Features
Emily Summars
“Art Your World” at this weekend’s Bricktown Art Festival
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
montagefestivals.com, 596-1687
Free
Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Nonprofit
Art festivals
Life’s more fun in the sun, according to organizers of Bricktown Art Festival.
Features
Emily Summars
“Art Your World” at this weekend’s Bricktown Art Festival
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
montagefestivals.com, 596-1687
Free
Mud bath
Oklahoma health nuts will get dirty next Saturday during an inaugural mud-running event in Mulhall.
Features
Charles Martin
The Dirty 30
9 a.m. July 30
Canyon Creek Ranch
3905 E. Country Road 66, Mulhall
dirty30race.com
$55 to race, free to watch
Ball-in'
Asks the organizers of the Paseo’s annual Fairy Ball, “How shall we beguile the lazy summer if not with some delight?”
Eat for Upward
Hideaway’s new location hosts Celebrity Wait Night on Aug. 31.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Smaglinski
Want to visit with local celebrities while you help raise funds for a good cause?
Fundraiser to help local children with disabilities
‘Sunset Stampede’ set for Sept. 30.
News
Carmen Forman
The Sunset Therapeutic Riding Center will host its first “Sunset Stampede” fundraiser on Sept. 30 to buy more horses and hire more staff.
Freedom rings
Who said school isn’t fun? A nonprofit education program gets kids into learning.
Features
Emily Summars
Based at Wildewood Baptist Church, local nonprofit Freedom School helps underserved children and families by providing a summer-long integrated reading curriculum and field lessons.
Healthy variety
With an $18 million capital campaign, Variety Care expands its primary medical care services to the uninsured and underinsured.
News
Brendan Hoover
While politicians talk about reducing the nation’s health care costs, a nonprofit in Central Oklahoma is actually doing it.
Lead on
Leadership Oklahoma City modestly celebrates three decades as a local nonprofit devoted to promoting community leadership skills among citizens.
News
Carmen Forman
Instead of throwing a big event for Leadership Oklahoma City’s 30th anniversary, Beth Shortt, executive director, said the organization plans to continue with its usual activities and classes, although the group has plans for some class reunions.
Making an impact
A women-run organization votes yearly to help local nonprofits in a big way.
News
Malena Lott
Some women get together for bunko on Thursday nights. Others pool their money in a bigger pot and scream when someone else wins at the end of the night.
Baby-item drive takes Bedlam theme
Everybody wins in Infant Crisis Services’ football-themed initiative.
News
Carmen Forman
One Oklahoma City-based nonprofit organization is taking advantage of an age-old bloodlust to raise donations for needy babies.
