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Cameron Univers ty is celebrating an Academic Fest val during the 2014 20'15 academic year. The
Academic FestivaL, held once every three years, is a dynamic, private y funded, year long symposium
wh ch exp ores a topic worthy of in depth study. During the course of the academic Year, guest speal<ers,
pane discussions, campus wide actrvitres, seminars, speclal events, and cross-curricular emphasis 1n the
classToom are al strategicalLy planned to support the study of the Festiva 's top c
The topic chosen for the 2014 2015 Academic Festival, "Sustainability: Cha lenges and Opportunities,"
will present numeTous opportunities for Cameron students and the public to gain a more complete
understanding of the matte rs surrounding sustainability.Throughout the year we wil conslder food
and agricultural practices, examine water and naturaL resources, and investigate sustainability wlth
regard to communities. We wilL review questions and issues from a variety of perspectives with an
emphasis on sout hwest Ol<lahoma.
Experienced and high y regarded guest speal<ers are scheduled to address Cameron's stLrdents and
members of the public during the 2O14-2015 Academic Festival. A I lectures are oPen to the public and
free of charge. Due to expected interest, tlcl<ets are required for each speal<ing engagement held in the
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Auditorium Coordinator's office is located at the west entrance of the building.
Publisher
Ciry of Lawton, Arls & Humanities Div. of
Call 580-581-3472 or email: amorman@cityof lawton.ok.us
Ticket oflice hours: Monday to Friday from lOamtoNoonand lpmto4:30pm
the Parl<s & Recreation Dept. and the
Lawcon Arcs & Humanities Council.
Please direct any inquires
to Lawton Arts
Upcoming Events -- March, April and May 2015
& Humanities Council to the office below
Oflice:
Arts & Humanities Division
P.O. Box 1054
Lawton, OK 73502
Saturday, March 7
7:30pm, Southwest Pride presents the 5 lst Annual Barbershop Show
" Proirie D og Borbershop"
For tickets or more information, please call 580-581-3472
Monday, March 9
lahc@cityollawton.ok.us
Call: 580-58 I -3470/347 I
Websire:
Emaal:
"Young Artist Exhibit"
www.cityollawton.ok.us/lahc
This is a free quarterly publication that
is provided to the public through funding
from the City of Lawton, the Lawton Afts
& Humanities Council. and the National
Endowmenc for (he Arts. This program is
made possible in part by a grant from the
Oklahoma Arts Council. Visit the website
www.ci[yollawton.ok.us/lahc/AEMagazine
to download a copy.
Art Studio
with Reception, Lobby
5pm, LAHC & City of Lawton's Children's
l0: l5am
Thursday, April 9
& l2Noon, flelody House presents, Stephen
'Gddy Up ond Leorn"
Fite Children's Concert,
For ticket information, call l-800-234-9228, Mon-Fri,8:3Oam - 4:30pm
Tuesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 30
7pm, Lawton Public Schools presents
"Elementary Showcase"
Ardcles published in the Lawton Arts &
Entertainment Magazine do not reflecr
the opinion of the Lawton Arts &
Humanities Council or the City of
Lawton. Contributors are responsible for
the accuracy of their informauon. Dates
may be subiect to change.
Free admission
Saturday, May 2
7pm, Storey & Barton School of Dance presents
"SPring Recitol"
Free admission
Saturday, May I 5
Sherri's Dance Center presents,
"32^d Annuol Spring Donce Concen"
Everyding advertised in this publication
for purchase, use,
or patronage wiftour regard to the race.
creed, color. sex, a8e, or national origin
of the purchaser, user, or patron.
mLrst be made available
Free admission
Saturday, May 22
f4agazine design by S. Cheatwood
Fields PrintinS Company, Lawton, OK
7 pm, Fletcher High School Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, May 30
1
8 pm, The Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra presents
"Dvorok's New World Symphony"
For tickets or more information, please call 580-53 l-5043
or go to www.lawtonphil.com
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2Ol4 Lawton Cultural Award Honorees
Since 1979, annually the City of Lawton and the Lawton Arts & Humanities Council asks the public to nominate individuals and businesses
or organizations who make outstanding contributions to the arts and humanities in our community for the Lawton Cultural Awards. The
activities of all nominees had significant impact upon the cultural life of the Lawton/Fort Sill Community through volunteerism, seTvice to underserved or at-risk populations, increased funding and resources, increased public awareness, contributions to arts and humanities education, increased public access to arts as well as humanities programs and activities. The 2014 Lawton Cultural Award winners are:
Martha M€Cartney,
Clift Montgomery
Citizen of the Arts
2014 Roma
Martha McCartney's volunteer
experience had humble beginnings in 1985
when she volunteered her home as a cast
restroom since the Lawton Community
Theatre did not have one for the actors
during shows. Since then she has been a
stage mom, grandmom, and kid wrangler. ln addition, she has
acted, sung and danced in dozens of shows with Lawton Community Theatre and Blue Moon Productions. ln addition, she has
served as Director, Co-Director, and Stage Manager for many
productions.
Her arts management resume also includes serving on the
board of directors for Lawton Community Theatre and Blue
lloon Productions. She has also served as president of the
Lawton Community Theatre's board of directors. Martha's commitment to theatre and to the arts goes beyond the reach of her
resume. Martha is currently serving as the lnterim Managing Director for the Lawton Community Theatre, where she recently
donated her salary to remodel... the bathrooms! She is also a
patron of area arts organizations. Martha quietly buys tickets for
others who otherwise might not have the opportunity for access
to the arts and helps to purchase cast member t-shirts for those
who could not afford them. No one asked her and few even
knew. Joyful were the smiles, yet humble was she.
Virginia "Ginny" O' Leary,
Clift Montgomery
Citizen of the Humanities
Before even the 1970's Lawton arts and
their support have been an integral part of
2014 Roma
Ginny O'Leary's life. ln fact, she is so well
known and beloved in the theatre community, the audience at the 20 l4 LCT
Benefit broke out in spontaneous applause
as she took the stage, before she ever sang
her first note! The now-annual LCT Benefit - an important fundraiser- was her brain child back in the early
1980's. Since then it has evolved into what is now a weekend of
top-notch entertainment that brings in thousands of dollars to
support the theatre. Ginny has acted and sung on the LCT stage
for decades and won a state wide acting award in its production
of "Working". ln addition, she was instrumental (pardon the pun)
in starting the women's support group for the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra and today, still supports it, the orchestra and
Maestro Jon Kalbfleisch, a good friend. As an extremely talented
visual artist, Ginny donates some of her pieces to fundraising
events including a painting for the upcoming LPO Auction in 2015.
