Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!: The Birth of Modern Musical Theatre and a New Image for the State 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays Oklahoma History Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive okhistory.org 405-521-2491 Free-$7 For John Steinbeck’s Joads, Oklahoma was a Dust Bowl nightmare they’d give up almost everything to escape. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, on the other hand, […]
the grapes of wrath
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COVER: Pop-culture portrayals of Oklahoma have improved over the past couple decades
Though the upcoming Steven Spielberg film won’t include OKC as a location, the novel version of Ready Player One is partially set in the city.
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Singer-songwriter Grant Maloy Smith breathes new life into history on Dust Bowl: American Stories
Smith performs Aug. 12 at The Centennial Rodeo Opry.
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Cover Story: Studying the storied history of banning popular literature
“I think one of the quickest ways to get a book read is to ban it,” Cheek said as she worked at Norman Public Library West.
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We also selected this roundup of fun and unusual roadside attractions, eateries, venues, museums and more that will pique any day-tripper’s curiosity while learning more about our state history and the highway that connects America.
We also selected this roundup of fun and unusual roadside attractions, eateries, venues, museums and more that will pique any day-tripper’s curiosity while learning more about our state history and the highway that connects America.
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Chicken-Fried News: Okie doke
Washington Post columnist Esther Cepeda likened the country’s treatment of immigrants to the way Okies were treated in the past.
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In Frank Galati’s stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, we meet some of the most selfless and some of the most selfish people we’ll ever see.
In Frank Galati’s stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, we meet some of the most selfless and some of the most selfish people we’ll ever see.
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Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre stages the state’s first professional production of The Grapes of Wrath this weekend at OCU’s Burg Theatre.
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre stages the state’s first professional production of The Grapes of Wrath this weekend at OCU’s Burg Theatre.
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Point: State must step up
Gov. Frank Keating is prone to colorful speech, and his description of the dome-less Oklahoma state Capitol was no exception. When Keating rolled out his plan to put the dome on the state Capitol and complete the original design of the great Oklahoma architect Solomon Andrew Layton, there was considerable skepticism. Many thought it would […]