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First poetry, then illustrations, then music and now, film!

Tags: Arts, Literati Press, Ignition Arts, shadormas, poems, Kate Brennan, Corinne Prudente, Oklahoma City University, OCU, Gregory DeCandia, elevated thoughts: 100 shadormas from 9, 000ft, Kelsey Bray, Cadence Cloud, Sydney Epstein, Isabella Gonzalez, Grace Helton, Brianna Williams, Brayson Williams, and Austin Wyatt and is helmed by OCU Professor Gregory DeCandia. Additional performances by Vocal Production students Abby Ingram, Alexandra Eckelbarger, Amaya Perkins, Ashley Aquino, Avery Bruce, Casey Kassal. Cole Duffy, Deanna Cooper, Elizabeth Gibson, Emily Zimmerman, Ethan Gowin, Fabius Bascon, Grant Wilson, Julian Ibarra, Jackson West, Jordyn Pierson, Joey Derby, Karam Alkhatib, Karenna Mudd, Kayleigh Adams, Lauren Smith, Luke Riggs, Mack Kern, Madison Polozola, Madison Bailey, McKenna O’Meara, Meredith England, Mikel Kendrik, Oliver Kennedy, Olivia Story, Rebecca Jensen, Reid Saari, Sara Massoudi, Jo Muscarella, Sean Baisden, Shelby O’Brien, Sydnee Lasseigne, Tierra Matthews, Tyler Jones, Victoria Blackburn, Listening Room Series

Tags: Chicken-Fried News, Chicken-Fried News, esports, E-Sports, video games, Oklahoma City University, Jeff Price, Austin Hogue

The art of Chickasaw painter Brenda Kingery is showcased in a new Oklahoma City University exhibition.

Tags: Arts, Brenda Kingery, Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery, Norick Art Center, Oklahoma City University, art, Chickasaw Nation, Tom Kingery, Okinawa, Japan, sumi-e, ink wash, acrylic, Red Earth Festival, Heather Lunsford, OKCU, Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur, Emily Santhanam, JRB Art at the Elms, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, IAIA, Threads of Blessing

More people put off major life milestones as student loan debt reaches historic highs.

Tags: Education, student loan debt, Evie Simons, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, loans, The Institute for College Access & Success, Project on Student Debt, TICAS, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Melissa Provenzano, TICAS Project on Student Debt, Oklahoma State University, Glen Johnson, Ready Set Repay, student loan debt crisis

OKC music fans recall visits from Kiss, Led Zeppelin and other rock ’n’ roll royalty.

Tags: Music Features, music, The Grateful Dead, Brian Beuchaw, Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd, Chris Stapleton, Megan Thee Stallion, The Raconteurs, Guns N’ Roses, Young Thug, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, Queen, Nirvana, The White Stripes, The Replacements, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bo Diddley, Led Zeppelin, Myriad Convention Center, Mark Coyne, Kiss, Lloyd Noble Center, The Zoo Amphitheatre, Mark Lyon, Electric Okie Test, 13 Seeds, Cox Convention Center, Anthony Kiedis, Mickey Avalon, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Bowery, Ross Shoemaker, Paul Westerberg, State Fair Park

Singer-songwriters performing at the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival are continually inspired by the folk music icon.

Tags: Music Features, Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, WoodyFest, Woody Guthrie, Radoslav Lorković, Okemah, Jimmy LaFave, Annie Burns, Marie Burns, The Burns Sisters, Arlo Guthrie, Annie Guthrie, The Annie Oakley, Butch Hancock, Carter Sampson, Maddie Gregory, David Amram, Krishna Guthrie Band, Folk Uke, Red Dirt Rangers, Irving Berlin, Serena Guthrie

Armed with statistics and trend analyses, various organizations are collaborating to tackle issues surrounding homelessness in Oklahoma.

