Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Ryan Querbach
Board ‘Brawl’
Norman-based VicTim Games has released its first board game, ‘ScrumBrawl.’
Features
Ryan Querbach
Two Oklahoma natives have a new game that will allow you to unleash your inner role-player.
Shabazz Palaces — Black Up
Hooks? We don't need no stinkin' hooks
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
To assign adjectives to Shabazz Palaces’ music is a difficult task, but if I had to take a stab at it, I’d call it original, often offbeat, weird and yet, still awesome.
All down the line
“Finish Line Films” kicked off with a screening of “Apollo 13.”
Kendrick Lamar — Section.80
RZA helps Lamar cook up a classic
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Rapper Kendrick Lamar recently released his long-awaited project, “Section.80,” and it seems well worth the wait.
‘America’s Next Top Model’ looking for Oklahoma women
Contestant search being held Sunday for hit TV series
News
Ryan Querbach
The CW Network’s local affiliate, CW34, hosts a casting call for the 18th season of “America’s Next Top Model,” from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
What light beyond thy firehouse window breaks?
Behold! The annual Midsummer Nights’ Fair returns Friday and Saturday to Norman.
Features
Ryan Querbach
Norman’s Firehouse Art Center hosts its 34th annual Midsummer Nights’ Fair this weekend at Lions Park, 450 S. Flood Ave.
Lead balloons
Pencil this in on your calendar: Art created entirely with colored pencils returns to Science Museum Oklahoma.
Features
Ryan Querbach
Colored Pencil Art Show
Daily, through Oct. 2
Science Museum Oklahoma
2100 N.E. 52nd
sciencemuseumok.org, 602-6664
$9.95-$11.95
'String' it out
Active in bluegrass, jazz and country, Mark O’Connor plays the fiddle, violin, mandolin, mandola and guitar.
Music
Ryan Querbach
Two-time Grammy-winning violinist Mark O’Connor stops in the metro Sunday to stage his “American String Celebration.”
Dick Dale still riding musical waves
The surf-rock legend plays Friday at Farmers Public Market.
Music
Ryan Querbach
Legendary surf rock guitarist Dick Dale, 74 years young, hits Oklahoma City on Friday for a show at OKC Farmers Public Market, 311 S. Klein.
Doctor's orders
A local doctor hopes to help Oklahomans stay healthy with a new book on preventative medicine.
Features
Ryan Querbach
Dr. John Tompkins
6:30 p.m. Monday
Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway
FullCircleBooks.com, 842-2900
Wide world of 'Sports'
Included among the “Bright Night of Sports” activities are a planetarium show and a “Science Live!” show.
Kids
Ryan Querbach
On Friday, Science Museum Oklahoma welcomes kids of all ages and their parents for “Bright Night of Sports,” an overnight event focusing on the science of sports and nutrition.
Tech N9ne — All 6’s and 7’s
Worth a couple spins by the average hip-hop fan
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Tech N9ne’s newest effort, “All 6’s and 7’s,” shows how underrated he is as a rapper.
A new 'Hamlet'
Brenda Adelman’s one-woman show is a story about love and hate, passion and numbness, and how to find joy after you’ve lost everything.
Performing Arts
Ryan Querbach
On Saturday, Brenda Adelman brings her one-woman show, a take on the Shakespearean classic “Hamlet,” to Unity Spiritual Life Center, 5603 N.W. 41st.
'Small' wonder
The “Small Works” show is a once-a-year opportunity for seasoned and new collectors to acquire original art at affordable prices.
Visual Arts
Ryan Querbach
Art comes in all shapes and sizes, but the Oklahoma Art Guild likes to keep things small-scale for its annual “Small Works” exhibit, currently on display at In Your Eye Studio & Gallery, 3005 Paseo.
A poet's passion
A metro-area writer uses empathy to connect with readers and youth.
Features
Ryan Querbach
If you saw Robert Swain Lewis, you wouldn’t be surprised that he’s an Army veteran. You might not even be surprised to learn he works for the Oklahoma County Office of Juvenile Affairs. But, you would almost definitely be surprised that he is a published poet.
