Lubbock entertainment in brief
Alamo hosting 'Batman' brunch
Alamo Drafthouse, 120 W. Loop 289, is hosting a special brunch screening of "The Batman," at 10:55 a.m. Sunday.
What do you get when you mix an unstable orphan, an unlimited gadget budget, and the most crime-ridden city in the world? Justice, and lots of it. The Caped Crusader is back on the big screen in Matt Reeves’ "The Batman". Robert Pattinson dons the cowl to tackle corruption and a puzzling new adversary, the Riddler, played by Paul Dano.
They're joined by a who's who of rogues and bat-fam, including Andy Serkis as Alfred, Colin Farrell as Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as Detective James Gordon, and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman.
Order from a tasty brunch menu – egg BLT, French toast, or breakfast tacos – and pair it with a brunch cocktail for this special morning screening.
Tickets for the movie are $10 each (plus taxes and fees) and available for purchase online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock
Movies 16 to screen 'Swan Lake'
Movies 16 Lubbock, 5721 58th St., will host a special screening of the Bolshoi Ballet's performance of "Swan Lake" at 12:55 p.m. Sunday, March 6.
Lured to the banks of a mysterious lake by his alter-ego, the Evil Genius, Prince Siegfried encounters the most beautiful swan Odette and swears his love to her. At the castle, prospective brides try to entertain the distracted Prince, but it is the ravishingly beautiful swan Odile who threatens the promise Siegfried made to Odette.
The legend of the enigmatic swan-woman set to Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece of a score is ballet’s most beloved production in the classical canon. The Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake exemplifies the dramatic tension and heart-stopping beauty with prima ballerina Olga Smirnova leading the cast, as sensational as the black swan as she is poignant as white swan.
Tickets to this special screening are $18.40 (plus taxes and fees) and available online in advance at www.fathomevents.com.
Alamo film club hosts 'Potato Dreams'
The Alamo Drafthouse Film Club is hosting a special screening of "Potato Dreams of America," an autobiographical dark comedy about growing up in the Soviet Union.
This special screening is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9.
For 20 years we've existed in service of film. Alamo Drafthouse Film Club is a reflection of that history and our continuing commitment to sharing the independent, classic and international films we love with audiences everywhere.
Experience ongoing screenings of independent, arthouse, foreign, or documentary films. After the screening, there will be an optional group discussion where you can share your opinion and hear your fellow audience members' thoughts on the movie you just watched.
Tickets for this film club screening are $10 and available online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock
SPC’s Fine Arts Department to host concert
LEVELLAND – The South Plains College Jazz Band and the Symphonic Band will perform at 7 p.m. on March 10 in the Sundown Room.
Members of the Levelland community, as well as members of the SPC faculty, staff, and students, are invited to attend. There is no admission charge.
The Jazz Band will perform the works of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Lennie Niehaus, Benny Golson, and Edward Heyman. The Symphonic Band will perform the works of Pierre Leemans, Richard Wagner, George Frederic Handel, and Peter Warlock.
For more information, contact Dr. Gary Hudson, professor of music/instructor of high brass/symphonic band director, at (806) 716-2262 or email ghudson@southplainscollege.edu.
The Great Divide to perform at Cook's
Texas Country legends The Great Divide are coming to the Bus Barn at Cook’s Garage, 11002 Highway 87, at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11.
The Red Dirt music group from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed its own record label, publishing company and operating company, and began recording. The group's first two albums, "Goin' For Broke" and "Break In The Storm", were independent releases. Atlantic Records signed the group and re-released "Break In The Storm" as well as the band's third album, "Revolutions".
Concert policies include: clear bags only. No outside food or drinks. No bagged chairs. For ages 18 and older.
Tickets for this show are $20 in advance or $30 day of the show (plus taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cooksgarage.us
Moore brings country music to Holly Hall
Country music artist Justin Moore is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Holly Hall.
