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Fundraisers
July 13 •
Reds Whites & Brews
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of OKC will host the 14th annual Reds, Whites & Brews on Thurs. July 13 at The Joinery at 121 E. Sheridan. This annual event directly supports the Sanctuary Women’s Development Centers. Tickets are $100 and include dinner, a variety of craft beer and wine, music, games and indoor golf bays. A raffle will take place during the evening with prizes. Purchase tickets at redswhitesbrews.com.
Theatre
June 27 – July 2 •
The Sound of Music
Join Lyric Theatre for a festival of summer musicals. See The Sound of Music from June 27 – July 2. The Prom is from July 11 –16 and Ain’t Misbe‐havin’ is July 25 – 30. Get tickets today at okcciviccenter.com.
Aug. 4 • Misery 3rd Act Theatre Company, recently announced Season 5: MEMORY. Following four successful seasons in their Northpark Mall space, Season 5 will again include two seasons: Mainstage and Noire. Mainstage plays appeal to a broad audience and support the company’s mission to entertain,
Through July 13 • Kurt Leichter Exhibit educate, and enlighten through the shared experience of live theatre. Noire plays push boundaries for adult audiences. Season 5 opens with Misery on Aug. 4 and will finish in May 2024 with Inherit the Wind. Season tickets will be available July 1 at 3rdacttheatreco.com/ seasontickets. 3rd Act’s theater is in the Shoppes at Northpark at NW 122nd and N. May Ave.
Kurt Leichter: Marking of Time Retrospective, runs through Thursday, July 13 in OCCC’s Inasmuch Foundation Gallery. The Retrospective highlights the work of the late community photographer Kurt Leichter, a selftaught artist whose inspiration came from nature, his travels around the United States and Europe and his strong faith and spirituality. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm. The exhibit will wrap up with a special celebration and art sale from 4:30 6:30 pm on July 13. OCCC’s Inasmuch Foundation Gallery is in the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the college campus, 7777 S. May Ave.
Sept. 1419 • Disney On Ice
For the first time, Disney On Ice invites families to step inside the magical adventures of Walt Disney Animation Studios’
Frozen, the #1 Animated feature of all time and Disney Animation’s Encanto, the 2022 Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Awardwinner for Best Animated Feature, as they come to life like never before. This adventure on ice transports fans into two of the most popular Disney films as audiences can singalong to their favorite songs while embracing worldclass ice skating, aerial acrobatics and more when Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto skates into OKC, playing from Sept. 1419, at the Oklahoma State Fair. To stay uptodate on all the Fair fun, visit okstatefair.com.
Exhibits
June 22 • ArtNow: Soul Is a Wanderer Time is running out to buy tickets to next week’s opening of ArtNow: The Soul Is a Wanderer. Thirteen crossgenerational artists come together in this biennial exhibition that highlights new and recent art from artists active in the state. Be among the first to see it at the ArtNow party, an exciting evening of art, cocktails and special performances.
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Paycom Center Events/Shows:
PBR Freedom Fest Sept. 810
Jelly Roll Sept. 19
Koe Wetzel Sept. 30
ODESZA Oct. 12
Jason Aldean Oct. 13
Nate Bargatze Oct. 22 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Nov. 1819
An all-new national tour is coming Oklahoma City’s Civic Center Music Hall on Sept. 21 which will bring fans a whole new way to experience their favorite box office hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The Academy Award-winning film from Sony Pictures Animation will be accompanied by a live orchestra, band and turntables with a scratch DJ playing music from the score and soundtrack. Joining the tour is The Broadway Sinfonietta, an all-women and majority women-of-color orchestra. Emily Marshall will serve as the tour’s conductor.
Tickets will be on sale to the public on June 23 at 10 am at the Civic Center Music Hall box office (201 N Walker Ave), by visiting OKCBroadway.com, or by calling (405) 594-
Zoo Amphitheatre: Matchbox Twenty 2023 June 21 Young the Giant June 30 Sam Hunt Aug. 5 Incubus Aug. 20 Rick Springfield Aug. 23 All American Rejects Oct. 14
The deadCenter Film Festival wrapped up last weekend, screening 160 films to thousands of film fans from across the country. This was the first fully in-person festival since the pandemic and the excitement was palatable. From the rooftop of the Museum of Art to the patio at The Jones Assembly to the ballroom at 21C Museum Hotel, every single party was filed to the brim with enthusiastic filmmakers and eager fans excited to hear more about the movies they watched.
