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Oklahoma City Movie Theaters

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

The Warren Theatre in Moore is one of the very best. It offers a great experience, specifically the balcony option that is available on two screens per week. The deal includes a cocktail and full meals served before the movie and while it is going on. The theater features large screens, hi-tech sound system, game room, and more. You’ll also find much movie memorabilia everywhere. The Harkins Cine Capri Bricktown, part of the Harkins Theatres chain and opened in Bricktown in 2004, offers a superior viewing experience. It also features a daycare center for parents to leave their kids while they watch the film.

The AMC Quail Springs is another great destination to watch a film. Located within the Quail Springs mall, the only factor hampering the great experience could be the huge crowds that visit the mall. It has got more screens and features a great setting. The Cinemark Tinseltown is another of the great Oklahoma City movie theaters. It offers competitive prices and features stadium seating and digital sound, as well as a game room for kids.

Located within the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, the Noble Theater is where you watch classic movies, short films, and foreign films, especially award nominees. It’s not the usual fare you find at the popular theaters. If you seek movies with artistic perfection and quality, or dealing with a deeper theme, this is where you need to come. You could also come upon quite rare films you wouldn’t find anywhere else. Hotels offer shuttle services to all these locations. So while you are at OKC you can catch up on a flick at one of the Oklahoma City movie theaters.

Oklahoma State Capitol

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The Oklahoma State Capitol building in Oklahoma City is the state of Oklahoma’s seat of government. The chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature are located here as are the oil rigs on the grounds, giving the Oklahoma State Capital the reputation of being the only state capital grounds having active oil rigs in the United States, with the capitol building located atop the Oklahoma City Oil Field.

The Oklahoma State Capitol is also home to over 100 works of art that include bronze sculptures, murals, paintings and portraits. Interestingly, there is a recorded story behind every work of art. The permanent collection of bronze sculptures contains works from sculptors such as Constance Whitney Warren, Leonard McMurray, Allan Houser (Haozous), Harold T. Holden, Enoch Kelly Haney, Sandra Van Zandt and Jo Saylors. The permanent collection of murals and paintings contains works of artists including Mike Larsen, Charles Banks Wilson, Jeff Dodd, Thomas Gilbert White, Mike Wimmer and Wilson Hurley.

The paintings generally depict an important event in the history of Oklahoma. An example is the painting of President Roosevelt signing the document that granted statehood to Oklahoma, making it the 46th state. Portraits include that of Sequoyah, the Cherokee statesman who invented the Cherokee syllabary, and that of Benjamin Harrison Hill, the African American pastor, teacher and journalist who was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1968. A visit to the Oklahoma State Capitol would prove to be a vital history lesson for visitors, an opportunity to catch up on the origins of Oklahoma. Hotels arrange shuttle services to the Oklahoma State Capitol and the other attractions in Oklahoma City.