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Michael
Martin Murphey to Perform at Color Las Cruces
August 17, 2010 – Michael Martin Murphey, “the man who
wrote and sang ‘Wildfire’” will perform on Saturday,
September 11th at the Rio Grande Theatre as part of the
Color Las Cruces Plein Air Art Festival sponsored by the
Doña Ana Arts Council. Michael Martin Murphey, “singing
cowboy poet”, is not only the number one, best-selling
singer/ songwriter of American Cowboy Music, he's one of
the world's most respected singer/ songwriters in the
Pop and Country-Western field.
Martin’s other hits
include “What’s Forever For”, “Cowboy Logic”, “A Long
Line of Love”, “Carolina In The Pines,” and “I’m Gonna
Miss You Girl”. (www.michaelmartinmurphey.com)
Murphey's original release
of Wildfire can be found on Blue Sky-Night Thunder (Mlps)
Murphey’s performance is slated as the highlight of the
Color Las Cruces VIP Artist Reception, being held to
raise funds for the Council’s Career Art Path program
for children. Six local businesses, including A Catered
Affair, The Big Chair, De La Vega’s, La Iguana, La
Posta, and Lorenzo’s Pan Am, will offer delicious food
and dessert samples during the reception with a wine bar
hosted by St. Clair Winery and a beer bar hosted by Doña
Ana Arts Council. Attendees can meet the competing
artists, and award winners will be announced. Tickets
are available for $40 each, $70 per couple, $34
Military. The reception begins at 6:00pm, Saturday,
September 11th at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main
St.
Color Las Cruces continues on Sunday, September 12th
with a Gallery Hop. The public is invited to go to
participating galleries to see their exciting, new
exhibits and the results of the Plein Air contest, with
all artists in attendance. Participating galleries
include (University) Cutter Gallery, Connie Hines
Interior Design Studio, (Mesilla) Julienne Jewelry, Los
Artesanos, SumArt, (Downtown) Justus Wright Galeria, M.
Phillips Fine Art Gallery, El Paso Electric Gallery in
the Rio Grande Theatre, and (Mesquite District)
Napolitos Gallery, Unsettled Gallery, The Mesquite Art
Gallery. The Gallery Hop is from noon until 4pm and is
free of charge. Programs and maps will be available at
each gallery.
Color Las Cruces is sponsored in part by the City of Las
Cruces, the Las Cruces Convention and Visitor’s Bureau,
The New Mexico Tourism Department, Frame and Art Center,
and Pepsi.
Tickets to the VIP Artists Reception with Special Guest
Michael Martin Murphey are available at participating
galleries and the Rio Grande Theatre. For more
information, visit www.Las-Cruces-Arts.org, or call
(575) 523-6403.
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