Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of weekly stories focusing on issues surrounding the possible legalization of medical marijuana in Oklahoma. In the 22 years since California passed Proposition 215, which legalized cultivation, possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes, 28 other states followed suit, reversing years of demonization of cannabis […]
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Transitional terrain
Transitions 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 Exhibit C 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free Transitional periods for artists can be complicated. Changing styles or even mediums is difficult and sometimes even risky, but making a transition as an arts patron can be as simple as changing a frame […]
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Cosmic journey
Editor’s note: Oklahoma Gazette is featuring Norman Music Festival performers each week leading up to its 2018 event April 26-28 in Norman. Around 60 miles off South Korea’s mainland is the scenic island Jeju. The forested island province is known as a tourism hotbed and is marked in the middle by Hallasan, an enormous shield […]
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Funny friendship
Always a Bridesmaid 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through May 6 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $20-$25 One way to define a comedy is that it usually ends in marriage, so what about a play that’s built around four friends and their four weddings? Jewel Box Theatre’s upcoming production of […]
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Pleasant paradise
Harsh polarization and general unrest have infiltrated many aspects of the modern world, but for at least one night, David Byrne will bring a piece of utopia to Oklahoma City. The musician and renaissance man’s one-of-a-kind American Utopia World Tour has already dazzled over a dozen eager audiences across North and South America, and soon, […]
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Corporate nourishment
For a first-time visitor inside Devon Energy Center, I was certainly impressed with the gleaming mezzanine that reminded me of Star Fleet Academy from the most recent Star Trek film franchise. Plenty of natural light led me down the corridor to my destination as I pondered whether it was acceptable to wear sunglasses inside. Opened […]
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Primary issues
An unprecedented number of Oklahomans are running for office, from the U.S. House of Representatives and governor to state Legislature and local district attorney posts. In total, 794 candidates threw their hats into the ring during candidate filing April 11-13 at the state Capitol. This year’s candidate filing came on the heels of a historic […]
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Gazedibles: Hot doggin’
Whether it’s an Oklahoma original hot dog from Schwab Meat Co. or a classic New York Nathan’s frank, there are plenty of options to have the tasty treat that has been feeding Oklahomans nearly since statehood. Anchor Down 30 NE Second St. anchordownokc.com 405-605-8070 An upscale corn dog probably isn’t the first thought you have […]
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Class session
There are a few songs in the canon of classic rock music that are ubiquitously known: Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” One could argue that Foreigner — led by the songwriting talents of English guitarist and band co-founder Mick Jones (not to be confused with […]
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Downtown tradition
Festival of the Arts April 24-29 Bicentennial Park 500 Couch Drive artscouncilokc.com 405-270-4848 Free There are plenty of reasons Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts, which attracts an average of 750,000 visitors to downtown Oklahoma City, has become the city’s unofficially official spring party: plenty of food, music and, of course, art. […]