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100 Days of Summer The best in frugal family fun this season BY LINDSAY CUOMO . PHOTOS PROVIDED.
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE. WHITE BIRD OF PARADISE, 1939. OIL ON CANVAS, 19 X 16 INCHES. GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM. GIFT OF JEAN HOLMES MCDONALD. © GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM. [2009.2.1] PHOTO: TIM NIGHSWANDER/IMAGING4ART
7. Watch the sunset from atop the Wheeler Ferris Wheel. 8. Learn about influential Oklahomans at the Oklahoma Hall of Fame’s free Summer Thursdays. Every Thursday in June and July, enjoy story time, crafts and games, plus explore the museum exhibits. Activities begin at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the day. 9. Boost your family’s wellness factor at MetroFamily’s Thrive Fest, a celebration of family health and wellness, hosted this year at the Mitch Park YMCA on June 1. 10. Experience turn-of-the-century territorial life in Oklahoma at the Harn Homestead during their Picnic on the Prairie event on June 1. Bring your own picnic or buy lunch from a food truck on site. 11. Visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. 12. Watch Shakespeare under the stars! Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park is bringing to life the iconic play A Midsummer Night’s Dream June 13-30 in their outdoor theatre. 13. Celebrate Juneteenth, which marked the official end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. Find a family event near you at metrofamilymagazine.com/ celebrate-juneteenth-okc. 14. Witness the remarkable views of the setting sun as it aligns with the First Americans Museum Mound during the Summer Solstice Celebration on June 20. 15. Brush up on your angling skills with OKC Parks’ Hooked on Fishing lessons, happening on select Saturdays all summer long. Kids ages 5-15 can sign up at okc. gov/parks.
OKC Staples & Favorites 1. Visit your local library! Both the Metropolitan and Pioneer library systems are hosting summer reading challenges, story times, family programming and much more all summer long. 2. Take a hike ... at night! Go on a Park After Dark nature walk at Martin Park Nature Center on select Saturdays throughout the summer to hear and see nocturnal animals that only come out when the lights are out. Learn more at okc.gov/parks. 3. Head to a local farm and pick your own produce! Find a farm near you at metrofamilymagazine.com/okc- pick-your-own-farms. 4. Enjoy nostalgic family fun at a local drive-in movie theater. Find details for the few still in operation in Oklahoma at metrofamilymagazine. com/drive-in-movie-theaters-in- oklahoma. 5. Giddy up cowboy and head to the Chuck Wagon Festival at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum on May 25-26. F rom long-time OKC favorites and top trends in family fun to close-to- home travel destinations and boredom busters, check out these ideas to make your summer extra memorable!
6. Stop in to Oklahoma City Museum of Art to see show-stopping flower art by Georgia O’Keeffe and costumes by award-winning designer Edith Head, some of which were worn by Hollywood stars Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and more. Admission is free for all guests on the second Sunday of each month and kids ages 17 and under always get in free!
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