Allied Arts

In continued observance of National Arts in Education Week, we’ll highlight a few of the many arts education projects supported by Allied Arts.  Here’s just one example of the power of the arts!

"I used to go home after school and watch TV. Now, I dance and play the drums with Prairie Dance Theatre."

With support from Allied Arts, Prairie Dance Theatre provides an afterschool program for underserved students in Northeast Oklahoma City.  Students learn dance and drumming while receiving nutritious snacks and nurturing mentorship from caring volunteers.  They also learn the value of teamwork as they work together toward a common goal, an end of year performance, and gain confidence in their creative abilities.  Parents of participating students report that they have seen a marked difference in school grades, improved relationships with teachers and family, and a burgeoning sense of pride and accomplishment.

Visit http://www.prairiedanceokc.org/ to learn more about how Prairie Dance Theatre is making a difference!



One of Prairie Dance Theatre's after-school dance classes.



Drum lessons are a huge hit with the kids!

Storytelling is not what I do for a living - it is how I do all that I do while I am living.
- Donald Davis

Check out the Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival this weekend, brought to you by Arts Council of Oklahoma City.  You'll hear tales from nationally-acclaimed storytellers, practice your storytelling through workshops and take the kids along for the family matinee. 

Visit their web site for details: http://www.artscouncilokc.com/oklahoma-city-storytelling-festival.

Don't forget that you can use your OKCityCard to get 2-for-1 tickets! I hope each of you get to experience one of Oklahoma City's most unique festivals!

Do any of you love September as much as I do? Great weather (when a hurricane isn’t making it pour on us), football season, changing leaves and so many arts events! Fall is just getting started.  Here’s what’s going on with our member agencies this weekend – take your pick!

Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival
THIS WEEKEND ONLY!
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Canterbury Karaoke
FRIDAY
@ Canterbury Choral Society
Come sing your heart out on the rooftop patio here at 1015 N Broadway!
http://www.canterburyokc.com/canterburykaraoke

Leading Ladies
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
Visit their new performance home at the Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center!
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Andean Dreamers: Pre-Columbian Inca Textiles
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/

La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art from North American Collections
OPENS TONIGHT!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Jonathan Hils: INTERSECTION
NEW FRONTIERS: Series for Contemporary Art
OPENS TONIGHT!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Cocktails on the Skyline
Tonight – music by Bruce Benson
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
Just $5 after 5 pm

The Extra Man – Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Artist Survival Kit Workshop
@ Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
http://ovac-ok.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

That’s what’s going on with our member agencies, now check out some of our OKCityCard partners’ events:

Collected Thread 2-year Anniversary
LIVE on the Plaza
Friday night – film screening at 9
http://www.collectedthread.com/

SeptemberFest
Presented by the Oklahoma History Center
http://www.okhistorycenter.org/

 

Don't just turn up the volume. Crank it up. Way up. That's what Canterbury Choral Society's young professionals group, a capella, is doing this Friday night.

Join a capella for Canterbury Karaoke, a time of food, drinks, prizes and (what else?) singing!  The event is this Friday night from 7:30 to 11 on the rooftop patio here at 1015 N Broadway on Automobile Alley.  This rain is supposed to go away and we should have a beautiful night!

The cost is only $10 in advace or $12 at the door and that includes 2 free drink coupons (yes, free drink coupons mean that you must be 21 to enter) and food. All event proceeds will benefit Canterbury Choral Society's technical needs for performances at the Civic Center.

Come on up to the roof this Friday. I'll be here! If you're lucky, you'll get to watch me sing a really embarassing rendition of one of my favorite songs from Glee (I'll admit it - I'm a gleek).

Get your tickets today! Call Jason Grife at (405) 232-7464 to reserve your spot on the roof. For more information, visit http://www.canterburyokc.com/canterburykaraoke.



If you missed the last rooftop party, you missed out! The Red Bull "Art of Can" event was a huge success. Don't these people look like they're having fun? (Photo by Sarah Warmker)

Here you go – your to-do list for the long weekend!  The end of summer marks the end of some great summer activities, so be sure to catch Shakespeare in the Park before it closes.  Check in with me on Tuesday and let me know what you got to do!

“Together Again” 30th Anniversary Concert
Sunday, 7:00 pm at St. John Missionary Baptist Church
(5700 N Kelley, OKC)
@ Ambassadors’ Concert Choir
http://ambassadorschoir.org/

Leading Ladies
OPENING WEEKEND!
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
Visit their new performance home at the Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center!

Diane Jackson – A Retrospective
CLOSES SATURDAY!
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Andean Dreamers: Pre-Columbian Inca Textiles
OPENING WEEKEND!
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/

Cocktails on the Skyline
Tonight – music by Bruce Benson
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
Just $5 after 5 pm

Winter’s Bone – Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Romeo & Juliet
LAST WEEKEND!
@ Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
http://www.oklahomashakespeare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Extreme Sports Expo
@ Science Museum Oklahoma
http://sciencemuseumok.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

And did you catch Red Bull's "Art of Can" exhibit at our place on Friday night? If not, don't worry! We've got you covered.  The exhibit will be on display at Leadership Square next week from Tuesday until Friday. Come see what the creative mind can do with the body of a Red Bull can!

What a high-energy, action-packed weekend we have for you!  If you’ve been following our social media at all, I’m sure you’ve heard about “Art of Can” that is tomorrow night on the new rooftop patio at Automobile Alley.  We’ve partnered with Red Bull to bring this amazing, high-flying exhibit to OKC for the first time! But that's not all that's going on this weekend - check out the full list and stay busy all weekend long!

Red Bull’s “Art of Can”
@ Allied Arts
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and are available here.
Preview the art at http://redbullartofcan.com/.

