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25 51 FEATURES ON THE COVER

25 State of the Arts This month’s issue highlights another inspiring performance and exhibit season at the city’s major arts institutions.

SECTIONS 45 Tomato Season Chef Marcus Snead, of Barrel & Pie, shares recipes using the versatile tomato.

51 Down the Hatch

By Jason Boyett COVER ART COURTESY OF CERULEAN GALLERY, SHOWN ABOVE IN ITS ENTIRETY “RAIN DANCE” BY LIZZIE BAILEY ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

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The famous Hatch Valley Chile Festival greets the start of September and Chef Rocky Dunnam, the executive chef of the Bivins Foundation, welcomes the season.

Contributors/Online........ 8 Out & About...................10 Andy's World..................18 Dress Code....................20 Home............................ 22 What’s Cooking?........... 45 Events........................... 89 Let’s Eat!........................ 97 Retro Rewind................106 20 Questions................108

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e celebrate the kickoff of the 20182019 arts season this month. And I have to say this year’s broad range of exhibits and performances has me excited about the coming year. I’m also grateful to those that lead our city’s arts entities – when you read our features that begin on page 25, you’ll see that so much thought has gone into planning wonderful visual and performing arts events for all of us to enjoy.

In our busy and distracted lives, experiencing beauty can be highly restorative.

It connects us to something greater than mundane, day-to-day details. We often don’t take time to unplug and enjoy a few hours disconnected from our smartphone and all the interruptions it can cause. The arts provide a lovely diversion from those wasted minutes – a few hours to awaken the creativity within us and also heighten our awareness of the perspectives of others.

As always, we have included an Arts Calendar in this issue. It is designed to be used throughout the coming months. Let it be your guide to discovering something new this season. You can find it on page 90.

Our recipes this month are perfect for making use of the final harvest of two regional favorites: tomatoes and green chiles.

Have you paid a visit to Barrel & Pie in Canyon? Yes, I know there’s quite a bit of frustrating roadwork on the way there. But I guarantee you’ll forget you’re in the Texas Panhandle when you dine at B&P. The cuisine is at once cutting-edge and feel-good Southern charm. And that’s thanks to Chef Marcus Snead, whose inventive recipes are always spot-on. Speaking of Southern charm, Marcus is happy to feed us whenever we shoot at his restaurants. Lucky us! All three of his tomato recipes (see page 45) are perfectly delicious, but I’d have to say my favorite was the tomato tart. The layers of flavor are simply stunning.

Our friend Chef Rocky Dunnam shared a few of his signature comfort food recipes (see page 51) that made us wish cooler temps would get here already. Settle in with his decadent pimiento and green chile grilled cheese sandwich, piping hot bowl of chile verde, or spicy chorizo skillet meal that is perfect for any time of day.

We love producing Amarillo Magazine! And it’s not just because we get to sample plenty of scrumptious food (although that’s pretty fun). It’s an honor to support local people, to tell their stories, and share them with you.

Do you like what you see? Let me know! I love hearing from you – email me at mmcaffrey@amarillo.com.

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OUT & ABOUT

18th Annual Chamber Open Golf Tournament On July 26 the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce hosted the 18th Annual Chamber Open Golf Tournament at Ross Rogers Golf Complex. The event is the area’s largest one-day charity golf tournament.

PHOTOS BY SHAIE WILLIAMS

Gary Molberg, Jared Miller and Jason Harrison

Tim Saunders and Chris Pace

Craig Kelly and Richard Blankenship

David Wells, Gary Jackson and Roger Allen

Judy Stark, Gerome Pratt and Donnie Shamblin

Chalk it Up: Sidewalk Art Contest Amarillo College hosted the Chalk it Up: Sidewalk Art Contest on July 28. Prizes were awarded based on votes from a panel of judges.

PHOTOS BY SHANNON RICHARDSON

Scarlett Lindsey, Alivia Depanlo, Sadie Newsome, Zoe Swindell and Clara Daigle

Conner Chavez and Chris Bohannon

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Original Harley Party Family Support Services held its 24th Annual Original Harley Party on July 28 in downtown Amarillo. The event featured a reverse drawing for a 2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy. PHOTOS BY CHANCE GILMORE

Kurt, Kim and Candice Drees

Jacob Tuttle and Lisa Phillips

Scott and Nikki Weaver

Faith and Rudy Montano, and Bryan and Brandy Cross

Leah Naylor, Stephen Warren and Amy Gallagher

Women of Distinction On Aug. 2 the Women of Distinction luncheon was held at Polk Street United Methodist Church, hosted by Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains. This year’s honorees were Dr. Joanna Wilson, Sally Hawkins, Brandy Sanchez and Natalie Stephenson.

PHOTOS BY NEIL STARKEY

Joanna Wilson, Stephanie Pena, Natalie Stephenson and Erin Moore

Sara Cain and Heather Duba

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Donna Fansler, Jeri Bell and Angela Knapp-Eggers

Kathryn Wood, Dru Kimbley and Lyndsee Cantly

Friends of Southwestern Art Pop Culture Event The Friends of Southwestern Art Pop Culture Event was held on Aug. 9 at the Amarillo National Bank Plaza One, Skyline Room. The lecture featured Jessica Beck, the Milton Fine Curator of Art at The Andy Warhol Museum.

PHOTOS BY SHANNON RICHARDSON

Kristin McAfee, Sierra Grange, Samantha Biffle and Meagan Nelson

Michael Grauer and Dr. Amy Von Lintel

Scott Nelson and Dr. Lisa O’Brien

Ronnie and Reba Fleming, and Deedra Bentley

Kathy Price Dryden, Caroline Kneese, Natrelle Long and Carol Lovelady

Boy Scouts of America 16th Annual Sporting Clays Classic Auction/ Banquet On Aug. 10 the Boy Scouts of America hosted its 16th Annual Sporting Clays Classic Auction/Banquet at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex. The banquet closed out a weekend of sporting clays competitions at Camp Don Harrington.

PHOTOS BY CHANCE GILMORE Ben and Erica Thomas, and Susan White

Ryan and Christina Wells

Courtney Sander and Brad Paschal

Tracy Cunningham and Marjorie Ellis

Denise and Andy Marshall

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OUT & ABOUT

St. Andrew’s Fine Arts and Athletic Building Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting St. Andrew’s Episcopal School celebrated the completion of its Fine Arts and Athletic Building on Aug. 16. The new building houses the 64,000-square-foot Dell Fine Arts Center and a 7,600-square-foot competition gym and locker rooms.

PHOTOS BY SHANNON RICHARDSON Joel R. Bicknell, Chris Moncivais, Dale Smith and Wes Purser

Jake and Rachelle Tuls

Scott Ingham and Sabrina Shields

Kelly Caviness, Stephanie Smith and Blake Ware

Robert Carr and Ann Vincent

Create! 2018 VIP Party The Create! 2018 VIP Party was held on Aug. 17 at Embassy Suites Amarillo. Hosted by Center City of Amarillo, the event included the opportunity to make and purchase local art, a silent auction, live music and karaoke.

PHOTOS BY CHANCE GILMORE

Wendy Peeples, Terri Labriola, Lori Hollaway and Mandy Abernathy

Aubrey and Johnny Terra

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OUT & ABOUT

Shiraz for a Cause On Aug. 17 Shiraz for a Cause was held at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat & Conference Center. The fundraiser included catering by Chef Jason Haschke, live music by Patrick Swindell and Esquire Jazz, casino games, and live and silent auctions.

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Levina and Ron Herr

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Texas Panhandle Craft Beerfest The Texas Panhandle Craft Beerfest was held on Aug. 18 at Amarillo Netplex. The annual festival featured 150 craft brews, vendors, food, and live music from Andy Chase.

PHOTOS BY CHANCE GILMORE

Brandon Hildreth, Josh Gholston, Michael Lenard and Sadera Arrington

Kara Pierce and Chris Dyer

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ANDY’S WORLD

Inside the Mind of a Woman

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hether we men think of it as “feminine mystique” or by some other name, the point remains the same. Men, in general, do not and cannot think like women think.

The latest X-ray, scanning and imaging technology show that there is a dense fog in that part of a man’s brain where the understanding of women should reside. It may be proof of intelligent design.

I am not talking about those moronic excuses for men who harass females and get body slammed for their trouble, followed by viral social media exposure and all its accompanying disgrace. Those guys hopefully get what’s coming to them for being beastly.

Specifically, I mean those of us who are married to, cherish, treasure and actually enjoy living with a woman. Those of us who regard a lady with the highest level of reverence out of love, respect and yes, a little fear.

Nowhere in my house is this mystique more obvious than in the bathroom. Cosmetic, beauty and health products of every denomination, size and shape occupy every shelf, cabinet, drawer, shower/bath space, countertop, and cubbyhole. I never see my wife purchase them. I don’t really know how they get into the house. They just materialize, looking like the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in Star Wars.

Oh, I have studiously read the product labels, the boxes, the biblical-propotion foldouts – often to be left with little to no understanding of what the product is supposed to do. Sometimes the reading takes 15 to 20 minutes, which, according to the instructions, is longer than it takes to actually use the product.

Occasionally, though not often, the fragrance will give it away. Sometimes I find an open bottle, jar, packet or indescribable squeezy-twisty-opener-pouchy thing and give it an apelike sniff. It may smell like coconuts, bananas, or some herbal mint concoction. One smelled like burnt raspberries. I’m still working up the nerve to ask her about that one.

And what’s up with the wording on all these products that men may otherwise have a fair shot at understanding? Like the “ing” thing.

On my shampoo, all I need are two things: an easy opener for slippery (and clumsy) fingers, and the word “shampoo.” So I’m looking at a recent bottle (She changes hair products all the time: “It’s good for your hair”) and the bottle says “shampoo-ING.” Then I suspiciously look at its little twin bottle, and, sure enough, “condition-ING.” Now, while I am certainly no Jon Mark Beliue, Shakespeare, or Mark Twain, I am also no slouch at the English language. What is a verb doing on my bottle that by all rights should have a noun on it? Is it unreasonable for me to expect a noun to stay where it has been for decades?

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A few months ago, I reached for the magically appearing “shampooing” only to find a plain white bottle with the simple, black screen-printed words, Generic Shampoo. I heard the “Hallelujah Chorus” in my shower. At long last, a plain white bottle with no trendy, wordy, fancy, ornate, involved, chemically, naturally, and ph-balanced pretense. I was just so happy for the next 14 seconds as I lathered up my scalp, fully ready to repeat if necessary.

Then I saw the back label. It said, I kid you not, “The Generic Story.”

Of course, it was a professionally written, emotionally wrought, well-thought out tale of the “Generic” family and their humble beginnings. Doesn’t the word, “generic” literally mean, “You are paying less for this because we are saving you money by not actually having a story” or something to that effect? Apparently poor old Great Grandpa Generic didn’t get far enough in school to learn that, God bless him.

The question comes to mind as I gaze into the depths of the washroom menagerie: Who gets paid to design the packaging for all this?

Some of the products look like cylinders, others like little barbells. Some like miniature airplanes. They all have two things in common: All are confusing, if not downright difficult to open, and none of them stay where I place them.

After tearing off fingernails, breaking teeth, and losing other body parts to open the “new and improved” packaging, I try to find a good way to place it back on the surface where it sat snugly one minute ago. Only everything has changed. The product is now slippery. My hands are slippery.

The aforementioned surface is slippery. Last but not least, whatever product was at the bottom of the container has switched to the top. Sure, some products have flat lids so you can return them upside down to their original place. But still, that’s like juggling greased-up bowling pins. Well, I imagine it is.

And sample packets! Shouldn’t these be illegal? The “open here” notch is always reinforced with some kind of galvanized metal, and if you try the I-can-get-this-open-with-my-teeth method, you could be in for oral surgery.

Andy Chase Cundiff And yet, after Andy is a local artist, singer and songwriter, and has all this, my revered called Amarillo home for wife somehow emerges more than 20 years. He from the powder plays at a variety of live room unscathed, and music venues throughout the Panhandle. Contact radiantly beautiful.

Andy at 376-7918.

I would even say that if she weren’t going to read this.

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he fall season may be one of the most beautiful times of the year in Amarillo, with its warm, sunny days and crisp nights. But the transitional month of September is fickle, beginning in triple digits and ending with cold drizzle. It’s hot. Then it’s windy and cold.

Then it’s wet. What’s the best way to deal with the inconsistency?

One word: layers.

If layering becomes essential this time of year, then it’s time again to focus on scarves, ponchos and kimonos.

These versatile fashion accessories remain the perfect way to update your outfit between seasons. Just wrap up and go with a few of these locally available favorites.

PHOTOS BY SHANNON RICHARDSON

Joy Joy poncho $78, Top Notch Outfitters

Ivy Jane kimono $129, Toyes Boutique

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aybe it began with our parents and their affinity for the perfect entertaining gear. Whatever the case, people are once again paying attention to ice buckets. With these once-practical containers, it’s no longer enough to just keep ice on hand. These days, it has to make a statement. Whether you’re chilling a bottle of celebratory champagne or preparing a trendy cocktail, these appealing options will do the trick in style.

PHOTOS BY SHANNON RICHARDSON

Metal ice bucket $68,Two Loons Warehouse

Mr. Ice Bucket $45, Lily Finch

Zodax ice bucket $184, Et Cetera

Reed & Barton ice bucket $300, Little Brown House

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he Texas Panhandle is a captivating place for artists. Just ask the painter Georgia O’Keeffe, who spent four years in Amarillo and Canyon early in her storied career. “It is the only place I have ever felt that I really belonged – that I really felt at home,” she once wrote. The artist found herself captivated by what she described as the “terrible winds” and “wonderful emptiness” of West Texas.

Not all local residents are captivated by the wind. But the isolation brought by that emptiness may help explain the riches of culture Amarillo citizens enjoy. Located hours away from other major cities, the town’s pioneers took it upon themselves to create a cultural scene that often surprises visitors.

We couldn’t just drive to Dallas for a night at the symphony, or spend an evening in Santa Fe for the opera. So we created our own.

Beyond our connection to O’Keeffe, that spirit of independence and self-sufficiency put Amarillo on the cultural map. In the upcoming arts

season, Amarillo Little Theatre patrons will enjoy the regional premiere of award-winning musicals “Fun Home” and “Mamma Mia!” (see page 27). Chamber Music Amarillo audiences will listen to musicians perform on a rare piano – one of only three such instruments in the state (see page 42). And Amarillo Opera will enter its latest season under the leadership of international icon Mary Jane Johnson as she writes the next chapter of her storied career (see page 32).

That’s just part of what’s in store over the coming months for lovers of music, theater and art in Amarillo. Georgia O’Keeffe may have seen the physical landscape as wonderfully empty. But the cultural landscape is brimming with talent and opportunity. This makes Amarillo a place where every kind of artist, musician and performer can find a place to belong.

As in the past, this month’s issue highlights those opportunities as we celebrate yet another inspiring performance and exhibit season at the city’s major arts institutions.

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“No Man’s Land”

“The Savannah Sipping Society”

“Outside Mullingar” “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”

“Plaid Tidings” “Sister Act”

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AMARILLO LITTLE THEATRE

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t’s to be expected when someone like Allen Shankles is excited about the upcoming Amarillo Little Theatre season.

He’s the managing/artistic director of the city’s awardwinning community theater. He chooses the plays and musicals and secures the theater’s rights to perform them. So it’s no surprise that he views the upcoming slate of performances with enthusiasm.

But what does it mean when ALT’s volunteers – the actors, singers, dancers and technical personnel who bring these shows to life – share that anticipation?

That’s the case as 2018-2019 gets underway. Both Shankles and Jason Crespin, who directs the theater’s acclaimed ALT Academy, emphasize that this 94th season is one that captures the attention of the organization’s audiences and performers. “We have nine major productions plus three academy productions,” Shankles says (see page 28), “so we’ve got a full season of entertainment on tap.”

The season commenced in August with “Pageant Play,” a hilarious look at the world of child-beauty pageants, showing at ALT’s more experimental Adventure Space theater. Meanwhile, ALT’s Mainstage opens this month with the beloved “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical that depicts the story of Joseph and his Old Testament “coat of many colors.” “Joseph” runs Sept. 6 to 23.

Another iconic musical follows on the Mainstage with “Little Shop of Horrors,” Oct. 25 to Nov. 4. “We’ve had that on our selection list for years and we finally got it pushed to the top,” Shankles says of the 1980s comedy/rock musical, which is based on the cult classic film about a talking, homicidal extraterrestrial plant.

“The stage version is very similar to the movie version. It’s got the love affair between Seymour and Audrey and the man-eating plant that grows from a little seedling to a huge monster that eats the world. It’s got great, fun music, big characters, and it’s very campy.”

“Little Shop” represents the directorial debut of Crespin, who brings plenty of experience directing Academy performances and working as a choreographer and assistant director for ALT. “Telling a story through the musical aspect, I felt like ‘Little Shop’ was a perfect fit. It’s a show I could do something fun with,” says Crespin, who has an extensive background in musical theater and movement and even once considered “Little Shop” as an option for his Academy students. “It has puppetry with the plant and all the technical aspects that excite me. It’s a smaller cast, so I’m also going to choreograph the show. That’s my wheelhouse.”

Another musical highlight of the season arrives at the Adventure Space in February with “Fun Home.” This 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist also won the Tony Award for Best Musical that year. “It is one of the most highly regarded and critically acclaimed musicals to hit the Broadway stage in years,” Shankles says.

Based on the graphic novel memoir by Alison Bechdel, “Fun Home” features a young lesbian protagonist coming to terms with her own sexuality while growing up within her family’s mortuary business. “It’s not going to be for everybody in our community, but it’s a very profound story. The music is spectacular and the show is very heartfelt. It will touch those people who give it a look,”

predicts Shankles.

“I saw ‘Fun Home’ in New York with the original Broadway production and the emotional impact of that show blew me away,” Crespin says. “The subject matter isn’t just this light, breezy, fluffy piece of musical theater. You’re delving into a real-life family and thinking, ‘This doesn’t scream musical theater at all.’ For them to tell it in a musical format is absolutely brilliant. I think people are going to be talking about this afterwards.”

Amarillo Little Theatre’s production of “Fun Home” represents the regional premier of the musical. “Our talent pool is excited about it,” Crespin says. “It’s fun when they get excited about a show.”

Beyond those musical performances, Shankles is also excited about the drama “A Skull in Connemara,” written by the Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. “He has a very dark, dark sense of humor. He’s my favorite playwright and I love doing his work,” says Shankles. “Connemara” will be shown Nov. 8 to 18 at the Adventure Space.

Audiences may already be buzzing about a production scheduled for the spring. “Our audiences are going to be most excited about ‘Steel Magnolias,’” Shankles says. This popular dramedy about squabbling southern women in a beauty parlor has been staged twice already since Shankles joined ALT, and is scheduled again this season from Feb. 28 to March 10, 2019. “It’s one of the finest written plays you’ll ever encounter, as far as having great roles for actors and being a homerun with audiences. It always is.”

The 2018-2019 season concludes in May with “Mamma Mia!,” a musical based on the songs of the 1970s rock band ABBA. More than 60 million people have attended the musical since it debuted in 1999 in London and on Broadway in 2001. “It’s a show that we, for the past several years, have gotten asked about all the time,” Shankles says.

Regional theaters don’t get access to Broadway or national touring performances until a show has completed those runs. “Mamma Mia!” closed on Broadway in 2015 after 5,773 performances but continues to entertain audiences in touring productions worldwide. “Everybody, like us, has been waiting anxiously for it to be released [to regional theaters],” he explains.

