JANUARY 22, 3016 AT 8PM
Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Troublemakers unearths the history of land art in the tumultuous late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The film features a cadre of renegade New York artists that sought to transcend the limitations of painting and sculpture by producing earthworks on a monumental scale in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest.
JANUARY 29, 2016 AT 8PM
Chinati Presents: Emily Sundblad + Matt Sweeney
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Artist and musician Emily Sundblad and musician Matt Sweeney present an evening of musical performance as part of Chinati Presents series that brings contemporary artists, musicians, actors and writers to Marfa.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2015, 8PM
Fire Island Opera Festival: Marfa
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa Live Arts presents the Fire Island Opera Festival: a series of opera performances and education programs in Marfa this December 4-6, 2015. Fire Island Opera Festival commissions new one-act operas and brings revivals of forgotten gems. Their West Texas performances will converge artists from the world of opera, theater, classical music, and visual art. […]
NOVEMBER 14, 2015
Artists’ Film International Screenings Curated by Laura Copelin
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10AM to 6PM Drop-in screenings of AFI international selections 7PM Featured screening of short films by Brigid McCaffrey Organized in conjunction with Whitechapel Gallery, London, Ballroom Marfa is pleased to present the 2015 season of Artists’ Film International, a program that showcases international artists working in film and animation. This year Ballroom Marfa will feature […]
OCTOBER 14-18, 2015
2015 Marfa Film Festival
PRESENTED BY: MARFA FILM FESTIVAL
ADMISSION: TICKETED
Since 2007 the Marfa Film Festival has attracted talented filmmakers, international press, industry professionals, and attendees from around the world to a remote corner of far west Texas. Over 5 days we screen a diverse mix of features, shorts, music videos and experimental works, including a full afternoon schedule followed each evening by outdoor classics […]
OCTOBER 9-11, 2015
Chinati Foundation Weekend Lectures
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
As part of the annual Chinati Weekend, lectures will be given by artist Iman Isa and by Richard Shiff, Effie Marie Cain, Regents Chair in Art and Director, Center for the Study of Modernism at the University of Texas, Austin.
SEPTEMBER 18 (8AM - 5 PM) AND 19 (9AM - 1PM), 2015
Design Marfa Symposium 2015
PRESENTED BY: DESIGN MARFA
Design Marfa presents its 3rd Symposium on architecture and design as related to high desert living. Speakers will showcase the creativity, imagination and restoration that desert living can inspire. The weekend includes lectures and home visits. Tickets go on sale June 15, 2015. Please visit the Design Marfa website for ticketing information.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 AT 7:30
Treading West Texas Waters
PRESENTED BY: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO AND BASIN PBS
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Christopher Hillen, Joe Cashiola, Basin PBS, and Marfa Public Radio: KRTS will host the Big Bend premier of “Treading West Texas Waters.” This 30-minute piece is aimed at exploring regional water issues and potential pathways forward with regard to topics like groundwater recharge, drought, surface water rights, new technologies and beyond. The screening will be […]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 AT 3:30PM
Monday Movie Night: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Get the popcorn ready and join us for another installment of our film series Monday Movie Night. This fall in conjunction with the Marfa Lights Festival, Marfa Live Arts will host a screening of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean directed by Robert Altman. Come Back to the Five and […]
AUGUST 23, 2015 AT 7PM
James Benning Film Screening
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY AND CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
In conjunction with the exhibition “Thirty-one Friends” by the filmmaker and artist James Benning, Marfa Book Company & Cine Marfa will screen a new film “Farocki” and past work. The screening marks the end of a one-month show by the artist at the Bookstore gallery closing August 22nd.
