Saturday, July 5
Party at the Zócalo
2nd ANNUAL 4th of July After Party.
Celebrate the day after the 4th –
And the anticipation of the Monsoons!
Let's Make It Rain!
ALL DAY Celebration!
Specialty Brats & Peppers, Hot Dogs, and Potato Salad
Volleyball, Badminton, Corn Hole, Face Painting, and More!
Acoustic Pickers welcome. Come share a song & make some music.
3pm: Potato Sack Races! – How fast can you go?
4pm: Hula Hoop Jam & Contest – How long can you go?
bring a hoop, share your techniques & moves.
5pm: Tug of War – How hard can you pull?
7pm: Limbo Contest – How low can you go?
(Times Subject to Change)
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, July 10
Performer's Showcase
Reoccurring 'Open Mic'
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Musicians and Performers of all kinds welcome.
Who's up for sharing some Improv? Comedy?
Showcase your talent and strut your stuff on the 'big stage'.
15-minute spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Saturday, July 12
Conservation and Monitoring of Nectar-feeding Bats in the Gila Region
Facilitated by Rachel Burke; Agave Restoration Coordinator
2:00pm
In the Lodge
Learn about the work Bat Conservation International is doing to conserve and monitor nectar-feeding bats in the Gila Region through community science and ecological restoration. BCI will provide updates on last year's monitoring results from their community science program collecting environmental DNA from hummingbird feeders and agave flowers, hand out sampling kits for 2025 surveys, and talk about upcoming habitat conservation projects in the region and how they fit into binational migratory corridor conservation for 3 species of nectar-feeding bats.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Saturday, July 12
Danny Detox
DJ Punk Disco Mezcal Dance Party
8:00pm • FREE
In the Lodge
Musica y Mezcal
DJ/Bartender Danny Detox joins us for an intimate evening of mezcal cocktails and punk rock/ rock n' roll dance party!
Monday, July 14 & Tuesday, July 15
THE ART OF PIGMENT HUNTING Workshop/ Silver City Clay Festival
w/Scott Sutton
10:00am-5:00pm
The Art of Pigment Hunting will provide two days of exploring the geological landscape for various minerals and clays that can be used for pigments, paints, plasters, clay bodies, slips, and glazes.
We will use maps of the surrounding geology (around Silver City) to help us learn about the unique aspects of this beautiful place revealing the types and locations of minerals and their formations.
The materials will be collected in an environmentally responsible manner and processed through the use of levigation, sifting, and milling to prepare for their use in the clay carving and painting workshop. The clay plasters and mineral pigments will be used to collaboratively create a work of art on an existing adobe wall at Whiskey Creek Zocalo where these workshops are being held.
ABOUT SCOTT SUTTON
Pigment Hunter was created by artist and educator Scott Sutton for creating and documenting his work with mineral pigments in the creation of natural paint. Scott has been empowering other artists for over 15 years with the skills and knowledge to use local materials in a sustainable manner to reduce their own ecological footprint on the natural environment.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Wednesday, July 16
Ellis Bullard w /Full Band
Honky Tonk Country Music
Doors: 7:00pm • $15/Adv•$20/door
Ellis Bullard – "the coolest act in Texas Music," has left no doubt that country music is still yearning for the true-blue honky-tonk experience he brings to the stage and studio.
Listen to Bullard, and you're listening to a life of barnstorming, hard living, and layers of musical influences. Ellis kicked off 2025 at the Mile 0 Festival in Key West this past January. "I'm just a person, just a guy out there having a good time and trying to make sure other people are too," Bullard says. "I give my time to people, and I think that means a lot to them. I'm genuinely trying to forge relationships and have meaningful interactions with all the fans I meet on the road." After sharing the stage with Texas mainstays like Cody Jinks, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jason Boland, Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers, and Whiskey Myers, Bullard has become his own. For his part, Bullard knows he's on to something, and he's enjoying the ride.
Ellis Bullard Is the New Honky-Tonk Singer That Country Fans Need to Hear
"With album titles like Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music and Honky Tonk Ain't Noise Pollution, the Austin artist is thumbing his nose at the mainstream" ~ Rolling Stone
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Wednesday, July 16 – Friday, July 18
Sculpted Earthen Bench Workshop/ Silver City Clay Festival
With Athena Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Join us for a hands-on, 3-day natural building workshop focused on creating beautiful, functional outdoor benches using simple, sustainable materials like clay, sand, and straw. This is a great introductory class for learning earthen bench building, which incorporates the essentials of earthen wall building techniques, such as adobe and cob. It is unique opportunity to also learn how to sculpt with our clay basecoat, contributing to a lasting piece of art that combines form with function.
