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Current Conditions:  49.0F°   - Extended Forecast
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Friday's Fun Things

See the "Friday's Fun Things" segment every Friday on KDBC 4 News at 5.

FEATURED EVENTS: (December 11-17)

‘Legend of the Poinsettia’ – Kids-N-Co. presents the original regional holiday play by Carol Viescas Dec. 11-13 at Kids-N-Co., 1301 Texas. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $5-$7 at the door. Information: 351-1455.

‘A Holiday Afternoon Concert’ — El Paso Symphony Orchestra will perform a family concert of traditional holiday music at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $20 (Discounted tickets for families, students, seniors, military and veterans). Information: 532-3776 or 566-4066.

Dave Koz — The Grammy-nominated saxophonist and El Paso favorite performs at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets: $45, $62, $80 and $100, plus service charge. Information: Plaza Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.


OTHER EVENTS:

UTEP Men’s Basketball - Home games are at the Don Haskins Center. Game time is 7:05 p.m. except as listed. Tickets: $9-$25. Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Sunday, Dec. 13: NMSU
• Saturday, Dec. 19: Alcorn State (1 p.m.)
  The Bank of the West Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational is Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 28-29. UTEP plays Norfolk State and Air Force plays Niagara Dec. 28. Finals and consolation games are Dec. 29.

UTEP Women’s Basketball
— All home games are at the Don Haskins Center. Tickets: $7 ($3 youth). Information: 747-5234 or utepathletics.com.
• Sunday, Dec. 13: Texas Southern, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 15: NMSU at Las Cruces, 7:05 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 18: Texas State, 7:05 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 20: Alcorn State, 2:05 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 28: NMSU, 3 p.m.
El Paso Rhinos — El Paso’s Junior League ice hockey team home games are at the Sierra Providence Events Center, next to the Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Regular games times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Ticket information: 479-PUCK (7825) or elpasorhinos.com.
Dec. 11-13 — Tulsa Rampage

Sun Bowl Art Exhibit 2009 — The annual show is on display Nov. 6-Dec. 31 at the International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana. Museum hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 543-6747.
  The Sun Bowl Art Exhibit is the Southwest’s longest running art exhibit and brings artists from throughout the U.S. and beyond to El Paso every year.

‘Honk!’ – El Paso Playhouse, 2501 Montana, presents the family musical Nov. 13-Dec. 12. Based on The Ugly Duckling by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles, and directed by Kate Keyser. Regular showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Ticket information: 532-1317, elpasoplayhouse.com.

‘The Deliverer’ — The annual large-scale holiday pageant of music and drama celebrating the Christmas season is Dec. 11-13 and Dec. 18-20 at Cielo Vista Church, 3585 Lee Trevino. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $5. All seats general admission. Available at the church ticket window. Information: 595-0288 or cielovista.org.

‘Living Christmas Tree’ — The 45th annual Christmas concerts at First Baptist Church are Dec. 11-13, 805 Montana. Tickets available in the church office Monday through Friday on a first come, first served basis. The event usually sells out early. Information: 533-1465.

Applejack Band — The El Paso folk band performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Sunset Grocery, 700 Mundy. Doors open at 6 p.m. Cost: $30, reservations required. Information: 592-5122 or (575) 541-1992.

‘A Christmas Carol’ — The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance presents its annual presentation of Charles Dickens’s Christmas classic Dec. 13-20, at UTEP’s Wise Family Theatre. Directed by Nicolas E. Castanon. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18-19, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 and 20. Tickets: $9-$12. Information: 747-5118 or theatre.utep.edu.

ON SALE:
• Willie Nelson:
Tickets are on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. The show is January 7, 2010 at the Abraham Chavez Theatre.


For a complete listing of events please click on the "Calendar" link.

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