Neighborhood Arts, a collaboration between Arts Council Oklahoma City’s All Access Arts program and the Metropolitan Library System, will be available online this summer. Neighborhood Arts is a summer staple that provides performances for families across the metro that are fun, free, and interactive. “Summer is our busiest time at the library,” says Kristin Williamson, […]
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Quarantine reading
One of the good things about social distancing and being quarantined is it gives us time to read. As an avid reader myself, I’ve found it heartwarming to see the ways everyone is trying to get readers the books they need while in seclusion. Bookstores are doing more mail and curbside service and book lovers […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Book learnin’
Hey, you. Yeah, you. Thank you for reading. Not just Chicken-Fried News or even Oklahoma Gazette, but just, you know, reading, like, in general. Despite ample opportunities to fill your head with misinformation and garbage in the internet age, reading continues to be an excellent gateway drug to actually knowing stuff, and despite what the […]
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Island delights
Hector Lopez and Wenddys Rios could not locate Oklahoma on a map until Hurricane Maria brought devastation to their native Puerto Rico in 2017. They had no plans to open a bakery either, but their love of desserts and pastry from their home led them to open Oklahoma’s only Puerto Rican bakery, D Taino Bakery, […]
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Screen pride
Queer Film Continuum screening ofThe Incredibly True Story of Two Girls in Love 7 p.m. Saturday Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd. herlandsisters.org Donations accepted I was not exposed to queer cinema until my freshman year of college. I had just moved to New York, and one of my gay floormates gathered several […]
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Writer Shea Serrano visits OKC to talk best-sellers The Rap Year Book and Basketball (and Other Things)
A writer’s talk and book singing will be held 2 p.m. March 17 at Ronald J. Norick Downton Library.
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Your Metropolitan Library System library card is a ticket to free streaming services for movies, audiobooks and music
Your Metropolitan Library System library card is a ticket to free streaming services for movies, audiobooks and music.
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Historic Capitol Hill’s ongoing revival includes improving the arts in the district
Renovations to structures like Yale Theater will usher in the next wave of change.
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Local closed-circuit TV show cheers up children in the hospital
Chris Wiser of Sugar Free Allstars hosts Wiggle Out Loud TV with a guest nearly every week.
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Metropolitan Library System branches are high-tech community learning hubs
“We talk about reading being at the heart of what we do, but learning is really at the heart of what we do,” Rogers said.