AUGUST 21-22, 2015 8PM BOTH DAYS
Marfa Live Arts / 24 Hour Plays
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This year will be Marfa Live Art’s 11th annual 24 Hour Plays. Each year writers and actors meet 24 hours prior to the public performance to write, block and release a new play. This year’s production will take place on August 21st through August 22nd. Friday, 8pm: volunteers meet to start creating new plays Saturday, […]
AUGUST 14 AND 15, 2015, 7:30PM
Lower Left in Marfa – Secondary Surface Rendered
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Secondary Surface Rendered juxtaposes the human form with materials traditionally used in the visual arts, blurring the boundaries between dance and static art forms. Moving away from the constraints of the standard proscenium setting, Lower Left invites the audience to curate its own experience as it follows the action of the performance installations in the […]
AUGUST 9, 2015, 7PM
Lower Left in Marfa – Works in Progress
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Lower Left returns to Marfa this summer. They will perform works in progress on August 9 followed by an original dance Secondary Surface Rendered on August 14 & 15 at 7:30pm. Secondary Surface Rendered juxtaposes the human form with materials traditionally used in the visual arts, blurring the boundaries between dance and static art forms. […]
JULY 18, 2015 FROM 4-6PM
Lonn Taylor Lecture: Fort D.A. Russell – America’s Last Cavalry Post
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Lonn Taylor is a historian and writer who retired to Fort Davis, Texas, with his wife, Dedie, after twenty years as a historian at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. He received a BA in history and government from Texas Christian University in 1961 and did graduate work at New […]
JULY 4, 2015 FROM 7:30 TO 9PM
Beyond the Box
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
An evening of performance with Marfa artists: David Fenster & Laura Copelin; Gretchen Lee Coles; Diamond Hymen with Dione Acosta, Richard Covarrubias, and Ryan Penland supported by Moritz Landgrebe.
JUNE 21, 2015 AT 7PM
James Benning Film Screening
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY AND CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
In conjunction with an the exhibition “Thirty-one Friends” by the filmmaker and artist James Benning, Marfa Book Company & CineMarfa screened James’ recent (and much lauded) film, “natural history”, which he made in and around the Natural History Museum in Vienna a few years ago. The exhibition features 31 new works in a variety of […]
JUNE 15 TO JUNE 20, 2015
Entreflamenco
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
As part of Marfa ISD’s Summer Shakeup, Chinati will host a week-long program at the Crowley Theater including youth workshops in flamenco history, percussion and dance; and a community demonstration with instruction for all ages. The program culminates with San Antonio-based Entreflamenco presenting a full-length production of traditional flamenco song and dance featuring original choreography, […]
Steve Earle and the Dukes
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
Ballroom Marfa is excited to present Steve Earle and the Dukes at the Crowley Theater on June 14, 2015 at 8PM. A protégé of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon […]
JUNE 8-11, 2015
Summer Shake Up Theater Camp
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
For the third year in a row Marfa Live Arts taught Acting and Theater last week as part of MISD’s Camp Summer Shake-Up 2015. Over the course of a week, twenty-two participating 5th through 8th graders fine-tuned their acting skills and became familiar with the Crowley Theater during an extensive pirate-themed workshop. Actors engaged in […]
MAY 7-10, 2015
CineMarfa
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
This year’s CineMarfa 2015 program focuses on science fiction and explores ideas about outer space. Detroit-based artist Scott Reeder will be in attendance for the Texas Premiere of his film MOON DUST. John Corbett of Corbett Vs. Dempsey and editor of the book Sun Ra, the Astro Black and other Solar Myths will introduce Sun […]
APRIL 25, 2015 AT 8PM
Sounds from Untitled Skies
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
Sounds From Untitled Skies is a series of eight musical landscape portraits for the stage. Each scene is based on a poem that presents a rendering of a place. These places include unmediated natural landscapes, personal and historical scenarios in the form of a vocal performance and a video installation as a backdrop. The song-cycle […]
APRIL 11, 2015 AT 7PM
Tony Morris Concert
PRESENTED BY: INTERNATIONAL WOMAN'S FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: $20
Tony Morris is a professional guitarist and the host of Classical Guitar Alive!, the only nationally broadcast, weekly radio show about Classical Guitar. In recent years, Morris has focused his scholarly activities on Agustin Barrios. Tony, in addition to his radio career, is an active performer and teacher. An indefatigable advocate of music for the […]
MARCH 15, 2015 AT 2PM
Holy Cow Swami
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA, BALLROOM MARFA AND ANTHOLOGY RECORDINGS
ADMISSION: FREE
CineMarfa, Ballroom Marfa and Anthology Recordings present a free screening of Jacob Young’s three-hour documentary, Holy Cow Swami, which explores the rise and fall of the Hare Krishna leader, Swami Bhaktipada, and selected short documentaries.
