March 4, 2010

THURSDAY

March 4….Lubbock Fun Club "SOS" Singles (Adults 50+) Monthly Dinner – The highly-anticipated, monthly SOS dinner is here! No reservation required. Order and pay as you go through line. There will be some picnic tables reserved in the enclosed front area of the restaurant as you come in. There is a possibility the group may not all be sitting together because they are growing in size so much that it is difficult to reserve a section. Come on out and have some fun and great barbeque! Rudy's Country Store & Bar-BQ, 4930 S. Loop 289; 6:30 p.m.

March 4: LFC "Members Only" Special Event!
Cradles 2 Crayons Midnight Madness Special "Pre-Sale" Opportunity for Lubbock Fun Club Members Only - This sale offers shoppers a chance to buy quality, gently used children’s clothes, gear, furniture, toys and much more. Shoppers will experience an event that offers the best in "gently used" children's clothing - newborn to pre-teen size, maternity wear, shoes, baby gear, feeding/diapering supplies, nursery furniture and decor, outdoor playground equipment, books, videos, bicycles, toys and more. This event strives to provide an affordable option for purchasing children’s items while helping the Lubbock community.

Note: Free membership in the Lubbock Fun Club, printed invitation and one (1) canned food item required for admission. Raintree Christian Church, 3601-82nd Street; 9 p.m.-12 midnight.

Click HERE to print out the special invitation for entry!

FRIDAY

March 5….Texas Tech University School of Art's (SOA) Third annual Community Open House: A celebration of the Arts - The Open House will be held throughout the three buildings used by the SOA - the Art Building, Architecture Building, and the 3D Art Annex. Activities include demonstrations and workshops, studio and facilities tours, portfolio views and reviews, art club sales and art exhibits. High school students are encouraged to attend and have their portfolio reviewed by Texas Tech Art Faculty, please contact Ryan Scheckel, Academic Advisor, at (806) 742 3825, for more information about the portfolio review. Monday through Friday, visitor parking is available in the small lot adjacent the Art Building or on the Fourth Floor of the Flint Avenue Parking Garage for $1.20 per hour. All events are free and open to the public. The Art Building, 2802 18th Street (near the corner of 18th Street and Flint Avenue, just east of the Architecture Building on the Texas Tech campus); 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

March 5 (Premiere)….Prehistoric Beasts! the Exhibit - Giant beavers, ground sloths, woolly mammoths and saber cats are taking over the city! Only after the extinction of the dinosaurs could mammals and other strange creatures radiate to fill all of the empty ecological space that had been vacated. This exhibit displays a vast array of these wonderful and weird creatures. A nearly complete skeleton named the Hebior Mammoth is the largest creature in the exhibit. A Woolly Rhinoceros skeleton is a highlight of this exhibit. This complete skeleton of Coelodonta antiquitatis is the only authentic traveling specimen in the world. Ursus spelaeus, the Russian cave bear, is depicted emerging from his cave. This skeleton stands over 8' tall and is all authentic bone. The giant, prehistoric ground sloth fossils from the Rancho La Brea tar pits are excellent specimens. The Glossotherium in this exhibit is a direct casting from one of the finest specimens ever found. The slow-moving, heavily armored, giant armadillo, Glyptodont, and the Smilodon saber-toothed cat also lived at this same time. A life-like snow scene includes some recognizable modern looking animals that lived during the ice age. Visitors will be able to control the movements of various parts of these creatures at a push-button panel. Visitors can view a DVD about the beasts at the Information Station. Here they will also learn more about the terror birds, monster mammals and various tools that both prehistoric and modern animals use to gather food and defend themselves. Several activities will keep families “edu-tained.” Children will have a blast in the “stone age” car as they use their feet to make the front, stone wheel turn. "Yabba-dabba-doo!" Families with children of all ages will be able to uncover fossil bones of prehistoric beasts in the Mammoth Dig Site. Or they can try to guess nine different creature’s names by looking at their skulls at the Spinner Station. Science Spectrum Museum and OMNI Theater, 2579 S. Loop 289.

March 5….First Friday Art Trail - See the regular art venues, plus the exciting monthly additions showcasing art and artists downtown and throughout Lubbock. Catch a trolley or bus at many of the locations or pick up a FFAT map at any of the venues to see the art that can be found throughout our community each month during the event. First Friday Art Trail trolleys run continuously in downtown Lubbock during FFAT hours. The trolleys are free, and you will find a "trolleyteer" on each trolley who is a treasure trove of info about FFAT and the arts in Lubbock and will help you navigate with ease. For more info and complete schedule click HERE! This continually evolving event runs throughout downtown and the Depot District from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m.

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

March 5-6….“Tuna Does Vegas” - The hilarious new installment from the legendary "Greater Tuna" creative team hits the road with a 21-city national tour. Starring Joe Sears and Tony Award®-nominee Jaston Williams, "Tuna Does Vegas" reunites the lovable and eccentric characters from the ‘third smallest town in Texas’ as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arless Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Las Vegas to renew their wedding vows...but everyone in Tuna, Texas, goes along for the ride! For tickets call (800) 784-9494 or visit www.selectaseatlubbock.com. Due to some adult themes, Celebrity Attractions recommends "Tuna Does Vegas" for audiences 12 years and older. City Bank Auditorium, 4th Street and University Avenue; Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.; one Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.

