 After a brief hiatus, we’re returning to the 51st Speakeasy for “Raised by Wolf Gods: A Hayao Miyazaki Art Show” this summer. We’ll be celebrating his revolutionary work through art, music, food and other live performances inspired by his films. Miyazaki’s stories, which sometimes deal with the tenuous relationship between nature and human progress, are often whimsical in tone. As a node to the surreal worlds in which his characters inhabit, you can expect thoughtful touches throughout the bar this evening. If all goes as planned, we hope to have micro art installations erected to simulate the experience of walking through an animated wonderland and promote full immersion. Miyazaki helped found Studio Ghibli, which is opening its own theme park in a few years. Since that won’t happen for a while, and we haven’t been to Disney Land recently, this will be our vision of a theme park. Granted, this will all be taking place inside a 21-and-up bar, so take that with a grain of salt. For those who can come, an entire city of unique artists will be uniting to bring magic to the bar for one night with James Nghiem and Mike Allen returning to work behind the scenes in support. FOR ARTISTS (UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE FULL as of Feb. 17) Our makeshift gallery, as always, will be upstairs. Submissions for this show are now open. Any artist interested, please message James at [email protected]. We will be taking a $10 flat-fee commission for every piece that sells this evening that we will donate to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. The rest of the money goes directly to artists so please adjust your prices accordingly if you’re an artist. Submissions must be completed and ready to hang by April 21st, the day before Earth Day. Please use email to contact James. He might be slow getting back but he’ll reply. For buyers, we accept cash the night of the show. We try to let all pieces hang until at least midnight that evening. After midnight, buyers are allowed to take home their art or arrange meeting times to pick their pieces up. The gallery itself will be decorated to reflect Miyazaki’s unique sense of style. We have a couple of months to figure out what that entails, but get ready. FOR MUSIC LOVERS We’re currently scouring the city for acts that match Studio Ghibli’s level of whimsy. We’ve been talking to a DJ who wants to mix hip-hop with movie instrumentals. We’re currently looking for cinematic-sounding bands or small-scale orchestras. FOR FOOD LOVERS Like the food in “Spirited Away” that turned Chihiro Ogino’s parents into pigs, our dishes will be delicious. We’re in talks with the kitchen and bar to see what we can come up with in terms of a special menu for the evening. FOR COSPLAYERS Cosplayers are always welcome at our events. What you do is living art that moves around a space, and we love when you come to our shows. SPECIAL EVENTS We’re still developing ideas for small secret shows around the bar. We’re currently trying to commission some sort of D.I.Y. ballet for the occasion. There will probably be a comedy show of some sort, maybe involving a Mystery Science Theater-inspired screening of Miyazaki’s Lupin adaptation. We’ll keep you posted on fun stuff as we think them up. LOOSE ENDS This will be eighth art show in our series, succeeding “A Night at the Bronze: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Art Show” and “808s and Solid Snake: A Metal Gear/Kanye West Art Show.” The show is free but there will be a $5 suggested donation to enter. This is to help support the show. If you can’t pay that, if can pay some of that or if you would like to pay more, all of that is fine. We just ask that you enjoy the show and support the people who put it on as best you can, so that we can continue putting on shows like this. Again, you must be 21 or older to attend this show due to alcohol laws. Update: Event Pics Added!
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 When: Thursday, May 10th at 8:00pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: FREE SHOW!!! Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory. This is a FREE SHOWING and we want you to come out and join us for a night of SHENANIGANS! We'll have drink specials (syrup chug??) and the Speakeasy's $5 Burger & Chips deal going on all MEOW! We'll also be giving away a poster for 'Super Troopers 2' SIGNED BY THE CAST!!! Doors Open at 7:30pm / Show Starts at 8:00pm / !! FREE SHOW !!/ 21+ Updated: Event Pics Added!  When: Saturday, April 21st at 12:00 MIDNIGHT Where: IAO GALLERY, 706 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Price: FREE SHOW!!! This will be our first FREE MIDNIGHT MOVIE showing out at the IAO Gallery on Film Row! We're teaming up with the OKC Film Society and Individual Artists of Oklahoma - IAO Gallery for a new monthly film screening! These will be open to the public and free! Our first showing will be Saturday, April 21st at Midnight and will be a classic 90’s thriller! A trio of individuals get caught up in a frenzy of lies, love, and murder! Somehow there are four movies in this film series, though none of the sequels ever live up to the pulpy gloss of the original! Doors Open at 11:30pm / Show Starts at MIDNIGHT / !! FREE SHOW !!/ 18+ UPDATED: Event Pics Added!  When: Thursday, April 12th at 8:00pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: FREE SHOW!!! The CULT 80's Rockumentary!! This 1984 rock music mockumentary broke ground as they follow around one of the greatest fictional British Heavy Metal Bands of ALL TIME! It's often called "The Funniest Rock Movie Ever Made!" This is a FREE SHOWING and we want you to come out and join us for a night of music and fun! We'll have drink specials and the Speakeasy's $5 Burger & Chips deal going on all night! Might even have some giveaways! Doors Open at 8pm / Show Starts at 8:30pm / !! FREE SHOW !!/ 21+ UPDATED: EVENT PICS ADDED!  