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Sunday, July 18, 2021

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Cinemark Hollywood hosts 70th anniversary showing of ‘The African Queen’

Cinemark Hollywood 16 & XD, 9100 Canyon Drive, is hosting a special screening of a TCM Big Screen Classics “The African Queen 70th Anniversary.”

Show times are 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 18; and 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 21.

Starring Academy Award® winners Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, “The African Queen” tells the timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause – and finding love along the way.

The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between Bogie’s river rat Charlie Allnut and Hepburn’s missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war-torn East Africa.

Tickets for this show are $12.45 and are available for purchase in advance online at www.fathomevents.com

Music at Wellington Square Courtyard series scheduled

The Music at Wellington Square Courtyard series is held each Saturday at 1619 S. Kentucky St. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m.

The series will continue every Saturday through the months of June, July and August, featuring artists from the Amarillo area. The schedule for the series is as follows: 

• 7/24: Geezers Gone Wild

• 7/31: Tennessee Tuckness and Friends

• 8/7: Martini’s 

• 8/14: Jim Laughlin Quartet

• 8/21: Esquire Jazz Band 

• 8/28: Polk Street Jazz

Tickets for each event are $12 on Eventbrite and $15 at the door, with kids 12 and younger admitted free. Attendees can bring their own food, drinks and chairs.

For more information about the series, visit https://www.facebook.com/musicatwellingtonsquarecourtyard/

Botanical gardens hosts summer concert series

The Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1400 Streit Drive, is gearing up for its Music in the Gardens Summer Concert Series sponsored by Rick Looby Homes.

The event is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. every Thursday through Sept. 16. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Enjoy some of the best local bands, food trucks and scenery. Stop in early to enjoy free dance lessons on the patio provided by Footloose Amarillo. 

This family-friendly event is a great way to get outdoors and enjoy the summer.

Tickets are $10 at the gate or $5 for members.

For more information, contact Lauren Frazier, event coordinator at lauren@abgradens.org.

Cinemark hosts encore of ‘Carmen’

Bizet’s ”Carmen” — one of the most popular operas of all time — returns to select cinemas this summer as part of the Met’s Summer Encore series.

A beautiful gypsy driven by passion and love of freedom, she draws the soldier Don José into a web of love and jealousy that will seal her fate. In this iconic Met staging from 2010, dances are created by star choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and an electrifying score conducted by maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Screenings are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28 at Cinemark Hollywood 16 & XD, 9100 Canyon Drive.

Tickets are $15.16 and available in advance online at www.fathomevents.com

Lake Meredith hosting Movies at the Lake

Officials with the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area announced a schedule for three Movies at the Lake events this summer. 

According to a news release, the movie showings will be free at the Fritch Fortress Amphitheater located in the area. The schedule for the series, which lasts through the end of July, is as follows: 

• Saturday, July 31: “Raya and the Last Dragon” at 9:30 p.m. 

According to the release, attendees will be able to purchase concession items at the Snack Shack, the proceeds of which will go to offsetting the cost of purchasing the movie copyrights as well as the possibility of a fireworks show in 2022. 

For more information, call the park’s headquarters at (806) 857-3151.

For more information about the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, visit https://www.nps.gov/lamr/index.htm

Cinemark to host special screening of ‘Tosca’

The Metropolitan production of ”Tosca” returns to select cinemas this summer in a performance recorded live from the Met stage in 2018.

Puccini’s musical thriller of love, lust, politics, and murder — following the jealous diva Tosca and her lover Cavaradossi, the painter whose revolutionary ideals lead them both into tragedy — remains one of the most riveting works in the operatic repertoire.

The performance will be screened at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at Cinemark Hollywood 16 & XD, 9100 Canyon Drive.

Tickets are $15.16 and available in advance online at www.fathomevents.com

ALT presents ‘Always …. Patsy Cline

Amarillo Little Theatre, 2019 Civic Circle Amarillo, presents “Always …. Patsy Cline,” July 29-Aug. 8

It has been almost 30 years since ALT first produced this show that is unequivocally the most successful show in ALT history. The production will feature the original cast of Cindi Bulla and Tammy Hysmith.

This heartfelt revue tells the true story of the country music legend’s unlikely friendship with a fan, Louise Seger, cemented by years of letter-writing. It features a wealth of Cline’s beloved hits such as “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “I Fall To Pieces,” and “Crazy.”

ALT Season ticket holders will get the first chance to reserve tickets for this production.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit amarillolittletheatre.org

Theaters host 40th anniversary screening of ‘Muppet Caper’

Cinemark Hollywood 16 & XD, 9100 Canyon Drive, and Regal Amarillo Star 14, 8275 Amarillo Blvd., will both host special screenings of the 40th anniversary of “The Great Muppet Caper.”

The crime of the century has occurred, and investigative reporters Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo are out to crack the case in this song-filled, star-studded extravaganza directed by the legendary Jim Henson.

Our heroes arrive in London to interview Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg), a high-fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace has just been stolen, but when Kermit mistakes lovely receptionist/would-be model Miss Piggy for her aristocratic employer; it’s love at first sight.

Unfortunately, Lady Holiday’s scheming brother (Charles Grodin) is also wooing the sultry swine so he can frame her for another brazen jewel heist. Now it’s up to Kermit and his Muppet pals to clear Piggy’s name and catch the real culprits.

Screenings are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8, and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11.

Tickets are $12.45 and available for purchase online in advance at www.fathomevents.com

MercyMe to perform Aug. 12 at civic center

MercyMe Live with Austin French is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex Coliseum, entrances 5, 7, 8 and 10.

It continues to be a landmark time for the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated, multiple American Music Award, Billboard Music Award and Dove Award winners. They were recently named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade, and in 2020 received their eighth American Music Award nomination.

Since their debut in 2001, the band has sold more than 9 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered more than 48 No. 1 multi-format radio singles, and had four consecutive mainstream radio hits.

The group’s 10th album, “inhale(exhale),” featuring the hit single “Say I Wont,” is available now. 

Ticket information was not yet available as of this writing, but tickets may be purchased online at panhandletickets.com

‘Untouchable’ coming to civic center

Illusion Touring and 3G presents “Untouchable” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium, entrance 12.

If you originally purchased tickets for April 25, 2020, or the Nov. 27, 2021, engagement, they will be honored for this performance. If you have any questions, contact the Box Office at (806)378-3096 during business hours.  

The Latin Madonna, “The diva of romantic music” and “The iron lady” are some of the titles that Marisela has received throughout her career, this beautiful Mexican-American achieved fame in the 80’s reaching more than 25 million records and so far, she is the only singer in Spanish who took over the Top 10 of Billboard magazine with all the songs of the same album.

Tickets for this performance range from $45 to $110, depending on seating, and may be purchased online at panhandletickets.com.



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