Enid Events

December 5-11, 2011Provided by the Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau (580) 233-ENID (3643) 

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Monday, December 5

5:30 pm, NOC-Enid women’s basketball vs. Rhema Bible, at Mabee Center, Maine & Hedges.

Tuesday, December 6

8 pm-10 pm, Blues & Cues, live music at Q-Spot, 221 W Cherokee

Wednesday, December 7

7 pm-10 pm, American Legion Dance, live classic country music, 121 W Oak, $5 admission per person.

8 pm-10 pm, Whet Your Whistle Wednesday, live music at Q-Spot, 221 W Cherokee

Thursday, December 8

KOFM/OBA Prep Basketball Classic. Eight games, beginning at 10:30 am, at Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W

Purdue. (Teams involved: Okarche, OBA, Chisholm, Ripley, Pioneer, Newkirk, Wichita)

6 pm & 7 pm, “The Star of Bethlehem.” At NOC Planetarium, Randolph & Hedges. Admission is free, but

donation of a canned good or non-perishable food item for Horn of Plenty is appreciated.

Friday, December 9

KOFM/OBA Prep Basketball Classic. Eight games, beginning at 10:30 am, at Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W

Purdue. (Teams involved: Okarche, OBA, Chisholm, Ripley, Pioneer, Newkirk, Wichita)

6 pm, Murder Mystery Dinner, presented by Waverley Historic District. At 1102 N. Oklahoma. Call 580.484.2549

for tickets.

6:30 pm-9 pm, Drive-through Nativity, at First Church of the Nazarene, 324 N Cleveland.

8 pm, “Cinderella,” presented by Gaslight Theatre, 221 N Independence. Tickets available through the Gaslight

box office at 580.234.2307 or at www.gaslighttheatre.org.

Saturday, December 10

9 am, Candy Cane Cash giveaway, at David Allen Memorial Ballpark, 301 S Grand.

10 am, Team Roping competition, at Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W Purdue.

1 pm-3 pm, Humphrey Abstract’s Christmas in the Village. Experience Christmas in the Cherokee Outlet as it was

over 100 years ago with sights, smells and sounds of the holiday season. At Humphrey Heritage Village, Cherokee Strip

Regional Heritage Center, 507 S. 4th. Tickets are $3 for adults. Children 12 and under are free.

KOFM/OBA Prep Basketball Classic. Six games, beginning at 1:30 pm, at Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W

Purdue. (Teams involved: Okarche, OBA, Chisholm, Ripley, Pioneer, Newkirk, Wichita)

6 pm, Murder Mystery Dinner, presented by Waverley Historic District. At 1102 N. Oklahoma. Call 580.484.2549

for tickets.

6:30 pm-9 pm, Drive-through Nativity, at First Church of the Nazarene, 324 N Cleveland.

7 pm, Junior Welfare League Charity Gala, themed after famous parties in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great

Gatsby.” At Cherokee Strip Conference Center, 123 W Maine. Tickets are $65 and are available at door. Silent, live

auctions, cash bar available.

7:30 pm, Christmas Pageant, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2505 W Owen K Garriott. Free admission.

8 pm, “Cinderella,” presented by Gaslight Theatre, 221 N Independence. Tickets available through the Gaslight

box office at 580.234.2307 or at www.gaslighttheatre.org.

Sunday, December 11

3 pm & 7:30 pm, Christmas Pageant, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2505 W Owen K Garriott. Free admission.

6:30 pm-9 pm, Drive-through Nativity, at First Church of the Nazarene, 324 N Cleveland.

 

Open during the week

*Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 4th and Garriott – open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am-5 pm,

Sunday 1 pm-5 pm, closed Monday – 237.1907

*Leonardo’s Children’s Museum & Adventure Quest, 200 E Maple –open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am-5 pm,

Sunday 1-5pm – 233.2787

*Simpson’s Old Time Museum – 228 E Randolph – open Monday through Saturday 8-11 am & 1-4 pm, closed

Sunday. Admission is free, donations accepted. 234.4998 or 541.6605

*Railroad Museum of Oklahoma – 702 N Washington – open (weather permitting) Tuesday through Friday 1-4

pm, Saturday 9 am-1 pm, Sunday 2-5 pm – 233.3051. Admission is by suggested donation of $3 per person.

*Midgley Museum – 1001 Sequoyah – open Tuesday through Friday 1-4 pm, Saturday 2-4 pm. 234.7265

*NOC Planetarium & Observatory – Randolph & Hedges – Observatory open Wednesday and Thursday at 7 pm

(weather permitting), call ahead for Planetarium 548.2399.

Next Tuesday, December 13, there will be six tour buses with approximately 300 people coming to Enid for a full day of 

Christmas activities. This will have an economic impact of about $30,000 for our community. They will be touring homes

in the Waverley Historic District, getting a special presentation of Christmas in the Village at Cherokee Strip Regional

Heritage Center, touring the Bivens Chapel at NOC and Christmas shopping at Heritage Hills and Willow Plaza shopping

centers. You may get slowed a bit while traveling around Enid that day due to these tour buses, but understand how

much of an economic impact they are bringing to our community, and I hope any interaction you may have with our

guests will be positive. For many of our incoming guests, this may be their first time in Enid, and we want to show off our

community in the best way possible.

Mark your calendars, as Enid has two outstanding holiday concerts coming next week. On Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 pm,

Oklahoma native and Grammy Award-winning country music artist Bryan White with special guest Steve Richard will put

on a Christmas concert at the Gaslight Theatre. Tickets available through ticketstorm.com  or bryanwhite.com. Then on

Sunday Dec. 18 at 6:30 pm, Celtic Thunder brings its Gaelic holiday concert to the Chisholm Trail Expo Center. Those

tickets are available by calling the Expo Center at 580-237-0238. 

And speaking of the Gaslight, they are having auditions next Monday and Tuesday night, Dec. 12 and 13, for their dinner

theatre production, “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily.” The cast consists of five men and two women,

and the production dates are Feb. 10-11 and 17-18. They are always seeking new talent, so call the Gaslight at 234-2307

if you have any questions about the tryouts, or check out their website at www.gaslighttheatre.org . 

A special shout-out of congratulations to the staff and volunteers at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. The

reviews for the opening of Christmas in the Village have been terrific. Nice front-page photos and a Page 3 article in this

morning’s Enid News & Eagle as well. If you missed it yesterday, they will be open again the next two Saturday

afternoons, Dec. 10 and 17, from 1-3 pm to give you a chance to experience Christmas like it was around 1900 in the

Cherokee Outlet.

As always, if you have an event you would like to see listed, visit our website www.VisitEnid.org

 

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want to know what’s going on in Enid!

Rob Houston Communications Coordinator, Enid Convention & Visitors Bureau