YC3, ZZ Top, Greater Southwest Music Festival, Josh Abbott among this week's entertainment
YC3 underway at Amarillo Civic Center
Yellow City Comic Convention, or YC3, is returning for its seventh year, providing comics, collectables, games, costume contests and more. A portion of the proceeds from the con will benefit the Children's Miracle Network. YC3 continues 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, April 23 in the Amarillo Civic Center.
This year's event will feature celebrity guests from anime to kids' television, blockbuster films, and popular television shows among much more and will include 100 booths and more than 80 vendors. Children's activities include board games, craft building and science demonstrations provided by the Don Harrington Discovery Center and Snapology. The kids costume contest will be held Sunday for ages 12 and younger at 5 p.m.
Tickets are available online or can be purchased at the front door. Single-day passes for adults are available for $20, and one-day pass for children ages 6 to 12 is $15. Admission is free for children ages 5 and younger, active military and service personnel.
For more information, visit YellowCityCon.com or visit YC3’s Facebook page.
ZZ Top to rock Civic Center
ZZ Top returns to Amarillo at 8 p.m. April 23 at the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” has been at it for well over a half century, delivering rock, blues and boogie on the road and in the studio to millions of devoted fans. With iconography as distinctive as their sound, ZZ TOP is virtually synonymous with beards, hotrod cars, spinning guitars and that magic keychain, all of which transcend geography and language.
Tickets for this concert range from $69 to $289 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating and with three VIP package selections. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit panhandletickets.com
Musical festival set for April 27-29
The Greater Southwest Musical Festival, presented by the Amarillo Symphony, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, April 27-29, at the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
A fixture of the Amarillo community for 50 years, the Greater Southwest Music Festival encourages musical excellence in K-12 students in a tri-state area through competition and performance, drawing between 10,000-12,000 participants annually.
Students compete at the Civic Center and Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Amarillo, as well as at Amarillo College. Emerging from the pandemic, the Amarillo Symphony is honored to continue the tradition of the Festival, immersing directors and students in performance and networking opportunities and receiving feedback from seasoned, prominent educators and adjudicators.
For more information, visit https://amarillosymphony.org/
AC theatre presents Sondheim’s popular musical ‘Into the Woods’
Amarillo College's presentation of Stephen Sondheim’s dark comedy “Into the Woods” will feature a collaborative cast comprised pretty much equally of AC theatre majors, community members, and theatre students from West Texas A&M University.
“Into the Woods” is a whimsical twist on such Brothers Grimm fairy tales as Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and more, in which a witch tasks a young couple with procuring magical items to take a curse off their family tree. The show’s director is Ray Newburg, assistant professor of theatre arts at AC.
Performances for the six-day run begin at 7:30 p.m. April 28-29 and May 4-6. The sixth and final show is a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday, May 7. The production will be held at the Experimental Theatre on AC’s Washington Street Campus.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://theatreac.ludus.com/index.php. Costs are $10 for adults and $8 for students (college or high school), senior citizens, and AC employees. Additionally, groups of 10 or more are entitled to $6 seats if purchased at least 24 hours in advance.
JAB to perform at Starlight Ranch
Josh Abbott Band takes the stage in Amarillo at 8 p.m. Friday, April 28, for an outdoor show at Starlight Ranch.
A staple in the Texas music scene since forming in 2006 at Texas Tech University, the Josh Abbott Band has become an icon in the Lone Star State thanks to numerous successful singles and albums over the last decade plus.
The group’s relentless on-stage attitude quickly made it a successful touring act, building out from a Texas band to a regional act to a national crew with a devoted following from coast to coast.
General admission tickets to this concert are $30 (plus taxes and fees); and $65 (plus taxes and fees) for VIP seating. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit https://www.bigtexan.com/starlight-ranch-event-center/
HPPR Ambassador Tour concerts include Pampa, Amarillo
High Plains Public Radio (HPPR) is taking HPPR's Living Room Concert Series on the road across the High Plains. "By rekindling the HPPR Ambassador Tours, we're welcoming fabulous folk, Americana, country, jazz and acoustic artists to venues in our wide listener region," the website states.
