Saturday 18 May
OKG Newsletter
Mia Cantu
That’s hard-core
Art not erotic enough for you? Here’s a recipe to spice things up: Just add 'Apple.'
Visual Arts
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Biting the Apple 21: Glam!
7 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday
Individual Artists of Oklahoma
706 W. Sheridan
iaogallery.org
232-6060
$25-$35
'Cat' lady
The cat’s out of the bag with the release of 'The Big Cat Nap,' Rita Mae Brown’s 21st novel in a popular mystery series.
Isn’t it 'Funny'?
Old-school bawdy humor prevails in this ancient farcical tale.
Performing Arts
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
Oklahoma City Community College
Bruce Owen Theater
777 S. May
682-1611
$8-$15
Camp a lot
Rocky Horror meets the apocalypse in King GuitArthur and The Drüggs.
Performing Arts
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The Mayans obviously had it wrong: The end of the world is actually in April. Cause of demise? Alien rock music. For proof, you need only join in the fun of the rock musical King GuitArthur and the Drüggs. It features an apocalypse, original songs and glitter.
Young at art
Stories of Oklahoma’s latest generation are told via the lens of M.J. Alexander’s camera.
Visual Arts
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Portrait of a Generation: Sons and Daughters of the Red Earth
Wednesday-Sunday
Oklahoma state Capitol, North Gallery
2300 N. Lincoln
arts.ok.gov
521-2931
free
‘Royal’ treatment
The Freemasons, Knights Templar and Scottish Rite are subjects of a documentary being shot in part in Guthrie.
Stretching for serenity
A local woman travels to Uganda to teach yoga to victims of Joseph Kony.
News
Mia Cantu
After an eight-hour drive through back roads and over potholes, Oklahoma City yoga instructor Laura Lester reached the St. Monica Girls’ Tailoring Centre in Gulu, Uganda. She was there at the invitation of Pros for Africa, a locally based nonprofit that had asked Lester to teach yoga to the students between March 8 and March 16.
Spring fling
Love and lust are the themes of springtime and 'Spring Awakening' at Lyric on the Plaza.
Performing Arts
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Spring Awakening
7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday,
2 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, through April 14
Lyric at the Plaza
1727 N.W. 16th
lyrictheatreokc.com
524-9312
$40
'Box' office
A lucky 13 local companies got down to business to build some 'Out of the Box' artwork.
Visual Arts
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Out of the Box
through Sept. 9
Science Museum Oklahoma
2100 N.E. 52nd
sciencemuseumok.org
602-6664
$9.95-$11.95
Frontier cookin’
Ree Drummond, the ever-popular Pioneer Woman, returns with a new book and an appearance in OKC.
For women
OKC native Kristin Davis returns to the state to head the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition.
News
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In 2004, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research ranked Oklahoma fourth among the worst states for women. That statistic motivates members of the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition (OWC), which since its 2007 inception has advocated for policies that improve women’s lives. To further its efforts, the nonprofit last month hired its first executive director, Kristin Davis.
Purple prose
Alice Walker’s acclaimed novel is transformed for the stage.
Performing Arts
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The Color Purple
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday, through April 1
Poteet Theatre
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
222 N.W. 15th
stlukesokc.org
609-1023
$16-$20
State of play
These toys aren’t for tots, and these toys Rn’t us. They’re works of art at one unique exhibit.
Visual Arts
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Custom Toy Show
7-11 p.m. Thursday
DNA Galleries
1705-B N.W. 16th
dnagalleries.com
371-2460
Free
Randy melodies
If a song a day keeps the doctor away, Randy Montgomery may be immortal. He’s on his way to 200 consecutive tunes.
