ARTS & CULTURE

For those interested in having first pick of the artwork for sale at the festival, attendees can sign up for Festi-First at artscouncilokc. com/festi-first.

“It’s a commitment that you make, that you will spend $250 during the week of Festival on any kind of art; any number of pieces,” White said.

The program includes a parking pass, breakfast, and having three hours for art purchases before the festival opens to the public at 11 a.m.

Art mediums represented at the festival range from live performances to oil painting to photography to jewelry to ceramics to wood to sculpture to digital design and production (DDP).

Additionally, the food options have ramped up this year.

“This is the most international food offering I think we’ve ever had,” Karim said. “So we’ve got some really interesting new ethnic food that we’re going to have. So I think we’ve got a Nigerian vendor, we’ve got a Puerto Rican vendor, we’ve got a Mexican street food vendor.”

Vibes

VIBES in downtown Edmond is returning for its third year in downtown Edmond.

It takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month from April to October.

“This season we are going to have 46 businesses, 82 visual artists, and 33 performing artists participating throughout the season,” Edmond Fine Arts Institute Program Director and Director of VIBES Savannah Whitehead said. “And there will definitely be favorites returning like the Oklahoma City Ballet and the paint-off kind of feature, as well as new things. April’s gonna actually kick off with a fire juggler from Inspyral Circus.”

“The paint-off will feature different artists that will come and paint a piece during like a timed event,” she said.

Event attendees will be able to vote for their favorites at $1 per vote.

More information about individual upcoming events can be found on VIBES’ Facebook and Instagram pages.

Red Brick Nights

Red Brick Nights kicks off its 2023 season in May.

The festival runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month from May to September in downtown Guthrie.

“Red Brick Nights is a familyfriendly community-gathering event,” Red Brick Nights Event Organizer James Long said. “So we have food trucks, we have pop up shops, we have a kids area put on by North Church Guthrie and then obviously the music talent so we try to appeal to the whole family with not only our music selection, but the things to do as well.”

The largest of the Red Brick Nights is the July festival, which includes a firework show.

“We typically have about 3,500 people that attend the events,” Long said. “And then the Fourth of July one is like over 10,000.”

More information can be found on Red Brick Nights’ social media pages as event dates draw closer.