October 30th

 

Spooky Weekend - The El Paso Museum of History is hosting a childrens and adult costume contest, treasure hunt, and giving candy from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. FREE for members, $2 admission for kids (2+) years and adults. 510 N. Santa Fe RSVP at 915-351-3588

Halloween Photo Contest Unveiling Party - Hosted by What's Up! Magazine at El Luchador Downtown. 504 W. San Antonio St. in Union Plaza from 6 to 9pm

 

October 31st

 

The Tunnel - The Garden and Play Nightclub are joined together for the first time by "The Tunnel." One cover grants you access to both clubs and the three themed parties inside. Costume contest over $4000 in prizes! 511 Western Ct. in Union Plaza, party starts at 9pm

 

Click on the link below or image to see the entire list for Thursday through Saturday!

 

Flashdance- The Musical is the theatrical-musical performance adapted from the renowned 1983 American romantic drama film which spawned a format that included some sequences in the style of music videos as in Top Gun (1986) and several other 80's films. 

 

Flashdance also served as a stepping stone for several hit songs as "Maniac", amd "Flashdance.. What a Feeling". The film release is celebrating its 30th Anniversary, now the pop culture phenomenon of Flashdance is live on stage. 

 

With electrifying dance at its core, Flashdance-The Musical tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream. 

 

Saturday November 1st, 2014 at 2:30 & 8 p.m.

Plaza Theatre 

123 W. Mills Avenue

Downtown El Paso

Cost: $45-$80

 

 

The 2nd Annual Carnevil is allegedly the biggest Halloween bash in the City of El Paso. This party is beyond your traditional Halloween costume driven night, Carnevil will feature decor, aerialists, contortionists, the wild world of circus theatricals along a side show freaks.

 

Do not miss this crazy party that promises to have the best Scary-sexy-mind blown-Halloween party atmosphere.

 

Ladies pay no cover, and gentlemen only  pay $10, do not forget your costume given that there will be over $3,000 in cash and prizes.

 

Tickets can be found at eventbrite.com or at Happy House inside Cielo Vista Mall, and reservations can be done by calling 915.307.5514

 

Friday October 31st, 2014 at 8 p.m.

301 Nightlife

301 South Ochoa Street

Downtown El Paso

Cost: $10

 

 

If you sit and talk to many of the alternative rock artists dominating today's music, you'll find that many of them pay homage to the The Psychedelic Furs. Led by front man and songwriter Richard Butler, the Furs won over fans and critics alike by combining poetic lyrics, innovative rhythms and melodies driven by an aggressive, punk desperation. 

 

Through it all, the band scored major hits with "Love My Way," "Pretty In Pink," "Heaven," "The Ghost In You," and "Heartbreak Beat" in all releasing seven studio albums and spawning several compilations, a boxed set, and a live concert DVD.

Evan Griffith Dando formed The Lemonheads with two high school buddies in late winter '86, in their senior year at Boston's tiny Commonwealth School. A few months later, they spawned what is now one of the most sought-after punk relics of the 80s, the indie EP Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners. Boston-based Taang! Records immediately picked up on The Lemonheads, with three college radio pleasers to follow: the LPs Hate Your Friends (1987), Creator (1988), and Lick (1989). In 1990 Atlantic Records took notice of the massively expanding Lemonheads fan base in Europe (where they toured in 1989) and America by signing the band and releasing their well-received (in Cambridge, Massachusetts) fourth LP, Lovey.

 

Thursday November 6th, 2014 at 7 p.m.

Plaza Theatre 

123 W. Mills Avenue

Downtown El Paso

Cost: $35-$50

 

 

Last Thursdays with the Downtown Arts District returns this Thursday, October 31st, 2014. Last Thursdays is a monthly art walk organized by community artists and business owners supported by the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.

