Marfa Calendar of Events

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

THE TEQUILA SHOWDOWN featuring REPUBLIC TEQUILA of Austin at Padre's Marfa. Join us for a tequila seminar and tasting lead by Republic Tequila experts, followed by a five-course tequila infused pairing prepared by Marc Declercq. Seminar and tasting (6pm) requires no reservations. Five-course dinner (7pm) is $45 per person or $80 for a couple. Reservations are required and dinner is limited to 30. Make reservations at the Padre's Facebook Page or by calling the bar during regular business hours - (432) 729-4425.

Location:

Casner Room, Citty Hall

Description:

National Weather Service Meteorologists from Midland/Odessa will present a Sky Warn talk this evening at the Casner Room at City Hall. Ways to identify and safely monitor severe weather conditions will be featured. 7-9pm.

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

THURSDAY APRIL 1st- AFTER THE PADRE'S TEQUILA SHOWDOWN! TREVOR REICHMAN and JONATHAN BYRD! Tree Music presents two great songwriters for an 8:30 showtime. Trevor is no stranger to stages across the Trans-Pecos and Jonathan Byrd, winner of the New Folk Competition at Kerrville and originally from Chapel Hill, NC. $3 cover, 8:30 showtime! www.treemusic.com and www.jonathanbyrd.com

Location:

Hotel Paisano

Description:

Philip Gibbs is on his 2010 Western Tour and will play at the Hotel Paisano on April 2 from 7-9pm.

Location:

Marfa Book Co

Description:

"Ballad for Chalino Sanchez",
by Camp Bosworth, opens in the Marfa Book Co gallery.

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

FRIDAY APRIL 2nd- Austin's LONESOME HEROES and McMERCY FAMILY BAND come back to Padre's for a night of raucous and fun Austin psychedelic country music! 8:00 showtime tonight- only $5 cover. www.thelonesomeheroes.com and www.myspace.com/mcmercyfamilyband

Location:

Crowley Theater

Description:

Marfa Live Arts Presents Re: Action - a dance improvisation of space, shape and time featuring Lower Left dance company. At Crowley Theater, Austin Street, at 8pm. This is a free performance and everyone is welcome!

Location:

Galleri Urbane

Description:

Galleri Urbane Marfa announces ï¿½Charming Dreamsï¿½ a new exhibition of work by Peter Voshefski dealing with ongoing themes of nature, layering and patterns. Voshefski will be in Marfa for the opening reception April 2 from 6-8:30pm. This body of work includes site-specific installation, drawings and mixed media paintings.

ï¿½Archaeology is a theme across most of the work and a concept as well, my process itself is archaeological- works are often long term commitments that have many layers that are hidden and revealed over time.ï¿½ Peter Voshefski

Voshefski takes what he sees and experiences in nature all around him and recreates it in his work. His focus on the tiny and the expansive become a dialogue between him and his surroundings. A wide ranging color palette with repeating bold colors often define his work and are created from color combinations that are direct from nature.

About the Artist:

Peter Voshefski was born in 1967 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received a BFA from the University of Cincinnati in 1991 and an MFA from University of New Mexico in 2002. Voshefski began drawing and painting as a child. Much of the 90ï¿½s he worked as an artistï¿½s assistant for the video artist Nam June Paik constructing sculptures, large scale public commissions, and installing shows in venues around the world. Moving to New Mexico in 1999 brought constant opportunities to adventure in outback, backpacking and painting at the same time. He participated in the inaugural of a program at UNM called Land Arts of the American West in which 15 artists spent a fall moving about the southwest region seeing land art sites, archaeological sites, and amazing geology all the while creating unique, nom-impactive land art projects and other art works. Currently lives and paints in Albuquerque's beautiful North Valley...leaving the city at every chance to be in nature.

