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Cinderella, Super Bowl events top event list

Cinderella, Super Bowl events top event list

The annual Permian Basin Prayer Breakfast will be held from 7-8:15 a.m. Thursday at the Bush Convention Center. Food service will begin at 6:45 a.m.

This Prayer Breakfast will have a panel of prayer warriors, moderated by Carla Smith.

Individual Tickets are $10, and table sponsorships are $200. There is a complete sponsorship form online — www.npbmidland.org. Mail checks to: Permian Basin Prayer Breakfast, 10 Desta Drive, Suite 100W, Midland, 79705.

 

Citizenship Fair

Several local organizations have joined forces to collaborate on the Citizenship Fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Midland College’s Allison Fine Arts Building. The event is free and will help individuals better understand the process of gaining US Citizenship, according to a press release from the Permian Basin Adult Literacy Center. 

The Citizenship Fair is an opportunity to help community members across the Permian Basin better understand the process of gaining US citizenship. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit informational booths, attend presentations, go through a mock citizenship interview and possibly win a prize.

Presentations include an overview of the citizenship application and a mock interview. Participating organizations include the Permian Basin Adult Literacy Center, Catholic Charities Odessa, Midland County Public Library, Workforce Solutions Permian Basin, Casa de Amigos, Midland College, Midland College Cogdell Learning Center, Odessa College, Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. 

 


Black History Month at MC

Midland College is hosting two events for Black History Month. Master storyteller, Oba William King, fuses the tradition of African storytelling with instrumentation for an interactive exploration of folk tales and other original pieces. The event will be at noon on Feb. 18 at the Wagner and Brown Auditorium. 
Regina Mills, author of “Invisibility and Influence: A Literary History of US Afrolatinidades” will deliver an engaging and insightful historical exploration of AfroLatinx in the US and beyond. The event will be on Microsoft Teams at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22. 

Source: Midland College

 

Event schedule

Cinderella, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18, Feb. 19, Feb. 20, Feb. 25, Feb. 26, Midland Community Theatre.

Wagner Noel 10 Year Mini Birthday Party at Vintage Deluxe, 4 p.m. Thursday, Vintage Deluxe.

Give Your Finances Some Love, 4:30 – 6 p.m. Thursday, Second Story Coworking.

Film Series, 6 p.m. Thursday, Ellen Noel Art Museum.

Authors at the Ector – Elizabeth Wetmore, 7 p.m. Thursday, The Ector Theatre.

Mike Ryan with guest Cody Hibbard, 9 p.m. Thursday, Rockin’ Rodeo.

Love Without Limits, 6 p.m. Friday, Stonegate Fellowship Church.

Chad Prather, 8 p.m. Friday, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

Cupid’s Arrow Valentine’s, 8 p.m. Friday, Woody’s Hideaway.

Cinderella’s Royal Breakfast, 9 a.m. Saturday, Midland Community Theatre.

Boss Babe Market, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Tall City Brewing.

Introduction to Astronomy “Binocular Basics”, noon Saturday, Marian Blakemore Planetarium.

Kansas: Point of Know Return Tour, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

Vinyl Brunch, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Barrel and Derrick.

Galentine’s Day benefiting Safe Place of the Permian Basin, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, The Selfie Museum.

Super Bowl Sunday, 11 a.m. Sunday, The Tailgate.

Super Bowl Party, 2 p.m. Sunday, VFM Post 4159.

Free Super Boil Sunday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fair to Midland.

City of Midland Career Fair, 3 p.m. Feb. 15, Bush Convention Center.

The Mavericks, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

Steve-O, 6 p.m. Wednesday, The Ector Theater.

Midland Dog Show, Feb. 17-20, Horseshoe Arena.

Third Thursday Reading Program, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 17, George W. Bush Childhood Home.

Motown Experience, 6 p.m. Feb. 17, The Selfie Museum.

Speed Dating with Midland AF, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Tall City Brewing Co.

Film Series, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Ellen Noel Art Museum.

Parent’s Survival Night, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18, The Little Gym of Midland.

Pecos and the Rooftops, 9 p.m. Feb. 18, Dos Amigos. 

Rise and Run, 8:15 a.m. Feb. 19, Centennial Park.

