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Bill Rakocy 1924-2015 Sun City El Paso’S Venerable Artist, Author and Historian Becoming Died Aug SEPT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Your monthly guide to community entertainment, recreation & culture Our 22nd Anniversary Issue More than 700 things to do, places to go! 2015-2016 PERFORMING ‘Brick Plant on the Rio Bravo” ARTS GUIDE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Your annual guide to area performing arts groups and season schedules Guitarist David Leisner and Cellist Zuill Bailey open the El Paso Pro-Musica season Oct. 17-18. See Pages 12, 16 “The Book of Mormon” Nov. 10-15 at The Plaza Theatre headlines the Broadway in El Paso series. See Pages 6, 20 UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance offers a combination of classic and new plays. See Pages 4, 10 Performing Arts Guide Season Sponsor Major Sponsors El Paso Symphony Orchestra The Flickinger Center for thePerforming Arts launches its 2015-2016 UTEP Department of Theatre & Dance Premier Season with “Yesterday.” See Pages 8, 19 Showtime! El Paso El Paso Pro-Musica Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts Broadway in El Paso ‘Old El Paso 1880s” Co-Sponsors El Paso Chopin Piano Festival (See Pages 3, 14) El Paso Society for Musicians of the Future (See Pages 5, 13) Also with support from Ventriloquist Kevin Johnson opens the Bruce Nehring Consort (Page 9) El Paso Symphony Orchestra begins its Classical Series with Showtime! El Paso season at the pianist Veronika Böhmová Sept. 18-19. Emeritus Conductor Abraham Chavez Theatre. See Pages 7, 11 El Paso Youth Ballet (Page 9) Gürer Aykal returns Oct.23-24. See Pages 2, 18 ALSO INSIDE: Our 15th annual ‘On Site at Juarez Market” Performing Arts Guide Bill Rakocy 1924-2015 Sun City El Paso’s venerable artist, author and historian becoming died Aug. 1 at age 91. He fell in love with the Southwest over 50 years ago and chronicled Suds City its people, landscapes and history on countless The craft beer movement is ‘Mexican Dancers” canvases and in more than a dozen books. brewing up in El Paso. More bars offer more brands, beer The Hal Marcus events have crowded wine tast- Gallery will pay ings off the calendar and three tribute to Bill microbreweries are planned. Rakocy through Page 25 the end of the year with S E P T E M B E R the exhibit “Remembering 2 0 1 5 ‘Pancho Villa and Son at the Blacksmith in Canutillo, Mexico” Rak.” ww w. ep s c en e. c om Page 2 El Paso Scene September 2015 host the family friendly car show from 9 a.m. to Sir Ken Robinson is also one of the world’s 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Church, 11675 leading speakers; his TED Talk video has over SEPTEMBER 2015 Pratt. Pony rides, children’s water slide, train 45 million views. SEPTEMBER rides and mechanical bull ride. Admission is His best-selling books include “The Element: free. Information: Joe Estrada, 329-8516 or How Finding Our Passion Changes Everything,” Roundup 855-WORD. ] “Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative” INDEX Car show registration begins at 7 a.m. tro- and “Finding Your Element: How to Discover phies awarded in various categories; t-shirts for Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Roundup 3-13 first 35 participants. Life.” In his newest book, “Creative Schools: Behind the Scene 4 The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming End of Summer Beach Party and Car Education,” Robinson argues for an end to the Scene Spotlight 4 Show — Anthony (Texas) Police Foundation outmoded industrial educational system and El Paso FishNet 13 and Food Pantry Inc. presents the annual bene- proposes a highly personalized, organic fit car show 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, Viva Juárez 14 approach that draws on today’s technological at Wet N Wild Waterworld, 804 S. Desert, Here’s the Ticket 15-17 and professional resources. Anthony, Texas (I-10 at Exit 0). Proceeds bene- Program Notes 18-19 fit the food pantry. The event features around Chile War Festival — The annual Mission Dance 19 150 cars, a concert, trophies and a beer booth. Valley fiesta is 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Admission is free with regular water park Sept. 12, at Cougar Park in Socorro, 10664 Music, Comedy 20-21 admission; no outside alcohol allowed. Socorro Road. The event includes live music, Sports 22-24, 28 Information: 886-3838, 490-0733 or endofsum- farmer’s market, henna tattoos, face painting, Feature: mermercs.com. Spectator admission free with games and rides. Competitions include jalapeño Craft beer catches on 25-27 Minerpalooza 2015 — UTEP’s 25th annual regular water park entry. Separate fee for car eating, best homemade green salsa, best back-to-school bash and pep rally 6 p.m. to show registration. Information: 886-3838, 490- restaurant salsa, best grown green chile and