BAM's Blog » OKC Museum of Art http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog Entertainment blogging from The Oklahoman's Brandy McDonnell Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:28:01 +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 » OKC Museum of Art http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/category/okc-museum-of-art/ Oklahoma City Museum of Art partnering in Doodle 4 Google contest http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/02/08/oklahoma-city-museum-of-art-partnering-in-doodle-4-google-contest/ http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2012/02/08/oklahoma-city-museum-of-art-partnering-in-doodle-4-google-contest/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:03 +0000 brandy http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/?p=42591

Four-year-old Evelyn Stirling concentrates on her painting as children and their parents create miniature Chihuly chandeliers during the weekly Drop-In Art event Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. On Feb. 25, the museum will host a special Doodle 4 Google Drop-In Art. By Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman Archives

Oklahoma City Museum of Art Oklahoma City, OK

From Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Oklahoma City Museum of Art partnering in Doodle 4 Google contest
The fifth annual competition invites kindergarten through 12th-grade students nationwide to draw their rendition of the Google

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United Filmmakers of Oklahoma is hosting an Independent Filmmakers Showcase at 7 p.m. Saturday, and two representatives of the group sat down with NewsOK host Angi Bruss to talk about the fledgling group and its showcase.

UFO will show an eclectic mix of cross-genre short films and music videos. The price is $5 to see the shorts and enjoy some refreshments.

United Filmmakers of Oklahoma is an ever-expanding group of directors, writers, actors, artists, producers, crew people and volunteers in the Oklahoma City and surrounding …

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Sarah Coburn

Here are my picks for the Best Bets in entertainment in the Oklahoma City area for this weekend, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For entertainment options for the whole state, go to www.wimgo.com:

1. Listen to renowned Muskogee-bred singer Sarah Coburn and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic perform “Great Moments of Opera” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.

2. Sample gourmet eggs, dance to the music of JetSet Kings and bid in an art raffle …

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The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is planning its 28th Annual Omelette Party for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E California.

The theme for the fundraiser is “Eggs Royale,” inspired by the exhibition “Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800,” opening Feb. 15 at the museum.

The Omelette Party will include dancing to live music to the JetSet Kings, a DJ provided by Chameleon Entertainment, cocktails, an art raffle featuring work by more than 50 local artists, and, of course, …

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François Boucher, "Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour" (1721– 64), France, 1758

Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum Oklahoma City, OK

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art will present “Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum” on Feb. 15 through May 13. This is the first partnership between the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, which is the only U.S. venue for this exhibit. Previous venues include the National Gallery of Korea, Seoul, and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.

“The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is pleased to …

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The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has wrapped two Metro Transit buses in images from his esteemed collection of Dale Chihuly glass art. (Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman)

Illuminations: Rediscover the Art of Dale Chihuly Oklahoma City, OK

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

That’s a wrap
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is wrapping two Metro Transit buses with images of its prized Chihuly collection of glass art as part of its yearlong 10th anniversary celebration.

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is celebrating some big milestones in 2012, and it’s getting the word out …

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From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. 3 1/4 of 4 stars.

Movie review: ‘Margin Call’
Writer-director J.C. Chandor’s makes his feature film debut with a taut, compelling indie that boasts an A-levesl cast, including Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci and Zachary Quinto.

Writer-director J.C. Chandor makes a sterling feature film debut with the Wall Street thriller “Margin Call,” a worthy fictional counterpart to the Charles Ferguson’s Oscar-winning documentary “Inside Job,” which also delves into the 2008 financial meltdown.

Chandor’s taut, …

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"The Artist"

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

BAM’s top 10 films of 2011
Movie attendance may have been down, but a diverse array of great films were released in the year just past.

Don’t let the numbers fool you: Movie attendance may have sunk to a 16-year low in 2011, but that doesn’t mean worthy films weren’t in the cineplexes.

Sure, Hollywood churned out mass quantities of its usual bombastic action flicks and insipid romantic comedies, but the year just past also …

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: A worker places a glass ball in a boat during reinstallation of the Chihuly exhibit at the OKC Museum of Art on Thursday, December 15 , 2011. Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman


For the first time, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art is a venue for Opening Night, downtown Oklahoma City’s annual family-friendly, alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration.

The museum will be busy tonight with the Opening Night festivities and several special events.

The museum is marking the close of the special exhibits …

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Ravi Riyanto, 8, of Norman, Okla., participates in Opening Night activities at the Cox Convention Center on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Oklahoma City. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman Archives

From Saturday’s The Oklahoman.

Opening Night rings in 2012 with an array of entertainment
The alcohol-free, family-friendly event will spread 40 performers across eight different downtown venues, with nonstop entertainment starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. A world-famous magician, a local roller derby squad and musicians of practically every sonic preference are on the bill

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