MARCH 7, 2015 AT 7PM
Children of Giant
PRESENTED BY: BLACKWELL SCHOOL ALLIANCE
ADMISSION: $10
In 1955, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean and a massive crew descended on the Texas town of Marfa to begin production on Giant. Now, 60 years later, Children of Giant, a documentary feature film, explores the film’s still timely examination of racial prejudice. Explore the making of the American film classic Giant and its […]
FEBRUARY 21, 2015 AT 7 PM
Robb Mann Presents “Altman”
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Ron Mann will present his new documentary about Robert Altman along with some rare Altman shorts. Ron is the Toronto-based filmmaker responsible for Grass , Twist , Tales of the Rat Fink (about Big Daddy Ed Roth), Know Your Mushrooms and Comic Book Confidential. He’ll be introduced by Louis Black, co-founder of the Austin Chronicle […]
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 AT 7PM
4th Annual Marfa Live Arts Playwriting MISD Workshop
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS AND MARFA ISD
ADMISSION: FREE
Seventy-three Marfa High School students wrote one-act plays during the Marfa Live Arts Playwright/Playwriting 4th annual workshop at MISD. This year’s workshop was taught by Liz Castillo, playwright in residence at Sul Ross University. One winning play was selected from each grade (the senior class had a tie) to have a staged reading. Student playwrights […]
JANUARY 7, 2015, 7-8PM
Body Cast
PRESENTED BY: MARFA CONTEMPORARY
ADMISSION: FREE
An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Frances McDormand Directed by Paul Lazar Lecture from 7-8pm at the theater followed by an after party at Marfa Contemporary from 8-10pm. In 2010 the curator Laurence Kardish asked me to give a lecture on my work at the Museum of Modern Art. Rather than just do a […]
WED 10 DEC, 7PM
The Mission of Joan of Arc
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
This is a Marfa ISD production by 5th and 6th graders. The play will also be filmed and be part of Eric Ehn’s short film MAID, shooting in Marfa Dec 14th – 20th
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER, 8PM
Chinati Presents: Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, co-founders and principles of the architecture firm Johnston Marklee, based in Los Angeles, will present a talk on their work. The firm has garnered many notable awards including Progressive Architecture Design Awards, AIA Los Angeles & AIA California Council Honor Awards, American Architecture Award, and an AR Award for Emerging […]
SUNDAY 12 OCT, 1PM
(Annex) Still Alive: the work of Clyfford Still
PRESENTED BY: MARFA CONTEMPORARY
ADMISSION: FREE
Clyfford Still: a lecture by eminent art critic Dr. David Anfam.
SATURDAY 11 OCT, 3PM & 4PM
Chinati Open House lectures
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
3pm, Robin Clark 4pm, Marianne Stockebrand, Larry Bell
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER, 1PM
Judd Foundation Film Screening
PRESENTED BY: JUDD FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Judd Foundation will host a screening of documentary interview with Donald Judd
THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER; 6PM (EXHIBIT), 6:30 (PERFORMANCE)
(Annex) Rob Mazurek
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Chicago-based composer, improviser and multi-media artist Rob Mazurek (leader and composer for a wide variety of ongoing ensembles, including Exploding Star Orchestra, Black Cube SP, and Chicago Underground Duo), will perform a new work, Projections 1-10, inspired by an extended stay in Marfa during September and October 2014.
SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading; Monica de la Torre
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
MONICA de la TORRE is the author of two books of poetry, one chapbook and co-edited a book on contemporary Mexican poetry. She currently is Senior Editor at BOMB magazine.
