State Of The Arts
Saturday 11:30am
State of the Arts is a weekly 30-minute program focusing on the arts community of El Paso. Hosted by dedicated art enthusiast Marina Monsisvais, State of the Arts provides listeners with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how creativity is shaping our community.
Marina interviews local visual artists, writers, dancers, singers, actors and directors, as well as regional talent exhibiting or performing in El Paso. The show gets to the heart of what inspires and drives artists to do what they love best.
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Julia Reyes isn’t the perfect Mexican daughter. She’s a bold Chicago teen facing grief, tradition, and mental health struggles. Through writing, she finds strength - and reminds us our dreams matter. -
Fox Labyrinth is turning 15 and they’re celebrating with a Quinceañera! We’re invited to the party on October 25 and 26, 2025 for two days of music, local vendors, food, and kids’ activities. -
The University Art Museum at New Mexico State University presents Necessary Futures, featuring three artists whose work confronts the impacts of mass incarceration, capitalism, and colonialism. -
For 95 years, the El Paso Symphony Orchestra has cultivated community through classical music. The Orchestra recently kicked off their 95th season in September, and there’s a lot more to come. -
El Paso Ballet Theatre will be performing excerpts of the great ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Gissele and Don Quixote with live orchestra at the Plaza Theatre on October 4, 2025. -
The Tom Lea Celebration is back and the 2025-26 edition is better than ever.This year the Celebration brings exhibitions, walking tours, book signings and more to the area. -
Zeke Peña is a storyteller and cartoonist. Sundust, his author-illustrator debut hit shelves in Summer 2025. He also illustrated the best-selling book, Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel. -
The University Art Museum at NMSU presents Jennifer Ling Datchuk: RIPENING, an exhibition exploring the cost of women’s labor in material culture through five thematic sections. -
The Madeline Park Shakespeare Festival celebrates its fourth season with Romeo and Juliet. Performances take place on September 19, 20, 26, and 27, 2025 in Madeline Park right in the heart of Kern. -
In conjunction with an upcoming zine exhibition at the UTEP library, the Rubin Center will be hosting a lunch time talk about zines on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
