Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
THIS WEEK´S GAZETTE
OKG7 things to do
Freak it
We’re guessing not every release party
entails hanging by hooks and lying on broken glass. Of course, not
everybody is The Captain’s Sideshow. The local group celebrates its own
DVD with a shindig from 9 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at Voodoo
Lounge, 530 S. Broadway. Special guests include Gunpowder Junkies, Gog
and Cutthroat Freak Show. Call 237-2803.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Saturday
Hey! Read This:
• The Captain’s Sideshow interview
Ride it
White Water Bay just got White Water Bayier (is that a thing?) with its
largest expansion in more than 20 years. New this season to the park at
3908 W. Reno is not one tube ride, but two: The Cannon Bowl and The
Pipeline Wave. We’re talkin’ corkscrew exits and banked curves here. The
season begins 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $22.99-$26.99. Call
943-9687 or visit whitewaterbay.com.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Saturday, daily, ongoing
Dance it
Water Won’t Wait sounds like a city conservation effort. Instead,
it’s an all-new, original production of Perpetual Motion Dance, staging
Friday-Sunday at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 3000 General
Pershing. Through the local troupe’s signature visuals and ingenuity,
the performance explores “the unalterable current of time.” Tickets are
$10-$18. Call 206-2843 or visit perpetualmotiondance.org.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Friday-Sunday
Hey! Read This:
• Perpetual Motion Dance interview
Ignite it
Porn! And now that we have your attention, know that IgniteOKC 5 takes
spark at 6 p.m. Thursday at Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western, in
which local “thought leaders” talk topics with a five-minute time limit.
Scheduled for presentation are public health, virtual learning, yoga,
business plans, The West Wing, small-market success and — oh, yeah — food porn. Tickets are $15. Visit igniteokc.com.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Thursday
Rock it
Paul McCartney is playing Bricktown! Well, sorta. At 7 p.m. Thursday
only, Harkins Bricktown Cinemas 16 at 150 E. Reno screens 1980’s Rockshow. The
classic concert film depicts McCartney and Wings’ 1975-76 world tour.
The 141-minute film includes 30 live songs and an exclusive 12-minute
interview with the former Beatle himself. Tickets are $5-$9. Call
231-4747 or visit rockshowonscreen.com.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Thursday
Hey! Read This:
• James McCartney interview
Sing it
What’s better than a free concert? Two free concerts! And what’s better than two free concerts? Two free concerts featuring two singer-songwriters! That’s what you’ll get when Aaron Peace and Chalet Shalom’s Vince Colbert pictured play 2 p.m. Sunday at Beans & Leaves, 4015 N. Penn, and 9:30 p.m. Monday at JJ’s Alley, 212 E Sheridan. Admission is free, which we already told you, like, four times. Geez. Call 604-4700 or 605-4543, respectively.
Sunday-Monday
Hear it
Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma offers four scoops of Schubert with its
spring festival, Schubert & Friends. The first two shows, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 4 p.m Sunday, are at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127
N.W. Seventh, while the last two, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, and
Thursday, May 23, are at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 6400 N.
Pennsylvania. Admission is $10. Visit brightmusic.org.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Saturday-Sunday, Tuesday, ongoing
Latest News
Brain gain
A pair of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists may have found a way to attack brain tumors from the inside.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Street smarts
Almost everything Oklahoma City residents wanted to know about
streetcars but were afraid to ask was covered during a May 9 public
forum at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library.
05/14/2013 | Comments 0Lofty goal
Growing up in Pauls Valley, Judy Hatfield loved going to the public library. She would sit in a corner and read for hours.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0No comment
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, doesn’t lack an opinion on most topics, but there are exceptions.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Getting testy
Putnam City Public Schools could become the next metro district to
implement a random drug-testing policy for students in competitive
extracurricular activities.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Exhausted exams
Nothing gets people testy like test-taking, especially when accessing
the test becomes a sort of test in itself. That was the case last month
for 9,100 Oklahoma students in sixth through 12 grade whose scores on
online tests were invalidated because of a technological snafu.
05/13/2013 | Comments 0Chicken Fried News
Brown sees green
They say fame is fleeting, but they don't tell you why that’s so. It's because fame ain't got time for dat.
05/17/2013 | Comments 0Lips ‘lust’
At this point, it’s almost more shocking when there’s not any nudity in a
Flaming Lips music video. So the recently released video for “You Lust”
— the sprawling, 13-minute centerpiece of the Oklahoma City band’s
excellent new album, The Terror — is basically just par for the course.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Zam-boneheaded
If you’ve ever been to a hockey game, you’re surely familiar with the
Zamboni — you know, the big vehicle that glides around the rink to
smooth out the ice between periods.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0That’s kick-bass!
All together now: We’re No. 17! We’re No. 17! We’re No. 17! (And 29 and 56, to be exact.)
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Tardy justice
Few people love being summoned for jury duty (and you’ve gotta be wary
of those who do). It interrupts the daily flow and, in most cases, is
nothing like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0Latest Comments
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They say fame is fleeting, but they don't tell you why that’s so. It's because fame ain't got time for dat.
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Early in The Last Stand,
the small-town sheriff played by Arnold Schwarzenegger says, "It's my
day off. Should be a quiet weekend." That's the new way o
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One of the most inconsistent franchises in movie history is the one beget by Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. How does one follow all those less-than-beloved sequels?
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