Free trees and bushes at the zoo for Arbor Day

April 12 Arbor Day Tree Seedling Giveaway The annual Arbor Day Tree Seedling Giveaway is organized by Keep Roswell Beautiful (KRB) in partnership with the city of Roswell Parks and Recreation Department. From 9 to 11 a.m.

, Roswell residents can pick up free seedlings, as well as free reusable KRB shopping totes, reusable tumblers, reusable "Toss No Mas" car trash containers from the New Mexico Department of Transportation and energy-saving LED light bulbs from Xcel Energy. The event is funded in part by the New Mexico Tourism Department Clean and Beautiful grant program. It takes place at the Spring River Zoo, 1306 E.



College Blvd. For more information, contact KRB liaison, TJ Conyers, at 575-637-6274. April 4-6 "The Explorers Club" The public has one more weekend to see Roswell Community Little Theatre's, 1717 S.

Union Ave., "The Explorers Club" on stage. Step back in time to London in 1879: The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis — their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible.

True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful and has discovered a legendary "Lost City," but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen and the occasional airship. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. For more information, visit roswelltheatre.

com . April 5 Highland Baptist Church (HBC) Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale fundraiser The Highland Baptist Church, 2001 S. Lea Ave.

, will be holding its annual Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale on April 5 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The low ticket fee will get you two generously sized pancakes, sausage and coffee, milk or juice.

Children under 6 eat free with a paying adult. All proceeds go to local, state, national and international missions. Tickets are available from any HBC member or may be purchased at the door.

To-go plates are available. For more information, contact Pastor Andy LaReau at 575-390-9808. April 5 Anti child abuse rally The Annual Rally Together Against Child Abuse, hosted by Casakids and the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), takes place at the Cielo Grande Soccer Complex from 9:30 to 11:30 a.

m. There will be supportive organizations with informational material, law enforcement and CYFD with booths present. For more information, check the Vision section of the Roswell Daily Record this Sunday or call Casakids at 575-625-0112.

April 11 Emmy Award winner Bob Boze Bell book signing and art show "America's Western Storyteller," Bob Boze Bell, comes to Roswell for his Triple B Art Show. Bell is an artist, author and writer, serving as executive editor of True West magazine. He appeared as an expert on the Old West in dozens of Wild West history shows.

Bell won an Emmy Award as executive producer of the PBS special, "Outrageous Arizona," a zany look at the state's centennial, which he also wrote and helped direct. For more information, email [email protected] .

By April 12 Fundraiser for the Roswell Museum The Roswell Museum and Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation invite the public to Bone Springs Art Space, 212 E. Walnut St., to purchase a raffle ticket to win a reproduction of Elmer "Skinny" Schooley's "Mountain" painting.

The drawing will be on April 12. When at the gallery, see the Skinny & Gussie Exhibition, where you can also purchase tote bags with images of their paintings. Bone Springs Art Space is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.

m. to 4 p.m.

or by appointment by calling 575-208-0916. April 12 Art NM! Culture Day "Art Unites" and "Resilience and Recovery" Art NM! Culture Day takes place throughout New Mexico. In Roswell, the Roswell Museum collaborates with Creative New Mexico and local organizations presenting the event from 10 a.

m. to 1 p.m.

at the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave., as part of the museum's Second Saturday.

The museum is still working on the flood recovery and is closed. This year's themes are "Art Unites" and "Resilience and Recovery" to illustrate the importance of arts and culture in communities and to unite all people in the spirit of creativity, particularly in the aftermath of the flood. Local partners are: Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell Artist-in-Residence program, Bone Springs Art Space, Creative New Mexico, Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, Miniatures and Curious Collections Museum, Pecos Valley Iris Society, Pecos Valley Quilters, Phillips Second Street Studio, Roswell Fine Arts League and Peggy Krantz Art and Roswell Jazz Festival.

For more information, visit creativenewmexico.org , roswell-nm.gov or call 575-624-6744.

April 12 Roswell Jazz Festival fundraiser — "Gypsy Jazz" Roswell Jazz Festival presents "Gypsy Jazz" with Adrien Chevalier, Vinny Raniolo and Richard Simon. The fundraiser will be at The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave.

, at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit thelibertyinc.

com , call 254-592-1462 or email [email protected] . April 19 Earth Day Butterfly Trail spring cleanup Friends of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge invite the public out for the refuge's Butterfly Trail to its annual spring cleanup from 9 a.

m. to noon. The activities include planting native wildflowers and cacti.

Some gloves and gardening tools will be provided, but it is appreciated for the volunteers to bring their own. The backup date for this spring cleanup is April 26, in case of inclement weather. For more information, call the refuge's front desk at 575-244-6256.

If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email [email protected] , or call 575-622-7710, ext. 309.

The calendar is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. For updates and more information, contact the event venue or organizer..