The big film winner was Fancy Dance, an Oklahoma-made drama from writer/ director Erica Tremblay that stars Lily Gladstone, who also stars in the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon Fancy Dance won Best Narrative Feature and Best Indigenous Feature, and Tremblay was presented with the Oklahoma Film ICON Award.
Bad Press, a film about a rogue reporter fighting to expose her government’s corruption when the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, was awarded Best Documentary Feature. Black Barbie, the hilarious and insightful film from University of Oklahoma graduate Lagueria Davis, won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Quan- tum Cowboy, a wild western featuring David Arquette, took home the special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature. And, in the two Oscar qualifying categories; Young People, Old People, and Nothing in Between won Best Live Action Short; and, Swing to the Moon won best Animated Short.
We Will Speak, a documentary about Cherokee activists working to preserve their native language, co-directed by Schon Duncan and Michael McDermit, won best Oklahoma Feature.
The External-Internal Monologue of an Interdependent Insomniac, written and directed by recent high school graduate Julian Felix Aaronson, took home Best Oklahoma Short.
Because I helped launch the Film Forward program, I spent all day Thursday, Friday, and Saturday showing virtual reality experiences, drone films, and motion capture demonstrations to the hundreds of students and business people coming to experience what’s next in the film industry. Body of Mine, a virtual experience that lets you take on the virtual body of a different gender,
Civic Center Music Hall: La Boheme June 2324
The Sound of Music June 27July 2
The Prom July 1116
Ain’t Misbehavin’ July 2530 SpiderMan Sept. 21 won best VR Experience for Los Angeles filmmaker Cameron Kostopoulos.
Sunday was my day to watch films and all of the following were wonderful: Steps, a short film about UCO Paralympian Derek Loccident from director Michael Zubach for the OKC Thunder; The People’s House: The Story of the Oklahoma State Capitol from Bryan Beasley; Body Electric from director Nick Demos; The Herricanes from director Olivia Kuan; Bottoms, a comedy from Emma Seligman; and, Riding Legacy: An Oklahoma Black Cowboy Story from Kian Taylor and Jay Ridley
In His Words: The Tales of Gray Frederickson from co-directors David Tester and Christopher premiered at deadCenter, but will screen again next Tuesday, June 20, as part of OCCC’s celebration of Gray Frederickson. The one-hour film will screen at 10:00am and 6:30pm, after a 9:00am unveiling of the Gray Frederickson Department of Digital Cinema and a Governor’s Proclamation. OCCC is also launching a new scholarship endowment in Frederickson’s name to make their awardwinning film program accessible to all students. To learn more about the endowment and how you can participate, please email foundation@occc.edu.
Other Events/Shows/Awards: Prix de West June 2 Aug. 6
DDENT Golf Tourney June 19 OKC Ballet Unboxed June 2325
YWCA Purple Sash June 24 Reds Whites & Brews July 13 Disney On Ice Sept. 1419
8300. Orders for groups of ten (10) or more may be placed by calling (405) 594-8285.
The film’s music score was composed by Academy Award® nominee, multiple Golden Globe®-nominee and Emmy-winning composer Daniel Pemberton, known for his work on movies such as The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Oceans 8 Enola Holmes, The Bad Guys and Steve Jobs
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is one of my favorite scores I’ve ever written,” said Pemberton. “Utilizing a full orchestra, crazy electronics and unbelievable turntable scratching techniques amongst a million other things is so technically complex, I never thought we’d ever be able to actually reproduce it in a live setting; but somehow, we have. I am ridiculously excited for fans around the country to see their very first Spider-Verse concert later this year.”
The hip-hop infused film score contains original music showcasing elements of heroism, resilience and is complemented by song contributions from industry greats Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Jaden Smith and Nicki Minaj.
Set in New York City, Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen, Miles Morales, who after being bitten by a radioactive spider gains Spider-Man like powers. The film was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman with a story by Lord based on the Marvel Comics, and produced by Avi Arad, Amy
Pascal, Lord, Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg. It features an accomplished and diverse cast including Shameik Moore (Miles Morales), Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen), Jake Johnson (Peter B. Parker), Chris Pine (Peter Parker), and Mahershala Ali (Aaron Davis/Prowler). The film received widespread praise from critics for its groundbreaking visual style, characters, story, voice acting and soundtrack. The highly anticipated sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is in theaters now.
Ticket buyers are reminded that OKCBroadway.com, OKCCivicCenter.com, and the Civic Center Music Hall are the only official retail ticket outlets for all OKC Broadway performances at the Civic Center.
