Bonney MacDonald Book Award Celebration: West Texas A&M University’s Center for the Study of the American West will honor the 2024 winner of its MacDonald Award, Tracy Daugherty, and his Pulitzer Prize-finalist book “Larry McMurtry: A Life.” (7 p.m. Cornette Library Atrium on WT’s Canyon campus; free; 806-651-5238)
Unearth: The long-lived touring metalcore band rocks out with openers Trench Rat and Skank Blanket at The Atomic Yellow at Arts in the Sunset. (7:30 p.m. 3701 Plains Blvd.; cover $20; atomicyellowict@gmail.com)
AC/WT Student and F.culty Exhibition
goes on display at Am.rillo Museum of Art
Amarillo Museum of Art, 2200 S. Van Buren on the
Washington Street campus of Amarillo College, is pre-
senting the Amarillo College / West Texas A&MUni-
versity Student / Faculty Exhibition. It showcases the
best works from current students and faculty.
The exhibit runs no~through April 27. Since 1972,
Amarillo College and the West Texas A&MUniversity
Visual Arts Departments have enjoyed this partner-
ship with AMoA. Students learn to prepare work for
the exhibition and gain a sense of pride in sharing their
work with the community in the professional setting
of the museum.
AMoAhours are 11a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday and 1-5p.m. Sunday. For additional informa-
tion, visit www.amoa.org, email amoa@actx.edu, or
call 806-371-5050 or 806-371-5392 (weekends).
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Ribbon Cutting: Camp Lane Storage
2:00 p.m.
New Member to the Chamber
More Information: Elaine, (806) 358-0309
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Ribbon Cutting: The Lodge at Cadillac Creek
4:30 p.m.
New Business Grand Opening
More Information: Toby, (806) 437-0483
Dan “The Piano Man” Hanson: The Amarillo musician tickles the ivories every Thursday at Public House. (5:30 p.m. 3333 S. Coulter St.; 806-398-7777)
Luis Torres: The Amarillo singer offers a dinner show at Pescaraz. (6 p.m. 3415 S. Bell St., Unit K; 806-350-5430)
Taste of Achievement: Local celebrity bartenders will make their signature cocktails in a battle to get attendees’ votes in this fundraiser for Junior Achievement of the High Plains. (6 p.m. Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd.; tickets $50, sponsorships available; 806-824-9605)
Upon a Broken Body: The Texas metal band headlines a loud night at Rockwell Event Center with Left to Suffer, King 810, Half Me and Bury My Demons. (6 p.m. 16301 I-27 in Canyon; tickets $25 advance, $30 at the door; 806-683-2156)