Crespin says the ALT staff was proud to get the regional rights to perform “Mamma Mia!” “We walked a little bit taller that day when we learned we had it in the bag,” he says.

According to Shankles, the popularity of two “Mamma Mia!” films – including the sequel this summer – plus the ABBA music and the musical’s overall reputation make this a show-stopping end on the upcoming season. “It’s going to undoubtedly be one of the most produced musicals in the country this year because everybody wants to do it. Everybody sees success in their future with it.”

ALT is no different. Shankles and Crespin hope “Mamma Mia!” doesn’t just represent a successful May musical, but the end of a successful season overall.

Learn more about Amarillo Little Theatre at amarillolittletheatre.org.

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ast year represented the 25th birthday of Amarillo Little Theatre’s Academy, which offers theater, dance and vocal classes for young performers. It’s a fixture of our Reader’s Choice awards for best local dance program, music program, and theater program. In past years, it has earned an impressive collection of national awards, as well.

The academy wowed audiences – of young and old theater patrons alike – with performances of “Annie” in the spring of this year and “Into the Woods” over the summer. Academy Director Jason Crespin hopes to continue this run with three new shows over the upcoming season.

The first is the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol,” which will be staged Dec. 7 to 16. The academy doesn’t typically get the Christmas time slot in Amarillo’s Little Theatre’s production schedule, but Crespin is glad it worked out this way. “Who doesn’t love a big holiday classic like that? It’s a great show for us to tackle and present for our community,” he says.

For the spring, the academy plans another musical over two weekends spanning March 29 and April 7: the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” “It capitalizes on our strong talent pool of girls that we have now,” says Crespin. “It’s a newer take on the show – a new telling on that story that I really like, especially with the #metoo movement and women’s empowerment.”

This summer’s acclaimed “Into the Woods” in 2018 was the result of the freedom summertime rehearsals brought the academy’s talented cast. “We had the kids during the day, and they didn’t have homework or other choir rehearsals, so we were able to really delve into characters and get a lot out of them,” Crespin says. “We want to do that again [next year].”

So in July, the academy will close out its season with another popular musical: Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “We almost did that last year instead of ‘Annie,’” says Crespin. “It’s a little darker than other shows in the Disney catalog, and not necessarily for kids during the school year. But the music is fantastic – very choral-based – and has some really great moments.”

Shankles believes the abilities displayed by academy performers are a testament to Crespin’s leadership as well as the atmosphere he has developed. “Our academy is flourishing and the quality of the talent just continues to mushroom,” Shankles says. “Talent begets talent. These kids are growing up in a successful and very nurturing environment here at ALT. They are taking that culture to heart and becoming extremely well-trained and conscientious, caring performers and artists. These kids are leaving here and going straight into big theater programs around the country.”

In fact, ALT has begun to rely on these young actors in its adult-focused shows, like this month’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” “We’ve got 20 academy kids in our production of “Joseph.” Six or 8 of them are actually playing adult roles,” says Shankles. “We’ve come to rely on them to be people we can count on in our major productions.”

Learn more about ALT Academy classes and the upcoming schedule at amarillolittletheatre.org/alt-academy.

“Into the Woods”

“Annie”

“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” “Seussical, The Musical”

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Richard Misrach, “Wall (El Muro), Jacumba, California 2009” Pigment Print

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fter a summer exhibition highlighting its permanent collection of works on paper – including watercolors by Georgia O’Keeffe and works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol – the Amarillo Museum of Art has turned its attention in another direction this fall. Specifically, that direction is south.

“We have two exhibitions focused on the border between the United States and Mexico,” says Curator Alex Gregory. Immigration and the border have become highly contentious political issues over the past two years, and these exhibitions have been in the works around the same length of time. “We had the exhibitions on the schedule long before the immigration policy became such a hot-button topic,” Gregory explains. The zero-tolerance immigration policies and family separations that dominated the national news over the summer happened after the exhibitions were scheduled, but illustrate the need to consider the culture of America’s southwest border. “I do think it’s a timely topic to take a look at and gain a greater understanding of, particularly the human and cultural things artists are dealing with that live and work along the border,” Gregory says.

These American and Mexican-American artists’ work will be highlighted in “Icons and Symbols of the Borderland,”an exhibition assembled by the Juntos Art Association, a regional organization promoting cultural awareness through the arts. “[These are] artists who work along the U.S.-Mexico border and deal with the issues of that landscape,” says the curator. “It’s Mesoamerican, Spanish, Mexican and Native American elements blended with a modern American

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cultural terrain.”

“Icons and Symbols of the Borderland”will be on display through Oct. 14.

At the same time, a second exhibition takes a more multi-sensory approach to tell the story of the Mexican-American border. Amarillo Museum of Art is the first stop in a traveling exhibition organized by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Called “Border Cantos/Sonic Border,” the exhibition represents a unique collaboration between Richard Misrach, an American photographer, and Guillermo Galindo, a Mexican-American sculptor and composer.

Misrach has been photographing the border since 2004, paying particular attention to objects discarded by migrants, including water bottles, ladders, and even sections of the border wall. Galindo has been creating instruments out of these objects and wrote a four-hour musical composition involving them, using these left-behind objects to give voice to those crossing the border. “It’s a really cool show,” Gregory says. “It’ll be a sight-and-sound experience.” “Border Cantos/Sonic Border” is open until Oct. 28.

Amarillo Museum of Art is the only local visual arts museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. In that capacity, one of its most highly anticipated annual shows is a one-night event, the 12 x 12 Exhibition and Silent Auction on Oct. 18. Supporting the museum’s art education programs, this show includes approximately a hundred 12-by-12-inch works produced by local artists. Auction bids

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César Martínez “Mona Lupe: The Epitome of Chicano Art 2015” Digital Print

Diana Molina “Corazón Espinado 2015” Paper collage

begin at $120, with half of the sale price kept by the contributing artist and half going to the museum. “The small scale [of the art] allows for more diversity,” Gregory says. “It’s a size that’s not too big to collect.

There are people that return and have bought something every year, but it’s easy to find wall space in your house for a little piece of art.”

Rounding out the 2018 year is a unique exhibition called “Burning Ring of Fire: 20 Years of Cast Iron Sculpture in Tucumcari, N.M.” “For 20 years, the art faculty at Mesalands Community College has organized a week-long iron-casting workshop,” explains Gregory. “Artists come from all over the country to Tucumcari and are able to make their sculptures and molds and do everything about the casting process. At the end of the week, they do an iron pour, which involves melting the iron to its molten state and filling the molds.”

Pure iron becomes molten around 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit – a much higher melting point than bronze or aluminum – and requires a specialized furnace. “It’s a really labor-intensive and communityoriented event because it takes the collaboration of everyone that shows up for the workshop to actually get the casting done,” Gregory says. “They come from the Carolinas, Alaska, California, Colorado … all over the country. It’s a pretty cool collaborative event.” The exhibition, which begins Oct. 26 and continues through the end of the year, includes at least 50 iron artworks created over the past two decades of participation in the workshop.

Exhibitions in early 2019 include the annual AMoA Open, Jan. 5-19, which gives museum access to any artist who wants to participate in an

exhibition – including children. Gregory says his own kids have created artworks for the Open “since they were old enough to hold a crayon.”

Because of the diversity of local artists, this family-friendly exhibition is always one of the highlights of the season.

It will be followed by Achievement in Art: William and Pam Campbell/William Campbell Contemporary Art, Jan. 27 to March 31, which includes Texas artists represented by this prominent Fort Worth Gallery.

Of course, Amarillo Museum of Art’s permanent collection remains a popular draw for museum visitors. “You’ll always see something new when you visit,” Gregory says of its three exhibit floors. Some of the museum’s most striking works are those in the Price Gallery of Asian Art, a growing collection of pieces from Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price of Amarillo. Dr. Price, a local neurosurgeon, began collecting textiles, rugs, prints and sculptures during his travels through the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The collection includes Edo Period Japanese woodblock prints as well as Hindu and Buddhist sculptures dating as far back as the second century. “It’s a surprise to be in the Texas Panhandle and see art from India and Cambodia,” says the curator.

This fall, Amarillo Museum of Art is also renovating its art education spaces in order to offer a permanent, hands-on art-making area to accompany its permanent collection. Best of all, says Gregory, the museum doesn’t have an admission fee. “We’re always free.”

To learn more about Amarillo Museum of Art and its upcoming exhibitions, visit amarilloart.org.

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AMARILLO OPERA

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fter an eventful summer, Amarillo Opera heads in a new, exciting direction for the 2018-2019 season and beyond, thanks to its just-named General Director (and opera legend) Mary Jane Johnson.

Earlier this summer, the opera came to an amicable parting with General Director/CEO David O’Dell. “David’s contract was due to expire and so we made a mutual decision in discussions with him that we would let the contract expire and not renew it,” says Dr. Robert Hansen, president-elect of the opera’s board of trustees and its spokesperson during the period of transition. “It’s fairly typical in the opera world for these leadership positions to change every eight to 10 years. David had been with the company for nine years and did absolutely amazing work in raising the quality and standards of our productions. It’s just the normal cycle of events in the industry.”

Filling O’Dell’s capable shoes is Amarillo’s own shining star of the opera community, Mary Jane Johnson. A soprano discovered by Luciano Pavarotti in 1981, this Pampa native enjoyed a globe-trotting career that took her from Santa Fe to Argentina, Australia, and beyond before she retired from the stage. In recent years, she has served as artistic director at the Taos Opera Institute, a program she co-founded in 2007 for young artists.

“Mary Jane is a larger-than-life personality,” says Hansen, who is himself an opera singer and directs the School of Music at West Texas A&M University. “She has tremendous energy and passion for opera. She has a vision and commitment to the community. I think it’s coming full circle for her to bring her experiences in an amazing international career and share them with the people she grew up with.”

He says Johnson’s involvement, which was announced in late August, represents another step forward for the organization. Amarillo Opera is a Level 3 opera company – a designation for organizations with budgets between one and three million dollars – making it the smallest community in the U.S. within that budget category, on par with operas in Nashville and Indianapolis.

“She is held in such affection in the community,” says Hansen. “It seemed like a perfect opportunity for us to, frankly, take advantage of her expertise and connections in the opera world. There’s never an easy time to make a transition because of the ongoing season planning, but she really is an ideal choice for us. We are committed to having the opera grow and Mary Jane is the person to make that happen.”

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the summer, Johnson’s arrival at the opera has led to some minor reshuffling. “Because of the transition, we’re going to be starting the season off in October with an event that’s going to be a gala celebration of an opera,” says Hansen. As of press time, details for this event had not yet been finalized.

The last week of October is National Opera Week, which brings a production of the unique comic opera, “Speed Dating,” Oct. 28-30. “It’s an interesting concept about how people try to meet people in a bar,” says Hansen.

Comprised of a series of interchangeable monologues and duets, the vignettes in “Speed Dating” give the performance an improvisational feel. “The material is all there, but you can pick the order of the pieces and put it together as you want to. It’s a build-your-own-opera [production].

This will be a production that will showcase a lot of our local singers.”

Dec. 2-4 brings the opera’s annual holiday production, which this year is “The Gifts of the Magi,” based on the well-known short story by O. Henry.

The opera’s February performance is always a partnership with Window on a Wider World, a local organization that promotes educational programs for Panhandle elementary schools, and leases space at the Globe-News Center. This showcase for school children features some of the opera’s youngest performers. This season’s production, Feb. 1-2, is “Fireflies,” which is based on the story of an artist and educator who gave art lessons to children confined at Terezín, a Nazi concentration camp in World War II. For Hansen, the highlight of the season arrives April 5-6 with “Hello Sky,” a new musical about Georgia O’Keeffe. “I’m really excited about this piece,” says Hansen.

Written by Dina Soraya Gregory and Alisa Bair, “Hello Sky” has only been performed once, by a smaller company in Pennsylvania last spring. “This is a brand-new work and the production planned by Amarillo Opera will be the biggest – the first major production. It’s going to be the big, splashy premiere of the work.”

The painter O’Keeffe, of course, spent part of her career in Amarillo and Canyon and drew inspiration from the area’s stark beauty. “There’s a significant chunk of the opera about Amarillo. It has a real tie to the community,” Hansen says. “I’ve previewed the work and it’s beautiful music. We are excited to see it come to the stage. This is going to be our big event of the season.”

Learn more about Amarillo Opera and purchase tickets for this season’s performances at amarilloopera.org.

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“Evita”

“Les Misérables”

“Lucia di Lammermoor”

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he strategy wasn’t particularly intentional – at least, not at the beginning. But when Amarillo Symphony Executive Director Corey Cowart and Music Director and Conductor Jacomo Bairos began planning the 2018-2019 season, they realized some of the world’s most noteworthy symphonies and concertos had never been performed at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts.

“It’s sort of a theme, though we didn’t plan it at the time,” Cowart says. “But we’re cognizant of what music has been performed recently, or hasn’t been performed enough. There are a lot of pieces we’re doing that are very well known but have never been done since the GlobeNews Center opened up.”

Some haven’t been done by the symphony in decades. Others have never been performed by the symphony at all.

Many of these classics will feature prominently in the upcoming season, the symphony’s 94th and Bairos’s sixth as music director.

The season opens Sep. 14 and 15 with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 and a re-imagined arrangement of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”

Cowart describes the concert as an “interesting Italian tour,” noting that the Mendelssohn work is commonly known as the “Italian.” If the name doesn’t resonate with audiences, its music definitely will. “It’s the most recognizable opening of any symphony in existence,” says Cowart. “I think it’s one of these pieces that everyone has heard in movies or commercials or ringtones. When you hear the opening bars, you’ll know what it is.”

Jennifer Frautschi joins the symphony as a guest violinist for this performance. She performed with the symphony about 15 years ago as a teenager, and this represents her first time to play in the Globe-News Center. “It’ll be fun to have her back,” says Cowart.

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The second half of the opening concert features Vivaldi’s familiar “Four Seasons,” arranged by the Miami composer Sam Hyken. With Bairos, Hyken co-founded the Nu Deco Ensemble, a genre-bending chamber orchestra that blends classical musicianship with pop music and visual media. “We’re bringing a little of what Jacomo does with his Nu Deco Ensemble from Miami to Amarillo,” Cowart explains. While remaining faithful to the concertos and movements of Vivaldi’s famous work, the arrangement adds synthesizers, electric pianos and drum kits to the mix. “It’s very different from the first half of the concert but still very accessible. When Jacomo did this piece with the Asheville (North Carolina) Symphony, the audience responded great. We think Amarillo audiences will do the same.”

October follows a similar pattern. For three years, Chris Rogerson has served as the composer-in-residence for the Amarillo Symphony and is now an artistic advisor. The Oct. 19 and 20 concert features the first time Amarillo Symphony has performed Rogerson’s “Among Mountains.” “His music has been very well-received by our audience,” says Cowart. “It’s very tuneful, very melodic.”

That composition will be followed by the Amarillo premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 (“Jeremiah”). “Jeremiah” uses texts from the Old Testament book Lamentations, sung by American mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider. In this piece, according to Cowart, the singer functions less like a featured soloist and more as a member of the orchestra. The evening also includes Gershwin’s piano Concerto in F – performed by prominent pianist and composer Conrad Tao – and concludes with Ravel’s “La Valse.”

November’s Mahler and Mozart concert on Nov. 16 and 17 introduces an emotionally challenging piece to Amarillo audiences and the Globe-

The symphony performs Mahler Symphony No. 1.

News Center. Mahler’s 1904 song cycle “Kindertotenlieder” – literally, German for “songs on the death of children” – was written for voice and orchestra based on a group of poems written by Friedrich Rückert after two of his children died from scarlet fever. “He wrote 428 poems as an outpouring of grief, manic documents trying to cope with this loss,” says Cowart. Despite the dark subject matter, Mahler’s musical accompaniment is heartbreakingly beautiful. “I’m personally excited about this because I’ve always viewed them as some of the most beautiful music out there – but in a very tragic way,” Cowart says.

Mezzo-soprano J’Nail Bridges will perform those vocal solos.

The November concert closes with the perfect bookend to such an emotionally charged piece of music: Mozart’s popular Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”). It’s considered by many to be one of the greatest symphonies ever written. “Every art form has its perfect thing,” the executive director says. “There’s the perfect movie screenplay, the perfect painting, the perfect sculpture. If there had to be a ‘most perfect symphony,’ it would probably be Mozart’s final Symphony No. 41. It’s a great way to come out of this period of reflection and transcendence.”

The New Year brings additional concerts, beginning with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on Jan. 18 and 19. “It’s probably the most well-recognized concerto of all time, and looking back through all 94 seasons of our programming, we’ve probably done it twice – which is shocking to me,” Cowart says. The first performance was in 1973, featuring legendary pianist Van Cliburn. This time around, the young pianist Orion Weiss will take the lead role.

One of the most highly anticipated concerts of the season occurs in March with a tribute to the music of the Old West. One of the symphony’s most popular music programs over the past few years was

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The symphony performs ”La Mer.”

a sold-out 2016 performance of popular, award-winning movie scores.

“We’re doing the same idea [in March] but focusing on westerns,” says Cowart. Featured scores include Elmer Bernstein’s score for “The Magnificent Seven,” themes from more modern westerns like “City Slickers” and “Tombstone,” and classic work by Ennio Morricone, master of the spaghetti western.

The season ends on a celebratory note April 26 and 27, with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (“Ode to Joy”), which puts 150-plus choral musicians on stage with the orchestra. It marks the first full performance of this legendary work in the Globe-News Center. The timing of this piece to close out the season is deliberate. “‘Ode to Joy’ is Beethoven’s celebration of humankind’s achievements and what can be possible,” Cowart says. He views 2019 as the culmination of decades of downtown revitalization in Amarillo. “If you look at everything going on, the Globe-News Center has been built, the hotels [downtown], the baseball stadium will be up and running and a lot of the development projects will be finished by that point. We’re trying to make this a community celebration. This performance will be very powerful.”

Amarillo Symphony is the oldest arts organization in Amarillo, and the simple joys of powerful performances are precisely what have kept it afloat for almost a century. Cowart says attending the symphony is one of the easiest ways to appreciate local artistry. “A symphony concert is not a huge investment of time. There’s not any sort of prep work you need to do. Just come and put your life on pause and listen to some music for a while, with a thousand-plus people doing a similar thing,” he says.

Amarillo Symphony offers season or single-performance tickets at amarillosymphony.org.

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t a concert at the Fibonacci Space, the Sixth Street home of Chamber Music Amarillo, music lovers don’t just listen to a classic concerto or jazz composition.

They experience it. The small space and limited number of musicians fosters a sense of intimacy that sets the art form apart from a traditional symphony performance.

“That’s what makes Chamber Music Amarillo unique,” says Karen Logan, the organization’s executive director. “Because it’s a smaller group of artists, you’re in that experience. You’re not just going to a performance.”

David Palmer founded CMA more than two decades ago – 2018-2019 marks the organization’s 21st season – and as its artistic director, he explains that a chamber music concert can be a feast for the senses. Regardless of the music or instrument, performers are always just a few feet away from their audience. “You not only hear them. You literally see the musicians and how they move. It heightens one’s senses as an audience member. It creates a very personal experience with friends and family,” he says.

“I love seeing their faces as they play,” Logan adds. “You’re so involved in it, you feel like you come away changed in some way by the music of an evening.”

