Woody Guthrie Folk Festival July 10-14 Okemah 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 woodyfest.com $40-$120 Radoslav Lorković was first introduced to Woody Guthrie when the father of modern American folk music made him cry at a Minnesota summer camp. “It’s a common story,” Lorković said. “I’m learning how to speak French at a summer camp. […]
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SUMMER GUIDE Hello, Oklahoma!
Not long ago, a roundup of notable concerts hitting Oklahoma in a given summer would have been depressingly Tulsa-heavy. Our neighbor to the northeast is well-represented on the list below, but at the risk of jinxing an encouraging trend, fans of music in many genres can get their concert fix without ever leaving the OKC […]
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Wiggle Out Loud celebrates five years with its return to Myriad Botanical Gardens
Wiggle Out Loud welcomes headliner Sarah Lee Guthrie Sunday on the Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Great Lawn.
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In 2016, Guthrie brought his Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour to Tulsa’s Brady Theater.
In 2016, Guthrie brought his Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour to Tulsa’s Brady Theater.
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Alice’s Restaurant holds cultural weight 50 years after famed incident
Arlo Guthrie will perform “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Thanksgiving arrest.
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Home sweet ’homa
Nora Guthrie believes the spirit of her father, Woody Guthrie, sometimes lets his presence be known. Her proof is in the multiple times electricity has failed or lights have flickered when she’s attending events honoring him. A few years ago, she attended a Bruce Springsteen show in Germany. Just as The Boss was set to […]
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Home in the ‘Oklahoma Hills’
The George Kaiser Family Foundation intends to open the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa’s Brady District by the end of 2012. The foundation has purchased the folk singer and activist’s comprehensive archives — including hundreds of notebooks, diaries and scrapbooks containing letters, 581 artworks, novels, essays, unpublished short stories and lyrics to some 3,000-plus songs […]
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Home in the ‘Oklahoma Hills’
The George Kaiser Family Foundation intends to open the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa’s Brady District by the end of 2012. The foundation has purchased the folk singer and activist’s comprehensive archives — including hundreds of notebooks, diaries and scrapbooks containing letters, 581 artworks, novels, essays, unpublished short stories and lyrics to some 3,000-plus songs […]