Posts Tagged Art
arts & entertainment in Marfa & Alpine
January 31st, 2013
MARFA
Thursday, May 9, 9pm: Sirsy
$5; Padre’s Marfa
Friday, May 10, 9pm: The Resonators
Price TBA; Padre’s Marfa
Tuesday, May 14, 9pm: Sergio Mendoza y La Orkestra
Free; Padre’s Marfa
Friday, May 17, 9pm: Holy Wave with Lake Of Fire
Price TBS; Padre’s Marfa
Saturday, May 25, 6pm: OSW – Marfa Mania Wrestling
$15 Floor, $10 General; Marfa Shorthorn Gymnasium
ALPINE
Thursday, May 9, 10pm: Hell’s …
Film on la frontera screens Friday in Alpine
June 28th, 2012
Video stills from Exodus.
ALPINE – EXODUS deals with the concept of otherness as it relates to race, gender and sexuality and examines issues of immigration, identity construction and land ownership.
The short film was shot along the US/ Mexico border in West Texas at Big Bend National Park near the Rio Grande.
The video …
Kimble’s new book celebrates airbrushing and the automobile
December 15th, 2011
By Mark Glover
MARFA – In celebration of 30 years of airbrush art, Car Tech Publishing has just released “Cutaway – The Automotive Art of David Kimble.”
“It’s selling well in Detroit,” Kimble said from his Palace Theatre studio in Marfa.
The book, written by Kimble and Chris Endres, features a cover with a glossy color cutaway of …
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 …
