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Global Samaritan Resources is inviting kids and grown-up kids of all ages to build a boat to float/race on Fort Phantom Lake. GSR’s mission is built upon taking donated goods and donating them back out (for resue) to organizations that need them. The challenge is to build a water-worthy boat out of recycled materials. 

READY, SET, SNAP!

Visit our Spring Selfie Station located near Kay Jewelers and snap your best spring selfie for a chance to WIN a spring-time prize!

How to enter:

1. Upload your photo taken at our selfie station to any of our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

2. Tag us @mallofabilene

That’s it!

Must be 18 years or older to be eligible. Winner will be selected on Monday, May 23.

FB link: Spring Selfie Station | Facebook

Tuesday Evenings: May 10th - May 31st

Age Group: Middle School Teams can be made up of school teams, club teams, or just a group of friends wanting to play together. Teams will be guaranteed 2 matches per night. All teams must provide a volunteer scorekeeper and one line judge for each of their matches. Teams will also need to provide their own numbered shirts. Cost: $65 per player

Thursday Nights Only! 8 game guarantee (2 games per night) $150/team 5 player max per team Boys & Girls Divisions: 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, 6th-8th, 9th-12th, AND ADULTS! 3v3 basketball is geared towards helping you get more touches since there will be fewer people on the court. It’s a great time for you to work on your ball handling, movement, and shot, or just have fun! There will be prizes for the winning teams, including free registration for our next league!

Get up close and see the voracious Velociraptors, the massive, ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the soaring Pterodactyl! Jurassic Empire will stimulate your child’s imagination (and yours!) as Dinosaurs come to life right in front of their inquisitive eyes. Show schedule: May 13: 4-8pm May 14-15: 10am-8pm Located in the parking lot near Chili's.

May 24 Primary Run-Off Election Early Voting Schedule: Monday, May 16- Friday, May 20: 10AM-6PM Located in the movie theatre wing between Kay Jewelers & Francesca’s. Contact (325) 674-1216 for details.

Join us for our monthly 3rd Thursday cordell's Farm Market (4pm - 6pm). Many of the farms that we work with on a daily basis will be here with products for sale and to answer any questions and meet you! Come shop with us and our local farms and learn more about the local producers in our community. Our gourmet food store and coffee and tea bar will be open and our farms will have beef, chicken, eggs, vegetables, fruit and more for sale! Plus, it will be inside and air conditioned! 🙂

Come hang with Jak Creek Band and have good food and drinks! Sponsored by Pest Patrol

Potosi Live presents Christopher Wright. From the Piney Woods of East Texas, Christopher Wright's Music was borne out of strong conservative Christian values and the influences of Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, Jr.

Enjoy live music a great drinks at the Ice House!

Dogs from all over the country come to Abilene to compete in these annual events. Hundreds of dogs and their owners participate in the daily events which include conformation (dog show), obedience, and rally trials.

Kick off the weekend with good tunes by Blan Scott.

Great Western Swing and country dance music.

Live music from Flatland Cavalry, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Giovannie & the Hired Guns, and Parkside. Improvements to the show include five entry gates instead of two, reduced lines, more food outlets, and more bathrooms. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. 

Potosi Live presents Soul Krusher, Friday 8pm-10pm. Bring the house down with a selection of Heavy 70s, 80s, and 90s Rock n Metal covers. Lead Vocals - Adam Cordero, Guitar, Keys, vocals - Delbert McNeill, Lead Shred, vocals - DBK - Daniel Brown Keith, Bass, vocals- Rob Gebhard, Drums, vocals - Walter Payne.

This is the District 11 Qualifier.

While Honoring and Remembering Fallen Warriors whose pictures line the run route, there is an opportunity to "Ruck for Vets", filling up rucksacks/backpacks with canned goods to support elderly veterans served by Meals-on-Wheels. Boxes of canned goods are also welcomed.

