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THURSDAY AUGUST 5
1:00 PM
Plaza Days
PLAZA DAYS: Open House
Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 5 at 1:00 PM
1 pm - 5pm - Organ Music 20 min. on the full hour. Western Skies Light Show and Cartoon - Looney Tunes! 70th anniversary of Bugs Bunny (25 min.) on the half hour.
9:00 PM
Special Events
The Good, The Bad, The Indie v06
Arts Festival Plaza
Thursday, Aug 5 at 9:00 PM
The Good, The Bad, The Indie is a non-competition event that showcases local talent and provides a yearly networking event for the El Paso /New Mexico / Juarez area film community. The selection of short films is representative of the diversity of the local film community, with documentaries, narratives, experimental, and animation.
9:00 PM
Special Events
VIP / Sponsor Reception with Nancy Olson and Nick Clooney
Camino Real's Dome Bar
Thursday, Aug 5 at 9:00 PM
Invitation Only
FRIDAY AUGUST 6
1:00 PM
Plaza Days
PLAZA DAYS: Open House
Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Friday, Aug 6 at 1:00 PM
1 pm - 5pm - Organ Music 20 min. on the full hour. Western Skies Light Show and Cartoon - Looney Tunes! 70th anniversary of Bugs Bunny (25 min.) on the half hour.
4:00 PM
Special Events
Showtime: El Paso's Historic Movie Palaces
Philanthropy Theatre
Friday, Aug 6 at 4:00 PM
Talk and book signing with Cynthia Haines.
SATURDAY AUGUST 7
9:30 PM
Special Events
Reception for Debbie Reynolds
Camino Real Dome Bar
Saturday, Aug 7 at 9:30 PM
Call the El Paso Community Foundation office for ticket information at 533-4020.
TUESDAY AUGUST 10
11:00 AM
Plaza Days
PLAZA DAYS: Columbia Shorts
Sponsored by Charles and Barbara Horak
Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Tuesday, Aug 10 at 11:00 AM
Tours of the Historic Plaza Theatre and Organ Concert from 11-11:30am. Special presentation of Columbia Pictures short subjects including: The Three Stooges in Cactus Makes Perfect and the classic cartoon Gerald McBoing-Boing. 35mm Archival
THURSDAY AUGUST 12
11:00 AM
Plaza Days
PLAZA DAYS: Columbia Shorts
Sponsored by
Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Thursday, Aug 12 at 11:00 AM
Tours of the Historic Plaza Theatre and Organ Concert from 11-11:30am. Special presentation of Columbia Pictures short subjects including: The 3 Stooges All The World's A Stooge and the classic cartoon when Magoo Flew.
8:30 PM
Special Events
Pecha Kucha Night Vol.7
Camino Real Dome Bar
Thursday, Aug 12 at 8:30 PM
Pecha Kucha Night gathers creative individuals to share their work and ideas in a casual environment of chilling-out, getting together and exchanging thoughts. Pecha Kucha welcomes creative minds from the fields of Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Fashion Design, Animation and Design in general. Pecha Kucha represents a new expression venue for people in the creative world.
SATURDAY AUGUST 14
10:00 AM
Special Events
Texas Archive of the Moving Image - All Day
Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
The Texas Film Round-Up will be making its first trip to El Paso as part of the August film festival, offering free digitization for anyone wanting to convert their old 8mm, 16mm, VHS (or other media) home movies.

Saturday from 10am - 7pm.

4:00 PM
Special Events
Picture Show: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 4:00 PM
Free Admission to Festival Passholders