This year, Oklahoma City Pride welcomes an entirely different class of businesses to the celebration: cannabis dispensaries. “We definitely try to be involved in the community as much as we can, so we hold patient drives all the time. We do like block parties for our business neighbors as well to bring them traffic, and […]
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PRIDE Inclusive notes
Music at Pride The music stage is located at the intersection of 39th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. 39th St. District NW 39th Street between Classen and Youngs boulevards oklahomacitypride.org Free Mary Lambert 6 p.m. Friday Lincka 7 p.m. Friday LCG & the X 8 p.m. Friday Rachel Lynch & the Daydrinkers 3 p.m. Saturday Raina […]
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PRIDE Royal rebels
Legends & Rebels Showcase 9 p.m. Friday Stonewall Tribute 8 p.m. Saturday Dust Bowl Dolls Burlesque 10 p.m. Saturday Pride Main Stage 39th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue oklahomacitypride.org Free Named for Nintendo mascot Mario’s dinosaur sidekick famous for the nearly irresistible pull of his prehensile tongue, OKC drag king Yoshi combines hip-hop dance moves with […]
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PRIDE Legends & Rebels
Oklahoma City Pride Alliance made history with its opening ceremonies Monday. Mayor David Holt officially declared the third week in June “Pride Week,” Rep. Kendra Horn’s deputy chief of staff Amanda McLain-Snipes presented a congressional citation and eight individuals were recognized for their contributions to OKC’s LGBTQ+ community, along with two grand marshals. For the […]
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Jail choice
Oklahoma City Council deferred a resolution to demolish the old city jail, police headquarters and municipal court buildings. The council will discuss the resolution at the June 18 meeting. The buildings, none of which are on the National Register of Historic Places, are in councilwoman JoBeth Hamon’s Ward 6. She asked for the resolution to […]
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Grumpy’s getaway
NOTE: This event is postponed until further notice. Chris Moe hosts his Uncle Grumpy’s Green Retreat later this month at Lost Lakes Entertainment Complex. While it is expected to be crammed with speakers, bands and other entertainment, he said it is definitely not just a big party. The idea began before the vote on State […]
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Cover: First Impressionists
Van Gogh, Monet, Degas: The Mellon Collection of French Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts June 22-Sept. 22 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 $15-$25 Vincent van Gogh, in a letter dated Nov. 19, 1873, gave his brother Theo some advice. “You must in any case go to the […]
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Anticipated opening
Oklahoma City’s first food hall, The Collective Kitchens + Cocktails, is almost ready to showcase 10 restaurant concepts at its Midtown location, 308 NW 10th St. After months of construction and financing delays, The Collective is set to host a soft opening in late June with regular service set to begin soon afterward. The two-story […]
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Cultural celebrations
Super Cao Nguyen 40th Anniversary Food Fair 1-6 p.m. Saturday 2668 Military Ave. Free (dishes are $8) Asian District Night Market Festival 6 p.m.-midnight Military Park 1200 NW 25th St. facebook.com/asiandistrictok Free Two events Saturday allow Oklahoma City to celebrate the diversity and history of its Asian District. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Super […]
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Moving forward
The first Oklahoma legislative session since the passage of State Question 788 has ended. No special session to address regulations was called by Gov. Mary Fallin after 57 percent of voters cast ballots in favor of a broad, mostly unrelegated medical cannabis industry in the state, which meant aside from the ballot language and existing […]