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Ryan revisited

In the Principal’s Office: Tom Ryan the Art Student 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 11 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free It’s no great surprise that education is often the catalyst for great artistic production, whether it means following in the […]

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Funny friendship

Always a Bridesmaid 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through May 6 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $20-$25 One way to define a comedy is that it usually ends in marriage, so what about a play that’s built around four friends and their four weddings? Jewel Box Theatre’s upcoming production of […]

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Narrative novelty

The Little Mermaid 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 26-28 and May 3-5; 2 p.m. Sunday and April 29 Pollard Theatre 120 W. Harrison Ave. thepollard.org 405-282-2800 $15-$30 Fantasy and realism — in theory, they’re worlds apart, as different as sea and earth. But Pollard Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid presents a kid-friendly […]

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Saving sofas

Sofas are the places we sit, the sites of family gatherings and, sometimes, objects of historical consideration. But they are also the focal point of Aubrey York-Ketner and her father Brad York’s business, Fancy Couches. Fancy Couches opened in late 2017 with a unique business model offering “exquisite lounging rentals” especially suited for photography shoots, […]

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Poetic possibilities

It’s a common question: What do you want to be when you grow up? The answers are pat, sometimes full of naïveté: Doctor. Lawyer. Astronaut. Superhero. Often asked of young children, the question points to larger, subtler tensions of identity: Are you what you do? Who are you, and what can you be? In his […]

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