BAM's Blog » Arts Council of OKC http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:39:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog no Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog » Arts Council of OKC http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/category/arts-council-of-okc/ What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 11, 2011: Take a lunch break with Dustin Prinz’s Art Moves show at the Downtown Library http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/10/11/what-to-do-in-oklahoma-on-oct-11-2011-take-a-lunch-break-with-dustin-prinzs-art-moves-show-at-the-downtown-library/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/10/11/what-to-do-in-oklahoma-on-oct-11-2011-take-a-lunch-break-with-dustin-prinzs-art-moves-show-at-the-downtown-library/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:42:08 +0000 brandy http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=38937

Today’s featured event:

Hear Oklahoma City singer/songwriter/musician Dustin Prinz play an Art Moves show from noon to 1 p.m. at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave.

To read The Oklahoman staff writer Carla Hinton’s recent story about the Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s new Art Moves program, click here.

For more information, go to www.artscouncilokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM…

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Artist Patrick Riley wears one of his handmade masks while doing an art demonstration Monday at Leadership Square as part of the Arts Council of Oklahoma City's new Art Moves initiative. (Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman)

Today’s featured event:

Check out the new Art Moves initiative offering free, daily lunchtime arts programming to the downtown area from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s Museum Cafe, 415 Couch Drive. For today’s Art Moves session, Mariachi Orgullo de America …

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Bil Lepp

Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival Oklahoma City, OK

A version of this column appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Taking the stories outside
BAM Column: The Arts Council of Oklahoma City is moving its annual Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival to a big tent in downtown this weekend.

The Arts Council of Oklahoma City is taking its annual celebration of one of the oldest and most universal art forms outside.

The 2011 Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival will spin yarns Friday and Saturday under a huge tent on the arts council’s campus, 400 W California …

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Greg Reiche’s “Titan II” was among the large-scale artworks on view at the Sculpture Park during the 2010 Festival of the Arts. (BAM archive photo)

2011 Festival of the Arts performing arts schedule

The 2011 Festival of the Arts will celebrate the visual, performing and culinary arts from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Festival Plaza, around Stage Center, on Hudson Avenue and at the revamped Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma …

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This sign at the Festival of the Art’s Young at Art Mart reminds visitors that only children are allowed to shop inside the tent. No parents are allowed. (BAM photos)

My family and I officially celebrated spring today with our annual weekend visit to the Festival of the Arts in downtown Oklahoma City.

The 44th Annual Festival of the Arts was packed with people, from families with children marathoners; live entertainment, from mariachi bands to an impromptu contact juggler; and of course, artwork, from delicate blown glass vases to colorful …

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Edgar Cruz

Today’s featured event:

Spend the weekend celebrating Oklahoma City’s annual “rite of spring,” the 2010 Festival of the Arts in downtown. Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 11 a.m. today and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The festival offers an array of visual, performing and culinary arts to please patrons of all ages. And best of all, it’s free!

Terrifically talented Oklahoma guitarist Edgar Cruz, a festival mainstay, will perform at noon today on the Cafe Stage, offering the perfect opportunity to enjoy some …

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Oklahoma City Thunder standout Russell Westbrook (Associated Press file photo)

Here is a list of activities happening around Oklahoma during this absolutely action-packed weekend (April 23-25). For even more events, go to www.wimgo.com:

- See the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the L.A. Lakers in Game 4 of their seven-game playoff series at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno. Information: (800) 745-3000 or www.thunder.nba.com. The Thunder won at home Thursday night to bring the series to 2-1 in favor of the Lakers, who won the first …

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Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne performs at last year’s New Year’s Eve Freakout. (Photo by John Clanton/The Oklahoman Archives)

Happy New Year! It’s New Year’s Eve, and there are many festivities planned around the state for today and throughout the weekend. Here is the special New Year’s 2009-10 edition of the Weekend Warmup (for Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com:

- Celebrate the start of 2010 with psychedelic music, confetti cannons and a giant balloon drop at The Flaming Lips New Year’s Eve …

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Today’s featured event:

Hear Oklahoma City-based experimental rock band Junebug Spade at 7 p.m. today at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown. The free show is part of the Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s Sunday Twilight Concert Series.

For more information, go to www.artscouncilokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM…

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Edgar Cruz (The Oklahoman Archives photo)

Today’s featured event:

Hear guitarist Edgar Cruz perform at 7 p.m. today at Myriad Botanical Gardens, Hudson and Reno. The show is part of the free Sunday Twilight Concert Series, organized by the Arts Council of Oklahoma City.

For more information, call 270-4848 or go to www.artscouncilokc.com.

For more events, go go www.wimgo.com.

-BAM…

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