Ruckus on the Rio
A project in Laredo, TX by Eric Ellman000days
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Help re-invent the Rio Grande as a binational performance space for Mexican and U.S. artists and entertainers.
Backers: 68
Average Pledge Per Backer: $81
Funded: $5,513 of $39,000
Dates: Aug 13th -> Sep 7th (25 days)
Project By: Eric Ellman
Backers: 68
Average Pledge Per Backer: $81
Funded: $5,513 of $39,000
Dates: Aug 13th -> Sep 7th (25 days)
Project By: Eric Ellman
$5,513
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 7 @ 04:10 -0400 GMT
14%
of goal
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Latest News
A millenial explains why he came home to Laredo. 
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Andrew Carranco, on the Rio Grande We first met Andrew Carranco six years ago, the summer that Big River Outfitters inaugurated kayak trips on the Rio Grande. That's him wearing one of his signature hats, likely on one of the visits where he... (Read More)
Ruckus on the Rio Musical Director George Saenz, Jr. on Taco Palenque (our latest $1000 donor)
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Anyone who's spent any time in deep South Texas knows Taco Palenque. It's a family-owned business with restaurants everywhere from San... (Read More)
Is that the hoof beats of cavalry I hear????
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Barely more than a week to go, and still with $35,000 to raise, are we going to make it? I do believe we will. Pete Gallegos, candidate for Congress in District 23 (which includes Eagle Pass and Del Rio) is sending out word of our project to 50,000... (Read More)
George Saenz, Jr., back stage at the Lila Cockrell Theater
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Night before last, Laredo's own George Saenz, Jr., Musical Director of the Ruckus on the Rio, warms up for Lila Downs in San Antonio. His whole family drove up for the show. October 9, George will save them the trip, flying in from New York to... (Read More)
Univision's Homer Tijerina, on "the river as a learning tool"
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Homero Tijerina is Sports Desk Editor for Univision, but his day job is as a spanish teacher at Laredo's Cigarroa High School. After a... (Read More)
a long way to go, and a short time to get there....
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
It probably has not escaped the attention of backers that -- 1/2 way through the campaign -- we are 90% shy of our target. I am disappointed, but not discouraged. News reporters are finally beginning to catch on. Tejano legend Max Baca is going to... (Read More)
Major Press. Por Fín! (Finally!)
August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Laredo invests along Rio Grande in hopes of changing border security perception http://www.kens5.com/mb/news/local/texas/laredo-invests-along-rio-grande-river-bank-in-hopes-of-changing-border-security-perception/305299346 (Read More)
That's how we ruckus. Helping a couple separated by immigration law, tie the knot on the Rio Grande
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Wben a Mexican bride takes an American groom, or vice versa, on which side of the border should they wed? If their plans include eventual... (Read More)
Back in Laredo. Back on the river.
August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The average (average!) summer... (Read More)
8 new backers, one big one, and incoming press!
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Texas Rivers Protection Association is our newest principal sponsor Seven new backers last night, and a check from the Texas Rivers Protection Association for $500 pushed us over the $2,000 level yesterday. That's mostly without the benefit of... (Read More)
Mexican musicians trapped on the Border...
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The last update featured Adrian Foncerrada, bass player and front man extraordinaire for Mr. Whiskey and The Dabs, and Brownsville's... (Read More)
Ruckus on the Rio, Lower Rio Grande Musical Director Adrian Foncerrada
August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Meet the eldest son of the Foncerrada clan, a family of five musicians from Leon, Guanajuato, who own Brownsville's coolest cafe and venue, El Hueso del Fraile. Outside of "El Hueso", Adrian plays stand-up bass for roots connoisseurs Mister... (Read More)
Alex, demonstrating a pretty standard reaction for a Laredo kid, on experiencing the Rio Grande for the first time.
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
first descent in 3 years. first sighting of other kayakers, ever!
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
First time on the river in 3 years, and first time I've EVER run across other recreational kayakers in the middle of my own trip. While taking a dip. Thanks for the photo Dave Gibson, paddling the river for the first time, on his birthday present,... (Read More)
And, we're off!
August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, everyone!Barely a day and a half since we launched ... on a weekend ... with scant press coverage ... and we've taken in $1300. Muy bien! Add in the $500 that the Texas River Protection Association just committed via email and we've... (Read More)
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