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER, 7PM
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands
PRESENTED BY: THE HIGHLAND SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
ADMISSION: FREE
The Highland Soil & Water Conservation District presents simple and effective ways to enhance the natural abundance of your home, community and the larger world. Topics include free resources such as rain-, grey- and storm-waters; sun, wind and shade; along with soil fertility, wild foods, and community fun. Featured speaker is Brad Lancaster, a dynamic […]
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading; David Biespiel
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY AND THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
DAVID BIESPIEL is the author of three books of poetry as well as two books of prose on writing/poetry. He founded and directs the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland, Oregon which teaches writing through onsite workshops with visiting writers.
SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER, 7PM
Minor Musics Japan
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa Live Arts hosts contemporary musician-composers from Japan: Che-Shizu, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, and A Qui Ave Gabriel. This three band concert is part of a nation-wide tour.
THURSDAY 29 AUGUST, 8PM
Sounds Modern, “Neighbor Notes”
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Sounds Modern, directed by new music guru Elizabeth McNutt, will present “Neighbour Notes: modern chamber music by Mexican composers”. While Mexico’s popular musics are widely appreciated in the United States, the country’s lively contemporary classical music scene is relatively unknown to Americans. Classical performers and audiences in the US are more familiar with music from […]
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST; 8PM
24 Hour Plays
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa Live Arts will once again showcase this region’s (and beyond) best writers, actors and directors during the 24 Hour Plays on Saturday, August 16th. The concept is simple: participants write, direct, rehearse and perform six one-act plays within a twenty-four hour period. It’s fast-paced, creative fun. On Friday, August 15th at 8pm, all interested actors, writers, […]
MONDAY 11 AUGUST, 8PM
Afternoon Delight (R)
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
This movie tells the story of Rachel, a quick-witted and lovable yet tightly coiled, thirty-something steeped in the creative class of Los Angeles’s bohemian, affluent Silver Lake neighborhood. Everything looks just right – chic, modernist home, successful husband, adorable child, and a hipster wardrobe. So why is she going out of her gourd with ennui? […]
SATURDAY 2 AUG; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Roger Reeves, poet
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST; 3:30PM
World Monuments Fund Watch Day
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
In celebration of Chinati’s inclusion on the 2014 World Monuments Watch List, and as part of its ongoing Chinati Presents series, the Chinati Foundation will host a Watch Day to raise awareness of the Museum’s preservation efforts. At 3:30pm, Chinati will host a discussion at the Crowley Theater in downtown Marfa. A panel of six […]
SATURDAY 26 JULY, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan reading: Ishion Hutchinson
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY AND THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
FRI 18 & SAT 19 JULY, 7:30PM (DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES)
Vidas Perfectas
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Ballroom Marfa presents the Spanish language version of Robert Ashley’s ground-breaking “television series” opera Perfect Lives (1983)
SATURDAY 12 JULY, 8PM
Bonnie Prince Billy
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: $10 (CHECK WITH BALLROOM MARFA)
Ballroom Marfa is proud to present the man who acts under the name Will Oldham, and sings and composes under the name Bonnie “Prince” Billy. He has, over the past quarter century, made an idiosyncratic journey through – and an indelible mark on – the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema. With his highly […]
SATURDAY 12 JULY, 6PM
(Annex) Reading: Karim Abu-Zeid
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
JULY 2-6
Marfa Film Festival
PRESENTED BY: MARFA FILM FESTIVAL
ADMISSION: YES - SEE MFF WEBSITE
The fabulous Marfa Film Festival returns to the Crowley Theater.
