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Annual event features art, performances, food
by Georgia Temple
Midland Reporter-Telegram
By Georgia Temple
Entertainment Editor
Artists booths will dot the grounds of the Museum of the Southwest this coming weekend when the 39th annual Septemberfest opens Friday. The annual event features a weekend of arts and crafts, fine art viewing, live performances, food and activities for children, teenagers and adults.
"We think it's going to be a great weekend," said Kathy Burgess, director of development. "We have a record number of artists, many of whom are new. We have every possible space filled."
Last year's Septemberfest netted $105,000. The goal for this year's event is to net that much if not more from sponsorships, attendance, concessions and sales.
"Septemberfest is actually the primary fundraiser for the Museum of the Southwest and enables us to continue our programs and projects to further our mission," said Karmen Hendrix-Bryant, co-chairman of Septemberfest with Shawnna Boren.
That mission, states the Web site, www.museumsw.org, is to serve "its community as a unique regional resource for cultural enrichment. In its Art Museum, Children's Museum and Planetarium, and on its park-like grounds, the Museum provides opportunities for enjoyment and enlightenment to people of all ages. Using tools of education and entertainment, the Museum fosters appreciation of art and science and nurtures the spirit of creativity, sensitivity and discovery."
The preview party, set for Friday from 7 to 11 p.m., features a Texas theme -- "A Tribute to Texas" -- and includes dinner and drinks, a concert performance at 10 p.m. by the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, a silent auction and the opportunity to preview the art show and sale. Tickets to the Preview Party are $75 in advance and $85 at the gate. To purchase tickets in advance, call the museum, 683-2882.
"Moonlight, champagne and yellow roses" help carry out the theme, Hendrix-Bryant said. "The Pine Valley Cosmonauts are actually a group that comes together from all over the United States, and they will play tributes to Johnny Cash, Bob Wills, what we consider classic country."
Septemberfest continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sept. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $1 per child, ages 3 to 17. Children under 3 are admitted free. Adults and kids in uniform receive half off their admission. Also, those who bring a church bulletin on Sept. 7 will receive half off their admission price.
Returning this year is the "Teen Scene" area designed especially for teenagers under the guidance of former Midland artist Jo Dufo, who will be on hand for the event. Also Kinderfest features a petting zoo, pony rides, a rock climbing wall, several jumpers and special activities.
At last count, 75 artists will be displaying their work in 86 booths set up on the grounds at 1705 W. Missouri Ave.
Inside the museum visitors will discover an exhibition of 3,500 years of art and culture from the ancient worlds of the Mayans and Aztecs to the 20th century works of Miguel Covarrubias and Diego Rivera entitled "Las Artes de Mexico." The collection from the Gilcrease Museum features artifacts from over a dozen pre-Columbian cultures, art created after the European contact of the 1500s, traditional folk art and the social commentary art that became a focus of Mexican art in the late 19th and early 20 centuries.
Also on display is the 24th Annual American Plains Artists Juried Art Exhibit. Juror for the exhibit was Midlander Richard Folger of Folger Galleries. The APA was first organized in 1982. The goal then and now is to educate the public through traditional and representational art works about the American Plains region including the landscape, wildlife, peoples and way of life in historic and modern times.
Inside the Fredda Turner Durham Children's Museum visitors will find several exhibitions including Art's View, My Town, West Texas Keys and The Beach Babies Toddler Room. Both museums will be open during their regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
"We're thrilled to support a tradition that has been going on for 39 years," said co-chairman Shawnna Boren. "We have great food and entertainment as usual on both days, and our artists are fabulous. If they want to come and sit under the shade and drink a lemonade, or if they want to find gifts or something for their home, or come and do a project for a teenager, there's something for everyone."
Entertainment Editor
Artists booths will dot the grounds of the Museum of the Southwest this coming weekend when the 39th annual Septemberfest opens Friday. The annual event features a weekend of arts and crafts, fine art viewing, live performances, food and activities for children, teenagers and adults.
"We think it's going to be a great weekend," said Kathy Burgess, director of development. "We have a record number of artists, many of whom are new. We have every possible space filled."
Last year's Septemberfest netted $105,000. The goal for this year's event is to net that much if not more from sponsorships, attendance, concessions and sales.
"Septemberfest is actually the primary fundraiser for the Museum of the Southwest and enables us to continue our programs and projects to further our mission," said Karmen Hendrix-Bryant, co-chairman of Septemberfest with Shawnna Boren.
That mission, states the Web site, www.museumsw.org, is to serve "its community as a unique regional resource for cultural enrichment. In its Art Museum, Children's Museum and Planetarium, and on its park-like grounds, the Museum provides opportunities for enjoyment and enlightenment to people of all ages. Using tools of education and entertainment, the Museum fosters appreciation of art and science and nurtures the spirit of creativity, sensitivity and discovery."
The preview party, set for Friday from 7 to 11 p.m., features a Texas theme -- "A Tribute to Texas" -- and includes dinner and drinks, a concert performance at 10 p.m. by the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, a silent auction and the opportunity to preview the art show and sale. Tickets to the Preview Party are $75 in advance and $85 at the gate. To purchase tickets in advance, call the museum, 683-2882.
"Moonlight, champagne and yellow roses" help carry out the theme, Hendrix-Bryant said. "The Pine Valley Cosmonauts are actually a group that comes together from all over the United States, and they will play tributes to Johnny Cash, Bob Wills, what we consider classic country."
Septemberfest continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sept. 7 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $1 per child, ages 3 to 17. Children under 3 are admitted free. Adults and kids in uniform receive half off their admission. Also, those who bring a church bulletin on Sept. 7 will receive half off their admission price.
Returning this year is the "Teen Scene" area designed especially for teenagers under the guidance of former Midland artist Jo Dufo, who will be on hand for the event. Also Kinderfest features a petting zoo, pony rides, a rock climbing wall, several jumpers and special activities.
At last count, 75 artists will be displaying their work in 86 booths set up on the grounds at 1705 W. Missouri Ave.
Inside the museum visitors will discover an exhibition of 3,500 years of art and culture from the ancient worlds of the Mayans and Aztecs to the 20th century works of Miguel Covarrubias and Diego Rivera entitled "Las Artes de Mexico." The collection from the Gilcrease Museum features artifacts from over a dozen pre-Columbian cultures, art created after the European contact of the 1500s, traditional folk art and the social commentary art that became a focus of Mexican art in the late 19th and early 20 centuries.
Also on display is the 24th Annual American Plains Artists Juried Art Exhibit. Juror for the exhibit was Midlander Richard Folger of Folger Galleries. The APA was first organized in 1982. The goal then and now is to educate the public through traditional and representational art works about the American Plains region including the landscape, wildlife, peoples and way of life in historic and modern times.
Inside the Fredda Turner Durham Children's Museum visitors will find several exhibitions including Art's View, My Town, West Texas Keys and The Beach Babies Toddler Room. Both museums will be open during their regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
"We're thrilled to support a tradition that has been going on for 39 years," said co-chairman Shawnna Boren. "We have great food and entertainment as usual on both days, and our artists are fabulous. If they want to come and sit under the shade and drink a lemonade, or if they want to find gifts or something for their home, or come and do a project for a teenager, there's something for everyone."
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