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OVERVIEW The Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA) was established in 2006 to promote the importance of literacy, culture and the arts to students, parents, educators and community members throughout the Rio Grande Valley. With the theme Transcending Borders: Building Bridges Through the Arts, FESTIBA 2018 will take place February 26 through March 3. The imagery for FESTIBA 2018 is the dandelion. Dandelions are symbolic of positivity, progress and survival. In a sense, the dandelion can be a symbol of life. It is a plain and unimpressive weed with extremely strong roots. When it goes to seed, it is suddenly beautiful, fluffy and white, standing proudly above the grass and weeds. The dandelion can also be associated with hope and dreams that come true. When children blow on dandelion fluff, they close their eyes and make a wish. When they see a dandelion head, they are reminded of all the things they have and will wish for. Join us for FESTIBA 2018, as we discover the arts as a humanizing force that has a great potential to build bridges throughout the world between cultures and communities. FESTIBA 2018 will explore the power of the arts to encourage connections, as it moves between peoples and countries and across time. For more information or special accommodations, please contact the UTRGV Office of Public Art at (956) 665-3881.
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Monday, February 26 - Saturday, March 3 ART EXHIBITS BY FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND GUESTS FOLD EXIBITION
An exhibition of contemporary works by thirteen female artists who explore the concept of the fold in terms of form and conceptual metaphor in both stationary and time-based art media. Note - these exhibits begin and extend beyond the FESTIBA week.
EXHIBITS DURING FESTIBA 2018 INCLUDE:
Visitors Center | Edinburg Artists: Misoo Filan, Gulia Huber, Sibel Kocabasi, and Golnar Shahyar Exhibition dates: February 27 - March 30, 2018 Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. International Museum of Art and Science (IMAS) | McAllen Artists: Laleh Mehran, Sibel Kocabasi, Giannina Coppaino Dwin, and Anja Marias Exhibition dates: February 2 - April 1, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, February 2, 2018 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Visual Arts Gallery | Edinburg, Annex Building Artists: Linda Behar, Isabel Gouveia, Rojhaneh Hosseini, Dorotha Grace Lemeh, and Amber Scoon Exhibition dates: February 15 - March 29, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 22, 2018 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Performing Arts Complex
DONALD LYLES PAINTINGS
Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Lobby Gallery Time: Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Charles & Dorothy Clark Gallery
UTRGV ART FACULTY GROUP EXHIBIT
Location: Edinburg / Charles & Dorothy Clark Gallery, ELABS Time: Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Art Gallery at Rusteberg Hall
ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BORDERLANDS
Featuring works by guest artists Location: Brownsville / Art Gallery at Rusteberg Hall Time: Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visual Arts Building Lobby Gallery
“THE DANDELION A VEHICLE FOR THE EXPRESSION OF THE IMMIGRANT�
The Jewelry faculty from the School of Art will present their 3D printed and fabricated collaborative costume discussing the idea of immigration as it relates to the nature of the dandelion. Both tradition and technology represent the diverse nature of the immigrant through 3D printing, crocheted metal, and juxtaposition of textile. Materials include 3-D modeled ABS plastic, music wire springs, laser cut wool, textiles feathers, and poly fill. Panel Topic: The Dandelion is a vehicle for the expression of the immigrant, viewed both as a weed, invasive pest, and/or as nourishment, medicinal, and detoxifier. A representation of wishes blown and seeded off into the future, while roots from the past ground, blending new and old. The plant which grows in adverse conditions is veiled telling of the anonymity or invisibility of a population. The dandelion, a Fibonacci flora, references the beauty and mathematical perfection of nature. Faculty Panel: Donna Sweigart and Erum Javed Location: Edinburg Annex / Visual Arts Building Lobby Gallery, VABL 1.223 Date: Wednesday, February 28 Time: 6:00 p.m.
72 HOUR FILM RACE
Participants will have 72 hours to create a film based on a particular theme, action and prop. The film race will begin February 16th at noon in LIBR. 1.308, and all films must be finished and submitted by 12 noon on Monday, the 18th. Screening of films and winners will be selected during FESTIBA. Film Screening will be March 1st, 5:00 p.m. until completion.
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Monday, February 26 FACULTY, STUDENT, AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS UTRGV faculty, students, and guests present and perform in their areas of expertise and research. Sessions are free and open to the general public.
