Arts

A joint exhibition by Rea Baldridge and Joseph Mills at JRB Art at The Elms offers two distinct art forms under one gallery show. Through her oil paintings and his photography, the Oklahoma City married couple’s work stretches from tangles of color to tones of black and white. SHIFT BACK MODERN LOCAL LANDSCAPE Canvases layered […]

If the weather and the summer blockbusters have you down, take heart in Carpenter Square Theatre, a company that has come to the rescue with a fine production of Douglas Carter Beane’s terrific “The Little Dog Laughed.” The play is billed as a comedy, but it should not be confused with the inane, insipid comedies […]

rn Materials” exhibit isn’t stitched with tradition. “It’s not craft work,” Burris said. “It’s definitely fine art.” INNOVATIVE PIECES The show includes 24 innovative pieces from 33 artists who hail from California to New York. One of the works is an operational Ferris wheel complete with miniature figures in its cars that are made entirely […]

The Oklahoma Arts Council is seeking nominations through Aug. 6 for the 2009 Governor’s Arts Awards. “The 34th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards is an opportunity to celebrate Oklahoma arts and the people that facilitate its success,” said Executive Director Suzanne Tate. “During my travels, I’ve seen many examples across this state of how individuals, businesses, […]

Breaking barriers and exploring new realms in art can score artists long-lasting fame, but only if they are lucky enough to find patrons with the foresight to recognize their potential and herald the their work to the world. SCENES OF RURAL LIFE CURATOR RESTRICTIONS Great buyers may not receive the same acclaim poured onto the […]

The Performing Arts Studio in Norman presents an exhibition featuring structure-focused paintings by a former New Mexico park ranger, through July 25. “Forms Large and Small” by Oklahoma native Sue Schofield includes paintings depicting structures as small as a piece of fruit and as large as the ruins of an old New Mexico mission. Schofield […]

Sit down with your family for dinner, entertainment and work, to solve the mystery of the death that just occurred in the restaurant. The Whodunit Dining Room is a local theater group that has performed dinner murder mysteries around the Oklahoma City area since 1991, said director Terri Myers. On Friday, the actors will perform […]

bnails/AYLI-col.jpg” width=”150″ align=”right” vspace=”10″ border=”0″ />Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park has achieved its silver-anniversary season. Any theater company that lasts a quarter of a century deserves kudos, so here’s a tip of the tricorne to the Oklahoma Shakespeareans. One would expect OSP to open its 25th season a bit more spectacularly than with the lethargic […]

rs like “Ya Got Trouble,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” and “Till There Was You,” director Nick Corley said that he is not approaching “The Music Man” as a museum piece. He hopes to breathe new life into the show by taking a more modern approach to some of the staging, having some of the action take place […]

When Kathryn McGill left New York in 1985 for a vacation back to her home state of Oklahoma, she had no idea that her life was about to change forever. She had earned an undergraduate degree in acting and directing at the University of Oklahoma before moving to New York University, where she earned her […]