The JW Art Gallery presents a Kick-off Event for the Southwest Festival of the Written Word
Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:00pm – 9:00pm
99 Cortez Ave. Hurley, NM
Help launch the first Southwest Festival of the Written Word with a free kickoff celebration at the JW Gallery, including a performance by Randy Carr from “Tuck,” his original one-man play, and book signings with authors Terry Humble (Copper Mining in Santa Rita, New Mexico 1801-1838), Anthony Romero (The Saloons of Santa Clara) and Christopher Saxman (The Drive to Cheyenne and Burnout). All of these titles will be available, as well as the hand-made book, Poems2. Original cover designs by artist Fred Barraza for M. H. “Dutch” Salmon’s trilogy, Signal to Depart, Forty Freedoms and Home is the River, will also be displayed. The trilogy books, published by High-Lonesome Books, will be available for sale at the gallery.
Refreshments will be served.
During the entire weekend of the Southwest Festival of the Written Word, the Gallery will feature a special selection of the artwork of Joseph Wade, Elvira Godfrey, Christopher Saxman and Leighton Fossom. Also available will be Wade’s hand-made book Poems2, a large selection of Golden West Publishers’ Southwestern specialty Cookbooks, and several area Historical Publications.