Apr 25 Thursday
The multi-sensory experience combines glass, video, and audio to tell the story of Raven, a creator figure in Northwest Coast Native American culture, who was the giver of the stars, moon, and sun.
Raven takes visitors on a transformative journey through darkness into light. In addition to Singletary’s striking glass pieces, the exhibition features storytelling paired with original music, coastal Pacific Northwest soundscapes, and video.
Multiple Voices is the first public artwork in the United States by Eva Schlegel, the Austria-based artist known for engineering steel and mirrors into spectacular, architectonic sculptures. Working with materials similar to the arts center’s new building,
Schlegel created a series of polished and translucent surfaces that catch and reflect light and parts of the surrounding environment, encouraging visitors to gather, play and learn.
Poems by Steve Bellin-Oka, Kimberly Blaeser and Joy Harjo appear in blurred form on glass panels, registering each poem as part of the sculpture, but rendered cryptic to the viewer.
For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/EvaSchlegel
Image: Rendering of Eva Schlegel's Multiple Voices at Oklahoma Contemporary. Rendering: Damjan Minovski, Architectural team: Valerie Messini.
Opening April 25 in the Mary LeFlore Clements Oklahoma Gallery, SHELTER by artist Lisa Karrer explores the experiences of displaced peoples seeking safety and shelter in refugee communities across the world. Through oral interviews and video projections displayed within miniature ceramic structures inspired by global refugee camps, SHELTER invites visitors to consider the ways displaced individuals and families find new homes, community, and build new lives in unfamiliar places.
Join us for the opening reception on April 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m., including light bites and a cash bar, followed by an Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m. with Lisa Karrer. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free opening program. Free tickets are available here.
SHELTER is presented in partnership with the Asian District Cultural Association, Latino Community Development Agency, Sooner Hope for Ukraine and The Spero Project.
SHELTER will be on view through Aug. 19, 2024.
Experience the largest music festival in Oklahoma and the best part is, it's FREE. NMP is a free, independent music festival that brings nearly 100,000 people to downtown Norman every year. The three day fest features four outdoor stages and multiple indoor venues. Featured headliners include Alvvays, Blondeshell, Husbands and more! Genres range from indie to rock and even comedy.
Norman Music Festival is free for everyone and run by a nearly 100% volunteer force. NMF exists only because of the financial generosity of many exceptional businesses and individuals who help us make sure the festival is free for all those who couldn't come if it wasn't. VIP Passes run from $100 to $300. Passes include access to VIP area at the main stages, free sticker and t-shirt, access to the exclusive VIP room and your own parking place!
Upon entering the Norman Music Festival area, festival attendees consent to being photographed or videotaped. Their name, voice, photo, video or film likeness or reproductions thereof made through any media, including electronic media, may be used for any purpose including but not limited to use on a website, social media, or brochure. To the fullest extent allowed by law, festival attendees grant a non-exclusive, non-revocable, royalty-free right to use their name, voice, and likeness to the Norman Music Festival and its affiliates.
Apr 26 Friday
Turn your passion for yoga into YOUR CALLING! Dig deep, discover your strength, and fire up your life!405 YOGA OKC has one of the highest alumni-rated Yoga Teacher Training programs in the nation.Our Spring 2024 Training starts March 9th! Join us for 4 months and graduate by the end of June...With our diverse, passionate and experienced teaching team, you will gain the skills to empower yourself and those around you, explore and deepen your own practice through a powerful athletic ashtanga-based practice and personally grow in a more authentic, sustainable way.TUITION includes full YTT investment AND a 4 month unlimited yoga pass at 405 YOGA for use during the program! Want to learn more? Visit www.405yoga.com/ytt200
The notorious 1926 trial of William K. Hale and John Ramsey is one of the Western District of Oklahoma's most notable cases. The case is featured in the book and Oscar-nominated film, Killers of the Flower Moon. This exhibit highlights the role of the judicial system in the Osage Reign of Terror and uncovers the tangled legal history that has been newly revealed. Tour the historic courtroom where the Oklahoma City trial took place, see archival documents related to the case and Osage artifacts on loan from the White Hair Memorial. Watch a new documentary outlining the legal proceedings and interviews with family members of those involved in the story.
Norman Area Quilters Guild
Sapphire Skies Quilt ShowApril 26-27, 2024
FRIDAY 10am to 5pm, SATURDAY 10am to 4pm
Calvary Church, 3730 N Porter Ave, Norman,Oklahoma
SPONSORS:Beth's Quilting Quarters; Bernina of Oklahoma City;The Stitching Post; Prairie Quilt
ADMISSION: $10 PER DAY
http://normanareaquiltersguild.blogspot.com
The Sam Noble Museum is excited to announce a new temporary exhibit aimed at teaching kids and families all about the super-powered world of bugs. Bug Squad features kid-friendly animatronic mascots and tons of interactive, hands-on exhibits and activities.
This unique traveling exhibit can be described as a full sensory experience with active spaces for kids and families to play. Each of the Bug Squad’s heroic characters was created to represent a variety of abilities, ethnicities and body types, each with their own unique storyline that describes their super abilities and unique traits. In addition to highlighting strengths or flying abilities, the Bug Squad members represent traits such as accepting, investigative, team-builders and optimism.
Exhibit highlights include the Spider Web Escape area with a slide, the Ant Colony Climber and an opportunity to experience (virtually) what it’s like to fly like a dragonfly in the Dragonfly Drone. Families can compare the way insects communicate by sound and light, and explore how colors and lights function in nature. The exhibit is produced by Omaha Children’s Museum and presented by the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
The exhibit opens February 10 and ends April 28.
Explore the galleries with the Museum mascots and the Kids Guide! Select which cowpoke and trail you would like to follow and learn more about all the fun and fascinating things at The Cowboy. Join Chester the Scissortail Flycatcher, Hopalong the Jackrabbit, Ma’ii the Coyote and Cisco the Mustang and solve the Cowboy Code.
Free for members or with Museum admission.