LA TRADUCCIÓN DE LA POESÍA EN LOS TIEMPOS DEL MURO
Dr. González Núñez will discuss the translation of poetry, its challenges and rewards, in order to encourage participants to translate more. The presentation will have an interactive component. Faculty presenter: Gabriel González Núñez, Director, Translation and Interpreting Programs Location: Brownsville / MAIN 2.526 Time: 1:55 - 2:55 p.m.
SEYMOUR THE TROLL
Seymour is a silly name for a cave troll and when a troll, called Seymour launches himself on a journey to get a new name, he meets danger, disappointment and a great new friend. The play will be offered as staged reading. Faculty Presenters: David Carren and Peter Mikolasky Location: Edinburg / ELABS 107 Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
FLAMENCO SHOW
Niurca Marquez, flamenco dancer, and Jose Luis de la Paz, award winning guitarist. Presented by Patron of the Arts and the FOLD Exhibition. Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Lobby Times: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Tickers: $5.00 - $15.00 (Purchase tickets at patron.utrgv.edu) Call 956-665-3881 for more information.
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Tuesday, February 27 FACULTY, STUDENT, AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS ENGL 3351 CREATIVE WRITING SHOWCASE I
Undergraduate students from Intro to Creative Writing (ENGL 3351) will share creative works in progress. Faculty presenters/participants: Robert Moreira, Juan Flores, and ENGL 3351 students Time: 9:25 - 10:40 a.m. Location: Edinburg / EHABW 1.122
MUSIC KNOWS NO BORDERS
Students of class piano will present artistic interpretation of their arrangements with culturally relative repertoire. Faculty presenters / participants: Dr. Liudmila Varlamova and students of class piano II - MUSI 1115 Time: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Location: Edinburg / EPAB 1.131 (piano lab)
IMPACT OF POPULAR MUSIC ON CULTURE
Presenter: Mr. John Ferris Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 10:00 a.m.
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY CIVIL WAR TRAIL: TRAVELING TRUNK FOR K-12 EDUCATION
This is the first component of a four-part lecture series to showcase UTRGV’s CHAPS Program ongoing research. In the past three years, CHAPS faculty and staff conducted RGV Civil War trail-related professional development workshops with Valley K-12 educators and devised lesson plans on the trail to be incorporated into their classrooms. This presentation highlights the importance of the study of local history and showcases the CHAPS developed traveling trunk to assist K-12 educators in their classrooms with hands-on items for a rich experience. Faculty presenter: Roseann Bacha-Garza, MA, UTRGV Lecturer Location: Edinburg / ELABS 304 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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RESILIENCE IN A TIME OF TERROR: WRITING THE UNRECORDED HISTORY OF LA MATANZA OF 1910-1920 IN THE FRONTERA OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY Faculty Presenter: Dr. Christopher Carmona Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 12:15 p.m.
GALLERY MAGAZINE PRESENTS SEHBA SARWAR AND CONTRIBUTORS
Sehba Sarwar will read and will be joined by select contributors to Gallery 2018. Faculty presenters/participants: Britt Haraway and Gallery staff/contributors Location: Edinburg / ELAB 103 Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
TRANSCENDING SENSORY BOUNDARIES: SYNESTHESIA IN THE ARTS
Presentation, followed by activities to generate ideas for synesthetic art, literature, and music. Presenter: Dr. Rebekah Hamilton, Director of the Writing Center Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Edinburg / EPAC B1.121
IMPACT OF POPULAR MUSIC ON CULTURE
Presenter: Mr. John Ferris Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 2:00 p.m.
ENGL 3351 CREATIVE WRITING SHOWCASE II
Undergraduate students from Intro to Creative Writing (ENGL 3351) will share creative works in progress. Faculty presenters/participants: Robert Moreira, Juan Flores, and ENGL 3351 students Location: Edinburg / ELABS 309 Time: 4:40 - 7:10 p.m.
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Words + Pictures Group COMICS Day at FESTIBA
On this day, we will present a marathon of back-to-back academic panels and information sessions on comics as literature and comics as art. Session 1:
UNDERSTANDING HEALING GRAPHICS THROUGH THE WORKS OF AUTHOR JACKIE SCHULD Presenter: Dr. Jing Zhang Location: Edinburg / ELIBR 1.206 (Shary Room) Time: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. Session 2:
LET’S TALK ABOUT POP CULTURE!
