For KING + COUNTRY, Jason Isbell among acts, shows coming to Lubbock

For KING + COUNTRY at USA

for KING + COUNTRY brings its What Are We Waiting For? : The Tour, Part II to United Supermarkets Arena, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 7.

Performing new music from their latest album and featuring a fresh stage production, the group promises an evening concertgoers won’t soon forget.

Joel and Luke Smallbone know how to spin a cocoon of sound that envelopes the listener, lace words of truth and use their voices to lift and inspire. For KING + COUNTRY - the quadruple GRAMMY®-winning progressive pop duo - believe in what music can do as a positive and emotional force in people’s lives and is what drives the Australia-born, Nashville-based brothers.

Tickets for this concert range from $19 to $50 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.

To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at (806) 770-2000, or visit selectaseatlubbock.com

Isbell, 400 Unit to perform at Holly Hall

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

The group is an American southern rock/ alt-country band based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Since his 2013 breakthrough album, Southeastern, he’s won four Grammy awards — two for Best Americana Album (Something More Than Free & The Nashville Sound) and two for Best American Roots Song (“24 Frames” & “If We Were Vampires”).

Both of the award-winning albums also peaked at number 1 on Billboard Country, Folk, and Rock charts. The group’s newest album, Weathervanes, will be released on June 9.

Reserved seat tickets range from $49 to $119 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/

The Edge Theatre hosting auditions

The Edge Theatre will host auditions for "The Mountaintop" at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8 and Tuesday, May 9 at 4228 Boston Ave.

They're seeking a cast of one male and one female - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Camae, a young hotel maid.

The Story: A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil right leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

For more information contact Stephanie Johnson at stephaniej64lbk@gmail.com

LCT presents 'Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical'

Lubbock Community Theater presents "Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical" on May 12, 13, 14 and 19, 20, 21 at the theater, 3101 35th St. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on May 12-13 and 19-20, with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. on May 14 and 21.

At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement's worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated Bonnie & Clyde, from the legendary Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country.

When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers' thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo's fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.

The production is based on the book by Ivan Menchell with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Don Black. Jillian Johnstone directs.

Tickets for this production are $30 (plus taxes and fees) for adults and $25 (plus taxes and fees) for seniors ages 65 and older, children 12 and younger and students with ID.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org/

Christ in the Arts presents 'Boundless'

Christ in the Arts presents "Boundless" at 7 p.m. May 12 and 13 in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center theater.

"Boundless" is a collaboration event with singer/songwriter Shannon Adducci, with guest choreographer Jiri Voborsky. This live music and dramatic dance combination promises to be a beautiful and uplifting event.

Tickets range from $20 to $30 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating.

To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office at (806) 770-2000, Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., or online at selectaseatlubbock.com

G. Graham Brown to perform at Cactus

Soulful country stylist T. Graham Brown is set to take the Cactus Theater stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 12.

Brown’s initial entry to Country Radio was the sad and soulful “Drowning In Memories.” That Top-40 single helped him to establish himself, and by the winter of 1986, he had warmed up to audiences with the bluesy hit “I Tell It Like It Used To Be.” Other hits quickly followed, with his first self-penned release “Hell And High Water,” which became his first number one song. “I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again” and “Don’t Go To Strangers” were the next releases, which all became chart-toppers.

In recent years, his first-ever Gospel album, "Forever Changed", netted him a Grammy nomination, with the promise of more such music on the way. A collaboration from the disc, “He’ll Take Care of You,” paired him with country Hall of Famer Vince Gill.

Tickets for this show are $37.50 for the first four rows A-D; $32.50 for remaining floor seats, rows E-M; $27.50 for standard balcony; and $65 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com

Caldwell Entertainment pays tribute to 80s bands

Caldwell Entertainment presents A Tribute to Van Halen, AC/DC and Tom Petty on Saturday, May 13, at Cactus Theater. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the shows starts at 7:30 p.m.

These three legendary rock groups brought some of the best music to the charts in the ’80s. From “Jump” to “Back In Black” to “I Won’t Back Down” this show is guaranteed to be a night you won't forget.

Tickets for this show are $25 for all floor and standard balcony and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information, visit cactustheater.com

Plainview library hosts Texas author at Fair Theater

The city of Plainview’s Unger Memorial Library will be hosting a book signing with Taylor Moore, Texas author, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Fair Theater, 717 Broadway.

Moore is the author of "Down Range and Firestorm", an action-thriller series featuring Garrett Kohl. His latest book, "Ricochet", will be released on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

A sixth-generation Texan who grew up on a farm and ranch northwest of Houston, Moore is a former CIA Intelligence Officer who worked in both analysis and operations and later consulted for the Department of Defense in Theater Security Cooperation, Force Protection, and Counternarcotics. He now lives in the Texas Panhandle with his wife and two children, where he is a full-time author, screenwriter and speaker.

"Down Range and Firestorm" will be available for purchase at the event; cash, check or credit cards are welcome.

For more information about the event, contact Unger Library at (806) 296-1149, and for more information about Taylor Moore, visit www.taylormoorebooks.com.

