Allied Arts

It’s Friday Fun-day!  Who’s excited?  Here’s the line-up of arts events for this weekend.  Enjoy!

Skin Deep
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Film Night – We Live in Public
Wednesday
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Harrison Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonia- Guest Conductor Concert
Guest Conductors:  Sheldon Bair and Gene Moon
@ Guy Fraser Harrison Academy
http://www.harrisonacademy.org/

Between the Lines Featuring Michelle E. Himes-McCrory & Kristin Gentry
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Academy Award Nominated Documentary Short Films
OSCAR Tune-Up:  Waste Land, Dogtooth
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Drop-In Art
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Who’s got cabin fever?  I know I do!  Although the icy roads made for an adventure this morning, I am happy to be out of the house for the first time in over 48 hours!  If you’ve had enough of sitting on the couch, watching TV, playing card games or whatever has gotten you through this blizzard, get out and get into the arts this weekend! 

Here is a list of events for the weekend that were scheduled pre-snow.  Please call before you head out the door to make sure the event is still on!  You can find the phone number by clicking the link to the member agency’s web site.

Christine Sefolosha Art Exhibition & Sale
@ JRB Art at the Elms
http://www.alliedartsokc.com/events
Portion of the proceeds to benefit Allied Arts

Good ‘N’ Plenty
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Blue Lantern Project
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

SECRETS of the UNIVERSE and other works by Gary Shilling
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Always…Patsy Cline
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Memento: The Art of Billy Hassell
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Humpty Dumpty
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Oscar Tune-Up:  I Am Love & Winter’s Bone
Academy Award Nominated Animated Short Films
Academy Award Nominated Live Action Short Films
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Eggs a la Mod Omelette Party
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/

Concerning Heaven & Earth
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/
Performance is definitely happening!

While you're out, check out these OKCityCard partner events, too!

Allen’s True West Exhibition
Opening weekend!
@ National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Warby Parker & Wine Tasting
Friday Night
@ Shopgood
http://shopgoodokc.com/

 

On Wednesday night, we officially kicked off our annual fundraising campaign for 2011!  Allied Arts leadership, volunteers, donors and member agencies gathered in the Meinders Hall of Mirrors at the Civic Center Music Hall to celebrate the occaision.

We enjoyed mingling with 300 of our closest friends as everyone came together for one goal - drumroll please - to raise more than $3 million for the arts in Central Oklahoma!  With amazing leadership like Campaign Co-Chairs Ed Martin and Brenda McDaniel and Honorary Chairs LaDonna and Herman Meinders as well as all of our dedicated volunteers, we are certain that this challenge that will be met.

We'd like to thank our member agencies that provided entertainment for the evening: Oklahoma Children's Theatre, Oklahoma City Ballet and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.  Each of the performances were beautiful and inspiring!

To see more photos from the Campaign Kick-Off event, visit our Flickr page.

Now that the campaign has officially begun, you're probably wondering how you can get involved!  Volunteer with us by emailing volunteer@alliedartsokc.com.  More information can be found on the volunteer section of our web site.  You may make a gift by clicking here (you know you need that magic money-saver, the OKCityCard!).  Find out more about our donor benefit levels, Circle Club and Catalyst by clicking the links. Questions about more ways to support the arts?  Leave us a comment and we'll answer!

Thank you for your continued support of Allied Arts. 
We look forward to a bright new year and raising more money than ever before for the arts in Central Oklahoma!

It’s a big weekend for the arts here in the 405!  Who’s excited for Café Go at City Arts Center? We are!  And what about Always… Patsy Cline at Lyric Theatre?  Any country fans here? 

Enough chatter from me – here’s your list of weekend events!

Good ‘N’ Plenty
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Café Go
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/
This is the last day to get $50 tickets! Hurry, hurry!

The Blue Lantern Project
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

SECRETS of the UNIVERSE and other works by Gary Shilling
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Always…Patsy Cline
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Memento: The Art of Billy Hassell
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Humpty Dumpty
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Kung Fu Dunk, Tiny Furniture, Idiots & Angels
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Cherryholmes
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

Also - you can support Allied Arts by buying a ticket to the OKC Barons hockey game on next Friday, February 4th.  Allied Arts will receive $4 for each ticket sold in our name!  Head over to http://www.okcbarons.com/miraclesonice to get your tickets.  Just be sure to click Allied Arts and it will take you to the next step in buying your tickets.  The deadline to purchase tickets in support of our organization is February 1st.  Thanks for your support and goooo Barons!

This is one of the many cool works of art that will be on sale at Cafe Go tomorrow night.
Get your tickets now!

I hope this ice clears up, because there is artsy fun to be had this weekend. Check out what’s going on with our member agencies!

