Tulsa, OK

The Riddle – The Enigma of Art

This exhibit of recent abstract paintings by David Cade includes more than 20 large works in oil and mixed media.

(pictured: Alpine Silhouette 2007, 30″ x 40″ oil on canvas)

John Stossel

ABC’s “20/20″ Emmy Award-winning news anchor (known for his “Give Me a Break” segment) kicks off Tulsa Town Hall’s 08-09 season with his talk, “Pandering to Fear: The Media’s Crisis Mentality.”

A season subscription for the Town Hall series is $60. For another $20 per event, members can attend a luncheon (day of lecture) with the featured speaker that includes a question-and-answer session.

For a season subscription, call 749-5965.

Breaking the Mold - Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

The guest conductor for this performance is Alastair Willis. He served as Resident Conductor of the Seattle Symphony from 2002-2003, after having held the post of Assistant Conductor of that orchestra since September 2000. He previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras and Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Willis has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the St. Louis Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, San Antonio Symphony and the orchestras of Hartford, Rhode Island, Knoxville and Harrisburg within the past seasons.

Born in Acton, Massachusetts, Mr. Willis received his bachelor’s degree with honors from England’s Bristol University and continued his studies at Kingston University, where he earned a post-graduate Certificate of Education degree, teaching classroom music from grade-school to high-school levels. He won a scholarship in 1996 to study with Maestro Larry Rachleff at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, graduating with a Master of Music degree in 1999.

“He “paints” sound, adding warmth and depth the way a visual artist blends colors.”
- Palm Beach Post

The symphony will perform:

Estacio — Spring’s Promise
Stravinsky — Suite from Pulcinella
Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 “Eroica”

For season tickets, please call 584-3645.

Divas 2008 — A Benefit for H.O.P.E.

Some of Tulsa’s favorite singers — Cindy Cain, Christy Hanekwinkel, Annie Ellicott, Fiawna Forte, Susan Herndon, Rev. Carolyn Mobley, Heather Richetto-Rumley, John Sawyer, Rebecca Ungerman and Pam Van Dyke — will combine their talents to benefit H.O.P.E., a nonprofit group dedicated to preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Northeastern Oklahoma. This annual event includes live and silent auctions.

Evening show tickets are $25 and $40; $125 for table seats. Matinee tickets are $15 and $25: $50 for table seats. Table seats include refreshments.