Third Saturdays in the Garden, 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 19, West Texas Food Bank.

Gaither Music Group, 6 p.m. Feb. 19, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

Rise and Run, 8:15 a.m. Feb. 19, Centennial Park.

The Journey: A Celebration of Black History Month, 2 p.m. Feb. 19, Museum of the Southwest.

Wedding Open House, 1 p.m. Feb. 20, Odessa Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

 

 

 

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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin blows gate in slalom, out of event

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin blows gate in slalom, out of event

The six-time world champion is expected to compete in three other events.

February 9, 2022, 2:42 AM

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For the second straight competition, Mikaela Shiffrin has shockingly busted out of the competition just seconds into the first run. Shiffrin missed the fourth gate in her slalom run, the event where she won her first Olympic gold in 2014, and will not contend for a medal.

The skier, who was expected to challenge for several medals in Beijing, sat on the side of the hill, with her head in her hands, for minutes after the stunning accident.

The second run will come later in the evening.

The 26-year-old also fell during her first run in the giant slalom on Monday, disqualifying her from the event.

“Could blame it on a lot of things…and we’ll analyze it till the cows come home, but not today,” Shiffrin said on Instagram following that crash. “Today I chalk it up to really awful timing of a really frustrating mistake. Moving focus to slalom now, AND cheering for my teammates in the second run of the GS and the DH!”

Sweden’s Sara Hector took the gold with a time of 1:55:68, followed by Italy’s Federica Brignone with a time of 1:55.97 and Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami with a time of 1:56:41.

Shiffrin is one medal away from tying the record for most Olympic medals by a female American Alpine skier, four. She is two gold medals away from holding the record for most golds ever by a female Alpine skier, also four.

Shiffrin aims to have many chances to attempt those feats during the games as she plans on competing in three other Alpine events over the next two weeks.

She is still expected to compete in the super-G on Thursday, the downhill on Valentine’s Day and the combined on Feb. 17.

Shiffrin, a Colorado native, has been competing since she was 16 and quickly became one of the sport’s all-time greatest skiers with her record-setting performances. She is the most decorated Alpine skier in the world circuit having won 11 World Championship medals, six gold.

At 18 years old she became the youngest slalom champion when she won a gold medal in the 2014 Sochi Games. Shiffrin won a gold medal in the giant slalom competition and a silver medal in the combined competition during the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.

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ATP Challenger event returning to Calgary after one-year hiatus

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Arthur Rinderknech from France was the singles champion at the 2020 Calgary National Bank Challenger in Calgary on March 1, 2020.
Arthur Rinderknech from France was the singles champion at the 2020 Calgary National Bank Challenger in Calgary on March 1, 2020. Photo by Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

The health challenge — they hope — is behind them.

So The Challenger is once again in front of pro tennis enthusiasts of the city.

The ATP announced Tuesday that the Calgary National Bank Challenger will return to Calgary’s OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre in 2022 after a one-year hiatus due to COVID.

“It’s very important to bring the event back,” said Danny Da Costa, CEO of the OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre. “We decided not to run the event in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, but we are optimistic that we can return the event to pre-pandemic status in 2022.  

“We have received a lot of interest and feedback from past competitors, fans, sponsors and players in the tennis community who want the event to return, and we are confident that we will deliver another world-class event this November.”

The ATP Challenger Tour stop — the largest of the loop’s indoor tournament in Canada — is slated for Nov. 6-13, to be exact.

It will be the opening serve of a three-year renewal between the ATP and the tennis centre in southeast Calgary.

And it marks the third instalment of the tourney on the second-tier circuit of pro tennis, a feeder to the ATP Tour.

“Our event has quickly gained a reputation as one of the premier sporting events in Alberta. and many of the players have mentioned that The Challenger is one of the best challengers in the world,” Da Costa said. “It has quickly become a must-attend event.

“The uniqueness of our event is that it’s held in a tennis club to ensure fans can get up-close and personal to the players,” continued Da Costa. “The success of the event has allowed us to attract some of the best emerging tennis talent on the planet.”

