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Bring Your Appetite to the Taste of Bricktown The Taste of Bricktown is back! Join Bricktown merchants Sunday, Oct. 2 from 3 - 6 p.m. for an afternoon of delicious food, refreshing drinks, live music and family entertainment at RedHawks Field. Entertainment will include Chevy Bricktown Showcase musicians Clancy Davis, Matt Stansberry, and O'Fidelis, plus popular children's entertainer Spaghetti Eddie, along with face painting and other kid-friendly entertainment. Plus, all your favorite Oklahoma City team mascots will be ready to play - run the bases with Cooper and Ruby, shoot hoops with Rumble the Bison, and try your hand at hockey with Derrick and the Ice Girls. Participating restaurants include: The Melting Pot, Chelino's, Mickey Mantle's Steakhouse, Earl's Rib Palace, Hooters, Nonna's Euro-American Ristorante, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, Pearl's Crabtown, Zio's Italian Kitchen, Coach's, TapWerks, Texadelphia, Abuelo's, Bourbon St. Cafe, Spaghetti Warehouse, Bricktown Brewery, Whiskey Chicks, Courtyard by Marriott and CocoFlow. Online ticket sales run through September 30. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door. Children 12 and under get in free. Corporate groups of 10 or more receive 20% off regular ticket prices. For more information, visit WelcomeToBricktown.com or call 405.236.8666. 
Downtown College Offers Free Lunchtime Seminar On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the OKC Downtown College will offer a free financial seminar. “Surviving a Financial Crisis," presented by Lance Worsham, Vice President of Finance for Allegiance Credit Union, will be held at the Norick Downtown Library (4th Floor, 300 Park Ave.) from noon to 1 p.m. The seminar includes a free box lunch compliments of Allegiance Credit Union. This is part of the series Personal Finance Seminars sponsored by Allegiance Credit Union, OKC Downtown College, and Downtown OKC, Inc. Space is limited, so RSVP by noon on Sept. 26th by calling 405.232.3382 or emailing jbaker@downtowncollege.com
Get "Jazzed at the Library" Looking for a way to unwind after work on Fridays? The OKC downtown library will host "Jazzed at the LIbrary" on the fourth Friday of every month from 6:30 - 8 p.m. starting on Sept. 23. The event will feature a cash bar, free appetizers from Iguana and a live band from ACM@UCO.
Regatta Festival Returns to the Oklahoma RiverThe Oklahoma Regatta Festival and Head of the Oklahoma Regatta return to the Oklahoma River Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2011. Oklahoma City’s premier fall event, the Oklahoma Regatta Festival is a four-day celebration of rowing, kayaking, dragon boating, stand up paddle boarding and family fun on the Oklahoma River. This year’s festival includes the USA Rowing World Challenge, the blū VIP Party, Oklahoma City University Head of the Oklahoma racing, OG&E NightSprints…and a family festival featuring live music, a zip line, a children’s area, food from some of Oklahoma City’s best restaurants, a wine garden and a front row seat for all the racing! 2011 festivities include…. Thursday, Sept. 29 Friday, Sept. 30
Saturday, Oct. 1
Sunday, Oct. 2
For more information, visit headoftheoklahoma.com.
Support Your Barons... and Win Some Gear! Your Oklahoma City Barons are at the Oklahoma State Fair this week! Stop by and visit their booth located in the Oklahoma Expo Hall right outside Gate 10. Get your picture taken with a Barons Ice Girl and register to win 4 tickets to Opening Night, an autographed hockey stick, an official Barons puck, Barons boom sticks, and an exclusive fan experience. Be sure to come out and support your Oklahoma City Barons for their pre-season opener next Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. against the Houston Aeros. Open seating admission is $10. Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com. If you have additional questions or are interested in special groups, call 405.232.GOAL (ext. 106).
Let's Rock the Buddy WalkJoin us at Saturday, Sept. 24, at the RedHawks Field at Bricktown for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma's Buddy Walk. The walk is set for noon but the festivities begin at 9 a.m. There will be entertainment for all ages, including a musical performance by The Sugar Free Allstars, beginning at 11 a.m., toddler activities created by Sensational Kids, Inc., raffle prizes, pony rides, moon bounces, a dance marathon and helpful information and resources for families Food may be purchased at the ballpark or surrounding restaurants. Bottled water will be provided. The Buddy Walk is one of DSACO's most important events of the year. More than 3,000 people from the Oklahoma City area and around the state walk to promote awareness for all people with Down syndrome. In addition, funds are raised to support research, education and advocacy efforts. To learn more, visit the DSACO Buddy Walk website.
