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OKC Philharmonic announces 35th anniversary season
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By Mark Beutler Director, Marketing and Communications OKCPHIL
The Oklahoma City Philharmonic celebrates its 35th season with a magnificent new lineup of concerts and musical magic.
“We want to fill the hall, to be meaningful in Oklahoma,” said OKCPHIL Music Director Alexander Mickelthwate. “We want to be fun and create something in the city where we are all united. It sounds very simple, but it’s true. Doesn’t matter what race, color or ideology; we are all one, and we celebrate that
FRIDAY’s Dog of the Week
Mogi belongs to Emily and Reed Greenhill of the Village. He is an approximately 6yearold rescue, who after a DNA test was discovered to be a Yorkichon — half Yorkie, half Bichon Frise. His pastimes include going for walks, protecting his house and people and waiting for his next treat.
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through creativity. In our upcoming season, it’s all about the music. A joyful noise, if you will. And we want to celebrate that with our OKCPHIL family.”
The Opening Night Gala is set for Saturday, Sept. 9, 8 p.m. at Civic Center Music Hall, combining the annual Maestro’s Ball with the season opener of the Inasmuch Foundation Classics series. Ukrainian violinist Anastasiya Petryshak performs as part of an all-Tchaikovsky program.
“Anastasiya is just one of two amazing Ukrainian soloists joining us this season,” Mickelthwate said.
“Anastasiya made her debut as a soloist at the age of 15, and regularly performs with Andrea Bocelli. Pianist Dmytro Choni is a bronze medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He will appear in our October classics concert featuring music from Bach and Liszt, and the iconic ‘Symphony Fantastique’ of Hector Berlioz.”
Other Classics concerts feature Grammy Award winner Mark O’Conner, taking a deep dive into our Americana and folk roots, and Canterbury Voices join the OKCPHIL for “Glorious Life.”
See OKCPHIL, Page 5 ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE
Cork & Canvas features wine, art
Tickets are available for Positive Tomorrows’ annual Cork & Canvas fundraiser.
The even is set for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Positive Tomorrows’ school building in Oklahoma City. The event is to feature unlimited appetizers, wine pairings and signature cocktails.
The evening includes both silent and live auctions. The event’s highlight is original artwork created by the students at Positive Tomorrows, Oklahoma’s only elementary school serving children and families experiencing homelessness.
Tickets are $75, which include unlimited food and drinks, are available at positivetomorrows.org/events.
Attendees must be 21 or older, and tickets must be purchased in advance.
More than 100 students at Positive Tomorrows receive a quality, trauma-informed education each year while their parents get the support they need to create more stability for their families. Positive Tomorrows is an United Way Partner Agency, a Oklahoma A+ School, and is accredited by the Cognia Global Commission.
Quail Creek
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Over the ensuing months landscaping crews are to begin the Phase III project, capping a decade long effort to beautify the neighborhood. Phase III features new entrances with extensive landscaping and lighting at the neighborhood’s main entrance at May Avenue and Quail Creek Road. A new entrance wall featuring the recognizable Quail Creek logo will be erected at the prominent entrance followed by an additional wall and signage along Quail Creek Road at Berta Faye Rex Quail Creek Park.
Quail Creek Park was donated to the city in 1964 soon after the Quail Creek neighborhood was established. It was renamed Berta Faye Rex Quail Creek Park to honor the memory of the longtime Quail Creek resident by the Oklahoma City Council in 2016, in recognition of her dedication to children, the arts and her community.
Following construction of the entrance walls, the HOA it set to turn its attention to the street islands along Quail Creek Road where new landscaping, irrigation systems and lighting are to be added.
The HOA uses funds raised from five major events each year to beautify the neighborhood, including a home tour, fun run, golf tournament and holiday events. The association is always looking for volunteers who want to join the efforts to beautify the neighborhood.
Quail Creek, with its hundreds of homes of diverse styles, was developed in a series of phases through the 1960s and 1990s, allowing city streets and utilities to be added in smaller sections. The Fridayland neighborhood is located between May Avenue and the Lake Hefner Parkway from east to west, and from Memorial Road to Hefner Road from north to south.
