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May 2019
Movie Night featuring State Fair (1933)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its newly renovated theater on Friday, May 24, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching State Fair (1933). This event is free to attend. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »June 2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom film screening
The Oklahoma History Center will offer a screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary The Green Book: Guide to Freedom on Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Chesapeake Event Center at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City. This film explores how and why African American postal employee Victor Hugo Green developed and published a guidebook that allowed black travelers to embrace the adventure of road trips while navigating safe passage…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring David Harum (1934)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its newly renovated theater on Friday, May 31, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching David Harum (1934). This event is free to attend. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »July 2019
The Day We Walked on the Moon (2019) film screening
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the Oklahoma History Center will host a screening of the Smithsonian Channel™ film titled The Day We Walked on the Moon (2019) on Saturday, July 20, 1 p.m. The film features interviews from key figures in NASA Mission Control, contemporary astronauts, and the families of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. The program runs approximately 50 minutes and has a TV-PG rating. This event is made possible through the History Center’s…
Find out more »Will Rogers Movie Night
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its newly renovated theater on Friday, July 26, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching a Will Rogers film. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »August 2019
Will Rogers Movie Night
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its newly renovated theater on Friday, August 30, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching a Will Rogers film. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »September 2019
Will Rogers Movie Night
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its newly renovated theater on Friday, September 27, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching a Will Rogers film. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »October 2019
Will Rogers Movie Night featuring Mr. Skitch
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its recently renovated theater on Friday, October 25, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching the Will Rogers film Mr. Skitch (1933). Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 140th birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival on Wednesday, October 30, through Saturday, November 2. Many activities are planned to honor the memory of Will Rogers, Cherokee cowboy philosopher and movie actor. A complete schedule can be found at www.dogirons.com/program. Beginning October 30, the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival will feature up-and-coming filmmakers exhibiting their work at venues throughout Claremore. Also included in…
Find out more »Halloween Night at the Museum
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host Halloween Night at the Museum on Thursday, October 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. This event combines trick-or-treating with an opportunity for children and their parents and grandparents to visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Area businesses and individuals will share treats at locations throughout the museum galleries—from the front door to the children’s museum. Halloween Night at the Museum is free and open to all ages. There will also be a continuous…
Find out more »November 2019
LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 film screening and discussion
The Oklahoma History Center will host a screening of LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 on Saturday, November 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum chronicles the life of Comanche activist and national civil rights leader LaDonna Harris in this film. Brannum, the great-niece of Harris, celebrates her life and the personal struggles that led her to become a voice for Native people and her contemporary work to strengthen and rebuild indigenous communities, and train emerging Native leaders around…
Find out more »December 2019
Will Rogers Movie Night featuring Business and Pleasure
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a free Movie Night in the renovated theater on Friday, December 27, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching a Will Rogers film. This month’s film is Business and Pleasure (1932). Refreshments are compliments of the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »January 2020
Drinks, Crime and Prohibition film screening
Join us for a screening of the Smithsonian Channel’s Drinks, Crime and Prohibition on Saturday, January 18, at 1 p.m. On 100th anniversary of the implementation of Prohibition, take a look back at a time of speakeasies, mob wars, and federal enforcement in this comprehensive documentary. This film screening is included with paid admission to the Oklahoma History Center.
Find out more »Movie Night
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its theater on Friday, January 31, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching a film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
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Oklahoma African American Family Film Festival
The Oklahoma Historical Society’s Black Heritage Committee will present the Oklahoma African American Family Film Festival and workshop at the Oklahoma History Center on Saturday, February 15, from noon to 5 p.m. This event will include a presentation of videos, films and, raw, unedited footage documenting the history and culture of the African American experience in Oklahoma. The event will also feature Oklahoma filmmakers and films pertaining to the Sooner State. The festival is free and open to the public,…
Find out more »Movie Night
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its theater on Friday, February 28, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching a film. Seating is limited, so early arrival is suggested. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »June 2020
Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story film screening *Canceled*
This event has been canceled.
Find out more »August 2020
Movie Night featuring The Great Ziegfeld *Canceled*
This event has been canceled.
Find out more »September 2020
The Pacific War in Color: From the Ashes screening
The Oklahoma History Center will show a Smithsonian Channel film on Saturday, September 19, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. This screening is from 1 to 3 p.m. and is included with paid admission to the Oklahoma History Center. By the summer of 1945, the Allies are reducing Japan to ashes, but there's no sign of surrender. While a ground invasion seems imminent, a casualty estimate of US soldiers in the hundreds of…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Charlie Chaplin film *Canceled*
This event has been canceled.
Find out more »November 2020
Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 141st birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival Wednesday, November 4, through Saturday, November 7. Many activities are planned to honor the memory of Will Rogers, Cherokee cowboy philosopher, and movie actor. A complete schedule will be posted at www.dogirons.com/program.
Find out more »January 2021
Movie Night featuring Baby Brother (1927) and Telling Whoppers (1926)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night on Friday, January 29. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movies beginning at 7 p.m. Featured movies will be Our Gang’s Baby Brother (1927) and Telling Whoppers (1926). Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance because of limited seating. Please call 918-343-8113 or visit www.willrogers.com/shindig to reserve your ticket.
