Calendar of Events:
February
Feb 2 & 3 - Tot Spot
Thursday: 10 a.m.; Friday: 9:30 & 11 a.m., $5-Non-Members; Members Free
This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum
102 Cypress St.
325-673-4587
www.thegracemuseum.org
February 3 - Art Adventure
10:30 a.m., free
This mom and tot program for preschoolers combines different aspects of visual and verbal literacy by exposing the children to books and art based on the featured artist in the gallery.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
February 3 & 4 - LOVE, SEX and the I.R.S.
Two guys, Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out of work musicians who room together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as married, taking advantage of his roommate’s sexually ambiguous first name. The day of reckoning comes when the IRS informs the “couple” they’re going to be investigated. Leslie masquerades as a housewife, aided by Jon’s fiancée, Kate. Complicating matters further Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind Jon’s back. Jon’s mother drops in unexpectedly to meet her son’s fiancée , and Leslie’s girlfriend shows up demanding to know why Leslie has changed and won’t see her anymore.
Abilene Community Theatre
809 Barrow 7:30pm
325- 673-6271 for ticket information
February 4 - Mardi Gras
7:30 - 11:00 p.m., $100 per person
Come and enjoy a taste of New Orleans with food, libation and music Cajun Style. There will be a live and silent auction, music dancing and great food, while surrounding yourself with fabulous art.
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress
325-677-8389, Darla Harmon
February 9 - ARTWALK
Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you.
5 to 8:30 p.m.
FREE
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress St.
325-677-8389
Feb 9 - Artfully Yours: Dan Yaccarino Gallery Talk
6:30 p.m., free
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
February 9 -11: Proof
“PROOF”
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, Proof combines elements fo mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre. Proof is a wonderfully compassionate and knowing play about a young woman who, on the death of her father, must sort out and deal with a number of long denied feelings and fears.
ACU – Williams Performing Arts Center – Fulks Theatre
7:30pm
325- 674-2787 for ticket information
February 10 & 11: Paramount Classic Film: Moulin Rouge
Friday: 7:30 p.m. and Saturday: 2 & 7:30 p.m.
$6-Adults; $5-Students, Seniors, Military, Children
A naive young poet falls in love with a cabaret star and their ill-fated romance is told through a dazzling array of songs.
Historic Paramount Theatre
352 Cypress St.
325-676-9620, tickets
Feb 11 - Family Fun Saturdays
1-4 p.m., free
NCCIL’s art educators help you create a work of art using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery. Emphasis is on having fun while picking up valuable knowledge.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
February 11 – Spotlight 2012 “Whimsical!”
Chorus Abilene’s three youth choirs present a gala evening featuring table seating, dessert buffet, and songs by soloists and choirs. Music from “Seussical” and other Broadway and movie songs will be performed, transporting guests from the mundane into the realm of whimsy!
ACU – Hunter Welcome Center
6:30 p.m.
325-673-7464 for reservations (required)
February 12, 2012 - Children's Performing Art Series: Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre Co.
Starring pneumatic wizard Fred Garbo and Brazillian ballerina Daielma Santos, this unique show has been performed around the world, transcending barriers of age and language through physical comedy, dance, juggling, and most importantly, creative inventions that inflate! Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre Co has won the praise and affection of audiences around the globe.
Paramount Theatre
352 Cypress
2 p.m.
February 15 - Mid Month Movie: 21st Century Art - Spirituality
Noon - 1 p.m.,
FREE
How does contemporary art address the idea of spirituality?
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress St.
325-677-8389
February 16 – 18: Proof
“PROOF”
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, Proof combines elements fo mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre. Proof is a wonderfully compassionate and knowing play about a young woman who, on the death of her father, must sort out and deal with a number of long denied feelings and fears.
ACU – Williams Performing Arts Center – Fulks Theatre
7:30pm
325- 674-2787 for ticket information
February 21, 2012 - Broadway Series: Stomp
Abilene Civic Center 7:30 p.m.
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, utterly unique and it appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. As USA Today says, “STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places.” See what all the noise is about. Fun and satisfying for the whole family.
For Ticket information call 800-869-1451
February 25 - A Gershwin Evening
Abilene Philharmonic
402 Cypress, Suite 130
(325) 677-6710
www.abilenephilharmonic.org
March
March 1 -3: “Defiance”
Two officers, one black and one white, are on a collision course over race, women, and the high cost of doing the right thing. The play is about power, love and responsibility – who has it, who wants it, and who deserves it.
