The Dona Ana Arts Council will present its first Color Las Cruces Plein Air Competition and Community Arts Festival on September 11 & 12, 2010. The premiere event will be two full days of ongoing activities in Downtown, Las Cruces. More information on Color Las Cruces can be found here. Winners of the two Plein Air competitions will be announced Saturday evening, September 11^th, at the Rio Grande Theatre, where attendees can meet the artists, sample food form the best restaurants in town, enjoy wine from local wineries and take in a live performance on the theatre stage. Stay tuned for more information on this evening gala, including who our special performing guest will be, as it develops.