Artists inspired by underground comics, hot rods, street culture and commercial art currently have their eclectic pieces showcased at “Pop Surrealism,” showing through April 21 at City Arts Center at Fair Park. Pop surrealists use the “lowbrow” art of cartoons and graphic design to create art that critiques war, American commercialism and popular culture. “It […]
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T.I. – T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Atlanta rapper’ and self-touted King of the South’ T.I.‘s new album “T.I. vs T.I.P.” doesn’t steal the throne from his Grammy-nominated 2006 album “King,” though it manages to rule over most other commercial hip-hop on the charts right now. The record is billed as the two personalities of T.I.’ one representing a laid-back businessman and […]
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Capitol gallery will feature Tulsa photographer’s work
/Fine%20Art/mcentirephotoshow.jpg” width=150 align=right vspace=10 border=0>A Tulsa photographer’s work will go on display at the state capitol’s North Gallery Everyone knows that a picture is worth a thousand words, but after taking a look at a few pieces of Paul McEntire’s work, one could easily come up with a few thousand more. From a simple close-up […]
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Happy Birthday Oklahoma!
Only one official Oklahoma centennial projects is experienced through the perspective of a bird named Boomer Scissortail: “Happy Birthday Oklahoma!,” an illustrated children’s book written by local man John Morrow. The full-color, 56-page hardback follows Boomer as he learns about significant events in state history, starting with Oklahoma’s 1907 statehood and ending with a centennial […]
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The Octopus Project returns to extend its sonic tentacles around your indietronica-loving hearts and souls
The Octopus Project with Yellow Fever 8 p.m. Wednesday Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union University of Oklahoma 900 Asp, Norman www.opolis.org $10 Usually, a band writes songs before thinking of performing them live. But The Octopus Project hasn’t ever prescribed to the normal formulas associated with being a band. Breaking another one only felt natural, […]
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High school students to sing with Foreigner
For the students of Mount St. Mary’s Catholic High School, Thursday may feel like the first time for onstage jitters. The private school’s choir will join Foreigner onstage at the rock band’s 8 p.m. concert at Riverwind Casino to sing “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The unique collaboration is made possible through the […]
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Head Game by Tim Downs
Tim Downs is a novelist whose thrillers get lumped the “Christian fiction” genre. This does not mean a pious lecture, but a story free of profanity and sex. You won’t miss their absence, because the page-turning thrills are there. Two Gulf War vets find their past catching up with them with a vengeance, courtesy of […]
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Carpenter Square treats Pulitzer-winning ‘Picnic’ with reverence
William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, “Picnic,” revolves around the people in a tiny Kansas town getting together for a Labor Day celebration. But what rides beneath the action is not fellowship so much as loneliness “? a gnawing ache to escape the boredom of their existence. Handsome drifter Hal blows into town, catching the […]
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Historic Guthrie specializes in nostalgia during its annual, month-long holiday celebration
Now that the last remnants of the turkey and dressing are gone, it’s time to get your Christmas spirit into high gear. There may be no better place to do it than Guthrie, which turns into a colorful Christmas Past each December. The official kick-off for the season takes place at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. According […]
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The Wiz: 30th Anniversary Edition
1978/2008 It’s hard to believe the same Sidney Lumet who delivered the blistering, brutal “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” this past year is the same director who gave us the safe, sanitary musical “The Wiz” three decades ago. But here, in a two-disc edition, is a high-tech reminder of a lo-fi film. Adapted from […]