Calendar of Events:
February
February 11 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, and entertainment await you!
5-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts
February 11-13 - "Rabbit Hole" - Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day. Contains mature situations and subject matter.
Abilene Christian University, Culp Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: TBA
325-674-2787, Box Office
February 13 - Gabriel Iglesias Comedy Tour - The high-octane stand-up comedian from Long Beach, Ca. has been selling out comedy clubs from Los Angeles to Bangor, Maine.
Abilene Civic Center
Time and Ticket Prices: TBA
325-676-6211, Civic Center
February 20 - "An American Salute" Abilene Philharmonic Pops Concert
Abilene Civic Center
8 p.m.
$12-$35/person
325-677-6710, Philharmonic
February 25-27 - "Once Upon a Mattress" Dinner Theatre - This musical comedy follows the story of Princess Winifred as she is tested to be the bride of one Prince Dauntless. It features well-known songs such as "Shy" and "In a Little While."
Hardin-Simmons University
Van Ellis Theatre
Dinner: 6:45 p.m.; Show: 8 p.m.
325-670-1405, Box Office
February 27 - Abilene Philharmonic Guild Brunch and Gold medallion Ball
Abilene Civic Center, 1100 No. 6th Street
Brunch: 11 a.m. - $25/person
Ball: 7:30 p.m. - $200/couple
325-677-6710, Philharmonic
325-676-6211, Civic Center
February 27 - "Gator 911" - Live alligators, crocodiles, pythons and other rescued reptiles will be on stage for this educational program by Gary Saurage, educator, conservationist & reality TV host.
Abilene Civic Center, 1100 No. 6th Street
10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Patron tickets:
$15/Adults; $8/Children
General Admission:
$10/Adults; $7.50/Sr. Citizens and Military; $6/Ages 4 to 12; Free ages 4 and younger
325-677-1161, Tickets
February 27 - Gator 911 – Touching Nature Trail - This nature trail allows you to get up close and personal with the animals.
Abilene Civic Center, 1100 No. 6th Street
Noon and 5:30 p.m.
$10/Adults; $7.50/Sr. Citizens and Military; $5/Ages 4 to 12; Free ages 4 and younger
325-677-1161, Tickets
February 27 - Live at the Paramount presents "Hot Club of Cowtown" in Concert - From the bright lights of Nashville to regular appearances on Prairie Home Companion and festivals worldwide, this swing band presents a breathtaking show. Sponsored by the Paramount Theatre and KACU, Abilene Public Radio
Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress Street
7:30 p.m.
$35; $30; $24; $17
325-676-9620; Box office
March
March 1 - Abilene Cultural Affairs Council and Celebrity Attractions presents the Best of Broadway "Tuna Does Vegas" - The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows… but everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along for the ride.
Abilene Civic Center
7:30 p.m.
Admission: TBA
1-800-869-1451, Celebrity Attractions
March 2 - Reception for Youth Art Month
The Grace Museum, 102 cypress Street
5 to 7 p.m.
Free
325-673-4587, the Grace
March 2 - "Twosday Tot" - All two-year-olds and parents are invited to come and get hands-on with art.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street
10 to 10:45 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum
March 4-5 - Tot Spot - This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street.
Thursday: 10 a.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum
March 11 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, and entertainment await you!
5-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts
March 26 - "A Cabaret Evening" - Abilene Philharmonic's special benefit concert
Paramount Theatre
7 p.m.
325-677-6710, Box office
April
April 8 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, and entertainment await you!
5-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts
April 15-17 - "Shakespeare in Hollywood" - Welcome to Tinseltown 1934, where sexy starlets, cigar-chomping producers, and ga-ga columnists collide in a delectable blend of farce, fact and fantasy. When filmmaker Max Reinhardt’s re-make of A Midsummer Night’s Dream loses its leading men, a flash of madcap magic allows Shakespeare’s Oberon and Puck to play themselves on the silver screen.
Abilene Christian University, Fulks Theatre
7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices: TBA
325-674-2787, Box Office
April 18 - Children’s Performing Arts Series presents "The Little Mermaid" - Performed by American Family Theatre
Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress Street
2:p. m.
$8
325-677-1161, Shelly Wallace
April 24 - "The Tragic & Triumphant", Abilene Philharmonic Classical Concert
Abilene Civic Center
8 p.m.
$12-$35/person
325-677-6710, Philharmonic
April 28 - Stephen Fite Children’s Concert
Abilene Civic Center
10 a.m.
$4.50/person
1-800-234-9228, Tickets
325-676-6211, Civic Center
May
May 1 - "The Dixie Swim Club" - Five Southern women whose, friendship began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August, to recharge their friendship. As their lives unfold and the years pass, they increasingly rely on one another. The show focuses on four of these weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. The Dixie Swim Club is the story of these five amazing and unforgettable women – a hilarious and very touching comedy about friendships that last forever.
