The Melrose Sessions through April 27 The Depot Gallery 200 S. Jones Ave., Norman pasnorman.org 405-307-9320 Free Norman-based artists Skip Hill and Douglas Shaw Elder started hanging out a few years ago to help foster the ever-important artistic community, but their friendship has done the near impossible and resulted in a successful collaboration between two […]
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Good humans
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time April 4-70 Freede Little Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. cityrep.com 405-848-3761 $37-$42 He woke up early, but Cameron Law was about to be late. On a trip to New York City in August 2015, Law was determined to see the award-winning stage […]
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Star gazing
Bright StarApril 3-28 Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9312 $25-$55 If not for Hamilton hogging the spotlight, Bright Star might have gotten a little more shine. The bluegrass-inspired musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell makes its regional premiere April 3-28 at Lyric at the Plaza, 1727 NW 16th St. […]
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Holocaust visible
Testimony: The Life and Work of David FriedmanThrough May 26 Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art University of Oklahoma 555 Elm Ave., Norman ou.edu/fjjma 405-325-3272 Free Miriam Friedman Morris grew up surrounded by her father’s artwork, but many pieces were missing and the work that was most important to him was the work he did […]
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Building Momentum
Momentum 20198 p.m. Friday-Saturday The Womb 25 NW Ninth St. momentumoklahoma.org 405-879-2400 $10-$15 Since 1988, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) has celebrated the work of Oklahoma artists. Its annual Momentum event honors artists age 30 or younger, and now in its 18th year, the event is 8-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday at The Womb, 25 NW Ninth […]
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Swing shift
“We just want people to dance.” That was the generating maxim behind Swingout OKC from its origins in 2016, and it remains the organization’s guiding principle, according to two of the group’s council members, Hannah Berrett and Sarah Bacon Liem, who jointly corresponded with Oklahoma Gazette over email. Swingout OKC offers weekly programming and hosts […]
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Order up
Waitress Tuesday-March 24 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcbroadway.com 405-594-8300 $27.16-$102.33 Dough is a malleable culmination of a few different things and a lot of elbow grease, just like life. It is also, of course, another word for money. For Jenna, the protagonist of the musical Waitress, dough is both livelihood and […]
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Praising Molly
From 1980s teen star to on-screen parent of another iconic teen, Molly Ringwald has had an intriguing career as an actress, singer and writer. Now, she’s coming to Oklahoma City as part of an entire 1980s-themed weekend to be Junior League of Oklahoma City’s Speaker in the City for 2019. The Speaker in the City […]
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Individually artistic
Daring ideas don’t generally have a long shelf life in the arts, so maintaining a gallery and organization based around avant garde poetry, visual art and performance seems unlikely to last beyond the gestation phase. Yet Individual Artists Of Oklahoma (IAO) has endured for 40 years by pulling in new and innovative talents from a […]
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Face value
From the Golden Age to the Moving Image: The Changing Face of the Permanent Collection through Dec. 31, 2020 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free-$12 Known for painting Barack Obama’s official presidential portrait, artist Kehinde Wiley’s neoclassical work typically features people of color — subjects not fully represented in art […]