Lubbock entertainment in brief
Ragtown Gospel presents 'Bethlehem'
Ragtown Gospel Theater in Post presents "Bethlehem: A Christmas Musical" every Saturday at 3 p.m. through Dec. 17, with the exception of Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving weekend).
Written by Chip Polk and directed by Glenn Polk, This beautiful Christmas musical begins with the creation of man, and culminates in the birth of Jesus. The story depicts the events leading to the birth of the Savior presented from God’s perspective. It reveals the depths of His devotion to mankind, even before He breathed life into Adam. Fully aware of all that was to occur, including the requirement for Jesus to sacrifice His life, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit still chose to create man.
The production features seven original songs and a cast led by director Glenn Polk, in the role of God the FatherChip Polk and Jeff Bailey will be performing a special Christmas concert prior to each performance.
Adult tickets are $22 and child tickets are $10 each. Veterans and active military are admitted for free.For more information or to purchase tickets, visit ragtown.com
The Edge presents 'The Thanksgiving Play'
The Edge Theatre, 4228 Boston Ave., presents "The Thanksgiving Play" at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 19, and at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 20.
Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.
The play was written by Larissa FastHorse and is directed by Leah Tyson Houchin.
Tickets for this production are $17.50 for adults and $15 for adults and youth (17 and younger), plus taxes and fees.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://edgetheatrelubbock.org/
Cinemark to screen 'Mockingbird' for 60th anniversary
Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St., is hosting a special 60th anniversary screeing of "To Kill A Mockingbird" at 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Experience one of the most significant milestones in film history like never before with To Kill a Mockingbird. Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch – the Academy Award®-winning performance hailed by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Movie Hero of All Time.
Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about innocence, strength and conviction and nominated for 8 Academy Awards®, watch it and remember why "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
This special 60th anniversary event includes exclusive insight from Turner Classic Movies.
Tickets for this special screening are $12.45 and available online in advance at https://www.fathomevents.com/
Goo Goo Dolls coming to Holly Hall
The Goo Goo Dolls bring their Chaos in Bloom Tour to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1986, the Goo Goo Dolls have quietly broken records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected to millions of fans, and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades.
Beyond selling 15 million records worldwide, the group has garnered four GRAMMY® Award nominations and nearly a dozen platinum & gold singles combined and seized a page in the history books by achieving 16 number one and Top 10 hits. As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for “Most Top 10 Singles.”
Special guest for this performance is Whitehall.
Tickets for this concert range from $34.50 to $109.50 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/events/
Women's barbershop group to perform holiday concert
The Pride of West Texas Show Chorus, formerly the Prairie Winds Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, will perform their annual holiday concert Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at Broadview Baptist Church, 1302 N. Frankford Ave.
The all-female barbershop ensemble will perform a concert titled "Home for the Holidays?" [CQ] featuring both old and new songs, a zany script and many familiar Christmas carols. Intermission will feature a buffet of desserts.
Tickets are $15 and more information is available at www.prideofwesttexas.com.
LCT presents 'Spongebob' musical
Lubbock Community Theatre presents 'The Spongebob Musical' as part of Holiday Happening 2022 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 20.
The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world.
Special debt of gratitude goes out to Texas Commission on the Arts and Civic Lubbock Inc. for their support in making this show possible.
The production is based on the series by Stephen Hillenburg and the book by Kyle Jarrow. It is directed by Heather May.
Tickets range from $15 to $50 and may be purchased in advance online through www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org/ or selectaseatlubbock.com
Ventriloquist coming to Cactus Theater
The Cactus Theater will host Todd Oliver's The Funniest Night of Your Life featuring Irving the Talking Dog for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, performances.
When somebody asks "How did you decide to be a ventriloquist?” Todd Oliver has an unusual answer.
“As a kid, I was infatuated with those little wooden-headed dummies! They can get away with saying things everyone is thinking and they always have a charming way to make it funny.”
Tickets for this show are $20 for floor and standard balcony and $40 for baclony box seats (includes concessions).
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Alamo hosting 'Elf' movie party
"Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?"
