The Oklahoman

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Starlight Supper returns as outdoor picnic

Starlight Supper will return for its ninth year at 7 p.m. May 26 as an outdoor picnic in Kerr Park. Tickets for Downtown Oklahoma City Partnershi­p’s sellout fundraisin­g event go on sale April 14.

Guests are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy a curated picnic featuring some the city’s premier chefs. Patrons will dine under the event’s signature sparkling lights as they enjoy a performanc­e by jazz quartet Spunk Adams & Friends.

Guests can experience a picnic on the lawn or at a table, though table seating is limited. Each picnic-for-two box will include five savory dishes, dessert, wine and all the necessitie­s. Tickets are available at starlightp­icnic2022.eventbrite.com. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit Downtown Oklahoma City Partnershi­p. For more informatio­n, go to downtownok­c.com.

New Planet Fitness location donates $5,000 to Boys & Girls Club

NORMAN — Planet Fitness representa­tives and local officials celebrated the opening of its first club in Norman with a ribbon cutting ceremony April 7. To celebrate, Planet Fitness Norman donated $5,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Norman to advance its mission of providing a safe and caring environmen­t to Norman Public School students. Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisor­s and operators of fitness centers, opened its Norman club on Mar. 7 at 1000 Alameda St. For more informatio­n, go to planetfitn­ess.com/gyms/norman-ok.

Former Oklahoman collaborat­es on limited-edition fundraiser scarf (RED), the organizati­on created by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to rally people and businesses to help end AIDS, has added the COVID-19 pandemic to its fight.

(RED) and Gagosian announce the launch of a 100% silk twill scarf by revered American artist and former Oklahoma City resident Ed Ruscha. All sales will go to (RED) to support the fight for equitable access to COVID relief in the world’s most vulnerable communitie­s. Doubling the impact, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match every dollar raised.

The scarf is priced at $1,200 and is available in a limited edition of 500, each signed and numbered, available for preorder exclusivel­y in Gagosian’s online shop and the gallery’s retail locations in New York City and London. For more informatio­n, go to gagosiansh­op.com.

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