Wrestlers square up at Plaza Mayor's Cinco de Mayo fiesta May 1 in OKC. (Doug Hill)
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s spring gives way to summer and the sun’s rosy fingers firmly grasp the red earth of Oklahoma, lively events in sun-soaked settings punctuate the weekends around my favorite haunts.
Some takeaways from the photo gallery below:
Plaza Mayor‘s frequent fiesta’s are among the metro’s most entertaining.
Cinco de Mayo was celebrated May 1 at OKC’s Plaza Mayor with live bands, wrestling, folk dancing, a carnival, food trucks and vendor booths.
Agriculture around OKC is in full bloom, with the first alfalfa cuttings underway and a new crop of juvenile livestock in the fields. Central Oklahoma is among the nation’s leading producers of prime horse flesh.
Norman Arts Council has organized its first public mosaic installation, to be presided over by noted Albuquerque artist and teacher Laura Robbins.
May is also graduation time with sighs of relief by students and educators.
Wrestlers square up at Plaza Mayor’s Cinco de Mayo fiesta May 1 in OKC. (Doug Hill)
A wrestler studies the ring during Plaza Mayor’s Cicno de Mayo fiesta May 1 in OKC. (Doug Hill)
Cinco de Mayo fiesta revelers May 1 at OKC’s Plaza Mayor. (Doug Hill)
Roberto Ruiz (ctr.) and band perform May 1 during Plaza Mayor’s Cinco de Mayo fiesta in OKC. (Doug Hill)
Yumare Mexican folkloric dancers May 1, 2016, during Plaza Mayor’s Cinco de Mayo fiesta in OKC. (Doug Hill)
An equestrian supply shop in OKC’s Plaza Mayor features an array of items. (Doug Hill)
Cleveland County cubism on display May 12 near Norman. (Doug Hill)
A band performs May 13 during the second Friday art walk in Norman. (Doug Hill)
Norman Music Institute instructor Ben Carter demonstrates his air-guitar prowess May 20. (Doug Hill)
A mare stands with her colt April 7 on Norman’s Ten Mile Flats. (Doug Hill)
UCO art school held its graduation show and reception April 28 in the Paseo District. (Doug Hill)
New Mexico artist Laura Robbins leads a community mosaic installation project April 29 in Norman. (Doug Hill)
Doug Hill earned a double-major undergraduate degree in English and East Asian Studies from the University of Kansas and a master's in human relations from the University of Oklahoma. He's been a freelance journalist and photographer in central Oklahoma since 1997.
