Upcoming shows in the Summer Breeze Concert Series:

Aug 15 – Chuck Allen Floyd – Lions Park

Aug 29 – Dylan Hammett – Lions Park

Sep 12 – Mama Sweet – Lions Park
(previously 07/11 at Andrews Park)

Sep 19 – Sierra Hull – Lions Park

For more information about Summer Breeze and other PAS programs, call (405) 307-9320 or visithttp://thepas.org.

The art and handmade market is accepting artist applications for its third event on August 28th in Norman. Dustbowl will feature more than 50 local and regional artists and handmade vendors. Pottery, painting, photography, jewelry, prints, screen-printing, clothing, accessories and textiles will be among the items for sale at Dustbowl.

Dustbowl co-chair Katie Huskerson said the event focuses on local commerce, building community and promoting originality.

“We feel that Oklahoma and surrounding states have a multitude of creative people,” Huskerson said. “We’ve designed Dustbowl to encourage and provide a practical venue for artists to display and sell their work.”

Located on Campus Corner in Norman, Dustbowl will kick off the University of Oklahoma’s school year. Shopping will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and patrons can enjoy live music from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. The market will feature a Kid’s Corner designed to promote creativity at a young age.

This year, Dustbowl has teamed up with Blackwatch Studios to bring an amazing line-up of musicians – Evangelicals, Colourmusic, The NON, Native Lights, Jacob Abello, Pretty Black Chains, Samantha Crain, Sherree Chamberlain, Brine Webb, Unwed Sailor, and Brother Gruesome.

“August 28th is the first Saturday that campus life will be back in full swing,” Huskerson said. “We’re excited to offer another incentive for Norman and merto-area residents to visit Campus Corner and support the shop local movement.”

Artist applications are due on July 24th. Download applications and learn more at DustbowlArtsMarket.com.

Featured guest will be Darryl Cox – a professional actor whose career spans the spectrum of major film and television productions. Among his credits are over 40 principal roles in features (including Arlington Road, Robocop, Necessary Roughness, A Perfect World, and Bottle Rocket), TV dramas (including “Friday Night Lights”, “Prison Break”, “NYPD Blue” and “L.A. Law”), TV movies (including Muhammad Ali: King of the World and Witness to the Execution), mini-series (including “North & South” and “James Michener’s Texas”), sitcoms (NBC-TV’s “Knight & Daye” with Jack Warden), daytime soaps (“General Hospital”), and children’s shows (including “Wishbone”). Actors he has worked opposite include Tim Robbins, Helena Bonham Carter, Owen Wilson, Dennis Quaid, Joan Cusack, Jack Warden, Scott Bakula, Jimmy Smits, Lou Diamond Phillips, Miguel Ferrer, Jason Bateman, Patrick Swayze, Timothy Dalton, Sean Young, Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Chicklis, Martha Plimptom, Helen Hunt, Tim Daly, Aiden Quinn, Bill Paxton, Alan Ruck, Luke Wilson, Kelly Preston, Terry O’Quinn, Chuck Norris and Howard Keel. He has been directed by, among others, Clint Eastwood, Oliver Stone, Paul Verhoeven, Tim Blake Nelson, Bille August, Mark Pellington and Wes Anderson. He has additional credits in dozens of national and regional TV commercials (including Southwest Airlines, Ford, Denny’s, Travelosity.com, and Florida Citrus Growers). Roles on stages from Charleston, South Carolina to Los Angeles have included Roald Amundsen in Terra Nova, Teddy in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming, Lt. Col. Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men, and Austin in True West. Darryl taught film acting at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and at Adam Roarke’s Film Actor’s Lab in Dallas, and as an adjunct professor regularly teaches on-camera acting courses at the University of Oklahoma. He has also worked as a staff writer and producer for Davis*Glick Productions in Los Angeles, and is an active member of the Screen Actor’s Guild. A former officer in the U.S. Navy, he served on board the destroyer U.S.S. Forrest Sherman, including a tour of duty in the Persian Gulf in 1980. In 1977, he graduated with a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma, and currently resides in Norman, Oklahoma.

