Event Calendar

Telemundo’s Amarillo 25th Annivesary @ Telemundo's Amarillo 25th Anniversary

Oct 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

13th Annual Jazztober @ 13th Annual Jazztober

Oct 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Center City has a free jazz concert every Tuesday evening in October. Bring your lawn chair, a picnic and your beverage. We’d love to have a great crowd to enjoy our great local musicians.

Fall weather should be beautiful! Hope to see you there!

Beth Duke, Executive Director

Center City of Amarillo, Inc.

1000 S. Polk St.

Amarillo, TX 79101

(806) 372-6744

bethduke@centercity.org

Jazztober @ Jazztober

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Oct 7 @ 6:00 pm

The Big Cheese is Back! @ The Big Cheese is Back!

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Oct 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

We are excited to invite you and your family to one of Amarillo’s favorite traditions, The Big Cheese Cook-Off. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 6–8 p.m. at the Rex Baxter Building at the Tri-State Fairgrounds.

For more than a decade, The Big Cheese has brought together restaurants, teams, and families for a night of mac-n-cheese, fun, and community spirit. Every bite supports grieving children, families, and individuals who find healing at The Hope and Healing Place.

Family at the Center
This is a night for the whole family. Along with endless mac-n-cheese samples, kids can explore our Kids Korner with Story Bridge and Howard Farms Pumpkin Patch, filled with fall fun. There will be plenty to keep little ones busy in between bites.

Event Details:

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Rex Baxter Building at the Tri-State Fairgrounds
Tickets: $30 for adults. Kids 13 and under get in free with an adult ticket purchase.
VIP Tables Available:

- Table for 8 – $1,000
- Table for 4 – $500

“Never Cook Again” Raffle Tickets

You can also donate to our mission, by purchasing “Never Cook Again” raffle tickets. This raffle will include over $1,000 in gift cards from local restaurants.

The raffle tickets are on sale now through the day of the event, the drawing of the winner will be at the event. No need to be present. Tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20, you can purchase below.

Event Details:

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Rex Baxter Building at the Tri-State Fairgrounds
Tickets: $30 for adults. Kids 13 and under get in free with an adult ticket purchase.
VIP Tables Available:

- Table for 8 – $1,000
- Table for 4 – $500

“Never Cook Again” Raffle Tickets

You can also donate to our mission, by purchasing “Never Cook Again” raffle tickets. This raffle will include over $1,000 in gift cards from local restaurants.

Cooking Teams Wanted
More than 20 teams are already signed up, and we’d love to welcome a few more. Local restaurants, businesses, and community groups are encouraged to join the competition and share their best mac-n-cheese creations.

Sponsorship Opportunities
The Big Cheese would not be possible without generous sponsors. If you or your business would like to support this event, we would love to visit with you about ways to get involved.

The Big Cheese is a celebration of food, family, and community—and every ticket, every team, and every sponsor helps us continue our mission of walking alongside children and families grieving.

If you’re interested in donating, volunteering, competing, or being a sponsor, contact Cakki at either development@hhpamarillo.org or call (806) 371-8998 ext 3.

We can’t wait to see you there,
All of us at The Hope and Healing Place

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The Big Cheese is a celebration of food, family, and community—and every ticket, every team, and every sponsor helps us continue our mission of walking alongside children and families grieving.

If you’re interested in donating, volunteering, competing, or being a sponsor, contact Cakki at either development@hhpamarillo.org or call (806) 371-8998 ext 3.

We can’t wait to see you there,
All of us at The Hope and Healing Place

Oct

Wed

Buff Business Summit @ Buff Business Summit

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Oct 8 all-day

Small Business Partner Applications open!

The Engler College of Business, in partnership with the WT Enterprise Center and America’s SBDC at WTAMU, is hosting its 3^rd annual Buff Business Summit & Competition. High school students from across Amarillo and Canyon will be competing to solve challenges presented by local small businesses. Have a challenge to solve in your business or perhaps a new idea you want help implementing? Apply today to participate as a Small Business Partner!

There is no cost to you to participate. Applications close Monday, November 3^rd. Check out the Small Business Partner FAQ for more information and apply at wtsbdc.com/buffbusiness.

Please let me know if you need anything else!

Thank you,

Calista Maldonado | Program Coordinator

America’s SBDC at WTAMU

(806) 651-5151

wtsbdc.com

October: The Month that Gives Back

Tickets

Oct 8 all-day

Proximity: Rarely Seen Paintings from PPHM Come to WTAMU’s Dord Fitz Formal Gallery @ Proximity: Rarely Seen Paintings from PPHM Come to WTAMU’s Dord Fitz Formal Gallery

Tickets

Oct 8 all-day

CONTACT: Honnah Taylor

806-651-2235

htaylor@wtamu.edu

Proximity: Rarely Seen Paintings from PPHM Come to WTAMU’s Dord Fitz Formal Gallery

Canyon, Texas — Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and West Texas A&M University Art Program proudly present Proximity: Paintings from Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, a compelling new exhibition that invites viewers to consider how art brings us closer to one another, to the past, and to place. Exhibition opens August 25.

Featuring rarely seen works from the PPHM collection, Proximity showcases landscapes, portraits, and still life paintings by celebrated Texas artists including Isabel Robinson, Maurice Bernson, Olin Travis, Fred Darge, and Harold Bugbee. These paintings offer more than aesthetic beauty, they become vessels of identity, memory, and regional connection.

“In curating this exhibition, I wanted to highlight not only the individual artists but also the relationships their work creates,” says Deana Craighead, Curator of Art at PPHM. “These paintings reflect a shared geography, a shared history. In many ways, they help define who we are – then and now.”

In a region shaped by wide-open spaces and close-knit communities, Proximity explores how art narrows distance: between artist and viewer, between history and the present, and between the collective and the personal. It’s an opportunity to engage with the cultural richness of the Panhandle-Plains through works that have long been part of our story, yet rarely on public display.

Graduate students Kenedy Wheeler and Madilyn Ballew, serving as curatorial apprentices, have played an active role in developing Proximity as part of their coursework. Their hands-on experience includes selecting artworks, contributing to curatorial discussions, conducting research, drafting extended labels, and assisting with artwork preparation and

installation. Their contributions not only enhance the exhibition but also highlight the museum’s vital role in educating and mentoring the next generation of arts professionals in our region.

This exhibition also marks a continued partnership between PPHM and WTAMU’s Art Program, deepening the commitment to preserving, studying, and celebrating the art of our region. Visitors are encouraged to explore the gallery and reflect on ways art connects us across time and space.

Proximity: Paintings from Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
August 25 – October 24, 2025
Dord Fitz Formal Gallery | Mary Moody Northen Hall | West Texas A&M University.
Admission is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours.

For more information, visit www.panhandleplains.org or call 806.651.2244.

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Thank you!

Honnah Taylor

Director of Marketing & Communications

Cultural Foundation of the Texas Panhandle

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum | TEXAS Outdoor Musical

D: 806.651.2235 | T: 806.651.2244

cultural foundation | panhandleplains.org | texas-show.com