What to do in Oklahoma on April 23, 2013: Hear Justin Townes Earle and Samantha Crain at ACM@UCO Performance Lab
Justin Townes Earle
Today’s featured event:
Hear Americana singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle at 8 tonight at the ACM@UCO Performance Lab, 329 E Sheridan.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma singer-songwriter Samantha Crain will open the show.
For tickets and information, go to www.facebook.com/ACM.UCO or www.ticketstorm.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 22, 2013: Check out the new National Weather Center Biennale exhibit in Norman
Tony Abeyta (Navajo, b. 1965), “Storm from the South,” 2011
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NORMAN – Late spring and early summer typically reveal active weather patterns in Oklahoma, and this year will establish a new precedent. However, this particular weather can only be found indoors.
The National Weather Center and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma have teamed up with the Norman Arts Council to present the first international biennale. The event will take place at the National Weather Center Atrium beginning from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, which is Earth Day.
The National Weather Center Biennale showcases art’s window on the impact of weather on the human experience through three media – painting, works on paper and photography, according to a news release.
“It is easy to see how the weather influences peoples’ daily lives, but art often exerts a more subtle influence,” said Alan Atkinson, exhibition curator and art instructor at OU, in the release. “It makes sense to combine them in a venue that will underscore the ways that both art and weather shape our humanity.”
Initial jurors have selected 100 works for display at the exhibition from more than 700 pieces submitted by nearly 400 artists representing all 50 states and multiple countries. A panel of three guest jurors will select a winning piece from each of the three categories as well as name one piece the Best of Show.
“We are very fortunate to have such an amazing response from international artists who entered very intriguing and impressive works,” said Ghislain d’Humières, director of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, in the release. “The level of talent represented in this initial biennale is complemented by a truly incredible panel of our guest judges, who will have the difficult task of narrowing down these works to prize winners.”
The final jurors are Christoph Heinrich, the Frederick and Jan Mayer Director of the Denver Art Museum; Spencer Finch, an American artist specializing in glass and light installations; and Jacqui Jeras, a broadcast meteorologist with WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.
“We are honored by the experts who agreed to serve as our three judges,” said Berrien Moore, director of the National Weather Center, in the release. “They bring an artistic sensitivity and breadth with an appreciation of the magic of our planet and its weather. Importantly, all three understand the world of communication and the importance of images.”
Moore also is the dean of the OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, vice president of Weather and Climate Programs, and Chesapeake Energy Corporation Chair in Climate Studies.
Category winners will receive $5,000 each and the overall Best of Show winner will be awarded $10,000 and a full-page advertisement in an upcoming issue of Southwest Art Magazine. The winners will be announced during the exhibition’s opening.
“We are so fortunate to have both a world renowned art museum and the National Weather Center as part of the University of Oklahoma in Norman,” said Erinn Gavaghan, executive director of the Norman Arts Council, in the release. “This is such a wonderful opportunity for the arts community here to work with these two superb institutions which are bringing the worlds of arts and science together for this truly unique biennale exhibition.”
Atkinson, Moore and Gavaghan served as initial judges who were tasked with narrowing the talented pool of entries to the final 100 works that will be on display at the National Weather Center.
The selected works, including the prize winners will be featured in the biennale exhibition, which is open to the public at no cost.
The exhibition officially opens today and closes June 2.
The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Visitors will need to present a photo ID for entry. Additional information about the exhibition is available at www.nwcbiennale.org and the biennale’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Completed in 2006, the 244,000-square-foot National Weather Center building is the anchor of a unique research and learning community that includes the nation’s largest academic meteorology program; five National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research, operations and support organizations; and more than a half dozen private weather and weather technology-related companies – all located within a few hundred yards of each other on the OU Research Campus in Norman. The central space for the exhibition will be the 9,600-square-foot atrium with gallery lighting and full security.
The National Weather Center’s website is www.nwcnorman.org; the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s website is www.ou.edu/fjjma and the Norman Arts Council’s website is www.normanarts.org.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 21, 2013: Shiny Toy Guns at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa or Sunday in the Park in Guthrie
Shiny Toy Guns
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TULSA – Hear electronica/rock band Shiny Toy Guns, which has Shawnee roots, at 8 tonight at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Colourmusic and Kids and Chemicals will open the show.
For more information, go to www.cainsballroom.com.
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Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Road
GUTHRIE – Listen to Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Road, the Byron Berline Band and One More Road at Sunday in the Park at 1:30 today at Mineral Wells Park, 901 S Division.
The concert is part of Guthrie’s 89er Days Celebration and takes place at the site of many territorial and early statehood festivities, including the first OU/OSU Bedlam football game in 1904. Music lovers, church groups, families and history buffs are invited to don their team colors and bring picnics, chairs and blankets.
