“We get a lot of invitations, but we don’t accept all of them,” said Larry Birden, now serving his third year as band director. “It doesn’t agree with our schedules or the season.” Lucky for all of us, this parade did, and the 125 Langston University students who comprise the band are as thrilled as […]
Halloween
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New to you
So I’m the new girl, and we’ve got shopping to do! First things first: If you’ve not already established a personal style mantra, start right now. Mine is: “Old or new, make it you.” There is an availability of abundant treasure in this great city. Whether you’re scouting for “new” accessories, clothing or furniture, you’re […]
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Dress for mess
Creepy crawly creatures will roam the Crystal Bridge as a part of the Halloween-themed Creepy Conservatory. The nature-oriented event will show children of all ages a variety of gruesome critters that, in nature, could inhabit the ecosystem the Crystal Bridge emulates. Children can be horrified and amazed at the beasts they’ll see from 1 to […]
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Brilliant disguise
Stillwater indie-rock outfit Deerpeople is no stranger to costumes. In the past, pre-show rituals involved cloaking themselves in any number of disguises, and although the band moved away from that in recent performances, Friday’s Hallopolis show at Opolis gives them a chance to relive it. “It’s fun to go back and revisit that,” drummer Jordan […]
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Tower of cower
Crowds swelled at the OKC Farmers Public Market, waiting to enter the 2010 Carnality Ball when a handful of Bible-thumping protesters with bullhorns set up shop across the street. Hellfire-and-brimstone Scripture was volleyed at scantily clad women and drag queens, but members of the avant-garde band Of the Tower stormed out in costume, banging drums […]
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Storytime, kids!
Starting Sunday, Storybook Forest at Arcadia Lake allows kids to come face-to-face with their favorite storybook characters, instead of a machete-wielding murderer in a haunted house. An alternative to potentially frightening pre-Halloween activities, Storybook Forest features Hansel and Gretel, Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog, among others. Children may wear costumes, as long […]
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Horror on the frontier … kinda
Ghouls, goblins and every nightmare imaginable are once again haunting Frontier City as a part of the Halloween season’s FrightFest. At 11501 N. Interstate 35 Service Road, the theme park will be open to chill-seekers Friday through Sunday nights through Oct. 30 for the creepy festival. Admission prices remain the same as in-season tickets, which […]
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Killer Party
Why? I don’t know, but my good graces were won over in an instant. As ’80s as ’80s can be — big ‘n’ frizzy hair, mismatched socks, paper clips as earrings — the movie centers on three girls pledging a sorority the same time a murderer stalks the campus. (Since when does Greek initiation take […]
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Bio-Dead
However, it takes literally 32 minutes for anything of significance to happen. Until then, it’s just a bunch of disembodied voices, belonging to faces you mostly don’t see, talking about the importance of gloves and masks like they’re stockers at Party Galaxy on the last week leading up to Halloween, as they amble about empty […]
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Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
I find myself wishing that this “Cyrus” were a sequel to that “Cyrus,” as this true-life crime chiller is unpleasant on many levels. But if Hill were playing the role for laughs? It’d be equally tasteless, but something to see. Here, Cyrus (Brian Krause of TV’s “Charmed”) is the so-called “County Line Cannibal” in a […]