Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Center
A Film Unfinished
Starkly illustrates both the duplicity and unflinching honesty of cinema
Drive, they said
Early automobiles rumble into the Oklahoma History Center to show off their artistry, ingenuity and importance to the state.
Visual Arts
Charles Martin
Oklahoma Driven: Cars, Collectors and the Birth of the Oklahoma Highway Commission
through March 2012
Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi
okhistory.org, 522-5248
$7
Convention-centric
The MAPS 3 timeline could get revamped to hasten the convention center’s construction, pushing back completion dates for other major projects.
News
Clifton Adcock
The recent MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee meeting pegged a site for the new center, while a timeline approved by the group has major implications for almost all other MAPS 3 projects.
Timeline on the table
The document that will guide MAPS 3 resource allocation and staffing priorities nears Oklahoma City Council approval.
News
Clifton Adcock
The timeline arose after the subcommittee overseeing the MAPS 3 convention center requested a revised timeline from Architectural Design Group in order to speed up the convention center’s progress. With a price tag of more than $250 million, the convention center is the most expensive MAPS 3 project.
Kernel records
An Oklahoma History Center exhibit celebrates ‘Hee Haw’ as it traces the TV show’s roots to the Sooner State.
Visual Arts
Charles Martin
Any bona fide Okie has spent more than one weekend hour with the iconic, corny, country humor of “Hee Haw.”
Detour ahead
Budgetary hand-wringing puts the partially constructed American Indian center in limbo.
News
Greg Horton
Sen. Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, has called for an interim study on proposed bond issues, including the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum.
Conventional concerns
The Oklahoma City Council considers a MAPS 3 timeline that prioritizes convention center construction over quality-of-life projects.
News
Clifton Adcock
Members of the Oklahoma City Council and several MAPS 3 subcommittees expressed concern over a recommended timeline for MAPS 3 projects.
