Summer theater in Oklahoma City is gearing up for the state’s 100th birthday with a slew of big, crowd-pleasing musicals; a newly located Shakespearean stage; and a handful of plays ranging from historical classics to the downright goofy. Lyric Theatre at the Civic Center Music Hall: ” “Oklahoma!,” June 26-30” “Evita,” July 10-14” “Singin’ in […]
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The White Giraffe
Lauren St. JohnDial Her father had just asserted that things happen for a reason when a house fire kills 11-year-old Martine’s parents. Shipped to a South African game preserve, Martine moves in with an unknown grandmother who reluctantly welcomes her. In this strange, new world, Martine is cut off “? from her grandmother, the cliquish […]
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Arts camp offers full summer schedule for kids
City Arts Center at Fair Park’s “Summer Camp 2007” kicks off Tuesday and will continue on through the middle of August. This year’s theme is about art and culture from around the world. “We’re offering everything from puppetry, to film, to pottery, to natural dyes and fiber,” said education director Jackie Mania. TOPICS Located at […]
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Students document Katrina damage in photos
Proof that something good came out of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy of 2005 currently resides on the walls at the International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum. On display through May 31, “Eyes of the Storm: A Community Survives After Katrina” is comprised of 50 black-and-white images taken by students of Alba Middle School in […]
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Paseo gears up for arts festival
Local artists are taking to the streets Saturday through Monday for the 31st Annual Paseo Arts Festival. Held by the Paseo Artists Association, the festival will feature 75 artists from Oklahoma. The festival allows artists to sell their artwork, as well as allows the association to raise money for area events. “When you have an […]
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Principals Gone Wild
In February in Bethlehem, Pa., middle school principal John Acerra was arrested and charged with selling crystal meth from his office, but not to students (and when arrested in his office, after hours, he was reportedly nude). And in April, in Lorain, Ohio, principal Robert Holloway resigned after apparently too eagerly delivering on a wager. […]
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Bright Ideas
In breathtaking attention to detail reminiscent of the movie “The Great Escape,” some inmates at Michigan’s Kinross Correctional Facility chipped through 8 inches of concrete, then continued tunneling until they had cleared the facility’s two external walls by an extra 25 feet, but then a guard spotted an irregularity near a cell wall and discovered […]
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Ewwwww!
Stewart Laidlaw, 35, was banished from Thirsty Kirsty’s pub in Dunfermline, Scotland, in March, following numerous complaints about his excessive flatulence. (A shocked Laidlaw said no one had complained before, but conceded that was probably because cigarette smoke had been masking the odor until Scotland’s recent smoking ban.) And in December, an American Airlines flight […]
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Shrek the Third
Reviewer’s grade: C Once upon a time, there was an ogre named Shrek. He was big, green and lovable “? and DreamWorks loved the big-time greenbacks he brought them in two box-office hits. That probably should have been the end of the fairy tale, but some storytellers don’t know when to leave well enough […]
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The Ex
Reviewer’s grade: C- Alas, a wonderfully tasteless premise and a talented cast mean little without a killer instinct. The comedy sets up some irresistible targets, but what promises to be a bloodletting winds up as little more than a manicure. Zach Braff stars as Tom Reilly, whose inability to hold down a job leads him […]