Cactus presents The Oak Ridge Boys

The Oak Ridge Boys bring their Front Porch Singin' Tour to the Cactus Theater at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14, and Monday, May 15.

The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of country hits and a No. 1 pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring four decades of charted singles, and 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere.

The group has scored 12 gold, three platinum and one double platinum album — plus one double platinum single — and had more than a dozen national #1 singles and over 30 Top Ten hits.

Tickets for this show are $95 for the first six floor rows A-F; $85 for remaining floor rows G-M; $75 for standard balcony; and $170 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com

Fathom presents 'Grease' special 45th anniversary screening

Fathom's Big Screen Classics presents "Grease" on the big screen for its 45th anniversary at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14, and 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St.

The kids are cool, the cars are hot, and the tunes are always rockin' and rollin' when one of the most beloved comedies of all time comes back to theaters to celebrate its 45th anniversary! Good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) is new to school, but ready to join the Pink Ladies.

Bad boy Danny (John Travolta), the leader of the T-Birds, has just discovered their summer lovin' wasn't just a passing fling when they're reunited at Rydell High School.

Tickets for this special event are $12.45 and available in advance online at www.fathomevents.com/events

Touring Broadway production of 'Tootsie' comes to Holly Hall

Broadway at the Buddy Holly Hall brings its next production to the Hub City with the musical comedy "Tootsie" at 7:30 p.m. on May 15, 16 and 17, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater.

This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.

Featuring a hilarious Tony®-winning book by Robert Horn and an outrageously clever score by 2018 Tony-winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this New York Times Critic’s Pick is “a joyful delight” (The Washington Post) that’s “so packed with punchlines, it should be called a jokebox musical!” (Bloomberg).

Reserved seat tickets range from $40 to $75 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/

Concert benefits Team Luke

Eli Young Band will be performing on May 16 at the United Supermarkets Arena, benefiting Team Luke Hope for Minds. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 8:30 p.m.

TLHFM helps families and children who have suffered from a brain injury. TLHFM has helped more than 480 families in 45 states.

While selling out venues as a headliner from coast-to-coast, EYB has toured with Jason Aldean, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, and Darius Rucker.

With momentum still high following their fourth career No, 1, hitmakers​ Eli Young Band​ are releasing an introspective new single with “​Break It In​” via The Valory Music Co. Under producer Dann Huff, the tune explores lessons in life and love that are only learned over time well spent.

General admission seating for this concert is $34.50. To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office at (806) 770-2000, Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., or purchase them online at selectaseatlubbock.com

Ultimate Variety Show coming to Cactus

The Ultimate Variety Show: The Edwards twins, top impersonators and impressionists are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Cactus Theater.

Remember all the variety shows we grew up on in the 1970s and 1980s? Now is your chance to see them live and re-created by Las Vegas impersonators. Anthony and Eddie Edwards use state-of-the-art make-up to look and sound like the superstars of today and yesterday.

All your favorite legendary performers come alive in Super Stars on Stage: The Ultimate Variety Show.

Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton John, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Frankie Valli, Tom Jones, and more.

Reserved seat tickets are $25 for all floor seats; $20 for standard balcony box seats; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information, visit cactustheater.com

The Edge presents 'American Buffalo'

The Edge Theatre, 4228 Boston Ave., presents "American Buffalo," directed by James Bush, Ph.D., at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays, May 19-20 and May 26-27, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays May 21 and 28.

Don Dubrow (played by Sean Allen Jones), the owner of a junk shop where the action takes place, decides to steal a customer’s coin collection when he feels that he has been bested in a transaction including a valuable Buffalo nickel.

He enlists the help of a young junkie named Bobby (played by Nathaniel Connor Goins) but is later convinced by a manipulative friend that Bobby is incompetent. Unable to trust either, Don invites Walter Cole “Teach” (played by Demetrius “Mechie” Scherpereel) to join them.

Bobby becomes a scapegoat as the burglary plot unravels and tensions build into suspicion, anger, and violence.

This production is for mature audiences only.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for seniors and students (plus taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://edgetheatrelubbock.org/

Cactus hosting KISS tribute band

Destroyer, a top touring KISS touring tribute will perform live at the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 19.

Audiences loved the recent top touring tributes to Guns N’ Roses and AC/DC, so the historic Cactus Theater is bringing fans another top touring salute to one of the most iconic bands in the history of rock: KISS.

Destroyer is the group hand-picked by the original band KISS and the official “KISS Kruise” as one of the top tributes in the world.

Tickets for this show are $27.50 for the first six floor rows (A-F); $25 for remaining floro seats (rows G-M); $22.50 for standard balcony seats; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information, visit cactustheater.com

Caldwell pays tribute to Guns, Def Leppard, Whitesnake

Caldwell Entertainment presents a tribute to Guns 'n Roses, Def Leppard and Whitesnake at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at the Cactus Theater.

Back by popular demand, Caldwell Entertainment presents a second night of ’80s rock ’n’ roll featuring the legendary music of Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Whitesnake. The previous performance rocked the house and this is sure to do the same.

