Tot Spot at The Grace August 2 - 3, 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 / www.thegracemuseum.org
Legally Blonde The Musical Dinner Theatre
August 2 - 5
Thursday - Saturday: Dinner - 7:00 PM, Show - 8:00 PM; Sunday: Show Only - 2:00PM
This all singing, all dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing what you've got.
McMurry University, Amy Graves Ryan Little Theatre
1642 Sayles Blvd. / 325-793-3889 Box Office
Family Fun Saturday's
August 4, 11, 18, 25, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
NCCIL's art educators help you create a "work of art" using the style and medium of the featured artist in the gallery.
Free
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
102 Cedar St. / 325-673-4586 / www.nccil.org
ArtWalk: Destination Dream StayCation
August 9, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you!
The Center for Contemporary Arts
Chautauqua Learning Series
August 11, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jay Moore
Topic: What Abilene & Buffalo Gap have taught me.
Buffalo Gap Historic Village
133 N. William St
Buffalo Gap, TX
Summer Hours through September 3
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Mon. - Sat.
Mid-Month Movie: Art in the 21st Century: Time
August 15, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Bring your brown bag lunch and learn while you dine. Time is always present in our interaction with works of art, whether we sit to contemplate a painting, stroll past a sculpture, or watch a video piece for its entire duration.
Free
The Center for Contemporary Arts
Museum Matters:
August 16
The Grace Museum
ACU Theatre Presents: The 39 Steps
August 17 -18, 24 - 25, 31 - Sept. 1
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of merry mayhem and you have "The 39 Steps." It's a fast-paced mystery packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters played by a ridiculously talented cast, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!
Tickets: $15 per person
Abilene Christian University
William Performing Arts Center, Fulks Theatre / 325-674-2787, Box Office
Military Appreciation Day
August 19, Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Free to active and retired military and their family
Buffalo Gap Historic Village
133 N. William St.
Buffalo Gap, TX / 325-572-3365 / www.tfhcc.com
Dessert Fun @ Tween Time
August 20, 6:30 PM
If you like to play with food, you'll definitely want to check out this awesome tween event where we'll show you how to make some creative desserts for your family and friends. This will be a hands-on workshop where we'll make three different desserts from Frozen Banana Bites to Dessert Sushi and even Rice Krispie Men. We'll supply all the materials needed. Ages 8-15.
South Branch
1401 S. Danville / 325-698-7565
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