August 2019
The 24 Hour Plays presented by Marfa Live Arts
Each August, Marfa Live Arts hosts a free and open to the community 24 Hour Play event. 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. All interested actors, writers, directors and technical crew are invited. No previous experience is necessary.
Find out more »El Cosmico Presents: Hot Dogs & Corn Hole
Enjoy buns in the sun this summer at the Highland House Beer Garden for Hot Dogs and Corn Hole. Join us from 6 – 11 pm every Thursday starting July 4. $3 Beers & discounted Wine. Veggie option is available.
Find out more »2019 Marfa Lights Festival
The Marfa Lights Festival will take place on Labor Day Weekend, August 30th - September 1, 2019, around the historic Presidio County Courthouse. This will be the 33rd year for the festival. The festival begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday when food and craft vendors open their booths. Saturday morning starts with a parade down Highland Avenue at 10:00 a.m. There will be live music and entertainment throughout the weekend with a street dance on Friday night featuring Sauna and…
Find out more »Music: Bill Callahan presented by Marfa Book Co.
Bill Callahan will be performing songs from his latest record, Shepherd in a Sheep's Skin Coat. Callahan, who made several classic records under the Smog moniker, has been releasing records under his own name for most of the past decade. The new record is excellent, as are the previous ones. Tickets are $15 and you can buy them at marfabookco.com
Find out more »September 2019
El Cosmico Presents: Hot Dogs & Corn Hole
Enjoy buns in the sun this summer at the Highland House Beer Garden for Hot Dogs and Corn Hole. Join us from 6 – 11 pm every Thursday starting July 4. $3 Beers & discounted Wine. Veggie option is available.
Find out more »El Mar La Mar presented by Ballroom Marfa
Ballroom Marfa presents A Triptych of Films About Migration that consider the spectrum of human migration; the difficulties faced by migrants and asylum seekers; and the forces behind mass population movements. Films include: El Mar La Mar, Island of the Hungry Ghosts, and Capernaum. El Mar La Mar, directed by Joshua Bonnetta & JP Sniadecki, is an immersive journey through the Sonoran Desert on the U.S.-Mexico border and weaves together harrowing oral histories with images of flora, fauna, and items…
Find out more »Book Release: Marfa Garden: The Wonders of Dry Desert Plants
Join us as we celebrate the release of Marfa Garden: The Wonders of Dry Desert Plants, a collaborative book project by Jim Fissel, Martha Hughes, Jim Martinez, and Mary Lou Saxon. These four Marfans have assembled a beautiful, informative portrait of the native plants of the region, featuring a great variety of vines, grasses, trees, herbs, succulents, shrubs and cacti. Copies in stock now.
Find out more »Island of the Hungry Ghosts presented by Ballroom Marfa
Ballroom Marfa presents A Triptych of Films About Migration that considers the spectrum of human migration; the difficulties faced by migrants and asylum seekers; and the forces behind mass population movements. Films include El Mar La Mar, Island of the Hungry Ghosts, and Capernaum. Island of Hungry Ghosts is a hybrid documentary set on Christmas Island – located off the shore of Australia – where the Australian government sends and holds asylum seekers. The film moves between migration in the…
Find out more »Capernaum presented by Ballroom Marfa
Ballroom Marfa presents A Triptych of Films About Migration that considers the spectrum of human migration; the difficulties faced by migrants and asylum seekers; and the forces behind mass population movements. Films include El Mar La Mar, Island of the Hungry Ghosts, and Capernaum. Capernaum, directed by Nadine Labaki, tells the story of Zain, a Lebanese boy played by Syrian refugee Zain al Rafeea, who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. Capernaum was made with a…
Find out more »El Cosmico Presents: Hot Dogs & Corn Hole
Enjoy buns in the sun this summer at the Highland House Beer Garden for Hot Dogs and Corn Hole. Join us from 6 – 11 pm every Thursday starting July 4. $3 Beers & discounted Wine. Veggie option is available.
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