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Oklahoma Writers: A Literary Tableau
Now Open
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
This new exhibit, which opens the last week of October, celebrates the legacy and diversity of Oklahoma writers. It can be viewed in the Great Devon Hall of the Oklahoma History Center. Future programming related to Oklahoma Writers will be posted on this site.
Curator Teresa Miller concludes Oklahoma Writers: A Literary Tableau with the following paragraphs: "In the musical Oklahoma! (1943) Rodgers and Hammerstein idealize the state, depicting it as a land of opportunity, 'where corn grows as high as an elephant's eye.' But in his novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939), John Steinbeck provides a very different perspective, portraying an Oklahoma so ravaged by the dustbowl that 'Okies' abandon their heritage in order to seek refuge in unfamiliar territory. 
These powerful word images, reinforced by classic movie adaptations, have encharged Oklahoma writers with a unique responsibility re-envisioning Oklahoma beyond any lingering stereotypes. It's a calling they have embraced from a number of genres, as varied as the Oklahoma landscape itself. And ultimately they have provided us with the beginnings of a literary topography, extending from the dark reaches of mystery to the brighter realms of poetry and song." |
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FDR Live!
Thursday, November 1, 7pm (with day-time programing November 1-2)
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK
Thursday, November 1, 2012
1:00 PM - Afternoon Matinee, no registration required. Seating is first come. Free admission with the suggested donation of a canned good or non-perishable food item.
7:00 PM - Evening Performance, reservations required. The museum will open its doors at 6:00 PM with the program beginning at 7:00 PM. To reserve seats please call (405) 522-0765. Free admission with the suggested donation of a canned good or non-perishable food item.
Friday, November 2, 2012
10:00 AM - Student program, free admission, registration required. To reserve space please call (405) 522-3602.
11:30 AM - Student program, free admission, registration required. To reserve space please call (405) 522-3602.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
President Roosevelt is our featured guest for the 5th annual Call to Arms. |
 1: Psycho (1960) Vera Miles of Boise City as Lila Crane
2: Children of the Corn (1984), Fritz Kiersch, now lives in Oklahoma City and teaches at Oklahoma City University, Director
3: The Omen (2006) and 4: Dracula (1992) Matthew Mungle of Atoka was the Special Effects Make-Up Artist
5: Interview with a Vampire (1994) Brad Pitt of Shawnee as Louis de Pointe du Lac
6: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Heather Langenkamp of Tulsa as Nancy Thompson
7: Dawn of the Dead (2004) Heather Langenkamp of Tulsa was the Special Effects Make-up Artist
8:Wolf Man (1940) Lon Chaney of Oklahoma City as the Wolf Man 
9: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Joan Crawford, a former Lawton resident, as Blanche Hudson
10: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Clu Gulager of Muskogee as Burt
11: The Relic (1997) Steve La Porte of Oklahoma City was the Special Effects Make-up Artist
12: Tremors (1990) Reba McEntire of McAlister area as Heather Gummer
13: Breakdown (1997) Rex Linn of Oklahoma City as Sheriff Boyd |
