Muy Bonito
Kero Kero Bonito 8 p.m. Tuesday Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman opolis.org 405-673-4931 $12 Kero Kero Bonito are the good kind of weird, widely known for an upbeat and colorful combination of sounds that makes you want to throw on some neon, eat some glitter, and frolic through the nearest city street. Intertwining the…
HALLOWEEN Good bones
Haunt the Dome 8 p.m. Saturday The Gold Dome 1112 NW 23rd St. warriorsforfreedom.org 405-286-9920 $10-$30 21+ Haunt the Dome isn’t just a Halloween celebration in the long-vacant halls of a former bank located underneath the geodesic gold dome inspired by Buckminster Fuller. It’s also a fundraiser for a good cause. The Oct. 27 event…
HALLOWEEN Mass hysteria
If there’s something strange in your Oklahoma neighborhood, who you’re gonna call might depend on where your neighborhood is. A quick Facebook search for “Oklahoma Ghostbusters” returns five results: Oklahoma Ghostbusters, Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters of Southern Oklahoma, Texhoma Ghostbusters and the Real Oklahoma Ghostbusters. “Think of us as individual franchises, if you will,” said…
HALLOWEEN Brightness adjustment
Magic Lantern celebration 3-6:15 p.m. Sunday Paseo Arts District 3022 Paseo St. thepaseo.org Free Halloween gets most of the attention in October, but Lorrie Keller, director of Theatre Upon a StarDanceSwan and founder of the Magic Lantern celebration, wants people to know the season can be about more than scares. “Costumes, pumpkins, lanterns are all…
HALLOWEEN Dead can dance
Pixar’s release of the 2017 blockbuster animated film Coco about a small boy searching the land of the dead to make contact with his mariachi father, will inform the way many Oklahomans view the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations and enhance the appreciation of how the holiday encourages remembrance of loved ones who have…
Platonic ideal
After graduating from University of Central Oklahoma, Taylor Martin and Clinton Farmer considered leaving Oklahoma, perhaps moving to a city with more vegan restaurant options to support their plant-based lifestyle. Instead of moving and hoping a new location — with a higher cost of living — would provide the change they were looking for, they…
Total misfit
Doyle 6 p.m. Saturday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-677-9169 $15-$50 Namesake notwithstanding, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein doesn’t seem fond of digging up the past. In 1980, at the age of 16, the guitarist, born Paul Caiafa, joined his brother, bassist Jerry Only, and frontman Glenn Danzig in The Misfits. The…
HALLOWEEN Collaborative dissonance
Tracing its roots to the early 20th century France, Exquisite Corpse is part parlor game and part surrealist art revelry that will make its debut at [Artspace] at Untitled for a fundraiser and preview event Friday before its public four-week showing beginning Oct. 31. Exquisite Corpse is a technique invented by surrealist artists that were…
Unbroken Hart
The Kevin Hart Irresponsible Tour 7 p.m. Nov. 3 Chesapeake Energy Arena 100 W. Reno Ave. chesapeakearena.com 405-602-8700 $35-$125 After dozens of arenas sold out months in advance, comedian Kevin Hart has opted to expand his Irresponsible Tour to Chesapeake Energy Arena on Nov. 3. Quickly proving to be one of his most prolific outings…
Money men
The challenger Even clad in a suit and tie sans cowboy boots and speaking in a Belgian accent, Charles de Coune still oozes Oklahoma. The European-born lending manager for Oklahoma Water Resources Board moved to the Sooner State 24 years ago after spending his childhood in Belgium and four years in Kansas as a high…
Chicken-Fried News: Pence on fire
Many ages ago when, as J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The Hobbit, this ancient planet was not quite so ancient, the editor-in-chief/Sauron of Chicken-Fried News received his high school diploma during a mostly dignified ceremony at Tulsa’s Mabee Center, the flying saucer-shaped mini-colossus on the southwest corner of Oral Roberts University. The event was perfectly somber…
Gazedibles: Trick or treat?
