Pete's Picks - October 2024

ISSUE #30 OCTOBER 2024

Gabriel Iglesias Returns to El Paso Sun City

Gabriel Iglesias Returns to Sun City

Oct. 4
8 p.m.
Don Haskins Center

"Fluffy” returns to El Paso for the “Don't Worry Be Fluffy” international tour. Don’t miss this set from the local favorite, who is starting a run of U.S. dates here at the Don Haskins Center!

Fuerza Regida Bring Arena Tour to El Paso

Register for Fall Intersession Youth Courses

Oct. 7-11
UTEP Campus

Check out one-day camps and intersession courses to keep your kids active, creative and engaged during their school break!

Explore UTEP at Orange and Blue Day

Oct. 26
8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
UTEP Campus

This free event is exclusively for high school juniors, seniors, and their families who want to explore UTEP’s vibrant campus, academic programs and student life. Register today!

Opening Reception for Chihuahuan Desert Gardens Exhibit

Oct. 12
1-3 p.m.
Centennial Museum

The exhibit “Cultivating Your Home: Embracing Chihuahuan Desert Diversity” showcases the history of the gardens. Learn about the challenges facing this incredible biodiversity and how you can make a difference by cultivating native plants in your yard.

Dinner Theatre Presents Beauty and the Beast

Oct. 11-Nov. 3
Various times
UTEP Dinner Theatre

Catch the Broadway classic Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide and features iconic, Academy Award-winning songs.

Hall of Fame Class Induction Ceremony

Oct. 15
6 p.m.
Larry K. Durham Center Hall of Champions

Join fellow Miners as we honor the 2024 UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame Class, including Olympian Tobi Amusan (track & field), Izabela Piekarska (women's basketball), Tony Tolbert (football), and Beto Bautista and Brandon Wolfram (men's basketball).

“Plumas Negras” Production

Oct. 23-27
Various times
June Sadowski Kruszewski Studio Theatre

The Department of Theatre and Dance presents a drama that tells the story of three generations of women and their relationship to the land. This bilingual production is recommended for high school and adult audiences.

Catch Men’s Basketball Open Practice vs. UACJ

Catch Men’s Basketball Open Practice at UACJ

Oct. 5
5:30 p.m.
Gimnasio Universitario, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

For the first time in school history, the UTEP men's basketball team is taking its talents south of the border. Catch an open practice on the campus of UACJ in Ciudad Juárez.

Football “El Chuco” Night vs. Sam Houston

7 p.m. Oct. 3, Sun Bowl Stadium

Volleyball vs. NMSU

6 p.m. Oct. 8, Memorial Gym

Soccer vs. Louisiana Tech

7 p.m. Oct. 19, University Field

Fall Opera Showcase

7:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10; Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall

UTEP Choirs Holiday Revels

7:30 p.m. Nov. 25; Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall

Nutcracker Ballet

Dec. 6-8; Magoffin Auditorium

14th Annual Miner Dash

Nov. 3
8-11 a.m.
Centennial Plaza

Sprint into Homecoming at the annual Miner Dash 5K Run/3K Walk and Family Fitness Fiesta. After the race, stay for fun family activities including jumping balloons, yoga, games and more!

Learn more about events on campus at minetracker.utep.edu/events

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