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Hello Sophie!: The Picture Book Art of Sophie Blackall · Exhibit opens

Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa
Museum

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 9:00 AM- Sunday, November 26, 2023 5:00 PM Sophie Blackall is an award-winning children’s author and illustrator. Blackall’s artistry originated with drawing in the sand on the beaches of her childhood home in Australia. Her skills and passion grew until she earned a Bachelor of Design with honors in Sydney in 1992. In the following years, she drew robotic figures for amusement parks, lent her hands to a DIY television show, and produced a household hints column. She has illustrated over 30 children’s books and created one book for adults. Curated by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Hello Sophie!: The Picture Book Art of Sophie Blackall, showcases examples of the 30 illustrated artworks for her children’s books that she created. On display starting September 13 to November 26, 2023. Free and open to the public.

Cassatt String Quartet in the Basin with Trombonist David Jackson – FREE ADMISSION

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland
Music

Program: Zhou Long Song of the Ch'in for String Quartet Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Op.18, no. 1 H.T. Burleigh Till I Wake for Trombone and Piano Daniella Candillari Extremely Close for Trombone and Piano Intermission Adolphus Hailstork Monuments for Trombone and String Quartet (World premiere written for David Jackson) Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel String Quartet in E-flat Major with trombonist David Jackson and pianist Shari Santorelli

Johnny Cash – The Official Concert Experience – CANCELED

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland
Music

Bringing songs and stories from the “Man in Black” to the stage in a way that audiences haven’t seen or heard before. With video of Johnny from episodes of The Johnny Cash TV Show projected on a screen above the stage, a live band and singers will accompany him in perfect sync. This concert experience will showcase iconic performances from the TV show and highlight the spirit of the legend by revisiting some of his memorable words and anecdotes. Cash will perform some of his biggest hits, including “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Ring of Fire, “And “I Walk the Line,” and share stories of people he met along the way whose causes he championed–the working man from all walks of life. Plus, onstage male and female singers will split vocal duties performing their own takes on Cash hits. The music never stops in this concert event!