Abilene Community Theatre
801 Barrow Street
7:30 p.m.
$10/Adults; $8/Students, Sr. Citizens & Military; $5/Ages 12 and younger
325-673-6271, Box Office
May 1 - Grand Portraits - Abilene Philharmonic Pops Concert
Abilene Civic Center
8 p.m.
$12-$35/person
325-677-6710, Philharmonic
May 6-8 - Western Heritage Classic - To preserve the heritage of the ranch cowboy, this event features a parade, ranch rodeo, nightly dances and lots of family fun! For a complete list of events, visit the web site: www.westernheritageclassic.com
Taylor County Expo Center
325-677-4376, Expo Center
May 13 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you!
5:00-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts
May 14-15 - "High Society" Paramount Film Series - In the musical reworking of The Philadelphia Story, Newport blueblood Bing Crosby tries to win back his ex-wife, “ice goddess” Grace Kelly, while Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm (reporters for Snoop Magazine) gum up the works. Cole Porter wrote the score (which includes the Oscar-winning song “True Love”), and Louis Armstrong and his band are on hand to syncopate all the shenanigans.
Paramount theatre, 352 Cypress Street
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
$6/adults; $5/students, senior citizens (age 60+), military and children
325-676-6026, Paramount
June
June 1 - "Twosday Tots" - All two-year-olds and parents are invited to come and get hands-on with art.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street
10 to 10:45 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum
June 3-4 - Tot Spot - This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street.
Thursday: 10 a.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum
June 10 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you!
Abilene Community Theatre
5:00-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts
June 10-12 - “Boeing, Boeing” - Revived on Broadway in a 2008 Ton-winning production, this 1960-s farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features Bernard, who has French, German and American fiancées, each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard’s apartment at the same time.
Abilene Community Theatre.
801 Barrow Street
7:30 p.m.
$10/Adults; $8/Students, Sr. Citizens & Military; $5/Ages 12 and younger
325-673-6271, Box office
June 11-12 - "All About Eve" Paramount Film Series - Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm. Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s sharp script anchors this story about New York City theater life, with Bette Davis playing an aging Broadway diva who employs a star struck fan (Anne Baxter) as her assistant, only to learn the woman is a conniving upstart.
Paramount Theatre, 352 cypress Street
Friday, 7:30 p.m.;
Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
$6/adults; $5/students, senior citizens (age 60+), military and children
325-676-6026, Paramount
June 17-19 - "Boeing, Boeing" - Revived on Broadway in a 2008 Ton-winning production, this 1960-s farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features Bernard, who has French, German and American fiancées, each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent “layovers.” He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard’s apartment at the same time.
Abilene Community Theatre.
801 Barrow Street
7:30 p.m.
$10/Adults; $8/Students, Sr. Citizens & Military; $5/Ages 12 and younger
325-673-6271, Box office
June 25-27 - “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” - Paramount Productions presents an all local cast in the Tony award winning William Finn/Rachel Sheinkin musical, a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime.
Paramount Theatre
352 Cypress Street – Abilene, Texas
Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 2 p.m.
$20 - $15 - $12 - $10
325-676-9620, Box Office
July
July 1-2 - Tot Spot - This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street.
Thursday: 10 a.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum
July 4 - Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration - A children’s parade begins on Mulberry Street in Buffalo Gap and ends at the Historic Village. The Declaration of Independence is read on the church steps.
Buffalo Gap Historic Village
133 No. William-Buffalo Gap, Texas
Free
325-572-3365, Historic Village
July 6 - "Twosday Tots" - All two-year-olds and parents are invited to come and get hands-on with art.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street
10 to 10:45 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum
July 8 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you!
5:00-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts
July 9-10 - "Giant" Paramount Film Series - In Oscar-winning director George Stevens’ sprawling epic, Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) journeys to Virginia in the early 1920’s, falls in love with aristocratic independent-minded Leslie Lynnton (ElizabethTaylor) and takes her back to his ranch – setting the stage for n intergenerational sage that spans decades. James Dean (in his last film appearance) co-stars as sulking, nouveau riche Jett Rink – the root of Bick’s worries.
Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress Street
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 2 p m. and 7:30 p.m.
$6/adults; $5/students, senior citizens (age 60+), military and children.
325-676-6026, Paramount
July 24-25 - "A Ride with Bob" - The first ever musical drama about the life and music of Bob Wills. Starring Ray Benson and asleep at the Wheel. Kick-off of the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council’s 30th Year Celebration.
Abilene Civic Center, 1100 No. 6th Street
7:30 p.m.
Admission TBA
325-677-1161, Cultural Affairs