For more information, contact Cassie Ketrick at canchair@gmail.com.

Bring a picnic basket, perhaps a blanket to soften the concrete seating or lawn chairs for the grassy area on either side, and prepare to enjoy outstanding bluegrass music.

A band from the Ozarks, Big Smith is composed of five cousins: Mark and Jody Bilyeu, Bill and Rik Thomas, and Jay Williamson. The newest member, fiddle player Molly Healey, brings the total to six creative individuals bound together by blood and harmony.

“The purity of family harmonies is one of the first attractions new audiences find with Big Smith.” says Steven White, Summer Breeze Committee Chairman. “Add to it seasoned musicians who seem to really enjoy making bluegrass music together and it will make for a great Summer Breeze concert.”

After coming together professionally in the fall of 1996, Big Smith quickly earned a devoted following playing “raucous acoustic music” that captured the spirit of their native Ozarks. In 2007 music became a full-time profession for Big Smith.

They have made their mark outside the Ozarks with several forays to Chicago, Nashville, Austin and Colorado; several tours to the West Coast including two in 2007; and along the length of the Mississippi from the Twin Cities to New Orleans. They have recently enjoyed high-profile opening gigs for the likes of Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson, The Avett Brothers and the Del McCoury band. Summer of 2008 finds them traveling to Europe for the 21st Annual Country Rendez-Vous Festival in Crappone, France.

The Summer Breeze Concert Series is supported by grants from the Norman Arts Council and Oklahoma Arts Council, as well as the generous support of many local businesses, organizations and individuals.

For more information about Summer Breeze and other PAS programs call (405)307-9320.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 17th at the Comfort Inn in Oklahoma City, members of the crew of the upcoming Okie-based film Rolling Stoned will be holding a DIY Filmmaking seminar. The seminar will cover topics as diverse as building your own camera stabilizer, where to find funds, and how to feed a large crew on a shoestring budget. Cost that day is $100. Those that preregister at rollingstonedthemovie@gmail.com will save $25.

As a special incentive, the organizers would like to offer members of CAN $50 off. As a bonus incentive, CAN will receive 10% of the proceeds from individuals referred to the seminar. Just mention CAN when you register, and they will receive 10 percent!

If you haven’t already joined the Cinematic Artists of Norman, it’s easy!  Visit www.normanarts.org and you can pay online.  Students are $20 and others are $30 for a full year.

July 8th – Summer Films in the Alley will be screening Boondock Saints II.
Boondook Saints II trailer
The pre-screening social time will begin at 8:30pm and the movie will begin around 9pm.  Admission is $5 and FREE popcorn will be available.  Please bring a chair or blanket and a cooler full of frosty beverages.

July 9th from 6 to 10pm – opening reception for Dreamer 27: Ideation to Realization, Dissecting the Design of Fashion. Dreamer 27 is an in-depth look at the process of creating a fashion collection, from inspiration, initial sketches and pattern-making to the finished product by recent Parsons, the New School for Design in New York Citygraduate, Jamie McCarty.

July 15th – the Spoken Word with guest poet, Lauren Zuniga. Lauren is the founder of the Oklahoma Young Writers Collective, an organization that provides literary opportunities and support for Oklahoma’s emerging writers. She has been nominated for State Poet Laureate by the Individual Artists of Oklahoma.  Admission is $5.

July 17th at 8pm- DCSF Annual Fashion Show – McCarty will be showcasing the culmination of her senior studies during a fashion show at Gray Owl Coffee, 223 E. Gray St. The collection being shown is the final result of McCarty’s senior thesis and includes hand knitting, dyeing, quilting, and original prints.