Sunday Twilight Concert Series
Sunday – The Non
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/
FREE admission! LAST WEEKEND! Enjoy this beautiful weather!

Diane Jackson – A Retrospective
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Cocktails on the Skyline
Tonight – music by Born in November
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
Just $5 after 5 pm

The Cremaster Cycle – Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Romeo & Juliet
@ Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
http://www.oklahomashakespeare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard
ONLY 2 WEEKENDS LEFT!

Another exciting event benefiting Allied Arts is happening on Sunday evening.  Lush Fashion Lounge and J Austin Hair Salon along with SethLewis.net and Café 7 are presenting Sunset at Sapphire Lounge.  Lush will be putting on a fashion show with this season’s hottest looks.  Here’s a big perk for our OKCityCard holders – you get advanced entry and complimentary hors d’oeuvres before the show!  Check it out on Sunday and support Allied Arts!

Even though the kids have gone back to school, there are still some awesome summer arts activities going on this weekend! Check out the Sunday Twilight Concert Series, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park and Cocktails on the Skyline before the cooler weather comes in and these fun activities come to a close.

Sunday Twilight Concert Series
Sunday – Lemma
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/
FREE admission! Only 2 weeks left!

Teaching Artist Toolbox: Workshop III
Tuesday
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/

The Film Costumes of Edith Head and Mother's Hats: The Doris Elliott Collection
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org/
FREE admission! This is the last weekend – don’t miss it!

Diane Jackson – A Retrospective
@ IAO Gallery
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Cocktails on the Skyline
Tonight – music by Synopsis
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
Just $5 after 5 pm

The Girl Who Played With Fire – Film Screening
Friday and Saturday
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Romeo & Juliet
@ Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
http://www.oklahomashakespeare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Improv Festival Oklahoma
Use your OKCityCard to receive 20% off admission!
This event is brought to you by our OKCityCard partner, Red Dirt Improv.
http://festival.reddirtimprov.com/



The Arts Council of Oklahoma City's FREE Sunday Twilight Concert Series - only 2 weeks left! Don't miss this fun summertime activity!

To prepare you for Friday the 13th, we present you with some safe options to steer you towards weekend fun. Seriously, check out all of the COOL stuff we have to do in Oklahoma City!

Sunday Twilight Concert Series
Sunday – Moe Williams and The All Stars
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/
FREE admission! Plus, this Sunday is the Target Kids Tent (family-friendly evenings where children can make FREE arts and crafts; begins at 6:30 pm)

The Film Costumes of Edith Head and Mother's Hats: The Doris Elliott Collection
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org/
FREE admission!

Weapons and Warriors: The Art of Armament
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard
Last weekend!

Luis Jiménez: Works on Paper
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard
 
Sketch to Screen
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard
Last weekend!

Cocktails on the Skyline
Tonight – music by Born in November
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
Just $5 after 5 pm

Mamma Mia Sing-a-Long – Film Screening
Tonight – SOLD OUT!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Romeo & Juliet
Starts tonight!
@ Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
http://www.oklahomashakespeare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Film Screening
Friday and Saturday
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard
Check out the movie poster below…I’ve read the book and it is AMAZING

 

The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is hosting an old fashioned pie and ice cream social to honor its members.

Members and their families are invited to the museum for Paintings, Poetry, and Pie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12.

Along with gobbling scrumptious pies and ice cream, members will feed their minds during a poetry reading by noted poet and author, Dr. Ben Myers, associate professor of English at OBU.

And, guests will sample a bit of country, a pinch of rock-and-roll, and a nibble of bluegrass while listening to folk-music duo Ed and Karen Pettit of Oklahoma City.

Not a museum member? You can join during the pie social and enjoy the festivities. Family memberships begin at $50. You can also join online at www.mgmoa.org/membership.

The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is located on the campus of St. Gregory’s University, 1900 W. MacArthur St., Shawnee.

For more information about this event or museum membership, please contact Tonya Ricks at tsricks@mgmoa.org or 405-878-5604. For general information about the museum, please visit www.mgmoa.org or call 405-878-5300.

Mabee-Gerrer is one of Allied Arts fabulous member agencies. We're proud to have them in the Allied Arts family!



Anyone know who produced the above pie painting? Props to whoever comments with the answer!

If you’re brave enough to head out in this heat, here’s a list of artsy activities for you to enjoy this weekend.  Let’s hope for that cold front to move in – then it might be 98 degrees instead of 104.  Cold front or not, enjoy outdoor evening performances when it’s a bit cooler or spend your time in the air conditioning at the Civic Center or a museum.  Trust me – the Museum of Art’s A/C will keep you much cooler than the pool.  Here’s what’s going on in OKC:

Sunday Twilight Concert Series
Sunday – Madame Ren Lovely
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/
FREE Admission!

The Film Costumes of Edith Head and Mother's Hats: The Doris Elliott Collection
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org/

BUDDY – The Buddy Holly Story
@ Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
http://www.lyrictheatreokc.com/
2-for-1 admission to select performances with OKCityCard

Weapons and Warriors: The Art of Armament
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Luis Jiménez: Works on Paper
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard
 
Sketch to Screen – FINAL WEEKS!
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Cocktails on the Skyline
Tonight – music by Heather Nelson Trio
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
Just $5 after 5 pm

Brokeback Mountain – Film Screening
Tonight
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
See Heath Ledger’s cowboy costume in Sketch to Screen!
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Desert of Forbidden Art – Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

The Comedy of Errors – LAST WEEKEND!
@ Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
http://www.oklahomashakespeare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Bright Night of CSI
@ Science Museum Oklahoma
http://sciencemuseumok.org/