Guiding locals and visitors on an entertaining walking tour of Downtown Abilene. Highlighting the history, local businesses, and art, this tour is informative, fun, and a great way to find out what’s happening downtown. Samples, of course, are a must. This tour covers the Eastern parts of Northern Downtown. Private tours are available.

Dyess Big Country AirFest is a celebration of aviation designed to provide an educational and entertaining experience for residents from around the Big Country of Texas. The event fosters a continuation of the strong bond between Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene and the surrounding area. It also provides a destination for aviators from throughout the Southwest to participate in an event designed for civilian and military aviation enthusiasts.

In 1884 the young town of Abilene decided to enforce laws prohibiting gambling and alcohol leading to a shootout at the Cattlemen's Exchange. This event is reenacted in a short drama at high noon on Saturdays on May 21, May 28, June 4, June 25, and July 2. Outdoors in the museum's parade grounds (courtyard area).

Check out Jarod Grice and enjoy good drinks at the Ice House.

Crooked Creek Meats is back at Pappy Slokum Brewing Co. for our annual crawfish boil!

Potosi Live's Chuckle Shack presents Rapper, Comedian and Texas native Official Chingo Bling on May 21st with special guest Jesse Peyton Comedy, and host Flo Hernandez! Must be 21+ years old. Doors open at 7 pm, Show starts at 9 pm. Tickets available @ stubwire.com

Youth boys and girls basketball tournament with players competing in the Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center. 

Join us for annual Zoolute to Dyess! This event is presented by H-E-B. On Saturday, May 21st we honor and say thank you to our military. All military, veterans and their families receive free admission with military or dependent ID. Don’t miss out on food, music and keeper chats. So bring military or dependent ID for free admission and join us for our opening ceremony at 0900 featuring the Dyess Honor Guard! Live music from 1100-1200! Hot dogs and pizza at 1130! Bounce house and games all day!

Aladdin is a lovable street urchin who meets Princess Jasmine, the beautiful daughter of the sultan of Agrabah. While visiting her exotic palace, Aladdin stumbles upon a magic oil lamp that unleashes a powerful, wisecracking, larger-than-life genie. As Aladdin and the genie start to become friends, they must soon embark on a dangerous mission to stop the evil sorcerer Jafar from overthrowing young Jasmine’s kingdom.

Your weekend just got better! Join the Abilene Public Library South Branch for Sunday Fun Day hosted on the fourth Sunday each month. Located at Women’s Dillard’s Courtyard. Each month, an hour-long session will feature a different activity such as crafts, experiments, story times, or guest visitors. At this session, we’ll provide you with the plain coffee filters and markers and show you how to turn them into beautiful butterflies! Don’t miss out on this fun, free, come-and-go event!

Start the week off right with good music and drinks.

Check out Double Shot live at Fuzzy's!

Enjoy drinks and live music by Jim Sadler and Alex Flores. 

Enjoy great food and live music by Josh Weathers Music with Kirk House Band.

Good food, good tunes, and good drinks! Sponsored by Pest Patrol.

Thursday night music with good drinks!

Potosi Live presents Joe Dean. Enjoy great food and music!

My ER 24/7 wants to say thank you to our Abilene Hometown Heroes for always being available for our community. We're offering FREE lunch to Police, Fire, EMS, Teachers, Military and City employees. Donations will be accepted for lunch and 100% will be given to our Hometown Heroes at the end of the event. Bring the kids for fun in the sun and enjoy food, games, karaoke, cornhole, a dunk tank, and more!

Celebrate the last Friday in May with great drinks and live music!

Potosi Live presents 5 N Dimers a mix of musicians from different bands, who have joined forces to bring a fun, energetic, and family-friendly show!

Softball tournament with 6-Open, 8-Open, 10-Open, 12-Open, 14-Open, and 16/18-Open divisions. 5 GG -3 pool, double elimination.

Enjoy good food and music by Cassidy Sooter!