Location:

Marfa Book Co

Description:

Lannan Writer in Residence Reading at the Marfa Book Co : Fae Ng, author of two novels, "Bone" and "Steer Toward Rock" will read from her work. Saturday, April 3rd, 6 PM

Location:

Marfa Studio of Arts

Description:

Free Cascarone Making Party at MSA

Kids of all ages, 6 to 60, are invited to make Cascarones (confetti eggs) at Marfa Studio of Arts on Saturday, April 3, 1:00 - 3:00. Cascarones are hollowed eggs that are dyed, painted, or decorated on the outside and filled with confetti. The tradition of making cascarones is common in Mexico and Latin American countries during Lent. The custom of throwing cascarones is reported to have begun in Italy where men would fill hollowed out eggs with perfume and throw them at women to whom they were attracted. We will have lots of eggs but welcome party-goers to bring a dozen UNCOOKED eggs with them.

Marfa Studio of Arts is located at 106 East San Antonio (Hwy. 90) across from T & C. This project is funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Marfa, Department of Parks and Recreation.

Contact: Ellie [email protected]; 432-729-4370

Location:

Fort Davis

Description:

Annual Picnic in the Park & Easter Egg Hunt in Fort Davis
April 4th starting at 1:30pm-Come celebrate spring by joining us at the 4th Annual Picninc in the Park! At the Jeff Davis County Park. Admission is one non perishable food item for the Food Pantry. Bring a kite, ball, frisbee or other outdoor activity and enjoy the day! For more information call 432-249-1208, 800-524-3015 or 432-426-3015.

Location:

Marfa Book Co

Description:

MARFA BOOK CO. MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES PROGRAM | 8:00 PM SHARP | BYOB | DONATIONS MOST WELCOME

T H E A R T O F T H E S T E A L
Don Argott, 2010, 101'

INTRODUCED BY MARIANNE STOCKEBRAND

Location:

Casner Room, City Hall

Description:

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality invites the public to a workshop on outdoor burning that highlights the state prohibition on outdoor burning and the 5 exceptions to the rule. Registration is not required to attend the free workshop and everyone is invited to participate. 3-5pm at the Casner Room at Marfa City Hall. For more information, call 915-834-4949.

Location:

Hotel Paisano

Description:

The "Moondogs Light" Trio play at the Hotel Paisano from 6:30 till 9pm.

Location:

Crowley Theater

Description:

YEASAYER
Tuesday, 13 April 2022
The Crowley Theater, 8:00 PM

Formed in 2006 by members, Anand Wilder, Chris Keating, and Ira Wolf Tuton, Yeasayer came to national attention in early 2007 at the SXSW festival. Based in Brooklyn, New York, the group describes their sound as "Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel." In 2008 the band toured with MGMT and Man Man, and have a new album, Odd Blood, scheduled for release in early 2010. Advance tickets may be purchased at FrontGateTickets.com.

Location:

Crowley Theater

Description:

Marfa Book Co. presents the No Idea Festival 6pm at the Crowley Theater. Featuring Bhob Rainey (computer / saxophone), Bonnie Jones (electronics / text) and Chris Cogburn (percussion / percussion). Free-improvised / experimental music, in a good way. Check out the website
for more information. $5 at the door.

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

FRIDAY APRIL 16th- THE DRY CREEK DIGGERS! Gary Oliver and crew return to Padre's for another night of old timey traditional roots music! $3 cover charge at the door, 8 PM showtime

Location:

Kokernot Lodge, Alpine

Description:

21st Annual Big Bend Gem & Mineral Show
"Wonders of our Desert"
Kokernot Lodge
Alpine, TX
Friday April 16
9am-6pm
Saturday April 17
9am -6pm
Sunday April 18
11am-5pm

Free Admission
Door Prizes
Kid's Corner
Demo Dealers

Location:

Second Floor

Description:

Opening Reception at Second Floor
Capture:
Saturday, April 17, 4pm-8pm

Location:

Marfa Fire Station

Description:

Rabies Clinic on Saturday, April 17, 9am till noon at the Marfa Fire Station. All dogs and cats must be on leashes. Sponsored by the City of Marfa Animal Control office.

