Beehive buzz
Some beehives have more than one queen. Featuring songs made famous by Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and more, Beehive: The ’60s Musical runs April 12-May 4 at The Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison Ave., in Guthrie. “It’s basically the story of women in rock ’n’ roll from the 1960s,” said Timothy…
Commentary: Unbridled hate
Oklahoma Senate Bill 361 claims to “protect free speech” on Oklahoma’s public college campuses by requiring administrators to allow all lawful expressions of speech — regardless of content — while simultaneously forbidding any responsive protests or opposition. The bill passed the state Senate March 13 on a 36-9 vote and has now been referred to…
Bleeding crimson
University of Oklahoma is going through a tumultuous period with the departure of more than 80 employees, donations down by at least a third from last year and multiple racist incidents on campus resulting in no disciplinary actions. Professor emeritus Alan Velie is the university’s longest-serving faculty member with more than 50 years under his…
Marketing passion
Not counting the other collaborations and EPs he has planned, Jacobi Ryan is on track to release a song every week this year, but several he has written might not be released at all. “I have probably 50 songs that need to be recorded,” said Ryan in a phone interview, while he was, not surprisingly,…
Hamburger hub
There are only a handful of restaurants in the Oklahoma City metro area still open and popular that have celebrated their 50-year golden anniversary. Opened in 1972, Geronimo’s Bakery, 1817 N. Martin Luther King Ave., is rounding the corner to joining the 50 club headlined by the likes of Florence’s Restaurant and Cattlemen’s Steakhouse. Raymond…
Cannabis cooking
Baking with cannabis can be tricky. If you leave the marijuana goodie in the oven too long or at too high of a temperature, it will lose its potency. Oklahoma Gazette has partnered with the minds at Guyutes, 730 NW 23rd St., to go beyond the ubiquitous pot brownie and provide cooking with cannabis recipes…
Act of hate
Around 6 a.m. Thursday, former governor and first lady David and Rhonda Walters received text messages from their maintenance director, who oversees the Walters’ commercial real estate. The building they own at 3700 N. Classen Blvd., which houses Oklahoma Democratic Party, Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County and other organizations, had been hit with…
Ax grinding
6 Guitars 7:30 p.m. April 9 Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater Oklahoma City Community College 7777 S. May Ave. tickets.occc.edu 405-682-7579 $10-$15 Chase Padgett will let you know right up front that his one-man show 6 Guitars might not meet your expectations. “I start the show off with this explanation,” Padgett said. “I’m like,…
Sorta ruby
The Deli 40th Anniversary Weekend Friday-Sunday The Deli 309 White St., Norman thedeli.us 405-329-3534 $5-$10 Break out the question mark-shaped birthday candles; The Deli is 40-something. Friday-Sunday, The Deli, 309 White St., in Norman celebrates its 40th Anniversary Weekend with three days of live music, which the venue’s website proclaims it has been “serving up”…
Chicken-Fried News: Bad boys
Two years after Tulsa Police Department (TPD) cut ties with a Cops-esque reality show, Oklahoma Highway Patrol is stepping in for its close-up. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety signed an agreement with Big Fish Entertainment that will last through 2020, with an opportunity to extend the deal for a second year. OHP troopers in Tulsa…
Contain yourself
Intermodal containers made shipping more efficient in the latter part of the 20th century, but now many of the steel units are finding a second use as part of homes and businesses. Edmond developer Greg Roberts plans to bring a container home to Edmond in what he believes is the first use of the units…
That jazz
Patrons of the Norman arts scene can take a trip back to the 1920s at this year’s ONE fundraiser for Norman Arts Council. Roaring Twenties: The Age of ONEderful Nonsense 7-11 p.m. Saturday Mainsite Contemporary Art 122 E. Main Street, Norman normanarts.org 405-360-1162 $125 Each year, the council hosts a party with a particular historic…
Gazedibles: Sweet griddle
If you like pancakes but are looking for something more fun than the standard syrup and occasional blueberry or pecan, these seven restaurants have you covered. Try everything from pancakes with bacon inside to ones with marshmallow topping. By Jacob Threadgill with photos Gazette / file and provided Aurora Breakfast, Bar & Backyard 1704 NW…
Beautiful collaboration
The Melrose Sessions through April 27 The Depot Gallery 200 S. Jones Ave., Norman pasnorman.org 405-307-9320 Free Norman-based artists Skip Hill and Douglas Shaw Elder started hanging out a few years ago to help foster the ever-important artistic community, but their friendship has done the near impossible and resulted in a successful collaboration between two…
Standardized testing
Senate minority leader Kay Floyd authored three bills that work together to reform the way the Oklahoma agencies handle sexual assault kits, also known as rape kits. All three bills cleared the Senate and have moved to committees in the House of Representatives. If passed, they would implement a statewide system to track the kits,…
Good humans
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time April 4-70 Freede Little Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. cityrep.com 405-848-3761 $37-$42 He woke up early, but Cameron Law was about to be late. On a trip to New York City in August 2015, Law was determined to see the award-winning stage…
Louisiana love
Brielle’s Bistro 9205 NE 23rd St., Midwest City briellesbistro.com 405-259-8473 What works: The meatloaf is moist in the center and crispy on the exterior. What needs work: The étouffée is tasty but leaves peppers and onions chopped. Tip:It serves breakfast all day. Even some of the nicest restaurants in town can deliver technically correct but…
Challenging authority
Five days after House Bill 2612 was signed into law, it has a legal challenge. The petition was filed on behalf of plaintiff Leslie Ann Collum in Oklahoma County District Court on March 19. Collum is a medical marijuana license holder, registered nurse and the owner of Painted Nurse Apothecary, 3017 N. Lee Ave. She…
Chicken-Fried News: Tulsa drift
The Fast and the Furious became one of the highest grossing film franchises in history as Dominic Toretto’s “family” turned from small-scale criminals into globetrotting thieves capable of superhuman feats, but its aims were much more small-scale. Perhaps a man in Tulsa watched too many of the films and wanted to create his own version…
Chicken-Fried News: Deep shirt
Oklahoma often rates worst or close to it in many quality-of-life categories such as incarceration rates, education funding and access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment, but — probably not coincidentally — our state is consistently one of the most reliable sources for stories featured in “wacky news” columns and segments across the…