SATURDAY 28 JUNE, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Sinan Antoon
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
SATURDAY 21 JUNE, 4PM
(Annex) Talk: The Settling of Pinto Canyon
PRESENTED BY: MARFA & PRESIDIO COUNTY MUSEUM
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa and Presidio County Museum’s annual lecture spotlights Dr David Keller’s chronicle of the early settlement and development of Pinto Canyon, along with the rugged southern portion of Ranch Road 2810 between Marfa and Ruidosa. Dr Keller is a staff member at the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University and the […]
THURSDAY 19 JUNE, 7PM
Music Moves U Workshop & Performance
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
As part of MISD’s Summer Shakeup program, Ballroom Marfa is hosting Music Moves U, a free workshop led by Dr. Kahil El’Zabar and his band, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. The finale of the workshop will take place at the Crowley Theater, as Dr El’Zabar conducts the ensemble of workshop participants, while his colleagues – Ernest […]
SATURDAY 14 JUNE, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading; Thomas Sayers Ellis
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
SATURDAY 7 JUNE, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Tim Seibles
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
THURSDAY 5 JUNE, 6:30PM
MIS Art & Media Fest
PRESENTED BY: MARFA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa International School will screen documentary films based on work done by the students at Mimms Ranch; students will also display paintings and play musical compositions also inspired by Mimms Ranch
SATURDAY 24 MAY, 8PM
(Annex) Hairy Who and the Chicago Imagists
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
A screening of the documentary film Hairy Who and the Chicago Imagists . In the mid 1960s the city of Chicago was an incubator for an iconoclastic group of young artists. Collectively known as the Imagists, they showed in successive waves of exhibitions with monikers that might have been psychedelic rock bands of the era […]
TUESDAY 20 MAY, 2:30PM
Chamber Music Concert: Big Bend Quintet
PRESENTED BY: MARFA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADMISSION: FREE
Big Bend Quintet presents a concert of chamber music for string quartet and piano. They are a member of Chamber Music America, and will play music by Bach and Beethoven, giving local schoolchildren an opportunity to hear a type of music they do not normally have access to.
SATURDAY 17 MAY, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Jennifer Foerster
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
FRIDAY 16 MAY, 7PM
(Annex) KRTS Youth Media Project Listening Party
PRESENTED BY: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa Public Radio hosts a listening party to celebrate the culmination of the second year of the KRTS Youth Media Project. Over the last 8 weeks our student producers have pitched, written and produced their own radio stores. Tonight they will present their work to the community, with a Q & A to follow. Snacks […]
SATURDAY 3 MAY, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Richard Siken
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
MAY 1-4, 2014; 10AM - MIDNIGHT
CineMarfa
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
An exciting selection of experimental, artist-made, documentary and narrative films that explore alternative religious practices and the fringes of belief. A few highlights of this year’s program include TVTV’s groundbreaking documentary “Lord of the Universe,” Derek Jarman’s “In the Shadow of the Sun,” “La Santa Muerte” by Eva Aridjis, “The Source Family” by Jodi Wille […]
SATURDAY 26 APRIL, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: C E Morgan
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
SATURDAY 19 APRIL, 4-6PM
(Annex) Book Launch: Louise O’Connor
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Book Release Party: Louise O’Connor, co-author of Images of America: Marfa will be signing copies of her new book, Marfa and Presidio County, Texas: A Scoial, Economic and Cultural Study, Volume One, 1937 – 1989, which she co-authored with the late Dr. Cecilia Thompson. This book, which is almost 500 pages in length, features an […]
FRIDAY 18 APRIL, 8PM
(Annex) Burning Bungalows
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Burning Bungalows brings new and experimental film from Los Angeles on the road this April. With a hand-made mix of animation and live action on video, super 8, 16mm and 35mm slides we’re covering all the bases for an eclectic hour and 20 minutes. The films tend towards an ethereal conjuring of spirits with a […]
SATURDAY 12 APRIL, 6PM
(Annex) Lecture: Derek Sayer
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Lecture: Derek Sayer, author of Prague, Capital of the Twentieth Century: A Surrealist History (Princeton, 2013) will be speaking about the interwar connections between Paris and Prague, permeability in European Modernism and about Czech Modernism in particular. From the jacket: “Setting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards, interiors, and arcades of the […]
SATURDAY 12 APRIL, NOON-5PM
(Annex) Writers Workshop
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
FRIDAY 11 APRIL, 7PM
(Annex) A talk with Pujan Gandhi
PRESENTED BY: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO
ADMISSION: FREE
London art curator Pujan Gandhi will give a talk and presentation on the London art scene and the dynamics of the art world and market. Pujan Gandhi has assisted in the curatorial departments of the British Museum, Middlebury College Museum of Art, High Museum of Art ad other galleries in New York and Mumbai.
