To save and conserve
The goal of the program is to change people’s behaviors until they understand frugality. The free workshop will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is put on by A Nurtured World, a nonprofit based in Texas. “People really roll up their sleeves, get to work and look at how they can save money…
Sweet Hostage
Actually, scratch that. Don’t see it at all. While the Warner Archive release promises a lurid tale (“When He Captured A Girl … He Unleashed A Woman!” screams the cover. “At first, she was too frightened to feel anything but fear”), this 1975 obscurity wears kid gloves. It then should come as no surprise to…
Hold the Rice
Rice (pictured), who serves Senate District 46 as well as minority leader in the Senate, said his resignation would be effective Jan. 15, 2012. A special election will be held to fill the seat 30 days later. In office since 2006, he said he is resigning to support his wife. Dr. Apple Newman Rice, who…
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Although Randall primarily stars as the Chinese circus owner Dr. Lao, he also appears as Medusa, The Abominable Snowman, a horned goat man, a blind fortune teller and — in one, don’t-blink scene — a stupefied circusgoer. Lao rolls into a Western town on the verge of collapse, thanks to a drought. His mysterious and…
South of Heaven
Nope. Nobody told the filmmakers behind “South Of Heaven,” a crime comedy from Synapse Films release that has its heart in the place, but no story to back up its ambition. Obviously low-budget — note the reliance on fake backgrounds, seemingly borrowed from a high school drama department — the movie tries to get by…
Freerunner
Or maybe they wanted to make something in the “Fast and the Furious” mold, but couldn’t afford cars, so they put all their chips, so to speak, in the cash registers of the local mall’s Finish Line. Anyway, the handful of parkour enthusiasts here play games of Capture the Flag which are broadcast live via…
Zach Winters — They Were Longing For a Better Country
No, Mumford & Sons hasn’t released their second album yet. Norman singer/songwriter Zach Winters’ fourth LP, “They Were Longing for a Better Country,” blends all the aforementioned into a haunting, but peaceful work that’s more personally convicting and beautifully recorded than what you’ll typically find in the local coffee shop after hours. “Country” is rich…
Growth pattern
Drew Grow could have planted his roots anywhere, but he could hardly be happier with his decision to do so in Rose City. “Portland has a loose-cannon quirkiness,” he said. “It’s a pretty great place to play music. There’s a lot of support for all sorts of creative endeavors and a lot of energy from…
Girl with enamel eyes
Oklahoma City Ballet opens its 40th Anniversary Season with the classical comedic ballet “Coppélia.” Based upon two works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, “Coppélia” concerns mysterious inventor Dr. Coppélius and the life-size doll he has created. Franz, the village swain, becomes infatuated with the doll due to its lifelike appearance. Created at the end of the Romantic…
Chromeo must vie
Search “David Macklovitch” on Tumblr, and the fawning, meme-ified desires of early 20s, Urban Outfittersshopping hipsters will assault your laptop like a splotchy Moog synthesizer riff — the kind that Chromeo uses to build chart-occupying, electrofunk bangers. Macklovitch (or “Dave 1,” as the duo’s smooth-voiced singer and guitarist goes by) and his best friend, Patrick…
Smag 7: What’s happening?
