Yow! Oklahoma! Opens August 19!

Do you have your tickets yet? Bloomington Civic Theatre kicks off its 2011-12 season with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Directed by Gary Gisselman, choreographed by Michael Matthew Ferrell, and featuring a live orchestra conducted by music director Anita Ruth,
Oklahoma! is sure to capture the hearts of Bloomington Civic Theatre audiences and start the new season off with a bang! Don’t miss this musical masterpiece!

Oklahoma! runs Friday, August 19 through Sunday, September 18, 2011. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. There is also a Wednesday performance on September 7 at 7:30 p.m., and a 2:00 p.m. Saturday matinee on September 17. The Thursday, September 15 performance is ASL Interpreted, and the September 16 performance is Audio Described. Post-show ‘talk-backs’ with the cast and crew take place after the Sunday matinees on August 21 and September 4. All performances are held in the Schneider Theater at the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center at 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. in Bloomington, MN. All seating is reserved, and tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and students, and may be purchased by calling the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center Box Office at 952-563-8575, or online.

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Rex Mhiripiri Artist Talk on August 18

Rex Mhiripiri will be on hand for an informative artist talk on Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Inez Greenberg Gallery in conjunction with our current exhibition, African Sculpture. Curator for this exhibition, Mr. Mhiripiri will talk about the history of Zimbabwe Shona Stone Sculpture and its intrinsic beauty, as well as his firsthand experiences with the artists. There is no cost to attend this Artist Talk.

African Sculpture will be exhibited through Friday, August 26. For more information, visit our website or call 952-563-8575

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Bloomington Landmarks

You can be a part of an upcoming art exhibition by completing a survey to identify Bloomington’s most popular landmarks (those with unique character, nostalgia, symbolism, etc.). The top eight chosen landmarks will be featured in the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center’s “Bloomington Mapworks III” art exhibition in the Inez Greenberg Gallery in August 2013.

This artistic compilation will be the third Mapworks project conceived and led by artist Erik Sletten. To paint and exhibit the selected landmark-inspired artwork, Sletten will be joined by artists Craig Bell, DC Ice, Marjorie Moody, Erik Pearson and Holly Stone.

To participate in the survey, click here. Please complete the survey by August 31, 2011.