THE JOURNEY OF AN ARTIST: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE -- TONIGHT
A Panel Discussion with Marko Kratohvil, George Oswalt and Laura Warriner Thursday, May 30, 6pm

From the email

Left: Marko Kratohvil, Fantasy 13-1-1, steel, 2013 Right: Marko Kratohvil, Behind the Illusion 13-1-1, charcoal, graphite and ink on paper, 2013

Have you ever wondered how artists find inspiration for their work or how they are able to stay true to their creative vision while keeping up with the ever-changing technological landscape of our day and age? Join us for a panel discussion with artists Marko Kratohvil, George Oswalt and Laura Warriner on Thursday, May 30th at 6pm and hear their responses to questions about their own artistic journeys as well as their thoughts on the universal issues that affect most artists.

A selection of sculptures and drawings by Marko Kratohvil are currently on view in Untitled’s east and west galleries, creating the perfect atmosphere for him to discuss how his work has evolved over the years. Because of the major geographic and cultural changes he has experienced moving from Belgrade to London to Oklahoma City, it will be fascinating to hear how his particular artistic journey has been influenced.

Untitled will provide light refreshments and promises an evening of great dialogue while these artists candidly discuss aspects of what it means to be a practicing artist in 2013.

Admission is free and open to the public.

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OKLAHOMA FILM &
MUSIC OFFICE
REPORTS DEFEAT

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program Extension Bill Defeated

Dear Oklahoma film and music industry friends,

It is with deep regret that I inform you that the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted down the extension of the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program. The bill was brought up unexpectedly last Thursday night around 8:30 p.m. After a heated debate, the vote came in at 45 Yeas, 44 Nays and 12 excused from voting. Since we were required to have a majority of 51 votes for passage, the bill was held over for a revote Friday morning. Unfortunately, the revote did not go our way, coming in at 38 Yeas, 45 Nays with 18 members excused from voting.

The program's existing sunset date of July 1, 2014 is still in effect. As a result, projects currently prequalified in the rebate queue, and meeting all requirements of the program, will be honored. No new applications will be accepted unless either of the two remaining Fiscal Year 14 projects drop from the queue.

All of us at the Oklahoma Film & Music Office and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department cannot thank you enough for your efforts in supporting the rebate program. We realize the serious implications of what just occurred. It is a very sad day for our growing film industry and its hard working crew, actors and support services companies.

Please know that both the Oklahoma Film & Music Office and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department are fully committed to return in February with an even stronger voice next year at the Oklahoma State Capitol.  We intend to stand strong in support of both a competitive film incentives program and you, our valued Oklahoma industry members.  We are confident that with solidarity, we will prevail.

Thank you again for your hard work, your talent and your support.

Best regards,
Jill Simpson - Director
The Oklahoma Film & Music Office
120 N. Robinson, Suite 600
Oklahoma City, OK  73102
405.230.8440
www.oklahomafilm.org

A SUMMER AT THE LIBRARY TO REMEMBER

COMING IN JUNE AND JULY

This will be a Summer at the Library to remember.

Metropolitan Library System’s annual Summer at the Library programs will open June 1 and continue through the end of July. It’s not just for young children.  Teens have a program of their own which is entirely different than the one for young children.

 “This year's Children's Program is called ‘Dig Into Reading’,” said MLS Director of Marketing and Communications Kim Terry, “and children of all ages are invited to sign-up and listen or read.”

Children aged from birth to preschool are invited to play the Summer Reading Game, as are kids from K through sixth grade.  Teens from grades 7-12 have a program of their own, called “Beneath the Surface.”

 “Where else,” Terry added, “could you get free gifts and prizes just for reading books or listening to books being read? Where else can you see free shows presented by Al Bostick, Sugar Free All Stars, OKC Improv, Rhythmically Speaking, Monty Harper, Cimarron Opera, Chasing James, Adam and Kizzie Ledbetter, Alegria Real, and the Reduxion Theatre?

“MLS and the sponsors of Summer at the Library have come up with a variety of incentives and prizes for everyone who signs up for the program. Children will also earn prizes for the reading and listening they do during June and July.”

