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  • Rene Vaca: 2026 Tour

    Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
    Humanities

    René Vaca is a 29-year-old stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. After dropping out of college to pursue his passion for comedy, Vaca has made significant strides in the industry. His comedic talent and hard work earned him a spot as one of Netflix’s Introducing Comedians for the 2024 Netflix Is A Joke Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EngpMt3ZPDQ. With a substantial social media following of over 2,600,000 and millions of views across platforms, Vaca continues to expand his influence and reach. He is currently on tour, performing to sold-out audiences in clubs and theatres across North America and hosts his own monthly show LEG DAY at The Hollywood Laugh Factory. Additionally, he won the 16th annual Stand Up NBC competition!

  • Storytime and Crafts: Spring

    Ector County Library
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    March 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Spring is coming so let’s celebrate the birth of new flowers and animals coming out of hibernation in storytime today. Se acerca la primavera, así que hoy, durante la hora del cuento, celebraremos el nacimiento de nuevas flores y la salida de los animales de su hibernación.

  • Toddler Tales Storytime – CENTENNIAL

    Recurring
    Midland County Library - Centennial Branch 2503 Loop 250 Frontage Rd., Midland, TX, United States
    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, TX, United States
    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.

  • Books and Babies

    Ector County Library
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    March 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Bundle up your little tikes amd bring them to Books and Babies where we read a couple of books, sing songs, and get to play in the baby play room. Abriga bien a tus pequeños y tráelos a Books and Babies, donde leeremos un par de libros, cantaremos canciones y podrán jugar en la sala de juegos para bebés. Add to calendar

  • Read to Felix

    Ector County Library
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    March 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Felix will be in the Children’s Department from 4-5 today, waiting to hear stories and get ear scritches. Felix estará en la sección infantil de 4 a 5 de la tarde de hoy, esperando que le cuenten cuentos y le acaricien las orejas.

  • Laundry and Bourbon

    Recurring
    Nelson Street Theatre
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    Fort Stockton Community Theatre is currently in production of Laundry and Bourbon, a play by James McLure, to be performed for competition in Theatre Network of Texas’ (TNT) TEXFest. Following competition, Laundry and Bourbon will be staged for local audiences at the Nelson Street Theatre March 20-22, 2026. Friday, March 20th – 7:00 p.m. – Opening Performance Saturday, March 21st – 7:00 p.m. – Performance, followed with a light snack reception hosted by FSCT’s Board of Directors Sunday, March 22nd – 2:00 p.m. – Matinee Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each performance. ABOUT THE SHOW: On a hot summer afternoon in Maynard, Texas, Elizabeth and her friend Hattie sit out on the front porch folding laundry, watching TV, sipping bourbon and Coke, and gossiping about small-town secrets.  They are joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee who can’t resist blurting out that Elizabeth’s husband Roy has been seen around town with another woman. While the ensuing conversation is increasingly edged with bitter humor, from it emerges a sense of Elizabeth’s inner strength and her quiet understanding of the turmoil which has beset her husband since his return from Vietnam. Laundry and Bourbon stars Kendra Gray-Reed as Elizabeth Caulder, Staci […]

  • Sawyer/Finn

    Recurring
    Midland Community Theatre 2000 W. Wadley, Midland, United States
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    Original play Sawyer/Finn written by our Associate Artistic Director A Chris Barton. Sawyer/Finn will take the beloved Mark Twain characters, and see how these two boys brought up in different backgrounds become the best of friends, and consequently American Legends.  Current Performance Dates are as follows; Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:30 Pm March Fri 20 | Sat 21 | Sun 22 Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 April Fri 3 | Sat 4