She is currently the Lawton-Fort Sill Arts Council representative
to the Arts for All board and
plans the monthly programs and
demonstrations for the council.
Ginny is a huge supporter of every local performer or artist,
whether she knows him or her or not. She is regularly the first to
notify the media when a "local" has done something noteworthy.
And Ginny's hospitality and "round table" are legendary. She has
opened her home hundreds of times to actors, singers, directors,
potential directors, artists, - iust anyone who's an art lover. Photo
by Steve Miller, courtesy of the Lawton Constjtution
Alan Jolly, Southwest Exteriors, lnc.,
2014 Business in the
Arts
Alan and his company have supported the Lawton Community
Theatre (LCT), Blue Moon Productions, MacArthur High School,
and Arts for All with financial support and most importantly, time.
He has volunteered to build sets and designed lighting for shows.
For the recent production of "Oliver", he designed the Iighting
scheme and hung lights for the show. As a former board member
and president of LCT, he has assisted with upgrading the dressing
rooms. Most important work was done to help prevent floodint
when he assisted with research and purchase of a "damming system" to keep the majority of flood waters out of the LCT building. ln addition to his work at LCT, he is the current president of
Blue Moon Productions as he understands the importance of having additional theatre groups in town to show alternative plays
and stories. Alan has had the same level of support for MacArthur
High School productions over the last several years. He has spent
afternoons, evenings and weekends helping to build and light the
stage for terrific, impressive and very ambitions plays. And still
there is more to list!
Tom Biggs,
2014 Artist ofthe Year
lf there is a visual arts equivalent for
Poet Laureate, then Tom Biggs is that
for Medicine Park. His beautiful paintings grace the homes of residents all
over Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico; and his personality is as colorful
his
as
art.
His subjects are landscapes,
floral and urban scenes inspired by the
places he has visited, and the beauty of
the Wichita Mountain area where he
now lives.
Tom consistently earns "Best in Show" awards. Among his
many honors, he was the featured artist in the Governor's Gallery
at the Oklahoma State Capitol; was one of the two featured artists at the l'4useum of the Great Plains in Lawton, and was featured artist in the Pride Gallery as well as the Leslie Powell Gallery in Lawton. ln addition, he conducts watercolor workshops
for art associations and art centers in Oklahoma and Texas.
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Kelly Martin, 2014 Educator in the Arts
Kelly Martin has been a teacher for nearly twenty years, most of
them at MacArthur High School in the vocal music program. She
is dedicated to excellence and has a vision for her students that
go beyond what is expected in a classroom setting. She brings the
parents along for the ride before they know it, and they in turn
bring their friends along to help!
Beyond the classroom curriculum, lYrs. Martin works with soloists, ensembles, show choir before and after school and on
weekends to help students learn routines and perfect harmonies
and vocal techniques. Her work has helped her students to pass
regional, state, and national auditions! Competition after competition, her students'scores far exceed state averages for cities
much larger than Lawton. They have gone on to win music scholarships at universities across the country.
ln addition, each spring she produces and directs a full length
musical, complete with pit orchestra and choreography. She gives
all of her vocal music students an opportunity to participate, work
as a team, work with a choreographer, learn stage directions,
build sets, and learn music that has not been altered to fit student
voices. Her students rise up to this challenge bringing along parents and grandparents to help with all aspects of the production
from front of house to behjnd the stage. As each class of senior
super stars graduates, they leave behind inspired underclassmen,
their parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors who come
bacl< to help each spring, thankful for the lessons inspired by l"lrs.
Martin's dedication, and commitment to carry on in her
excellence.
Dr. Terence M. Freeman,
2014 Educator in the Humanities
Dr. Terence M. Freeman, in his twentieth year teaching English at Lawton High
School, has been lead ceacher there
since 2000. Since that time he has received many awards. His real impact on
the Lawton community though has
come from enriching the Iives of his
many students. His students have gone
on to enter and win many awards such
as the l"lartin Luther King essay/poetry
contest and the State and National Poetry Out Loud Competitjon. Dr. Freeman not only coaches his
own students but the Lawton High School entrant to regional
contests as well. At Cameron University, former students of Dr.
Freeman use him as an example for the qualities of a good
teacher. All students learn to appreciate how much his efforts
help them master his subject and almost all end up loving him too,
not only for teaching them lanSuage and literature but also for his
encouragement with projects outside the scope of his class room.
He has encouraged students and acted as mentor. When once
thanked by a former student, his response was that the student
could best repay his efforts' by "changing the world". Gjven the
increasing scrutiny and criticism for public school teachers commitment with decreasing budgets, Dr. Freeman's efforts in the
trenches of public high school teaching is inspirational and
practically heroic.
John Hernandez,
20 I 4 One to Six
Purchase Award Recipient
The One to Six Art Purchase Award was
created to support the mission and goals of
Art
the Lawton Arts & Humanities Council and
the City of Lawton by purchasing original
artwork to be presented to the six
recipients of the annual cultural awards, thus the name, One to
Six. John Hernandez is the recipient of the 20 l4 One to Six Art
Purchase Award. His hand painted gourds with woven pine needles were selected to be presented to the 20 l4 Lawton Cultural
Award winners.
John Hernandez takes the common gourd and turns it into flne
art with paint and pine needles. When he isn't in his studio working on this ancient craft Hernandez is busy promoting history and
art as the director of the Museum of the Great Plains. John's art
has been accepted into many art exhibits and arts festivals across
the nation. He was recognized along with the Lawton Cultural
Award winners earlier this spring. For information on the competition. call the Arts & Humanities Div.. at 580-581-34701581-3471
or visit www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/lahc.
Meet the Cover Artist, Michael Fahrion
l'4ichael Fahrion was born in 1942 in the Ohio Valley West Virginia. His earliest influences were the natural surroundings he
grew up in, the hills, valleys and streams specially those around
the family summer cottage at Fish Creek, West Virginia. As the
Moundsville Schools did not offer art Michael joined a painting
class of mostly adults.
He attended West Virginia University only to discover rhat he
wasn't cut out to be a chemical engineer but rather his interests'
lie in art. He moved on to Cincinnati School of Art where he was
trained to be a commercial artist. He held many studio jobs in
Cleveland Ohio where he met and married Muriel Norris, a
commercial artisdillustrator worl(ing at American Greetings. 11ichael was always interested in dabbling jn other forms of art
which included jewelry making, antique automobile illustration,
wood carving and computer art.
The first showing of his landscape paintings was in 1972 at the
Oglebay lnstitute in Wheeling, West Virginia where he received
the purchase prize.