Pop up Vendor Market! There will be clothing, soaps, cups, candles, crocheted goods, baby booties, headbands, bows, t-shirts, etc. No pets allowed.

A night of rock and blues.

Potosi Live presents Brad Russell Band. Brad Russell Band is a high-flying honkytonk band!​ With a knack for honkytonk and dancehall tunes, they are guaranteed to bring a high-energy show. Their music has been played in 26 countries, and their last 4 singles have been charted on the Texas country music chart. don't miss a chance to see the future legends carry the honkytonk torch into a new generation! No Cover Charge!

Kick off your week with good music and drinks.

Open to the community - Hosted by the Big Country Human Trafficking Coalition (housed at RVCC). We will be showing the powerful documentary "Blind Eyes Opened" which is a first-of-a-kind Christian documentary that dives deep into the sex trafficking industry in the U.S. There will be agencies and ministries hosting booths at the event to share ways that we can fight Human Trafficking together. Lunch will be provided. General registration link: https://emeraldofthesea.breezechms.com/form/59830

Wednesday night drinks and music at the Ice House!

Live music and great drinks at the Ice House!

Country dancing at it’s best with Ariel Hutchins!

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker.

Join us for a unique al fresco culinary celebration on Cypress Street. Courses presented by Black Cur & Rancho Loma, Cypress Street Station, Salty Roan Bakery, The Local, and The Shed. Handcrafted cocktails and wine pairings prepared by Kao Lounge and Rancho Loma.

Benefiting United Way of Abilene.

WHEN: Saturday, June 4th (8am-5pm) Optional Pre-Clinic/Meet and Greet--Friday Night (5-7pm)

WHERE: Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center, Abilene, TX

COST: Registration=$150 (This includes the Friday Night Pre-Clinic!) (CEU Credit is available for those who have had it approved by their school admin)

WHO: The Master Coaches Clinicians are Bob Bertucci, Brian Gimmillaro, Mick Haley, and Ruth Nelson. These four clinicians each have 40+ years of experience coaching volleyball.

Come see super-fast "TOMS" Touring Outlaw MODIFIED dirt track racing, along with all our regular classes. Great food, great fun and great racing.

Come travel the states with us at Turning Pointe's 2022 Recital: Roadtrip USA! This will be a fun-filled night with dances performed by Turning Pointe's students and our award-winning competition team. Tickets are available at etix.com through the link provided.

The WWTGA tournament is a four to five day women's golf tournament. The location rotates among the Host Club members. On the first day, the ladies play a qualifying round. It includes the 16 (or 32) low handicap index players and any other players who elect to qualify that have an index of no higher than 15.9. The format is then match play divided by flights.

Air It Out Passing Camp provides young quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends with the best instruction in skill development. The football camp also focuses on faith, character and leadership development, drug and alcohol awareness that will help young men be successful both on the playing field and in the game of life. 

Come get a week of good workouts in, learn better takeoff and landing techniques on your form, work on some balance and injury prevention techniques, and have A BLAST!

Air It Out Passing Camp provides young quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends with the best instruction in skill development. The football camp also focuses on faith, character and leadership development, drug and alcohol awareness that will help young men be successful both on the playing field and in the game of life. 

Come hang out and enjoy live music and good food! Sponsored by Pest Patrol

Hundreds of quilts made by regional quilters will be on display. Attendees may vote for their favorites on Friday. Quilt shops and other vendors will be there and food will be presented for purchase.

Watch as girls compete for the state championship held at the Lake Kirby Softball Complex.

Join Young Audiences of Abilene at their Enchanted Eatery during the CALF, Friday and Saturday, June 10-11. Registration ahead of event at www.abilenecalf.com is required for food reservation and seating. Three seating options (10;30-11:30, 11:30-12:30, 12:30-1:30) are available for a Chick-Fil-A nugget lunch while you visit with costumed characters from your favorite books and movies. Photo opportunities will be available with the characters.

