Mayor candidate Shadid concedes with message of hope and change
Hundreds of supporters gathered at the watch party, held at Oklahoma City Public Farmer’s Market. “You can win, even in loss,” the Ward 2 Councilman said. “You can lose the battle and win the war, and that’s what’s happening. There is a movement growing in Oklahoma City. There is questioning and a dialogue and…
Cornett wins Mayor race
At a watch party at Grill on the Hill, 324 SW 25th St., more than 100 supporters, including four city council members and Gov. Mary Fallin, turned out to await election results. Just before 9 p.m. Shadid, who got 34.4 percent of the vote, conceded the race. Throughout the evening, state Sen. David Holt, Cornett’s…
Bill to keep film rebates approved
If the measure had failed, the program would end in July of this year. Due to the lack of majority votes necessary to kill the bill when it was heard yesterday, the bill was reheard today, and was passed with 65 “yea” votes. 51 or more votes were needed for majority rule, and the program…
FILM
Everyone’s Going To Die, (U.K., 2013, dir. Jones) a modern British story about coming home, getting by and the redemptive power of feeling you’re not alone, 7:30 p.m., Mar. 6. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100, okcmoa.com. THU Incendies, (Canada, 2010, dir. Denis Villeneuve) a mother’s dying wish creates a painful puzzle…
Making a scene
Photo: Shannon Cornman OKC Improv kicks off a six-week run of themed shows, March Madness with a Side of Comedy, this Saturday. The series again takes up residency at Reduxion Theatre, now at its new location in Automobile Alley. Villain: The Musical will return to the OKC Improv stage after almost a yearlong hiatus with…
Flying high
Brent Weber first visited Camp Summit — a camp in North Texas for special needs people of all kinds — to visit his daughter who was volunteering there. That was in 2008, and it started a “labor of love” project for Weber; he started filming footage with no concrete plans for it. Now, six years…
The Wind Rises
At least he goes out with style. The Wind Rises, which opens this Friday in Oklahoma City exclusively at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial Rd., doesn’t boast the elements of fantasia that usually distinguish Miyazaki films — there are no cats doubling as buses here — but it’s just as gorgeous and,…
Adding culture
Photo: Mark Hancock At the end of last year, Jonathan Fowler, vice president of operations at Fowler Holding Co. Inc., got the project green-lighted. Since then, Fowler VW has licensed 28 songs through 28 different musicians, and it’s working with 32 other interested artists to create an even more comprehensive database. “It’s not even so…
Josh Sallee — Know Society
The 12-track album is lively and diverse. Each song is packed with energy, and Sallee’s rhymes and flow are as sound as they’ve ever been. He can spit it quick, and he knows it, but that’s not the only thing he’s capable of. The album kicks off with “The Biased Introduction,” which features a hard-hitting beat…
Switching gears
Fresh from a well-received full-length debut, singer-songwriter Andrew Belle was less on top of the world and more lost at sea. What felt like a lifetime of personal maturity and artistic growth left the wholesome folk-pop approach carried into Ladders feeling tiresome. But for all the Chicago-based performer’s frustrations, a new direction wasn’t making itself…
Who’s your daddy?
Late at night in a pool house studio, Jordan Richardson — the songwriter behind Son of Stan — would plug his electric guitar straight into a tape machine, foregoing amps so he could create a synthetic sound that reminded him of the desperation of ’80s suburban shopping malls. “There’s just something about it. There’s something about…
BOOKS
Dee Nash Book Signing, local resident and gardening expert introducing her first book, 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No Fuss, Down and Dirty Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, 1-3 p.m., Mar. 8. Best of Books, 1313 E. Danforth Rd., Edmond, 340-9202, bestofbooksedmond.com. SAT Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys, American Stories,…
Family ties
Blake Bailey can’t look at one distinct Oklahoma City high-rise without thinking about his brother, Scott. As a young man, Scott was arrested for disturbing the peace after he was caught dangling from a horizontal flagpole at the top of the office tower. “That is precisely and invariably what I associate with 50 Penn Place,”…
Meant to surf
Photo: Chris Burkard The guys behind Switchfoot never think clearer than they do out on the ocean. Surfing binds the band and its brotherhood as much as music or faith. And on the eve of the ninth studio album from the defiantly relevant alt-rock group (after 18 years together and a decade in the national…
LIFE
Contemporary Art Gallery invites art lovers to admire the work of two artists who are sharing the Featured Artist spot this month. KB Kueteman’s exhibit is called The Medicine Man’s Pictures and will feature his piece “Alikchi in Holba Toba” (above). The artist’s style is inspired by his spirit guide. Stephen Webber turns his photography…
Charging forward
Elliot Robbins This weekend, approximately 2000 people are expected to attend Momentum, now in its thirteenth year in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) organizes the event in order to expose emerging local artists to newer and larger audiences. Beyond paintings, drawings and sculptures, attendees will also find new media, performance pieces, film,…
LIFE