The coming months bring a variety of those intimate experiences at Chamber Music Amarillo, starting with a unique, animal-themed, two-night concert series Sept. 21 and 22. It’s called “Animal House!” and features a chamber orchestra performing “Ferdinand the Bull” by Alan Ridout and Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals.” The Saint-Saëns piece is the composer’s attempt, through music, “to represent various different animals throughout the earth,” says Palmer. The piece is written for two piano soloists and allows CMA to introduce its prized new acquisition, a rare, world-class Fazioli concert grand (see page 42).

“We started with [selecting] ‘Carnival of the Animals’ and thought ‘Ferdinand the Bull’ would work well with that,” Logan says.

The organization’s classical season continues Nov. 3 with a performance by the well-known Buswell Ou Kraft trio, featuring the married couple James Buswell (violin) and Carol Ou (cello), with Edith Kraft on piano. “They are highly regarded artists in the chamber music field,” says Palmer. “They are kind of the staples of the industry, having performed for decades all over the world.”

Their concert features works by Franz Schubert and Gabriel Fauré.

The New Year marks the arrival of the highly anticipated “Concerto Extraordinaire!” on Jan. 12. “It’s a concert that evolved out of the concept of involving our local artists with an opportunity to perform a concerto where they’re soloists, joined on stage by their peers who form the chamber orchestra,” Palmer says. This year’s show includes a partnership with the Amarillo Master Chorale and features Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80.

“It is a wonderful work he wrote for piano, chamber orchestra and chorus. It was written as an experiment to try out ideas that he had in advance of writing the Ninth Symphony, which has the famous ‘Ode to Joy,’” he says.

“Concerto Extraordinaire!” also features the world premiere of a piece composed by Nathan Fryml, artistic director of the Amarillo Master Chorale and director of choral activities at Amarillo College. CMA commissioned the composition, which is written for a chamber orchestra and chorus. Other soloists for the evening include Texas Tech’s Annie Chalex Boyle on violin and West Texas A&M University’s John Shanks on trombone.

CMA’s classical season concludes with two concerts in March.

The first is “An Evening of Parlor Music,” featuring soprano Twyla Robinson, a veteran opera singer who has performed with major opera houses around the world. Robinson will be accompanied by the pianist Jerome Tan. “It’s centered around Twyla’s fascination with parlor songs,” Palmer says. This form of music became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and songs were written for piano and voice, intended to be performed in homes. Robinson began collecting these songs after hearing them played by her grandfather, a fiddler. “She and Jerome put together a program that takes you through several decades of the evolution of parlor songs,” says Palmer, starting with songs played live as entertainment in wealthy Victorian homes and concluding with those featured in some of the earliest motion pictures. “It will be a fascinating evening.”

The final classical concert is March 30. “The Three Bs” features the music of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. Performers are violinist Evgeny Zvonnikov and violist Vesselin Todorov of the Harrington Quartet, cellist Annamarie Reader of Wichita, Kansas, and CMA’s own David Palmer on piano.

As in past years, Chamber Music Amarillo intersperses its classical performances with jazz concerts. The Oregon pianist T.K. Conrad plays on Sept. 28, Amarillo’s Jim Laughlin Quartet performs on Oct. 26, and the area’s James Barger Quartet closes the jazz season on March 2.

Alongside most of its concerts, CMA produces a variety of community outreach programs, like free family nights during which guest musicians discuss their instruments and the pieces they’ll be playing. Capped at an hour in length, these are designed for families with younger children. Chamber Music Amarillo also performs for elementary students, allows its artists to give master classes for local students, and brings its music to assisted living communities and retirement homes.

“This season is called ‘The Music of Friends,’ because that’s what chamber music is,” says Karen Logan. “It’s being in a space with your friends – the musicians, the people you’re listening with.

It’s such a great way to spend an evening.”

Learn more about Chamber Music Amarillo and purchase tickets for this season’s performances at cmama.org.

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FRIENDS OF AEOLIAN SKINNER

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n the 14th century, a composer named Guillaume de Machaut famously described the pipe organ as “the king of instruments.” Six centuries later – despite dramatic changes to the technology and culture of music – composers like Rick Land have no reason to dispute it. “It’s the most versatile and unique instrument. There’s not two of them alike.

They’re all so very different.”

The enormous pipe organ at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church can definitely claim those labels. The church’s nave – a stunningly designed space with enormous glass windows – was custom-built to house one of the largest American pipe organs built before World War II. Made from 6,173 separate pipes, the Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024 was designed by G. Donald Harrison of the Aeolian-Skinner company, the “RollsRoyce” of organ manufacturers. For decades, this organ had been installed as the centerpiece of the music program at the University of Texas, until the university retired its use in the early 1980s.

When an accidental fire destroyed St. Andrew’s sanctuary and parish hall in 1996, the Amarillo church was able to purchase the organ from the university, invest a million dollars into its restoration, and design its new sanctuary around it. Today, Amarillo’s Aeolian-Skinner has an international reputation. It is one of the finest church organs in the United States, especially now that it is housed in a world-class worship space with acoustics tuned to capture its every nuance.

“An organ needs a good space. This is the spectacular sound of a pipe organ in a really, really good space,” says Land. He compares the St. Andrew’s organ to sister Aeolian-Skinner pipe organs found at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City and The Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. “It’s an American treasure,” he says.

A professional organist, Land is the artistic director of the non-profit organization Friends of Aeolian Skinner (FASO), which exists to promote the organ. Every year, FASO brings internationally known concert organists and other musicians to play or perform with this unparalleled instrument.

2018-2019 marks the lucky 13th season for FASO and begins on Oct. 21 with a concert by the British-born Dr. Carol Williams, also known as “The World’s Sweetheart Organist.” A former child prodigy on the instrument, she was the first woman worldwide to hold the title of “Civic Organist” and served as San Diego’s Civic Organist Emerita from 2001 to 2016. Today she plays the pipe organ at venues all over the world. “She draws enormous crowds,” says Land. “She’s very versatile and colorful and funny and flamboyant. We can hardly wait because we’ve never had anybody quite like her. She’s a real humdinger.”

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Following that performance comes one of the most unique musical events the city has seen in years. On Valentine’s Day, Feb.14, Land himself will be playing the organ to accompany the romantic comedy “City Lights,” the iconic silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. “Back in the ‘good old days’ – during the early talkies and silent films – the theater organ carried the show,” Land explains. Playing in coordination with the movie and often improvised, the organist would follow the action on screen. “It captured all the moods, the drama and the color. It’s really a lot of fun.”

A resident of the Metroplex for several years before coming to Amarillo, Land has played alongside silent films before, and says the Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1024 takes the idea of cinematic organ music to a new level. “It’s just every color you can imagine,” he says. “It can play classical, schmaltz and wonderful percussion stops like harps and bells. Folks have never really heard anything like this. It’s a very unusual opportunity for folks who’ve maybe just come to classical organ concerts. Very few people have ever seen this side of the film accompanied by an organ – especially at church.”

March 17, 2019, brings another unique concert as the organ accompanies Amarillo’s nationally acclaimed soprano Suzanne Ramo. She starred in Amarillo Opera’s 2017 production of “La Traviata” and performs with opera companies throughout the United States. Ramo recently moved on from her position on the voice faculty at West Texas A&M University to join Texas State University in San Marcos. “She’s just brilliant,” says Land.

“We are thrilled to have her. We are trying to use a lot of our really great local talent.”

The final concert of the upcoming season, on April 28, features prize-winning concert organist Monica Czausz, a rising star whom FASO has been pursuing for years. Since 2015, the young Czausz has served as Cathedral Organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston and has been recognized as one of the top 20 organists younger than the age of 30. Her concert at St. Andrew’s includes Aaron Copland’s popular “Fanfare for the Common Man.” The season – built around two highly regarded organists, an improvisational silent film accompaniment and an opera singer – represents the diversity that FASO attempts to bring its passionate supporters every year, all intended to highlight and supplement the international reputation of St. Andrew’s pipe organ. “We’re trying to do things that are different, to give some variety and things that folks will really enjoy,” says Land.

Get details on the upcoming season and learn more about Friends of Aeolian Skinner and the history of the AeolianSkinner Opus 1024 at fasoamarillo.org.

Carol Williams will perform in October 2018.

Rick Land will perform “City Lights” in February 2019.

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Monica Chausz will perform in April 2019.

Suzanne Ramo will sing in March 2019.

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rankenstein and ballet are two words that seem at odds.

The graceful dancers of Lone Star Ballet open the 20182019 season with an original production based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. Every year, the long-standing arts entity produces a thrilling October show to coincide with Halloween. This year, that thrill belongs to “Frankenstein.”

But don’t look for a stiff-legged title character to go stomping around the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts stage. “The creature is so complex, but it’s not a monster. It’s a complex individual that has been created,” says Vicki McLean, the ballet’s artistic director.

“It won’t be Boris Karloff with the square head and bolts coming out of his neck, with boots that probably weigh 200 pounds.”

While the company’s October show usually tries to embrace the spooky season – last year opened with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” – McLean says the lumbering Frankenstein of popular culture has little to do with Shelley’s story. “The creature is a creation of love and design. It is a story of abandonment and mistrust. At the same time, it is a romance,” she says. McLean also choreographs most of the ballet’s performances, and says audiences should expect a psychological thriller that contains a few surprises. “I want it to give people a thrill, but at the same time, I want it to be where they fall in love with all the characters – including the creature.”

“Frankenstein” takes the stage Oct. 26 and 27, 2018.

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That commitment to character and story has been at the heart of the company since Neil Hess, the late Amarillo dance icon, founded Lone Star Ballet in the mid-1970s. The vast majority of its dancers are local and have grown up within the company’s own proving grounds – a dance academy with locations in Borger, Dalhart, Dumas, Hereford, Panhandle and Plainview as well as Amarillo. “The ballet … has grown expeditiously over these last few years with the schools across the panhandles,” says McLean.

Performers coming of age within Lone Star’s academies have graduated not only to the Globe-News Center stage, but also to bigleague performances on Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall.

“The dancers are amazing. They’re a beautiful group of young people and they’re young people from all over this area,” McLean says of her roster.

After “Frankenstein,” the next show in the season is Lone Star Ballet’s classic production of “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 7-9. For many in the Panhandle, the Christmas season doesn’t begin until they’ve been dazzled by this Christmas classic. As in the past, all but two of the adults and children on the stage will be from the area. “The only [dancers] I bring in to perform are the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier,” says McLean. The show’s continuing grant from the Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation stipulates that guest artists be used for these roles each year, and McLean says that was the late

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philanthropist’s specific vision for the Amarillo production. “That is an arrangement made years ago with Mrs. Harrington before she passed away, and it continues today.”

The season of dance continues on Jan. 25 with “Remember the Alamo,” an original story by writer King Hill that represents an educational outreach partnership with the nonprofit Window on a Wider World and Region 16. The historical show will be performed for elementary and middle school children. “It’s going to deal with the Alamo and the people that were there,” says McLean. “It will be a great historical show.”

The West Coast hip-hop dance company Envy, led by the performer Brandon J, represents the fourth production in the Lone Star Ballet season on Feb. 8 and 9. “It’ll be great fun for everybody. There’s a lot of classical hip-hop to it and a lot of contemporary work,” says McLean. “His company is high-energy and very exciting.” Brandon J spent time in Amarillo over the summer, teaching classic hip-hop dance moves like the Running Man and rapper MC Hammer’s iconic “Hammer Dance” to academy students.

Lone Star Ballet’s season concludes April 12 and 13 with a production of “Sleeping Beauty,” followed by its annual “Academy Unleashed” performances May 17-19. These showcase students from the Ballet’s seven dance academies.

McLean hopes the diverse season will bring in new audience

members who are eager to see the artistry on display. “A lot of people have a tendency to think of ballet as being an elitist form of the arts – that they would not feel comfortable going into the theater unless they were dressed to the hilt,” she says. McLean envisions a more casual scenario, where what happens on stage is far more important than a dress code. “I want you to come in your jeans and boots. I don’t want you to feel like you have to dress up every time you come to the ballet.”

Though ballet is a mostly silent art form, McLean works hard to arrange shows with extraordinary music. But the stars of each show will always be her dancers. “They are extremely athletic,” she says, reminding potential audience members that ballet requires the combination of raw athleticism with beauty and grace. “It’s double work on their part to jump high and do multiple turns and, at the same time, look stunning. I hope people will attend because these young people work very hard.”

She describes the ballet as a feast for the senses. “Our sets are beautiful. We have wonderful lighting and projections and the sound is amazing. It’s just a top-notch performance. I’d love to see the theater filled to the brim with people who are ready to appreciate and enjoy the dancers. It’s just joyous.”

Learn more about the Lone Star Ballet and purchase tickets for this season’s performances at lonestarballet.org.

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Chamber Music Amarillo’s new Fazioli concert grand

THE “FERRARI OF PIANOS”

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hen Chamber Music Amarillo books a guest violinist, the musician travels with his or her own violin. It’s the same for a saxophonist or cellist. But not for pianists.

Concert grand pianos are around 9 feet long and can weigh half a ton.

This means the artist must trust in the quality of the organization’s piano. “Other artists bring their own instruments to play, so they have control,” says Karen Logan, executive director of Chamber Music Amarillo (CMA). “Pianists don’t have as much control.”

That’s why the house piano at a venue like the Fibonacci Building truly matters. And as of this year, CMA offers its guest pianists an extraordinary instrument on which to perform: a 9-foot, 2-inch Fazioli built in 1998. “It is absolutely amazing,” says Logan, “in look and sound and everything about it.”

The musical equivalent of Italian-made sports cars like a Lamborghini or Ferrari, Fazioli pianos are exceedingly rare. The Italy-based boutique company makes only 150 total models every year across its catalog of styles. Only 37 Faziolis exist in the United States.

Until this summer, when CMA took delivery of its new concert grand, the entire state of Texas only claimed two of them. Now there are three.

“We are the only non-educational organization in the state – actually, in the entire region – to have one of these,” Logan says. “It’s a big deal.”

Quietly, CMA had been in the market for a new concert grand to replace its Steinway. An anonymous donor had created a fund for a new piano whenever a good option became available. Karen Logan and David Palmer, CMA’s artistic director and a pianist himself, figured the organization might be able to upgrade to a better Steinway or another mid-range model. A Fazioli may have been on Palmer’s bucket list, but it wasn’t exactly on the organization’s radar.

“A Fazioli was something David dreamed of but not something we thought would ever be available to us. They’re so rare to begin with,” explains Logan. Finding an affordable, used one on the market would be even more unexpected. But out of the blue, late last year the duo learned a Fazioli had become available in the Atlanta area. Luckily, the pieces were already in place to take action. CMA traded in its

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Steinway, drew from the donor’s fund and quickly secured the rest of the financing.

Proud doesn’t begin to describe how Chamber Music Amarillo feels about the new instrument. The Italian craftsman Paolo Fazioli founded his boutique company in the 1980s in order to create “the pianist’s piano.” Each one takes nearly two years to finish and every component is custom-made. Even the distinct wood used on the piano’s soundboard is specified. (It comes from the legendary Val di Fiemme forest in northern Italy, thought to have been the wood source for Stradivarius violins.)

According to Palmer, the world’s pianists almost universally recognize these pianos as the epitome of their instrument – in fact, some of the best pianists in the world actively seek out Faziolis to play.

As a result, this piano is a huge boon for Amarillo’s music community.

“They are special instruments,” he says. “There’s a lot of potential for us to be able to cultivate unique opportunities for extraordinarily fine pianists to play here. We are also excited to be able to give a unique opportunity to both seasoned and young pianists [in the area] to play on such a fine instrument.” The Fibonacci Space often hosts piano recitals for young local performers – from WT, Amarillo College, and even younger – who will have access to this world-class piano.

He says the quality of the concert grand can’t help but improve the quality of one’s playing. “A musician’s capability is greatly enhanced with a really fine instrument. Musicians will likely play at their very best because it is such a great instrument to play.”

Amarillo is a mid-sized city. Chamber Music Amarillo has a great reputation for a community this size, but isn’t exactly the best-known or best-funded chamber music organization in the Southwest. But that may be changing. Both Logan and Palmer expect that the Fazioli can’t help but make the city a larger draw for performers. “It will be a good ‘closer,’” Logan explains. “Especially when [a professional musician] otherwise might not be willing to come to a smaller city or organization. It can definitely be a draw to have this kind of quality for them to play.”

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or most local gardeners, the heat of August and September tends to bring a bountiful tomato harvest.

And while raw tomatoes make a great addition to salads or sandwiches, they’re far more versatile than that. “I love tomatoes,” says Marcus Snead, the proprietor and chef at Canyon’s popular new Barrel & Pie. “Tomatoes can add acidity to a dish. They can add sweetness to a dish. They are kind of like the David Bowie of the food world: They can be a chameleon.” That’s why the tomato is such a central ingredient in so many cultures, he says.

For this issue, Snead provides recipes for a tomato tart, a puttanesca pizza, and one of the most popular dishes at Barrel & Pie: fried green tomatoes with burrata cheese and basil hot sauce. “I wanted to do a caprese salad but I didn’t want to do ‘caprese salad,’” he explains. Thinking of one of his grandmother’s favorite dishes, he came up with the idea of combining fried green tomatoes with a soft, creamy burrata cheese and a delicious basil hot sauce. “All these things just came together and became one of those beautiful dishes that works all together.”

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Puttanesca Pizza Toppings Extra-virgin olive oil Chopped garlic 3 tablespoons capers ¾ cup Kalamata olives (cut in half) 7 anchovies ¼ cup Calabrian chiles (From the Italian region that is famous for hot chili peppers, this delicious, spicy paste is made by combining Calabrian dried peppers with extra virgin olive oil. Can be found at a specialty store or online.)

1 cup heirloom cherry tomatoes, sliced in half, or diced tomatoes 1 ½ cups fresh mozzarella Heavy cream Oregano Makes enough for two pizzas.

Pizza Dough 2 cups lukewarm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon active dry yeast or instant yeast, or 1 packet active dry yeast 1 tablespoon salt 5 ½ to 6 cups all-purpose flour

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Dissolve sugar, yeast, and salt in lukewarm water (and olive oil, if you’re using it).

Add flour, starting with 5 ½ cups flour and adding more as necessary to make a soft, smooth dough. Knead dough (with your hands, a mixer, or your bread machine set on the dough cycle) until it’s smooth and elastic, about 7 to 10 minutes. Place dough in lightly greased bowl or other container, cover and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours, whatever fits your schedule. Gently deflate (push down) dough, and divide it into four pieces for medium-crust pizza, or three pieces for thicker crusts. Roll each piece on floured surface with floured rolling pin into circle to fit 12-inch pizza pan. To roll, work from center to the outside like pie dough. Let dough rest several times to relax it and make it more cooperative. Turn it over from time to time and roll reverse side. Place rounds on pizza pans, baking sheets, or on parchment on a pizza stone. Heat oven to 450 degrees.

While oven is heating, add toppings to crust. Brush crust with olive oil and sprinkle with chopped garlic. Add mozzarella, capers, olives, anchovies, and tomatoes. Drop small spoonsful of chiles over pizza; sprinkle lightly with oregano. Finish with drizzle of heavy cream. Bake pizza for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown, toppings are bubbly, and cheese is melted. Remove from oven. Immediately transfer to cooling rack, so bottoms don’t get soggy. After about 10 minutes (to allow toppings to set), slice and serve; a pair of scissors is a great cutting tool.

Makes 3 to 4 (12-inch) pizzas (depending on how thick you like the crust). It freezes beautifully and can be doubled easily.

