Hot Summer Nights - Current Nine
2021-07-23 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Friday July 23, 2021 8pm – 10pm inside The Ector Theater
FREE admission – ticket required
The Ector Theatre

Solstice Live
2021-07-24
Solstice Live Ticket
$30.00 – $100.00

Join us for an all day Music Event featuring A Thousand Horses, Shooter Jennings, Matt Castillo, Big Spring, and The Caleb Young Band at Solstice LIVE! Food, Games and Fun for the entire family. Video Game Trailers, Adult Games, Bounce Houses & Water Events. A Family Day Out. Children 10 and Under get in FREE. Get Your Tickets Now!!!

https://maegamusic.com/product/solstice-live-ticket/?attribute_type=General+Admission

Lubbock Arts Festival
2021-07-24 08:00 - 2021-07-25 17:00
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2021 LUBBOCK ARTS FESTIVAL:

EXHIBIT: OUT OF THIS WORLD!
A Celebration of Outer Space, Astronauts and Space Travel
Demonstrating Artists and Visual Artists from across the nation selling their work.

JURIED GALERY
With award-winning artists represented
Featured Artist, Ashton Thornhill, Photographer

Special Appearance by Christopher Jackson, Broadway and Television Star

Back to School Block Party
2021-07-24 09:00 - 12:00

Live Courtyard Art Show
2021-07-24 18:00 - 22:00
Midland Artworks presents: Live Courtyard Art Show
Saturday July 24 | 6PM-10PM | Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

2022 Grant Workshop
2021-07-27 10:30 - 12:00
Odessa Arts will be holding a workshop for 2022 grant opportunities on July 27, 2021 at 10:30am at the MCM Elegante. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

https://odessaarts.submittable.com/submit/198668/odessa-arts-grant-opportunities-workshop

ECISD New Teacher Welcome Tailgate Drive Thru
2021-07-29 08:30 - 10:00
The New Teacher Welcome is our annual breakfast that welcomes more than 300 new teachers to the area each year. Join us as we welcome newly hired teachers to the Permian Basin and honor their commitment to educating our children in Odessa. Invited guests include principals, ECISD Superintendents and ECISD administrative staff. Chamber Members are invited to participate in the expo featuring Chamber member businesses, services and organizations. Every teacher will walk away with your company’s information when you donate to the gift bags.
For questions regarding this event, contact Lynn Van Amburgh at 432-333-7862 or email lynnva@odessachamber.com

https://odessachamber.com/events/ecisd-new-teacher-welcome-breakfast/

Movie in the Park - Tom & Jerry
2021-07-30 19:00
Movies in the Park is one of the main annual attractions that has become a tradition with most families in Odessa. The movies are hosted throughout the summer months and attract hundreds of families to the parks each year to watch some of the best movies available. Skip the lines at the theaters and enjoy free movies. Don’t forget about something to snack on, as we have concessions available at each movie. You and your family will NOT want to miss out on this year’s season!!
There will be 7 movies over the course of 7 nights: all for free! Cannot beat that anywhere! So pack up the kids, lawn chairs and blankets and head to your neighborhood Park.
2021 Films

Toy Story 4 – May 7 – Sherwood Park
Aladdin – May 21 – San Jacinto Park
Frozen II – June 4 – UTPB Park
The Croods – June 18 – Woodson Park
Sonic – July 16 – Lawndale Park
Tom & Jerry- July 30 – McKinney Park
Trolls World Tour – August 6 – Sherwood Park

Start Time
The movies are scheduled to begin at dark.

Hot Summer Nights - Mariachi Armonia
2021-07-30 20:00 - 22:00
Friday July 30, 2021 8pm – 10pm
*CHANGE IN VENUE* Noel Heritage Plaza
FREE admission

Cover Odessa in Color 2021
2021-07-31 08:00 - 12:00
1K and 5K Color Fun Run| July 31, 2021 | 8am
Comanche Trail Park | On-site registration 7:00am | Run 8:00am
Additional info coming soon
https://www.odessahcc.org/color

Basin PBS - Back to School Festival
2021-07-31 17:00 - 20:00

George Ducas
2021-08-06 18:00
Friday, 6 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]

George Ducas, a Grammy-nominated country artist/songwriter who links the real country of the 90s to present day hits, is coming to town.

