The Rat Trap Ball with the Royal Butchers
Marfa, TexasOn Saturday, November 20, 2011, Ballroom Marfa presents The Rat Trap Ball featuring Austin band, The Royal Butchers. It's a dance party!
Ballroom Marfa
- 23 Nov
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Admission
- Free
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The Blood of a Poet with Eluvium
Marfa, TexasFor our second annual New Year's film program, we'll show Jean Cocteau's avant-garde film The Blood of a Poet, accompanied by a live score by Eluvium, at the Masonic Lodge on January 1, 2011.
Free
RED-HAIRED STEPCHILD — MAKING VISUAL ART IN NEW ORLEANS
Marfa, TexasPlease join us this Monday, January 10, 2011, for a panel discussion, "Red-Haired Stepchild: Making Visual Art in New Orleans," with curator Dan Cameron and artists Skylar Fein, Srdjan Loncar, and Dan Tague, from our upcoming exhibition, The World According to New Orleans. The Masonic Lodge, 6 pm.
Free
Sharon Isbin
Marfa, TexasPlease join us for a special performance by three-time Grammy Award-winning solo guitarist, Sharon Isbin, on Monday, February 14, 2011 at the Crowley Theater. Doors open at 6 pm; show begins at 6:30 pm.
Free
Making Art Work: Sharon Isbin
Marfa, TexasWe are honored to host visiting guitarist Sharon Isbin at Marfa Jr/Sr High School as part of our ongoing program, Making Art Work, on 14 February 2011.
Free
Student Haiku Workshop with Dan Tague
Marfa, TexasJoin us this spring break for our Student Haiku Poetry Workshop, hosted by visiting artist Dan Tague and arts educator Mallory Jones, from 15-17 March 2011.
Free
Little Freddie King
Marfa, TexasJoin us for a live music performance by Little Freddie King, on 18 March 2011, as part of our The World According to New Orleans opening weekend.
Free
The World According to New Orleans
Marfa, TexasIn the spring of 2011, Ballroom Marfa will collaborate with curator Dan Cameron on the exhibition, The World According to New Orleans, which focuses on artists living and working in New Orleans, LA.
Free
The Reading — The Jumper of Maine
Marfa, TexasOn March 26, 2011, please join us for performances of The Reading, a professionally staged screenplay presentation that spotlights a winning script from the prestigious 2010 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
Free
Making Art Work: Alyce Santoro
Marfa, TexasOn April 18, 2011, our Texas Biennial artist Alyce Santoro will visit Marfa Jr/Sr High School as part of Making Art Work.
Free
Texas Biennial with Alyce Santoro
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is pleased to participate in this year's Texas Biennial with the artist Alyce Santoro, who will present her project, The Synergetic Omni-Solution, 29 April to 01 May 2011.
Free
Cass McCombs Band
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa and Marfa Book Company are proud to present an evening with the Cass McCombs Band on Friday, 8 July 2011, at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas. Pink Nasty opens the show. Doors at 8:30 pm; tickets $10.
Free
Recording Residency — Grouper
Marfa, TexasGrouper Limited Edition 7-inch Ballroom hosted musician Liz Harris, aka Grouper, for a recording residency at Ballroom Marfa. During her stay, she made field recordings and recorded tracks at Marfa Recording Company, which appear on this limited-edition 7-inch (only 500 pressed). Side A is titled "Water People" and Side B is "Moving Machine." The 7-inch […]
Lecture Series: Art, Airfields & Airspace by Kathleen Shafer
Marfa, TexasThe first in our lecture series features artist Kathleen Shafer, who will speak about her current work, which concerns airfields, airspace, Marfa's military history, the repurposing of spaces, and an examination of what constitutes the concepts of place and space within the fields of geography and art.
Free
DJ Camp 2011
Marfa, TexasFor the second year, Ballroom Marfa will present its popular week-long DJ Camp from July 18 - July 22, 2011 with instructor Faith Gay.
Free
EETS FEATS
Marfa, TexasOn August 8, 2011, Austin three-piece eets Feats will be stopping through town for one night only and blessing us with their awesome rock sounds. Show at 8:30 pm outside the Thunderbird Lounge.
Free
Art in the Auditorium 3
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa will continue its collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery, London, and nine other international art spaces for the third installment of the film and video program, Art in the Auditorium.
Free
Explosions in the Sky and Mr. Twin Sister
Marfa, TexasExplosions In the Sky play some of the most passionate, powerful instrumental music you will ever hear. Equal parts romance and tragedy, their beautiful melodies have the tendency to ignite into head-spinning walls of noise. Twin Sister opens. Doors at 7 pm.
Free
Mariachi Las Alteñas
Marfa, TexasIn celebration of the opening of our fall 2011 visual arts exhibition, AutoBody, Texas' finest all-female mariachi, Mariachi Las Alteñas, will play at the Capri, 30 September, 9:30 pm.