SchlegelFest: Coming to an Alley Near You Automobile Alley resident, Schlegel Bicycles will host SchlegelFest on Sunday, Oct. 2 from noon to 5 p.m. The event will feature bicycle demonstrations and how-to’s in a social setting where cyclists can talk about where to ride, events, ways to get involved with the local cycling community, and make new friends. Friends of all ages are invited to enjoy food vendors, raffles and repair classes. Kids are welcome to enjoy face painting, pumpkin painting, an obstacle course, an inflatable toy, and more. Schlegel Bicycles is located at 900 N. Broadway. Visit their SchlegelFest web page for more info.
Oklahoma Heritage Museum Presents Versus Series The Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum Versus Series features interactive presentations that "pit" a historic Oklahoman against his or her modern day contemporary. ...And by "pit" they mean compare and contrast in a friendly manner! The first event will pit former Lt. Governor, Jari Askins, against Kate Bernard, the first woman to be elected as a state official in Oklahoma. The presentations are held the first Tuesday of every month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, with the first presentation taking place on Oct. 4 . Admission is free for museum members and $5 for non-members. For more information, visit the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum website.
Devon Tower Designer to Give Lecture On Wednesday, Oct. 5, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art welcomes architect Jon Pickard FAIA, RIBA and his discussion “Place Purpose Form,” as part of the James C. Meade Friends’ Lecture Series. In 2008, Devon Energy commissioned Pickard's architecture firm, Pickard Chilton, to design the company’s new corporate headquarters. Upon its completion in 2012, the iconic, 50-story, 850-foot Devon Energy Headquarters will play a significant civic role in downtown Oklahoma City. As the largest private development in Oklahoma history and the tallest building in the state, Pickard’s design will positively contribute to the public realm with a series of exterior and interior public spaces reuniting an underutilized site with the surrounding neighborhood and a major public park. Mayor Cornett cited the project as “a proud symbol of the strength and beauty of this great city.” Friends’ lectures are free to museum members at the Friend, Friends, and Sustainer membership levels. Seating is limited to 250, and reservations are required. Prices are $5 for general membership levels and $10 for nonmembers per ticket. For more information, contact Jim Eastep at 236-3100, ext. 215, or visit tickets.okcmoa.com.
OKC National Memorial Hosts Bestselling Author Thom ShankerThe Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum invites you to a conversation and book signing with Oklahoma City-raised and now the New York Times bestselling author and Pentagon reporter Thom Shanker. On Oct. 4 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., come hear about Thom and his new book Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda and listen to his insight as he talks about terrorist threats facing America today. In the book, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, two veteran New York Times correspondents, tell the riveting story of how a group of analysts within the military, spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned innovative, more nuanced, and more effective strategies to fight terrorism—strategies that today remain unknown to most Americans. There will be light hors d'oeuvres before the lecture and books will be available for sale and personalization after the lecture. Please RSVP to Toni Clopton, tc@oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org or 405.235.3313.
Rediscover Myriad Gardens at the Festival on the Green Rediscover downtown’s beloved green space all day Oct. 15 at Festival on the Green, the Myriad Gardens’ grand reopening celebration. The free event, which is hosted by the Myriad Gardens Foundation and Devon Energy, will feature live performances, hands-on children’s activities, a local Farmers’ Market, Zumba on the lawn, pet adoptions and more! Free Crystal Bridge tours will be provided on the hour and country music lovers will delight in a free Pat Green concert at 7:30 p.m. at the band shell. New elements of the gardens include a band shell, grand event lawn, special event pavilion, seasonal ice rink and restaurant. The new children's garden is robust with interactive features such as a hedge maze, story tree, climbing play area and a splash fountain inspired by Oklahoma thunderstorms. The renovation of the 17-acre gardens is the first completed project in a series of significant downtown beautification initiatives implemented as part of Oklahoma City's Project 180. Visit okcfestivalonthegreen.com for more information and to view a detailed schedule of events.
