International Mariachi Conference to go virtual amid virus

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An international mariachi conference that brings student musicians across the country and Mexico to New Mexico will go virtual this year.The Las Cruces Sun-News reports organizers with the Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference decided to gather online as cases of COVID-19 rise nationwide.The conference is still slated for the second week of November, but live performances and in-person classes have been canceled.“COVID-19 has inspired us to have to