Pitbull, Sistine Chapel self-guided tour, apple picking on tap for this weekend

Maria Cortes Gonzalez, El Paso Times
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Take a spin inside Paradox Bus

The Paradox Bus is an art exhibit on wheels that will feature the colors of El Paso in a bright mural inside the bus that also will have interactive elements for the public. The Colores El Paso exhibit will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 29 at the El Paso Community College Transmountain Campus parking lot. Cost: $5 to enter the bus and interact with the exhibit.

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Don't miss 'Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel' tour

"Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition," a self-guided tour, will open Friday and run through Jan. 1 at Sunland Park Mall. The tour features fabric graphics that are about 80% of the life-size artwork from the Sistine Chapel ceiling at the Vatican. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Tickets: $22.20 for adults, $14.95 for youth ages 4-12. Discounts are available for seniors, students, military and family bundles. Purchase online at https://chapelsistine.com/exhibitions/el-paso. Tickets can be bought at the door with some capacity limits.

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Get out to the Shakespeare Festival

The Madeline Park Family Shakespeare Festival will feature the upcoming production of "As You Like It" Friday and Saturday at Madeline Park, 900 E. Baltimore Drive, between Baltimore and Cincinnati Ave. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a family market with vendors selling crafts, vintage clothing, teas and plants. The play will begin at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free and patrons are encouraged to bring picnic blankets, lawn chairs and snacks.

Artist Hal Marcus has pop-up

The Hal Marcus Gallery is having a pop-up Arts & Crafts Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Jewelry, recycled art, artisanal chocolate, hats, meditation, handbags, folk art, fall decorations and more will be available at 1308 N. Oregon St. The gallery also is holding an online auction featuring 64 works by 30 local artists from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Monday, with all opening bids from $10 to $99; sales tax and shipping costs are not included. Join the auction at https://www.halmarcus.com. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Information: 915-533-9090.

Make plans for Sunset Heights Tour of Homes

A mural is painted in Leilainia Marcus' living room at her apartment at the Wallace Apartments, 1201 Randolph Drive.
A mural is painted in Leilainia Marcus' living room at her apartment at the Wallace Apartments, 1201 Randolph Drive.

The 18th Annual Sunset Heights Tour of Homes will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children 10 and younger. On the day of the tour, tickets can be purchased at the Burges House, 603 W. Yandell Drive, starting at noon, and the Hal Marcus Gallery, 1308 N. Oregon St., starting at 10 a.m. E-tickets: Savagegoods.Square.Site Note: Sunset Heights is one of the first planned neighborhoods in the state; some of the homes on this year’s tour date back to the early 1900s and may not be handicap accessible. Information: Hal Marcus Gallery at 915-533-9090 and info@halmarcus.com.

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Lace up your boots and hike

The Celebrate the Mountains month continues with a Thousand Steps Hike-a-Thon, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Meet at the trailhead at the end of North Stanton. For a full calendar of events: celebmtns.org/events/

Banda MS comes to Don Haskins

The popular band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Don Haskins Center, 151 Glory Road. Tickets, ranging from $59 to $159, plus fees, are available at Tickemaster.com.

Go back in time with '90s Pop Tour

It's time to return to the '90s at least for one night with bands like Calo, Magneto, Kabah, Erik Rubin and others at 8 p.m. Saturday at the El Paso County Coliseum. Tickets, ranging from $39 to $199, plus fees, are available at Ticketmaster.com.

Go apple picking in New Mexico

The Nichols Ranch in La Luz, New Mexico, will have its Apple Festival, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The festival will include entertainment, crafts vendors and lots of activities. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for kids under 12. Tickets available at eventbrite.com.

Pitbull gears up for the Don

Pitbull will bring his "Can't Stop Us Now" tour to El Paso. The rapper will perform Sunday at the Don Haskins Center
Pitbull will bring his "Can't Stop Us Now" tour to El Paso. The rapper will perform Sunday at the Don Haskins Center

Grammy Award winning rapper Pitbull will bring his "Can't Stop Us Now" tour to El Paso. The rapper will perform Sunday at the Don Haskins Center. Also performing will be Sean Paul and Globalization DJ's. Tickets, ranging from $23 to $493, plus fees, are available at Ticketmaster.com.

Disney on Ice skates into town

Disney on Ice returns with its Road Trip Adventures shows Oct. 6-9 at the El Paso County Coliseum.
Disney on Ice returns with its Road Trip Adventures shows Oct. 6-9 at the El Paso County Coliseum.

The popular ice skating show returns with Road Trip Adventures shows Oct. 6-9 at the El Paso County Coliseum. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-7, noon, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8-9. Tickets, starting at $25, plus fees, available at Ticketmaster.com.

Ziemba to perform at The Reagan

El Paso native Ziemba returns to the Sun City and will perform along with local acts Doom Well and Cowboy Baby from 8 to 11 p.m. Oct. 6 at The Reagan, 313 E. Mills Ave. Tickets are $10, excluding fees, and are available via eventbrite.com.

María Cortés González may be reached at 915-546-6150; mcortes@elpasotimes.com, @EPTMaria on Twitter; eptmariacg on TikTok.

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