Allan Houser and His Students, in celebration of his 100th birthday, this exhibit features works of Allan Houser as well as his students, focusing on his role as a teacher and mentor. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St., 478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. Art After 5 Roof Terrace, join downtown workers, adventurous concert and […]
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Nine it
Nine it If you’re looking for generic sketch-comedy, do not go see Take 9. If you’re looking for sketch-comedy unlike anything else, go see Take 9’s New Year’s Eve Bash, an interactive variety production featuring live music, giveaways and lots of laughs. The fastpaced show starts at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Red Room Event Center, […]
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Recovery efforts
With drug use — and addiction recovery — in the spotlight of this year’s mayoral race, experts weigh in on how it might hamper or help overall public health. Public vilification of an Oklahoma City councilman’s past drug use, treatment and recovery is likely to restrict the number of people willing to seek elected office, […]
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Instalove
A long-distance photo share turns into a down-home, real-life love affair. After two years following each other on Instagram, an Oklahoma City woman asked her British follower to meet on Skype for a cup of tea. This led to a four-hour date and many more sleep-deprived days for Zitta and Parker Cowans, who married in […]
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Annals of science America’s foremost advocate for frontal lobotomies as “treatment” for mental disorder, the late Dr. Walter Freeman, performed an estimated 3,500 lobotomies during the 1940s and 1950s before opposition finally solidified against him, according to a December 2013 investigation by The Wall Street Journal. At the peak of his influence, he was so […]
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Coal for Christmas?
No, it won’t come from the jolly big guy with the white beard, red suit and a plethora of reindeer. Instead, it’ll be the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office delivering the COAL. Actually, the COAL isn’t charcoal-isn’t charcoal-colored briquettes stuck into stockings, either. COAL is an acronym for Christmas Operation with Additional Law Enforcement. Sheriff John […]
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:1″><span style=" Times New Roman”,”serif”;mso-fareast-Times New Roman”; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ES-BO”> Nuclear tractor pull —Redneck geek: Edward Teller, the famous theoretical physicist known as the “father of the hydrogen bomb” for his work on the World War II-era Manhattan Project, died in 2003, but his daughter Rene told The Free Press of Kinston, N.C., in […]
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Happenings the week of Dec. 23, 2013
FOOD Paint N Cheers, creative social art classes, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 26-28; 2 p.m., Dec. 29; 6:30 p.m., Jan. 1. Paint N Cheers, 1614 N. Gatewood, Oklahoma City. 524-4155, paintncheers.com. THU–SAT, SUN, WED Pinot’s Palette, sip on your favorite beverage while painting your favorite masterpiece, 7-9 p.m., Dec. 26-28. Pinot’s Palette, 115 E. California. 602-3850, […]
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LIFE FOOD & DRINK
LIFE FOOD & DRINK For a night of delectable cuisine and scenery just as alluring, head to Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Bubbles & Bites New Year’s Eve celebration. Enjoy cocktails, a dessert bar, a live DJ and more in the Terrace Room on the lower level of the Crystal Bridge, and as the clock ticks closer […]
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LIFE
For its second original musical theater production, Herbert W. Armstrong College presents David — The Endless Throne Begins, the captivating story of King David written by Ryan Malone. The production combines contemporary choreography with elaborate costumes and sets to bring one of the history’s largest biographies to life. See David 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday […]