Sgt. Justin Echols joined the Army Reserve in 1998 and the Oklahoma City Police Department in 2001, and was serving as an undercover narcotics officer when the 95th Infantry Division was activated in 2003. But everything changed one dewy morning that year. Before Echols could be deployed to Iraq, he was in a horrific head-on […]
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Trio reunites for ‘Summer Breeze’ performance
This season’s second installment of the “Summer Breeze” concert series, The Performing Arts Studio presents Kane Welch Kaplin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Lions Park, 450 S. Flood in Norman. Gaining attention of critics and fans alike from around the globe ” and each a masterful musician in his own right ” core members Kieran […]
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Lance Armstrong kicks off LiveStrong Day/Night at RedHawks game
Lance Armstrong is coming to Oklahoma “¦ well, maybe only via JumboTron, but his foundation will be in Oklahoma City in full force. Support the millions of cancer fighters around the nation and attend the inaugural Oklahoma LiveStrong Day/Night from 7:05 to 11 p.m. Tuesday at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, 2 S. Mickey Mantle. The […]
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Jones gets new storm shelter
After a fire destroyed Jones High School last December, the tight-knit community continues to bounce back from tragedy ” and enlisting a new zone of safety. With the high school gymnasium now gone, the new primary location for Jones’ storm shelter safety room is located in Jones Elementary School, 13145 Montana. READY FOR USEPatti Fields, […]
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Presumed Innocent’ author to make OKC appearance
best-selling author and attorney Scott Turow is the guest of honor at the Library Endowment Trust’s sixth annual Literary Voices dinner, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, 7000 N.W. Grand. Before becoming a highly successful criminal lawyer, Turow taught writing at Stanford University, eventually entering Harvard Law School […]
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Big Read’ seeking book lovers for discussion
As part of “The Big Read,” a nationwide program that encourages literary reading among adults, the Pioneer Library System will host “Trends in Contemporary Chicano/a Literature with Armando Celayo” ” part of the program’s local lecture series ” at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Nancy Mergler Library of the University of Oklahoma Honors College in […]
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Oscar-nominated director to heading state film conference
Oklahoma City University will host the Oklahoma Film and Video Studies Society state conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 29, but the registration deadline is Monday. The conference will feature keynote speaker Jeffrey Blitz, Oscar-nominated independent filmmaker and brother of OCU law professor Marc Blitz. Blitz is perhaps best known for directing […]
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Country music legend will headline Heart to Heart International event
Country music legend Larry Gatlin will highlight Heart to Heart International beginning at 7 p.m. Monday at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd St. The semiformal gala will focus on the global humanitarian work of Heart to Heart International, commemorating the inspiring efforts of bringing health and hope to people […]
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Medieval life focus on pre-fair lecture series
With the annual Medieval Fair of Norman about a month away, the University of Oklahoma Outreach’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will help lead up to it by presenting “A Medieval Experience,” a series of free educational seminars exploring the Middle Ages, guided by experts on:” art, ” religion, ” music and ” architecture. Chris Elliott, […]
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Jeopardy!’ hits Oklahoma classrooms with donated games
The syndicated television game show “Jeopardy!” has teamed up with Devon Energy and KFOR-TV Channel 4 to donate 15 “Jeopardy!”-inspired educational computer programs per month to classrooms around the state. Kelly Miyahara, a “‘Jeopardy!’ Clue Crew” correspondent, visited Mark Twain Elementary School on Tuesday, demonstrating the “Classroom Jeopardy!,” an electronic, educational version of the […]