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Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
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February 25 - March 2, 2020
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There's Always More to Do!
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The events below are listed in chronological order, but this isn't everything! Amarillo is full of fun and exciting things to do. For more information on these and other events visit our website at VisitAmarillo.com
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Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening
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Panhandle PBS and Independent Lens host a free screening of "Always in Season" at Amarillo College's West Campus on February 25th at 6:30 PM. Centered around the mysterious death of Lennon Lacy, this film explores the lingering impact of more than a century of lynching and connects this form of historic racial terrorism to racial violence today. A panel discussion will follow.
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Stories of Struggle: Segregation and Civic Rights in the South
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On February 26th at 6 PM, The Distinguished Lecture Series presents this talk at West Texas A&M's Jack B. Kelley Legacy Hall. Joanne Bland marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma in 1965. Bland will be sharing her experiences of segregation and activism during the civil rights movement in the South.
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Making a Hand Book Signing
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Join Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum on February 27th at 6 PM for a free book signing and talk by author Michael R. Grauer. Making a Hand is his latest work about the artist and first curator at PPHM, H.D. Bugbee. Light refreshments will be served and a book signing will follow the lecture.
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Amarillo Bulls Hockey Game
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On February 28th and 29th at 7:05 PM, come to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex as the 2018-2019 South Division Champions, the Amarillo Bulls, take on the competition!
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LIT is continuing the retro madness with a 90's party on February 28th from 8 PM to 2 AM. Dig out the Doc Martins, bright colors, and flannels as they go into the night with DJ Frenzy spinning the serious jams! There's is no cover and there will be $4 Retro Cocktail all night.
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Peter and the Starcatcher
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This Tony-winning play upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. Marauding pirates, jungle tyrants, unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes combined with ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination will bring this story to life! Join the Amarillo Little Theatre on February 27th at 7:30 PM and February 28th and 29th at 8 PM.
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TESLA
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TESLA is a multi-platinum selling rock band from Northern California known for their melodic songs and down to earth appeal. Come see this awesome show at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex on February 28th at 8 PM.
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2020 Mad Hatters
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Save the date for The Amarillo Botanical Garden's Mad Hatter event! Entertainment will be provided by Wise Fools of Santa Fe, NM with music by Solano Project. There will be great food drinks, games, favors, and dancing. You won't want to miss this great event on February 29th from 7 to 10 PM.
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Tyuonyi: 55th Annual Winter Night Show
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The Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian invites you to come out and enjoy their 55th Annual Winter Night Show, Tyuonyi. These authentic Native American dances are performed by the local children who they were taught to. Don't miss your chance to see this fantastic show on February 29th at 6:30 PM!
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Recurring Events
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Here's a list of events so great they had to stick around for a while!
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Vanessa German: In a Fit of Glory
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The Amarillo Museum of Art is displaying this new exhibit until April 5th. Vanessa German is an American sculptor, painter, writers, activist, performer, and poet based in Pittsburgh. German is a self-described citizen artist, and explore the power of art and love as a transformative force in the dynamic cultural exosystem of communities and neighborhoods.
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The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper
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The Amarillo Museum of Art presents one of the most comprehensive traveling exhibitions ever organized featuring works on paper by African American artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Don't miss this amazing collection on display until March 29, 2020.
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Native Lifeways of the Plains
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This exhibit showcases the material culture of the indigenous people of the Great Plains. Among the key artifacts featured are Quanah Parker’s headdress and lance, the Kiowa calendar, and a recently conserved breastplate dating circa 1880. Select pieces from the museum’s art and photographic collections are included to help contextualize the objects within the scope of traditional lifeways. See this exhibit during regular museum hours until May 2020.
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Amazing Butterflies
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Embark on a challenging journey teeming with friends and foes revealing the unusual relationship between caterpillars, butterflies, and their natural surroundings. Enter the interactive maze through the huge monarch caterpillar tunnel. Adventure through the leaves, learn how to move like a caterpillar, discover an ant that reaps the reward of an unusual friendship, then transform into a butterfly and take flight! See this exhibit during regular museum hours until May 2020
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Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
1000 S. Polk, Amarillo, Tx 79101 | 800.692.1338
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