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.
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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.
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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.
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Weekend Warmup for Oct. 23-25, 2009
Bob Dylan (Associated Press photo)
Here is a list of events happening around Oklahoma this weekend (Oct. 23-25, 2009). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- TULSA — Hear legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady Street. Information: (918) 582-7239 or www.bradytheater.com.
- Browse a vast array of antiques, collectibles, clothing and more at “An Affair of the Heart.” The arts and crafts show will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in seven buildings at State Fair Park, NW 10 and May. Information: (800) 755-5488 or www.aaoth.com.
- Hear Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at 8 tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Or listen to Jackson Taylor with Back Porch Mary at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Wormy Dog. Information: www.wormydog.com.
Emily Skinner (Mrs. Lovett) and Jeff McCarthy ( Sweeney Todd) head the cast of the Lyric at the Plaza production of “ Sweeney Todd.” (Photo by Wendy Mutz)
- Watch Lyric Theatre open its 2009-10 season with “Sweeney Todd” 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.
- Listen to … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead with Future Of The Left and Callupsie at 8 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. Information: Information: www.conservatoryokc.com.
- NORMAN — Venture into the world of Sasquatch when forensic artist Harvey Pratt participates in a lecture, book signing and art exhibit opening reception titled “They Walk Among Us — Bigfoot: Bewitched and Bedeviled” from 7 to 10 tonight at Tribes 131 Gallery, 131 24 Ave. NW. Information: 329-4442.
- MIAMI – Hear Jack Ingram at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
Alfonso Martin and Karina Gonzalez head the cast of the Tulsa Ballet production of “ Dracula.”
- See the Tulsa Ballet’s performances of “Dracula” at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: (918) 749-6030 or www.tulsaballet.com.
- Listen to Built to Spill with Dinosaur Jr. and Lou Barlow & the Missing Men at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern Ave. Information: www.diamondballroom.net.
- Celebrate Halloween with “light not fright” at the annual Magic Lantern Celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday 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. Information: 525-2688 or www.thepaseo.com.
Hundreds of torch-bearing skeletons walk in the 2008 “Ghouls Gone Wild” Halloween parade in downtown Oklahoma City. (Photo by Jaconna Aguirre/The Oklahoman Archives)
- See The Flaming Lips’ “March of 1,000 Skeletons” and other spooky spectres in the third annual “Ghouls Gone Wild” Halloween parade, which will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in downtown. After the parade, Stardeath and White Dwarfs will perform a free outdoor show at about 9:30 p.m. across the street from TAP Architecture, 415 N Broadway Ave. Information: www.ghoulsgonewildokc.com.
- TULSA – Catch Drive-By Truckers with James McMurtry in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Or hear Mute Math with Tall as Lions at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cain’s. (Mute Math and Tall as Lions will play the Diamond Ballroom in OKC on Tuesday as well.) Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
- EL RENO - Hear Stone Temple Pilots at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Lucky Star Casino Concho, 7777 N Highway 81, El Reno. Information: www.luckystarcasino.org.
- Take in ’50s-inspired music and fashion at the “Rockabilly Weekend,” which begins tonight at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N Laird Ave., as part of an ongoing series of events recognizing the state’s rock ‘n’ roll roots. Doors open at 7 tonight. Performances will begin with The Beltline and then the Stark Weather Boys, who also will perform with headliner Clyde Stacy. A ’50s fashion show will be presented by The Velvet Monkey Salon. At 10 a.m. Saturday, a classic car show will take place outdoors, and games for children such as hula hoops, jump rope and bubble-blowing will be offered inside. People who want to register a car can call the center and get a free ticket for tonight’s concert. Information: 522-0780.
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Magic Lantern Celebration brings Halloween light not fright to Paseo
Casey Tisdale of Theatre Upon a StarDanceSwan dances in the pumpkin labyrinth during the 2008 Magic Lantern Celebration. (Photo by Skip Largent)
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Paseo lauds light instead of fright in Oklahoma City
The Paseo Arts District is celebrating Halloween a week early with “a night of light instead of fright.”
The annual Magic Lantern Celebration will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the neighborhood businesses, art galleries and outside on Paseo Drive, which will be closed during the festivities.
“It’s to give children a different perspective of Halloween,” said Lori Oden, executive director of the Paseo Arts Association, which sponsors the event with the Oklahoma Arts Council. “It’s making it something fun and not scary.”
The hands-on event also moves the focus away from gobbling up candy and buying Halloween costumes at the discount store, said Lorrie Keller, artistic director of Theatre Upon a StarDanceSwan, the multigenerational Paseo dance company that organizes the celebration.