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

SATURDAY APRIL 17th- THE RESONATORS! From Presidio, TX. A great time with great music and loads of dancing was had by all for The Resonators' first show at Padre's! Cumbias, conjunto, rock, country and funk infused grooves! $7 cover for this amazing 7 piece band- 9 PM showtime.

Location:

The Do Right Hall.

Description:

Texas Icebergs exhibit opens Saturday at The Do Right Hall. Dallas artists Tom Sale (aka Pinky Diablo) and Judy Vetter are the featured artists. The opening is 6-8pm and the public is invited. The Do Right Hall is at 110 West Dallas St.

Location:

Davic Mountain Preserve

Description:

Saturday April 17th- Open Day on the Davis Mountain Preserve- 8:30am to 4:30pm the Preserve will be open for hiking, birding, horseback riding, photography, back packing, picnics, and other outdoor activities. This is a free event open to the public. Project Director Chris Pipes and preserve volunteers will lead a guided hike from Bridge Gap to the top of Mt. Livermore. Transportation from the McIvor Conservation Center will be provided. Interested parties should RSVP Chris Pipes [email protected] should plan to be at the Center by 9 a.m., and should plan to be gone until about 4 p.m. Space is limited and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see attachment for further details.

Location:

Marfa Studio of Arts

Description:

A free workshop to make Flor de Papel (paper flowers) will be held at Marfa Studio of Arts on Saturday, April 17, 1:00 - 3:00. The tradition of making paper flowers is associated with Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico and communities throughout the Southwest. The workshop will be led by "Romi" assisted by Alexsandra Annello and 8th grade student Aitana Reyes. The workshop is open to all community members regardless of age or skill level. Teens are especially welcome as well as those who practice this art form and would like to share their expertise.

Individual flowers and garlands made in the workshop will be used to decorate the Crowley Theater Stage during the Marfa Film Festival and lots of flowers will go home with participants as well.

Marfa Studio of Arts is located at 106 East San Antonio (Hwy. 90) across from T & C. This project is funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Marfa, Department of Parks and Recreation. For further information contact: Ellie [email protected]

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

Marfa Book Co

Description:

MARFA SHADOWS Signing at Marfa Book Co. April 17 1-3 p.m.

The First-Ever ï¿½Chef Brett Mysteryï¿½ Arrives

ï¿½This book has drugs, sex and more than a few violent murders,ï¿½ John DeMers observes of his first mystery novel, Marfa Shadows. ï¿½There are also some excellent dinner specials.ï¿½

The Houston writer and radio host takes a whole new direction in his 40-book career with the novelï¿½s big-splash national release (Bright Sky Press, $23.95), which marks the start of a series starring his culinary crime-fighter, Chef Brett Baldwin.

On Saturday April 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., DeMers takes a break from leading a media tour of Marfa and its surroundings to sign copies at Marfa Book Co. The tour includes visits to places that play a role in the series, including the Chinati Foundation, Padres, the Hotel Paisano, the Presidio County Courthouse and the Food Shark, plus excursions to Alpine, Ft. Davis, Presidio, Terlingua and the River Road.

The new book, and presumably its years and years of siblings, are set in the small-but-artsy Far West Texas town of Marfa ï¿½ Brettï¿½s hometown and the place his fictional restaurant called Mesquite is located. But as John stresses, the action can take his hero just about anywhere, starting in Shadows with the nearby drug violence-riddled Tex-Mex border.