March 5-6 – Cactus Cuties in Concert 2010 - Lubbock's young singing sensations take the stage in their very own headlining show! Tickets priced at $25 for adults; $12.50 for kids 12 years old and under. Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Avenue; 7:30 p.m.

March 5-6….Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Concert - In the midst of its classical season, “In the Shadow of Giants,” the LSO will showcase the next exciting installment of the Masterworks series: “Viva La France!” This concert will demonstrate the passionate and daring style of some of France’s greatest composers. The LSO will perform some of history’s most important French music including Ravel’s hypnotic and sensuous "Bolero" and Debussy’s groundbreaking "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." International violin sensation Corey Cerovsek will also take the stage to play Camille Saint-Saëns’ "3rd Violin Concerto"...considered one of the most virtuosic works of the 19th century. Corey Cerovsek has traveled the world for years stunning audiences with his mastery of the violin, and continues to play with orchestras from all over the world. He has been playing the violin since he was five years old. After early studies with Charmian Gadd and Richard Goldner, he graduated at age 12 from the University of Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music with a gold medal for the highest marks in strings. At age fifteen, he graduated from Indiana University with bachelor’s degrees in both music and mathematics. At age sixteen, he received master’s degrees in both, and at age eighteen completed his doctoral work in both music and mathematics. He has been featured twice on the Tonight Show and many other shows. Adult tickets are $45, $35 and $20; student tickets are $33, $28 and $12. To purchase tickets, please call (806) 762-1688 or stop by the LSO offices at 601 Avenue K. For more about the season or to purchase tickets, visit www.lubbocksymphony.org or call (806) 762-1688. Lubbock Civic Center Theatre, 1501 Mac Davis Lane; 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

March 5, 6, 7 (repeats March 12-14; 19-21)….“The Complete History Of America (Abridged)” - "During the manic, ninety-minute program...[they] mine dozens of landmark events and trends for comic gold. Not only do they know how to give American history an irreverent boost, they actually turn it into something accessible and alive." - Pamela Sommers, The Washington Post. The Complete History of America” interprets the past as a breathlessly paced sequence of silly vaudeville sketches, word-association games, puns and crude parodies of movie and television genres. Nothing is sacred, and many of the facts have been skewed to suggest the paranoid ravings of a particularly loony tabloid...." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times. "In a series of sketches that move at breakneck speed, the Reduced Shakespeare Company scampers through American history ...this history of America should be a required course." - Terry Byrne, The Boston Herald. Written by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor and directed by Kevin Ten Eyck . Rating: Comedy PG-13. Lubbock Community Theatre (formerly Boston Avenue Playhouse), 4232 Boston Avenue; Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

March 6-7…. Museum of Texas Tech Association’s Annual ArtCycle Sale - Find a treasure for your home. ArtCycle is a collection of works of art from Lubbock patrons who have traveled the world and anyone is welcome to shop. If there are items you would like to donate please drop them off at the east door of the Museum on the following dates: March 4th at 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. or March 5th at 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. For more information please contact the museum association at 742-2443, Bonnie Aycock at 792-2215, Ken Dixon at 747-8482, or Martha Ginn at 797-1910. Museum of Texas Tech University, 4th and Indiana Avenue; Special time for association members only: March 6th 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Hours for the general public: March 6th from 12- 4 p.m.; March 7th from 1- 4 p.m.

MONDAY

March 8….LFC Young Singles Monthly Dinner (Age Group: 30s/40s) – All singles in this age group are invited to come join the fun....and be sure to bring friends to share in a meal and a good time together. Bigham's Smokehouse, 3312 82nd St.; 6:30 p.m.

Last Week's Ticket Winner....
The winner of the two tickets to the “Tuna Does Vegas” was Darryl and Donnetta L. of Lubbock. "Congratulations!"

The Weekly Ticket Giveaway....

This week we have (3) Family 5-paks for The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions performance next Wednesday, March 10th!

To enter this random drawing, email us at info@lubbockfunclub.com and be sure to put the word "Stallions" as your subject title.

Please be sure to include your daytime contact info in the body of the email so we may get the tickets to you easily. We'd like to know if you live in Lubbock or in the surrounding area, so please include your hometown info. SPECIAL NOTE: This week the deadline is Friday (tomorrow) at midnight and winners will be contacted Saturday morning.

Please....we ask that you only enter the contest once to be fair to everyone out there : )

Good luck to all!

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LOOKING AHEAD....

March 9…............AWC Luncheon with speaker Don Richards
March 9-10….......The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions
March 12-13; 19-20; 26-27…."Always Patsy Cline"
March 26…..........“Prelude to the Dance”

Many more UPCOMING FUN THINGS TO DO are listed on our website...lots further out than the weekly postcard. Click here to go to our CALENDAR OF EVENTS for more info on these activites and MORE> 

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