Amarillo entertainment in brief
Stoney LaRue to perform at 100 Club fundraiser
KGNC/Tri-State Ford 100 Club Fundraiser featuring Stoney LaRue is scheduled for 8 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Ticket sales will benefit the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle.
The mission of the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle is to provide assistance to the families of peace officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. It also provides law enforcement and firefighting agencies with life-protecting equipment that cannot be secured through budgeted funds and agencies, as well as providing the agencies with educational opportunities.
The Lone Star-born and Oklahoma-raised LaRue has transformed himself into an unlikely Renaissance man. He is a deft songwriter, informed traveler and self-aware philosopher, a troubadour who converses just as easily about Indian yogis and gurus as he does about Texas barbecue and dance halls.
Tickets range from $30 to $45 (plus taxes and fees) and are available online in advance at panhandletickets.com
Museum of Art hosting annual fundraiser
The Amarillo Museum of Art, 2200 S. Van Buren St., is hosting the 20 x 20 Art Exhibition and Silent Auction, its annual fundraiser now in its 16th year, which is designed to celebrate art and support AMoA’s innovative education programs as well as the local artist community.
This year, AMoA is welcoming patrons back to the museum for a 20 x 20 reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. Artworks will be sold to the highest bidder with bids starting at $150.
This year’s exhibition will be installed for museum visitors to view for two days, March 30-31. Images of the artworks will also be featured on the AMoA website where they can be viewed and bid on.
Although we will be gathering together in person, all bidding will take place online and bidding will end at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.
For more information, visit www.amoa.org/20x20
Human trafficking awareness event set
Freedom in the 806 and Starlight Ranch Event Center present The True Story 2022 artist group at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at Starlight Ranch, 1415 Sunset Drive.
The event aims to bring awareness to the true story of human trafficking.
It will feature art, music, food trucks, and community education. Admission is free.
For more information, visit freedominthe806.org.
Spring Opera Gala set for April 2
Amarillo Opera will host its Spring Opera Gala art 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Tickets are $75, $50 or $25 for adults, depending on seating; and $15 for children ages younger than 12; and $95 for box seats.
For more information, visit www.amarilloopera.org, call them at (806) 372-7464.
Tickets may also be purchased through panhandletickets.com
'South Pacific' comes to Civic Center
"South Pacific" comes to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex, 401 S. Buchanan St., at 7:30 p.m. on April 5-6.
Love transcends the harsh realities of war and prejudice in this sweeping Pulitzer Prize-winning tale centered around two unlikely love affairs. Set on a tropical island during World War II, this timeless Rodgers & Hammerstein classic features some of the most beautiful music ever composed woven into an inspiring story cherished the world over.
Winner of 10 Tony Awards®, the beloved score’s songs include “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” and “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame” amidst big, Broadway performances and a chorus of American sailors and Navy nurses ready to take you to Bali Ha’i.
The production is recommended for ages 8 and older.
Tickets are not yet on sale for this event, but will be available at panhandletickets.com
CMA presents Music in the Gardens
Chamber Music Amarillo presents Schubert: Double Cello Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1400 Streit Drive.
The Harrington String Quartet will join Leonid Shukaev, Bruce Lin and local luthier Kruno Kupresanin for the final performance of the 2021-22 season.
Kupresanin will delve into the life of a luthier and his award-winning instruments as the artists perform Couperin’s "Sonate en Trio" and Mozart’s "Trio in G Major". The program will end with Schubert’s Double Cello Quintet that is considered a work that perfectly blends the instruments and a perfect way to close the 24th season.
Featured musicians are Rossitza Goza, violin; Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin; Vesselin Todorov, viola; Emmanuel Lopez, cello; Leonid Shukaev, cello; Kruno Kupresanin, bass; and Bruce Lin, piano.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit amarillosymphony.org
Lone Star Ballet presents 'Coppelia'
Lone Star Ballet presents "Coppelia" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
The ballet tells the story of a girl named Coppelia who sits on her balcony all day reading and never speaking to anyone. A boy named Franz falls deeply in love with her and wants to marry her, even though he is already engaged to another woman. His fiance, Swanhilda, sees Franz throwing kisses at Coppelia.
Swanhilda soon learns that Coppelia is actually a doll that belongs to Doctor Coppelius, the mad scientist. She decides to impersonate the doll, in order to win the love of Franz. Chaos ensues, but all is soon forgiven.
