Venue venture
A partnership between The Jones Assembly and The Auditorium at The Douglass is set to bring Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy to the former high school auditorium in March. “I’m personally just an enormous Wilco fan, and we’re, of course, always begging for a Wilco show to come to Oklahoma City,” said Graham Colton, a partner at…
Tap dance
On Oct. 1, the game changed for Okla-homa breweries. Not only could they sell their full-strength beers in supermarkets and keep them cold at liquor stores, but the breweries’ taprooms could stay open until 2 a.m. and allow guests under age 21 to hang out while their parents sample the latest local beers. Fewer restrictions…
Crafty holidays
Deluxe Winter Market11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Leadership Square 211 N. Robinson Ave. deluxeok.net Free Saturday, local artists, crafters and business owners will gather at the 10th annual Deluxe Winter Market in downtown Oklahoma City, where shoppers will have the chance to peruse handmade goods and support a vibrant creative community. The weekend following Thanksgiving is…
Table for one
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf Friday-Dec. 15 Carpenter Square Theatre 806 W. Main St. carpentersquare.com 405-232-6500 $5-$25 “I’ll probably go the same way,” Ernest Hemingway wrote shortly after his father’s suicide. Years later, on July 2, 1961, the acclaimed novelist died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Ketchum,…
Native nativity
Red Earth Treefest through Jan. 4 Red Earth Art Center 6 Santa Fe Plaza redearth.org 405-427-5228 Free Shining bright with the holiday spirit, Red Earth Art Center welcomes visitors to join them for Treefest, a gleaming display of 23 Christmas trees decorated with handcrafted ornaments representing Native American cultures from across the state. Unlike holiday…
Growing dreams
On a quiet block on the western edge of downtown Oklahoma City, street artist Jeks stands atop a scissor lift, painstakingly filling in the wrinkles on Albert Einstein’s face with cans of spray paint. A door bursts open and out walks model Christy Mack with a group of girls wearing identical outfits, a photographer and…
Color spectrum
Amy Helm 8 p.m. Dec. 2 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $24-$33 One thing musician Amy Helm learned from playing with her father, The Band’s Levon Helm, was how to fail. “There were a lot of lessons,” Amy Helm said. “One of the main ones I took away was to not be…
Community grill
Ice Event Center and Grill1148 NE 36th St. 405-208-4240 What works:The catfish is delicately fried and well-seasoned. What needs work:It would be nice to see additional vegetable side dishes. Tip:Check out Jazz and Blues Mondays or live music Thursdays. Fried catfish and chicken wings are the reason Ice Event Center and Grill became successful, but…
Cookie artist
Oklahoma City-based cookie artist Lan McCabe was in for an unexpected treat when Food Network called requesting her participation in the second season of Christmas Cookie Challenge. Her debut, which aired Nov. 12, featured McCabe alongside four experienced bakers in a race against time to create the most delectable advent calendar they possibly can. And…
Gazedibles: Festive sips
The weather outside might be frightful, but these drinks will be a delightful way to warm up this holiday season. By Jacob Threadgill | Photos Gazette / file and provided Ponyboy 423 NW 23rd St. ponyboyokc.com | 405-602-5985 Six new winter cocktails popped up on the Ponyboy menu recently — in addition to its new…
Chicken-Fried News: Burnt offerings
Life thrives on symmetry, and if our endlessly annoying End Times cacophony of hysteria has taught us anything, it’s that every point has a counterpoint. You want to protect your kids from contracting diphtheria? Governor-elect Kevin Stitt has a different idea. On June 26, an overwhelming majority of Oklahomans voted to legalize medical marijuana, and…
Plaza BBQ
The metal cage sitting outside at the corner of 16th Street and Indiana Avenue filled with post oak wood lets the Plaza District know that Maples Barbecue is serious about Texas-style barbecue. A journey that started two years ago with the Maples Barbecue food trailer comes to fruition Dec. 4 with the opening of the…
Cowboy craftsmen
Cowboy Crossings through Jan. 6, 2019 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is hosting the 53rd annual Cowboy Crossings exhibition, an art show that captures the imagery and sentiment of the Old West while expressing its resilience as a rich piece…
Amplified knowledge
This year, the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma celebrates its 10th anniversary. Built originally on a partnership with Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, England, the institution opened its Bricktown doors in 2009 to 160 students, a figure that would grow exponentially throughout the next decade. Curating a curriculum of…
Chicken-Fried News: Rock show
Bullying is not cool. Even we here at Chicken-Fried News, despite seeking out stories where the amount of ridiculousness is glaring, try to refrain from harshly criticizing any one individual whose poor choices land their names on front-page headlines. The exception to this rule occurs when the persons under the spotlight are bullies themselves. Some…
Holmes stretch
The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) Through Dec. 9 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $20-$25 The first mystery to solve in Ken Ludwig’s Sherlock-inspired farce The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) is what exactly is going on. “This is so confusing,” said Billie Thrash, director of the…
Election penalty
The Nov. 6 election night results were cause for many across Oklahoma, including 38-year-old winner Nikki Nice, who won the open Ward 7 seat on Oklahoma City Council, to celebrate. However, no more than 24 hours later, Nice found herself the recipient of bad news as her former employer, Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company, fired…
Chicken-Fried News: Relocation bonus
George Kaiser Family Foundation funds many community and philanthropic programs and initiatives in and around Tulsa. The Kaiser Foundation celebrated the opening of the 100-acre Gathering Place earlier this year with a free concert by The Roots. Now the foundation is making national headlines with the announcement of the Tulsa Remote program, which offers $10,000…
In session
Long before an estimated 30,000 teachers marched at the state capitol for 10 days in April, educators met with their state representatives and urged them to enact legislation that would increase school funding. Oklahoma was ranked one of the lowest in the nation for per-pupil spending and teacher pay, and the damning statistics could be…
