Downtown Oklahoma City to ring in New Year tonight with 27th Annual Opening Night
Albert Gray Eagle performs with the group Unity during the Festival of the Arts in downtown Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman Archives
Downtown Oklahoma City will bustle Monday night with the sights and sounds of roller derby girls crashing around a track, comedy fans shouting out suggestions to improv performers, and musicians of all tastes playing live.
For the 27th year, Opening Night will transform downtown into a true variety show to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Organized by the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, the alcohol-free, family-friendly event will assemble more than 40 performers on 16 different stages across nine venues, with the festivities starting at 7 p.m. Monday.
“For one price, you get to go to all these different places and see a wide variety of performers that perhaps will be the first time you’ve ever had the chance to see them. So Opening Night makes the performing arts very accessible. That’s what’s wonderful about it,” said Arts Council of Oklahoma City Executive Director Peter Dolese.
To read more of my Opening Night 2013 preview, click here. Here is the performance lineup for the event:
GOING ON
Opening Night 2013
When: 7 p.m. to midnight Monday.
Where: Nine venues downtown.
Admission: Wristbands are $8 in advance, $10 the day of the event. Children 5 and younger are admitted free. Wristbands are available at 7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma, metro Homeland stores, MidFirst Bank locations, Science Museum of Oklahoma or at the event.
Information: Ö 270-4848 or Ö www.artscouncilokc.com.
Opening Night 2013 performance lineup
Albert Gray Eagle
Native American flute
Venue 6 – Crystal Bridge
7 and 8 p.m.
Al Good Orchestra
Jazz/Big Band/Dance
Venue 4 – Leadership Square
8, 9 and 10 p.m.
Alegria Real
Latin American
Venue 2 – Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, Lobby
7 and 8 p.m.
Allie Lauren
Indie Pop/Jazz
Venue 2 – Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, Auditorium, 4th Floor
7 and 8 p.m.
Aaron Newman
Acoustic Pop/Rock
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Lobby
9 and 10 p.m.
Brianna Gaither
Indie Pop
Venue 2 – Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, Auditorium, 4th Floor
9 and 10 p.m.
Bricktown Clowns
Clowns
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 3: Children’s Area
All night
David Thomas and the World of Magic
Magic
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1
7:30, 9 and 10:15 p.m.
Edgar Cruz
Venue 9 – Devon building – Garden Wing
7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m.
Jamie Bramble
Acoustic Pop/Rock
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Lobby
7 and 8 p.m.
Justin Joslin
Acoustic Folk Rock
Venue 6 – Crystal Bridge
9 and 10 p.m.
Michael King’s One-Man Circus
Magic
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Lobby
8 and 10 p.m.
Michael Summers Jazz
Jazz
Venue 3 – Oklahoma Museum of Art, Lobby
9 and 10 p.m.
OKC Improv
Improv Theater
Venue 3 – Oklahoma Museum of Art, Auditorium
7, 8, 9 and 10 p.m.
OKC Roller Derby
Roller Derby
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 2
7 and 8 p.m.
OK City Chorus
Choral
Venue 7 – First National Center
8 p.m.
Oklahoma Youth Winds
Instrumental
Venue 7 – First National Center
7 p.m.
Miss Brown To You
Folk/Jazz Duo
Venue 5 – Bank of Oklahoma
7 and 8 p.m.
Science Museum Oklahoma
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 3:Children’s Area
8 p.m.
Shortt Dogg
Variety/Funk
Finale stage – Myriad Gardens
9, 10 and 11 p.m.
Society of Strings
Instrumental
Venue 7 – First National Center
9 p.m.
Son del Barrio
Salsa/Meringue
Venue 8 – Chase Tower
9 and 10 p.m.
Spaghetti Eddie
Children’s Music
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 3: Children’s Area
9 and 10 p.m.
Squirrel & Friends
Rock Fusion
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 2
9 and 10 p.m.
Hypnotist Steve Crawford – “Magic of the Mind”
Hypnosis
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Meeting Rooms 9-10
9 and 11 p.m.
The Ambassadors’ Concert Choir
Choral
Venue 4 – Leadership Square
7 p.m.
The Handsome Devils
Americana/Folk Rock
Venue 8 – Chase Tower
7 and 8 p.m.
Travis Wackerly & Honey Creek Pass
Bluegrass
Venue 5 – Bank of Oklahoma
9 and 10 p.m.
The Studio of Sooner Theatre
Musical Theater
Venue 1 – Cox Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 3
7 p.m.
Wayne McEvilly
Classical Piano
Venue 3 – Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Lobby
7 and 8 p.m.
Outdoor Visuals – Strolling Performers
Strolling street performers will be playing from 7 to 9 p.m. in downtown:
Aaron Newman
Acoustic Pop/Rock
David Bruster
Blues Saxophonist
Greg Northwood
Flamenco Guitarist
Local Honey
Bluegrass
-BAM
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