A vegetable oil-powered bus of visual artists, musicians and comedians is puttering toward Oklahoma at 50 miles per hour, tops. This french fry-scented chaos is a branch of the Baltimore-based Wham City Collective, currently in its sophomore cross-country tour. The Wham City Comedy Tour can’t be distilled to a single descriptor. The two-hour show includes […]
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Still fancy
“Our long-term goal is to make Classen a beautiful boulevard that all of Oklahoma City can be proud of,” program manager Nicki Largent said. OKC Beautiful officially celebrated its anniversary with the Ruby Red Rendezvous dinner in August. The organization started in the 1960s as a beautification committee for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, then […]
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Girl with enamel eyes
Oklahoma City Ballet opens its 40th Anniversary Season with the classical comedic ballet “Coppélia.” Based upon two works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, “Coppélia” concerns mysterious inventor Dr. Coppélius and the life-size doll he has created. Franz, the village swain, becomes infatuated with the doll due to its lifelike appearance. Created at the end of the Romantic […]
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Soundcheck: Classic Series Concert Previews
Saturday marks the second of the group’s eight Classic Series Concert Previews, which are lectures that take place before showtime, in which local musicians and educators offer insights beyond what attendees will find in the program. At 7 p.m., an hour before pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins the Philharmonic for “Two Aspects of Romanticism,” Sergio […]
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You must be not tall to enter
Tots age 2 to 5 can take steps to become the future artists of America by immersing themselves in a hands-on art environment, as a part of Tiny Tuesdays at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Parents can work with their children from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at this month’s art activity, […]
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‘Bally’ who?
A relative youngster among metro theater companies, Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre has opened its 10th season with Alfred Uhry’s leaden “The Last Night of Ballyhoo.” The play is an odd choice for a season opener, because it’s not the rip-roaring start that one would like to see. CityRep isn’t exactly breaking new ground. Uhry sets […]
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Upon further review
True, the Pacific-12 Conference already had a dozen members, but media reports indicated that the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and other possible Big 12 schools would join Colorado there. The OU Board of Regents recently gave President David L. Boren the authority to negotiate all alignment options — prompting an anticipated move to […]
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Tall tales
Four renowned storytellers will weave stories of wisdom and woe at the 31st annual Oklahoma City Storytelling Festival. This local September ritual put on by the Arts Council of Oklahoma City has been happening since 1981, and will take place Friday and Saturday in a tent on the council’s campus, 400 W. California. Renowned storytellers […]
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Midtown mayhem
Planners of the H&8th nighttime food vendor event, held in the parking lot of Elemental Coffee, 815 N. Hudson, had been organizing the event since July, said co-organizer J.D. Merryweather (pictured). Food trucks and a large crowd were present for the event. However, shortly after it started at 8 p.m., several ABLE Commission agents, city […]
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‘In the shadows’
The Gazette filed the request for interpretation on June 10, and asked the commission to clarify four things: who has jurisdiction over complaints about campaign filings in municipal elections; where must a contribution and expenditure report be filed by groups supporting or opposing candidates for municipal office; on what basis would an entity be exempt […]