Tickets range from $10 to $35 (depending on seating) or $40 for box seats. They are available for purchase in advance online at panhandletickets.com
ALT to present 'Art' April 7-16
Amarillo Little Theatre presents "Art" from April 7-16. It was the winner of the 1998 Tony Award for “Best Play.”
How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art?
The comedy, which raises questions about art and friendship, concerns three long-time friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Serge, indulging his penchant for modern art, buys a large, expensive, completely white painting. Marc is horrified, and their relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes "art". Yvan, caught in the middle of the conflict, tries to please and mollify both of them.
This hilarious play was the very first production staged at the ALT Adventure Space in August of 2001. It starred Bobby Schaffer, Brad McBride and Allen Shankles.
Allen will pay homage to this great show as he steps out of the lights and directs this great comedy.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit amarillolittletheatre.org
'Singin' in the Rain' returns to big screen for 70th anniversary
Cinemark Hollywood 16 & XD, 9100 Canyon Drive, will host a special screening of the 70th anniversary of the classic "Singin' in the Rain" at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 10, and again on Wednesday, April 13.
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor star in one of the greatest musicals ever filmed. Musician Don Lockwood (Kelly) rises to stardom during Hollywood's silent-movie era — paired with the beautiful, jealous and dumb Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen).
When Lockwood becomes attracted to young studio singer Kathy Selden (Reynolds), Lamont has her fired. But with the introduction of talking pictures, audiences laugh when they hear Lamont speak for the first time — and the studio uses Selden to dub her voice. Set during the advent of "talkies," this film's classic song-and-dance numbers celebrate the beginning of movie musicals.
Tickets to this special screening are $12.45 and can be purchased in advance online at www.fathomevents.com/events
Tejas Brothers coming to Amarillo
The Tejas Brothers are scheduled to perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Golden Light Cantina, 2906 SW 6th Ave.
The Tejas Brothers are the original Tex-Mex Honky Tonk band from Fort Worth. Founded in 2006, the band has been recognized as one of the best live acts in the Lone Star State, with fans often traveling hundreds of miles to catch a live performance.
The group specializes in recording and performing original Americana/Country/Folk music, influenced by Country, Rock, Blues and Tex-Mex.
No advanced tickets will be sold. Entrance is a $15 cover at the door.
Cody Johnson to perform at Starlight
Cody Johnson is set to perform live at Starlight Ranch, 1415 Sunrise Drive, on Saturday, April 23. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.
Country troubadour Johnson puts as much effort into making his concerts a straight-from-the-heart experience as he does with his recordings. But from the way he tells it, that's really the only way he can operate.
Backed by the band that's helped him build his grassroots following one crowd at a time, the road warrior digs into some of his most widely loved tunes, like "On My Way to You" and "Nothin' on You" as well as deeper cuts from all across his career. And when he launches into a medley of the classic country tunes that inspired his no-nonsense approach, including songs by Garth Brooks, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash, you can really get a full picture of what makes Johnson tick.
General admission tickets are $40 (plus $9.29 taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.bigtexan.com/starlight-ranch-event-center or www.prekindle.com
Symphony presents Elgar's Enigma Variations
Amarillo Symphony presents Elgar’s Enigma Variations at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Music Director Finalist George Jackson returns to conduct Elgar’s beloved "Enigma Variations" and Delibes’ evocative "Ballet Suite" from “Sylvia.”
Teenage piano virtuoso Harmony Zhu joins the orchestra for Prokofiev’s scintillating piano concerto.
Tickets for this concert range from $21 to $61 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.
Tickets may be purchased online through panhandletickets.com
Boland & the Stragglers return to Amarillo
Jason Boland and The Stragglers return to Amarillo on Saturday, April 30.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. at Starlight Ranch, 1415 Sunrise Drive.
For the past 20 years, Jason Boland & the Stragglers have dazzled audiences all over as one of the leading ambassadors of the Oklahoma and Texas music movement. Millions of fans cheering him on, more than 500,000 records sold independently and 10 albums later, Boland is a career musician whose legacy continues to grow.
From his early days touring in cramped vans and playing in front of tiny bar crowds to the packed venues he performs in today, Boland’s uncompromising approach has grown his profile dramatically, especially in the past handful of years. Add to that the legions of musicians who are influenced by Boland, and his impact on the scene is undeniable.
Tickets for this show range from $15 to $40 (plus taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.bigtexan.com/starlight-ranch-event-center or www.prekindle.com
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