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OKC Rep’s Piano Tales Opening Night
Champions of Youth dancers
P H O T O S BY R U D O L P H T O L A R
OKC Rep opened the second show of its 2022 Reboot Season with a sold-out performance of Piano Tales by James and Jerome. The hyper-literary, live-music story event was held at Oklahoma Contemporary, with a curated menu of small bites provided by food artist Jenny Nguyen of Lee’s Sandwiches.
(L to R) OKC Rep Artistic Director Kelly Kerwin, musician Jerome Ellis, chef Jenny Nguyen, Blake Owen, poet and storyteller James Harrison Monaco, and Piano Tales director Andrew Scoville
David Merritt, Cheryl Merritt and Clay Farha
Justin Brown, Sue Ann Arnall, and Teresa Rose
Boys & Girls Clubs Champions of Youth P H O T O S BY S T E V E N M A U P I N
Jerome Ellis makes his piano introduction to a sold out audience on opening night of Piano Tales by James & Jerome
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County’s 27th Annual Champions of Youth event fundraiser raised over $336,000 to provide members with opportunities to develop their creativity, find their passion and become leaders in their community. Honorees included Jamie and Clay Farha, who received the Aubrey K. McClendon Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Arnall Family Foundation, which received the Community Champion of Youth Award.
Leigh Ann Albers, Paul Albers, Sue Ann Arnall, Jane Sutter and Steve Agee
Gena Timberman, Meg Salyer and Linda Marie Arredonda
Olivia Crabtree and Hannah Huynh
(L to R) Aaron Diehl, Nicole Poole, Melissa Scaramucci, Hui Cha Poos, Cacky Poarch, Rachel Gruntmeir, Scott Reed, Lance McDaniel, Kindt Myers and Sean Murphy
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