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EDMOND, OKLA. (June 28, 2011)—Armstrong Auditorium’s 2011-2012 performing arts series will kick off Sunday, July 3, with the screaming thunder of F-16s from the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard (OANG) from Tulsa. According to OANG’s Captain Chris Wells the 138th will perform the maneuver at 7:20 p.m. when four F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over the campus of Herbert W. Armstrong College at Bryant and Waterloo in north Edmond.

Armstrong’s marketing director Shane Granger said he received confirmation of the fly-over from the Pentagon on Saturday. ”We’re thrilled to have such a distinguished fighter wing from Oklahoma as part of our Independence Day celebrations at Armstrong,” he said.

Following the aerial maneuver, Armstrong’s special July 3 concert by GRAMMY-winning fiddler Mark O’Connor’s American String Celebration will begin at 7:30 p.m. inside the Armstrong theater. The concert, according to Granger, was originally scheduled as an outdoor event but was moved indoors where air conditioning and superior acoustics will make a more pleasant environment.

Granger said tickets for the event have been selling quickly. “We still have some good seats left and we hope families will take advantage of this outstanding opportunity to see such a phenomenal musical group.” He said. “The fly-over is just the icing on the cake!”

Tickets are available at ArmstrongAuditorium.org or by calling (405) 285-1010.