Early readers of Marfa Shadows have praised its detailed, realistic depictions of the behind-the-scenes workings of a commercial kitchen, built around Chef Brettï¿½s tireless 4-foot-10 sous chef Gilberto Cruz, and its passionate recreations of the moonscape scenery surrounding the town of Marfa all the way south to the border at Big Bend National Park. New York Times bestselling author Peter May said: ï¿½John DeMersï¿½ unlikely hero, Chef Brett Baldwin, takes us on a spicy, culinary crime cruise through the mean streets of small-town West Texas, and beyond. Hot stuff!ï¿½

The second book in the Chef Brett series, Marfa Rocks, is already written and features a sexy but mysterious archaeologist named Dr. Hildegard Dane, with the third, Marfa Blues, in its early stages. Blues concerns a conspiracy reaching back half a century behind the brutal murder of Texas music icon (and crusty, ponytailed Terlingua resident) T.J. ï¿½Rattlesnakeï¿½ Garcia.

The books can be ordered directly via www.brightskypress.com, as well as from www.amazon.com.

All this writing takes place when John isnï¿½t on the air for NewsRadio 740 KTRH, hosting his Delicious Mischief food and wine radio show on Saturdays or his Houston ArtsWeek on Sundays. Both shows, plus Johnï¿½s new weekly Delicious Mischief in Austin, are sponsored by Specï¿½s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods. The big difference, he says: a lot more people get themselves killed in his novels!

Location:

Crowley Theater

Description:

Please join Marfa Public Radio and Ballroom Marfa for an
evening of classical music on Saturday April 17, at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, TX, with renowned pianist Sarah Rothenberg. Doors open at 7 pm, with the free performance at 7:30 pm.
In A Landscape will feature works of Frederic Chopin and John Cage.

Sarah Rothenberg is one of the most creative performers of her generation. An exceptional soloist, she has appeared at the Lincoln Center's "Great Performers" series in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, and the Barbican Center in London. In 1994 she became Artistic Director of Da Camera in Houston, and in 2006 made her debut as a soloist with the Houston Symphony.

Sarah Rothenberg will be interviewed by Roseland Klein as part of the Classical Midday show on KRTS 93.5 FM, Wednesday at 12:30 PM, with a replay on Saturday at Noon.

STREAMING LIVE!

Not in the area or can't attend? We invite you to listen live to the simulcast of the concert on Marfa Public Radio.

Location:

Kokernot Lodge, Alpine

Description:

21st Annual Big Bend Gem & Mineral Show
"Wonders of our Desert"
Kokernot Lodge
Alpine, TX
Friday April 16
9am-6pm
Saturday April 17
9am -6pm
Sunday April 18
11am-5pm

Free Admission
Door Prizes
Kid's Corner
Demo Dealers

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

Kokernot Lodge, Alpine

Description:

21st Annual Big Bend Gem & Mineral Show
"Wonders of our Desert"
Kokernot Lodge
Alpine, TX
Friday April 16
9am-6pm
Saturday April 17
9am -6pm
Sunday April 18
11am-5pm

Free Admission
Door Prizes
Kid's Corner
Demo Dealers

Location:

Marfa Book Co

Description:

MARFA BOOK CO MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES PROGRAM 33 | 8:00 PM SHARP | BYOB | DONATIONS MOST WELCOME

Year of the Horse, Jim Jarmusch, 1997, 106'

"For Year of the Horse, Jarmusch's documentary about a Neil Young concert tour, Young himself suggested the project. Young said: "Look, I'll pay for it. Just shoot some stuff and see if you like it, and we'll continue if you do, and if you don't, I'll just put it on a shelf somewhere....You can really feel the personal view of a filmmaker, and above all the movie is about the band. It's more than a simple story; it's an impression, a succession of feelings. I had the idea of doing this movie - I like this kind of stuff and I like to have a camera with me, but Jim made it possible." - Neil Young

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

Hotel Paisano Ballroom

Description:

Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting at 6:30pm at the Hotel Paisano Ballroom.

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

inde/jacobs gallery

Description:

Silence and Abundance Exhibit opens at inde/jacobs gallery from 5 - 7pm. The work of Iranian born Hadi Tabatabai and Dutch citizen Nelleke Beltjens includes sculpture, drawings and paintings. The exhibit will invite the viewer to examine each piece closely. This is true "slow" art. inde/jacobs is located at 200 East San Antonio Street in Marfa.

