Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity

Art works on loan from The Reading Public Museum Collection March 18 Exhibition opens on March 18 during normal Museum hours (12pm – 5pm). This exhibition represents four centuries of art created by remarkable women who struggled against gender bias to take their places in history. Until the twentieth century, women were often had difficulty showing and selling their work. This exhibition will be on view until May 30

High School ECISD Student Art Exhibition

March 31 You can view the work of the talented High School ECISD Students at the Ellen Noël Art Museum on March 31 – April 21. Support the next generation of artists!

Art Show 2021 – Cactus House

Free entry at the door! Sunday April 18, 2021 2:00pm Cactus House - 114 E. 29th Odessa, TX 79761 Any questions call 432-557-3215

Online Livestream Concert by the Cassatt String Quartet with pianist, Ursula Oppens

4/18 - 3-4pm EST Online Livestream Concert by the  Cassatt String Quartet with pianist, Ursula Oppens celebrating the 19th Amendment - Women's Freedom to Vote Works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Victoria Bond and Amy Beach Registration required. Donate what you can. https://www.soapboxgallery.org/events/muneko-otani-1

Something Borrowed, Something Blue – West Texas Winds

SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE By West Texas Winds  Sunday, April 18, 2021 | 3:00 pm  First United Methodist Church of Midland Tickets & Info:  https://www.mosc.org/concerts/borrowed.html

The Selena Experience – Los Chicos 512

The best Selena tribute band is coming to the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center on April 18, 2021, 2 days after what would be Selena's 50th Birthday! Come celebrate the life and music of the Tejano Queen! It is a mind-blowing experience and the closest you can get to live a Selena concert. Simply, the best Selena tribute band out there! All of its band members have lived and played to the remarkable music that Selena brought to us for at least 15 years. After living through her music, they wanted to have an opportunity to bring this incredible show to all of her fans. For the past two years, they have performed this amazing experience to Selena fans across the country. These musicians came together and orchestrated an extraordinary show that will have you back in 1995 within seconds of their first song. Los Chicos del 512 will bring to you the finest Selena tribute that you can possibly imagine. Now, get ready to sing, dance, and relive Selena! The Selena Experience performance originally scheduled for April 16, 2020, at The Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center has been rescheduled to Sunday, April 18, 2021. Tickets for the originally scheduled performance will […]

Moments in Time

  Moments in Time - A joint exhibition by UT Permian Basin and OC photo students April 20, 2021 6pm - 8pm Waterfront Ballroom, MCM Elegante Hotel

Book Buzz

Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States

April 22 • 6pm • Free online event Enjoy a visit with the always amusing Penguin Random House Book Rep, Liz Sullivan, for her annual visit to hear about upcoming new releases and other interesting reads. 

Frame by Frame Theater and Music Showcase

The Globe of the Great Southwest 2308 Shakespeare Road, Odessa, TX, United States

A student written and performed musical journey, exploring what happens when two young people try to escape reality. Evan and Rachel are sick of it all. Sick of the pandemic. Sick of masks. Sick of restrictions. Sick of family and no travel. They decide - enough. They're going to get in the car and just go. Where? Who knows, but they're going to drive until they escape 2020-2021. What happens next is a fantastical journey into past and future, fantasy and reality, relationships and whimsy. Come join Odessa College's first return to LIVE theatre in 2021 with our student devised and performed production! Seats are limited to a 25% house and masks are REQUIRED.

WLT On the Writing Life: Channeling Anxiety & Depression into Creativity with Heather Harper Ellett

In this fun and informative presentation, author and therapist Heather Harper Ellett explores the relationship between creativity and anxiety and depression, while presenting a hopeful, productive framework for working with big emotions. Participants will leave with five transformative writing exercises and quick-and-dirty tips for channeling inner tumult into powerful creative output. Join us! It’s cheaper than therapy.Date: Website: https://www.writersleague.org/calendar/wlt-on-the-writing-life-channeling-anxiety-depression-into-creativity-with-heather-harper-ellett/ Date: 4/22/2021, 8-9pm