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This week Classical Music Amarillo revisits performances by the musicians of Chamber Music Amarillo from the 2022-2023 season!
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Somehow the stars aligned and HPPR scored a chat with living legend Herb Alpert, the man responsible for the rollicking theme song you hear every weekday at 9am on High Plains Morning. Don't miss our three-hour tribute to his music, his art, and his brilliant partner, Lani Hall. They're coming to Amarillo's Globe-News Center on Thursday, March 28th for a jazz concert. Thanks to Herb & his team for sharing some time with High Plains Public Radio!
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This week, the Amarillo historian released his second book, Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America, which takes us back in time to the early days of driving and racing in the US.
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As we celebrate Black History Month, tune in for HPPR's on-air celebration with unique programming spotlighting the majesty of the African-American contribution to our shared history, arts and culture. Click the links to explore further on each of the specials.
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"We need more people taking concrete actions to regenerate our degraded water cycle in ways that respect the limits of our semi-arid environment." - Darryl Birkenfeld (Deputy Director, Ogallala Commons)
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In case you missed it, we had High Plains crooner Randy Palmer live on High Plains Morning this week. He's been busy, and he even played us a few tunes. Hear the full interview!
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Okay, you do NOT have to be from Kansas, but you DO have to have a KANSAS STORY! Folks, don't miss this ONLINE WORKSHOP that welcomes all storytellers to join a new online/on-air project about KS-based literature. Learn more on Thurs., 1/18 at 6-8pm CT. Registration is required, so please register now!
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After a broken bone pushed the opening by a week, the latest show at Amarillo Little Theatre is ready to make you laugh.
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Amarillo's own Hayden Pedigo ends his 2023 Tour with a final hometown show at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday night at 7:30pm. Presented by Brick & Elm Magazine, every seat is only $15, so come together for some pre-holiday ambient guitar compositions in one of the best venues in the region. Hear our full interview with Hayden, and sample the playlist he submitted for a High Plains Morning takeover.
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In 1998, nine-year-old Dorien Deon Thomas went missing from the North Heights area in Amarillo, Texas. A new podcast series by Amy Hart's Macabre Club reveals new information about this decades-old cold case. Hear our interview with Amy about her series, "What Happened to Dorien Thomas?"
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Thanks to Amy Von Lintel for standing in for the ACTUAL brewmaster at her new venue on Route 66 the Old Tascosa Brewing Company. Her husband Matt Welch is busy filling kegs for the GRAND OPENING, tomorrow (12/2/23) from 11a-11p CT. Come check it out!
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Feast your ears on THIS! My Thanksgiving crew is BACK with a wild 2023 playlist full of incantations, revelations, and detonations. Tune in from 9a-12p CT this Thanksgiving Day for another takeover program to celebrate everything we have — especially MUSIC. Thanks for supporting PUBLIC RADIO on the High Plains!