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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.

Adventures in Art – Painting

Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa
Visual Arts

Register for our monthly studio classes for students ages 6-12. Advance registration only. Class size is limited, and scholarships are available. · 2;30-3:30 · Ages 6-12 · $20

C.S. Lewis on Stage: Further Up & Further In

Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland
Humanities

From the producers of The Screwtape Letters comes a dazzling, new theatrical experience that takes you further up and further into the spiritual journey of C.S. Lewis. When Lewis came to faith in 1931, it wasn’t obvious how that journey would unfold. Why did the BBC suddenly give him a national audience to deliver unprecedentedly popular radio talks that would become Mere Christianity? How did Hitler’s devious charm influence the writing of The Screwtape Letters? Why was Lewis such an effective apologist/evangelist to skeptics? Was it prayer? Was it his expectation of the Second Coming? Or his profoundly deep longing for Heaven? Using Lewis’ own words within a vividly immersive, multimedia experience, award-winning actor Max McLean takes you Further Up & Further In the mind and heart of one of the most imaginative and gifted writers in history.