The Fahrion's, now a family of 4, followed Muriel's corporate
career to Chicago and then Norman, Oklahoma. Michael freelanced his commercial art from home. lYichael and Muriel Fahrion
moved to Medicine Park in 2002. Rerired from commercial work
Michael still maintains some websites that he created including the
Town of Medicine Park. ln moving to Medicine Parl<, a place that
reminded him of his beloved West Virginia roots, rekindled his
love for landscape paintinS. His style has evolved from impressionisric to plein air after a visit to Santa Fe and Taos New Mexico.
The Wichita Mountains and l4edicine Park provides endless subject matter for his paintings.
Michael Fahrion's paintings have been shown at a number of
Oklahoma galleries including The Cobblestone Galleries and
Redlands Community College. His landscapes are in private collections in the United States. He can be reached via
mfahrion@mptelco.com and httpy'/bigrockworl<s.com.
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Help us Celebrote our 4lst Anniversory Yeor!
Arts for All Festival
May 8, 9,
& l0
Denise Clenney from Marshall, llichigan is our featured artist this year. Her art specialty
custom fused glass, stained glass, and painted glass items. Denise displays her work in
festivals across the country and has collectors all over the U.S. Visit her booth at the 2015
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Arts for All Festival!
This year's event will be held the weekend of lvlay 8,9, and I0. As Southwest Oklahoma's largest and most popular fine arts iuried festival, the event takes place in downtown
Shepler Park, located between 4th and 5th streets on the south side of Gore Boulevard.
Visitors and artists come from across the country.
Ninety artists representing many states will display the arts
in mediums of photography, pottery, sculpture, painting, iewelry, and fiber. Twenty-two food vendors will feature your
favorite cuisine creations.
A popular part of the Festival is our expanded Jazz and Blues
Garden located near the heart ofthe Festival area. Popular
Ol<lahoma vineyards and wineries are located there as well as
a stage for the best small-group blues and iazz entertainmena
anywhere!
The exceptional Comanche County lYemorial Hospital Children's Art Area on the west
side of the site presents opportunities for children to create orjgjnal works of art which
they may take home.
All profits from the Festival support the six member groups of Arts for All, lnc: Lawton
Pro l'4usic, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawton Community Theatre, Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild, Lawton / Fort Sill Art Council, and Wichita Wildlight Photography
Society.
The success of this wonderful event is due to a cooperative effort of teamwork between
businesses, civic and community organizations, and hundreds of dedicated volunteers.
For more information about the Arts for All Festival, check our websire ar
www.lawtonafa.org or call (580) 248-5384.
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Get the Best Seat in the House!
By Jon Kalbfleisch
This spring, the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra has
some amazing opportunities for you to enioy live orchestral music, and support the orchestra at the same time. After the very successful "lnstruments Transformed" art project and auction a few years ago, this l4arch we present,
"14usical Chairs". You can visit the Leslie Powell Gallery downtown and bid on local artworks with a musical flair, that also happen to be functional pieces of furniture. Bidding
opens Mar l4 at 7:00pm, and closes Mar 27 at 8:30pm. Think of the animated conversations such a special work of art would create in your home or office.
Then, our "Spectrum" season finale will be Sat, f'lay 30 at 8:00pm in McMahon Auditorium. Not only will we play the music of Wagner, Barber and Dvorak, but you will also
have an opportunity to sit onstage amongst the orchestra while we do it! Contact the
LPO office for a chance to win the incredible experience of hearing the orchestra play
Wagner's "Prelude to Die Meistersinger", one of the most glorious orchestral openings
ever written, while seated in the midst of the players onstage at lt4cMahon. The winner will
be selected at random at the beginning of the concert, so you must be present to win. lf
that weren't enough, pianist Andrew Staupe returns to play Barber's fantastic "Piano Concerto" and the concert concludes with Dvorak's "New World Symphony", where local
students sit side-by-side with the pros in the orchestra. We're here to help make your life
better in Lawton, and to engage students directly in the thrill of live, orchestral music. Visit
the website LawtonPhil.com or call 580-53 l-5043 for ticl<ets and more information.
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Sponsored by BancFirst,
Lawton Constitution,
Oklahoma Arts Council,
& City of Lawton
For more information contact Anita G. Arnold, Black
Liberated Arts Center,
BLAC lnc. at 405-524-3800
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CAMERON UNTVERSITY
Every Student. Every Story.
Department of Theatre Arts
Call 580-581 -2346 for more information
Cameron University Box Office at 580-581-2478
Cameron University's Depaftment of Theatre Ars will conis 2014-2015 season "A Celebration of the Year of Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities" with the musical comedy,
" l l0 in the Shade". This is N. Richard Nash's adaptation of his
romantic comedy, "The Rainmaker". lt features music by Harvey
Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. lt focuses on Lizzie Curry, a
spinster living on a ranch in the American southwest, and her relationships with local sheriff File, a cautious divorc6 who fears
being huft again, and charismatic con man Bill Starbuck, posing as
a rainmaker who promises the locals he can bring relief to the
drought-stricken area. This production of " I l0 in the Shade" is
sponsored in part by the Richard T. Brittingham, M.D., Musical
Theatre Endowed Lectureship. lt will be presented April 23-26.
Shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will begin at 7:30pm
and on Sunday at 2pm. For reservations contact the Cameron
University Box Office at 580-58 I -2478. Ticket prices are $ I 8 for
Adults, $ l2 for Senior Citizens, Military, Non-Cameron Students,
Cameron Faculty and Staff. Cameron students are admitted free
with their Cameron l.D.
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Department of Music
Announces its 2014/15 concerts for the months of March, April,
and May. Call 580-581 -2440 for more information. Standard admission rates of $ l0 for adults and $5 for students/military/senior
citizens apply as noted below.
CU/Lawton Community Band and CU/Lawton Civic
Chorale in Combined Spring Semester Concert
Sun, Mar |, CU Theatre, 3pm
The Cameron/Lawton Civic Chorale is conducted by Mrs. Doris
Lamben, adjunct instructor of music at Cameron. The Cameron
University'Lawton Community Band is conducted by Dr. Jim
Lamben, Professor of Music at Cameron University.
The Cameron University'Lawton Civic Chorale will be performing a diverse set of music, and the Cameron/Lawton Community
Band will be concluding their portion of this concert with Armed
Forces Salute, and Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever March. The
two per{ormance groups will combine to close the performance
with a combined performance ofJohn Moss' arrangement of lrving
Berlin's God Bless America.
Standard admission rates apply. All Cameron University Faculty,
Students and Staff are admitted free with proper identification.
CU Civic Orchestra Announces lts Spring Concert
Tues, Mar 3, CU Theatre, 7:30pm,
The Cameron ensemble is directed by Dr. Kirsten Underwood.