It’s trick-or-treat time, and in honor of Halloween, we’ve put together a list of restaurants that feature some of the most divisive foods in the U.S. diet: mayonnaise, cilantro, olives, coconut, blue cheese and okra. By Jacob Threadgill with photos by Alexa Ace and Gazette / file The Metro Wine Bar & Bistro 6418 N.…
Sweet brunch
syrup. 1501 NW 23rd St. syrupbreakfast.com 405-601-1354 What works: The coffee is top-notch, and the sweet breakfast options are well-executed. What needs work: The side options were neglected. Tip: Use the mobile app Nowait to get on the waiting list during busy weekend brunch. More than just a place for good coffee and a sweet…
Walk on
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk 8 a.m. Saturday Wheeler District 1701 S. Western Ave. main.acsevents.org 405-841-5832 Free On Oct. 27, American Cancer Society takes another step forward with its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Oklahoma City. Founded over 100 years ago, the society has sought to address misconceptions while shining light on…
HALLOWEEN Zoo spooks
35th annual Haunt the Zoo 9-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanic Garden 2101 NE 50th St. okczoo.org 405-424-3344 $6-$7 Haunt the Zoo: All Grown Up 7 p.m. Friday Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanic Garden 2101 NE 50th St. okczoo.org 405-424-3344 $24 At the end of October, Oklahoma City Zoological Park and…
Extra texture
Touchy-Feely 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Nov. 10 Mainsite Contemporary Art 112 E. Main St., Norman mainsitecontemporaryart.com 405-360-1162 Free Mainsite Contemporary Art opened its doors Oct. 12 to the new Touchy-Feely exhibit, featuring artists “who exploit the objectivity of paint in unexpected ways.” As the name suggests, the works challenge the concept of traditional painting…
Giving tree
Nicole Lopez is no longer the perfect wife of her soon-to-be ex-husband. She no longer feels the need to rise up to his high standards of perfection with high-dollar labels, fresh haircuts and fancy cars. She is lately, she admits, a little messy and with a confession that surprises even herself, she said, she’s proud…
HALLOWEEN Creepy clan
The Sanctuary’s Haunt Friday-Sunday and Oct. 31 12101 N. Interstate 35 Service Road thesanctuaryokc.com 405-237-2803 $25-$45 On a chilly October Saturday, a long line of people stretches through a parking lot. Along one side of the nearby building, a door occasionally jolts open. Someone is trying to get out. The door barely muffles the loud…
Chicken-Fried News: Cam scam
Smile for the camera! That’s the caption Oklahoma City police posted with a photo of a man they said stole over 50 lottery tickets from a Circle K gas station in Oklahoma City recently. The photo shows the man looking frustrated and attempting to turn off or tear down the convenience store’s security camera. While…
Feeling Lucky
Carter Sampson 8 p.m. Friday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave. bluedoorokc.com 405-524-0738 $20 It seems to be all worked out now, but Carter Sampson said the “rushed” European release of her latest album Lucky felt pretty unfortunate when it happened last May. “I did go through some drama with the European release of…
OSO good
To make their own tortillas or not to make their own tortillas; that is the question facing operators of OSO, the Paseo’s newest restaurant from some of the district’s most notable names. Located at 603 NW 28th St., on the lower level of the new Pueblo development, is OSO, which is positioning itself as a…
Chicken-Fried News: Nowata, no supplies
On the list of crimes committed by a county sheriff in Oklahoma, embezzling $6,000 worth of donated school supplies is relatively low, but it made headlines last week. Tulsa World reports that Nowata County Sheriff Kenny David Freeman was arrested on one charge of embezzlement after his election campaign gave away donated school supplies during…
Pleading the 5th
The challenger If Democrats across the nation were searching for candidates who could make a big splash in their blue wave, they got what they were looking for in Kendra Horn, the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district. A fifth-generation Oklahoman and an Oklahoma City-based attorney, Horn decided to run for Congress after serving…