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This pizza is an all-time favorite of mine. I love the multiple layers of flavors that it has. The salty elements are balanced out by the spiciness of the Calabrian chiles, mild fresh mozzarella, and sweet yet acidic star – tomatoes. This can be made with your favorite homemade or store-bought crust. I have included my personal favorite crust recipe, as well.

Fried Green Tomatoes This is a Southern updated version of a caprese salad. I love the contrast of flavors and textures that this dish offers.

4 large green tomatoes 2 eggs ¼ cup water 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup ground polenta or cornmeal ½ cup panko bread crumbs Cajun seasoning or seasoning of choice 1 quart vegetable oil for frying Burrata cheese, sliced Cut tomatoes into ½-inch thick slices. Discard ends. Whisk eggs and water together in medium-size bowl. Scoop flour onto a plate. Mix polenta or cornmeal, bread crumbs, and seasonings on another plate. Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip tomatoes into egg mixture. Dredge in breadcrumbs to completely coat. In large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so there is ½ inch of oil in pan) and heat over medium heat. Place tomatoes into frying pan in batches of 4 or 5, depending on size of skillet. Do not crowd tomatoes; they should not touch each other. When tomatoes are browned, flip and fry on other side. Drain on paper towels. Season with salt and Cajun seasoning. Serve with burrata cheese and basil hot sauce.

Basil Hot Sauce ½ pound fresh basil 1 English cucumber ½ serrano pepper 6 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons lime juice ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar Juice basil and English cucumber in vegetable juicer.

Roughly dice pepper and garlic. Add all ingredients to pot and turn to medium heat. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from heat and strain. Store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

Makes 4 generous servings

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Tomato Tart Flakey, parmesan-pepper pastry cradles heirloom tomatoes, goat cheese and fresh herbs in a fold-over tart that is ideal for weekend brunch or a light dinner. Serve it warm or at room temperature. If you are lucky enough to have any, the leftovers taste great cold! ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper 4 to 6 tablespoons cold water 4 large heirloom tomatoes, cored (about 2 pounds) 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves 4 to 6 ounces semi-soft goat or feta cheese, crumbled 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon water Fresh basil leaves In large bowl mix butter into flour with pastry blender until pieces are peasize. Stir in Parmesan and cracked pepper. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cold water

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over part of mixture; toss with fork. Push moistened dough to side of bowl.

Repeat, using 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until crumbs are moistened.

Form dough into a disk, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill at least 30 minutes or until easy to handle (up to 24 hours). Slice tomatoes about ¼-inch thick and arrange on wire rack over a baking pan, sink or paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and let drain for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 375 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 6-inch circle. (Don’t worry if it’s not perfectly round.) Fold in half to transfer to a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper; unfold. Evenly spread bread crumbs on pastry, leaving about a 2-inch border. Layer tomatoes, thyme and goat cheese on bread crumbs. Fold crust over filling, pleating as necessary and leaving some filling exposed in center.

Combine egg and 1 tablespoon water; brush on edges of pastry. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until crust is browned and crisp. Cool at least 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 3 to 4 small tarts or 1 large tart

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Marcus Snead of Barrel & Pie

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2003 graduate of Canyon High School, Marcus Snead left his hometown at the age of 19 with dreams of getting a culinary education. He moved to New York City, where he attended the renowned French Culinary Institute, now known as the International Culinary Center. “From there, I got this bug in me to move around and cook and explore and eat and learn,” he says.

That goal resulted in a nomadic, diverse decade that took Snead across the United States. He worked in an upscale restaurant in Philadelphia, then was introduced to mass production of pastries at a European-style bakery in the area. He spent time in the kitchen of a mega-cruise ship sailing from island to island in Hawaii. He ran the kitchen of a guest ranch in Wyoming, then moved to the famous Greenbrier Hotel – established in 1778 and known as “America’s Resort” – in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.

Finally, Snead came closer to home to help open the luxury Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado in Santa Fe. Then he decided to take one more shot at the big-city culinary culture and applied for a job at Tru, a high-end, Michelin-rated restaurant in Chicago. He thought it was a

long shot but was surprised to get the position.

“It was literally the hardest year and a half of my life, but it’s something that I take with me every day,” he says of his time at Tru. Throughout his developing career, though, Snead kept dreaming of returning to Canyon.

“I saw all these levels of high-end cuisine, but I thought that wasn’t a level I could

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ever replicate in Canyon,” he says. “We may never get those kinds of accolades.

But that can’t stop us from having that Michelin-star mentality.”

Ultimately, the restaurant renaissance on the Square in Canyon over the past few years is what brought Snead back home.

When Imperial Taproom opened, owner Ben Johnson offered Snead a job as his pastry chef.

It wasn’t long before Snead and the Taproom’s manager, Kevin Friemel – another Canyon High grad – began dreaming of their own restaurant. “We were fortunate that Ben said, ‘I believe in you guys and this can be a great addition to Canyon,’” Snead says. “Canyon was on the rise.”

So in March of this year, the duo opened Barrel & Pie, which pairs hand-crafted, woodfired pizzas with fine whiskey and wine, in the new Shops at Fifth Avenue, adjacent to the Square. The response has been tremendous.

“To see all this activity and cars parked all over the square at nighttime now is exciting,” Snead says. “I look out from my dining room and it doesn’t feel like Canyon. That’s the beauty of it. As we evolve and our tastes evolve, the city itself is evolving and having a second birth.”

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or Amarillo residents, late August and early September bring to mind a lot of things: the start of a new school year, the return of Friday night high school football, and a hint that the summer heat may be nearing an end. For Amarillo chefs and foodies, though, this time of year means something else entirely: Hatch green chiles.

The famous Hatch Valley Chile Festival greets the start of September and Chef Rocky Dunnam, the executive chef of the Bivins Foundation, welcomes the season. “This is when the harvest happens,” he says. “A lot of the dishes that use chiles tend to have a spicier heat profile. That lends itself really well to moving into the colder months as the weather progresses. It just happens to be the time frame where our bodies crave that kind of heat.”

For this issue, Dunnam offers three dishes centered around this versatile, flavorful product: a classic pork chile verde, a green-chile-and-chorizo breakfast skillet, and a green chile pimento cheese sandwich that he describes as “an elevated comfort food.”

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Green Chile Verde 5-pound pork loin 2 pounds Hatch green chiles 1 white onion 3 garlic cloves 1 quart chicken stock 1 tablespoon cumin 2 tablespoons Mexican oregano 2 tablespoons chili powder Kosher salt and black pepper to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups all-purpose flour Cut pork into bite-size pieces. Trim excess fat. Roast green chiles over open flame until mostly black. Place chiles into Ziploc bag and seal. Refrigerate. Once cool, remove stem and peel away charred skin. Dice green chiles. Heat olive oil in sauce pot. Saute lightly floured pork pieces.

Add onion and cook until soft. Add chiles and chicken stock. Bring to boil. Season with cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper. Simmer for at least 2 hours, or until pork is tender.

Makes 6 to 8 servings

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Green Chile Chorizo Skillet 6 ounces chorizo, casings removed 2 red or yellow bell peppers, chopped 1 white onion, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ pound frozen breakfast cube potatoes 1 garlic clove, minced 1 cup green chile, diced ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 2 large eggs ¼ cup cilantro, chopped Kosher salt and black pepper to taste ¼ cup salsa (I like Mamacita’s local salsa.)

In cast-iron skillet, cook chorizo until browned. Remove from skillet. Add pepper, onion and green chile to pan and cook until soft. Plate with chorizo. Add olive oil and saute potatoes from frozen. Add vegetables and chorizo back to pan with potatoes. Cook until potatoes are tender.

Add cheese and mix. Make two “holes” in mixture with spoon and crack an egg into each.

Season to taste. Cook until eggs are desired doneness (I like sunny-side-up). Top with cilantro and a spoonful of your favorite salsa.

Makes 1 serving

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Green Chile Pimiento Cheese Sandwich 4 slices whole grain bread 8 ounces smoked Gouda, grated 8 ounces sharp white cheddar, grated ½ cup mayonnaise 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 Hatch green chile, roasted 2 ounces diced pimientos 1 garlic clove, minced ½ teaspoon Kosher salt ½ teaspoon black pepper 2 green onions, chopped 8 ounces bacon, diced and candied Mash salt into garlic with chef knife to create puree. Mix garlic puree, cheeses, mayonnaise and cream cheese together thoroughly. Fold in remaining ingredients, except green onion and bacon.

Toast bread on flat-bottomed pan or skillet with butter. Top toast with pimiento cheese and top cheese with another slice of toast. Garnish with green onion and bacon.

Makes 2 servings

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MEET THE COOK

Rocky Dunnam of the Elizabeth Jane Bivins Culinary Center and Nineteen49 Catering

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rowing up in the northeast Panhandle town of Darrouzett, Rocky Dunnam taught himself to cook when he was around 8 years old. After his parents’ divorce, Rocky and his sister went to live with their father – who didn’t know how to cook. “I realized, at a very young age, I was either going to have to learn to do this better or settle for mediocre food,” Dunnam says. Rather than settle, he started experimenting in the kitchen.

After high school, he pursued a pre-law degree in Oklahoma while working for a variety of restaurants. “I was good at frontof-house stuff – serving, bartending – but always was able to explain a dish so well [to customers] I wanted to eat it myself, because it sounded amazing,” he says. After shifts ended, he often would prepare food in an Applebee’s kitchen, serving it to his fellow wait staff. It became a passion. “I’d be sitting in class thinking about trying a new recipe, a new dish. I couldn’t wait to get to work,” he says.

That’s when he realized a law degree might not be his best career choice.

Before long, Dunnam had jumped into the culinary world with both feet. In 2006, he enrolled in Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale, Arizona, then considered the No. 1 culinary school in the

nation. After graduating, he worked alongside celebrity chef Beau McMillan at Elements, a luxury restaurant at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa. A year later, Dunnam partnered with a friend to open Fired Up Grill, an American-style, Italianinfluenced restaurant. His career had taken him from Texas to Oklahoma to a French culinary school and an Italian restaurant with a southwest influence.

When his friend and business partner got sick, however, Dunnam had to step away from the restaurant. “After he passed away, his wife told me to spend more time with my family,” he says. Dunnam and his wife, Nicole, began looking for ways to embrace a better

quality of life outside the stressful restaurant environment. He’d heard of chefs giving up prestigious restaurant jobs to take positions in the world of health care, where they’d begun revolutionizing the negative reputation of “hospital food.” The idea attracted him.

So in 2012, Dunnam returned to the Panhandle and joined the team at the Bivins Foundation. Leading a staff of 13 in the 5,000-square-foot production kitchen of the Elizabeth Jane Bivins Culinary Center, today Dunnam develops menus and oversees the preparation of around 2,700 meals every week.

Prepared to meet special dietary guidelines, these are consumed by nursing home and assisted living residents, students in private schools, and clients of the foundation’s catering arm, Nineteen49 Catering.

Despite working in an industry not always known for gourmet food, his skills have not gone unnoticed. In 2015, Dunnam competed on an episode of “Cutthroat Kitchen” on the Food Network. That same year, he won Amarillo’s Restaurant Roundup Battle of the Area Chefs. Recently, he’s been instrumental in forming the nonprofit West Texas Chef’s Table.

Dunnam serves as president of this network of local food professionals who are working to improve Amarillo’s culinary scene.

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AMARILLO 2018 No one understands the local market better than the professionals that do business in Amarillo every day. Whether you’re new to town, or you simply find yourself in need of a new product or service, who should you call?

Flip through our Faces of Amarillo profiles, and meet the individuals behind the companies that make Amarillo a great place to live. From medical care to financial advice, these are the folks you can turn to when you need help.

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ANTIQUES

6th Street Antique Mall

2715 SW Sixth Ave. | 374.0459 | 6thstreetantiquemall.com Years in business: 48 Company size: Three part-time with 62 vendors that rent booths and cases What is your background? I have been buying and selling antiques since I was 15 years old, and was lucky enough to have a chance to learn from experienced dealers back in Jacksonville, Florida, at that early age. I also spent more than 30 years in real estate and property management.

What services or products do you offer? Quality antique items (100-plus years old) and vintage pieces that are at least 50 years old.

To what do you attribute your success? Keeping the store clean, organized, and comfortable for customers.

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How does your company give back to the community? I have been involved with Metro AMBUCS, Southwest AMBUCS, taught classes at Amarillo College, and was president of Beautiful Savior Church council for four years.

What is unique about your business? All the vendors work with me as a group to keep the shop a true antique store.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? The level of quality in the treasures I offer and that my dealers bring in to display.

What are your plans for the future? To continue to study and learn more about antiques so I can remain well-informed.

What made you choose Amarillo? When I first visited I found the people to be quite friendly, moral and with integrity.

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CREDIT UNION BANKING

Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union

Years in business: 73 Company size: Seven branches What is ACFCU’s background? Amarillo Community FCU was originally chartered for government employees. Over the years many credit unions (Amarillo Hospital District, Amarillo Area, Owens Corning, BNSF, to name a few) merged with Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union and on March 23, 1998, we were granted a community charter, that enables us to offer financial services to anyone who lives, works, worships, owns a business or goes to school in Potter, Randall or Gray Counties.

What services or products do you offer? Financial services including consumer, auto and mortgage loans.

To what do you attribute your success? Our passion and

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commitment of offering low/no cost financial services to people in the Amarillo and Pampa area.

How does your company give back to the community?

We are advocates for many local charities and organizations.

Besides financial support we also require all our employees to volunteer at least 8 hours of community service each year.

What is unique about your business? We are a financial cooperative, a financial institution that is owned and operated by its members. We focus on the financial wellness of our members. We also are a source for financial education both for our members and the community.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

Our lending rates are some of the lowest in town; we save our members money when they finance through us.

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BANKING

Amarillo National Bank Years in business: 126 Company size: 670 employees What is ANB’s background? Amarillo National Bank has been meeting the financial needs of Amarillo residents since 1892.

Other banks have closed, moved away or sold. We’re here to stay.

What services or products do you offer? Commercial and personal banking, loans, wealth management, locally serviced credit/debit cards and more.

To what do you attribute your success? Our employees! We have the best people representing and working for us. Our family-owned bank doesn’t answer to outside shareholders.

This frees us to make decisions that put our customers and community first.

How does your company give back to the community?

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378.8000 | anb.com We give more than $2 million a year to local nonprofits and organizations. Every week, you’ll find ANB employees volunteering across the city.

What is unique about your business? As the largest familyowned bank in the United States without outside shareholders, we can focus on the long term rather than the next quarter.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

Our employees. They make the difference every day. They provide unparalleled customer service and we are really proud of that. Our customers know our commitment to Amarillo.

What are your plans for the future? As Amarillo grows, we are investing in our employees, customers and city.

What made you choose Amarillo? There is no other place we would rather be – we love this city!

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MORTGAGE LOANS

Amarillo National Bank

378.8000 | anb.com

Years in business: 38 years Company size: 54 employees What is ANB Mortgage’s background? ANB is still local, familyowned, and the largest mortgage provider in the Panhandle.

We are proud of having been voted Amarillo’s Best Mortgage Company annually since 2005.

What services or products do you offer? We offer a variety of home loan options to help borrowers find success as homeowners, including first-time homeowners, and fast closing options.

To what do you attribute your success? Online lenders simply can’t compete with our customer service, fast closings, and local ownership.

How does your company give back to the community?

ANB gives more than $2 million a year to local nonprofits and

organizations. Our employees volunteer across the city.

What is unique about your business? We service our conventional mortgage loans here. With questions, mortgage customers can always contact someone local. That is important to us.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

They know and trust us because many bank with us already.

Our team provides quick loan approvals without the headaches customers may have experienced elsewhere.

What are your plans for the future? Currently, we’re testing a new online mortgage application to streamline the process for our borrowers. We are growing as Amarillo grows!

What made you choose Amarillo? Amarillo is our home and we’re here to stay.

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PEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE

Amarillo Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics

2455 I-40 West | 350.5437 | 3501 Soncy Road, Suite 129 | 376.4770 | amarillopediatricdentistry.com

Years in business: 19-plus Company size: About 60 employees What is your background? We initially started as a pediatric dental group about 20 years ago, with the philosophy to help children get through their dental needs as easily as possible.

What services or products do you offer? Pediatric and adolescent dental services and orthodontics, as well as helping take care of older special needs and medically compromised patients in the community.

To what do you attribute your success? We focus on communication with everyone involved in a child’s care. We have a fantastic patient/parent-centered philosophy that keeps everyone involved.

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our clinic and our Teddy Bear Cares Foundation. We love Amarillo and want to help the city and Amarillo children as much as we can.

What is unique about your business? So many health care providers only focus on just the health care aspect, which is important. We realize that everyone is different and we like to maintain care that is fully centered on children’s and patient’s concerns.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? We are board certified specialists who strive to help children in a very child-centered care. This means that not only do we solve any dental health issues (both disease and orthodontic issues), but we also want to make it as simple as possible for children and parents.

What are your plans for the future? To continue to serve and help the Amarillo community.

What made you choose Amarillo? We enjoy living in a small, family-centered community.

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ORTHODONTICS

Amarillo Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics

2455 I-40 West | 350.5437 | 3501 Soncy Road, Suite 129 | 376.4770 | amarillopediatricdentistry.com

Years in business: 19-plus Company size: About 60 employees What is your background? Texas has been my home for the past 20 years. I attended Texas A &M College of Dentistry for a doctorate of dental surgery (DDS) and completed a post-doctoral program specializing in orthodontics, leading to a master of science (MS) and a certificate in orthodontics.

What services or products do you offer? Comprehensive orthodontics including braces, Invisalign, and clear aligners for children, teens and adults.

To what do you attribute your success? We focus on the patient experience and giving high-quality care.

How does your company give back to the community? We help promote many community-involved charities and businesses. I am currently a clinic director for the special smiles division of the

Special Olympics.

What is unique about your business? Patient experience. My goal is not only to give you an amazing smile to last a lifetime, but also to open doors socially and professionally to provide a more fulfilling life.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? We make orthodontics fun and exciting! A great smile has a powerful effect on self-esteem. We provide you with exceptional customer service and care for you and your child.

What are your plans for the future? To continue to serve and help the Amarillo community. We plan to steadily learn, grow, adapt and improve our patient experience.

What made you choose Amarillo? The doctors at APDO are amazing to work with. We hold each other to the highest standards and enjoy living in a family-centered community that values good customer service and care.

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CARPET CLEANING AND RESTORATION Amarillo Steamway

2700 Amarillo Blvd. West | 373.4592 | amarillosteamway.com

Years in business: 50 and still growing!

What is your background? As a family-owned business we have more than 100 years of combined experience.

What services or products do you offer? We have always been a leader in our industry offering a Premiere Cleaning and Restoration service. Carpet, Upholstery, Tile and Grout, and Area Rug cleaning (oriental, specialty and skins). We also offer Water Damage service.

To what do you attribute your success? Our customers are our priority. They are the most important part. We have some families that are beginning their fourth generation. We have always treated customers the way we want to be treated and cleaned every job the way we would want ours cleaned.

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How does your company give back to the community? We support areas of true need. We have always based our business on Biblical principles.

What is unique about your business? We are Better by Design: customer experience, higher standards, superior certifications, and cutting-edge technology.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? Our service is Second to None. Customers are not just a job. Our goal is to provide the best possible experience and build a lasting relationship.

What made you choose Amarillo? In a way Amarillo chose us.

Our family was the first to open a cleaning and restoration business in Amarillo.

