Arts

Off-camera lighting is often a daunting subject for professional photographers, so it’s not surprising that new and aspiring shutterbugs are easily intimidated by the topic. EXPERIMENTING SHARING But a new group of local shutterbugs, the Oklahoma Strobist Group, has formed to help illuminate dedicated lighting techniques. “For somebody who’s just advancing in photography, it’s a […]

Reduxion Theatre Company closes out its inaugural season with a classy take on one of Shakespeare’s most popular and debated comedies, “The Taming of the Shrew.” SLOW TO START SHOW-STEALERS “Shrew” tells the story of Baptista Minola and her two daughters: the younger and much-sought-after Bianca, and the older Katherina, for whom the play is […]

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is showcasing works by premier Western artists from around the world at its annual contemporary art show. The 36th annual “Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale,” on display through Sept. 7, is one of the finest Western and wildlife art shows in the world, said Chuck […]

If style is the lifeblood of beauty, few metro businesses can match the flair of the Velvet Monkey salons, which meld punk sensibilities with gritty rockabilly. RETRO SELECTIONS STYLIZED EVENT The salon’s original location recently uprooted from 23rd Street and migrated to the Plaza District, at 1201 N.W. 16th. On Friday, the salon is throwing […]

Half the stage battle is finding the right match between show and theater company, and The Pollard Theatre’s production of the musical “The Full Monty” is almost a complete triumph. It is exactly the type of musical that plays well at The Pollard. This musical version of “The Full Monty” is based closely on the […]

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma has opened an exhibition featuring several pieces of American Indian art from the personal collection of one of the museum’s former curators. “Spirit Red: Visions of Native American Artists from the Rennard Strickland Collection,” includes about 100 works from Strickland’s private collection, said […]

A month-long art exhibit of works created by local artists depicting scenes of life in Oklahoma will debut Friday at the Paseo’s In Your Eye Studio & Gallery. “Home and Away” is a collection of art in various media created by artists from the studio, said Gayle Curry, one of the exhibitors. She said each […]

Cowboys and Indians will again illustrate the local landscape as two of the city’s largest cultural events attract national audiences. THE REST OF THE WEST The Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival starts Friday and runs throughout the weekend, with the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Prix de West event following next week, opening […]

s a comic-book resurgence, thanks to the mainstream successes of superhero movies like “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “The Dark Knight.” He’s also noticed a growth in the demand for unconventional crossovers, such as TV shows adapted into comic books, like “Chuck.” “What the public thought was the comic-book market was a really narrow demographic, but […]

In the semi-autobiographical fantasia “Three Tall Women,” Edward Albee has written what must be classified as a cubist drama. Albee scrutinizes his adoptive mother and his relationship with her, depicting the mother simultaneously at ages 92, 52 and 26, in three characters known only as A, B and C. Oklahoma City Theatre Company ends its […]