Talk At Ten

LISTEN NOW: Bonita Barlow

Today on Talk at Ten, a conversation with artist Bonita Barlow. She is showing this weekend at Building 98 in Marfa.

LISTEN NOW: Brenda Jo Garcia

Brenda Jo Garcia, is candidate for Presidio County Tax Assessor/Collector.

LISTEN NOW: Frank Brown

Frank Brown is a candidate for 83rd District Attorney. Brown served as district attorney from 2001 to 2008, but was narrowly defeated in 2008 by Jesse Gonzales. Early voting for 2012 Texas Primary election for county, district, state and federal offices begins on May 14, and election day is on May 29.

Rod Ponton is a candidate for 83rd District Attorney. Early voting for 2012 Texas Primary election for county, district, state and federal offices begins on May 14, and election day is on May 29.

Filmmaker talks about production of the film, Marfa Girl.

Founder and director of Light Industry, Thomas Beard, and filmmaker/scholar Cedar Sherbet talk about upcoming films in CineMarfa 2012.  The 2nd annual CineMarfa film festival takes place May 16 – 20 in Marfa. CineMarfa has a unique take on the idea of a film festival, with an emphasis on the intersection between film and fine art. Films made by visual artists, as well as rarely screened archival, experimental, documentary, and narrative films, will be seen alongside new (and historic) films from across the spectrum of world cinema.

Award-winning investigative news writer Max Blumenthal, Lannan writer-in-residence, describes his current endeavors. Blumenthal is a Nation Institute writing fellow and a research fellow for Media Matters for America. His articles and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times,The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Huffington Post, The American Prospect, The Washington Monthly,Salon.com, Alternet, and many other publications. His book, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party, is a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller. Blumenthal reads this Saturday, May 19, at the Marfa Book Company at 6 PM. The reading is free and open to the public.