Chart-topping powerhouse Moore proves that, through all the fame and success, he’s still just the same country boy he’s always been on his stellar new album, "Late Nights and Longnecks".
Tipping its cap to Alan Jackson and George Strait, the record is Moore’s most traditional-sounding collection to date, a no-frills portrait of small-town life and big-time dreams that’s not afraid to let its hair down and party at the end of a hard day’s work.
Equal parts celebration and reflection, the album is a showcase for Moore’s evocative storytelling and unforgettable voice, complemented by an all-star band featuring GRAMMY and CMA Award-winning guitar icon Brent Mason ACM-winning pedal steel hero Paul Franklin among others.
Reserved seat tickets for this range from $35.50 to $85.50 (plus taxes & fees) depending on seating, and are available for purchase online at www.buddyhollyhall.com
Live comedy show comes to Cactus
Eric Schwartz brings his live comedy show to the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11.
Schwartz is a multi-dimensional showman who combines stand-up, music, and visual elements to entertain audiences from all angles.
A product of America’s melting pot, Schwartz was raised on the outskirts of Los Angeles in a Jewish and Mexican family during the golden age of hip hop. His entertainment career began when he spent his Bar Mitzvah money on DJ gear and began entertaining at parties and school dances, and eventually became one of the most popular DJs at entertainment-industry events.
Schwartz is heard regularly as host and creator of Podcast: The Musical, where he conducts an interview and creates songs based on the conversation. He headlines across the country, in addition to opening for Jo Koy on his Just Kidding World Tour.
Reserved floor tickets to this show are $25; reserved standard balcony seats are $20; and limited balcony box seats (includes concessions), are $50.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
Movies 16 marks 70th anniversary of 'The Quiet Man'
Movies 16 Lubbock, 5721 58th St., will host a Turner Classic Movies special screening of the 70th anniversary of "The Quiet Man" at 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 13, and 1 and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17.
Celebrating 70 years, John Ford’s "The Quiet Man" is simply one of the greatest love stories ever told. John Wayne is retired boxer Sean Thornton who makes a pilgrimage to his home village in Ireland in order to claim his family’s estate. He meets his match in the spirited young Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara) only to find himself confronted by her belligerent brother and the town’s strict customs.
An Oscar winner for Best Director and Cinematography, this Republic Pictures classic lives on in the hearts of moviegoers and moviemakers alike.
This 70th anniversary event includes exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies.
Tickets for this special screening are $12.45 (plus taxes and fees) and available online in advance at www.fathomevents.com.
Alamo hosting 'Almost Famous' brunch
Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock is taking a stroll with Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's nostalgic rock odyssey, "Almost Famous."
Order from a special brunch menu for this 11 a.m. showing on Sunday, March 13.
Crowe’s perfect mix of saccharine sweet and melancholy is a journey following 15-year-old Rolling Stone journalist William Miller (Patrick Fugit) as he tours with fictional band Stillwater in 1973. Crowe based the story off of his own experience covering The Allman Brothers in his teens for the infamous magazine.
From the moment we meet William and his older sister (Zooey Deschanel) bequeaths onto him her record collection, including Simon and Garkfunkel's Bookends, we feel like we are in this time.
Tickets for this special brunch screening are $10 (plus taxes and fees) and available to purchase in advance online at drafthouse.com/lubbock
Traveling 'Rent' show coming to Holly Hall
"Rent" the 25th anniversary touring show, is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Holly Hall.
For a quarter of a century, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece has inspired us to choose love over fear and to live without regret. Its immeasurable emotional impact has forever changed the world of musical theatre.
"Rent" follows a year in the lives of a diverse group of artists and friends struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. Whether you’ve never seen "Rent" or have completely lost count, you can’t miss it this time around – the 25th Anniversary “Farewell Season of Love” is your final chance to experience this illustrious touring production.
Come join us to celebrate 25 years of “La Vie Bohème.” 13,140,000 minutes of the one and only "Rent."
This show is recommended for mature audiences.
