Community Calendar

Every Saturday at 11 a.m. we’re hosting Stories & Specimens for children and families! In this engaging program, children are invited to gather for a lively story time, where fascinating tales spark curiosity and set the stage for exploration.

Each session dives into a themed topic, connecting stories to science and cultural history with museum objects that let kids see, touch, and discover in our interactive Discovery Room.

Best of all, Stories & Specimens is included free with museum admission, making it the perfect way for young learners to enjoy interactive storytelling and hands-on exploration all in one visit!

(Best Suited for Ages 3-10)

Explore a monumental outdoor installation by Oklahoma City–based artists Denise Duong and Gabriel Friedman that transforms Campbell Art Park into a site of story, symbolism, and discovery. Conceived as a constellation of six sculptural forms, including a head, a hand, and four birdlike spheres, the work invites viewers to enter a world where order and chaos intertwine.

The Poetry Society of Oklahoma hosts a Summer Workshop this July, featuring guest speaker Kristen Grace. Grace is a nurse, journalist for 405 Magazine and Art Focus, as well as a graduate from the Oklahoma City University's Red Earth MFA program. This workshop and luncheon will be held from 11-2 pm on July 18th at the Warr Acre's Luncheon.

**Registration is required by July 10th.**

Join curatorial fellow Jonathan Hacker in the special exhibition On the Edge: The Abstract World of Frederick Hammersley for unique insights into the life and work of the artist. Fred Talks offer a chance for participants to ask questions, share thoughts, and connect with the museum, staff, and each other. Included with museum admission.

Somewhere inside MIX-TAPE, memories are drifting.

The Emoshies and The Feels have left behind fragments of songs, stories, and emotions, but something is missing. Together, participants will travel through the immersive world of MIX-TAPE, uncovering hidden clues, contributing creative choices, and helping shape a one-of-a-kind mix-tape built from shared experiences.

Part performance, part interactive adventure, RECORD + PLAY invites guests to become collaborators in a living story where every choice adds a new layer to the music. No two journeys are exactly alike.

Join us this summer and help create a mix-tape worth remembering.

Upon check-in, participants can decide the interaction level they are comfortable with.

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full dinner while a hilarious crime unfolds around you—but stay alert. The culprit is hiding in plain sight, and before the night is over, you could find yourself named a Prime Suspect.

Now playing at Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, OK, this murder mystery dinner experience is unlike traditional dinner theater. Our professional actors are not in costume and are secretly planted among the guests, creating a modern, social, and highly interactive evening. Each ticket includes our signature live murder mystery show, a complete dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of unexpected twists. Reserve your tickets now and crack the case before it’s too late.

Planning a group celebration or private event in Oklahoma City? We specialize in custom private shows for companies, parties, and organizations of nearly any size—hosted at our public venue or brought directly to your location. Perfect for team outings, corporate events, and unforgettable celebrations.

Each month, the McSwain Theatre has a monthly Jae L. & Crossover show with special guests.

Sordid Lives is a black comedy about white trash! The author brings you a comedy that was nominated for over 30 awards during its long run in Los Angeles. When Peggy, a good Christian woman, hits her head on the sink and bleeds to death after tripping over her lover’s wooden legs in a motel room, chaos erupts in Winters, Texas.

Tickets are on sale now. All seats are reserved, and reservations are recommended. Regular adult tickets are $30 with discounts available for seniors, military, educators, students, and groups of ten or more. Thursday performances feature a special reduced ticket price, and CST honors the Allied Arts OKCityCard discount. Flexible passes, redeemable for multiple productions, are also available at a discounted rate.
Free parking is available directly across the street in our dedicated lot. Additional information and tickets are available online at carpentersquare.com or through the free Carpenter Square Theatre mobile app. The box office is open Tuesday–Friday from 1–6 p.m., and patrons may call 405-232-6500.

From Melbourne, Australia, legendary soft rock duo Air Supply continues to make musical history more than 50 years after first taking the stage. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, five consecutive Top Five singles, and a brand-new studio album, A Matter of Time—their first in 15 years—the iconic pair remains as relevant as ever. Riding a banner year filled with global tour dates, a forthcoming biopic, and an impending Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Air Supply’s timeless love songs continue to captivate audiences across generations.

Continuing a legacy of unparalleled live performances, Air Supply will take the stage at Lucas Oil Live on July 18. Don’t miss your chance to catch one of the most recognized names in the world of romantic rock music.

Doors open 1.5 hours prior to showtime.

Organized to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico, "The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce" presents a selection of sixty paintings by European, Puerto Rican, and North American artists that reflect the scope and diversity of the museum’s collection. The exhibition is organized into five sections based on themes that have been popular in the history of art: scenes of daily life, landscapes, religion, portraiture, and the concept of beauty. This juxtaposition of masterpieces from the sixteenth through the twenty-first century fosters a visual and thematic dialogue, establishing unexpected connections between works that correspond to different historical and geographical contexts.

"The Sense of Beauty" will showcase masterworks by prominent European and North American artists, including religious paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, and Anthony van Dyck; portraits by Joshua Reynolds, Élisabeth Louise Vigée LeBrun, and Francisco de Goya; landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church, William Merritt Chase, and Gustave Courbet; and genre scenes by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, James Tissot, and John Singer Sargent. The Museo de Arte de Ponce is also renowned for having one of the most significant collections of Victorian art outside of the United Kingdom. Their iconic painting "Flaming June" by Frederic Leighton will be featured along with works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. Additionally, the exhibition will highlight the rich heritage of Puerto Rican art, from José Campeche’s religious images of the late eighteenth century to the work of contemporary artists such as Francisco Rodón, Myrna Báez, and Waldemar Morales Lugo.

"The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce" has been organized by the Museo de Arte de Ponce in collaboration with the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

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Image Credit:

Frederic, Lord Leighton (England, 1830-1896), "Flaming June," 1895, oil on canvas, 46 7/8 x 46 7/8 in. (119.1 x 119.1 cm), Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.