PieceWalk 7:30 a.m. May 5 Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark 2 S. Mickey Mantle Drive piecewalk.org 405-315-6337 Free-$40 When his son Max was diagnosed with autism in the first grade, Phil Inzinga didn’t know where to turn. Luckily, a friend told him about Autism Oklahoma and its parent support groups. After attending one meeting, Inzinga joined a […]
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Breaking spells
Editor’s note: Oklahoma Gazette is featuring Norman Music Festival performers each week leading up to its 2018 event Thursday-Saturday in Norman. Though much of Quit the Curse is built around the idea of incommunicative lovers and the dysfunction within modern dating dynamics, Michigan singer-songwriter Anna Burch now feels a little distant from the album’s subject […]
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Bittersweet closing
Oklahoma City residents were shocked in early April when Daniel Chae announced that his popular restaurant Chae Modern Korean would be closing its doors at the end of the month. It’s a decision that was put into new context on April 11 when Chae announced that he is running for Oklahoma County treasurer, which only […]
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True manhood
Brandon McDonald is motivated. The teenager who has his future mapped out with the hope of attending a welding trade school knows that he’s no longer the kid who grew up on the streets. “There are only two cards you are ever dealt,” said McDonald, whose cards are tied to his gender and his skin […]
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Gazedibles: Affordably tasty
Are you looking for a quality meal without breaking the bank? These seven restaurants offer good food at reasonable prices. You can go to any of them and get an entrée for $10 or less. Nic’s Grill 1201 N. Pennsylvania Ave. 405-524-0999 National audiences have been introduced to the burger that many Oklahoma City residents […]
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Season sampler
Broadway & Brew 7-11 p.m. May 4 McClendon Whitewater Center 800 Riversport Drive broadwayandbrew.com 405-524-9312 $75 Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s annual Broadway & Brew event is set to return for its sixth year with a format that will feel familiar for those who have been to past editions of the fundraiser aimed at young professionals. […]
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Back in black
Ben Folds w/ OKC Phil 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave.0 okcphil.org 405-842-5387 $29-$283 A sold-out concert nearly seven years ago with superbly talented pianist and suburban poet laureate Ben Folds proved an important moment for Oklahoma City Philharmonic, which gained citywide pop cred overnight through the collaboration. As Folds […]
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Rolling art
Steamroller Print Fest 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday [Artspace] at Untitled 1 NE Third Street 1ne3.org 405-815-9995 Free Soon, several local artists will get the chance to watch their work publicly run over by a steamroller. A free event Saturday, [Artspace] at Untitled’s Steamroller Print Fest will feature live music and dance performances, family-friendly […]
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Super-sized
Super Tortas El Chavo 721 SW 29th St. 405-631-0100 What works: The meat in the tortas and tacos is flavorful and tender. What needs work: The fries needed to be refried for crispiness. Tip: One torta is big enough for two people. For many Spanish speakers across the world, one of the most recognizable characters […]
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Walk, run
The moment Lauren Richter, a fifth-grade teacher in Shawnee, decided to run for office came during the fourth day of the statewide teacher walkout, when educators and their allies continued to demand additional funding for public schools. Educators filled the state Capitol to capacity. Thousands of teachers remained outside the building. “There was no one […]