The Cameron Civic Symphony rehearses during the first 8-week
session of each semester and is available to interested musicians
through an audition process.
For more information contact Director Kirsten Underwood at
-2445 or by email at kirstenu@cameron.edu. Altogether, this
concert offers an eclectic mix of pieces in a program designed to
appeal to just about everyone. Standard admission rates apply. All
Cameron University faculty, students and staff are admitted free
with proper identification.
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CU Concert Band in its Spring Semester Concert
Thur, Mar 5, CU Theatre, 7:30pm
The Cameron University Concert Band is conducted by Dr.
Matthew Mireles. Standard admission rates apply. All Cameron
University faculty, students and staff are admitted free with
proper identification.
Performances from the CU Opera Workshop,
Two Performances Fri, Mar 5, and Sat, Mar 7, McCutcheon Recital Hall, 7:30pm
Sponsorship for this concert presentation is generously provided by the Southwest Oklahoma Opera Guild and will feature
four Cameron University vocal music stqdents. This production is
directed by Mr. Patrick Callaghan, instructor of opera workshop
at Cameron University. Admission to this performance is free, but
seating is limited to the first 80 audience members.
CU Jazz Ensemble in Spring Semester Concert
Tues, Mar 10, CU Theatre, 7:30pm
The Cameron University Jazz Ensemble will be in concert featuring guest jazz saxophonist, Mr. Brad Goode. This is also sponsored by the Cameron University Lectures and Concerts Committee, in the Cameron University Theatre, located at 27th St.
and A Avenue on the Cameron Universiq/ campus. The Cameron
University Jazz Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Andrew Stonerock.
Additionally, the Cameron/Lawton Community Jazz Ensemble will
also be featured on this concert. Standard admission rates apply.
All Cameron University faculty, students and staff are admitted
free with proper identification.
CU Percussion Ensemble in Spring Semester Concert,
Mar 26, CU Theatre, 7:30pm
The CU Percussion Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Jim Lambert,
Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Depanment at Cameron University. Also included on this concert will be the CU Pan
Express. Featured artist in this concen will be percussionist Dr.
Josh Smith from Bethel College in Tennessee. Dr. Smith's guest
appearance is sponsored by the Cameron Lectures and Concerts
Committee.
This concen marks the 78th consecutive semester that Cameron percussion professor Dr. Jim Lambert has presented his percussion students in a campus conceft. Among the Cameron percussion students to be featured include: Lilah Gilmore, Tyler
Reeves, Trenton Ford, Gus Echols, Britnie Mendenhall, Jake
Downing, and Bryan Sostre. Standard admission rates apply. All
Cameron University faculty, students and staff are admitted free
with proper identification.
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CU Department of Music, cont'd.
MEA2 Oklahoma Comes to Cameron,
Military Experience & the Arts Conference
CU Concert Choir and CU Centennial Singers Announce
Combined Concert, Tues, Apr 28, CU Theatre, 7:30Pm
Military Experience & the Arts (l'1EA), a national 501 (C) 3 nonprofit organization is dedicated to servinS military veterans and
the artistic experience primarily through honoring creative expression in writinS, Poetry and visual arts. Jason Poudrier' Army
veteran and Purple Heart reciPient, is the local coordinator of the
MEA symposium in Lawton, teaches "study Strategies" as a part of
The €ameron University Concert Choir is conducted by Patrick
Callaghan, and the Cameron Centennial Singers is conducted by
Mrs. Doris Lambert, adjunct instructor of music at Cameron
The Cameron University Concert Choir will be performing a
diverse set of choral music selected by Mr. Callaghan. The Cameron University Centennial Singers will also be performing an
equally diverse set of music and will be accomPanied by Mr' David
Anderson on piano. Standard admission rates aPPly. AII Cameron
University Faculty, Students and Staff are admitted free with
proper identification.
CU Concert Band Announces Combined Concert with
the 77th ArmY Band, Thurs, APril 30'
CU Theatre, 7:3OPm
The Cameron University Concert Band is conducted by Dr.
Matthew Mireles, and the 77th Army Band is conducted by Warrant Oficer Smalls. Admission to this APril 30 concert at Cameron University's Theatre is free.
Cameron International Film Club
Presents, "Waste Not, Want Not"
As part of Cameron University's 2014-201 5 Academic Festival,
Sustainability: Challenges and OPPortunity, the Cameron lnternational Film Club will present a documentary about how the
French engage in food recYcling.
Although this film presents the
ways in which some French
communities and populations
practice gleaning to feed themselves, it also speaks to a growing movement in the United
States regarding communitY
involvement with respect to
Cameron s Office of Teaching and Learning
The MEA 2 Oklahoma Symposium scheduled for May 2015 will
include art therapy programs; PaintinS; music; creative writing
classes; performance art; cinematic art; informative lectures and
workshops tailored to veteran-issues and concerns; posttraumatic stTess support; social support; and lodging/meals for
veteran-attendees who are disabled or geographically or financially
constrained.
Poudrier notes that, "Veterans, such as myself, learn how to
better express our personal narratives throuSh the study of the
work of other veteran-writers. Most imPortantly, we learn the
ways of the craft through guided-practice and instruction. The
result is writing worth reading", Poudrier said. "From the time I
attended the first MEA symposium at Eastern Kentucl<y University, I have been in discussions with Travis Martin, the founder and
president of the or8anization, about bringing the symPosium to
Cameron University, which is housed in a military community
lacking any structured artistic outlets for military members.
l'4EA2 Oklahoma is now quickly becoming a reality through
generous contributions such as Oklahoma
City University" said Poudrier. The OCU
Red Earth donation is specifically earmarked for a dance company called Exit l2
that will perform at the symposium. Exit
l2's director and choreographer, Roman
Baca, is a former U.S. lYarine. The company is well known throughout the United
States for performing intricate movements
that often combine military combat maneuvers with the inherent grace of ballet. For Exit l2 information,
visit http://exit I 2danceco.com.
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sustainabiljty.
New Wave film director
Agnds Varda provides an aesthetic, political, and moral point
of view in "The Gleaners and 1".
The documentary highlights
food waste from Srocers, restaurants, maTkets, and farms
that dump produce that doesn't
conform to commercially desired models of size or shape, and
recycling of objects too.
After the film, there will be a question and answer session with
community members. We are excited about community and student interest in sustainability. We are also excited to have on our
panel Elizabeth Murphy of Murphy Farms and Joe Tilton of the
Fairmont Creamery, who make Positive contributions to our quality of life in Lawton.
The free film will be in the CETES Conference Center at
6:30pm on March 6th and is oPen to all.
