ODESSA
EVENTS
Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo has been scheduled today through Jan. 12 at the Ector County Coliseum, 4201 Andrews Highway.
Rodeo performances have been scheduled at 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday and Jan. 11-12.
The event includes livestock and horse show, rodeo, concerts, queen contest and more.
For more information, a schedule of events or tickets, visit tinyurl.com/yarem6f3.
Second Tuesday Salon featuring The Kyle Kalenak Quartet has been scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at The Rose Building, 415 N. Grant Ave.
Bring your lunch or grab a bite from a local food truck.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Call 337-1492 or visit tinyurl.com/ybc6jwop.
Dos Amigos, 4700 N. Golder Ave., has scheduled the following music artists to perform.
- Jan. 11: Mike Ryan, $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
- Jan. 17: Josh Abbott and William Clark Green.
- Feb. 15: Parker McCollum, $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
- March 29: The Lacs, $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/h2va5yy.
Call 307-6384 or visit dosamigos.com.
The Club, 1023 S. Grant Ave., has scheduled KILL Everything to perform Jan. 12.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
MAUL, Nightmare Canvas, Sweetest Misbehavior and Los Pollo Frito will also perform.
Tickets are $10 in advance at Endless Horizons or from any band. Admission is $15 at the door.
Call 664-4632 or visit tinyurl.com/y73foqly.
Dos Amigos, 4700 N. Golder Ave., has scheduled the Dirty Details Tour featuring Jake “The Snake” Roberts at 8:15 p.m. Jan. 13.
Call 307-6384 or visit dosamigos.com.
The Courtyards of Odessa, 201 Parks Village Drive, has scheduled a concert by the Visiting Angels at 2 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month. Admission is free.
DANCE
Love To Dance Studio, 2817 JBS Parkway, Suite E-1, has scheduled Ballroom, Salsa, Bachata, Country Two Step, Zumba, Belly Dance and Line Dance group classes for adults.
Private lessons are also available. Call 349-1472 or visit www.lovetodancestudio.com.
Ballet Folklorico Viva Mexico Dance Studio, 1212 W. 10th St., has scheduled Folklorico dance classes for all ages.
Call 438-2590.
The Midland/Odessa Dance Club offers dance lessons from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Moose Lodge, 2711 N. Dixie Blvd. Dances include the waltz, two-steps, swing and line dances.
Call 638-3707 or email [email protected].
Ector County Dance Club has scheduled dance nights with a live band from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays at the Northside Senior Center, 1225 N. Adams Ave.
The following live bands have been scheduled to perform in January.
Today: Johnny & Suzy.
- Jan. 11: Tommy & The Boys.
- Jan. 18: Tommy & The Boys. Bring a dish for feed night at 6:30 p.m.
- Jan. 25: Mike Leonard.
Admission is $5. Visitors are welcome.
The dances are alcohol and smoke free events.
Call 337-5281.
West Texas Dance Club has scheduled dance nights with a live band from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays at 208 E. VFW Lane.
The following live bands have been scheduled to perform in January.
- Wednesday: Lonesome Road.
- Jan. 16: Black Gold.
- Jan. 23: Lonesome Road.
- Jan. 30: Tommy & The Boys.
Bring sandwiches, chips, dips, soup or salad for the Birthday Night potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month.
Admission is $5 for members and $6 for non-members.
The dances are alcohol and smoke free events.
Call Betty Berry at 528-6308.
EXHIBITIONS
The Ellen Noël Art Museum, 4909 E. University Blvd., has scheduled the exhibit “The Golden Age of Hollywood: Costumes from the Gene London Cinema Collection” through March 10.
The exhibition features more than 50 costumes and personal effects, many from some of the greatest stars including Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Doris Day, Tallulah Bankhead, Greta Garbo, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, John Wayne, Tyrone Power, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursday) and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Call 550-9696 or visit www.noelartmuseum.org.
MIDLAND
EVENTS
The Lone Star Bar, 621 W. Wall St., Midland, has scheduled Mae Harvey to perform at 9 p.m. today.
Call 218-6935 or visit www.facebook.com/thelonestarbar.
The Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 N. FM 1788, Midland, has scheduled the following events.
- Saturday: 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!
- Sunday: 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!
