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Don't tell me there's nothing to do....
Published: 6/14/2008 11:06 PM
Last Modified: 6/14/2008 11:06 PM

This is one of those weeks when the complaint that "there's nothing to do around here" just proves that whoever says it isn't keeping up.

OK Mozart and Light Opera Oklahoma opened this weekend. This is one of the most star-studded OK Mozart festivals in recent years, with artists as diverse as Branford Marsalis, Frederica von Stade, Peter Nero, Mark O'Connor and Barry Douglas.

But even more impressive is the wealth of activities -- most of them free -- that take place throughout the days during the run of OK Mozart, which this year goes through June 21. These Festival Showcase events feature everything from lectures, tours of Bartlesville landmarks, and music of every style and genre, by local, regional and national artists. One can easily fill every hour of the day, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. with what OK Mozart has to offer.

There's food, as well, which the lovely and talented Natalie Mikles will be writing about later this week.

Light Opera Oklahoma is calling this "the best of all possible seasons," taking a line from "Candide," the Leonard Bernstein musical that opens June 21. Already playing is the company's new staging of "The Pirates of Penzance," artistic director Eric Gibson's imaginative redo of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic. We'll have a full review running in the paper Tuesday, but suffice it to say this is an excellent show. One thing that LOOK has made a hallmark of its work is its understanding that, while there is a great deal of artistry to be had in G&S, their work was designed to make people laugh. And LOOK's production certainly achieves that goal.

The Phantom of the Opera opens Wednesday -- we won't go into detail here because they will be ample time for that later -- and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame has two big shows -- a collaboration with OCCJ featuring some of Tulsa's top musicians on Thursday, and its annual free Jazzfest.

With gas what it is, it only makes sense to stay around Tulsa and enjoy some professional quality entertainment.


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James D. Watts Jr. has lived in Oklahoma for most his life, even though he still has people saying to him, "Don't sound like you're from around these parts." A University of Oklahoma Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Watts has received the Governor Arts Award, Harwelden Award and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Beth Macklin Award for his writing. Before coming to the Tulsa World, Watts worked for the Tulsa Tribune.

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