—this workshop invites you to work alongside master builder Athena Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer in crafting sculptural, community-centered seating.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, July 17
Performer's Showcase
Reoccurring 'Open Mic'
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Musicians and Performers of all kinds welcome.
Who's up for sharing some Improv, Comedy?
Showcase your talent and strut your stuff on the 'big stage'.
15-minute spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Friday, July 18
Poetic Outlaws Open Mic
Featured Poet, Rhea Melina
5:30pm
In 'the Lodge'
Rhea Melina (she/her) is a multi-ethnic poet, birthworker, parent, herbalist, educator and hopeful romantic. Her chapbooks include "a place to put things" (Bottlecap Press, 2023), "Not My Wasteland" (Bone Machine, 2024), and "Ballard Coyote" (Scumbag Press, 2025). Her poems have been published by Gnashing Teeth, Hare's Paw Journal, Fiilthy Glo, Text Power Telling, and Papers Pub, among others, and her poem, "Faith," calling for a free Palestine, was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She believes that all occupations and wars should cease and refuses to settle for less. found confetti is her first full-length collection, and is available now from Carbonation Press.
Silver City Poetic Outlaws is a recurring open mic event focused on the spoken word.
Poetry, readings from stories and books, monologue, improv...all forms of spoken word are welcome.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Saturday, July 19
Max Gomez
Indie Singer/Songwriter
Doors: 7:00pm • $15/advance
Max Gomez's music is a blend of Americana and folk, with a unique sound that has garnered him comparisons to Jackson Browne and John Prine. Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez grew up in Taos, New Mexico, where he fell under the influence of country blues early on and developed a songwriting style that was uniquely his. As a budding performer, Max apprenticed in the rarefied musical micro-climate of northern New Mexico, where troubadours like Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped foster a Western folk sound both cosmic and country.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, July 24
Performer's Showcase
Reoccurring 'Open Mic'
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Musicians and Performers of all kinds welcome.
Who's up for sharing some Improv, Comedy?
Showcase your talent and strut your stuff on the 'big stage'.
Third Thursday. Third Time's a Charm! Bring something unique to share on this Third Thursday of the month!
15-minute spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Saturday, July 26
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
"the greatest front-porch blues band in the world"
Doors: 7:00pm • $20/adv • $25/door
Three-time BMA nominee's, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, "the greatest front-porch blues band in the world" is coming to the Zócalo!
They are led by Reverend Peyton, who most consider to be the premier finger picker playing today. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly compelling performer and a persuasive evangelist for the rootsy, country blues styles that captured his imagination early in life and inspired him and his band to make pilgrimages to Clarksdale, Mississippi to study under such blues masters as T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour and David "Honeyboy" Edwards. Their last record Dance Songs For Hard Times went #1 on the Billboard, iTunes and Sirius XM Blues Charts and was produced by Grammy winner Vance Powell. The record was critically acclaimed by Rolling Stone, Relix, Popmatters, Guitar World, American Songwriter, No Depression, Glide, Wide Open Country, Paste, American Blues Scene and many more!
Their new record, Honeysuckle was produced and recorded by Reverend Peyton and mixed by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White). The record features many special guests, including gospel music group The McCrary Sisters on the song "Manger," Blues Music Hall of Famer and Grammy-nominated harmonica player Billy Branch who plays on the Blind Lemon Jefferson song "Nell (Prison Cell Blues)," Grammy award-winning and IBMA's 10-time Fiddle Player of the Year Michael Cleveland plays on "Freeborn Man" and Colton Crawford from The Dead South plays banjo on "The Good Die Young."
"Kindred spirits to Reverend Peyton are John Lee Hooker and RL Burnside." - The Washington Post
"Like the Rolling Stones in the 60's, Reverend Peyton is bringing young music fans back to the blues." - American Blues Scene
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Wednesday, July 30
Josh Glenn
Experimental indie Folk Scientist
Doors: 6pm • Free/Donations
Josh Glenn, from San Antonio, Tx isn't your typical solo singer-songwriter. Acoustic guitar strums, percussive guitar taps, and clever riffing braid into themselves as Glenn's show usually involves him building his songs live using loop pedals, making for an engrossing experience. The listener becomes entranced and enveloped into the musical process as energy is reciprocated between the moving of hips and the layering of sounds. Sometimes folky singer-songwriter, sometimes spontaneous mad-folk scientist, Josh takes you on a very personal musical journey, utilizing unique techniques along the way.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
Thursday, July 31
Songwriter's Showcase
Songwriters Night hosted by Peter Dahl-Bredine
Sign Up: 6:00pm
Last Thursday of the Month. Limited spots.
Must Sign Up in Person
Come showcase songs you've been working on.
Each participating writer will get the chance to play 3 original songs.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com/
