Vacant Era’s youthful board of directors bristled with bold ideas, defiant optimism and caffeine as they took over Norman’s Winans Fine Chocolate & Coffees one Sunday morning in September. The group was overcoming sleep deprivation at a planning meeting to discuss the inaugural Vacant Era Film Festival, which opens Thursday and runs through Sunday. With […]
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State, OU form partnership on pedestrian walkways
Ronnie Neal only saw a brief flash of the vehicle that nearly killed him last year. Neal was a deputy for the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department, patrolling the streets on a motorcycle alongside his partner when a vehicle turned across traffic, trying to merge into a tight space between cars. Neal didn’t see the vehicle […]
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Weekend outings spread out to all corners of state this fall
Wedged between the brutal heat of summer and the vicious cold of winter is the sweet relief of fall, and festival organizers will make the most of the temperate weather to lure Oklahomans away from college football and out into the community. Following is a brief rundown of some highlights of the fall festival season. […]
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Corn and sorghum mazes draw city dwellers
When Jerry Reding looked out across his vast farm in Chickasha, he saw possibility. Not for a standard cash crop or livestock, but a puzzle. Less than a year later, sprawled across 20 acres of rich soil was a giant maze. When seen from the air, the maze depicts six characters of “The Wizard of […]
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Amnesty International’s biannual music fest champions change
The 2008 presidential election is just around the corner and politics are saturating the culture, so it would stand to reason that musicians performing at Sunday’s Groovefest might be tempted to use stage time to voice their personal political grievances. Tulsa funk/rock/rap fusion band HipHopotamus and Norman’s indie-pop crooner and part-time Starlight Mint Ryan Lindsey […]
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Lake Hefner hosts fourth annual Redman Triathlon
Triathletes are rare souls capable of one of the most torturous athletic events in sports: 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles on bike and a full 26.2 mile marathon. Completing a triathlon is just as much about mental endurance as physical endurance with even the quickest athletes finishing at around 10 hours. THREE RACE TYPESCABOOSE […]
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Stars align for a basketball exhibition game
Jumpshots and overeager varsity basketball players won’t be foremost on Mel Jackson’s mind when he comes to Oklahoma for the inaugural Celebrity Basketball Shootout at Midwest City High School. The actor who most recently appeared in the 2008 movie “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” spoke to Oklahoma Gazette two weeks prior, while in […]
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Stillwater’s energetic five-piece Colourmusic reaches for new sonic wavelengths
When Stillwater’s white-suited concept band Colourmusic took the stage at Oklahoma Creativity Project’s fund-raising gala last winter, the band’s fiery front man Ryan Hendrix knew it would be a difficult crowd. ODD GROUP OF EXPERIMENTERSBASING MUSIC ON COLORSIN-STATE GIGS The five-member act followed a set comprised of American Indian folk music and an opera singer. […]
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University of Central Oklahoma enters third hockey season
Collegiate ice hockey may not be as popular in Oklahoma as football or basketball, but the University of Central Oklahoma’s club team is finding its own rabid followings among sports lovers, partially thanks to an increasingly bitter rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. With a Sept. 26 third-season opener against St. Louis University, the UCO […]
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Historic city market, deli tests new DJ-led dance recipe
One hundred years is a long time to remain relevant in the rapidly changing world of retail. Kamp’s Market & Deli first nestled into Oklahoma City in 1910 as a grocery store, but the new ownership that shifted the site into a deli and grill is also testing the building out as a music venue. […]