The Solano Project: The Amarillo party band offers an indoor show at Shark Beach Burgers. (7 p.m. Sunday; 1505 E. FM 1151; 806-335-5644)
Amarillo Museum of Art: Check out photography exhibit “Linda Connor: Sacred Presence” through June 8 and the permanent exhibits on view at the Amarillo mainstay. (2200 S. Van Buren St.; 806-371-5050)
Arts in the Sunset: Check out local artists’ works throughout the gallery. (daily, hours vary; 3701 Plains Blvd.; free; 806-354-8802)
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From: Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: Memorial Day !!
News Release
From: Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center
4111 S. Georgia
350-8387
Tim Reid
Executive Director
Our Memorial Day Ceremony will be Monday, May 26, beginning at 11:30, at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial, 4111 S. Georgia St.
This weekend will be a great time to visit our education center and museum of military artifacts, displays, and photographs from WWI to Afghanistan. See our Medal of Honor exhibit highlighting 33 Soldiers who were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic action in the Panhandle, or lived here. The War Memorial has the only Military Chapel in the Panhandle, available for weddings and funerals. Our high-tech Education Center features five interactive computer kiosks, each with information on 11 U. S. wars. We also have oral histories of the Vietnam War and World War II. Visit our gift shop for military tee shirts, ball caps, and military memorabilia.
We invite you to visit our museum Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our telephone number is 806-350-8387. Follow us on Facebook and visit our website www.TexasPanhandleWarMemorial.com
Thank you,
Tim
Tim Reid
Executive Director
Retd FBI Unit Chief
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
Amarillo Museum of Art: Check out photography exhibit “Linda Connor: Sacred Presence” through June 8 and the permanent exhibits on view at the Amarillo mainstay. (2200 S. Van Buren St.; 806-371-5050)
Arts in the Sunset: Check out local artists’ works throughout the gallery. (daily, hours vary; 3701 Plains Blvd.; free; 806-354-8802)
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