Panhandle Boys to lift funds for wildfire aid at Starlight Ranch live performance
The Panhandle Boys will host a West Texas Wildfire Reduction Live performance benefitting the Panhandle Catastrophe Reduction Fund on Sunday, March 24 on the Starlight Ranch, positioned at 1415 Dawn Dr. in Amarillo. The live performance will characteristic three Texas Panhandle natives, together with Randall King, Kevin Fowler and Aaron Watson.
The occasion will characteristic reside music, meals vans, beverage specials and extra. Along with the live performance, the artists are slated to convey some autographed merchandise in addition to fellow artists’ signed materials for a reside public sale benefitting the fund.
All proceeds from the live performance will profit the Panhandle Catastrophe Reduction Fund, an initiative created by the Amarillo Space Basis offering help to these affected by disasters within the Texas Panhandle area, providing fast aid and long-term restoration efforts to people and households impacted by pure disasters, corresponding to wildfires, floods, and extreme storms.
Friends 18 years or youthful have to be accompanied by an grownup. Doorways are slated to open at 4 p.m. however could also be introduced to open sooner. The live performance is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Tickets could be bought and donations could be made on to the Panhandle Catastrophe Reduction Fund on-line at PanHandleBoys.com .
For extra info or updates on this occasion, observe the Starlight Ranch on Fb. For extra info on the Amarillo venue and different upcoming exhibits, go to the Starlight Ranch web site.
Herb Alpert and Lani Corridor to carry out March 28 at Globe-Information Middle for the Performing Arts
Music icon Herb Alpert & Lani Corridor, will likely be making their first ever live performance look in Amarillo on the Globe-Information Middle for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 28, with the present beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Music icon Herb Alpert and his spouse Lani Corridor, Grammy-winning vocalist and former lead singer of Brazil 66 with Sergio Mendes, and their traditional recordings, “Mas Que Nada”, “Idiot On The Hill”, “Going Out Of My Head” and “Daytripper,” will likely be heard reside in live performance throughout this tour.
Herb is celebrating his 61st yr since recording his first hit tune, “The Lonely Bull” in 1962. Herb, Lani and their unimaginable band, carry out an eclectic mixture of American requirements, Brazilian jazz, some Beatles, some traditional Tijuana Brass & Brazil ’66 songs in addition to many surprises. The exhibits are casual as Herb likes to reply questions from the viewers about his and Lani’s music careers, A&M Information and the various iconic artists they’ve each labored with over the previous 50 years. The present contains a big video display screen that shows a whole lot of traditional pictures, movies, and numerous memorabilia from Herb & Lani’s music careers.
Tickets are on sale now; patrons can buy tickets on-line at panhandletickets.com, in particular person on the Amarillo Civic Middle Complicated field workplace, by telephone (806) 378-3096, and taking part space United Supermarkets.
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra violinist to carry out for WT Distinguished Lecture Collection
CANYON — Nationally famend violin participant Audrey Wright will provide an in-depth have a look at her instrument within the subsequent installment of West Texas A&M College’s Distinguished Lecture Collection.
Wright will current “Voices of the Violin” at 7:30 p.m. March 26 within the Sybil B. Harrington Superb Arts Complicated Recital Corridor. The occasion is free and open to the general public.
This expertise is not going to solely showcase Wright’s expertise by a recital however can even provide insights into the varied facets of the violin, stated Evgeny Zvonnikov, member of the Harrington String Quartet and violin teacher at WT. “There may be a tremendous alternative for college students to listen to this famend artist,” Zvonnikov stated.
Wright, a flexible solo, chamber and orchestral artist, serves because the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra concertmaster and has been a distinguished member of the New York Philharmonic since 2022. Wright has carried out in venues all over the world, from Carnegie Corridor to London’s Royal Albert Corridor, and is a violin fellow within the New World Symphony. Her debut album, “Issues in Pairs,” a collaboration with pianist Yundu Wang, was launched in 2022.
Wright additionally will conduct a masterclass with WT college students throughout her time on campus.
WT Scholarship Dinner set to honor longtime vocal music educator George Biffle
CANYON — Tickets are on sale now for a fundraising dinner serving to set up a scholarship for vocal college students within the title of a well-respected former music educator.
