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Downtown Edmond Business Association’s mission is to work together with the community and local business owners to preserve, revitalize and promote historic downtown Edmond as a vibrant destination for residents and visitors to eat, work, shop, visit, play and enjoy. Located on scenic Route 66, Edmond is…bronze sculptures on tree-lined streets in the historic downtown. A variety of restaurants to please every palate. Antiques, unique boutiques and sophisticated shops. Live outdoor musicals in the park amphitheater. Local talent and well-known performers at the Jazz Lab, a state-of-the-art entertainment venue. Championship golf. Outstanding hotels for families or business travelers. The relationship between downtown and the surrounding community is cultivated through the Downtown Edmond Business Association (DEBA). DEBA sponsors several community events and activities each year that cater to the needs of both the businesses and the citizens that thrive on the downtown area. The increasing interest in Downtown Edmond’s new Streetscape has added new sidewalks, lamp posts, trees and shrubs. You will walk into a downtown that has a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere with beautiful new sculptured art that grace our downtown area. We invite you to experience our energetic and friendly city — whether you are passing through, attending a convention or sporting event, on a family vacation or considering making Edmond your home.

Paseo Arts Association

Association / Club / Group ; Classes / Workshops ; Festival ; Gallery ; Kids / Family ; Nonprofit ; Visual Art

The Paseo Arts Association (PAA) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1981. Located in the historic Paseo Arts District, the PAA provides the opportunity for cultural exchange between artists and the public through events, performances, festivals and educational programming.

Plaza District Association

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16th Street Plaza District is a neighborhood commercial district boasting Oklahoma City’s creative, local flavor. Located on NW 16th Street between Classen and Penn Ave, the Plaza District is home to galleries, studios, retail shops, restaurants, performance venues and creative services. Choose from a variety of gourmet dining and drinking establishments and visit our retail shops featuring artist-made, vintage and retro clothing and home furnishings. Experience Oklahoma’s premier professional theatre company, Lyric Theatre, in the district’s historic Plaza Theatre, or enroll in classes at our dance, theatre or painting studios. The district is also home to many neighborhood and creative services. Hairstylists, tattoo artists, graphic designers and more are just a step away! For a full list of businesses, please visit our directory. Over the last 21 years, the district has risen out of intolerable crime and disrepair into a hub of creativity and a haven for local business. A neighborhood once threatened is now thriving, and historic buildings have been renovated for new, creative uses. Our Mission The Plaza District Association works to maintain the Plaza District as a vibrant and diverse place where arts, local business, and community thrive. The Plaza Business Alliance supports Plaza District businesses by fostering collaboration, attracting patrons, and enhancing the local, Plaza experience. Our Vision The vision of the Plaza District Association is to cement the Plaza District as a destination in Oklahoma City for arts and entertainment. Fueled by creativity, the mixed-use district embraces the eclectic diversity that makes the area so unique, and highlights the wealth of artistic talent residing within the city. As arts and culture continue to grow within Oklahoma City, the Plaza District aims to nurture this growth by providing opportunities through spaces, businesses, and events focused on the arts in Oklahoma while also to support businesses serving the surrounding neighborhoods.

Scissortail Community Development Corporation (SCDC)

Association / Club / Group ; Educational ; Nonprofit

Scissortail CDC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to changing lives through community development, economic empowerment, workplace development and social impact across Oklahoma. We are committed to increasing the abilities of ordinary people to earn income, accumulate savings, and own a home or business. Our community-oriented goals focus on education, and job and wealth creation – being prepared to hold jobs that allow families to earn, save and gain economic power and independence.

The Oklahoma Community Orchestra

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The Oklahoma Community Orchestra (OCO) was founded through a desire shared by musicians in the Greater Oklahoma City area to promote the performing arts, provide quality performances of symphonic literature at a nominal charge to the community and exercise and improve the artistic skills of those performing in the orchestra. The orchestra was formed in 1984 through the Chamber Music Division of the Oklahoma City Ladies Music Club. It is now a nonprofit organization supported both by member dues and by donations from individuals and organizations. Status as a 501(c)3 organization was approved in 1987. After rehearsing at Oklahoma Christian University (OC) for several years, the orchestra was invited to serve as the “Orchestra-in-Residence at Oklahoma Christian University” in 1995. While both institutions retain their own independent identities and leadership, this relationship has been mutually beneficial to both organizations. OC provides the rehearsal space, concert halls, stage manager services and related concert expenses, and also allows the orchestra use of the school’s percussion instruments, chairs, stands, risers, and shells without charge. Having the orchestra in residence at OC attracts new audiences and members of the community to the OC campus and enhances the quality of life for area residents as well as members of the OC college community and its students. Approximately 75 musicians perform in the orchestra. The roster includes professional musicians, business professionals, former high school and college orchestra members, a limited number of students from OC and other colleges, independent music teachers, and instrumental music teachers from the public schools and area universities. The orchestra members are volunteers, unpaid both for the weekly rehearsals and for the four to six concerts performed each season. Each member pays $50 in dues annually to participate in the orchestra. An independent board of directors is elected to set policy and manage the needs of the organization. Board members serve without any compensation for their services. Although most performances are at Oklahoma Christian University, the Oklahoma Community Orchestra performs at least one concert at other venues within the Greater Oklahoma City area. Orchestra members rehearse at OC each Monday evening from 7:30-9:45 pm throughout the concert season.

The UCO Jazz Lab

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ABOUT US The UCO Jazz Lab serves three primary functions. As an Education facility for the jazz studies program, as a community focused live music venue and as a place to learn, write and record music. EDUCATE: Home of the Jazz Studies Division of the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. Students utilize the Lab on a daily basis. The School of Music currently offers an undergraduate Minor in Jazz Studies, a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance, and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies with Majors in Performance or Music Production. All UCO students, both music majors and non-majors, are welcome to audition and participate in our eleven student jazz groups. ENTERTAIN: A World class entertainment venue featuring a relaxed atmosphere styled after jazz clubs in New Orleans! Every week the Jazz Lab features live entertainment with food and beverages provided by Hideaway Pizza. CREATE: A state of the art recording studio combining educational endeavors with the highest quality professional tracking, mixing, mastering and duplication of all types of commercial audio products. We have recently completed a MAJOR rebuild of our facility with upgrades that provide our students and limited commercial clients with some of the best equipment available in Oklahoma.

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