Event Calendar

Cinergy Entertainment releases
December schedule of deals,
specials and fund raiser
Cinergy Entertainment in Amarillo is

offering several deals, specials and
movie showings throughout this

month. Premieres include “Were-
wolves” (opened Dec. 6), “Lord of the

Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” and
“Kraven the Hunter” (opened Dec. 13),
“Mufasa: The Lion King” (with collector
cups) and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3″ (with
Sonic Kids Packs, both Dec. 20) and

Nosferatu” (Dec. 25).
Now through Dec. 22, for its eighth
mnual Holiday Toy Drive, guests who
donate a toy valued at $8 or more will
receive a $10 game card (FECs) or a
small popcorn (dine-in only) as
thanks, at all locations. The Amarillo
fundraiser will benefit Toys for Tots.
(On Dec. 21, a Breakfast with Santa
will either feature “Sonic the Hedgehog
3” or “Mufasa.” 12weeks of Trivia Night
continues every Thursday through

Dec. 26 at participating locations in-
cluding Amarillo. Other features in-
clude ongoing holiaay cocktails offer-
ings and Santa’s Naughty & Nice Menu.

See www.cinergy.com/for more details

MEDIA ADVISORY: Make-A-Wish to host 2^nd annual Stars of the South Plains talent competition to raise funds for wishes and crown the area’s next top talent

WHAT: On Saturday, February 8, Make-A-Wish is hosting its 2^nd annual Stars of the South Plains talent competition, bringing top talent from Amarillo and Lubbock to the stage for a chance to win a $5,000 grand prize courtesy of IPS, Inc.

WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 2025. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (1300 Mac Davis Ln., Lubbock, TX 79401)

HOW: Visit https://www.starsofthesouthplains.org for more information:

• All ages and talents from the area are invited to submit auditions now through January 3, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
• Individuals and organizations are invited to sponsor the event
• The community is invited to purchase tickets to the event and will have an opportunity at the event to influence the judges’ decision on the winner

WHY: Make-A-Wish has granted more than 1,780 wishes across Amarillo and Lubbock. More than 80 area children with critical illnesses are waiting for their wishes to be granted. Funds raised from the Stars of the South Plains event will help grant more wishes for area children.

Representatives from Make-A-Wish and wish families will be available for interviews.
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About Make-A-Wish:

Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, aiming to grant every eligible child’s wish because every child deserves a childhood. A 2022 study shows that children whose wishes are granted build the physical, mental, and emotional strength needed to combat their illnesses.

Generous donors, supporters, staff, and volunteers collaborate to fulfill wishes, with Make-A-Wish North Texas and 57 other chapters nationwide granting over 330,000 wishes. Since 1982, Make-A-Wish North Texas has supported 161 North, East, and West Texas counties, granting more than 13,000 life-changing wishes.

For more information about the nonprofit, visit wish.org/ntx or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Thanks,

Amy

Amy Rodgers (she/her/hers)

Director of Marketing & Communications

Make-A-Wish^® North Texas

16803 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 100

Addison, TX 75001

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WT’s ‘Music of the Christmas
Season’to incorporate aerial
dancers, orchestra, choirs
” CANYON- Strings and voices won’t
be the only things soaring at West Texas
A&MUniversity’s annual “Music of the
Christmas Season” concert. WT Dance
students will take the theme of this
year’s concert – “Walking in the Air” –
quite literally in performances set for 4
and 7p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 in Mary Moody
Northen Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon
campus.
Utilizing aerial silks, dancers will soar
over the orchestra; additional dancers
will perform at the foot of the stage. The
erformances also will feature the WT
ymphony Orchestra, the WT Chorale,
e WT Collegiate Choirs, allfrom WT’s
hool of Music, as well as Tascosa High
hool’s Les Chanteurs.
“Crystal Bertrand, WT Dance program
ctor, has been eager to collaborate
us for this concert for some time,

but with the orchestra and combined
choirs, we had no room on the stage,'”
said Dr. Mark Bartley, associate dean of
the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine
Arts, WT’s Lilith Brainard Professor of

Music and director of orchestral activ-
ities. “Butthis year, she said, ‘How about

above it?'”
Four dancers will offer an acrobatic
showcase above the orchestra during
three numbers: the first movement of
Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,”
Howard Blake’s “Walking in the Air” and

Alan Silvestri’s Suite from “The Polar Ex-
press.” An additional dozen dancers also

will perform. The concert also will fea-
ture a mix of holiday classics, sacred

works and popular hits, including
“Christmas Time Is Here,” “Joy to the
World,” “GoTellIt on the Mountain” and
more.
Tickets for the perennially popular
event are sold out, but the concert willbe
broadcast at 8 p.m. Dec. 24 and 9 p.m.
Dec. 25 on Panhandle PBS. Following

that, the concert can be viewed on the
WT School of Music’s YouTube page.
For more festivities planned this
month in Canyon and Amarillo, see our
holiday events roundup in this Sunday’s

Globe-News edition and online at ama-
rillo.com.

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: Enjoy “Dali’s Wonderland” through March plus the 2024 Regional Art Faculty Show through Jan. 5, “Remembering Adobe Walls” through May, and a special “Día de los Muertos” exhibition through Nov. 3. (2503 Fourth Ave. in Canyon; 806-651-2244)