Lubbock Music Fest

The Lubbock Music Fest will start tomorrow and run until Saturday.  It will be held in the Depot Entertainment District.   There are a a variety of acts for all different kinds of music tastes.  Check out the schedule below to see what you want to go see.

■ 5:30 p.m. — West Texas Walk of Fame induction: the late Jesse “Guitar” Taylor, Lloyd Maines and Tommy & Charlene Hancock, Holly Plaza, 1800 Crickets Avenue. Free.
■ 6:30 p.m. — Cricket J.I. Allison Boyhood Home, celebrating relocation to Buddy Holly Center grounds, 1801 Crickets Ave. Free.
■ 7:30 p.m. — Crickets in concert, Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. — Annual outdoor JesseFest, Tornado Gallery, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. BYOB, chairs and food. $20 cover.
■ 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. — Desertman, La Diosa, 901 17th St.
■ 9:30 p.m. — Grupo Siggno and Grupo Rival, Cactus Courtyard, 1801 Buddy Holly Ave. Tickets $8.
■ 11:30 p.m. — The Damn Quails, Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave. $8 cover.
Friday schedule
■ 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. — 1st Annual Wines and Vines Festival, with wine tasting, chef competition and live, McPherson Cellars, 1615 Texas Ave. $20 one-day or $30 both Friday and Saturday.
■ 6 p.m. — The Garzas, Cactus Theater Streetside Cantina, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.
■ 7 p.m. — Daniel Vasquez, Triple J Chophouse, 1807 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ 7:30 p.m. — Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, with guest pianist Serhiy Salov, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Conducted by David Cho. Tickets $50, $40 and $25 general public; and $38, $33 and $15 students.
■ 7:30 p.m. — The Flatlanders, Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Tickets $35 and $30.
■ 8 p.m. — Grouplove and Shiny Toy Guns, Texas Avenue Stage, 18th Street and Texas Avenue. Tickets $23.25.
■ 8 p.m. — Cody Canada & The Departed and Red & The Vityls, Plaza Stage, 1800 Crickets Ave. Tickets $23.25.
■ 8 p.m. — Dueling Pianos, Louie Louie’s, 1703 Texas Ave. $10 cover.
■ 8 p.m. — Local artist showcase, Tornado Gallery, 1822 Buddy Holly Ave.
■ 8:30 p.m. — Phlip and Mr. Mason, La Diosa, 901 17th St.
■ 10 p.m. — The Thriftstore Cowboys and Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave. $8 cover.
■ 10 p.m. — Kinky Wizards, Firehouse Grill, 1719 Buddy Holly Ave. $5 cover.
■ 10:30 p.m. — DJ Zach Kosta, Kong’s, 1707 Texas Ave. Free.
■ 10:30 p.m. — DJ Merman, Melt, 1711 Texas Ave. Free.
■ 11:30 p.m. — Bob Schneider, Cactus Courtyard, 1801 Buddy Holly Ave. Tickets $20.
■ 11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. — Silent Disco, outdoors, 18th Street and Buddy Holly Ave.
Saturday schedule
■ 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Pickers and Planters, local art and farmers’ market, Holly Plaza, 1800 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — South Plains College Commercial Music Dept., Holly Plaza, 1800 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ Noon to 10 p.m. — 1st Annual Wines and Vines Festival, with wine tasting, chef competition and live, McPherson Cellars, 1615 Texas Ave. $20 one-day or $30 both Friday and Saturday.
■ 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Cactus Kids Vocal Performance Co., Meadows Courtyard, Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. — “Be a Rock Star” Children’s Performance Area, kids’ karaoke, dance classes, art classes, drum circle, Holly Plaza, 1800 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. — West Texas Songwriter Forum, La Diosa, 901 17th St. Includes Kent Mings, Jenni Dale Lord, Andy Wilkinson and Curtis Peoples.
■ 4 p.m. — Multiple bands, Cactus Courtyard, 1801 Buddy Holly Ave. 4 p.m., Allison Firefly, featuring Jason Fellers and Amber Pennington; 7 p.m., Austin Allsup; 8 p.m., band unknown; and 11 p.m., Whips ’n’ Kisses. Tickets $10.
■ 4 p.m. — Jeff McCreight and Sheena Fadeyi, Cactus Theater Streetside Cantina, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.
■ 4 p.m. — Alissa Beyer and Ryan Garza, The Corner Bar, 1720 Buddy Holly Ave. $10 cover.
■ 7 p.m. — America and Rare Earth, Texas Avenue Stage, 18th Street and Texas Avenue. Tickets $33.25.
■ 7 p.m. — Bo Garza, Triple J Chophouse, 1807 Buddy Holly Ave. Free.
■ 7:30 p.m. — Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, with guest pianist Serhiy Salov, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Conducted by David Cho. Tickets $50, $40 and $25 general public; and $38, $33 and $15 students.
■ 7:30 p.m. — The Joe Ely Reunion Band, Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Tickets $45 and $35. 7:30 p.m. show sold out; call 762-3233 to inquire about later show.
■ 8 p.m. — Dueling Pianos, Louie Louie’s, 1703 Texas Ave. $10 cover.
■ 8 p.m. — Local artist showcase, Tornado Gallery, 1822 Buddy Holly Ave.
■ 10 p.m. — Brandon Adams & The Sad Bastards and Emory Quinn, Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave. $10 cover.
■ 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. — Silent Disco, outdoors, 18th Street and Buddy Holly Ave.
■ 10:30 p.m. — DJ Zach Kosta, Kong’s, 1707 Texas Ave. Free.
■ 10:30 p.m. — DJ B-Dub, Melt, 1711 Texas Ave. Free.
Thursday exhibits
■ Buddy Holly Center — 1801 Crickets Ave. Joe Ely photographs, by Wayne Hatchel. Open during induction hours.
■ Buddy Holly Plaza — 1800 Crickets Ave, hospitality tent. Items about the Crickets, from David Box Collection.
■ Lubbock Arts Alliance — 1717 Texas Ave. “Texas Rocks: Exhibit of Contemporary Texas Music Posters,” curated by Dirk Fowler. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
■ Tornado Gallery — 1822 Buddy Holly Ave. Items from “Jesse Taylor Collection. Also, “Supernatural,” 15-minute documentary narrated by Kenny Maines about history of Tommy and Charlene Hancock and family.
Friday Exhibits
■ Buddy Holly Center — 1801 Crickets Ave. Joe Ely photographs, by Wayne Hatchel. Open during induction hours.
■ Buddy Holly Plaza — 1800 Crickets Ave, hospitality tent. Items about the Crickets, from David Box Collection.
■ Lubbock Arts Alliance — 1717 Texas Ave. “Texas Rocks: Exhibit of Contemporary Texas Music Posters,” curated by Dirk Fowler. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
■ Tornado Gallery — 1822 Buddy Holly Ave. Items from “Jesse Taylor Collection. Also, “Supernatural,” 15-minute documentary narrated by Kenny Maines about history of Tommy and Charlene Hancock and family.
Saturday Exhibits
■ Tornado Gallery — 1822 Buddy Holly Ave. Items from “Jesse Taylor Collection. Also, “Supernatural,” 15-minute documentary narrated by Kenny Maines about history of Tommy and Charlene Hancock and family.

