During the day, determined mall walkers march past The Liszt Nightclub + Lounge’s dark glass entryway. The smell of nearby Billy Sims Barbecue wafts from down the hall, and the cycled flow of several indoor fountains produces a soothing white noise inside The Shoppes at Northpark’s brightly lit corridors. But in the evening, a different […]
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Summer vibes
Oklahoma Singer Songwriter Series: Felina & The Feels nightfall (around 9 p.m.) June 1 Blue Doors at Tenkiller 98413 Oklahoma Highway 100, Gore bluedoorsattenkiller.com 918-489-2174 $10 Norman-based singer-songwriter Felina Rivera played her first set at Blue Doors at Tenkiller in September during the inaugural Indigo Fest — an environmentally conscious music and art festival focused […]
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Smoke session
Both bodies of the Oklahoma state Legislature adjourned earlier this month with several lawmakers eager to hit the campaign trail ahead of the June 26 primary elections. But legislators did not leave the Capitol with a clean plate of tasks and will likely be called back to the table shortly after next month’s polls close. […]
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‘Carolina’ calling
James Taylor and his All-Star Band 7:30 p.m. May 25 Chesapeake Energy Arena 100 W. Reno Ave. chesapeakearena.com 1-800-745-3000 $65-$450 The release dates of their respective debut albums are separated by nearly 50 years. One has a viral YouTube music video in which he vows to “get it on” like Marvin Gaye, and the other […]
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Concentrated effort
Third Thursday: My Life/My Movie 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 5-9 p.m. Thursday Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive 405-236-3100 Free-$5 There are few better places to be on a warm summer evening than perched atop the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, taking in picturesque aerial views of the […]
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Integrity principle
Hip-hop emcees wrote rap songs about all kinds of things in the 1980s, but one subject they rarely broached was their parents’ medicine cabinets. Today, however, the most pervasive (or at least the most infamous) subsect of the youngest generation’s rap movement seems obsessed with bragging about opioid and prescription drug abuse. Andre Stubbs, also […]
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Roamin’ holiday
John Calvin Abney album release show 8 p.m. Saturday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave. bluedoorokc.com 405-524-0738 $20 Whenever John Calvin Abney needed to step away from life and think, he would cross the street from his old house on Tulsa’s S. Yale Avenue and visit the historic Route 66 diner Tally’s Good Food […]
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Pet project
Akira 7 p.m. May 16 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $10 Tower Theatre has had its Projector Club for almost as long as it has been showing movies in its revived theater. But the actual purpose of the club took a lot longer to develop. Stephen Tyler, a co-operating manager at Tower […]
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Highly regarded
Sophia Massad has no patience for romantic partners who discourage or insult their counterparts as a mechanism for dealing with their own insecurities. Her conviction comes from firsthand experience. “It sucks,” Massad said. “There’s no reason to be in a relationship with someone who’s putting you down.” The local musician, singer-songwriter, vocal coach and music […]
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Key collection
HERD 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through May 31 Nault Fine Art 816 N. Walker Ave naultfineart.com 405-642-4414 Free Brian Nault has a strong passion for collecting African tribal art, and his goal is to share that passion with the rest of Oklahoma City. His tool for spreading that love is Nault Fine Art, a gallery […]