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Tot Spot at The Grace January 5 - 6 Thursday - 10:00 a.m. & Friday - 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities & games. $5 Non-members, Free for Members The Grace Museum 102 Cypress St. 325-673-4587 Art Adventure January 6 10:00 a.m. This mom and tot program for preschoolers combines different aspects of visual and verbal literacy by exposing the children to books and art based on the featured artist in the gallery. Free National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature 102 Cedar St. 325-673-4586 Just for Fun! Origami January 7 1:30 p.m. The ancient Japanese art form of origami is enjoyable, creative, and can be as simple or as complex as you like. Learn your way around paper folding with Abilene's most experienced instructor, Terry Minami. We supply all materials needed. Space is limited, so please pre-register by calling 676-6025 or signing up on our Events Calendar online at www.abilenetx.com/apl Free Abilene Public Library - Main Library Auditorium 202 Cedar 325-676-6025 Family Fun Saturdays January 7, 14, 21 & 28 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Art educators help you create a "work of art" using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery. Emphasis is on having fun while picking up valuable knowledge. Free National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature 102 Cedar St. 325-673-4586 ArtWalk: Poetry in Motion January 12 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Breed Gallery will be transformed into a 1950's Beatnik Coffee House, and feature an evening of poetry. Participants will travel in time and discover how the social, political and economic issues of the Beat Generation parallel those of today's young people. Free The Center for Contemporary Arts 220 Cypress St 325-677-8389 www.center-arts.com / info@center-arts.com Gallery Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, Free Chautauqua Learning Series January 14 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Based on the Chautauqua movement which spread throughout the rural United States in the late 19th and 20th centuries providing educational lectures and entertainment for average Americans before the advent of mass media like radio and television. This month is Joe Specht who will be speaking about Elmer Kelton ~ We will never see the like of it again. $7 per person; Members free Buffalo Gap Historic Village 133 N. William - Buffalo Gap, TX 325-572-3363, Historic Village
Buffalo Gap Historic Village: Military Appreciation Day January 15 Noon - 5:00 p.m. Free to active and retired military and their family Buffalo Gap Historic Village 133 N. William - Buffalo Gap, TX Mid-Month Movie Matinees - Art in the 21st Century: Consumption January 18 Noon - 1:00 p.m. How does contemporary art address the idea of consumption? How do artists question commonly held assumptions about commerce, mass media, and consumer society? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary "Consumption" explores these questions through the work of the artists Barabra Kruger, Michael Ray Charles, Matthew Barney, Andrea Zittel, and Mel Chin. The Center for Contemporary Arts is instituting a new "Learning Lunches" program. Bring a brown bag or box lunch and enjoy a movie in our main gallery while you eat...and you can't help but learn something about art and artists, painlessly! Free
The Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress St
325-677-8389
www.center-arts.com / info@center-arts.com
Museum Matters: Engaging Art January 19 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.; with artist talk at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy an evening with the artist Bob Stuth-Wade as he demonstrates his painting technique and style. His work is currently on display at The Grace Museum through February 18th. The Grace Museum 102 Cypress St. 325-673-4587 Cover-to-Cover Book Club January 19 7:00 p.m. Adults who love to read make up the Cover-to-Cover Book Club. Members select a fiction or non-fiction title each month by consensus, then read and discuss during the meeting. During January, bring a book you've recently enjoyed and share it with the group. Everyone is welcome! Free Abilene Public Library - Main Library Auditorium 202 Cedar 325-676-6025 Disney's The Jungle Book Kids January 20 - 22 Jan. 20 and 21 - 7:30pm, Jan. 22 - 2:00 p.m. This exciting live stage adaptation of the Disney classic musical features 28 local performers aged 8 to 14. The show contains favorite tunes like "The Bare Necessities" and "I Wanna Be Like You" for perfect family entertainment. Paramount Theatre 352 Cypress 325-676-9620 for ticket information Master Class: HSU and the Philharmonic January 27 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Abilene Philharmonic in conjunction with the Hardin-Simmons University's School of Music and Fine Arts present a master class featuring international violinist Rachel Barton Pine. Showcasing local talent of Abilene, students are given the chance to perform for this highly acclaimed artist. Free Hardin - Simmons University Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall 325-677-6710 - Philharmonic for more information Celebrations featuring Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5 January 28 8:00 p.m. Our first classical concert of the New Year is Celebrations featuring Danzon No. 2 by Marquez, Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A minor and Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky. The evening showcases violinist Rachel Barton Pine. A fan of rock and heavy metal since her pre-teens, Pine's ability to see the connecting threads between classical and rock music makes her the perfect bridge between generations of music fans. Hailed as an artistic ambassador, she often visits rock radio stations and rock clubs to perform her own arrangements of rock and metal songs followed by classical pieces to illustrate how the two genres share a similar intensity and compositional complexity. Abilene Philharmonic 402 Cypress, Suite 130 (325) 677-6710 - For more information www.abilenephilharmonic.org | 