Indeed, The Challenger has attracted former and current top 20 players, including Casper Ruud — currently the No. 8 player in the ATP rankings — Ivo Karlovic — the 2018 Challenger champ and former No. 14 in the world — and Canadian and Davis Cup star Vasek Pospisil — a former top 25 player.

Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in action at the ATP Tour 250 in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Nov. 14, 2020.
Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in action at the ATP Tour 250 in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Nov. 14, 2020. Photo by REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

France star Arthur Rinderknech, who is now ranked 60th in the world, won the 2020 edition of The Challenger.

The talent drawn to Calgary’s tour stop has helped make it a quick success.

“We are entering into the golden era of tennis in Canada, and tennis has never been this popular in this country, so I am not surprised by it,” said Da Costa, when asked about how much the event has achieved in such a short time. “Tennis players are among the most recognized names in sport. Locally, there is a lot of interest in tennis in Calgary.”

Gavin Ziv, Tennis Canada’s senior vice-president of professional events, agrees. 

“We know how important the Challenger circuit is for the players and how much they enjoy the Calgary event,” Ziv said. “It is especially important for our Canadian players to have the chance to accumulate crucial points in the rankings and compete against international players, particularly after a difficult couple of years.

“We are delighted that professional tennis is returning to Calgary.”

Tickets go on sale in the coming weeks.

For more information on the event, visit calgary.nationalbankchallenger.com or albertatenniscentre.ca.

“We partner with over 100 Alberta based companies, so this event is well-supported by the community,” Da Costa added. “We have created some unique opportunities to engage new fans and partner with the corporate community. We firmly believe that this event will become a staple in the Alberta sporting community for many years to come.

“Our facility expansion this spring will allow us to also increase the number of outreach activities — such as clinics, events and sponsor activations — and hopefully, in 2023, we can introduce a combined women’s and men’s pro event.”

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Slew of DQs mars Olympic debut of ski jumping event, opens door for Canadian medal | CBC Sports

Slew of DQs mars Olympic debut of ski jumping event, opens door for Canadian medal | CBC Sports

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has come under fire after a slew of disqualifications marred Monday’s first Olympic mixed team event, with one athlete saying the governing body had “destroyed” women’s ski jumping.

Germany, Austria, Norway and Japan all suffered disqualification for suit infringements, prompting anger and tears on what should have been a great night for the sport, but which ended up in fiasco.

Each team was made up of two women and two men, and all five of those disqualified were female.

“We were looking forward to the second competition at the Olympics. FIS destroyed that with this action — they destroyed women’s ski jumping,” Germany’s Katharina Althaus, who was one of those disqualified, told reporters.

“Our names are now [out] there and we just pulled the crap card. That is how you destroy nations, development and the entire sport.”

The Canadian team was able to take advantage, earning bronze amid the narrowed field.

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Horst Huttel, Germany’s head of Nordic events, said the situation was “outrageous.”

“This is a parody, but I am not laughing … It is outrageous that this happens with the four biggest ski-jump nations,” he added.

Norwegian ski jumping chief of sports Clas Brede Braathen said the experience was “very painful” for the athletes and that the issue should have been ironed out before the Olympics.

“The sport of ski jumping has experienced one of its darker days …,” he told reporters.

“I’m lost for words, really. I’m in pain on behalf of our sport.”

‘It’s completely crazy’

With lightning-fast take-off runs and soaring leaps, wind resistance plays a huge part in ski jumping, and skis and suits are regularly checked by officials to ensure that competitors have not done anything to gain an unfair advantage.

Slovenia took the gold medal, with athletes representing the Russian Olympic Committee picking up the silver and Canada taking the shock bronze medal, but the focus quickly shifted from their achievement to how the rules were interpreted.

“I hope nobody ever experiences that again, it’s completely crazy,” Norwegian jumper Robert Johansson, who had been sitting on the bar preparing to jump when he found out about the disqualifications, told Reuters.

Takanashi reacts after her jump. (Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press)

His teammates Silje Opseth and Anna Odine Stroem were both penalized, along with Germany’s Althaus, Japan’s Sara Takanashi and Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria.

A distraught Takanashi quickly left the arena, and Opseth was also in tears as she told reporters how her suit was the same one that she had worn in Saturday’s competition without any problem from the judges.