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PERSONALIZATION

Accent Embroidery

3433 Plains Blvd. | 352.3600 | accent-embroidery.com

Years in business: Seven What services or products do you offer? Embroidery for corporations and team sports, banners, decals, custom gifts and awards, and screen printing To what do you attribute your success? Providing quality products in a timely manner.

How does your company give back to the community? We assist several local nonprofits with T-shirts and banners.

What is unique about your business? We can customize almost

anything. From backpacks to water bottles to floor tiles, we can create a personalized look for your business or family.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

The quality service and custom products that we offer, with no minimum order.

What are your plans for the future? To continue to provide the best customer service and quality using the most up-to-date, state-of-theart equipment.

What made you choose Amarillo? It’s our home!

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COLLEGE PREP EDUCATION Ascension Academy

9301 Ascension Parkway | 342.0515 ascensionacademy.org

Company size: 50 What services or products do you offer? Private college preparatory education for students in grades 6 through 12, which includes award-winning fine arts, an associate degree program taught on our campus, individual and team athletic opportunities, customized tuition plans, and competitive academic and merit scholarships.

To what do you attribute your success? The Ascension culture provides the foundation for students to develop the academic, ethical, and interpersonal qualities that support a life of intellectual and creative growth, civic leadership, and service to others.

How does Ascension give back to the community? Students and Ascension staff volunteer with a wide variety of community service organizations as well as with state, national, and international service groups. Amarillo area Special Olympics athletes regularly use our facility to train and compete.

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our program, providing the best opportunities for our students to excel in the classroom and beyond. Future plans for campus development will include a fine arts center, tennis center, and a natatorium.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

Families choose Ascension to give their highly motivated students the opportunity to maximize their potential and make their dreams beyond high school become a reality. Our program and faculty make it possible for students to excel in all areas of academics, fine arts, athletics, and leadership. Each year, our students earn the highest average SAT and AP Scholar scores in the Panhandle.

Recent graduating classes averaged 22 students with $2.5 million in scholarships offered and upwards of 30+ college credit hours completed.

What made you choose Amarillo? Ascension was the dream of a small group of parents, teachers and community leaders in the 1990s for an exemplary college preparatory school in Amarillo.

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FURNITURE Buzula Furniture

716 I-40 West | 374.5077 buzulafurniture.com

Years in business: Nine Company size: The store on I-40 and Washington is a 70,000-square-foot showroom and warehouse.

What is your background? Owners Buster and Paula Foster have more than 80 years combined experience in furniture and bedding.

To what do you attribute to your success? Real transparency concerning prices and service. Of course, our staff who are extremely talented, young and bright, make it work: Sarah Montero, store manager; Eric Dominguez, assistant manager; Crystal Garcia, office manager; and Justin Melton, warehouse manager, and Caren Mendoza and Kas Conway, who are professional decorators.

How does your company give back to the community? Buzula has been blessed to give to multiple charities in the Panhandle, with more than $50,000 in charitable donations each year.

What is unique about your business? Buzula was the first furniture store in the country to offer a non-commissioned sales team. Add wholesale prices, take-your-purchase-home-today, huge selection, custom orders, terms, and fun!

What made you choose Amarillo? We give credit where credit is due, and that is to the Lord Jesus Christ! Being in the furniture business in Amarillo for 50 years, I think Amarillo chose us. It is hard to imagine being anywhere else. The city is pro-business, and there aren’t any people in the world better than the people of the Tri-State area.

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TEXAS BARBECUE

Crazy Larry’s Fine Texas Bar-B-Que 4315 Teckla Blvd. | 359.3176 | crazylarrysbbq.com Years in business: 20 What is your background? It begins with Jennifer’s parents. They were in the barbecue business since 1958, and passed on years of knowledge and professional experience.

What services or products do you offer? A full line of fine Texas barbecue with all the trimmings.

To what do you attribute your success? Hard work and dedication and the love of what we do!

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have for Amarillo.

What is unique about your business? We treat our customers like family and we make our own famous barbecue sauce.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? Because of the quality and selection we offer and our friendly staff.

What are your plans for the future? To continue offering our fine Texas barbecue.

What made you choose Amarillo? We were born and raised here. This is home!

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION Custom Gardens

925 TX-335 Loop | 354.9693 | customgardensamarillo.com Years in business: 16 Company size: 35 to 50 employees What is your background? I am a licensed landscape architect.

What services or products do you offer? Landscape architecture, construction and maintenance To what do you attribute your success? We have a great team that specializes in various aspects of the business. We seek out better methods and new products in the industry to improve plant health and decrease water usage.

How does your company give back to the community? Many of our projects are public, such as schools and government. Some of our time and materials are donated to non-profit organizations and fundraisers.

What is unique about your business? Our slogan is “dream, design, live” because we dream of the space and experiences we want our clients to have with friends and family. We have experience taking care of plants and when we design a space, the sustainability is a huge consideration. We excel in design, installation and maintenance.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

Our customers get the most value out of our company because we charge a fair price for what we offer.

What are your plans for the future? To improve the landscape industry as a profession in the Amarillo area.

What made you choose Amarillo? We enjoy helping our friends with projects at their homes, businesses and ranches.

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FACE OF AFFORDABLE FASHION Dotsy’s Boutique

2493 I-40 West | 418.6195 | shopdotsys.com

Years in business: 10 Company size: 10 employees What is your background? I have a B.A. in social work.

What services or products do you offer? On-trend, fresh, affordable women’s fashions, accessories and gift items To what do you attribute your success? Waiting on the Lord’s timing and guidance How does your company give back to the community?

We have held several fundraisers to help local charities, and often donate clothing to women and teenage girls in need.

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every woman that walks in the door to feel special and welcomed. We offer sizes XS to 3X and believe that every woman is fearfully and wonderfully made. We also believe that great style doesn’t have to include a high price tag.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? Because we offer great customer service, have affordable prices, and keep Christ in the center of our business.

What are your plans for the future? That is ultimately in the Lord’s hands, but the possibilities are endless!

What made you choose Amarillo? It’s home and I love the people. They are the best!

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MARKETING

Double U Marketing & Communications 1608 S. Washington St. | 353.2911 | doubleumarketing.com

Years in business: 9 Company size: 8 employees What is your background? My advertising career dates back to high school when I landed my first job at a local agency. Years later, I transitioned into television news working as an editor, producer, reporter and anchor for 11 years. I then served as district director for State Representative John Smithee before being named marketing and communications manager for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo. I was able to combine my passion for media, politics and marketing with the creation of Double U Marketing in 2009.

What services or products do you offer? Digital advertising, media planning and buying, television and radio advertising, print advertising, outdoor advertising, website design and management, social media management, corporate branding, media and public relations, commercial and long-form video production, event marketing and political marketing.

To what do you attribute your success? We all know that Texas Panhandle residents support each other and I have been blessed to be on the receiving end of that. I also attribute my success to my wonderful clients who have trusted me to help their

businesses grow.

How does your company give back to the community? Members of our staff have served or currently serve on the AC Foundation Board of Directors, Panhandle Regional Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Board, Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Crew, Texans Caring for Texans Task Force, Amarillo Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, Don Harrington Discovery Center Board of Directors, Panhandle-Plains Historical Society Board of Trustees and the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Council.

What is unique about your business? We’re not a turn-and-burn agency. We like to partner with our clients to help them meet their short- and long-term goals.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? We offer our clients a full, in-house team of marketers who are fully focused on their success.

What are your plans for the future? To continue building the most talented team in the region while providing top-notch service to our clients.

What made you choose Amarillo? My roots run deep in Amarillo. I have always wanted to stay close to family.

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Drury Body Shop

3220 Commerce St. | 358.8134 | drurybodyshop.com

Moss Body Shop

3000 SW 26th Ave. | 355.9208 | mossbodyshopamarillo.com

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Years in business: 45 Company size: 20 employees at Drury and 25 at Moss What is your background? I have 30 years in the body shop business. I started out of high school sweeping the floor in a local shop, then worked my way up as a tech until 2000 when I opened Drury. I purchased Moss in 2016.

What services or products do you offer? Auto collision repair and windshield replacement To what do you attribute your success? Having an extraordinary team of employees, doing excellent repairs, and treating our customers very well.

How does your company give back to the community?

We contribute to a lot of kids sports teams, support local charities, and try to help people in need.

What is unique about your business? We have a highly trained staff of people that have many years in the industry and understand what it takes to safely repair a vehicle and take care of people’s concerns.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? We have loyal customers that return time after time and refer us as the best shop in town. We invest in the latest technology and equipment to stay up to date with repair techniques. We maintain OEM repair certifications to ensure we repair vehicles to auto manufacturers’ standards.

What are your plans for the future? To keep doing excellent work and continue growing.

What made you choose Amarillo? I’ve lived here my whole life!

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FREE-STANDING EMERGENCY CARE ER Now

2101 Coulter St. | 350.7744 | ernow.com

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(L-R) Dr. Yagnesh Desai, Dr. Carl Paetzold, Dr. Gerad Troutman, Dr. Jose Cabrero, Dr. Patrick Kirkland, Dr. Tom Basye, and Dr. Matt Turney

Years in business: Three years Company size: Seven Physicians/Owners and 80 employees What is your background: As physicians we spent years in busy hospital based ERs. We felt like there was a better way to provide the best care to our patients.

What services or products do you offer? ER Now is a fullservice Emergency Room offering CT Scans, X-Ray, Ultrasound, EKG, inpatient pharmacy, and lab services all on site.

To what do you attribute your success? Our equipment, lab, pharmacy, and staff are dedicated uniquely to the patients in our ER. We do not have to share any of these with in-patients as a hospital does. As a result, we have virtually no waiting time before being seen, quicker return times on tests and more time to focus on the patient.

How does your company give back to the community? The heart of ER Now rests in this community, because we are locally owned and operated. It is our pleasure to be able to give back to our community! We give to many of our area nonprofits, youth organizations, and support the growth of local businesses.

What is unique about your business? With the upcoming opening of Coulter Urgent Care, we are continuing to be innovative in our efforts to best care for our patients. We will be the only facility in Amarillo to offer both Emergency Care and Urgent Care under the same roof!

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

We are the premier freestanding emergency room in Amarillo, and ER Now is proud to be an accredited and award-winning center. We are locally owned and offer compassionate care by experienced physicians that are board certified in Emergency Medicine.

What are your plans for the future? ER Now continues to monitor the needs of our patients and community. By expanding with an adjacent Urgent Care, we are now able to provide the Right Care to our patients in the Right Place at the Right Price.

What made you choose Amarillo? Amarillo is our community.

We live here, our children go to school here, and we are proud to work here! This is our home.

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URGENT CARE

Coulter Urgent Care at ER Now Years in business: We are celebrating our grand opening now.

Company size: 20 employees What is your background: The ER Now team has years of knowledge and experience in healthcare and is expanding to provide the best in minor care for you and your family at Coulter Urgent Care.

What services or products do you offer? We treat minor illnesses similar to your primary care doctor’s office, but without an appointment needed.

To what do you attribute your success? Regardless of whether a patient needs an emergency room or an urgent care, we can provide excellent care for both major and minor medical needs at one location … why go anywhere else?

How does your company give back to the community? As an extension of ER Now, Coulter Urgent Care continues to support local non-profits, youth organizations, schools, and the growth of local businesses. We are locally owned and operated, and it is our pleasure to be able to give back to our community!

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2101 Coulter St. | 350.7744 coulterurgentcare.com

What is unique about your business? We are the only combined Emergency Room & Urgent Care facility in Amarillo. Sometimes, determining where you need to go for your medical needs is a hard decision. We offer our patients the Right Care, at the Right Price, Right Now. Why do your customers select you over your competitors? We take the guesswork out of the care you need right now. We are the only facility in town that can offer value for minor illness, while being in the same building as the lifesaving staff and equipment of a full service emergency room at ER Now. What are your plans for the future? Coulter Urgent Care was founded out of a desire to meet the needs of our patients, and we will continue to grow in areas where we see opportunities to improve patient care.

What made you choose Amarillo? Amarillo is our community. We live here, our children go to school here, and we are proud to work here. This is our home!

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Leslie Massey, Farmers Insurance Years in business: Nine Company size: Seven Agents What is your background? BBA in Marketing from WTAMU; eight years with AGN in online advertising and a short stent with Pfizer What services or products do you offer? Auto, Home, Life, Business Insurance and Financial Services To what do you attribute your success? Hard work How does your company give back to the community? Each of my team members gives their time and energy to different local nonprofits. My passion is supporting the Amarillo College Advocacy and Resource Center in its efforts to reduce roadblocks for students, and also through the LEAD program, a partnership between AC and Leadership Amarillo and Canyon.

Helping more students complete their education will better our community.

What is unique about your business? We are the first

2700 S. Western St., Suite 700 352.7388 | agents.farmers.com

Farmers Agency selected from our district as a member of the Presidents Council.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? I have an amazing group of smart, caring women that love on our customers every day. We strive to make a positive impact on each person we come in contact with. We focus on putting the right coverage in place for our clients.

What are your plans for the future? Our agency will maintain the highest level of service for our customers. My dream would be to pass the agency to my son, Tripp, but we will see what his plans are in 25 years.

What made you choose Amarillo? I love living in Amarillo. I grew up in Canyon and moved to Amarillo when I graduated from WTAMU in 2001. I have learned so much about the heart of our city by going through Leadership Amarillo and Canyon and Amarillo 101.

There is so much good happening in Amarillo. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

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VETERINARY CARE Hope Veterinary Clinic

Years in business: 37 Company size: 18 employees What is your background? Dr. David Faulkner graduated from the Veterinary School of Texas A&M University in 1981.

What services or products do you offer? Our practice focuses on small animal medicine and surgery.

To what do you attribute your success? Long, hard days and a solid commitment to veterinary care.

What is unique about your business? We strive to stay current with patient trends and pet needs.

Why do your customers select you over your

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10850 I-40 West | 353.5566 | hopevetclinic.org competitors? We strive to honor the human-animal bond as it strengthens in our society with every new generation.

What are your plans for the future? Dr. Faulkner and his staff await the arrival of Dr. Ryan McKnight and his wife, Emilee, who will move back to Amarillo in May of 2019.

What made you choose Amarillo? Amarillo was a natural choice for me when I got out of school, because I initially planned on a mixed practice. Companion animal medicine boomed. It drew my interest and our clinic gravitated toward it and the family bond created between people and their pets. Amarillo has a wonderful pet community!

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CYCLING AND ALL-SEASON SPORTS Hills Sport Shop

4021 Mockingbird Lane | 355.7224 | hillssport.com

Years in business: 54 What is your background? When Gene Hill first purchased the store it was Wheel’s Inc. and they sold golf carts. He moved into our current location on Mockingbird Lane, and shortly after traded golf carts for bicycles. His son, Kirk, took over in the ’90s, and we’re proud to still serve the Amarillo community.

What services or products do you offer? We offer Specialized and Trek mountain and road bicycles, Yakima bike racks, Oakley sunglasses, cycling kits and shoes, and a large variety of Chaco, Salomon and Sanuk shoes year-round.

To what do you attribute your success? To our knowledgeable and engaging staff, who share our passion for reliable customer service.

How does your company give back to the community? One of the causes we are most proud to be a part of is 24 Hours in the Canyon, which raises funding and awareness for cancer survivors.

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What is unique about your business? Hills offers an intimate mom-and-pop shopping experience that is rapidly becoming harder and harder to find. We’re here to support our customers from selection to service after purchase. Our relationships with our customers mean so much more to us than just a monetary exchange!

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? For the true family feel we provide to our customers. Hills is our family, and we want our customers to feel like a part of our family when they choose to shop here.

What made you choose Amarillo? Our founder, Gene Hill, was born and raised in this wonderful city, and chose to start a business and raise his family here. We are so proud to be a part of the Amarillo business community and hope to serve our friends and family for many more decades to come!

(Back L-R): Sean Saied, Financial Representative; Jarrett Jackson, Financial Representative; Sammy Saied, Financial Representative; Kenny Jackson, Regional Director (Front L-R): Darren Fincher, Managing Partner; Kris Bosley, Financial Representative; Todd Selmon, Financial Representative

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FINANCIAL SECURITY Modern Woodmen of America Years in business: Modern Woodmen was founded in 1883. Through our Amarillo Office, we have a combined 140 years of experience in the financial services business.

Company size: Our region consists of 18 financial representatives, two managing partners and two administrative staff members.

What services or products do you offer? We are a life insurance-based financial services organization. We specialize in personal as well as business life insurance planning, employee benefit plans, college education funding, and retirement planning.

How does your company give back to the community?

Last year, our members spent 1,397 hours volunteering

6601 I-40 West | 352.4770 modern-woodmen.org

in northwestern Texas, and we contributed more than $550,000 to local organizations and residents, including $542,019 raised through Modern Woodmen’s Matching Fund Program.

What is unique about your business? As a memberowned fraternal organization, we find many opportunities to give back. Our members get involved with volunteer, educational and social events through Modern Woodmen chapters, Summit chapters, and youth service clubs.

What made you choose Amarillo? Each of us has grown up in the Panhandle. This is our community, and these are our people. When our members come together, we can make a great impact.

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DOG GROOMING Need-Us Bark-Us

3269 Commerce St. | 356.0579 | needusbarkus.net

Years in business: 32 Company size: 15 ladies, including myself What is your background? My first job working with dogs was with Animal Control in Midland, Texas. I moved to Detroit, Michigan, where I managed a dog food store. From there, I went to a non-credited dog grooming school and knew that was going to be my career choice.

When I moved back to Amarillo, I started my own grooming business at Sunset Pets, which gave me a lot of exposure. I am proud to say that I have clients whose dogs I have groomed for more than 30 years.

What services or products do you offer? Full-service dog grooming, all breed standard trims, baths, brush-outs, de-shedding, spa treatments, mud baths, sugar scrubs, blueberry facials, and nail trimming and filing. We also have a dog boutique where we offer all kinds of great merchandise and Fromm dog food.

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To what do you attribute your success? Integrity, continuing my education/certification, working hard, and my employees.

How does your company give back to the community? We donate merchandise, services and dog food to local shelters, as well as gift bags to various organizations for fundraising events.

What is unique about your business? We strive to bring a higher level of professionalism to the dog grooming industry.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? Our experience, the individualized attention we give each dog, and the excellent work we do!

What are your plans for the future? I plan to add a dog portrait studio.

What made you choose Amarillo? My family moved here in 1969 so Amarillo is home.

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ORAL SURGERY

Panhandle Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 4905 Lexington Square | 367.9990 | panhandleoralsurgery.com

Years in business: Since 1997 Company size: Panhandle Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery employs 10 full-time employees. As of January 1, 2018, my practice became a part of Amarillo Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics. This merger has added an additional 50 full-time professionals, including five pediatric dentists, a board certified orthodontist, and a board certified anesthesiologist.

What is your background? I grew up Canyon and graduated from Canyon High School and West Texas A & M University. I received my Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Baylor College of Dentistry, my certifications in oral and maxillofacial surgery from University of Missouri at Kansas City, and completed my residency at Truman Medical Center.

What services or products do you offer? Wisdom tooth removal; dental implants; CT scans; oral pathology; bone grafting; impacted tooth and other tooth extractions and treatment; and treatment of facial trauma.

To what do you attribute your success? I make it a priority to live by the “Golden Rule” and treat others as I would want to be treated. I also

feel my dedication to hard work and quest for knowledge are major contributors to my success.

How does your company give back to the community? My practice sponsors various local non-profit events with both in-kind and monetary contributions. I am also a provider for Teddy Bear Cares, and offer a 10-percent discount to military veterans, first responders, and teachers.

