Weekend Warmup for Nov. 6-8, 2009
Rodney Atkins
Here is a list of events happening this weekend (Nov. 6-8) around Oklahoma. For more information, go to www.wimgo.com.
- NORMAN – Catch country star Rodney Atkins at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: www.riverwind.com.
- SHAWNEE — Hear “American Idol” David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, at 7 tonight at Firelake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino Blvd. Information: 964-7263 or www.firelakegrand.com.
- Take in art, food and music at the sixth annual Girlie Show from 8 to midnight tonight and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein. Information: www.thegirlieshow.net.
Classical Mystery Tour
- Watch the Oklahoma City Philharmonic perform with Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour at 8 tonight and Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.
- TULSA and THACKERVILLE — Listen to country star Alan Jackson and up-and-coming band Gloriana at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com. Or catch Jackson in concert at 9 tonight at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- See new art – from small works exhibits to a container show – during the monthly Paseo Gallery Walk in the Paseo Arts District. Hours are 6 to 10 tonight and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information: 525-2688 or www.thepaseo.com.
- Hear Chevelle with Halestorm and After Midnight Project at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern Ave. Information: www.diamondballroom.net.
Billie Letts
- SHAWNEE - Hear Tulsa author Billie Letts (”Where the Heart Is”) give the keynote address at the 2009 Red Dirt Book Festival on today and Saturday. Letts will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Raley Chapel at Oklahoma Baptist University. Multiple writing workshops, special programs and panel discussions with authors and editors will be included in the two-day book festival that’s sponsored by Pioneer Library System. The festival opens at 9 a.m. today. Letts and other featured authors will close out the festival with a book signing at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Geiger Center on OBU’s campus. To register for the free festival (which is required) or get more information, go to www.reddirtbookfestival.org.
- Listen to Billy Joe Winghead, Bloody Ol’ Mule, the Starkweather Boys and more from noon Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at “Drumming for Derek,” a benefit for Oklahoma City drummer Derek Dugger, who has brain cancer. The event will be at 66 Bowl, 3810 NW 39 Expressway. Information: 946-3966.
- MIAMI – Catch the Casey Donahew Band in concert at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
“Frankenstein”
- Watch Oklahoma Children’s Theatre and TheatreOCU’s production of “Frankenstein” at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. today, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in Oklahoma City University’s Burg Theatre, 2501 N Blackwelder. The production is recommended for middle school and high school students. Information: www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.
- TULSA – Hear Rob Zombie with Nekromantix and Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady Street. Information: www.bradytheater.com.
- See a Tribute to Woody Guthrie at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Also, hear Don Conoscenti at 9 tonight and John Fullbright at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Door. Information: www.bluedoorokc.com.
- Watch Red Dirt Improv perform “Music, Mayhem, and Mamet” starting at 7 tonight at IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. Information: www.reddirtimprov.com.
-BAM
Oklahoma City Museum of Art presenting American Indian film showcase today-Sunday
Sterlin Harjo
In celebration of American Indian Heritage Month, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum are presenting the “Native American Cinema Showcase” featuring new voices and new stories from Native America.
“Barking Water”
The weekend film series begins 7:30 tonight with “Barking Water” directed by Tulsa filmmaker Sterlin Harjo. Harjo’s second feature film is a heartwarming road trip across eastern Oklahoma with two people who have loved and lost over 40 years together.
Lead actor Richard Ray Whitman recently was awarded best actor for his role as Frankie at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and has screened at New Directors/New Films at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Venice Film Festival.
The film will have additional screenings at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November. The Saturday screening includes a special appearance by Harjo and Whitman.
“Pearl”
Another feature film made in Oklahoma, with support from the Chickasaw nation, is “Pearl.” This is the biographical story of Pearl Carter Scott, a Chickasaw girl, who at 12 years old, became America’s youngest-ever pilot. Produced by David Rennke and directed by King Hollis, the film premiered at the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival and was the opening night gala film of the 2009 deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City.
“Pearl” will be screened twice, at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
“Emerging Native Stories”
At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the series will include a special presentation titled “Emerging Native Stories.”
This program consists of short works by native filmmakers with Oklahoma ties: The Potawatomi Tribal Documentary Series, a preview of Julianna Brannum’s documentary “LaDonna Harris: Indian 101,” and OETA’s Stateline documentary “The People” that explores efforts in Oklahoma to preserve native languages and culture.
Film admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students and $5 for museum members.
