Subject: Front Desk Friday

Events happening in Amarillo, TX this week!

Howdy,


It's Friday, February 25th! Please encourage your guests to call and double-check operating hours and appropriate social distancing measures for each attraction and venue. If you receive questions regarding the status of the COVID-19 or the City of Amarillo's practices regarding the virus, please direct them to AmarilloAlerts.com.


Events:

  • Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, February 25-27: Jurassic Quest, Jurassic Quest, the largest & most realistic traveling dinosaur show in North America, is ROARING through Amarillo, TX! This event features rides, activities, and life-size dinosaurs. We’re giving away tickets on both Instagram and Facebook. Follow us on social to see how to enter!

  • Thursday & Friday, February 25-26: Amarillo Wranglers vs. New Mexico Ice Wolves, Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S Buchanan St., 7 PM, Join the Amarillo Wranglers hockey team as they take on the New Mexico Ice Wolves

  • Thursday & Friday, February 25-26: Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2, Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S Buchanan St., 7:30 PM, Music Director Finalist Stilian Kirov conducts Rachmaninoff’s lush Symphony No. 2 and Gershwin’s Girl Crazy Overture (arranged by McBride). Guest pianist Fei-Fei Dong joins the orchestra to perform Leroy Anderson’s jazzy Piano Concerto in C Major.

  • Saturday, February 26th: George Ducas, Chesney’s Whiskey Saloon, 715 S Polk St., Enjoy live music by George Ducas

  • Saturday, February 26th: Craftership Market, Wolflin Village, 2625 Wolflin Ave Amarillo, TX 79109 11 AM - 3 PM or until sold out. Shop local goods ranging from micro-greens to specialty jams and artisan crafts. After you're done shopping local, high-quality goods, check out the rest of the shops in the area.

  

Exhibits:

  • Paradox in a POW Camp, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 2503 Fourth Ave Canyon, TX, the exhibit is open until April 23, 2022, weekly from Tuesday through Saturday during regular museum hours. The exhibit is a collection of items cherished by a woman named Ann Cockrell Osburn, who was an employee at the prisoner of war camp located south of Hereford throughout World War II.

  • Achievement in Art: Celebrating 50 years of AMoA’s Collection, Amarillo Museum of Art 2200 S. Van Buren, Exhibit Dates January 15–March 27, 2022, This year’s Achievement in an Art exhibition is a celebration of the museum’s collection. The AMoA has purchased important artworks by notable artists including Georgia O’Keeffe, Grace Hartigan, James Brooks, Luis Jimenez, Andy Warhol, and Larry Bell among many others.

Explore on your own:

  • Follow the arrows of the Quanah Parker Trail in the Texas Panhandle and learn about the Comanche and their last chief. www.quanahparkertrail.com/

  • Go on a scavenger hunt for all of the beautifully painted horses that are part of Center City's Hoof Prints of the American Quarter Horse project sponsored by The American Quarter Horse Association. www.centercity.org/hoof-prints

    The Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau has worked diligently to create a comprehensive list of restaurants and the various ways they are still serving their delicious food. This list will be available on our website at www.VisitAmarillo.com/restaurants.

Don't forget to let your guests know about the Panhandle  Savings Pass!

The pass works as a digital coupon book that gives you discounts on entry to attractions, free apps, and perks at bars and restaurants, along with access to discounted rates at hotels. Once redeemed, you can easily access your pass via text, email, or “app”. The pass will guide you through the Panhandle based on your location, so you never have to worry about your next stop or wasting time.