The world-famous Classical Mystery Tour Returns to Abilene! Hear all your favorite Beatles hits such as Penny Lane, Yesterday, Imagine, I am the Walrus and much more! From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you‘ve never heard them: with a live symphony orchestra!

Guiding locals and visitors on an entertaining walking tour of downtown Abilene. Highlighting the history, local businesses, and art, this tour is informative, fun, and a great way to find out what’s happening downtown. Samples, of course, are a must. This tour covers the Western parts of Northern Downtown.

Check out Second Hand Prophets at Fuzzy's!

Great music for a great cause. The largest fundraiser to benefit Harmony Family Services, Inc. an organization that provides foster care and emergency shelter for children. Students and teachers from Abilene and the surrounding area perform ensembles, solos, and original compositions on eight pianos on stage. Pianos are provided by Lubbock Piano Gallery and First Baptist Church Abilene.

Air It Out Passing Camp provides young quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends with the best instruction in skill development. The football camp also focuses on faith, character and leadership development, drug and alcohol awareness that will help young men be successful both on the playing field and in the game of life. 

Come get a week of good workouts in, learn better balance, takeoff, and landing techniques, as well as injury prevention techniques, and HAVE A BLAST!

Air It Out Passing Camp provides young quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and tight ends with the best instruction in skill development. The football camp also focuses on faith, character and leadership development, drug and alcohol awareness that will help young men be successful both on the playing field and in the game of life. 

Be a part of one of the biggest used book sales around by attending the Friends of the Abilene Public LIbrary's Annual Book Sale at your Abilene Convention Center. You'll find the best deals around on a wide selection of books, movies, music, children's books, and more. All proceeds from the sale go towards benefiting your Abilene Public Library. The majority of all the materials in the sale come from your donations to the library and you will be able to build your personal library at a fraction of the cost.

Live Music and a good time! Sponsored by Pest Patrol

Texas Showcase League offers showcase tournaments throughout the summer and fall. Their venues include various colleges, universities, and professional stadiums throughout the state. Divisions 15U/16U & 17U/18U, 4 game guarantee, *pool winners advance to championship play. 

Professional Disc Golf Association presents PRO/AM C-Tier Dynamic Discs Flex Start Friday and PRO/AM B-Tier Abilene Wild Hair Disc Golf Tournament. Abilene Wild Hair event will be three rounds of shotgun start. Two rounds on Saturday and one round on Sunday.

Guiding locals and visitors on an entertaining walking tour of downtown Abilene. Highlighting history, local businesses, and art, this tour is informative, fun, and a great way to find out what’s happening downtown. Samples, of course, are a must. This tour covers the Eastern parts of N Downtown. Private tours available.

In 1884 the young town of Abilene decided to enforce laws prohibiting gambling and alcohol leading to a shootout at the Cattlemen's Exchange. This event is reenacted in a short drama at high noon on Saturdays on June 18, June 25, and July 2. Outdoors in the museum's parade grounds (courtyard area).

Houston Boychoir concerts delight audiences of all ages. Their music spans the centuries and the globe as boys sing music from the Western European tradition and music of many lands, languages and cultures. With two choirs to charm you, audiences will hear the soaring voices of the Chamber Choir and the powerful young men's voices of the Olde Boys. When their voices combine into one large Houston Boychoir, they are thrilling.

Join Global Samaritan for a day on the lake watching members of the community attempt to float/race a boat made entirely from recycled materials.

This exhibition will highlight the early history of the State Epileptic Colony in Abilene through over 50 photographs from The Grace’s permanent history collection. In 1904, the institution was founded to help individuals with epilepsy through research, care, isolation, and offering a place to work and live. The complex consisted of an administration building, a power plant, a women’s and men’s hospital, four cottages, and a home for the superintendent. The hospital was a state of the art facility and housed 200 patients by the fall of 1904. By the 1920s, the state of Texas expressed the desire to include individuals with mental health disabilities and renamed the colony the Abilene State Hospital and added a recreation building, x-ray laboratories, twin dormitories, and a warehouse. The named changed to Abilene State School in the 1950s and later the Abilene State Supported Living Center. The current living center is dedicated to treatment, rehabilitation, independence, and helping individuals feel safe and healthy.

