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CONTRIBUTORS David Blatt, Jeremy Charles, Alicia Chesser,

15 of Tulsa’s best bartenders battle for glory at Philbrook’s annual fundraiser

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NEWS & COMMENTARY 7 SLASHED SUPPORT

BY LIZ BLOOD

Cuts to alternative education will come back to haunt us

Lunch at JJ’s Gourmet Burger Café

A Tulsa Artist Fellow explores a global phenomenon

The best and (mostly) worst of SQ 779

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hen I worked as a bartender, my favorite cocktail to make was anything that made me look cool. The Aviation, a pre-prohibition classic, was a particularly fun one—gin on ice, followed by Luxardo and lemon juice and a dash of Crème de Violette, shaken violently and then double-strained

into a petite coupe glass and garnished with a cherry or lemon twist. I could feel the guests’ eyes on me, rapt as I shook, strained and poured a measured combination of spirits, then gracefully spun to the fruit bowl, retrieved a lemon, peeled a twist of the rind, and coaxed a mist from the skin into the glass.

When you’re in the thick of a bar rush, muscle memory kicks in and you fall into a rhythm—every movement, every pour, every twist of the wrist fluid and purposeful.

It feels like water ballet. Ideally, the end result is a drink that’s the right temperature and opacity, perfectly mixed and garnished, presented with delicate ceremony.

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For me, it rarely ended that way. Inevitably, I’d trip, or bump into the sink, or fumble and drop the twist, or cut myself, or sneeze.

Maybe a bead of sweat would pool on my forehead, and the guest would watch in horror as the droplet traveled across the glabella between my eyebrows, hit the ramp of my nose and fall in slow motion, eventually plopping into the drink. I’d scramble to save face and accidentally nudge the glass, which would topple over, spilling the blue-hued elixir across the bar and shattering glass into the ice bin, eliciting smirks from my audience, who’d gone from being hypnotized by my controlled dance to searching for rotten tomatoes to throw at me.

I was an utter embarrassment as a bartender, a cocktail dilettante; besides my lumbering clumsiness, I was imprecise with pours and too aggressive with the shakes, and I had no idea about “mixology”—more than once, horrified veteran drinkers would return their cocktails with comments like “That’s hands-down the worst Manhattan I’ve ever had.”

I envy those who have mastered the art form. Tulsa’s cocktail scene is flourishing, thanks to a proliferation of craft establishments and the passionate, dedicated artists who maintain them. On page 17, we introduce you to 15 of those artists who will compete this year in Philbrook’s fifth annual MIX event on August 27 at Cain’s Ballroom. Photographers Melissa Lukenbaugh and Jeremy Charles have once again immortalized the competitors with gorgeous “hero” shots, each capturing the spirit of the bartenders and their drinks.

MIX is an ideal way to sample the city’s talent, but it’s also a vital fundraiser for Philbrook, which uses the money to bolster its children’s educational programs, among other things. For more info, visit mix.philbrook.org. a

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Slashed support Cuts to alternative education will come back to haunt us

by DAVID BLATT

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othing is as critical to a young person’s future prospects as a high school diploma. Decades of research shows that those who drop out of high school are at significantly higher risk of being unemployed, living in poverty, and serving time in prison.

Over the past two decades, Oklahoma has been a national leader for alternative education programs that keep at-risk students in school and help them to graduate. Despite this proven success, education funding cuts have now slashed support for alternative education in half and are leaving our most at-risk students without the support they need for educational success.

Alternative education in Oklahoma is a statewide network of programs that provide customized educations for students who are identified as at-risk for high school failure due to various factors, which may include “academic deficiency, behavioral difficulties, excessive absences, pregnancy or parenting, adjustment problems, or juvenile justice involvement.”

Building on the successful academy approach developed at Tulsa’s Street School, which has operated since the 1970s, Oklahoma lawmakers phased in a statewide system of alternative education in the 1990s.

As Kathy McKean, who leads a center that provides evaluation and support for alternative education programs, has written, “These are engaging, authentic, nurturing environments that provide the kinds of supports researchers (and dropouts!) believe to be necessary: caring teachers, smaller classes,

“THESE ARE ENGAGING, AUTHENTIC, NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PROVIDE THE KINDS OF SUPPORTS RESEARCHERS (AND DROPOUTS) BELIEVE TO BE NECESSARY.” more individualized instruction, the chance to work at one’s own pace, and at least one strong relationship with an adult at school.”

