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Heart meets canvas at Comfort Art Fest
The annual Comfort Art Festival brought people from all over the state to High Street area Sept. 19, where dozens of local and area artists showed their work and demonstrated their craft. Comfort artist Mike Martin produces a wood-cut print for sale onsite. RIGHT: Tina Couet, left, shows her Sunshine Sunbeam Glass pieces to Abilene residents Gale Pritchard and Marsha Moreland, right.
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ACU Theatre stages comedy hit The Play That Goes Wrong
Abilene Christian University's Fulks Theatre is staging "The Play That Goes Wrong," a farce following a disastrous opening night for a fictional college drama society's murder mystery production. Public performances are set for October 2nd and 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Student-only performances run September 28th through 30th. The Olivier Award-winning...
The Abilene Reporter-News
Paramount Theatre names new director
The Historic Paramount Theatre has announced a new executive director to succeed George Levesque who left in June. After a nationwide search, the venue announced in a media release that Amiee Turner has been hired to fill that role. With her first day on Oct. 19, Turner has over 20 years of leadership experience in nonprofit and performing arts organizations, the media release said. She comes to Abilene from Theatre Aspen where she served on the senior leadership team and assisted in annual fundraising topping over $3 million. Prior to that, Turner was CEO and executive and producing artistic director for Ocean State Theatre company in Warwick, Rhode Island, for 10 years. There she organized the theatre's programming, fundraising, operations, facilities and board relations. She negotiated the acquisition and renovation of a 400-seat theater and produced over 73 productions. “Amiee brings the leadership and commitment to community that we were seeking,” said Ronalyn Sutphen, chair of the Historic Paramount Theatre Board of Directors. “Her breadth of experience and vision for the Paramount’s future will help position the theatre for continued success as it approaches its 100th anniversary in 2030." She added the Paramount is looking forward to the new perspective
CW33 NewsFix
Blue October to tour Foiled 20th anniversary in Texas
DALLAS, TX (KDAF) – Houston-based rock band Blue October is bringing its 20th Anniversary World Tour for the album “Foiled” to the United States. The tour begins in Texas with concerts at The Paramount in Abilene on Oct. 22 and at The Buddy Holly venue in Lubbock on Oct. 23.
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Big Country data centers raise light pollution concerns
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Matt Maxwell has been interested in photography for most of his life. He said his parents were fine artists, but he was drawn to photography instead. “I didn’t put in the time that they did to make the art that they created,” Maxwell said. “So, I was drawn to photography because […]
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Behind the mums: Meet the Abilene mom making homecoming special
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene mom with a full-time job finds the time to make homecoming season in West Texas magical for hundreds of students. Allysun Gutierrez owns Designs by DiAlly. She has a daughter and a son, and she has enjoyed making homecoming mums and garters for them. What started out as something […]
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Abilene’s Iconic SCULPtour collection makes way for new works
Since 1981, outdoor sculptures have adorned parts of downtown Abilene, welcoming those who pass through. These masterpieces are part of the longest running outdoor sculpture exhibit in Texas. While galleries and museums around the Lone Star State host beautiful collections. Chair of Art and Design at Abilene Christian University, Dan...
ktxs.com
Texas author calls for more civility
ABILENE, Texas — An Abilene author is turning decades of experience in storytelling into a new effort to encourage civility in everyday life. Glenn Dromgoole, a former Abilene Reporter-News editor and author of 35 books, launched MoreCivilityPlease.com in July. The website offers 16 free reflections on themes such as kindness, respect, and gratitude.
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Free Admission, Mexican Breakfast, And Live Music At Sacred Heart's Fall Festival This September In Abilene
This weekend, Sacred Heart Church opens its doors for the annual fall festival featuring Mexican breakfast, food vendors, live music, and games. No admission charge, and all are welcome at 837 Jeanette Street.
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Abilene artist brings his artwork to the big leagues, one bat at a time
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene artist is seeing his work move from local murals to Major League Baseball fields. Mixed-media artist Kameron Alexander has spent about a decade creating murals and other artwork. For the past two years, he has also been hand-painting baseball bats for professional players. So far, two MLB players have […]
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Motherhood on & off camera with Abilene anchor Pam Nolan
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – She arrives at work when most are still sleeping; Pam Nolan anchors the morning and noon newscasts on KTAB. She’s also a proud mom of her adult son, Matt. Nolan joins “On Time for Mom Time” podcast hosts, Brittany Pelletz and Stacie Lopez, for a conversation about being a mom in […]
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Abilene's Free Recovery Month Rally Includes Live Music, Bounce Houses, And A Splash Pad
Nelson Park in Abilene fills up Saturday with a free Recover Out Loud rally, running 10 to 2, with recovery resources, live music, fishing, and bounce houses for families showing up in support.
Texas Observer
Come and Take Them, Dan Patrick
Last Wednesday morning, I welcomed students back into my high school library. Perhaps they were trying to escape the sweltering August heat, but regardless of why they walked in, the first-day-of-school energy in Abilene was contagious. I was sleep deprived from the to-do list running through my head the previous evening, but I felt energized seeing the floor of my library once again full of students.
abilenescene.com
Abilene Author: Dr. Mark Teague
Growing up, Mark Teague loved math and books, and now he’s turned those two passions into a book on lessons learned from a career in the financial world. “A Working Man’s Guide: Strong Values, Strong Life, Strong Legacy” is a compilation of experiences and the lessons they taught him from both his career and his personal life, including his wife, Melissa, four children and 11 grandchildren. It was partly due to conversations with his family that led to Teague’s book emphasizing the working class, “the heart and strength of the nation.” Teague believes Americans have strayed from the working class ethos and hopes his “Working Man’s Guide” will lead them back.
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McCloud chosen as first Valencia program director
Thomas ‘TJ’ McCloud is a husband, a father of twins and a former musician who now leads ACU’s first study abroad program in Valencia, Spain. McCloud and his wife, Holly, raised their children, Ian and Isla, mostly in Nicaragua before moving to Charleston, South Carolina. This August,...