2012 Festival of the Arts concludes today in downtown Oklahoma City
Albert Gray Eagle (Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman Archives)
The 46th annual Festival of the Arts celebrating the visual, performing and culinary arts concludes today, with hours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Festival Plaza, on Hudson Avenue and at the revamped Myriad Botanical Gardens.
The event includes 144 juried artists showcasing their wares, 31 fabulous food booths, many Oklahoma performers providing live entertainment on four stages, plus a sculpture park, the South Hudson Gallery’s pro-am exhibition, children’s activities and exhibits and more. Oh, and admission is FREE.
To read my preview of the event, click here. Or to read my feature on the festival’s official street performer, “The Human Knot,” click here.
To see photos of the event, check out my festival board on Pinterest by going to http://pinterest.com/bamok.
For more information, call 270-4848 or go to www.artscouncilokc.com.
Here is today’s performing arts schedule:
Sunday, April 29
Café Stage
11 a.m. A Mirage Dancing Company – Dance
Noon Mariachi Lopez – Mariachi
1 p.m. Edgar Cruz – Classical Guitar
2 The Talk of the Town Orchestra – Instrumental
3 Highland East JH – Choral
4 Charlie Hill – Acoustic
5 Shortt Dogg – Variety
Great Lawn Stage
11 a.m. Range of Motion – Dance
Noon Gravity Dance – Dance
1 p.m. Sugar Free AllStars – Variety
2 Metropolitan School of Dance – Dance
3 Oklahoma Children’s Acting Guild – Variety
4 Velocity Dance Center – Dance
5 OKC Symphonic Band – Instrumental
Water Stage
11 a.m. Random Order – Rock
Noon ONG – Rock
1 p.m. Gotcha Covered – Variety
2 At Long Last – Rock/Pop
3 Eden – Indie/Folk
4 The Refreshing – Pop
5 Howard Brady Band – Rock
Art Moves Stage
11 a.m. Multiple Artists – Jewelry-Making Demonstration
Noon Hartel Dance Group – Modern Dance
1 p.m. Albert Gray Eagle – Ceramic Flute-Making Demonstration
4 Mariachi Orgullo de America – Mariachi
5 Son del Barrio – Salsa/Merengue
-BAM
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Great post. It had all the info I needed before going to the festival. Thanks