For more information see LubbockOnline.

National Geographic Live

A National Geographic Live program featuring Steve McCurry will be held at the Museum of Texas Tech University.  The event will be held today at 6pm in the Allen Theater.  This famous photographer will present photography from World War 11.




WHAT: A National Geographic Live program featuring renown National Geographic Photographer, Steve McCurry. The program is presented by the Museum of TTU and the Museum Association in conjunction with the exhibition 

"Memories of WWII: Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press," funded locally by the Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.

WHEN: September 21, 2012 6pm

WHERE: Allen Theater in the TTU Student Union Building

***For more information about the event, call 806.742.4232 or email to museum.education@ttu.edu

 

For more information see Museum of Texas Tech Facebook.

Texas Tech Family Weekend

 After being at school for a few weeks, students start to miss their families.  Do not worry Texas Tech students, your family gets to visit you very soon.  This weekend is family weekend at Texas Tech.  There will be a Taste of Lubbock event on Friday, a pancake breakfast, and a tailgate party.  For more information go to Texas Tech.

 

 

When: Friday, September 14, 2012 - Sat , September 15, 2012 (all day)

Where: Other,

See: http://www,parent.ttu.edu

Family Weekend 2012 will be September 14-15, 2012. There will be an entire weekend of activities for the whole family, including the Texas Tech Parents Association's Taste of Lubbock event on Friday night, a Saturday pancake breakfast, the Parent & Family Tailgate Party, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. New Mexico Lobos football game.

The Commons Opens at Texas Tech

Texas Tech visitors and students are going to have a new place to eat this year.  The Commons has opened on 18th street and Boston Avenue.  The building has over 20,000 square feet of various food outlets including pizza, bagels, and a Mongolian style grill. This impressive new dining space is great for the increasing amount of students and visitors coming to the University.

Texas Tech students and visitors have an exciting new option for on-campus dining this year. Officials from Texas Tech University System today (Aug. 29) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of The Commons by United Supermarkets located at 18th Street and Boston Avenue.

The stand-alone facility features 20,500 square feet of various food outlets including a Mongolian-style grill, pizzeria, mini-market and Einstein Bros. Bagels. The food court also features second-story seating overlooking the food area, complete with a hand-blown glass art installation by Studio Art’s Desire of Garland.

“We are excited to offer state-of-the art facilities like The Commons by United Supermarkets,” said Kent Hance, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. “The need for more dining space reflects the impressive growth of our university, and I am confident we will be able to accommodate increasing number of students in the coming years.”

The Commons by United Supermarkets was named in recognition of the company’s $3 million donation to the Texas Tech University System that created two new student scholarship programs at Texas Tech University and supports the growing nursing program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The gift was the second-largest financial contribution in the history of the family-owned grocery stores and benefited the system’s $1 billion capital campaign, Vision & Tradition: The Campaign for Texas Tech.

The bulk of the gift established the United Supermarkets Graduate Fellowship Endowment, which provides research support for graduate students at Texas Tech. A total of $2 million is being used to endow these fellowships, which are eligible for matching funds from the Texas Research Incentive Program.

“United Supermarkets is an outstanding corporate citizen,” Hance said. “Once again we thank them for doing more than their share to help us in all that we do in educating our students at Texas Tech.”
The Commons by United Supermarkets is located next to the new Boston Avenue Residence Hall and is now open to both commuters and students living on-campus. Groundbreaking for the project was 
held in May 2011.

For more information see Texas Tech.