Bartlesville’s OK Mozart Festival Opens
When OK Mozart holds its 23rd season in Bartlesville June 8-16, pianist Leon Fleisher will appear as guest artist and conductor with Amici New York on the final day. Those who love an improbably happy ending will want to attend. They will also want to cheer.
<i>Jazz Hall of Fame to Induct Six on June 20</i>
June will be jazz month in Tulsa as six great musicians will be inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame on the 20th, while the men and women of the Tulsa Fire Department are hailed at the Oklahoma Music and Jazz Fest on the 23rd.
Cascia Hall Grad Bringing Elephant Man to Tulsa
The elephant man is coming to Tulsa. With luck, he’ll start a tradition.
The story of Joseph Merrick, a Victorian-era Englishman who suffered from a severe physical abnormality recently diagnosed as proteus syndrome, was made into a Tony Award-winning play in 1979 and a hugely popular movie with Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt a year later. Soon a production of the play will serve as the inaugural presentation in Tulsa of the Emergent Theatre Company.
Sonrise Landscaping Firm Growing Quickly
Suppose a person interested in landscaping or hardscaping to his or her home does a computer Google search for a firm offering such services. The name at the top of the list should be Sonrise Landscaping of Broken Arrow. That, says Sonrise owner Mike Fournier, is no accident.
An Evening with Peter Simon
Peter Simon, world-class concert pianist/entertainer, returns to Tulsa to perform for the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary spring event, “An Evening with Peter Simon,” may 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Performing Arts Center, 6636 S. Mingo Rd.
Tulsa Boys Spring Concert
The Tulsa Boy Singers will present their Annual Spring Concert on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 5th and Cincinnati. The Tulsa Boy Singers is the oldest choral group in existence in Tulsa, having started in 1948. Casey Cantwell, Artistic Director of the Tulsa Boy Singers will direct the concerts.
LOOK to Hold STARS Gala
Light Opera Oklahoma (LOOK) will present their annual fundraiser, STARS at the Southern Hills Country Club on June 10 at 6:30 p.m. LOOK Artistic Director Eric Gibson kicks off the 25th anniversary celebration spectacular with a sampling of the 2007 “Men Behaving Badly” season.
Williams Unveils Two Murals for Oklahoma’s Centennial
Williams announced the unveiling of two mosaic murals by Tulsa artist Linda Allen in celebration of the Oklahoma Centennial. The murals are placed on the Williams Center Green at Third Street and Boston Avenue and are the first two of seven being created by Allen.
LawnMasters Tend to Lawncare for 20 Years
People have personalities.
So do dogs and cats.
So do lawns.
Ron and Clarice Pike try to make sure your lawn presents a smiling face to the public.
SPAMALOT to Play PAC
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, opens on July 10 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center for eight performances only. Tickets are available now.
Dfest Names Keynote Speaker
Oklahoma’s largest music conference and festival has announced the keynote speaker for the upcoming Dfest conference to be held in Tulsa in the Blue Dome district July 27-28. Ken Abdo, is part of the Grammy Foundation. He is the National Chairman of the Recording Academy’s Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI). The Recording Academy is the presenter of the Grammy® Awards and ELI is a part of the Grammy® Foundation. ELI’s executive committee is comprised of the nation’s most prominent music lawyers and is the music/lawyer wing of the Recording Academy.
Ultimate Fun in the Sun
IT’S NOT FRISBEE GOLF: Janie Phelps left, of the Tulsa Women’s team “Hayride” and Eddie Bryan of “Swillbilly” out of Fayetteville, Ark. are two among hundreds of ultimate frisbee players set to descend on Valley Park Soccer Complex June 22 and 23 for the annual Summer Solstice Ultimate Tournament.
Oklahomans Dare to Dream
Oklahoma author and historian Bill Moore, right, visited the Tulsa Air and Space Museum (TASM) May 6 to give a “Centennial Lecture” on Oklahoma connections to the fast-paced, exciting time in the 1960s when aviation took off with the space program.
LeAnn Rimes Performance
STAR PERFORMER: As part of the SemGroup Championship, LeAnn Rimes performed a private concert at the Renaissance Hotel on May 5.
The 24-year-old singer became an instant star over 11 years ago when her song “Blue” hit the radio. Since then she has sold 37 million albums, recorded nine studio albums and is the youngest musician to win a Grammy.
ZOO FRIENDS:
Head basketball coaches Scott Sutton of ORU, Sean Sutton of OSU and Doug Wojcik of Tulsa participated in the Tulsa Zoo’s “Zoofari” May 4 by signing autographs and bringing players.
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