MEA2 SPecial Guests
Benjamin Patton & Albert Gray Eagle
Beniamin Patton, filmmaker, author and the youngest grandson
of World War ll's General George S. Patton, will be on-hand
teaching the finer points of documentary filmmaking and sharing
excerpts from his book, "Growing Up Patton: Heroes, History
and Family Wisdom" as well as Oklahoma artist and Vietnam veteran Albert Gray Eagle, who will Provide flute-making workshops
and patriotic performances.
The entire symposium will take place on the Cameron University campus in close proximity to Fort Sill Army Base from Thursday, May t4 through Sunday, May 17. Registration is currently
open and costs $20 per person. Veterans of every geneTation aTe
invited and encouraged to attend. Addirional background, as well
as updates on guest speakers and workshop facilitators can be
found at http://www.militaryexPerience.org
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Lawton
Arts and Entertainment
"Prairie Dog Barbershop"
"Prairie Dog Barbershop"
is
the title for the 201 5 Southwest
Pride Barbershop show slated for Saturday, lYarch 7 in Lawton at
l4cMahon Auditorium. 801 NW Ferris Avenue. There will be no
Duncan show this year.
The comical parody on the exciting and sometimes fragile lives
of the furry, lovable creatures found in Elmer Thomas Park and
the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, traces their lives through
the years from fun and frolicl<ing to near exteTmination.
Written by Johnny Horn, songs include the ever popular "This
Park is Your Parl<", "Cheetos (Red Head)", "Stars in the Park",
"There's a Bark, That l4akes You Happy", "Wild Life Refuge Here
I Come" and other unforgettable and unmentionable
The show will begin at 7:30pm
under the musical direction of
directors Joel Blomgren and Bill
Penn and staging director, Sandra Porl<orny.
Tickets may be purchased
from Scott's House of Flowers,
Lawton Community Theater,
Mclt4ahon Auditorium or chorus members. Advanced tickets for
adults is $ I 2 and for l8 years and younger $8. Tickets at the door
are $14 and $10.
Volume 32, Number 3 - Spring 2015
Lawton Pro Musica "Gifts of Music"
Lawton Pro Musica will present "The Gifts of l'4usic" l4arch 26,
7pm at the City Hall Auditorium. This concert will showcase the
variety and beauty of music, both old and new. The concert will
feature the wonderful voices of the professional singers of Pro
Musica. The concert is free and open to the public. Visit website
www.lawtonpromusica.org for additional information.
Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
Kachinas, Mike Aguirre
Ongoing thru l'larch l3
Graphic Artist, Aaron Mallard
New Chisholm Trail Heritage Center Graphic Novel
March 23 - May 22
I 000 Chisholm Trail Parkway, Duncan, OK
580-252-6692 or visit www.onthechisholmtrail.com
and www.facebook.com/onthechisholmtrail
Chisholm Trail Arts Council Presents
CTAC LIVE Series
Holy City of the Wichitas
Extends lnvitation
By Jonna Rhoades
Have you ever wondered what jt would be like to Teceive an
unexpected invitation to a very special event, and even more surprisinS, to be invited to participa.e? The Holy City of the Wichitas, 22 miles northwest of Lawton, is extending a warm and sincere invitation to people of all faiths to participate in the upcoming 90th anniversary presentation of "The Prince of Peace" Easter
pageant. No acting experience is necessary and costumes are provided. Although rehearsals have already begun this year, it is absolutely not too late to ioin the cast. Hundreds of volunteers are
needed in many different areas in order to present this age-old
story. Each Sunday, rehearsals begin at 2pm. We invite individuals,
couples, families, youth and adult groups, and school age children.
Younger children who aTe accompanied by Parents or guardians
are also welcome to have a part.
We are so in hopes that you will accept our invitation. You will
never have a better opportunity to be part of this Ol<lahoma tradition. The Holy City belongs to eveTyone and we, the Board of
Directors who oversee its operation, look forward to meeting
you and welcoming you into the pageant family.
The late Kalu Kalu, Nigerian professor and author said it well,
"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but
rhe things you do for others remain as your legacy". Won't you
join us and begin or continue to write your legacyl lf you have
questions or need additional information, contact: Alan Corrales,
Pageant Director, 918-978-0316 or alan.corrales@cox.net and
Jerry Brammer, Treasurer, Board of Directors, 580-536-2464 or
BrammAssoc@aol.com.
Dueling Pianos, Scarlet Event Center
I 206 N Hwy 81, Duncan OK
Friday, March 27
Two sharp-witted, incredibly talented musicians with two
grand pianos on a stage add in a roomful of people and the
result is an evening of fast and fun entertainment!
Pavlo, Simmons Center
Trail Parkway, Duncan, OK
Friday, May I
800 Chisholm
Award-winning guitarist performing Mediterranean sounds
mixing the folkloric styles of Greek and Latin music
with pop sensibilities
For more information, call 580-252-4160
Visit www.chisholmtrailarts.com
Presented by the Cotton County Arts Council &
the Oklahoma Arts Council...
Arts & Crafts Festival
Sat, Apr 25, 9am - 4pm
Comanche Nation Community Center,
East of Walters, OK on Highway 53
Lawton
Volume 32, Number 3 - Spring 20 I 5
Arts and Entertainment
LAWTON COMMUN ITY TH EATRE
l3l6
N\A/ Bell Ave.
-
355-1600
-
www.lct-ok.org
LCT's Annual Chocolate Fundraiser
Big Top Chocolate
March 28, 7pm
Tickets $35.00 each on sale March 2
Lawton City Hall Banquet HalL 212 S\^/ 9th Street
"To Kill a Mockingbird"
ll&
10,
12and 16, 17, 18& 19
Lawton Community Theatre presents "To Kill A Mockingbird", a
classic American play by Christopher Sergel based on the Pulitzer
Prize winning book by Harper Lee. The play, set in the 1930's, will
be directed by Janice Bear, an English Teacher at Eisenhower High
School, an icon to stages in Lawton and longtime supporter of
Lawton Community Theatre. Bear says that she is "looking forward
to working with a diverse and multi-generational cast in a play that
has so much relevance today".
Bear also expressed her excitement to work with multi-talented
Technical Director, Scott Hofmann, artistjc costumer, Barbara
Hunter and gifted composer, Dr. Greg Hoepfner. Dr. Hoepfner
has composed an original score, "Mockingbird Suite", for the play.
The score js divided into sections each representing a portion of
the play, the children, Atticus, the defense attorney and an atonal
section in which the notes represent the word HATE. Bear is very
excited to have this musical elemenr added to such a classic piece
and to work with such gifted and talented people.
