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Silverton Powerhouse Art Exhibit

Allison Fine Arts Building McCormick Gallery 3600 N. Garfield, Midland
Public Art

The Midland College Art Department invites you to experience works by the Silverton, Colorado Powerhouse Art Guild.  The exhibit is displayed August 21-September 29 in the Allison Fine Arts Building McCormick Gallery.  Gallery hours are 8:00 am-9:00 pm, Monday through Friday and 8:00 am-5:00 pm on Friday.  There is no fee to view the exhibit. The Silverton Powerhouse Art Guild is an eclectic group of artists who's mutual purpose is the aesthetic, educational and cultural betterment of the surrounding community. Operating out of Silverton's historic powerhouse building in the iconic San Juan Mountain Range, the Powerhouse Art guild represents a creative presence that offers a variety of unique content--not just active ceramics production from occupant members, but academically immersive opportunities for local inhabitants, such as pottery master classes and regular resident guest artists. The Powerhouse Art Guild seeks to further the positive creative trajectory that is intent on making Silverton, Colorado even more of an artistic, cultural destination. ABOUT THE POWERHOUSE The Silverton Powerhouse was built in 1906 as a first-of-its-kind, centralized power station for mines across the San Juan Mountains. Using hydroelectric power generated by the Animas River in Rockwood Canyon, the Powerhouse was the transfer station that supplied […]

An Evening with Kevin Von Erich

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland
Humanities

Kevin Von Erich was now for his athleticism and powerful wrestling style in the ring, and for being a protective big brother outside of it. Known as the Golden Warrior, he was a force to be reckoned with in his matches. Kevin, along with his father and brothers. was a key figure in the history of World Class Championship Wrestling, a promotion that was based n Dallas, Texas, and aired in markets across the US and Internationally. Alongside his family, helped build WCCW into one of the most popular wrestling promotions of the 1980s. Despite achieving great success in the ring, Kevin distanced himself from the ring after the deaths of his four brothers and father. The family was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009, a fitting tribute to the Von Erichs' incredible legacy in the sport of wrestling. Come and hear firs hand accounts of the life and legacy of the Von Erich family in this one-night event at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.