5,000 Flowers “Block Party” March 24, 2011

Las Cruces, NM –The Branigan Cultural Center in partnership with the Las Cruces GFWC Progress Club will host two art “Block Parties” in preparation for the annual commemorative art exhibit to honor those lost on 9-11. Community members do not need to be artists to create the beautiful flower blocks needed to complete the second tower for the tenth annual “5,000 Flowers” exhibit. Small wood blocks will be painted with ten flowers each and then placed on the second of two towers that represent the World Trade Center. Each tower will hold 2,500 flowers for a total of 5,000 flowers for the September 2011 show at the Branigan Cultural Center.

The block parties are planned to complete enough blocks to cover the second tower. Anyone interested in participating in the project is invited to drop in during a “Block Party” to complete one or two 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 Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 10 am to 1 pm and again on Thursday, March 24 from 5 to 7 pm.

The Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main Street, is located at the north end of the Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. 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.