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Newspaper
Rio Rancho Observer
Location
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2015
Page
6
Rio Rancho's Tenpins and More Bowling Center at 1416 Deborah Road hosts four New Year’s Eve events starting 2 p.m. for ages 50 plus, 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. family parties, and an 8:30 p.m. BBQ chicken dinner. The events regularly draw over 240 attendees. advance booking via 92-7117 in the afternoons.
Santa Ana Star Casino in New Mexico promotes two days of New Year celebrations with Noon Year’s Eve and midnight events, superhero meetups, a Dark Night Masquerade Ball, live music, and promotions including 4x points, a slot tournament, and a $500 cash prize. Activities span The Stage and Lounge 54 with dining at Feast Buffet.
The Stage hosts a Venetian style masquerade gala by Bravo Alpha Events as Mandalay Bay DJ Miss Joy plays Top 40 EDM and hip hop. General admission is 35 dollars, 60 dollars per couple. VIP 100 dollars includes Sky Level lounge access, cocktails, hors d oeuvres, champagne at midnight. Doors open 9 p.m.. guests must be 21 or older.
Ravin Hills a rock n roll trio performs at Lounge 54 Santa Ana Star Casino at 9 p.m. Front man Chris Ravin Nancy Hills and Jeff Thompson share vocals with Ravin Hills tracing roots to the late 1990s and the band U4EA. The trio recreates classics with contemporary twists and is known in the region.
The Southwest venue hosts Ravin Hills in a free admission performance with a 21 and over age requirement. The trio improvises songs and engages the audience, highlighting each member’s musical skill and showmanship.
The 2016 Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at the JCC in Albuquerque invites all ages to dive into 35 to 40 degree water beginning at 11 15 a.m. A $25 charitable donation or $50 sponsorships earn a commemorative towel. Free hot drinks, snacks, and JCC facilities offered 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds support the JCC and local programs.
Santa Ana Star Casino hosts a New Year's celebration with hourly Hot Seats from noon to 7 pm awarding 100 free play to two guests each hour. A New Year’s Day Car Giveaway draws at 9 pm for cash prizes and a 2016 Dodge Challenger. Feast Buffet offers a $23.95 New Year’s menu 11 am to 10 pm. Lounge 54 features Badd Fish at 9 pm. Stage closes New Year’s Day. Call 867-0000 for details.
Albuquerque based band Badd Fish debuts in New Mexico and performs at Lounge 54 on 9 p.m. following UFC 195 with free admission and a four member lineup featuring Mark LaCava Gil Garcia Vic Maese and Vic Maese Jr.
Lounge 54 at Santa Ana Star Casino hosts a UFC 195 viewing party featuring Carlos Condit versus Robbie Lawler for the welterweight title. The event lists 12 matches with doors opening at 5 p.m. and a $10 admission for guests 21 and older.
Santa Ana Star Casino invites DJ Andy Gil, resident DJ of Treasure Island’s Kahunaville Party Bar, to perform at The Stage at 9 p.m. The headline notes Gil’s long history as an entertainer and crowd expert, highlighting past microphone work after a Kansas college football game.
Las Vegas based DJ Andy Gil, formerly a part time spinner, now headlines at Treasure Island venues Kahunaville Party Bar and Booty Island. He blends hip hop, Top 40 and dance while reading the crowd, and also hosts radio shows on 104.3 N¢W-FM and 99.7 The Highway Vibe. Cover for Vegas Nights is five dollars for women ten dollars for men with Facebook check in granting free admission and VIP access 9 to 10 pm doors open at nine.
Photographers Tim Anderson Pat Berrett and Paula Scott explore New Mexico landscapes for pleasure. Their travels include San Lorenzo Canyon Lucy and Encino ghost towns Tent Rocks Edge of the World Four Corners Abiquiu Sandia Man Cave and more. The exhibit runs at Esther Bone Memorial Library through Jan 5.
Placitas Community Library will display Ralph Williams’s landscape photographs in the Collin Meeting Room from January 3 to 28. A reception is planned Friday January 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. with free admission. Williams, a Placitas resident and UNM chemical engineering graduate, has decades of work across western national parks, wilderness areas, and peaks.
Esther Bone Memorial Library hosts a discussion of Harper Lee novel Go Set a Watchman on Tuesday January 5 at 430 PM. Twenty years after Tom Robinsons trial Scout returns to Maycomb facing personal and political conflicts amid mid-1950s turbulence. Photographs by Robert Pivonka titled A Window in Time displayed at Loma Colorado Main Library January 4 through February 27.
DIY crafts coach Leda Rizzo hosts a beading workshop January 9 from 10 to 11 30 a m at Esther Bone Memorial Library. Learn stringing beads on wire for jewelry and decor with tool and material demos. Registration opens 30 days prior. open to ages 16 and up through morandiolibraries.org or by phone. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho. For details call 891 5012 ext 3128. The Bone offers a Western songs concert by Jim Jones on January 12 at 6 30 p m, also at Esther Bone Memorial Library, with sponsorship by Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho. For info call 891 5012 ext 3128.
Robin Perini leads a two hour Saturday workshop on using turning points to anchor plots and intertwine character conflict and arcs. Registration opens 30 days before and is required. Ages 16 plus may sign up via morandholibraries.org calendar Events or by calling 891-5012 ext 3128. Sponsored by Friends of the Library of Rio Rancho.
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