- Jan. 16: 7 p.m., Live on Stage presents Vocal Trash.
- Jan. 17: 7:30 p.m., The Oak Ridge Boys.
- Jan. 21: 2 p.m., The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show.
- Jan. 23: 7:30 p.m., Broadway in the Basin: Legally Blonde The Musical.
- Jan. 26: 7:30 p.m., MOSC Masterworks Series: The Russians featuring David Korevaar (piano).
- Jan. 27: 7 p.m., Brian Regan (comedian).
- Jan. 29: 7 p.m., The Jay Sekulow Band.
- Feb. 20: 7:30 p.m., All Hands On Deck show.
Box hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For tickets or information, call 800-514-3849 or visit www.wagnernoel.com.
The 67th annual Midland County Livestock Show has been scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Jan. 11-12 at the Midland County Horseshoe Arena, Pavilion & Amphitheater, 2514 Arena Trail, Midland.
For more information, visit tinyurl.com/y8blw29e.
Rockin’ Rodeo, 4400 N. Big Spring St., Suite D46, Midland, has scheduled the following music artists to perform.
- Thursday: Drew Fish Band.
- Feb. 14: Sam Riggs.
Doors open at 8 p.m.
Call 682-0400 or visit www.rockinrodeomidland.com.
The Permian Basin Bridal Association has scheduled the 2019 Winter Wedding Expo from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Midland County Horseshoe Arena, 2514 Arena Trail, Midland.
There will be tons of vendors, fashion shows and lots of prizes.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Harmony Home.
For more information or tickets, visit basinbridal.org.
La Hacienda Event Center, 12600 Texas 191 Frontage, Midland, has scheduled the following music artists to perform.
- Jan. 19: Intocable.
- Feb. 1: Los Tigres Del Norte.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Call 563-3737 or 800-668-8080 or visit www.haciendamidland.com.
The Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale has scheduled the concert lineup for the 2018-2019 season.
The following concerts have been scheduled at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 N. FM 1788, Midland (unless otherwise stated).
- Jan. 26: 7:30 p.m., Masterworks Series: The Russians featuring David Korevaar (piano).
- Feb. 3: 3 p.m., Chamber Series: West Texas Winds presents “In a Land Far Away.”
- Feb. 17: 3 p.m., Chamber Series: Permian Basin String Quartet presents “Endings.”
- March 2: 7:30 p.m., Pops and Family Series: Dancing and Romancing featuring Joan Hess and Kirby Ward.
- March 24: 3 p.m., Chamber Series: Lone Star Brass presents “Powers of Ten.”
- April 6: 7:30 p.m., Masterworks Series: Pines of Rome featuring Timothy McAllister (alto saxophone).
- April 13: 7:30 p.m., Choral Series: MOSC Chorale presents “Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance – A Concert Version” at Wagner Brown Auditorium at Midland College.
- April 28: 3 p.m., Choral Series: Voices of the Permian Basin presents “Down by the Riverside” at Frist Presbyterian Church of Midland.
- May 4: 7:30 p.m., Pops and Family Series presents Jeans ‘N Classics: The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel.
Programs and individuals scheduled to perform are subject to change.
All ticketing is handled through the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.
Box hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For tickets or information, call 552-4437 or 800-514-3849 or visit mosc.org or www.wagnernoel.com.
DANCE
The Permian Basin Dance Club has scheduled dance nights with a live band from 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Tuesdays at the Downtown Lions Club, 200 Plaza St., Midland.
Admission is $8 for members and $10 for guests.
Call 631-6125 or email [email protected].
EXHIBITIONS
Centennial Library, 2503 W. Loop 250 N., Midland, has scheduled the exhibit “Winston Churchill: A Legacy of Leadership” through Jan. 16.
The exhibit, which features over 50 items, commemorates and celebrates the life, times and distinguished career of Sir Winston Churchill.
Library hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Call 742-7400 or visit www.co.midland.tx.us/departments/lib.
The Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W. Missouri Ave., Midland, has scheduled the exhibit “Into the Great White Sands: Photographs by Craig Varjabedian,” through Jan. 27.
The exhibition features eloquent photographs of White Sands National Monument by acclaimed photographer Varjabedian, who created these masterful images during a period of over five years as he explored the surrealistic landscape of White Sands, located in southeastern New Mexico.
Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Call 683-2882, email [email protected] or visit MuseumSW.org.
The Arts Council of Midland, 1506 W. Illinois Ave., Midland, has scheduled “Visions from Cowboy Country: Quarterly Art Exhibit 2019” starting Jan. 26 through the end of February.
The exhibit features works by western artist, Herman Walker, whose roots run deep in West Texas. Walker spent his formative years here in ranching country. His life in Kerrville and time spent studying at Texas Tech inspired his love of painting and sculpture, particularly of the landscape, wildlife and people commonly found in this region.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Exhibit hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and by appointment on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information about Walker and his work, visit hermanwalker.com.
ALPINE
EXHIBITIONS
Museum of the Big Bend, 400 N. Harrison St., Alpine, has scheduled the following exhibits.
- Now through March 24: “Selections from the Betty Byerley Retablo Collection.” The exhibit features select retablos from the Betty Byerley Collection which was given to the Museum by Leon Gaddis Byerley Jr. of Midland in memory of his wife. Retablos are personal devotional paintings typically purchased from Mexican artists or peddlers who sell them door to door and near village churches on holidays and feast days. Traditionally painted on tin, these small works of art may depict Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Family and the Trinity, as well as the Saints. The paintings are placed in home altars and appealed to for help in times of trouble and thanked for life’s blessings.
- Jan. 18 through March 24: “The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family.” The exhibit features black and white photographs from Richard Orton, who spent 25 years documenting life in the East Texas African-American community of County Line. Known as a “freedom colony,” County Line was founded in the 1880s by the Upshaw brothers, Guss, Felix and Jim, as they and their families sought to create a community of their own in the Antebellum South. An opening reception with Orton, as well as County Line descendants Beatrice Upshaw and her daughter Elia Ali, has been scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 18. The following opening weekend events have been scheduled.
- Jan. 18: A spirited discussion covering post-Civil War freedom colonies, daily life in County Line and the photo-documentary process has been scheduled at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 with Sul Ross State University Assistant Professor of History Dr. Savannah Williamson, Orton, Upshaw and Ali.
Museum hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission and parking are free. Donations are welcome.
Call 432-837-8143 or visit www.museumofthebigbend.com or www.sulross.edu/museum.
ANDREWS
DANCE
Andrews Senior Center, 310 W. Broadway St., Andrews, has scheduled a dance with a live band from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jan. 21.
Call 432-523-5911.
FORT STOCKTON
EVENTS
The Garage Coffee, Music & More, 1110 N. Main St., Fort Stockton, has scheduled the following music artists to perform.
- Saturday: Murder Monroe.
- Jan. 12: Braden Southard.
- Jan. 26: Tom Griffith.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5. Children age 7 and under get in free.
Call 432-701-0588 or visit TheGarageTX.com.
Fort Stockton Community Theatre has scheduled “An Evening with the Rat Pack of Opera” featuring Tenors UnLimited of England performing along with Fort Stockton High School choir members at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Fort Stockton High School Auditorium, 1200 W. 17th St., Fort Stockton.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for students, and may be purchased in advance at the Chamber of Commerce, The Pecos County State Bank or at the door.
A free meet and greet reception with the group has been scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at The Grey Mule Saloon, 101 E. Callaghan St., Fort Stockton.
MARFA
EXHIBITIONS
Ballroom Marfa, 108 E. San Antonio St., Marfa, has scheduled the Jibade Khalil Huffman’s exhibit “The Way You Make Me Feel” through Feb. 18.
The exhibition features new and existing work from artist and writer Jibade-Khalil Huffman, including “First Person Shooter,” the video nominated by Ballroom Marfa for the 2018 season of Artists’ Film International (AFI).
Huffman’s film will be complemented by newly-commissioned sculptural work, paintings, and video in Ballroom’s galleries.
“The Way You Make Me Feel” includes a new video/sound work that plays with the notion of foley. Foley is sound effects produced manually for films and added into the edit after recording.
Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Call 432-729-3606, email [email protected] or visit www.ballroommarfa.org.
PECOS
EVENTS
VIP Sports Bar & Grill, 1330 E. Third St., Pecos, has scheduled "Girls Night Out, The Show" at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/ydeu7dd7.
