“It’s a seductive and powerful landscape, with a beguiling charm that didn’t want to let me go,” said Santa Fe photographer Craig Varjabedian of the legendary Ghost Ranch landscapes in New Mexico. Oklahomans can share that experience when his exhibition of 69 large, black-and-white images of Georgia O’Keeffe’s one-time home opens Friday at the National […]
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HOT SALSA NIGHT The annual “A Hot Salsa Night” fundraiser is scheduled from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Reed Convention Center inside the Midwest City Sheraton Hotel, 5750 Will Rogers Blvd. The event is a dinner, dance and auction to raise money to support Central Oklahoma Care Link (formerly known as COINS), […]
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‘Good’ works
Featured at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker, the retrospective exhibition includes examples of extremely detailed bronze works by “America’s Sculptor,” from the beginning of her career up until the present. “We feel really fortunate to have her as one of our exhibiting artists,” said Amber Harrison, gallery spokeswoman. “It’s really going to […]
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Rex in effect
He’s excited to so, and not just because the event is celebrating its 50th anniversary. “I’m going to be up there co-emceeing with my good friend, four-time Academy Award nominee Mr. Ed Harris,” Linn said, who appeared with Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger in the Harris-directed “Appaloosa” in 2008. “It’s gonna be awesome.” But the […]
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Blade brigade
Bold, beautiful and brash, the Bowie knife became an American icon in the early 19th century, predating the widespread use of Winchester rifles and Colt revolvers during the Western expansion. Its massive sales were fueled partially by the cult of celebrity surrounding its namesake soldier whose legend was just as rooted in myth as in […]
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Benefit auction scheduled for paralyzed police officer
While off-duty on Feb. 15, Peery was watching a basketball game with his father at a local establishment when he was asked to assist with the removal of three disorderly men. During the course of events, the three males allegedly attacked and severely beat Peery, causing permanent paralysis. Alumni of Mount St. Mary High School, […]