Oklahoma City Pride Friday-Sunday 39th St. District NW 39th Street between Classen and Youngs boulevards oklahomacitypride.org Free Block Party 5:30 p.m. 39th St. District 2100 NW 39th St. oklahomacitypride.org Free Summer Solstice Block Party Friday-Sunday Factory Obscura 25 NW Ninth St. factoryobscura.com Free OKC Pride Parade noon-2 p.m. Saturday 39th Street from Classen Boulevard to […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Art adventures
From about-to-get-a-Van-Gogh-exhibit Oklahoma City Museum of Art to soon-to-be-relocated Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center and Factory Obscura’s new space Mix-Tape and the numerous other arts organizations that we unforgivably omitted from this list just now, Oklahoma City is rife with enriching art experiences, but if you’re fortunate enough to be able to take a day or […]
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Motion emotion
Nicole Emmons Animation Shorts 7 p.m. April 26 Little D Gallery 3003 Paseo St. facebook.com/littledgallery 720-773-1064 Free Watching Heat Miser control the weather from his volcano headquarters in The Year Without a Santa Claus, Nicole Emmons fell in love. The 1974 Rankin/Bass Christmas Productions special, along with the studio’s better-known Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, inspired […]
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Greatest hits
Mix-Tape 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays The Womb 25 NW Ninth St factoryobscura.com Free Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue” reminds Tammy Greenman of a Volkswagen. “I have a very strong visceral memory of my mom driving around England in a yellow VW bug, listening to that song,” Greenman said. “I associate […]
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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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Chocolate city
22nd annual Chocolate Decadence 6:30 p.m. Thursday Volvo Annex 33 Broadway Circle automobilealley.org 405-706-7484 $65-$100 Roughly nine years ago, a small crew of artists climbed rickety scaffolding, stood up on their tiptoes and hefted circular saws above their heads to cut down the sagging ceiling of the top floor of the Magnolia Building in Automobile […]
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COVER Fun factor
Beyond Sept. 22-Dec. 21 Factory Obscura 1522 S. Robinson Ave. factoryobscura.com $10-$25 A multitalented artist is currently seeking a home in Oklahoma City. She has many parents who continue to nurture her, and she overflows with creativity, artistic skill and diplomacy. She excels in networking, logistics and politics. One thing is for sure: She never […]
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COVER: Great destinations
Oklahoma City’s network of thriving business districts exploded over the past two decades, building community and stoking the city’s economy in areas dominated by locally owned businesses. Neighborhoods such as The Paseo Arts District, 16th Street Plaza District, the Western Avenue District, Automobile Alley, Midtown, Bricktown, Wheeler District and Film Row have transformed from disused […]
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The area’s best young art talent gathers inside historic Gold Dome for Momentum 2018
The area’s best young art talent gathers inside historic Gold Dome for Momentum 2018.
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Current Studio plans to permanently close at the conclusion of Factory Obscura’s popular Shift installation
Current Studio plans to permanently close at the conclusion of Factory Obscura’s popular Shift installation.