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HAPPENINGS

Coffee & Cars Coffee and Cars OKC is the largest monthly gathering of car enthusiasts across the state of Oklahoma! Head to Chisholm Creek on the first Saturday morning of each month to share your passion for automotives. The event will be held at the property just north of Pawnee Drive and Cabela Road. Everyone is welcome and there are no fees!, first Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. Chisholm Creek, 13230 Pawnee Dr., 405-728-2780, chisholmcreek.com. SAT, JUN 4 Farmers Market at Scissortail Park Park guests will be able to choose from close to 60 market members each Saturday from 9am to 1pm from April through October. Customers can expect to see options for local, pasture-raised meats, fresh produce and cultivated mushrooms, plants, eggs, raw honey, breads and baked goods, assortments of specialty prepared food and beverage producers, as well as high-quality artisans. Make this market part of your weekly routine to procure your locally-sourced grocery items., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through Oct. 29. Scissortail Park, 300 SW Seventh St., 405-445-7080, scissortailpark.org.

SATURDAYS

LIVE! on the Plaza Join the Plaza District every second Friday for an art walk featuring artists, live music, shopping and more, 6-10 p.m. second Friday of every month. Plaza District, 1618 N. Gatewood Ave., 405-4267812, plazadistrict.org. FRI, JUN 10 Pride on 39th Festival and Parade OKC Pride, Inc hosts Pride on 39th June 3-5. Live entertainment, vendors and food trucks will fill 39th street. The three-day festival will conclude with a parade June 5th at 6p.m., June 3-5. 39th Street District, 2215 NW 39th St., 405-2379037, prideon39th.com. FRI - SUN, JUNE 3-5 Photo by Berlin Green

illume Presented by RACE Dance Collective Join RACE Dance Collective

for a multi-genre dance experience about various aspects of humanhood. The program explores the five stages of grief, our personal philosophies or belief systems and our ability to be protectors of joy. illume features the work of five different choreographers and culminates in a joyful collaboration between RACE Dance Collective, hip-hop artist Original Flow and hip-hop brass band The S.E.A.R.C.H. Committee., Presented by RACE Dance Collective in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary., For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/illume $40, Fri., June 10, 8 p.m. and Sat., June 11, 8 p.m. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405951-0000, okcontemp.org/illume. FRI & SAT, JUNE 10 & 11 Photo provided

OKC Brew Tours Join us every Friday evening and Saturday day on OKC Brew Tours! The ultimate craft beer experience. Take a ride in the bus as we visit three local breweries within the OKC metro area where we will try and explore multiple tasters at each stop as well as take a behind the scenes tour and learn how beer is made. Its a perfect way to get to know new people and drink OKC’s tastiest beer offerings! $69.50, Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. through Jan. 31. Core4 Brewing, 7 N. Lee Ave, 405-822-0285, okcbrewtour.com.

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS

Scissortail Park Night Market Find local Oklahoma small shops, businesses, crafters, entrepreneurs, and more spread throughout Scissortail Park. Featuring products including gifts, jewelry, home décor, food, candles, fashion, bath & beauty products, plants and more., Night Market at Scissortail Park is a great way to support local!, Fri., June 10. Scissortail Park, 300 SW Seventh St., 405-445-7080, scissortailpark.org/ events/night-market-3. FRI, JUN 10 Storytime Science At Storytime Science children read a story and follow it up with a fun, hands-on scientific activity related to the book. Included in general admission to museum, Tuesdays, Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. through July 26. Science Museum Oklahoma, 2020 Remington Place, 405-602-6664, sciencemuseumok.org. TUESDAYS Sunday Twilight Concert Series Arts Council OKC and The Chickasaw Nation present the Sunday Twilight Concert Series. Come enjoy an incredible, free concert at the Myriad Botanical Gardens every Sunday night this summer! With rock, country, jazz, classical music, and more - there’s certain to be a concert that everyone will enjoy!, Sundays. through Aug. 28. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405445-7080, artscouncilokc.com/twilight. SUNDAYS

Teacher Free Day Oklahoma City National

Memorial Museum Teachers and a guest tour the Oklahoma City National Memorial for FREE. While at the Memorial Museum, discover the state of the art Uncover-Discover Lab, a way to engage students in the rescue, recovery, and investigation of the OKC bombing and the creation of the Memorial and Museum. Also receive information on resources to use in the classroom and programs available for your next field trip. Reserve your tickets at MemorialMuseum.com/events. Free parking in the Memorial Parking Garage, on Harvey north of NW 6 Street. Free, Tue., June 7, 8-9:30 a.m. Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, 620 N. Harvey Ave., 405-235-3313, oklahomacitynationalmemorial. org. TUE, JUN 7