This is a play that should go on your DO NOT l'1lSS list. LCT's
representatjon of "To Kill A Mockingbird" along with Dr.
Hoepfner's original scorewill beahighlightof 2015! Tickets will go
on sale beginning March 16, 201 5. Mark your calendar to get best
Apr
available seating.
LOYO Events!
LaSill Optimist Youth Orchestra
Mark your calendars for April 27, Central Middle School for the
7pm concert by the LaSill Optimist Youth Orchestra (LOYO)! This
will be a full orchestra for its high school musicians.
The program includes music from a variety of periods and styles as
well as an opera overture, "Nabucco" by Giuseppe Verdi.
"Nabucco" is a historically pivotal piece in that it firmly established
Verdi's reputation as a composer. For the musicians, overtures are
fun to learn and perform as they are a musical synopsis of the characters and plot of the opera. The musical theme for each character
is introduced and developed in the overture. Other pieces to be
performed are "With Quiet Courage" composed by Larry Daehn in
memory of his father, a Telemann "Sinfonia" and "Overture for
Orchestra" by Vaclav Nelhybel.
The Sinfonia String Orchestra will also be performing on the program. This group is comprised of the younger string players in the
area and performances like this prepare them for high school.
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Lawton Public Schools'
Elementary Showcase
Hundreds of students ranging from Pre-K through fifth grade are
involved in the annual Lawton Public Schools' "Showcase of Talent"
every year. This event takes place each spring and gives elementary
students the opportunity to perform on a big stage in front of a
large audience. Thousands of students have performed since the
1980s in a variety of acts that include dance, singing, tumbling, jump
roping and basketball handling. Students rehearse during the day to
prepare for their performance tha! evening.
Showcase began during the tenure of LPS superintendent Dick
Neptune. He loved the arts and encouraged participation in the
talent event. At that time, schools held tryouts for a place in the
final show. Auditions were held on a Saturday and judges selected
the groups that would perform at Mclvlahon Memorial Audjtorium.
Changes were made in the early 1990's, giving all LPS schools the
opportunity to showcase their individual performance groups. Due
to the large number of schools involved, the show grew from one
night to two. Barry Beauchamp, who followed Neptune as superintendent, also loved Showcase and, despite budget cuts in recent
years, mandated that "the show must go on." Dr. Tom Deighan,
the district's current superintendent, agrees that Lawton elementary students benefit from the experience of performing on a big
srage and has enabled Showcase to continue.
Several LPS performers over the years have gone on to pursue
careers in music after getting their start on the LPS Showcase stage,
including 2007 Miss America Lauren Nelson, country
singer/songwriter Cori Emmett (who now lives in Nashville), praise
band performer Thaddeus Johnson, and Lisa Taylor, who won Operation Rising Star 2009 the U.S. Army's version of "American
ldol."
A l0-member committee of educators begins making plans for
April's show in January. The committee decides on a theme, then
subcommittees worl< on the music, opening number and decorations. Rehearsals are scheduled for those students selected by
each school for the opening number and solo tryouts begin in
March. The Showcase committee has been together for many years
and includes Suzanne Harrington, Terri Looney, Jana 14anning and
Sylvia Moore for backdrop and decorations; Denice Ross for the
script; Lauren Garza and Laura Hatch for music; and Eileen Holmes
and Stan Melby for the opening number. l'1il<el Shanklin is the
director of Showcase.
Please mark your calendar for this year's extravaganza to be held
on April 28 and April 30 at McMahon Memorial Auditorium.
Admission is free; you won't be disappointed!
"FOOTLOOSE"
MacArthur High School Vocal Music
March 5, 5, & 7
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday - 7pm
Saturday Matinee - lpm
Tickets on sale NOW
Call 580-3 55-5230
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Lawton
Arts and Entertainment
Field Trip to Historic Sites
2'Day Creative Expression Workshop
Volume 32, Number 3 - Spring 20 I 5
Lawton's Annual lnternational Festival
September 25 - 27, ZOlS
Elmer Thomas Park,
3rd & NW Ferris Ave., Lawton, OK
April 3-4, Jimmy W. Arterberry
serves as workshop leader for a twoday creative expression workshop. He
is a Comanche scholar, hisrorian, artis!,
and Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer for the Comanche Nation.
Participants will learn about local
Oklahoma history and culture of American lndians. Last year's
workshop was such a success it is being offered again with visits to
different locations to be announced at a later date. The day after
the field trip, participants will have the opportunity to create an
interpretive piece in a medium of choice - drawing, painting, poetry,
song, short story, film, beading or leatherwork - in a studio settinS.
Previous experience with creative/artistic media is helpful but not
required, and the workshop is open to all who want a better
understanding of these important historic sites. The workshop is
limited to 20 participants and is $35/person. Pre-registration with
payment due Vy'ednesday April I is required. Call the Arts &
Humanities Division, 581 -3470/ 3471 . Photo courtesy of
Wikipedia.org
Day I - Friday, April 3 Part l, Historic Site Visit,
Field Notes and Journaling, 8:30am - 2pm
Day 2- Saturday, April 4 Part ll, Creative
Expressions in Studio, Old Town Hall/Carnegie
Library gam - 5pm
Each participant will create a response to their experience
using various media. Participants may bring deir own
media and supplies such as musical instrument for
composing, beads, leather, basket weaving materials, etc.
The limited art supplies available are acrylic paint,
watercolor, tempera, color pencils and markers.
The City of Lawton, Lawton Arts & Humanities Council, and the
National Endowment for the Arts are program sponsors. The
program is made possible in part by a grant from the Oklahoma
The lnternational Festival is a proiect of the City of Lawton
and the lnternational Festival Committee which is a Lawton
Arts & Humanities Council subcommittee. For 35 years, it
has been a platform for ethnic organizations, groups and
individuals to display aspects of their culture as well as
promote art, food, dance, clothing and culture. Last year's
attendance was estimated to be 43,000 patrons.
To be part of the festival, opportunities include food, sales,
& display vendors; volunteer performers, volunteer service,
sponsorship opportunities, and space in the festival brochure.
Contact the Arts & Humanities Div., 580-581 -3470i 3471 for
more information.
for Artists,
August
Call
Deadline
I
The 6th annual Medicine Park Art Walk, in conjunction with the
Medicine Park Flute Festival will be Sep l9 and 20. This is a luried,
two-day show. Artists must provide tents or display awnings; booth
space costs are $50 for l0' X l0' area.
j
Three juried awards totaling $300 will be
presented. Purchase awards may total up
to $2000.
