Michelle Stearnes was unable to attend a rally earlier in the week outside of U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s Oklahoma City office, but she could not let the week go by without being heard. Stearnes, carrying a red sign reading “FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER,” was one of several dozen people who showed up for June 20’s Vigil […]
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Getting credit
It was early 2016 and Oklahoma City filmmaker Nick Sanford was unsure of whether his movie’s Kickstarter campaign was going to reach its funding goal. But then, days before the deadline for his locally made 2016 horror film The Harvesters had to reach a certain percentage of its $32,835 goal, he was contacted by a […]
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Open opportunity
Public Access open mic 7 p.m. Sundays The Paseo Plunge 3010 Paseo St. paseoplunge.com 405-315-6224 Free Every healthy, vibrant creative community needs its ground level — a gateway into live performance with little to no entry threshold where musicians, comedians and artists of all levels of experience can practice their craft and express themselves. In […]
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PRIDE March on
Last year, OKC Pride celebrated the 30th anniversary of its yearly parade and LGBTQ pride month celebration. The event has grown a large local following through the years. Some in the city’s younger generations probably could not imagine a year without the observance, but as recently as February, it appeared to some within the community […]
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Primary preview
It is not difficult to find something to get excited about this primary season in Oklahoma. With a major state question in play, a logjam of candidates in the gubernatorial primaries, numerous state House and Senate seat openings and remnants of political tension from the April teacher walkout underscoring it all, intrigue is not lacking […]
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PRIDE Civic union
On one hand, Freedom Oklahoma and Women Lead Oklahoma advocate for two distinct constituencies — the former promotes civil engagement in the LGBTQ community while the latter concentrates on those who identify as women. But the two groups have more in common than they have separate — a shared board of directors and office space, […]
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Third wheel
Adam & Kizzie album release show 8 p.m. June 29 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $12-$15 The second installment in Adam & Kizzie’s Book of Eedo album series was released in 2014 with 12 songs and more than one hour of music. The duo’s newest third edition, given the alias THREEDO, is […]
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‘Hypersexualized’ environment
The alleged sexual misconduct of University of Oklahoma (OU) emeritus professor and former donor John Scamehorn has garnered a lot of attention recently, but some former students are saying the university’s school of drama fostered an environment that might have been conducive for such harassment. Scamehorn’s donor status with OU’s Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine […]
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Special effects
Student Film was once known for having as many as a dozen members in its rotating ensemble cast of players. But even though the current roster is down to just four, the cerebral Oklahoma City rock band is sounding as large as ever. The band — comprised of lead vocalist, synth-player, songwriter and founding member […]
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Open minds
Anastasia Pittman did not ask for her Mother of Reconciliation label, but she certainly owned it. Pittman was a longtime state representative for majority African-American District 99 in Oklahoma City before her 2014 election to the state senate for District 48. She reached her term limit at the end of the most recent legislative session. […]