Arbuckle Mountain Original Fried Pies 3721 N. W. 50th 946-1300 Just south of Deaconess Hospital, fried pies are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. The owners give us a chance for quite an assortment, including flavors of apricot, peach, apple, pineapple, cherry, blackberry, lemon, coconut cream and chocolate cream. In…
Some like it hard
Whether warming up a cup of hot mulled cider or sipping the strong, sharp, crisp alcoholic ciders, the apples of fall squeeze out a distinctive drink that’s both comforting, but surprisingly potent, as well. “Normally, alcoholic cider is pretty strong, especially the longer you age it,” said Gail White, owner of The Brew Shop in…
Bite Size: 10-19-11
TASTE OF WESTERN After Chesapeake Energy will present its 9th annual Taste of Western from 6 to 9 p.m., Oct. 27, at Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western, hosted by the Western Avenue Association. Chairs are Keith Paul with A Good Egg Dining Group and Melissa Yohn with Cafe 501. Samples will come from restaurants…
About that drought …
The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association issued Oct. 11, showed the entire state is in a “severe” drought, or worse. Fifty-nine percent of Oklahoma is in an “exceptional” drought, the worst category. Three months ago, about 43 percent of the state had the “exceptional” drought label. Current long-range…
Moon fazes
Oklahoma City looked like a sort of mecca for guitarist and singer Blaise Thompson of local psychedelic-rock outfit Moon when he was making his way from New Orleans to attend ACM@ UCO to pursue a music career. For someone who considers The Flaming Lips’ “Clouds Taste Metallic” and “Transmissions from the Satellite Heart” to be…
From tusk till brawn
Somewhere on your Google machines, you can find a Top 10 list of the best arm-wrestling movies of all time. Perched at No. 4 is “Over the Top,” Sylvester Stallone’s 1987 flop opus about the sport. And the other nine spots are completely blank. I’d like to think that even if the chart weren’t a…
Rector’s set
Tulsa native Ben Rector has never shied away from going things alone. From striking off for college at the University of Arkansas or opting for a career as an independent musician, self-reliance has been a virtue and advantage. “I value the total freedom to do or say whatever you want,” the singer/ songwriter said. “You…
Boy bands + Jesus = weird
It’s hard to tell what the musical “Altar Boyz” is supposed to be. Funky appeal to blind faith? Toothless satire? It’s a good-natured little show, and although “Boyz” pokes fun at church customs, mainly just by referring to them, this Lyric at the Plaza production won’t have the faithful squirming in their seats. But it…
Tower of cower
Crowds swelled at the OKC Farmers Public Market, waiting to enter the 2010 Carnality Ball when a handful of Bible-thumping protesters with bullhorns set up shop across the street. Hellfire-and-brimstone Scripture was volleyed at scantily clad women and drag queens, but members of the avant-garde band Of the Tower stormed out in costume, banging drums…
Storytime, kids!
Starting Sunday, Storybook Forest at Arcadia Lake allows kids to come face-to-face with their favorite storybook characters, instead of a machete-wielding murderer in a haunted house. An alternative to potentially frightening pre-Halloween activities, Storybook Forest features Hansel and Gretel, Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog, among others. Children may wear costumes, as long…
‘Nam, ‘Nam, ‘Nam
A traveling exhibit now at the Gaylord- Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum pays homage to veterans of the Vietnam War. “Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam” gives visitors an in-depth look at the thoughts and emotions felt by American soldiers while in Vietnam, and the families they left behind. The exhibit is centered on canvas sleeping bunks…
Shimmy show
When Soraya Al Musri turned her back on the Royal Ballet School in London to begin a family in America, she knew she wouldn’t be able to return. “I knew I wanted to dance still, since I’d always danced, but you can’t go to a ballet company at 30 years old. It just doesn’t happen,”…
Passing the retail torch
That’s more than four years of shops opening and closing, trends coming and going (and some, like jeggings, not seeking the exit door fast enough) and an explosion of both diversity and number of local stores. From popping in to stores across the metro each and every week, I can tell you firsthand that the…
It takes all kinds
One word: furries. Yes, ladies and gentlefolk, the furries are descending on Oklahoma like … well, like a bunch of people dressed in animal costumes. Oklacon is an annual convention of furries: people who enjoy “anthropomorphics,” that is, animals with human characteristics, such as Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Crash Bandicoot, etc., and often enjoy dressing…
Water hogs
