Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m., Oct. 23, 30. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED, WED Farmers Market District Fall Festival, live entertainment with a kids area and vendor booths, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 27. Farmers Public Market, 311 S. Klein, 232-6506, okcfarmersmarket.com. SUN Paint N’ […]
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The deadCENTER Film Festival will host a series of seminars for high school students interested in filmmaking. Speakers include deadCENTER Executive Director Lance McDaniel and deadCENTER Director of Programming Kim Haywood. A variety of topics will include screenplay writing, acting, film production, equipment training and more. The seminars are 1-4 p.m. Oct. 10-11 and 17-18 […]
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LIFE FOOD & DRINK Who cut the cheese? Considering it’s the 37th annual celebration of cheese in Watonga, Okla., the answer is probably, “A lot of people.” Rebranded as the Watonga Cheese and Wine Festival (because who wants to eat cheese without sipping wine?), the event — 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday — promises Swiss, cheddar […]
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’Live and well
It’s a common occurrence within urban sprawl: Historically thriving neighborhoods succumb to Father Time as new developments arise, businesses relocate and the activity of city-dwellers inevitably shifts from one area to another. Until recently, Oklahoma City’s Plaza District — the mile-long strip along 16th Street between Classen Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue — was merely another […]
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Silent no more
It’s amazing that it was ever made in the first place. The film, rediscovered by the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells a four-way love story but also shows the lost way of life of its actors — about 300 Kiowas and Comanches. Those traditions were discouraged when the film was shot in July 1920 in the […]
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Inside the Octo-gon
When Austin’s The Octopus Project takes the stage, it’s more than a concert — an immersive and organized chaos ensues. Thickly layered instrumentals, colorful projections and a conscious commitment to putting on a show come across clear as day. It’s frenetic, to be sure, but it’s also accessible in a way unique to this quartet. […]
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Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m. Aug. 28. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED Pinot’s Palette, sip on your favorite beverage while painting your very own masterpiece, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 29, 30, 2-4 p.m. 7-10 p.m. Aug. 31. Pinot’s Palette, 115 E. California, 602-3850, pinotspalette.com. THU–SAT […]
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LIFE FOOD & DRINK The Toby Keith Foundation is up for supporting local kiddos, as well as having a bit of fun in the process. Kones for the Korral, an all-you-can-eat ice cream festival, will take place 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday at Chatenay Square, 10600 S. Pennsylvania. The festival will include ice cream flavors from […]
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Spectacular story
Tharp is the author of such bestsellers as Falling Dark, Knights of the Hill Country and Badd. With the release of the film adaptation of his critically acclaimed novel The Spectacular Now, Tharp doesn’t consider himself a young-adult writer but hasn’t strayed too far from the genre. “I became interested in writing about young adults […]
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Wiggle your ears
A nationally known ’90s alternative rock group will headline the first, free “kindie” music festival Sunday at Bicentennial Park, 500 Couch, to promote health and fitness for the whole family. Michigan-based band The Verve Pipe will perform songs from Are We There Yet?, its second full-length album of children’s music released in July following the […]