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In front of the Amarillo Civic Center which also contains a ballroom. The Amarillo Civic Center is a multi-purpose convention center in Amarillo, Texas. It consists of multiple facilities including: [1] [2] A 2,848-seat auditorium with 2,324 permanent seats used for concerts, Broadway shows and other events.
It was built in 2000. Along with the Amarillo Civic Center, it hosts local concerts and sporting events for the Amarillo area. The arena contains 5,000 permanent seats and its 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m 2) arena floor can hold an additional 5,000 floor seats. The center is named for locally owned Amarillo National Bank.
In 2003, William S. Morris III, chairman and CEO of Augusta, Georgia-based Morris Communications, and parent company of the Amarillo Globe-News, donated $3 million USD to the center. In August 2003, Hunt Construction Group, Inc. broke ground and cleared way on an empty lot in downtown Amarillo.
The Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts building is located near the Amarillo Civic Center. A coyote sleeps in the afternoon heat in the Amarillo Zoo. Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, opened in 2006, houses the Amarillo Opera, Amarillo Symphony, and Lone Star Ballet concerts. The facility, located just across the Amarillo Civic ...
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It is the home ballpark of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Texas League. [6] It opened on April 8, 2019, [3] and can seat 6,631 people. [5] The park is named in honor of Amarillo pharmacist, businessman, philanthropist, and 26th Mayor of Amarillo Jerry Hodge. [7]