The Edmond Sun

Arts & Entertainment

October 26, 2012

10-27 What to See, What to Do

Events Calendar

EDMOND — What to see and do in and around Edmond on Saturday, Oct. 27:

• The Myriad Botanical Gardens will present the “Composting at Home” at 2 p.m. in the Children’s Garden. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 297-3624 or visit myriadgardens.org.

• The Waterloo Church of the Nazarene will present a craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 457 W. Waterloo Road. For more information, call 348-0668.

• Cub Scout Pack 94 will present a Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10 a.m. at Applebee’s, 3521 S. Broadway. Tickets are $7 and all proceeds raised will go to the organization’s expenses. For more information, call 249-8359.

• The Canterbury Choral Society will present “Broadway to Bricktown,” at 8 p.m. in the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre at the OKC Civic Center Music Hall. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit okcciviccenter.com.

• The Fine Arts Institute of Edmond Teen Board will present “Edmond’s Got Talent” at 7 p.m. at Edmond North High School. For more information, visit edmondfinearts.com.

• Demetri Martin will perform in concert beginning at 8 p.m. at Hamilton Field House on the UCO campus. Tickets are $30, UCO students free with ID. For tickets, visit ticketstorm.com.

• The Oklahoma City Museum of Art will present “Bringing Up Bobby” beginning at 5:30 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. at 415 Couch Drive in Oklahoma City. Tickets are $8, $6 for college students and seniors and $5 for museum members. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit okcmoa.com.

• Lyric Theatre will present “The Mystery of Irma Vep” at the Plaza. For more information and show times, call 524-9312 or visit lyrictheatreokc.com.

• The Pollard Theatre will present “The 39 Steps.” For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thepollard.org.

• “Night of Grand Guignol” will be performed at Reduxion Theatre, 1613 N. Broadway in Oklahoma City. Gory special effects, violence, sexy and titillating antics are to be expected. The Friday show is different from the Saturday show. Seating is limited and the show is not recommended for patrons 17 and younger. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students, seniors and military. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 651-3191 or visit

reduxiontheatre.com.

• The Jewel Box Theatre will present “One-Acts” through Oct. 28. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit jewelboxtheatre.org.

• “One Step Closer: An Exhibition of Work from the Semi-Professional Student Studios in the Department of Design” will be on display through Nov. 8 in the Donna Nigh Gallery on the fourth floor of the Nigh University Center on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma. For more information, visit uco.edu/cfad.

• “Echoes and Rituals: The Artwork of Robert Taylor and Harvey Pratt” will be on display through Feb. 9 at Science Museum Oklahoma. For more information, visit sciencemuseumok.org.

HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN METRO

Saturday, Oct. 27

• Haunt the Zoo will take place beginning at 6:30 p.m. through Oct. 31. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit okczoo.com.

• The Myriad Botanical Gardens will present “Pumpkinville in the Children’s Garden” through Oct. 31. Admission is free for member adults and children, $5 for nonmember adults and children. There is no fee for adults supervising children. For more information, visit

myriadgardens.org.

• The Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch will be open Thursdays through Saturdays through the first weekend in November. Admission is $8 cash only and includes a pumpkin. Additional pumpkins will be available for purchase. For more information, visit parkhurstpumpkinpatch.com.

• Frontier City will present FrightFest on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 28. Participants bringing 2 non-perishable food items will be admitted for $22.99 plus tax. For more information, visit frontiercity.com.

• Guthrie Haunts Scaregrounds, 4524 Riverside Circle, Guthrie, 73044, is just north of Guthrie High School and the Cimarron River Bridge along Highway 77 at the old “Harvey’s Steakhouse Building.” This annual Haunted House attraction will open from 7 p.m. to midnight. The scaregrounds will be open every Friday and Saturday of October and Halloween night. Admission is $12. For more information, visit guthriehauntsscaregrounds.webs.com.

• The annual Storybook Forest at Arcadia Lake’s Spring Creek Park will be open nightly from 5:30-8:30 p.m. through Oct. 31. Includes a hay ride and an opportunity to roast marshmallows by a camp fire.

• Pumpkin Palooza will offer three hours of pumpkin chunkin’, carvin’ and huntin’ from 5-8 p.m. at Mitch Park behind the MAC.

• Oklahoma River Cruises will present Haunt the River beginning at 8 p.m. Cost is $35 per adult and reservations are required. For more information, visit okrivercruises.com.



Sunday, Oct. 28

• Trunk or Treat will take place from 6-8 p.m. at New Covenant United Methodist Church, 2700 S. Boulevard. Inflatables, games food, face painting, balloon animals, hay ride, candy and more will take place. Kid-friendly costumes are encouraged. The event is free. For more information, call 562-3200, ext. 242.



Tuesday, Oct. 30

• The UCO Jazz Lab will present “Halloween IV: UCO Voice Faculty” at 7 p.m. as part of the Faculty Artist Concert series. Tickets are $10, students will be admitted free with a student ID. For more information, visit ucojazzlab.com.



Wednesday, Oct. 31

• Trick or Treat on the Street will be from 5-7 p.m. in downtown Edmond. Downtown merchants hand out Halloween candy to spooks, goblins, ghosts and more from across the city. Free event open to the public.

• Science Museum Oklahoma will offer free and extended hours for trick or treating to area families from 4-6 p.m. Museum staff will dress in Halloween-themed costumes and ready with candy to share on this Halloween evening. For more information, call 602-3760 or visit

sciencemuseumok.org.

• “Trunk or Treat” will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church’s parking lot, 1300 E. 33rd St. The event is free. For more information, visit fbcedmond.org.

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