OGE Energy’s new home?
“This project will continue to build on the revitalization of this exciting area of downtown Oklahoma City,” Rainey Williams, president of Kestrel Investments, Inc, said in a media statement. “We want the development to complement its surroundings and provide another opportunity to enjoy our downtown. With OGE Energy as our anchor tenant, we are confident…
Sing it
When an adapter and director makes a familiar story seem fresh, success has been achieved. When the feat is repeated, success has been transcended. Such is the case with Lyric Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, adapted and directed by the company’s artistic director, Michael Baron. This is the same production Lyric has staged for three years…
Bottle shock
Photo: Chris J. Zähller To the general public, the current face of country music is dominated by GQ models with chiseled, square jaws who are more proud of their frosted tips and designer Western-wear than their music. But not the outlaws of Norman’s Empty Bottles. Not now, not ever. “As a personal preference, I just…
OKG7 Open Christmas
Red Rooster Bar & Grill 3100 N. Walker Ave. redroosterokc.com 525-7631 Stop by the Red Rooster Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for some holiday cheer. The bar opens both days each year to provide refuge for those who need a holiday beer or two. On Christmas Day, the Rooster hosts an informal potluck with its…
Look Closer
A printmaker looks at a person’s face like he looks at a work of art — in pieces. From a distance, artist Chuck Close’s portraiture looks like untouched photography. But approaching it more closely, it is apparent that the work exists on a grid and each component of the print — whether it’s the face…
Angels unaware
According to its own numbers, the center works with approximately 1,200 central Oklahomans. Executive Director Connie McGoodwin said DRTC’s economic impact is profound, generating $5.5 million in wages for the state’s disabled community. In 1953, the center was founded as a school by parents inspired by Angel Unaware, a book by Dale Evans Rogers, the…
Muscle Shoals
Even in what has been an impressive year for the rock ’n’ roll documentary — or rockumentary, if you wanna sound like Rolling Stone magazine — Muscle Shoals stands out. How could it not? The film, which screens Thursday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, chronicles the irresistible oddity of Muscle Shoals,…
Gimme a break
The Oklahoma City area is home to a rich variety of ethnicities and cuisines, as well as a fair number of international grocery stores. Try some of these international breakfasts at home; incorporate them into your regular weekly menus; and escape the monotony of eggs, sausage and toast! Bon appétit, n ngon mi ng, guten…
Sweet and salty
In the Thunder’s loss to the Trail Blazers on Dec. 4 (a game in which he had 33 points, seven rebounds, one steal and two blocks), Durant experienced, as he almost certainly does each night, the wrath of the Portland faithful. Usually, the gentle giant takes it all in stride, but some dope in the…
LIFE
Did you know you can use pressed flowers to make cards, bookmarks or collage-based artwork? See for yourself with a Pressed Flowers class in which you learn to construct a flower press and create crafts using floral materials from the most beautiful garden OKC has to offer. The class is 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursday in the…
Lockdown
Locking up nonviolent drug users and perpetuating the 42-year-old War on Drugs has become a profitable and political tool used by Oklahoma’s elected officials and the for-profit prison industry. Many of those offenders have a recognized need for treatment or a halfway house setting instead of incarceration, said state Rep. Gus Blackwell (R-Laverne), an advocate…
Making Meade
These two highly diverse structures were created by the same Oklahoma City fabrication artist, who continues to redefine his skill set with each new assignment. Hugh Meade’s Oddfab Design Lab, 703 W. Sheridan Ave., is housed in a warehouse studio within the growing Film Row district. The business, which is celebrating its first anniversary, specializes…
Most Fabulous donation
That letter was sent to the governor’s office and all members of the state Legislature, among others. They said the play, which is a satirical look at “Adam and Steve” in the Garden of Eden, violates Oklahoma’s obscenity laws. The pastors wanted the play closed and the producers and actors held accountable by law enforcement.…
Don’t get it twisted
Twista — the rapid-fire emcee who once held the title of World’s Fastest Rapper — has kept relatively quiet lately. Born Carl Mitchell, the Chicago-based artist has been rapping for nearly 30 years, releasing his first album two decades ago and eventually finding widespread fame with his platinum-selling 2004 album Kamikaze and its smash single…
The art of Noise
We all know the old adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” But how often is it the cover art that reaches out from the shelf and grabs you? How often are we unsurprised to find that the artwork on an album’s packaging perfectly meshes with the music locked inside? Celebrating that relationship…
Coming home
There’s just something magnetic about Oklahoma City, but one natural-born wayfarer and multidisciplinary artist didn’t realize it until she headed west three years ago. Traveler, artist and OKC native Jamie Pettis has remained connected through art since moving to Phoenix in 2010, and her work is currently exhibited for the third time in her home…
Look what brown can do
According to prostitution-sting site JohnTV, “Mary Ann” is the online alias of Chickasha prostitute Tiffany F. Hawkins, 38, who had previously been charged with a crime relating to her alleged promiscuousness. The site alleges it was Hawkins who posted a bare-breasted selfie from the back of a UPS truck to an internet forum, which included…
