Spotlight Series

The Dancing Rabbit Spotlight Series is an opportunity for us to do what we love – bring MORE great performers to McAlester. We can’t always coordinate the artists’ schedules to make our festivals, so we have our Spotlight Series as another way for Okies to come and enjoy amazing entertainers with the spotlight on them.  

The Spotlight Series are ticketed events that take place at other venues (outside the Festival Grounds) in Downtown McAlester.  These intimate, limited-seating events feature talented performers front and center for an unforgettable night of entertainment.

October 10, 2024

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

Spaceship Earth Coffee Co.

Take Rob Ickes, the most decorated musician in IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Awards history with 15 IBMA Dobro Player of the Year honors, and 2023 IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Trey Hensley, a Tennessee-born guitar prodigy identified as “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and you have Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, a very special powerhouse GRAMMY®-nominated acoustic duo that has electrified the acoustic music scene.

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October 23, 2024

Katherine Blanford

Spaceship Earth Coffee Co.

Katherine Blanford has brought her human Golden Retriever presence across the country and internationally, sharing confessions of her southern family secrets and awkward adolescent years.

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October 24, 2024

Katherine Blanford

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Katherine Blanford has brought her human Golden Retriever presence across the country and internationally, sharing confessions of her southern family secrets and awkward adolescent years.

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December 5, 2024

Caitlin Cook

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Fresh from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut and selection as a New York Times’ critic’s pick, Caitlin Cook’s hit bathroom graffiti musical is a comedic, musical, and theatrical sensation. This is a show for comedy nerds, musical theater kids, art history buffs, and anyone who’s ever seen something written in a bathroom and thought, “I wonder who wrote that?”

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December 6, 2024

Caitlin Cook

Spaceship Earth Coffee Co.

Fresh from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut and selection as a New York Times’ critic’s pick, Caitlin Cook’s hit bathroom graffiti musical is a comedic, musical, and theatrical sensation. This is a show for comedy nerds, musical theater kids, art history buffs, and anyone who’s ever seen something written in a bathroom and thought, “I wonder who wrote that?”

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