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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 […]