Commentary
Kurt Hochenauer
State Republicans are poised for an intraparty battle this coming legislative session, and Democrats could benefit from the ensuing political fracture.

Drama
Rod Lott
If I could play God, when the Best Animated Feature envelope is torn open at next month’s Oscars, the winner wouldn’t be the presumed lock of “Toy Story 3,” but the dark horse, “The Illusionist.”

Letters to the Editor
Merle D. Wright
Since reading the Gazette’s Feb. 9 Commentaries (Jason Reese, “Legislate morality,” Kurt Hochenauer, “Separation anxiety”) about new bills introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature that would permit some religious teaching in our public schools that concern creationism verses evolution, I have been struggling with some feelings.

Music
Rod Lott
Next week is Oklahoma Gazette’s annual Soundcheck issue, dedicated to the local music scene. To celebrate its epicness, we’ve planned four Soundcheck parties, and you’re invited!

OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
What’s the next big thing for restaurants in the hundreds of new places opening up? Don’t be flummoxed; just get out and test them all.

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Up next in the Lower Bricktown Live summer concert series? Okie songstress Camille Harp, whose new album, Little Bit of Light, should shine your way soon. In the meantime, hear her for free, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at United Way Plaza. (You know it as the courtyard near the fountain outside Harkins Bricktown Cinemas.) Admission is free. Call 236-8666 or visit welcometobricktown.com.

Thursday

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Who knows? You may get your first glimpse of the next Pablo Picasso or Robert Mapplethorpe at the 2013 Youth Impressions Juried Art Show. Presented by Fine Arts Institute of Edmond, the multimedia exhibition of works by first- through 12th-grade students premieres Saturday at the Edmond Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main, and remains on display until Feb. 1. Call 340-4481 or visit edmondfinearts.com.

Saturday, daily, ongoing