American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum: Take in “Ranching Remudas,” on view through July 27. (2601 E. Interstate 40; 806-376-5181)
| Join us Saturday June 22nd for our annual Free Shred Day in partnership with UCI Document Destruction in the parking lot of our office at 5701 Time Square Blvd. Whether you just have a few sheets of paper to shred, or a few boxes full, the mobile shredding truck from UCI can securely destroy your extra documents on-site. The event runs from 9:00 AM to Noon, but the shredding truck has limited capacity, so come early to ensure we have room to shred your documents. Don’t forget to grab a free donut and coffee while you’re here! Can’t wait to see you on June 22nd! |
The Amarillo Art Institute’s (AAI)Arts in the Sunset
is presenting the highly acclaimed “Impressionists
Immersive Exhibition,” now through July 17.This ex-
hibit will be the second traveling exhibit the art gallery
has housed, following 2023’s successful run of “Mi-
chelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition.”
“Impressionists” brings to life paintings by the rev-
olutionary movement’s famed artists such as Van
Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Morisot, Manet, Degas, Pissarro,
Gauguin, Cezanne, and Toulouse-Lautrec. An immer-
sive room creates a multi-sensory experience, with
more than 1,000 moving masterpieces projected on
screens and 3D interactive panels explaining key in-
novations, artists’ influences, and how these paintings
influence all of modern art that followed. The up-close
setting will feature such well-known pieces as “Starry
Night,” “Water Lilies,” “Waiting,” “In the Conservatory”
and many more.
The exhibit is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11
a.m. until 7 p.m., with the last entry of admission at 6
p.m. On Sundays, the exhibit will be open from 1until 5
I p.m., with the last entry at 4 p.m. Tickets range from
$15-$25, based on age. Proceeds from the exhibit go to
the Amarillo Art Institute and its art programs. Tickets
are on sale now and can be purchased online at art-sinthesenset.org-
AMoA hosting exhibit by
Brooklyn-based artist
A Swoon exhibition will be on display
at the Amarillo Museum of Art, April 13
through Aug. n. A reception will be held
at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 19,with cock-
tails and hors d’oeuvres followed by an
artist talk at 7 p.m. by Caledonia Curry.
Admission is free for AMoAmembers or
$10 for non-members. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Caledonia Curry, whose work ap-
pears under the name Swoon, is a
Brooklyn-based artist and is widely
known as the first woman to gain large-
scale recognition in the male-dominat-
ed world of street art. Curry took to the
streets of New York while attending the
Pratt Institute of Art in 1999,pasting her
paper portraits to the sides of buildings
with the goal of making art and the pub-
lic space ofthe city more accessible.
The Amarillo Museum of Art is locat-
ed at 2200 S.VanBuren on the Washing-
ton Street campus of Amarillo College.
Museum hours are Wednesday through
Saturday, na.m. -5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5
p.m. For additional information, visit
www.amoa.org, email amoa@actx.edu,
or call 806-371-5050 or 806-371-5392
(weekends).
–The exhibition “Photography is Art”
will be on display June 12through Aug.11
at the Amarillo Museum of Art, located
at 2200 S.Van Buren on the Washington
Street campus of Amarillo College.
This is one in a series of American art
exhibitions created through a multi-
year, multi-institutional partnership
formed by the Arnon Carter Museum o(
American Art as part of the Art Bridges
Cohort Program.
This exhibition’ was originally orga-
nized by the Amon Carter Museum of
American art with objects from the Car-
ter’s expansive photography collection.
The current presentation was recon-
ceived as a team project with AMoA,the
Art Museum of South Texas, and Ellen
oel Art Museum The artworks tell a
story of American photographers’ ef-
forts, from the late 19th century on, to
explore and proclaim photography’s
artfulness.
Museum hours are Wednesday
through Saturday, 11 a.m. -5 p.m and
Sunday, 1-5p.m. For additional informa-
tion, visit www.amoa.org, email
amoa@actx.edu, or call (806) 371-5050
or (8DQ) 371 639Uw~ekends).
Awaken The Dawn !
52 hours of prayer and worship to be held at the iconic cross in Groom
Submitted to the Globe-News Amarillo Globe-News
From June 20 to June 22, believers from across the Texas Panhandle are invited to join in a historic event: 52 hours of nonstop worship and praise at the iconic cross in Groom, Texas.
Churches from every county in the Texas Panhandle will take part, each leading a two-hour timeslot of worship at the cross, according to an event announcement. All generations and colleges are welcome to participate, as this event marks a significant moment of unity and prayer for the Texas Panhandle region.
‘Texas the .outdoor Musical’ opens
its~nJune6
CANYON- TEXASthe Outdoor Musical is getting
ready to present its 58th season, every tuesday
through Sunday, June 6 to Aug, 3…,athe Pioneer Am-
phitheater iIiPaJ:05uro Canyon.
Set against an authentic tapestry of history, the
show brings to life the stories, struggles and triumphs
of the settlers of the Texas Panhandle in the 1800s
through its fictional characters. The amphitheatre, box
office and parking opens at 6 p.m. each night, with a
BBQdinner (must be pre-purchased) at 6:15p.m., pre-
show entertainment at,M5.p.nl. and the show begin-
ning atJ:!.p.m.Amphitheatre seating opens at 7:40 p.m.
A brand new experience for audiences, “&hake-
speare in the Canyon,” will be featured at 8 p.m. Tues-
days on July 9, 16, 23 and 30. The Shakespeare in the
Canyon series centers on the bard’s most famous and
. magical comedy, “AMidsummer Night’s Dream.” SPe-
cial themed foods will be available in the conces ion
stand. /
I Discounts are available for seniors, milit<iWand
West Texas A&M University staff/facul~~t6dents.
. ets and more information are available at texas-
show.c . – ox ‘e.at 806-651-2181.
Amarillo Sod Poodles: The Soddies continue a homestand against the San Antonio Missions. Plus, it’s Dino Night, so enjoy some thunder lizards from Don Harrington Discovery Center. (7:05 p.m. Saturday; Hodgetown, 715 S. Buchanan St.; ticket prices vary; 806-803-9547)
Cactus Crooners: The cowboy duo offers beautiful music at Buffalo Grass Music Hall in Panhandle. (7 p.m. Saturday; 123 Main St. in Panhandle; 806-236-2933)
Kevin Fowler: The hometown boy returns for his debut show at The Lumberyard, Canyon’s newest event center. (8 p.m. Saturday; 850 N. 23rd St.; tickets $25; 806- 804-3000)