Rainbows Are Free 9 p.m. Nov. 29 Blue Note Lounge 2408 N. Robinson Ave. facebook.com/bluenoteokc 405-600-1166 $10-$12 Lead guitarist Richie Tarver doesn’t know what you’ll hear when you listen to Head Pains, but to him, it sounds more like Rainbows Are Free and less like doom-metal standard-bearers Black Sabbath. “I think we finally kind of […]
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Guide to the Holidays: Hometown Christmas
For Norman-based duo The Imaginaries, Christmas has, in many ways, been the most wonderful time of the year. Married musicians Maggie McClure and Shane Henry’s holiday songs have been featured in Hallmark movies, played on the radio and earned them invitations to play NBA halftime shows, including a New York Knicks Game at Madison Square […]
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OKG Lifestyle: Aly Cunningham
Around OKC EAT: GoGo Sushi WATCH: Fleabag (Amazon Prime) LISTEN: The Mean Hustle Broad Cast (The Spy FM) READ: Front Desk by Kelly Yang LOVE: Sisu Youth Services EXPERIENCE: 2nd Friday Art Walk in Norman Outside OKC EAT: Seven Mile Cafe in Denton, Texas WATCH: Good Mythical Morning (YouTube) LISTEN: Backlisted Podcast READ: “I Was […]
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World stage
When Michael Jackson died in 2009, Norman native Max Weitzenhoffer just so happened to be chairman of Nimax Theatres, which was presenting Thriller Live at its Apollo Theatre in central London. Ticket sales exploded, leading to an eight-year run. When The Phantom of the Opera was being adapted for Broadway by Andrew Lloyd Webber in […]
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Halloween Guide: Haunted haunts
From Edmond down to Norman, the metro area is full of opportunities to simultaneously get into the spooky holiday spirit and learn some history during various ghost tours. Author Jeff Provine has been helping lead ghost tours around Norman for a decade, but as his historical expertise has expanded after writing four books for Haunted […]
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Patiently relaxing
With the truncated Oklahoma autumn already upon us, cannabis patients will soon be looking for some indoor respite from Mother Nature’s icy fingers that patios and porches cannot provide. Fortunately for them, Club Med Lounge, 1304 Lindsey Plaza Drive, Suite A, is already operational in Norman. “The model will be a monthly private members only. […]
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Freedom fighters
Freedom Oklahoma aims to build off a successful year for Oklahoma’s LGBTQ+ community by focusing more on diverse sects of the community and advocating for more issues. With October being LGBT History Month, Allie Shinn, Freedom Oklahoma executive director, said the organization is reflecting on recent history to inform what is next to come. The […]
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Still groovin’
Early visits to Norman Groovefest made a big impression on Lindsey Martin. “As a kid, I remember going all the time,” said Martin, who has been helping organize the long-running music and human-rights-awareness festival for the past eight years. “There were legalize marijuana booths set up everywhere. This was back in the ’90s, and we’ve […]
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Extending rights
Norman City Council voted 8-1 to amend its civil rights ordinance to add protections on the basis of sexuality, gender identity or expression and same-sex marriage. The protections are now in place and affect employment, housing and public accommodations. Norman United, an interfaith group formed to support the LGBTQ+ community, spearheaded the efforts and played […]
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OKG Shop: Furniture family
The Henry Home Interiors showroom is a big, bright space filled with plush sofas upholstered in customizable fabrics, trendy side tables, marble lamps with clean lines, patterned rugs and more. The Norman showroom, 3720 W. Robinson St., Suite 112, opened in November 2018, but the family behind Henry Home Interiors has been in the furniture […]