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).

LIVE PIANO Music at Red River Steakhouse every Wednesday at lunch. (Tipping allowed!)

Having a special occasion? Celebrate it with us!

“Bones” Hooks Historical Marker Dedication: The iconic Black cowboy gets a long-overdue honor in this Juneteenth celebration at the park bearing his name, featuring food trucks and special horse-riding demonstrations. (noon Wednesday; Bones Hooks Park, 2200 N. Hughes St.)

‘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.

John Hibbard and Kristal Wright: The indie duo brings their brewery tour to Pondaseta Brewing Co. (7 p.m. Wednesday; 7500 S.W. 45th Ave.; 806-418-6282)

Bobcat: The rockabilly band gets feral at The 806 Coffee + Lounge. (9 p.m. Wednesday; 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave.; no cover, donations accepted; 806-322-1806)