Kasum Contemporary Gallery Celebrates Anniversary with Fantasy
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Print News for the Heart of our City. Volume 53, Issue 18 November, 2015 Read us daily at www.city-sentinel.com Ten Cents Page 4 Page 8 Page 8 & 10 Special Olympics basketball tournament comes to Santa Fe Family Life Center Paseo Arts Association to honor four Oklahomans CityRep and OCCC yield ‘A Funny Thing Happened ...’ 30th annual Peace Festival brings holiday shopping and enlightenment to the metro By Darla Shelden ic Center Music Hall’s “Hall fee, pottery, crafts, carving and City Sentinel Reporter of Mirrors”, 201 N. Walker, in hand-made items from Africa. downtown Oklahoma City. Local artists and craftspeo- Over 60 organizations will The event is an Oklaho- ple sell their art as well. Many come together at the 30th an- ma City tradition, with music, groups offer books, calendars, nual Fall Peace Festival creat- dancing, food, shopping and t-shirts and bumper stickers Kasum Contemporary Gallery ing a cornucopia of entertain- community organizing with furthering their mission. ment, information and items for peace and justice always on the All groups will provide bro- holiday shoppers. The event is program. chures, newsletters, and mem- celebrates anniversary with fantasy free and open to everyone. Holiday shopping is a big bership opportunities in addi- The family-friendly festival draw for visitors. Tables offer- tion to sales items. tribute will be held on Saturday, Nov. ing fair trade and home-made “Visitors will find tables and 14, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., in the Civ- goods will include organic cof- continued on page 2 By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter Kasum Contemporary Fine Art gallery is celebrating its new double exhibit season, which pays tribute to fantasy. Sept. 12, marked the one year anniversary of Kasum Contem- porary’s opening in the Plaza District of Oklahoma City, Gallery director Tony Mor- ton says he and his wife built Kasum with creativity, whimsy and big dreams in mind. A Mystical Menagerie, a tribute to fantasy, at Kasum Contemporary Art Gallery features artist Diana J. Smith’s Wizards Journal – The Exalted Tome of Quests, “We wanted our season de- which is available for purchase. Photo provided. but to pay tribute to imagi- nation and there may be no opened on Oct. 4 and runs ways. They merge our own, greater extension to imagina- through Nov. 15. very relative, character traits tion than fantasy,” Morton said. The opening reception was into a fantasy world of unfin- “We are pleased to be opening held at Kesum Gallery on Oct. ished stories,” said Morton, “A our 2015-2016 exhibit season 9, at 1706 N.W. 16 St. place where we can pick up the by presenting the far reach- A native Oklahoman, Smith pen and author our own world. ing creative works from three is well known for her animal It’s a place of impossibilities phantasmagorical artists in focused acrylics on canvas. made possible. two very unique features.” Morton suggests that she will “Over the last year Smith The exhibit “A Mystical Me- soon be widely recognized for has formed, finished and fired nagerie”, featuring new works her work in sculpture as well. a world of wizards. Each one is Amanda Armstrong, of Oklahoma Amnesty International, participates along with many diverse organizations and social by gallery artists Diana J. “Diana’s new hand built clay the creation of a new species justice groups during the annual Fall Peace Festival which takes place on Saturday, Nov.14 in Oklahoma City. Photo by John Smith and Katie O’Sullivan, figures are Cantabrian in many continued on page 5 Walters. Harding Fine Arts Academy presents two theatrical productions in November Staff Report Harding Fine Arts Acade- my’s drama department is do- ing something crazy this year, according to drama teach- er and fine arts department chair Brenda Williams. The Oklahoma City public char- ter school is working double- time to put on two theater productions at once. “I couldn’t decide between two shows I wanted to pro- duce at the school,” Williams said. So she opted to do both. “Boys Next Door” tells the story of Arnold, Norman, Lucien and Barry -- four men- tally challenged young men living together in an apart- ment – and their social work- The 2015 Bar Wars “Best Signature Cocktail” winner was awarded to COPA’s bartender Cameron Hess for his ‘Autumn er, Jack, who is leaving them Spice” master concoction. Photo provided. to pursue another career. Mingled with scenes from the daily lives of these four, Annual Bar Wars competition raises where “little things” some- times become momentous funds to benefit those with HIV/AIDS (and often very funny), are By Darla Shelden all Oklahoma ingredients. moments of great poignancy City Sentinel Reporter The “Best Signature Cock- where we are reminded that tail” winner was awarded to the “challenged,” like the rest Oklahoma City area res- The COPA’s bartender Cam- of us, want only to love and taurants and clubs, and local eron Hess for his ‘Autumn laugh and find meaning and