The Alabama native won the contest with a large margin of the 500,000 votes cast online during a six-day period. While traveling back to Oklahoma from Alabama over Christmas break, she received the good news via phone, during a layover at DFW Airport. “I kind of had to hold in my excitement, because it was […]
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Irate feelings
The sandy shores and clear water of Hawaii, the home state of the six members of Iration, help to bring life and inspiration to the band’s unique, reggae-rock blend. “I would describe it as feel-good music,” bassist Adam Taylor said. “It’s all around you and fits the lifestyle well, so it was natural for us […]
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All is Bright
Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma7:30 p.m. Monday Fee Theatre, Casady School9500 N. Penn 7:30 p.m. Tuesday St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral127 N.W. Seventhwww.brightmusic.org Free Performing pieces by such musical masters as Schoenberg and Strauss, the Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma hosts its third free program of the season, “Sounds from Vienna,” at different venues on Monday and Tuesday. […]
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The Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s new season starts Saturday with Grammy-winning pianist Peter Serkin
Peter Serkin and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic 8 p.m. Saturday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker www.okcciviccenter.org 297-2264 $12-$65 The Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s season kickoff is Saturday, featuring acclaimed pianist Peter Serkin. At age 11, Serkin enrolled in the Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, and by 19, he earned a Grammy as Best New […]
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The nonprofit OKC Quality Schools Inc., headed by Kirk Humphreys, seeks to get the ball rolling on a downtown school
With a former mayor’s ardent support, downtown OKC is edging closer to becoming home to a new elementary school. In a meeting of the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education on Aug. 2, Kirk Humphreys led the brigade in convincing the board of the desperate need for a “first rate path through the system,” […]
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A group of health-conscious parents are hungry to get public schools to offer healthier options
In an effort to combat the rampant childhood obesity epidemic and to spread awareness about healthy eating, a group of public school parents has joined to form EatWiseOKC. The goal is simple: eliminating processed and high-sugar food while introducing options like fresh fruit and vegetables. “Our practice so far has been primarily with Child Nutrition […]
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Parkour hits the ground running in Oklahoma
The stealthy moves of Jackie Chan left a mark on Chris Stevenson. The Oklahoma City resident, taken by the kung fu guru’s cinematic skills, soon became a Chan aficionado and martial-arts master. It was through his love for the art that he came across parkour, a sport with similar stylings, but very different results. It […]
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Map the Sea emerges from the remnants of two local bands for an expansive sound
From the cavernous depths of an atmospheric void evolved Oklahoma City band Map the Sea. After calling it quits with Chaos to Cosmos, guitarist Tyler Evans proposed a collaboration with members of the then-recently defunct Bryson Running ” bassist Joe Rigazzi, drummer Clay Vaughn and guitarist Alex Fatkin ” with vocalist Joe Hopkins joining soon […]
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After trekking across three continents, one Oklahoman is already planning his next big adventure
In a modern-day international Kerouacian adventure, Oklahoma City resident Clark Taylor recently returned to town after a yearlong stint as a globe-trotting traveler. Fate revealed itself on a summer day in 2008 when he met a girl at a music festival. After a lengthy conversation and an exchange of phone numbers, he decided to join […]
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Veteran Oklahoma musician Sethy McCarroll leads new project Gentle Ghost
Gentle GhostNoon Sunday, Main Stage, 100 Block of West Main Street Eerie guitar riffs and ethereal vocals blend into peaceful harmony for Norman-based Gentle Ghost. The band evolved from the mind of Sethy McCarroll, current drummer for Toil and Trouble and bassist for both Student Film and Umbrellas. For his latest project he organized, he […]