To spread holiday joy early this year, a special presentation of “Joyeux Noël” will be shown at 3 p.m. Sunday in Oklahoma City University’s Kerr-McGee Auditorium, N.W. 27th Street and N. McKinley Avenue. The 2005 Academy Award nominee is inspired by the true story of the events that took place on Christmas Eve in 1914. […]
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Multi-instrumentalist Brooks Chambers performing at open-invite wedding reception
Most audiences are lucky to receive a performance from an artist who can play one instrument well, but Brooks Chambers is a one-man band. And although he hails from Texas, there’s something about Oklahoma City that keeps him coming back. When he first started touring this year, his main goal was to find markets that […]
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Free sessions to reveal ‘The Secret’
If you’re one of those people who can’t keep a secret, you’re in luck. Consultant Holli Walker will host free “Secret Sessions” for the next four weeks in Oklahoma City. A one-hour session will take place tonight at 6:30 p.m., when Walker will introduce the powerful concepts and practical information from “The Secret,” a New […]
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Nonprofit seeks holiday-tradition gift baskets for new parents
A metro-area nonprofit is asking residents to share their traditions in the form of a gift basket this year. Family Expectations is a free community program for lower-income couples expecting a baby or who just had a baby. “We wanted to do something that would be a lasting memory for these couples,” said David Kimmel, […]
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Blue October promises third OKC stop’s the charm
Last year, Blue October fans were let down when a dangerous ice storm canceled the concert. The year before that, they were deprived of the usual energy because the lead singer was confined to a stool with a leg injury. So this time around, Blue October said Oklahoma City better get ready, because it’s going […]
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Norman songwriters gather for monthly showcase
If you’re sick of the same old tunes and ready for something fresh and new, check out the NormanMusicScene.com Singer/Songwriter Showcase this Friday at Borders, 300 Norman Center Court in Norman. Once a month, a handful of Norman’s local artists come together to give the town a taste of what the music scene has to […]
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Psychics, fortune tellers say Oklahoma City not kindest environment
While it might not look like New York City, where palm-reading and fortune-telling window shops readily line the streets, Oklahoma City has a psychic community that’s all its own, where readings are performed in the living rooms of modest metro homes. But what keeps it so hidden? Adrian (who requested not to use her last […]
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Low-income women get leg up in job hunt with help of nonprofit
Oklahoma City’s Suited for Success is a nonprofit organization that provides free professional clothing ” all donated ” and career development services to low-income women who are preparing to join the workforce. “We have seven seconds to make a good first impression, and I think that many job interviewers make up their mind right away, […]
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Project Woman Coalition connects uninsured women with breast health providers
In a recent article published in the journal Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, researchers found a link between a lack of health insurance and a more advance-stage breast cancer diagnosis. According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, an estimated 700,000 Oklahomans lack health insurance coverage, and the American Cancer Society estimates […]
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At-risk youth lured away from crime by art
Youth Cornerstone’s “After School Cool” program targets youth from neighborhoods at risk for juvenile crime, substance abuse, gangs and teen pregnancy, and engages them in art projects all over the metro area. “We are not an art-for-art’s-sake program,” said Paul Medina, director of ASC. “We use the arts as a vehicle to develop rapport and […]