{"id":35569,"global_id":"www.okhistory.org\/calendar?id=35569","global_id_lineage":["www.okhistory.org\/calendar?id=35569"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2026-10-14 11:42:47","date_utc":"2026-10-14 16:42:47","modified":"2026-10-14 11:44:31","modified_utc":"2026-10-14 16:44:31","url":"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/event\/an-evening-with-george-and-martha-washington\/2026-11-16\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/35569","title":"An Evening with George and Martha Washington","description":"<p>The Oklahoma History Center Museum is honored to present Dan and Kelly Shippey in portrayals of George and Martha Washington as part of its <em>America250<\/em> and Oklahoma statehood commemorations. Two separate evening public performances will take place on Monday, November 16, and Tuesday, November 17. Each performance will begin at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the evening performances on November 16 and 17 are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online through the Museum Store, by phone at 405-522-0765, or at the door on the evening of the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/okhistory-ohcm.cloveronline.com\/shop\">Purchase tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35571\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35571\" class=\"wp-image-35571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dan-and-Kelly-Shippey.jpg\" alt=\"Dan and Kelly Shippey dressed as Martha and George Washington confer about a handwritten letter.\" width=\"544\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dan-and-Kelly-Shippey.jpg 544w, https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dan-and-Kelly-Shippey-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan and Kelly Shippey, dressed as Martha and George Washington, confer over a handwritten letter.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-20196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OHLogoJPG-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma Humanities home\" width=\"195\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OHLogoJPG-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OHLogoJPG-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OHLogoJPG-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OHLogoJPG-624x521.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This program is funded in part by Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the program do not necessarily represent those of OH or 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