Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Sarah Lobban
'Grit'-ty read
Oklahoma author Brett Cogburn’s first novel bears roots of influence from great-grandfather Rooster Cogburn, the inspiration for 'True Grit.'
Fiction
Sarah Lobban
There was a time when the country was not quite so tame, before the advent of technology or the coming of railroads that cut swaths through the wide, wild tracts of land.
Feminine 'Follies'
Among the Oklahoma Book Award finalists is Theasa Tuohy’s novel of love during wartime.
Fiction
Sarah Lobban
Oklahoma Book Awards
6:30 p.m. Saturday
Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
www.odl.state.ok.us
$50-$60
Looking Askew
Rilla Askew’s latest novel deals with illegal immigration in the aftermath of a controversial Oklahoma law.
Fiction
Sarah Lobban
Rilla Askew
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Full Circle Bookstore
1900 N.W. Expressway
fullcirclebooks.com
Free
Womb Dwelling
A beloved Tulsa store opens a sister location in Oklahoma City.
Crossing over
Local author Kent Anderson releases another Oklahoma-centric thriller in Silver Cross.
Features
Sarah Lobban
B. Kent Anderson
6:30 p.m. Thursday
Full Circle Bookstore
1900 Northwest Expressway
fullcirclebooks.com
842-2900
Free
Roll on
Not just something Americans did in the fabled ‘good ol’ days,’ roller skating remains a fun way to stay active.
Features
Sarah Lobban
With October being International Roller Skating Month, and in the spirit of the season, Skate Galaxy, 5800 N.W. 36th, offers plenty of ways to celebrate.
Countdown to health
A YMCA program called 5-2-1-0 seeks to improve the wellness of Oklahoma children.
Chore chums
A unique local business gives you an opportunity to hire a personal assistant for a day.
Features
Sarah Lobban
Be honest: Every Friday at 4:59 p.m., you count down the seconds until you can escape for the weekend.
Good vibrations
Looking for an unconventional way to shed inches?
Getting cocky
A theatrical celebration of the male member hits the city stage before heading to Chicago.
Performing Arts
Sarah Lobban
Beneath the Zipper
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
The Boom
2218 N.W. 39th
tarsplace.com
601-7200
$12-$35
Adopt an acre
City dwellers can sponsor eco-friendly farming practices for as little as $5.
News
Sarah Lobban
Earth Day might be well behind us, but Oklahoma’s ECOpass is helping ensure that the state’s future still looks green.
Abducted to New York
A local playwright gets closer to Broadway with her new play 'The Abduction of Becky Morris.’
Performing Arts
Sarah Lobban
Most of us grew up hearing the inspirational mantra of “follow your dreams.”
Vetting process
Now home in Yukon, an Iraq War soldier fights PTSD through the means of music.
Music
Sarah Lobban
From a small studio in his Yukon home, Brian Allen is busy making music. Augmenting his voice and guitar with a Mac Pro and its built-in Logic Pro 9 software, he turns words and chords into lyrics and melodies.
Cooler running
It's a lot cooler after it gets dark!
Sports
Sarah Lobban
Cooler
Runnings Midnight Streak
9
p.m. Saturday
City Arts Center
3000 General
Pershing Blvd.
cityartscenter.org
$30
'Time' bandit
Fantasy novelist Sherrilyn Kenyon sets OKC visit to sign her latest surefire best-seller.
