In a month known for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond brings Irish culture to the forefront. The auditorium offers Oklahoma audiences a night of Celtic music, song and dance when it welcomes Celtic Nights to Edmond for the first time March 11. March is celebrated as Irish-American Heritage Month in the United […]
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All Goodman
A Tribute to Benny Goodman 7:30 p.m. Thursday Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond armstrongauditorium.org 405-285-1010 $31-$71 Born in Chicago in 1909, Benny Goodman began playing clarinet at age 10, taking lessons at a local synagogue before playing in jazz bands as a teenager. He rose to national prominence in 1935 and became known […]
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Raising voices
Vienna Boys Choir 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond armstrongauditorim.org 405-285-1010 $31-$71 One of the oldest collectives of touring musicians returns to Oklahoma as Vienna Boys Choir performs at Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond Nov. 20. With a history spanning over 500 years, the choir unites 9- to 14-year-old performers from […]
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Pop stars
Time for Three’s Joy 7:30 p.m. Thursday Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond armstrongauditorium.org 405-285-1010 $23-$48 Time for Three has played Carnegie Hall, the Indy 500 and Dancing With the Stars since forming in 2001, but the trio just recently started singing. Newest member and violinist Charles Yang encouraged violinist Nicolas Kendall and double-bassist […]
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High culture
Nearly 20 years ago, the Philadelphia Church of God started its Performing Arts Series in an attempt to elevate the cultural landscape of Edmond without preaching or proselytizing. “The church wanted to sponsor it as basically just a way to reach out to the community in a nonreligious way,” said Armstrong Auditorium concert manager Ryan […]
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Playing on
Glenn Miller Orchestra 7:30 p.m. May 10 Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond exhibitcgallery.com $31-$71 They scored 11 Top 10 hits and starred in a feature film that year, but Glenn Miller disbanded his chart-topping orchestra in 1942 to enlist in the Army. As head of the Army Air Force Band, Miller modernized military […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Gnomatter what
Edmond is a lot of things. But is it one of America’s most artistic cities?
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Dublin Irish Dance brings Stepping Out to Armstrong Auditorium
The performance begins 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Armstrong Auditorium.
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Moscow Festival Ballet returns to Armstrong Auditorium as a local favorite
The Russian ballet company presents two 7:30 p.m. performances Jan. 29-30
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Béla Fleck and string quartet Brooklyn Rider demonstrate how the banjo can shine in a classical realm
The performance begins 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Edmond’s Armstrong Auditorium.