and
Tumblewords is 5:45 p.m.
• 3 to 4 p.m.: Decipher the writing process
and hear a reading from “Make It/Take It” by
Rus Bradburd
• 4:15 to 5:30 p.m.: Children’s theatre with
Kids-N-Co.
Las Artistas Art Show and Sale — The
45th annual juried event and one of El Paso’s
premier arts and crafts shows is 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 22-23, at First Presbyterian Church,
1340 Murchison. The show features fine artists
El Paso Mineral & Gem Club Show —
and craftspersons showing works in various
media. Admission: $5; free for children under
18. Parking is free. Information: 533-7551 or
lasartistas.org.
About 100 regional and local artists, including
students from UTEP’s Metals and Ceramics
program, will offer works for sale. The event
also offers craft demonstrations, a children’s
activities tent, live music, and gourmet food
from Food Truck Circus.
The annual mineral, gem, jewelry and bead
show is Dec. 5-7 at El Maida Auditorium, 6331
Alabama. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The show features hundreds of gems, minerals,
fossils, beads, silver jewelry, tools and equipment, door prizes, and more. Admission is free.
Information: Gem Center USA, 533-715 or
epmgs.com.
Parade begins at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27
(Thanksgiving Day), at Montana and Ochoa and
proceeds east three miles to Copia. Review
stand tickets (near First Baptist Church, 805
Montana): $5; available at all Circle K stores,
FirstLight Credit Union branches and the Sun
Bowl Office. Information: 533-4416.
This year’s grand marshal is Nolan Richardson,
an El Paso native son whose basketball career
spanned playing for legendary coach Don
Haskins to himself earning a place in the
Basketball Hall of Fame for achievements that
included an NCAA Championship for the
University of Arkansas.
Día de los Muertos — The Calavera
Coalition hosts its celebration of Day of the
Dead at Old Mesilla Plaza Oct. 31-Nov. 2,
with food, music, stories, dancing and piñatas.
Hours are 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, noon to 7 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Traditional day of the dead altars will be on display. Altars can be to specific persons, groups
of people, a cause, or beloved pets. Vendors
will feature handmade Day of the Deadthemed gifts. No political campaigning allowed.
Admission is free. Information: (575) 647-2639
or calaveracoalition@q.com.
A candlelight procession is 6 p.m. Saturday
Ministry of St. Pius X will host its annual blessing of nativity displays 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
30, at St Pius X Community Center, 1050 N.
Clark. Information: Mike, 757-9395.
The ministry’s patron saint is Saint Francis of
Assisi, who is the originator of the first nativities
as well as patron saint of animals and the environment.
Concordia Heritage Association and Paso Del
Norte Paranormal Society celebrate Day of the
Dead 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at
Concordia Cemetery, 3700 E. Yandell
(between Boone and Stevens) with a ghost
tour, fortune teller, flower vendors, decorated
FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun
Bowl Parade — The 77th annual Sun Bowl
Blessing of Nativities — Sacred Earth
El Paso Scene
Día de los Muertos
Concordia Día de Los Muertos —
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