Tickets are $25 for all floor and standard balcony seats; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.

For more information, visit cactustheater.com

'Long Island Medium' comes to Holly Hall

Theresa Caputo brings Live! the Experience to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly H all at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21.

For more than a decade Caputo, star of the hit TLC show "The Long Island Medium", has provided messages of peace and comfort to over a million people worldwide. Through sharing her gift of communicating with those who have passed on, Caputo delivers healing messages directly to audience members, comforting them with the revelation that our deceased loved ones are still with us– just in a different way.

Reserved seat tickets range from $44.75 to $99.75 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating. There are also VIP packages and add-ons available for an additional charge.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/

Dance Gallery School presents 'Portrait'

The Dance Gallery School of Dance Arts will host its 42nd Anniversary with a Major Production, “Portrait", at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

“Portrait” is a celebration of the arts and the artists who create them. The dancers will explore a gallery of fine arts from Degas’ ballerinas to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, portray fashion icons like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, and honor spiritual leaders like Mother Theresa.

Audiences will be enchanted by the art of Cinderella and the magic of fairytales and captivated by the art of literary greats such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Bram Stoker. Enjoy the music of the Beatles, Elvis, David Bowie and more as the dancers pay tribute to some of music’s greatest artists.

Dancers consist of preschool through high school aged students performing pieces in the styles of tap, ballet, jazz, contemporary, pointe and hip hop.

Reserved seat tickets for this production range from $16 to $33 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visithttps://www.buddyhollyhall.com/

Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition coming to Amarillo

The internationally acclaimed Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is coming to Amarillo on June 9 and runs through July 23. It will be the inaugural exhibit at the newly renovated Sunset Center in Amarillo, now called Arts in the Sunset.

This globally successful exhibit has been all around the world from Shanghai to Chicago, Phoenix, Berlin, Vienna and more. Tickets are on sale today and can be purchased online at artsinthesunset.org.

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is a collection of the artist’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, reproduced in a format allowing viewers to be faceto-face with the masterpieces. Through artfully displayed reproductions, this innovative presentation brings the audience just a few feet away from world-renowned pieces like The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment.

Arts in the Sunset is located at 3701 Plains Blvd. The exhibit will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., with the last entry at 6 p.m. On Sundays, the exhibit will be open from 1-5:30 p.m., with the last entry at 4 p.m. The exhibit is wheelchair accessible. Viewing time is estimated between 60 and 90 minutes. Tickets rangefrom $19 to $26.50, based on age and time of day.

Proceeds from the exhibit will benefit the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle (CCTXP), the Amarillo Art Institute and the Amarillo Cultural District of the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Madagascar Live coming to Holly Hall

Get ready to move it, move it! Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria as they escape New York Central Park Zoo and onto the stage in a live musical spectacular. Madagascar the Musical Live is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.

Based on the Dreamworks® movie, Madagascar The Musical Live! will have audiences of all-ages cheering and dancing as the crack-a-lackin’ friends find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

Featuring new songs written for the stage, a bevy of dancing menageries and even some puppets, Madagascar The Musical Live! is an out-of-this zoo fun experience of friendship and more.

Tickets for this production range from $34 to $100 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/

Moonlight Musicals opens season with 'Hello Dolly!'

Lubbock Moonlight Musicals begins its 18th year with the 2023 season theme of “Trailblazers!”The first production of the season is "Hello Dolly!" scheduled for June 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24, at the Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater, 413 E. Broadway.

This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play "The Matchmaker" bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things,” are certain to thrill and entertain audiences again and again.

Tickets for this production are $25, which includes Select-A-seat fees. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit moonlightmusicals.com

Bollywood star coming to Holly Hall

Mika Singh, a famous Indian singer, composer, music director, and movie artist of Bollywood fame, is coming to West Texas for the first time at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Buddy Holly Hall.

Singh is one of the most popular singers in India, with many hit songs and compositions.

He has enthralled audiences worldwide with full-house live performances. Accompanied by his orchestra team and chorus singers, audiences will enjoy an electrifying, colorful, multi-cultural show, with popular songs and dance tunes. Talented Lubbock dance artists will perform along with Singh, singing and dancing with his band.

Reserved seat tickets range from $59 to $249 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating and VIP features.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/

Valli rescheduled for June 16

The original Jersey boy himself, Frankie Valli is coming to Buddy Holly Hall at 7 p.m. Friday, June, 16, for a rescheduled date from January. Tickets for the January performance will be honored.

Valli's career with the Four Seasons, as well as his solo success, have spawned countless hit singles. With unforgettable tunes like “Sherry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “December ‘63 – Oh What A Night,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” and of course, “Grease.”

His songs have been omnipresent in other iconic movies such as "The Deer Hunter", "Dirty Dancing", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Conspiracy Theory" and "The Wanderers".

Valli and the Four Seasons have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. They continue to tour throughout the U.S. and abroad to packed houses receiving nightly standing ovations from thrilled fans of multiple generations.

Reserved seat tickets for this show range from $54 to $175 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating and VIP features.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/

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