Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Susannah Waite
Dillard’s exclusive
The song 'So Long' marks the start of a hopefully lengthy recording career for OKC jazz-pop songstress Tara Dillard.
Music
Susannah Waite
Tara Dillard with Amy Downes and Molly Blanton
9:30 p.m. Saturday
Picasso Cafe
3009 Paseo
602-2002
Of course
Want to learn French, Zumba or money management while working full-time? OKC Downtown College might be the place for you.
Constant gardener
Double amputee doesn't let physical limitations keep him from gardening.
News
Susannah Waite
Ruben Hernandez doesn’t let anything stop him from getting out and working in the garden every day.
Not so trivial
Test your brainpower at a trivia night benefitting the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis society.
Features
Susannah Waite
Sixth Annual Smarty Pants Trivia Night
6 p.m. Thursday
Oklahoma History Center
800 Nazih Zuhdi
nationalmssociety.org/smartypants
488-1300
$40-$400
Pic up
A limited-time exhibit in Norman grants a rare look at works by Pablo Picasso.
Visual Arts
Susannah Waite
Picasso exhibition
opening 7 p.m. Friday
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
555 Elm, Norman
ou.edu/fjjma
325-3272
$3-$5
New moves
The Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival showcases homegrown talent.
Performing Arts
Susannah Waite
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
City Arts Center
3000 General Pershing Blvd.
521-2931
$10-$15
Torch slinger
A Tulsa doctor played his part in the Olympics torch run
Sports
Susannah Waite
As president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Tulsa pediatrician Robert Block carried the Olympic torch through Oxford, England, as it made its way to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Last chance
For four high school students, At Long Last marks their first step toward rockin’ careers.
Music
Susannah Waite
“I saw them perform for the sixthgrade talent show and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s cool,’ and I liked them and they sounded really good,” Castelli said. “I talked to some of the guys who were in the band, and I tried out and made it.”.
Fore your eyes only
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art goes green with 'The Art of Golf,' an exhibition housing strokes of artistic genius.
Visual Arts
Susannah Waite
The Art of Golf
opening Thursday, through Oct. 7
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$10-$12
Dancing queen
Audrey Case represents Oklahoma in top 20 of TV’s smash 'So You Think You Can Dance'.
Cowboy up
An OKC nonprofit models high fashion and altruism.
Features
Susannah Waite
Cowboy & Couture
6 p.m. Tuesday
Farmers Public Market
311 S. Klein
edenfashionshow.com
$35-$100
Free-range education
OKC schools are set to offer online-only curriculum this fall.
News
Susannah Waite
Students will soon have more options outside the classroom as the Oklahoma City Public Schools launch virtual school.
Saddle up
Young cowboys and cowgirls compete for prize money and scholarships.
News
Susannah Waite
Spectators looking to rope up a good time might consider the International Finals Youth Rodeo, slated to kick off Sunday and run through July 13 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.
Seeking shelter
More veterans and domestic-violence victims are struggling with homelessness in OKC.
Seeking shelter
More veterans and domestic-violence victims are struggling with homelessness in OKC.