Art Walk
to the public Saturday
from lOam to 6pm. Artists'
is open
;e
fi,,lt llx
S/AUK
and Sunday
work will be displayed on the covered
medicine park,ok
porches of the scenic Old Plantation
restaurant and on surrounding paved areas. A true art walk, the
main street will be closed to vehicles starting ar loam.
Contact the Art Walk organizers at ambassadors@mpmns.org or
call the Red Door Gallery at 580-529-31 l9 for information. Also,
check out the Facebook Page: Medicine Park Art Walk. For
information about Medicine Park, OK, visit www.medicinepark.com.
Arts Council.
Wichita Flowers: Redwhisker Clammyweed
The Oklahoma Arts Council is the official state agency for the
support and development of the arts. The Council's mission is to
lead, cultivate and support a thriving arts environment, which is
essential to quality of life, education and economic vitality for all
Oklahomans. The Council provides more than 500 grants to over
300 organizations in communities statewide each year, organizes
professional development opportunities for the state's arts and
cultural industry, and managers hundreds of works of art in the
public spaces of the state Capital. For more information, visit
www.arts.ok.gov.
By Seth Tyler Copeland
Not to be confused with its cousin,
the spiderflower, nor
its edible, pickled sibling
the caper,
though the Hopi boiled it with cornmeal
for a rough winter porridge.
First bloomed,
its whiskers are red as creek sand,
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation"
"Geronimo, Life on the Reservation", stars former Lawtonian and
professional actor, Rudy Ramos. lt was presented in early spring
2014 at Lawton Community Theatre to a sold out crowd in irs first
season. That and other touring stops have had reviews such as
"Spellbinding...", "Very emotional, genuine, heartfelt", and "l was
really impressed with it, it's factual, he tells it honestly and ... you
really feel the character in his presentation, he puts you there in
body and soul...! " Fans that missed the presentation last year or
those wishing to see it again, can see the show at Lawton
Community Theatre, April 25,8pm. Tickets are $20; call LCT at
355- I 600. Visit www.geronimolifeonthereservation.com.
then the sun saps their color
to indigo tones
bright as eyebrows on a
fairy shaman.
You find it in sandy plains
coupled with desert marigold,
yellow and purple
like prairie school colors.
Lawton
Volume 32, Number 3 - Spring 2015
Arts and Entertainment
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EVENTS
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CAMERON UNIVERSITY
THIS SPRING!
ENGLISH & FOREIGN LANGUAGES
CIVIC SYMPHONY SPRING 2015
CONCERT
VISITING WRITER SERIES:
POETRY _ NORBERT KRAPF
TrirsJor, Mrrrcir 3 ut 7:30 P.nt.
LJ
Ircsclrl, Moc/r J1 ar 7:00 P.nr.
CETES Confe re nce Centcr
CU CONCERT BAND SPRING
CONCERT
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL FILM
CLTJB PRESENTS: THE GLEANERS AND I
Frirlrl, Mcrch 6rh,rr 6:30
nivels ity Thcatrc
Tlrr.irr.la-,-, Mrrrcir
Universitv
5 ut 7:30 p.nt.
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CL.TES Contereucc Cctrtcr
JAZZ FL,STIVAL
Tri,,.srla., MarcJr 10 trL 7:30 P.nr.
Un ivctsity Thcatrc
CU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
SI)RING CONCERT
MAGIC LANTERN FILM FESTIVAL
BACK TO THE FUTURE
lrrdal, APr.il 17rh ru 7,301,.nr.
T/rrrsrlal, March 26 ,Lt 7:30
CETES Conf e'rcncc Ct'nter
LEMBI VESKIMETS & HYUNSOON
WHANG IN COMBINED RECITAL
ART
..THE LANDSCAPE'' PASTEL DRAWING
VISUAL LECTURE PRESENTED BY
LLSLIE WILLIAMS CAIN
lrilar, ADrll
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liirsJrrl, Mrrc/r 31 tLt 7:30 P.nt.
Unive rsi tv Thcatrc
Sponsored
P.nr.
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Lectures and Concetts
Open to the public
NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL, FEATLT I{r,\..(;
COMPOSER, DR. JOEL LOVE
SENIOR ART EXHIBIT
McCutcheon Rccital Hall
McCutchcon Recital Hall
Tn.:.vln, April 7 at 7:3A P.nt.
C)pcning SaturiiaS, Ma1 2 through Ma-'- 11 at 6:00 p.rn.
CU CHOIR/ CENTENNIAL
SINGERS CONCERT
Tuesday ApiI28 dt 7:i0 p.m.
University Theat re
Leslie Powell Art Gallerv
THEATRE
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IN THE SHADE
April 23 rlrrorigh Satr.rrJal, April25 ttt 7:30
rincl Sunclrty, Al)1iL 26 LLt 2:00 p.nr.
T/irrrsdzry,
CU CONCERT BAND
77TH ARMY BAND
p.m.
Llnivers itr- Theatrc
Thwsdal, April 30 at7:30 p.m.
IJniversity
CU/ LAWTON COMMUNITY
BAND/CHOIR
Suncl4, March 1 ct 3:00 P.nr.
Univers ity Thc atre
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DVORAK'S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
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Saarrday, Ma1 30 at B:00 P.m.
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Arts and Entertainment
MARCH, APRIL & MAY
CALENDAR
Volume 32, Number 3 - Sprine 201 5
LESLIE POWELL GALLERY &
MUSIC
\t1/eekly: Lawton-Duncan Barbershop
FOUNDATION
Harmony Chorus, Lawton, 7:30pm, l*, 3d, &
www.lpgallery.org, 357-9526
CITY OF LAWTON EVENTS
PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Ongoing: Leisure,Sports, Recreation, Camping,
Youth & Senior Programs, 581-3400
ARTS & HUMANITIES DIV., LAWTON
ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL,
58 t-3470 0R 58 t-347 t
Mar 9: Children Art Studio's, "Young Ardst
Exhibit" w/reception, Ml'4A, 5-6:30pm
Ongoing with various deadlines: lnternalional
Fes!ival parlicipation
Ongoing until Apr
l:
Pre-retistration for
2-Day Field Trip & Creative Expressions Studio
Apr 3 & 4: 2-Day Field Trip w/ lournaling &
Creative Expressions Sludio
MCMAHON MEMORIAL
AUDITORIUM, 581-3472, See Page 3
LAWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
PROGRAMS, 58 r -3450
www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/Library
COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENTS
Mar 7: "Prairie Dog Barbershop, IYMA,7:30pm
Mar 5-7: "Footloose", MH5, 355-5230
Mar 8, 9, & l0: Arts for All Festival, 248-5384
Mar l4-27: "Musical Chairs", LPO fundraiser at
Leslie Powell Gallery, 53 l-5043 or 357-9526
Mar 26: "Gifts of lYusic", Lawton Pro Musica.