Reserved seat tickets for this show range from $40 to $90 (plus taxes & fees) depending on seating, and are available for purchase online at www.buddyhollyhall.com
Canada, the Departed to perform at Cactus
Cody Canada and the Departed are slated to perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.
Canada was the frontman of Cross Canadian Ragweed, a wildly influential band that dominated the Red Dirt scene for more than a decade, and made music that reached far beyond the genre's borders, selling millions of albums and playing for huge audiences across the U.S. Canada formed the Departed in 2011.
Reserved floor and standard balcony seats are $22.50 in advance and $27.50 the day of the show; balcony box seats (includes concessions with ticket), are $50.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
The Wilder Blue to perform at Cactus
The Wilder Blue is scheduled to perform live at the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18.
Texas-based outfit “The Wilder Blue” travels the borderland between musical genres, busting down the gates that separate country, bluegrass, folk and acoustic rock. Primary front man and songwriter Zane Williams was already a well-established solo act with a loyal fan base and seven albums under his belt when he reached out to fellow Texas troubadour Paul Eason about starting a band. Paul had three solo albums of his own, not to mention a coveted side-man position playing lead guitar for Texas legend Kevin Fowler, but was immediately intrigued by the project.
Houston-based drummer Lyndon Hughes was next hop on board, bringing his passion for group vocals and extensive engineering and producing experience working with artists like Cody Johnson, Sundance Head, Roger Creager, David Grace, and more. A jam session at a demo studio brought them all together with multi-instrumentalist and singer Andy Rogers on banjo, dobro, mandolin and guitar, and the chemistry was immediate.
All reserved floor and standard balcony tickets for this show are $20 in advance and $25 day of the show; and balcony box (includes concessions) are $40 in advance and $50 the day of the show (plus taxes and fees).
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
Cinemark to screen Oscar-nominated films
Cinemark, one of the world’s largest movie theater companies, introduces a brand new all-inclusive digital pass for cinema’s biggest fans during its annual Oscar® Movie Week festival.
In theatres from Monday, March 21 through Sunday, March 27, the festival gives fans the chance to experience this year’s Best Picture and Best Short (Live Action and Animated) nominated films. In partnership with Focus Features’ Downton Abbey: A New Era, the festival is being held at more than 100 participating Cinemark theatres nationwide, and passes are on sale now at Cinemark.com/movieweek.
New for this year, Cinemark is introducing a digital festival pass for $35 that includes showings for all offered Best Picture and Best Short (Animated and Live Action) nominated films, with the convenience of just one easily accessible digital ticket. All who purchase a digital festival pass will receive 50% off any size popcorn during Oscar® Movie Week.
Movie enthusiasts with their eye on a particular title can purchase individual tickets, available online now. All feature-length Best Picture film tickets are available at standard pricing with showtimes beginning on March 21. All Best Short (Animation and Live Action) nominees are bundled into one viewing for just $10 starting on March 25.
Brice concert rescheduled for March 23
The Lee Brice event originally scheduled for Jan. 14, at Buddy Holly Hall has been rescheduled to March 23. Please hold on to your tickets as they will be honored for the reschedule date.
The show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater.
When current CMA and CMT Music Award-nominated and Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn’t selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like American Born whiskey, you’ll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter.
Meanwhile, with more than 2.2 billion on-demand streams, and 3 billion spins on Pandora, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road.
He is currently #1 at Country Radio with his fastest rising single career to date, “One of Them Girls,” which follows his #1 with Carly Pearce on “I Hope You’re Happy Now” and his #1 just prior to that, “Rumor,” which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards.
Tickets for this how range from $35.50 to $75.50 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating and are available online at www.buddyhollyhall.com
Christian artist West coming to Lubbock church
Contemporary Christian artist Matthew West’s The Brand New Tour is coming to the Hub City.
The tour, featuring West with special guests Jordan Feliz and Hannah Kerr is scheduled for a performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Calvary Baptist Lubbock, 5301 82nd St.
