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OKCMOA Tees Up for the First-Ever Exhibition Devoted to the Game of Golf This summer, perfecting your swing on the golf course can be followed by a cool visit to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art's galleries to explore the history of the sport through art. See the royal and ancient game as depicted by landscape and portrait artists, photographers, and pop artists through the ages. Organized by the High Museum of Art and the National Galleries of Scotland, The Art of Golf is the first-ever exhibition devoted to the game by a major American art museum. Comprising approximately 90 works from artists as diverse as Rembrandt, Charles Lees, Norman Rockwell, and Andy Warhol, The Art of Golf will examine the game's origins, its foundation in Scotland, and its growth in America in the twentieth century. The exhibition also will include an introductory video that features golf legends Sir Michael Bonallack and Jack Nicklaus. The Art of Golf will be on view through October 7. For more information about the exhibit, visit the Oklahoma City Museum of Art website. 
Watch the Opening Ceremonies in the Boathouse District The OKC National High Performance Center will host a watch party for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games on Friday, July 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The broadcast will be shown on the outdoor screens of the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower and the Devon Boathouse. Admission and parking are free; concessions will be available for purchase. The public is invited to bring their chairs and blankets to watch the ceremonies, which will be displayed on the side of the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower. Eight OKC National High Performance Center athletes and two coaches will represent the USA at the Olympic & Paralympic Games including rowers Robin Prendes, Nick LaCava, Will Newell and Anthony Fahden (men’s lightweight four); Tom Peszek and Silas Stafford (men’s pair); and adaptive rowers Emma Preuschl and Andrew Johnson (legs, trunk and arms four with coxswin). Rowers Grant and Ross James who’ve also trained in Oklahoma City will row in the men’s eight race. Follow the athletes’ progress at the Olympic Games online at okc-nhpc.org.
It's live... it's local... it's happening in Bricktown Tonight's Lower Bricktown Live artist is O Fidelis. Catch them live on the Chevy Stage in the Lower Bricktown Plaza from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.!
Get a sneak preview of O Fidelis! Don't forget - each week you visit Lower Bricktown Live is another opportunity to register to win a Harley from Harley-Davidson World. See ya tonight!
Every little thing is gonna be alright at Bricktown's Reggae Fest Head to Bricktown for Reggae Fest, presented by Oklahoma Chevy Team Dealers, this weekend on July 27-28. The festival will be held outdoors under the tents on the corner of Sheridan and Oklahoma Ave. in the Heart of Bricktown. Enjoy continuous live music on the Chevy Stage, beer, soft drinks, beads, hats, tie-dye t-shirts and great Bricktown restaurants and bars. Here's the music lineup for the weekend:
Friday, July 27
Saturday, July 28
The Myriad Gardens presents two new evening programs What's up this week in the Myriad Gardens? Plenty! By now you're probably already aware that they host Movies Under the Stars every Wednesday, Cocktails in the Gardens on Thursdays and the Sunday Twilight Concert Series, presented by the Arts Council and Devon, every Sunday evening. But just in case it slipped your mind, here's the lineup for the next few days:
July 29: Justin Joslin/Handsome Devils – Indie/Americana/Folk, 7:30 p.m., free
Cheer on your OKC RedHawks Good news - the Oklahoma City RedHawks have a home game every night through the end of July, which means plenty of chances for fans to catch some summer baseball excitement. Tonight and tomorrow, the RedHawks will take on the Iowa Cubs. Stick around after the game tomorrow to enjoy a free fireworks display. On Saturday, the Omaha Storm Chasers come to town for a 4-game match up. Here's the lineup for the next few weeks:
July 26-27 vs. Iowa Cubs To purchase tickets, call 218.1000 or visit okcredhawks.com.
Do you know how to protect yourself from identity theft? Downtown employees and friends of Allegiance Credit Union are invited to a free lunchtime presentation on identity theft on July 31 at the Downtown College. Attendees will also enjoy a complementary box lunch. RSVP by noon on Monday, July 30 at 232-3382 or info@downtowncollege.com.
We mustache you a question... Will you be at the Mustache Bash charity block party? It's happening in Automobile Alley's 9th Street district on Aug. 9 from 5 p.m. - midnight. Admission is free and mustaches are encouraged.
What's the Mustache Bash?
What can you expect?
Food & Drinks will be available for purchase from these fine local establishments: Get all the hairy details at shopgoodokc.com.
New downtown retailer celebrates American Indian Art Les Debris, one of downtown OKC's newest retailers is hosting an American Indian Art Reception and Sale on Friday, August 3 from 5-8 p.m. The event will celebrate American Indian Art and feature beverages, hors d'oeuvres and live music by Oliver Plumley. Thanks to the Oklahoma Lawyers for Children and Quality Beverage for sponsoring this event. See you there!
Dwelling Spaces owner to open shop in Womb Gallery building by Brianna Bailey (The Journal Record): Tulsa’s trendy Dwelling Spaces boutique plans to open an Oklahoma City store next to Flaming Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne’s Womb Gallery on NW Ninth Street. Dwelling Spaces owner Mary Beth Babcock said she had been thinking of opening a store in Oklahoma City for a while when Coyne urged her to consider space at the neon-painted Womb Gallery building as an option. “Owning a business, you’re always thinking about what your next step will be, and this is something I’ve been dreaming of doing for a while,” Babcock said.
Babcock opened the original 1,500-square-foot Dwelling Spaces store six years ago in Tulsa’s Blue Dome District. The boutique sells fashionable Oklahoma-themed items ranging from Bob Wills T-shirts to Flaming Lips-branded hot sauce.
The Oklahoma City Dwelling Spaces shop will be small, about 400 square feet inside the Womb Gallery’s converted warehouse building at 25 NW Ninth Street, Babcock said.
Automobile Alley developer Steve Mason, who owns the Womb Gallery building, as well as much of the surrounding real estate, said he has enjoyed seeing the block come back to life over the past few years with several trendy shops and restaurants including Sara Sara Cupcakes and S&B Burger. Coyne’s Womb Gallery opened in spring 2011, but has been closed since the Oklahoma City Fire Department declared the building wasn’t up to code before a Flaming Lips party scheduled for New Year’s Eve. Mason has been working to get the building up to code by installing fire sprinklers and resolving other issues at the building, he said. He said he expects the building to be ready to reopen the public sometime this fall.
Experience downtown OKC with a Latin flairVisit The Library of Food and Spirits tomorrow night (July 27) from 9-10 p.m. for salsa dancing lessons from special guest Lee Rios. Lee is one of the organizers of the Big Salsa Festival coming up next month in San Antonio, TX. He will be teaching the class with his partner and also providing a Salsa demonstration. Stick around after the lesson to enjoy dancing and music by OKC's DJ Boricua. There will be a cash bar and free appetizers while supplies last. $5 Cover/21+ The Library is located at 119 North Robinson Ave. in the basement of the Robinson Renaissance Building. For more info, call 405.474.4600 or vist the event page on Facebook.
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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