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Billy Bob's Texas World's largest honky-tonk with a 4,800-sq.-ft. rodeo area, 600 feet of bar rails, a 1,650-sq.-ft. stage for country/Western entertainment with top stars, shops, games, and restaurants. 2520 Rodeo Plaza. In the Stockyards National Historic District; Admission fee. |
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Bass Performance Hall, Nancy Lee and Perry R. Located in downtown's Sundance Square, this stunning performance hall is a permanent venue for the city's acclaimed symphony, ballet, and opera companies, as well as the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Casa Maņana, Broadway-style touring productions and special concerts are staged here as well. Bass Hall's striking facade features two 48-foot-tall heralding angels in Texas limestone. The building bears a beaux-arts revival design, with an interior that features a 2,056-seat audience chamber in a tiered horseshoe style. |
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Carnegie Library Built 1907, and one of few such libraries still serving its original purpose. Second floor designed as opera house. |
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An 1890 pavilion still stands today for band concerts, meetings, and rallies. Site of 1892 gubernatorial debate between James S. Hogg and George Clark. Historical marker marks boyhood home of L. S. "Sul" Ross, former Texas governor and president of Texas A&M Univ. New park also features swimming pool, basketball courts, baseball fields and a hike-and-bike trail. Wilson-Ledbetter Park offers fishing from Brushy Creek Bridge and picnic sites under majestic trees. Intersection of U.S. 190, Texas 36, and U.S. 77. |
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Cole Theatre Home of Midland Community Theatre. Performances include dramas, comedies, and musicals. |
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Colonel, Excursion Boat Modern triple-deck paddle wheeler recaptures the romance of 19th-century river steamboats on daily 1-hour sightseeing cruises, morning and afternoon, of Galveston Bay and port; evening dinner cruises, and moonlight dance cruises on Sat. nights. Sightseeing trips include interpretive narration, live band, buffet on dinner cruises, rooms for private parties, and charter cruises available. The Colonel departs from Moody Gardens at One Hope Blvd. |
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Columbus Opry Live country music entertainment billed as "Grand Ole Opry Style" every Sat. 7:30 - 10 p.m. in the Oaks Theatre, two blocks west of square. |
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Country Music U.S.A. Started as a Rotary Club fund raiser in 1977, this music review is now a successful, award-winning opry, capturing the Country Music Organizations of America (independent) opry award multiple times. Dinner usually precedes the show, which is held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Yoakum Community Center. Admission proceeds benefit local projects. |