"NAVIDAD DE LAS LUMINARIAS" -- The Bruce Nehring Consort's 17th annual concert of sacred Christmas music, with the Consort Singers, organist Lester Ackerman and the Quintessential Brass will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5; 2, 5 and 8 p.m. Dec. 6; and 2:30 and 5 p.m. Dec. 7 at Loretto Chapel, 1400 Hardaway. $5-$15. 534-7664.
EPCC Christmas Concert -- The El Paso Community College's music department gives its annual holiday concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Transmountain Campus' Forum Theater. The program includes the El Paso Civic Orchestra, conducted by Lucy Scarbrough, performing the "Nutcracker Suite"; the EPCC Chorus, directed by Daniel Rodriguez, singing Christmas standards; and a Mozart flute solo by Jennifer Austin. Free. 584-1595.
Taking Back Sunday -- The all-ages concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Club 101, 3233 N. Mesa. Envy on the Coast also will perform. $28.50 in advance through ticketbully.com or at Club 101, All That Music or Up and Running. $31 at the door. 544-2101; www.club101.com, www.myspace.com/club101.
Seniors' Navidad on the Border -- The El Paso Community College Senior Adult Program will present the show at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Chamizal National Memorial Theater, 800 S. San Marcial. Free. 831-2701.
KRWG fundraiser -- The Border Artists will show and sell their works in December in a Quinones-built showcase home at 4423 Organ Mesa Loop in Las Cruces. An opening reception will be 5-8 p.m. Dec. 5. The exhibit will also be open 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 13. Half of all sales will benefit KRWG-FM (90.7), Las Cruces' public radio station. 575-646-2222; theborderartists.org.
Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade -- The event will be Dec. 6 at San Jacinto Plaza. The 62nd Army Band will perform at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6, followed by the Franciscanos Choir of St. Anthony's Seminary at 5, with the lighting of the 55-foot tree at 5:30 and the 11th annual parade at 5:55. Free. 541-4915.
Flying J Wranglers -- Showtime El Paso! will present the Ruidoso group in a Christmas concert at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Abraham Chavez Theatre. $20. www.showtimeelpaso.com; 544-2022.
"The Gift of Christmas" -- The El Paso Choral Society's annual program will be Dec. 6-7 at Trinity-First United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa. The Youth Choirs perform at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6; the Chamber Choir and El Paso Brass at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7. $5-$10 (youth choirs); $5-$15 (chamber choir). 833-0263.
The Applejack Band -- The folk favorites will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Sunset Grocery, 700 Mundy. $30; reservations required. 592-5122, 575-541-1992.
Film Salon -- John Ford's "The Fugitive," starring Henry Fonda as a wandering priest in Latin America, will be screened and discussed at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Trinity-First United Methodist Church, Mesa at Yandell. Free. Child care is available with reservation two days in advance; 533-2674.
Sky Safari -- View the night sky from Las Cruces' La Llorona Park, using telescopes and expert guidance from the NMSU astronomy department, starting at 7 p.m. Dec. 6. The park is on Picacho at the Rio Grande. Free; sponsored by the Las Cruces Natural History Museum. 505- 522-3120.
Chili cook-off -- The event will be Dec. 6 at El Paso Saddleblanket Co., 6926 Gateway East. Proceeds benefit Big Bend Donkey Rescue. 544-1000.
El Paso Border Chorders -- The a cappella group's Christmas show will be at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Chamizal National Memorial Theater, 800 S. San Marcial. $5. 203-2487.
Desert Crossing Holiday Market -- More than 30 vendors will sell jewelry, Christmas ornaments, handmade soaps, jams, jellies, salsa and more from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 7 at Ardovino's Desert Crossing, 1 Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park. 575-589-0653.
Dave Koz and Friends -- Jonathan Butler, Jeff Golub and Keiko Matsui will perform with the saxophonist for his Christmas show at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Plaza Theatre. $40, $45, $62, $80, $100 through Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com or 544-8444.
80 Proof -- The Texas country band will perform at 10 p.m. Dec. 11 at Whiskey Dick's, 1580 George Dieter. Free; part of the club's Thursday concert series. myspace.com/whiskeydickss; 921-9900.
Flamenco Puro -- Guitarist Salvadora Galan will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Chamizal National Memorial Theater, 800 S. San Marcial. $7. 821-5212.
"The UTEP Holiday Spectacular" -- UTEP Dinner Theatre will stage the show at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20, and at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 21, at UTEP's Magoffin Auditorium. Ticket prices range from $10 to $25. 747-6060 or www.academics.utep.edu/udt.
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