This week's entertainment news includes new Amarillo Civic Center shows announced

Wheel of Fortune Live! coming to Amarillo Civic Center in February

“Wheel of Fortune LIVE!,” a theatrical experience, will be coming to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex in Amarillo on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

Tickets went on sale to the public Friday, Nov. 17 and can be purchased online at panhandletickets.com, in person at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex box office, by phone (806) 378-3096, and at participating area United Supermarkets.

During the live stage show, produced by Right Angle Entertainment in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and UTA, guests are randomly selected to go on stage and feel like they stepped into the game show itself. Selected attendees may have the chance to spin a full-sized replica of the Wheel. At Wheel of Fortune LIVE!, contestants are selected from the audience to go on stage for the chance to call consonants, buy vowels, and maybe even solve puzzles to win fantastic prizes, including trips to destinations like Paris and Hawaii or up to $10,000 in cash.

Everyone gets in on the fun and a chance to win at Wheel of Fortune LIVE! because there are audience games, too, according to the release. VIP Packages will also be available that give fans early access, premiere seats, pre-show lounge access and photo opportunities to spin the wheel. For more information, visit www.WheelofFortuneLive.com.

Sesame Street Live! Say Hello coming to Amarillo in June 2024

Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their Sesame Street friends will be featured in an all-new live show, "Sesame Street Live! Say Hello," coming to Amarillo on June 26, 2024.

Tickets are available now online via panhandletickets.com . Round Room Live and Sesame Workshop are proud to announce the new live show, which will bring the beloved characters from the iconic Sesame Street to life in a brand-new interactive production that will tour the U.S. and Canada beginning in April 2024.

“For over 50 years, Sesame Workshop has worked at the intersection of education, media, and research, creating joyful experiences that enrich minds and expand hearts,” said Whit Higgins, Sesame Workshop Executive Vice President, Head of Global Enterprises, in a news release. “Round Room Live has a history of working with new and iconic properties to create engaging and thrilling live events. We can’t wait for families and friends to enjoy this brand-new Sesame Street show filled with song, dance, and a few fun and furry surprises.”

Fans can visit SesameStreetLive.com now for tour dates and ticket information, and follow Sesame Street Live social media for exclusive tour content. For more, visit www.SesameStreet.org .

Cirque Italia bringing Water Circus to Starlight Ranch Dec. 1-3

Have you ever dreamed of going on an epic pirate adventure and discovering a buried treasure? Cirque Italia is doing just that in their brand-new production, which will be having peformances in Amarillo Dec. 1-3 under its white and blue big top tent set up at the Starlight Ranch Event Center, 1415 Sunrise Dr.

Cirque Italia has sought to bring a high-class experience to audiences all over the United States since its inception in 2012. This year will be no exception as they take you on an exhilarating expedition in search of a pirate’s booty with Cirque Italia's Water Circus.

"The story begins with our Ringmaster 'Clown Rafinha' fishing when he unexpectedly catches a bottle with a treasure map stuffed inside," a news release says. "His ensuing journey takes the audience through storms on the high seas, dreams of angelic aerialists, pirate fights, and more. You will see swashbucklers balancing upside down on a rum barrel, juggling knives, and even one having a run-in with a mermaid. Your jaws will be dropped and you will be hanging on the edge of your seats with our suspenseful Crossbow act and our dangerous Wheel of Death performances. ... Will Clown Rafinha finally defeat the other pirates who are after his treasure and claim it for himself? You’ll have to see our show for yourself to find out!"

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2; and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. The box office opens on site on Tuesday, the week of the show, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended box office hours on the days of the shows, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Tickets may be purchased through their website at cirqueitalia.com/tickets or by phone at (941) 704-8572. For more information, visit www.cirqueitalia.com or check out their social media accounts.

K-LOVE'S Celebrate Christmas Tour to be at Amarillo Civic Center on Dec. 16

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Awakening Foundation, powered by Awakening Events, has announced K-LOVE'S Celebrate Christmas Tour featuring Natalie Grant and Danny Gokey with special guest Mac Powell. The 12-city tour will kick off on Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 17, celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.

Immerse yourself in the timeless classics that bring people together during this special season, according to a news release. Gather your loved ones, invite your friends, and make this a Christmas tradition to remember. KLOVE's Celebrate Christmas Tour featuring Natalie Grant and Danny Gokey with special guest Mac Powell is an invitation to experience the reason for the season.

The tour is scheduled to make a stop in Amarillo on Dec. 16 at the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium. Tickets are available for purchase at the Amarillo Civic Center box office, by phone (806) 378-3096, online at www.panhandletickets.com, and participating United Supermarkets stores in Amarillo, Canyon, Borger, Dumas, Dalhart, Hereford, and Pampa.

AMoA hosts 'Critical Mass' exhibit

The Amarillo Museum of Art presents Critical Mass: Photoworks by Meridel Rubenstein on display through Dec. 3.

The term “Critical Mass” means the smallest amount of fissionable material that, when amassed, will sustain a self-supporting chain reaction. CRITICAL MASS was a collaborative photo/text/video installation that takes as its subject the worlds of scientists and Native Americans as they intersected at the home of Edith Warner during the making of the first atomic bomb in 1944 in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The Amarillo Museum of Art is located at 2200 South Van Buren on the Washington Street campus of Amarillo College. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; adnd 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, visit www.amoa.org, email amoa@actx.edu, or call (806) 371-5050 or (806) 371-5392 (weekends).

Art of State Parks exhibit opens at PPHM

Canyon — Visitors are now able to see scenes from a host of state parks around Texas, as shared via art displayed on gallery walls. In honor of the Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) in Canyon is displaying a new traveling art exhibit, now through Feb. 18.

"The Art of Texas State Parks" is a visual arts survey of state parks, featuring more than 30 locations as depicted by some of Texas' finest artists. Along with the traveling exhibit is a commemorative book published by Texas A&M Press. Proceeds from book sales and the sale of the artwork through Foltz Fine Art in Houston will be donated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to benefit Texas State Parks at the conclusion of the exhibition run.

Participating artists include: Randy Bacon (Abilene); Mary Baxter (Marfa); David Caton (Utopia); Charles Criner (Houston); Margie Crisp (Elgin); Ric Dentinger (San Antonio/Santa Fe NM); Fidencio Duran (Austin); Janet Eager Krueger (Encinal); Joel Edwards (Waco); Malou Flato (Austin); Gordon Fowler (Austin); Pat Gabriel (Fort Worth); David Griffin (Lubbock/ Dallas); Brian Grimm (Fredericksburg); Clemente Guzman (San Antonio); Karl E. Hall (Houston); John Austin Hanna (Fredericksburg); Billy Hassell (Fort Worth); Hailey Herrera (Bryan); Lee Jamison (Huntsville); Denise Mahlke (Whitehouse); Jim Malone (Fort Worth); Talmage Minter (Waco); William Montgomery (Elgin); Kermit Oliver (Waco); Noe Perez (Corpus Christi); Jeri Salter (Hutto); Jim Stoker (San Antonio); Bob Stuth-Wade (Dublin); and Terri Wells (Austin).

Earlier this year, PPHM created its own homage to Palo Duro Canyon State Park with the exhibition "On the Edge of the Plains," which runs concurrently with this exhibition to show off the beauty of the parks.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area entertainment in brief for Nov. 19, 2023