Tags: Metro, Homeless Alliance, Tower Theatre, homelessness, Jerod Shadid, Dan Straughan, Homeless Management Information System, VI-SPDAT, Oklahoma City University, Sean Spencer, Christin Bivens, United Way, Housing First, Housing Readiness, Deborah Jenkins, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, affordable housing, truly affordable housing, area median income, AMI, City Care, Pivot, Mental Health Association, ION, Intensive Outreach & Navigation, state of homelessness

With Ward 2 councilman Ed Shadid deciding not to run for reelection, five candidates aim to fill his seat on the city council.

Tags: Metro, Suzanne Broadbent, James Cooper, Marilyn Davidson, Mike Dover, Tracey Halley-Terrell, ward 2, city council, city council election, ed shadid, Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City Historic Preservation Commission, MAPS 3, MAPS 4, Putnam heights, Jefferson Middle School, Oklahoma City University, Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority, COTPA, transit, sidewalks, public transportation, buses, streets, infrastructure, safety, education, MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board, OKC Bond Advisory Committee, bus shelters, bail bondsman, Oklahoma Bondsman Association, neighborhoods, Oklahoma City Council

Kevin Stitt has five pillars to make Oklahoma a top 10 state, but Oklahomans have their own ideas of what he should do.

Tags: State, Governor, Oklahoma, state, Andy Moore, Richard Johnson, David Blatt, Let’s Fix This, Oklahoma City University, political science, Oklahoma Policy Institute, OK Policy, Kevin Stitt, Gov. Stitt, Mary Fallin, budget, education, economy, healthcare, rural hospitals, Pauls Valley Regional Medical Center, Becker’s Hospital Review, Morning Consult, Oklahoma’s Turnaround, justice reform, medicaid, Department of Human Services, Department of Corrections

High school soccer players struggle to process the world beyond suburbia in The Wolves.

Tags: Arts, The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe, Oklahoma City University, Courtney DiBello, Amanda Kronhaus, Bailey Huerta, Dani Pike, Emma Grey, Jaqueline Bennett, Kaiden Maines, Kelsey Bray, Shelby Parker, Tierra Matthews

Jewel Box Theatre’s upcoming production of Neil Simon’s seminal Barefoot in the Park brings the realistic, relevant, relatable romantic comedy to life.

Tags: Arts, Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon, Jewel Box Theatre, Wil Rogers, Lilli Bassett, Ethel Banks, University of Oklahoma, Korri Werner, Corie Bratter, Oklahoma City University, Paxton Kliewer

Allied Arts holds its 10th Opus event to raise funds to help local arts organizations.

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, April Gonzalez, Allied Arts, The Criterion, Kristin Chenoweth, Oklahoma City, Red Earth, Science Museum Oklahoma, Carpenter Square Theatre, Oklahoma City Ballet, Sheridan McMichael, Olivia Kay, Oklahoma Showgirls, OKC Improv, Oklahoma City University, Kismet Arts Studio, Sooner Theatre, Life Change Ballroom

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre collaborates with community performers for a new concert production of The Music Man.

Tags: Arts, Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre, The Music Man, CityRep, Donald Jordan, Public Works Public Theater Initiative, RACE Dance Company, Ambassador Concert Choir, Painted Sky Opera, The 405 Quartet, University of Central Oklahoma, OETA, Oklahoma City University, University of Oklahoma, Jonathan Beck Reed, Professor Harold Hill, Teri Bibb, Christine Daae, Marian Paroo, Justin Larman, Barbara DeMaio, Harry Parker

Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black, speaks at Oklahoma City University on Tuesday.

Tags: Arts, Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black, Oklahoma City University, Martha Jean Lemon Distinguished Speaker Series, incarceration, justice reform, Amy Cataldi, Netflix, Jenji Kohan

The fall edition of Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma at OKCU explores Living with Limits.

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Let’s Talk About It Oklahoma, Oklahoma Humanities, Oklahoma City University, Center for Interpersonal Studies Through Film & Literature, Harbour Winn, Tracy Floreani, When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi, Lisa Wolfe, Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, Gilead, Karen Youmans, Marilynne Robinson, Jump and Other Stories, Nadine Gordimer, The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, Living with Limits