Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it, but what happens to those who never learned it in the first place? Thanks to the efforts of right-wingers with quaking knees collapsing under the weight of the realization that the history of the United States of America might not be as star-spangled awesome as […]
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Hemp history
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining cannabis and cannabinoids in Oklahoma leading up to the June 26 medical marijuana referendum. Oklahomans under the age of 85 never knew a time when it was legal to use marijuana in the state, but by the time the state made marijuana illegal, it was […]
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Royal revelry
In a modern atmosphere totally saturated with technology and the internet, there is at least one annual state event showing guests that long ago, people actually survived and thrived without the assistance of smartphones and computers. The Medieval Fair of Norman returns for its 42nd year Friday-Sunday at Reaves Park, 2501 Jenkins Ave., one block […]
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Shawnee’s Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art remains open despite the closing of St. Gregory’s University
The museum officially opened in 1919 as an extension of founder Gregory Gerrer’s interest in collecting cultural artifacts.
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Guests can take a step back in time while attending Oklahoma Historical Society’s ’20s-themed gala
Planned historical reenactments will include a drop-in from humorist Will Rogers and a “stick up” by gangster Pretty Boy Floyd.
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Jens Kruger and the Kruger Brothers perform at the second annual Banjo Fest
Kruger, a native of Switzerland, serves on the museum’s board of directors.
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Singer-songwriter Grant Maloy Smith breathes new life into history on Dust Bowl: American Stories
Smith performs Aug. 12 at The Centennial Rodeo Opry.
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Cover Story: The Jones Assembly is a cornerstone for burgeoning Film Row district
“We all pulled different elements of places, restaurants, bars and music venues that we’d seen around this country and international,” Colton told Oklahoma Gazette. “Never was there something with all-in-one. It was a challenge and an opportunity, with a big bet made on Oklahoma City.”
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Folk singer-songwriter John McCutcheon performs Friday at The Blue Door
Wisconsin-born McCutcheon first learned to play guitar on a book of songs by Woody Guthrie.
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McLoud Blackberry Festival honors the town’s history with a good, old-fashioned community affair, including a parade, pageant and, of course, general admiration of the dark, tart and juicy edible aggregate fruit.
McLoud Blackberry Festival honors the town’s history with a good, old-fashioned community affair, including a parade, pageant and, of course, general admiration of the dark, tart and juicy edible aggregate fruit.