City Hall Auditorium
Mar 28: "Big Top Chocolate", LCT fundraiser,
City Hall Banquet Room, 355- 1600
Easrer PaSean!, Holy City,8:30pm,
9 r8-978-03 r6
LaSill
Optimist Youth Orchestra,
Central Middle School, 7pm
May 28-3 l: Charlie Christian lnt'l 14usic Festival,
Elmer Thomas Park & olher Lawton venues,
405-524-3800
OPEN AUDITIONS
Ongoing:
Ongoing:
Ongoing:
Ongoing:
Lawton Pro Musica, 5 l2-3840
CU Dept. Theatre Arts, 581-2346
Blue Moon Production, 591-6730
Open callfor readers and volunteers
Prince of Peace, Holy City, 918-978-03
l6 or
www.theholyciq/lawton.com
Ongoing: Lawton Optimist Youth Orchestra,
330-67 t-6765
FILM
Ongoing: "Films on Tour", various genres,
Lawlon lndependent Filmmakers, 581-55 l0
55 & OLDER
Ongoing: Center for Creative Livint
Program & Trips, 248-0471
OPERA
Ongoing: SW Opera Guild,695-6577 or
248-873
t
THEATRE
Apr I 0- I 2 & l6- l9: "To Kill a Mockingbird",
Lawton Community Theatre Production,
355- t600
355-8781 or 510-0427
Vveeklyi Lawton Harmony Chorus, Sweet
Adelines lnt'|., l6 yrs and older, 536-3131
Weekly: Batpipe
Lessons, 357-0295
EXHIBITS, TOURS & LECTURES
MULTICULTURAL
Association Union Latina. 355-5213
Ongoing: Wichita Mountains Nar'l Wildlife
Chamorro Society, J5J- 1699
Choctaw Language Club, 580-641-85 l4
Ongoing: Wichita Wildlight Photography
Refuge Programs, 492-3222,
Filipino American Club, 647 -6544
lnternational Festival Committee. 58 I -34701347
Italian American Club 248-2164
Latin American Com.. 355-5254
Lawton Heritage Asso(iacion, 678-3 156
Society for Creative Anachronism, 658-3441
Society, 248-237 I, www.wichitawildliSht.org
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Desert Moon Dance Troupe, 355-5618
Graceful Expressions Dance Studio, 536-9553
lnternational Gr oup, 784-26 I 2
Kealii' School of Dance & Polynesian
Spectacular, 808-489- I 858
OK
Magic Lantern Film Society
Classic Film Series 2014-201
5
CETES, Room B
Future, 7:30pm
FORT SILL
I lam pre-school, 2pm grade school,
7pm Fantasia Ballet, &
8:3Opm JrlSr, Advanced
Southstar Dance Academy, 699-5722
Storey & Barton School of Dance, 355-4778
VISUAL ART ORGANIZATIONS
lTth &
Ferris Ave, 591-0454
I't Sati Children's Art Workshop, l2-2pm
3.d Thur: Art Demonstrations, 7pm
2.d, 3rd, & 4th Sat: Adults Create, l-4pm
Monthly: Lawton Porcelain Artists Study Club,
4.h Sat, 1402 Cache Rd., 355-6258 or 429-8127
Monthly: South-Central Region Saltfork
Craftsmen Meetings, 3d Sat., 467 -8667
Monthly: Wichita Wildlight Photography
Society, 2nd Thur,7pm, Boulevard Church
Monthly: Wichita Mountains Quilt Guild, 2.d
Mon,7pm, GPAVTC, Bldg 700, Rm 701,
www.wmqt.net
Ongoing: Cotton County Arts Council meeling,
2.d Monday,7pm & Wednesday. painting
lessons w{udy l.4ccombs, 580-875-2238
sa0-47 s-21 44
www.cameron.edu - See pg 2, 8, 9 & l3
Ongoing: FMWR Programs,
May l6: Spring Dance Concert,
Arr Council,
3.d lYon. (except Dec.), SW
Genealogy Soc, 7pm, Lawton Public Library
Monthly:2nd Tues., SW OK Historical Society,
Lawton Public Library, 4:3opm
Thur - Sun: l4aftie Beal Home Tour, 678-3 156
Apr l7r Back to the
Kickers of Lawton, 155-2564/585-3320
Lawton Theatre Ballet. 8l 3-419-2989
Mexican Folkloric Dancers, 353-7293
Sherri's Dance Center, 357-3886
Sill
Monthly:
CAMERON UNIVERSITY
DANCE
Ongoing:
Monthly: Lawton-Ft.
Mar 28 & Apr 4: "The Prince of Peace"
Apr 27:
5.t Mon & 7:30pm, Duncan, 2"d & 4th l'lon,
or
COMANCHE NATIONAL MUSEUM
& CULTURAL CENTER
353-0404. www.comanchemuseum.corn
MUSEUM OF THE GREAT PLAINS
442- 1799
www.sillmwr.com/mwr_calendar.html
Ongoing: Nye Library Programs, 442-2048, call
ahead to che€k if open to public or only
available to eligible Military lD holders
Adult Book Club,2-4pm, free, open to
public, literature discussion
Mar l: "Gone Girl"
Apr l2: Tripping the Prom Queen
May 3: The Last Ship
DUNCAN, OK
www.duncanok.org
Ongoing: Chisholm Trail Arts
CounciL,
Visit www.chisholmtrailarts.com, 252-4 I 60
Mar 27: Duelint Pianos, Scarlet Event CNT
May l: Pavlo, Simmons Center
Ongoing: Chisholm Trail Heritage Center,
www.onthechisholmtrail.com
Ongoing thru Mar l3i Kachinas
M^r 23-May 22:. Aaron
Mallard
MEDICINE PARK, OK
580-529-2825, www.medicinepark.com
Ongoing: Various business sponsored events
Mar 20,21, & 22: Parkstomp
Mar 2l: V-Dubs in rhe Park Auto Show
Mar 28: Cobblestone Row Spring Festival &
l"larda Gras 'N The Park
Apr l0 & ll: Fools Dozen Mountain Bike
Apr l0 & ll(tentative): Girlie
Festival
May 22-24: Mayor's Red Dirt Ball
580-58 I -3450, www.discovermtp.ort
Ongoing in phases: $4-million renovationl
l'4useum Store closed thru April and new main
galleD/ to reopen in September. Thank you for
your Patience.
WALTERS, OK
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& Crafts Festival, Cotton County
Arts Council, 591-3996
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