In the 2014-15 school year, 267 alternative education programs served 12,332 Oklahoma students.

Data on student achievement consistently finds that students who are enrolled in alternative education programs are suspended less often, miss fewer days of school, fail fewer courses, have higher GPAs, and graduate at a higher

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rate. Between 1998, when alternative education was expanded statewide, and 2010, Oklahoma’s statewide dropout rate was cut by more than half—from 5.5 percent to 2.3 percent. This success has brought national acclaim to Oklahoma’s model of alternative education.

That’s the good news. The bad news is that like many proven programs that are making a difference for Oklahoma students, alternative education funding has been deci-

mated in recent years. The Legislature appropriated $19.4 million for alternative education in FY 2010, which included almost $1.5 million for evaluation to ensure that schools were meeting all program criteria. Funding was reduced to $14.9 million in FY 2012, which included a $1.2 million cut for program evaluation. Funding was cut again in FY 2015 and again as a result of the FY 2016 mid-year budget cuts. Now, this year, after the Legislature slashed the Department of Education’s program and activities budget by $38 million, funding for alternative education is down to $9.8 million – a full 50 percent drop compared to seven years ago.

Even with the reduced funding, school districts are still required to operate alternative education programs. This latest round of budget cuts will likely mean larger class sizes, less personalized counseling services, fewer course options, and an increasing reliance on exclusively computer-based curricula at the expense of teacher-led instruction, according to Kathy McKean. Ultimately, it will mean more students who fall through the cracks as the result of not receiving the personalized instruction and counseling that they need.

How sadly ironic that just when we are finally seeing real strides towards criminal justice reform in Oklahoma, the programs that have a proven track record of preventing at-risk youth away from the criminal justice system are being dismantled. a David Blatt is executive director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute (www.okpolicy.org).

NEWS & COMMENTARY // 7

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A state that wants quality education should consider the revolutionary idea of paying for it exclusively from general funds—not gimmicks like sales tax earmarks (or the lottery for that matter).

Education fail, part the infinity The best and (mostly) worst of SQ 779

by BARRY FRIEDMAN “I personally don’t like sales taxes particularly.”

That was OU President David Boren, during an interview with Intermission Magazine in January, talking about State Question 779,1 an amendment on November’s ballot that would raise sales taxes statewide by 1% to help fund education in Oklahoma. That the cornerstone of this amendment— the increase itself—is loathed by the man who came up with the idea is, all things considered, in keeping with how things work in these parts. On the other hand, Oklahoma has cut more from education since 2008 than any other state in the union, so we’re in no position to quibble about how we claw our way out of a ditch we so purposefully dug for ourselves.2 Boren has a final word for his critics.

“And, again, I say if you have a better plan to raise the $600-million, let’s see it.”

Here’s how State Question 779 would work: if passed by voters, it would institute an across-the-board one percent sales tax and earmark those funds specifically for higher, general, and technical education.

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The money raised would be constitutionally protected, meaning some well- (or not so well) meaning legislator couldn’t divert funds to prisons or tourism or to his or her dreams of gutting public education and replacing it with for-profit charter schools and Christian madrassas. By some estimates, SQ 779 will bring in approximately $615 million per year in state revenue beginning July 1, 2017.

Further, it will guarantee public school teachers a $5,000 per-year raise, which is good, because at the moment, the state ranks 48th nationally in teacher salaries.

The new revenue will be divvied up like so: 69.5 percent will be allocated to public schools 19.25 percent to public higher education 3.25 percent to career tech education Hold up! Only how much for career tech?

Another column for another time.

Let’s continue.

There’s also language in the measure that will prevent representatives from supplanting general revenue education funds (think of it as legislative ThreeCard Monty) with projected SQ 779 money.

Not even our state legislators would do something so cynically counterproductive, though, right?

Of course not.

They did something even worse.3 Of the ten agencies receiving the largest state appropriations, Higher Education receives the deepest cut in FY 2017— 15.9 percent compared to its initial FY 2016 funding.

One of the features of SQ 779 is that it will prevent future legislatures from deviating from the baseline appropriation that’s set for education, the latter of which in 2016 was 14.4% of state expenditure—down from 18.66 since 1980—and already inadequate. So what did legislators do?4 They cut the baseline before 779 even became law—down to 12%.

