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The Southwest & Mexico AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE IMAGES, LITERATURE & LEGENDS OF THE SOUTHWEST & MEXICO Ilk' H{ Luz HE C 0 CF I E BRAT IN C 2 0 Y EA RS at the Southwestern Writers Collection & 10 YE ARS at the Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography Honoring the vision & creativity of BILL & SALLY WVITTLLFF SC\TURAY, MAY 27, 2006 Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, Texas 6:30 pm / Cocktail Reception 7:30 pn / Gourmet Dinner & Program MA'NTL OF CEREIONIFS EVAN S -ll-II, Editor of TEXAS MONTHLY PR G RA M Reflecting the literature, film, music & photography of Texas State's Southwestern Writers Collection & Wittliff Gallery Readings by TOMMY LIIE JON E & SAM S-I EFPARD Music by J E RRY J EFF \VAIL-FEF R Performances of the works of John Graves, Larry L. King, Katherine Anne Porter & others R \ P Card & envelope cnclosecd-plecse respond by May 17 Cocetail attire PRESENTING SPONSORS at&t P U B L I C S T R A T E G I E S IN C PRINCIPAL PROMOTIONAL SPONSOR IexasOllilv PLATINUM SPONSOR mfi FOUNDATION dif GOLD SPONSORS Deborah & Dan Bulloch a! Don & Kathryn Counts - LUL Frost Bank 0 Deborah Grccn Sue Brandt McBee janis & Joe Pin nelli John Scanlan Sunny & Shelton Smith Cathy Supple / CD3 Discgectr / Dan Matliesont Jim VWiati / William Morris Agency ) SILVER SPONSORS Akin, Gump, Strauss, HaUCr & FcLd Chuck & Susan Bailcy Guy Bob & Cindy Buschman Chartwells Mary Lochveood CrOuLC Ray & Mary Margarct Farabcc/ Mr & Mis Lair'encc Tilton Ed & Gayle Jones / ARC Systems Mava Levy / Rebecca & Gary Cohen Elizabeth & Chuck Nash / Capitol Chevrolcl Pen tagram Design / University of Texas Press Peggy Picklc /Jan Pickle Rallijf Law Firtm / Bracetvcll & Guiliani LLP Gabriclle dc Kuyper Sheshuno[f / Margot & Grant Thomas Mr & Mrs Ernest E. Smith Time Warner Cable Wells Fargo Private Bank Suzaniie & Marc Winklcmani Mr & Mis Reid Wittlifl / rbut a \lorgan & Jerv Galoi OVER 100 ITEMS UP FOR BID page 1I Mujer angel (Angel Woman) i6" x 20" photographic by Graciela itwrbidc (top) Children 112 U of miners, Wet Virginia, 1946. 1i x 14" photograph 0 printed & signed by Russell Lee (left) Fender acoustic guitar signed by Willie Nelson (right) All the Pretty Horses, Cities of the Plain & The Crossing, trilogy of first editions signed by Cormac McCarttiy (below) Gus on the Porch 20" x 24" photograph by Bill Wittliff P LU S... Over 30 fine-art photographs by Kate Breakey, Keith Cartl; Robb Kendrick, Rocky Schenck, Kathy Vargas, Bob "Daddy-O" Wade & others / Goodbye to a River, first edition signed by John Graves / Signed limited-edition print by Julie Speed / Bas-relief sculpture Jackrabbits by David Everett / J. Franko blie limited-edition print signed by Torn Lea / Leatler-bound limited edition of Janes Micheners Texas, signed bv Michener & illustrator Chatrles Shaw / No Country for Old Men, first edition signed by Cormac McCavthy / Jewelry by Kenneth Grey Wilson / & much more... SILENT-AUCTION ITEMS ONLINE tvw's.n'itlujifgalt. txstcte. ecdt It N 0R\RP. I\) C)-( I [.A11\ John Gravces Ann Richards 1, \1 1;N T () - CH A IRS Maty Margarct Farabcc jnis Pinnclli lVINT CONMTiT lE Peggy Pickle 02 Rebecca S. Cohen Jean Rather U Eleanor Crook Amalia Rodriguez-Mencloza Elizabeth Crook Eddie Safadv 02 Hill 02 Donna Gobrielle de Kuyper Sheshunoff 0 Tommy Lee Jones Evan Smith H Retta Kelley Jare Smith 02 Ecky Malick Cathy Supple 02 Dan Matheson Paul Supple Barbara Morgan Bonnie Tilton 02 0 Elizabeth Nash Reid & Susan Wittliff F- Jan Pickle Caryl Yonit I N - KINlP UP()IRE Floral arrangements courtesy of Fvamning by JOHN SCOTT I KAMI I Printing by The Lithoprint Company ltRT-IFR INF()RMAT( I)N (512) 245-2313 Southwestern Writers Collection & Wittliff Gallery Alkek Libraiy / Texas State University-San Marcos vww.wittlilfgcla. txstctte.eclti A small number of discounted rooms cit the Four Seasons available until May 5 / Call (512) 478-4500 fotr reservations Cormplimentary garage parking *.
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