AutoBody Film Program
Marfa, TexasPlease join us for our AutoBody Film Program, showcasing films related to car culture, throughout the winter of 2011 and 2012.
Free
Ballroom Marfa
- 23 Nov
- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Admission
- Free
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The Kid with Shahzad Ismaily
Marfa, TexasFor our third annual New Year’s film program, we present Charlie Chaplin's The Kid, followed by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid's short film, Meshes of the Afternoon, with live scores by multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily. Show at 7 pm, December 30, at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas.
Free
Marfa New Year’s Eve: The Progressive Party Adventure
Marfa, TexasAs part of Marfa New Year's Eve: The Progressive Party Adventure, Ballroom Marfa hosted a cocktail hour on 31 December 2011 with light spirits, records on the turntable, and 3-minute sketches by local artists Joe Cashiola, Erin Kimmel, and Hilary duPont.
Free
Making Art Work: Jennifer Dalton
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa was pleased to have Data Deluge artist Jennifer Dalton visit with art students at Marfa Senior High School as part of our Making Art Work program.
Free
R. Luke DuBois and Bora Yoon
Marfa, TexasAs part of the opening celebration for Data Deluge, the conceptual new media artist, programmer and performer R. Luke DuBois and multi-instrumentalist, composer and performer Bora Yoon, both based in New York, will perform an experimental work at the Capri on 2 March 2012.
Data Deluge
Marfa, TexasOur 2012 spring visual arts exhibition, Data Deluge, curated by Rachel Gugelberger and Reynard Loki, celebrates the beauty of information through sculpture, furniture, painting, photography, video and sound. Opening reception is 2 March 2012.
Free
Eleanor Friedberger
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa welcomes singer-songwriter Eleanor Friedberger for a weeklong residency and recording session, culminating in a special performance on March 24, 2012 at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas. Josh Wise of the French Kicks opens.
Lecture Series: “Remembering Istanbul” by Jens Hoffmann
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa and Marfa Book Company are proud is present a lecture by Jens Hoffmann, Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, at 2 pm on 24 March 2012 at Marfa Book Company.
Free
At the Drive-In
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa and Transmission Events are proud to present At the Drive-In on Thursday, 12 April 2012 at the Capri in Marfa, Texas. Doors at 7 pm. Show at 8 pm.
The Reading — Cutter
Marfa, TexasFor the second year in a row, we are pleased to present The Reading, a professionally staged screenplay presentation that spotlights a winning script from the 2011 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
Free
Feist
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa, Marfa Public Radio, and the Marfa Book Company – with the Crowley Theater – combine to bring indie rock superstar Feist to Marfa, Texas, on Wednesday April 25.
CSS with Foundation for Jammable Resources
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa welcomes Brazilian pop sensation CSS to the Capri on May 27 for a public concert and grand finale to their 2012 Benefit Weekend.
Kimball Gallagher
Marfa, TexasOn June 1 pianist Kimball Gallagher will perform an intimate concert at the Crowley Theater in Marfa. Children's concert at 2 pm; evening performance at 7 pm.
Free
Kimball Gallagher Children’s Concert
Marfa, TexasPianist Kimball Gallagher performs a special interactive children's concert at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas at 2 pm, 1 June 2012.
Free
DJ Camp 2012
Marfa, TexasFor the third year, Ballroom Marfa will present its popular week-long DJ Camp from July 16 – July 20, 2012 with instructors Faith Gay and Javier Arredondo.
Free
Artists’ Film International 2012—Dan Finsel
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is collaborating with Whitechapel Gallery, London for the fourth season of the film and video program, Artists' Film International. This year, Ballroom is proud to feature an installation by LA video artist Dan Finsel.
Free
Dirty Projectors and Wye Oak
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa is proud to present Dirty Projectors on 31 July 2012 at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas. Wye Oak opens.
Book and a Movie: “Never Let Me Go”
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa and Marfa Public Library are proud to present a new reading program, Book and a Movie, which focuses on novels that have been adapted into films. We will kick off the series with Never Let Me Go, a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, with a film directed by Mark Romanek.
Free
Piano Lessons with Kimball Gallagher
Marfa, TexasPianist Kimball Gallagher will offer free piano, guitar and songwriting lessons to Marfa children and adults of all ages, from 18 August until 28 August 2012 upon appointment.
Free
Making Art Work: Adriane Colburn & David Buckland
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa was pleased to have Carbon 13 artists Adriane Colburn and David Buckland visit art students at Marfa Senior High School as part of our Making Art Work program.
Free