After completing each goal, children and teens can continue to read and listen to receive more chances to win drawing prizes.  Participants can also join in a variety of programs and activities. 

“Teens can learn something about pathology from the Museum of Osteology,” said Young Adult Services Coordinator Emily Williams, “try their hand at painting, explore the always fascinating world of Steampunk, and just have a blast with our annual Gamefest events.  And, as they say, more!

 “All of this is free, of course, and the classes are presented by professionals.”
The schedule for June: 

Your MLS libraries will also present Neighborhood Arts, made up of dozens of entertaining programs and events, including the Summer at the Library Game, with prizes and rewards.

As with summers past, the Neighborhood Arts schedule is packed with presentations at all interest levels. Take a look at everything MLS has lined up for June and July:

Schedule A 

June 3-7: Al Bostick

June 10-14: Sugar Free All Stars

June 17-21: OKC Improv

June 24-28: Rhythmically Speaking

July 1-5 (excluding July 4): Monty Harper

July 7-12: Reduxion Theatre

July 15-19: Cimarron Opera

July 22-26: Chasing James

Mondays: Northwest Library, 10:30a.m. ; Capitol Hill Library, 2:00p.m.

Tuesdays: Bethany Library, 9:30a.m., 10:30a.m. ; Belle Isle Library, 7:00p.m.

Wednesdays: Wright Library, 10:30a.m. ; Warr Acres Library, 2:00p.m.

Thursdays: Downtown Library, 9:30 & 10:30a.m. ; Village Library, 2:00p.m.

Fridays: Harrah Library, 10:30a.m.

Schedule B

June 3-7: Sugar Free All Stars

June 10-14: Adam & Kizzie Ledbetter

June 17-21: Rhythmically Speaking

June 24-28: OKC Improv

July 1-5 (excluding July 4): Reduxion Theatre

July 7-12: Alegria Real

July 15-19: Chasing James

July 22-26: Cimarron Opera

Mondays: Southern Oaks Library, 10:30a.m. ; Midwest City Library, 7:00p.m.

Tuesdays: Ralph Ellison Library, 10:30a.m. ; Luther Library, 2:00p.m.

Wednesdays: Del City Library, 10:30a.m. ; Choctaw Library, 2:00p.m.

Thursdays: Edmond Library, 9:30 & 10:30a.m. ; Jones Library, 2:00p.m.

Fridays: Nicoma Park, 10:30a.m.

For more information about Summer at the Library, call any of MLS’ 19 libraries or visit the website at www.metrolibrary.org.

From the press releases

DANCE SCHOOL NEEDS

RECITAL SPACE NEAR

MOORE ON JUNE 1ST

 

 

Frequent adult ballet class student at The Dance Center of Oklahoma City Ballet Sarah Decker owns a dance studio and a home that is very close to the damaged area of Moore, writes Lynna Schneider from OKC Ballet on Facebook. She had her school's recital scheduled at Hillsdale College but they called her today and said they have canceled all activities for the next 3 months. Her school's recital is June 1st and they need a place to dance. They are in need of a place that sits 400 people and one that has a hard surface floor that they can tap on. Even a gym or cafeteria would work. If anyone has any ideas please post them on The Dance Center of Oklahoma City Ballet's Facebook page.

 

 

PASEO ARTS FESTIVAL
SATURDAY - MONDAY

The 37th Annual Paseo Arts Festival will take place once again this Memorial Day weekend: May 25-27, 2013. More than 80 visual artists will fill the Historic Paseo Arts District, selling original artwork in a wide variety of media, from painting and photography to wood and jewelry. The Festival also hosts dozens of musicians and other live performers on two stages.

The festival hours will be Saturday & Sunday from 10am to 8:00pm, with music until 11pm. On Monday, the Festival hours are from from 10am to 6pm. The Paseo Arts District is located between NW 30th and Dewey and N.W. 28th and Walker.

The North Stage features acoustic acts and singer-songwriters, from folk and country to bluegrass and much more, while the South Stage spotlights dancers, acts that get a little louder, and some of the Festival's most popular returning acts.

