Visit Las Cruces Live

Come one, come all for the third annual ¡mira! Las Cruces event on Saturday, April 26, in Downtown Las Cruces. Visit Las Cruces' Ed Carnathan and Liz Vega sat down in the VLC office to let everyone know about the many activities, music, food, a car show, luchador matches, and a whole lot more that will be available for free!

As Albert Hubbard said, "Art is not a thing; it is a way." And the way to go to see art in Las Cruces is to visit the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Museum Manager Mina Stafford sat down to discuss the exhibit on display and the many other offerings the downtown museum provides and upcoming exhibits.

Las Cruces boxing legend Louie Burke sat down to talk about his professional boxing career, how he has groomed and trained Las Cruces professional boxers, including Austin Trout and Stephanie Han, and promoting Las Cruces as a place to bring boxing to the city.

When searching for the best in running and jogging shoes and accessories, "run" to Bluebird Running Co. where owners Zach and Michelle Gonzalez will help you lace up your new shoes. Not only did they discuss what their downtown Las Cruces store offers, but they talked about how Las Cruces has become a premier city to compete and participate in running competitions and events.

Where does one go to pick up food for the cupboard and grab a bite to eat with a beer to boot? And support the local farmers, brewers and businesses? FARMesilla of course. Market Chef Becky Windels and Sous-Chef Rose Giordano talked about how they cater to people who want to purchase and eat farm-fresh, local foods and beverages when Visit Las Cruces stopped by the market/restaurant in Mesilla. 

The movie-making industry is increasingly learning that filming in Las Cruces is beneficial to them and in turn, Las Cruces. Film Las Cruces co-founder and president Jeff Steinborn returned to Visit Las Cruces to discuss how the motion picture business feeds the Las Cruces economy when it brings productions to the city.

With cornhole becoming a fast growing sport and increasing in popularity, Las Cruces is welcoming everyone interested and who are already playing the game. Daniel, Andres and Andy of NM Best cornhole sat down and talked about how the game is played, where it's played and how to find out more information on the game here in the city.

Test your cornhole throwing skills against other cornhole players when the NM Best Showdown 2024 Cornhole Tournament takes place. The largest cornhole competition in the southwest pits baggers against baggers at the Las Cruces Convention Center Aug. 30-Sept.1.

Choosing what one wants for a tattoo is an important choice, so one must decide where and who to apply their design with the same level as significance. The Atom Bomb Studio in Las Cruces has been meeting the highest tattoo artist skills for over 12 years. Tattooist Aaron Valenzuela, who runs the tattoo parlor, talks on what the place offers to everyone who is looking to have their bodies graced with ink under their skin.

Anahy Nuñez said she has been doodling with her artistic expressions since she was young, but upped her artistic brush when she painted the mural titled "Con Amor" with her husband on the exterior of the Visit Las Cruces building. She sat down at VLC to give her insight on how she came up with her vision on what people see when they visit Las Cruces.

Local living legend Barbara "Mother" Hubbard not only brings major musical concerts to Las Cruces, but she wants them to play in a large amphitheater. She stopped for her third time to Visit Las Cruces to discuss what, how, and why Las Cruces wants and needs an amphitheater large enough to hold more people to be entertained with big shows.

The manager of Picacho Peak Brewery, David Rodriguez, shares what makes Picacho Peak Brewery unique from the other craft breweries located in the Las Cruces area. Not only do the beers, spirits, and wines separate them from the others, but it offers lawn games, is the most dog friendly, and has the largest beer. garden in the state, he said.