Four albums (and countless songs written for other artists) has turned Ducas’ into one of country music’s most esteemed careers, and he continues to evolve as an artist.
His self-titled debut album on Capitol Records yielded four Billboard charting songs, including “Teardrops” and the Top 10 smash “Lipstick Promises.” His second album yielded two more Billboard charting songs.

As a songwriter, Ducas also has notched scores of hits as a songwriter for artists like Garth Brooks (Beer Run), Sara Evans, Eli Young Band, Randy Rogers Band, Gary Allan, Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood and more, with one of his songs earning a Grammy nomination.

Ducas’ latest evolution, in the form of Yellow Rose Motel, has yielded a 3-week #1 CMT video with his song “Eastwood” in an album that stands as his most comprehensive and cinematic to date. Written and recorded in several Nashville recording sessions throughout 2018 and 2019, the album draws its name from the title track “Yellow Rose Motel,” a song Ducas says is “inspired by and is an ode to Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger,” an album largely credited with the rise of country music’s outlaw movement.

https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/george-ducas-6aug2021/?pk=711f3f700276c8eab7d1d4b379084a07c768e4bbbac94b49f1b6e922c8c578b8

Movie in the Park - Trolls World Tour
2021-08-06 19:00

Basin Pride
2021-08-07 13:00 - 22:00
Noel Heritage Park | August 7, 2021| 1-10PM
www.basinpride.com

Lip Sync Battle Finals
2021-08-07 15:00 - 17:00
VOTE NOW!
To vote: www.odessaarts.org/contests
Voting Deadline August 2nd at midnight!
Finals to be held August 7th at the Carousel Stage

Vinyl Brunch
2021-08-08 10:30 - 13:30
Enjoy beats, brunch and bubbly at the fabulous Barrel & Derrick Restaurant located inside the Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.
Sunday, August 8th | 10:30 – 1:30 | Visit Endless Horizons pop up shop!

The Long Run - Eagles Tribute Band
2021-08-08 18:00
THE LONG RUN is made up of some of Florida’s finest and most respected musicians. Individual members of the band have performed with or shared the stage with great artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steppenwolf, Eddie Money, Beach Boys, .38 Special, Doobie Brothers, Trace Adkins…just to name a few.THE LONG RUNreproduces the sound that made the Eagles one of the most successful musical groups in rock and roll history. They capture the energy, guitar technique and vocal harmonies of the Eagles to an art; five voices blending together that will please even the most critical of Eagles fans.You won’t hear a tribute to the Eagles this great till“Hell Freezes Over.”

Sunday August 8, 2021 | Doors open at 6PM| The Ector Theatre
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/the-long-run-eagles-tribute-band-8aug2021

Cam Bertrand
2021-08-12 18:00
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]
He was a contributing writer on Seasons 11 & 12 of MTVs hit show, ‘Wild’N’Out’.
In 2019, Cam Bertrand became the youngest comic to win the ‘Florida’s Funniest’ competition, beating out over 300 comics, previous winners include Daniel Tosh, Bert Kreischer, and JB Ball.
In that same year, Cam also became the youngest comedian to record his own half hour comedy special with DryBar comedy, his special ‘Sophisticated Ignorance’ he has garnered over 70 million total views since its release.
He has also worked with some of the biggest names in comedy today including: Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, Bert Kreischer, Pete Davidson, Hannibal Buress, Michael Che, Josh Blue, and Mike Epps.
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/cam-bertrand-12aug2021/?pk=ddf31ff7f10b38a50ef4a45a67b5370f798b85072b66a854327766b28fdd801d

Harry Potter Trivia Night
2021-08-12 18:00
Ellen Noël Art Museum (map)
4909 East University Boulevard
Odessa, TX, 79761
United States

