Commentary: Care giving
President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided for expansion of Medicaid on a state-by-state basis, and since 2014, 37 states and the District of Columbia have approved expanding Medicaid coverage to persons making below 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Newly elected Gov. Kevin Stitt, who wants to run Oklahoma like a business,…
Taking a seat
Oklahoma City Ward 2 councilman Ed Shadid has held his position since 2011 but decided last year he would not seek a third term. Five candidates are vying to fill his spot. Candidates with varying levels of experience in politics and activism will appear on the Feb. 12 election ballot, which could result in an…
Curious friends
Curious George and the Golden Meatball Wednesday-Feb. 17 Lyric at the Plaza 1727 NW 16th St. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-524-9310 $20-$25 Young theatergoers will soon be able to enjoy the hijinks of a famous monkey and his human companion with the yellow hat when Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, 1727 NW 16th St., stages Curious George and the…
Classen curved
Cafe 5015825 NW Grand Blvd. hrgok.com/cafe-501-classen-curve 405-844-1501 What works:Anything from the bakery, especially sandwiches with housemade foccacia. What needs work:The marinade on the poke bowl missed the mark. Tip:Check out its seasonal wine dinners, like Feb. 7th’s Language of Love. Cafe 501 is one of Edmond’s most venerable restaurants as it closes in on 25…
Harvesting hemp
Oklahoma might soon see a return to its roots as a major hemp-producing state thanks to the 2018 farm bill. Last year, Oklahoma passed the industrial hemp pilot program, which was covered under the 2014 farm bill. Beginning in May, hemp growers would have to partner with a college or university to be able to…
Nature vision
Ansel Adams and the Photographers of the West Friday-May 26 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free-$12 Ansel Adams didn’t take photos. “You make a photograph; you don’t take a photograph,” said Francesca Giani, curator of modern and contemporary art at Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA). “There’s so much that…
Sound machine
On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan Tuesday-Feb. 10 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcbroadway.com 405-594-8300 $27-$86 Some songs and the musicals named after them are an open invocation to the audience, a call to live life to the fullest and overcome challenges. This is especially true with On…
Carly Gwin and the Sin, “You Can Feel Sad” (video premiere)
Directed by Dylan Johnson, Carly Gwin and the Sin’s “You Can Feel Sad” puts the Norman-based band in gauzy, space cowgirl environments that perfectly suit the song’s wistful melody. The band performs 9 p.m. Saturday with Applied Music Program and Lacey Elaine at 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St. Visit 51stspeakeasy.com.
Pure Madness
The Madness of King George III 6 p.m. Sunday Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater Oklahoma City Community College 7777 S. May Ave. tickets.occc.edu 405-682-7579 $15 Critics raved. When the Adam Penford-directed production of Alan Bennett’s The Madness of King George III ran at England’s Nottingham Playhouse in November, The Guardian’s Kate Maltby called it…
Head start
Kendra Horn pulled off a surprising upset in November after defeating incumbent Rep. Steve Russell for the state’s 5th Congressional District. Horn defeated Russell on Nov. 6, making her the first female Democratic member of Congress in state history. “I think we won because we met people where they were, because we went out to…
Chicken-Fried News: Walkout block-out
Last year’s nine-day teacher walkout made national headlines, drawing tens of thousands of teachers and supporters to the state Capitol where they demonstrated their support for increasing public education funding. The monetary outcome fell far short of what educators requested, largely because legislators preferred to compare teachers to whining children rather than consider even for…
Off-world colony
Murder by Death with J Roddy Walston and The Business 8 p.m. Feb. 9 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $20 Concept albums are Murder by Death’s thing. Named after a satirical comedy from the ’70s, the band likes to aim cinematic with stories of small Mexican towns beset by the devil and…
Gazedibles: Melted cheese
Whether you’re looking for melted cheese on a sandwich or with pasta, these seven restaurants will answer that craving that is important year-round, but even more so during the winter. It’s a not-so scientific fact that melted cheese warms your soul. By Jacob Threadgill with photos provided and Gazette / file Off the Hook Seafood…
Youthful idealism
Hair 1Feb. 6-10 Mitchell Hall Theatre University of Central Oklahoma 100 N. University Drive, Edmond cityrep.com 405-848-3761 $8-$30 Billed as The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, Hair opened in 1968 on Broadway, where it ran 1,742 performances, earned a Tony nomination and topped the Billboard charts. That wasn’t supposed to happen. “It was not at all…
Schools out
Oklahoma City Public Schools superintendent Sean McDaniel announced last week three possible paths to realign facilities and resources with the district’s needs. The announcement is part of Pathway to Greatness, an OKCPS project that has been in the works for more than a year. “The theme, the story that we want to tell, is a…
Cosmic science
SMO 21: Cosmic Con 6:30-10 p.m. Friday Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-3760 $21-$25 Clint Stone is the sort of person who will greet you outside a restroom with a tarantula named Sputnik. Stone is the sort of person who will drive through a rainstorm to tell you about finding an avocado he…
Chicken-Fried News: Moldy mansion
Remember a few years ago when former Gov. Mary Fallin’s daughter Christina received criticism for living in a trailer on the governor’s mansion property? It turns out the trailer might’ve had better living conditions than the mansion itself. According to News 9, the mansion has fallen into such state of disrepair that it might not…
Green bills
The Oklahoma legislative session begins next week, with dozens of bills regarding the newly formed medical marijuana industry before lawmakers. Many of them are shell bills, meaning they contain no meaningful language but serve as placeholders to be amended later. Others make minor, expected changes to existing laws. For example, Senate Bill 887 would allow…
Shred in Japan
Marty Friedman 7 p.m. Monday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $20 He has released albums called Speed Metal Symphony and Music for Speeding, but guitarist Marty Friedman said years have passed since he was impressed by quick fingers. “When I was a kid, I was just blown away by people…
Italian expansion
The partnership that includes celebrity chef Fabio Viviani and local chef Jonathon Stranger — Osteria — expanded its offerings to midweek lunch and weekend brunch last week, but it’s only the beginning of the expansion between talented chefs. The duo will join with other partners to open Bar Cicchetti in the old Urban Johnnie’s location…
