Sully gallery talk Tuesday on Lost Colony

December 1st, 2011

ALPINE – The Museum of the Big Bend will host a gallery talk on its current exhibit, “The Lost Colony: Texas Regionalist Paintings” on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. in the Museum Library.

The community is invited to attend an evening discussion led by Art Colony expert and Museum curator, Mary Bones, for a more in-depth …

Chinati/MBC host film screening Friday

December 1st, 2011

MARFA – “Pincus,” a film by Chinati Foundation artist in residence David Fenster will be screened at the Marfa Book Co. at 8pm Friday.

The event is free and open to the public.

Fenster was born in Miami and began making films while studying at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Since graduation, he has made it …

Who said vaudeville is dead show Dec. 17 at Starlight

December 1st, 2011

TERLINGUA – The ‘Who Said Vaudeville Was Dead?’ show takes the Starlight Theater stage in Terlingua on Saturday, December 17.

The show is Austin’s vaudeville revival variety show, bringing vaudeville back from the dead and into the spotlight.

Diva of Neo-Vaudeville Luna Tart returns to the Starlight to lead the variety entertainment extravaganza of vintage music, vaudevillian …

‘Lost Colony’ gallery talk Tues., Dec. 6

November 29th, 2011

MUSEUM CURATOR TO HOST DEC. 6 GALLERY TALK ON LOST COLONY

The Museum of the Big Bend will host a gallery talk on its current exhibit, “The Lost Colony: Texas Regionalist Paintings” on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. in the Museum Library.

The community is invited to attend an evening discussion led by Art Colony expert and …

Ballroom Marfa receives NEA grant

November 29th, 2011

MARFA – Ballroom Marfa is one of 863 grant recipients to support their programming in 2012.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced last week the the awards to organizations and individual writers across the country.

Ballroom will receive funding in support of our upcoming exhibitions, Data Deluge (spring 2012) and Carbon 13 (fall …

Marfa musician offers guitar lessons; gigs Fridays at Jett’s

November 29th, 2011

Andy Schneider plays guitar and accompanies himself on drums.

MARFA – Marfa musician Andy Schneider now is offering guitar and bass lessons, and he is performing weekly at Jett’s Grill at the Hotel Paisano.

Andy’s weekly gig begins at 5:30pm on Fridays.

Schneider’s been a professional musician for 24 years, and he enjoys passing on his passion for …

Front Street hosts ArtWalk events

November 17th, 2011

ALPINE – Center for Big Bend Studies Director Andy Cloud and noted Marathon photographer James Evans are featured presenters at Front Street Books during the Alpine ArtWalk weekend.

Keynote speaker Cloud will discuss the Lykes Duncan Site south of Alpine at 7pm Friday in the bookstore’s reading room. The talk is titled, “New Findings: An 11,000-Year-Old …

Art car artists at Marfa, Alpine schools Friday

November 17th, 2011

MARFA, ALPINE – Alpine’s Gallery Night, Inc. and Texas Commission on the Arts will be bringing art cars and education together in rural West Texas.

There will be four art car artists arriving a day early., Wilbur the Wirlibird, Snappy the Snail, Women that Rock, and Austin Bike Zoo.

The art car artists will visit Alpine and …