Abilene News

The 2nd Annual Children's Arts and Literacy Festival (CALF) is coming to Downtown Abilene. The CALF is scheduled to begin with ArtWalk on June 13th and end on Fathers Day at the Abilene Zoo on June 16th. Readings will take place on Friday June 14th and Saturday June 15th with many other activities planned around Abilene for the duration of the Fathers Day weekend. Last years CALF event featuring Dr. Seuss was a tremendous success by the sheer numbers of people that attended and participated.

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Our winner this week is a 26-year-old model from LA who has modeled for some of the biggest brands in fashion, and can be seen in the film ‘Step Up 2: The Streets’ and on TV's 'Entourage.'

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When it's warm, the bikes come out. Simple enough. The spring, summer, and fall months are when you'll see the most bikes on the road.

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In West Texas rain and water are always in short supply, so when I heard that a xeriscape seminar is coming back (I missed it last year) to the Abilene Public Library, you got my undivided attention. Xeriscaping is a method of landscaping and/or gardening that uses water-saving and/or waterless, drought-resistant plants that are native to West Texas. The most important thing to remember is learning what plants are best for xeriscaping and what plants are water hogs.

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This months Center for Contemporary Arts 'ArtWalk' is themed 'For the Love of Movies' and promises to fill the air with romance. Burgess Thomas, Marketing Curator for the Center says "Valentine's Day ArtWalk will incorporate the Abilene Community Theater plus we're putting love and movies together here."  Bring the family to the historic downtown area of Abilene where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment are waiting for you, or make it a date night since it's on Valentine's Day. Love will be in the air as all the participants are eagerly looking forward to one of the more fun 'loving' walks.

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If you've ever dreamed of performing and singing in front of thousands of fans at one of Texas' biggest music events, here's your chance. Budding singer/songwriters and seasoned veterans alike will have the opportunity to show off their talents and win a fantastic prize package which includes a slot at the Outlaws & Legends Music Fest in March. But first, you have to register for the Outlaws & Legends Singer/Songwriter preliminary competition, coming Friday, February 1st to Southern Nights Dancehall.

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As you’re grabbing that sixer to kickstart your weekend, we’re serving up a sixer of our own. The Sixer at 6 features 6 songs in a row from the band of your choice every Friday afternoon at 6pm.

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The world of sports always has some interesting players and even more interesting names at times. Half the time I can't even pronounce or spell the names. Think Steelers player 'Roethlisberger' or Duke basketball coach 'Krzyzewski' (I copied and pasted that by the way)

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The original People Are Awesome hit YouTube and took it by storm resulting in over 55 million views. Guess what? People Are Awesome 2013, or part 2, is now here for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! It WILL take your breath away!

The World of Wheels is back at the Abilene Civic Center, featuring hot rods, customs, racing show cars, motorcycles and more. Car enthusiast and Show Chairman Steve Longmire says "this years World of Wheels is awesome because there's something that will interest everyone no matter what the age is." Have your picture made with Tow Mater from the Walt Disney movie 'Cars.' If you're a NASCAR fan, you're going to love meeting Bobby Allison. There really is Something for everyone. Here's all the rest of the ticket info.

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The Abilene Cooper Fine Arts Department will present the Broadway hit 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'. The story concerns young, ambitious man who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.

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Girl Scout cookie season is here and some of you may be looking for those little boxes filled with yummyness (it's a word, look it up). Many troops will be setting up in front of businesses around town for your convenience

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