Navigating Co-Packing Relationships:
How to Find a Co-packer and What you Need to Know
Date: Wednesday November 20 • 10:45am – 12:00pm
Location: WTEC, Don Taylor Training Room
This event is specifically designed for food manufacturers or restaurants interested in learning about co-packing—partnering with third-party companies to help produce, package, or distribute their products. For many food businesses, co-packing can be a valuable way to scale up production, expand distribution, and save on operational costs. However, finding the right co-packer and understanding the process is essential for success.
Following an overview of the key aspects of the relationship, we will have Derek Skipworth of Skip’s Mix and Tami Potts of Skip’s Salsa discuss the process of finding the right co-packing partner to help build your business. Learn what you may need to consider if co-packing is in your business’s future. Participants will also get an extensive nationwide co-packer list to begin the search and start discussions.
Sign up at: https://wtamuuw.az1.qualtrics.
_ A new photography exhibition,
r “Shades of Compassion,” is on display at
the Amarillo Museum of Art (AMoA)
now through Dec. 29.
The exhibition aims to promote com-
passion worldwide through inspiration-
al; thought-provoking photographs.
Drawn from a diverse roster of 41inter-
national fine art photographers, the ex-
hibit’s 50 photographs encompass a di-
verse spectrum of perspective, subject
and artistic expression.
The museum is at 2200 S. Van Buren
on the Washington Street campus of
Amarillo College. AMoA hours are n
a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Satur-
day and 1-5p.m. Sunday. For more infor-
mation, visit www.amoa.org, email
amoa@actx.edu, or call (806) 371-5050
or (806) 371-5392 (weekends).
LIVE PIANO Music at Red River Steakhouse every Wednesday at lunch. (Tipping allowed!)
Having a special occasion? Celebrate it with us!
Crafting Effective Prompts for Chat GPT and Beyond
Date: Wednesday, November 20 • 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Don Taylor Training Room
To effectively use AI is to learn how to create effective prompts. Featuring SaaS founders Parker Settle and Orry Skelton from Synapse AI Solutions and Brian Enevoldsen with the WT Enterprise Center, this hands-on session will demonstrate how to design powerful prompts that drive accurate and useful responses from AI models like ChatGPT. Participants will be guided through best practices, tips, and useful examples helping you begin to master the art of crafting prompts. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced with AI, this event will equip you with essential skills to improve your AI interactions.
Uses that will be covered include Excel formula creation, how to create processes in your organization, crafting position descriptions to drive impact, utilizing AI to process information, and mistakes in using AI. Participants are encouraged to bring their cell phone or laptop with access to Chat GPT!
Learn how to make ChatGPT work for you: https://wtamuuw.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VrfO7kRbQAHVVc
AC to present cavalcade of
concerts during November
Five diverse concerts will be featured
this month in the Amarillo College’s
Concert Hall Theater on the Washington
·Street Campus, beginning with the AC
Band Concert on Nov.11and concluding
with the AC Chamber Orchestra & Gui-
tar Ensemble Concert on Nov. 21. All
events are free and open to the public.
At 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Veterans
Day concert by the AC Band will show-
case patriotic music and some mariachi
tunes. Mariachi ACwill greet patrons.
: “For the Beauty of the Earth: Hymns
& Folksongs” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
l2 is sponsored by Keep Us Live!This in-
stallment features Dr. Eric M. Daub,
professor emeritus of music at Texas
Lutheran University, who will present
Inspirational hymns and folk songs.
During the Suzuki Program Orchestras
&Ensembles Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Nov.17,the program will feature orches-
tral pieces and ensembles by students
from elementary to high school age. Al-
ways an audience favorite, the ACJazz
Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Concert at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 is typically
filled with modern tunes that audiences
know and love. Then, the audience will
enjoy sounds of orchestral string music
and guitar ensembles at the AC Cham-
ber Orchestra & Guitar Ensemble Con-
cert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21.
As a capstone, the AC Concert Choir
and the Amarillo Master Chorale will
perform with the Amarillo Symphony (a
paid event) – for Epic Movie Music! on
Nov.22-23 at the Globe-News Center for
the Performing Arts.
National Geographic photo exhibit
to open at Arts in the Sunset
Arts in the Sunset visitors will wit-
ness some ofthe most surprising animal
behavior in the new National Geograph-
ic exhibition, “The Greatest Wildlife
Photographs.” The exhibit opens Sept.
23 in the Ann Crouch Gallery and is free
and open to the public.
The very best wildlife pictures from
the pages of National Geographic maga-
zine have been chosen to be dis.played in
this exhibition, according to the Amaril-
lo Arts Institute news release.
Curated by renowned nature picture
editor, Kathy Moran, this exhibition is a
celebratory look at wildlife with images
taken by National Geographic’s most
iconic photographers such as, Michael
“Nick”Nichols, Steve Winter, Paul Nick-
len, Beverly Joubert, David Doubilet
and more.
Showcasing the evolution of photog-
raphy, the images convey how innova-
tions such as camera traps, remote im-
aging, and underwater technology have
granted photographers access to wild-
life in their natural habitat.
“The Greatest Wildlife Photographs”
will remain open at Arts in the Sunset
until Dec. 22.
Tolearn more, visit www.nationalge-
ographic.org or follow them on Insta-
gram, Twitter and Facebook.
Ready to achieve your 2025 fitness goals AND cross “World Major Marathon Finisher” off your bucket list? Get ready to race through 29 neighborhoods across the Windy City with 50,000+ fellow runners and 1.7 million spectators cheering for YOU.
Join local runners on Team RMHC Amarillo at the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and enjoy all of the amazing perks listed below (including guaranteed entry). All proceeds will help provide a home away from home for sick and injured children.
Fundraising commitments for the charity will increase on November 22nd, so register for this life-changing experience TODAY! https://give.rmhc.org/team/620051
Gratefully,
Luke Oliver (he/him/his)
Marketing & Communications Manager
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Amarillo
www.rmhcofamarillo.org 806-358-8177 Ext. 109
1501 Streit Drive
Amarillo, Texas 79106
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Golden Spread Farmers Market: Panhandle-area farmers harvest their wares every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, delivering it to the market the next morning. (7 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until sell-out; 3701 Plains Blvd.; 806-383-1366)