A white wedding dress is a relatively new and modern concept and is mostly worn in the Americas and western European countries. Wedding dresses throughout the world and time have varied greatly in color, style, and tradition. Even in the Western part of the world in Roman times brides wore a yellow veil and Ancient Athenians wore long violet or reddish robes. (Summer Brennan, 'A Natural History of the Wedding Dress', September 27, 2017, jStor Daily). For many centuries, brides wore their finest gown or dress for their weddings regardless of color. It wasn’t until Queen Victoria donned her white wedding dress in 1840 that white became a popular color for wedding dresses throughout Europe and the Americas. This exhibition highlights what we now call “traditional” wedding dresses belonging to various individuals in Abilene and the surrounding areas from the late 1890s to the 1930s, most of which are in the permanent collection at The Grace Museum. 

Large panoramic photographs of landscapes or groups have been around since the invention of photography. This exhibition will discuss the history of the early photographic processes of taking and creating panoramic photographs through cameras and photographs from The Grace’s permanent collection.

R. Gregory Christie started his career along an unconventional path. 'I started painting in nightclubs. DJs would spin records, and I would show slides or do a live painting in front of a crowd. Sounds crazy, I know, but coming from a small town in NJ and having no network in NY, it was an idea that turned into an opportunity.' These life painting sessions led to album artwork and then to his first children’s book project with Lee and Lowe books. His first book, Palm of My Heart, earned him a Coretta Scott King Honor award and started him on his prolific career.

Some of his books deal with historical figures, and others are fantastical and abstract. 'Each one has its distinct demeanor, and I get into each separate mindset to create something beautiful and interesting. I’ve always been inspired by any artist who can alter the human form with eloquence and rhythm. I simply can’t get away from the human form and portraiture. Inspiration also comes from living life and keeping the balance of being social.'

R. Gregory Christie is known today as a multi-award-winning illustrator, whose accolades include a Caldecott Honor for Freedom in Congo Square, art for the New Orleans Jazz Festival’s Congo square poster, designer for the 2013 United States Postal office’s Kwanzaa Stamp, six Coretta Scott King Honor awards and even a 2010 NAACP Image Award for his work in the book “Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change” authored by J. Patrick Lewis.

From album cover designs to children’s books to animating films, Christie continues his inspiring journey of art.

Center For Contemporary Arts Portrait Of A Horse by Keith Carter, Alyssa Hartley, Bank Langmore, Nancy Newberry, Jennifer Nichols, Alison V Smith, Wilfred Dudley Smithers, Bill Wittliff, and Bill Wright. Gallery hours Tuesday through Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Houston based artist, Cara Barer blurs the line between object, sculpture, and photography. She salvages discarded or obsolete books and transforms the books into sculpture by using water, clamps, string, staples, and glue. Barer hopes to raise questions about the transient, exploitive, and fragile nature in which we now choose to gain knowledge and about the future of books in our current culture.

Center For Contemporary Arts Art In Context by Terry Browder. Exhibit is located in Gallery 3

Please join us for appetizers, wine tasting, beer, music & friends. Enjoy the lovely Swenson House gardens in spring. Buy your tickets early. We sold out last year. Tickets may be purchased online at https://www.swenson-house.org/.

Enjoy spirits and nosh while stitching your own sombrero with hands on instruction from our own Beth Joy!

Art and history collide in an exciting and engaging exhibition this summer at Jody Klotz Fine Art. The gallery will have two series of etchings by the prolific Dallas-based artist Colette Copeland from her project entitled My Jesse James Adventure. The opening reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and artist talk will be June 7th from 5:30-7:30pm. The artist will walk guests through the exhibition offering additional insight into her project.