“I think they checked it in a new way today compared to what they had done previously, I think it’s very strange that they would suddenly change how they do it in the middle of a tournament,” Opseth said before breaking down in tears again.

“I don’t know what to say. I’m really just shaken. I’m sorry that I was disqualified today,” she said.

The judges at the competition declined to comment when asked to do so by Norwegian journalists.

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Sneaker Con: Vancouver’s biggest event for sneakerheads returns in 2022

Sneaker Con: Vancouver's biggest event for sneakerheads returns in 2022

Before winter ends, sneakerheads of B.C. will get to indulge their souls (and soles) at an in-person event.

The travelling shoe show Sneaker Con is back in the Lower Mainland March 5, after being absent in 2021.

“Sneaker Con is trekking back to the Alps of Vancouver and we’re bringing all the heat!” say organizers online.

It would seem the “Alps of Vancouver” would be the Vancouver Convention Centre, as that’s where it’ll be happening. 

Sneaker Con is one of the bigger events in the sports shoe collection world (they have 3.2 million followers on Instagram); the event travels to cities around North America, often with stops elsewhere, each year. 

While Vancouver is often a destination, there was no 2021 event due to the pandemic. The 2020 show arrived just before the pandemic, taking place in late February.

While shoe sales will be central to the convention, there will also be an authentication booth set up by eBay (the event’s major sponsor) to check over shoes and give them their stamp of approval.

“There will be plenty of sneaker giveaways and live auctions going down throughout the day,” promise organizers.

Along with sneakers of all sorts, there will be other pop culture paraphernalia around, as well.

It’ll be an all-day event, with doors opening at noon and closing at 7 p.m. Tickets are $36.83 after fees.

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Event companies push province for clear reopening plan after receiving no government help | CBC News

Event companies push province for clear reopening plan after receiving no government help | CBC News

An event company owner has penned an open letter to the B.C. government, asking for it to consider re-allowing wedding receptions and events — with safety plans in place — after the company was denied funding.

Spotlight Events owner Paige Petriw says she applied for the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant, but was not given funding because her company was not ordered to fully close to comply with public health orders.

“It’s just a lack of consideration for the nature of our industry and the way our businesses are structured,” said Petriw in a phone interview.

Eligible businesses include bars and nightclubs that don’t serve full meals, gym and fitness centres and event venues that can no longer hold events due to cancellations.

Under current provincial health orders, indoor organized gatherings of any size are not allowed, including wedding and funeral receptions. Outdoor organized gatherings are allowed, but with some restrictions. 

On Jan. 19, the government said it was extending the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant and doubling financial supports for eligible businesses that were ordered to remain closed until Feb. 16.

Company owners are eligible for up to $20,000 in total funding, based on staffing levels at the time of closure.

Owner of Pacific Fairytales — a company that specializes in children’s events and entertainment — Kirsty Provan says her company has lost around 75 per cent of its profit since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Provan was also denied funding under the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant because her business wasn’t forced to fully close under the public health order.

Provan said she would like to see proof that events held at stadiums like sports games are less dangerous than a small event with 12 children from the same school class. 

“What are the statistics that are showing that, that is actually much more dangerous than a stadium event?” she said.

The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation said in a statement on Sunday the grant program is designed to complement existing federal COVID-19 business supports including those that are available to businesses that remained open but experienced a drop in revenue due to the pandemic.

“We know this is a very challenging time for businesses — especially those businesses that were directly impacted by recent public health measures,” the ministry said in the statement.

Paige Petriw, the owner of Spotlight Events, says she applied for the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant, but was not given funding because her company was not ordered to fully close to comply with public health orders. (Doug Kerr/CBC News)

Petriw said the industry is asking to “operate professionally managed indoor events and gatherings under specific guidelines and restrictions,” according to the letter.

The letter also called for the government to clearly define professionally managed events and non-professionally managed indoor gatherings and events, and to have specific restrictions put in place based on the type of event. 

Petriw and Pravon said they hope the Ministry of Health will consider meeting with event companies to come up with a safe reopening plan that includes restrictions in accordance with the current public health order.

“We’re really on the brink of not many businesses being able to survive,” Petriw said.

