Events

A concert by German saxophonist Peter Brotzmann and vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz. The duo brings together a wealth of knowledge to create a dynamic yet sensitive exploration of improvisational jazz. Voted one of the best concerts of 2011 by the NYT.

Inspired by artists’ potential to elicit a critical conversation and generate new ideas, Ballroom Marfa hosts the second annual Marfa Dialogues. This year we will address some of the pressing and complex issues that confront our environment.

Marfa Live Arts 11th annual 24 Hour Plays – where actors, writers and directors write, rehearse, costume and block 6 – 8 plays within a 24 hour period. Fast-paced, creative fun!

A musical performance by Dirty Projectors, the art-pop-indie rock band, brainchild of Yale graduate Dave Longstreth. Doors open 8 for 8:30 performance.

Written by Lucinda McDermott and starring Carolyn Wickwire, O’Keeffe! brings to life the inner struggles and feelings of Georgia O’Keeffe. It focuses on her personal relationship with Alfred Steiglitz and her unique creative evolution.

Mr Jack Burgess, mining engineer and historian, will discuss the early history of Shafter and the development of silver mining in Presidio County in the 1920s and its 21st century revival. The presentation will be followed by a reception in the theater foyer.

A typology of convergences: towards a unified field theory of cultural transmission. In this talk, Lawrence Weschler will consider a spectrum of such convergent effects, from apophenia (the tendency of humans to see patterns where none exist) through co-causation, fractalization, influence (forward and backward, direct and unconscious), homage, apprenticeship, allusion, quotation, appropriation, cryptomnesia (verbatim appropriation […]

Classical pianist Kimball Gallagher presents a special concert at 7pm

The Marfa Book Company and Marfa Public Radio present Khairy Arby on Wednesday, May 23rd at the Crowley Theater. Doors open at 8 PM. Khairy Arby, known as the “Queen of the Desert Blues”, is one of the biggest stars of contemporary West African music. She will be playing with her full band, featuring the […]

CineMarfa 2012 will feature the work of Harmony Korine, including a unique screening/performance where Harmony will show a selection of his favorite YouTube clips. Harmony will also present a program of rarely-screened verite documentary films by his father, Sol Korine. A tribute screening of films by “absolute” filmmaker Jordan Belson will survey work from across […]

Marianne hosts a party to say good bye to the community and friends from out of town since she is relocating to Berlin, Germany, after having lived in Marfa for 18 years.

Compliance training for bank employees in the Marfa / Ft Davis and surrounding area

A music performance by Canadian singer-songwriter Feist

The second year of THE READING, a professionally staged screenplay presentation of a winning script from the 2011 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, a program of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The performance is rehearsed during the preceding week, and performed on April 21.

Marfa Live Arts hosts the 7th annual March2Marfa dance workshop. This year the event consists of the Lower Left Performance Collective developing new work for their European tour in summer 2012. On Friday the community is invited to view an informal showing of the new work-in-progess.