SATURDAY 5 APRIL, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Carl Adamshick
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
FRI 28 MARCH, 6PM
Talk: Rackstraw Downes (note venue change)
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
(This was to be at the Annex, but has been moved to the Theater) Artist’s Talk: Rackstraw Downes will read from Nature and Art are Physical: Art Writing 1967-2008. For those who haven’t seen it, Downes was featured on PBS’ series Art 21 a few years back. I doubt many people admire the series, but Rackstraw […]
SAT 15 MARCH, 6PM
(Annex) Book Launch – Lonn Taylor
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Lonn Taylor will be with us to celebrate the release of his latest book, “Texas People, Texas Places”, the follow-up volume to his “Texas, My Texas”, which has been one of TCU Press’s best sellers since its release. This will also be an opportunity for people to have Lonn sign copies of his great two […]
TUES 11 MARCH; 8PM DOOR, 9PM CONCERT
(Annex) Concert: New Bums
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK CO, INTERDIMENSIONAL MUSIC & BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: $5
New Bums is a duo consisting of cult-heroes Ben Chasny and Donovan Quinn, formerly of Six Organs of Admittance and Sky Green Leopards, respectively.
MON 10 MARCH, 6:30PM
(Annex) There’s Something Out There (Listening Party)
PRESENTED BY: MARFA PUBLIC RADIO
Marfa Public Radio hosts a listening party to introduce our new radio documentary series, “There’s Something Out There”. The show covers stories about UFOs, ghosts, demons and all things strange. We will debut the first two episodes to the public. NOTE: this event may be scary for younger listeners.
WED 5 MARCH, 7:30PM
MISD Award-Winning Playwrights’ Works
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
Marfa High School recently completed a playwriting workshop with Octavio Solis. Four of the winning plays were selected to be brought to life on-stage at the Crowley Theater.
SUN 2 & MON 3 MARCH
(Annex) Pincushion
PRESENTED BY: PINCUSHION
Since 2007 the group has been seeking to re-examine multimedia by artfully combining emerging and anachronistic technologies to create improvised performances, non-linear sound and visuals. The group frequently appears in festival, gallery and concert settings, often incorporating site-specific elements and trans-media arts collaborations. For workshop details go to www.pincushionmed.net
WED 26 FEB; 6PM
(Annex) MISD Nature Writers
PRESENTED BY: MARFA HIGH SCHOOL
ADMISSION: FREE
Students from the Nature Writing class at Marfa High School will read from the work they have produced
SATURDAY 22 FEB, 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Mary Jo Bang
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Poet and translator Mary Jo Bang will read from, and discuss, her work
SATURDAY 15 FEB, 2014
(Annex) Lannan Reading: C A Conrad
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Poet CA Conrad, author of Advanced Elvis Course, Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon and the Book of Frank will be reading from his work.
THURSDAY 13 FEB, 6PM
(Annex) Reading: Ali Abunimah
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Ali Abunimah, founder of the Electronic Intifada and former Lannan resident returns to Marfa to read from his forthcoming book, The Battle for Justice in Palestine.
WED 12 FEB, 2014; 7:30PM
Retablos: A reading by Octavio Solis
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
El Paso native and award-winning playwright Octavio Solis writes about living between the two worlds of Texas and Mexico. He explores these complex landscapes and what it means to be both Latino and American.
SATURDAY 8 FEB, 2014; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading; Rick Bass
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY & THE LANNAN FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Rick Bass, ecological activist and author of many widely-admired novels and collections of essays, will be reading from his work. Bass, who is originally from Fort Worth, has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and has won both the Pushcart and O. Henry prizes.