For more information, call 278-8237 or go to www.okcmoa.com/film.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 2, 2009
“Tropical Heat: Broadbilled Motmot” by Deborah Kaspari
Today’s featured event:
NORMAN — View Oklahoma artist Deborah Kaspari’s paintings and sketches in the exhibit “Drawing the Motmot: An Artist’s View of Tropical Nature” at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave.
The exhibit is on view through Jan. 18.
Most people will never have the opportunity to visit the rainforests of South and Central America. Kaspari’s exhibit aims to give visitors a window into these vast, fragile natural resources through the eyes of an artist.
“Drawing the Motmot: An Artist’s View of Tropical Nature” features the works of Oklahoma nature artist Deborah Kaspari. The exhibition has been several years in the making and will bring together artwork from Kaspari’s rainforest expeditions across Central and South America. The exhibit recreates an artist’s expedition and immerses the visitor in the magical world of the nature artist at work.
The artwork includes sketchbook pages with notes, field drawings, pen-and-ink studies and studio paintings, accompanied by Kaspari’s lively and thoughtful field notes and commentary that give the feeling of a personal conversation with the artist. Adding to the adventure are the sounds of toucans, monkeys and other tropical wildlife recorded in the Amazon and Panama rainforest, plus videos of works in progress in the field.
Kaspari first began drawing and painting the rainforest in Trinidad in the late 1980s. She fell in love with the lush exotic landscape and made many subsequent trips to the tropics, including sites in Panama and Costa Rica. Last winter, a grant from the Don and Virgian Eckelberry Endowment allowed her to make a trip up the Amazon River to work at a research station deep in the rainforest of Peru. There she was able to draw the flora and fauna of the rainforest canopy thanks to an elevated walkway linking 14 trees through a system of platforms and rope bridges.
For the past four years, Kaspari has been working with the museum to develop an exhibit that would give visitors the same sense of peace, beauty and wonder she herself experienced in the field.
“I wanted this to be more than just an art exhibit,” Kaspari says in a news release. “I wanted to share the environment as I see and feel it. I wanted to bring a visitor into the rainforest and give them the chance to connect with it the way I do, through artwork and media.”
With that in mind, and armed with a tiny portable art studio, Kaspari began compiling the various elements that make up “Drawing the Motmot.” A high-tech audio recorder the size of a cell phone allowed her to capture the complex symphony of rainforest sounds, from monkeys to motmots (a colorful tropical bird). A video tripod filming over her shoulder captured the artist’s-eye-view of works in progress in the field. These audio and video elements help to bring Kaspari’s artwork – and her experiences – to life for visitors.
“When visitors walk through ‘Drawing the Motmot,’ they’ll not only hear birds and animals as I heard them, but through the sketches and paintings they’ll see the same things, too,” Kaspari says in the release. “I see much more of the world when I draw it. There’s a wonderfully personal connection that opens up when drawing from nature, and I always come away with a better understanding than if I were simply looking. I hope people will enjoy seeing the rainforest this way, and be inspired to try it for themselves.”
Kaspari’s experiences in the rainforests, and her work on “Drawing the Motmot,” are documented on her blog at http://drawingthemotmot.wordpress.com. Many of the works in the exhibition are available for purchase direct from the artist.
For more information, call 325-4712 or go to www.snomnh.ou.edu.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 31, 2009
Brady Williams, 23 months, of Moore, waits Tuesday with his mother, Krystle Williams, for a train ride at Haunt the Zoo. (Photo by Nate Billings/The Oklahoman)
Today’s featured event:
Take in shining jack-o-lanterns and eco-friendly candy from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the family-friendly Haunt the Zoo for Halloween at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50.
For more information, call 424-3344 or go to www.okczoo.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
UPDATED: Weekend Warmup for Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009
Will Hoge
Here is a list of non-Halloween events going on this weekend (Oct. 30-Nov. 1) throughout Oklahoma. I posted my massive round-up of Halloween happenings earlier today on the blog. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- Listen to singer/songwriter/musician Will Hoge at 10 tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Or hear Mike McClure Band and Turnpike Troubadours at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Wormy Dog. Information: 601-6276 or www.wormydog.com.
- Watch Oklahoma City’s Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls take on the Amarillo, Texas-based Route 66 Rollergirls in a banked-track roller derby bout at 8 tonight at the Cox Convention Center in downtown. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: www.reddirtrebellion.com.
- See Red Dirt Improv engage other local improve troupes in a free jam session at 8 tonight at IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. The performance is free but donations will be taken for IAO. Information: www.reddirtimprov.com.
