Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m., Oct. 30, Nov. 6. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED, WED Paint N’ Cheers, creative social art classes, 6:30 p.m., Oct. 30. Paint N Cheers, 1614 N. Gatewood, . 524-4155, paintncheers.com. WED Tipsy Artist, wine and paint party, 6-9 p.m., […]
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Sea change
Jann Jeffrey was looking down from a boat into the ocean and found herself hypnotized. Once back on land, it was something she wasn’t able to shake. For the past few months, she has been quietly trying to recreate the colors and shapes of the moving water that transfixed her. It was an obsession that […]
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Grave secrets
Without the war in Vietnam, the civil rights movement, Calgon detergent and Fred Rogers’ tonsils, Night of the Living Dead would not exist. And without Night of the Living Dead, there would be no The Walking Dead, no World War Z, no entire cottage industry centered around those “all messed-up” ghouls who crave and dine […]
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Blinded with science
Kyle Van Osdol Artists are, by nature, visionaries. They interpret the world around them in their unique way, allowing us a different perspective on things commonplace and extraordinary. The new exhibit at Science Museum Oklahoma’s Satellite Galleries is what happens when the newest, shiniest technology is put in the hands of those who make art. […]
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LIFE
Featured Selections from Prix de West, selections from the museum’s most prestigious collection. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St., 478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. Fuego Friday, this year’s annual event will feature ceramic work and kiln firing techniques as a departure from the annual iron pour, 7-10 p.m., Oct. 25. OU Ceramics Facility, 401 […]
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Happenings the week of Oct. 1, 2013
2013 Student ADDY Winners Exhibit, showcasing thework of 38 UCO students whose work earned a total of 92 ADDY awards. University of Central Oklahoma, Donna Nigh Exhibit Hall, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, uco.edu A Fresh Take: William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West Gallery, showcasing the Museum’s permanent art collection in […]
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Seattle’s best
The Seattle-based band Pickwick has played some of the biggest venues in its hometown of Seattle — including opening day for the local professional baseball team, the Mariners — but they’ve never played a museum. It was an unexpected shock to frontman Galen Disston when the band was booked to play the Fred Jones Jr. […]
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Know your Django
Thanks to Quentin Tarantino, we all know the “D” is silent. But if his is the only Django you know … well, friend, you don’t know Django. For one thing, he’s not African-American, but Italian. He’s not a slave, but a Civil War vet. He’s now 47 years old and drags a coffin behind him […]
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Inch by inch
Suzanne Peck A decade ago, the Oklahoma City arts landscape resembled a blank white canvas, according to local artist Bryan Boone. “I don’t think there was much to it, but now I think we have a thriving arts scene,” Boone said. “It’s really taken off and kind of arrived.” Oklahoma City’s artistic success is due […]
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A joyful vision
Photo: Mark Hancock “I certainly want to do all I can to advance John’s vision. He was a community-builder,” Belt said of her husband, who died in March. That’s a vision tied up in John Belt’s desire to provide Oklahoma City with an arts district, being an anchor for the Paseo Arts District, promoting artists […]