An HPPR Ambassador Tour with Ruth Ellen Lynch & Jazz Plus includes shows in Kansas, as well as Pampa on June 22 at the Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center at 6 p.m., and Amarillo on May 5 at Arts in the Sunset for its First Friday at 6 p.m.
Other upcoming concerts include Goldpine on Tuesday, May 30 in Pampa at the Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center (6 p.m.); Thursday, June 1 in Panhandle at the Buffalo Grass Music Hall (time TBD); and Friday, June 2 in Amarillo at the Starlight Canyon Bed & Breakfast (doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m.).
Acoustic guitarist Beppe Gambetta performs Friday, Sept. 29 in Amarillo at the OT Brewing Company at 7 p.m., followed by Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Buffalo Grass Music Hall in Panhandle and Thursday, Oct. 12 at the Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center in Pampa at 6 p.m.
In addition, Everhart's The Church at Austin Park Concert Series has announced spring and fall concert dates. The series opened with the Randy Boys on March 25. On April 29, Bob Livingston will perform, followed by Susan Gibson on May 27, The Limeliters on June 24, Michael Hearne on Sept. 30, Panhandle Songwriters hosted by Mike Fuller on Oct. 28, and Mike Blakely on Dec. 2. Shows take place at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 2525 Wimberly Road in Amarillo.
For more information, visit hppr.org.
'Fiddler on the Roof' coming to civic center
Civic Amarillo and Celebrity Attractions present "Fiddler on the Roof" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 10, at the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium.
Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind "South Pacific" and "The King and I" bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony-winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.
The cast features Jonathan Hashmonay as Tevye, Maite Uzal as Golde, Andrew Hendrick as Lazar Wolf, Mary Beth Webber as Yente, Leah Platt as Tzeitel, GraceAnn Kontak as Hodel, Yardén Barr as Chava, Elliot Lazar as Motel, Austin J. Gresham as Perchik, Carson Robinette as Fyedka and Jason Thomas Sofge as Constable. The ensemble includes Morgan Cohen, Max Derderian, Gabriella Green, Christopher Hager, Ansley Grace Hamilton, James Jude Johnson, Remy Laifer, Emelie Latzer, Tyler McCall, Conor McGiffin, Tayler Mettra, Ali Arian Molaei, Jacob Nahor, Adolfo OrtizFeder, Emily Qualmann, Daniel Rabinowitz, Isabel Robin, Jacob Simon, Lauren Blair Smith, Lauren Steinert, Rosie Webber, and Scott Willits.
The original production won 10 Tony Awards, including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. Be there when the sun rises on this new production, with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins.A wonderful cast and lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family.
Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life,” "Fiddler on the Roof" will introduce a new generation to this uplifting celebration.
Tickets for this production are on sale now starting at $30 and are available online at panhandletickets.com, by phone at (806) 378 3096, area United Supermarkets, and in person at the ticket office inside the Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.
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Tickets on sale for 'Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition' at Arts in the Sunset
The internationally acclaimed "Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" is coming to Amarillo June 9 through July 23. It will be the inaugural exhibit at the newly renovated Sunset Center in Amarillo, now called Arts in theSunset. This globally successful exhibit has been all around the world from Shanghai to Chicago, Phoenix, Berlin, Vienna and more. Tickets to the exhibit went on sale April 18 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 face-to-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 until 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 range from $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.
Gatto bringing comedy show to Amarillo
Joe Gatto, a well-known comedian, actor, and producer, is best known for the hit TV shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index" brings his comedy show to the Amarillo Civic Center on June 11, 2023.
Gatto is one of the founding members of The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe who has toured with a live comedy show to sold-out crowds across the world, including legendary arenas, such as Madison Square Garden in New York and the O2 Arena in London.
Gatto is a co-host of the “Two Cool Moms” Podcast and has also appeared on hit podcasts including This Past Weekend with Theo Von, What A Joke with Papa and Fortune and Life is Short with Justin Long.
Joe loves spending time with his two children and his ever-growing pack of rescue dogs affectionately known as the “Gatto Pups.”
Tickets are now available online at panhandletickets.com, by calling the Amarillo Civic Center box office at (806) 378-3096 or at area United Supermarkets.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo entertainment in brief for the week of April 23, 2023
