THIS WEEK´S GAZETTE

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OKG7 things to do

Run it

In most cases, drinking beer while running is ill-advised. Exception: Saturday’s second annual McNellie’s Pub Run, starting 11:30 a.m. at the Midtown hot spot, 1100 Classen Drive. In addition to traditional race and fun-run options, the Guinness Challenge adds a trio of 12-ounce pints to a four-mile course. Hic! Registration is $15-$45. Visit mcnelliespubrun.com.

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Boat it

Ahoy, matey! Hop aboard a boat in the Safari Voyage fleet, now cruising the lake daily at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 N.E. 50th. Docking near the Noble Aquatic Center, each boat offers rides from 15 to 20 minutes. Unlimited day-ride tickets are free for kids 2 and under, $3.50 for seniors and kids 3 and up, and $4.50 for adults. No need to fear shark attacks, either. Call 424-3344 or visit okczoo.com.

Daily, ongoing

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Hear it

Most famous for taking flight in 1983 with “The Wind Beneath My Wings” and then topping Billboard’s country charts with the likes of “Baby Bye Bye” and “I’ll Never Stop Loving You,” singer-songwriter Gary Morris makes a tour stop at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main in Norman. Red Dirt duo Curtis & Luckey open the show. Tickets are $20- $45. Call 657-7765 or visit garymorris.com.

Saturday

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Phil it

With a name like Jean-Yves Thibaudet, we have no doubt he is worthy of being hailed as “one of the best pianists in the world.” At 8 p.m. Saturday, the French prodigy joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in its season finale, tackling the compositions of Ravel, Respighi and George Gershwin. Tickets are $15-$65. Call 842-5387 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

Saturday

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Live it

One day, downtown will be a thriving hub of weekend activity. From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Better Block OKC offers a preview of that near-future, transforming N.W. Seventh and Hudson Avenue into an urban delight of art, culture, pop-up businesses, bike racks, planters, cafe tables, street food vendors, a newsstand — even a dog park! Visit betterblockokc.com.

Friday-Saturday

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Vet it

To welcome home our local troops, the groovy people behind Norman Groovefest will channel Woodstock with the inaugural Aquarian Exposition benefit concert, 8 p.m. Friday at Sooner Theater, 101 E. Main in Norman. Organizers promise a multimedia experience full of “peace, love and freedom.” Admission is free; VIP tickets are $19.69. Donations welcome, and all proceeds benefit local veterans’ resources. Visit groovefest.org.

Friday

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Fest it

Celebrate nine cultures at Asia Society of Oklahoma’s 26th annual Asian Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel, 1 N. Broadway. The Miss Asia, Junior Miss Asia and Little Miss Asia pageants will take place while attendees enjoy food from Grand House China Bistro, entertainment and arts and crafts. Admission is free. Visit aso-okc.org.

Saturday

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Chicken Fried News

Keep it local

You know that desperate feeling when you’re reduced to calling a 911 operator for sexy talk?

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It’s a gusher!

Is what started as an explosive news story about Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon turning into a slow-motion train wreck?

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Tribe Jibe

Racial stereotypes muck things up when we least expect it, like in the recent kerfuffle about whether blondhaired, blue-eyed Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts, is Native American.

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Capital punishment conundrum

It’s become more difficult for the state corrections department to execute executions.

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Meep, meep

If we could anthropomorphize pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in both allergy medicines and methamphetamine, we think it might be the Road Runner in the old Looney Tunes cartoons.

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Water wait

Mary Fallin, water, water rights, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Sardis, OKC, Oklahoma legislature, politics, Aubrey McClendon, Oklahoma City

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Seeking answers

The big, block letters and hand-drawn peace sign of Kirsten Hatfield’s final second-grade project and the images of her stark, empty bedroom make for a jarring juxtaposition.

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Pedal power

As Queen’s Freddie Mercury once put it, if Jaws was never your scene and you don’t like Star Wars ... there’s always the option of riding a bicycle in downtown Oklahoma City, which is going to get a little easier after Friday.

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Promises kept

In 1992, Jacqueline Smith signed up for a program with the unwieldy name of Oklahoma’s Higher Learning Access Program, or OHLAP. For qualifying students, it guaranteed full tuition to any of the state’s public universities or colleges or partial tuition to private establishments.

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An evolution of pride

For its 25th anniversary celebration, the OKC Pride Parade will follow its traditional parade route, kicking off at Memorial Park on N.W. 36th Street and Classen and concluding on “The Strip,” the area on N.W. 39th between Pennsylvania and May avenues historically associated with the city’s LGBT community.

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