“The whole philosophy behind it is nurturing creativity and giving parents and children a chance to really work together in an authentic and unique way,” she said.
Children from toddlers to teenagers are invited to come in everyday clothes and make their own costumes in a series of “playshops” in the Paseo.
“The first year of the event, we asked kids to come in their costumes and we noticed that they came in all these store-bought kind of boring costumes, and many were gory,” Keller said. “In my childhood, we took a lot of pride in getting to wear original things that our mothers made, and so within the next year, I said let’s just make the costumes.”
Participants can twist, crumple and tear craft paper and then sculpt it into outfits. They can decorate their costumes with ribbons, sequins, leaves, old photographs and beads. Rather than gruesome monsters, most children opt to dress themselves as fairies, animals, superheroes and the like.
“You can do a whole lot with paper. … It’s not unlike the crepe paper costumes of the Victorian period, but with a contemporary twist,” Keller said. “It really is an exciting way to introduce problem-solving and creativity.”
In other playshops, youngsters can make paper hats, decorate their faces with sparkles and create LED light crowns, the magic lanterns of the event’s name.
“Our concept is that they are the magic lanterns,” Keller said. “It is a celebration of imagination and the light within us.”
The celebration will culminate at 6:30 p.m. with the Spin ‘n’ Sparkle parade, in which Oklahoma City musicians Steve McLinn and Jahruba Lambeth will lead children and parents into a painted pumpkin labyrinth, where they can dance into twilight.
“It does bring the labyrinth to life … when people began to enter it and dance in it,” she said. “It’s a very magical moment.”
New this year, many of Paseo galleries and businesses are decorating their windows with old-fashioned shadow plays, putting up Halloween-theme cutouts and lights against white paper. The shadow windows will stay up through Oct. 31, Oden said.
Children also will have the chance to cut out shadow play silhouettes and decorate pumpkins with natural items such as leaves, twigs and dried flowers.
While some studios will be open and handing out candy, and StarDanceSwan offers a basket of goodies, Keller said the treats aren’t the focal point of the festivities.
“We always have had a basket of candy out here and it doesn’t get touched. They are way too interested in creating than eating candy,” she said with a laugh.
Going on
Magic Lantern Celebration
When: 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Paseo Arts District, between NW 28 and Walker and NW 30 and Dewey.
Cost: Free but donations will be accepted.
Information: 525-2688 or www.thepaseo.com.
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Ghostlight Theatre Club staging “Fat Pig”
Cristela Carrizales performs in a scene of Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig.” (Photo by Victoria Stahl)
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Local actress Cristela Carrizales is thrilled to play the title character in Ghostlight Theatre Club’s latest production — even if the play is titled “Fat Pig.”
Or rather, because it’s titled “Fat Pig.”
“I was so excited about the opportunity to do it because I really liked the script. And I really thought it was realistic and really true to even some of the experiences I’ve had as a plus-size person all my life,” she said.
“Sizeism is so prevalent in society today, and it’s actually one of the accepted forms of bigotry. You know, people can still make the fat jokes and not get the job because they’re heavy … and I’ve been passed up for roles. It’s such an issue.”
Written by American playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute, “Fat Pig” explores modern-day attitudes towards beauty as it delves into the romance between Tom Sullivan (Jeff Burleson), a handsome, successful 30-something businessman, and Helen Bond, a funny, smart and sexy librarian who happens to be plus-size. After a chance meeting at a cafeteria, Tom and Helen begin dating, to the dismay of Tom’s colleagues Carter (Patton Graves) and Jeannie (Bonnie Montgomery).
“They’re very much blatant about their disapproval of this relationship, that she’s a fat sow as Jeannie says,” Carrizales said. “So, Tom’s torn. He finds himself very attracted to this woman and she makes him happy, and yet he is basically getting mentally beat up at work about this relationship. …
“I play the heavyset person, but it’s really Tom’s journey. Helen is a catalyst to his journey; that is, do you follow society or do you follow your heart.”
The Ghostlight Theatre Club will stage its final two performances of “Fat Pig” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the club’s theater space in the Paseo Arts District. The comedy will make you laugh, squirm and think, Carrizales said.
Last year, Ghostlight performed LaBute’s “The Shape of Things” in its inaugural season. “The Shape of Things” and “Fat Pig” are two installments in LaBute’s trilogy of shows about America’s obsession with physical appearances. Ghostlight Artistic Director Lance Garrett hopes to stage the third, “reasons to be pretty,” in the future.
He said the production of “Fat Pig,” directed by Emily Etherton, has earned strong positive responses from audiences.
