Film festival to host panels, workshops, celebrity talks
NMSU’s Las Cruces International Film Festival will offer free panels, workshops and celebrity talks April 8–12 for students and the public.
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NMSU’s Las Cruces International Film Festival will offer free panels, workshops and celebrity talks April 8–12 for students and the public.
Filmmaker Shane Black will receive the Outstanding Filmmaker Award at the 2026 Las Cruces International Film Festival, hosted by New Mexico State University.
NMSU will host its “Big Bang Bash” on April 2, featuring hands-on art and science activities, live music and a mobile planetarium for all ages.
Mesilla Mayor and Salud! Restaurant co-owner Russell Hernandez will be honored with the Las Cruces International Film Festival “Hometown Hero” award April 11, recognizing his contributions to the community and region.
The 11th Las Cruces International Film Festival opens with She Dances, starring Steve Zahn, with an April 8 screening and Q&A to launch the event.
Crime Stoppers tips led NMSU Police to identify four juvenile suspects connected to burglaries and vandalism during winter break, with charges pending.
An Air Force ROTC cadet at New Mexico State University made history as the program’s first graduate to commission into the U.S. Space Force, highlighting NMSU’s role in preparing students for careers in space and national defense.
New Mexico State University alumna Kayla Blundell built and installed a free-standing sculpture titled “Desert Kinship” at La Buena Vida Park after receiving the commission from Las Cruces art officials, blending desert themes and local wildlife in metalwork.
New Mexico State University creative-writing professor Brandon Hobson has released his sixth novel, The Devil Is a Southpaw. Set in a 1988 Oklahoma juvenile detention center, the “novel within a novel” examines trauma, art, envy and redemption through the eyes of an unreliable narrator.