Abilene Christian University
Williams Performing Arts Center
Fulks Theatre
Thur – Fri 7:30pm
Sat – 2 pm and 7;30pm
$12.00 per person
325- 674-2787 , Box Office
March 1 & 2 - Tot Spot
Thursday: 10 a.m.; Friday: 9:30 & 11 a.m., $5-Non-Members; Members Free
This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum
102 Cypress St.
325-673-4587
www.thegracemuseum.org
March 3 - Art Adventure
10:30 a.m., free
This mom and tot program for preschoolers combines different aspects of visual and verbal literacy by exposing the children to books and art based on the featured artist in the gallery.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
March 3: Outlaws and Legends Music Fest 2012
10 a.m. - 1 a.m. , $35-General Admission; $400-Tailgate Party Pass
Abilene Speedway - 6825 W. Hwy 80 (Bus 20), Abilene
325-660-8458, Info.
March 2, 4 and 6: Puccini’s Tosca
The Abilene Opera Assn. and guest artists present this opera set in 1800, around the time of the French revolutionary wars and Napoleon’s invasion of Italy. Tosca plays out in miniature the overarching political drama of the time, which was turbulent and bloody.
Historic Paramount Theatre
352 Cypress
March 2 - 8 p.m., March 4 - 2 p.m., March 6 – 8 p.m.
325-676-7372 , ticket information
March 8: ARTWALK
Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you.
March 8 -10:
Just One of Those Things
Making her way by train to her country wedding, Carol loses her luggage and is forced to spend the night in an out-of-the-way train station. There she meets Richard, a janitor with a romantic soul and a penchant for classic movies. With her fiancé making his way toward her Carol finds herself in an evening of fantasy and questioning everything she thinks she wants. Just One of Those Things is a contemporary homage to the romantic comedies of the past. Written by Wylie and McMurry graduate Brandon Ray.
Abilene Community Theatre
809 Barrow
7:30pm
325- 673-6271 for ticket information
March 9-10: Paramount Classic Film: The Alamo
Friday: 7:30 p.m. and Saturday: 2 & 7:30 p.m.
$6-Adults; $5-Students, Seniors, Military, Children
352 Cypress St.
325-676-9620, tickets
March 10 - Family Fun Saturdays
1-4 p.m., free
NCCIL’s art educators help you create a work of art using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery. Emphasis is on having fun while picking up valuable knowledge.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
March 14 - Mid Month Movie: 21st Century Art - Identity
Noon - 1 p.m.,
FREE
How does contemporary art address the idea of identity?
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress St.
325-677-8389
March 15 -17:
Just One of Those Things
Making her way by train to her country wedding, Carol loses her luggage and is forced to spend the night in an out-of-the-way train station. There she meets Richard, a janitor with a romantic soul and a penchant for classic movies. With her fiancé making his way toward her Carol finds herself in an evening of fantasy and questioning everything she thinks she wants. Just One of Those Things is a contemporary homage to the romantic comedies of the past. Written by Wylie and McMurry graduate Brandon Ray.
Abilene Community Theatre
809 Barrow
7:30pm
325- 673-6271 for ticket information
March 20, 2012 - Broadway Series: Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway
Abilene Civic Center 7:30 p.m.
Widely acclaimed 100 Years of Broadway is a musical revue of Broadway’s most celebrated shows, featuring a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band. 100 Years of Broadway recreates the greatest moments from the finest shows of the century featuring thea actual stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Wicked, and Rent. Five amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred. Neil Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling numbers from Broadway’s newest hit shows.
For Ticket information call 800-869-1451
March 23 - 24:
Just One of Those Things
Making her way by train to her country wedding, Carol loses her luggage and is forced to spend the night in an out-of-the-way train station. There she meets Richard, a janitor with a romantic soul and a penchant for classic movies. With her fiancé making his way toward her Carol finds herself in an evening of fantasy and questioning everything she thinks she wants. Just One of Those Things is a contemporary homage to the romantic comedies of the past. Written by Wylie and McMurry graduate Brandon Ray.
Abilene Community Theatre
809 Barrow
7:30 p.m.
325- 673-6271 for ticket information
March 30 & 31: Crystal Rae Productions Presents: A Raisin in the Sun
7 p.m., $7 - adults, $5 students and children 12 and younger
Lorraine Hansberry's award winning play is a theatrical experience you won't want to miss.