Paper presentations on the influences of George A. Romero, females in the Marvel Universe and other popular programming and graphic novels on today’s world. Presenters: Mary Ann Escamilla, Marlene Galvan, Carlton Nelson, Topacio Santivanez Location: Edinburg / ELIBR 1.206 (Shary Room) Time: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Session 3:
TRANSCENDING BORDERS IN VISUAL CULTURE FROM GRAPHIC NOVEL TO FILM Presenters: David Carren and Carl Nelson Location: Edinburg / ELIBR 1.206 (Shary Room) Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Session 4:
WORDS+GRAPHICS TRANSCENDING ART’S BORDERS WITH NARRATIVE
Presenters: Carl Vestweber, Elizabeth McCormack-Whittemore, Erika M Balogh Location: Edinburg / ELIBR 1.206 (Shary Room) Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Session 5:
POINT OF VIEW IN COMICS
Sneak preview of a new solution to some narratological puzzles, with introductory explanation and illustrated examples. Presenter: Dr. Jean Braithwaite Location: Edinburg / ELIBR 1.206 (Shary Room) Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Session 6:
COMIC BOOK DOCUMENTARIES FROM KANOPY Location: Edinburg / ELIBR 2.114 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
FOLD EXIBITION PANEL
An exhibition of contemporary works by thirteen female artists who explore the concept of the fold in terms of form and conceptual metaphor in both stationary and time-based art media.
PANEL DISCUSSION: UNFOLDING SOCIAL ISSUES Location: Edinburg / Visitors Center Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
UTRGV Faculty Presenters: Panel Moderator: Dr. Friederke Brühöfener, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Assistant Program Director, Gender and Women’s Studies Program Panelists: Dr. Young Rae Oum, Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Title of the paper: “Immigrant Identities in the Folds of Narratives” Dr. Ruby Charak, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Science Title of the paper: “Caught in the Folds of Sexual (Re) Victimization” Dr. Cathryn Merla-Watson, Assistant Professor, Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies Title of the paper: “Difference, Feminism, and FOLD” Dr. Mariana Alessandri, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Mexican American Studies Title of the paper: “Unfolding the UTRGV students”
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Wednesday, February 28 FACULTY, STUDENT, AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS IMPACT OF POPULAR MUSIC ON CULTURE
Presenter: Mr. John Ferris Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 10:00 a.m.
WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT THE PREHISTORIC PEOPLES OF SOUTH TEXAS FROM THEIR STONE TOOLS?
This is the second component of a four-part lecture series to showcase UTRGV’s CHAPS Program ongoing research. The Rio Grande Valley has been home to people for over 10,000 years, and we know this because these people left their tools behind. Using artifacts from local collectors in the RGV as clues to the practices of these ancient peoples, we can begin to reconstruct the prehistoric world of south Texas and northeast Mexico. In this presentation, we examine local resources available to prehistoric peoples and how they used these resources to thrive in the ancient environment of South Texas. Student presenter: Brandi Reger Faculty advisor: Juan L. Gonzalez, UTRGV Associate Professor of Geology, College of Science School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences Location: Edinburg / ELABN 101 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
SONGS OF THE HOMELAND
Documentary Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 2:00 p.m.
CREATIVE WRITING FACULTY PANEL
Presenters: Edna Ochoa, Peter Browne, Lino Garcia, Elvia Ardalani, Dolores Mendiola Location: Edinburg / ELABN 255 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
LA IMPORTANCIA DEL ESPAÑOL MÉDICO EN EL VALLE Dolores Mendiola & Medical Spanish Students Location: Edinburg / ELABS 255 Time: 4:30 - 6:45 p.m. 9 | UTRGV FESTIBA 2018
PANEL ON TEACHING TO TRANSCEND BORDERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Presenters: Dr. Amy Cummins (Dept. of Literatures & Cultural Studies) will moderate a panel of high school teachers. Location: Edinburg / ELABS 256 Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
IN THE HEIGHTS, MUSICAL
By Lin-Manuel Miranda & Quiara Alegria Hudes Location: Edinburg / Albert L. Jeffers Theatre - ELABS 106 Time: 7:30 p.m. Call for reservations and admission prices - 956-665-3888 Following the scene performances, the director and the performers will provide a talk-back question and answer session for interested attendees. Faculty Presenter: Dr. Brian Warren
Wednesday-Thursday February 28, March 1 GEAR UP DAYS at UTRGV
Students from the UTRGV GEAR UP program will visit the UTRGV campus locations in Edinburg and Brownsville and attend presentations and performances. Featuring renowned authors Angela Cervantes, Alejandro Zambra, and UTRGV faculty. February 28: Brownsville / TSC Performing Arts Center & PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salรณn 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. March 1: Edinburg / PAC, Student Union Theater, Jeffers Theatre, Library Theater 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Thursday, March 1 FACULTY, STUDENT, AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS SONGS ABOUT THE BORDER
Spanish students will present their opinions and facts on the topics of Border issues presented in songs. Faculty presenters/participants: Aracely Esparza and SPAN 2315 students Location: Brownsville / Sabal 2.110 A Time: 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
THE BORDER: CULTURAL BEE
Spanish students will participate in a cultural bee. The questions will be drawn from several areas such as history, geography, music, pop culture, etc. from the cities of the Rio Grande Valley. Faculty presenters/participants: Aracely Esparza and SPAN 2315 students Location: Brownsville / LHSB 1.602 Time: 9:25 - 10:40 a.m
VISIONES: LATINO ART AND CULTURE
Documentary Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 10:00 a.m.