This summer, the city implemented mandatory rationing after water pressure levels dropped, and a nearly statewide drought also has caused some of the reservoirs to drop. On Oct. 11, the city announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was releasing 30,000 acre-feet of water from Canton Lake into the North Canadian River to increase…
PR BS
—“Foaming Manure Pits are Dangerous” —“Toby Keith Extols Virtues of Red Solo Cups” —“Fruit, not Fruitcake this Holiday Season!” —“CLOSE SHAVING AND FINE GROOMING IS BACK, JUST IN TIME FOR THE 2011 HOLIDAY SEASON” —“NYC Sensation PUi Unveils New Details about Tomorrow’s Video Filming Stunt in Midtown Manhattan” —“Announcement: Enrique Iglesias to Unleash ‘Euphoria Reloaded’…
Silly over Philly
The aim here is to snatch up one of those authentic Philadelphia cheesesteaks. In addition, a pizza expert was brought in from Brooklyn and taught the crew how to produce remarkable New York-style pizza. Co-owned now by Kim Nixon and her father, George Hobson, it was his idea to start the business in 1991 and…
Dean Cain not included …
The latest, “Strikingly True,” contains some Oklahoma-centric pieces in its collections of “unusual, unbelievable and amazing stories from around the world” including: —Tulsa woman Ashley Battles, who stood on the wing of a biplane for more than four hours above San Francisco, at speeds at 100 mph. —the Enid churchgoing couple whose car collided with…
Be our guest, Part 2
Titled “Billionaire Wildcatter, Risk Addict Aubrey McClendon Has Bet It All On Shale,” the story was a sometimes harsh piece on one of Oklahoma City’s first-tier citizens. The article that came out stated the visit to Oklahoma City did little to change the author’s opinion on the company, that McClendon did not learn from previous…
Spiritualized
Police said a man later identified as Antonio Laray Fuller, 22, was seen running west along the street, according to News9.com, wearing the very same outfit that the good Lord deemed to clothe him with when Fuller was born unto this world: nothing at all. Clearly in a hurry, the suspect was reportedly apprehended by…
Putting people to work
The top 10 percent own 85 percent of all stocks, so the 15 percent capital gains tax benefits a large segment of wealthy taxpayers. It is just silly to argue that raising the capital gains tax back to Clintonera levels (up to 36 percent) is going to “lose much of the capital we need to…
Mitt money
Romney, who is considered by many as one of the top contenders for the Republican nomination, is scheduled to hold the fundraiser beginning at 8 a.m. Friday at the Jim Thorpe Association and Sports Hall of Fame, 4040 N. Lincoln Blvd. in Oklahoma City. The event’s host committee includes such names as former Gov. Frank…
That’s ‘rich’
“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. “You built a factory out there — good for you. But I want to be clear: You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. ……
Political reflection
I agree that Sheryl Siddiqui’s Commentary (“The post-9/11 Muslim experience”) lacked a clear point, needlessly alluded to the War on Terror and was an essay more about feelings than facts. However, I did not vote for her, nor do my tax dollars pay her salary. It is saddening to see an elected official, namely Rep.…
History of violence
Just because Glen doesn’t agree with K.A. Straughn (“Welfare recipients denied work ‘blessing,’” Aug. 31, Gazette), he calls the viewpoint “selfish, miserly, complacent and sedentary.” He goes on to reference a “fat face” “buried in fast food and takeout seven nights a week.” I think a letter making such accusations exhibits some of the worst…
‘Moldy Manor’ no more
Things changed in May when Norman builder Brent Swift purchased the property along with a garage and duplex on the site for $350,000. The story of the building’s decline dates back to at least the 1960s. In 1974, former owner Gene von Stein brought plans to the Crown Heights-Edgemere Heights Homeowners Association and the city…
Ghoul school
Warning, Normanites: One University of Oklahoma instructor will be revealing all of the ghosts on campus, and they’re nowhere near as friendly as Casper. For the third year in a row, Jeff Provine (pictured), founder and leader of “OU’s Mysterious and Macabre Norman,” will lead a walking tour of the college’s spirits. More than seven…
Stuart no-so-little
Four years and $13 million later, Norman’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art has much more to love, with the opening of its 18,000-square-foot Stuart Wing. “We pretty much doubled the size. Of course, I’m not objective, but the inside looks stunning,” said Ghislain d’Humières, museum director, noting high gallery ceilings, oak flooring and state-of-the-art…
Aging gracefully
And we like to have our options open. New York strips, rib-eyes, fillets, flanks or T-bones — there’s dozens of cuts and something for everyone. A decades-old debate about whether dry-aged steaks or wet-aged steaks are better is being fueled by the recent increase in availability of dry-aged steaks, which have been primarily served in…