MON 30 DEC, 2013; 7PM
Silent Movie, with live accompaniment
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Save the date for this traditional end-of-year event. Ballroom Marfa presents a silent movie with live accompaniment scored by harpist Mary Lattimore and synth player Jeff Zeigler
SAT 28 DEC, 2013; 8PM
Sounds Modern: the music of Morton Feldman
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Sounds Modern, conceived by virtuoso flutist Elizabeth McNutt, presents concerts featuring innovative modern music in collaboration with the Modern Art Museum of Ft Worth. For this event, part of the CHIANTI PRESENTS series, Sounds Modern will perform music by Morton Feldman. CHINATI PRESENTS is a series of performances and presentations held throughout the year that […]
SAT 14 DEC; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
SAT 7 DEC; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
FRI 6 DEC, 7:30PM
(Annex) Lecture on the politics of Afghanistan
ADMISSION: FREE
Eddie Bloom, who is with US Aid, will talk about the politics of Afghanistan, where he has lived for many years. He will also talk about carpet-making in the area, the origins of the designs, etc
FRI 29 NOV; 8PM
Roni Horn reads “Saying Water”
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
As part of the Chinati Presents series, the museum will host a reading by artist Roni Horn of Saying Water. This takes place in conjunction with Marfa Book Company and the Lannan Foundation, who will present an exhibition of Still Water, Horn’s series of photographs, at the bookstore gallery.
SAT 23 NOV, 7PM
The Big Bend Film
ADMISSION: FREE
Bob and Lynda McKnight cordially invite everyone to the premiere of this film by John Tilley. Visit the National Park, view beautiful landscapes, historical and cultural snapshots, cattle drives, roundups, rodeo and the Rio Grande River.
FRIDAY 22 NOV, 6PM
(Annex) Reading & Lecture: Clark Coolidge
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION & MARFA BOOK CO
ADMISSION: FREE
Chianti Foundation and Marfa Books Company present: Clark Coolidge. For over fifty years Clark Coolidge has been publishing books that have challenged and even perhaps changed our ideas of what the poem is. Working in an experimental tradition that would include Gertrude Stein, Louis Zukofsky and Jack Kerouac, Coolidge’s work is always attuned to the […]
SAT 16 NOV, 2013; 8PM
The Marfa Triptych: Country Jamboree
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: SEE BALLROOM MARFA WEBSITE FOR TICKET PRICES
The Marfa Triptych is three portraits of West Texas as envisioned by Austin-based composer Graham Reynolds. The first installment, premiering this November, is an instrumental suite for 13 players, described by Reynolds as “classic instrumental country meets Western soundtrack meets power jazz rhythm section.” This performance includes contributions from veteran musician Redd Volkaert and emerging […]
SAT 16 NOV; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
G C Waldrep, poet and anthologist
FRIDAY 8 NOV, 8PM
From Marfa to Ireland
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
An evening with local and international guests including Kate O’Toole, Jo Harvey Allen, Harry Hudson and more, presenting their favorite poetry and prose
SUN 3 NOV, 8PM
(Annex) Laura Marling
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: $5
Laura Marling is an English folk musician who won Best Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for the same award again the following year. She is touring in support of her latest record, Once I Was An Eagle, which Pitchfork called “a vigorously polished, hard-won achievement”.
NOV 1-2, 2013
Design Marfa
PRESENTED BY: DESIGN MARFA
ADMISSION: SEE DESIGN MARFA WEBSITE FOR TICKET COSTS
The second Marfa Architecture & Design Symposium explores the art of desert living in Marfa. Speakers will showcase the creativity, imagination and restoration that desert living can require. The weekend includes lectures and home visits. Friday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Considering Climate and Culture: Gary Cunningham Case Study – They Said It […]
SAT 19 OCT, 6:30PM
A Survey of Open Space
PRESENTED BY: MARFA100
ADMISSION: FREE
In this documentary, made in 2013 and directed by Peat Duggins, a pair of urbanites set out on a 4000-mile cross-continental bicycle ride in search of the last wild place in America, to their dismay, they get exactly what they asked for.