Nature 29-31 midnight Friday, Aug. 28, in P-9 parking lot on 0733 or endofsummermercs.com. Chile Festival Queen. Admission is free. Taking a Look Back 31 Information: 860-8615. the UTEP campus. The family friendly event ‘Authentic’ El Paso Oktoberfest — The Southwest Art Scene 32-34, 37 features fall sports teams, games, information 2nd annual Oktoberfest celebration is 6 p.m. ‘Dog Day’ swimming event — El Paso Gallery Talk 35 booths and appearances by UTEP athletes, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 11-13, at El Paso Parks and Recreation Department’s 5th annual History Lessons 38 along with live entertainment and family activi- County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano. Authentic dog swim days are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday ties. Full talent line up to be announced. German beer, food and souvenirs, and music and Sunday, Sept. 12-13, at Nations Tobin Keep on Bookin' 39 Admission is free; food and some activities sold by Bavarski. Tickets: $9 general admission; $24 Aquatic Center, 8831 Railroad. Social dogs will At the Museum 40-41 separately. Miner game tickets will be sold. table seating (Ticketmaster). Admission is free be allowed to enjoy a pool day interacting with On Stage 42 Information: 747-5648, minerpalooza.com or on Sunday (Family Day). Information on other friendly pets. Cost: $2 per dog (owners Stage Talk 42 on Facebook. Facebook at The Authentic Oktoberfest at the free). Information, pool rules for pets: 759- Headliner is Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas, El Paso County Coliseum. 8434 or elpasotexas.gov/parks. Film Scene 43 with opening act Scott Melker and the Melker Several adoption agencies will have dogs avail- October preview 44 Sir Ken Robinson — Impact|Programs of Project. Co-headliner is Annie Bosko. able for adoption. Humane Society will also Excellence hosts the internationally recognized Liner Notes 45 Local performers include Ribo Flavin, Mariachi offer micro-chipping for dogs at $15 per dog, authority in creativity and innovation in educa- Los Mineros and the Allegro Dance Team. while supplies last. Advertiser Index 46 tion and business at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at 46 WOL & Destiny Car Show and Festival the Plaza Theatre. Tickets are $30, available Subscription Form — Word of Life Church and Solitos Car Club through Ticketmaster or the Plaza Box Office. Please see Page 5 September 2015 El Paso Scene Page 3 ill Rakocy, who died Aug. 1 at age La Union Maze — The 2015 maze, “Bee 91, left an indelible impression on Amazed,” and family fall events run Sept. the local arts scene through his 19-Nov. 8 in La Union. Page 11. B long career as artist, historian, author and Oryx Challenge — The 30K/100K cycling art educator, but most memorably, event and 5K fun run supporting the USO El through his persistent personality. Paso is Sept. 20 at Fort Bliss. Page 28. Everyone in the El Paso arts community has a “Rak” story. My favorite is the time Scene Spotlight highlights events Las Artistas Sneak Preview — Las Rak submitted an entry to the Arts advertised in this issue. Artistas hosts a sneak peek at its Fine Arts International, the city’s top art competi- and Craft Show in November on Sept. 23 at tion. His painting of old Juárez, with the El Paso Live — Page 48 . Epic Railyard Center. Page 14. face of Pancho Villa looking down on it • Sept. 22: Zedd, El Paso Convention like a full moon, slightly exceeded the Tomatoville: A Tasting for Tocando — Center size limit for entries. The Paso del Norte Challenge Fund Event is • Sept. 24: Lila Downs, Plaza Theatre “I’ll be right back,” Rak told the Arts Sept. 25 to raise awareness and funds for El • Sept. 25: Brandi Carlile, Plaza Theatre International volunteers. He returned that • Sept. 27: Price is Right Live, hosted by Paso Symphony Orchestra’s Tocando same day with the same painting minus a Whenever Rak knocked on my door, Jerry Springer, Plaza Theatre Project. Page 46. couple of inches he had sawn off the side • Oct. 8: Hozier, Abraham Chavez Theatre. which sometimes was once or twice a The Organ Symposium — International then re-framed. As it turned out, his week, he would drop off copies of past Chile Pepper Challenge — El Paso Bicycle Consort Organist Joyce Jones, the first painting won Best of Show. essays, magazine articles, sketches, pho- Club’s annual bike event is Sept. 27, at woman organist to play with the San I met Rak shortly after I started El Paso tos and extra copies of his books. Many Grace Gardens with 100, 64, 40, 27 and 10- Francisco Symphony at the Crystal 22 years ago (this is our anniversary of the books he gave me had water- mile routes. A Chile Pepper Fiesta follows. Cathedral, performs Sept. 27 at The Chapel issue, by the way). He had tried his hand stained pages and singed covers from Page 36.
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