life In 1994, Rwanda was the site of a devastating genocide stemming from tribal disputes and political upheaval following the death of the president. In a little over a week, nearly 1 million people were killed. Sweet Dreams revisits Rwanda and follows a group of remarkable women from both sides of the genocide as they […]
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High time for Downton
Are you overwhelmed by the chill of winter and need to warm your toes? Sit by a roaring fire in the sought-after “upper tea room” at Inspirations Tea Room, 2118 W. Edmond Road in Edmond. Inspirations offers a three-tiered tea tray accompanying a full tea service. The lower tier displays a selection of two types […]
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VISUAL ARTS
Allan Houser and His Students, in celebration of his 100th birthday, this exhibit features works of Allan Houser as well as his students, focusing on his role as a teacher and mentor. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St., 478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. Art After 5 Roof Terrace, join downtown workers, adventurous concert and […]
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life In 1994, Rwanda was the site of a devastating genocide stemming from tribal disputes and political upheaval following the death of the president. In a little over a week, nearly 1 million people were killed. Sweet Dreams revisits Rwanda and follows a group of remarkable women from both sides of the genocide as they […]
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Look Closer
A printmaker looks at a person’s face like he looks at a work of art — in pieces. From a distance, artist Chuck Close’s portraiture looks like untouched photography. But approaching it more closely, it is apparent that the work exists on a grid and each component of the print — whether it’s the face […]
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Muscle Shoals
Even in what has been an impressive year for the rock ’n’ roll documentary — or rockumentary, if you wanna sound like Rolling Stone magazine — Muscle Shoals stands out. How could it not? The film, which screens Thursday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, chronicles the irresistible oddity of Muscle Shoals, […]
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Escape from Tomorrow
With Escape from Tomorrow, one fears the story behind the movie would loom larger than the movie itself. Luckily, that is not the case. After all, it opens with a decapitation on Disney World’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. For those who don’t know, much of Escape from Tomorrow was shot surreptitiously at Disney […]
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POP goes the funding?
In the latest episode of Anything That Costs the Government Money is Bad, Oklahoma GOPers are stifling the development of the OKPOP museum — a 75,000-square-foot art and culture museum slated to be built in Tulsa — by withholding the necessary appropriations from the state’s 2015 fiscal budget. Clearly, they can’t comprehend the facility’s potential […]
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LIFE FOOD & DRINK
LIFE FOOD & DRINK What is brown, square-shaped and tastes delicious? (Hint: look right.) The Edmond Historical Society presents their fifth annual Gingerbread House Contest for children 5 and older. Bring your house to the Edmond Historical Society & Museum between the dates of December 10-13 to be eligible for a chance to win prizes. […]
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Blackfish
With a month to go, the year in cinema has seen no shortage of memorable screen villains. Loki returned for Thor: The Dark World while Gen. Zod battled it out with our Man of Steel. Consider Khan of Star Trek Into Darkness and the Wicked Witch of the West in Oz the Great and Powerful. […]