OKC area happenings: Celebrate colors at science museum, enjoy music at Round Barn, more

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Science Museum Oklahoma will host an adults-only event, “SMO21: ChromaFest,” on June 24. Shown are participants during a previous SMO21 night at the museum.
Science Museum Oklahoma will host an adults-only event, “SMO21: ChromaFest,” on June 24. Shown are participants during a previous SMO21 night at the museum.

The colors of the rainbow will take center stage at Science Museum Oklahoma during “SMO21: ChromaFest.”

The adults-only, no-kids-allowed night at the museum is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 24.

The full spectrum of color will be celebrated as guests partake in a mirror maze rave, a color run through The Gardens, a paint-by-number community art project and more.

The event will include cash bars featuring wine, beer and signature cocktails, and the museum’s cafe will be open. Guests also will be able to enjoy all of the museum’s exhibits throughout the evening. All activities are included in the price of admission and guests must be 21 or older to attend.

The event is expected to sell-out, so those interested are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event. VIP tickets are $35 when purchased in advance and $40 at the door. VIP entry will begin at 6:30 p.m. and include a signature cocktail and special activity.

Doors will close at 7:30 p.m., and no tickets may be purchased after that time. No outside food or drink is permitted for adult events.

For more information about SMO21 or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.smo.org/smo21 or call 405-602-3760.

Round Barn to mark singer's 65th

ARCADIA — Singer-songwriter Joe Baxter is about to turn 65, and he can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with a concert at the Arcadia Round Barn, where he’s coordinated the live music since 2010.

The party will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 26, and Joe Baxter and the Lost Cause will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. beneath the shade of the giant elm tree on the north side of the barn.

Joe Baxter
Joe Baxter

Baxter will be on guitar and vocals, along with longtime musical collaborators Andrea MacMullin on fiddle, Curt Morris on mandolin, Marco Tello on guitar and vocals, and Kevin McCaleb playing bass.

Admission is free to the Arcadia Round Barn and to all concerts, but donations are accepted for the maintenance of the barn, which was built in 1898 and restored 30 years ago as a nonprofit museum. The barn, owned and operated by the Arcadia Historical and Preservation Society, is six miles east of Interstate 35 on historic Route 66 and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Sensory-friendly vaccine clinic set

A sensory-friendly vaccine clinic is planned from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, for residents with autism or other disabilities and their caregivers in central Oklahoma.

The Autism Foundation of Oklahoma is partnering with the state Health Department and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department to provide the clinic.

Tuesday's clinic will be at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, 2700 NE 63. Registration is available online at https://tinyurl.com/mtwnk3f9.

Children who are part of the CDC’s Vaccines For Children program are also eligible to receive their back-to-school immunizations. To learn more, go to www.autismfoundationok.org.

Amateur radio club sets 'Field Day'

The Oklahoma City Autopatch Association, a local amateur radio club, will be participating in "Field Day, 2022," a national amateur radio emergency communications exercise, on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26.

Sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, "Field Day, 2022" will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, continuing for 24 hours until 1 p.m. Sunday.

This year's Oklahoma City Autopatch Association Field Day site will be at Oklahoma School of Science and Math, with setup beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

Volunteer award nominations sought

NORMAN — Nominations for the Norman Animal Welfare Volunteerism Award are being accepted by the Norman Animal Welfare Oversight Committee.

To submit a nomination, prepare a one-page letter of recommendation that highlights a nominee's volunteer contributions toward animal welfare and their association with the Norman Animal Welfare Center. The letter must include name and phone number, as well as the name and phone number for the nominee.

Completed nominations should be sent to: Norman Animal Welfare Oversight Committee, c/o Jeanne Snider, P.O. Box 370, Norman, Oklahoma 73070. Nominations also may be emailed to Jeanne.Snider@NormanOK.gov.

The committee will accept nominations through July 11.

Quilters guild to meet

The Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild will meet at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in the Clarence E. Page Building at Wiley Post Air Park, 5700 N Rockwell Ave.

Alice Kellogg, a member of the Central Oklahoma Quilters Guild for 30 years, will speak at both meetings about how she was "hoodwinked" into quilting and never regretted it.

Also, Paula Nelson, a certified Studio 180/Deb Tucker instructor, will conduct a “Hextravaganza” workshop using the Star 60 Degree Ruler from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 24, at the same location.

The workshop fee is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. The required ruler can be bought at the workshop.

For more information, call Jo Balding at 405-603-7726.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Community briefs: Upcoming events in the Oklahoma City area