Oklahoma City University is partnering with the Oklahoma Humanities Council to present Ellison at 100: A Centennial Symposium to celebrate author Ralph Ellison’s 100th birthday. Ellison is the author of the novel Invisible Man, many short stories and essays on jazz, literature and American culture as seen in Shadow and Act and Going to the…
Ladies first
The Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City is dedicated to educating the public about women who played an integral role in the establishment of our state. The museum itself was dedicated in 1958 to establish a place to celebrate the rich heritage of Oklahoma, especially the women of that era. The Oklahoma Historical Society assumed…
Homebound angel track
“There’s nothing to be bitter about. It’s war,” he said. “I didn’t sign up to get into the underwater basket-weaving program. You know the dangers.” Dunagan and his team were about to enter an Afghan village when one of his men stepped on a land mine that triggered an improvised explosive device (IED). The…
OKG7 Shop: Get crafty
Oklahoma Contemporary 3000 General Pershing Blvd. oklahomacontemporary.org 951-0000 Get way out of your comfort zone and discover something you never even knew you could learn at Oklahoma Contemporary this spring. On the schedule starting March 25 are Stop Motion Animation, taught by local artist Chad Mount, and Contemporary Dance Repertoire by Oklahoma City Ballet company…
OKG7 Eat: Eastside eats
A Family Affair Restaurant 1742 NE 23rd St. afamilyaffairrestaurant.com 427-1919 A Family Affair makes anyone coming in off the street feel like a cherished member of the household with plate after plate of every classic bit of soul food known to man. The buffet ($10.30) is packed with catfish, collard greens, fried chicken, smothered pork…
LIFE
Guests are invited to celebrate international culture and the contribution of women with Raindrop Turkish House at an International Women’s Day event with a special evening of food and education. Take part in a traditional Turkish dinner accompanied by a presentation by Dr. Kay Martin, CEO of Francis Tuttle Technology Center. Dr. Martin will be…
FOOD
Lumpia Shanghai and Vegetables, introduce your tastebuds to exciting new horizons in this hands-on class, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Mar. 5. 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 your knife to a razor’s edge, 6:30- 9:30 p.m., Mar. 6, 9-10. Francis Tuttle…
Veggie brunch
The Morning Glory at The Wedge Photo: Mark Hancock However, for vegetarians or vegans, brunch options can be sparse. Who wants to shell out good money for leafy green vegetables, fruit and cheap bubbles mixed with orange juice? With good reason, vegetarians are often skeptical about brunch. A few metro restaurants have a long-term commitment…
Don’t pho around
Photo: Mark Hancock It can be soul-soothing to savor a big bowl of rich broth flecked with scallions and mounds of snow-white rice noodles. Meat choices abound with choices that range from brisket to tripe. Load your bowl with crispy bean sprouts, a squeeze of fresh lime juice, rip some green basil and toss it…
Hot and cool
The ancient method of tandoori baking and cooking can be traced back to India’s nomadic tribes, where ovens or pits were dug into the ground to cook food. The tandoor is also affectionately known as a sanjha choolha, which means “a common cooking place, a community oven.” In India, as the sun set and temperatures…
Peruvian purview
Ceviche mixto Photo: Shannon Cornman Are Peruvian people crazy-fat? I know, I know, it’s unfair to stereotype an entire nation of people, but as a crazy-fat guy, I feel compelled to ask. See, every Peruvian restaurant I go to keeps serving me this delicious food, and I think, “Oh, I’ll just eat a little bit,”…
Letters to the Editor: March 4, 2014
Shannon has now thrown down the challenge to candidate, congressman and former church-camp worker James Lankford. Which candidate can be the holiest? Lankford will remind us of his godliness, but he will have to fight fire with fire and get out ahead of Shannon’s background cross. So what might work? Lankford could go out to…
Hey there, sexy
But it also could be better. A report from the Spreadsheets app shows that our in-out, in-out action lasts an average of about two minutes and 21 seconds, landing Oklahoma at the No. 38 time slot of all 50 states. New Mexicans peaked at just over seven minutes. Alaskans are hitand-run masters at 1 minute…
Inhofe bashes proposed bill
For the past 15 years, Inhofe fostered a friendly relationship with African countries and shifted his interest in the continent from religion to politics during that time, reported NewsOK.com. See, he is buddies with Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda. Inhofe travels to Africa twice a year to discuss foreign policy, U.S. aid (about $400 million…
Mandating the Pledge of Allegiance
After posting this on my social media, it became painfully apparent that fellow Oklahomans had strong opinions regarding this topic. I realize that the Pledge of Allegiance is a true symbol of patriotism, and for good reason. Have we, however, considered the origins of our pledge and why it was originally introduced into our schooling…
Sooners are the best
Real estate website Movoto pitted the state’s cities and towns over 10,000 population with census data, and the college town ranked high for its low tax rate, temperate weather, overall quality of life and other amenities. Sorry (We’re not sorry.), Edmond, but you were only No. 2. Don’t cry. (OK, cry.) The upside, though, is…
Gill’s dream pays off … finally
