Allied Arts

Well, we're at it again!  We kicked off our annual fundraising efforts on Tuesday night with 350 of our great donors, volunteers and friends.  This year our goal is to raise $3 MILLION - more than EVER - for the arts in Central Oklahoma, and we're really excited about what those funds could mean for our cultural community.  Think about it...

• $25 admits FIVE high school students to see a play.
• $50 exposes TEN elementary students to their first orchestra concert.
• $180 provides as at-risk student with TWO semesters of dance instruction.
• $250 offsets the costs for an ENTIRE classroom to tour an art museum.

Even $5 goes a long way, and your ONE gift supports TWENTY of Central Oklahoma's oustanding arts organizations ensuring an exciting and thriving cultural community for all of us.

Our theme this year is "I Heart the Arts" and we're encouraging everyone to think of all the ways and reasons you love the arts.  Do you love listening to the radio on your way to work each day?...Seeing the masterpieces your kids create at school taped to the refrigerator door?... Dancing to the music at a Thunder game?  Or maybe it's your favorite movie, video game, dress, building, book or play.  ALL of these things are impacted by the arts.  So...Why do you "Heart the Arts"?  Tell us! Or join us on Twitter @AlliedArtsOKC and use #HeartTheArts. Or visit us at www.AlliedArtsOKC.com to make a donation.

We're so thankful. Thanks to everyone that joined us for the celebration on Tuesday! Thanks to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the OK City Chorus, Campell Walker Fields and Eddie Walker, and Oklahoma Children's Theater for your beautiful performances! And thanks to everyone that is working hard to make this year a success!  This isn't possible without you.

Campaign co-chairs, Tricia Everest and James Pickel, with 2012 Honorary Chairs Bob & Jeaneen Naifeh and Barry & Becky Switzer.  Great campaign leadership for 2012!

Check back here for more on this fella's performance.  Outstanding job by Campbell Walker Fields!

One of the top a cappella vocal groups in the world will make a rare US appearance in Oklahoma City at 7:30 pm on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 when SALT joins the OK City Chorus for “A Pinch of Salt: Barbershop Harmony with a Swedish Flavor”.  SALT, 2007 women’s international quartet champions from Sweden, has created a worldwide fan base by blending superior vocal talents with superb comedic timing.

The OK City Chorus, an Allied Arts member agency, also brings an impressive set of a cappella credentials to the table having won their five-state regional competition on 18 separate occasions and garnering a number of international medals.  

“A Pinch of SALT” will be at the Yukon Fine Arts Center. General admission seating is $10 for children under 12 and $20 for adults.  Preferred seating is $25 for all ages.  Buy-one-get-one-free tickets are available for general admission tickets to those with an OK City Card from Allied Arts.

Tickets are available online at www.okcity.org or from any member of the OK City Chorus.  The box office at the Yukon Fine Arts Center will open at 6:30 for sales of remaining tickets or standby seating.  For more information, call 405-720-SING(7464) or visit http://okcity.org/events/upcoming-show.html.

This weekend in the arts – exhibits and shows for the family, classes, films and an art auction.  Take your pick of these fantastic activities!

Donald G. Longcrier Exhibit
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org

Dyeing From Nature: Fat Quarters For Quilters
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org

Red Dot Art Auction
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org

Mabee-Gerrer
Doing What We CAN to Help – free admission with a canned good!
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org

Educators Workshop:  The Art of Journaling
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org

Bah Humbug
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org

Couch Lounge
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/cafe/couchlounge

Film Screenings – Cossi Fan Tutte, Opera in HD; Coco Before Chanel
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/film

The Dutch Italianates Family Day
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com

Gingerbread House Contest – Entry deadline December 1st
@ Canterbury Choral Society
http://www.canterburyokc.com

Visit the agency web sites for more details!

This weekend our agencies are hosting workshops, art shows, film screenings and fashion shows! There’s something for everyone in the world of art. Here’s what’s going on!

A Myriad of Mug Rugs: Five Techniques in Five Square Inches – workshop
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org

30th Anniversary Poetry
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org

Third Sunday Song Swap
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org

Doing What We CAN to Help
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org

Watercolor Wax Batik Wall Hangings – adult workshop
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/

Bright Star – film screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/film

Couch Lounge
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/cafe/couchlounge

Transformations
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/2009-2010-season

Smarten Up! – Science is Fashion
@ Science Museum Oklahoma
http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/

Canterbury Choral Society will be holding its annual Gingerbread House Contest on December 6. The deadline to enter is November 16, so be sure to get that entry form in! You don’t want to miss this holiday event!
http://www.canterburyokc.com/

This weekend our agencies are offering a host of events that are sure to set the mood for a spooky (or not-so-spooky) Halloween!  Check them out and let us know what you thought!

Murderers
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://www.carpentersquare.com/

Wine and the Wheel
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org

Sweeney Todd
@ Lyric at the Plaza
http://www.lyrictheatreokc.com/

Frankenstein
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
@ Oklahoma City Ballet
http://www.okcballet.com/

Film Screenings – I Sell the Dead, Frankenstein and Invisible Man
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/film

Not-So-Frightening Fun
@Science Museum Oklahoma
http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/

And don’t forget to decorate your pumpkin Thunder-style!  The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Pumpkin Up! is this Sunday, November 1.  For details, visit http://www.nba.com/thunder/.