Sunday 19 May
OKG Newsletter
Sarah Lobban
Wolf trap
Burlesque performers seek to seduce, entice and tease attendees to Adéle Wolf’s unique variety show.
Chef swap
The Oklahoma Restaurant Association raises funds for up-and-coming students in the hospitality industry.
Food and Drink Features
Sarah Lobban
Odyssey de Culinaire
6 p.m. Thursday
Skirvin Hilton Hotel
1 Park Ave.
okrestaurants.com
$125-$200
God and science
An SNU professor co-authors a new book exploring body and soul.
Nonfiction
Sarah Lobban
Full Circle Bookstore
3-5 p.m. Saturday
The Physical Nature of Christian Life
1900 Northwest Expressway
fullcirclebooks.com
842-2900.
Attention, campers
Four Thunder Girls pay a surprise visit to kids at a metro arts camp.
News
Sarah Lobban
Children at First Christian Church’s summer day camp program got a big surprise July 16 when a former camper stopped by with three of her friends. Helen isn’t just any camp alumnus. More than 10 years after her first time at the church camp, called Artworks, she is now a Thunder Girl, and her friends are also part of the elite squad of dancers in the NBA.
On the fly
Imagination and spontaneity combine for zany, unpredictable theatrics.
Performing Arts
Sarah Lobban
Improv Festival Oklahoma
7-10:15 p.m. Thursday, 7-midnight Friday and Saturday
900 Asp, Norman
festival.reddirtimprov.com
701-8938
$10-$15
Foodie feat
Celebrate the culinary triumphs of the city while helping those who might not have as much on their plates.
Food and Drink Features
Sarah Lobban
Culinaire for a Cause
10:30 a.m.-midnight Saturday
Will Rogers Theatre
4322 N. Western
604-3015
$100
Exchange rate
About 50 foreign students are looking for temporary homes in Oklahoma.
Features
Sarah Lobban
Ayusa, a global nonprofit cultural exchange program, is looking for families to host foreign exchange students for one or both semesters during the upcoming school year.
Artistic ambassador
The Oklahoma History Center celebrates the varied, influential career of Indian artist Woody Crumbo.
Visual Arts
Sarah Lobban
Crumbo Spirit Talk
through May 29, 2013
Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
521-2491
$4-$7
See the IVC
Automobile Alley is home to a new hub for creativity with the opening of IVC Gallery.
Visual Arts
Sarah Lobban
Ian Vance Fuller spent six months of 2011 traveling through Europe, from Germany to France and Spain. The experience of hiking the mountains and the freedom of nature convinced him of one thing: He never wanted to work for anyone ever again.
On the vine
Lend a hand by raising a glass in support of affordable prosthetics.
Food and Drink Features
Sarah Lobban
Branching Out Winery Tour
11 a.m. Saturday
Limbs for Life Foundation
limbsforlife.org/events/winerytour
605-5462
$100-$175
Star search
Performing Arts
Sarah Lobban
Oklahoma City’s Northpark Mall is getting a new addition: Starbound Productions Academy for Performing Arts. The full-service academy, which has by-audition enrollment, opens its doors Aug. 1 to students of all ages and levels.
Feel the Bern
he latest novel by local writer Lou Berney, Whiplash River, delivers slam-bang action.
Rendezvous on rights
LGBT rights will be the focus of a regional conference in Norman this weekend.
News
Sarah Lobban
PFLAG Regional Training Conference
8:30 a.m. Saturday
St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church
1801 W. Brooks St., Norman
921-2348
A bright idea
A Yukon group wants to restore and illuminate a historic sign along Route 66.
News
Sarah Lobban
Blackout Block Party with Asleep at the Wheel
11 a.m. Sunday
Grady’s 66 Pub
444 W. Main, Yukon
Sweet tooth
'Willy Wonka' is your golden ticket for summertime stage escapism.
Performing Arts
Sarah Lobban
Willy Wonka
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through June 30
Upstage Theatre
Mitch Park Amphitheatre
1501 W. Covell, Edmond
upstagetheatreok.com
285-5803
$6-$12