 

Last Thursdays showcases art galleries, Pop-Up art installations, live artist performances, live-music, and free admission to special exhibitions at some of the Downtown museums. October Highlights Include:

 

El Paso Museum of History located on 510 N Santa Fe St. and the El Paso Museum of Art located on 1 Arts Festival Plaza will be open until 9pm with free general admission. The El Paso Exploreum & Artisan Gallery located on 300 W. San Antonio Ave. will be open from 6 to 8 p.m with free admission. 

The Grocery Gallery located on 305 Chihuahua, Loft Light Studio located on 315 S. El Paso Street,Purple Pop Up Gallery located on 227 N. Mesa, and The Rock House Cafe and Gallery located at 400 W. Overland Avenue will be open featuring local artists food and entertainment.

 

Thursday October 31st, 6-10 p.m.

Downtown Arts District

Downtown El Paso

Cost: Free

  

The El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras (EPSYOs), a division of the El Paso Symphony, is a multi-leveled youth orchestra program serving the talented young musicians of the Greater El Paso Region.

 

The EPSYOs currently has over 200 members ranging in age 9 to 23, representing almost 50 different schools

 

Join the "Region's Finest Young Musicians" as they open their 9th season with haunted Halloween Classics and much more.

 

Saturday November 1st, 2014 at 5 p.m.

Abraham Chavez Theatre

1 Civic Center Plaza 

Downtown El Paso

Cost: $12 adults, $7 for students

For tickets and additional information call 915.525.8978

With the "scariest" weekend of the year approaching, The El Paso Museum of History has prepared a weekend full of activities for the kids and adults to enjoy. 

 

On Halloween day, the night starts with a Kids and Adult Halloween contest, the traditional trick or treat-candy, a treasure hunt, arts and crafts, and prizes courtesy of Albertsons and Famous Dave's. This event is free for museum members, otherwise it is only $2. 

 

On November 1st, the Museum of History has a couple of themed workshops for the Dia De Los Muertos. The day begins with a Memory Box workshop by Maria Natividad, and then a Dia De Los Muertos Craft workshop presented by Michaels. Again, there is free admission for museum members, and a $2 charge/donation for non-members.

 

Accompanying this special weekend and through November 9th is the Altares de Muertos and Calaveritas Community Exhibit with free admission. 

 

For More information call 915.351.3588

 

Friday October 31st, at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday November 1st at 1 p.m.

El Paso Museum of History  

510 N. Santa Fe 

Fiesta Fronteriza celebrates and honors individuals striving for human rights in our community. Proceeds from the evening will enable us to continue providing free legal assistance to low-income West Texas residents and continue our advocacy for racial, social, and economic justice.

 

Keynote speaker Rev. James Morrison Lawson, Jr. is an American activist and university professor. As a leading theoretician and tactician of non-violence within the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Presently, he trains activist in nonviolence.

 

Individuals interested on attending the event contact Sandra Arzarte at 915.532.3799 ext. 15. 

 

Camino Real Hotel 

101 S. El Paso Street

Downtown El Paso

Cost: ($55 presale) $65 day of the event

 

 

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos are here and there is no better place in town to supply you with holiday-themed goods as downtown. Shop DWNTWN to experience the border culture while having unique and diverse shopping opportunities at many of the retailers located downtown. 

 

Visit Mercado Paisano located at 400 S. Oregon to find Mexican arts and crafts, Mexican cuisine, and an extensive variety of stores that will make you feel that you are actually in Mexico.

 

Downtown offers you a wide variety of goods at unbelievable prices. Stop by and encounter the latest in fashion in retails stores such as Krystal Jeans, Hollands, Continental Dry Goods, and many more! 

 

Stores such as Mr. Hats, La Coqueta, El Loco Gamez, are among the many stores that offer you the biggest variety in accessories for you or your little ones to be ready for school. 

 

Look good and smell good! Perfumeria Rachelle I & II, Genesis Perfumeria, S K Cosmetics, La Pila Relojeria, GJ Jewelry Shop, and dozens of other stores offer you the greatest selection of beauty supplies and accessories. 