The George Biffle Memorial Scholarship dinner is ready for five p.m. April 13 in Legacy Corridor contained in the Jack B. Kelley Pupil Middle on WT’s Canyon campus. Tickets are $100 for basic admission or $250 for Maestro-level admission, which features a reserved ticket to a mixed WT Symphony Orchestra and WT Choirs live performance that includes Johannes Brahms’ “Requiem” at 7:30 p.m. April 13 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Corridor.
Biffle was head of choral actions at WT from 1992 to 2003.
“In these 10 years, Dr. Biffle had a considerable affect on all the college students and colleagues with whom he labored,” stated Matthew Oglesby, affiliate lecturer in voice and coordinator of vocal research. “Whether or not as a mentor to the world choral administrators or a trusted ear and vocal coach for quite a few singers, Dr. Biffle was unmatched as a musician amongst his friends. It was his willingness to share his presents that endeared him to so many.”
Biffle died in December 2023 after a lifetime spent in vocal music schooling. Along with his decade at WT, he additionally taught at Austin Center College, Amarillo Excessive College, Amarillo Faculty, McMurry College and the College of Western Alabama. The scholarship established in Biffle’s title is a part of a number of ongoing efforts elevate $2 million for vocal scholarship endowments to make the WT College of Music extra aggressive when recruiting promising singers.
The dinner will embrace an open bar and leisure by Esquire Jazz. Reservations are requested by April 7. Name 806-651-2840 or electronic mail [email protected].
Artwork Pressure Piano Collection for 2023-24 concludes with Journey to the East
Earlier than the solar units on Amarillo Faculty’s 2023-24 Artwork Pressure Piano Collection, concertgoers will likely be transported on a harmonious Journey to the East. The fourth and closing installment of the Piano Collection options the completed husband-wife duo of Dr. Alex Lee (violin/viola) and Dr. Sophie Hung (piano), each of whom serve on the college at Southwestern Oklahoma State College (SWOSU).
Their presentation is dubbed Journey to the East and takes place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 on the Live performance Corridor Theater on AC’s Washington Road Campus. Each live performance introduced within the Piano Collection, which is sponsored yearly on the Faculty by Artwork Pressure Amarillo, is free and open to the general public.
“Journey to the East contains a pair of excellent visitor artists who will take our viewers on a mesmerizing journey that evokes Jap tradition,” stated Dr. Bruce Lin, inventive director for the Piano Collection and director of piano at AC. “I do know I’m not alone in my enthusiasm for what guarantees to be an excellent night of music, an amazing punctuation for this yr’s collection.”
Moreover, each these distinctive artists can even offer a masterclass for AC string majors throughout their time in Amarillo. That session will likely be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. within the Live performance Corridor Theater on the day of their efficiency.
World-class organist to play world-class organ at First Presbyterian Church in April
First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo invitations the general public to listen to one of many world’s acclaimed organists on one of many world’s largest organs.
The live performance will happen on Sunday, April 7, that includes world-traveled live performance organist Ken Cowan. The free efficiency will likely be at 4 p.m. within the church sanctuary at 1100 S. Harrison St. A reception will observe the live performance. Tickets are requested and could also be acquired by: https://www.firstpres.com/pipe-organ .
In line with his Rice College biography, Cowan is thought to be one in every of North America’s best live performance organists and is praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable approach, and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike. He maintains a rigorous performing schedule that takes him to main live performance venues in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Norman Goad, Director of Music and Organist for the church and proprietor of NEG Keyboard Providers, is the builder of the organ, two years in its manufacturing and set up. In line with Goad, primarily based on its 117 ranks and 135 talking stops, of the roughly 120,000 organs, that is among the many 50 largest organs on this planet, in addition to some of the technologically superior. One can truly really feel the 32-foot bass stops performed by the organist’s toes. 53 of the ranks come by the three,965 pipes. The remaining 64 ranks are digital and are computer-generated by 31 audio system in 4 chambers, by way of 14 channels of audio, sampled at 192 kilohertz – greater than 4 instances that of CD audio, a information launch notes.
The console options E.M. Skinner architectural options, and designed to mix completely into the church’s Gothic sanctuary. The 4 keyboards have walnut sharps and satin end naturals. The 158 drawknobs encompass walnut shanks with maple rings and ivory-colored engraved heads. The organ was made potential by a present from the Allison household.