To put this in real cash money, in FY 2017, higher education will receive $153.4 million less than it did in 2016. Now, let’s say SQ 779 passes and, in fact, brings in the promised $615-million. Higher education’s 19.25% cut of that comes to $118.38-million, which means even if all goes well, higher education in Oklahoma 2017 will be down $35.2-million from 2016.

Now that’s some legislative ratfu*king.5 Even our old friend Wayne Greene of The Tulsa World, a semi-regular on these pages, also smells a rat (and we almost never agree).6 There might be more than the sales tax proposal driving the legislative campaign against Boren and higher education.

There’s probably also a strain of old-fashioned anti-intellectualism involved and some partisan politics. I suspect there’s also an element of jealousy. Boren is the greatest president in the history of OU, probably the greatest higher education leader in state history. … By comparison, those looking to

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Bam. Let’s also dispel the notion that Oklahoma spends too much on educational administration—a favorite talking point of the right— and if we just took care of that, classroom sizes would decrease, graduation rates would increase, and teachers would get apples on their desks everyday. Gene Perry, policy director for the Oklahoma Policy Institute, who knows more about this than is probably healthy, wants to put this canard to rest.7 However, even under a highly optimistic estimate, we could not find enough savings out of district administration to significantly improve funding for instruction.

Which brings us back to SQ 779, which is an awful, regressive way to fund state education.

Here’s why.

Poor people spend a greater portion of their income on goods

and services that are taxed than do wealthier Americans.8 The more you raise the sales tax, the less disposable income—and there already isn’t much.

After essentials—housing, transportation (incl. gas), food, utilities, and clothes—the poor have 15% of their disposable income left over, and the $150K+ crowd has about 40%.

And in Oklahoma, unlike many states, food and clothing is subject to sales tax.

Put this another way: if a family of four spends, say, the national average of $191/week9 on food—$764/month—that family is paying, at a 10 percent rate (where most rates statewide will go if 779 passes), $76.40 a month in sales tax alone on things like Fruit Loops, Mozzarella cheese, and Juicy Juice.

The larger issue here is one of responsibility, maturity. A state that wants quality education should consider the revolutionary idea of … paying for it exclu-

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sively from general funds—not gimmicks like sales tax earmarks (or the lottery for that matter).

Good schools and an educated workforce benefit us all, and we all should pay for it and not have it augmented by some slot player on a LUCKY DUCKY machine.

And if there isn’t enough money in the budget to pay for such quality, raise or restore the taxes that caused the mess in the first place.

David Boren did the only thing he could here and should be applauded—though, for the love of God, do we really want the dean of Oklahoma politics in the twilight of his career schnooring around the state on behalf of education. For years, state legislators thought tax breaks10 for horizontal drillers were more important than class sizes and laughable tax rebates were more important than teacher salaries, so, clearly, something had to be done. SQ 779, unfortunately, is not it. It’s the wrong idea at the wrong time—inefficient, subject to manipulation, and burdensome to the very people who can least

afford it. It simply cannot be approved in November.

But of course it must be. a

1) yesfor779.org: State Question No. 779, Initiative Petition No. 403 2) cpp.org: Most States Funding Schools Less Than Before the Recession 3) okpolicy.org: FY2017 Budget Highlights 4) news.com: Oklahoma funding cut passed on to colleges 5) salon.com: This is how the GOP rigged Congress 6) tulsaworld.com: Wayne Greene: Boren. higher education face payback attack from legislators 7)okpolicy.org: Oklahoma’s Public Schools Have Relatively Low Administrative Costs 8) theatlantic.com: Very Sad Graph: How Much Americans Have Left to Spend After Essentials, Today 9) usatoday.com: Cost of feeding a family of four: $146 to $289 a week 10) adn.com: As oil boom goes bust, Oklahoma protects drillers and squeezes schools

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by MEGAN SHEPHERD

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’d heard the rumors about JJ’s Gourmet Burger Café: the strict menu, the membership cards, the sizing up and turning away of underdressed patrons, the cash-only constraints, the bygone era of ‘70s swingers and druggedout discos that used to happen upstairs, and the crass, glowering demeanor of the ex-hippieturned-burger-Nazi himself, JJ Conley. JJ. I was sure the friendliness of the abbreviation belied the reality beneath it—a dark, cold-hearted, burger-slinging Tulsa-lebrity past his heyday. I was giddy to be bullied out of this guy’s restaurant. I came ready for a fight.

