The Edmond Sun
EDMOND — Edmond community events
14 Saturday
Endurocross USA will be at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie. For more information, call 282-RIDE or visit www.lazye.com.
The Midnight Streak 5K run and 1 mile fun run will be Saturday throughout the Oklahoma State Fair Park. All proceeds will be used to allow City Arts Center to continue offering free admission into the Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery year round and keeping the arts alive for everyone in Oklahoma City. Registration is $30. Race day registration will be from noon to 5 p.m. and from 9-10 p.m. Local bands will perform starting at 8 p.m., including Kelly B. Band, Jabee, penny hill, Dustin Prinz and Justin Witte. Jared Fogle from Subway and Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett will be there as well. The 1 mile fun run will begin at 10:30 p.m. and the 5k begins at 11 p.m.
15 Sunday
The 7th Annual Parent Child Championship will be Aug. 15 at KickingBird Golf Club. Two-person parent-child teams will play the scramble tee shot, alternate shot approach, scramble putt tournament. Entry fee includes green fees, cart, range balls and prizes. Play will begin with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The cost is $80 per team. For more information, call 341-5350 or visit www.kickingbirdgolf.com.
16 Monday
Edmond Republican Women will hold their regular monthly meeting on Aug. 16 at Johnnies Char-broiler on 33rd Street in Edmond. The State of the Oklahoma Treasury will be the title of the program presented by Ken Miller, the Republican candidate for state treasurer. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting so that they can be informed as to the appropriations and budget issues affecting our state. Come, order lunch and the meeting will start at 11:30 a.m.
17 Tuesday
Amateur Talent Night will be on the Hafer Park stage Aug. 17. Signup packets are available at the MAC or online at edmondok.com/parks/rec. Call 359-4630 for more information.
18 Wednesday
The Arcadia Lake Deer Harvest Management drawing will take place at 1 p.m. for archery hunters only. The season begins Oct. 1 and runs into December. Buddy hunters are allowed to hunt with you on your zone; 25 zones are available. Fees are subject to change. For more Information, visit www.arcadialakeok.com or call 216-7481.
21 Saturday
Teacup Chains Square Dance Club meets the first and third Saturdays of each month at Peace Lutheran Church, 2400 E. Danforth Road. A workshop is at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Grand March 8 p.m. Visitors are welcome. For more information visit www.teacupchains.com.
The Oklahoma City Writers will put on a free summer workshop at the Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business, N.W. 25th and McKinley in Oklahoma City, from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors are welcome. Carolyn Wall will provide an intense workshop on Writing Spine Tingling Fiction. She is a two-time winner of the OWFI Crème de la Crème award, and the author of “Sweeping Up Glass.”
The Lazy E Dressage Classic and Great Plains Championship will be Aug. 21-22 at the Lazy E Arena. Call 282-RIDE or visit www.lazye.com for more information
Music, theater and art
14 saturday
“Harvey” by Mary Chase will play at 8 p.m. Aug. 6-28 at the Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison Ave. in Guthrie. Affable Elwood P. Dowd has a kind word for everyone he meets. He lives a quiet life with his social-climbing sister and her daughter, and is devoted to his loyal and trustworthy friend and constant companion, Harvey. The fact that Harvey happens to be a 6-foot tall invisible rabbit doesn't seem to bother Elwood but is an ongoing embarrassment to his family who decides to have him committed. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, the medical establishment is turned topsy-turvy as Elwood and Harvey cause pandemonium. For specific showtimes and tickets, visit www.thepollard.org.
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park will present “Romeo and Juliet” Aug. 12 through Sept. 4. Shows are at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at Bicentennial Park in front of the Civic Center in downtown Oklahoma City. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and free for children 12 and under; season tickets are $25. For more information, call 235-3700 or visit OklahomaShakespeare.com.
Peter Krauss, Lisa Turci and Kent Kidwell will play traditional jazz at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $7, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
b.j. o’shea will provide live music from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Java Dave’s, 9 S. Broadway. Java Dave’s will showcase area talent each Saturday.
15 Sunday
Logan McElvany will perform at 7 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $5, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
16 Monday
Norah Jones will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Oklahoma City Civic Center, 201 N. Walker Ave. in Oklahoma City. Jones’ 2002 debut album “Come Away With Me” won eight Grammys, including album of the year, best new artist and best female pop vocal performance for Jones, and record of the year for the album’s bluesy single, “Don’t Know Why.” For more information, visit www.okcciviccenter.org.
Gordon Lightfoot will perform at the Rose State Performing Arts Center, 6420 S.E. 15th St. in Midwest City, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Canadian Lightfoot first began to gain recognition in the mid-’60s as a songwriter when his compositions “For Lovin’ Me” and “Early Morning Rain” became hits for Peter, Paul & Mary, and Marty Robbins topped the country charts with “Ribbon of Darkness.” For more information, visit www.okcciviccenter.org.
19 Thursday
Marcy Priest with special guest Denver Duncan will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $7, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com. For tickets, visit www.marcypriest.com.
20 Friday
A.J. & Why Not will play blues and soul at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $7, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
Upcoming
August 21
The Michael Summers Band will play contemporary jazz and variety at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $7, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
Family Fun Night will be at 5 p.m. Aug. 21 at KickingBird Golf Club. Play 9-holes with the family and enjoy special junior tees and setup, a free putting course, $2 range tokens and food and beverage discounts. Green fees are $6; carts are $6. For more information, call 341-5350 or visit www.kickingbirdgolf.com.
“Love Letters” from the University of Central Oklahoma’s Broadway Tonight series will play at 7:30 p.m. at Mitchell Hall Theater. The play features film and stage star Betsy Palmer and Broadway Tonight director Jon Finch who bring A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize nominated drama to life. The play centers on star-crossed lovers who sit side by side at a table, reading notes and letters they sent to each other over 50 years, discussing their hopes, dreams, and disappointments. For more information, call 974-3375 or visit www.uco.edu/cfad/events.
August 26
Paul Skinner will perform at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $10, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com. For tickets, visit www.paulskinnermusic.com.
August 27
Brian Gorrell & Jazz Company will play traditional and contemporary jazz at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $7, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
Wrangler Heartland Barrel Racing will be Aug. 27-29 at the Lazy E Arena. Call 282-RIDE or visit www.lazye.com for more information.
The Edmond Junior Rodeo will be at 8 p.m. Aug. 27 and 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Carl Benne Arena, 300 N. Kelly Rd. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for children under 18.
Andrea McArdle & Young Voices of Edmond will be at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the University of Central Oklahoma Mitchell Hall Theater. McArdle, famous for her alto range, strong vocal belt, and role as Broadway’s original “Annie,” performs a cabaret-style concert with Young Voices of Edmond. Her repertoire will include the popular song “Tomorrow” from “Annie.” For more information, call 974-3375 or visit www.uco.edu/cfad/events.
August 28
Garrett “Big G” Jacobson will play blues and soul at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $7, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
The second annual Cardboard Boat Regatta will be at 8 a.m. Aug. 28 at Arcadia Lake. Having had 22 entries at the first Cardboard Regatta, this event hopes to be bigger and better. Sponsored by Edmond Life & Leisure, categories willl include Individual, Group and Corporate. Registration is now open. For more information, call 359-4630 or visit www.edmondok.com/parks/rec.
August 30
Edgar Cruz with Todd Hallawell will perform at 8 and 9:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $20, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
August 31
Tom McCullough will perform as part of The University of Central Oklahoma Faculty Artist Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $10, and food and beverages are available by Hideaway Pizza. For more information, visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
