A shopping extravaganza! We will be open with extended hours on April 15 from 11am-6pm and will be offering mystery prizes, discounts, snacks and much more!

Join us at Art Soul Metaphysical as we celebrate a milestone: our 1-year anniversary! On April 11, we're expressing gratitude to our wonderful customers with an exclusive 11% discount on entire purchases. Plus, receive a special gift with your purchase as a token of our appreciation. As the day unfolds, we'll gather at 6pm for a transformative Kundalini Yoga and Cacao Ceremony, guiding you through a journey of breathwork, movement, and heart-opening connection. Mark your calendars for April 11 and get ready to immerse yourself in a day of love, light, and celebration!

College Unpacked: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Preparing For, and Excelling in College

College Made Clear for Students and Parents

Navigating the college journey can feel overwhelming—whether you're a high school student stepping into the unknown or a parent trying to offer the right guidance. College Unpacked is your go-to resource, answering the questions you didn’t even know to ask.

Written by a seasoned college dean and a dad who’s sent four kids to college, this book walks you through every stage of the process: choosing the right school, understanding admissions, preparing for dorm life, and thriving academically. With practical advice, real-world insights, and checklists you’ll actually use, this is your guide to making sense of the complex world of higher education.

Students will find strategies for success and confidence as they embark on this new adventure. Parents will discover clear, no-nonsense advice to support their student while letting them take the lead.

Packed with the wisdom of an educator and the heart of a parent, College Unpacked helps you navigate the challenges and celebrate the victories—one step at a time.

Author Bio:
J Hall is an educator, author, and podcaster from Oklahoma City where he lives with his wife, two dogs, and a rotating cast of adult children who stop in for meals and occasional dog-sitting. Most importantly, he is a grandpa, and he will certainly bore you to tears telling you how awesome his grandson is. After more than 15 years in professional ministry, J has worked in higher education since 2009, currently serving as Dean of Social Sciences at Oklahoma City Community College and teaching sociology. J hosts and produces the Okie Bookcast, a podcast dedicated to connecting curious readers with their next great read through interviewing authors and storytellers connected to Oklahoma. He also co-hosts a monthly book chat show through the Bookcast with his daughter, author and screenwriter Hannah Joy Herron. College Unpacked is J's second book, following 2023's God Help Me! I'm a Young Dad

An instruction guide of how to handle the inner struggle after a massacre between the human voice which calls for revenge and the safety of your children and the voice of reason which comes to remind you that all mothers want the same thing. The text investigates the idea of humanism seen in the light of the meaninglessness of war and from the mother’s perspective: Mothers on both sides of a conflict. Who do you turn to or listen to – or not at all! – to understand or put an end to the atrocities?

Reader’s Theatre style performance at Oklahoma Shakespeare.

Showings are at 1pm and 4pm

Shakespeare Sonnet Slam - Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Friday, April 4. Starting at 6:00 p.m. with typewriter poets in the Mermaid Tavern, the slam kicks off at 7:30 p.m. in the indoor theater with a mini lecture about Shakespeare's sonnets, followed by local poets performing 14 of Shakespeare's sonnets. Competitors will be given a list of sonnets in advance and will perform in bouts during the slam.

Each First Friday of the month, the community is invited to stroll the historic Paseo Arts District. All galleries, boutiques and businesses will hold extended hours through 9pm! Come explore!

Dramatic writing is only half on the page, so why not hear what we already see? In this workshop, each writer will bring a 10-minute selection of their dramatic writing (for the stage or screen!) to be read aloud by a team of 4-5 actors. After hearing the work, there will be a brief feedback session with the writers, actors, and facilitator in attendance. Writers are encouraged to bring 1-2 questions that they want the workshop to consider.

Zachary Scalzo (he/they) is a queer writer, translator, and theatremaker. They are currently Artist in Residence in the English Department at the University of Central Oklahoma and can be found at azachofalltrades.com or on Instagram at @zjscalzo.

Each First Friday of the month, the community is invited to stroll the historic Paseo Arts District. All galleries, boutiques and businesses will hold extended hours through 9pm! Come explore!

Featuring live music by Chase Kerby, who will be performing by the Flamenco Statue!

In this 3-hour acrylic still life painting class, beginners will learn foundational techniques for capturing realistic objects using acrylic paints. The class will cover basic color mixing, brushwork, and composition while guiding students through the process of painting a simple still life. By the end of the session, students will have a completed painting and a greater understanding of working with acrylic paints effectively.

No prior painting experience is required!