July 22nd – Summer Films in the Alley will be screening Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

A quick note from Brady Sexton, 2010 DCSF Board President
“As the edgiest and most diverse non-profit arts organization in Norman, we are eager to continue to bring our unique programming to the community.   However, without some immediate support from our friends, our ability to do so in the future is in question.  So please, consider becoming a member or making a donation, every bit helps. Become a DREAMER and support your local arts community today. ”

DCSF’s mission is to encourage, promote and provide opportunities for growth for new artists in our community.

Fry decided to join the Performing Arts Studio as Executive Director because of its focus as an events centered organizations rather than a programs and grant-giving organization.

“I wanted to have the ability to be more hands-on with events and arts in Norman,” said Fry.

Coming from a background as a full-time artist focusing on landscape painting, the NAC position kept Fry from taking time to visit places like the Wichita Mountains for inspiration.

“Being a part of the PAS gives me more time to focus on my own art.” said Fry.

Fry’s final day as Executive Director of the NAC was June 30th. He began at the PAS on July 1st.

The Norman Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. For more information, visit the Jobs page.

This arts festival will feature unique, high-quality artist booths.  Artworks of painting, drawing, pottery, jewelry, glass, woodworking and more will be on display for viewing and purchasing.

A large central tent will host demonstrations by FAC faculty members.  In addition, FAC faculty who teach children’s classes will be providing opportunities for kids to create artwork.  The Children’s Art Wall will be available for young painters to express themselves, with the assistance of local artists and instructors.  Free FAC t-shirts will be passed out to the first 75 kids that participate in the Children’s Art Wall project.

Live music will be set up on two stages.  The large stage will feature several musical acts throughout the night. The line-up is as follows:

Main Stage

Friday, July 9th

6.00 – Brittani Moon – She has been named the Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist & Female Entertainer of the Year.

7.00 – Red River Rebellion – This band’s style is influenced by blues, classic rock, Red Dirt and southern rock.

8.00 – Maggie McClure – She has been described as polished pop with Christian overtones, with a style ranging from easy listening to funk to light rock.

9.00 – Dylan Hammett – Her music ranges from pop rock to jazz and classical with rolling guitar melodies and earthy lyrics.

10.00 – Love Button – This band began playing in 1992 with a folk punk sound, which has developed and changed in style over the years.  They have a loyal following in Norman and OKC, have also played throughout Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and New Mexico, and released a CD in 1995 entitled “17 Cleverly Disguised Songs About Smack.”

Saturday, July 10th

6.00 – Thomas Anderson – Thomas Anderson is a musician, professor and private teacher in Norman. His primary instrument is the classical guitar, but he also play drums, bass, all types of symphonic percussion, steel drums, and other styles of guitar. He performs an eclectic mix of songs you don’t normally hear on classical guitar.

7.00 – Lily Guild – This band, with excellent songwriting, features a style that is a blend of original modern folk and rock.

8.00 – Bungalouski – This progressive jam band has performed all over Norman, including the Norman Music Festival.  Their style is influenced by many sounds, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, Incubus, Frank Zappa, Sublime, Beatles, and many more.

9.00 – The Stumblers – This blues band has performed at many venues in Norman and the Norman Music Festival.

10.00 – Mama Sweet – The band has been described as “Okie Alt-Country,” and a cross between Bruce Springsteen and The Foo Fighters.

Second Stage

Friday, July 9th

6.00 – 10.00 – McMichael Music Rock Clinic Showcase – There will be different bands throughout the evening, with an age range from ten to eighteen.  They will be playing a mix of modern rock and pop music.  These bands perform frequently around the metro area, including the opening of the Rock and Roll exhibit at the OKC History Museum.

Saturday, July 10th

6.00 – 10.00 – McMichael Music Rock Clinic Showcase

The Midsummer Nights’ Fair is the Firehouse Art Center’s way of giving back to the community.  For additional information on the Midsummer Nights’ Fair, call the Firehouse Art Center at 329-4523 or visit www.normanfirehouse.com.

For more information, contact Laurel Dix at 425-214-3619 or lausdix@ou.edu.