YOUTH

OCT Summer Camps Join us for our “Bright Lights, Big Stories” Summer camps 2022! Each summer hundreds of kids choose to spend their summer with Oklahoma Children’s Theatre. Its start to finish endless fun as we present weekly sessions filled with creative visual and performing arts opportunities. Varies, Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through Aug. 5. Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, NW 25th & Blackwelder Ave, (405) 208-6200, summercamps.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org. VARIES Pirates of the High Seas Phil loves music inspired by the high seas and the mysteries of pirates! From Pirates of Penzance, to Peter Pan, and Pirates of the Caribbean, join OKCPhil in your pirate costume and enjoy the pirate’s life!, Sun., June 5, 2 p.m. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcphil.org/ concerts/pirates-of-the-high-seas. SUN, JUN 5

PERFORMING ARTS

American Gold This program opens with Duke Ellington’s tone poem Harlem, an amazing work going back and forth between the sounds of a classical symphony orchestra and a hot jazz combo. Rosephanye Powell’s The Cry of Jeremiah for choir and orchestra continues the program. OKCPhil will welcome the Ambassador Choir and Canterbury Voices to the stage to delve into the rich tradition of American Gospel., Thu., June 9. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcphil. org/concerts/american-gold. THU, JUN 9 Cheer Live Bringing together fan favorites from the two most successful rival cheer programs in the country, Navarro College and Trinity Valley Community College, CHEER LIVE will feature 14x National Champion coach and best-selling author, Monica Aldama alongside cheer stars such as Gabi Butler and Morgan Simianer., Thu., June 9. Paycom Center, 100 W. Reno Ave., 405-602-8700, cheertouroffical. com. THU, JUN 9 Dope Poetry Night Dope Poetry Night at the Ice Event Center Bar and Grill is every Wednesday starting at 7:30 p.m. Sign-ups begin at 7 p.m.Only the first 25 poets., Come to experience a place where you can be you unapologetically, a place where your voice and presence matter, a place where you’re accepted and loved, where smiles, laughter, thoughts, and feelings are shared, and it’s all free. Just remember to wear a mask. Ice Event Center & Grill, 1148 NE 36th St., 405-208-4240, facebook.com/Ice-Event-CenterGrill-384104648334867. WEDNESDAYS

History of the Black Church Tradition Through Song - A Juneteenth Celebration!

For centuries, music has been a fundamental part of black church tradition. Per Henry Louis Gates Jr., noted Harvard historian, “The Black Church was the cultural cauldron that Black people created to combat a system designed in every way to crush their spirit and the [musical] culture...”, Rev. Larry T. Crudup, PhD, is the key presenter with specially curated songs featuring the Barnett Family Singers. A Q & A will take place at the end of the performance. Arrive early as seating is limited to the first one hundred participants., For a livestream watch Metro Library’s Facebook page: facebook. com/metrolibrary free, Sun., June 12, 2-3 p.m. Metropolitan Library System, 300 Park Ave., 405-231-8650, metrolibrary.org/event/historyblack-church-tradition-throughsong. SUN, JUN 12

Masters of the Musical Theater

Join the OKCPHIL as they salute Andrew Lloyd Webber, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and more in this special celebration. Featuring Tony Award winners Dee Roscioli (Wicked), Scarlett Strallen (Mary Poppins on Broadway), and Hugh Panaro (Phantom/Sweeney Todd) performing Broadway favorites like Send in the Clowns, I Got Rhythm, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Memory, Phantom of the Opera, and many more., Thu., June 2 and Fri., June 3. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcphil. org/concerts/masters-of-musicaltheater. THU & FRI, JUN 2 & 3

ACTIVE

Free Yoga in the Park an alllevels class on the Devon Lawn; bring your own water and yoga mat., Tuesdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, myriadgardens.com. TUESDAYS &

SATURDAYS

VISUAL ARTS

‘Domestic Inquiries’ photog-

raphy exhibit Oklahoma City University’s Norick Art Center hosts “Domestic Inquiries” featuring the photography of Sam Charboneau Feb. 23 through Aug. 12, with an artist talk at 6 p.m. March 24. Charboneau pulls inspiration from stop-motion animators, building puppets and sets to bring her serious yet lighthearted dreams into reality. As a self-taught artist, she uses the traditional methods of trial and error, evolving her sets along the way. OCU Norick Art Center, 1608 NW 26th Street, (405) 208-5707, okcu.edu.