Don’t be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins this holiday season. Come out to Alamo Drafthouse and spread the cheer at this sugar-fueled, interactive holiday spectacular, packed with games, props, and, of course, singing loud for all to hear.The "Elf" Movie Party is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Bundle up for this celebration of one of the best holiday films ever made, period. Will Ferrell’s take on a North Pole elf trying to figure out Manhattan (“Watch out! The yellow ones don’t stop!”) just might be the funniest he’s ever been.
The "Elf" Movie Party features all sorts of fun props, a gift "wrap off" before the film, and of course, your very own elf hat.
Tickets are $15.15 and available online in advance at https://drafthouse.com/lubbock/event/movie-party-elf
Alamo hosting 'Polar Express' movie party
Join Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock for an interactive holiday activity the whole family can enjoy with "The Polar Express" movie party at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.
Tickets, please. You can’t attend "The Polar Express" Movie Party without your ticket. And believe us when we tell you that the conductor (one of many Tom Hankses in this movie) is very particular about it.
Once you and the kiddos come aboard this special holiday Movie Party, we’ll have all sorts of fun surprises waiting for you, including kid-friendly props like a Santa hat, sleigh bells, and some fun activity sheets for you to take home. (And don’t worry, parents, we’ll be sure to lay down some ground rules so you’re not having to listen to jingle bells the whole time.)
Tickets for this special event are $15.15 and available online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock/event/movie-party-the-polar-express
Alamo hosting 'Christmas Vacation' movie party
Celebrate the season like an honorary Griswold.
Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock is hosting a "Christmas Vacation" movie party at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.
No one knows how to do vacations like the Griswolds. Sure, their holidays are wild, chaotic, and often fraught with peril, but everyone’s family gatherings are a little stressful, aren’t they? Fortunately, you can just let Clark and the gang shoulder all that stress while you enjoy the ride at our "Christmas Vacation" Movie Party.
Alamo is giving it the full Movie Party treatment, with special props like pine tree air fresheners, yellow glowsticks, and ugly neckties to help you feel like you're an honorary Griswold. It’ll be more fun than a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club.
Tickets for this special event are $15.15 and available online in advance at drafthouse.com/lubbock/event/movie-party-national-lampoons-christmas-vacation
Cinemark to screen new Christmas musical
Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St., helps ring in the holidays with "It's Christmas Again" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Jake Young (Lawson Touliatos) wants nothing more than to spend his Christmas vacation with his girlfriend, Abbey Walker (Leela Owen). So when Abbey volunteers for her church’s Christmas play, Jake is ready to skip Christmas this year until an unexpected turn of events lands him in a field outside Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born.
While on his journey with the shepherds to find the promised Messiah, Jake discovers the true meaning of Christmas. Coming this Christmas season, "It's Christmas Again" is a modern-day musical the whole family will love.
Tickets for this show are $12.45 and available online in advance at https://www.fathomevents.com/events
Alamo hosting 'Gremlins' movie party
Wreak havoc Mogwai-style at a fun, interactive movie party screening of "Gremlins" at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 at Alamo Drafthouse.
Joe Dante’s "Gremlins" continues to be a pop culture sensation, with its darkly funny story of a small-town guy who receives a furry little creature called a Mogwai that ends up multiplying into a swarm of monsters who rip the town to shreds. Frankly, wanton destruction has never been so fun.
Rand Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) is an inventor who hasn't successfully invented anything. But this Christmas he's bringing his family something special -- a small, cuddly creature known as a mogwai. The little fella comes with three crucial instructions: Keep him out of the sunlight, never get him wet and never, ever, ever feed him after midnight. If Rand and his son Billy (Zach Galligan) can adhere to these rules, sure, mogwai are great pets.
But, of course, they don’t follow the rules and all hell breaks loose in sleepy little Kingston Falls. It’s up to Billy and his girlfriend (Phoebe Cates) to stop the mischievous, murderous little monsters.
At the "Gremlins" Movie Party, we won’t let you tear the place apart or ruin our electronics, but we will have all kinds of fun props available to help you get in on the action, including paper plates to throw around during the kitchen fight, and masks so you can choose #TeamSpike or #TeamGizmo.
Tickets for this movie party are $15.15 and available in advance online at drafthouse.com/lubbock/event/movie-party-gremlins
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