BAM's Blog » OKC/attractions http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Wed, 22 May 2013 05:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog no Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell BAM's Blog » OKC/attractions http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/category/okc-attractions/ Blue Door planning tornado benefit shows Friday and Saturday http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2013/05/20/blue-door-planning-tornado-benefit-shows-friday-and-saturday/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2013/05/20/blue-door-planning-tornado-benefit-shows-friday-and-saturday/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:52 +0000 Brandy McDonnell http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=57692

Two concerts already scheduled for this weekend at Oklahoma City’s Blue Door listening room have been transformed into tornado benefit shows, just hours after deadly and devastating tornadoes ripped through Moore and south Oklahoma City this afternoon.

“I just could not continue my Blue Door anniversary in light of what happened.

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Lowry will receive the award prior to a free outdoor screening of “The Last of the Mohicans” at 9:30 p.m.

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Oklahoma City Community & Non-Profit on wimgo

The Paseo Arts Association has announced the music and performance lineup for the 2013 Paseo Arts Festival, set for May 25-27 in the historic Paseo Arts District.

Musicians and other performers featured at the festival will perform on one of two stages: the North Stage—near Picasso Café—or the South Stage—in the middle of Paseo Drive, near NW 28 Street.

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Oklahoma City Sports & Outdoors on wimgo

It’s do-or-die Thunder up time tonight at The ‘Peake!

The Oklahoma City Thunder takes on Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of their Western Conference playoffs series. The Grizzlies lead the series 3-1, so our hometown boys in blue must win tonight or end their season.

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“Judy ‘n’ Jody” reunion concert set for Thursday night at the Oklahoma History Center The public is invited to the free event, which will feature live music, light refreshments and an announcement about the proposed OKPOP museum.

Many of the musicians who played on Oklahoma’s beloved “Jude ‘n’ Jody” show will perform at a reunion Thursday night, and the public is invited.

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Oklahoma City Fine Arts on wimgo

A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Photo Slam to showcase 12 Oklahoma photographers Part art exhibit, part poetry slam, with a hint of “The Gong Show,” the juried event offers photographers a high-energy opportunity to show their work at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

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Today’s featured event:

See the exhibit “Velvet Memes: New Work by Trent Lawson” at a.k.a. gallery, 3001 Paseo in the Paseo Arts District.

The gallery is noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.

The Oklahoma City specializes in kitschy and witty velvet paintings that mingle pop culture and art history.

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Today’s featured event:

Happy Mother’s Day! Hear Oklahoma City pianist Wayne McEvilly play “Mozart for Mother’s Day” at 2 p.m. today at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave.

The concert is free, open to the public and will take place in the lovely atrium.

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Today’s featured event:

DEL CITY — Watch the 28th Annual Armed Forces Day and Shriners Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown. Information: www.cityofdelcity.com.

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

-BAM

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Herb Ritts may not be a household name, but much of the art he created has become ingrained in popular culture.

“Chances are you’ve seen his work and you just don’t know it,” said Sandy Cotton, development director for the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, where the special exhibition “Herb Ritts: Beauty and Celebrity” opened this week.

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