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

FRIDAY APRIL 23rd- SPINDRIFT from Los Angeles, CA- psychedelic western band whose songs have been featured in Quentin Tarantino films and also in their own full-length feature film, The Legend of God's Gun (a rock and roll spaghetti western), released in 2008. If you like the Brain Jonestwon Massacre or the Dandy Warhols you will dig this band- you must check out their website! www.spindriftwest.com

Do not miss this show! A special treat for Marfa! 8:30 showtime, $5 cover

Location:

inde/jacobs gallery

Description:

Silence and Abundance Exhibit opens at inde/jacobs gallery from 5 - 7pm. The work of Iranian born Hadi Tabatabai and Dutch citizen Nelleke Beltjens includes sculpture, drawings and paintings. The exhibit will invite the viewer to examine each piece closely. This is true "slow" art. inde/jacobs is located at 200 East San Antonio Street in Marfa.

Location:

Hotel Paisano

Description:

The Greasewood Gallery at the Hotel Paisano hosts an Artists' Reception from 6 - 8pm for an exhibit featuring the work of two artists - Willis LeJeune Wood Sculpture and Barbara Gholson Oil Paintings of the Big Bend. 207 N Highland Ave, Marfa.

Location:

Thunderbird Lounge

Description:

Opening & Artist Reception Friday for
Invisible Thread

Works by Danielle Rubi
April 23rd - July 16th, 2010

Opening: Friday, April 23rd, 6-9pm at Thunderbird Loungs, 601 W San Antonio/West Hwy 90

In Invisible Thread, Rubi confronts the variety of her cast of subjects head on through the imposition of technical and compositional parameters. The criteria are simple: all images in the group were shot on her favorite camera, a 1949, square format Rolleiflex and are all printed the same size; also, every image contains a strong horizontal line across the frame. Displayed, the images are justified according to their individual horizon line, rather than the top, bottom, or center of the frame. The effect of these parameters simplifies and connects a seemingly disparate group of images, in effort to show their common provenance: Rubi's eye. Another notion that emerged from this specific undertaking is the significance of horizons in the way we process, regard, and experience the world: It is how we arrange our written language; it is how we show chronologies; it is what happens when two arms reach for each other. A horizontal line is the simplest respresentation of a stable platform, our one true defense against the downward pull of gravity: the only thing that can truly hold us up. The frames of the photographs are custom made by designer/craftsman, Adrian Dentzel, from wood salvaged from the house in California in which Rubi grew up. Both the wood and the images are fragments of Rubi's personal world. Together, they are a physical and visual connection to her.

Location:

Marfa Airport

Description:

The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

Location:

Padre's Marfa

Description:

SATURDAY APRIL 24th- THE MOONDOGS of Marfa! Classic rock, rhythm and blues and dance music all in one! Padre's welcomes all Moondogs fans and all Glider riders in for the weekend! Glider guru Burt Compton heads up the Moondogs on drums and vocals! $5 cover, 8:30 showtime

Location:

Marfa Book Co

Description:

At the Marfa Book Co, 6 PM
Reading by Lannan Foundation Writer in Residence, C. E. Morgan, author of "All the Living". The novel, which has received a lot of praise, is Morgan's first. Come and listen.

Location:

Marfa Studio of Arts

Description:

Help Make Giant Pinata at MSA Saturday April 24

A giant pinata is being made at the Marfa Studio of Arts on Saturday, April 24, 1:00 - 3:00. The pinata breaking will become part of the Marfa Film Festival festivities held at the Crowley Theater, May 5 through 12. We encourage all students and community members to join artists Romi, Nate Singletary, and Alexsandra Annello to help. Eighth grade MSA student intern, Aitana Reyes, will be on hand to work with younger participants.

Marfa Studio of Arts is located at 106 East San Antonio (Hwy. 90) across from T & C. This project is funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Marfa, Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Marfa Film Festival.

