Creativity World Forum Monday”?Wednesday Cox Convention Center 1 Myriad Gardens stateofcreativity.com Hundreds of delegates from around the world will descend on Oklahoma City on Monday to discuss the value of creativity. A forum on creativity might seem nebulous, but organizers of the 2010 Creativity World Forum believe that it is fundamental to the continued maturation […]
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Kings River Fall Musicfest puts a music festival in fall
Music festivals litter spring and summer, but by October, options for outdoor entertainment start thinning out. But the Kings River Fall Musicfest has stepped in as a free, family-oriented event. With a day’s worth of eclectic music, a bushel of kids’ activities and vendors filling the 60 acres of Kings River Park at 4144 S.W. […]
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Outlaw country songwriters and outsider storytellers share music, spoken word and the stage at a little beer bar in Norman
Bloody Ol’ Mule, Doc Slither’s Snake Oil Salvation and Christophe 9 p.m. Saturday Blue Bonnet Bar 321 E. Main, Norman www.myspace.com/bluebonnetbar 447-2480 $5 Certain genres have a timeless appeal, whether it’s the smoky purr of barroom jazz, the high-energy jangle of rockabilly or the earsplitting release of punk. Outlaw country is no different, and two […]
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Three suspension groups will hang themselves from hooks to raise money for injured fellow artist
The Captain’s Halloween Massacre Bora Bora Club, 2415 N. Walker 9 p.m. Saturday $10 in advance, $15 at the door 557-1105, www.myspace.com/boraboraokc There aren’t many people in the world willing to suspend themselves in the air by jabbing hooks into their skin, but on Saturday, three of the top suspension teams in the region will […]
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Aquarium aficionados looking to upgrade their tanks can get an eyeful at a trade show
Oklahoma City Marine Aquarium Show 9:30 a.m. Saturday Cox Convention Center 1 Myriad Gardens $15 www.thecrase.com Once, home aquariums were little more than a few goldfish and a plastic scuba diver. Modern advances make it easier to maintain vivid and diverse coral in tanks, along with exotic fish from reefs worldwide. Rather than jetting out […]
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Oklahoma City Council handed race organizers a ‘shocker,’ denying city funds to bring American Le Mans to OKC
Oklahoma City Grand Prix organizers aiming to bring big-league auto racing failed to hurdle an Oklahoma City Council vote on Aug. 31. Race organizers insisted the 6-2 “no” vote wasn’t a deathblow, but admitted it did throw a wrench into their hopes. “This is, without a question, one of the real shockers of my professional […]
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The state’s premier horse racing track gets a new owner and a major face-lift to entice crowds for its next season
Thoroughbred Season Opener 6:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Remington Park 1 Remington Place www.remingtonpark.com Remington Park’s 22-year history started off brightly, as the venue emerged as a premiere track with bustling enthusiasm from the state’s race fans. Time passed, and the track’s status as a top-notch attraction faded to the point that the park faced closure. After […]
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Local musicians to play fundraiser for Mindy’s Memory Primate Sanctuary
The Lily Guild and Terry “Buffalo” Ware Fundraiser for Mindy’s Memory Primate Sanctuary in Newcastle The Chouse, 717 W. Boyd in Norman 3-7 p.m. Sunday Donations will be taken at the door Brain lesions, Ebola virus, stroke, plague and drug-induced seizures. That was the life 55 long-tailed macaque monkeys left behind when In Defense of […]
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Midwest Ink & Metal Fest organizers raise the bar for the three-day celebration of all things metal
Midwest Ink & Metal Fest Friday-Sunday Reed Center 5800 Will Rogers Road, Midwest City www.midwestinkandmetalfest.com $15 day, $30 weekend It will be a very metal weekend as body modification, tattooing, custom cars and metal music get their time to shine during the three-day Midwest Ink & Metal Fest. The expo that began last year as […]
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Danny Trashville emerges from Pink to pawn his soul and pen a grim ode to outlaws and auto racing
Danny Trashville 9 p.m. Friday Charley’s Last Stand 4415 S.W. Third 946-4110 www.dannytrashville.com Free With a coarse growl and catalog chock-full of outlaw country that touches on hard-living, heavy-drinking, dangerous women and auto racing, Danny Trashville is emerging from Pottawatomie County’s small pond of Pink to make a splash in deeper waters across the region. […]