“It’s kind of a controversial subject,” he said. “People in the audience really genuinely connect with Cristela. … It is a role, I think, that she was born to play because she treats it with such tender emotion.”
For Carrizales, the play brings up issues that aren’t just personal but timely. TV shows such as “Drop Dead Diva,” “Dance Your A– Off,” “Ruby” and “More to Love” are showcasing curvy women. Glamour magazine earned the praise of thousands of readers after photographing model Lizzi Miller, 20, who wears a size 12 to 14, with her belly hanging over her bikini panties. The response was so enthusiastic, the magazine followed up with a photo shoot featuring Miller and several other plus-size models.
“It’s becoming so much more obvious that there are woman of size — and I say of size, that can vary from like size 12 to size 32 and plus — and there are more and more quote-unquote plus-size women in life and yet it still seems to be this huge issue when we put them on television,” Carrizales said. “This play really looks at … the reality of it.”
LaBute’s play puts the heavyset character not only in the title role, but also in a romance.
“It’s refreshing to have a character who is not traditionally played like the fat funny friend or the person who eats all the time,” she said. “She does make self-deprecating fat jokes but … she’s probably one of the most normal characters in the play.”
Carrizales, who is Mexican-American, hopes “Fat Pig” will encourage the theater community to take risks and cast performers who aren’t rail-thin or musclebound in lead roles, even when those parts don’t call for a heavyset actor.
“Twenty years ago, it was putting a black person playing Romeo with a white person as Juliet and we thought, ‘Ooh, that’s breaking ground,’” she said. “Now, I think, if all else is the same, why can’t we reflect onstage what’s in life. We’re very diverse people. I don’t think that it has to be a Gap ad every time we go to see a play.”
On stage
Ghostlight Theatre Club’s “Fat Pig”
When: 8 p.m. today and Saturday.
Where: Ghostlight Theatre Club, 3110 N. Walker.
Information: 286-9412 or www.ghostlightokc.com.
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Weekend Warmup for Oct. 16-19, 2009
Photographers Robert Henry and Dirk Hooper collaborated on this art piece included in the exhibit “Out of Sight” at IAO Gallery.
Here is a list of Oklahoma activities happening this weekend (Oct. 16-18). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- Feel and see the artwork in “Out of Sight,” an exhibit designed to be appealing to visually impaired and sighted art lovers alike. The exhibit opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. Information: 232-6060 or www.iaogallery.org.
- NORMAN — Hear Unmarked Cars and Rainbows are Free at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Deli, 309 White Street. Information: www.thedeli.us.
- MOORE — Watch Yellow Rose Dinner Theater perform the musical show “Motown Gold: A 50-Year Tribute to Motown’s Greatest Hits” at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the theater, 1005 SW 4. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m.; the pre-show at 7 p.m. Information: 793-7779 or www.yellowrosetheater.org.
U2 (Associated Press photo)
- NORMAN – Hear U2 and Black Eyed Peas at 7 p.m. Sunday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on the University of Oklahoma campus. Information: www.gotickets.com.
- Listen to Red City Radio and Jack Fowler at 10 p.m. Saturday at VZD’s, 4200 N Western. Information: 524-4203 or www.vzds.com.
- Share “Spooky Stories” when OKC StorySlam and Istvan Gallery present their monthly story slam tonight at the gallery, 1218 N Western. Registration starts at 7; storytelling at 7:30. Information: 831-2874 or okcstoryslam@yahoo.com.
The Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2009-10 season tonight with a production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Heading the cast are, from left, front row: Haley Jane Pierce, Matthew Bergman and Erin Clemons; back row: Terren Wooten Clarke, Renee Anderson and Michael Jones. (Photo by Wendy Mutz)
- See Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 8 tonight, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 200 N Walker. Performances continue through Oct. 25. Information: www.cityrep.com.
- MIAMI – Hear Junior Brown at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
- See Carpenter Square Theatre’s opening performance of the comedy “Murderers” at 8 tonight and Saturday at Stage Center, 400 W Sheridan. Performances continue through Nov. 7. Information: www.carpentersquare.com.
- Watch Reduxion Theatre Company’s staging of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” at 8 tonight and Saturday at City Arts Center, State Fair Park. Performances continue through Oct. 24. Information: www.reduxiontheatre.com.
- Catch the last two performances of Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of “Fat Pig” at 8 tonight and Saturday at 3110 N Walker. Information: www.ghostlightokc.com.
