Possibly a tiny, historic downtown area full of shopping and places to eat, plus a 1960s beach-themed party, prizes, sales and an ice cream truck! Enter Downtown Edmond Krazy Daze, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. A cherished annual tradition, the family-friendly event is celebrating its 50th year. Krazy Daze […]
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The Great Gildersleeve Movie Collection
In other words, think of him as the Frasier of the 1940s. As first glimpsed by us in 1942’s The Great Gildersleeve, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve is an “overstuffed walrus” with a scary laugh and a deep, singsongy voice. He also serves as guardian to his orphaned niece and nephew (Nancy Gates and Freddie Mercer), but […]
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We laughed, we cried, it was better than ‘Cats’!
Credit: Brad Gregg “A winner.” “Inspired.” “Thrilling.” “Masterful.” “Stunning.” You get the idea. For more rapturous adjectives, talk to Wayne Coyne’s publicist. Even online snark master Perez Hilton was excited, pointing out that “this show is expensive!!!!!!!” That’s seven exclamation points, or three more than Coyne used in his grenade-apology tweet. Based on the acclaimed […]
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When it Raines
Musical pairings aren’t always successful, occasionally causing more discord than harmony. That’s not the case for Broadway star Ron Raines, who collaborates with Canterbury Choral Society in their season opener, Broadway to Bricktown. Known for his warm, golden baritone, Raines will perform scenes from Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Carnival and Man of La Mancha. The […]
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Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut
That’s one fun fact I learned, but the real draw of this release is the film’s Holy Grail: the 23-minute original ending in its entirety and in full-color — not the unfinished black-and-white version — and it’s Quite Something to See. As many Little Shop fans know, but thought they’d never view, the movie stayed […]
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Owens’ field
Yet, in partnership with the Paseo Arts Association, the Skirvin announced last week that local artist Romy Owens is to be its first artist in residence. As such, she will work and exhibit at the downtown hotel for the next year. Her studio space is already created and accessible from within the Skirvin, open to […]
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Abducted to New York
But what if your dreams tell you to track down your high-school stalker, now an escaped convict, because he’s somehow connected to your unborn child? Do you run off without your husband and leave everything behind except an ancient Datsun and some fried pies? The answer, according to Alison Crane, is yes. Yes, you do. […]
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See the IVC
Instead, he began an art gallery, the recently opened IVC Gallery at 710 N. Broadway. The venue features works by Fuller and seven other resident artists, all but one of whom is local. The IVC houses an eclectic and interesting collection, which Fuller attributes to its artists’ diversity. “Every artist is very distinctly unique, which […]
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The Swell Season
Musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová were not an item when they played the MFEO lovers of Once, but that relationship status changed after the movie’s release. By the time they deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Original Song the following year, they were sharing more than honors. Taking its name from Hansard and […]
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Ono? Oh, yes!
It’s been a long year for The Flaming Lips, who, in addition to a grueling tour schedule, made good on Wayne Coyne’s public promise early last year to release new music each month. “A lot of people thought we already had 10 songs,” the front man said, “but I said, ‘No, we’re not doing that. […]