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2012 Pride Week Events
Friday, May 18 – Entertainment events at local clubs
Saturday, May 19 – Festival, 11am-10pm, in Film Row, Downtown OKC. (Sheridan and Lee)
Sunday, May 20 – Parade, 6pm step-off
Mon, May 21 thru Friday, May 25 – To be announced
Saturday, May 26 – Great Plains Rodeo presented by O.G.R.A. at State Fairgrounds
Sunday, May 27 – Great Plains Rodeo presented by O.G.R.A. at State Fairgrounds

OKC PRIDE WEEK EXPANDS CELEBRATION TO 10 DAYS

LGBT organization partnering with OGRA & other groups

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 15, 2012) – OKC Pride is partnering with other community organizations to expand its annual Gay Pride celebration to 10 days of events, from May 18-27.

OKC Pride annually hosts the largest LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) celebration in Oklahoma, drawing more than 70,000 people to its Parade and Festival in 2011.

OKC Pride has invited other groups to schedule LBGT-related events throughout the week, such as picnics, educational programs, film screenings, ice-cream socials, and fashion shows. “Pride Week” will be capped off by the 27th annual Great Plains Rodeo, organized by O.G.R.A.

“With these partnerships, we’re growing beyond the traditional Pride Weekend to a series of events spanning 10 days that we’re calling Pride Week,” says OKC Pride vice-president Joshua Sauer.

“It’s the Parade’s 25th year and we’ve invited other groups to help our community celebrate. Our theme this year is ‘Proud. Strong. United.’ Working together gives all of us a chance to demonstrate this reality,” Sauer explains.

The Festival will take place on May 19th from 11am to 10pm in Downtown Oklahoma City in the Film Exchange District (a.k.a. Film Row). Film Row is located between Dewey and Shartel on Sheridan and is just southwest of the new Devon Tower.

Festival co-chair Jeremy Crites says, "The Pride Festival is moving to downtown Oklahoma City to increase our visibility. 25 years ago, we were fighting for the right to gather on our own turf without harassment or police raids. This year, we’ll be in the heart of the city because, as American citizens, we deserve and demand full equality everywhere and in every way."

The family-friendly Festival will feature a variety of local musicians and entertainers throughout the day. Festival-goers can browse the informational exhibits of nonprofit groups and purchase an assortment of food, beverages, and merchandise. Health screenings are also being arranged.

The Parade will be on Sunday, May 20th with lineup at 4pm, judging at 5pm, and step-off at 6pm. Like last year, the parade route begins at NW 36th & Classen Boulevard, goes north to NW 39th then west past Pennsylvania Avenue to Barnes.

This year – to recognize and celebrate the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – OKC Pride is inviting current LGBT servicemembers to march in the Parade and be recognized collectively as the Parade Grand Marshal. Those interested can sign up at OKCPride.org.

Parade co-chair Hunter Sanders says, "We're looking forward to having the biggest parade in our 25-year history! We’re expecting to have more entries and larger crowds than ever."

O.G.R.A. will present the Great Plains Rodeo on May 26-27 at the State Fairgrounds. Other organizations interested in hosting events during Pride Week should contact OKC Pride at info@okcpride.org.

“The LGBT community has made tremendous strides in the last 25 years. We want to celebrate those gains and honor the contributions of many individuals and groups, while remembering that we still lack full rights. Two parts of our mission are to promote awareness and education. We invite the entire state to join in celebrating the history, contributions, and struggle for equality of the LGBT community,” Sauer says.

OKC Pride’s recent website makeover makes an abundance of Pride Week and organizational information easily accessible. Visit OKCPride.org for the latest updates on Pride Week and to learn how to get involved.

2012 Pride Week Events
Friday, May 18 – Entertainment events at local clubs
Saturday, May 19 – Festival, 11am-10pm, in Film Row, Downtown OKC. (Sheridan and Lee)
Sunday, May 20 – Parade, 6pm step-off
Mon, May 21 thru Friday, May 25 – To be announced
Saturday, May 26 – Great Plains Rodeo presented by O.G.R.A. at State Fairgrounds
Sunday, May 27 – Great Plains Rodeo presented by O.G.R.A. at State Fairgrounds

OKC Pride, Inc. is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership to meet the needs of the LGBT community in central Oklahoma through awareness, health, and educational services.

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Join us for the opening reception May 4 from 6pm to 10pm. The exhibit will also feature works by other gallery artists and be on display through May 28, 2012. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 to 4 pm, as well as Memorial Day weekend during the Paseo Arts Festival. The gallery is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

In recent works, both featured artists explore strong contrasting relationships of color and shape. Smith builds her silhouetted horse forms against a backdrop of intriguing collage elements, teasing the eye from one area to another. Bewley’s striking compositions of bold shapes and vivid colors suggest figures in various settings.

A Taste of Louisiana on the Chisholm Trail will feature the Kid’s Kreative Korral, Living History Renactments, Chicken & Crawfish Races, Live Cajun Music, Pony Rides, Gunfights and more!

ELE Rwanda is an new initiative by young Rwandans under Rwandan Presidential Scholarship at Oklahoma Christian University. These young people want to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in order to contribute to the development of their country.

Presented by The Museums West consortium, this exhibition includes nearly 75 powerful images from the National Geographic Image Collection. A companion book is available through The Museum Store.

New works from Oklahoma artist Abby Stiglets showing through June 7 at DNA Galleries, 1705-B NW16, Oklahoma City.

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Touching the Past: The Art Retrospective of Enoch Kelly Haney

April 26 - July 28, 2012

Sponsored by the Muscogee-Creek Nation

Opening Reception
Thursday, April 26 • 5 - 7 p.m.
Free to the public made possible by the Muscogee-Creek Nation


Touching the Past will be a retrospective of internationally-recognized painter and sculptor Enoch Kelly Haney’s 40-year career. The exhibit will include paintings and sculptors by the artist.

Kelly is a full-blood Seminole-Creek Indian. From humble beginnings in rural Seminole County, Kelly became the first full-blood American Indian to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature and a critically-acclaimed artist. When Kelly was merely two years old, his mother noticed his artistic ability. He went on to professionally train at Bacone College in Muskogee and graduated from Oklahoma City University with a degree in Fine Arts. He went on to exhibit his art throughout the United States, England, Austria and Asia.

For more information, an opening reception invitation, call 405-235-4458 or go to oklahomaheritage.com

The serene and peaceful images by Greg Davis combined with the stormy weather photos by David Mayhew create Visions latest exhibit “War and Peace”! We will have new work by both these great photographers on display in the main gallery opening on June 1st during the Paseo Arts District First Friday Gallery Walk and running through July 4th.

Severe weather photographer David Mayhew joins storm chasers across tornado alley each year in search of the perfect storm to capture his unique world class fine art images. His pictures capture a vast array of weather phenomena including tornadoes, funnel clouds, supercell thunderstorms and lightning strikes. His engaging portfolio specializes in Skyscapes: an artistic interpretation of severe weather, designed to evoke an emotional response from both the drama and serenity of the sky.

International photographer for National Geographic, Greg Davis, introduces the culture and beauty of a dozen countries to Oklahomans with his peaceful yet breathtaking images from Burma, Cuba, Morocco, Nepal, New Guinea and now China, just to name a few.

“War and Peace” will open on June 1st. The gallery will be open from 6PM to 10PM for the Paseo Arts District Gallery Walk. We will have live music, food and beverages in addition to the great art!

Visions in the Paseo Art Gallery is a Fine Art Photography Gallery located in the heart of the Historic Paseo Arts District at 2924 Paseo Dr. Visions is open Tuesday through Saturday 10AM to 6PM and Sunday 10AM to 5PM. Admission is free.

Join us for the opening reception of "Outside the Lines" June 1 from 6 to 10pm. The exhibit will also feature works by other gallery artists and be on display through July 1, 2012. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 to 4 pm, and is closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

On canvases small and large, both artists build striking abstract compositions of dramatic shapes set off by distinctive lines and flamboyant color.

Train Rides

Train Rides are available for kids of all ages (0 to 99+) every 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, April to August.

The Train leaves Oakwood Depot at the museum at:

* 10AM
* 11AM
* Noon
* 1:30PM
* 2:30PM

Tickets

13 years and up, $12.00
3 years to 12 years is $5.00
Under 3 FREE.

Ticket prices DO NOT Apply for Day out with Thomas, the Halloween Train, the Christmas Train

The museum is open from 9 am to 4 pm Thursday through Saturday. There is no admission charge to tour the museum and grounds.

Railroad equipment, including locomotives and passenger cars, are on display as well as permanent exhibits with railroad memorabilia.

For more information, call the museum at 405-424-8222 or go online to www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum hosts its prestigious invitational art exhibit of over 300 Western paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists in the nation with art seminars, receptions and awards banquet.

The exhibiting artists bring a diversity of styles to this prestigious art exhibition. Works range from historical pieces that reflect the early days of the West, to more contemporary and impressionist works of art. Landscapes, wildlife and illustrative scenes are always highlighted in the exhibition.