Art is on tap at OKCMOA Help support ARTonTAP, a tasting event for beer and art lovers on Friday, Oct. 14. This year showcases over 80 different beers from around the world alongside great food, music by Born in November, and of course, fabulous art. ARTonTAP is held at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and features the Stella Artois Roof Terrace Beer Garden. ARTonTAP is a certified ECO Gold event, after 99% of all waste at the 2010 event was either recycled or composted, and the event will continue to strive to upkeep its certification for this and future years. All proceeds benefit the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s world-class exhibitions. Date: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art lobbies and roof terrace Cost: Tickets are $45 for museum members, $50 for non-members. Last year this event sold out, so buy your tickets today! Information: Call 405.236.3100, ext. 207
The Exchange Hosts Manly Festival on Film Row The Exchange would like to invite you to Manifesto, a festival in downtown Oklahoma City that celebrates the modern man. This unique event, the first of its kind in our state, will take place on historic Film Row on Oct. 15-16. Two blocks will be closed off to make plenty of room for an upcycled art challenge, fortune readings by the gang at The Lost Ogle, WWF-style and Lucha Libre wrestling, a hot wing eating competition, a living moustache museum and more! Think of it like this…it’s an over-the-top weekend of all things guys like. Learn more!
Race for the Cure in OKC Whose Life Are You Running For? Your mother's? Your sister's? A friend's? ...Are you running for your own life? No matter whose life you're running for, the Susan G. Komen Foundation wants to see you at the Race for the Cure® on Oct. 15. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the RedHawks Ballpark in Bricktown and the first race begins at 8 a.m. Participants may also show their support in non-competitive races, family walks or the kids dash. All funds from the Komen Race for the Cure® go to research, education, screening and treatment programs.
Show your support for the this year's Race for the Cure by purchasing an engraved brick in Bricktown. For every brick sold, the Bricktown Association will donate $40 back to the Central and Western Oklahoma affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Race for the Cure Bricks will be installed on the SE corner of Mickey Mantle and Sheridan. Bricks cost $89 and include 3 lines of text and 12 characters per line (which includes spaces). Brick sales are limited to the first 100 participants. Please note that we can't guarantee installation before the 2011 Race for the Cure events. Thanks for your support!
2011-12 Thunder Schedule Released Get ready to Thunder Up with the newly released 2011-2012 Thunder schedule. The Thunder will open the regular season at the L.A. Lakers on Nov. 1 and will play its home opener Nov. 4 against the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder will appear in 27 nationally televised games. See the full schuedule on the OKC Thunder website.
Haunt the Oklahoma River Come aboard if you dare! After-dark voyages will set sail on the Oklahoma River as we enter the Halloween season. Delicious hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, costumes and prizes make for a frightully fun evening. Date: October 14 - 29, 8 p.m. Location: Meridian Landing (4345 SW 15th, OKC) Admission: $35 (reservations are required) Information: okrivercruises.com or 405.702.7755
The Downtown Library Hosts Bonham Revue The Bonham Revue Bluegrass Band is carrying on a family tradition that began over 38 years ago. Join them at the Downtown Library (300 Park Ave.) at 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 for a mix of traditional bluegrass, country and original music with a touch of humor!
OKCMOA Presents Two New Exhibitions Last week, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art opened new exhibitions by artists Michael Eastman and Franco Mondini-Ruiz. Faded Elegance: Photographs of Havana by Michael Eastman OKCMOA's first, large-format photography exhibition features works by internationally-acclaimed photographer Michael Eastman. Faded Elegance: Photographs of Havana runs through Dec. 31 and consists of twenty-nine, 6 x 7 1/2 ft. photographs taken by the artist between 1999 and 2010. For more than a decade, Eastman has captured Havana’s changing cultural landscape in his images of the city’s architecture and lush interiors, ravaged by the effects of time. His large-scale photographs evoke the nostalgia and wealth of a bygone era, while shedding light on the harsh economic realities faced in present day Cuba. Eastman is known for his richly colored photographs, which he captures with his 4 x 5 camera. This exhibition will be the first to explore the depth and range of Eastman’s Havana photographs. Poodles & Pastries (and Other Important Matters): New Paintings by Franco Mondini-Ruiz Internationally-acclaimed contemporary artist Franco Mondini-Ruiz will complete a site-specific installation entitled Poodles & Pastries (And Other Important Matters): New Paintings by Franco Mondini-Ruiz at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art to be on view through Dec. 31, 2011.
Project180 Update Don't frown if you're coming downtown! Look below to learn 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
The Art ShowJoin us for a visual vacation at The Exchange Saturday, September 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. David Bizzaro Read more: http://wimgo.com/oklahoma-city-ok/the-art-show-at-the-exchange/events/248250#ixzz1Yi1rQUYX
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