August 25, 2015

OHS Research Center Lunch and Learn: "Secrets of the OHS Manuscript Collections"
Wednesday, August 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center | Oklahoma City, OK
Research Library Banner The OHS Research Center will hold Lunch & Learn Lectures in May, June, July, and August on the last Wednesday of the month. The August program will be "Secrets of the OHS Manuscript Collections" with Mallory Covington, OHS Manuscript Archivist.

Registration is $10 per person and lunch is included. Programs are held in the classrooms of the Oklahoma History Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call 405-522-5224 to register by phone; please have a credit card ready. You may also register by mail using the form below:
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Storytelling Festival
Thursday-Saturday, August 27-29
Oklahoma History Center | Oklahoma City, OK
The Oklahoma History Center is proud to announce that it will host the highly anticipated 35th annual Storytelling Festival August 27-29 in collaboration with Arts Council Oklahoma City. The festival will feature Charlotte Blake Alston, Megan Wells and Jim May, three internationally acclaimed storytellers, with three evening performances, one family matinee and a number of workshops. The festival will begin Thursday, August 27, at 7 p.m. in the Devon Great Hall with the last teller performing on Saturday, August 29, at 8 p.m.

Charlotte Blake Alston has performed internationally in a wide range of venues, from the Kennedy Center to prisons. She focuses her craft on traditional and contemporary stories from African and African American oral and cultural traditions. She often includes music played on instruments from the African culture. 

Megan Wells is an award-winning actress and director who brings her theatrical background to her particular approach to storytelling. Her most well-known offering is an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula in addition to her versions of fairytales, historical tales and personal narratives.
Jim May, an Emmy award-winning storyteller, comes to the festival with more than 25 years of experience "spinning a yarn," performing both nationally and internationally. His expertise is recounting personal stories as well as "ghost stories." 

Tickets and workshop passes may be purchased at www.artscouncilokc.com, by calling 405-270-4848, or at the door. Workshop passes for Friday and Saturday are $50 and single workshop passes are $10. There is no charge for the Saturday morning family matinee. The festival fulfills Arts Council Oklahoma City's mission to bring the arts and the community together. For more information about the tellers and their performances, please visit www.artscouncilokc.com.
"Althea Gibson's Quest for Gender and Racial Equality" Lecture
Saturday, August 29, at 10:30 a.m.
Pioneer Woman Museum | Ponca City, OK
Join the Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City for a free public lecture with Dr. Amy Carreiro. Learn something new at a lecture entitled "Althea Gibson's Quest for Gender and Racial Equality" on Saturday, August 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Please call 580-765-6108 for more information.

Amy E. Carreiro received a Ph.D. in History from Oklahoma State University, a M.A. in History from Providence College and, a B.A. in Humanities from Roger Williams University. In addition to her education, she will use more than twenty years of research and teaching experience in History and American Studies to develop a public lecture that will discuss matters of gender and race in American sport. The research will be based on primary and secondary sources which include contemporary interviews, newspapers, memoirs, anthologies, and monographs.

The lecture will elaborate on Althea Gibson's experience as an African American pioneer in tennis and golf. As an amateur and professional athlete, Gibson broke through barriers of race and challenged mid-twentieth century perceptions of women. Additionally, Gibson transcended class, ethnocentric, and religious issues by succeeding in national and international competitions. She also helped create opportunities for men of color in tennis and all women in sport.

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