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PANHANDLE-PLAINS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
Throughout the museum and on the north grounds
October 4, 2008
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Experience the cultures of the Panhandle through music, dance and demonstrations. A children’s craft tent featuring cultural activities will be available as well as freshly popped popcorn and lemonade. Free admission to museum and events.
DON RAY RETROSPECTIVE
Foran Gallery
Opening October 11, 2008
Focusing on the subjects he grew up with, Ray depicted landscape and historical events of the Panhandle Plains region and Civil War history. His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections; it has been featured in Persimmon Hill, Western Horseman, Southwest Art, and the Dallas Morning News’s Scene. This retrospective of Ray’s work will include oil, watercolor and bronze and span his entire career from the late 1950s through 2006.
EXTINCTION: BATTLE OF THE ACOUSTIC BANDS
Derrick Room
October 16, 2008
7:00 pm
Josh Paulson headlines after local bands square off to see who can win the most votes. Free mochas, lattes, and espressos from Roasters.
THE SANTA FE COLLECTION (NAVAJO RUGS)
Bivins Gallery
Opening October 18, 2008
The Santa Fe collection of contemporary Navajo textiles consists of more than eighty pieces dating from 1971-1996. The anonymous couple who created the collection had two goals in mind: to demonstrate the visual power of each textile and to honor the artists who created these works of great beauty.
SANTA FE COLLECTION PROGRAM
October 18, 2008
10:00-11:30 am
Dr. Ann Lane Hedlund, Director of the Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies, located at the Arizona State Museum, will present a lecture followed by a weaving demonstration by Ella Rose Perry. Perry adopted the local style of plant-dyeing and weaving when she took a job at a community school in Crystal, New Mexico, in 1960. Since then she’s never stopped weaving her trademark pastel rugs with their soft, slightly hairy texture. She often has a list of clients waiting for her special rugs.
Free for PPHM Mebers and $10 for non members. RSVP by October 15 to (806) 651-2258 or ecunningham@pphm.wtamu.edu
LLANO CEMETERY BY TWILIGHT TOUR
October 25
4:00-7:00 pm
A person’s headstone lists the date of birth and date of death with only a dash to describe the events between the dates. The annual Llano Cemetery by Twilight reveals the stories and events signified in the dash—from courageous actions to family feuds to unfound love.
Bring your friends and learn more about the people who rest in the oldest section of the Llano Cemetery. Cost is $5 per person; children under 3 years of age are free. Admission is paid upon arrival to the 34th Avenue entrance of Llano Cemetery. No reservations are required. For more information, call (806)651-2233 or email adavid@pphm.wtamu.edu.
Weather permitting.
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