Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
Constance Squires
6:30 p.m. Thursday
Full Circle Bookstore
1900 Northwest Expressway
fullcirclebooks.com 842-2900
Monday 20 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: her
First watch
A local author draws on her childhood as an Army brat for her debut novel, ‘Along the Watchtower.’
Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
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.
Art house
Artists and musicians carve out elbow room wherever they can, from spare bedrooms and empty garages to posh studio spaces and art cooperatives.
Features
Charles Martin
Procrastination and distraction are the natural predators of the professional artist. Success in the art world hinges on producing work without the benefits of domineering bosses or highly structured workplaces.
‘Dirty’ job
You don't want to see the film that was set in Stillwater.
CFN
Gazette staff
Opening Friday in select cities (read: likely not ours) is the dramedy “Dirty Girl,” which we only mention because it’s set in Norman, and definitely not because it looks like there’s a scene in which the leading lady might be forced to strip for some quick cash.
Gingerly
When singer-songwriter Ginger Leigh faced death, she wrote her way back to business. You should hear her now.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Ginger Leigh
7 p.m. Thursday
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Crown Jewell
The ‘Queen of the Minor Key’ hopes her genre-bending songs receive a royal reception in the kingdom of the 405.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Eileen Jewell
7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7
The Blue Door
2805 N. McKinley
bluedoorokc.com
524-0738
$15 advance, $20 door
Higher Ground
Can she get an 'Amen'?
Life, Above All
In ‘Life, Above All,’ the impact of AIDS is rarely stated, but often heard.
Drama
Phil Bacharach
AIDS is rarely mentioned in “Life, Above All.” It’s referred to obliquely — a “bug,” “the other thing” — but its grim presence is always felt. When a character finally does call it by name, late in the movie, the effect is startling.
