Learning Action Buffet (LAB)

🚨 SAVE THE DATE - JUNE 6TH 🚨 Our FIRST Cross City Cypher Social is going down on June 6th the day after our Cross City Cypher Jam from 10AM–2PM in Las Cruces, NM. We’re bringing together dance, music, art, and community all in one space! 🔥🎶🎨 Whether you dance, DJ, collect vinyl, paint, or just love good energy and creative culture… this event is for YOU. 💥 Here’s what’s happening throughout the day: 🕺 FREE Dance Workshops Learn from our amazing special guest instructors Joey The Jam (@joeythejam ) and B-Girl Mel (@bgirlmel ) as they share their knowledge, methodology of movement, and foundations with the community! 🔥 Open Dance Cypher Step in the circle, vibe with the live music, exchange energy, and connect with dancers from all backgrounds and styles. 🎧 Open Vinyl DJ Decks (B.Y.O.V. — Bring Your Own Vinyl!) We’ll have open decks available with 15-minute sign-up slots for DJs and vinyl lovers who want to play, share sounds, and keep the vibe going all day long. 💿 Vinyl Trade, Play, & Take Area Bring records to trade, discover new music, and connect with fellow collectors and music heads. 🎨 Live Mural Painting Watch live art come to life throughout the event as our features local artists (@sabawear / @kd.kure / MAR V.) create a beautiful mural on the wall of CSL in real time! ☕ Coffee & snacks will be available, plus local vendors will be posted up with art, goods, and more 👀 This is all about community, creativity, expression, and keeping Hip-Hop culture alive in Southern New Mexico 🌵🔥 📍575 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM (Center for Spiritual Living) 📅 June 6th | 10AM–2PM Tag your friends, bring your vinyl, and come catch a vibe with Us 🎶🫶💫 Special thank you to @center_for_spiritual_living for allowing us to host this event in their amazing space ♥️ More judges announcements coming soon! Stay tuned!!! Flyer design: @iamthee.aura & @_madebykale #fineartsfleamarket #crosscitycypher2026 #vinylclub #lascrucesnm #lascrucesevents

New faces, familiar faces, real stories and the folks behind the work. We just updated the About page on our site; meet our staff, volunteers and board members! All people who are dedicated to promoting the city’s youth culture, youth leadership and helping shape LAB into what it is today. #ArtsandCulture #YouthLed #EducationEquity #LasCruces #WorkforceDevelopment

INTRODUCING the FIRST Judge of our Open Styles Panel for the 2nd Annual Cross City Cypher happening in the Heart of Downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico: @joeythejam ⚡️🔥☯️ The Cross City Cypher team is BEYOND excited to welcome Joey to New Mexico in June!! Joey “JAM” Mandal is the definition of versatility, dedication, and mastery and we are truly honored to have him share his knowledge, energy, and experience with our community here in Southern New Mexico. 🙏🙏🙏 Originally from Tucson, Arizona and now based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, Joey is a professional dancer, choreographer, educator, and the Founder & President of @hybrids.crew ! Joey is a multidisciplined movement artist specializing in many street dance forms including breaking, locking, popping, house, and hip-hop: making him one of the most well-rounded dancers in the country 🇺🇸 Evidently, With OVER 45 battle wins throughout his competitive career and many years of experience performing internationally with the legendary Jabbawockeez, Jam has consistently proven why his versatility and dance vocabulary is mesmerizing to witness ‼️ His journey has also led him to collaborate with major brands and productions including Sony, Red Bull, Walmart, World of Dance, and The Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. 🌟 What we love most about Joey is his passion for giving back to the next generation of dancers and helping others grow through every lesson he’s learned along his journey. His knowledge runs DEEP, and we already know we’re going to leave inspired after witnessing his presence at the 2nd Annual Cross City Cypher. ❤️‍🔥 Make sure y’all come out June 5th & 6th because this year is shaping up to be something SPECIAL 👀🔥 PS: Joey will be teaching a FREE workshop on June 6th, and SPOTS WILL be LIMITED, so please make sure to arrive early! More information will be posted soon!!! #CrossCityCypher2026 #LasCrucesNM #SouthwestHipHop #NewMexicoEvents #fineartsfleamarket

