Event Calendar

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 5^th. 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

THURSDAY, JULY 11

Chamber Event: Business After Hours at KT Black

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

900 SW 7th Ave

Free Networking Event

More Information: Mary, (806) 342-2009

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‘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.

Thursday Art & Wine: Enjoy a new exhibition and music from Plemons Bridge at this monthly event at High Fidelity Records. (6 p.m. Thursday; 2818 S.W. Sixth Ave.; no cover; 252-220-4729)

Nelson McKinney: The Amarillo singer hosts a party on the patio at Jorge’s Tacos Garcia. (6:30 p.m. Thursday; 1100 Ross St.; 806-371-0411)

Tom Buechi: The Amarillo one-man band offers dinner music at Big Jim’s Pizza Co. (7 p.m. Thursday; 3801 Olsen Blvd., Unit 9; 806-352-5050)