Oklahoma City Friday
Soak up summer at Paseo’s
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First Friday Gallery Walk
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As Oklahoma’s first arts district,
2019 the Paseo Arts District continues to
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grow with restaurants, galleries and
B005 retail. The community is invited to
Clip the First Friday Gallery Walk every
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72% month, rain or shine. Galleries and
shops stay open late and the evening
marks the opening of new exhibi-
tions each month. This month’s
walk is Friday, August 2, 6-9 p.m.
The Paseo Art Space presents
Tour de Quartz, an exhibition of art-
work created by Oklahoma high
school students during the 2019
Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at
Quartz Mountain. Students are
selected for this exciting opportunity
through statewide auditions. At the
institute, students learn from nation-
ally renowned artists and are able to
improve upon their skills. Each stu-
dent is represented by one piece of
artwork in a variety of mediums
such as photographs, prints and
drawings. “We are always excited to
see what the students do each year.
Their talent is far beyond what you
would consider high school level,”
said Amanda Bleakley executive
director of the Paseo Arts Associa-
tion. Tour de Quartz will be on dis-
play in the Paseo Art Space from
August 2-31 and will then continue
to tour throughout Oklahoma.
Featured at the red “Flamenco”
sculpture in the center of the district
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6:30-8:30 p.m. is musician Stephen
Salewon, a singer/songwriter who
grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and relo-
cated to Oklahoma City with his
family at the age of 13.
Mekong Spice food truck will be
serving authentic Thai and Lao cui-
sine. Egg rolls and pork satay are a
couple of menu favorites. The Big
Friendly Beer Bus will be pouring
COOP Ale Works until the end of
the night. Also, stop by Growe
Flower Truck to create your own
summer bouquet; 10% of their pro-
ceeds from the evening will benefit
Rainbow Fleet. Country Girl
Kitchen will also be here selling her
delicious homemade loaves of bread.
Named by Forbes as one of Amer-
ica’s most transformed neighbor-
hoods, the Paseo is a vibrant, self-
sustaining arts district, which was
the first of its kind in Oklahoma
City. As the catalyst for this neigh-
borhood’s revitalization, the Paseo
Arts Association established the
monthly First Friday Gallery Walk,
where galleries offer special exhibi-
tions, refreshments, guest artists and
a variety of live entertainment to the
public. First Fridays are one of sever-
al ways the Paseo helps to bring the
arts closer to the lives of its commu-
nity members.
For more information, visit
thepaseo.org.