Pegged as one of Oklahoma City’s most anticipated annual events, the Valentine’s tradition “Chocolate Decadence 2008” will be held 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the Hudson-Essex Loft Office at 825 N. Broadway. “Chocolate Decadence has evolved every year to sold-out capacity as a result of the unique and wonderful offerings by the finest chocolatiers in Oklahoma […]
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Fatal Contact
2006 Fresh-faced Jacky Wu Jing (“Kill Zone,” “Drunken Monkey”) has a real showcase for his talents in “Fatal Contact,” the latest Hong Kong actioner to get the royal, two-disc treatment from the Dragon Dynasty label. Wu Jing portays Kong, who becomes the king of an underground fighting circuit once he’s plucked from his acrobatic opera […]
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Rose State celebrates 20 years of poetry readings
For a meter dash where the only running is that of the mouth, head to Rose State College for the 20th annual “Poetry at Rose” reading. Scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday in the campus’s H.B. Atkinson Theatre, 6420 S.E. 15th in Midwest City, the event doubles as an anniversary celebration, with current and former Rose […]
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Weird Science: The Complete Seasons 1 & 2
1994/2008 Anyone who was a teenager in the Eighties saw John Hughes’ 1985 comedy “Weird Science” a dozen times. The USA cable series may be another matter, but now that the first two of its five seasons have hit DVD, it’s worthy of discovery. In fact, while the movie’s seams shows today, the series […]
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Annual home and garden show returns to fairgrounds
Stop to smell the roses ” not to mention the lilacs and the daffodils ” as the Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show makes its annual return Friday through Sunday in five buildings at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. More than 400 local and national exhibitors will be on hand for the show, now in its […]
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Local stores offer free coffee for shoppers
Looking to warm up as you navigate the aisles? Here’s where to grab a cup of joe as you drop those post-holiday Benjamins. Westlake Ace Hardware, 6951 Northwest ExpresswayWhere: at registers” Sugar?: yes” Creamer?: yes” Sweet’N Low?: no” Splenda?: no” Napkins?: no” Stirrers?: noNotes: Mr. Coffee was completely empty Buy for Less, 3501 Northwest ExpresswayWhere: near deli” Sugar?: yes” Creamer?: yes” Sweet’N Low?: no” Splenda?: […]
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Robin-B-Hood
2006 With Jackie Chan not as young as he used to be, his vehicles are relying less on action and more on comedy, yet still try to find a healthy balance between the two. “Robin-B-Hood” —? or “Bo bui gai wak” to those of you in Hong Kong — mostly fits the bill. Directed by […]
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Book series at OCU focuses on Gothic classics
Gothic novels old and new will be discussed at “Mysterious Fears and Ghastly Longings,” a four-part series beginning Tuesday at Oklahoma City University. According to Harbour Winn, director of OCU’s Center for Interpersonal Studies Through Film and Literature, in a press release, “The Gothic or horror novel remains one of the most popular forms of […]
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Rush Hour 3
2007 Easily the weakest of the trilogy, “Rush Hour 3” is presumably the final entry in the action-comedy series teaming Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched cop partners. But “weakest” doesn’t necessarily mean “avoid” so much as “proceed with caution.” Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) hits the beat again with Detective Carter (Tucker) when the […]
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Music for all tastes on tap for Opening Night
As 2007 gives way to 2008, downtown Oklahoma City may never sound sweeter, given the wide array of Sooner State musicians and bands performing at Opening Night on New Year’s Eve. Aside from that evening’s special Flaming Lips concert at 9 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center, all Opening Night performances Monday can be witnessed […]