Good ‘N’ Plenty
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Memento: The Art of Billy Hassell
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Blue Lantern Project
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

SECRETS of the UNIVERSE and other works by Gary Shilling
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Thursday Night Fun
M.J. Alexander Book Signing & Exhibition
I-Tunes Interactive DJ Lounge
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/

Boxing Gym & 2010 Sundance Short Films
Film Screenings
Saturday screenings include the Stella Artois Intermission!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

 

 

It’s the first blog post of the New Year! And it’s about time, if I say so myself.  Now that the holidays are over, our agencies are back to business as usual – bringing you amazing arts experiences! Check out what’s going on this weekend!

Good ‘N’ Plenty
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Memento: The Art of Billy Hassell
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Blue Lantern Project
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

SECRETS of the UNIVERSE and other works by Gary Shilling
@ IAO
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Plaza Kick-Off Party
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/understudies
See the invitation below for details

Green Screen – Film Screenings
Colony, Cool It, Waste Land
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Horacio Gutierrez: From the Pens of  Great Pianists Brahms, Chopin and Rachmaninoff
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

Bravo Dr. Seuss!
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

The Merchant of Venice
@ Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
Performance at OCU
http://oklahomashakespeare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Here’s a Ticket Thursday for auld lang syne.  It’s the last of the year, and looking back, we’ve had some pretty amazing arts events this year thanks to our 20 member agencies. 

Cheers to a new year of artful living, learning and event-going!

OPENING NIGHT 2011
Located in the heart of Downtown Oklahoma City
Featuring Ambassadors’ Concert Choir, Science Museum Oklahoma, & Harrison Academy Symphonic Winds
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/opening-night
2-for-1 wristbands with your OKCityCard

Memento: The Art of Billy Hassell
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Farinelli
8 ½
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetians Paintings from North American Collections
Jonathan Hils: INTERSECTION
CLOSE SUNDAY
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

 

Ring in the new year at Oklahoma City's biggest New Year's Eve celebration!  With live performances, games and attractions, Opening Night is sure to be non-stop fun for the whole family.

Produced by the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, Opening Night is set to run from 7 pm until midnight in Downtown Oklahoma City.  Take the kids to the Cox Convention Center for face painting, an inflatable obstacle course and craft projects. Brave the cold weather and make the trek to see tons of performers including Jamie Bramble, Edgar Cruz, OKC Improv, Hartel Dance Group and our member agencies Ambassardors' Concert Choir and Harrison Academy Symphonic Winds.  Plus, you could win some cool prizes in the scavenger hunt!

What would a New Year's Eve party be without the big countdown to midnight?  Brother Summit Band will be rockin' Kerr Park from 9 until 11:30 followed by a sound and light show until the ball rises at midnight.  The new year will come in with a bang with a huge fireworks extravaganza to finish the night.

Does this sound like fun to you?  Get your wristbands at 7-11, Homeland, MidFirst Bank locations, Science Museum Oklahoma or the Arts Council of Oklahoma City.  They'll also be available at various Downtown locations on the night of the event.  Wristbands are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.  Use your OKCityCard to get them for 1/2 price! 

Need more information?  Maps, wristband outlets, food, entertainment and everything else you need to know can be found at http://www.artscouncilokc.com/opening-night. 

It’s the holiday season…a doodle-y –doo and a dickory dock… I’m trying to sing this post.  Is it working?  If it’s not, just go ahead and read this weekend’s events.  They’re going to be way better than my fake singing blog post!

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Annual Pottery Sale
Christmas shopping! 
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Nigel Hall Exhibit
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Trois Voyage Separe
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Contextual: Student Art Exhibit
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org/

December Divas
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Collective Memory and Objects of Inspiration
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/

The Nutcracker
@ Oklahoma City Ballet
http://okcballet.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

ART After 5
TONIGHT!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/

Four Cinematic Views of Venice: Death in Venice
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

A Rough Night at the North Pole
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Mind Games
Opening Night Tonight!
@ Science Museum Oklahoma
http://sciencemuseumok.com/

 

Who's ready for a break from the holiday frenzy?  I know I am!  It's time to sit down, relax and enjoy the musical stylings of 5 dazzling divas. 

This weekend, Lyric Theatre is presenting December Divas, a cabaret-style show starring five of its favorite leading ladies.  They'll be singing Christmas favorites and delighting audiences with holiday charm.

Showtimes are 7:30 tonight, 8 pm Friday and Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday at Lyric's Plaza Theatre.  As always, you can use your OKCityCard to get 2-for-1 tickets, so don't forget to take it along!

For more information about the show, click here.  Don't miss this holiday treat!