Club looks at religious thinking
The Club and Organizations Fair was a success, drawing more than 450 students to club tables to sign up, said Student Life Coordinator Kendra Fringer. The fair, which took place
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Arts Festival Oklahoma attended by 16,000
Arts Festival Oklahoma 2015 saw an estimated 16,000 attendees, said Cultural Programs Events Coordinator Chuck Riley. Although the number is down from last year’s of 17,825, Riley said, he believes
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Artist sees his work as ‘whimsical’
This year, the feature artist for Art Festival Oklahoma is Robert Wardle from Texas, an artist for more than 30 years.Each year, Art Festival Oklahoma features a new artist and
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Arts Festival Oklahoma in 37th year
Arts Festival Oklahoma is fast approaching. The festival runs from Sept. 5 through 7, and will feature more food, art, and entertainment than ever before, said Cultural Programs Events Coordinator
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Swingle Singers to take theater stage Oct. 14
The London based group, the Swingle Singers, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Visual and Performing Arts Theater at OCCC.
The Swingle Singers is an a cappella group, meaning the singers use only their natural voices without any accompanying musical instruments.
Cultural Programs Director Lemuel Bardeguez said the Swingle Singers are outstanding.
“They are one of the original groups that do a cappella,” he said. The Swingle Singers have been around for 50 years.
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All that jazz
OCCC Jazz drummer Arion Alaniz, music professor Michael Boyle, and alto saxophonists Stanley Hall and Zeldon Peters prepare for their upcoming jazz concert set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15.,
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Arbor Day celebration planned for April 24
OCCC will host an Arbor Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the College Union foyer, said Chris Snow, Facilities Management assistant director.
There will be several booths at the event including OCCC green tips, Tree Campus USA, Earth Day T-shirts, tree planting instructions, tree facts, free tree consultation, Hug a Tree at O-Triple-C, Carbon Footprint Commitment and bag recycling for prizes.
Former president Richard Nixon proclaimed Arbor Day as a national holiday during his presidency in 1970.
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Blues band members ready for March 27 gig
Two original songs by vocalist Jesse Sappington will be included in the 16-song set on tap at the Blues Band concert on campus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the Bruce Owen Theater.
Sappington said his songs are inspired by life.
“‘Dying’ is a song I wrote after a heartbreak,” Sappington said. “It’s kind of a slow bluesy jam about how you give everything and it’s not enough. And you finally say OK and you leave.”
The second song is entitled “Runnin’.”
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Psychology Lab to host mandala coloring contest
The OCCC Psychology Lab is slated to host a weekly mandala coloring contest beginning Thursday, March 27, according to a flier from the Psychology Lab.
Students visiting the Psychology Lab can submit a colored Mandala between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. when the lab is open.
A Mandala is a Hindu symbol “representing wholeness and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself,” according to www.themandalaproject.org.
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OCCC looking for talented people
If you sing in the shower, strum air-guitar or dance like no one is watching, OCCC’s Got Talent is looking for you.
The Future Alumni Network, also known as the FAN Club, is sponsoring a talent contest on May 7 in the Bruce Owen Theater.
“OCCC’s Got Talent is a spring fundraiser [for the OCCC Foundation Scholarship Fund] … ,” said Randy Cassimus, Alumni Relations coordinator.
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