What I find instead is a slight, well-dressed 77-year-old man in tinted aviator eyeglasses serving burgers, muttering quips under his breath, indulging in his fortress of good-ol’-days memorabilia. He doesn’t ask to see our membership cards (which we don’t have) and he doesn’t criticize our dress.

Unyielding preferences aside, JJ is as pleasant as he is peculiar.

“Why don’t you gals take that booth in the back? Plenty of room for you,” he tells us.

JJ’s place is both a trip and a thrill. The dining room reminds me of my grandparents’ den.

There’s stuff everywhere—the kind that screams look, but don’t you dare touch.

From the corner of my eye, I catch a stuffed trout wearing ‘80s aviators and a trucker hat throwing shifty glances at me. An alligator in the same garb has the corners of his mouth turned up. Plaques decrying instructions on how to be a gentleman share wall space with national flags from around the world, taxidermy animals, lassos, varsity pennants, and a shelf of light-reading: “BOXING: A Brief History,” “Our Dumb Century,” 10 // FOOD & DRINK

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“Gulliver’s Travels,” and “Lessons in Freudian Psychology.” It’s a hodge-podge of 1980s-era kitsch and cheese, as carefully curated to reflect JJ’s tastes as the menu itself.

That menu has changed a bit in recent years. The burger is still the main attraction, but he’s raised his prices, and now accepts most major cards (though cash gets you a discount). Aside from that, the recipes, garnishes, the mint and orange-adorned iced tea, and the four-course format are all the same as they ever were.

JJ’s infamous burgers tend to divide Tulsans. Price-conscious diners balk at the idea of a $22 “gourmet” patty on a store-bought bun, but patrons with a taste for ceremony and showiness write the cost off as part of the experience.

Speaking of the burger, it’s the only thing on the menu, and JJ prepares it to his liking: a rib-eye patty (with some chuck tossed in to hold it together) cooked medium-ish, pink peeking through, so that juice dribbles down the mouth and wrist. No temp requests, no customizations, no substitutions, no sharing. He does let you choose the cheese— American, pepper jack, or bleu. A barbecue burger is also an option, somewhat surprising considering JJ’s purist tendencies. We order it and the bleu.

After a strange-but-fun first course of flimsy shrimp and celery with a sweet chili cocktail sauce, the burgers are served with sliced fruit, vegetables (grilled peppers, spring mix, tomato, pickles,

onion), and your choice of sides, all of which I try. Close analysis shows that the dill potato salad probably came out of a plastic box, while the smoked rib that’s stuck on top of the honey-maple baked beans probably came from heaven. It was tender, thick, and marbled. The beans were too sweet, but suck it up and push them aside to enjoy the rib. JJ’s old-fashioned coleslaw isn’t bad either if ribs aren’t your thing.

The barbecue burger is good— rich and velvety with a little smoke. I found the bleu cheese burger to be too much of a salty, soggy mess. Still, JJ swears by it.

“That’s what I’ve been eating for 40 years,” he said earlier, when I first ordered it. “Why change?”

We ordered pickles and potato chips because the businessmen next to us did, but these extras are unnecessary; on top of the shrimp, beans, rib and burger, the meal is capped by a cappuccino and a slice of chocolate sheet cake garnished with something that looks like busted-up Rice Krispy treats, almonds and walnuts. The immediate next step after any visit to JJ’s will be a nap—chips or not.

JJ checks in a few times with more iced tea and bottled VOSS water (another inexplicable anomaly), never saying much, but offering brief but intriguing answers to my rapid-fire questions. Why all the mystery? Why only serve for eight hours a week? What’s the deal with the dead animals? Exactly which drugs were you on when you walked around and lovingly applied sunglasses to each and every one of them? Polite but distant, he dodges most of them, though he does leave us with a few words of wisdom.

“Some people only do one thing in their life … I don’t do as much as I can. I just do what I want to do.” a

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BARREL FEVER

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Albert G’s Bar & Q 421 E 1st St Shannon Greenberg at Albert G’s Bar & Q | LIZ BLOOD

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ometimes truly special cocktails are hiding right out in the open—maybe in a place you thought was an unlikely, or “unserious,” craft cocktail bar.

