Nicole Poole is a creative changemaker specializing in multidisciplinary collaborative performance and live composition. She has stayed busy during the pandemic using her artistic talents to create moments of joy for the community by creating whimsical chalk drawings. You can see her most recent creations during Arts Council OKC’s New Year’s Eve virtual celebration, Opening […]
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Cover: New Year’s glee
We’re miles away from the hustle and bustle (and record-breaking crowds of revelers) of Times Square, but from food halls to runways, listening rooms and barcades, the Oklahoma City metro has the perfect spot for everyone to ring in 2020. Cheers! The Fashion Art & Beauty Gala 8 p.m. Tuesday to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday Castle […]
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New Year’s Eve: Bye 2018
Speakeasy 90s-00s Dance Party 8 p.m. Monday 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. 51stspeakeasy.com 405-463-0470 $5-$10 DJ Ryan Drake uses “the 1990s” as shorthand to promote his monthly parties, including this month’s New Year’s Eve Dance Party, at 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St. But if you ask him about it, he thinks […]
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New Year’s Eve: Alpaca party
In the wide open fields near Newcastle, there is a ranch where dozens of alpacas roam under the watchful eyes of loping guard dogs, and chickens and ducks wander around their pen. At Magnolia Blossom Ranch, 2901 NW 16th St., in Newcastle, guests will soon celebrate the last day of the year with this friendly […]
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New Year’s Eve: Time warp
Regardless of which of Jose Rodriguez’s bars you enter on New Year’s Eve, you might feel like you’re stepping into a different time. The entrepreneur behind FlashBack RetroPub, 814 W. Sheridan Ave., Suite A, and Sanctuary Barsilica, 814 W. Sheridan Ave., Suite F, has New Year’s Eve events planned at both locations. At the videogame […]
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New Year’s Eve: Burlesque resolutions
Adèle Wolf’s Burlesque & Variety Show New Year’s Eve Bash 10 p.m. Monday Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd. adelewolf.com 405-673-6162 $25-$40 Adèle Wolf is deep into preparations for her annual New Year’s Eve Burlesque & Variety Show, recently returning to Oklahoma City from performances in Berlin to run one of the many […]
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New Year’s Eve: Semi-charmed 2019
The Drop featuring My So Called Band 9:30 p.m. Monday The Jones Assembly 901 W. Sheridan Ave. thejonesassembly.com 405-212-2378 $35 New Year’s Eve is an important part of our modern mythology as a night when all is possible and a better life is only three … two … one away. It is a night for […]
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Gazedibles: Poppin’ bottles
Celebrating the New Year can be done with the masses on New Year’s Eve or even a few days before (we won’t tell anyone), and while champagne is the traditional celebratory drink of choice, we realize it’s not for everyone. Here are seven restaurants with good drinks and great environments. By Jacob Threadgill with photos […]
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New Year’s Eve: Opening Echo
The Allie Lauren Project Opening Night 2019 7 p.m. Monday Oklahoma City Hall 200 N. Walker Ave. artscouncilokc.com 405-270-4848 $8-$10 This month, The Allie Lauren Project returns to Oklahoma City, staging a musical performance like none other. Accompanied by an eclectic ensemble of musicians, founder and brainchild of the project Lauren Nicole Clare will deliver […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Holiday rules
Halloween has come and gone in the Sooner State, and Oklahomans, like the rest of the nation’s citizens, are left to ask themselves, “What’s next?” The obvious answer to this head-scratcher is that Thanksgiving comes next, of course. This is the time of year, however, when many Oklahomans, including those at Chicken-Fried News, get caught […]