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Ladies Night Ponca City Main Street’s Spring Ladies Night will held on Friday, March 1 in downtown Ponca City starting at 5 pm. There will be a $400 gift basket giveaway during the event.

NOC Department of Fine Arts’ Something Rotten! just around the corner

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Students come to Northern Oklahoma College from far and wide to be a part of, or even just experience, the Northern Oklahoma College Fine Arts Department. A large part of the Fine Arts Department is the performing arts. The NOC Performing Arts Department is constantly putting on amazing performances. The students who are a part of this program are incredibly talented and dedicated to their craft. From concerts and musicals to community appearances, the faculty and students of the Fine Arts department work extremely hard to give the people of Kay County the best of entertainment.
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David Shannon to Perform “Ireland’s Greatest Showman” in Ponca City, OK on March 14, 2024

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PONCA CITY, Okla. – (February 28, 2024) Professional Broadway veteran and Irish singer, David Shannon, blends the Broadway standards of his career with the unique sounds of his heritage in a special concert at The Poncan Theatre on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
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‘Dune: Part Two’ review: Sand-filled vision of Arrakis continues to work on a massive scale

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For starters, I can’t believe director Denis Villeneuve pulled off the big scene in “Dune: Part Two” in which Timothée Chalamet learns to ride the world’s largest pool noodle. True, the story of “Dune” offers some built-in possibilities for success with such a potentially ridiculous scene.
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What Jurassic Park needs to be good again

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News dropped this week that Gareth Edwards, director of “Rogue One” and 2014’s “Godzilla” would be directing the next installment in the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World franchise. Now I think Edwards has a pretty good eye for making really cinematic shots, and always seems to convey an impressive sense of scale for his projects, but I don’t know how I feel about yet another movie in this series.
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The groundbreaking nature of X-Men: The Animated Series

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The “X-Men ’97” trailer dropped earlier this week following a lot of hype and anticipation, especially amongst those that grew up with the show in the early 90s. The new series promises to be a continuation of the original show with a majority of the original cast returning to voice their respective characters, or for new roles.

Evans Children’s Academy of Performing Arts presents Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon Kids

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When a book series has sold over 100 million copies and is available in more than 100 countries around the world, it is only fitting that it sees an onstage adaptation. The Magic Tree House, or more specifically the fourth book in the Magic Tree House series, will be brought to life on the Poncan Theatre stage this weekend from Friday, Feb. 16 until Sunday, Feb. 18.