Maverick Showcase Press Release
You do not want to miss this performance! Our members have spent countless hour preparing for their big showcase! We hope to see you there!
“Seeing the kids thrive at our Performing Arts Summer Camp has been truly inspiring. The upcoming showcase isn’t just about their talent—it’s a celebration of their creativity and the supportive community they’ve found here at Maverick Boys & Girls Club,” Donna Soria, CEO/Executive Director of the Maverick Boys & Girls of Amarillo.
Performing Arts Showcase: Maverick Boys & Girls Club’s End-of-Summer Performance and Cast Party!
WHO: Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo
WHAT: Performing Arts Camp Performance and Cast Party
WHEN: August 2nd
TIME: 6:30 PM
WHERE: New Light Ministries 1001 NE 24th Ave. Amarillo, TX 79107
CONTACT: Ashley Howard, ashleyh@maverickclub.org, (918) 801-6608
The Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo is excited to announce the grand finale of their Performing Arts Summer Camp with an end-of-summer kids performance and cast party on August 2nd at 6:30 PM. This event will be held at New Light Ministries, where young performers will showcase the incredible talents and skills they have honed throughout the 8-week summer camp.
The Performing Arts Summer Camp, a new initiative launched by the Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo, has been a remarkable journey for 120 children from the Amarillo community. Designed to ignite creativity and nurture talent, the camp offered an immersive program encompassing choir, theatre, vocals, and dance. Participants, ranging in age from 5 to 18, spent the summer working with experienced instructors to develop their artistic abilities.
On August 2nd, these talented young performers will take to the stage to present a variety of performances, demonstrating the hard work and dedication they have invested in their craft. Friends, family, and community members are invited to attend this special event and celebrate the achievements of these aspiring artists. The evening will include a festive cast party, providing a chance for the performers to celebrate and enjoy their accomplishments with their peers and loved ones.
The Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo remains committed to providing enriching experiences for children, ensuring that financial barriers do not hinder any child from pursuing their artistic dreams. The full tuition for the Performing Arts Summer Camp was generously covered for all members who successfully passed auditions, emphasizing the organization’s dedication to accessible and inclusive programming. Join us on August 2nd to witness the magic of the performing arts and support our community’s talented youth.
Thank you,
Ashley Howard
Charitable Engagement Director
Maverick Boys & Girls Clubs of Amarillo
[o] 806-372-8393
[c] 918-801-6608
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Amarillo, Texas
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).
I am chairing the Amarillo Out of the Darkness Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention West Texas Chapter, and we are looking for vendors, committee members, and volunteers on the day of the event. We will host it again this year at the Sam Houston Park on Saturday October 5th. Listed is the QR code to register and this also leads to the event webpage that has my information listed should there be anyone interested in the above-mentioned areas. We are asking that individuals who register, register, and donate $9.88 as this is the second upcoming anniversary of the 988 hotline and text line number.
Thanks,
Dee
Diadria Robinson-Moore CHW, CPST
Program Specialist III
Texas Department of State Health Services
Community Health Improvement
3407 Pony Express Way
Amarillo, TX 79118
Cell Phone: (806) 500-8032
Office Phone: (806) 477-1148
Diadria.Robinson@dshs.texas.gov
First Friday Art Walk: The favorite tradition continues at newly renovated Arts in the Sunset. (5 to 9 p.m. Friday; 3701 Plains Blvd.; free; 806-354-8802)
We are having our kickoff party August 2nd . Everyone involved or interested in joining the cause to End Alzheimer’s by teams and/or sponsorships for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 28 are encouraged to come! Please RSVP!
Brooke Harlan, RN
Executive Event Chair
for the
Amarillo Walk to End Alzheimer’s
brookeharlan.endalz@gmail.com
(806) 278-0290
‘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.
Friday, August 2, AMARILLO CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX,
AMARILLO, TEXAS
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY,
Grammy-nominated comedian, actor and TV host George Lopez has announced six new shows across Texas this Summer 2024. Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Midland, and Lubbock shows will take place in theaters, with Fort Worth and San Antonio shows playing for major arena crowds. Lopez, who has had major success in the Lonestar State over the course of his career, is looking to make these shows even bigger – Texas style.