AMoA 20×20 Exhibition & Silent Public sale being held March 22-28
Now in its 18th yr, the Amarillo Museum of Artwork’s (AMoA) 20×20 Exhibition & Silent Public sale is scheduled to happen later this month. The annual fundraiser is designed to have fun artwork and assist AMoA’s modern education schemes in addition to the native artist neighborhood.
This yr, AMoA is wanting ahead to welcoming patrons to the museum for a 20 x 20 reception on March 28, from 6:30 to eight:30 p.m. This yr’s exhibition will likely be put in for museum guests to view in particular person on the AMoA for 2 days, March 27-28. Pictures of the artworks can even be featured on the AMoA web site, the place they are often considered, and bid on, from the consolation of a house pc, smartphone, or pill.
Artworks will likely be bought to the very best bidder, with bids beginning at $150. All bidding will happen on-line. Bidding will start at 8:30 a.m. on March 22 and finish at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28.
“The generosity and assist proven by artists and artwork collectors is significant to our museum and tremendously appreciated by the AMoA Board of Trustees, Alliance, and employees,” a information launch says. “Participation on this occasion allows AMoA to proceed bringing first-class artwork programming to space colleges.”
For extra info, name (806) 371-5050, or electronic mail [email protected]. The Amarillo Museum of Artwork is positioned at 2200 South Van Buren on the Washington Road campus of Amarillo Faculty. Museum hours are Wednesday by Saturday, 11 a.m. to five p.m. and Sunday, 1 to five p.m.
Amarillo’s first ever drone present at Hodgetown set for June 7-8
The Amarillo Sod Poodles are excited to announce the addition of back-to-back drone gentle present performances at Hodgetown on June 7-8. The Sod Poodles have partnered with Sky Parts to convey 200 drones to gentle up the Amarillo sky and pay homage to Sod Poodles baseball and different iconic Amarillo historical past and imagery.
“We couldn’t be extra excited to convey our hometown the first-ever reside drone present,” stated Sod Poodles President & Common Supervisor, Tony Ensor. “Our employees is continually pushing to convey the most important and greatest experiences potential to our deserving followers and this drone present matches in completely. These will likely be two can’t-miss nights that individuals will likely be speaking about for a very long time, so please get your tickets early. This main occasion wouldn’t be potential with out nice companions like Rush Lasik, Amarillo Nationwide Financial institution, Amarillo Conference and Guests Bureau, and Sky Parts, who stepped as much as make this occur. We can not look forward to our followers, most of whom will likely be seeing this futuristic expertise for the primary time, to benefit from the sky over Hodgetown being animated in a method by no means seen earlier than.”
Sky Parts, primarily based in Fort Value, is the main drone gentle present supplier in the USA. Their skilled workforce has introduced the artwork of drone gentle exhibits all throughout the nation for neighborhood occasions, sports activities groups, companies, artists, and main manufacturers alike. The corporate set the Guinness World File for the most important aerial sentence fashioned by multirotor/drones throughout their Fourth of July weekend efficiency final yr within the Dallas-Fort Value space.
The exhibits will happen on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8 when the Sod Poodles host the Tulsa Drillers (Double-A, Los Angeles Dodgers). Video games are set to start at 7:05 p.m., with gates opening at 6 p.m.
For extra info on promotions and different information, observe the workforce on social media @sodpoodles on Fb, X, and Instagram. For questions and extra info, name 806-803-7762 or electronic mail [email protected] .
Dali’s Wonderland exhibition opens at Panhandle-Plains Historic Museum
The Panhandle-Plains Historic Museum (PPHM) not too long ago debuted its latest exhibit, “Dali’s Wonderland.”
PPHM is worked up to welcome this new exhibition in its Bugbee Gallery. Initially revealed by Lewis Carroll in 1865, the dream-like world of “Alice in Wonderland” is a pure match for the surrealist artwork motion. 100 years later, Salvador Dali, surrealism’s most necessary determine, illustrated a model of the story that integrated his iconic melting clocks and different avant-garde imagery. That includes a restricted version copy of the e book from the private library of Sybil B. Harrington, it was a present from her daughter Sally. This e book got here into Panhandle-Plains Historic Museum Assortment in 2022 by the assistance of the Harrington Home and Jessica Mallard at WT. “Dali’s Wonderland” explores the connection between artwork and literature.
