Hey, Amarillo Pet Owners!
Animal Management & Welfare is partnering with BISSELL Pet Foundation and Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine to bring our community a FREE Vaccine Clinic for dogs!
11 AM – 1 PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The Pavilion at the Santa Fe Depot
This event operates on a first-come, first-served basis. It is exclusively for dogs, who must remain leashed at all times (even when being carried). Onsite parking is available, as well as at the Amarillo Civic Center. Owners seeking a booster shot for their pets are encouraged to bring their shot records, although it is not mandatory for participation.
We hope to see you there!
Katrena Volden
Outreach Manager
Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare
806-673-7821
Smokey Fest: A day-long lineup of favorite local bands at this annual event on Smokey Joe’s patio will include Velvet Funk, Boss 420, Jack Cryver & Bad Decisions and Bomb City Groove. (11 a.m. 2903 SW Sixth Ave.; 806-331-6698)
Hops n’ Shops Pop-Up: Nearly 30 artists, vendors and creatives are expected at this shopping event at Old Tascosa Taproom and Brewery. (noon to 5 p.m. 3100 SW Sixth Ave.; 806-681-4050)
The first Saturdays in December through April the Texas Panhandle War Memorial will host a one-hour lecture/seminar, “Reflections on the Military” on topics related to military history and service. These lectures/seminars are free to the public. They are held at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center, 4111 S. Georgia, at 1:00 p.m. Light snacks are available to the attendees.
This Saturday, December 7, our guest speaker will be Valmir Afizi. Originally from Kosovo, Afizi will discuss his childhood and the tragedies he witnessed to his family. Afizi will speak about his immigration to the United States from Kosovo and his relationship with United States soldiers.
Additionally, there will be a short remembrance honoring those who gave their lives December 7, 1941, the day that has lived in infamy.
Take advantage of this free presentation and tour our military history education center and
museum, test your knowledge in our high-tech Education Center with five computer kiosks
displaying information about 11 U. S. wars, and visit our outdoor displays including a Huey
helicopter, supersonic jet fighter/bomber, a piece of the USS Arizona deck and superstructure,
and our monuments to over 1,550 Panhandle residents who gave their lives in combat.
We encourage you to visit our Education Center Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Follow us on Facebook and visit our website texaspanhandlewarmemorial.com
Tim Reid
Executive Director
Texas Panhandle War Memorial
4111 S. Georgia
Amarillo, TX 79110
806-350-8387
The mission of the Texas Panhandle War Memorial is to “Honor, commemorate and memorialize the service and sacrifice of Veterans through education and public events.”
To Remember Every War, To Remember Every Service Member, To Remember is to Honor
“Cleopatra”: Lone Star Ballet wraps its season with a tour to ancient Egypt to celebrate the iconic queen. (3 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium, 401 S. Buchanan St.; tickets $13 to $43; 806-378-3096)
ALT Comedy Improv Showcase: Students in the Amarillo Little Theatre Academy adult improv class will go wild in this fundraiser show for Academy scholarships. (7 p.m. ALT Adventure Space, 2751 Civic Circle; free, donations accepted; 806-355-9991)
Yellow City Street Food Birthday Bash: The hip restaurant (belatedly) celebrates its 12th birthday with a drag show and music from DJ GiANTFEET. (7 p.m. 2916 Wolflin Ave.; tickets $10 advance, $15 at the door; 806-353-9273)
Amarillo Symphony: The orchestra wraps its season with acclaimed pianist Marc-André Hamelin on Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Stravinsky’s dramatic “Firebird Suite.” (7:30 p.m.; continues Saturday; Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.; tickets $21 to $71; 806-376-8782)
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”: The classical musical comes to vivid life in the season-ending production from West Texas A&M University Theatre. (7:30 p.m.; continues through May 4; Branding Iron Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex; tickets $16 adults, $12 seniors and students, free for WT student, faculty and staff; 806-651-2810 or artsboxoffice@wtamu.edu)
“Between the Lines”: TheatreAC closes its season with this fantastical new musical from author Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald. (7:30 p.m.; continues through May 4; Experimental Theatre on AC’s Washington Street campus; tickets $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $6 AC students; 806-371-5358)