CAPSTONE PRODUCTIONS INC.P.O. Box 221466 El Paso, Texas 79913
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May 1, 2002 - For Immediate Release
Contact: Jackson Polk, Capstone Productions Inc., 915-833-8700 jackson@elpasogold.com
              Chris Grijalva, El Paso Museum of Art, 915-532-1707

"Legends of El Paso's Mountains" on the Big Screen at the El Paso Museum of Art

El Paso, Texas, May 1, 2002        "Legends of El Paso's Mountains," a heritage television program produced by Capstone Productions Inc., will be shown at a screening free and open to the public this Saturday, May 4, 2002 at 12:30pm, Capstone's Executive Producer Jackson Polk announced today. The screening is in the El Paso Museum of Art's second floor theater.

This free, big screen showing is one of Capstone Productions Inc.'s contributions to the El Paso Heritage Festival," Polk said. "We invite everyone to come Downtown for the Festival, then cool off in the museum auditorium at the 12:30pm screening. It's a chance to see El Paso's mountains starring in their own TV show on a theater-sized screen. Our mountains are part of El Paso's rich heritage, and they look even better on the big screen."

"Legends of El Paso's Mountains," was shown on El Paso's PBS station, KCOS-TV 13, last fall and again this March. In April, the 41-minute program won a bronze Telly Award, an independent national achievement award for outstanding non-network film and video productions and non-network TV programming.

"Legends of El Paso's Mountains" explores the special bond between the people of El Paso and their mountains through stories that have been handed down from generation to generation. "Legends" presents the city's most famous tale of lost treasure -- the legend of the Lost Padre Mine -- as told by the people of El Paso. It also shows how treasure seekers may have spent centuries looking in the wrong place. The program examines how the Franklins are part of daily life, as El Pasoans live, work and play in the Franklin mountain range. Recorded and edited on digital video over a period of three years, "Legends of El Paso's Mountains" presents the history, beauty and mystery of El Paso's desert mountains. The program features two original songs.  "El Paso Gold" and "The Top of Texas" composed and performed by El Paso musician Tim Thompson with lyrics by Jackson Polk.

Capstone Productions Inc. is an El Paso-based producer of heritage television programs about the El Paso del Norte region. "Legends" is part of the El Paso Gold series, celebrating the rich and diverse historical, cultural and social heritage of the El Paso area. For more information go online to www.elpasogold.com .