Fantastic Fable
Perpetual Motion Dance travels to new dimensions in its first story-based production.
Sunny expansion
For generations, all-day breakfast was confined to local diners and mid-tier chains like IHOP, but over the last decade, dedicated breakfast restaurants became more popular, and not just for weekend brunch. A study from the NPD Group, a food and consulting research firm, announced that breakfast is the only one of the three meals that…
Next Issue: Super Cao Nguyen helped transform Oklahoma City’s food scene
P. 13 By stocking fresh, inexpensive and previously difficult-to-find ingredients, Super Cao Nguyen helped transform Oklahoma City’s food scene. By Jacob Threadgill Photo by Mark Hancock
Power plant
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining cannabis and cannabinoids in Oklahoma leading up to the June 26 medical marijuana referendum. For decades, the only reality Hector Najar knew was one with unrelenting back pain. The first time he felt any kind of relief from the degenerative disc disease and chronic arthritis…
Deeply rooted
Mallory Eagle album release show 9 p.m. May 10 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $10-$12 21+ The title of country singer-songwriter Mallory Eagle’s debut album, Red Dirt Home, could be taken as a clear nod to the famously iron-stained soil of her home state. And, of course, it is that. But Red…
OKG Shop: Mum’s the word
Not much is absolutely certain in this world, but one thing we can guarantee is that everyone reading this has had a mother. If you are lucky enough to still have a mom or motherly figure in your life, then you should already know how important it is to show your appreciation. With Mother’s Day…
Big green
For more than two decades, Oklahoma City residents have recycled aluminum cans, glass jars and bottles, plastic tubs and bottles, paper and more in 18-gallon recycling bins placed at the curb. While arguably national and local perceptions about recycling have changed since 1994, the City of Oklahoma City records household participation in its “Little Blue”…
Off night
The Manhattan OKC 210 Park Ave., Suite 150 themanhattanokc.com 405-605-5300 What works: The crabcake lives up to its Rococo legacy. What needs work:Staff was overwhelmed on a Monday. Tip: Check out lunch specials or prepackaged box lunches. Chef Bruce Rinehart has built a culinary empire in Oklahoma City since bringing his East Coast-style seafood restaurant…
COVER: Cora’s travels
Cora’s Door 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd. perpetualmotiondance.org 405-951-0000 $10-$20 Dancing in a multiverse allowed Perpetual Motion Dance to discover a new dimension of possibilities. Completing a six-day residency in the surrealistic interactive art installation Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico, gave the performers in…
Dark art
L.A. Witch w/ Creep City 9 p.m. Monday Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman opolis.org 405-673-4931 $10-$12 The members of garage rock trio L.A. Witch are known as true road warriors. Their reverb-laden tunes filled with dark and moody 1960s and ’70s callbacks have taken them to every corner of the country and overseas multiple…
Home talks
The City of Oklahoma City is seeking to do what many other American cities have tried in recent years: regulate the home-sharing industry. It’s no easy task to write an ordinance that allows homeowners to generate extra income by renting their homes through Airbnb, HomeAway, FlipKey and others while also creating a mechanism to cut…
Gazedibles: Panini press
Is there a more aesthetically pleasing act than splitting open a sandwich and seeing how far the melted cheese can stretch from end to end? These seven eateries in the Oklahoma City area will assist you in setting a new cheese-stretching record. Café Bella 9018 S. Pennsylvania Ave. cafebellabistro.com | 405-691-9018 This loveable cafe is…
Playing on
Glenn Miller Orchestra 7:30 p.m. May 10 Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond exhibitcgallery.com $31-$71 They scored 11 Top 10 hits and starred in a feature film that year, but Glenn Miller disbanded his chart-topping orchestra in 1942 to enlist in the Army. As head of the Army Air Force Band, Miller modernized military…
Agave life
As we’re gearing up to celebrate Oklahoma Gazette’s OKC Margarita Week, it only makes sense to begin a discussion by taking a look at the drink’s main ingredient: tequila. Much like how true champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France, Mexican laws dictate that tequila must be made with at least 50…
Ryan revisited
In the Principal’s Office: Tom Ryan the Art Student 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 11 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free It’s no great surprise that education is often the catalyst for great artistic production, whether it means following in the…
Nuclear option
He is often called the godfather of alternative rock music, but if a few things go in his favor this year, Tyson Meade could soon be called something very different: United States Congressman. In April, Meade — most known as frontman of the late-1980s and ’90s bands Defenestration and Chainsaw Kittens, which have been cited…
Fresh start
The disappointment that came with the January announcement of the closing of Guernsey Park didn’t last long as owner Truong Le quickly converted the building into two concepts: Okie Pokie, which opened in late March, and Noodee, which held its soft opening April 16. Okie Pokie became the first of three high-profile poke restaurants —…
Chicken-Fried News: Selfie intimidation
Oklahoma became the latest state to put a roadblock in the way of taking selfies in the voting booth — because why would it want to do anything that attracts young voters to the polls? Gov. Mary Fallin’s first veto of the Legislative session came last week as she nixed a bill sponsored by Rep.…
Chicken-Fried News: To the rescue
Teachers, Restore Oklahoma Now has got your back. Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite!, the group backed by former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, does not. The Coburn-endorsed group has likely been the cause of nightmares and sleepless nights for the state’s teachers. We at Chicken-Fried News can only imagine the number of teachers who wake up in a…
Dos celebraciones
Cinco de Mayo en Calle Dos Cinco 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday Calle Dos Cinco in Historic Capitol Hill 319 SW 25th St. historiccapitolhill.com Free OKC Cinco de Mayo 2018 1-10 p.m. Sunday Wiley Post Park 2021 S.Robinson Ave. facebook.com/scissortailcdc Free On May 5, 1862, an army of about 2,000 volunteers successfully defended the besieged Mexican…
Think Bethany
For much of the past few decades, Bethany’s NW 23rd Street corridor has been a place where only the locals go, with grocery stores, open-air shopping malls, gas stations, medical offices and a school. There’s little to brag about with vacant commercial buildings falling into disrepair and a lack of upkeep and appearance. The number…