When: Thursday, March 8th at 8:00 pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: FREE SHOW!!! Got any old cartoons on VHS lying around? Don't have a working VCR anymore?? Want to see them up on the big screen at the Speakeasy?? Bring whatever old cartoons you have or can find on VHS and we'll all watch them together! We'll start at 8:30 and keep watching as long as you guys have tapes to show! Try and keep em to the 30 min mark or so, no full movies or anything. Just make sure they're all on VHS! This is a FREE SHOWING and we want you to come out and share your favorite cartoons with all your friends! We'll have drink specials and the Speakeasy's $5 Burger & Chips deal going on all night! Might even have some giveaways for BEST CARTOONS! Doors Open at 8pm / Show Starts at 8:30pm / !! FREE SHOW !!/ 21+ UPDATED: EVENT PICS ADDED  When: Thursday, March 8th at 8:00 pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: JERRY MAGUIRE VHS TAPES!!! From now leading up until March 8th, we're going to be doing a Jerry Maguire VHS Tape Drive!! This is for the Everything is Terrible! live-show playing at the Circle Cinema March 21st. Tickets available now at http://circlecinema.com/ The Everything is Terrible guys have been working on building a pyramid out in the California desert of Jerry Maguire VHS tapes. It's a whole thing and it's awesome. At every one of their live shows they take an offering from the city they are visiting. They get 200 or more tapes at these events and I'm thinking we Okies can do better!!! Between now and March 8th, we're going to be taking donations here in OKC at the 51st street Speakeasy and in Tulsa at the Circle Cinema. At both locations we'll have a collection box available during business hours where you can drop off your Jerrys! You can also save them up and bring them to us at our FREE Cartoon Party at the Speak on March 8th! So dig through your parents closets, hit up local Thrift Stores, search through Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and lets show these guys how we do it in Oklahoma! (All Jerrys will be presented to the EIT! crew at their show on Wednesday, March 21st) Doors Open at 8pm / VHS CARTOON PARTY Show Starts at 8:30pm / !! FREE SHOW !!/ 21+ UPDATED: EVENT PICS ADDED  When: Thursday, February 8th at 8:00 pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: $5 Cover Do you believe in TRUTH, BEAUTY, FREEDOM, and LOVE?? The 51st Street Speakeasy and VHSANDCHILL are daring to bring you visionary director Baz Luhrmann's award-winning musical 'Moulin Rouge!' This Valentine's season come with us and revisit the sights and music of this groundbreaking film! A BOHEMIAN STORM IS BREWING Featuring an intermission show with OKCs longest running burlesque group THE DUST BOWL DOLLS!! Dress in your Moulin Rouge best and CAN-CAN the night away as we sing and dance to this stirring tale of LOVE and LOSS! With us that night will be local artist Greg White selling his amazing movie art prints!! NO LAWS. NO LIMITS. ONE RULE. NEVER FALL IN LOVE. Doors Open at 8pm / Show Starts at 8:30pm / $5 Cover / 21+ RSVP on Facebook @DustBowlDolls UPDATED: EVENT PICS ADDED  When: Thursday, January 11th Seating at 8:00pm, Showing Begins at 8:30pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: $5 per person cover (SPICE GIRLS Goodie-Bag Included, while supplies last) Prepare to Spice Up Your Life again! On Thursday, January 11th, glam out in your favorite 90's gear and get ready to sing your hearts out!!! The 51st Street Speakeasy and VHSANDCHILL are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of everybody's favorite (and only) Spice Girls movie, SPICE WORLD!!! We're going to be singing along to our favorite Spice Girls songs and dressing up is absolutely encouraged! Its crazy to think it's been 20 years since Spice Girl Fever but don't worry, we're here to bring it back in style! So join us and Victoria, Emma, Mel B, Geri, and Mel C as they adventure through boot camp, alien encounters, Meat Loaf and Sir Roger Moore..? ZIG-A-ZIG-AH! And don't forget we'll be having Burger & Chips specials and a Signature Drink for the night! "Bla, bla, bla, girl power, feminism, ya know wot I mean? " RSVP on Facebook 51st Street Speakeasy UPDATED: Event Pics Added!!  When: Thursday, December 14th Seating at 8:00pm, Showing Begins at 8:30pm Where: 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Price: $5 per person cover (THE ROOM Goodie-Bag Included, while supplies last) Oh hai, Mark! On Thursday, December 14th, pour yourself a Scotchka (seriously, don't do this), put on your best Tommy Wiseau style, and join us! 51st Street Speakeasy and VHSANDCHILL are ridiculously excited to be showing the cult sensation 'THE ROOM' from eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau!!! Yes, you heard that right, a movie showing at the Speakeasy. Don't worry about it. This isn't any normal movie showing. A proper showing of 'THE ROOM' is an experience in itself. Not unlike 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', audience participation is a MUST! Whether you're yelling at the movie to "FOCUS" or quoting along with some of the best dialogue ever put to film, being loud and having fun is absolutely mandatory! Ha h...a ha ha... For over a decade, people have been holding wild midnight screenings that have taken the country by storm! This year is special because 'THE ROOM' has gone worldwide with a new film opening this month from James Franco and Seth Rogen called 'The Disaster Artist', chronicling the making of the best, worst movie ever made. What we're saying is, if you have never been to a gonzo screening of 'THE ROOM', then you're just a little chicken! CHEEP-CHEEP-CHEEP-CHEEP-CHEEP-CHEEP-cheeeeEEEEeeeeEEEEEeeeeeauaa! I have to go now. RSVP on Facebook The Room movie website 51st Street Speakeasy Update: EVENT PICS UPLOADED  When: 10.05.17 (Midnight Movie) Where: Private Event Our VHSANDCHILL Midnight Movie for October is going to be the 1982 sci-fi classic 'Blade Runner'. With the sequel coming out this week, this movie was requested for our October Midnight Movie. One of my favorite flicks of all time! Runtime: 117 minutes Update: Event Pics Uploaded |
