Given its proximity to bars, restaurants and the curbside beverage stands that will adorn Main Street, you can’t be faulted for enjoying an alcoholic beverage or six at Norman Music Festival this weekend.
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Nativity scene
Artists find their truth in all sorts of places. For Tulsa alt-rockers Native Lights, it was an abandoned and forgotten mid-century-style cattle auction house in the sleepy farm community of Hominy. Seeking a special space to record its debut album, the four-piece — featuring Johnathon Ford (bass), Nathan Price (drums), Bryce Chambers (guitar/vocals) and Philip […]
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LIFE
Guernsey Park restaurant kicks off a new monthly event, BRKFAST Social, on Saturday. The restaurant will showcase two of our favorite things: brunch and day parties. Hosted by Lerato Maunatlala, Bertille Sefolosha and Ciara Amir, the food portion of the event will feature a new menu for customers to peruse. The brunch is from 11 […]
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Book it
Book it Author Laura Moriarty has written four novels, and she was recently awarded the George Bennett Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. In other words, she’s good. Moriarty and Oklahoma author Joy Harjo will present a reading of their works along with a book signing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday […]
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Truckin’
Mark Hancock It could have ended there — but Lorne was pretty good at making pizza, and when friends and family came over, they’d all ask when he was going to open his own restaurant. “No thanks,” the Halls said. But in 2012, Lorne was in Baton Rouge when he saw a wood-fired pizza oven […]
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Film it
Film it bottom Attention, fans of The Sandlot: You’re officially old! The 1993 baseball comedy enjoys quite a cult following, which is why its 20th anniversary is being celebrated with a 16-city nationwide tour. At 8 p.m Saturday, see it at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 S. Mickey Mantle, with writer/director/narrator David Mickey Evans in attendance […]
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Celebrate it
Celebrate it bottom It’s Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s 50th anniversary, but you’ll receive the presents. To celebrate, Lyric invites the public to a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno. The program includes a performance by above Julie Johnson and previews of the summer musicals Tarzan, The King and […]
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LIFE
Summer means grilling means burgers. On Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m., get in on the third annual Battle of the Burger at David Stanley Chevrolet of Norman, 1221 Ed Noble Parkway. Come and be part of burger-tasting packages, a happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m., with beverages donated by Mustang. There will be […]
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Think small
The following Cyber Monday offers its own e-commerce steals. So, what to do on the Saturday in between? Celebrate a relatively new American shopping holiday, of course. Small Business Saturday, created by American Express in 2010, encouraged more than 100 million shoppers last year to shop at independently owned small businesses. Promoted through social media, […]
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Who’ll let the pets out?
This weekend while you’re carving pumpkins and stocking up on treats, the Central Oklahoma Humane Society suggests you add “adopt a pet” to your Halloween to-do list. Saturday and Sunday, PetSmart Charities will sponsor Woofness on Wheels, an adoption tour scheduled to stop at five metro locations. “Our goal is to get 200 pets adopted […]