Odessa Arts

Alexandra Kay
2024-04-24 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | The Ector Theatre, 500 N. Texas, Odessa, TX, 79761, United States
The Ector Theatre & J&B Productions is thrilled to announce Alexandra Kay is coming to Odessa, Texas! Watch Alexandra perform LIVE at The Ector Theatre on Wednesday, April 24, 2024! It’s a show you don’t want to miss!
Alexandra Kay kindles a profound connection with listeners through her heartfelt melodies, evocative storytelling, and beautifully captivating voice. Born and raised in Waterloo, Illinois, Alexandra found her voice as a teen, using songwriting as a vessel for self-expression and self-discovery.
After two failed major record deals, and a starring role in a Netflix Original series, Alexandra took it upon herself to build the music career she envisioned. Since then, she’s been cementing her status as an independent force in the industry by sharing her music and life online, amassing over 6+ million followers on social media which has led to over 170+ million streams between Apple and Spotify alone AK (as her fans call her) has graced the stage and collaborated with industry titans like Tim McGraw, Tracy Lawrence, Jo Dee Messina, Jelly Roll, Randy Travis, Gary LeVox and more.
In October of 2023 Alexandra dropped her debut album “All Ive Ever Known”. The independently released project spent multiple weeks in the number one spot on the iTunes country charts, debuted at number one on iTunes All Genre and in the top ten on multiple Billboard Charts. The heart wrenching ballad “Everleave” from her debut project has gained tens of millions of views on social media and is currently in rotation on Sirius XM The Highway. With what has been described as a “Taylor Swift-esque” fan base, AK sold over 50,000 tickets to her headline shows in 2023 alone. 2024 is gearing up to be her biggest year yet with multiple main stage performances at the largest festivals in country music, multiple headline runs and the inception of her sophomore album.

Made for Walkin'
2024-04-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Cheers to Paint Studio, 3952 E. 42nd Street, Ste G, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Come paint with us this month, we have so many events to choose from!
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Education Foundation: Nashville Songwriters under the West Texas Stars
2024-04-23 19:00 - 21:30

Catcus Sunrise
2024-04-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Cheers to Paint Studio, 3952 E. 42nd Street, Ste G, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States

Full Moon Party
2024-04-23 18:00 - 22:00 | Black Tulip, 4651 N. Grandview Ave, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Join us for our first Full Moon Party of the year!!! On Tuesday, April 23rd, from 6 to 10 pm, come support your local artists! The party will be located in our parking lot and will feature live music, food trucks, your favorite vendors, and more! Enjoy amazing tattoos by @blackcattattooco, a cash bar provided by @redoakkitchenodessa, and music by the talented @mckennakasowski. Don’t miss out on the fun!

Literacy Summit Mid-West Symposium 2024 - Free Event
2024-04-23 09:00 - 15:00 | UTPB CEED Building, North, 1310 FM1788, Midland, TX, 79707, United States
Presents

Keynote Speaker

First Lady of Texas
Cecilia Abbott
The Granddaughter of immigrants from Mexico, First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott was raised in San Antonio by parents who were both educators, and who instilled in Cecilia, her sister, and two brothers a love of learning and helping others. Cecilia took their lessons to heart and studied at The University of Texas at Austin before subsequently earning three degrees from the University of St. Thomas in Houston: a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Education, and a Master’s degree in Theology.
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Pirate School! Science of Pirates
2024-04-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
David Engel’s Pirate School! is a madcap, swashbuckling solo variety show created and performed by veteran New York physical comedian and actor David Engel; available for theaters, festivals, libraries, camps and private events nationwide.
This riotous, interactive pirate escapade satisfies children’s universal curiosity for the briny buccaneers of yore, while promoting everyday polite behavior and social-courage.
Now in it’s 24th season, Pirate School! has delighted thousands of families with a mischievous blend of improvisational clown theater and it’s signature brand of boisterous full-audience participation. Parents marvel as their kids become “good pirates,” swaggering out of the theater transformed by this heartwarming family show.
During Pirate School! the bumbling pirate professor Billy Bones, played by David Engel, teaches youngsters 4 and up the finer points of light-hearted mischief. The audience partakes in riotous, joyful competitions that rattle the rafters and zany lessons on how to stand, talk, sing and laugh like jaunty Buccaneers
Featuring an original cartoon-like sound effect and musical score, eye-popping puppetry, eccentric props, adept magic, slapstick swordplay antics, a misbehaving cannon, a talking skull and the world’s only wearable pirate ship, Pirate School! is truly a treasure to discover!

