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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) \u2013 Oklahomans will soon have an opportunity to celebrate the history of the iconic Myriad Convention Center with 53 years of memories alongside OKC Thunder Films and Prairie Surf Studios with its new film release called INCOMPARABLE.<\/p>\n
INCOMPARABLE is set to explore the Myriad\u2019s rich history of the building, later known as the Cox Convention Center, while highlighting stories with individuals who were part of it all.<\/p>\n
According to Thunder officials, those include:<\/p>\n
A love story that took 15 years to blossom between a pair of high school students meeting at a 2008 robotics conference in the Myriad.
The long and successful history of Blazers hockey in the Myriad through the storytelling of radio announcer John Brooks, coach Doug Sauter, and super fans who became part of the Blazers hockey family.<\/p>\n
The expansion of Oklahoma\u2019s film industry as the building became home to Prairie Surf Studios with major productions like TWISTERS and TULSA KING.<\/p>\n
The history of the building through the eyes of longtime Oklahoma City community leader and events promoter Lee Allan Smith.<\/p>\n
The vital role the Myriad played following the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, including the efforts of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association which happened to be hosting its annual convention at the building that week. It also became a temporary home to dozens of out-of-state FEMA Urban Search & Rescue workers. Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating and former First Lady Cathy Keating offer their memories, along with several of the out-of-state rescuers who, 30 years later, remember how the Myriad became the birthplace of the Oklahoma Standard, through memories like the Oklahoma Dollar story.<\/p>\n
EMSA releases first heat alert of 2025 for OKC <\/a><\/p>\n INCOMPARABLE is scheduled to debut at the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Thunder officials say, the premiere will be it\u2019s the eighth straight at deadCenter.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it opened in 1972, that building was named the Incomparable Myriad for a reason,\u201d said Dan Mahoney, co-executive producer of OKCThunder Films. \u201cOver the course of a half century, it was home to an incredibly wide variety of entertainment, sports, business, and community events. Along the way, it became more than a building. It became the soul of downtown OKC, particularly in the face of tragedy in April, 1995. We are honored to tell the story as we prepare that site for its evolution into the new home of the Thunder, the new Paycom Center.\u201d<\/p>\n DETAILS:<\/p>\n TIME: 9:00 p.m. on the lawn of Oklahoma Contemporary<\/p>\n LOCATION: 11 NW 11th St. in Oklahoma City<\/p>\n *For more information on deadCenter Film Festival June 11-15 ticket information click here<\/a> and schedule information click here<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are honored to premiere another OKCThunder Films project at the 25th Annual deadCenter Film Festival,\u201d said Executive Director Cacky Poarch. \u201cOur collaboration with the Thunder has been a meaningful opportunity to blend the power of storytelling with the excitement of sports. The screening is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n
Their commitment to community engagement through film aligns perfectly with our mission, and we\u2019re especially proud to showcase a new dimension of their work with the documentary about the Incomparable Myriad.\u201d<\/p>\n