On the Town: Explore Oklahoma’s music history in Edmond | The Journal Record

A brand new exhibit opening this week on the Edmond Historic Society and Museum will discover a few of Oklahoma’s musical historical past, and the exhibit’s featured musicians – Kyle Dillingham and Horseshoe Highway – will carry out at a grand opening on Saturday.

“Kyle Dillingham & Horsehoe Highway: America’s Musical Ambassadors” will likely be on show on the museum, 431 S Blvd. in Edmond, from Might 2 via Dec. 31. The ribbon-cutting and dwell music will likely be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Dillingham has carried out in 41 totally different counties and on the Grand Ole Opry stage and has been known as a “violin wizard.” Dillingham, Peter Markes and Brent Saulsbury make up Horseshoe Highway, performing a mix of music that features jazz, nation, wing, gospel and rock, or, as they discuss with it, “Heartland Americana.”

The exhibit explores the musical expression of those three performers all through their lives and travels, a information launch famous. It consists of live performance and tour memorabilia, devices, handwritten scores and recordings, in addition to Dillingham’s purple efficiency go well with designed by Manuel Cuevas, and the Dolly Parton skateboard Dillingham rode onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.

For tickets, go to edmondhistory.org.

Nonprofit excellence

The Oklahoma Middle for Nonprofits lately honored high organizations for his or her excellence throughout an occasion on the Southern Hills Nation Membership in Tulsa.

The 2022 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award winners have been chosen from finalists in numerous classes, and the awards and finalists have been celebrated throughout the dinner emceed by Dave Davis, co-anchor of 6 within the Morning on KOTV.

Established in 2008 with steerage from late Chapman Basis trustee J. Jerry Dickman and Tulsa businessman Joe Moran, this system has yearly awarded money grants between $5,000 and $10,000 to distinctive Oklahoma nonprofits, a information launch said.

This yr’s winners have been: the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra in Tulsa, receiving the humanities and humanities award; the Central Oklahoma Camp and Convention Middle in Guthrie, with the group award; Discovery Lab in Tulsa, receiving each the schooling award and the general Dickman Award for Excellence Winner, which included a $10,000 grant; the Abilities for L.I.F.E. Basis in Lawton, the overall impression award; the Saville Middle in Stillwater, the well being award; the Dragonfly Dwelling in Oklahoma Metropolis, the self-sufficiency award; and the Neighborhood Youth Companies of Southern Oklahoma in Ardmore, the youth award.

Meals of be aware

I’m late getting the leads to for the meals entries within the 56th annual OKC Competition of the Arts, however congratulations to the award winners! The meals is as important to this competition because the artwork is, and these inventive winners from Worldwide Meals Row gained high prizes, introduced by Gardner Tanenbaum: Bulgogi Rice Bowl from Oh My Gogi OKC gained Finest in Present, Taste Practice OKC’s German Burger gained the Finest Savory Award, and Guiltless Concession from Cinn & Corruption Sundae gained the Finest Candy Award. The competition ended Sunday.

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