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Downtown Employee Appreciation Week starts on Monday Downtown OKC, Inc. would like to thank you for working downtown, so we're dedicating a whole week to you. It's called (what else?)...Downtown Employee Appreciation Week! Just so you know... if you're a downtown employee, you're automatically invited. And the best part is... everything is free! Check out what's happening: Monday, March 26
Tuesday, March 27 Wednesday, March 28 Thursday, March 29 Friday, March 30 Also, stop by the Downtown OKC offices (211 N. Robinson, Suite 225 - 2nd floor in Leadership Square) during Downtown Employee Appreciation Week (Mar. 26-30, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) to play Plinko. It's free to play and we're giving away cool prizes, including Visa gift cards, restaurant gift certificates, Girl Scout cookies and more! For more details, visit DowntownOKC.com. See ya soon! 
Obama visits OKCPresident Obama spent the night in downtown Oklahoma City Wednesday night before heading to Cushing to discuss his energy strategy and support for southern portion of Keystone XL pipeline. Recently, Harold Hamm, Aubrey McClendon, Larry Nichols and Tom Ward wrote an open letter to the President to express their support for homegrown energy sources. Read the full letter on NewsOK.com.
Hunger Games opens tonight at Harkins Theatres Fans of The Hunger Games series of books have been anxiously waiting for the film version to debut on the silver screen. The first of three films will finally hit theatres tonight at midnight. Tickets for The Hunger Games are on sale at Harkins Theatres’ box office and online at harkinstheatres.com for midnight showings. The Hunger Games follows main character, Katniss in a future version of the United States of America, now called Panem. The Hunger Games are broadcasted throughout Panem as 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors. When Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as her district’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives. As has become a tradition at Harkins, die hard fans will likely show up early for the midnight shows, dressed as their favorite character and will keep themselves entertained by creating a party-like atmosphere with their fellow fans to celebrate what is sure to become another film phenomenon. It's giveaway time!!
Enjoy two weekends of pops, classics this month Sumptuous Strings On Saturday, On On On Saturday, Mar. 31 at 8 p.m. the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will feature two soloists: David Kim (violin) and Carter Brey (cello) with Joel Levine conducting. The evening's bill will include: Dohnanyi: American Rhapsody Violinist David Kim was named concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Carter Brey was appointed principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic in 1996. These two brilliant musicians join forces for a performance of Brahms "Double Concerto" that promises to be a highlight of the season. Pink Martini Thomas Lauderdale returns with his amazing "little orchestra" of talented musicians. While drawing inspiration from the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 40s and 50s, Pink Martini adds a global perspective by championing beautiful music from around the world. "Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure...if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we'd be that band." -- Thomas Lauderdale, bandleader/pianist Traveling with 12 musicians, Pink Martini performs its multilinugal repertorie on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand and North America. See Pink Martini Mar. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. For more information about these performances, visit the OKC Philharmonic website.
Barons fans, mark your calendars! Come downtown and support your Oklahoma City Barons this weekend as they play Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Mar. 23 vs. Texas Stars @ 7 p.m. Apr. 3 vs. Hamilton Bulldogs @ 7pm There are only 7 games left in the regular season! Ask about the Barons special ticket offers like their Hat Trick Plan. 7 undated tickets and an official Barons Hat. Starting at just $89. Get your tickets for these upcoming home games by calling 232.GOAL.
Thunder Up! Thunder fans, mark your calendars. The Thunder are better than ever and you don't wanna miss a second! Mar. 23 vs Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Film Row welcomes Slice Slice Magazine has found a new house on historic Film Row. Their new address will be 729 W. Sheridan, Suite 101. Welcome, Slice! We're proud to have you as part of the downtown community and we know you'll love doing business in Film Row!
Project180 Update Don't frown at the construction downtown... let us show you how to get around! Visit the Project180 website or check them out on Facebook and Twitter Be informed and prepared for traffic changes downtown by joining the Project180 mailing list Get the Project180 weekly map here Check out the Downtown Traffic Advisory updates
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