Firefighters accept donations of aluminum cans all year long to raise money to pay for clothes, medical assistance or other necessities for children whose bodies have been damaged by fire. The program started after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, when firefighters from other regions of the country came to help out in the disaster’s […]
Carmen Forman
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Fashionista 101
While most college students are worrying about making it to class and not waking up in a field after a long night of partying, one University of Oklahoma freshman has different things on her mind. As designer of her own collection of handbags and small accessories, Norman resident Faith Mouse is constantly brainstorming ideas for […]
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45 caliber
Located at 2145 N.E. 36th, the nation’s largest state-operated military museum commemorates the National Guard division, long known as the “Thunderbirds,” with scores of artifacts from the Second World War. Museum curator Michael Gonzales said the exhibits help show visitors how Pearl Harbor catapulted the 45th into the throes of war. “It didn’t take a […]
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Camp? In the winter?
Parents, why not send your children off to camp? Art camp, that is. For children ages 5 to 13, City Arts Center offers a number of winter-break youth camps taught by artists and art professors. Kids ages 5 to 7 may attend Patti Morgan’s “Winter Time Sculpting, Sewing and Paper Crafts” class. Participants will build […]
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Camp? In the winter?
Parents, why not send your children off to camp? Art camp, that is. For children ages 5 to 13, City Arts Center offers a number of winter-break youth camps taught by artists and art professors. Kids ages 5 to 7 may attend Patti Morgan’s “Winter Time Sculpting, Sewing and Paper Crafts” class. Participants will build […]
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What’s the 131?
’Tis the season to give loved ones daily reminders of the beauty of American Indian art. Tribes 131 is hosting its annual Native American Art Calendar signing, which includes two days for customers to meet the 13 creators of the 2012 edition, including Benjamin Harjo Jr. and Harvey Pratt, no strangers to the full-color calendar. […]
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That’s it … “Nice & Easy” …
For those with “Martinis & Mistletoe” on their wish list, good news: That’s the name of a special Christmas concert scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at FireLake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino in Shawnee. Oklahoma City crooner Wade Tower will take center stage to give audience members a night of season music they won’t soon […]
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What’s the 131?
’Tis the season to give loved ones daily reminders of the beauty of American Indian art. Tribes 131 is hosting its annual Native American Art Calendar signing, which includes two days for customers to meet the 13 creators of the 2012 edition, including Benjamin Harjo Jr. and Harvey Pratt, no strangers to the full-color calendar. […]
Posted inMusic
That’s it … “Nice & Easy” …
For those with “Martinis & Mistletoe” on their wish list, good news: That’s the name of a special Christmas concert scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at FireLake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino in Shawnee. Oklahoma City crooner Wade Tower will take center stage to give audience members a night of season music they won’t soon […]
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Yuval Waldman
Violins, Christmas concertos and the acoustics of the Gold Dome building will combine to create one unforgettable night of music. The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is bringing back its Holiday Concert Under the Dome with Yuval Waldman. The internationally renowned Waldman is an artist-in-residence at USAO and has worked with the university […]