Repost
30th ANNUAL WILL ROGERS 
GARDEN FESTIVAL
TODAY 6/13 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

OKLAHOMA CONTEMPORARY
DANCE FESTIVAL AUDITIONS
DUE BY JUNE 15TH                     

AUDITION FORM What is it? ---->  Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival is a grant-funded program, hosted by Perpetual Motion Dance, which allows dancers ages 12 & up to study with professional choreographers throughout the month of July culminating in a final virtual performance on July 25th, 2020 at 7:00 pm⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How do I audition? --->  The link in the bio takes you to the OCDF page. Click on the audition form and fill it out. OCDF coordinator, Alana Murray (perpetualocdf@gmail.com) will send you a Google Classroom invite. You will submit 4 audition videos. Videos are due June 15th. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then what? --->  The OCDF coordinator will invite you to your choreographers Google Classroom a week after. You'll connect with your choreographer to create movement during your choreographer's specified rehearsal times (the times listed in the audition form). The choreographers will collect recordings to create edited videos for the July 25th performance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Any other questions?  Please let us know! We're here to help and connect you with other hungry artists ready to create.⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ visit PMD website

Perpetual Motion Dance

OKC PHIL SHOW HOUSE
OPENS TODAY WITH MASKS
AND A VIRTUAL TOUR

The 47th Annual Symphony Show House opens TODAY - Saturday the 13th! This 8,000 square foot, 5 Bedroom, 9 Bath home with numerous living areas, a pool, and generous back yard with a half basketball court is built for entertaining. It is located at 2737 Guilford Lane, close to May and Britton in OKC. Tour the home 11am to 7pm from June 13 - 28th with the first hour reserved for at-risk patrons. Please wear your mask as CDC guidelines will be followed. Learn More Here For the first time we are offering a Premium Virtual Tour Option so you can enjoy the beauty and design of this Hollywood Hills inspired home whether you can attend or prefer to stay home! Proceeds from the 2020 Symphony Show House support the education and community engagement programs of the OKCPHIL. The OKC Philharmonic and OKC Orchestra League are grateful to the designers and those who volunteer their time, talent and resources to transform the house into a masterpiece. Symphony Show House Committee and its leaders include: Chair – Julia Hunt Design Chair- Tuesday Fay, Bob Mills Furniture Designer Liaison, J. Mark Taylor, RID, Assoc. ASID, Traditions Fine Furniture & Design House Manager - Chris Stinchcomb   Other instrumental OKC Orchestra League leaders include: OKC Orchestra League President – Wendi Wilson OKC Orchestra League Public Relations – Joan Bryant OKC Orchestra League Development Chair— Kristen Ferate House designers include: Elizabeth Richardson, Adorn Rosinna Gies, Amini's Galleria Tuesday Fay and Halah Songer, Bob Mills Furniture Abbie Wilkerson, Aleks Payne & Doris Medrano, Calvert's Plant Interiors Crystal Carte, Carte's Interiors Shara Castillo, Castle Rock Granite Cindy Raby, Cindy Raby Interiors Patti Williams, The Enchanted Cottage Nora Johnson, Johnson Manor Interior Design Jeff Muse & Beth Ketchum, K&N Interior Fabrics Katelynn Henry, Steve Calonkey & Steve Simpson, Henry Home Interiors Lezley Lynch, Lezley Lynch Designs Dr. Kari Lopez, Renae Brady & Tracy Knoche, LOREC Ranch Home Furnishings Nathan R. Hughes & Maria Magana, Mathis Design Studio Keven Calonkey Carl, ASID, NCIDQ, Cassidy Brunsteter, Allied ASID, & Lance Whitlow, Mister Robert Fine Furniture & Design Cindy Curley & Ryan Johnson, Norwalk Design Deb Johnson, Paint Inspirations, Inc. Ronette Wallace, OTW Interiors and Suburban Contemporary Furniture Julie Miller, Tin Lizzie's J. Mark Taylor, RID, Assoc. ASID, Traditions Fine Furniture & Design Steve Winters & Lisa Smallwood, Winter House Interiors The Show House will also host a boutique and pop-up shops featuring jewelry, art, gifts and more by The Black Scintilla, Home Dazzle, Lynda Savage Art and Vintage Gypsy.   Home offered by The Wyatt Poindexter Group Room by J. Mark Taylor, Traditions Fine Furniture and Design Don Risi Photography Dr. VALERIE WATTS is principal flute with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra. She created the following piece to uplift our spirits. Says Valerie:  “I never get tired of hearing something new in a symphonic work. I love creating something that makes people feel good and connected to the human experience.” Besides her leadership with the OKCPHIL, Valerie is professor of flute at the University of Oklahoma, School of Music. Her appointment at the University of Oklahoma includes membership of its resident faculty quintet, The Oklahoma Woodwind Quintet. During the summers, Dr. Watts has taught for the students at Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute and continues to perform as principal flute with the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. "The Children Are Playing for solo flute" by Carl Nielsen

OKCMOA REOPENS
WED. JUNE 19 th WITH
FREE KIDS ADMISSION
17 AND UNDER

Free Children's Admission

Drum roll please! Beginning June 17 (and moving forward), while we open to the general public with this summer’s special exhibition POP Power from Warhol to Koons, OKCMOA will offer FREE admission for children 17 and under!

Free children’s admission is possible thanks to generous support from The Chickasaw Nation, Cresap Family Foundation, and Chuck and Renate Wiggin.

POP Power from Warhol to Koons   Last weekend kicked off our Member preview of our long awaited summer exhibition. Members' exclusive access will continue through June 14. We highly recommend members reserve their spots BEFORE arriving by visiting this page. Like the rest of the nation, the staff at OKCMOA is grieving, but we are passionate about the arts as a form of expression and a way of healing. With a steadfast belief in our mission of enriching lives through the visual arts, we want to offer to our community the museum as a space for reflection and renewal either in solitude or with family and friends.

LEARN ABOUT POP POWER

SONIC Free Family Day Enjoy this summer’s SONIC Free Family Day in a whole new way – from the comfort of your home! Tune in Sunday, June 28 to the Museum’s YouTube channel and social media for a very special virtual event! Enjoy the Sugar Free Allstars, hosts Malcom Tubbs and Shelby Love from Fox 25, OKC Improv, a tour of POP Power with Amanda Harmer and Bryon Chambers of OKCMOA, an at home art activity with local artist and Metro Family contributor Marissa Raglin, special guests and more.

LEARN MORE

Members' Survey Members are an integral part of the OKCMOA community. Please help us improve your experience by completing our members’ survey. We value your time and feedback. By completing the survey, you will be entered to win a $100 OKCMOA gift card that is valid for shopping in the Museum Store, purchasing film tickets, or renewing your membership.

TAKE SURVEY

Help Sustain Our Mission Our learning and engagement team was especially proud to create and donate 100 design challenge activity bags to Positive Tomorrows, Oklahoma's only elementary school and social services agency specifically for children and families experiencing homelessness! These bags aim to help their students maintain a sense of creativity and imagination during this time. We want to continue to provide experiences like this to children and adults alike, but in order to do so, we need your help. If you are in a position to do so, please consider a gift of any amount to support the continued operations of OKCMOA.

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WILL ROGERS GARDEN 
FESTIVAL TODAY
8:00 am - 2:00 pm