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February 2017
Struggle & Hope documentary, Oklahoma History Center
The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will debut the documentary Struggle & Hope, which chronicles the unique story of Oklahoma's All-Black towns. The film will premiere at the Oklahoma History Center at 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2017. Doors will open at 6 pm. The showing will be free to the public, courtesy of the OHS Black Heritage Committee. The filmmaker, Kari Barber, will attend and be available for questions. After the showing there will be a panel discussion about…
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Spring Break activities, Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch
Parents, give your children the opportunity to experience childhood as Will Rogers would have on his Indian Territory ranch this March! Spring Break activities will be held Monday, March 13, through Friday, March 17, from 1 to 3 pm at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch. There will be new activities each day focusing on different aspects of Will's life, including sports, horses and riding, aviation, writing, and entertainment. The programs will take place at…
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OKPOP presents “Power to the People: The Black Panther Party and the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma” program, Oklahoma History Center
The 75-minute PBS documentary on the Black Panther Party and its impact on American culture titled The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution will be followed by an hour-long panel discussion about the impact of the group and race relations in America today. The event will feature a small poster exhibit, highlighting Oklahoma civil rights activists who may not be well known. The Oklahoma City panel will consist of historian Bruce Fisher, journalist Joyce Jackson, and police officer Major Dexter…
Find out more »OKPOP presents “Power to the People: The Black Panther Party and the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma” program, Woody Guthrie Center
The 75-minute PBS documentary on the Black Panther Party and its impact on American culture titled The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution will be followed by an hour-long panel discussion about the impact of the group and race relations in America today. The event will feature a small poster exhibit, highlighting Oklahoma civil rights activists who may not be well known. The Oklahoma City panel will consist of historian Bruce Fisher, journalist Joyce Jackson, and police officer Major Dexter…
Find out more »July 2018
Night at the Movies, Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Night at the Movies on Friday, July 27, from 7 to 8:30 pm. Join us for another event as part of the year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Will Rogers’s first movie! On Friday, guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching Life Begins at 40 (1935) starring Will Rogers. Doors open at 6:30 pm and this event is free to attend. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
Find out more »August 2018
Sonic Summer Movies: Oklahoma! Sing-A-Long, Myriad Botanical Gardens
Visit the Myriad Botanical Gardens for Sonic Summer Movies: Oklahoma! Sing-A-Long on Wednesday, August, 1, from 9 to 10:30 pm. The event will include closed-caption titles and a sing-a-long! This event is presented by SONIC, America’s Drive-In and sponsored by the Oklahoma History Center. The Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Sonic Summer Movies are held on the on The Devon Lawn. Enjoy movies, activities, food, and lots of fun. Thanks to SONIC, these movies are completely FREE. Come early to get a…
Find out more »Oklahoma City Sit-Ins 60th Anniversary program, Oklahoma History Center
The Oklahoma Historical Society will host one of the many events planned to honor Clara Luper and the sit-ins of the civil rights movement in Oklahoma City. This free event on Thursday, August 16, at 7 pm will celebrate the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council and the many that later joined Luper to protest segregation in public accommodations beginning on August 19, 1958, with a sit-in at Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City.…
Find out more »Night at the Movies, Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Will Rogers Memorial Museum will host a Night at the Movies on Friday, August 24, from 7 to 8:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. This event is held as part of the year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Will Rogers’s first movie! On Friday, guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching Steamboat Round the Bend (1935). This event is free to attend. One hundred years ago Will signed a contract with Samuel Goldwyn to become one…
Find out more »October 2018
“Movies” Night at the Museums, Will Rogers Memorial Museum
A special movies-themed Night at the Museums event will be held on Thursday, October 4, from 5 to 8 pm in Claremore. Visit all four Claremore museums and complete a scavenger hunt for your chance to win a prize! Participating museums are: Will Rogers Memorial Museum J. M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum Claremore Museum of History Oklahoma Military Academy Museum on the Rogers State University campus Start your adventure at any one of the four museums, answer all the…
Find out more »The Headless Horseman Movie Night, Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a free Movie Night on Friday, October 26, from 7 to 8:30 pm. Join us for another event as part of the year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Will’s first movie! On Friday, guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching The Headless Horseman (1922) starring Will Rogers. This silent film is a comedic version of the familiar story of Ichabod Crane. Doors open at 6:30 pm. This event is…
Find out more »January 2019
Showing of Helicopter Missions: Vietnam Firefight
The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is pleased to announce the showing of Helicopter Missions: Vietnam Firefight on Saturday, January 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. The program will be moderated by former Huey helicopter pilot, retired Captain Bob Ford. The cost is included in admission to the OHC. Helicopter Missions: Vietnam Firefight tells the story of one of the most dangerous helicopter missions of the war. A company of more than 100 South Vietnamese soldiers, led by US Special Forces,…
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Oklahoma Black Heritage Film Festival
The Oklahoma Historical Society’s Black Heritage Committee will present an African American film festival and workshop at the Oklahoma History Center on Saturday, February 9, from noon to 5 p.m. The event will feature Oklahoma filmmakers and films pertaining to the Sooner State. The festival is free and open to the public, with limiting seating. At 2:30 p.m. writer and producer Robert Burch of OETA and ShIronbutterfly Ray of Muskogee’s Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival, will lead a…
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Movie Night featuring A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore will host a Movie Night in its newly renovated theater on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy free popcorn and drinks while watching A Connecticut Yankee (1931). This event is free to attend. Please call 918-341-0719 for more information.
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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…
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