Cookies & Cocktails
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion
Planning Committee member Katy Long passes out goodies during the drivethrough version of Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma event. Page 2
BrieAnn Johnson is the head of Casady School’s new D.E.I. program. Page 7
OKC FRIDAY Vol. 54 No. 21 • One Section • 12 pages October 2, 2020
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City hopes to introduce new app during Community Day
C4K Hall of Fame Cleats 4 Kids Executive Director Stacy McDaniel with C4K Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Gamble. With his help, C4K is now able to reach kids from all four corners of the state out of its warehouse location in west Oklahoma City. The C4K Hall of Fame was begun in 2018 to honor people who have made game-changing plays for C4K. In 2018 C4K honored its first inductee, Keith Sinor. The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon was inducted in 2019.
By Rose Lane Editor
Beaux Arts Ball rescheduled for 2021 Aimee Harlow, Ball chairman, announced that the 75th Anniversary Beaux Arts Ball is rescheduled to Nov. 27, 2021. “As you can imagine this was not an easy decision, and hopefully the environment surrounding the pandemic will improve enough in 2021 to allow the debutantes and escorts the beautiful and memorable evening that they, their families and their
friends deserve,” Harlow said. “The 25 debutantes and 23 escorts will be introduced next year.” On another note, Harlow said a coffee-table-size book commemorating the 75th year history of the Beaux Arts Ball, co-written by Bob Burke, is going to print soon and should be available by the 2021 Ball. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Oklahoma
City Art Museum’s original fundraiser, the Beaux Arts Ball, the museum is set to present the entirety of its Beaux Arts collection in a series of exhibitions and permanent collection installations, “Beaux Arts at 75.” In this original exhibition, the museum presents longstanding favorites next to rarely seen gems. The exhibit begins on Nov. 7 and continues through April 25.
In conjuction with its Oct. 17 Community Day, the City of Nichols Hills is hoping to roll out a new app allowing residents to pay utility bills online, receive news of sales and promotions, locate points of interest in Nichols Hills and get immediate city alerts. Mayor Sody Clements said Community Day will be a way to celebrate fall and do it safely. The city is partnering with Washington Prime, the owner of Nichols Hills Plaza, which is the site of the family day. Community Day begins at 10 a.m. “There will be fun for all ages throughout the plaza and of course the stores and restaurants will also be open,” she said. Most of the activities are to take place on the north side of plaza. Kids have the opportunity to Touch a Truck — a rare, up-close and personal opportunity to explore large-scale vehicles and to meet the people who operate them. Movies will be shown at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. A Community Lounge is a place to hang out with friends and chat with city officials and store owners. Live music and food and beverages available for purchase are also a part of the fun. “We hope residents will come to the Plaza and enjoy live music, a cute fall selfie station, fun stuff for kids and reconnecting with each other -- social distancing of course,” Clements said. Downloading the app will also allow residents to record their Nichols Hills purchases and be in the running for cash prizes and merchandise gifts.
The garden is growing at Harding Charter
The first of three phases is complete at the Gardens at Harding Charter Prep. It includes 12 raised beds.
The radishes are up, the spinach is growing and the dream of the Gardens at Harding Charter Preparatory High School is fast becoming a reality. When Harding Charter Preparatory High School relocated the summer of 2019 to what was the former Centennial High School, it inherited a broken greenhouse
Show moves to Harn Homestead Tickets are on sale for Lyric Theatre’s diamond anniversary production of “A Christmas Carol.” This all-new outdoor production will whisk audiences away to a magical holiday village nestled in the heart of Oklahoma City. The historic Harn Homestead, 1721 N. Lincoln Blvd., will be reimagined as the Victorian Era setting for Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, magical spirits, and a host of unforgettable
characters. Patrons will follow Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of transformation and redemption, as they are guided from scene to scene at the homestead. Performances of Lyric’s “A Christmas Carol.” are Nov. 4 through Dec. 30. Tickets will be strictly limited to 100 guests for each performance. To purchase, or for more information, visit LyricTheatreOKC.org or call Lyric’s Box Office at 524-9312.
and an overgrown garden area. Last fall, Leslie Piccolo, garden curator and science teacher, presented her vision to the school’s administration with a plan to create a community garden which would provide fresh vegetables for the school and beyond. With that in mind, the administration polled the students to assess to see how
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many would like to take a horticulture class. The interest was high and the administration began to seek funds and community partners to assist in this vision. Rebekah Ebbs, owner of Urban Lawn and Landscape and whose company has partnered with the school during See HARDING, Page 3