- THACKERVILLE – Hear Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen at 9 tonight at WinStar World Casino. Or listen to Charley Pride at the casino at 8 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- Celebrate the opening of the new exhibit “Arte en la Charrería: The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture” with a Museum Fiesta! from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. The event will include a mariachi band, Mexican folk dancers, guided exhibit tours, children’s activities and more. Information: www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
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Weekend Warmup for Oct. 2-4, 2009
Jason Aldean
Here is a list of activities happening in Oklahoma this weekend (Oct. 2-4). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- STILLWATER — Check out Orange Peel 2009 with Jimmy Fallon and Jason Aldean at 7 p.m. Saturday at Gallagher-Iba Arena at Oklahoma State University. Information: (877) OSU-PEEL or www.osupeel.com.
- THACKERVILLE – Also, hear Jason Aldean at 9 tonight at WinStar World Casino. Information: (580) 276-4229 or www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- Hear Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Ali Harter and Sheree Chamberlain at 10 tonight at 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51. Information: 463-0470 or www.myspace.com/51speakeasy.
Kings of Leon (Associated Press photo)
- Listen to Kings of Leon, who have Oklahoma ties, play at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ford Center, 100 W Reno. The concert will be the first event in the Ford Center since the latest phase of renovations was completed. Information: www.okfordcenter.com.
- Experience music, art and more from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Plaza District Festival, 1700 block NW 16. Information: www.plazadistrictfestival.com.
- YUKON – Take in a carnival, parade, craft booths, music, dancing, singing and food at the Oklahoma Czech Festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Yukon’s Czech Hall, 205 N Czech Hall Road. Information: www.oklahomaczechfestival.com.
Dave Matthews Band
- TULSA — Hear Dave Matthews Band with Willie Nelson & Family at 7 tonight at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com.
- NORMAN – Listen to Glen Campbell at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
- CHICKASHA — Take in art, films and more from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Rock Island Arts Festival in downtown. Information: www.rockislandartsfestival.org.
WorldFest (Photo by Jim Beckel/The Oklahoman)
- Shop for handcrafted items from around the world and enjoy international food and live entertainment at the sixth annual WorldFest fair trade market. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event raises funds for Oklahoma City-based nonprofit World Neighbors. Information: www.wn.org.
- Hear Zac Brown Band, Eli Young Band, Mama Sweet and Southern Ground artists Nic Cowan, Levi Lowrey and Sonia Leigh when The Breaking Southern Ground Tour comes Sunday to Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. The music starts at 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Gates open at 3 p.m. Information: 364-3700 or www.zooamp.com.
- Take in new artwork, wine tastings and other refreshments during the monthly Paseo Gallery Walk. Gallery walk hours are 6 to 10 tonight and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Paseo Arts District. Information: www.thepaseo.com.
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
- MIAMI – Listen to Jason Boland & the Stragglers at 8 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
- Watch Ghostlight Theatre Club stage the provocative play “Fat Pig” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at its Paseo theater space, 3110 N Walker. Performances continue through Oct. 17. Information: www.ghostlighttheatreclub.com.
- TULSA - Hear The Decemberists with Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
“Day Out With Thomas”
- Spend a “Day Out With Thomas 2009: The Hero of the Rails” today-Sunday at the Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 NE Grand Blvd. Families can ride Thomas the Tank Engine starting at 9 a.m. those days; train rides depart every 50 minutes through 5 p.m. Information: www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org
- Listen to Clutch with Wino and Lionize at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern. Information: www.diamondballroom.net or 677-9169.
- See the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Annual Exhibition and Sale this weekend at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. The exhibit continues through Dec. 6. Information: www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
- NORMAN – See the movie “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and tour the galleries tonight at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. Doors will open at 7 tonight, and visitors can tour the galleries until 8:30 p.m., when the film starts. Information: www.snomnh.ou.edu.
- TULSA – Check the Sci-Fi & Horror Weekend, including “The Rocky Horror Show” live and a “The Return of the Living Dead” reunion, at Tulsa Convention Center, 100 Civic Center. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday with an after-party from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: www.scifihorrorweekend.com.
- MIDWEST CITY - Celebrate all things French at Rose State College’s Global Oklahoma Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the college, 6420 SE 15. The free, family-friendly event features live entertainment, cultural exhibits, children’s activities and food from many countries. Information: www.rose.edu/commfriend/globok.
-BAM
Paseo Arts Association honoring artists and volunteers at tonight’s Oklahoma Artist of the Year Awards
Bert Seabourn (Photo by Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman Archives)
Renowned Oklahoma artist Bert Seabourn will be among the honorees at tonight’s Oklahoma Artist of the Year Awards.
The Paseo Arts Association will honor artists, volunteers and mentors who have contributed to Oklahoma art and arts organization tonight at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Community Room.