Sandy Sandals
2024-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Cheers to Paint Studio, 3952 E. 42nd Street, Ste G, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States

Chest Class - Featuring Chess Coach Chase Ross
2024-04-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Ector County Library
Come to the basement activity room and learn to play chess with Chase Ross, the chess coach for Goddard JHS and Bunche Elementary School in Midland. Learn to move your pawns, the moves a Knight can make, and checkmate your opponent.

Permian Basin String Quartet - Spring Recital
2024-04-21 15:00 | Midland College, 3600 N. Garfield Street, Midland, TX, 79705, United States
This event will not be held at Wagner Noël PAC. Wagner Noël will sell tickets for the performance on behalf of the West Texas Symphony.
Event will be held at the Wagner Brown Auditorium at Midland College located at 3600 Garfield Street, Midland, Texas.

Mark Chesnutt
2024-04-20 19:00 - 21:30 | The Ector Theatre, 500 N. Texas, Odessa, TX, 79761, United States
Mark Chesnutt is one of Country’s true musical treasures. Critics have hailed him as a classic Country singer of the first order and some of Country music’s most elite entertainers, from George Jones to George Strait, echo the sentiment.
Mark Chesnutt’s stature is easily gauged. He has 14 No. 1 hits, 23 top ten singles, four platinum albums and five gold records to his credit; he maintains a front-and-center presence with a hefty tour schedule year after year.  Country music critics and fans alike need look no further when it comes to Country music basics. If you ask Chesnutt, he’ll tell you, “It’s the music and the fans that have kept me around this long.”
In a creative forum that sometimes confuses style with substance, Mark Chesnutt possesses both. Remaining true to himself as a traditional country artist, while keeping the pace with the ever-changing country recording landscape, Mark Chesnutt has a knack for picking great songs, delivering them with world-class style and a heart-felt emotion that’s lived-in.
With a trademarked voice, Chesnutt has set the bar for his generation and those that follow in his footsteps shaping the music of today’s country music newcomers and the new country music format.
Mark Chesnutt’s personal integrity combined with his principal to record a genuine country song has made him a fixture on radio and in honky tonks across the globe, and an all-time country music fan favorite.

Live Music with Flair: Hayden Lewis
2024-04-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Flair Taverna, 2701 JBS Parkway, Odessa, Texas

Opposites Attract
2024-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Cheers to Paint Studio, 3952 E. 42nd Street, Ste G, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States

Crunchy Snacky Anime Club
2024-04-20 14:30 - 16:30 | Ector County Library
Meeting in the Basement Activity Room.

Rodney Carrington
2024-04-19 19:00 | Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
Rodney Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades.
A platinum-recording artist, Rodney’s recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums on his own record label, Laughter’s Good Records. Rodney is fresh off the release of his latest album, “Get Em Out,” (released 2019) which hit #1 on iTunes. His album “Here Comes the Truth” (released 2017) climbed to #3 on the comedy charts, accruing tens of millions of streams on Spotify and even spawned a Netflix special.
Rodney broke through with his major label comedy CD debut “Hangin’ With Rodney” in 1998. The next few years saw nine more Top 10 comedy albums: Live, Morning Wood, Nutsack, Greatest Hits, King of the Mountains, El Nino Loco, C’mon Laugh You
Bastards, Laughter’s Good and The Hits, all of which continue to receive radio airplay
and regularly place on the national comedy charts. “Hangin’ With Rodney” and “Morning Wood” earned RIAA gold record certification, and his Greatest Hits (a double CD) album reached platinum status. Rodney also released “Make it Christmas” which features his original song “Camouflage and Christmas Lights,” a tribute to our military.
Rodney also added “author” to his list of accomplishments with the release of his book
“Rodney Carrington, Coming Clean” published by Hatchette Books.
Over the years, he’s starred in his own TV sitcom, “Rodney”, which ran for two seasons on ABC, co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the feature film, “Beer for My Horses,” which won the Tex Ritter Award from the ACM, and starred in his own Netflix special “Here Comes The Truth.” Rodney’s also appeared on countless other TV shows, including the ACA (American Country Awards), hosting the American Country New Year’s Eve Live show on FOX, and won “Supporting Character of the Year” from the CMT Music Video Awards for his appearance on the Trace Adkins’ music video “I Got My Game On.”

