OCT. 18-APRIL 2
Armstrong Auditorium announces 20th season
EDMOND — Armstrong Auditorium has announced the lineup of world-renowned artists for its 2018-2019 Performing Arts Series.
The 20th anniversary season opens Oct. 18 with the genre-defying trio Time for Three and continues Nov. 1 with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, conductor Gerard Schwarz and the Mozart Orchestra of New York performing an allMendelssohn program.
The famous Vienna Boys Choir will return for its fifth appearance Nov. 20; the renowned Bach Collegium Japan and its conductor Masaaki Suzuki will visit Dec. 4 as part of a rare North American tour; and the Russian National Ballet will be back Jan. 29 to present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” in its fifth Armstrong appearance.
Acclaimed clarinetist Julian Bliss and his Septet will play a tribute to the legendary “King of Swing” Benny Goodman Feb. 14; the Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra and pianist Hao Duandaun will perform works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff Feb. 24; and Celtic Nights will sing, play and dance of “Oceans of Hope” in their Edmond debut March 11.
Returning for a fifth appearance on the Armstrong stage, the Canadian Brass will perform April 2 to close the season.
Season ticket packages and individual event tickets are available by phone at 285-1010 or online at ArmstrongAuditorium.org.
State fair tickets to go on sale
Tickets for the 2018 Oklahoma State Fair and some of its most exciting attractions go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. The fair is set for Sept. 13-23 at State Fair Park.
Perennial favorite “Disney On Ice” returns with “Dare to Dream,” with 10 performances between Sept. 13-18 at Jim Norick State Fair Arena. “Dare to Dream” will feature the “Disney on Ice” debut of Moana, along with favorite characters Anna, Elsa, Belle, Rapunzel, Flynn Ryder, Cinderella and more.
Tickets for “Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream” start at $15 and include an outside gate admission to the fair when purchased by Sept. 12. An additional outside gate admission ticket is required if event tickets are purchased after Sept. 12. Outside gate admission tickets are priced at $12 for adults and children 12 and older and $6 for children ages 6 to 11; admission is free for children 5 and younger.
Popular country duo Big & Rich will take to the stage after the bulls have stopped bucking at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Xtreme Bulls Tour & Concerts on Sept. 21 at the arena, with tickets ranging from $25 to $38.
Texas country hitmaker Aaron Watson will wrap up the PRCA Xtreme Bulls event Sept. 22, with tickets running from $22 to $35.
The bull-riding action begins each night at 7:30 p.m. with the concert following immediately. Tickets for the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour & Concerts also include outside gate admission to the fair when purchased by Sept. 12.
Outside gate admission tickets and advanced unlimited carnival armbands also go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. From Saturday thru Sept. 12, fair fans can save $15 when they purchase an advanced unlimited carnival ride armband.
Tickets and armbands can be purchased at the Jim Norick Arena Box Office, by calling 948-6800 or online at www.okstatefair.com.