href=”#foot”>Footloose Beehive: The ’60s MusicalI Am My Own Wife Much Ado About Nothing Debbie Does Dallas The Sound of Music Seussical The Shape of Things Annie Get Your Gun Everybody cuts “Footloose” (June 5-14) over at Summerstock Productions in Edmond with the hit musical, to be followed by another, “The Will Rogers Follies” (July 10-19). […]
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Allied Arts hosts ‘Artini’ benefit event
Ideal Saturday night plans: luscious martini tasting, a stimulating art auction and the toe-tapping jams of live music. The Allied Arts Artini Party “? scheduled from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Waterford Marriott, 6300 Waterford Blvd. “? offers them all in an evening featuring an art auction accompanied by the musical entertainment of […]
Metro art programs aim to enrich lives of homeless children
Even something as simple as a sculpture can elevate quality of life in a community, according to Peter Dolese, interim executive director of the Arts Council of Oklahoma City. “What makes a good city a great city, a lot of times, is the beauty of a community, and public art, in my opinion, is one […]
Carpenter Square delivers a couple desperate to get pregnant
Carpenter Square Theatre features the play Expecting Isabel about two Manhattanites, Nick and Miranda, who are planning to start a family. Director Brett Young puts together a seamless evening from a complicated pastiche of narration, endless settings and nearly 30 roles played by an ensemble whose members switch wigs and costumes with breathtaking ease. The […]
Crucible Foundry sculpts public spaces nationwide
Since 1999, The Crucible Foundry & Gallery in Norman has been the factory home of art makers creating metal for great cities across the United States. There are fewer than five foundries in the country that match the Crucible’s casting capabilities, according to the owners, but it’s a combination of skilled workers and casting technology […]
CityRep stages Tennessee Williams’ ‘The Glass Menagerie’
Tom, a stark, weary narrator in a Navy coat and stocking cap, begins Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” saying that most plays offer illusion that masquerades as truth. He promises instead to offer “truth in the guise of illusion.” Director Lance Marsh guides a superb cast in the Civic Center’s CitySpace setting, where the tiny […]
Kansas City gallery owner hosts viewing, sale at Untitled [ArtSpace]
uraging artists with little or no printmaking experience to collaborate with a master printer. “The presentation is a great opportunity for people who don’t know a lot about the fine art print process to learn a great deal in a short amount of time,” said John Seward, Untitled interim executive director. “It’s also interesting for […]
Jewel Box puts on ‘loverly’ production of ‘My Fair Lady’
George Bernard Shaw, inspired by one of Ovid’s ancient tales, explored the alchemy between the Victorian-era sexes in his play “Pygmalion.” From the start, it seemed like the kind of story that wanted music as accompaniment. Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe did just that in 1956 with the musical “My Fair Lady,” featuring now-famous […]
May Fair Arts Festival opening in Norman
>” beading and ” tie-dying. Only artists and quality crafters who hand-make their work are selected for the festival, Saliba said. Additionally, a featured artist, chosen each year by May Fair organizers, is invited to create a “signature” piece to represent the festival; landscape artist Linda Tuma Robertson is this year’s honoree. More than 80 […]
JRB shines spotlight on contemporary crafts
Contemporary crafts are the focus of May’s exhibit at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker, beginning with a 6 p.m. reception Friday and ending May 31. According the show organizers, contemporary crafts utilize traditional techniques “? wood, glass, clay, metal and textiles among them “? to serve a function, but yet double as […]
