Community Calendar

This is a ticketed panel discussion organized by the Amarillo Tribune to deepen our community's understanding of the support available for our unhoused neighbors and to identify unmet needs.
Panelists will share their personal stories of experiencing homelessness, and panelists and representatives from organizations will answer questions from the audience and Amarillo Tribune journalists.
This event will be held at the Amarillo Area Foundation on April 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is free to attend with a suggested donation of $10.
Sponsorship opportunities are available! Please contact jackie@amarillotribune.org

Better Together is partnering with First City Fellowship to host a community job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT on Thursday, May 1 in Leavenworth, just outside of Kansas City.

The community job fair is part of Better Together’s “Better Jobs” program, which has helped 40,000 applicants connect with employment opportunities across 24 states. At job fairs hosted by Better Together, two-thirds of attendees get a job interview, and 1 in 4 receive a job offer on the spot. Some 70% find work within six weeks.

The May 1 job fair will take place at The Heritage Center, located at 109 Delaware St. in Leavenworth. Job seekers and employers can register at BetterTogetherUS.org/FirstCity or by texting “JOBS” to 844-987-3949.

The Big Kansas Road Trip was created to be active, to be fun, to bring people together AND to make an economic and social difference in the showcase counties. It was designed to help people understand rural culture and to bring urban and rural folks together. Come explore Morton County and all it has to offer from the Cimarron National Grassland to shopping in downtown Elkhart. Meet an Olympian, golf a round, chat with locals, visit the second birdiest spot in the state of Kansas. It's a community open house and you're invited!

Join us for the grand return of the WT School of Music's Showcase of Music! This fast-paced spectacular showcases performances of WT's many ensembles including the vocal ensembles of Chamber Singers and Chorale, the WT Symphonic Band and Symphony, Trombone and Brass Choirs, Jazz Bands, Saxophone Ensemble, and Opera!

512: The Selena Experience is a mind-blowing experience and the closest one you can get to live a Selena concert. Simply, the best Selena tribute production out there! These musicians came together and orchestrated an extraordinary show that will take you back to 1995 within seconds of their first song. 512 will bring to you the finest Selena tribute that you can possibly imagine. Performing all of Selena’s hits including Como La Flor, Amor Prohibido, Si Una Vez, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom and more... Now, get ready to sing, dance, and relive Selena!
The members of 512: The Selena Experience came together for one reason and one reason only: to bring the magic of Selena to old and new fans worldwide! Having sold out venue after venue, with performances in performing arts center, casinos and festivals across the country, 512 are on fire. The group has even performed for the Chicago Bulls, the United States Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan

Bank of America cardholders can receive free general admission to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum on the first Saturday and Sunday of every month.

Bubbles for Babies: A Community Baby Shower and Fundraiser will benefit Joseph's Project: A Pregnancy Resource Center. It's a party, so come join us! We will have Bubbly Mimosas, Brunch Bites from Sweets and Meats, Roasters Coffee, a great silent auction--perfect to grab a mother's day gift (that also supports a mom in need) , a bubbly-pop photo booth and floral bouquets designed by Caprock HS students up for sale.

Supported by Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle, Joseph's Project is a new and vital program that provides free services, support, and education to families as they prepare for their pregnancy and child's infancy. Our mission is to empower and guide individuals through this crucial time. offering everything from parenting classes, prenatal care advocacy, essential baby supplies and if needed, referrals to adoption agencies. Our program is unique in that we maintain support of the new family until the child reaches age 3.

We are thrilled to announce this year's Bubbles for Babies keynote speaker, Christine Garner PhD of TTUHSC, who will share how our program directly combats the high infant-mortality rates we face in our communities--some of the highest in our entire state! We invite your attendance to raise both awareness and financial support for Joseph's Project to continue serving communities in most need across the entire TX Panhandle region.

El Barrio Lion Club of Amarillo will host our 4th annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Alamo Park. The event will include complementary hot dogs and hamburgers, vendor booths including local first responders offering vehicle tours, traditional dancers performing and much more.

The electronic Ensemble will perform a mixed program of student made works, improvised electronic sets, and works for spatialized audio systems, both live and pre-recorded, for their Spring Concert. They will also be joined by WT student performers

The WT Electronic Ensemble and students of the Music Technology Program will present their hard work with live performances of interactive instruments and spatialized sonic works created in our studio.