District 21 opens its doors one night a month through May to allow its students to get hands-on experience with some of the most inspired culinary minds in the city. Attendees work directly with chef Russ Johnson and learn about the ingredients and flavors that inspire him and how he runs his kitchen at Ludivine, […]
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FOOD
Taste of Yukon, a delicious food extravaganza featuring 20 local and surrounding area restaurants, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mar. 27. Robertson Activity Center, 1200 Lakeshore, Yukon, 350-7680, cityofyukonok.gov. THU Guest Chef Dinner Series: Russ Johnson, several top Oklahoma chefs mentor the school’s students, Mar. 28. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., 717-4900, francistuttle.edu. FRI […]
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Ghost, (U.S., 1944, dir. Vincente Minnelli) the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York, 7 p.m., Mar. 20. Windsor 10 Theatre, 4623 NW 23rd St., 917-2299, bbtheatres.com. THU Visitors, (U.S., 2014, dir. Godfrey Reggio) film reveals humanity’s trance-like relationship with technology which […]
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LIFE
The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History presents Spring Break Escape, a week of educational fun for kids and parents alike. Wednesday will be a wild day of fun all about animals. Children can create animalthemed masks and visit the museum’s collection of mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Thursday will offer visitors science activities, while budding […]
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Learn with Brunch, meet with Becky Varner the first Tuesday of each month, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Mar. 19. Uptown Grocery Co, 1230 W. Covell Road, Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco.com. WED Tipsy Artist, wine and paint party, 6-9 p.m., Mar. 19. Tres Cantina & Grille, 305 E. Main St., Norman, 701-8282. WED Wellness Shopping Tour, label explanations for […]
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The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma will hold its 27th annual Chef’s Feast, “Step Right Up to Fight Hunger,” to support Food for Kids programs. Chefs from 25 of the metro’s best restaurants will offer guests samples of gourmet, circus-themed foods like cotton candy and popcorn with bacon. A selection of fine wines and spirits […]
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Here Comes the Devil
(2012) While their parents make love in the parking lot of a Tijuana truck stop, a girl and her younger brother enter a cave (symbolism!) that’s supposedly cursed and don’t emerge until the next nerve-wracked day. Although Sol (singer Laura Caro in her movie debut) and Felix (Francisco Barreiro, the original We Are What We […]
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Beyond Outrage
(2012) To Americans, Takeshi Kitano may be best-known for his role in the 2000 flick Battle Royale; in his native Japan, however, he’s the country’s version of Martin Scorsese (if Marty also served as star), a writer/ director who shines brightest plying his talents in the realm of violent crime tales, including Sonatine, Brother, The […]
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Odd Thomas
(2013) Dean Koontz’s series of Odd Thomas novels now numbers six. I stopped reading after book four because an initially good concept had grown patently awful, succumbing to the law of diminishing returns. By contrast, Stephen Sommers’ film adaptation, a would-be franchise-starter itself, never gets the chance to devolve into tedium; it is that from […]
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The University of Central Oklahoma’s American Democracy Project will educate the public about privacy and internet security with film screenings of the 2013 documentary Terms and Conditions May Apply, directed by Cullen Hoback. With appearances by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and singer-songwriter Moby, the film explains to viewers that by accepting the terms and conditions […]