Sustainable OKC and UCO have partnered in an effort to reinforce efficiency in the environment and bureaucracy.
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BOOKS
Kind of Kin, reading, Q&A and book signing with award-winning author and native Oklahoman Rilla Askew, 7 p.m., Apr. 10. University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, 974- 2000, uco.edu. THU UCO Friends of the Library Book Sale, located in the basement of UCO Chambers Library, open to the public, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., […]
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Fair play?
White, now serving a second tour of duty on the council, is trying to persuade his colleagues that elected officials should mirror OKC’s population and increasing the number of wards would be the first step. So far, White’s idea, although discussed at two separate meetings, has been largely criticized by most of the other council […]
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PERFORMING ARTS
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, to obtain his freedom all Pseudolus has to do is win the hand of a beautiful but slow witted courtesan, 8 p.m., Jan. 23-25; 2:30 p.m., Jan. 26. Jewel Box Theatre, 3700 N. Walker, 521-1786, jewelboxtheatre. org. THU–SUN MLK Gospel Fest, various community and college […]
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Urban education renewal
Maybe that’s because she’s a product of an urban district, or perhaps it’s because she sends all four of her children to OKC schools. Still, one part of her story is certain: After graduation later this month, she’ll be ready for that first teaching job at U.S. Grant High School thanks to the Urban Teacher […]
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LIFE
The University of Central Oklahoma’s 12th annual holiday musical revue, titled Holidays at Home, features student vocalists from UCO’s Musical Theatre Division performing a variety of holiday-themed songs. See the performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, with encore performances Dec. 12-14, at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth St. in Edmond. Tickets are $20. For more […]
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Best of OKC 2013 – Places
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Best place to volunteer REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA 3355 S. Purdue Its motto is “Fighting hunger … feeding hope.” Volunteers help the largest private hunger-relief organization in the state do this by sorting and distributing enough food to feed 90,000 people every week. That’s vitally important in a state […]
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Women Who Kill
As anyone who’s seen the last couple of Comedy Central roasts knows, Schumer is a fearless comedian, and no topic is too potentially offensive for her to tackle without apology. Here, that includes Jewish concentration camps, choking your grandmother, peeing in the ocean, giving your boyfriend HPV, volunteering for the Special Olympics, and on and […]
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We’ll be OK
I never really understood the depths of being an Oklahoman. In light of the tornadoes this month, I truly get it. I feel it. Growing up in Oklahoma, we learn to drive before we can walk. We learn to give directions like, “Turn left at the Smiths’,” and, “You’ll see the barn about a mile […]
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Iron Aidan
Aidan Carroll Photo: Ryan John Lee Aidan Carroll was not like most kids. Although the 2002 Classen School of Advanced Studies graduate played in a rock band or two, his real love was jazz. He became obsessed with it while fellow students consumed Top 40 hits. “I loved the challenge that jazz gave me,” the […]