Aug 12 • Trivia Night • Free event • Trivia Night – Harry Potter Edition
Attention all Muggles!
Get ready for the Ellen Noël Art Museum’s Harry Potter themed Trivia Night on Thursday, AUG. 12 at 6PM.
Food | Drinks provided | Adult beverages for ages 21+
1st, 2nd, 3rd place win prizes
Win door prizes
FREE event
Ages 13+
Costumes encouraged!
How will trivia work?
• Trivia will be digital, so make sure you have your electronic device properly charged
• Trivia will consist of 8 rounds at 30 seconds per question, 2 of those rounds being speed rounds at 15 seconds per question, and intermission for food and drinks.
• Teams must not have no more than 4 people to a team.
RSVP your team – https://bit.ly/ENAMTriviaNight_HarryPotter
Registering your team in advanced gets you a table set up with your team name and snacks ready for you.
#TriviaNight #HarryPotter #VisitENAM

Ram Herrera
2021-08-14 19:00
Saturday, 14 August 2021, 7:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]
Ramiro “Ram” Herrera is a smooth-voiced, award-winning Tejano singer and songwriter, who is not only a staple on the Texas music scene but is considered one of its legends. He has received a Tejano Music Award as Male Entertainer of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Tejano Music Association. He began his professional career with David Lee Garza y Los Musicales in 1980 and appeared on the albums Cuatro Caminos (1981), Todavia No Me Muero(1982), and Especialmente Para Ti (1983). The following year, he left and started his own band, Ramiro Herrera y Montana, with whom he recorded two albums — Que Lindo Es el Amor and Rosas Para una Rosas. Impressive regional airplay and a compelling live show resulted in Herrerasigning to Sony. His solo debut, Most Wanted Man, was not only his first in English, it went gold; it is a classic in the Tejano canon. His third solo album, 1989’s The Outlaw, followed suit and his band was renamed the Outlaws.
For the next 15 years, Herrera recorded almost annually and shared stages with a wide range of performers including Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, and Selena — she opened for him at a rodeo in one of her early shows; video of the performance was captured and included in the documentary Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo.
Herrera‘s musical range is impressive. His recordings and shows include everything from cumbias, rancheras, and power ballads to salsa, Latin, and roots rock & roll. His 2010 album, Ungrateful, was nominated for a Latin Grammy. Herrera is also involved in a vast number of charitable organizations and won a Humanitarian Award for his involvement; it was presented to him by Texas governor Ann Richards. His most recent compilation, Solo Hits, was issued by EMI in November 2016.
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/ram-herrera-14aug2021/

Cactus House Art Show & Market
2021-08-14 20:00

Steve Earle & The Dukes
2021-08-15 18:00
Steve Earle & The Dukes

Sunday, 15 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/steve-earle-15aug2021/

Blippi the Musical
2021-08-17 17:00
Blippi The Musical brings the energetic and loveable character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement, and amazing music. Children from the ages of 2 to 7 years old across the world have quickly taken a liking to Blippi’s charismatic personality and innovative teaching lessons! In the Live show, they will continue to learn about the world around them while singing and dancing along with this one-of-a-kind show. This show contains Flashing Lights, Haze (Fog), and Confetti on Stage.
Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1021148/blippi-2021-midland-wagner-noel-performing-arts-center_CFC_WNweb

Yoga at the Museum
2021-08-18 08:00 - 09:00
Ellen Noël Art Museum (map)
4909 East University Boulevard
Odessa, TX, 79761
United States

8am • Free for members only
Members! Enjoy Yoga at the Museum on Wednesday mornings at 8am for yoga classes taught by rOming Yoga. Bring your own mat and get ready to bliss your way through the rest of the week with a Yin style class. Face masks are required upon entering and exiting and social distancing mats from each other. If weather allows, our yoga class will be held in our Sensory Garden.
Not a member, but liked to sign up? Email marketing@noelartmuseum.org for more information

An Evening with The Gatlin Brothers
2021-08-20 18:30
Larry, Steve & Rudy, the Gatlin Brothers are Grammy award-winners who have dazzled audiences for more than 65 years. They have accrued a lifetime of noteworthy achievements in their storybook career, including a Grammy for Best Country Song (“Broken Lady”), three ACM awards for Single of the Year (“All The Gold In California”), Album of the Year (Straight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of the Year, along with five nominations for CMA Vocal Group of the Year, Single, Album. The Brothers have accumulated 7 # 1 Singles, 32 Top 40 Records, 24 Studio Albums, and 5 BMI “Million-Air” Awards. As a solo writer, Larry ranks 4th on Billboards top 40 self-penned hits.