He received the award at the Nashville Convention Center at a banquet to honor new inductees into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. According to Country Music Television, Gill said, “What I want to share with you is gratefulness for all you did for a kid.” When Gill was in high school here in OKC,…
No jokes, Jim
In an odd attempt at humor, or at least lightheartedness, The Duncan Banner reported Lankford made a stop in town and told 50 or so people that things could be worse in this country, you know, like when the Civil War was taking place or when politicians were murdering one another. Heck, the Civil War…
The (not so awful) truth
Yeah, not true. Even Tom Coburn said that’s a lie. According to a report released by the U.S. Senator and the General Accountability Office (bet you didn’t know we had one of those), DHS ammunition purchases fell by almost 50 million rounds over the last four years — from 132.9 million in 2009 to 84.1…
Shaky shelter
In an exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, 52 percent of Oklahoma City residents “strongly supported” public funding to help build storm shelters in public schools. Another 26 percent “somewhat supported” the idea. The survey included 980 city residents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.13 percent. Though, when asked where the funding should…
Bright history, vibrant future
“Everything you would expect to see will be there,” said Shoshana Wasserman, director of communications and cultural tourism for the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority (NACEA). “The last three or four years has been about the funding and not the cultural experience people will have. This (museum) will change the minds of people from…
Living proof
Modeled after a similar report in Kansas City, Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. (DOKC) launched its first downtown residents survey last fall to gather data about downtown residents and people considering moving downtown to see what was on their minds. “We started with Kansas City’s questions as a rough draft and then tweaked it,” said DOKC…
Okie music, Texas flavor
Skating Polly The state’s platform for Oklahoma artists is no exception, thanks, in large part, to Austin’s South by Southwest, the largest film, interactive and music conference in the world. If you didn’t already know, the event is a big deal. According to a SXSW fact sheet, a whopping 56 countries are represented at this…
The Last Days on Mars
Lots, after fellow crew member (Goran Kostic, Taken) gets greedy enough to lay claim to finding life on Mars, in the form of a viral bacteria. To spill what happens next would spoil the surprise the film has up its well-padded sleeve; suffice to say, The Last Days on Mars has Alien’s DNA all over…
The Slumber Party Massacre
Or, if they do have the sense, they stupidly return to the house soon after. In the 1982 original written by Rita Mae Brown and directed by Amy Holden Jones, a girls’ basketball team (whose players suck on the court, it should be noted), shack up for a night at the house of Trish (Michelle…
State movie rebate program in jeopardy
The bill would have extended the rebate program through July 2024. It now may expire in July 2014. The incentive has been critical to bringing films and related industry revenue into Oklahoma, including Pearl, The Cherokee Word for Water, Bringing Up Bobby, Rudderless and August: Osage County. The Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate reimburses up to 37…
News9/OKG Poll: Cornett still dominates in pre-election poll
The exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, released Sunday, shows almost no change from a poll taken a week ago in Cornett’s support, while Ed Shadid drew some votes away from other candidates. The Feb. 27-March 1 tally put Cornett in the lead with 63 percent. Candidate Ed Shadid gained six points over the Feb. 17-19 poll,…
Help Oklahoma City grow with planokc workshops
Studies shot that the city’s population is on target to expand from 600,000 to 900,000 residents over the next four decades, planokc organizers said in a media release. The workshops will offer ideas on how the area could accommodate the growth, including a projected 170,000 jobs. Feedback gleaned from these workshops will be used along…
UPDATE: Arts consolidation bill approved in committee
+++ A state House committee will conduct a hearing Thursday morning on a measure that could consolidate three agencies into the Tourism, History and Cultural Department. Those agencies are the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Arts Council. The House Government Modernization panel will discuss the issue at 10:30…
Storm Shelter funding debate gets heated
In an exclusive News9/Oklahoma Gazette poll, 52 percent of Oklahoma City residents “strongly supported” public funding to help build storm shelters in public schools. Another 26 percent “somewhat supported” the idea. The survey included 980 city residents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.13 percent. Though, when asked where the funding should…
American Indian Cultural Center funding to be debated Monday
Construction on the cultural center stopped in 2012 when state money for the project was exhausted. Since then, supporters of the cultural center have tried to convince legislators the project can be completed if the state approves the $40 million combined with an additional $40 in private donations. The state’s portion would come from Oklahoma’s…
Headliners announced for Tulsa’s Center of the Universe Festival
Main stage acts include AWOLNATION, Fitz and the Tantrums, twenty one pilots , Young the Giant, Capital Cities and Cold War Kids. More details will be announced on Thursday, organizers said.