ENGL 4352 SHORT FICTION SHOWCASE
Undergraduate students from the Advanced Fiction Workshop (ENGL 4352) will share short fictional stories in progress. Faculty presenters/participants: Robert Moreira and ENGL 4352 students Location: Edinburg / ELABN 203 Time: 10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
FIKE FARMS: A PORCIÓN OF EDINBURG
This is the third component of a four-part lecture series to showcase UTRGV’s CHAPS Program ongoing research. For the seventh year, the CHAPS Program class “Discovering the Rio Grande Valley” has recorded the history of a family and its land in Edinburg through archaeological, biological, and geological survey, and in oral and documentary history. This presentation details the findings of this project in anticipation of the publication of the final report later this spring.
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Student presenters/participants: Alvino Flores, UTRGV Graduate Student of Anthropology; Cynthia Sanchez, UTRGV Undergraduate Student of History; Jackqueline Alejos, UTRGV Undergraduate Student of Anthropology; and Mayela Cavazos, UTRGV Undergraduate student of Anthropology Location: Edinburg / ELABS 304 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
BIG READ KEYNOTE PANEL
Featuring Alejandro Zambra, award winning author of this year’s Big Read book selection, Ways of Going Home. He is also the author of My Documents, The Private Lives of Trees, and Bonsai. His books have been translated into more than ten languages and have received several international prizes. His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Harper’s, among others. In 2010, he was named one of Granta’s Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists, and he is a 2015-16 Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library. Zambra teaches literature at Diego Portales University, in Santiago, Chile.
SESSION TITLE: WAYS OF GOING HOME
Moderator: Professor Steven Schneider, MFA, Ph.D. Location: Edinburg / Shary Room, UTRGV Library Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
CHACHALACA REVIEW
Spring 2018 Borderlands Issue Faculty Presenter: Dr. Christopher Carmona Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 12:15 p.m.
COMIC BOOK SUPERHEROES
Documentary Location: Brownsville / University Library, Room 1.118 Time: 2:00 p.m.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST ABOUT BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN BORDER TOWNS
Photographs reflect the bilingual education student’s interaction with language and culture in the Rio Grande Valley border. Faculty presenters/participants: Aracely Esparza and SPAN 3304 students Location: Brownsville / Sabal 2.110A Time: 3:00 - 4:20 p.m.
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72 HOUR FILM RACE
Participants will have 72 hours to create a film based on a particular theme, action and prop. The film race will begin February 16th at noon in ELIBR. 1.308, and all films must be finished and submitted by 12 noon on Monday, the 18th. Screening of films and winners will be selected during FESTIBA. Film Screening will be March 1st, 5:00 p.m. until completion. Faculty Presenters: Lawrence Gise & Peter Mikolasky Location: ELIBR 1.308 Time: 5:00 p.m.
