AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity 144 69 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity http://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:16:43 -0600 Between his hardworking elves and all those lists he gets, Santa has it easy.  For the rest of us, holiday gift giving can be a little more... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/oklahoma-city-holiday-shopping-guide-black-friday-deals-and-oklahoma-city-malls-and-outlets-236285 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/oklahoma-city-holiday-shopping-guide-black-friday-deals-and-oklahoma-city-malls-and-outlets-236285 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The reports of Swine Flu in Oklahoma (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/edmond/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-oklahoma-county-227913 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/edmond/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-oklahoma-county-227913 Health and Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Imagine entering a giant puzzle … one that's tall, green and full of surprises. This is the experience of a Oklahoma corn maze and it's a... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/find-oklahoma-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-oklahoma-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217147 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/find-oklahoma-corn-mazes-get-lost-in-a-oklahoma-haunted-halloween-corn-maze-this-season-217147 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Just when Kelly Clarkson thought her life was caving in around her, she got a second chance to change everything. That second chance was a letter... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/area-resident-wins-50-000-grand-prize-from-directbuy-214410 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/area-resident-wins-50-000-grand-prize-from-directbuy-214410 Business and Professional Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A screwball comedy by Ray Cooney & Michael Cooney A madcap romp with rapid-fire dialogue that would do Preston Sturges proud - all you’re... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/tom-dick-and-harry-213358 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/tom-dick-and-harry-213358 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A romantic comedy by John Kolvenbach A 2007 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy that premiered at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre in 2006.... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/love-song-213360 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/love-song-213360 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A drama by Arthur Miller Joe Keller's company manufactures engine parts for the Air Force. A shipment of faulty parts has resulted in the deaths of... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/all-my-sons-213364 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/all-my-sons-213364 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A significant gift of art goes on exhibit in memory of Jackie Coles of Oklahoma City. Back for an encore showing is an exhibit drawn from The Jackie... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-jackie-coles-collection-selected-works-213381 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-jackie-coles-collection-selected-works-213381 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Luiseño artist and activist Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez was born on southern California’s Rincon Indian Reservation in 1888. She was immediately... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-bonita-wa-wa-calachaw-nu-ez-selected-works-213383 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-bonita-wa-wa-calachaw-nu-ez-selected-works-213383 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Arte en la Charrería: The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture The very essence of the Mexican experience is exemplified by the culture of the... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-artisanship-of-mexican-equestrian-culture-213384 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-artisanship-of-mexican-equestrian-culture-213384 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Over the course of more than forty years, New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel amassed one of the most significant collections of... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-dorothy-and-herbert-vogel-collection-fifty-works-for-fifty-states-213318 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-dorothy-and-herbert-vogel-collection-fifty-works-for-fifty-states-213318 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales opens June 25 through September 20, 2009. A selection of 47... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-masterpieces-from-the-davies-collection-national-museum-wales-213319 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-masterpieces-from-the-davies-collection-national-museum-wales-213319 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 17th-century Masterpieces from Dulwich Picture Gallery Oklahoma City, OK—The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is pleased to announce The Dutch... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-dutch-italianates-213320 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-the-dutch-italianates-213320 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher She was the first of her kind. He was the last of his. A female theatre dresser sparks a theatrical revolution in 17th... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/compleat-female-stage-beauty-213357 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/compleat-female-stage-beauty-213357 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Kate Rivers is an Assistant Professor of Art at East Central University in Ada. She received her BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design and MFA... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-moss-and-rivers-213391 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-moss-and-rivers-213391 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Oklahoman mixed media artist and painter Donald G Longcrier will transform the Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery through large-scale installations,... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-donald-longcrier-213393 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-donald-longcrier-213393 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 An annual invitational exhibit that displays the work of Oklahoma and regional artists working in a wide variety of media. The annual exhibition... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-17th-annual-cafe-city-arts-invitational-213394 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-17th-annual-cafe-city-arts-invitational-213394 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Working in digital and mixed media, painting, drawing, and printmaking, artist Andrew Polk will be exhibiting an array of abstract work. Though... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-andrew-polk-213395 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-andrew-polk-213395 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Narciso Argüelles grew up on both sides of the Mexican and U.S. border. While still an undergraduate student at the University of California, San... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-narciso-arg-elles-and-cassandra-wozniak-213396 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-narciso-arg-elles-and-cassandra-wozniak-213396 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Pottery sale featuring one-of-a-kind gifts created by hand in the City Arts Center Ceramics Studio. Each year, CAC instructors and students create a... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-annual-pottery-sale-213397 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-annual-pottery-sale-213397 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 “My life as a child was filled with a wide array of music - music that for me formed a deep appreciation of the expression of the soul through... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-music-builds-a-life-by-asia-scudder-213398 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/exhibition-music-builds-a-life-by-asia-scudder-213398 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In April 2008 the treasure book "H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III" was formally presented to the National Library of Congress in... http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/the-dharma-of-liberation-made-available-to-the-west-210819 http://www.americantowns.com/ok/oklahomacity/news/the-dharma-of-liberation-made-available-to-the-west-210819 Religion and Spirituality Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Dear EarthTalk How can I make good use of the rainwater that runs down my roof and into my gutters? -- B.S. For most of us, the rain that... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-harvesting-rainwater-for-household-use-218211 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-harvesting-rainwater-for-household-use-218211 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: What effects do fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides used on residential lawns or on farms have on nearby water bodies like... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-pesticides-fertilizers-and-water-pollution-210999 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-pesticides-fertilizers-and-water-pollution-210999 Clubs and Organizations Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600