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59th Annual West Texas Jazz Party

Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 305 E. 5th Street, Odessa
Music

2025 marks the 59th annual West Texas Jazz Party. The longest-running jazz party in the world! Reserve your seats now for the world-famous West Texas Jazz Party, June 5-7, 2025 in Odessa! We need your support to reach our 60th year, and we can't wait to bring the finest musicians in the world to West Texas! Sponsor tables are available and be sure to get a Patron Pass to get the full experience! Schedule: Thursday, June 5 - Reception for Patrons and Musicians - 6:00 pm Thursday, June 5 - Concert 7 - 11 pm in the Devonian Ballroom "Music for Dancing!" Friday, June 6 - Dinner for Patrons and Musicians - 6:00 pm Friday, June 6 - Concert 7 - 11 pm in the Devonian Ballroom Saturday, June 7 - Brunch concert 11 am - 3 pm in the Devonian Ballroom Saturday, June 7 - Concert 7 - 11 pm in the Devonian Ballroom Artists scheduled to perform: Jon Erik Kellso, Peter Anderson, John Allred, Dan Barrett, Daniela Soledade, Nate Najar, Frank Tate, Richard Simon, Chuck Redd, Ricky Malichi, Johnny Varro, Brian Piper, and more! See you there! GET JAZZ PARTY TICKETS!

My Ancestor’s Memories Become My Creative Instincts: Doylene H. Land

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

Doylene H. Land attributes her love for wide-open spaces to her lifelong residence in West Texas. The region’s desert landscape, expansive sky, and ever-changing clouds have captivated her since childhood, with the flat, stark horizon holding a special fascination for her. This linear horizon frequently appears in her oil paintings, where she blends cherished everyday objects with natural elements to create personal visual narratives. She is most known for her oil paintings as well as her installation art, which feature her ancestral influences that have affected her life as an artist.

Camp Taliesin West Online: Architecture Adventure

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale
Humanities

Date:  July 7-11, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Arizona Time Price: Youth $40 This camp is recommended for ages 7-9. Does your child want to explore architecture? This camp is perfect for young designers who want to take their first steps towards designing their own dream building!   During this 1 week virtual camp, campers will make their own bubble floor plan to explore how spaces flow together. A museum educator will take them on a guided virtual tour of Taliesin West, where they will learn about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and how he incorporated nature into his designs. They will be taught the basics of floor plan design and create 3d architectural models, which they will have the chance to show them off to their fellow campers.   Virtual campers should have basic knowledge of Zoom in order to participate (ability to mute, ask questions, type in chat), or have an adult nearby during the daily live zoom sessions.   Virtual Camp consists of 3 components:   A 1 hour and 15 minute live zoom call with a Taliesin West educator and fellow campers at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Arizona time (12p-1p Central), Monday-Friday.   Approximately 1-2 hours of at-home […]

Ongoing

The Leaf Connection

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. GALVIN PARKWAY, Phoenix
Visual Arts

DATES: Now through Aug. 24 TIMES: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. PRICE: Included with Membership or General Admission. The Leaf Connection showcases the vibrant plant diversity of the Phoenix metro area through an intricate display of hand-made, ceramic leaves at Webster Center. With more than 1,000 ceramic pieces, each leaf’s design is influenced by observations community scientists record on iNaturalist, an established online platform where nature lovers share information on biodiversity. During the course of the exhibit, local artist Mary Meyer will periodically add new ceramic leaves as more people contribute observations on iNaturalist. The Garden invites guests to engage with this distinctive art installation, offering a captivating opportunity to reconnect with nature. Exhibition unavailable during private events. Mary Meyer is a sculptor and mixed media artist whose work utilizes systems of carved components that investigate the intimate connections between community and botanicals. Originally trained in stone carving, she is drawn to meditative processes and materials such as clay, wood and metal that foster the intuitive exploration of form. Meyer has lived in Arizona for more than 28 years. She holds a BFA in sculpture from Arizona State University where she studied foundry casting methods and metalworking. She completed her graduate studies […]

Create Playdate; June 2025

Recurring
Phoenix Art Museum 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix
Museum

Create Playdate Want to make art inspired by your favorite Phoenix Art Museum works on view? Create Playdate offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit through our mobile, in-gallery art cart. Each week’s Create Playdate offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an art making activity to do at the Museum, and kids’ projects to extend the fun at home! Create Playdate is included in general admission and no registration is required. Drop in any Saturday between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. June 2025 Saturday, June 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 AM – 3 PM American fashion designer Anna Sui reinvented pop culture fashion with her signature rock-and-roll romantic label in the 1990s and has remained a design icon ever since. Sui’s unique approach to creating narratives through her work is legendary: a self-taught historian of culture, art, and fashion, she samples music, books, exhibitions, movies, time periods, photography, and art movements in her designs. Inspired by the exhibition The World of Anna Sui, visitors will have an opportunity to create their own fashion designs using fashion plates and colored pencils. Programs take place onsite in the galleries at Phoenix Art Museum. […]

Object of the Month: Pyramid

Recurring
Phoenix Art Museum 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix
Museum

Object of the Month Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public Reserve your spot at the Visitor Services desk.  Join Museum Docents for an in-depth exploration of a single work of art. These 30-minute, interactive gallery talks spark connections and conversation about the featured object’s history, meaning, and relationship to other works in the collection. Pyramid, Keith Haring The Collection: Keith Haring highlights the dynamic relationship between Haring and the Museum during the vibrant 1980s. Join Docent Dave Obuck as he explores Pyramid, a work in which each side is dedicated to the elements-earth, sea, air, and outer space. Haring's signature style, with its bold, simplified forms, transcends race, gender, creed, and sexuality, making his work universally resonant.

Odessa’s Got Talent

The Ector Theatre 500 N. Texas, Odessa
Humanities

Join us to watch the Best of the Best compete live in front of a distinguished judges panel as they compete for cash prizes! A distinguished judges’ panel will determine the winners of each category and audience members will be able to vote on the overall winner, the coveted People’s Choice Award. Mark your calendars to support the Permian Basin Mission Center’s fundraiser, Odessa’s Got Talent!