Abilene Christian University
Cullen Auditorium
1600 Campus Court
708-508-2181, tickets
April
April 5 & 6 - Tot Spot
Thursday: 10 a.m.; Friday: 9:30 & 11 a.m., $5-Non-Members; Members Free
This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum
102 Cypress St.
325-673-4587
www.thegracemuseum.org
April 6 - Art Adventure
10:30 a.m., free
This mom and tot program for preschoolers combines different aspects of visual and verbal literacy by exposing the children to books and art based on the featured artist in the gallery.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
April 7 - Family Fun Saturdays
1-4 p.m., free
NCCIL’s art educators help you create a work of art using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery. Emphasis is on having fun while picking up valuable knowledge.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
April 12 - A Cabaret Night Benefit Concert
8 p.m., VIP: $35 per person, PATRON: $20 per person
Join David Itkin and Las Vegas superstar Kristen Hertzenberg for an intimate evening of cabaret favorites!
Paramount Theatre
352 Cypress St.
325-677-6710, Philharmonic
April 12-14, 2012 - 'Emma' Opening Weekend
7:30 p.m., $15 per person
Based off the novel by Jane Austen but adapted by Michael Bloom. Obsessed with romance but utterly clueless about her own feelings, Emma Woodhouse is one of literature's most delightful heroines.
Abilene Christian University
Williams Performing Arts Center, Fulks Theatre
EN 16th & Judge Ely Blvd., Abilene
325-674-2787, Box Office
April 12 - ARTWALK
Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you.
5 to 8:30 p.m.
FREE
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress St.
325-677-8389
April 13 & 14: Paramount Classic Film: Ben Hur
Friday: 7:30 p.m. and Saturday: 2 & 7:30 p.m.
$6-Adults; $5-Students, Seniors, Military, Children
Charlton Heston plays Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish slave who runs afoul of an ambitious childhood friend in this 1959 epic that won 11 Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Director (William Wyler), and Best Picture.
Historic Paramount Theatre
352 Cypress St.
325-676-9620, tickets
April 14, 2012 - Big Day Downtown
10 a.m.
Historic Downtown Abilene
Shops • Museums • Food • Art • Music • Movies • Tours • Frontier Fest • Fun
Presented by the Abilene Downtown Association
325-437-2800, Jeff Salmon
April 15, 2012 - Chilren's Performing Arts Series: Alice In Wonderland
For more information and tickets: (325) 677-1161 (Hollye) or cpas@abilene.com
April 17, 2012 - Broadway Series: Shrek the Musical
Abilene Civic Center 7:30pm
SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swam-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventures to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren’t only found in fairy tales. SHERK THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone.
For Ticket information call 800-869-1451
April 18 - Mid Month Movie: 21st Century Art - Place
Noon - 1 p.m.,
FREE
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress St.
325-677-8389
April 21 - New World – featuring Dvorak’s Symphony no. 9
Abilene Philharmonic
402 Cypress, Suite 130
(325) 677-6710
www.abilenephilharmonic.org
April 21 - Family Fun Saturdays
1-4 p.m., free
NCCIL’s art educators help you create a work of art using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery. Emphasis is on having fun while picking up valuable knowledge.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
April 26-28 - The Spitfire Grill Opening Weekend
7:30 p.m., $15 Adults, $12 Students and Active Military, $8 Ages 12 and younger
A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill.
Abilene Community Theatre
809 Barrow St.
325-673-6271, Box Office
April 28 - A Joseph Martin Event
7:30 p.m., $10-Adults , $8-Sr. Citizens, Students & Military, $5 University students with ID
Featuring Chorus Abilene's Youth Choruses, Joseph Martin, and special alumni guests.
Abilene Civic Center
1100 N. 6th St.
325-673-7464, Gwynn Haseltine
April 28 - Family Fun Saturdays
1-4 p.m., free
NCCIL’s art educators help you create a work of art using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery. Emphasis is on having fun while picking up valuable knowledge.
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL)
102 Cedar St.
325-673-4586
May
May 5 - Broadway A La Carte II
Abilene Philharmonic
402 Cypress, Suite 130
(325) 677-6710
www.abilenephilharmonic.org
Ongoing
Until February 28, 2012 - Bob Stuth-Wade: Landforms
This exhibition brings together twenty five landscape paintings by Bob Stuth-Wade on temporary loan from private collectors.
Stuth-Wade collectors have proven to be very possessive. Bob Stuth-Wade could be classified as a more traditional landscape
painter illuminating his paintings with a transcendent light and fairly glows with intensity. The power of place is magnified through
his intense personal response to a specific place and time. Stuth-Wade strives to represent the essence of what draws him to a
particular place. The artistic process involves camping on site, meditation and recording every changing nuance of light and shadow. His paintings of the Big Bend can also be read as an affirmation of the natural environment preserved and protected.
The Grace Museum
102 Cypress St.
325-673-4587
www.thegracemuseum.org / kim@thegracemuseum.org
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays (open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays), $3-$8-Person