For further information contact: Ellie [email protected]

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Marfa Studio of Arts

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Help Make Giant Pinata at MSA Saturday April 24

A giant pinata is being made at the Marfa Studio of Arts on Saturday, April 24, 1:00 - 3:00. The pinata breaking will become part of the Marfa Film Festival festivities held at the Crowley Theater, May 5 through 12. We encourage all students and community members to join artists Romi, Nate Singletary, and Alexsandra Annello to help. Eighth grade MSA student intern, Aitana Reyes, will be on hand to work with younger participants.

Marfa Studio of Arts is located at 106 East San Antonio (Hwy. 90) across from T & C. This project is funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Marfa, Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Marfa Film Festival.

For further information contact: Ellie Meyer-Madrid [email protected]

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Marfa Airport

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The 2010 Texas Glider Rally will celebrate the50th anniversary of glider flying in the Marfa area and honor the memory of Billy Shurley, local rancher, towplane pilot and long-time supporter of soaring activities at Marfa.

The long white wings of sleek gliders will flash against the blue spring sky as twenty of the soaring craft from across the USA gather at Marfa Airport. The annual Rally will be April 17 to 24 as the pilots explore the thermal updrafts and mountain wave lift that make Marfa, Texas, famous around the aviation world.

Strong rising air currents known as "thermals" begin in the spring when the warm air (and the turkey vultures) return to west Texas. "Wave" lift also occurs as the air flows up and over the mountains surrounding the Marfa Plateau. Good thermal conditions exist above Marfa year-round, but the strongest updrafts occur from April to October.

Several World, US and Texas State soaring records have been set at Marfa over the years. The pilots will attempt "personal best" and soaring badge flights, which qualify them for entry into the National Contests.

In 1969 Marfa hosted the largest National Soaring Contest ever held in the USA with 86 sailplanes racing around the Big Bend. The movie "The Sun Ship Game" was filmed by cinema verite director Robert Drew during that contest, and will be featured at the Marfa Film Festival this May.

Burt Compton, Master Instructor at Marfa Gliders will offer some rides and flight instruction during the rally. The public is welcome to visit the Marfa Airport on highway 17 to watch the soaring activities. Contact Marfa Gliders to coordinate rides and lessons in the two-seat gliders at (800) 667-9464 or visit the website: FLYGLIDERS.com

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Under the pavilion next to the railroad tracks, Highland Ave

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Visit FarmStand Marfa at 10am for fresh produce, baked goods, hand made crafts and more. Under the shade pavilion on Highland Ave.

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Marfa Studio of Arts

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The annual Marfa Studio of Arts/SITES children's art exhibition will open to the public from 1-4pm. The show features artwork produced in both SITES and the MSA after school programs. The studio is located at 106 East San Antonio St, Marfa.

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Marfa Book Co

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MARFA BOOK CO MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES PROGRAM 34 | 8:00 PM SHARP | BYOB | DONATIONS MOST WELCOME

The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965

Murray Lerner, 2007, 83'
The Oscar-winning director Murray Lerner talks

about his brilliant concert movie: Looking back at this footage, I feel as if I'm still there! Whenever I watch it, I'm at the Newport Festival. Most times, I feel I'm watching something new The songs are really so startling that I feel every time I'm hearing something new.

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Hotel Paisano Courtyard

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Paul Graybeal and Wendy Lynn Wright will be playing (once again!) in the Hotel Paisano courtyard this Friday, 4/30 from 7 to 9pm.

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Hotel Paisano Courtyard

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Paul Graybeal and Wendy Lynn Wright will be playing (once again!) in the Hotel Paisano courtyard this Friday, 4/30 from 7 to 9pm.

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106 East Texas St

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MARFA MEDS GRAND OPENING

The public is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Marfa Meds program at 2:30 pm on Friday, April 30. US Congressman Ciro Rodriguez and State Representative Pete Gallego will be on hand for the ceremony at 106 East Texas Street.