Central Oklahoma’s Event Calendar August 2009

The following is a truncated list of events occurring in Frontier Country:

DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA – Children of all ages will love to take a train ride at the Oklahoma Railway Museum Aug. 1. The train leaves from Oakwood Depot at the museum at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for ages 15 and up, $5 for ages three-14 and children under three are free. For more information visit www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org. 

Media Contact: Drake Rice, Oklahoma Railway Museum, 405-424-8222

Watch traditional Native American dancers in full regalia at the 20th Oklahoma Indian Nations Pow Wow in El Reno Aug. 7-9. Also enjoy crafts, food, sports tournaments and contests for the whole family. For more information call 405-422-7608 or visit www.c-a-tribes.org.

Media Contact: Gene Stroman, El Reno Convention & Visitors Bureau, 405-262-8687

Take a family-friendly, climate-controlled adventure with Oklahoma River Cruises and listen as History Comes Alive Aug. 8. Listen to an oilfield roughneck reenactor and learn about details of his work, the colorful characters that he works and lives with and some of the methods that are used to drill for oil, store and transport it. For more information visit www.okrivercruises.com or call 405-702-7755.

Media Contact: Michael Scroggins, MetroTransit, 405-297-2107

See Lyric Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Civic Center Music Hall Aug. 18-22. You will be entertained by Seymour, his tender love for Audrey and Audrey II’s (the famous man-eating plant) bloody infatuation with Seymour. For more information or tickets visit www.LyricTheatreOKC.com.
 

Media Contact: Amy Russo, Lyric Theatre, 405- 524-9310

            Each of these contacts can provide additional information or a spokesperson for interviews. To download a complete listing of events, exhibits and attractions for the next two months, visit http://www.oktourism.com/uploads/documents/AugustSeptember_2009.doc.

            For more information, visit www.oktourism.com or call 1-800-FUN-OKLA.

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For Immediate Release: July 21, 2009   

Contact: Lauren Lorenzen, Public Relations Manager

Telephone: 405-232-6552

E-mail: lauren@oktourism.com