Aug 20, 2021
Event Starts7:30PM
Doors Open6:30 PM
Ticket Prices$40 – $80
Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3129653/an-evening-with-the-gatlin-brothers-midland-wagner-noel-performing-arts-center_CFC_WNweb

Aaron Watson - Texas Music Friendly Community Certification
2021-08-21 18:00 - 19:00
Saturday, 21 August 2021, 6:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]
Aaron Watson’s career is perhaps summed up best by Forbes, who says he’s “one of country music’s biggest DIY success stories.”For the past 20years, Watson has achieved success on his own terms, hand-building a lauded career through songwriting, relentless touring and more than a dozen self released albums. His independent Texas spirit and strong work ethic are emblematic of the western lifestyle; virtues which have taken him from humble honky-tonks of Texas to multiple sold-out tours around the world. In 2019 he released Red Bandana—”his most ambitious album yet”(Taste of Country)—whose 20 song swere hailed by The Bootas” a pure expression of his traditional country ethos.”This unprecedented acclaim follows Watson’s previous album, Vaquero, whose Top 10 hit “OuttaStyle” earned a BMI Millionaire award, and The Underdog, the first independent album in the history of country music to top the Billboard Country Albums chart. With a dozen additional records under his belt, Watson is exceeding major-label-sized metrics while maintaining his independence, further galvanizing his”Texas country’s reigning indie underdog”(Rolling Stone) brand.”There maybe no more genuine singer-song writer at the moment than Watson,” says Texas Monthly, pointing to a self-made business man, chart-topper, and road warrior whose authenticity has made him a country music staple.
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/aaron-watson-21aug2021/
Special certification ceremony before the show as Texas Music Office’s Chip Adams certifies Odessa as a Texas Music Friendly Community!
https://gov.texas.gov/music

Purple Piano: Prince Tribute
2021-08-27 19:00
Friday, 27 August 2021, 7:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]
Nearly five years after the pop music icon Prince’s untimely death, Marshall Charloff has created a unique one-man tribute dedicated to the artistry and music of the legendary Prince called The Purple Piano.
In January 2016, at age 57, Prince began what would ultimately become his last tour entitled “the Piano & a Microphone.” The tour was a series of solo shows that featured just him, his purple piano, and an incredible discography of songs.
On January 21, 2016, the first performance was played to a small crowd at Paisley Park; and followed with an album “the Piano & a Microphone 1983.”
The Purple Piano, created by Marshall Charloff, is a heartfelt and intimate tribute to these very unique performances.
Marshall Charloff has performed nationwide fronting world-class symphonies in most major cities in the US and Canada, played keys in the Atlanta Rhythm Section, and since 2011, tours fronting the celebrated Purple xPeRIeNCE – arguably the greatest tribute to Prince in the world, and co-founded by Matt “Doctor” Fink from Prince & the Revolution.
Marshall is featured on recordings with Prince on the album 94 East, where he plays both keyboards and bass guitar, and recently collaborated with Prince’s sister Sharon Nelson to co-write and record “Colours.” Pepe Willie, who discovered Marshall, was also responsible for getting Prince’s career up and running.
The Purple Piano includes hits “Purple Rain”, “Raspberry Beret”, “Little Red Corvette”, “Kiss”, “1999”, “Let’s Go Crazy”, “Darling Nikki”, “Most Beautiful Girl”, and many more in a hauntingly sexy intimate piano and microphone only performance.
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/purple-piano/

PHS Band - Permian vs. El Paso Pebble Hills
2021-08-27 19:00 - 22:00
PHS Band – Permian vs. El Paso Pebble Hills
Friday, August 27⋅7:00 – 10:00pm

Location:

Ratliff Stadium
1862 E Yukon Rd, Odessa, TX 79765, USA

Movies Under the Stars
2021-08-27 20:30
Movies Under the Stars at Ellen Noel Art Museum
August 27 • 8:45pm • The Princess Brides • Free Event • Ages 18+
Grab a date or friend (and a lawn chair) and meet us in the garden as we bid farewell to Summer with a free screening of “The Princess Bride” (1987). This cult classic fairy tale adventure provides a magical mix of romance, fantasy, action and comedy. Snack & beverages will be provided.

