From elementary school classmates to college-aged bandmates, the five members of For the Fallen have seen each other through it all. “We’ve all been through our shares of ups and downs, whether is financially or family problems,” said Tyler Corr, the group’s lead singer. “So we write our music to pick people up. We want […]
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When new metro moms suddenly need assistance, Infant Crisis Services provides emergency help
l style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt”>The new facility will offer private family interview rooms, a private breast-feeding room, a resource room and a 6,000-square-foot warehouse to store diapers, formula and other donations. “? Lauren Parajohn
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Tampa rockers The Almost end their national tour with a stop at the Diamond Ballroom
h. After recruiting longtime friend Alex Aponte as bassist, the rest of the band fell together easily, and before long, “Southern Weather” made its way onto the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 29. Complete with Dusty Redmon and drummer Kenny Bozich, The Almost is touring the country to share their music to sold-out crowds. […]
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Unwrap a giant Bricktown Christmas rock show with Shawnee’s Shiny Toy Guns
Although it’s illegal to bring weapons on an airplane, the in-your-face foursome Shiny Toy Guns has taken over the cockpit with its debut album, “We Are Pilots.” Next stop: Oklahoma City. The post-punk, alternative quartet will make its metro landing 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Bricktown Ballroom with Chicago-based Madina Lake and local act […]
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Playwright Albee to speak at OCU
What do Jane Goodall, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. all have in common? They’ve been a part of Oklahoma City University’s Distinguished Speaker Series, and this week, America’s leading dramatist, Edward Albee, joins that group. OCU invites everyone to attend “An Evening with Edward Albee: Improvisation and the Creative Mind” at 7:30 […]
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Westmoore grad’s ingenuity makes her a joke on ‘SNL’
Last March, Westmoore High School graduate Mary Masterman won a $100,000 scholarship at the annual Intel Science Talent Search for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph, a device that measures wavelengths to identify the fingerprints of different molecules. The award brought national attention to the budding scientist when “Saturday Night Live”‘s “Weekend Update” segment poked fun […]
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State’s first Halloween fan convention slated
TrickConTreat, Oklahoma’s first and only Halloween fan convention, invites everyone to get into the season’s spirit a little early this year. The convention gives fanatics a chance to hear ghost stories from local authors, see the latest in ghost-hunting technologies, and gather makeup and costume tips from the pros. The all-day event will take place […]
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Switzer teams up with Ronald McDonald House to auction red shoes
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oklahoma City will host its fifth annual “Red Shoe Gala” Friday, Oct. 12, at the newly renovated Skirvin Hilton Hotel. Honorary co-chairs of the event, Becky and Barry Switzer (pictured) and Ronald McDonald himself, will be present to celebrate the charity’s primary fund-raiser. One special community member will receive the “Red Shoe […]