What is unique about your business? We strive to respect and minimize customer wait time while listening and communicating effectively with each patient.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors?

My office puts an emphasis on customer service, integrity and transparency. We put our patient’s needs first and always try to coordinate appointments to fit our patient’s schedule.

What are your plans for the future? To grow and expand as we continue to provide excellent service to the community.

What made you choose Amarillo? I chose to locate my practice in the Texas Panhandle because this area is my home. I graduated here and I love living in Amarillo.

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LEGAL SERVICES Underwood Law Firm

500 S. Taylor St., Suite 1200 | 376.5613 | uwlaw.com

Years in business: 106 Company size: 90 employees What is the practice’s background? Underwood Law Firm, P.C. has been providing legal services to the people of Texas since 1912.

With offices in Amarillo, Austin, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Pampa, Underwood enjoys the confidence of some of the largest employers in the area and the respect of distinguished firms and leaders throughout Texas. The Firm has 48 attorneys whose practices cover multiple areas of law.

What services or products do you offer? Underwood is a fullservice law firm representing companies and individuals in a wide range of legal issues.

To what do you attribute your success? Our timeless values and standards will continue to be the benchmark by which we measure our success: integrity in all things, service to our community, a keen responsibility to our clients and colleagues.

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How does your company give back to the community?

Underwood is honored to support the various communities that we serve. Many members of the firm serve on community and nonprofit boards. As a firm, our people spend many hours volunteering outside the office at events, and donate funds to help further the mission of more than 50 organizations.

What is unique about Underwood? We are one of the oldest law firms in the state. We have adapted with the changing times and continue to successfully serve our clients.

Why do your clients select you over your competitors? In addition to our experience, we know that legal services are about relationships. We take the time to build and foster those relationships.

What are your plans for the future? To continue to adapt in an ever-changing world so we can serve our clients for generations to come.

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HOME DECOR The Urban Giraffe

Years in business: Five Company size: Six employees What is your background? A fine tradition of offering current and trending home decor and accessories.

To what do you attribute your success? Putting the customer first.

How does your company give back to the community? We support a wide array of community interests and charities.

4000 SW 51st Ave. | 418.8962 | theurbangiraffe.com What is unique about your business? We have a large shopping space and inventory, which attracts local, rural and metroplex clients.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? The Urban Giraffe provides up-to-theminute decor trends that meet anyone’s budget.

What are your plans for the future? To provide the best in one-stop shopping for all your home design and giftgiving needs.

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DRY CLEANING U.S. Cleaners

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Years in business: 24 Company size: We have a production facility and five retail locations with more than 40 employees between them.

What is your background? Caron Sansing has owned U.S. Cleaners for 24 years, along with her husband, Billy, who is also in the insurance and ranching business. Her daughter, Taylor Van Valkenburg, is the general manager of all six locations, and Taylor's husband, Brad, is an Amarillo firefighter that helps run the business on his days off.

What services or products do you offer? Professional dry cleaning and laundry services, a growing tablecloth service, commercial services, wash-n-fold by the pound, pick-up and delivery to home and office, 24-hour drop boxes, and the best customer service!

To what do you attribute your success? Our employees and customers! We know we couldn’t be successful without them.

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How does your company give back to the community? We work with Colorful Closets of Amarillo, High Plains Food Bank, ADVO, PCCF, and many local school fundraisers.

What is unique about your business? We are a true familyowned and -operated business. Our employees are like family, and many have been with us for 10-plus years.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? Our products, prices and service. We use the best and safest products on the market, and even though it costs us more, we still keep our prices the lowest. We are not a discount cleaner; we are a highvolume cleaner and this allows us to have the best prices in town.

What are your plans for the future? After our recent expansion into Canyon, our future plans are to focus on philanthropy and expand and refine our services.

What made you choose Amarillo? It provides a business-friendly economy and a great place to raise a family!

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PERSONAL INJURY LAW Wood Law Firm

610 SW 11th Ave. | 372.9663 | woodlawfirm-tx.com Years in business: 29 years combined experience Company size: Two lawyers and four staff members What is your background? Channy: B.S., Ag.Eco, 1989, J.D., 1994 from Texas Tech; Leslie B.A., 2006 from Sam Houston State, J.D., 2013 from Baylor What services or products do you offer? We fight for the good guys. Our practice is devoted to representing people who are the victims of wrongful actions of others. We won’t represent or defend wrongdoers.

To what do you attribute your success? The support of my family, humility and extending grace, dignity and respect to my clients as well as my adversaries.

How does your company give back to the community? We are a long-time supporter of the High Plains Children’s Home. We also sponsor charitable organizations such as Will Rogers Range Riders, Amarillo Junior League, Amarillo College educational summer

programs, and youth sporting activities.

What is unique about your business? We work for people who can’t afford to hire a lawyer. We only get paid if we can attain a successful resolution of our client’s legal issue. That is our guarantee to our clients.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? We are local, hometown lawyers helping local people. We care about our clients; they become a part of our family.

What are your plans for the future? We hope to continue to build upon the foundation of our past successes and relationships by adhering to the principles of honesty, integrity and perseverance.

What made you choose Amarillo? We enjoy the rich western heritage of Texas and the people who chose to make this their home. Here in the Panhandle, principles of honesty, fairness, responsibility, compassion and hard work are still a way of life.

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YOGA INSTRUCTION The Yoga Mat

1942 Civic Circle | 322.3663 | theyogamatamarillo.com

Years in business: Eight Company size: 10 certified teachers What is your background? Learning, practicing and teaching yoga since 2001 What services or products do you offer? A fully equipped, exclusive yoga studio that offers yoga styles from beginner to advanced, chair to prenatal, workshops, special events and celebrations. We sell items related to yoga: mats, props, T-shirts, as well as oils, mists, scrubs and jewelry from local artists.

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How does your company give back to the community? By offering various donation-based classes, in which a portion of the proceeds go to a local charity.

What is unique about your business? We offer a practice based on ancient philosophy from India, defined as yoga – the union of breath, mind, body, spirit.

Why do your customers select you over your competitors? No competition, no ego, no criticism – just a comfortable, peaceful space to let go, get strong, powerful, and connect to the self.

What made you choose Amarillo? I was born and raised here and returned for my parents. It chose me!

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riends of Fogelberg returns to the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts this month, with two concerts and an exciting new theme.

This year’s event, titled “The Surprise Concert” will feature Norbert Putnam, one of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section players and a well-known music producer. Several “surprises” are promised throughout the show.

The lineup of musicians for the concert will include performers Woody Key, Jackie Anderson, Bob Flesher, Drexel Ammons, Irma-Esther Borup, Carlos Casso, Charlie Clinton, Joe Ed Coffman, James Davis, Maddison Jackson, Mike Fuller, Gary Guinn, Bob Hopkins, Chuck Alexander, Mary Lyn Haley, Vic Richardson, Dean Yates, Tony Naples, Maggie Scales, Nick Scales, John Shanks, Buddy Squyres, Russel Steadman, Russ Teweleit, Bond Jessup Thompson, Randy Tupin, Cathleen Tyson, and Robert Workman. Host for the event will be Dr. Richard Kibbey.

In addition to the concert, Friends of Fogelberg will offer free PSA screenings and a special Norbert Putnam book signing on Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Sept. 7-8, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts 500 S. Buchanan St. 378.3096 panhandletickets.com VIEW AN UPDATED LISTING OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AT AMARILLOMAGONLINE.COM. To have an event listed on the calendar, email details to mmcaffrey@amarillo.com or fax a press release to 806.345.3282.

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Arts Season Calendar 2018-2019 Amarillo Little Theatre Main Stage, 2019 Civic Circle, 355.9991, amarillolittletheatre.org 2018 “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Sept. 6, 13 and 20, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22, 8 p.m.

Sept. 16 and 23, 2:30 p.m.

“Little Shop of Horrors” Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, 8 p.m.

Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2:30 p.m.

2019 “Over the River and Through the Woods” Jan. 17 and 24, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18-19 and 25-26, 8 p.m.

Jan. 20 and 27, 2:30 p.m.

“Steel Magnolias” Feb. 28 and March 7, 7:30 p.m.

March 1-2 and 8-9, 8 p.m.

March 3 and 10, 2:30 p.m.

“Mamma Mia!” May 2 and 9, 7:30 p.m.

May 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18, 8 p.m.

May 12 and 19, 2:30 p.m.

ALT Adventure Space 2751 Civic Circle 2018 “A Skull in Connemara” Nov. 8 and 15, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 9-10 and 16-17, 8 p.m.

Nov. 11 and 18, 2:30 p.m.

2019 “Fun Home” Feb. 7 and 14, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 8-9 and 15-16, 8 p.m.

Feb. 10 and 17, 2:30 p.m.

“Other Desert Cities” April 11 and 18, 7:30 p.m.

April 12-13 and 19-20, 8 p.m.

April 14, 2:30 p.m.

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Amarillo Museum of Art 2200 S. Van Buren St., 371.5050, amarilloart.org 2018 “Icons and Symbols of the Borderland” Open through Oct. 14.

“Border Canots/Sonic Border” Open through Oct. 28.

12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction Oct. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

“Burning Ring of Fire: 20 Years of Cast Iron Sculpture in Tucumcari, N.M.” Open Oct. 26 through Dec. 30.

2019 AMoA Open Open Jan. 5-19.

Achievement in Art: William and Pam Campbell/William Campbell Contemporary Art Open Jan. 27 through March 31.

Amarillo College/West Texas A&M University Student/ Faculty Exhibition Open April 5 through 20.

Texas Panhandle Student Art Show Open May 3-18.

“Cut Up/Cut Out” Open July 6 through Sept. 15.

Amarillo Opera 2223 S. Van Buren St., 372.7464, amarilloopera.org All performances at Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St. (unless noted) 2018 “Speed Dating Tonight” Oct. 28-30, 7:30 p.m.

Esquire Jazz Club, 626 S. Polk St.

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“The Gift of the Magi” Dec. 2-4, 7:30 p.m.

2019 “Fireflies” Feb. 1-2, 7:30 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium, 401 S. Buchanan St.

Conductor: Jacomo Rafael Bairos April 26-27, 7:30 p.m.

Amarillo Youth Choirs

“Hello Sky” April 5-6, 7:30 p.m.

203 SW Eighth Ave., 372.1100, amayouthchoirs.org All performances at Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.

Amarillo Symphony

2018 Fall Concert Oct. 14, 3 p.m.

301 S. Polk St., Suite 700, 376.8782, amarillosymphony.org All performances at Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St. 2018 “The Four Seasons Reimagined” Guest artist: Jennifer Frautschi, violin Conductor: Jacomo Rafael Bairos Sept. 14-15, 7:30 p.m.

Gershwin Concerto in F Guest artists: Conrad Tao, piano; Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano Conductor: Jacomo Rafael Bairos Oct. 19-20, 7:30 p.m.

“Mahler and Mozart” Guest artist: J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano Conductor: Jacomo Rafael Bairos Nov. 16-17, 7:30 p.m.

“Happy Holiday Pops” Dec. 15, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

2019 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Guest artist: Orion Weiss, piano Conductor: Jacomo Rafael Bairos Jan. 18-19, 7:30 p.m.

“West Side Story” Guest artist: Kristin Lee, violin Conductor: Jacomo Rafael Bairos Feb. 22-23, 7:30 p.m.

“The Old West” March 23-24, 7:30 p.m.

Beethoven’s 9th Guest artists: Amarillo Master Chorale; First Baptist Church Amarillo Sanctuary Choir

Vienna Boys Choir Nov. 3, 3 p.m.

“Songs of the Season” Dec. 9, 3 p.m.

2019 Spring Concert May 5, 3 p.m.

Arts in the Sunset 3701 Plains Blvd., 353.5700, sunsetartgallery.com First Friday Art Walk 5-9 p.m.

2018 Sept. 7 Oct. 5 Nov. 2 Dec. 7 2019 Jan. 4 Feb. 1 March 1 April 5 May 3 June 7 July 5 Aug. 2 Sept. 6 Oct. 4 Nov. 1 Dec. 6

Cerulean Gallery 2762 Duniven Circle, 231.0615, theceruleangallery.com 2018 “Pop Art” Open Oct. 20 through Dec. 19.

Opening reception: Oct. 20, 6-8:30 p.m.

Collaboration with PanhandlePlains Historical Museum 2019 Anniversary Exhibition Open Jan. 11 through March 8.

Opening reception: Jan. 11, 6-8:30 p.m.

Exhibition 27 Open March 22 through May 17.

Opening reception: March 22, 6-8:30 p.m.

Exhibition 28 Open May 31 through Aug. 2.

Opening reception: . May 31, 6-8:30 p.m.

Exhibition 29 Open Aug. 9 through Oct. 11.

Opening reception: Aug. 9, 6-8:30 p.m.

Exhibition 30 Open Oct. 18 through Dec. 18.

Opening reception: Oct. 18, 6-8:30 p.m.

Chamber Music Amarillo 3306 SW Sixth Ave., 236.3545, cmama.org

Amarillo Botanical Gardens, 1200 Streit Drive

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“An Evening of Parlor Music” Featuring Twyla Robinson, voice; Jerome Tan, piano March 9, 8 p.m.

Fibonacci Space, 3306 SW Sixth Ave.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1601 S. Georgia St., 376.6316, ext. 105

“The Three Bs” March 30, 8 p.m.

Fibonacci Space, 3306 SW Sixth Ave.

Jazz on 6th Fibonacci Space, 3306 SW Sixth Ave. 2018 Pianist T.K. Conrad Oct. 26, 8 p.m.

Jim Laughlin Quartet Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

2019 James Barger Quartet March 2, 8 p.m.

Civic Amarillo Broadway Spotlight Series Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096, panhandletickets.com 2018 “Jersey Boys” Oct. 16-18, 7:30 p.m.

2018 Dr. Carol Williams Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.

Suzanne Ramo March 17, 7:30 p.m.

Monica Czausz April 28, 7:30 p.m.

Lone Star Ballet 3218 Hobbs Road, 372.2463, lonestarballet.org All performances at Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St. (unless noted) 2018 “Frankenstein” Oct. 26-27 “The Nutcracker” Dec. 8, 8 p.m.

Dec. 9, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Dec. 10, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex Auditorium, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096 2019 Envy Dance Company Feb. 9 “Sleeping Beauty” April 12-13

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m.

TheatreAC

Buswell Ou Kraft Piano Trio Nov. 3, 8 p.m.

Fibonacci Space, 3306 SW Sixth Ave.

2019 “Something Rotten!”

Feb. 20-21, 7:30 p.m.

All performances at the Experimental Theatre on the Washington Street Campus, 371.5359, actx.edu/theatre

West Texas A&M University Theatre Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, WTAMU campus, Canyon, 651.2804, wtamu.edu/bit

“The Sound of Music” Nov. 20-21, 7:30 p.m.

“Finding Neverland” April 7-18, 7:30 p.m.

2019 “The Tempest” Feb. 21-23, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 24, 3 p.m.

“Heathers: The Musical” April 26-27 and May 2-4, 7:30 p.m.

May 5, 3 p.m.

2019 Rick Land Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m.

2018 “Animal House!”

Sept. 21-22, 8 p.m.

Fibonacci Space, 3306 SW Sixth Ave.

2019 “Concerto Extraordinaire!”

Jan. 12, 8 p.m.

“Abigail/1702” Dec. 6-8, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 9, 3 p.m.

2018 “The Musical of Musicals, the Musical” Sept. 27-29 and Oct. 4-6, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 2:30 p.m.

Happy State Bank Studio Theatre “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” Nov. 8-10 and 15-17, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 18, 2:30 p.m.

Branding Iron Theatre 2019 “Peter and the Starcatcher” Jan. 24-26, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m.

Hazlewood Lecture Hall, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum “Spring Awakening” Feb. 7-9 and 14-16, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 10 and 17, 2:30 p.m.

Branding Iron Theatre “The Wolves” April 4-6 and 11-13, 7:30 p.m.

April 7 and 14, 2:30 p.m.

Happy State Bank Studio Theatre

2018 “The Good-Night” Oct. 4-6, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 7, 3 p.m.

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BENEFITS & FUNDRAISERS

donuts and coffee, swag and a party zone. The Shops at Wolflin Square, 1932 Civic Circle, 372.4035

Horns & Heels Gala 6:30 p.m.

Jim Lea Memorial Golf Tournament 8 a.m. Comanche Trail

Pups Unchained presents Velvet Funk Band 6:30 p.m. Fundraiser for

Sept. 22

Golf Complex, 4200 S. Grand St., 282.3735

TX Panhandle Pups Unchained will include the concert, silent auction, vendors and food. Starlight Ranch Event Center, 1415 Sunrise Drive, 372.6000

Sept. 1

Tenth Annual Crime Stoppers Car Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 6 United Way Kickoff Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Heritage Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 7-8 Friends of Fogelberg IX 7:3010:30 p.m. This year’s event, titled “The Surprise Concert” will feature Norbert Putnam, one of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section players and a well-known music producer. Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 8 Up in the Air for Family Care Balloon Glow 7:30 a.m. Mass ascension; festival begins at 4 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit the Family Care Foundation. John Stiff Memorial Park, 4800 Bell St., 622.9473

Get Fit Mayor’s Race 7:3011:30 a.m. Race will include games for the kids and food trucks.

Proceeds will benefit The Bridge.

The Shops at Wolflin Square, 1932 Civic Circle, 350.4262

Great Strides 2018 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Hosted by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Medi Park, 1100 Wallace Blvd., 451.5211

Wings of Hope, A Butterfly Release & Remember 10 a.m.12 p.m. Hosted by the Hope and Healing Place. Memorial Park, 2501 S. Washington St., 371.8998

TOADS Shoot Out T1D 1 p.m.

River Breaks Ranch, 7802 Durrett Drive, 355.4773

First Annual 0.5K Slack-A-Thon 4-7 p.m. Hosted by Wolflin Square and Martha’s Home. Event is designed for slackers – those who don’t like the idea of running a race.

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Sept. 8-9 26th Annual Street Toyota Senior Charity Classic All day.

Ross Rogers Golf Complex, 722 NW 24th Ave., 378.3086

Sept. 9 Up in the Air for Family Care Balloon Glow 7:30 a.m. Final ascension. Proceeds will benefit the Family Care Foundation. John Stiff Memorial Park, 4800 Bell St., 622.9473

Sept. 13 23rd Annual Good Times Celebration Barbecue Cook-off 5-8 p.m. 100 cooking teams will prepare eight tons of meat for a crowd expected to exceed 6,000.

Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, 1000 S. Polk St., 342.2007

Advo Companies, Inc., 5241 S. Washington St., 342.0600

Komen Greater Amarillo Race for the Cure Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. Survivor breakfast begins at 7 a.m. 5K competitive run begins at 8 a.m. Survivor photo and parade at 8:45 a.m. 5K run/walk and 1-mile run/walk begin at 9:15 a.m.

Fourth Avenue and Polk Street in downtown Amarillo, 698.1900

Wing Wars 6 p.m. Entertainment provided by William Clark Green.

Proceeds will benefit Amarillo Montessori Academy. Starlight Ranch Event Center, 1415 Sunrise Drive, 353.3871

Seventh Annual Fall Ball 6 p.m.