We’re back for another jam-packed year of The Learning Action Beat Buffet 🎶🔥 For those who haven’t heard, The Beat Buffet is a series of Hip-Hop centered workshops where youth can learn how to produce music, Perform, build technical skills, and grow community. Whether you’re just starting out or already creating, there’s something here for everyone. #hiphop #Beats #Education #BeatBuffet

INTRODUCING the FIRST Judge of our Breaking Panel for the 2nd Annual Cross City Cypher happening in the Heart of Downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico: @bgirlmel 💫😸♥️ All of us here at the Cross City Cypher team are so ecstatic to be blessed with Mel’s warm presence on June 5th & 6th‼️ Mel is living proof that it is never too late to pursue your dreams (even after you achieved many many many other ones along the way 🌞) Mel is known for being a multifaceted dancer, choreographer, and educator with over 20 years of experience in the Arts with a stacked list of academic accolades, business collaborations, and street-dance initiatives. We truly LOVE the way Mel empowers and encourages others to realize their full-potential through movement, which allows people to build their confidence, resilience, and skills that funnel into many other areas of their lives. ♥️ Mel will be teaching a Free Workshop under her Confident Dancers framework on June 6th at our Cross City Cypher Social hosted at the Center for Spiritual Living in Downtown Las Cruces! 🌄 SPOTS WILL be LIMITED, so please make sure to arrive early! More information will be post in the next few days, keep your eyes peeled! 👀👀👀 Flyer design: @_madebykale #Crosscitycypher2026 #lascrucesnm #southwesthiphop #fineartsfleamarket #newmexicoevents

2nd Annual #CrossCityCypher #breakinborders #breakdance #freestyle #southwesthiphop @fineartfleamarket June 5th, 2026 100 Main Street Downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico Thank You @tmrocket_575 @learningactionbuffet @arrowsoul_llc @barricadecultureshop @_blacktigerproductions @abillifree @b.sides_kale @sergelizaldez RSVP 10x10 Vendor Booth Space Now! Link in profile only Sponsors encouraged for t-shirt (includes vendor spot)

The line up of designers for the Indigenous Excellence Fashion show May 8th 6pm during the Fine Arts Flea Market! Models: @peacoarguello @_.inaaa25 @viv.iannn11 @anistacia.mia @nashaw.02 down2a40oz @prodbyhazxrd Flyer creds to @m00nbandit Special thanks to: @nmsu_olgim @nmsu_aip #fineartfleamarket #indigenousexcellencefashionshow #lascruces #indigenousfreeways #newmexico

New faces, familiar faces, real stories and the folks behind the work. We just updated the About page on our site; meet our staff, volunteers and board members! All people who are dedicated to promoting the city’s youth culture, youth leadership and helping shape LAB into what it is today. #ArtsandCulture #YouthLed #EducationEquity #LasCruces #WorkforceDevelopment

Season 2 is here 🚨 Episode 1 of Transform the Norm is now live on our website. This season kicks off with our hosts heading to the New Mexico Roundhouse during the 2026 legislative session on Acequia Day with the NM Acequia Association. They sit down with youth, learn from community voices, and explore what acequias and land-based learning really mean in practice. This episode is a reminder that education doesn’t only happen in classrooms. It lives in land, water, history, and the communities that carry knowledge forward. 🎧 Listen now on our website: transformeducationnm.org/podcast/ #TransformTheNorm #Season2 #AcequiaDay #YouthVoices #EducationEquity

New faces, familiar faces, real stories and the folks behind the work. We just updated the About page on our site; meet our staff, volunteers and board members! All people who are dedicated to promoting the city’s youth culture, youth leadership and helping shape LAB into what it is today. #ArtsandCulture #YouthLed #EducationEquity #LasCruces #WorkforceDevelopment

Come to this wonderful training led by Andres Uribe as part of the Lab Youth Workshops, where youth teach others their expertise to help grow and further each other’s skills ✨ This interactive training equips youth with the tools to understand, navigate, and interact with their local school board. Youth will have the opportunity to work together to identify who holds the power in their schools to make change 💡 RSVP with QR code o link in bio! #lablc #workshops #youth #youthled

New faces, familiar faces, real stories and the folks behind the work. We just updated the About page on our site; meet our staff, volunteers and board members! All people who are dedicated to promoting the city’s youth culture, youth leadership and helping shape LAB into what it is today. #ArtsandCulture #YouthLed #EducationEquity #LasCruces #WorkforceDevelopment