Events and Happenings
61st North American Invitational Model United Nations Conference
What an honor to be invited to speak at the 61st North American Invitational Model United Nations conference, held on February 16, 2024, in Washington, D.C
Dear Ms. Elva, I would like to formally extend an invitation to you to serve as a committee speaker for the 61st Annual North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN). Your professional interest in socio-political dynamics throughout Mexican history will capture the attention and imagination of the 30 high school and college students who will partake in our “Las Soldaderas: Heroines of the Mexican Revolution” committee.
What an inspiring experience. THANK YOU NAIMUN, and congratulations on your remarkable achievement!
“My Matlacha Courtyard” was awarded the 2024 Island Odyssey Award by the Alliance for the Arts and the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau of Lee County, Florida during the award ceremony on Friday, September 20, 2024.
My three-minute film documents a glimpse of nature’s amazing sights and sounds on the Matlacha Preserve in Matlacha as I experienced it during my time as a resident of this wonderful community.
“We cannot replicate memories but we can remember and cherish their beauty,” Filmmaker Marta Elva Rangel Gibbons
Alliance for the Arts Award Ceremony
SOUNDS OF NEW YORK
Christmas 2025 –
I decided to celebrate my birthday in NYC – accompanied by cherished Friends, twinkling Christmas lights, and Industry festivities.
Perhaps I will make this an annual tradition.
Wish you were here.
Happy New Year!
EDISON AWARDS
I discovered the Edison Awards were being held blocks from my home in Fort Myers, FL. The
event celebrates the genius of the man who discovered the power of artificial light without AI
to guide him. His spirit still inspires those who pay tribute to his sense of discovery. This short
video provides a glimpse of the global talent this two-day event awarded. Learn more














