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Beginning Beadwork
June 30, 2012 9am-5pm
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
The History Center will host a beginning bead working class with Martha Berry, a nationally known Cherokee Beadwork Artist on June 30, 2012.
The class will run from 9a.m. - 5p.m. and registration is required. The cost for the class is $100 and includes all materials necessary to produce a traditional Cherokee purse. Materials for the student's kits will include: Fabric, beads, bee's wax, beading needles, sharps needles, ribbon, thread, plastic bags, embroidery hoop and patterns. Class size is limited to just 15 participants to allow one-on-one instruction with Martha. In addition, lunch is provided!
You can find out more about Martha Berry by visiting www.berrybeadwork.com.
For more information or to register, please contact Jason Harris at jharris@okhistory.org or by phone at (405) 522-0785. |
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David Hall "Twisted Justice" Book Signing
June 23, 2012 1pm-3pm
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Former governor David Hall will hold a book signing Saturday, June 23rd, from
1pm to 3pm at the Oklahoma History Centery. Hall will be signing his memoir of conspiracy and personal politics titled "Twisted Justice." The signing will held in the foyer outside the museum store.
This is a unique life story filled with more twists and turns than any novel! Former Oklahoma Governor David Hall, after 30 years of silence, reveals the true story of a governor targeted for personal and political destruction during the halcyon days of the Watergate scanda and its eerie parallel to current events. |
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Oklahoma History Center exhibits curator Tara Damron (Osage) was recently on "The Native American Speaks" show to discuss the 11-month-long exhibit of Citizen Potawatomi Nation artist Woody Crumbo's work that will open on June 28, 2012. Damron says the exhibit will be refreshed several times during its run, allowing people interested in Crumbo art an opportunity to experience more of his work. She says the exhibit will also feature many of the articles Mr. Crumbo used as subjects of his paintings. Listen to the interview.
Woody Crumbo was born on January 31, 1912 in Lexington, Oklahoma and passed in 1989. He is considered one of the most important American Indian artists of the 20th century. Learn more about the exhibit. |
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Fourth at the Fort
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 1pm
Fort Gibson Historic Site
Fort Gibson, OK
Experience an Independence Day observance at a pre-Civil War frontier fort. There will be period games and pastimes until 2pm. The program begins with 1840s troops presenting the colors. The main event will be a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The troops will fire a salute afterwards, and a reception for visitors will follow. The event will be in the stone barracks across from the visitors center. Event admission is FREE.
For questions, please call (918)478-4088. |