non-profit service organiza- Spice” master concoction. purpose in life. tion Other Options, hosted The competing bartenders “Crimes of the Heart” is an evening of creative drink represented some of Oklaho- a story of family dynamics, competition the 2015 Bar Wars ma City’s favorite watering loyalty, and love, as three event. The cocktail contest holes, including 809 Sports Southern sisters deal with was held on October 17. at the Grill, Rococo, Whiskey Cake, old wounds and family skel- IAO Gallery, 706 W. Sheridan The Boom, Joey’s Pizzeria, etons, including the arrest of like his looks.” larious, as these young char- Ave., on Historic Film Row. WSKY Lounge, Apothecary the youngest for shooting her Their troubles, though acters escape their collective The benefit featured local 39, Guernsey Park, Bossa husband because she “didn’t grave, are yet somehow hi- continued on page 9 bartenders competing to win Nova and VZD’s, as well as the honor of “Best Signature some new additions to the been a complete success, and Cocktail” at the fourth annual Oklahoma City nightlife helped raise significant mon- Bar Wars. Everyone attending scene. ey to help Oklahomans who A note to advertisers and potential advertisers the event had the opportunity Rockford Cocktail Den, at are affected by AIDS, includ- Here is The City Sentinel print edition production schedule for Dec. and the first three months of 2016. to try the signature cocktails 317 N.W. 23, joined Bar Wars ing the patients, their fami- and vote for the winner. that evening as they celebrat- lies, and their care-givers. December 2015 edition February 2016 edition This year’s winner of the ed their opening just prior to “For those who wished to Ad space reservation: Friday, Nov. 20 Ad space reservation: Friday, Jan. 22 “Best in Show” category was the event. combine their spirits with Ad content deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 24 Ad content deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 26 bartender Samantha Mor- “We were very excited to cuisine, local restaurants phew from Rockford Cocktail be part of this event,” said were on hand to provide deli- January 2016 edition March 2016 edition Den, formerly known as Gran- Mary Arbuckle, executive di- cious sustenance. Guests had Ad space reservation: Friday, Dec. 18 Ad space reservation: Friday, Feb. 19 dad’s Bar, with her creation of rector of Other Options. “In a chance to taste many drinks Ad content deadline: Tuesday, Dec. 22 Ad content deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 23 the Harvey Wallbanger using previous years, Bar Wars has continued on page 6 Page 2 www.city-sentinel.com November, 2015 NEWS See us online, and on Facebook and Twitter 30th annual Peace Festival brings holiday shopping and enlightenment to the metro continued from page 1 booths of local groups and or- ganizations active in social jus- tice, human service, human rights, environmental sustain- ability and peace,” said Na- thaniel Batchelder, director of Oklahoma City’s Peace House, the host organization. “The Peace Festival show- cases the good efforts of pri- vate groups working in those areas,” Batchelder added. Other festival sponsors in- In 2011, Oklahoma City members of the Reagan Alumni Association gathered at the National Cowboy Museum to greet Mi- clude the Social Justice Com- The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will host a booth at the chael Reagan, son of the president with whom each had worked in varied capacities. Reagan delivered the keynote address mittee of the First Unitarian 2015Fall Peace Festival. Photos by John Walters. at an event benefitting Oklahoma Christian University and the Academy of Leadership and Liberty. Pictured here, from left, Church, Bob Lemon, Oklahoma were Reagan Alumni members political analyst Marc Nuttle, entrepreneur Brenda Jones Barwick, author Michael Reagan, Observer, Home Creations and journalist Patrick B. McGuigan, and energy businessman Mark Stansberry. Photo Courtesy CapitolBeatOK.com . Kay Adair. Anne Murray, Peace House Association of Women in volunteer and Festival worker said, “Live entertainment by local musicians and fair trade Communications honors Oklahoma goods on sale make this a pop- ular event for supporters of hu- City’s Brenda Jones Barwick man rights, social justice, envi- ronmental sustainability, and Staff Report to Brenda Jones Barwick of experience at the highest levels peace.” Jones PR at its national confer- in Washington, D.C., politics, The festival will feature a di- The Association for Women ence in Kansas City, Missouri. European diplomatic relations verse collection of people and in Communications (AWC) pre- Brenda, from Oklahoma City, and with Fortune 500 compa- interests, which will provide sented its 2015 Headliner Award has 35 years of public relations nies. free informative materials, re- She was vice president of pub- freshments and a wide array of The family friendly 30th annual Fall Peace Festival will bring together a cornuco- lic relations for the Southwest’s pia of entertainment, information and items for holiday shoppers.