Arts

In 2003, a popular Oklahoma City amphitheater, Jewel Box Under the Stars, closed down. Several families who enjoyed outdoor musical theater, however, decided they didn’t want the fun to end. Spearheaded by Theresa Nelson, Summerstock Productions began, at Edmond’s Mitch Park Amphitheatre at 2733 Marilyn Williams, an area surrounded by open land and quiet neighborhoods […]

Proof that something good came out of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy of 2005 currently resides on the walls at the International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum. On display through May 31, “Eyes of the Storm: A Community Survives After Katrina” is comprised of 50 black-and-white images taken by students of Alba Middle School in […]

Summer theater in Oklahoma City is gearing up for the state’s 100th birthday with a slew of big, crowd-pleasing musicals; a newly located Shakespearean stage; and a handful of plays ranging from historical classics to the downright goofy. Lyric Theatre at the Civic Center Music Hall: ” “Oklahoma!,” June 26-30” “Evita,” July 10-14” “Singin’ in […]

Local artists are taking to the streets Saturday through Monday for the 31st Annual Paseo Arts Festival. Held by the Paseo Artists Association, the festival will feature 75 artists from Oklahoma. The festival allows artists to sell their artwork, as well as allows the association to raise money for area events. “When you have an […]

anding collections, and it’s really a rare opportunity to see both works exhibited on the scale that we’re showing them,” said Alison Amick, associate curator. “To celebrate the centennial, we’re pulling out our best and trying to make the public aware of these great treasures we have.” Both exhibitions “? “Breaking the Mold: Selections from […]

“Kimberly Akimbo”‘s story line certainly doesn’t sound funny. A TV Guide summary might read, “A teenager with progeria, a rare medical condition that causes her to age at almost five times the normal rate, struggles just to get through her high school days.” If you added the other elements of the play “? an alcoholic […]

show, which will include such dance troupes as:” Perpetual Motion/Modern Dance Oklahoma, ” Hartel Dance Group and ” her own Pseudodance Theatre. “We’ve also got The Nightlight Readers, which is based off the old-timey radio shows which would read scripts and do the sound effects,” she said. “But it will be more suggestive, so that […]

Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” dissects the hilariously inverted world of the genteel rich and, specifically, the marriage matches they make. Victorian social expectations insisted on passing marks in social position, income and morality, in order to make a respectable pairing. Complications of the Wilde-est variety keep everyone off balance before a resolution […]

A photography exhibit titled “Oklahoma Weather: A Photography Exhibit by Mark Nault and David Ewoldt” will be on display at the Edmond Historical Society and Museum through June 30. According to Iris Muno Jordan, interim director, Nault and Ewoldt’s photographs are perfect for Oklahoma. “I believe Will Rogers quipped, ‘If you stay in Oklahoma very […]

Instead of cat napping this weekend, head downtown and check out a Tony Award-winning musical at the Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City and watch the claws come out. The larger than life musical “Cats,” based on T.S. Elliot’s book “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, is the longest running musical here in […]