LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The following is a new release from the Buddy Holly Center:
The Buddy Holly Center invites the community to participate in Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail, a program of LHUCA (the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts), on Friday, June 7, 2019. Held on the first Friday of every month in venues around the city, galleries, restaurants and businesses open FREE of charge to display local and regional visual and performing art. A free trolley service to and from venues will be offered in the downtown area. The First Friday Art Trail works to promote art and outreach within the community of Lubbock by providing an opportunity to enjoy fine art and entertainment.
Friday, June 7, 2019
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
1801 Crickets Avenue
FREE admission
Cash bar and refreshments will be available.
Children’s activities in the educational area.
For more information on the First Friday Art Trail visit www.ffat.org.
Exhibitions at the Buddy Holly Center: Fine Arts Gallery
SHOWTIME: Photographs of Music Legends by Watt Casey Jr.
Organized by the Old Jail Art Center
Showtime represents a sampling of photographic images of influential musical artists that span the American music genres of blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock-and-roll by Watt Casey Jr. The exhibition continues in the Fine Arts Gallery through July 21st.
Buddy Holly: Life, Legend, Legacy is open in the North Gallery of the Fine Arts Gallery through September 15th. This exhibition, largely derived from the Bill Griggs collection housed at Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library features artifacts, photos, and memorabilia reflecting the life and later influence of Buddy Holly.
Programming at the Buddy Holly Center is made possible in part by the generous support of Supporters of the Fine Arts (SOFA),CH Foundation, Helen Jones Foundation and the City of Lubbock. For more information about this exhibit or other events, please contact the staff at the Buddy Holly Center at 806.775.3560 or visit us online at .
(News release from the City of Lubbock)
