The Festival of the Arts has been a spring mainstay for Oklahoma City since 1967, and this year’s event will be bigger than it’s ever been. Literally. After its cancellation last year for only the second time in its history (the 1995 festival was scheduled to be held just days after the Alfred P. Murrah […]
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Tell me a story
Four professional storytellers will perform worldly folklore, ghost stories and original compositions starting Thursday for an annual festival celebrating the art of spoken word. For Oklahoma City’s 33rd festival, Patrick Ball, Judith Black, Alton Chung and Barbara McBride-Smith not only will pull from their near-bursting repertoire of stories but also will hold weekend workshops for […]
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Getting creative
A 10-month survey that included 324 people across varied demographics illustrates the problem with attracting new participants to the arts, said Sharon Astrin, community arts program director for Arts Council. The programs are available and the desire of citizens is there, but bringing the groups together has been a challenge. “There are big parts of […]
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Next Stage
What perhaps doesn’t appeal to some sensibilities, however, might attract an entirely different audience: children. Tracey Zeeck, an Oklahoma City public relations professional, said she and others have banded together in an attempt to repurpose the building, located at 400 W. Sheridan, as a children’s museum. Designed by John Johansen, Stage Center opened in 1970 […]