AUTHORS AND PRESENTERS RECEPTION
All FESTIBA 2018 Participants, Faculty and Community are invited! Hosted by UTRGV FESTIBA and Dustin Michael Sekula Library Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Lobby Times: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
ARTRAGEOUS, THE INTERACTIVE ART AND MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Get ready to experience art and music gone wild with the interactive troupe Artrageous! Artrageous blends popular music, dance, onstage performance, art, theater, and a rollicking spirit that will delight the audience! Artists on stage create giant portraits at lighting speed using their hands and brushes. Artrageous is a show that loves participation. The audience can take photos, come on stage, and sing along. Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Lobby Time: 6:00 p.m. - General Public Tickets: $5.00 – $20.00 (Purchase tickets at patron.utrgv.edu) Call 956-665-3881 for more information.
IN THE HEIGHTS, MUSICAL
By Lin-Manuel Miranda & Quiara Alegria Hudes Location: Edinburg / Albert L. Jeffers Theatre - ELABS 106 Time: 7:30 p.m. Call for reservations and admission prices - 956-665-3888 Following the scene performances, the director and the performers will provide a talk-back question and answer session for interested attendees. Faculty Presenter: Dr. Brian Warren
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Thursday-Friday, March 1-2 TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL READING ROCK STARS PROGRAM
The Texas Book Festival will bring books to life for young readers during FESTIBA 2018 through Reading Rock Stars, an engaging literacy program in which authors from across the country are invited to present their works to students in economically-disadvantaged public schools. At the end of the book presentations, each child receives an autographed copy of the book, and a set of books is also given to the school library. Authors and their books for 2018: Juana Martinez Neal - LA PRINCESA AND THE PEA; Duncan Tonatiuh - DANZA: AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ AND EL BALLET FOLKLORICO DE MÉXICO; Anna Meriano - LOVE SUGAR MAGIC (middle grade); John Parra - FRIDA KAHLO AND HER ANIMALITOS; and René Colato Laniez - I AM RENÉ THE BOY Schools for 2018: March 1: Morningside Elementary (Brownsville, TX); Carl Waitz Elementary (Alton, TX); Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary (Edinburg, TX) March 2: Rodolfo Silva Jr. Elementary (Weslaco, TX); J.W. Caceres Elementary (Donna, TX)
Friday, March 2 LIBRARIANS AND EDUCATORS DAY
This year’s Librarians and Educators Day will touch upon the effectiveness of implementing teaching approaches that embrace the arts as a supplement to good classroom teaching and as a humanizing force that has a great potential to build bridges throughout the world between cultures and communities. L&E Day will focus on the power of the arts to encourage and inspire connections, as it moves between peoples and countries and across time, helping students and people of all ages to develop the literacy and life skills needed to express themselves and succeed in achieving their dreams. Location: Edinburg / Ballroom Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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FACULTY, STUDENT, AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS AND THEN THE ARMY WAS GONE: RIO GRANDE CITY AND FORT RINGGOLD IN THE 1930S AND 1940S
This is the fourth component of a four-part lecture series to showcase UTRGV’s CHAPS Program ongoing research. In 1944, after nearly a century as a U.S. Army installation, Fort Ringgold in Rio Grande City was closed and the soldiers were sent to the Pacific theatre of the Second World War. Our documentary follows the history of Fort Ringgold. From the fort’s founding as a defense against bandits to Fort Ringgold’s current day academic mission. The story details the history of South Texas, follows political intrigue, and highlights the values that bring our border community together. This presentation will also discuss the documentary’s unique backstory. Completing the production required collaboration between multiple UTRGV departments, broadcastindustry professionals, and UTRGV students. How this documentary came together may be as interesting as the production itself. Audience members will leave the presentation with an appreciation for Fort Ringgold, a deeper understanding of our South Texas community, and a few tips/tricks for developing a cohesive multi-professional team. Faculty Presenter: Nick Taylor, UTRGV Lecturer of Communications Location: Edinburg / ELABN 101 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
FEATHERED SERPENT, DARK HEART OF SKY: MEXICAN MYTHS
Assistant professor David Bowles will present his latest book, in which he stitches together the fragmented mythology of pre-Colombian Mexico into a unified narrative. Faculty presenters/participants: David Bowles Location: Edinburg / Borderlands Room, EEDUC 2.102 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY PROGRAM
MARIACHI MARIO: TRANSLATING VIDEO GAME MUSIC TRANSCULTURALLY IN ONLINE COVER VIDEOS;
Mariachi music and sound in interactive, emerging, and social media Michael Austin, Assistant Professor of Media, Journalism, and Film at Howard University in Washington, D.C. where he serves as coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. He holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Humanities - Aesthetic
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Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas and music degrees from UTAustin and UT-San Antonio. Austin is editor of the anthology Music Video Games: Performance, Politics, and Play, and his research focuses on music and sound in interactive, emerging, and social media. Location: Edinburg / PAC Mariachi Hall Time: 10 a.m.
