All Day

TEXFEST 2026

The Globe of the Great Southwest 2308 Shakespeare Road, Odessa
Humanities

Registration for TEXFest 2026 is open! Lock in on our price of $200 for TNT Members or $240 for Non Members by registering now! Registration for TEXFest 2026 includes - PERFORMANCES – Theatres across the state bring one acts to be adjudicated by theatre professionals. WORKSHOPS – Workshops to help you run your theatre from theatre folk across the state. Submit your request to present a workshop to our Programs Manager – Preston Isham - preston@texastheatres.org ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS – Discussing issues relevant to the current climate. NETWORKING – Theatrical vendors available to help you navigate the many options in running your business. STATE AWARDS – Nominate someone from your theatre who you think deserves state wide recognition COMPETITIONS – Submit your set/prop/promotional designs from shows within the last 18 months LUNCH MEETINGS – Quad and Annual Membership meeting to discuss issues involving your area. LIVE AUCTIONS – Help the TNT Endowment, Operating costs and Internship by participating in the ongoing auctions throughout the festival And so much more! Learn more about TEXFest 2026 at www.texastheatres.org/texfest-2026 SEE YOU IN ODESSA!  

Ongoing

Land and Likeness Art Exhibit

Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery 4901 E. Univsersity Blvd, Odessa
Humanities

Land and Likeness With Logos Now up in the gallery, Land and Likeness! Land and Likeness brings together four artists from the Permian Basin. UTPB Alum Catherine Allen, Odessa College Art instructor Daniel Sorensen, Midland College Art instructor Michael Hubbard, and rancher/painter Alice Leese. This exhibition examines each artist’s engagement with landscape and portraiture, addressing the physical geography of the region alongside the psychological dimensions of identity. It will be up until April 9th with a reception on March 5th from 5 - 7 PM. Visiting hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm Saturday 2 pm - 5 pm

3-Day Workshop-Landscapes in Watercolor with Award Winning Artist Tim Oliver

The Midland Palette Club Art Center 907 W. Wadley Ave, Midland
Humanities

Lubbock Artist, Tim Oliver, will guide you in exploring the amazing medium of watercolor in landscapes. The workshop will be geared toward the beginning to intermediate painter.  Advanced painters will also enjoy the workshop and be excited to see new and different approaches. Earlybird price of $275 through January 31. February 1 price goes to $325. This Premier 3 day Workshop will be held March 23-25, 2026, approximately 9am- 4pm each day at the Midland Palette Club, 907 W Wadley Ave, Midland, TX 79705

Yoga at the Museum

Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa
Museum

Grab your mat and meet us Wednesday mornings for a yin style yoga class led by instructors from rOming Yoga. Free for Museum Members Only. To become a Member, click here.

Storytime and Crafts: Pigs

Ector County Library
Theatre & Literary Arts

March 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Oink, oink, oink, there were three little pigs, right? But learn about what pigs not chased by the big bad wolf are up to in storytime today. Oink, oink, oink, había tres cerditos, ¿verdad? Pero hoy, en la hora del cuento, descubriremos qué hacen los cerdos que no son perseguidos por el lobo feroz.

Toddler Tales Storytime – CENTENNIAL

Recurring
Midland County Library - Centennial Branch 2503 Loop 250 Frontage Rd., Midland
Humanities

Fun ways to help support toddlers' developing literacy and cognitive growth by incorporating action rhymes, songs, and movement. Child must have an accompanying adult. Ages 3-5.

Toddler Tales Storytime – DOWNTOWN

Recurring
Midland Library at the Plaza (Downtown) 301 W. Missouri Ave., Midland
Humanities

Fun ways to help support toddlers' developing literacy and cognitive growth by incorporating action rhymes, songs, and movement. Child must have an accompanying adult. Ages 3-5.

Sensory Friendly Storytime

Ector County Library
Theatre & Literary Arts

March 25 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Have a child that finds big storytimes overwhelming? Join us for Sensory Friendly Storytime where we read a few books, sing a few songs, and get to play with the sensory bins or make a craft. ¿Tienes un hijo al que le resultan abrumadoras las sesiones de cuentacuentos multitudinarias? Únete a nuestra sesión de cuentacuentos adaptada a personas con sensibilidad sensorial, donde leeremos algunos libros, cantaremos algunas canciones y podremos jugar con materiales sensoriales o hacer manualidades.

Little Red Riding Hood – Midland College

Midland College 3600 N. Garfield Street, Midland
Music

  Event by Permian Basin Opera 3600 N Garfield St, Midland, TX 79705-6329, United States Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook Opera in the Schools is ready for another amazing year. Permian Basin Opera, in collaboration with Opera of the Plains, will be bringing back The Little Red Riding Hood for 4th graders. If you would like us to come to your school (private or homeschool) please reach out to PBO at info@mypbo.org. We are also working with MISD and EISD schools to set up fieldtrips, so be watching for this wonderful opportunity. There will be a free community performance held at Midland College at the Allison Fine Arts Building Wagner and Brown Auditorium March 25th at 6pm. If you would like to reserve your FREE spot, just sign up at this link. https://www.mypbo.org/.../opera-in-the-schools-community.... We hope to see you there! See less  

Little Red Riding Hood by Opera of the Plains in collaboration with Permian Basin Opera

Midland College 3600 N. Garfield Street, Midland
Music

Music and Original Libretto by Brian Kuhnert Based on Orphée aux enfers by Jacques Offenbach Libretto based on Le Petit Chaperon Rouge by Charles Perrault Directed by Cloyce Kuhnert Music Direction by Brian Kuhnert FREE to the public and 4th Grade Private/MISD/EISD Schools Community Performance at Midland College March 25, 2026 in the Wagner and Brown Auditorium @ 6рm