 

Shopping builds an appetite? Downtown is known for the most delicious authentic food from a variety of eateries such as La Feria Grill, Caf� Colon, Hello Day Cafe, and Hong Kong Express. 

 

Do not limit yourself to the stores listed above there about 300 stores located downtown where you can get great products for the best prices while enjoying the rich borderland culture!

The El Paso Museum of Art in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico is pleased to announce Ofrenda de D�a de los Muertos which will show for only eight days in the Contemporary II Gallery. This display is free to the public. Exhibit will be through November 8th.

 

Join also for the D�a de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration a Mexican tradition in which family and friends gather to honor and remember their deceased loved ones.

 

There will be an altar dedicated to Octavio Paz, to commemorate the centennial of his birth, accompanied by a dance recital entitled "Las Catrinas de Paz", performed by the dance company D'ansa Jazz Stage, and a tasting of the traditional pan de muertos and hot cocoa. Seating is limited to the first 220 people and is on a first come, first served basis. 

 

For more information call 915.544.6489

 

Saturday November 2nd, 2014 at 4 p.m. 

El Paso Energy Auditorium

El Paso Museum of Art

1 Arts Festival Plaza  

Downtown El Paso

Cost: Free

 

 

If the numerous shows in Rocktober were not enough (Obituary, Carcass, Matisyahu), Tricky Falls has you covered also for this Halloween weekend. 

 

First on October 31st, there is the Dedo Halloween Ball XIX, which is the perfect place to spend your Halloween night with the best costumes in town. Last year's Ball was awesome and Tricky Falls is expecting nothing short of topping it. This is a free event.

 

Saturday November 1st, is Tricky Falls "Adult Trick or Treat" with a Retro Halloween Party that will feature DJ Joe and DJ Ceasar know for their retro-repertoire. This is an event for people age 21 and over, with a cover charge of only $5. 

 

 

October 31st, 2014 at 8 p.m.

November 1st, 2014 at 9 p.m.

Tricky Falls 

209 S. El Paso 

Downtown El Paso 

 

 

 

The Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce bring you the presentation titled "How Social Media/Devices/Technology Have Changed The Sales Profession"
 

In this presentation/workshop business owners and sales representatives will learn best practices with LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. You will also learn time management techniques using important apps such as Box, Dropbox and Glassboard. (live demos will be given). 

 

Topics included: Database Management, Effective Use of Outlook, Back up, Technology Partners and Smart Phones.

 

Individuals interested on attending call 915.629.6714

 

Tuesday November 4th, at 8 a.m.

Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce

10 Civic Center Plaza

Downtown El Paso

Cost: $75 for members/$95 non-members 

 

 

The Halloween weekend at Club 101 promises to be one of the biggest in Downtown El Paso.

 

On Thursday the pre-Halloween party is for a good cause. Club 101, The Nurses Care Home Health and Multiple Sclerosis Association of El Paso bring you the 1st Halloween Costume Party with music performance of Fungi Mungle and FM Junkies. 

 

Tickets are $10 and all the proceeds will go for the Mutiple Sclerosis Association of El Paso.

 

On Halloween night Club 101 presents Freaky Friday. A Halloween costume party where the costume is encouraged but not mandatory. This event is for everyone ages 18 and over with $3000 in cash prizes. There is two floors of entertainment Latin Fling vs. Freestyle.

 

For reservations and other information call 915.544.2101

 

Thursday October 30th and Friday October 31st, 2014 at 8 p.m.

Club 101

201 N. Stanton

Downtown El Paso

Cost: $10

  

 

Artist and Farmers' Market takes place every Saturday morning. The market offers original arts and crafts, food vending, regionally grown agricultural products and entertainment from local artists, artisans and farmers in El Paso County.

 

Established in 2011, the market offers residents and visitors the
opportunity to shop in an outdoor setting while enjoying great food and free
activities for the entire family. 

 

Help support your local artists and farmers by shopping local every Saturday at the Downtown Artist and Farmers' Market! 

