ans on the college’s campus “? one that went largely untold for many years. Henderson found that this annual tradition marked the beginning of his new memoir, “Race and the University.” The manuscript was an opportunity to reintroduce himself on the pages to old friends, such as Oklahoma football legend Bud Wilkinson and civil rights […]
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Award-winning musical ‘Rent’ finds a place at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma University Theatre and Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Sept. 29, Through Oct. 3 Rupel J. Jones Theatre 563 Elm, Norman 325-4101 $30 Considered a classic of modern theater, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Rent” played Broadway for a decade. The University of Oklahoma’s […]
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In your Face
You talk, we listen! Here’s what readers said on some of last week’s Oklahoma Gazette stories, via unedited comments left on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/okgazette: On State Question 747, on term limits: “”People say they ‘don’t get involved in politics’ but they need to pay attention … the people that get elected run our […]
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Easy A
cter actors old and new, including Thomas Haden Church (“All About Steve”) and Lisa Kudrow (“Hotel for Dogs”) as married faculty members who get sucked into Olive’s shameful reputation, Stanley Tucci (“The Lovely Bones”) and Patricia Clarkson (“Shutter Island”) as Olive’s perfect parents, Malcolm McDowell (“Halloween II”) as the principal who needs to have his […]
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The Town
Back in 1997, Ben Affleck and his pal Matt Damon became wunderkinds by co-writing and starring in a movie nominated for several Oscars, one of which they won for writing. They had appeared in several movies before then “? some obscure, some pretty good “? but “Good Will Hunting” put them firmly in control of […]
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‘Urban Abstractions’ currently line the walls of Nault Fine Art in Midtown
Urban Abstractions Nault Fine Art, 1114 N. Walker 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through Oct. 14 642-4414, www.naultfineart.com Artists Tony Dyke and Susan Morrison each combine their everyday surroundings into abstract works of art. Both moved to Oklahoma from New York City and have since made their mark, literally, on the Sooner […]
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Limited by size, 150 Oklahoma artists find their own square route to Saturday’s annual ’12×12′ art show
12×12 7 p.m. Saturday Fred Jones Industries Building 900 W. Main $24 www.ovac-ok.org 405-879-2400 With a ceiling on square footage, comparing art at “12×12” is a lot like looking at real estate: When size isn’t an issue, shape and texture take focus, and the eye shifts toward differences in material, construction and color. The annual […]
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NPR’s news-parodying game show ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ comes to town for a live taping
Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! 7:30 p.m. Thursday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker www.okcciviccenter.org 297-2264 $30-$75 The popular NPR program “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” makes an Oklahoma City appearance Thursday night for a live recording at the Civic Center Music Hall. The weekly quiz show brings together callers, celebrity panelists […]
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Snake Lightning’ Venom Shock
It’s probably impossible to describe “Venom Shock” more aptly than one of Snake Lightning’s Facebook fans. “It’s like The Darkness mixed with the ‘South Park’ dudes,” a follower wrote a few days after the 10-song album was unleashed on iTunes earlier this month. That’s exactly what the Oklahoma City act sounds like. The rock-comedy duo […]
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: 35th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Thirty-five years after its release, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” still resonates with undeniable emotion and power. Now that’s what you call a classic. Although Milos Forman’s film may have been the first brick in the wall that is star Jack Nicholson’s now-clich