Ticket prices are $25, $28, $70 and $100. For more information, call (855) 484-1991 or visit www.platformtickets.com
West is a five-time GRAMMY® nominee, a multiple ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner and a 2018 Dove Award Songwriter of the Year (Artist) recipient. He has received an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, a K-LOVE Fan Award and named Billboard’s Hot Christian Songwriter of the Year. A recipient of the Rich Mullins Impact Award, West also received a Primetime Emmy® Award nomination for Original Music & Lyrics for the title track for the feature film “The Heart of Christmas.”
Whiskey Myers to perform at Holly Hall
Whiskey Myers with Drake White is slated to perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
Whiskey Myers has sold nearly a million albums and amassed more than a billion streams. The group has played more than 2,500 live shows since their emergence in 2007 and sold out 95% of their headlining shows during the most recent year of touring to ever-increasing crowds.
USA Today describes the band led by front man Cody Cannon as “a riff-heavy blend of Southern rock and gritty country that has earned comparisons to the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin,” with Rolling Stone noting “it’s the seminal combination of twang and crunchy rock & roll guitars that hits a perfect sweet spot.”
Reserved seat tickets for this concert range from $30 to $55 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating and are available online at www.buddyhollyhall.com
LSO presents French Nostalgia
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra presents French Nostalgia at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
It’s a night of déjà vu as the LSO performs Saint-Saëns and Franck. Go back in time and experience three orchestral masterpieces once a perennial part of every orchestra’s programming, now often forgotten but still as delightful.
Pianist Daniel Hsu and guest conductor Stuart Chafetz join the LSO for this unforgettable performance.
Stuart Chafetz will serve as guest conductor.
Tickets for this concert range from $33 to $93 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating, and are available online at www.buddyhollyhall.com
Alamo hosting 'Goonies' movie party
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Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock is hosting a "Goonies" movie party at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 26.
Let’s face it, "The Goonies" never gets old (and they never say “die”). With its endearing cast of quirky kids and a plot filled with swashbuckling adventure, it serves as the ultimate fantasy for anyone who feels stuck in the mundane humdrum of everyday life.
Now it’s your chance to be a Goonie. Join us for a rollicking movie party and we’ll give you everything you need to join the gang, including a pirate eye patch, a marble bag filled with pirate treasure, a bandana, and a fun-sized Baby Ruth, of course. And don’t worry, we won’t make you do the truffle shuffle to get in.
Tickets for this special event are $15.15 (plus taxes and fees) and available online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock
Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder to perform at Cactus
Country music legend Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 27 at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.
The 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winner's career is easily among the most significant in recent country music history. His life’s path has taken him to various musical genres, from where it all began in bluegrass music, to striking out on new musical journeys, while still leaving his musical roots intact.
He became a recording artist in his own right in 1981 when his Epic label debut album "Waitin’ for the Sun to Shine" topped the country charts and yielded a pair of No. 1 hits. Overall, his productive stay at Epic Records would result in a total of 12 No. 1 hits.
Skaggs’ 1997 album "Bluegrass Rules!", released on his newly formed Skaggs Family Records label, marked a triumphant return to bluegrass — which he’s solidified ever since with a series of GRAMMY® Award winning albums, recorded with his amazing bluegrass band, Kentucky Thunder (8-time winners of the IBMA ‘Instrumental Group of the Year’).
In the past decade, he has been honored with inductions into the Gospel Music Association’s Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame. In 2018, a landmark year, Skaggs was also awarded membership into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame, the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and country music’s greatest honor, the Country Music Hall of Fame. Most recently, he was awarded the prestigious National Medal of Arts in 2020 for his contributions to the American music industry.
Tickets for this show are $75 for the first five rows of floor seats; $62.50 for the remaining seven rows of floor seats; $50 for standard balcony seats; and $100 for balcony box seats (includes concessions).
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cactustheater.com
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock entertainment in brief
