Gale Hall holds up one of the ‘Welcome Quilts’ incorporating artwork by local students. Many in the community may remember the ‘Leaving Home: Migration Through the Eyes of Children’ event sponsored by Voices from the Border in March 2020. The centerpiece of the ten-day series of events was an exhibit in Cady Hall called ‘The […]
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November Calendar of ‘Big Read’ Events
More Events will be Listed in the Dec. issue of the PRT November 5 : 6:00p.m. Art Opening and Photography Exhibit with Kayla Lewis-Simpson and Gooch Godwin – At the Patagonia Museum This will be a three-week exhibition held at The Patagonia Museum and will be open for public viewing during museum open hours. November […]
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Art Walk Returns to Patagonia
News Release The 19th Annual Patagonia ART WALK will return the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26 – 27, from 10 am until dusk. It will showcase work of 40 local artists from Patagonia, Sonoita and Elgin. Due to pandemic precautions, artists will display their artwork in open air “courtyards” created in existing vacant […]
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Students Treated to Opera House Mini-Concert
Christina Wilhelm, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts (SCFPA), was named a 2021 Santa Cruz Ambassador for the Arts in October at a ceremony held in Nogales. And she was right back to bringing music into the lives of local residents the following week, when she hosted the first of […]
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New Public Art in Patagonia
Isaac Caruso, an accomplished young Arizona muralist, stopped in Patagonia for just two days in mid-October, but he left his mark in the form of a 10 x 20-foot mural on the side of the Patagonia Market. The bright image, primarily in pinks and blues, and framed in sparkling metallic paints, will become Page 9 […]
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PRT Sponsoring Poetry Contest
The Patagonia Regional Times, in collaboration with the Patagonia Library and the Patagonia Creative Arts Center, is sponsoring a poetry contest for our local students. This contest is one of several events taking place as part of the National Endowment for the Arts ‘Big Read’ program in Patagonia. (Read more about this program and other […]
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Schedule Announced for ‘Big Read’ Events
The Patagonia Public Library and Patagonia Creative Arts Association (PCAA) have been selected to receive a 2021-2022 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. The $5,350.00 grant awarded to Patagonia supports a host of programs and events planned over the next few months, all inspired by “An American Sunrise” by Joy Harjo. Harjo, […]
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Call to Artists for ART WALK
News Release Call to Artists in the Sky Island area of Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin and Beyond Come show and sell your beautiful, original, quirky, elegant, handmade, heartfelt ART in the 19th Annual Patagonia ART WALK, on November 26 & 27, from 10 am – 4 pm. We are seeking art made with care and love in […]
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Everywhere You Look, There You Are
With empathy and humor, Rhonda Brew depicts her community of friends and relatives.
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New Mystery Has Local Setting
Carl and Jane Bock have written a third borderlands mystery, titled “Grace Fully,’” featuring locales and communities that residents of the Sonoita/Elgin area will find familiar. The main character, Grace Vieumilliers, is a deputy with the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s office. While Grace is adjusting to life as a newlywed after years of independence, she is faced […]