- NORMAN — Hear country artist Tracy Lawrence at 8 p.m. Saturday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
- NORMAN — View Oklahoma artist Deborah Kaspari’s paintings and sketches in the exhibit “Drawing the Motmot: An Artist’s View of Tropical Nature” at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. Information: 325-4712 or www.snomnh.ou.edu.
- NORMAN – Listen to the Hosty Duo at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Deli, 309 White Street. Information: www.thedeli.us.
Jack Ingram
- THACKERVILLE – Hear Jack Ingram at 8 p.m. Saturday at WinStar World Casino. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- See Carpenter Square Theatre’s production of “Murderers” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at Stage Center, 400 W Sheridan. Performances continue through Nov. 7. Information: www.carpentersquare.com.
- NORMAN – Hear Oklahoma City singer/pianist Marcy Priest from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Othello’s Italian Restaurant, 434 Buchanan Ave. Information: 503-7902 or www.marcypriest.com. UPDATED: The time of this show has been changed to 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday because of the Oklahoma-Kansas State football game.
Colourmusic
- STILLWATER – Catch Colourmusic with BrotherBear and Gentleman Auction House at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Vault Venue, 716 S Main. Information: www.myspace.com/vaultvenue.
- MIAMI – Hear Jackson Taylor at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
- Listen to Texas bluesman Paul Geremia at 9 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: www.bluedoorokc.com.
- BAM
Halloween events throughout Oklahoma offer tricks and treats
Dressed in a pink costume, Autumn Hibbert, 16 months, makes her way through the Oklahoma City Zoo’s walkways during last year’s Haunt the Zoo. (Photo By John Clanton, The Oklahoman Archives)
A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Scare up Halloween fun with these horrid Oklahoma happenings
From enchanted trick-or-treat trails to horrifying haunted houses, Halloween spawns an almost supernatural array of events across the state this weekend.
The 25th annual Bricktown Haunted Warehouse, the twisted masquerade ball Psychopomp and a ballet rendition of the Headless Horseman’s tale are just a few of the horrid highlights. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
HallOPOLIS, Norman: Hear Rainbows are Free, JP Inc., Crocodile and Shi- -y/Awesome at 9 tonight and Evangelicals, JP Inc. and GentleGhost at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford. Information: www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.
Bricktown Haunted Warehouse and Haunted Dungeon Dark Ride in 3-D: Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Haunted Warehouse, 101 E California Ave., opening at 7 p.m. today and Saturday. Information: 236-4143 or www.bricktownokc.com.
Frontier City’s Fright Fest
Frontier City’s Fright Fest: Brave a haunted asylum or take your tot through BooVille at from 6 to 11 p.m. today and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at Frontier City, 11501 N I-35 Service Road. Information: 478-2140 or www.frontiercity.com.
Oklahoma City Ballet’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”: See the dance company’s retelling of Washington Irving’s classic spooky story at 7 tonight and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 848-8637 or www.okcballet.com.
Psychopomp: Seven Gates of Hell: Check out seven theme stages, a huge dance floor and costume contest at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein Ave. Information: www.rampageartist.com.
Lyric Theatre’s “Sweeney Todd”
Lyric Theatre’s “Sweeney Todd”: Watch Lyric’s staging of the Stephen Sondheim favorite at 8 tonight, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16. Information: 524-9312 or www.lyrictheatreokc.com.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Norman: Watch the cult classic shown with a live cast at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Sooner Theatre, 101 E Main. Information: 818-7238.
Haunt the Zoo for Halloween: Take in shining jack-o-lanterns and eco-friendly candy from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50. Information: 424-3344 or www.okczoo.com.
HallowZOOeen, Tulsa: Tour the Tulsa Zoo, 6421 E 36 Street N, with your treat-or-treaters from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday. Information: (918) 669-6600 or www.tulsazoo.org.
Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s “Eurydice”
Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s “Eurydice”: Make a trip to the Underworld with the company’s staging of the Greek myth at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 812-7737 or www.okctheatrecompany.org.
Fuego Friday: Halloween Iron Pour and OU Student Costume Contest, Norman: See University of Oklahoma students cast molten iron, show off their costumes and unveil a new artwork at 5:30 p.m. today outside of the Fred Jones Art Center, 520 Parrington Oval. Information: 325-2691 or http://art.ou.edu.
Sonic Spooky Saturday, Norman: Get free admission, courtesy of Sonic, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. Information: 325-4712 or www.snomnh.ou.edu.
Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s fright films: Watch “I Sell the Dead” at 5:30 and 8 p.m. today and Saturday and the double-feature “Frankenstein” and “The Invisible Man” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 415 Couch Drive. Information: 236-3100 or www.okcmoa.com/film.
Trail of Terror, El Reno: Get spooked along the trail or in the new Haunted Barn from 6:30 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday at 2701 W 10. Information: www.trailofterror.org.
35th Annual Freakers Ball, Tulsa: Participate in a costume contest and hear Pitbulls on Crack, Billy Joe Winghead and more at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Information: (918) 584-2306 or www.cainsballroom.com.
Haunted Castle Halloween Festival, Muskogee: Find thrills for the whole family from 6 to 10 p.m. today and Saturday inside and outside the Castle of Muskogee, 3400 Fern Mountain Rd. Information: (800) 439-0658 or www.okcastle.com.
Scream Country Haunted Forest, Drumright: Take in three fearsome attractions from 7:30 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday at 15853 W 101 Street S. Information: (918) 607-3327 or www.screamcountry.com.
HallowMarine, Jenks: Celebrate the season with trick-or-treating, pirates and mermaids from 6:30 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday at the Oklahoma Aquarium, Information: (918) 296-3474 or www.okaquarium.org.
The Hex House, Tulsa: Explore more than 20,000 square feet of horrors at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the southeast corner of 71 and Memorial. Information: www.thehexhouse.com.
Terror on 10th Street Haunted House: Get spooked from 7 to 11 p.m. today-Sunday during a guided tour telling the ghostly history of the actual house at 2005 NW 10. Information: 232-1816.
Families enter Arcadia Lake’s Storybook Forest in 2008. (Photo by Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman Archives)
Arcadia Lake’s Storybook Forest, Edmond: Families can take a hayride, roast marshmallows and collect goodies from storybook characters from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Spring Creek Park. Information: www.edmondok.com.
“Frankenstein”: See Oklahoma Children’s Theatre and Theatre OCU’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Oklahoma City University’s Burg Theatre, 2501 N Blackwelder Ave. The play is recommended for children older than 12 years of age. Information: 951-0011 or www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.
Oklahoma City University’s “Bat Boy: The Musical”: Watch OCU stage the musical based on a tabloid tale at 10:30 tonight, 3 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday at OCU’s Burg Theatre, 2501 N Blackwelder. Information: 208-5227 or www.okcu.edu.
“A Ghostly Affair”: Hear indie duo Mont Lyons play a pre-Halloween show at 8 tonight at the Sauced Annex, 2912 Paseo. Information: 521-9801 or www.yoursauced.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 29, 2009
Harn Homestead (The Oklahoman Archives photo)
Today’s featured event
Celebrate Halloween a little early at Haunt the Harn from 5:30 to 8:30 tonight at the Harn Homestead and 1889ers Museum, 1721 N Lincoln Blvd.
The family-friend event will include trick-or-treating, hayrides, bobbing for apples, marshmallow roasting, face painting, crafts, games and more.
For more information, go to www.harnhomestead.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
Slideshow: 99s Museum of Women Pilots
An exhibit at the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City chronicles some of Amelia Earhart’s groundbreaking flights. (Photo by David McDaniel/The Oklahoman)
View a NewsOK slideshow of some of the exhibits at Oklahoma City’s 99s Museum of Women Pilots by clicking here.
Kudos to David McDaniel for taking these great photos and to Doug Hoke for putting together this handy slideshow.
I recommend checking out the 99s Museum of Women Pilots, especially if you’re interested in aviation or women’s history. There are many wonderful stories housed there.
-BAM
Oklahoma City 99s Museum of Women Pilots pays tribute to Amelia Earhart, other female fliers
A cutout of Amelia Earhart stands in front of one of the exhibits on the pioneering aviatrix at the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City. (Photos by David McDaniel/The Oklahoman)
A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.
99s museum, film celebrate life of “Amelia,” female pilots
Nestled among a lock of hair, a silver cigarette case and a pair of goggles, a russet bracelet studded with silver nuggets gleams behind glass.
The elephant hide bangle is more than just a lovely old bauble. It is a memento left behind by famed aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, the subject of the new film, “Amelia.”
“She considered it her favorite or her lucky bracelet,” said Carolyn Smith, chairwoman of the board of trustees for the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City “If you look in real-life photos of Amelia, you see it on her wrist a lot. She wore it a lot, and in the movie she’s always wearing the bracelet.”
