Humanities

Join UTPB Pots n Prints for their second annual event benefitting the West Texas Food Bank of Odessa. Learn to make and glaze bowls, all bowls will be donated to the Empty Bowls project. November 17th | 5:30pm | Crockett cafeteria

SOLD OUT 2023 Sewell Leadership Event Featuring Dr. John C. Maxwell, Mark Batterson, and Ryan Leak Mar 2 / Thursday 8:30 AM BUY TICKETS Please note we will have a clear bag policy with a size limit of 12x12x6" or a non-clear bag/wallet with a size limit of 8x5". This policy includes diaper bags.  For the Sewell Leadership Event, Wagner Noël PAC WILL allow outside nonalcoholic beverages into the building IF the cup/bottle has a lid. All other Wagner Noël PAC prohibited items are in effect for this event.  We have gathered to grow as leaders within the Permian Basin for nearly two decades. This year we’re bringing you back to the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center for three incredible speakers! Join Team Sewell for an inspiring day of learning and leadership with Dr. John C. Maxwell, Mark Batterson, and Ryan Leak. As always, 100% of ticket revenue will be donated back to a local charity.

John Crist - The Emotional Support Tour Presented by Outback Mar 12 / Sunday 7:00 PM BUY TICKETS Please note for all events after January 1, 2022, we will have a clear bag policy with a size limit of 12x12x6" or a non-clear bag/wallet with a size limit of 8x5".  This policy includes diaper bags.  John Crist is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, over five million fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast making Pollstar’s Top 100 Global Tours list in 2019 with over 197,000 tickets sold. Widely known for viral videos like “Honest Football Coach,” “Every Parent at Disney,” “Brands that need to be CANCELLED” plus hundreds more. John Crist has performed all over the world and in 2021 began his multi-city national theater tour called “Fresh Cuts” selling out theaters all over the United States. John has been seen on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Barstool Sports, and Buzzfeed just to name a few. In 2022, John released his second special named, “What are We Doing” on YouTube and is set to release his first book “Delete That” in the fall. John also has a weekly podcast called […]

Ellen Noel Art Museum at 6:00 p.m.  Free! Join local authors Christ Bartlett, Danielia Garcia, and Edith Vandervoort for a discussion centered around their contributions to the book, "Boom or Bust:  Narrative, Life, and the Culture from the West Texas Oil Patch" edited by Sheena Stief, Kristen Figgins and Rebecca Day Babcock.   Free!

Chris D'Elia ADULTS 18 AND OLDER Mar 24 / Friday 8:00 PM BUY TICKETS Please note for all events after January 1, 2022, we will have a clear bag policy with a size limit of 12x12x6" or a non-clear bag/wallet with a size limit of 8x5". Chris D'Elia has become one of the most in-demand performers in comedy. His highly successful podcast CONGRATULATIONS WITH CHRIS D'ELIA has been a mainstay on iTunes' comedy podcast charts since its debut in February 2017. He is also a co-star on THE KING AND THE STING AND THE WING with Brendan Schaub. As a stand-up comedian, D'Elia has toured the US and Canada. D'Elia has three comedy specials available on Netflix, NO PAIN (2020), MAN ON FIRE (2017), and INCORRIGIBLE (2015), and he was chosen as one of four comics to represent the US in Netflix's 2019 Series COMEDIANS OF THE WORLD which features 47 comedians from 13 regions in eight different languages. His first special, WHITE MALE, BLACK COMIC, debuted on Comedy Central in 2013 and he can be seen on Comedy Central's ROAST OF JUSTIN BIEBER (2015).

Ellen Noel Art Museum from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and cost is $50.00. Register now for our latest book making workshop; Japanese Stab Binding.  Create a unique book that can be used for a variety of purposes including a travel journal, baby book or a special gift.  The instructor is Kate Mahoney and all supplies will be provided.  Limited spaces available, sign up soon!

Charity Poker Tournament Benefiting Basin Theatre Works. Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Basin Theatre Works, 310 W. 42nd Street, Odessa, Texas. www.basintheatreworks.org or 432-362-2329