The Oklahoma City Ballet will showcase talented dancers from its professional company, school and others during a free outdoor community event on Sept. 13. The fifth annual Ballet Under the Stars will begin at 7 p.
m. in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park on the Love’s Travel Stops Stage and Great Lawn. It will feature excerpts from classical ballet and modern dance and include short works from OKC Ballet’s professional dancers and Yvonne Chouteau School students and the University of Oklahoma School of Dance students, a news release stated.
Presenting sponsors are Express Employment International, Arvest Bank and OK Let’s Dance, an initiative of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and refreshments to enjoy the show and festivities that begin at 5:30 p.m, including a family dance class at 6:30 p.
m. Students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County will demonstrate what they have learned in the OKC Ballet’s Dance Discovery program. “Ballet Under the Stars is the best sampling of dance performance you will see all year.
There is a huge amount of variety in music and dance styles, and I guarantee everyone will fall in love with something they see. If you’ve never experienced live ballet, give this a try.” said Oklahoma City Ballet Artistic Director Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye in the release.
If the weather is bad, the event will be rescheduled for Sept. 20. The Oklahoma City Ballet season begins in October with “Peter Pan.
” For information, go to okcballet.org . Last week, it was meaningful to celebrate two special groups at one event, hosted by The Journal Record in the beautiful center lobby of the Oklahoma History Center.
The 17th annual Beacon Awards and Empowering Women Awards honored companies and nonprofits that do so much good in our communities statewide. The Beacon Awards honored 17 organizations for their philanthropic impact and charitable influence and as nonprofits serving nonprofits. The Empowering Women Awards celebrates organizations and female leaders who have contributed to women in professions and communities.
I had the honor of writing the profiles for the Beacon Awards, and I always love learning more about the work our institutions do to make our communities better. I also enjoyed reading the profiles of the companies and organizations championing women in the workplace, written by Heide Brandes. Kam’s Kookery provided the delicious food for the awards ceremony, making the event that much more special.
Read more at journalrecord.com . Oklahoma City Community College is opening its new performing arts season with a saxophone concert.
“An Evening with Boney James” will be at 7 p.m. Sept.
20 at the OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center, 7777 S May. James is a musician, performer, writer and producer who has been playing the saxophone since age 10 and turned pro before age 20 and has toured with Morris Day, the Isley Brothers and others. His solo career has included 18 studio albums.
The Oklahoma Arts Council is OCCC’s 2024-25 Performing Arts sponsor. Buy tickets at tickets.occc.
edu or by phone at 405-682-7579. Have an idea, item or event for On the Town? Email [email protected] ..
