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CALENDAR SUMMER FUN July 7 • Movie Nights Starting July 7, the Myriad Botanical Gar dens hosts Sonic Sum mer Movie Nights. This event is free to the public and is from July 7 – Aug. 4 every Wednesday night at 8 pm. July 7: The Great‐ est Showman (2018). Daily • Sherlock Holmes Science Museum Okla homa’s new exhibition Sherlock Holmes will have visitors solving a mystery in a world newly introduced to Holmes’ groundbreak ing methods in an interactive experience. The exhibit is showing through Sept. 6.
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July 2 • The Summer Animal Enrichment Event for select Zoo animals is from 10 am – 2 pm. Watch as your favorite animals engage with tactile (touch)themed enrichment items, including bubbles, mud, ice blocks and more from their caretakers. This event is free with Zoo admission. Handouts for the event will be available at the Zoo’s Guest Services office and ZOOfriends office both located in the entry plaza. The schedule will also be posted on the Zoo’s website and Facebook page. 10:00: Small Cat Species and Tayra (Small Cat building, Cat Forest) 10:20: Bears and Otters (Big Rivers building, Oklahoma Trails) 11:00: California Sea Lions (Sea Lion Habitat) 11:30: Spider and Squirrel Monkeys plus, Galapagos Tortoises (Children’s Zoo) 12:45: Bison (Oklahoma Trails) 1:20: Cassowaries (Sanctuary Asia) 2:00: Asian Elephants (Sanctuary Asia/Ele phant Presentation Pavilion) The OKC City Zoo is currently in its summer hours and open daily open from 8 am to 5 pm with the last entry no later than 4 pm. Pur chase advance tickets at okczoo.org/tickets and avoid the entry lines. ular season.
THIS WEEKEND Aug. 310 • Summer Festival X Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble is announc ing a return to live concerts with its Sum mer Festival X Beethoven and Friends. The fourcon cert festival will be offered free of charge to all season 201920 subscribers. For non subscribers, admission at the door is $20 per concert. A $50 festival pass for all four con certs can be pur chased at the door or at brightmusic.org. First Baptist Church on N. Robinson, has gen erously offered their facilities to Brightmu sic for the 2021 sum mer festival and the entire 20212022 reg
Summer in the City
July 3 • Farmers Market The OSUOKC Farmers Market at Scissortail Park is held on Satur days from 9am1pm at the Scissortail Park Stage Plaza. Find local produce, meats, spices, honey, plants, flowers and more all from Oklahoma ven dors. July 3 • Red, White & Boom! Join the OKCPHIL at Scissortail Park on Sat urday at 8:30 pm for an uplifting musical celebration of Inde pendence Day with music sure to bring us all together. Bring blankets, a picnic bas ket and enjoy a won
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derful family friendly celebration with your favorite music. *no fireworks* July 4 • Bricktown Celebration Spend the afternoon cruising the Canal with a Bricktown Water Taxi or putt your way around the 18hole minigolf course at Brickopolis. Then, cool off with a cold bever age and grab a bite to eat at your favorite restaurant. When the sun goes down the real fun begins at a block party on Mickey Mantle Drive with live music, games, food and fun from 711 pm. This will all lead up to the fireworks finale, Downtown Oklahoma City's ONLY public fireworks dis play.
Send calendar events to jennifer@okcfriday.com JoJo Siwa Feb. 1, 2022 Backstreet Boys – Sept. 14, 2022 Zoo Amphitheatre: Foo Fighters Aug. 7 Judas Priest Oct. 16 Matchbox Twenty June 22, 2022 Theatre: Master Class (Lyric) Sept. 15Oct. 3 Civic Center Music Hall:
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ummer is off to a sizzling start. In June, Festival of the Arts lured thousands of people downtown to mix and mingle with the crowds from the OKC Pride Festival. Lyric Theatre lit up Bishop McGuinness’s Pribil Stadium with a massive, outdoor production of Grease. And, Robert Painter launched his new restaurant, Café Pompeii, just in time to welcome The Painters of Pompei to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. But, for film lovers, July is when things really heat up. On July 1, the new Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 officially kicks-off. Hundreds of local and out-of-town productions are expected to apply on the first day. Authored by Senator Chuck Hall and Representative Scott Fetgatter, the new law replaces the state’s film incentive program known as the “Compete with Canada Act,” which established the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program. Under this new legislation, the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 offers a base rebate of 20% to qualified film and television productions working in Oklahoma with additional uplifts for filming in rural municipalities, qualified soundstages, postproduction, and television seasons. Eligi-
ble productions must have a minimum budget of at least $50,000 to qualify. The Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021 increases the state’s annual funding cap from $8 to $30 million with a sunset date of June 30, 2031. All of these new productions mean more film industry jobs. The best place to find out what opportunities are out there is the Oklahoma Film + Music Office website. In addition to managing the new rebate program, the OF+MO also lists every production coming to town and posts job openings for both crew and cast under their “jobs” tab. The most exciting crew call is for Reagan, the major movie starring Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan and Penelope Ann Miller as Nancy Reagan. That production returns to Guthrie for reshoots July 14-19 and is looking to hire a Production Office Coordinator, Health Safety Supervisor, and Set Medic. The most recent casting calls include jobs for current or former law enforcement or military personnel, Native American ballroom
My Fair Lady (OKC Broadway) Sept.28Oct.3 Neil Degrasse Tyson Oct. 5 Alice (In Wonderland) Oct. 2224 Alton Brown Live Nov. 7 Other Events/Shows/Awards: Prix de West Through Aug.8 Goodwill Fashion Show Aug. 20 Paseo Arts Festival Sept. 46 Redbud Classic Sept. 1112
dancers, Black male teens, young ballet dancers, and male jazz musicians. If all of this excitement makes you want to write your own screenplay, you’re in luck! Prairie Surf Media is offering their first-ever summer film course at the newly renovated Prairie Surf Studios. PSM is launching with a fourweek Screenwriting class taught by Emmy-nominated filmmaker and Prairie Surf Co-CEO Matt Payne, whose television writing credits include “Defenders,” “Memphis Beat,” and “Vegas.” Students will learn how to come up with ideas and collaborate with others as well as how to craft a story from outline to final draft. Sessions will be on Tuesdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm, running July 13 through August 3, 2021. The cost is $365 for students and $520 for non-students. Finally, the Oklahoma filmed thriller Stillwater, starring Matt Damon, opens worldwide in theaters July 30. That film is directed by the Oscar winning writer/director of Spotlight, Tom McCarthy, and co-stars Abigail Breslin, the little girl from Little Miss Sunshine. I’m taking off to direct a movie at Prairie Surf Studios and will return in the fall with more news about the Oklahoma film industry. Have an awesome summer.
Western Heritage Awards Annie Oakley Luncheon Memorial Marathon Rodeo Hall of Fame Beaux Arts Ball
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Goodwill hosts fashion show for 85th anniversary Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma is hosting its inaugural Work the Runway fashion show from 6-9 pm on Friday, Aug. 20. The fashion show fundraising event will celebrate the 85th anniversary of Goodwill and years of transforming Oklahoma lives since the nonprofit was founded in 1936. “Our mission is to help people overcome challenges to employment,” Goodwill CEO Jim Priest said. “The Work the Runway fashion show is just one way we are celebrating our 85th anniversary. We are proud of the work we’ve done and look forward to continu-
ing our efforts to provide Oklahomans with the resources they need to get back on their feet.” Goodwill employees and local social media influencers will come together to showcase and model different styles of outfits found at a local Goodwill store. The interactive fashion show will feature music by Carte Blanche DJ and an art display showcasing recycled items. There will also be a fashion boutique with high-end items found at Goodwill’s central Oklahoma stores. Items include an Epiphone electric guitar, vintage camera and Coach purse, to name a few. The event will benefit Good-
will employment services, including the new mobile Job Connection Center. Over the past 85 years, Goodwill has helped Oklahomans overcome challenges to employment by providing job training and skills to those in need. The Job Connection Center and Goodwill Career Pathways Institute give many community members free access to training in computer skills, money management, job applications and more. The new mobile unit will travel throughout central Oklahoma, enabling more people to receive these resources. Oklahomans are invited to
attend Work the Runway at the Oklahoma Contemporary located at 11 NW 11th St., Oklahoma City. Limited quantities of individual tickets can be purchased at worktherunway.com. Additionally, there are multiple sponsorship opportunities available. Presenting sponsors for this event are Whitten Burrage Law Firm and Mathis Brothers Furniture and additional sponsors include Jones PR, Complete Alarm Technology Systems, Enable Midstream Partners, Immediate Care OK and Insurica. To learn about Goodwill and its mission, please visit okgoodwill.org.
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