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August 7, 2013

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Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival
August 22-24
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK

This must-see festival celebrates the art of storytelling. For over 30 years, the Arts Council of Oklahoma City has produced the Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival, which has delighted audiences with nationally-acclaimed storytellers, workshops and special performances. Named one of the best places to hear or tell a tale, Storytelling Festival offers performances by some of the nation's best tellers.

 

The Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival continues the tradition with three entertaining evening performances, a late-night session of ghost stories and professional workshops. The workshops can teach anyone to build better communication skills by exploring the world of storytelling. There are also kid-friendly events such as the family matinee and the Community Outreach Program, which provides free performances to at-risk youth. This year, the Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival will take place in a new venue, the Oklahoma History Center.

 

For more information, view the full schedule, and to buy tickets visit:  http://www.artscouncilokc.com/content/oklahoma-city-storytelling-festival   

Ladies Victorian Hat Workshop
Saturday, August 24, 10:00 a.m
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Enid, OK

Registration for the Ladies Victorian Hat Workshop continues at the Heritage Center.  Join the ladies of Humphrey Heritage Village for a day of 1890's hat making.  Mrs. Barbra Byrd, an experienced milliner or hat maker, will instruct the class on how to make your own Victorian hat. Class participants will complete a hat by the end of the day with assistance, no experience needed.  Ladies will also enjoy a tour of the 1905 Glidewell home and lunch in the historic Village Church. Young ladies 12 and up are invited to join the class with an adult attending the class. Cost for the workshop is $40.00 and includes all supplies, lunch and the tour.

 

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is located at 507 S. 4th Street in Enid, Oklahoma.  For additional information on this or other CSRHC programs, visit the website at www.csrhc.org.

History Through Music: Oklahoma Blues
Thursday, August 29, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Seating is limited so mark your calendars for Thursday, August 29! That evening the Oklahoma History Center will host Dr. Harold Aldridge and Miss Blues for an educational and entertaining performance on the development of Blues music. This edition of the Oklahoma Historical Society's "History through Music" program will examine the development and appreciation of the Blues music genre from its roots in nineteenth century slavery to its popularity in the twentieth century. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the program will start at 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma Historical Society members can RSVP and receive free seats. Non-members may purchase an OHS family membership at half price, $25.00, or any of our other membership levels at regular price, and RSVP for up to two seats.

 

Dr. Aldridge and Dorothy Ellis, aka "Miss Blues," will lecture and perform on the roots of different Blues styles. This will include regional differences and the migration of these styles into Oklahoma. During the program scholars will also discuss how the unique settlement of the Sooner state mixed different cultures and music, creating its own distinctive sounds and musicians. During the presentation both musicians will explain the roles that secular and gospel music had in these communities.

 

Born and raised in the all-black town of Taft, Oklahoma, Dr. Harold Aldridge learned to play the guitar from the town's older musicians. He will perform and give the history of the differing styles of Blues, including how regional sounds emerged. Aldridge is a regular act at the Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival that occurs in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, August 31 through September 2, 2013.

 

Dorothy Ellis, also known as Miss Blues, began "shouting" the Blues in the 1940s. She came to Oklahoma City from Texas, alone, at the age of thirteen. She has sung at some of the historic venues of Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce district. Miss Blues will share some of her story, as well as her "Texas Shout" style of Blues. Miss Blues will also appear at the Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival.

 

Prior to the informative concert, there will be a presentation on several other notable blues musicians who have ties to Oklahoma. These include "Funny Papa" Smith, Jimmy Rushing, Jay McShann, Jimmy Liggins, Joe Liggins, Lowell Fulson, Roy Milton, Ernie Fields, DC Minner, Elvin Bishop, Jimmy Nolen, and more. The role that Oklahoma's all-black towns and their "Juke Joints" had in the tapestry of the regions music will be another topic examined. This program is a partnership between the Oklahoma Humanities Council and the Oklahoma Historical Society.

 

To make a reservation, email Nicole Harvey, [email protected] or call (405) 522-5202.

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From the Encyclopedia...

In preparation of the OKC Storytelling Festival learn more about a particular type of storytelling, folk narrative and lore in this entry.
Oklahoma
 Historical Society 
800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 
 73105
  

 Nicole Harvey, Editor

[email protected]
(405)522-5202