Find out more »February 2021
“Blacks on the Oklahoma Frontier: Lawmen, Outlaws, Cowboys, Cowgirls, and Rodeos,” the third Oklahoma African American Film Festival (virtual)
The program will be available at okhistory.org/learn/filmfestival at 6 p.m. on February 6. On Saturday, February 6, 2021, at 6 p.m. the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) Black Heritage Committee will present “Blacks on the Oklahoma Frontier: Lawmen, Outlaws, Cowboys, Cowgirls, and Rodeos,” the third Oklahoma African American Film Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s festival will be held virtually. The online festival is free to the public, and no registration is necessary. The focus of this year’s festival…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Laurel and Hardy in Sons of the Desert (1933)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night on Friday, February 26 featuring Laurel and Hardy in Sons of the Desert (1933). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movies beginning at 7 p.m.
Find out more »March 2021
Movie Night featuring Mr. Skitch (1933)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night on Friday, March 26 featuring Will Rogers in Mr. Skitch (1933). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance because of limited seating. Please call 918-343-8113 or visit www.willrogers.com/shindig to reserve your ticket.
Find out more »The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound film screening
The Oklahoma History Center will host a screening of The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound (2013) on Saturday, March 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. Celebrate Women’s History Month by exploring the story of over 100,000 brave young women who made an unusual decision to leave home and travel west. They worked as waitresses along the railroad, opening the doors of the West to women. Learn about Oklahoma’s own Harvey Houses and the impact that the Harvey Girls made on the progress of…
Find out more »April 2021
America’s National Parks at 100 film screening
Celebrate Earth Day and Oklahoma’s state and national parks with the Smithsonian film, America’s National Parks at 100 (2016). The Oklahoma History Center will screen this film on Saturday, April 17, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Buster Keaton in Cops and One Week
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, April 30, featuring Buster Keaton in Cops (1922) and One Week (1920). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movies beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance because of limited seating.…
Find out more »May 2021
Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in Doubting Thomas
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, May 28, featuring Will Rogers in Doubting Thomas (1935). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance because of limited seating. Please call…
Find out more »June 2021
Movie Night featuring Laurel and Hardy in silent movie shorts by director Hal Roach
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, June 23, featuring silent movie shorts by director Hal Roach, featuring the classic films Mixed Nuts (1922), Blotto (1930), and Helpmates (1932). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movies beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in…
Find out more »July 2021
Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in State Fair
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, July 30, featuring Will Rogers in State Fair (1933). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance because of limited seating. Please call…
Find out more »August 2021
Clara Luper Freedom Fiesta Art Show and Film Screening
On Saturday, August 21, the Clara Luper Legacy Committee will present a free art show and film screening of Best of Enemies at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC). These activities are part of the Clara Luper Freedom Fiesta, a series of events to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the beginning of the sit-in movement in Oklahoma City. Led by teacher and civil rights activist Clara Luper, the Oklahoma City sit-in movement broke down the barriers of segregation in public accommodations in the…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring the filmed version of the Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, August 27, featuring the filmed version of the Broadway musical The Will Rogers Follies (1991). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance…
Find out more »Route 66: An American Odyssey film screening
The Oklahoma History Center will have a screening of the film Route 66: An American Odyssey on Saturday, August 28 from 1–3 p.m. The film overviews the construction of "The Mother Road," popular landmark attractions that developed on Route 66, and the roadway's popularity into the present day. Historical footage is joined with national points of interest along Route 66.
Find out more »The Battle of Honey Springs film premiere
The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) and the Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield announce the premiere of a new film documenting the Battle of Honey Springs. The first showings of The Battle of Honey Springs, a Pantheon Digital Production, will take place on Saturday, August 28, at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. at the Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center near Checotah. A program with the director, producers, actors, and historians will take place after the…
Find out more »September 2021
Movie Night featuring Charlie Chaplin in The Kid (1921)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, September 24, featuring Charlie Chaplin in The Kid (1921). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required.
Find out more »October 2021
Movie Night featuring Max Schreck in Nosferatu (1922)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, October 29, featuring Max Schreck in Nosferatu (1922). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required.
Find out more »November 2021
Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum (WRMM) and Birthplace Ranch will celebrate the 143rd birthday of Oklahoma’s Favorite Son with the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival. The festival will take place from Wednesday, November 2, through Saturday, November 5. Many activities are planned to honor the memory of Will Rogers, a Cherokee cowboy, philosopher, and movie actor. Beginning November 2, the Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival will feature up-and-coming filmmakers exhibiting their work at venues throughout Claremore along with lectures, workshops,…
Find out more »Oklahomans and Space: The First Space Station and Détente film screening
The Oklahoma History Center will have a screening of an episode from the 2014 OETA documentary series Oklahomans and Space on Saturday, November 6, from 1 to 3 p.m., in conjunction with the Oklahoma History Center’s featured exhibit Launch to Landing: Oklahomans and Space. The documentary series presents the history of the space program through the stories of the Oklahomans who participated in it. NASA footage and photographs, along with recently discovered long-lost film, help tell this epic story. The series also covers…
Find out more »Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in They Had To See Paris (1929)
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Movie Night in the newly renovated Will Rogers Theatre on Friday, November 26, featuring Will Rogers in They Had To See Paris (1929). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. This event is free to attend thanks to sponsorship by the Bank of Commerce. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks. Masks are required.
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