 

The Market returns this weekend with full force and tons of great events and programming coming up this Fall and Winter season! Need decorations for your Dia de los Muertos altar? Meet the market at the family arts & crafts table where the teaching artist will help you make papel picado & florecitas de papel for free. 

 

Free Parking is available.

Saturday November 1st, 2014.

9am-1pm

Union Plaza District, Downtown El Paso

 

 

On Halloween night, visit the biggest party at Union Plaza, The Tunnel! consisting of 

3 Parties, 2 Venues, and 1 Tunnel. 

 

Experience the biggest Halloween party as The Garden and Play Nightclub are joined together for the first time by the tunnel. One cover grants you access to both clubs and the three themed parties inside.

 

Costume contest with over $4000 cash prices, and music is in charge of the top rated DJs in El Paso: Omar Alejandro Garnica, Tommy Bustillos, DJ ACE, Jonathan Cervantes, and Baron Christian.

 

On November 1st, The Garden turns 5. The Five year anniversary party includes food ($3 sushi) and drink ($2 Dos Equis and $100 Grey Goose bottles) specials along with the best music of resident DJ Omar Garnika. 

 

Friday October 31st and November 1st, 2014 at 9 p.m.  

The Garden & Play Nightclub

511 Western Street 

Union Plaza District

Downtown El Paso 

  

The Plaza Theatre is a historic building in Downtown El Paso and stands as one of the city's most well-know landmarks.

 

Renowned throughout the United States for its beauty and architecture the Plaza Theatre hosts Broadway performances, concerts, film festivals, and numerous other events. 

 

This Tuesday you have the opportunity to fully experience the Plaza Theatre in a two-hour tour inside and out of this beautiful establishment. 

 

Interested parties will meet in front of the Plaza Theatre, underneath the marquee. For this and other information call 915.534.0660

 

Plaza Theatre

125 West Mills Avenue

Tuesday November 4th, 2014 at 12 p.m.

Downtown El Paso 

 

Whether you moved to the United States for better school and/or work opportunities or to be with your family, this beautiful land gives you the right to earn your United States of America citizenship.

 

The extensive procedures and paperwork can be a hassle, the El Paso Public Libraries are helping individuals with Citizenship classes to help and ease the load of this important process. 

 

The classes are offered every Tuesday in all library branches at 5 p.m. For Additional information call 915.543.5433

 

Tuesday November 4th, 2014

El Paso Public Library-Main Branch

501 N. Oregon Street

Downtown El Paso

Easy, Fun, Free, and Couple Friendly. Every Tuesday dusk explore Downtown El Paso and enjoy a bike ride with friends and loved ones. This ride is perfect for dates, spinning legs, and just checking out a different ride. 

 

Explore a fun and different mean of transportation and bring your well working bicycle, water, and your helmet for an amazing summer ride. 

 

The event is free and hosted by Chuck's Bicycle Repair. The group meets at Soho Sports Pub at 7 p.m. to embark on the ride. 

 

Tuesday November 4th, 2014

Soho Sports Pub

500 North Oregon St. 

Downtown El Paso

 

 

The Junior League of El Paso, Inc., (JLEP) will host its 41st annual A Christmas Fair on Friday, November 7th through Sunday, November 9th, at the Judson F. Williams Convention Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso TX. 79901. 

 

The event has become a tradition for El Pasoans with three days of shopping and fun. A Christmas Fair will feature more than 150 merchants from all over the country who offer top-of-the line arts, crafts, gifts and gourmet treats. There will be entertainment and as always, a chance for kids to get their picture taken with Santa. "oh WHAT FUN!" This year's theme, which is exactly what it's going to be. The event's popularity has grown over the years and more than 15,000 are expected to attend this year.

 

Since 1933, the Junior League of El Paso, Inc., has returned more than $5 million to the community of El Paso through its service projects, programs and community grants. The annual A Christmas Fair is JLEP's primary fundraising event. It is organized, built, staged and cleaned up solely by trained volunteers, which allows the JLEP to put ever dollar raised back into the community.