Established in 1965, Phillips Music began as a piano-only store, continued with steady expansion into other instruments beginning in the 1980’s, when they added Band and Orchestra rentals/sales.

Katie Veenhuizen, an ABT® Affiliate Teacher, completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum, presenting students for examinations.

With a BFA in Dance and a BFA in Theatre, focusing on Musical Theatre, Veenhuizen performed professionally at various Florida theatres and theme parks, including Universal Studios. Upon relocating to Lawton, she joined Oklahoma City Ballet before founding LBT.Now in its 11th year, Lawton Ballet Theatre is dedicated to "creating the next generation of artists," with outreach programs like Shakespeare in the Park and Nutcracker excerpts reaching 4000 public school students in 2023. Their motto: "everyone has the right to create art."

Andrea Johns is a native of Lawton, OK and a graduate of Cameron University. She is a self-taught artist who discovered a passion for painting while watching her mother paint when she was a young child.

Her artwork focuses primarily on abstracted flora and expressionistic landscapes. Andrea tends to use different mediums to capture her subjects using materials such as Alcohol-Ink, fluid acrylic, and oil paint.

She enjoys and loves painting. She is in her happy place when she has a brush in her hand a blank canvas in front of her. She has learned that she can express her feelings, emotions, or thoughts through art.

Sharing her art with others is what she finds the most rewarding.

With two decades of contributions to Lawton Fort Sill and Southwest Oklahoma's arts and entertainment scene, Indie Michaels is a driving force for positive change.

From board service to radio hosting and benefit creation, Indie has consistently elevated the region's cultural landscape.

Indie's passion for artists of all kinds led to the creation of Okie Magazine, which received the 2012 Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award for Media in Arts.

She finds joy in promoting artists across genres and encouraging others to participate in the celebration by attending shows, purchasing art or merchandise, or sharing events.