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Save 30% on CALF passes by registering before May 15

April 1, 2024

Get ready to have a “purrfectly unicorn-y” time with Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn and friends at the 12th Children’s Art +...

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Why does Abilene need the arts?

July 7, 2023

The arts play a vital role in attracting businesses to Texas communities. They can improve education, fuel the...

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Go batty at this summer’s Children’s Art + Literacy Festival

May 8, 2023

Don’t miss early bird registration for the festival that fans are calling “incredible,” “inspiring,” and “a summer...

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One Mission, United

November 5, 2021

Every couple of months I get the privilege of visiting with our new and current members in a program we call Chamber...

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Walk This Way: From Castles to Clouds

October 15, 2021

Thousands of people are expected to attend the “Walk This Way: From Castles to Clouds” community celebration...

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Children’s Art & Literacy Festival

June 7, 2021

The Children’s Art & Literacy Festival is back on track this summer with safety measures in place such as required...

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Expanding Learning Through the Arts

November 16, 2020

In early January 2020, I sat down to lunch with Lynn Barnett, Executive Director of the Abilene Cultural Affairs...

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Art Groups Find New Ways to Reach Audiences

June 5, 2020

Artists and art institutions all over the nation are struggling due to the economic fallout of the COVID pandemic....

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Abilene Cultural Affairs Council to honor movie production designer

March 1, 2020

On Saturday, March 28, the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council will be shining the limelight on Nelson Coates and his...

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Why drive to the big city to see Broadway shows when you can see them right here in Abilene?

October 4, 2019

Each year, the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council (an affiliate of the Chamber) partners with Celebrity Attractions to...

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Downtown Abilene is about to get more colorful!

September 16, 2019

This past Friday, incoming Chairman Darrin Black and I had the pleasure of speaking to the Leadership Abilene Class...

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Wild About CALF

May 28, 2019

We’re wild about plans for the 8 th annual Children’s Art & Literacy Festival, which is celebrating the work of...

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