Ticket presale begins Wednesday, May 1 (code: ALRIGHT) with tickets on sale to the public on Friday, May 3 at 10am at panhandletickets.com
George Lopez: ‘Alllriiiighhttt, Texas!’ Comedy Tour
Friday, August 2 Amarillo, TX Amarillo Civic Center
About George Lopez:
George Lopez’s illustrious and multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. Lopez has broken ground for Latino comics by embracing his ethnicity, confronting racial stereotypes, and fighting for his community on and off the stage.
Lopez stars in his multi-camera comedy series for NBC, Lopez vs Lopez, featuring his real-life daughter, Mayan Lopez. The family sitcom, which has been renewed for its second season, follows George and Mayan in a fictionalized version of their real-life father-daughter relationship, exploring dysfunction, reconnection, and all the pain and joy in between.
Lopez can be seen in Snoop Dogg’s Amazon MGM sports comedy, The Underdoggs, and in the independent holiday comedy How the Gringo Stole Christmas, directed by Angel Gracia. Lopez joined the DC Extended Universe last summer, starring in the Warner Bros. Latin superhero film, Blue Beetle. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto and featuring a predominantly Latino cast, the film follows its first ever Mexican American teenager turned superhero.
Lopez will release the third installment of his middle-grade novel series, Chupacarter and the Screaming Sombrero in March. He is currently performing stand-up in arenas across the country on his ALLLRIIIIGHHTTT! Comedy Tour.
Lopez has four HBO specials: The Wall (2017), It’s Not Me, It’s You (2012), Tall, Dark and Chicano (2009), which was nominated for a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award, and America’s Mexican (2007). His acclaimed comedy concert, Why You Crying?, debuted on Showtime in 2004. He released his third stand-up CD, El Mas Chingon, in 2006, earning another Grammy nomination. In 2004, he was nominated for his first Grammy in the same category for Team Leader.
On television, Lopez produced and starred in Lopez, a semi-autobiographical single camera sitcom for two seasons on TV Land. The series explored his struggle between two worlds and the crises that are often of his own making. In 2014, Lopez co-created and starred in the multi-camera ensemble comedy Saint George for FX. He hosted TBS’ inaugural late night talk show, Lopez Tonight, for two seasons, marking Lopez’s return to series television after co-creating, writing, producing and starring in Warner Bros. Television’s groundbreaking hit sitcom George Lopez, which ran for six seasons on ABC. The show remains a hit with viewers on both broadcast stations and cable TV’s Nick at Nite, ranking as one of the top-rated shows on the network.
Lopez’s extensive film credits include Walking with Herb opposite Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, IFC Films’ modern-day Western No Man’s Land, The Tax Collector with Shia LaBeouf, El Chicano alongside Raúl Castillo, Aimee Garcia and Emilio Rivera, the romantic comedy box-office hit Valentine’s Day, The Spy Next Door with Jackie Chan, and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. He starred in and produced the inspirational drama, Spare Parts, based on a true story about four undocumented Mexican American teens who team up to build a robot for a national competition. An icon and advocate for Latino representation, Lopez was the focus of the award-winning documentary Brown is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream, as he struggles to stand for Latinos in a manner true to their realities and aspirations.
Lopez has lent his voice to a string of animated blockbuster films including Gnome Alone, Escape from Planet Earth, as well as the Rio, Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Cats & Dogs franchises.
In May 2004, Lopez’s autobiography, Why You Crying?, entered The New York Times Bestseller Top 20 List. The book was co-written by Emmy-winning writer and sportscaster Armen Keteyian. Lopez released his second memoir in 2013, I’m Not Gonna Lie And Other Lies You Tell When You Turn 50, in which he shares the unabashed and hilarious truth about aging – as only he can.
In 2005, Time named him one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America and the Harris Poll named him one of the Top Ten Favorite Television Personalities. The following year, Lopez received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Texas Rex: The Amarillo native and “skunkgrass” pioneer blows back into The 806 Coffee + Lounge. (9 p.m. Friday; 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave.; no cover, donations accepted; 806-322-1806)