5,000 Flowers Block Party July 8, 2010

Las Cruces, NM –The Branigan Cultural Center in partnership with the Las Cruces GFWC Progress Club will host two “Block Parties” in preparation for the annual commemorative art exhibit to honor those lost on 9/11/2001. A dramatic new format for the 9th annual 5,000 Flowers exhibit is planned. Two wood towers will represent the World Trade Center. Small wood blocks will be painted with ten flowers each and then placed on the towers.

The block parties are planned to complete enough blocks to cover the first tower. Anyone interested in participating in the project is invited to drop in during a “Block Party” to complete one or more blocks. All paints and materials will be supplied. The parties are free and open to the public, no registration is required.

5,000 Flower Block Parties will be held at the Branigan Cultural Center on Thursday, July 8, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and repeated on Saturday, July 17, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. For more information contact Rebecca Courtney at mlcourtney@comcast.net or call 575-522-8243.

The Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main Street, is located at the north end of the Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. New gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Branigan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s web site at las-cruces.org/museums.