Football season opens
Drive Up Flu shots
John Marshall tailback T.J. Carter fights through traffic during last Friday’s football scrimmage with Star Spencer. The Bears open their 2020 season Sept. 4 against Bethany at Taft Stadium. As a sign of the times, a masked Jeff Horrocks, at right, John Marshall’s new football coach, watches the action.
Thrifty Pharmacy in Quail Plaza at Hefner and May and in Edmond is offering drive-up flu shots. The nurse will come to your car. Pharmacist Danny Lynch said the CDC says get your shot early.
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 16 • One Section • 12 pages August 28, 2020
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Inasmuch announces $2.5 mil gift to Myriad Gardens By Rose Lane Editor Inasmuch Foundation President and CEO Bob Ross and Myriad Gardens Foundation and Scissortail Park Foundation CEO Maureen Hefferman agreed it was an exciting day in the history of the gardens as it was announced that Inasmuch Foundation has committed $2.5 million to the second phase of a capital campaign to renovate the Crystal Bridge Conservatory. This phase features a complete renovation of the interior conservatory spaces to enhance visitor
engagement with a more diverse plant collection, interactive educational exhibits, improved ADA accessibility and a museum-quality gift shop. The Visitor Center lobby of the Crystal Bridge was renovated as part of the first phase of the capital campaign and completed in 2018, made possible by a major gift from Devon Energy. Phase one also included renovation of lowerlevel classroom space for use by John Rex Middle School and a new horticulture classroom, funded by Inasmuch Foundation. See MYRIAD, Page 2
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Myriad Gardens Foundation Chair Emeritus Jim Tolbert, Inasmuch President and CEO Bob Ross and Devon Energy Chairman Emeritus Larry Nichols.
And, the shows will go on! Ballet leads off with ‘Nutcracker’
OKCPHIL plans (re)IMAGINE(d) year
In order to keep dancers, staff and patrons safe during the pandemic, the Oklahoma City Ballet has announced changes in its upcoming 2020-21 season of professional ballet performances. The season starts in December with “The Nutcracker: Short & Sweet,” for eight performances at the Civic Center Music Hall. Fall productions of “(e)motion(s), A Triple Bill”
The OKCPHIL has announced a (re)IMAGINE(d) concert season, configured to allow its orchestral performances to continue during the time of a global pandemic. This revised season incorporates energizing 60-minute programs presented without an intermission, a socially distanced setting both on and off stage, and a
and “Cinderella” were forced to be canceled. The season is scheduled to continue with “The Firebird,” Feb. 12-14, 2021; “Future Voices,” March 18-21, 2021; and “The Little Mermaid,” April 16-18, 2021. To best protect patrons, all performances in the 2020/21 Season are one act to avoid intermissions. Artistic Director Robert See BALLET, Page 3
delayed start of the Classics season. These plans, created in partnership with the home venue The Civic Center Music Hall, will feature compliance with the health and safety standards provided by the CDC, state and city mandates, advice from highly-regarded health experts, and guidelines for public gatherings, designed to protect those
in attendance. Out of respect and deference to the health care community and those socially distancing to combat the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, the opening Classics concert will be moved to Oct. 17, while the series finale will be extended to June 5, 2021. “I’m excited to present See PHIL, Page 3
Upward Transitions hopes to stop generational homelessness By Rose Lane Editor As the Cares Act’s temporary moratorium on evictions was lifted on July 25, the work of Upward
Transitions is even more vital. Upward Transitions’ mission is to prevent generational poverty through community collaboration, emergency relief and
empowerment, therefore inspiring hope for people experiencing housing instability. The organization is there to help with electric bills or even a month of rent — much needed assis-
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Dog of the Week This is Snoopy Nicholas. He is an adopted one-eyed wonder from Tiny Tails Small Dog Rescue. He brings his humans, Rachel Benbrook and Andy Melvin, much joy with his fun loving spirit! Email Dog of the Week, Baby of the Week and Cat of the Week submissions to rose@okcfriday.com. Submissions used in the order received.
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tance for people who are on the brink of homelessness. “The need for housing and utilities assistance is growing exponentially, especially now that the limitations on evictions has
been removed,” Board President Bob Lane said. “Our neighbors who have hung on by a thread to stay in their homes are now at See UT, Page 11
OKCMOA celebrates 75 years The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) celebrates its 75th anniversary year with an exciting slate of exhibitions including “Shared Lives, Distant Places: Recent Acquisitions in Photography,” “Beaux Arts at 75” and “Moving Vision: Op and Kinetic Art from the Sixties and Seventies.” In honor of the museum’s 75th anniversary in May, the OKCMOA has already received 289 gifts or promised gifts of
artworks from donors across the nation. Many of these gifts will be on display at the museum throughout the year, including a planned outdoor installation of “Folded Circle Split” by Fletcher Benton. “The museum has enriched many lives over the last 75 years, and we are proud to build on that legacy,” said Dr. Michael J. Anderson, OKCMOA president and CEO. “The gifts See OKCMOA, Page 3
