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{"id":1868,"date":"2019-12-08T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T10:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=1868"},"modified":"2019-12-08T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T10:56:00","slug":"inaugural-wittliff-collections-festival-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=1868&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Wittliff Collections Festival Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first Wittliff Collections Festival scheduled for April<\/p>\n

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The Wittliff Collection, the renowned literary archive at Texas State University, will put on its inaugural <\/span><\/span>Wittliff Collections Festival<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> on April 18, 2020. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Termed \u201ca fundraising celebration of Texas arts\u201d by Austin 360, the festival will be held at the W Hotel in Austin. There will be panels of writers, photographers, filmmakers, and singer-songwriters, for which seating is limited to sponsors and their guests. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The day of panels will be followed by a red-carpet gala at Austin City Limits Live with acoustic performances by Ray Benson and Robert Earl Keen. In addition to Benson and Keen, the gala will include an auction with rare items from the \u201cLonesome Dove\u201d miniseries. A limited number of gala tables beginning at the $25,000 level and VIP corporate sponsorships beginning at $15,000 are still available. Individual tickets are available for $1,000 each.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The event will also honor the legacy of screenwriter, filmmaker, photographer, and writer Bill Wittliff, who along with his wife established the archive at Texas State University in 1986. Wittliff died earlier this year at the age of 79. According to a news release, all proceeds from the festival will be used to acquire collections for the archive. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Panels for the Wittliff Collections Festival include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 \u201cThe Writer\u2019s Voice\u201d with moderator John Spong, featuring writers Sarah Bird, Elizabeth Crook, Stephen Harrigan, and Lawrence Wright.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cThe Photographer\u2019s Voice\u201d with moderator David L. Coleman, featuring photographers Graciela Iturbide, Kate Breakey, Keith Carter, and Connie Todd.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cThe Filmmaker\u2019s Voice: Behind the Scenes with Lonesome Dove,\u201d featuring Emmy-winning costume designer Van Broughton Ramsey, Emmy-nominated set designer Cary White, and property master Eric A. Williams, as well as actor Barry Tubb, who portrayed Jasper Fant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cThe Singer\/Songwriter\u2019s Voice\u201d with moderator Joe Nick Patoski, featuring artists Terri Hendrix, Flaco Jimenez, Barbara Lynn, and Max Baca.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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