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Moondogs of Marfa @ Padre's
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- 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
Reading @ Marfa Book Co
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- 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.
Make Giant Pinata
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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 [email protected]
Help Make Giant Pinata
- 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 Meyer-Madrid [email protected]
Texas Glider Rally
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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
FarmStand Marfa
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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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