For more information, go to www.89erdays.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 20, 2013: Laugh with Larry the Cable Guy at Lucky Star Casino Concho
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CONCHO — Hear comedian Larry the Cable Guy at 7:30 and 10:30 tonight at Lucky Star Casino, 7777 N U.S. 81. Information: 262-7612 or www.luckystarcasino.org.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 19, 2013: See Oklahoma City Ballet’s “Swan Lake” (with video)
Nao Kusuzaki and Christopher Coomer will appear in the Oklahoma City Ballet production of ” Swan Lake.” Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Today’s featured event:
Watch Oklahoma City Ballet’s production of the classic “Swan Lake” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker.
It is the first time in the Oklahoma City Ballet’s 41-year history that it will present a fully-staged production of Tchaikovsky’s complete “Swan Lake.” Company principals Yui Sato and Miki Kawamura will alternate with Houston Ballet guest artists Nao Kusuzaki and Christopher Coomer in the roles of Odile/Odette and Prince Siegfried.
“The story of ‘Swan Lake’ is all about transformation,” company artistic director Robert Mills told The Oklahoman Fine Arts Editor Rick Rogers. “The Oklahoma City Ballet has transformed over the past five years into a company capable of honoring the high art and transcendent power of this important ballet. Everyone who loves the performing arts should see ‘Swan Lake’ at least once in their lifetime. The time is now for ballet in Oklahoma City.”
To read more of Rick’s preview feature on “Swan Lake,” click here.
For more information, call 848-8637 or go to www.okcballet.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 18, 2013: Hear Kate Campbell at the Blue Door
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Hear singer-songwriter Kate Campbell at 8 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Campbell took up piano at age 7 before switching to the guitar as a teenager during the folk-rock heyday of the 1970s. Since then, over the course of 13 albums, she has written, recorded and performed almost exclusively on the acoustic guitar.
On her new album, “1000 Pound Machine,” though Campbell returns to the instrument of her childhood, enlisting Will Kimbrough to produce the 11-song disc. Campbell’s subtle piano and clear vocals are complimented by sparse arrangements featuring Kimbrough’s consummate guitar playing and soulful sounds from the legendary Spooner Oldham.
Muscle Shoals ace David Hood (electric bass) and Americana stalwarts John Deaderick (keyboards), Dave Jacques (string bass), David Henry (strings), and Paul Griffith (percussion) add to the mix. Emmylou Harris lends haunting harmony on a true narrative about death-row prisoners who find peace through meditation (“Alabama Department of Corrections Meditation Blues”), while Sloan Wainwright adds background vocals to “Wait for Another Day.” Campbell’s Southern-flavored tunes weave throughout the album and include a gem that imagines Rosa Parks and George Wallace sitting side by side on a bus ride (“Montgomery to Mobile”), a paean to the Alabama landscape (“Red Clay After Rain”), a tribute to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Oldham (“Spoonerville”), and a beloved civil rights anthem (“Walk with Me”).
For more information on her Blue Door show, go to www.bluedoorokc.com.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 17, 2013: Watch the Thunder play its regular season finale
Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with Ronnie Brewer (8) after Durant hit a 3-point shot and was fouled during an NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Sacramento Kings at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Monday, April 15, 2013. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Today’s featured event:
Watch the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno. It will be the regular season finale for our playoff-bound home team.
The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma.
For more information, go to www.nba.com/thunder.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 16, 2013: Check out Cowboy Cantina at the National Cowboy Museum
Today’s featured event:
Check out the Cowboy Cantina, a new after-hours event for patrons ages 21 and older, from 5 to 8 tonight at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63.
Attendees can experience the museum after hours one Tuesday each month April through August while taking in the history and art of the American West. The event offers drinks, conversation and live music.
Free admission is offered for museum members; $5 for not-yet members.
For more information, go to www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 15, 2013: Watch the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Sacramento Kings
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, right, blocks a shot by Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, April 12, 2013. The Thunder won 106-90. (AP)
Today’s featured event:
Watch the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Sacramento Kings at 7 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno.
The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma.
Tonight’s matchup is the penultimate regular season game for the Thunder. The team will play its final regular season game at home Wednesday night vs. the Milwaukee Bucks.
For more information, go to www.nba.com/thunder.
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What to do in Oklahoma on April 14, 2013: Celebrate Malee’s 2nd birthday at the Oklahoma City Zoo
Malee blows out a birthday candle during her first birthday celebration at the Oklahoma City Zoo, Sunday, April 15, 2012. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Oklahoman Archives
Today’s featured event:
Help Malee the elephant celebrate her second birthday at Malee’s Birthday Bash from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Elephant Pavilion at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50.
The party is free with zoo admission and will include lots and lots of cake.
Here is a schedule for the festivities:
1 p.m.
Activities begin!
Enter to win one of two Memories Collections photo packages courtesy of Edmond Target.
Cake sampling and giveaways, while supplies last!
Sign Malee’s birthday cards in the Global Plaza.
2:15 p.m.
Special Elephant Presentation
Enrichment treats and cupcakes for elephants, courtesy of Johnnies Sweet Creations and Bakery
Happy Birthday song, led by News9′s Bobbie Miller
3 p.m.
BIG cake enrichment for the Malee, her mom and aunt in Yard #2 and Rex in Yard #3.
For more information, go to www.okczoo.com.
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