SAT 19 OCT; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Allana Mitchell, environmental activist, writer
TUES 15 OCT, 7:30PM
(Annex) Sign Painters
PRESENTED BY: CINEMARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Join CineMarfa as they welcome film-makers Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, and show their award-winning documentary. There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by […]
SAT 12 OCT, 2013
Chinati Open House lectures
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
1pm Donald Judd; Printmaker; Brenda Danilowitz, Chief Curator, Josef and Anni Albers Foundation 2:30pm On Albrecht Durer (1471-1528); Francesca Consagra, Senior Curator, Prints and Drawings and European Paintings, Blanton Museum of Art 4pm Preview / Review; Artists Robert Irwin and Zoe Leonard discuss new work for Chinati, with Lynn Cooke and Rob Weiner
FRI 11 OCT, MIDNIGHT & SAT 12 OCT, MIDDAY
(Annex) Sasha Pirker film screenings
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Sasha Pirker, current artist-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation, will be screening her experimental film works. Sasha’s work for film engages the relationship between architecture and a sense of place.
WED 9 OCT, 2013; 8PM
(Annex) Autre Ne Veut
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: $5
Pitchfork describes this one-man act as someone who “shares qualities and a scene with acts like How to Dress Well, Games, and soul-aspiring indie bands from Bon Iver to Yeasayer … but Autre Ne Veut has something special. For one thing, every song on his self-titled debut is a marvel, each in its own way. […]
SAT 5 OCT; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Nick Turse; political essayist and author
FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER; 9:30AM - 6PM
(Annex) Border Studies and the Limits of Things
PRESENTED BY: FIELDWORK MARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
The second annual meeting of Fieldwork Marfa
SAT 28 SEP; 6PM
(Annex) Reading: Bill Johnston
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Widely admired Polish translator Bill Johnston will be joining us for a reading from his work which includes translations for the novels of Magdalena Tulli, Anderjez Stasiuk, Stefan Żeromski, Wiesław Myśliwski, and many others. In addition to many other honors, Johnston has been recently awarded the PEN Translation Prize and the Best Translated Book award […]
SAT 21 SEP, 2013; 6PM
(Annex) Lannan Reading: Joanna Klink
PRESENTED BY: MARFA BOOK COMPANY
ADMISSION: FREE
Award winning poet Joanna Klink will be reading from her work. Her most recent books are “Circadian” and “Raptus”, both published by Penguin. You can read her poem Auroras here.
SAT 14 SEP, 2013; 6PM
(Annex) Lecture: Michael Corris of The Dallas Collective
PRESENTED BY: BALLROOM MARFA
ADMISSION: FREE
Ballroom Marfa is pleased to present a lecture by Michael Corris of The Dallas Collective, creators of Open Studio: Every Person is a Special Kind of Artist, with Baggage, a Texas Biennial Commissioned Project on display at Ballroom Marfa, Sep 14 – Nov 9, 2013
WED 21 AUG, 6PM
(Annex) Artist’s Talk: Jered Sprecher
PRESENTED BY: CHINATI FOUNDATION
ADMISSION: FREE
Chinati Foundation Artist-in-Residence Jered Sprecher will talk about his work. He describes himself as a “hunter, gatherer” in relation to the visual world. In his own words, “My work is based in an eclectic aesthetic. My paintings extract elements from the high and low of visual culture. This culture and crush of images is in […]
SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2013; 8PM
24 Hour Plays
PRESENTED BY: MARFA LIVE ARTS
ADMISSION: FREE
A Marfa tradition lives on! Open call for anyone wanting to write, direct, act. You will have 24 hours in which to get your production together, at the end of which all plays are performed. It’s a classic. Watch local media for the call-to-entry.
AUGUST 8-10, 2013
Texas Lyceum: Marfa, Happening!
PRESENTED BY: THE TEXAS LYCEUM
The Texas Lyceum group will bring its members to Marfa for a weekend of private meetings and events, including two forums and a film presentation on Friday morning in the Theater.