The food court at Paseo Drive and 29th will feature thirteen different food vendors, bringing traditional and not-so-traditional festival treats, both savory and sweet. A children's area, offered at no cost, allows future artists to explore the arts and have fun while creating clay sculptures, spin art, and more.

Also for youth, Paper Play Theatre is a hands-on multi arts experience for children of all ages, taking place inside Theatre Upon a StarDanceSwan. The studio opens from 12 - 6pm each day of the festival, inviting children to construct puppets from paper, glitz, light and shadows. See StarDanceSwan’s performers dance and sing each child’s puppet story. Paper Play Theatre activities are designed by StarDanceSwan director Lorrie Keller and community arts educators.

Each year, this event draws more than 60,000 people, who come to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of this event. As the Paseo Arts Association's largest annual fundraiser, the Festival helps to support arts events in the Paseo year-round. We hope that you will join us!

In addition to the visiting food vendors and artists, the district's three restaurants and seventeen working galleries will also be open during festival hours. Many galleries will host special exhibits and new artists during the Festival. There is so much to see and do at the Paseo Arts Festival: you won't want to miss it! While you're here, pick up this year's Festival Commemorative T-shirt, featuring artwork by Paseo artist Gayle L. Curry from In Your Eye Studio and Gallery. Curry is one of Oklahoma’s celebrated fine artists and advocate for the arts. Her fine art was commissioned in 2011 for display at Samis Education Center in the OU Complex and has been shown at the State Capitol and other galleries throughout the United States.

Not sure where to park? The Paseo Arts Festival has a shuttle service! Parking will be available to festival visitors at First Christian Church at 36th and Walker. The shuttle will run every 15 minutes on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 9pm and Monday from 10am to 7pm.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Call the Paseo Arts Association at 405.525.2688 email.

From the press release

RACE DANCE COMPANY AND
LYNNA SCHNEIDER  FROM
OKLAHOMA CITY BALLET REPORT
ALL THAT DANCE STUDIO IN
MOORE NEEDS...

Photo provided

All That Dance Dance Studios', in Moore, recital is less than a month away,
with Nationals soon after. At least 12 families lost everything. Their competition
group needs shoes, tights and leotards, or gift cards. This information comes from
Facebook, which doesn't allow me to copy and paste.

Their website is allthatdancestudios.com. Further contact information is there.

BRIGHTMUSIC FINAL
SHUBERT CONCERT
TONIGHT 7:30 PM
AT ALL SOULS'
AND REVIEW OF
SHIFRIN CONCERT

By Nancy Condit

Concert 4, the final oneThursday evening, 7:30 pm, is at All Souls' Episcopal Church (as originally programmed). The Mae Ruth Swanson Memorial Concert features : (1) Schubert, Rondo for Violin and Piano (Gregory Lee, violin; Amy Cheng, piano); (2) Schubert, Selection of Ten Lieder for Tenor and Piano (Andrew Ranson, tenor; Amy Cheng, piano); and (3) Schubert, Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb Major (Amy Cheng, piano; Hal Grossman, violin; Jonathan Ruck, cello).

REVIEW:

SHIFRIN IS OUTSTANDING
IN CONCERT 2

Guest clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Amy I-Lin Cheng played Carl Maria von Weber's Grand Duo Concertant in E-Flat Major for Clarinet and Piano like the virtuoso piece it was billed as. Standing, Shifrin put his body into playing the instrument, as he ran scales, trills and arpeggios up and down the three movements. Cheng was very good, with the same challenging score.

Christopher Theofanidis' contemporary "Quasi una Fantasia," the world premiere of a new work for two clarinets and string quarted, commissioned by Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma and Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon was an enjoyable piece well played by Shifrin, and nicely matched by clarinetist Chad Barrow. Katrin Stamatis on the violin, Mark Neumann on the viola and Jonathan Ruck on the cello rounded out the musicians well.

The evening finished up with Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, K.581. with Shifrin, an excellent Hal Grossman on the violin, with Gregory Lee also on the violin, Mark Neumann on the viola, and Jonathan Ruck on the cello.