Arts

Instead of a dream date, why not bid on a dreamy piece of artwork and mark your territory “¦ with a red dot. A creative twist to auctioning off dates, Individual Artists of Oklahoma hosts “Red Dot” “? an auction for commissioned pieces created by local artists, from 7-11 p.m. Saturday at the IAO Gallery, […]

The Oklahoma City University School of Music has mounted a stunningly beautiful production of “La Rondine,” a lesser-known and somewhat flawed opera by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. “La Rondine” (“The Swallow’) tells the story of Magda, mistress to the wealthy banker Rambaldo. Thanks to her wealthy sponsor, Magda seems to have it all, yet secretly […]

Red is a color loaded with meaning. Often associated with passion, sex and anger, the hue has also become associated with HIV/AIDS awareness. Oklahoma City-based group The Red Line Foundation is holding its second annual “Red Show,” a juried exhibition featuring artists who embraced the color of red to help fight an epidemic. “The only […]

All Hallows Eve was a good night to review a theatrical version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” A few audience members came in costume, as Oklahoma City Theatre Company presented an adaptation of one of Conan Doyle’s most famous stories. Harvey Mackie’s adaptation follows the novel pretty much to the […]

Born in London and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, 22-year-old Dan Eldon was a freelance photojournalist and humanitarian who found life’s beauty through a camera lens. In 1992, he flew to Baidoa, Somalia, to capture the escalating civil war and epic famine plaguing the African country. His photographs appeared in newspapers and magazines, and were among […]

Scowling pirates strode through the crowd, minding that their scabbards didn’t tip over video cameras or smack peoples’ shins. Science Museum Oklahoma’s president Don Otto bashfully held a sword and a buccaneer cap as he prepared to unveil “Shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure.” THOROUGHLY HANDS-ONODYSSEY CREW With the drop of a curtain, music from the “Pirates […]

Terry Fator, 2007 winner of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” has a diverse set of stage skills. The ventriloquist, impersonator, singer and comedian will entertain crowds 7 p.m. Sunday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Fator’s MySpace mood is set to “stoked,” and he has every reason to be. The Texan’s win on the […]

How many ways can history repeat itself? It’s black and white for photographer Tom Lee. Lee has captured 30 ways “History Repeats” for his show at the International Photography Hall of Fame, which displays historical quotes from luminaries like Socrates, Voltaire and Jim Morrison in current, relevant environments exemplifying that we’ve learned nothing from history […]

Young artists are encouraged to explore creativity and art outdoors with more than a dozen local autumn-inspired artists teaching nature-related crafts at Oklahoma City’s Martin Park Nature Center. Natural seasonal beauty is the focal point of “Fall Into Art,” which runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the center, 5000 W. Memorial. Visitors inspired […]

Carpenter Square Theatre has brought together the exactly right combination of script and cast in an excellent production of John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt: A Parable.” The script is almost foolproof, and one can see why the production won the 2005 Pulitzer prize for drama and best play Tony. “Doubt” is set in St. Nicholas, a […]