Because there were several deserving nominees in multiple categories, the awards will be given to:
- Bert Seabourn, Lifetime Achievement;
- Regina Murphy, Lifetime Achievement;
- John Seward, Michi Susan Award;
- Carl Shortt, Volunteer Service;
- Dr. Sandy Martin, Volunteer Service.
Bert Seabourn’s paintings have been exhibited extensively and are held in public and private collections across the nation and overseas. A graduate of Oklahoma City University, Seabourn spent 23 years first as an artist and then art director of OG&E before leaving to pursue a career as a fine art painter. He was bestowed the title of “Master Artist” by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee, Oklahoma and presented the Governor’s Art Award by Gov. George Nigh. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree at Oklahoma City University.
Bert Seabourn’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented by Sue Hale.
Regina Murphy is an accomplished artist who has work in public and private collections across the nation, including the Oklahoma State Art Collection.
She has resided in Oklahoma since 1945 and has served the arts community through membership and in some capacity on boards of directors. Although she has pursued numerous creative projects, painting is her passion. Murphy labels her work as, “a blend of abstraction and realism.”
Her award will be presented by Patty Newman.
John Seward, a co-founder of Hobby Lobby, has served artists by offering quality artistic supplies. He began seriously painting in watercolor in 1970, and after his retirement, his interest in painting and photography could be pursued full time. Seward’s support of local art organizations as a board member and (usually anonymous) donor is renowned. He has served on the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma Arts Institute board, and Oklahoma City mayor-appointed Arts Commission, as well as the Allied Arts board and Ballet Oklahoma board. Throughout his life John has given freely of his time, intellect, and creativity to the betterment of the arts and artists in Oklahoma.
Carl Shortt, a woodworker, developed his love for the trade at a young age using discarded wood. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions throughout the Oklahoma City area and has been awarded multiple times at the Oklahoma State Fair. His donated work and services include the American Heart Association in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, the Bishop McGuiness High School Parent/Teacher Organization, and the Allied Arts of Oklahoma City. Shortt’s work is featured in a variety of private and public collections, including that of former Gov.and Mrs. Frank Keating.
Dr. Sandy Martin has worked and consulted in the public relations field for more than 20 years. After her graduation from Oklahoma City University, she led the department of marketing and communications to become the largest undergraduate major in the College of Arts and Sciences. As a volunteer for the Paseo Arts Association, Dr. Martin has advised and consulted with the marketing and public Relations Committee and assisted in the development of the upcoming re-branding campaigns and the development of new programs and services.
The Paseo Arts Association, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to promote artists, businesses and educational programming in the Historic Paseo District and for Oklahoma. Visit the gallery at 3022 Paseo from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. For more information, call 525-2688 or go to www.thepaseo.com.
-BAM
Paseo gallery to begin Art and Culture Series Sunday
Victor Koshkin-Youritzin
University of Oklahoma art history professor Victor Koshkin-Youritzin Sunday will give a gallery talk at 3 p.m. Sunday at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N Walker in the Paseo Arts District.
His talk will launch the gallery’s Art and Culture Series, an ongoing, salon-style series of presentations, discussions and performances that will often focus on work on view at The Elms. The series is designed to foster understanding and appreciation of art and the culture in which it was created, according to a news release.
Youritzin will give a dynamic, slide-illustrated lecture titled, “How to Judge Art: Exercises in Art Criticism and Appreciation. He will present detailed critical analyses of famous paintings by Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Picass”o, Matisse and many other renowned artists.
Professor Youritzin will discuss what constitutes successful art and will help viewers gain access points to the magic and power of great art. Widely known as a charismatic speaker, Youritzin will, after offering numerous critical principles, conclude by examining two drawings: one a real Van Gogh, the other a forgery. Which is which and why?
He was educated at Williams College, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, and New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. Professor Youritzin was a Ford Foundation Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and taught at Vanderbilt and Tulane universities before joining the OU faculty in 1972. He is also co-author of “American Watercolors from The Metropolitan Museum of Art “(Abrams, 1991, a Book-of-the-Month-Club Selection).
Youritzin’s scholarly and critical articles have appeared in such internationally important publications as ARTnews, ARTS, Art Journal, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, and the Sunday Los Angeles Times. He has not only lectured at museums and universities across the United States – including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Students League of New York, and New York Studio School – but has also lectured in England, France, Africa, and the Caribbean. He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Program for Art on Film (MMA/Getty Trust). He has curated numerous art exhibitions and has served on many museum committees and boards.
For more information, call 528-6336 or go to www.jrbartgallery.com.
-BAM
