Festival of the Arts 2010

[Ginkasa]

just one question, anybody see any of our esteemed guests from Los Angeles - patronizing the Art's Festival and/or other parts of downtown.

by esteemed guests, I mean LA players, media, and fans/celebs. It would be really cool if they were able to get out and enjoy some REAL Oklahoma City and not just sit in the hotels thinking there's nothing to do.


I suppose I could have done a new thread - but my quesiton is art's festival related.

Kobe Bryant saw a movie.

[HOT ROD]

really? at the Harkins? And if so, what was it?

[Ginkasa]

Yep. Clash of the Titans 3D in the afternoon. He has his own security detail.

Also, not as "cool," I guess, but you asked about fans as well. I went to the Memorial Museum early today after I left the Arts Festival. The group buying tickets ahead of me were from California. I assume they were here for the games and spent an extra day sightseeing.

[HOT ROD]

yes, I'd like to know about the entire experience: what are visitors doing and what do they think about our city: players, fans, and other folks not here for the NBA but obviously from out of town. ....

Glad Kobe was able to see a movie, and in downtown. Im not sure he would be able to do that in Los Angeles - so maybe OKC isn't as boring as many of those New York journalists (who obviously were ONLY relying on stereotypes instead of actually coming to OKC for more than one day and seeing the city for themselves.

This is why Im intersted what local OKC people observe from visitors and what visitors in town are doing. ... This is the TRUE story of whether OKC is a success or not - by what visitors to the city are doing and thinking, what are the expressions on their face, and what do they say/ask? This is where the city can really learn about itself and improve where the city is lacking or wants to protray/change a different image.

people, keep 'em coming (should we start a new thread for this?)

[metro]

This COULD be a new cool spring right of passage. Arts Festival and NBA Playoffs going on simultaneously, not to mention, at a revamped Myriad Gardens that will allow the festival to finally expand.

[LovableGoober]

Yep. Clash of the Titans 3D in the afternoon. He has his own security detail.

Did he use the Brad Henry entrance? lol

[Urbanized]

...I went to the Memorial Museum early today... ...The group buying tickets ahead of me were from California. I assume they were here for the games and spent an extra day sightseeing.

You might be surprised. This is actually not a safe assumption. The OKC National Memorial has tracked zip codes for years, and California is generally right behind Oklahoma and Texas as the third most common state from which their visitors come.

[ljbab728]

You might be surprised. This is actually not a safe assumption. The OKC National Memorial has tracked zip codes for years, and California is generally right behind Oklahoma and Texas as the third most common state from which their visitors come.

That and the fact that it's not likely that very many Californian's came here for the game. I'm not familiar with details about tickets given to the visiting team but it was obvious from observing the crowd that Laker fans were minimal unless they were wearing Thunder t-shirts. It's not like going to a football bowl game or even a regular season college game were the visiting team is given a fairly substantial number of tickets. I'm guessing that most Laker fans who bought tickets got them from a ticket broker.

[metro]

or were OKCitians who don't have enough pride to be fans of the local team.

[PennyQuilts]

or were OKCitians who don't have enough pride to be fans of the local team.

I am not a big BB fan. Doesn't mean that I don't have pride in my city. By that logic, anyone who doesn't actively support all the arts, community festivals, sports, etc. doesn't have pride in their town. There are only 24 hours in a day and so many dollars in the wallet.

[metro]

Penny, they obviously have enough pride to wear a Lakers jersey and show up to the game in their home town (OKC), but not enough pride to be a fan of their own hometown team, but are probably LA fans because "Kobe" is the "cool" NBA guy.

[PennyQuilts]

Penny, they obviously have enough pride to wear a Lakers jersey and show up to the game in their home town (OKC), but not enough pride to be a fan of their own hometown team, but are probably LA fans because "Kobe" is the "cool" NBA guy.

If you are just talking about sports fans, it makes better sense what you are saying. Gotcha.

[MadMonk]

Or maybe they are life-long LA fans. Just because you live in a certain city doesn't mean you have to be a fan of the team. If you were to move to Dallas would you automatically be a fan of the Mavericks?