What to do in Oklahoma on Feb. 3: Celebrate Wear Red Day at a special Gallery Walk in the Paseo Arts District
Jo Wise, executive director of the Paseo Arts Association, looking at artworks being collected at Paseo Art Space in Oklahoma City Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, to be judged for selection into the annual Paseo Art Association Member Juried Art Competition and Exhibition to benefit the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Heart Hospital will kickoff "The Heart of Paseo: The Art of Heart" Feb. 3, 2012. The sculpture in cedar and basswood is by Barbara Scott titled "Hope... the Thing with Feathers." Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman
Today’s featured event:
Celebrate National Wear Red Day for Women and Heart Disease Awareness, which is today, during a special “The Art of the Heart” Paseo Arts District First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 10 p.m. in the historic arts district.
The Paseo Arts Association is partnering with the Oklahoma Heart Hospital for its 2012 Paseo Arts Association Members’ Show. They are working together to promote heart health through the arts. Selected works will be displayed at the Paseo Art Space and in the lobbies of the two Oklahoma Heart Hospitals.
Everyone is encouraged to wear red to raise awareness of womens’ risk for heart disease.
The opening reception for the Members’ Show will be from 6 to 10 tonight in the Paseo Art Space, 3022 Paseo. Various galleries will be distributing tote bags, as well as pedometers, recipe cards, and other heart-healthy items, and many of the districts artists have created artwork that incorporates the color red.
Oklahoma State University fashion merchandising students will be displaying red dress sketches and finished dresses at a.k.a. Gallery, 3001 Paseo. The public will be asked to vote for best design, and the winner will win a cash award.
The winning red dress will be on display at Ruth Meyers in the Nichols Hills Shopping Center, 6471 Avondale Dr.
To read my colleague Heather Warlick-Moore’s story about the Paseo’s Wear Red celebration, click here.
For more information, go to www.thepaseo.com. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Feb. 2, 2012: Hear Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Lauren Alaina at Chesapeake Energy Arena
Jason Aldean
Today’s featured event:
Hear country music stars Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, along with “American Idol” runner-up Lauren Alaina, at 7:30 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno. Information: (800) 745-3000 or www.chesapeakearena.com.
To read my new interview with Luke Bryan, click here.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Feb. 1, 2012: Hear They Might Be Giants at Cain’s Ballroom
Today’s featured event:
TULSA – Hear indie rockers They Might Be Giants at 8 tonight at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Doors open at 7 p.m.
This show was originally scheduled for September but delayed due to a family health emergency; all tickets purchased for the previous date will be honored. Although They Might Be Giants has recorded children’s albums, this show is for ages 14 and older.
For more information, go to www.cainsballroom.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 31, 2012: Watch Lyric Theatre’s production of “Xanadu”
Lexi Windsor stars as Kira in the Lyric Theatre production of “ Xanadu.” Photo by Keith Rinearson
Today’s featured event:
Watch the Oklahoma premiere of the musical “Xanadu,” staged by Lyric Theatre, at 7:30 tonight at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16. Performances continue through Feb. 11.
To read The Oklahoman Fine Arts Editor Rick Rogers’ preview feature on the show, which opened last weekend, click here.
For more information, call 524-9312 or go to www.lyrictheatreokc.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 30, 2012: Take advantage of free admission to the Oklahoma City Zoo
Admission to the Oklahoma City Zoo is free on Mondays through February. (Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman Archives)
Today’s featured event:
Take advantage of free admission Mondays through February at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50. The oo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For more information, go to www.okczoo.com. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 29, 2012: Hear Susan Herndon at IAO Gallery
Today’s featured event:
Hear singer-songwriter Susan Herndon tonight at Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. The program will start at 6 p.m. with a meet-and-greet. The show will begin at 6:30pm. Admission for this performance is $7.
Herndon’s latest album, “All Fall Down,” produced under the direction of Lloyd Maines, is a collection of songs that includes country, pop, blues, rock, reggae, bluegrass, jug-band, a ballad, a poetry-ramble, and a French song.
Born in St. Louis, but completely Okie bred – that is, until moving to France – Susan began performing there, busking in the streets, then playing regularly with a group of fellow-vagabonds in Auvergne, in Provence, and in the Dordogne, and then on into Greece. These past several years have also seen her gigging relentlessly from Okemnukov, Ukraine, to Okemah, Oklahoma, and playing and touring in venues from Tennessee and Arkansas to Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas and into New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Florida.
For more information, go to www.iaogallery.org. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 28, 2012: Listen to Eli Young Band at Riverwind Casino
Today’s featured event:
NORMAN – Hear Texas country band Eli Young Band at 8 tonight at 544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
EYB this week received three Academy of Country Music Award nominations: vocal group of the year and single record and song of the year for their platinum smash “Crazy Girl.” The ACM Awards will air live April 1 on CBS.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 27, 2012: Hear Other Lives at The Blue Note
Today’s featured event:
Hear Stillwater-based orchestral folk-rock band Other Lives at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at The Blue Note, 2408 N Robinson Ave. The shows are sold out, but if you have a chance to snag some random tickets or have already bought yours, these are can’t-miss concerts.
The group will head out on tour with Radiohead next month and play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., in April.
“It’s definitely something we feel like we’re a very, very lucky band to be able to have that opportunity,” frontman Jesse Tabish told The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett about touring with Radiohead.
“It’s just gonna be kind of a different world, and at the same time, a gig’s a gig, and we’ll be playin’ tunes that we know and so, yeah, we’re really looking forward to it.”
Meanwhile, don’t expect another full-length Other Lives album until sometime in mid- to late 2013, although Tabish has managed to write some new music in the last few hectic months.
“I definitely want to record the record in Oklahoma,” he told Gene. “You know, working and recording from Oklahoma, I feel that I kind of get to be isolated from the fast-paced coast. You know, that’s why we’ve continued to live here. I’m an Okie. Everything’s a little bit slower-paced, and that’s conducive to the kind of music we want to make and the kind of time that we need to spend on a record.”
For more information, go to www.ticketstorm.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 26, 2012: Hear Shelby Lynne at the Blue Door
Today’s featured event:
Hear acclaimed singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne at 8 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.
Lynne is touring in support of her new album “Revelation Road,” and she recently talked to The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett about the album. To read his interview, click here.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 25, 2012: Hear Camille Harp at the Wormy Dog
Today’s featured event:
Hear Norman singer-songwriter Camille Harp at 9 tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information, go to www.wormydog.com.
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