That’s what we found at Albert G’s downtown during a recent happy hour. We’d heard talk of barrel-aged cocktails and a bourbon barrel rack, surprising for what seems on first glance like a no-frills BBQ joint. So we went on a “research” expedition.

Past the round tables and booths of families eating an early BBQ supper sits a beautiful and well stocked—though not large, considering the size of the restaurant—craft cocktail bar that rivals Tulsa’s usual suspects. With over 130 different bourbons and five signature barrel-aged cocktails, Albert G’s bar is a diamond on the windswept outskirts of the Blue Dome District.

We tasted four of their five signature cocktails—a tequila Old Fashioned, the house margarita, a Rol & Rye, and the 46 Old Fashioned—all mixed and barrel-aged by bar manager Shannon Greenberg.

“My philosophy is I want drinkability,” said Greenberg, as we swooned over the margarita, which is made with an aged mixture of Black Barrel Hornitos tequila, Grand Marnier, Cointreau, and three types of bitters. One of Albert G’s most popular drinks,

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Greenberg said they sell roughly 600 margaritas per month and barrel-age 20 to 40 liters at any given time.

Using charred, white oak barrels, Greenberg creates cocktail recipes and then experiments with the aging process. Some he finds need longer than others.

Right now, Greenberg is aging his take on a Rol & Rye, made with Aperol, rye whiskey, and Jamaican bitters. It’s been in the barrel for two weeks and will age, he thinks, another four to six.

The fully stocked bar also has a corner for scotch whiskies. But, according to Greenberg, “that’s not why you come here.”

Albert G’s hosts a bourbon club, which meets monthly and offers members a “whiskey passport” to be stamped as you work your way through the selection, with rewards as your stamps accumulate. This month, the club will have a private wax dipping with Maker’s Mark.

“I want people to come because we make damn good drinks,” Greenberg said.

Indeed, they do. a In “Down the Hatch,” assistant editor Liz Blood offers a look inside Tulsa’s many bars, pubs, saloons and gin joints. Send suggestions for future columns to liz@ langdonpublishing.com or @lizblood on Twitter.

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Here’s a s e cret: It’s b e caus e slic e d bread made p ossible the brilliantly simple yet infinitely versatile culinary creation known as the sandwich. And, let’s b e honest, in the s c op e of human achievement, the sandwich is right up there.

To c elebrate its glory, August is National Sandwich Month, and s ome of Tulsa’s finest purveyors of this classic entré e want to make sure you’ve had a taste of their signature sandwich offerings.

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August 17 – September 6, 2016 // THE TULSA VOICE

ANDOLINI’S PIZZERIA

THE NEW ATLAS GRILL

At Andolini’s, we apply the same attention to detail and high standards to our sandwiches, too. Take the Carlucci Strombolicchio, for instance. This one proudly carries the maiden name of owners Mike and Jim Bausch’s mother. It’s Speck (smoked prosciutto), Genoa salami, baby spinach, garlic, olive oil, and mozzarella layered inside a folded dough and then baked to a delicious golden brown.

Sophisticated Simplicity. Try one of our specialty sandwiches, each featuring a downtown Tulsa street moniker: The Frisco, The Denver, The Boulder, The Boston, The Houston, and The Cincinnati. We also offer fantastic soups, salads and other items.

Breakfast: Mon. - Fri. 7am - 9:30am Brunch: Sat. & Sun. 9am - 2pm Lunch: Mon. - Fri. 11am - 2pm

DILLY DINER

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DOWNTOWN TULSA’S FAVORITE DINER. Dilly Lunch Available 11AM to close. Served on our homemade bakery bread. Enjoy with your choice of side.

All meats prepared in-house. Serving up breakfast all day, housemade bread, pastries, pies & cakes, homemade soft serve, local produce and so much more!

Legendary sandwiches go with legendary pizza… A new standout has been added to our traditional favorites: the CHICKEN PARMESAN! Our seasoned and breaded chicken breast is topped with Hideaway’s marinara sauce, mozzarella and grated Parmesan, then baked to mouthwatering perfection! Served with our addicting homemade potato chips!