Reservations are required for opening activities. This annual exhibition kicks off with two days of seminars on art-related topics and art demonstrations. The weekend culminates with a fixed-price sale of all the exhibition pieces.

Exhibition and Sale continue through August 5, 2012.

Seminar information:

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Chuck Schroeder
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
9:15 a.m. Hawaii’s Cowboy: The Paniolo
Don Reeves
McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture
National Cowboy Museum
10:15 a.m. The Omaha Project
Blair Buswell, Edward J. Fraughton and Kent Ullberg
11:30 a.m Lunch Break
Author and Artist Book Signing
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Katharine Richardson Wireman, Lady Illustrator
Mary F. Holahan, Ph.D.
Curator of Collections / Curator of Illustration
Delaware Art Museum
2:00 p.m. The Art of Robert Shufelt
Robert “Shoofly” Shufelt
Prix de West Artist
6:00 p.m. Preview and Reception in the Prix de West Galleries

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012
9:00 a.m. Landscape Artist Panel Discussion featuring
G. Russell Case, Francois Koch and Wayne Wolfe with Edna Mae Holden, Moderator
10:00 a.m. Art as Experience
George Carlson
2011 Prix de West Purchase Award Winner
11:00 a.m Lunch Break
2012 Prix de West Purchase Award Winner
Announcement at Noon
Author and Artist Book Signing
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m Art Demonstrations by Prix de West Artists
Sherrie McGraw – Sandy Scott
5:00 p.m. Cocktails in the Galleries and Minimum-Bid Sale of Select Works
6:30 p.m. Prix de West Invitational Drawing for Sale of Art
7:30 p.m. Prix de West Invitational Awards Banquet and Special Live Auction

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012
9:00 a.m. Prix de West Perk

1700 NE 63 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
405-478-2250 • Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Renowned portraitist Bettina Steinke worked for more than 60 years capturing faces of the well known and unknown. Her 1978 Prix de West Purchase Award winning painting Father and Daughter At The Crow Fair is popular among Museum visitors.

Organized by the Museum’s Donald C. and Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, this small exhibition showcases Steinke’s work in the Atherton Alcove as part of the A. Keith Brodkin Contemporary Western Artists Project.

1700 NE 63 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
405-478-2250 • Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"Santa Clara Portraits: A Proud Tradition," an exhibition featuring stunning pottery from the Santa Clara Pueblo accompanied by the black-and-white photography of Neil Chapman, opens Friday, July 1, at the Red Earth Museum & Gallery in downtown Oklahoma City.

The exhibition showcases portraits featuring the images of Santa Clara Pueblo potters. The portraits are accompanied by pottery made by the artists featured in the photographs.

The Red Earth Museum & Gallery, 6 Santa Fe Plaza, Oklahoma City, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment only Saturday.

Admission: Free
Information: www.redearth.org or 427-5228.

The Return of Elegance

"The Return of Elegance: An Evening Wear Collection" is the latest fashion exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center. The exhibit showcases 29 evening gowns from the textile collection of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Many of the gowns were worn by Oklahoma women at inaugural balls, society events, and other special occasions. Also featured in the exhibit are fashion accessories including footwear and evening bags. The featured gowns will cover the period of 1912 to 1985.

Science Museum Oklahoma is excited to announce their newest exhibit, opening February 11. The first “Out of the Box” exhibition is a challenge to 13 of the most creative and inquisitive companies across Oklahoma. Each company is to construct a work of creativity which celebrates the inherent scientific and aesthetic quality of the world around us.

The opening reception is February 11 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is free to the public.

Science Museum Oklahoma is honored to announce the following 13 participating companies:

Oklahoma City Thunder
Hom by WarHall
Metro Sign Corporation
SAIC
Palmer Studios Inc.
Kimray
Elemental Coffee Roasters
STUDIOARCHITECTURE
Rocktown Climbing Gym
@Link Services, LLC
Red Earth Systems
Buchanan Bicycles in Norman
Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics
Anchor Paint of OKC

Each of the 13 companies were given a box full of miscellaneous supplies, hence the exhibition name, “Out of the Box.” Participants are challenged to use all of the boxed supplies in addition to any other items they select in order to build a three dimensional piece that represents each company’s collective creativity. “Out of the Box” is an opportunity for Science Museum Oklahoma to show off the creative minds of some of Oklahoma’s most savvy firms and companies.

For more information call 405-602-6664, or visit www.sciencemuseumok.org