Allied Arts

In case you didn’t know, the arts are where it’s at.  I hope you’ll be checking out some of the fantastic events that are going on in the 405 this weekend.  I know I will!

Festival of the Arts
Celebrating visual, performing and culinary arts in downtown OKC
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/festival-of-the-arts.

Maggie Casey: Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://www.cityartscenter.org/

Harrison Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia, and Festival Strings Spring Concert with Oklahoma Youth Orchestra
@ Guy Fraser Harrison Academy
http://www.harrisonacademy.org/

University of Central Oklahoma Graduate Capstone Exhibit
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Off the Wall
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://mgmoa.com/

OK City Chorus Performance
Tonight at the Festival of the Arts
@ OK City Chorus
http://okcity.org/

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

Friday Fun Night: A Royal Wedding Celebration
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS
Closes Sunday
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Film Screenings
Certified Copy
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Jane Monheit
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

Ticket Thursday is back!  Here’s your guide to the OKC art scene this weekend.

Angels and Friends Party
WEDNESDAY – We’re including it now so that you can make plans to go now!
Celebrate the start of the Festival of the Arts!
@ Arts Council of Oklahoma City
http://www.artscouncilokc.com/angels-and-friends-party

STARTING TUESDAY IN DOWNTOWN OKC – FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS!
Check out the artists, vendors, food & fun at http://www.artscouncilokc.com/festival-of-the-arts.

The Scarlet Letter
Final Weekend
@ Carpenter Square Theatre
http://carpentersquare.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

EVOLVE
A juried exhibition & fundraiser exploring sustainablility, resilience & community
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

ART After 5 & Gallery Talk on Jill Downen
Tonight
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/

Tour de Quartz
Closes Sunday
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Bill Cunningham New York – Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Art 365 Artist Talks
Tonight at [ArtSpace] at Untitled
@ Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
http://www.ovac-ok.org/

It’s a powerhouse weekend in the arts!  Robert Storr, curator and Dean of the Yale University School of Art is speaking tonight for City Arts Center and on Saturday and Sunday, Canterbury Choral Society, Oklahoma City Ballet and Oklahoma City Philharmonic will all take the stage together for the first time in history.  With events like these, you could call this post EPIC Thursday. 

Mozart’s Requiem
Saturday & Sunday
A collaboration between Canterbury Choral Society, Oklahoma City Ballet & Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.canterburyokc.com/
http://okcballet.com/
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

Robert Storr Lecture
TONIGHT @ SandRidge Energy Auditorium
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Oklahoma Friendly
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Planet of the Perfectly Awful People
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

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

7th Annual Film Preservation Festival France
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Art 365
Opening Tonight at [ArtSpace] at Untitled
@ Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
http://ovac-ok.org/

Upcoming Events:

Princesses, Dragons and one Magical Knight
Special Event on Saturday, April 2nd
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

POP! ARTini
Benefiting Allied Arts
Saturday, April 9th
http://alliedartini.com
Tickets on sale now!

It’s Friday! Who’s ready for some fun?  I know I am!  Check out our list of arts events for this weekend!

Catalystic Rooftop Mixer
Wednesday
@ Allied Arts
http://alliedartsokc.com/catalyst
Join Allied Arts Catalyst for a happy hour on the rooftop patio on Automobile Alley.  Network with fellow young professionals, learn about Catalyst and preview POP! ARTini.  Plus, you could win tickets to that night’s Thunder game!

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

Oklahoma Friendly
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

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

Summer Wars
Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Upcoming Events:

Mozart’s Requiem

Buy your tickets now for one BIG collaboration between Oklahoma City Ballet, Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Canterbury Choral Society.  This dynamic trio is presenting Mozart’s Requiem next weekend, March 26th and 27th.  Tickets are 2-for-1 with your OKCityCard.  Buy now, because they’re going fast!
http://okcballet.com

Boeing Boeing
Opens March 30
@ Lyric Theatre
http://lyrictheatreokc.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard – tickets are on sale now!

Princesses, Dragons and one Magical Knight
Special Event on Saturday, April 2nd
@ Oklahoma Children’s Theatre
http://www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org/

POP! ARTini
Benefiting Allied Arts
Saturday, April 9th
http://alliedartini.com
Tickets on sale now!

FRIDAY FUN-DAY!  Who’s with me?!  There are some great things going on in the art scene this weekend.  IAO is hosting Money Talk$ Art Walks which is a different spin on an art show.  You’ve also got another chance to see “Skin Deep” at Carpenter Square Theatre and the Maggie Casey exhibit at City Arts Center.  Not to mention, there are tons of things going on at the Museum of Art.  So, what’ll it be?  Take your pick!

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

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

Money Talk$ Art Walks
Buy raffle tickets, race to choose a piece, raise money for IAO – sounds like a blast!
@ Individual Artists of Oklahoma
http://www.iaogallery.org/

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

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

The Woodmans
Con Artist
Film Screenings
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

OKCityCard events:

ShamROCK the Plaza
The Plaza District is full of OKCityCard partners – give them a visit!
http://plazadistrict.wordpress.com/

Grand Opening of wild.flower
At LIVE on the Plaza
http://wildflowerinspires.com/

It’s almost the weekend! Is anyone excited?  We are, because our agencies are hosting some pretty awesome events.  Check them out below along with a few OKCityCard events!

Maggie Casey:  Bearing the Echo of Proving Ground
@ City Arts Center
http://cityartscenter.org/

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

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

Passed to the Present: Prehistoric Casas Grandes and Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Traditions
@ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
http://www.mgmoa.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Four Lions
Film Screening
@ Oklahoma City Museum of Art
http://www.okcmoa.com/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

Midori Plays Mendelssohn
Saturday
@ Oklahoma City Philharmonic
http://www.okcphilharmonic.org/

Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still
Friday and Saturday
@ Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
http://ovac-ok.org/

OKCityCard events:

German Romanticism
Monday and Tuesday
@ Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma
http://brightmusic.org/

Mural Art
Saturday - For kids!
@ National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
2-for-1 admission with OKCityCard

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/

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