Hosted by Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle and featuring The Buster Bledsoe Band. Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 S. Coulter St., 376.4571

WTAMU Foundation Sporting Clays Shoot TBA River Breaks Ranch, 7802 Durrett Drive, 355.4773

Sept. 23 Jazz & Champagne Brunch

Sept. 15

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Funds will benefit children’s scholarships for The Amarillo Art Institute. Event will include live music by The Martinis, catering by The Lost Cajun, and an art sale. Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd., 310.2600

Walk to End Alzheimer’s 9 a.m.

Sept. 27

Sept. 14 Our Children’s Blessings Sporting Clays Shoot TBA River Breaks Ranch, 7802 Durrett Drive, 355.4773

Sam Houston Park, 4101 Line Ave., 372.8693

Emilie Yarbrough’s Love Anchors Memorial Golf Scramble 9 a.m. Hosted by The Hope and Healing Place. Ross Rogers Golf Complex, 722 NW 24th, 378.3086

Sept. 21 SAC Golf for Groceries 10 a.m.

Four-man scramble. Funds will benefit the Senior Ambassadors Coalition, Hunger Relief through Grocery Delivery program.

Comanche Trail Golf Complex, 4200 S. Grand St., 282.3735

APD Benefit Fundraiser 11 a.m.2 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Grand Plaza, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

March of Dimes Signature Chefs 6:30 p.m. Amarillo Netplex, 4101 Hillside Road, 664.1830

Delicious Wishes Burger Bash 7-10 p.m. Benefiting Make-A-Wish.

Cornerstone Ranch Events Center, 1901 S. Cement Road, 358.9943

Sept. 29 Pancake Festival 7 a.m.-12 p.m.

Hosted by Amarillo Downtown Lions Club. Tascosa High School, 3921 Westlawn St., 373.0648

17th Annual Buddy Walk, Get Down on Route 66 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Down Syndrome awareness walk in a carnival-type atmosphere. Sam Houston Park, 4101 Live Ave.

Amarillo Angels .5K at Town Square Village 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sept. 12

The 806 Open Mic 8:30 p.m. The 806, 2812 SW Sixth Ave., 322.1806

Family-friendly event will include food stations. Town Square Village, 9181 Town Square Blvd., 570.2010

The 806 Open Mic 8:30 p.m. The 806, 2812 SW Sixth Ave., 322.1806

Sept. 27

Sept. 13

Yvonne Perea 6 p.m. Pescaraz

MysterE 9 p.m. The 806, 2812 SW Sixth Ave., 322.1806

Italian Restaurant, 3415-K Bell St., 350.5430

Sept. 14

Sept. 28

The Black Mariah Theater with Jen Williams & The Potty Mouths 10 p.m. The Golden Light

Mike Fuller 6 p.m. Pescaraz Italian

MUSIC

Restaurant, 3415-K Bell St., 350.5430

Sept. 1

Cantina, 2906 SW Sixth Ave., 374.9237

Sept. 15

of the HPPR Living Room Concerts series. Chalice Abbey, 2717 Stanley St., 367.9088

Palo Duro Metro Chorus 7-9 p.m.

Mr. P Chill 9 p.m. Leftwoods,

The Great Epilepsy Steakout 6 p.m. Starlight Ranch, 1415 Sunrise Drive, 372.6000

Yellow City Sounds Music Festival: Music Made Here 2 p.m.

Hosted by Panhandle PBS and Amarillo College’s FM90. Festival lineup will include The Groobees, Krakt, Turbine Toolshed, Mount Ivy, Comanche Moon, and Fine & Dandy.

The festival will also include food trucks, vendor and food booths, and a children’s activity area. Memorial Park, 2501 S. Washington St., 371.5000

Yvonne Perea 6 p.m. Pescaraz Italian Restaurant, 3415-K Bell St., 350.5430

Sept. 1-2 Chris Duarte Group 8 p.m.

Amarillo College Concert Hall, SW 22nd Avenue, between Jackson and South Washington, 681.1129

Throttlebomb with Loudmouth Lisa and Dem Tone Junkies 8 p.m. Leftwoods, 2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

Kyle Rainer 9:30 p.m. Whiskey River, 4001 SW 51st Ave., 367.6163

Sept. 16 Glenn Roth 9 p.m. The 806, 2812 SW Sixth Ave., 322.1806

Smokey Joe’s on Route 66, 2903 SW Sixth Ave., 331.6698

Sept. 18

Sept. 6

Leftwoods, 2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

Casey Donahew 6:30 p.m.

Bad Idols and As a Friend 8 p.m.

Starlight Ranch Event Center, 1415 Sunrise Drive, 372.6000

Community Center 9 p.m. The

Sept. 7

Sept. 19

Tennessee Tuckness 6 p.m.

Fayuca ft. of Good Nature 9 p.m.

806, 2812 SW Sixth Ave., 322.1806

Pescaraz Italian Restaurant, 3415-K Bell St., 350.5430

Leftwoods, 2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

Shotgun Rider 9 p.m. Hoot’s Pub,

Sept. 20

2424 Hobbs Road, 358.9560

The Buster Bledsoe Band 7 p.m.

J.A.R.S. of Sound 9 p.m. Zombiez

J’s Bar & Grill, 3130 Soncy Road, Suite 100, 358.2222

Bar & Grill, 711 SW 10th Ave., 331.7305

Chancy Bernson 10 p.m. The

Andrew Ryan 9 p.m. The 806, 2812 SW Sixth Ave., 322.1806

Sarah McQuaid 7:30 p.m. Part

2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

Sept. 29 Tennessee Tuckness 6 p.m.

Jesus I Believe Tour 7-10 p.m.

Featuring Brandon Heath and Big Daddy Weave. Potter County Memorial Stadium, 3300 E. Third St., 372.2285

5 p.m. Grandkids, bring Grandma and Grandpa out to the zoo for free admission, plus a cup of their favorite ice cream. Amarillo Zoo, 700 Comanchero Trail, 381.7911

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crafts, pizza, and a chance to meet zoo animals. Amarillo Zoo, 700 Comanchero Trail, 381.7911

Sept. 29 Ghost of the Prairie 9:30 a.m.3 p.m. Learn about the blackfooted ferret through keeper chats and crafts. Amarillo Zoo, 700 Comanchero Trail, 381.7911

Sept. 1

Mishka Sublay, Kyle Pogue, and Skylar Potter 8 p.m. Leftwoods,

Boys Ranch Rodeo + AdvertureFest 10 a.m.,

8:30 p.m. Whiskey River, 4001 SW 51st Ave., 367.6163

by Martin McDonagh

Kids Night Out 6-9 p.m. Games,

Sept. 26

Girls Night Out, The Show

by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

Oct. 25-Nov. 4, 2018

Sept. 15

Piles of David Hasselhoff’s Potentially Dead Sons 8 p.m.

10 p.m. Austin’s Texas Pub, 3121 SW Sixth Ave., 803.9063

Sept. 6-23, 2018

Grandchildren Day 9:30 a.m.-

2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

Judas Rising with Guns of Texas

Aug. 16-26, 2018

by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Sept. 10

Sept. 8

2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

by Matthew Wilkas and Mark Setlock

NATURE

Sept. 21

Leftwoods, 2511 SW Sixth Ave., 367.9840

at 806.355.9991 or visit our website www.amarillolittletheatre.org

Pescaraz Italian Restaurant, 3415-K Bell St., 350.5430

Golden Light Cantina, 2906 SW Sixth Ave., 374.9237

Lead Pony 8 p.m. Leftwoods,

2018-2019 Season

by Joe DiPietro

Jan. 17-27, 2019

by Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron and Alison Bechdel

Feb. 7-17, 2019

SPECIAL EVENTS

by Robert Harling

AdventureFest; 12 p.m., barbecue lunch; 2:30 p.m., rodeo. Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, US 385, 36 miles northwest of Amarillo, 687.3722

Feb. 28 - Mar. 10, 2019

April 11-20, 2019

(Plays and Dates are subject to availability) May 2-19, 2019

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4th Annual Tribute to the Greatest Generation 6-10 p.m. Evening will

Sept. 8

Sept. 14-15

Sept. 16

include dinner, dancing to live music

by Patrick Swindell & Esquire Jazz, and a tribute to those who served in WWII. Texas Air & Space Museum, 10001 American Drive, 335.9159

WWE Live! 7:30 p.m. Amarillo Civic

Northwest Texas Annual Conference

Northwest Texas Annual Conference

Center Complex Coliseum, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Heritage Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

8 a.m.-3 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Heritage Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Amarillo Barrio Book Kickoff Party

Sept. 14-22

Sept. 19

5:30-7 p.m. Amarillo Wesley Community Center, 1615 S. Roberts St., 437.6592

Tri-State Fair & Rodeo 8 a.m.-12 a.m.

Vietnam and Counter Culture: A Study of the Work of John Olsen

Sept. 2

Sept. 10

will include live music and dancing.

La Frontera, 1401 S. Arthur St., 372.4593

Amarillo Bulls Season Ticket Holder Pick-up Party 6-8 p.m. Amarillo Civic

Annual fair includes games, rides, food vendors, petting zoo, commercial vendors, exhibits, concerts, free shows, animal exhibits, and a rodeo. Tri-State Fairgrounds, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

Sept. 6

Center Complex Regency Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 15

Sept. 13

Mindfulness at the Museum: Lotus on the Lawn 10-11 a.m. Panhandle-Plains

33rd Annual La Frontera Block Party 6-10 p.m. Family-friendly event

Exceptional Rodeo for Exceptional Kids 5:30-7:45 p.m. Event is open to the first 30 registered children, ages 6 to 13, with intellectual, developmental and/or physical disabilities. Tri-State Fairgrounds Bill Cody Arena, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 353.3596

Sept. 7

Sept. 12

Constitution Day 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Celebrate the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the Constitution with activities relating to the document that formed our nation.

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 2503 Fourth Ave., Canyon, 651.2244

AC General Assembly 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sept. 13-16

Amarillo Civic Center Complex Heritage Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Panhandle Kennel Club Conformation and Obedience/Rally Show 8:30 a.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

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Historical Museum, 2503 Fourth Ave., 300.1157

Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Parade 10-11 a.m. Presented by Fiesta Foods.

Route will proceed north up Polk Street, turn east onto Third Avenue, and terminate in the north parking lot of the Amarillo Civic Center Complex. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place floats. Downtown Amarillo, 376.7767

7 p.m. As part of the WTAMU Distinguished Lecture Series, guest speaker John Olsen will discuss Vietnam and counter culture. Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 2503 Fourth Ave., 651.2244

Sept. 20 Chamber After Hours 5-7 p.m.

FirstCapital Bank of Texas, 3900 S. Soncy Road, 373.7800

WTAMU Amarillo Center Grand Opening TBA WTAMU Amarillo Center, 720 S. Tyler St., 651.0000

Sept. 21 Texas Workforce Commission Business Conference 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex Heritage Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 22

Sept. 23

31st Annual Fall Cruizer Car Show

11th Annual AQHA, RHC & Open 4D Barrel Race 11:30 a.m. Tri-State

10 a.m-4 p.m. Thompson Park, 2601 Dumas Drive

Sept. 29

Fairgrounds Amarillo National Center, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

Regional Emergency OEM Preparedness Conference 10 a.m.-

Sept. 28-29

3 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex North Exhibit Hall, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

7 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Coliseum, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

All Things Luxe Sip n’ Shop 10 a.m.-

Panhandle Team Penning & Sorting

5 p.m. Event will include vendor booths, live music, cash bar, door prizes, and swag bags. Amarillo Civic Center Complex, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Helium Monument Time Capsule Reveal TBA The Helium Time Columns Monument Committee, in conjunction with the Discovery Center, will host the 50-year column opening. The items from the time capsule will be revealed and available for viewing during the celebration. Don Harrington Discovery Center, 1200 Streit Drive, 355.9547

SPORTS & RECREATION Sept. 1 Adequan Select AQHA World Championship 8 a.m. Tri-State

Sept. 29-30 9 a.m. Tri-State Fairgrounds Bill Cody Arena, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

TRADE SHOWS Sept. 8 Ruffles and Rust Expo 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex South Exhibit Hall, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 9 Ruffles and Rust Expo 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex South Exhibit Hall, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 13-16 Panhandle Kennel Club Dog Show

Sept. 14-15 AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse Show

Sept. 29

8 a.m. Tri-State Fairgrounds Bill Cody Arena, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

Sept. 15 AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge and Quarter Horse Show 8 a.m. TriState Fairgrounds Bill Cody Arena, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

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Amarillo Bulls vs. Topeka Pilots

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex North and South Exhibit Halls, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Fairgrounds, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

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Tri-State Reptile Expo 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex Regency Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 30 Tri-State Reptile Expo 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Amarillo Civic Center Complex Regency Room, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Amarillo Bulls vs. Lone Star Brahmas 7 p.m. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Coliseum, 401 S. Buchanan St., 378.3096

Sept. 16 AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge 8 a.m. Tri-State Fairgrounds Bill Cody Arena, 3301 SE 10th Ave., 376.7767

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he newest eatery on the city’s burgeoning southwest side, Prime Chophouse & Lounge is situated in Town Square Village, and features stunning dining and bar areas – elegant enough to heighten the occasion yet with an industrial-chic touch that ensures a comfortable and relaxing experience.

Chef/owner Brian Mason brings a big-city steakhouse feel to Amarillo, with prices designed to make the experience open to all. Prime Chophouse serves 1855 Beef, a premium, corn-fed prime and upper two-thirds beef, full of flavor and tenderness.

Aged and cut in house, the steaks at Prime range from classic filet mignon and New York strip to a less-often-seen bone-in veal chop and an enormous 32-ounce 1855 tomahawk rib-eye, which is sliced tableside by the chef.

Fresh seafood rounds out the menu, flown in fresh daily and featuring lobster, tuna, salmon and sea bass. Order sides a la carte to share family-style or in individual portions. The full bar spotlights American wines and small batch Texas liquors.

Every element of Prime Chophouse & Lounge is designed to give guests time to relish the evening.

Escape to one of three private, curtained dining areas, the large lounge, or shaded outdoor patio and enjoy topnotch fine dining.

9181 Time Square Blvd., Suite 1311, 433.8933 Open Monday through Saturday, 5-10 p.m.

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1887 Social House Located inside Embassy Suites Downtown, 1887 is open for lunch and dinner. Start your meal with something from the small bites menu, and move on to a hearty steak. Relax in the spacious lobby with an after-dinner drink.

550 S. Buchanan St., 803.5500 $$ c y Abuelo's The authentic atmosphere and generous portions make for an enjoyable lunch or fun evening out. If you’re stumped by all the choices, try the Enchiladas de Cozumel, three crepes filled with guacamole and topped with bountiful seafood, fresh spinach and roasted peppers. As a rule, always get the queso.

3501 W. 45th Ave., 354.8294, abuelos.com $$ c ^ ☎ Acapulco Mexican Restaurant & Bar When the weather’s nice, enjoy sitting on Polk Street while you sip a margarita and sample a traditional Mexican-style shrimp cocktail. 727 S. Polk St., 373.8889, acapulcomexicanrestaurant.net $$ c T y Bar 3 Located at Preston West Golf Course, this hidden gem serves a limited bar menu for lunch and dinner. Savor comfort food like smoked pulled pork sandwiches, pork shank, and hearty hamburgers, made fresh to order. Wash it down with an icecold beer or let the staff help you choose something from the drink menu.

9101 S. Coulter St., 353.7003 $ c Blue Crane Bakery This breakfast- and lunch-only shop serves savory quiche, Keto-friendly baked goods, and plenty of rich sweets for the rest of us. The lineup varies every day, but you’ll find cookies, cupcakes, muffins, bars, poptarts, pie, cake and more, served with coffee from The 806. 3223 SW Sixth Ave., 322.3233 $ Braceros Mexican Grill & Cantina Traditional Mexican food, a colorful bar area and live music keep this Route 66 eatery hopping every day of the week. 2822 SW Sixth Ave., 220.2395 $$ y c BurgerFi BurgerFi features craft beef and veggie burgers, made-from-scratch fries and onion rings served with house-made sauces, and hot dogs – all with a commitment to hormone and antibioticfree meats and fresh ingredients. You’ll also find shakes and custards, and a well-rounded local craft beer and wine list.

4413 S. Soncy Road, 576.0712, burgerfi.com $ C Cafe Marizon Cafe Marizon serves up great, homecooked taste with consistently delicious specials of the day. Go early so you can have a piece of the homemade pie

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or cake. 6151 Hillside Road, 352.2046, cafemarizon.com $ y C Cask & Cork You’re in for a treat when you visit Cask & Cork. Ingeniously crafted menu items, which range from flatbread pizza and pasta to rib-eyes, quail and seafood to sandwiches and salads, will make choosing only one item a challenge.

5461 McKenna Square, Suite 101, 410.1113, caskncorkamarillo.com $-$$ c y ☎ Chill Wellness Bar Fill up on Ezekiel Bread toast topped with spreads, fruit or vegetables, proteindense Greek yogurt topped with fruit, a$aí bowls, hearty salads, fresh-pressed juice, and smoothies at this small dine-in or take-out storefront. Chill’s location on busy Hillside Road makes it the perfect place to grab a healthy treat.

6200 Hillside Road, Suite 100, 355.7100 $ Chop Chop Rice Co. Chop Chop’s slogan is “Simple.

Fresh. Fast.” And that’s exactly what you get when you order the hot teppan-style Japanese cuisine. There’s a casual dining room, quick drive-thru and delivery options so you can decide how you want to dine. 3300 S. Coulter St., Suite 1, 457.0700/2818 Wolflin Ave., 731.4499, chopchoprice.com $ UPDATE

Coyote Bluff Cafe Don’t let the outside fool you. This is seriously good food. The full pound, green chile cheeseburger is Southwest divine (add jalapeños for extra zip). Cool off with an ice cold beer. 2417 S. Grand St., 373.4640, coyotebluffcafe.com $ C ^ Crush Wine Bar & Grill Crush’s excellent tapas, sandwiches, entrees and desserts are a big enough draw. Add an extensive and impressive wine list, a rooftop and street-side patio, and excellent service, and you’ve got one of the city’s premier hang-out spots. The Saturday brunch is hard to beat, too.

627 S. Polk St., 418.2011, crushdeli.com $$ C y ^ T Daniel’s Drive-In Located on old Route 66, Daniel’s offers old-fashioned drive-in fare. Fresh-cooked burgers, tots, onion rings and plenty of soda fountain drinks make this the ideal spot for a sunny-day lunch or afternoon snack. 2911 Amarillo Blvd. East, 383.0066 $ Delvin’s Restaurant & Catering Head to Delvin’s and fill up on some of the city’s finest comfort food. Long-time chef Delvin Wilson opened his small eatery in 2015, and it’s quickly become a favorite lunch and brunch stop. Sample a three-meat combination barbecue plate, or traditional American favorites like fried chicken, soul food, and fresh fried catfish.

Finish with the homemade buttermilk pie.

1300 N. Hughes St., 803.9111 $

The Drunken Oyster Open Monday through Saturday until 2 a.m., The Drunken Oyster features Louisiana-style cuisine in a unique and rustic setting. Fill up on fresh oysters, crawfish etouffee, gumbo, jambalaya, po’boys, and plenty of shrimp entrees.

Craft cocktails and an excellent wine list ensure you’ll stay awhile.

7606 SW 45th Ave., Suite 100, 418.6668 $$-$$$ c☎ The Eatery on Route 66 A glance at the baked goods and lunch items on The Eatery’s Facebook page will get your mouth watering. Choose from a rotating menu of soups, salads and sandwiches Monday through Saturday, with weekly specials and half-price desserts on Tuesdays. 3208 SW Sixth Ave., 322.0828 $ y El Manantial Restaurant For truly authentic Mexican food, this is the spot. A little off the beaten path, El Manantial is worth a visit. Start with lightas-air corn chips and salsa. Every entree is cooked-fresh delicious, especially the barbacoa, seafood and homemade chile relleno. We can’t say enough about every scrumptious bite. 3823 Amarillo Blvd.

