By Chip Chandler — Digital Content Producer
Here's a roundup of events — holiday and otherwise — to keep you busy this Fourth of July weekend.
First Friday Art Walk
The monthly stroll through The Galleries at Sunset Center, 3701 Plains Blvd., will feature at least two new show openings.
Robyn Barrett will open Natura in West Texas A&M University's CRLA gallery, and Nina Stein will open Alcohol Ink in the Diio Contemporary Art Gallery.
The gallery walk, which runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, is free.
Taste the Rainbow: A Celebration of Pride
A lineup of Amarillo burlesque performers will commemorate LGBT Pride with a little bump and grind at a Saturday show at R&R Bar, 701 S. Georgia St.
"Taste the Rainbow: A Celebration of Pride" opens at 10 p.m. Saturday in the bar's Back Room entertainment venue. Cover is $10 for ages 21 and older.
"Been to a Back Room show? Then you know we get wild! Never been? Don't worry, we'll take it easy on you!" promised performer and owner Ronnie Lloyd Nanos in a Facebook post.
Performers — who'll offer songs, dances and monologues — also will include Belladonna Muse, Medusa Oblongata, Jostlynn Plums, the Mad Hattress, Tallulah Strange, Clifford and Miss Kat.
Fourth of July
I compiled a huge list of Independence Day celebrations yesterday on the blog. In case you missed it, here's a link for details about celebrations in more than 20 area towns and parks, with details on the Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo, special performances of Texas, PBS's A Capitol Fourth, Don Harrington Discovery Center's Explode!, Party in the Park, Kickin' it at Kimbrough with Little Texas and Next to Kin, and more. Plus, we check in on Borger, Cactus, Canadian, Clarendon, Dalhart, Dumas, Friona, Gruver, Hereford, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Memphis, Pampa, Perryton, Plainview, Shamrock, Tulia, Wellington and Wheeler.
Other activities and events
Performances of Texas continue at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays in Palo Duro Canyon State Park — as well as for the Fourth of July holiday on Monday. Visit www.texas-show.com. … Song of the Eagle performances continue at Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian, 9151 E. Interstate 40. This week, a show is set for 7 p.m. Friday with dinner at 6 p.m. Performances continue at 7 p.m. July 9, 16 and 23, as well as 1 p.m. July 21. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for students; meals are $12 each. Call 806-335-3175. ... Outdoor activities include regular hours at Amarillo Zoo, Wonderland Park and Sports World, as well as at parks across town.
Chip Chandler is a digital content producer for Panhandle PBS. He can be contacted at Chip.Chandler@actx.edu, at @chipchandler1 on Twitter and at www.facebook.com/chipchandlerwriter on Facebook.