Supplies:

The instructor will provide the necessities: paint, brushes, palettes, pencils and canvases. If attendees wish they can bring their own of the following items:          

Acrylic Paints: red, yellow, blue, black, white, raw umber
Brushes: A selection of flat and round brushes (small, medium, large)
Canvas or Acrylic Paper: 16x20 inches recommended
Palette: For mixing paint (disposable or reusable)
Apron or Old Clothes: Acrylics can stain 

Registration Fee: $60

About the Instructor, Mackenzie Brim:

A lifelong artist and seasoned instructor with a passion for fostering creativity, brings over five years of teaching experience to her diverse array of students. From elementary-aged pupils to spirited individuals in their 90s, her teaching portfolio spans a variety of mediums, including watercolor, drawing, and acrylic. Mackenzie is known for her commitment to providing clear and concise instruction, ensuring that her students not only grasp artistic techniques but also find joy and fulfillment in the learning process.​ Beyond the classroom, Mackenzie is an oil painter, recognized on an international scale. Her captivating works have been showcased in exhibitions in Dallas, Houston, New York City, and Los Angeles. As a professional artist, Mackenzie's pieces have found homes in private collections around the world.

In this workshop, participants will consider the necessity of environments for crafting compelling villains. Think of the apartment in Rosemary’s Baby, the restaurants and corporate offices in American Psycho, and Annie Wilkes’s house in Misery. Participants will engage in the workshop process and learn ways to create villains that grab an audience’s attention and move beyond cliché characters.

Blake Edward Hamilton earned his MFA in Creative Writing from The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. His work has appeared in World Literature Today Magazine: Windmill, NPR, Bombay Gin Literary Journal, The Guerrilla Lit Mag., and South Broadway Press, among others. His first full-length collection of poetry, All Through Your Multiple Selves (Spartan / Luchador Press) was released in 2020. His second collection of poetry, Move In Silence (Spartan / Luchador Press), was released in the Spring of 2021. His novel, HIRAETH (Spuyten Duyvil Press), was published in November 2021, and his collection of short fiction, Consummation (Spuyten Duyvil Press), was published in Spring 2023.

From SixTwelve:

Please join us on Saturday, February 22nd at OKC’s Tower Theatre from 7-11pm! We’ll be celebrating our tenth anniversary the best way we know how, by bringing back our SixTwelve Mardi Gras Ball and this year’s theme is “Diamonds”, the traditional gift for ten years!

So bring your sparkle and have some fun! We’ll have music by The King Cabbage Brass Band + a surprise band we’ll announce soon, food by Kam’s Kookery, drinks, decor by A Date with Iris, and we’ll be honoring Jenny Young Sanchez as Queen and Paul Mays as King of our Ball. Both have done so much to help build, support and sustain SixTwelve throughout all these years.

Tickets are half price until January 1st. Get your tickets today and help us celebrate a beautiful decade of getting to work with our community. All money raised will go towards our after school programming, creative residencies and community programs! Laissez le bons temp rouler!

This is a time set aside for anyone wanting to learn new stitches, get help on a project, help with a stitch guide, get fiber suggestions, stitch suggestions, meet other stitchers etc. Bring your current project and the teacher will rotate spending time helping each class member and you end up learning and get ideas from other stitcher’s projects too during the 2 hour class. Class members need to know how to continental or basketweave stitch before attending this class.

Sign up here: http://www.sucasaokc.com/sucasaclasses

This "Contracts and Copyrights for Artists" workshop is designed to provide artists with the essential legal knowledge they need to protect and manage their work. Participants will learn key concepts related to contracts and copyrights, including the basics of contract formation, types of contracts relevant to artists (such as commissions, collaborations, and brand deals), and the most important contract provisions to ensure fair compensation and ownership.

The workshop covers critical topics like when to formalize agreements in writing, scope of work, pricing, and the difference between work-for-hire and copyright ownership.

About the Instructor: Conner Mulvaney is an Oklahoma attorney who, by day, works on contract law for the State of Oklahoma and, by night, paints in acrylic on canvas. He graduated from OCU School of Law and passed the Oklahoma Bar exam in 2023. He has a passion for service. His main goal in his legal career is to use his knowledge and skills as an attorney to help others create. Conner understands that dealing with complicated contractual matters can distract from the joy of making art, so he seeks to empower artists by providing guidance and assistance with intellectual property and contracts.

You are a writer with something to say. In this prompt-based, timed writing segments we will write from a variety of topics. With the freedom of no good, no bad writing, we remove the editor and other efforts of control to let the pen run free across the page and discover what you really want to say (write). 