East, 383.1852 $ C Embers Steak House Embers offers an array of cuisine from hamburgers and steaks to buffalo, lamb and seafood. We have our eye on the gourmet burger menu. You’ll savor your meal at lunch or dinner, six days a week. 2721 Virginia Circle, 350.3303, amarilloembers.com $$-$$$ c y ☎ Evocation Coffee You’ll find a thoughtful, simple menu at Evocation Coffee. Pour-over coffees and espresso dominate, but you’ll also find tea, cold press juices, fresh in-house waffles with a variety of spreads, and thick-sliced toast drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. Visit Evocation for expertly roasted and brewed coffee and a snack. Hang out because of the peaceful, modern vibe. 3300 S. Coulter St., Suite 5, 418.8968, evocationcoffee.com $ The Family Soul Food Restaurant You’ll find plenty of mouth-watering options at The Family Soul Food Restaurant. Feast on traditional family recipes like chicken-fried chicken, fried ribs, catfish, or cheesy meatloaf with all the sides, topped off by a slice of sweet cornbread. Save room for the rotating dessert menu. 2601 SW Sixth Ave., 463.4686 $

Fatcat Fish & Grill From seafood and coleslaw to cheeseburgers and steaks, Fatcat Fish & Grill offers fresh-cooked food at a reasonable price. 1309 N. Fillmore St., 373.3581 $ C T

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Firehouse Subs Firehouse’s sandwiches are set apart by the nationwide chain’s presentation.

Every hot sub is steamed before serving, and features premium meats and cheeses.

Founded by firemen, the eatery sets aside a portion of every purchase to donate to local first responders to provide them life-saving equipment. 1901 S. Georgia St., 418.6651, firehousesubs.com $ y FrutiLandia Find a colorful snack or light lunch just around the corner from bustling downtown Amarillo. Stop into FrutiLandia for fresh fruit cups, gazpacho, shrimp cocktail, ceviche, or flavorful elote en vaso (corn in a cup). The large portions and fresh ingredients are sure to keep you going back for more. 1010 SE 10th Ave. $y Georgia Street Taphouse Whether in the dining room or inside the spacious bar area, there are plenty of big screens to keep you entertained at Taphouse. Sample typical pub fare and enjoy daily drink specials inside or on the covered patio. 2001 S. Georgia St., 803.7000, $$ c T y Girasol Cafe & Bakery If you’ve missed having an artisan bakery in Amarillo, you’re in luck. Head over to Girasol Cafe and enjoy fresh baked goods along with a rotating menu of salads, soups, sandwiches and entrees – many with a Latin influence. Check the bakery’s Facebook page for daily featured items.

3201 S. Coulter St., 322.0023 $

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Double J’s Mexican Cafe This breakfast and lunch storefront specializes in delivery, pick-up and catering orders, with a variety of tamales, lunch plates – which the eatery announces daily on Facebook – burritos, tacos, and other Tex-Mex favorites.

5901 Bell St., Unit 30-C, 418.6796 $

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Grandma’s Cocina With simple American-style food, Tex-Mex entrees and sides, a hearty breakfast menu, flavored tea, and fresh-squeezed cherry limeades, Grandma’s Cocina can be your new one-stop drive-thru for comfort food Panhandle style. Or call in an order on the way home from a long workday – Grandma’s is open every weekday until 8 p.m. 3609 SW 45th Ave., 398.9999, grandmascocinaamarillo.com $ Grills Gon’ Wild At Grills Gon’ Wild, you can expect a good time. You’ll find fresh food, made to order, with aged hand-cut steaks and daily specials like chicken alfredo, baby back ribs, or fish tacos. Open early for breakfast, as well as lunch and dinner, there’s plenty of options to keep you going back for more. 5120 Canyon Drive, 418.6001, grillsgonwild.com $ The Handle Bar & Grill Open at 7 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the breakfast crowd, The SEPTEMBER 2018 • amarillomagonline.com • Amarillo Magazine

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Handle Bar serves Texas-style comfort food – the handmade burgers are a customer favorite. Dine outside on historic Route 66 or cool off inside while savoring an ice-cold beer. 3514 SW Sixth Ave., 803.9538, thehandlebarandgrill.com $cy The Hobo House Texas Diner Open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner from 5 to 9 p.m., The Hobo House features American classics on its limited menu. Choose from appetizers, sandwiches, salads and burgers. The Bad Moon Burger caught our eye: it’s a half-pound beef patty smothered in blue, cream and Monterrey Jack cheeses, topped with caramelized onions. Where’s the napkins? 7200 W. McCormick Road, 622.9814 $ House Divided Open for dinner Monday through Saturday, House Divided splits its interior into a dedicated bar area and separate dining room (hence the name). But you’ll see a “divided” theme in its menu as well, with popular Texas college rivalries set on opposing pages. The diverse menu is full of plenty of pub grub, steaks, Texas-style entrees, pizza, Italian and Mexican food, salads, sandwiches and burgers to make a return trip a necessity. 7609 Hillside Road, 350.4377 $$ c Ichiban Noodle Bar & Asian Cuisine With the inner workings of its kitchen on display, Ichiban makes you feel like you’re right in the middle of a bustling noodle bar on a street in Asia. Endless choices of cold noodles and hot dishes make your dinner decision a tough one.

3309 Wimberly Road, 355.5031 $ It’s a Punjabi Affair If you were among the many Indian food fans that despaired when Amarillo Hut closed its doors, brood no more.

Punjabi Affair serves Indian-style street food, available for dining in or to take out. Savor classics like flat bread, butter chicken and samosa, and a few you might not be accustomed to like lamb curry, or marinated and fried tilapia. You’ll also find options for vegans and vegetarians. The menu will change with the seasons in order to offer fresh local ingredients.

4201 Bushland Blvd., 414.2114 $ y Jacobo’s Cafe The shrimp tostadas with pico de gallo, cucumber, avocado and rice, and Don Jacobo Burger, two half-pound patties with ham and asadero cheese, caught our eye at Jacobo’s Cafe. But if you’re in the mood for breakfast, the Belgian waffle or breakfast burrito will surely satisfy.

3701 Olsen Blvd., Suite L, 418.8850 $ c Jerry’s Cafe Craving breakfast food? Jerry’s Cafe has the solution. You can’t miss with anything off Jerry’s lengthy breakfast menu, served all day every day. Tex-Mex options fill up

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the rest of the menu with favorites like chile relleno, fajitas and barbacoa.

1601 S. Grand St., 374.4335 $ Joe Taco Great atmosphere and a variety of Southwest favorites make Joe Taco a great place to sit and relax, especially while enjoying a signature margarita.

Soak in the sun on the patio when the weather is nice. 7312 Wallace Blvd., 331.8226, joetaco.net $$ c T y ^ Kathy’s Kitchen This is the simple, Texas Panhandle homestyle food locals crave. Grab the napkins and tackle the brisket burger, a hamburger patty topped with brisket and smothered in barbecue sauce, cheese, and two stuffed jalapeños. Generous portions, daily specials, and low prices will keep you going back for more.

4517 Highway 136, 383.2513 $ La Fiesta Grande Authentic taste and a lively atmosphere make La Fiesta a great place to take the whole family. From nachos to barbacoa, there’s something for every taste.

2200 Ross St., 374.3689/ 7415 SW 45th Ave., 352.1330, fiestagrande.com $$ c Leal's Mexican Restaurant Leal’s serves dishes that blend the traditional flavors of Mexico with a few twists that will delight you. Try excellent, non-traditional items such as salmon or roasted tomatillo enchiladas along with delicious desserts. Let’s not forget about the fresh-squeezed lime margaritas, some of the best around. 1619 S. Kentucky St., 359.5959, myleals.com $$ c T Lil Abner’s Lounge This small cocktail lounge and pizza restaurant offers Happy Hour daily from 4 to 7 p.m., with lunch and dinner service.

Customize your pie and pair it with delicious avocado fries or fried raviolis.

2813 SW Sixth Ave., 418.2570 $ c y Ly’s Cafe If you’ve never tried Laotian food, head over Ly’s Cafe and fill up on authentic, fresh and delicious food. Handmade sausage, beef jerky, duck – add the essential sticky rice and a hot tea for a classic meal. The friendly staff will help you choose from the ample menu if you’re stumped. 5615 Amarillo Blvd. East, 383.1569 $ Macaroni Joe’s Macaroni Joe’s isn’t just a place to eat a great meal. The Tuscan-inspired rooms are the perfect place for creating memories.

Whether for a first date, the start of a new life together, or celebrating important milestones, the restaurant offers excellent service and an exquisite food and wine menu. It’s at the top of our list.

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Malcolm's Ice Cream & Food Temptations Malcolm’s offers the ultimate in classic soda-fountain food: burgers, sandwiches and salads – everything’s good. Be sure you save room for dessert. Better yet, start with a treat. After all, it’s the most important part of the meal at Malcolm’s.

2100 Paramount Blvd., 355.3892 $ Metropolitan-A Speakeasy Start your day with a coffee and pastry at Metropolitan. If a midday lunch with colleagues is in order, impress them with Metropolitan’s twist on classic favorites like a BLT. Or celebrate the end of a productive workday with a classy cocktail, savory small plate, or scrumptious homemade dessert. The menu changes frequently so check the club’s Facebook page for updates and special menu offerings. 9181 Town Square Blvd., Suite 1201, 242.0117, metroofamarillo.com $$ c y T Mr. Fish Another quirky dive has popped up on Sixth Street. The former owner of nowclosed Pattaya Restaurant takes another approach with a small fish-and-chips joint.

A rotating menu of Asian specialties, including sushi, will supplement the affordable fish and fries offerings.

2806 SW Sixth Ave., 803.9434 $ y Napoli’s Fine Italian Restaurant Napoli’s has created an oasis in downtown Amarillo. Indulge yourself with the housebaked bread while you browse the ample menu. Try the hearty lasagna or one of the over-sized calzones while enjoying live music on the spacious patio.

700 S. Taylor St., 220.2588, napolisofamarillo.com $$ c T y ^ North Heights Discount & Cafe Part convenience store and part neighborhood eatery, North Heights Discount & Café serve made-to-order soul food every day but Sunday. Portions are generous at Discount, but can you ever have too much smoky ribs, fried catfish, french fries, or mac-and-cheese? We don’t think so. 1621 NW 18th Ave., 418.6751 $

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OHMS Cafe & Bar Set in downtown Amarillo, OHMS serves a buffet-style lunch then switches to wait service in the evenings. The chef features specials each week that range from seafood and smoked duck to beef tenderloin. Start with daily Happy Hour and give the Bar Burger a try. (It’s not on the menu, but it might be the best burger in town.) Excellent cuisine and service make this a delightful place to linger.

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The Original Stockyard Cafe This cozy cafe has been located inside the Amarillo Livestock Auction building for decades. Fill up on home-style favorites like biscuits and gravy, chicken-fried steak, fried catfish, burgers, and zesty enchiladas. Finish with the homemade cobbler. 100 S. Manhattan St., 373.7999, amarillostockyardscafe.com $ Palio’s Pizza Cafe Palio’s has all your Italian food cravings covered. From generous subs and pasta dishes to fresh-made pizza, the cafe promises “real” food with madefrom-scratch dough, fresh produce and all-natural ingredients. There are even gluten-free options for celiac sufferers.

3562 S. Soncy Road, Suite 301, 398.7256, paliospizzacafe.com $$ c Pan-Handlers Cafe Kick your lunch experience up a notch at Pan-Handlers. Settled in the basement of Amarillo National Bank Plaza One, this family-run restaurant supports the community by using farm-fresh produce.

With a list of daily specials ranging from Mexican to seafood and cleverly concocted sandwiches (try the ANBLT on ciabatta bread), your dining experience will be anything but bland and boring.

410 S. Taylor St., 352.2590, thepan-handlers.com $ C Pescaraz Italian Restaurant Come ready to linger when you visit Pescaraz. From the charming decor and cozy bar area to the array of entrees, soups, salads and impressive wine list, you’ll want to take time to savor every bite. Enjoy excellent service and live music in the evenings. 3415-K Bell St., 350.5430, pescaraz.com $$ c T ^ y NEW Prime Chophouse & Lounge Prime Chophouse is situated in Town Square Village, and features a gorgeously appointed dining room and bar. Choose from prime cuts of steak and pork and plenty of seafood options. Sides are served a la carte in family-style or individual-sized portions. Tranquil decor and topnotch dining ensure an enchanting evening. 9181 Time Square Blvd., Suite 1311, 433.8933 $$ y☎ c Public House You’ll want to take your time to enjoy the ambience and upscale Southern comfort food at Public House. Savor the house favorite, a generous portion of meatloaf comprised of ground duck, pork and beef with mashed potatoes, a house-made pimiento grilled cheese sandwich, or enticing nightly specials.

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Rain Premier Sushi Bar & Lounge Rain lights up Polk Street with its sleek, energetic ambience and exceptional menu of contemporary Asian cuisine. Grab the gang for an evening of flavor and fun.

817 S. Polk St., 331.1155, rainamarillo.com $$ c y

extra messy hot dog, topped with bacon, avocado, onions, mayonnaise, mustard and ketchup comes on a toasted bun.

We recommend extra napkins.

2618 Amarillo Blvd. East, 367.8935 $

Rise ‘N’ Shine Donuts In addition to its glazed, cake or filled doughnuts and fresh pastries, start the day off right at Rise ‘N’ Shine Donuts with a savory kolache or croissant breakfast sandwich. 3605 SW 45th Ave., 398.9622 $

Six Car Pub & Brewery You’ll see attention to detail and not-yourrun-of-the-mill small plates and entrees at Six Car. The chefs feature local greens, grains, meats, brews and wine whenever possible. Enjoy brunch on Saturday on one of the breezy outdoor patios.

625 S. Polk St., 316.8101, sixcarpub.com

Roosters Restaurant and Catering Roosters offers more than just a good cup of Joe. Stop in and plan on staying for a hot breakfast pastry or one of the delicious lunch specialties. It’s the perfect place to relax with friends for lunch.

3440 S. Bell St., Unit 110, 353.7309, silver-fork.com $ y

Texas Firehouse Sports Bar & Grill Texas Firehouse offers everything from a delicious, fried green bean appetizer to steaks to pizza, all in a family-friendly, smoke-free environment. Watch all your favorite sporting events while you eat.

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Scott's Oyster Bar If you are a fresh oyster connoisseur, Scott’s is the place for you. Even though it’s a little on the small side, the quick service and excellent seafood make it one of our favorite places to hang out.

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Thai Star Thai Star has some of the most flavorful Thai dishes around, and people from all over rave about this little hole in the wall.

The pad thai is a favorite among many, but if you want to challenge your taste buds, we recommend the pad piek. And if that’s not spicy enough for you, we dare you to try the ghost pepper.

3800 Amarillo Blvd. East, 383.4727 $

Sinaloa Hot Dogs and Mexican Food The hot dogs Mexicanos are the star of the menu at Sinaloa (although the roasted chicken is pretty tantalizing, as well). The

Toom’s Restaurant You’ll find a variety of authentic Thai, Lao and Chinese food at Toom’s. Choices abound – from sticky and fried rice or noodles to classic larb, beef jerky and chicken wings. You’ll find fresh, affordable meals for lunch or dinner.

3416 NE 24th Ave., 381.2568 $ Tower Café Stop in to the Tower Café and grab an early morning coffee, hot breakfast sandwich or pastry, or fill up on fresh fruit, salads and sandwiches at lunch.

The cafe stays open until 5 p.m. for those late-afternoon coffee and sweets cravings.

600 S. Tyler St., 373.4361 $ Uncork’d Bar & Grill Uncork’d is more than just a wine bar.

Serving lunch and dinner, the small eatery offers American fare, with choices like fish and chips, steak, or hot Panini sandwiches. Choose a custom cocktail from the full bar or get help from the staff with the perfect wine or beer pairing.

2511 S. Georgia St., 367.6000, uncorkdwinebar.com $$ c y Urbana Coffee Works Southwest Amarillo can get its caffeine fix a little closer to home with the opening of Urbana Coffee Works. Hang out with a fresh brew and breakfast pastry, or enjoy lunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. daily with hearty, hot sandwiches, tapas, soups

and salads, and desserts like gelato or cupcakes. 5215 S. Coulter St., Suite 100, 803.9022 $ T Wild Bill’s Wild Bill’s offers American food and friendly service. The green chile cheese burger with hand-cut, seasoned fries is our favorite. Enjoy billiards, darts and arcade games while you wait, or after you dine. 3811 SW Sixth Ave., 372.4500 $ y

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2916 Wolflin Ave., 353.9273 $-$$ C y Young Sushi “Rocks!”

The friendly greeting you receive when you walk into Young’s is your first clue your experience will be a good one. The helpful staff is always willing to offer suggestions regarding the sushi. If sushi’s not your thing, try the authentic Thai cuisine. 202 SW 10th Ave., 371.7200 $$

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became necessary, and county judge Lon Marrs led a group advocating for a bond issue to build one. Despite broad opposition from citizens, voters finally approved the contentious issue in April 1904.

Construction began later that year, with Dallas architect James E. Flanders designing the threestory, neoclassical building. The new courthouse opened in 1906. Its dome was removed a few years later to add a fourth floor. It operated in that capacity until being replaced in 1932 by the existing courthouse.

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What is the best advice you received when you were beginning your career? Pay attention to details; listen and watch more than you talk.

How do you use social media to grow your network? To share timely updates and connect with interested people and groups. How do you maintain balance? I don’t. My doctor says I have all seven of the deadly sins at least twice. What has been your wisest investment?

The wedding ring I gave my best friend and wife, Dianne, 34 years ago. She is my advisor, counselor, editor, friend and lover. How has your past work experience shaped you into a leader? As a longtime teacher, my students challenged and inspired me, showing me daily that it is people, not position, that matter. What is the best part about your job? Having time to read, research and travel. How has mentorship made a difference in your professional and private life? My mentors were my cowboy/businessman grandfather, Slim Barnard, Nikita Talin, a remarkable choreographer and director, and the late Jo Stewart Randel, a visionary, benefactor and philanthropist. Each was larger than life and imparted special wisdom. Which living person do you most admire and why? Anthony Bourdain. I know he recently passed, but to me, he is still providing insightful lessons through his writing and programs. Which over-used word or phrase makes you cringe? I have a few. “Authentic, ridiculous, insane, ironic, back in the day.” What is your business philosophy? Be direct, upfront and always collaborative. Which quality do you most value in an employee? Heart. What personality trait has most helped you succeed? Audacity. Who is your favorite author? Two – Hemingway and my friend, America’s most prolific playwright, Don Nigro. What did you learn from your best boss? Seek to excel. Your worst? Don’t waste time trying to change someone. How can Amarillo improve its business environment? By learning from leaders like Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart: Help students succeed. Give them reasons and means to experience personal success and how to contribute to community success. Most important tech tool: My 1943 model Royal De Luxe Quiet manual typewriter. Best time management tool: Deadlines. I can’t live without my: Bulleit Bourbon. My favorite thing about Amarillo is: our people. Most unusual job or task: Serving as an intermediary between different stage production professionals, myself included, to reach consensus and truly tell the story.

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