CBC News also contacted the Ministry of Health to ask about plans to safely reopen the event industry, but did not hear back.

Businesses that have applied for a COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant do not need to reapply. To apply for a grant, click here. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 28.

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Superb skate by teen Schizas highlights Canada’s fourth place finish in team event

Superb skate by teen Schizas highlights Canada's fourth place finish in team event

BEIJING — A terrific Olympic debut by teenager Madeline Schizas highlighted Canada’s fourth place finish in figure skating’s team event at the Beijing Olympics.

Schizas, an 18-year-old from Oakville, Ont., who only a year ago didn’t consider the Olympics in her near-future plans, was third in women’s singles event on Monday, following up a solid short program two days earlier.

Skating to Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” she was virtually flawless en route to scoring 132.04 points.

Russia’s Kamila Valieva scored 178.92 to win the women’s portion, while Kaori Sakamoto of Japan was second (148.66).

Russia won gold with 74 points from all events, while the U.S. took the silver with 65, and Japan won bronze (63).

The Canadians finished with 53 points to edge China (50).

Despite solid skates by reigning world ice dance bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier and pairs team Vanessa James and Eric Radford, a medal was already out of reach when the day began.

Gilles, from Toronto, and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., were third in dance, scoring 124.39 for their free dance to Govardo’s cover of The Beatles ballad “The Long and Winding Road.”

Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates led the way with 129.07, while Russians Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov were second with 128.17.

James, from Toronto, and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., scored 130.07 to finish fourth with their pairs free program to Harry Styles’ “Falling.”

A day earlier, James collided with Italian Matteo Guarise. They were both skating backward when they crashed, Guarise almost coming over James’ back. James said both she and Guarise were bruised by the incident.

The Canadians are making their Olympic debut together. Radford won two world titles and Olympic bronze with Meagan Duhamel, but came out of retirement at age 36 last spring to skate with James, a Toronto native who previously competed for France.

Russia’s Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov led the way with 145.20 points, to keep Russia in the lead with 55 points. The U.S. and Japan are tied for second with 48, while Canada and China are out of the medal running with 37 each.

Canada began the day in fourth place, after an excellent women’s singles program by Schizas on Sunday clinched the Canadians a berth among the top-five countries that advanced to skate the free programs.

Canada captured silver when the team event made its Olympic debut in 2014 in Sochi. A team by ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and including world champions Patrick Chan, Kaitlyn Osmond, and Duhamel and Radford won gold four years ago in Pyeongchang.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2022.

Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press

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How to Watch Figure Skating Team Event in Primetime Sunday Night

How to Watch Figure Skating Team Event in Primetime Sunday Night

Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates – a couple on and off the ice – were chosen as co-captains of the U.S. squad for figure skating’s team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, so it’s only fitting they get to compete as part of the team.

Chock and Bates’ time finally arrives (emphasis on finally, but more on this to come) Sunday night U.S. time as they were announced by U.S. Figure Skating as the team’s entry for the free dance.

They are joined representing the red, white and blue on the third and final day of the team event by Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, who will begin the night in the pairs free skate, and Karen Chen, who ends the team event in the women’s free skate.

Watch live at 8 p.m. ET Sunday on NBC, NBCOlympics.com or Peacock.

Chen and Knierim/Frazier represented Team USA in their short programs, while Chock/Bates switch out in ice dance for Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue who won the rhythm dance.

Sunday night marks not only the debut of Chock and Bates at these Games but also their debut in any Olympic team event.

The Sochi 2014 Games marked the Olympic debut of both the team event and Chock and Bates (as a team; Bates also competed in Vancouver in 2010), but they were passed over for a spot on the U.S. team in both 2014 (to Meryl Davis and Charlie White) and 2018 (to Maia and Alex Shibutani).

Chock and Bates are ready now, though, as the 2022 U.S. champions and 2021 world fourth-place finishers, and they’ll attempt to match the win Hubbell and Donohue earned earlier in the Games.

Knierim and Frazier also look to continue their own momentum. They were third in the pairs short, behind world and Olympic medalists.

Heading into the final night, the Russian Olympic Committee leads with 45 points, followed by the U.S. (42) and Japan (39). At this point, Canada (30) and China (29) are vying for fourth.