🌱 Permian Basin Spring Stampede Pro Rodeo - Ector County Coliseum and 10 more events

Morning West Odessa! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Johnny Blaine at Victory Lane Bar at Victory Lane Bar
• Permian Basin Spring Stampede Pro Rodeo - Ector County Coliseum at Ector County Coliseum
• Music at the Marriott by the West Texas Jazz Society at Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Becoming windier and warm, with a high of 92 and low of 45 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Sunny and windy, temps: high: 67, low: 46.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Odessa

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 17

• Johnny Blaine at Victory Lane Bar
  Victory Lane Bar, 12412 W Hwy 80 E, Odessa
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Permian Basin Spring Stampede Pro Rodeo - Ector County Coliseum
  Ector County Coliseum , 4201 Andrews Hwy , Odessa
  6:00 pm
• Music at the Marriott by the West Texas Jazz Society
  Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center , 305 E 5th St , Odessa
  7:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Cosmetology Career Fair – Odessa College
  Odessa College , 201 W University Blvd , Odessa
  2:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Music at the Marriott by the West Texas Jazz Society
  Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center , 305 E 5th St , Odessa
  7:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Read to Felix
  Ector County Library , 321 W 5th St , Odessa
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Mixed Media 2-Day Workshop with Doylene Land
  Ellen Noël Art Museum , 4909 E University Blvd , Odessa
  5:30 pm
• Permian Basin Spring Stampede Pro Rodeo
  Ector County Coliseum , 4201 Andrews Hwy , Odessa
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• The West Texas Margarita Festival
  Fair to Midland , 1115 Tradewinds Blvd , Midland
  12:00 pm
• Thundering Hooves Earth Day Event — MIDLAND AF
  Bush Family Home State Historic Site , 1412 W Ohio Ave , Midland
  1:00 pm
• Lit In The Pit w/ Horrid Demise + Locals
  Cotton Flat Records , 1402 Cotton Flat Rd , Midland
  5:00 pm
• The Unknown Tour 2026 - Midland, TX
  Bush Convention Center , 105 N Main St , Midland
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Odessa

• How 911 dispatchers in Odessa help save lives before crews arrive (newswest9.com)
• Odessa College students' art showcased at Phillips Goff Gallery (yourbasin.com)
• Odessa City Council approves hotel tax plan to fund sports complex (firstalert7.com)

Midland

• Midland Art Crawl returns Friday with ‘Desert in Bloom' spring event (firstalert7.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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