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Free to Live benefit brings The Wise Guys to Jones Assembly
Free to Live Animal Sanctuary will host a benefit concert and auction Friday, Nov. 6, at The Jones Assembly in Oklahoma City, raising money to provide food, shelter and medical care for nearly 300 dogs and cats. The event runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and will include silent and live…
1515 Lincoln Gallery Presents Otto Neumann: Modern Artist
1515 Lincoln Gallery will present Otto Neumann: Modern Artist, an exhibition featuring 19 remarkable mid-century works on paper by acclaimed German artist Otto Neumann. Opening Oct. 1 and continuing through Nov. 28, 2026, the exhibition marks the first presentation of Neumann’s…
Construction begins on first MAPS 4 Youth Center at Woodson Park
Construction is underway on Oklahoma City’s first MAPS 4 Youth Center, a new facility planned for Woodson Park at 3403 S. May Ave. The 48,370-square-foot center will be operated by Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County and is designed to provide learning, recreation and social…
Ground broken on USS Oklahoma City memorial along Oklahoma River
Construction is underway on a new memorial honoring two U.S. Navy vessels that carried Oklahoma City’s name. City officials broke ground Sept. 23 on the USS Oklahoma City Navy Memorial, which will be located in the north section of Wiley Post Park near Robinson Avenue and SW 15th…
Bella Burns to headline Plaza District Festival Sept. 26
Oklahoma City singer-songwriter Bella Burns will headline the 27th annual Plaza District Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, capping a day of live music, local art, food and family activities in the Plaza District. The free, all-ages festival runs from noon to 11 p.m. around 1745 NW…
OK Humane launches $40 million campaign for new campus
The Oklahoma Humane Society has launched a $40 million campaign to build a new centralized campus in southwest Oklahoma City. The “Unleash the Possibilities” campaign has already raised more than $31 million. Plans call for a 53,000-square-foot campus on 14.5 acres at 4001 SW…
Jabee takes Oklahoma City’s violence prevention work to New England conference
BOSTON, Mass. — Oklahoma City artist and violence prevention leader Jabee brought his community-based approach to public safety to Gillette Stadium this week, joining hundreds of frontline workers focused on preventing violence before it happens. Jabee, who serves as executive…
Avengers: Endgame Receives Encore
For the first time since 2019, Avengers: Endgame is returning to theaters for an encore theatrical run beginning Sept. 25, with screenings available in formats including IMAX and Infinity Vision. The same movie that once brought audiences together is returning, but this time it…
Route 66 monuments go up across OKC
Oklahoma City is adding four new Route 66 Centennial Monuments this week, but the towering signs have an especially local connection: they were designed and manufactured in OKC. The 16-foot illuminated monuments are being installed in four districts along former Route 66…
Oklahoma’s International Bluegrass Festival returns to Guthrie
The 29th annual Oklahoma’s International Bluegrass Festival returns to Guthrie Oct. 8-10 with three days of live music, workshops, competitions and campground jams at Cottonwood Flats. Seventeen bands will perform across three stages, with this year’s lineup including The Slocan…