“Dali is among the most recognizable artists of the twentieth Century and probably the most recognized surrealist artist. I believe you will need to spotlight the importance of these sorts of actions and the way they hook up with our assortment, right here at PPHM. I believe that this exhibition actually connects our a part of the world to the remainder of the world. It additionally offers us the chance to take about artwork, literature and the connections between them, particularly Wonderland and Lewis Carroll’s iteration of Alice in Wonderland, to the surrealism motion which was closely concerned in literature, and poetry, and many others,” stated Deana Craighead, Curator of Artwork at PPHM.
“Dali’s Wonderland” is in partnership with the West Texas A&M College Data Know-how Division. Because of this partnership, the exhibition will characteristic a digital flipbook of Dali’s works. Within the coming months, IT can even be working with to create a man-made intelligence and augmented actuality facets to this exhibition. The museum will provide some particular programming this summer season across the exhibition and people particulars will likely be introduced quickly.
Positioned on the campus of West Texas A&M College, PPHM affords guests an opportunity to step into Texas Panhandle historical past with particular reveals, a everlasting assortment, particular occasions and extra. For extra details about PPHM, go to www.panhandleplains.org.
Child Shark’s Massive Broadwave Tour swimming to Amarillo Civic Middle Complicated on April 21
Child Shark’s Massive Broadwave Tour could have two exhibits on the Amarillo Civic Middle Complicated Auditorium, 401 S Buchanan St. at midday and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21.
Tickets for the performances could also be bought on-line on the tour’s web site, www.babysharkontour.com. Tickets begin at $25 (whereas provides final – further charges and taxes might apply) and are additionally obtainable on the Amarillo Civic Middle Complicated Field Workplace and panhandletickets.com. Costs are topic to alter.
Nickelodeon, The Pinkfong Firm and VStar Leisure Group current Child Shark’s Massive Broadwave Tour!, a brand-new interactive reside stage present that includes characters from the globally beloved preschool property. This tour brings the underwater world of the hit animated collection, Child Shark’s Massive Present!, to life by an all-new authentic story, as viewers members come along with Child Shark and his undersea mates to avoid wasting the Celebration Puddle Theatre. That includes unforgettable music, with thrilling twists on traditional Child Shark tunes, and mesmerizing visible results, this staged “swimtacular” is jampacked with motion and journey for the entire household to get pleasure from.
A restricted variety of Fintastic Picture Op tickets can be found, beginning at $50. This pre-show expertise will present an up shut and in particular person photograph alternative with Child Shark and consists of an unique present for every child. Every grownup and child (age 1 & up) should have their very own “Fintastic Picture Op” ticket. Every visitor should have each a Fintastic Picture Op ticket and a Child Shark’s Massive Broadwave Tour! present ticket (bought individually) for a similar date.
For extra info or to affix the Whale Mail mailing record for presale and different unique affords, go to www.babysharkontour.com. Observe Child Shark’s Massive Broadwave Tour! on Fb and Instagram at @babysharkontour .
Sesame Road Stay! Say Whats up coming to Amarillo in June 2024
Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their Sesame Road mates will likely be featured in an all-new reside present, “Sesame Road Stay! Say Whats up,” coming to Amarillo on June 26, 2024.
Tickets can be found now on-line by way of panhandletickets.com . Spherical Room Stay and Sesame Workshop are proud to announce the brand new reside present, which is able to convey the beloved characters from the long-lasting Sesame Road to life in a brand-new interactive manufacturing that can tour the U.S. and Canada starting in April 2024.
“For over 50 years, Sesame Workshop has labored on the intersection of schooling, media, and analysis, creating joyful experiences that enrich minds and increase hearts,” stated Whit Higgins, Sesame Workshop Govt Vice President, Head of International Enterprises, in a information launch. “Spherical Room Stay has a historical past of working with new and iconic properties to create participating and thrilling reside occasions. We will’t look forward to households and mates to get pleasure from this brand-new Sesame Road present crammed with tune, dance, and some enjoyable and furry surprises.”
Followers can go to SesameStreetLive.com now for tour dates and ticket info, and observe Sesame Road Stay social media for unique tour content material. For extra, go to www.SesameStreet.org .