The aviatrix didn’t take it with her on her final voyage in 1937, — “there’s all sorts of rumors about it: you know, did she leave it behind because she had a premonition that she might not make it, did she leave it behind and then didn’t want to fly because she didn’t have it” — but while watching the film, Smith noticed that Earhart, as played by two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, can be seen wearing the unusual bangle on her ill-fated around-the-world attempt.
“But we have the real one here. It didn’t go down with her,” Smith said with a smile.
Despite the bracelet bobble, Smith hopes that “Amelia” focuses attention not just to Earhart but to the 99s Museum of Women Pilots.
The museum is owned and operated The Ninety-Nines Inc., an international organization of licensed women pilots from 35 countries. It was founded in 1929 by 99 female fliers, including Earhart, who became the group’s first elected president in 1931.
The organization’s headquarters and the Museum of Women Pilots are on the grounds of Will Rogers World Airport. Fittingly, the unassuming building is located on Amelia Earhart Road.
The founding of The Ninety-Nines is depicted in the movie, and an entire wall of the museum chronicles the establishment of what has become one of the world’s oldest aviation organizations.
Another wall is devoted to the First Women’s Air Derby, a famed 1929 race in which 20 women flew from Santa Monica, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohio. The landmark contest, dubbed the Powder Puff Derby by Oklahoma humorist Will Rogers, also is portrayed in “Amelia,” since Earhart placed third.
“It ended at the time of the Cleveland Air Races, which were a big thing back then. These women competed. One did lose her life, some did have mechanical problems, but many more finished than in many of the men’s races,” said Susan Larson, president of The Ninety-Nines. “Louise Thaden came in first. And The Ninety-Nines honor Louise Thaden very highly also.”
Besides Earhart, the 99s Museum of Women Pilots features photographs, uniforms and personal effects from many other trailblazing female fliers.
“People get in there and don’t get out for an hour or two,” Larson said. “It focuses on all those other 98 women, and so many since then, that make up this wonderful history of The Ninety-Nines.”
The collection includes photos, news clips and a helmet from Thaden, along with a copy of her book “High, Wide and Frightened.” The organization also owns the aviatrix’s blue Travel Air biplane, which is displayed at Science Museum Oklahoma.
The Ninety-Nines museum features several World War II uniforms from Women Airforce Service Pilots, gloves and photos from Jackie Cochran, the first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953, and a typewriter and flight suit from Fay Gillis Wells, a foreign correspondent and flier who helped Oklahoman Wiley Post with fuel dumps on his solo round-the-world flight.
Spears and pottery share space with a helmet and goggles from Norman native Jerrie Cobb, who was one of the Mercury 13, women pilots who underwent the same testing as the Mercury Seven astronauts but were denied the chance to train for the space program. Cobb later flew humanitarian missions in Brazil.
Exhibits range from part of the shrapnel-dotted fuselage from an A-10 Warthog then-Capt. Kim “Killer Chick” Campbell was able to successfully land after being attacked over Bagdad in 2003 to a replica of the purple satin flight suits favored by Harriet Quimby, who in 1911 became the first licensed woman pilot in the U.S.
“The ladies actually had a very difficult time finding stuff to wear,” Smith said. “We’re working on a new display called ‘Pilots En Vogue’ about some of the various flying costumes women have had to come up with over the years to be socially acceptable but comfortable to fly.”
The museum also owns several of Earhart’s trademark scarves, including one on loan to astronaut Randy Bresnik, who plans to take it along next month on Space Shuttle Atlantis’ mission to the International Space Station.
“She was one of the outstanding pilots of her time. … She was very charismatic,” Smith said of Earhart. “But part of it is that she disappeared. There’s always a mystery and people love a mystery.”
Oklahoma attraction
The 99s Museum of Women Pilots
Where: 4300 Amelia Earhart Road at Will Rogers World Airport.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead.
Price: $5 for adults and children ages 10 and older; $4 for seniors; $3 for children ages 4-10; and free for children 3 and younger.
Information: 685-9990, www.museumofwomenpilots.com or www.ninety-nines.org.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 25, 2009
Today’s featured event:
Celebrate Halloween with “light instead of fright” at the annual Magic Lantern Celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. today in the Paseo Arts District, between NW 28 and Walker and NW 30 and Dewey.
The family event includes costume making, a costume parade, live music and dancing. It is free but donations will be accepted.
For more information, call 525-2688 or go to www.thepaseo.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
