Nov 04 Tuesday
Join KOSU + ArtDesk for a special evening with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly on Tuesday, November 4, at 7:30pm at the Oklahoma City Community College Visual and Performing Arts Theater in Oklahoma City.
Experience the award-winning journalist and co-host of All Things Considered as she shares insights from her career covering politics and world affairs. It will be an evening of conversation and stories, as she pulls back the curtain on how she brings you the news every day.
General admission tickets are $75 and available for purchase now. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear one of public radio's most recognizable voices in Oklahoma City.
Kelly is also the host of NPR's national security podcast, Sources & Methods, where she discusses the biggest national security news of the week with NPR correspondents.
Kelly first launched NPR's intelligence beat in 2004 and spent a decade as the network’s national security correspondent. As a co-host of All Things Considered, she has brought listeners to Russia, North Korea and beyond. Kelly’s past reporting has tracked the CIA and other spy agencies, terrorism, wars and rising nuclear powers. Her assignments have found her deep in interviews at the Khyber Pass, at mosques in Hamburg and in grimy Belfast bars.
Kelly has written two novels and published a memoir in 2023, It. Goes. So. Fast. The New York Times bestseller focuses on balancing her journalism career with her role as a parent.
Outside NPR, Kelly's writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and many others.
Hear Kelly talk about her career and get a behind-the-scenes look at the news on Nov. 4 in Oklahoma City!
Nov 07 Friday
Join KOSU for an intimate solo concert by indie rock singer and guitarist Bartees Strange on Friday, Nov. 7 at ACM@UCO Live Room in Oklahoma City.
The Mustang, Okla. native returns to OKC for one of only a handful of solo dates this fall, as he swings through the Midwest and Great Plains.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see Bartees Strange in a small, intimate venue!
The ACM@UCO Live Room is located at 25 S. Oklahoma Ave. in Bricktown and the show is all ages.
Tickets are $20 (plus fees) and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. CT. Space is limited, and we expect this show will sell out quickly, so get your tickets fast!
Oct 14 Tuesday
Back by popular demand, one of Lyric’s biggest hits of all-time returns with a new rendition of Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show" in 2025. This cult classic will entertain audiences with catchy songs and interesting characters that you won't soon forget. Whether you are a Rocky Horror virgin or it is a part of your soul, you'll have a great time at this amazing show.
Please note: This production contains strobe lighting effects, theatrical fog/haze, sudden loud noises and adult language/situations. No one under the age of 13 will be admitted. Prop bags will be sold in Lyric's lobby. No outside props will be allowed in the theatre.
See website for show dates and times.
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Southern Plains Productions is proud to present Wakka Wakka’s Dead as a Dodo, October 23-25, 2025, at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center in Oklahoma City.
Deep within the underworld, two friends, a boy and a dodo, are digging for fresh bones to replace their ancient, skeletal forms which are quickly deteriorating. One day, something miraculous happens. The dodo sprouts new feathers. Soon, a steady transformation begins to unravel the natural order. The great reversal has begun.But what will happen to the two friends?
Dead as a Dodo is a family-friendly, puppet musical odyssey utilizing humor and magical visual effects to explore some of humanity’s most basic fears and our quest for immortality.
Don't miss this show, hailed by The New York Times as “ceaselessly inventive.” It’s like a Pixar film brought to life on stage.
Note: This production incorporates fog, loud noises and strobe lighting. Appropriate for ages 7 and up.
October 23, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmOctober 24, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pmOctober 25, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm