Community Calendar

Speaker: Dr. Susan Nash, American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Dr. Susan Nash will present on how the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History inspired her to write two books. In Residuals: Cotylorhynchus Rises, Nash connects the energies between the mass casualties of Permian extinction and of the Griffin Memorial Hospital fire. In her memoir, Shells and Shadows, Nash recalls growing up in Norman, Oklahoma in the 60s and 70s when the land that the Sam Noble Museum is positioned on was a long-abandoned WWII naval base. During the writing process of these books, Nash studied the Sam Noble Museum’s collection of Permian synapsids and land history.

May 6 & 20 - A romantic retelling of Shakespeare’s classic love story, filled with beautiful duets as two young lovers navigate passion, family rivalry, and fate.

Opera Club is a relaxed, welcoming way to experience some of the greatest operas ever written. Led by soprano and music educator Sarah Spurlin, each session invites participants to watch, appreciate, and discuss the opera in a low-pressure environment. No prior opera knowledge required! Free to attend!

Think of it like book club… but with glorious music, fabulous costumes, and the occasional dramatic death scene.

Learn more at https://www.cimarronopera.org/opera-club

All the village maidens are besotted with Reginald Bunthorne, a brooding “aesthetic” poet who claims to suffer exquisitely for his art. There’s just one problem: it’s all an act. Bunthorne doesn’t even like poetry–he just likes the attention. The only woman immune to his charms is the sweet, simple milkmaid Patience, who believes love must be completely selfless.

Complicating matters further, Patience is in love with her childhood friend Archibald Grosvenor, who is a true poet and, unfortunately, far too perfect to be married (at least in Patience’s eyes). Meanwhile, the serious and decidedly not poetic Heavy Dragoon Guards, once engaged to the swooning village maidens, find themselves suddenly abandoned in favor of flowery verse, languid poses, and a whole lot of aesthetic angst.

Patience is one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most successful operettas. It’s a rollicking satire that gleefully pits the straight-laced ideals of the Victorian era against the passions and indulgences of the 1870s Aesthetic Movement. With sparkling wit, infectious music, and plenty of absurdity, Patience proves that taking oneself too seriously is always a recipe for trouble.

The Summer Operetta features performances by emerging artists as well as community members. Performers from a wide range of backgrounds come together to present a Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta and provide entertainment for the Norman and wider Oklahoma Community.

Learn more at https://www.cimarronopera.org/summer-operetta-patience

All the village maidens are besotted with Reginald Bunthorne, a brooding “aesthetic” poet who claims to suffer exquisitely for his art. There’s just one problem: it’s all an act. Bunthorne doesn’t even like poetry–he just likes the attention. The only woman immune to his charms is the sweet, simple milkmaid Patience, who believes love must be completely selfless.

Complicating matters further, Patience is in love with her childhood friend Archibald Grosvenor, who is a true poet and, unfortunately, far too perfect to be married (at least in Patience’s eyes). Meanwhile, the serious and decidedly not poetic Heavy Dragoon Guards, once engaged to the swooning village maidens, find themselves suddenly abandoned in favor of flowery verse, languid poses, and a whole lot of aesthetic angst.

Patience is one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most successful operettas. It’s a rollicking satire that gleefully pits the straight-laced ideals of the Victorian era against the passions and indulgences of the 1870s Aesthetic Movement. With sparkling wit, infectious music, and plenty of absurdity, Patience proves that taking oneself too seriously is always a recipe for trouble.

The Summer Operetta features performances by emerging artists as well as community members. Performers from a wide range of backgrounds come together to present a Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta and provide entertainment for the Norman and wider Oklahoma Community.

Learn more at https://www.cimarronopera.org/summer-operetta-patience