  • Little Joe Y La Familia

    Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
    Humanities

    The traditional Tex-Mex style of norteño was fused by Little Joe (born Jose Maria DeLeon Hernandez) with influences of country music, blues, and rock to create the up tempo hybrid known as "Tejano." Together with his band, Little Joe Y La Familia, his music has reached far beyond the Texas and Mexico borders and has been one of the most popular Tex-Mex bands in the music industry. Little Joe has been entertaining more than 50 years and has been described as the "KING OF THE BROWN SOUND". Jose Maria DeLeon Hernandez "Little Joe" was born to Salvador "La Cotorra" Hernandez and Amelia DeLeon Hernandez in a three wall dirt floor car garage in Temple, Texas on a cold stormy night on October 17,1940. The seventh of 13 children, Little Joe began playing music in 1953 with his cousin David Coronado's band, David Coronado & the Latinaires. Two years later, he performed his first paid gig with the band at a high-school sock hop in Cameron, Texas. In 1958, Little Joe made his recording debut with the song "Safari," released by Torrero Records in Corpus Christi, Texas. The following year, Little Joe's brother Jesse joined the band on bass and vocals. […]

  • Laundry and Bourbon

    Recurring
    Nelson Street Theatre
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    Fort Stockton Community Theatre is currently in production of Laundry and Bourbon, a play by James McLure, to be performed for competition in Theatre Network of Texas’ (TNT) TEXFest. Following competition, Laundry and Bourbon will be staged for local audiences at the Nelson Street Theatre March 20-22, 2026. Friday, March 20th – 7:00 p.m. – Opening Performance Saturday, March 21st – 7:00 p.m. – Performance, followed with a light snack reception hosted by FSCT’s Board of Directors Sunday, March 22nd – 2:00 p.m. – Matinee Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each performance. ABOUT THE SHOW: On a hot summer afternoon in Maynard, Texas, Elizabeth and her friend Hattie sit out on the front porch folding laundry, watching TV, sipping bourbon and Coke, and gossiping about small-town secrets.  They are joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee who can’t resist blurting out that Elizabeth’s husband Roy has been seen around town with another woman. While the ensuing conversation is increasingly edged with bitter humor, from it emerges a sense of Elizabeth’s inner strength and her quiet understanding of the turmoil which has beset her husband since his return from Vietnam. Laundry and Bourbon stars Kendra Gray-Reed as Elizabeth Caulder, Staci […]

  • Sawyer/Finn

    Recurring
    Midland Community Theatre 2000 W. Wadley, Midland, United States
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    Original play Sawyer/Finn written by our Associate Artistic Director A Chris Barton. Sawyer/Finn will take the beloved Mark Twain characters, and see how these two boys brought up in different backgrounds become the best of friends, and consequently American Legends.  Current Performance Dates are as follows; Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:30 Pm March Fri 20 | Sat 21 | Sun 22 Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 April Fri 3 | Sat 4

  • Laundry and Bourbon

    Recurring
    Nelson Street Theatre
    Theatre & Literary Arts

    Fort Stockton Community Theatre is currently in production of Laundry and Bourbon, a play by James McLure, to be performed for competition in Theatre Network of Texas’ (TNT) TEXFest. Following competition, Laundry and Bourbon will be staged for local audiences at the Nelson Street Theatre March 20-22, 2026. Friday, March 20th – 7:00 p.m. – Opening Performance Saturday, March 21st – 7:00 p.m. – Performance, followed with a light snack reception hosted by FSCT’s Board of Directors Sunday, March 22nd – 2:00 p.m. – Matinee Doors will open 30 minutes prior to each performance. ABOUT THE SHOW: On a hot summer afternoon in Maynard, Texas, Elizabeth and her friend Hattie sit out on the front porch folding laundry, watching TV, sipping bourbon and Coke, and gossiping about small-town secrets.  They are joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee who can’t resist blurting out that Elizabeth’s husband Roy has been seen around town with another woman. While the ensuing conversation is increasingly edged with bitter humor, from it emerges a sense of Elizabeth’s inner strength and her quiet understanding of the turmoil which has beset her husband since his return from Vietnam. Laundry and Bourbon stars Kendra Gray-Reed as Elizabeth Caulder, Staci […]