“At first I wanted to do a series of black and whites. But as time went on in quarantine, I felt like I needed color and some life much like adding a plant in your house for fresh air. I think it’s extremely important to keep a good frame of mind during this time, so […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: NGHBRS
“I pulled a few old pieces that I did for my show at DNA Galleries last year.I was exploring themes of isolation. In our new climate, I thought these pieces took on new meaning,” said Aaron Cahill, a.k.a. NGHBRS. “My work explores the process of encoding, storage, and retrieval of information. I’m showing how our […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Marissa Raglin
“I create ethereal, whimsical collage works of art. Creating with images delicately removed with a cutting blade from vintage magazines, books, and postcards, I work exclusively with unaltered imagery. The images are compiled and become unified, telling one story. Negative space in my work provides the images with room for conversation; the crisp background acts […]
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Norman Arts Council releases Norman-themed coloring pages
With all the uncertainty and extra stress surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is trying to find things to do to keep us busy and stay sane. March 19, Norman Arts Council released a set of coloring sheets based on its public art and events. The coloring pages are a great activity whether you’re trying to […]
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Quarantine reading
One of the good things about social distancing and being quarantined is it gives us time to read. As an avid reader myself, I’ve found it heartwarming to see the ways everyone is trying to get readers the books they need while in seclusion. Bookstores are doing more mail and curbside service and book lovers […]
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Oklahoma City Museum of Art goes virtual
Since we can’t go to Oklahoma City Museum of Art for the foreseeable future, OKCMOA is bringing the museum to our computers. “There is no replacement for standing in front of a great work of art, spending time in its presence, seeing what the artist saw. Unfortunately, it is an experience that has been put […]
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Moving forward
Momentum 7-10 p.m. March 20-21 and 2-7 p.m. March 22 Dead People’s Stuff 1900 Linwood Blvd. ovac-ok.org 405-879-2400 Free-$15 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s annual exhibition Momentum “focuses on everything emerging and first,” said executive director Krystle Brewer. “We have the emerging artists who participate,” Brewer said. “We have the emerging curator that’s learning how to […]
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Empathetic edge
Margaret Cho 7:30 and 10: 30 p.m. March 13-14 Bricktown Comedy Club 409 E. California Ave. bricktowncomedy.com 405-594-0505 $30-$40 You don’t have to agree with Margaret Cho to laugh at her. “I hope that I can be contrary and also bring up another way of thinking about something — or even be cruel or be […]
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Politically direct
Hari Kondabolu 8 p.m. March 12 The Paramount Room 701 W. Sheridan Ave. facebook.com/theparamountroom 405-532-6376 $20-$25 In a 2017 interview with Antigravity magazine, stand-up comic Hari Kondabolu said he wanted to get more personal with his material. In a 2020 interview with Oklahoma Gazette, Kondabolu said incorporating more jokes about his own life has helped […]
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Jazz messengers
Kamasi Washington/Jeremy Thomas Quartet 8 p.m. March 7 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $30-$45 On the short car ride home from his brother’s choir concert, Jeremy Thomas, 13 at the time, heard something that changed his life. “My dad turned on the radio, and he stopped at the jazz station,” Thomas said. […]