Community Calendar

Join us this summer at the Sam Noble Museum and experience science first-hand through a variety of discovery-based programs. Each week-long, two-hour Summer Explorers program (children ages 6-7, 8-9, and 10-12) features a different natural or cultural history theme.

REGISTRATION
Don’t miss out! Space is limited and advance registration is required. Visit the Sam Noble Museum website to register. For questions or accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact Visitor Services at (405) 325-7977. Cost: $80 (Member youth); $100 (Non-member youth).

Required program forms will be sent via confirmation email.

ROBERTA PAILES FUND FOR CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
A limited number of program fees can be funded for families who demonstrate financial need. Click Here for more information and to apply.

T-SHIRT
Each Summer Explorers youth program participant will receive a T-shirt. Please indicate the size when you register.

OFF-SITE PROGRAMS indicated with ☀️
These programs will take place in the best classroom of all: the great outdoors! We will start at the museum and then travel in museum or university vans to local parks. Booster seats are provided for children 9 and under and are available for children over the age of 9 upon request of parents/guardians. Participants should be dressed to get wet and dirty and must bring a water bottle.

Join thousands of fans in Stillwater this month for one of Oklahoma’s biggest summer traditions — Eskimo Joe’s Anniversary Celebration. This week-long street party boasts live music, food and drink specials, games, giveaways, and family-friendly fun.
Each day features something new, from costume contests and concerts to a classic car show and a children’s carnival. Sports fans can gear up for a high-energy tailgate party, and OSU alumni can reunite over extended happy hours, hot wings, and domestic pitchers. The week wraps up with an official birthday bash at Eskimo Joes, complete with complimentary desserts.

Step into a world of vibrant imagination with A Colorful Dream, an interactive exhibition by contemporary fine art photographer Adrien Broom. This family-friendly experience follows a young girl’s journey through a series of monochromatic fantasy worlds, each meticulously crafted to explore the emotions and symbolism of the full spectrum of the rainbow. Broom’s large-scale photographs, created without digital manipulation, capture the magic of these handmade sets, bringing fairy-tale-like landscapes to life.

Exclusive to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the exhibition features a site-specific installation that reimagines black not as an absence, but as the presence of all colors. This striking addition invites viewers to contemplate color in a new way, blending fantasy and reality in stunning detail.

"Discovering Ansel Adams" features over 100 photographs that share Adams’s most celebrated works while revealing aspects of his development that are frequently overlooked. Together with original archival materials from the Center of Creative Photography’s Ansel Adams Archive, these photographs demonstrate how Adams transformed from a fourteen-year-old tourist with a camera into a renowned photographer between 1916 and the 1940s. Along the way, photographic prints from his early visits to the American Southwest, his mountaineering experiences as a young man, and his quest to photograph America’s national parks will enchant visitors.

For more than 60 years, the Wynnewood Open Rodeo has brought classic rodeo action to southern Oklahoma. This two-day event returns to the Wynnewood Rodeo Grounds with crowd favorites like barrel racing, bull riding, team roping, bronc riding, and more.

Visitors can also catch special appearances by Miss Rodeo USA, the “Sweetheart of the Rodeo,” and enjoy nightly events like mutton bustin’, a calf scramble, and bull dogging. A downtown parade on Saturday adds to the weekend's small-town charm.

With food vendors, merchandise booths, and a true old-fashioned rodeo atmosphere, the Wynnewood Open Rodeo continues to draw fans from across the country.

Museum Films presents the annual curated program of the best of new and classic French cinema, presented with support from Alliance Française of Oklahoma City (afdokc.org). French Film in July features six new French films, including the delightful literary romance “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," which screens July 25-27, and a three-film retrospective of rarely seen bohemian seaside vacation idylls from French New Wave director Jacques Rozier screening Thursdays, July 10, 17, and 24.

Join the Myriad Gardens and the India Association of Oklahoma on July 11th at 7:00 PM. Experience the magic of Bollywood under the stars with dazzling music, dynamic dance, and infectious joy. This evening celebrates the rich cultural tapestry of South Asia with DJ Limitless spinning iconic Bollywood hits, guided dance sessions, and plenty of space to show off your moves — from Bhangra beats to Bollywood grooves. Henna and authentic Indian food are available for attendees.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Presents, "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" at the Civic Center Music Hall from July 8th - July 12th at 7:30 PM, with Matinees at 2:00 PM on July 12th and July 13th.

Experience the inspiring true story that created the soundtrack of a generation! Beautiful traces music hit-maker Carole King’s journey from teenage songwriter to chart-topping solo artist. King, who created countless smash hits for teen idols, rock bands, big-haired girl groups, and big-voiced R&B legends, made the leap from songwriter to the stage with her hit album Tapestry. This Tony® and Grammy®-Winning phenomenon is filled with pop gold made famous by Aretha Franklin, Little Eva, Neil Sedaka, James Taylor, The Supremes, Carole King and more. Featuring over two dozen hits, including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Up on the Roof,” “One Fine Day,” and “Natural Woman,” this Broadway celebration is filled with the songs you remember and a story you’ll never forget!

She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.