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Cher to come to El Paso, Texas on 2020.

Cher to perform at El Paso

Prospector Staff Report November 4, 2019

Jorge Vasquez of UTEP’s Office of Special Events announced Monday, Nov. 4, that American singer, actress and television host, Cher, will perform March 6, 2020 at the Don Haskins Center.  Vasquez was joined by 93.1 KISS-FM on-air personality, Monika, who...

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Ice & Pan is a traditional home-based tea place located in El Paso, Texas.

Boba tea, an emerging exotic drink in El Paso

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter October 28, 2019

“Boba” is the popular term for the chewy black pearls found at the bottom of boba tea, or sometimes known as “bubble tea.” The increasingly popular boba tea is a combination of tea or water with creamer, flavoring and of...

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Disney Pixar Coco in Concert with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.

El Paso Symphony to perform ‘Coco in Concert’

Prospector Staff Report October 28, 2019

El Paso Symphony Orchestra (EPSO) will celebrate Día de Los Muertos with a live rendition of the Academy Award-winning animated film “Coco” by composer Michael Giacchino at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at The Plaza Theatre.   Set in a fictional...

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There are plenty of event happening in El Paso this week.

Events Happening in El Paso this week

Jaqueline Martinez, Staff Reporter October 28, 2019

Zoe Aztlan Tour 2019 at The Plaza Theatre  8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30  El Paso Plaza Theatre  Latin Grammy award-winning Spanish rock band, Zoe, returns to El Paso for their 2019 “Aztlan” tour. The band will be performing at the El...

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Store owner Michelle Bocanegra looms over Alexia as she embraces the coffin at the Tooth and Veil ugly Halloween sweater tea party.

Tooth and Veil hosts tea party for goth community

Alexia X. Nava Carmona, Copy Editor October 28, 2019

Tooth and Veil: Oddities and Macabre Shop hosted the Halloween Ugly Sweater Tea Party as part of their monthly Mourning Tea parties at its location on 820 Mesa St. Friday, Oct. 25.   The Mourning Tea parties, which started in March, were inspired...

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Kanye West, April 2019

Kanye West praises God in new gospel album

Anahy Diaz, Contributor October 28, 2019

After multiple delays and technical changes, Kanye West released his new album “Jesus Is King,” praising God, Heaven and his new path to religion Friday, Oct. 25.   The American rapper welcomed his ninth studio album with collaborations that...

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Austin HS student actor acts as one of the asylum patients at the Shakespeare's Asylum show.

UTEP and Austin High School present Shakespearian-themed haunted house

Daniel Rey Perez, Photographer October 28, 2019

UTEP’s Department of Theater and Dance, in collaboration with theater students from Stephen F. Austin High School hosted “Shakespeare’s Asylum,” a theatrical haunted house that runs until Nov. 1.   The show acts as a traditional haunted...

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G-Eazy drops Halloween-esque EP Scary Nights.

G-Eazy drops Halloween-esque EP ‘Scary Nights’

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter October 28, 2019

Bay area rapper, G-Eazy, released his extended play (EP) record “Scary Nights” Oct. 18, just in time for Halloween festivities.   The EP has ghoulish-themed beats and a Halloween-like vibe embedded within its eight tracks. The album’s cover also features...

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Jesús I. Valles performs his play (Un)Documents at the Wise Family Theater Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.

Play reflects on immigration issues at the border

Maria Ramos Pacheco, Contributor October 28, 2019

Jesús I. Valles, critically acclaimed actor and poet, performed for the first time in El Paso his play “(Un)documents,” a story of his struggle in becoming a U.S. citizen Oct. 25, at UTEP’s Wise Family Theater.   Written in 2018,...

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The UTEP Dinner Theatre rent costumes at the Union Breezeway.

UTEP Dinner Theatre lends Halloween costumes to students and the public

Anahy Diaz, Contributor October 28, 2019

Halloween festivities call for costumes. From partying to going trick-or-treating, the season invites people to dress up in their favorite characters. UTEP’s Dinner Theatre Costume Shop is further extending this invitation by renting out its own custom-made pieces...

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A student reads one of the audience lines during the play Queer as a Second Language from the Queer(in)g Our Classrooms event held Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

Students, faculty promote queer inclusiveness in classrooms

Exodis Ward, Contributor October 22, 2019

UTEP students and faculty from the UTEP’s College of Education hosted the second annual Queer(in)g Our Classrooms Oct. 14 at the El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center.    As implied by the title, the event’s theme was discussing LGBTQ topics...

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Photo courtesy of UTEP

‘Real Women Have Curves’ celebrates Latina empowerment

Alejandra Molina, Contributor October 21, 2019

Written by Josefina Lopez and directed by Adriana Dominguez, the UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance performed a two-hour long play between its Oct. 10 debut until its conclusion Oct. 20 to shine a spotlight on Latina women, their power and the...

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