Visual Arts

Jay Owenhouse The Authentic Illusionist Aug 27 / Saturday7:30 PMBUY 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 includes diaper bags.  Jay Owenhouse, a legendary escape artists and one of the most awarded illusionists in history, is back in Midland TX. By Popular Demand for one night only in an illusion spectacular. The show has been voted by audiences and critics alike “One of the Best Live Shows in America”. Jay has amazed millions on T.V. in “Master’s of Illusions” and ‘Magic on the Edge’. The Salt Lake Tribune calls him “Simply Amazing!” and The Tokyo Times calls the elaborate production “Truly Magic, a Must See!”. Jay welcomes you into his mysterious world of wonder and the impossible. You will experience a night of grand illusions with the most amazing magic in the world, dangerous escapes, and inspiring storytelling. Seeing Owenhouse live is an evening that will leave you breathless with a feeling of childhood wonder that “anything is possible!”. Owenhouse spent 2008 touring China and Japan, Where Jay’s show received the “Best Touring Family […]

Cinema Under the Stars - Hocus Pocus Movie Screening Inside Wagner Noël PAC *Costumes Encouraged Oct 20 / Thursday7:00 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.  "Oh look, another glorious" Cinema Under the Stars! Join us INSIDE the Wagner Noël PAC theater for Cinema Under the Stars Halloween Edition; starting Hocus Pocus! At 6:45 PM anyone interested can participate in the costume parade across the stage before the movie starts! Enjoy free popcorn from Complex Community Federal Credit Union, Kendra Scott selling jewelry from their latest collection, and we will be hosting a costume parade at 6:45 PM on the stage of Wagner Noël PAC! Food trucks will be parked in the east parking lot from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Please note food trucks are independently operated, Wagner Noël PAC is not responsible for their pricing or service. Food Truck Line Up: La Zopilota Decasa Wood-Fired Pizza Cocina Ramos Marty G's Cajun Eats Java Galaxy Shaved Ice and Coffee

Champions Of Magic Tuesday, 15 November 07:00 am - 10:00 pm Tickets: www.theector.com      

Amplified Voices: a Diversity and Inclusion Exhibition Opening Reception: February 21 at 4:00pm On exhibit from February 21 - March 10 Phillips Goff Gallery (Sedate Hall Building) Featuring: Adria Aguilar Arely Vanega Granville Carroll Rachel J. Ramirez Milo Reeves Phillips Goff Galleryhttps://www.phillipsgoffgallery.org    

Bones of Texas Ellen Noel Art Museum (4909 E University Blvd Odessa, TX 79762) Closing Reception and Artist Talk  6:00 PM | February 23, 2023

Black is Art: Exhibition & Event UTPB Science & Technology Building (4901 E University Blvd Odessa, TX, 79762) 6:00 PM | February 28th, 2023  

Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery located at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, Texas 79762. 11:00 am - 2:00 p.m.

Midland Festival Ballet Presents Feel The Energy Regional Dance America Southwest 2023 Festival Mar 9 / Thursday 7:30 PM ON SALE TBA Mar 10 / Friday 7:30 PM ON SALE TBA Mar 11 / Saturday 7:30 PM ON SALE TBA 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.  Midland Festival Ballet is excited to present Feel the Energy, the Regional Dance America Southwest 2023 Festival! Get ready for 3 days full of dance the likes of which our community has never experienced! 18 dance companies across 4 states, including Midland Festival Ballet will perform new works of various dance styles each night. March 9 The Emerging Concert: Often the most creative performance of the Festival, the Emerging Concert is comprised entirely of never-before-seen dances created by up-and-coming choreographers. Want to see what the future of dance could look like? Join us for the Emerging Concert! Accompanied by local Americana band, Angel and the Badmen. Underwritten by the FMH Foundation with additional support by Arts Council of Midland, Odessa Arts, and Texas Commission on the Arts. Additionally, this project is supported in part by an award […]

Our Planet Live In Concert Proudly Presented By Odessa Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts Mar 13 / Monday 7:30 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.  Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center (PAC) along with Odessa Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts invites audiences to be fully immersed into the wonders of planet earth with OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Wagner Noël PAC. The Emmy Award®-winning Netflix documentary has been reimagined as a live experience, combining highlights from the series with brand-new orchestrations and sequences to create an immersive journey across our planet for audiences of all ages. Specially developed by the series producers WWF, Silverback Films and Oscar®-winning composer Steven Price, Our Planet Live in Concert is narrated on screen by William Shatner and David Attenborough. Prepare to be mesmerized as the landmark eight-part Our Planet documentary series becomes a two-hour live show filled with beautiful visuals and sound effects, all accompanied by an orchestra. The show brings the incredible cinematography […]

March 16 through April 13. Closing Event:  April 13 PBS Video:  8 Days; To the Moon and Back - 5:30 p.m. Free On July 20, 1969, a decade of unprecedented change and technological innovation brought humanity farther than ever before.  Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon could only have been possible with the unprecedented leadership of John F. Kennedy and the following residents who saw his vision through. This exhibit showcases the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission along with historic items and artworks from the Presidential Archives' collection as well as items on loan from other institutions.