Live Music with Flair: Black Gold
2024-04-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Flair Taverna, 2701 JBS Parkway, Odessa, Texas

Erth's Dinosaur Zoo Live On Stage!
2024-04-18 19:30 | Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
Get ready for the ultimate playdate – 65 million years in the making as you take a breathtaking tour beginning in pre-historic Australia!
Meet a collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs and other creatures that will thrill and teach audiences of all ages. Brought to life by a skilled team of puppeteers, and designed with the help of professional paleontologists, the puppets are so extraordinary, you may feel the urge to run and hide – but stay in your seat!
You cannot miss a moment of this exciting show with dinosaurs including Triceratops, T Rex, and more.

Jazz Nights with Flair: Craig Elliott Jazz Duo
2024-04-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Flair Taverna, 2701 JBS Parkway, Odessa, Texas

Art Tales: The Story of Ferdinand
2024-04-17 13:00 | Ellen Noel Art Museum, 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
PLEASE NOTE THAT: The Ellen Noel Art Museum is temporarily housed inside the UTPB Presidential Archives

Meet the Author: Rosie Talley
2024-04-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Ector County Library
Originally from a small farming community in Southeastern Colorado, Rosie Talley resides in West Texas with her husband and daughter.
Rosie is the author of Linus the Troll and Linus the Troll and the Isle of Huggles. Ever since childhood, Rosie has had a passion for storytelling. She looks forward to sharing more of her stories in the future.

Join us for a special book reading: “Linus the Troll” by Rosie Talley
-Ask questions
-Buy a signed copy!
*Location: 3rd Floor Auditorium

CPT Anniversary - Live Music: Zak Webb
2024-04-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Cork and Pig Tavern, 7260 E. Texas 191 #204, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Happy Anniversary Cork & Pig Tavern Odessa-! April 15th, Live music 6-9pm & tap takeover from Tall City Brewing Co. 5-9pm.
Incredible music, amazing food & Tall City Brewing swag!

Adventures in Art - Portraits
2024-04-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Ellen Noel Art Museum, 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Learn drawing techniques to help you master the art of portraiture. Stay tuned for information on how to sign up coming soon!

Brahms! - Masterworks Series
2024-04-13 19:30 | Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
Reuben Kebede, violin
Violin Concerto – SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
Variations on a Theme by Haydn – JOHANNES BRAHMS
Hungarian Dances – JOHANNES BRAHMS
Academic Festival Overture – JOHANNES BRAHMS Side-by-side with UTPB Orchestra & Local Students
Featuring violinist Reuben Kebede, with the resident graduate string quartet at Juilliard, and favorites for orchestra by Brahms.

Live Music with Flair: Matthew Marcus McDaniel
2024-04-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Flair Taverna, 2701 JBS Parkway, Odessa, Texas

Live Music with Flair: Wolf 359
2024-04-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Flair Taverna, 2701 JBS Parkway, Odessa, Texas

Jazz Nights with Flair: Four on the Floor
2024-04-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Flair Taverna, 2701 JBS Parkway, Odessa, Texas

Mean Girls
2024-04-09 19:30 | Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, 1310 FM 1788, Midland, Texas
Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock”), composer JEFF RICHMOND (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) and director CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon). The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies, MEAN GIRLS “delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!”
Please note this performance will run 2 hrs & 30 mins, including a 15 min intermission

Meals on Wheels - 24th Annual Mudbug
2024-04-09 17:00 | Ector County Coliseum Barn G, 4501 Andrews Hwy, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Please join us at the 24th Annual Mudbug: presented by Sewell Ford!
Purchase Mudbug Tickets

Latin American Writers Series
2024-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | UTPB

Live Music at Homemade Wines
2024-04-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Homemade Wines, 400 N. Texas Avenue, Odessa, 79761, United States
Hop into Homemade Wines every Saturday from 7pm – 10pm and enjoy live music from a local artist.