Max & Heather Stalling
2021-08-28 19:00
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 7:00pm. The Ector Theatre , Odessa [All Ages]
Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/max-stalling/
Texas based songwriter, Max Stalling, had no expectation of ever being in the music business. “I didn’t even pick up a guitar until graduate school,” notes Stalling. After attending high school in South Texas, Stalling studied at Texas A&M – College Station, where he earned a masters degree in Food Science. He followed the corporate road from there and eventually landed in Dallas working in product development for Frito-Lay.
During this time, Stalling discovered the Three Teardrops Tavern and Dallas community radio station KNON. These outlets exposed a musical heritage to which Stalling had been nearly oblivious. Inspired by artists like Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, and Jerry Jeff Walker, Stalling started writing songs, recording albums, and eventually touring with a full band to back him. Sixty thousand CDs later, Stalling joined musical greats Kris Kristofferson, Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, Selena, Guy Clark and many others when he received a star on the South Texas Music Walk of Fame in Corpus Christi. Stalling plays about 150 shows a year and is in the third year of a Budweiser sponsorship. His song “Scars and Souvenirs” was used as the title for an episode of Grey’s Anatomy in 2007 and he is featured on the CW Network’s Troubadour, TX television series. He is a former member of the Board of Governors for the Texas Chapter of NARAS and has been lucky enough to share the stage with most of the artists that inspired him to start writing in the first place.
Stalling’s style is modern with a vintage feel. With Jeff Howe on drums and percussion, Clay Willis on guitar, and Jason Steinsultz swapping between upright and electric bass, Stalling creates a dynamic live show that’s smart, charming and as listenable as it is danceable. Stalling and troupe are equally at home on a huge concert stage in front of thousands or playing an acoustic set for a hundred. Attendance numbers at shows have continued to rise. “I chalk it up to the strength of the songs and the strength of my band”, comments Max.
Despite playing the same circuit as many household names in Texas country, grouping Stalling with them would be premature. His unique voice and amusingly clever song lyrics pull him in a different direction – a direction most obviously evident in his newest record Home to You.
Stalling put together an elite team for his newest project, including recording heavyweight and Grammy winner Lloyd Maines. Maines has been instrumental in developing the sounds of some of the best artists in music and has worked with industry giants including the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Bruce Robison. Band members Steinsultz and Howe are featured prominently on the recordings as well as Stalling’s wife Heather. “I’m very proud of the life that everyone has given these songs,” says Max. “They poured their hearts and souls into this project and I think people will be wowed by what they can do.”
Home to You may be the best and most well rounded collection of songs that Stalling has released to date. It has earned Stalling a Best Album and Best Male Vocal nomination for the 2011 Lonestar Music Awards as well as his first #1 single on the Texas Regional Radio Report. The album has been a top seller at Lonestar Music since its release and the first single “I Aint Drinking Alone” was #14 on the Radio Free Texas 100 Most Requested Songs of 2010 list. The opening track, which Stalling released as his second single, is an unexpected tune borrowed from Austin music fixture Bob Schneider. “Long Way to Get” quickly rose to #3 on the Texas MusicChart. With songs about love, love lost, and the road, the album is a perfect candidate for the repeat button on any music player. The collection wraps up with, “The Fantasy Dinner,” a light- hearted, story song that captures Stalling’s creative mind in a way that will keep the listener intrigued and singing along by the second chorus. Matched with master musicianship and production, this album will keep your foot tapping, heart pounding, and dancing shoes worn.
Home to You was released August 17, 2010, following four previous studio projects (Topaz City, 2008; Comfort In the Curves, 1997; Wide Afternoon, 2000; One of the Ways, 2002) and two live releases (Sell-Out, 2006; Live From The Granada CD/DVD 2009). Home to You was self- released on the Blind Nello Records label.
