Actor, filmmaker to discuss movie making

Actor and indie filmmaker Michael Crabtree will discuss movie making at a meeting of the Texas High Plains Writers.

Crabtree will speak at 10 a.m. Saturday in the southwest meeting room at Amarillo Senior Citizens Center, 1217 S. Tyler St.

A Vernon native, Crabtree's career has included appearances in "Tender Mercies," "The Life of David Gale" and "Walker, Texas Ranger," among others.

He also is a screenwriter, director and producer.

Admission is free for members and $5 for nonmembers.

For information, visit www

.panhandleprowriters.org.