Gaining MOMENTUM
MOMENTUM 7-10 p.m. April 4 and 1-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. April 5 Yale Theater 227 SW 25th St. ovac-ok.org/MOMENTUM $15-$50 It’s tough out there for artists. As if producing art wasn’t hard enough, it’s an entirely different challenge to effectively show it, let alone make a living producing it. But if you’re among us…
Remembering the bombing
Odds are that most Oklahomans over the age of 40 can tell you where they were when they heard that the Oklahoma City federal building had been bombed. It is also fair to presume that anyone under 40 has no recollection of it whatsoever, provided they were even born before April 19, 1995. As someone…
Honor code
405 A Day for the City featuring Jaw/Line, Money, Lust Online, Heavytrip, Honor Choir, So Much Heaven 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5 Resonant Head 400 SW 25th St. resonanthead.com $12-$15 By the time you read this, the band might have changed the description again, but at the time of this interview, OKC/Norman band Jaw/Line’s Instagram…
OG PICK: Fae
Aptly named 2023 EP Take Cover features San Antonio punk band Fea’s engagingly aggro interpretations of songs by Iggy Pop (“Isolation”), Los Saicos (“Demolición”), X-Ray Spex (“I Am a Cliche”), and The Runaways en español (“I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are”). When Fea isn’t covering legends, they’re working with them: Alice Bag, Against Me!’s…
Weather report
Dark Mode: Meteorology album release 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Mycelium Gallery 2816 N. Pennsylvania Ave. myceliumgallery.com $10 Named in honor of his “crippling storm anxiety,” Brett Fieldcamp’s “guitar and loop-y kind of experimental stuff” project Meteorology had a gig booked before he had any songs to play. Seeing a social media post seeking experimental…
Rockin’ green
Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day with the best events in OKC! From epic street parties to bar crawls and festivals, the city has it all. Grab your crew, wear your best green, and dive into the celebrations—you won’t want to miss this weekend! Stockyards City St. Patrick’s Parade Stockyards City 2303 Exchange Ave. Get…
Preservation partners
Players starting new games of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII have a chance to simulate — and remix — a little bit of Oklahoma and Native American history with one of the game’s featured leaders and historical societies. Civilization VII is the latest in a series of historical grand strategy titles developed by Maryland-based studio Firaxis…
Boondoggle capital
In Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, cowboy Will Parker returns home and gathers everybody around to tell about the wonders of the “modern world” in the show tune “Kansas City,” singing that, “They went and built a skyscraper seven stories high / About as high as a buildin’ orta grow.” The Territory times are long gone.…
Metro mocktails
Local establishments have expanded their drink menus to accommodate a wider demographic, so if you’ve extended your Dry January into a Sober Spring (or you have other reasons you’re not currently imbibing), check out one of these local mocktails. Vices Bar and Venue 1701 State Highway 66, El Reno facebook.com/vicesbar (405) 295-6426 Bailey’s Drink with strawberry puree…
Doc dose
Frederick Wiseman: Documenting American Life 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 13 Titicut Follies 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20 High School 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27 Law and Order 7 p.m., Thursday, April 3 Welfare Later in AprilThe Store, Central Park, Belfast, Maine Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive (405) 920-1759 okcmoa.com Rodeo Cinema Stockyards…
Poetic devices
Damn! Is that a poetry book? The eye-catching and pearl-clutch-inducing title of Red Dirt Poetry’s first anthology comes from a familiar refrain at its Wednesday Open Mic Night. Audience members are encouraged, if the words they hear move them to do so, to release a loud and uproarious, “Damn!” The collection of poems from 31…
Grand achievement
If you’ve lived in Oklahoma long enough, especially if you grew up here, you can pinpoint a few experiences where you just really didn’t feel like you were in Oklahoma anymore. Your first Thunder home game, you probably had to remind yourself once or twice, “Yes, I’m still in Oklahoma.” The first few times you…
City cocktails
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you survived February’s frozen hellscape, and with any luck, March will be politely temperate. It’s unclear what else 2025 will throw at us, but just three incredibly long months in, at least one thing’s for certain: You deserve a drink. In a city like ours, you’ve got your pick of…
OKLAHOMA TRAILBLAZERS: Myron Mayberry
Last year, the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma named Myron Mayberry its new executive director, replacing Georgie Rasco, who worked for the nonprofit for 24 years. Mayberry and his wife have lived in Oklahoma City for 30 years. He recently spoke with Oklahoma Gazette about his career and new work at NACO. Oklahoma Gazette: After…
Grassroots arts
Allied Arts has hit the midway point of its 2025 campaign, and it has raised roughly half of its $3.9 million goal, according to president and CEO Sunny Cearley. The funds raised go to support more than 40 arts and culture organizations and agencies across Oklahoma. “Three-point-nine million is a big number,” Cearley said. “I…
Speaking easy
Tucked away behind unmarked doors, hidden inside restaurants or just otherwise elusive, these sneaky bars bring a touch of Prohibition-era mystery to the prairie. Whether you’re searching for cocktail culture, an intimate setting or a unique spot for a night out with friends, we’ve got the codeword. Lunar Lounge 1114 Classen Drive lunarloungeokc.com For those…
April runoffs
New leadership in the Oklahoma City metro will be determined on April 1. While most may think of election season as being in November, the results of Oklahoma’s primary elections on Feb. 11 are now followed by a handful of runoffs for various local state and county positions where candidates did not receive over 50%…
Education promise
As a dedicated advocate for Oklahoma’s children and a firm believer in the power of public education, I am compelled to address a growing concern that threatens the very foundation of our educational system. The increasing push to expand school vouchers and tax credits poses significant risks to public schools and the students they serve.…
Fresh Italian
Elisabetta Fine Italian & Wine 7300 N. Western Ave. elisabettaokc.com (405) 849-9281 What works:The risotto Milanese is perfect. What needs work:The pasta was slightly too al dente. Tip: Order the ice cream; it’s more intricate than the menu makes it seem. Publisher Kimberly Walker and I received the invitation to attend the soft opening of…
Fra-gee-lay
For the last two years, the town of Chickasha has attracted visitors to see its 40-foot replica of the Leg Lamp from the movie A Christmas Story. But like the mom in the movie who was determined to bring the lamp down, Warner Bros., the studio behind the movie, has ordered that the lamp be…
Stitt-Walters feud
Gov. Kevin Stitt, who essentially gifted Ryan Walters to Oklahoma, is now criticizing him for creating “political drama” in the state Department of Education. The governor recently replaced three members of the state board of education who have provided some resistance to Walters’ agenda. Walters has desperately tried to become a mini Donald Trump, and…
Veto threatened
Legalized sports betting is sweeping the nation, but like most new trends, it isn’t likely to hit Oklahoma for several more years. That’s largely because Gov. Kevin Stitt has opposed any sports betting effort that includes the state’s tribal governments. Yes, the governor’s feud with Native Americans is still going on. “We need more of…
CHK campus
Chesapeake Energy was once one of Oklahoma City’s corporate titans, and it had the office campus to prove it. Its Chesapeake Bay-inspired architecture, babbling creek, and restaurant and fitness center amenities made it a cutting-edge office park. However, after years of cuts and a recent merger and name change, Chesapeake Energy, now Expand Energy, is…