Occupational goals
Spending years in a hole of debt and uncertainty while participating in a movement aimed at taking power from the wealthy, elite minority in America has a tendency to make one nervous about putting their name out there, he said. Finally, after talking with Oklahoma Gazette about the issues he faced, Mike Galletly decided to…
‘Act of violence’
Organizers held a press conference and roundtable discussion at the state Capitol in conjunction with “World Day Against the Death Penalty.” The group’s members include the American Civil Liberties Union, Catholic Charities and the Oklahoma Conference of Churches. “We wanted the public to know that there is a group of people who care deeply about…
An economy for everyone
It is all too easy to yield to a certain dark fatalism, or on the contrary, to invest all one’s hopes in fundamental change on the federal level. While much room for improvement remains in national politics — from ending the farce known as “free trade,” to tackling the debt, and we must hold national…
Book discussion features foodie fave ‘Homemade Life’
It is planned for 7 p.m., Oct. 25 in the Walker Center for Arts and Science, Room 151 at N. W. 26th and Florida Ave. Wizenberg is a well-known food writer who spent her childhood in Oklahoma City. Readers will be welcomed into her family’s love of food, cooking and one another, complete with recipes.…
This one’s Occupied
Occupy OKC sprang from the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has been active for nearly a month now. The Oklahoma City protest began Oct. 10. Watch a video of two protesters, who identified themselves as “Jay Fox” and “Britney Occupy”: Video by Matt Carney
‘Footloose’: The OKG true Hollywood story
Like many small towns in Oklahoma, Elmore City is largely a farming community. Population 700-something. Thirteen miles west of Pauls Valley. Sits at a four-way stop sign. Blink-and-you’ll-miss-it. Just about every Generation X-er nationwide knows that such an event went down in the 1984 blockbuster film “Footloose,” in which Kevin Bacon’s high school character relocates…
The Traveling Executioner
With an old-timey setting that belies its subject matter, this odd-as-oddball black comedy casts Keach in the title role, traversing early 20th-century America in his Dutch-boy haircut and portable electric chair, going wherever the death-penalty gigs take him. Rather than be menacing, he sends his clients off to death with — well, yes, a fatal…
Terri
Terri (Jacob Wysocki, TV’s “Huge”) is a morbidly obese 15-year-old who lives with his Alzheimer’s-inflicted uncle (Creed Bratton, TV’s “The Office”) and wears pajamas to school just because they’re comfortable, which he doesn’t seem to realize makes him that much more of a target. Helping Terri with his self-esteem on a weekly basis is the…
Batman: Year One
As the title suggests none too subtly, this depicts Bruce Wayne’s initial efforts as donning the dark knight cape and cowl, not quite 20 years after his parents’ double murder on the streets of Gotham City, “and the ache is still fresh, like a raw, angry nerve.” New to town is a cop named Gordon…
Wooly bullies
For the premiere episode of “Hairy Bikers,” the two food fiends will be stopping at three different locations in the Sooner State to find out the secrets of making wheat beer. “They’ve been bikers and good friends together for 20 years, and for them, that’s the way to get out and explore America,” said Dawn…
Various Artists — The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
Now unearthed, some genius (not sarcasm) at Columbia thought it’d be a great idea to recruit a handful of singers indebted to Williams for the purpose of recording an album that simultaneously acts as tribute and debut. None of these songs were ever recorded, according to Columbia. Who finished writing them, we don’t know, but…
GOP candidate Childers wins Senate District 43 special election
The Senate seat, which was vacated by term-limited Republican Sen. Jim Reynolds after he successfully won the position of treasurer in Cleveland County last November, covers part of eastern Oklahoma County and goes into northern Cleveland County, encompassing parts of Oklahoma City, Del City, all of Valley Brook and part of Moore. Childers (pictured), 41,…
Mutemath — Odd Soul
Having now heard their third album, “Odd Soul,” it’s pretty easy to understand what King meant when he said, “A lot of the songs we have on this new record are fun to play, and will be fun to play for a long time, no matter what.” The LP’s first four tracks were the songs…
Horrible Bosses
The hit comedy “Horrible Bosses” is basically just a wish-fulfillment fantasy writ large, but it’s a highly effective one full of outrageous situations, quotable lines and sharp performances. The “Horrible Bosses” in question are that indeed. Kevin Spacey is the ever-cryptic head who delights in humiliating his hardest worker (Jason Bateman); Colin Farrell is only…
