Amarillo Magazine

11/04/2022

Excited to share the October Issue of Amarillo Magazine If you haven't already read the issue, check out our e-book with the link below. In the October Issue we celebrate the Best Of Amarillo!!!

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09/30/2022

October Events:

Oct. 21-22Boo at the ZooHalloween comes early to the Amarillo Zoo for two nights of animal enrichment, crafts, games, treat stations and costumed characters.

09/30/2022

Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation, Don Harrington Discovery Center to hold second annual 'Face Your Fear' event

The Rehabilitation Center, a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2015 by Stephanie Brady, has a team of about 30 volunteers whose mission is to help orphaned and injured wildlife. Brady said the event last year was such a hit that the two nonprofits wanted to link up for a second year.

Located at 1200 Streit Drive, the Don Harrington Discovery Center is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4:30 p.m. The Discovery Center provides exciting, relevant and interesting programs, while sparking curiosity in children and families.

08/31/2022

The Amarillo Area Corvette Club hosted the 19th Annual Don W. Houghton Memorial Polk Street Cruise on Aug. 6. Downtown Amarillo was filled with new cars, classic cars, old rust buckets, amazing restorations and even more amazing customizations. Check out some photos from the event.

08/31/2022

Truly partnering with this city is Amarillo Magazine’s #1 priority. As such, we are also taking the time to celebrate the Faces of Amarillo Businesses and the Top 20 Under 40 winners recognized by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to you all, we know you are doing amazing work in our city and we look forward to seeing all that’s to come from your success. In a world where there are certainly things to be negative about, we are absolutely glowing about all the positive things spreading throughout Amarillo. We are HERE FOR IT and excited to cover it all!

08/31/2022

Amarillo’s status as the cultural hub for the tri-state area can be attribute to forward-thinking movers and shakers with the courage of their convictions. As summer gives way to fall, the visual and performing arts scenes come alive in Amarillo with new seasons from Amarillo Symphony under its new musical director from London; the Amarillo Little Theatre season; the Amarillo Opera season; the Lone Star Ballet season; and Center City's Jazztober concerts. To appeal to art aficionados, the Amarillo Museum of Art has special exhibits and the Hoodoo Festival kicks off the first weekend of October with new murals through the city's Beautification Grant.

08/31/2022

A history museum on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum has engaged the community since it opened in 1933 and continues to reach out to the region and the world virtually and in-person.
The museum, Texas’ largest history museum with a collection of over two million artifacts, is sharing artifacts through exhibitions, its spaces through rentals and goodwill through special days.
“We want people to see this place as a place they’re welcome -- that their story is shared and that we can be part of their daily lives,” Stephanie Price, the museum’s director of marketing, said.
The museum, which opens new exhibits every year, plans to welcome the traveling exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History in New York called “Giants, Dragons & Unicorns: The World of Mythic Creatures.” To be on display from September of 2022 to mid-spring in 2023, the exhibit complements one that opened in May, “Objects of Enchantment” that’s about fairy tales.

08/31/2022

Sept. 24-30
Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm Fall Days
Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm will be celebrating its 15th year of country family fun when it opens for Fall Days and Giant Maze Fridays and Saturdays. Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm is the ultimate family fun destination in West Texas! In the fall, stroll through sunflower fields, corn maze, pick out the perfect pumpkin and enjoy over 30 farm fun attractions. maxwellspumpkinfarm.com

Sept. 15-18, 22-25
Guys and Dolls
Amarillo Little Theatre will present Guys and Dolls, based on astory and characters by Damon Runyon, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. This Tony Award winning favorite gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. amarillolittletheatre.org

Sept. 16-24
Tri-State Fair
The Tri-State Fair & Rodeo is the largest annual event in the Texas Panhandle, with an average of 130,000 people in attendance. The event features a variety of vendors, food, games, entertainment and more.

Sept. 23
Beach Boys
Legendary musical group the Beach Boys will perform at the Amarillo Civic Center auditorium. The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who, along with Jeffrey Foskett, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Christian Love and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. panhandletickets.com

08/01/2022

To take an adventure of your own in the great outdoors, visit the state park, the second largest canyon in the United States, after the Grand Canyon. Palo Duro Canyon is approximately 120 miles long, up to 20 miles wide in some areas and 800 feet deep.

The park is known for scenic vistas and ideal for hiking, camping, mountain biking, horseback riding, and geocaching. It includes campgrounds, with a total of 150 campsites and numerous hiking trails.

Palo Duro Canyon is just 30 miles from Amarillo and is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

08/01/2022

At the Amarillo Museum of Art you can admire artwork from around the world, including special pieces in the Price Gallery of Asian Art.

According to Claire Ekas, director of marketing, the museum also has special exhibits underway including “FriendsWithYou: The Dance” on the first floor. It features two inflated fur-covered creatures and an accompanying film and is available until Sept. 4.

On the second floor, the museum has Fantastic Visions: Surreal and Constructed Images on view through Sept. 4.

Also currently on view is Strangers in a Strange Land, which includes photographs of American visionaries and is on display through Aug. 14.

“Through the summer, we have an art exhibition called How It’s Made,” Claire says. “It includes interactive artwork, and it’s all about the ways artist have crated things and the process they use.”

The interactive ArtSpace, The Power of Color includes works from Modernist ideas focusing on design, color and form as well as how artists use color to support their intended narratives. Visitors are encouraged to consider how color can affect mood and perception.

“Our ArtSpace is really great for people who have kids,” Claire says. “They can look at the art and then create their own artwork similar to it.”

The museum is located at 2200 S Van Buren St., and admission is free.

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08/01/2022

If you opt for a Staycation this summer, Amarillo is ripe with opportunity for educational, cultural and challenging activities.

⭐The Big Texan⭐
You’ll probably work up an appetite along the way, so internationally renowned restaurant The Big Texan Steak Ranch is a great place to start – not only for the eats but for the entertainment.
The restaurant’s 72-ounce Steak Challenge dares the bold to get a freebie if they can eat the steak dinner in under one hour. The meal includes 72-ounce Steak Dinner Challenge Includes: shrimp cocktail, baked potato, salad, roll and butter with the giant steak.
The restaurant is open 365 days a year and is located at 7701 I-40 East.

🌃Starlight Ranch Event Center🌃
If you want to check out a great show, the Starlight Ranch Event Center is the perfect place in Amarillo to go. While you are enjoying live music, you can also grab some delicious food and handcrafted beer.
You can find the Starlight Ranch at 1415 Sunrise Dr.

For more events, check out the Amarillo Magazine!