We will learn how to develop writing as a “practice” to help bring material for more composed writings. 
The session will include pauses for centering to settle us deeper. 

Doug Paulsen has studied with author and writing teacher, Natalie Goldberg (Writing Down the Bones) for over 15 years, attending weeklong, silent writing retreats with her in New Mexico. 

In this class you will learn several stitches on the cute 13 count Pippen Canvas. The canvas design area is 6” x 3” and the canvas size is 8” x 10”. Class will include the canvas, fibers, needle and stitch guide. The fibers will mostly be partial skeins, enough to finish the project as there are 13 different fibers . Bring basic needlepoint supplies and if you have a portable stand or light bring them. Stretcher bars and tacks sold separately. Class members need to know how to continental stitch.

Sign up here: http://www.sucasaokc.com/sucasaclasses

Attendees will learn important tips for submitting applications with a special focus on artist residencies, exhibitions and festivals/fairs. This workshop is a great fit for entry to intermediate-level artists!

FREE Workshop!

This is one of eight workshops in the 2024/2025 Robbie Kienzle Artist Workshop Series - created by the Paseo Arts Association to provide opportunities for artist education on topics for professional development FREE of charge thanks to the Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts, Community Arts Learning grant funding. The Paseo Arts Association began this workshop series in 2022 and named it after the late Robbie Kienzle to honor her life and passion for artistic empowerment.

These workshops are FREE thanks to the contributions of the Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts and OKC Midtown Rotary.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind literary event, designed to give you a "taste" of some great books, tailored to your tastes and what you're looking for in your next read!

Like a wine tasting, we book concierges at Literati Press will put together carefully curated flights of books, all designed to help you explore books, genres, or authors we think you'll love!

What to expect:
• A presentation of the book flights by our book concierges. (You'll have a sheet to keep track of titles that catch your eye.)
• Time to explore the books presented, with tasting notes included to help you get to know each book better.
• Your choice of one of the books to take home with you!
• Exclusive discount: Love what you sampled? Enjoy 10% off any books from the book flights that night.

Whether you need fresh book recommendations, or just want to spend the evening with fellow book lovers, our Book Tasting event is for you!

This is a one-time, two hour workshop designed to enhance reading skills for writers

of all genres. The goal of the workshop is to guide each writer to a reading
presentation unique to their own sensibility. Writers will practice ways of being
present as well as rehearsal procedures that ensure confidence in the reading. The
workshop is both a discussion and an on-your-feet practice of skills that make the
writer comfortable, confident and able to give the audience the gift of their work.
Each writer is asked to bring something they want to read aloud.

Paul Austin has acted and directed On and Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, summer
stock, and regional theatres around the nation, as well as acting for television and
film. Late Night Conspiracies, a collection of his writings was performed with jazz
ensemble at New York’s Ensemble Studio Theatre, where he is a long time member.
He has taught acting at Sarah Lawrence College and at his own theatre and studio in
New York City. He has written for and about the theatre in essays, poetry and plays.
His work has appeared in such publications as This Land, Sugar Mule, Newport
Review and Oklahoma Review. His recently completed a collection of poems titled
Mother and Son is forthcoming from Turning Plow Press. He’s currently working on
two other collections In Praise of Actors and Persons of Influence.

Have you ever felt like premade book journals don’t quite fit how you'd like to track your reading? I don't know about you, but I have a pile of half-filled-out book journals myself!

Join me for a fun, creative Book Journaling Workshop, where you'll create our very own tailor-made book journal that truly fits your reading life!

Tracking your reading in fun and unique ways can help you get to know yourself as a reader, and give you something to look back on at the end of the year and feel a sense of accomplishment for the time you took to reflect and interact with the books you read over the year.

In addition to a blank journal that you can customize to reflect your unique reading style, you'll also get:
• Inspiration for the many different layouts you can use to track your reads
• Help designing your own reading challenges and goals that sound fun to you!
• Access to decorating supplies so you can design each page exactly how you want—think markers, stencils, washi tape, and stickers!

Let's get together and have some creatively bookish fun!

Melissa Coast is a book concierge and book buyer at Literati Press Bookshop. Melissa pinged on the Literati Press radar with her fantastic Instagram account, @stickynote_bookrecs as well as her frequent trips to our shop. Initially roped into the crew to help with spare hours, we soon realized she was a voracious reader and loved talking, selling, and curating books. Her role expanded into lead book buyer in 2023. She's always ready to chat with anyone who loves books as much as she does, happy to share recommendations, or just gush about favorite reads.