OKG Lifestyle: Albert Rios
Around OKC EAT: Tamashii Ramen House WATCH: Watchmen (HBO) LISTEN: The Praisedown with Heath and Alex podcast READ: The Outsider by Stephen King LOVE: Saint’s Bar & Lounge EXPERIENCE: Comic Book Club at Literati Press Comics & Novels Outside OKC EAT: Andolini’s Pizzeria in Tulsa WATCH: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (Netflix) LISTEN: New…
War requiem
Painted Sky Opera presents Glory Denied 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 2 p.m. Feb. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 Freede Little Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 1 201 N. Walker Ave. paintedskyopera.org 405-594-8300 $35-$50 In 1964, Green Beret Jim Thompson’s plane was shot down in Vietnam, and he was captured by the Viet Cong. His…
Cover: Dragged up
Drag has completely changed Shantel P. Mandalay’s life. Ms. Shantel, as she is known, especially at Drag Queen Story Hour, said drag helped her feel accepted. During the day, Ms. Shantel is an elementary school teacher named Shane, which he said was very tough when he first started. “I’m an educator, so when I first…
Second session
The second legislative session since the passage of State Question 788 was passed begins Feb. 3, and several bills pertaining to the medical cannabis program have been filed. The proposed amendatory bill raising the most ire among the medical cannabis community is Senate Bill 1520, authored by Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore. SB1520 would raise the…
Low pressure
Atmosphere 8 p.m. Feb. 1 Tower Theatre 1425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $25-$32.50 When Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere gave its latest album to Rhymesayers Entertainment, the record label didn’t know what to do with it. Atmosphere was still on tour promoting 2018’s Mi Vida Local. “They asked when I wanted to put it out,”…
Fresh choice
Along S. MacArthur Boulevard and just off Interstate 40 is a sea of big-box retail outlets and franchise chain restaurants, but at 6308 SW Third St., Ichiban Sushi Bar & Poke offers local ownership as fresh as the fish it serves. The restaurant is the culmination of husband and wife Zubo Chen and Cai Xia…
Gazedibles: Soup season
January is National Soup Month. Though the temperatures haven’t exactly been frigid, this is Oklahoma and that could change at a moment’s notice. These seven restaurants offer tasty soups that will treat you right regardless of the temperature outside. By Jacob Threadgill with provided and Gazette / file photos Kaiser’s Grateful Bean Cafe 1039 N.…
Chicken-Fried News: Bad policing
This week’s entry of elected leaders blatantly ignoring constituents features Mayor GT Bynum putting reality television ahead of what local leaders say would be protecting Tulsa’s vulnerable populations. Local community leaders, including elected officials, have recently pressured Bynum to end Tulsa’s contract with A&E’s Live PD. The contract was dropped around 2017 but renewed last…
House show
Paul Oakenfold 7 p.m. Jan. 31 OKC Farmers Public Market 311 S. Klein Ave. discodonniepresents.com $25.29 Stonehenge. The Great Wall of China. Mount Everest. OKC Farmers Public Market. By the end of this month, world-renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold will have played them all. “I’m going to be DJing at a farmers market?” asked Oakenfold during…
Park support
Neighborhood parks across Oklahoma City could see improved facilities and programming if the measure is approved by voters. Former councilman Ed Shadid spearheaded the initiative to get the proposal on a city ballot. It came in response to the MAPS program, which focuses on capital improvements over maintenance and operations. Former councilman Pete White, a…
Westward expansion
Warhol and the West Jan. 31-May 10 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 Featuring Andy Warhol’s prints of John Wayne, Annie Oakley, Geronimo and more as well as artifacts from the artist’s personal collection, Warhol and the West is on display Jan. 31-May 10 at National Cowboy &…
Chicken-Fried News: The most Oklahoma cat ever
Oklahoma Humane Society has a new resident that can be described in the most scientific-correct nomenclature: an absolute unit. An Instagram post by the Humane Society showcases a video of Lunchbox, a 23-pound cat, as it saunters through the facility. Lunchbox might be the most Oklahoma cat ever. It shares its name with the famous…
Chicken-Fried News: Path problems
“Is it worth it?” asked Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel in a Jan. 13 letter addressed to “families, staff and community.” McDaniel was not quoting Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott but offering an update on the progress of the Pathway to Greatness plan, which closed 15 public school campuses and required students, teachers and administrators…
Oklahoma justice
Oklahomans continue pushing for legislation to lower the state’s prison population and prevent people from entering into the criminal system in the first place. Last year, Oklahoma saw the largest mass commutation in the nation’s history with nearly 500 people being released early from prisons in November. Damion Shade, Oklahoma Policy Institute criminal justice policy…
Flower Review: The Bruce
Strain name: The Bruce Grown by: The Inner Circle Grows Acquired from: Tegridy Market Date acquired: Jan. 8 THC/CBD percentages: 26.8 percent/.09 percent (per F.A.S.T. Laboratories/Research) Physical traits: Light green with plentiful light wiry stigmas and dense trichomes Bouquet: sweet and gassy Review: When I walked into Tegridy Market, owner Tom Spanier had a smile on his…
Eggroll Queen
Getting the nickname Queen of Eggrolls isn’t something that happens without lots of hard work. Oklahoma City native Khammueng Chansombat introduces herself as KC to most people, but it is her other nickname on which she’s staking claim to introduce Laotian to a wider local audience. Chansombat, along with her brother Kary, opened the brick-and-mortar…