MARIACHI FESTIVAL: WORKSHOPS
High school and middle school mariachi students are invited to participate in lectures and workshops led by master mariachi performer and educator José Hernández with the internationally renowned Mariachi Sol de México and the UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán. Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Call 956-533-7483 or 956-665-2353 for registration information.
IN THE HEIGHTS, MUSICAL
By Lin-Manuel Miranda & Quiara Alegria Hudes Location: Edinburg / Albert L. Jeffers Theatre - ELABS 106 Time: 7:30 p.m. Call for reservations and admission prices - 956-665-3888 Following the scene performances, the director and the performers will provide a talk-back question and answer session for interested attendees. Faculty Presenter: Dr. Brian Warren
ARTRAGEOUS, THE INTERACTIVE ART AND MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Get ready to experience art and music gone wild with the interactive troupe Artrageous! Artrageous blends popular music, dance, onstage performance, art, theater, and a rollicking spirit that will delight the audience! Artists on stage create giant portraits at lighting speed using their hands and brushes. Artrageous is a show that loves participation. The audience can take photos, come on stage, and sing along. Location: Brownsville / TSC Performing Arts Center Times: 6:00 p.m. - General Public Tickets: $5.00 - $20.00 (Purchase tickets at patron.utrgv.edu) Call 956-665-3881 for more information.
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FESTIBA COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
Join us for this fun community event, which will be the culmination of a week of cultural and educational exchange. The afternoon and evening features an amazing list of family-friendly events including a variety of author presentations, book signings, musical performances, children’s activity tents, book displays, book distributions, local and international artists, and a variety of art and food vendors. The theme of the Community Festival 2018 is “Celebrating Cultures of the World”. The Office of Global Engagement will participate with a food tasting tent with native costumes of the world. Location: Edinburg City Hall and grounds Time: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. UTRGV #subculture: Urban Art Experience @FESTIBA Community Festival UTRGV’s artists, musicians and all creative walks of life come together to showcase their work and create an interactive environment. This event is spearheaded by Jennifer McGehee-Valdez, UTRGV’s Director of Public Relations. Artists Exhibits, Author Booths, and Great food, Music by Epi and Friends and DRAFT and more, including: Animals for Society; UTCARES Puppet Show and Storytelling; UTRGV Office of Continuing Education; Sigma Delta Tau; Dr. Seuss Tent
BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS
Access to books from an early age is the key to their development. Over 2,000 free books will be given away to children who attend. Sponsored by the South Texas Literacy Coalition.
OFFICE OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
“Cultures of the World” with a food tasting tent and native costumes of the world.
CREATIVE TENT
Presented and Sponsored by the International Museum of Arts and Sciences
TOP READERS AWARDS
in the Edinburg Auditorium, elementary schools from the Rio Grande Valley will be recognized for their exemplary reading levels. Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Edinburg City Auditorium
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Saturday, March 3 FACULTY, STUDENT, AND GUEST PRESENTATIONS Mariachi Festival: Competition
More than 600 students from all over the state will face-off during the Middle School and High School Mariachi Competition. The FESTIBA 2018 Mariachi Concert will feature the first place vocal competition winners, the group winners in the Middle School and the Grand Champion of the High School divisions, UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán, and the internationally renowned Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ($5.00 admission)
FESTIBA MARIACHI FESTIVAL CONCERT
Featuring UTRGV Mariachi Aztlán, the internationally renowned Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández Location: Edinburg / Performing Arts Complex Time: 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $10.00 - $20.00
IN THE HEIGHTS, MUSICAL
By Lin-Manuel Miranda & Quiara Alegria Hudes Location: Edinburg / Albert L. Jeffers Theatre - ELABS 106 Time: 7:30 p.m. (Also showing Sunday at 2 p.m.) Call for reservations and admission prices - 956-665-3888 Following the scene performances, the director and the performers will provide a talk-back question and answer session for interested attendees. Faculty Presenter: Dr. Brian Warren
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Events may be subject to change. For the most recent list of FESTIBA events, please 19 visit utrgv.edu/FESTIBA or call the Office of Public Art at 956-665-3381.