Limitless movement

A dance class teaches technique to blind students of all ages.

Features
Heide Brandes
In Tanya Chianese’s youth ballet class, students listen more than watch. She describes movements using imagery, using words instead of steps to show her class where a foot is placed, how high a chin is lifted or how low a plié should be.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Bam!

Maria Bamford brings her self-deprecating humor to City Arts Center.

Performing Arts
Joshua Boydston
Maria Bamford with Jackie Kashian, James Draper and Zach Smith
7 p.m. Friday City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing
cityartscenter.org
951-0000
$22 Advance, $25 Door

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

From tusk till brawn

Weird and winning, ‘Walrus’ makes sport of an arm-wrestling champion whose life gets turned topsy-turvy.

Drama
Rod Lott
Walrus
8 p.m. Saturday
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing
cityartscenter.org
951-0000
$5

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Pot this

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
As reliable as high heating bills in winter, City Arts Center’s annual pottery sale is back!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Camp? In the winter?

City Arts Center instructor Annalisa Campbell teaches campers to create drawings using the Tessa Traeger photography exhibit for inspiration.

Visual Arts
Carmen Forman
Monday-Wednesday, Ongoing

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Laugh this

Warning: Contains yo-yo penis.

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Comedian Kyle Kinane returns to the stage at City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing, at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

‘Now’ or never

City Arts Center’s annual fundraiser exhibit, ‘Art Now,’ enables the gallery to ensure free admission year-round.

Visual Arts
Mia Cantu

Art Now
5:30-11 p.m. Friday through Feb. 3
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing
cityartscenter.org
951-0000

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

WTFunny

Comedian and ‘WTF’ podcast host Marc Maron brings his brutally honest humor to City Arts Center.

Performing Arts
Phil Bacharach
Marc Maron with BradChad Porter and Seth Joseph
7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Saturday
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Boulevard
ticketstorm.com
866-966-1777
$25 in advance, $27 at door

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Leap into action

Happy leap year! For 13 potential things to do off the beaten path with this extra day, read on.

Features
Phil Bacharach, Rod Lott, Tricia Dameron, Clifton Adcock
Every four years, February earns an extra day on the calendar due to the moon cycles or black magic or something — we’re not sure. But we do know this gives you 24 extra hours to get out and do something different in this great state of ours.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Art this

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff

To discuss modern Mexican art, which currently is on display in City Arts Center’s Miradas exhibit, who better than the visual arts director of the National Museum of Mexican Art? Cesáreo Moreno offers A Heartfelt Survey on the topic at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the center, 3000 General Pershing. The lecture is free, but an RSVP is requested. Call 951-0000 or visit cityartscenter.org.

Friday

Wednesday, March 28, 2012