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March Community Happenings and Resources for Educators - 03.13.2009
This Month ...

Oklahoma City Philharmonic Youth Concerts
Book your school-day concert now
OKC, OK
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Piano Masterworks From Metropolitan Library System
March 16, 2009, 7 p.m.
The Village Library, OKC, OK
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Zydeco Music from Louisiana at Metropolitan Libraries
Various dates in March
Various Metropolitan Library locations in OK County
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Oklahoma Children's Theatre Presents ...
March 16-20: Spring Break Camps
(for students ages 5-12 years) Oklahoma City, OK

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2009 Spring Jazz Concert Series
March 22, 5:00 p.m. Jazz Hall Blues Inductee & vocalist Ray D. Rowe
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Tulsa, OK
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Writers From the Row - concerts and workshops with Nashville Recording Artists and hit songwriters originally from Oklahoma
March 26-28, 2009
Rodeo Opry, OKC, OK
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2009 Spring Jazz Concert Series
March 29, 5:00 p.m. Bruce Guthrie tribute to Chet Baker
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Tulsa, OK
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Eighth annual Respect Diversity Symbol Exhibit

March 23 - April 15, 2009
Science Museum Oklahoma, OKC, OK
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Looking Ahead ...

Drawing For Dollars Contest for K-5 students and educators
April 3, 2009 DEADLINE
Sponsored by the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
April 3-4, 2009, 7 p.m.
Harding Fine Arts Academy, OKC, OK

The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad presented by UCO Department of Theatre, Dance & Media Arts
April 10, 11, various times
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Contact: (405) 974-3375
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Kennedy Center's Theater for Young Audiences presents The Phantom Toll Booth

April 20-21, 2009
Putnam City North High School, Oklahoma City, OK
Contact: Carrie Leonard
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National Poetry Month Read-a-Thon
April 25, 2009
The Ralph Ellison Library, OKC, OK
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Moving Stories from the Page to the Stage
:
Professional Development workshop for K-12 Teachers
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. 
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Contact: Jamie Jacobson, UCO Director of Dance at (405) 974-5231 or jjacobson@uco.edu.
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Save the Date: OK A+ Statewide Conference
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
Moore-Norman Technology Center, OKC, OK



On-going ...

Junior Achievement of Greater OKC
Book Now: Spring Classes Available
Junior Achievement is dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about business, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
Contact: Amy Serrata (405) 235.3399 or  aserrata@jaokc.org
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The Opry Heritage Foundation of Oklahoma presents
The Opry Heritage Concert Series Fieldtrips
Now - May 2009
The Rodeo Opry, Oklahoma City, OK
Contact: E-mail or (405) 297-9773 Cindy Scarberry,  Program Director and OK A+ Fellow
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Philbrook  Museum of Art
Ongoing
Tulsa, OK
MyMuseum program for families and free second Saturdays
Contact: Cindy Williams, Museum Educator, (918) 749-7941 or CWilliams@philbrook.org
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Untitled [ArtSpace] Educational Tours
Ongoing
Oklahoma City, OK
Untitled [ArtSpace] would love to host your school group for an educational tour of our exhibit and printmaking studio! We never charge a fee for tours and they are a great way to educate students of all ages about art and the creative process. For more information or to schedule a tour, call (405) 815-9995
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