THROUGH AUGUST 12

Art Moves Art Moves is an Arts Council OKC initiative that provides free arts events each workday from Noon-1:00. Art Moves artists perform and demonstrate their artistry daily from popular downtown locations or live streaming from their studio or homes! Help us support our local artist by joining us weekdays at Arts Council Oklahoma City’s facebook page for live-streaming performances and check out the weekly line up below., Art Moves is an Arts Council OKC initiative that provides free arts events each workday from Noon-1:00. Events took place in various downtown locations and may include artist demonstrations or musical performances. The daily line-up features a wide range of artistic mediums including musical and theater performances, live art demonstrations, short film selections, and more, Mondays-Fridays, noon. artscouncilokc. com/art-moves. WEEKDAYS

Exhibition: John Newsom: Nature’s Course

Focusing on the artist’s body of work over the last 20 years, John Newsom: Nature’s Course presents largescale, richly textured, oil on canvas paintings of flora and fauna. The exhibition will include the brand-new, 9 x 18 foot Nature’s Course and Homecoming, another new painting referencing Oklahoma., Newsom’s work layers and combines elements of Abstract Expressionism, minimalist geometric shapes and hyperrealistic representations of animals to create complex allegories of the natural world. The mid-career retrospective of the Oklahoma-raised and New York-based artist runs March 24 to Aug. 15., Image: John Newsom, Love Flies In, 2005. Photo courtesy of the artist. Free timed ticket required, Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays. through Aug. 15. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405-951-0000, oklahomacontemporary.org/exhibitions/ upcoming/newsom. THROUGH AUGUST 15 Maren Hassinger: Nature, Sweet Nature Traveling from Aspen Art Museum, the exhibition Nature, Sweet Nature, by renowned artist Maren Hassinger, has been reconfigured to respond to the grounds of Oklahoma Contemporary., Nature, Sweet Nature is comprised of two installations constructed with galvanized wire rope. Garden and Paradise Regaine. Free, Through Aug. 31. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405-951-0000, oklahomacontemporary.org/exhibitions/upcoming/maren-hassinger-nature-sweet-nature.

THROUGH AUGUST 31

Michi Susan Art Exhibition and Sale Join the Paseo Arts Association for an evening to celebrate the life of Michi Susan and the art she created. It will be a night honoring not only her work, but the legacy and impact she left behind. Michi Susan was a native of Tokyo, Japan, but called Oklahoma home for almost three decades. Soon after arriving in 1978, she became a part of the Paseo Arts District where her studio resided in the Avalon Building. The exhibition will run through June 27., Fri., June 3. Paseo Arts and Creativity Center, 3024 Paseo St., 405-525-2688, thepaseo. org/paccexhibits. OPENING

RECEPTION JUNE 3

Off the Wall Off the Wall features three Oklahoma-based artists — Sarah Ahmad, romy owens and Marium Rana — who create large-scale works that come in stunning and unexpected forms. Ahmad, owens and Rana have transformed the Mary Leflore Clements Oklahoma Gallery with immersive and interactive installations. Rather than being confined to the walls, their artworks extend into the air and explore the physical, vertical volume of the gallery. Free timed ticket required, Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m. through June 20. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405-951-0000, oklahomacontemporary.org/ exhibitions/current/off-the-wall.

THROUGH JUNE 20 Paseo Arts District’s First Friday

Gallery Walk Peruse art from over 80 artists with 25 participating businesses for a night of special themed exhibits, refreshments and a variety of entertainment opportunities, 6-9 p.m. first Friday of every month. Paseo Arts District, 3024 Paseo St., 405-525-2688, thepaseo.org. FRI, JUN 3

Second Friday Art Walk

2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is a free celebration of arts & creativity held monthly starting at 6 p.m. in the Walker Arts District of Downtown Norman. Downtown Norman, 122 E. Main St., 405-637-6225, downtownnorman.com. FRI, JUN 10

Spirit in Color Collection - Art Gallery Showing at

Social Stop by to view the latest artist to grace The Gallery walls at Social Deck and Dining in Oklahoma City, Cara Elaine from Edmond, Oklahoma., Cara creates beautifully crafted abstract paintings exuding the life spirit she holds so dear. Stop by and be inspired by the collection open now at Social Deck and Dining through July 11th, 2022. Art curated and managed by Nicole Lowry. free, Social Deck + Dining, 1933 NW 23rd St., 4054305779, socialdeckanddining.com/the-gallery. THROUGH JULY 11

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9th Annual Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival Now in its 9th year, the two-night Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival has become one of Oklahoma’s most celebrated annual events and one of the most prestigious events worldwide in the burlesque and variety entertainment industry. Enjoy a wide variety of unforgettable performances, indulge in a full bar with themed cocktails, explore the vendor’s fair, and pose in our photo booth! Each showcase is a completely different experience, so be sure to purchase tickets for both nights! Doors open at 7PM; showtime is 8PM. $30-$70, Fri., June 10, 8-11:30 p.m. and Sat., June 11, 8-11:30 p.m. The Auditorium at the Douglass, 600 N. High, (405) 673-6162, adelewolf.com. FRI-SAT FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 10 & 11 Photo by Carrie Strong/ provided

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