March 12, 2013 The Red Dirt Pavilion's new concert season begins on May 11th. The first show of 2013 at the outdoor venue in Buffalo Gap will feature Texas music stars Kyle Park and Kyle Bennett, with special guest The Remains.
March 10, 2013 How's your bowling skills? Polish them up and get ready for the 2013 'Bowl for Kids Sake' Bowl-A-Thon, benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 6th, from 10am till 9pm at the Abilene Bowling Lanes 279 Ruidosa. Michelle Parrish Big Brothers Big Sisters Events Coordinator says "everyone that participates in a team will get a T shirt and be eligible to win all kinds of door prizes.
March 8, 2013 "God, Guns, and the Constitution" is a power-packed town hall meeting that brings each of these dynamics into the forefront of our communities through a public gathering.
A panel of experts will speak on a variety of topics within the scope of God, Guns and the Constitution. These topics can expand to include other issues such as education, family, politics and religion.
Don't miss this informative town hall event on March 21st.
March 5, 2013 If you're looking for places to Easter Egg Hunt this Easter in Abilene, I have good news and bad news.
First the bad news, the city-wide Easter Egg Hunt at Oscar Rose Park will not happen this year because according to one of the events organizers, New Hope Church Pastor Michael Chandler, said "I don't believe we were being very evangelical by simply hosting the egg hunt. We saw many people and we were never able to minister to them."
Now for the good news.
February 28, 2013 A growing number of children are being diagnosed with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The last figure I heard was that 1 out of 110 children is diagnosed with ASD. With more and more children being identified to have this neurological disorder, the need for additional research, education and other resources becomes more and more necessary. There are a lot of ways you can show support for autistic people and their families, including participating in the 2nd annual 'Swing 4 Autism' Golf Outing, coming April 6th at Maxwell Golf Course in Abilene.
February 25, 2013 The Big Country Home and Garden Expo returns to the Abilene Civic Center this weekend, March 2nd and 3rd. If you're planning improvements on your home or landscaping and need to get some fresh ideas, or if you're looking for ways to spruce up your home and give it more curb appeal, you won't want to miss this.This year's expo comes complete with the chance to win prizes, and an opportunity to meet Justin Martin from the hit TV Show, 'Duck Dynasty'
February 25, 2013 'John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean', a black light puppet show, takes kids on an amazing undersea adventure that will captivate your childrens' imagination. Treat the kids to a one-of-a-kind show, coming to Abilene's Paramount Theatre on Sunday, March 3rd. Tickets are on sale now.
February 21, 2013 The biggest hunting and outdoors expo is coming to the San Angelo Coliseum, and just in time for Father's Day. The expo is June 7th, 8th and 9th with over 100 vendors participating. Americans spend over 145 billion dollars annually on hunting, fishing and the great outdoors, so it makes sense that businesses that cater to the outdoorsman will gather their collective resources to keep more of those dollars here locally. Mark your calendar, start saving your mad money and put on some comfortable walking shoes because it appears that the West Texas Hunting & Outdoorsman Expo will be a lot of fun.
February 19, 2013 It's planting season once again and this year you can give your home that 'professionally landscaped' look, with help from the Abilene Public Library and Scott Warren, director of landscape and grounds at Abilene Christian University. The theme for this years workshop is, “Put Color into Your Landscape.” By using a wide variety of low maintenance perennials and annuals, Warren says he'll show you some easy ideas and shortcuts that help in keeping a well maintained landscape looking great.
February 19, 2013 With the Academy Awards coming up on Sunday, February 24th. The Abilene Community Theatre (ACT) will be rolling out the red carpet and hosting an "Oscars" like party at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in downtown Abilene, complete with entertainment, food, beverages, decorations and more. All this is being done to announce the 59th season of the Abilene Community Theatre, Sunday from 2:00 PM till 5:00 PM.
February 18, 2013 We all know the dangers of texting and driving, yet many still do it. There are those that say "I only do it at stop lights" whatever the excuse is, the fact still remains texting and driving can have deadly results. Research has shown that high school and university students are more inclined to text while driving. That said, to better educate their students, Texas State Technical Institute has secured the Texas Reality Education for Drivers (RED) simulator. Students (or anyone for that matter) that would like to take the RED for a spin can, starting at 10:00 AM Wednesday at TSTC Abilene.
February 18, 2013 Have you been to the sporting goods store lately? How about those super stores that sell guns and ammo? The gun stores and pawn shops aren't much different either. Everywhere you go people are looking for guns or ammo. This weekend West Texans are in luck because the Silver Spur Gun and Blade Show is back, February 23rd and 24th at the Taylor Country Expo Center. The Silver Spur folks also invite vendors of all kinds from handmade arts and crafts to jewelry and survival gear.