Escape from Tomorrow
With Escape from Tomorrow, one fears the story behind the movie would loom larger than the movie itself. Luckily, that is not the case. After all, it opens with a decapitation on Disney World’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. For those who don’t know, much of Escape from Tomorrow was shot surreptitiously at Disney…
Soul Williams — Love, Soul: The Musical Letters Collective, Part 1
With a humble swagger and beats that could knock down the walls of Jericho, Williams’ newest album fills the pews with a low-down gospel message that, refreshingly, isn’t afraid to pull out a whip and strike down the false prophets crowding the temples of the holy. For example, the second track, “Revolutionary Minds” — co-written…
FILM
Movie Night at the Downtown Library, enjoy a free film at the downtown library — call for titles, 6-8 p.m., Dec. 18. Downtown Library, 300 Park Avenue, 231-8650, metrolibrary.org. WED Muscle Shoals, (U.S., 2013, dir. Greg “Freddy” Camalier) documentary celebrating Rick Hall, the founder of FAME studios, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19; 5:30 p.m., Dec. 20-21;…
LIFE FOOD & DRINK
LIFE FOOD & DRINK When it comes to holiday cuisine, sliced brisket and hot links are the first things that come to mind, right? If not, they will after Bedlam Bar-B-Q’s Bedlam Band Night and Christmas Cheer, featuring acoustic guitar duo Blake Lennon & Derek Harris. S’mores and hot chocolate will also be served outside…
Inside Llewyn Davis
There are several shots in Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest that (intentionally) offer a similar imagery, only with one very significant difference: Its protagonist, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac, Drive), is a lone wolf in the truest sense — aloof, misunderstood and tragically unsuccessful in his personal and professional endeavors. Set in 1961, the film opens…
Happenings the week of Dec. 17, 2013
FOOD Cook Once, Eat for a Week, speedy meal plan to make five entrees at once to fit your lifestyle and budget, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Dec. 18. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., 717-4900, francistuttle.edu. WED Chef Knife Skills, learn San Francisco-style chopping skills and sharpen and hone your knife to a razor’s…
Pollo outlet
Depending on who you trust, El Pollo Chulo could have several meanings. Google decided it means “The Pimp Chicken,” and if I’m being completely honest, this is the definition I want to believe is true. El Pollo Chulo (5805 NW 50th St.), strutting down the street. Fancy feather-fur coat. Chicken cane. Hens all over the…
People are talkin’
It seems the Christians started the erection trend last year when a monument of the 10 Commandments was, yes, erected near the south steps of Oklahoma’s statehouse. Now, Satanists and Hindus want their own monument built in honor of their beliefs. So what would a monument to Satan look like? Would it be the traditional…
What have you done?
Distinguished professor and contemporary artist Michael Ray Charles from the University of Texas at Austin will judge the juried show and choose the recipient of the T.G. Mays Purchase Award. Each year, the university issues multiple cash prizes and chooses one student to receive the award and add his or her work to the permanent…
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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Noble nosh
But time heals all wounds, including whatever gum-gouging went on before. I found my way back to Samurai with a sushi-loving friend and ordered too much for two people to eat (we ate it all) and decided I wanted to go back. It may take time for restaurants to find their feet, unfortunately, and those…
Issues, not divorce records
Can Oklahoma City become more walkable, provide more police and fire protection and improve its public transportation systems? These are just some of the basic issues that should be addressed in the current mayoral campaign between Shadid and current Mayor Mick Cornett between now and the March 4 election. Instead, the debate is over marijuana…
LETTERS
I graduated from the University of Oklahoma for my undergraduate degree and went on to graduate from medical school at the University of Oklahoma. My values are as Oklahoman as yours. I am writing to let you know how disappointed I am that you have allowed your fear to cloud your judgments. Everybody is afraid…
That’s a lot of money
A new rule increases by 500 percent the amount in meals and other gifts a lobbyist can give to a legislator each year. That comes to $500 per lawmaker. Here’s a little math, so check it twice because we are journalists. There are 149 solons at the state Legislature. If all of them receive the…
Y’all, be nice. Seriously.
People are just so mean to her! Yeah, she’s a celebrity and all, but is that really a good reason to be a big, fat meanie-head about it? For instance, after starring in (and totally nailing her role in!!!) the recent NBC television special The Sound of Music Live!, so-called “critics” panned the vivacious starlet.…
Open-and-shut?
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } See update Dec. 20 update: UPDATE: Court unseals Ed Shadid’s divorce records When asked about the records, acquired from Gazette sources, Shadid said he is ready for the anticipated public reaction later this week if the full divorce file is unsealed. “But I don’t want (ex-wife) Dina (Hammam) or the children…
Ed Shadid’s divorce records
When asked about the records, acquired from Gazette sources, Shadid said he is ready for the anticipated public reaction later this week if the full divorce file is unsealed. “But I don’t want (ex-wife) Dina (Hammam) or the children to be hurt. I don’t want the (addiction) recovery movement to be hurt. I’m at peace…
