OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 53 • One Section • 14 pages • May 14, 2021
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Town Hall to welcome Steve Forbes
Embracing spirit, OKCPHIL details 2021-22 season
The Oklahoma City Town Hall Lecture Series will finish the 2021 spring season on Thursday, May 20 with internationally renown economist, Steve Forbes. Forbes’ lecture begins at 11 a.m. at Church of the Servant, 14343 N. MacArthur Blvd. It was announced in the fall that this lecture would only be available to season ticket subscribers due to COVID-19 guideSTEVE FORBES lines which reduced capacity of public gatherings. However, with the relaxation of those restrictions, it will be possible for the organization to resume individual ticket sales for the in-person program. Season ticket holders’ tickets will be honored. Individual tickets to Forbes lecture may be purchased at the door, depending on space, or online in advance for $40, at okctownhall.org/home/lectureseries. For additional questions, phone (405) 202-4262. In addition, tickets are available online for live streaming for $25. Live streaming tickets previously purchased may be upgraded to the in-person lecture for $15 online or at the door. Steve Forbes is chairman and editor-inchief of Forbes and at the forefront of conversations concerning the economy on a global level both as a widely read author and frequent guest on television’s Fox
By Rose Lane Editor
Love receives Oakley statue Cathy Keating presents Judy Love with an Annie Oakley bronze created by Oklahoma sculptor John Ruhl. This bronze was commissioned for major donors to Liichokoshkomo’ at the Cowboy Museum. They are in front of the Loves Trading Post taking a tour of this extraordinary educational outdoor experience.
Coming out of a pandemic, the OKCPHIL has announced its 202122 Classics and Pops seasons which are aimed at embracing the Oklahoma spirit with music to inspire and unite. The season begins on Sept. 11 and ends on April 30, 2022. While attendance at the fall concerts is to still be limited, Maestro Alexander Mickelthwate said that by January 2022, the concerts are planned to be offered at full capacity. OKCPHIL Executive Director Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev said the local symphony was one of only 23 percent of orchestras across the country which offered live concerts during its past season. “After the challenging year we’ve all experienced, we are thrilled to reveal the inspiring details of another exciting season, featuring
high-caliber programs performed by our phenomenal orchestra,” she said. “Maestro Mickelthwate’s fourth season with the OKCPHIL is reflective of his artistic vision. “The Inasmuch Foundation Classics Season includes some of the most important works of the orchestral repertoire and takes us on a journey of exploration into exciting new compositions. Meanwhile, the Pops series will feature a fantastic blend of entertaining programs sure to get us all out of the COVID doldrums and back into the concert hall.” Mickelthwate said he is thrilled about the season. “Coming out of the quarantine brought on by the pandemic, our 2021-22 season will be an exciting journey of music that will make you feel as though you are traveling the world,” he said. “From See OKCPHIL, Page 5
Village swears in new council member Griffis, Mayor Wilkinson By Eric Oesch Staff Writer A new council member and mayor were sworn into office during a meeting of
The Village City Council. Newly elected council member Wynter Griffis was sworn into office to represent the residents of Ward 1. Ward 1 encompasses those who
live within the boundaries that abut Nichols Hills to the south and the area south and west of Casady Square at Britton Road and Pennsylvania.
Global Vision honors three
Richard L. Sias
Russell Perry
Maj. Gen. Billy Bowden
Global Vision Philanthropist
Global Vision Humanitarian
Global Vision Leadership
Three well-known Oklahoma Cityans will receive Global Vision awards presented by Sister Cities
International Oklahoma City on See GLOBAL, Page 11
During citywide elections on April 6, Village voters elected Wynter Griffins to a two-year term beating longtime Ward 4 incumbent councilman David Bennett
by a slim margin of 6 votes. Griffis drew 380 votes to 374 for Bennett and won the seat 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent. See VILLAGE, Page 12
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