The Civic Center Music Hall’s main lobby is getting renovated to make it a more open space. A 4,500-square-foot addition will create a new entrance and lobby for the Freede Little Theatre.
We hit the road to give a shout out to Factory Obscura before heading to Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center and an interview with Executive Director Eddie Walker, delving into all things OK Contemp and their fantastic new facility. We also talk Oktoberfest options in OKC, a quick retail update, outdoor shopping options and more.
Oklahoma State University is planning to use the Baker Hughes Energy Innovation Center building in the Innovation District for research, engineering classes and activities connected to the OKC business community as it fills the workforce with ready-to-hire engineers. Classes are expected to start in fall 2021.
Grab your kiddos and head to Myriad Gardens to get all the pumpkin-filled photos you can phathom fathom. The Great Pumpkin Patch will be ready for your visits starting Saturday. Learn more about the event that spans two weekends.
If running around looking at pumpkin murals isn’t your thing, maybe you’re more into doing some outdoor shopping. On Saturday, local vendors will pop up in Scissortail Park for the weekly night market. Make plans to attend and #ShopLocal.
McKinley Elementary in Norman joined Rex on the 2020 list of schools in the OKC metro receiving the honor, which recognizes a school's academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
Once again coming to you safely outdoors from Kerr Park, we discuss Convention Center construction, Scissortail Park’s birthday, possible Cox Center conversion/growing film & TV production in OKC, how the OKC Memorial Marathon will work in the upcoming days, the new Surf OKC facility, day/road trip options around OK and more.
Construction crews on the Omni Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City have completed the building’s structural framework, and the finishing touches are all that remain for the 17-story, 605-room hotel.