OKLAHOMA JOE’S

QUEENIE’S

The Oklahoma Joe’s Burnt End BarbeQulossal (formerly known as the Burnt End Z-Man) is the famous sandwich that earned OKJ’s a top 5 spot in “America’s Best BBQ” by Chef Paul Kirk and Ardie Davis. This mouth-watering monster consists of a Kaiser bun, piled high with Joe’s “meat candy” burnt ends, smoked provolone cheese, and 2 crispy onion rings. You can’t get a sandwich this legendary anywhere else in town!

Proudly serving Tulsa since 1983. We make the freshest, tastiest food using local meat and veggies. Enjoy our Famous Chicken Salad, Egg Salad, Pimento Cheese or Grilled Cheese Sandwiches or come in and check our chalkboard for daily specials. We hope to see you soon!

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THE TAVERN

WHITE FLAG

The Tavern is a modern interpretation of the classic neighborhood pub. All dishes are developed using simple preparations that showcase the quality and flavors of each ingredient on the plate. The Tavern offers a well-curated list of artisanal beer, world-class wine and specialty spirits.

Try our New Pick 2 White Flag Lunch Menu! Pick 2 of any 10 choices for $6.49. Also check out White Flag’s Free Lunch Friday’s. Buy 1 lunch order and 2 drinks, receive a 2nd lunch order for equal or lesser value for Free!

(11am to 3pm).

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On Saturday, August 27, fifteen of Tulsa’s most talented bartenders will converge at Cain’s Ballroom to compete in the fifth annual Philbrook MIX competition.

MIX has grown into one of Philbrook Museum’s most popular fundraisers, as well as a perfect showcase for Tulsa’s flourishing craft cocktail movement. These bartenders will show off their most complex, adventurous creations in an effort to win the approval of several hundred patrons and three judges, which include Humble Garnish’s Andrew Saliga, TTV assistant editor Liz Blood, and Imbibe executive editor Paul Clarke (see interview on page 24). Justin Thompson Restaurant Group and Antoinette Baking Co. will be on hand with hors d’oeuvres to soak up the libations.

This year, The Tulsa Voice is proud to unveil the event’s traditional bartender “Hero” photographs, shot by Jeremy Charles and Melissa Lukenbaugh, along with a few words from each bartender on the inspiration behind their drinks.

For tickets and more information on the event, visit mix.philbrook.org.

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Jared Reeder-Almeria an unnamed establishment GRIS-GRIS “This cocktail originates in a dark, back alley voodoo shop in the nice part of a bad neighborhood you don’t know about. Also, you can’t sit with us.”

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Chris Armstrong • Arnie’s Bar “We have good days. We have bad days. Some days, we end up with blood on our hands. #potus”

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Blake Engleman • Vintage 1740 THE GENERAL’S ATTENTION “This vegetal beast of a cocktail will bring forth a phenomenal focus of freshness and beauty.

Served up, in a coupe, this concoction is guaranteed to catch your eye.”

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1) PHOTO BY JEREMY CHARLES; 2-3) PHOTOS BY MELISSA LUKENBAUGH

POTUS

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Patrick Hayes • The Bramble

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THREE SIRENS “Three Sirens represents the ‘third party’ victory over mediocrity and adversity.

This cocktail embodies the spirit of the women who make our restaurant shine above others.

Smooth, sexy, and nontraditional.”

Trevin Hoffman • The Summit Club

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THE LANDMAN’S LAST STAND

PHOTOS BY JEREMY CHARLES

“With an accentuated blend of forbidden fruits and spices to tantalize the palette, the nose on this Tiki twist will bring even the burliest of roughnecks to their knees.”

David Jeffries • The Chalkboard

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THE DARJEELING PORTER “A cool taste of an Oklahoma summer from the farms of Porter infused with a hint of the Indies.”

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Jamie Jennings • Hodges Bend AQUA VITAE “Aqua Vitae, or ‘water of life,’ is a commonality amongst most historical drinking cultures, predating the Middle Ages. This particular drink incorporates dill & caraway infused vodka, among other ingredients—a refreshing homage to the Old World, appealing to any and all.”

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Matt Land • MixCo SAY HELLO TO THE NIGHT

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Lesley Nelson • Torero ESTOCADA FINAL “¡ La cantinera sommelier más joven y más guapa de todo Tulsa le dará estocada final!”

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PHOTOS BY JEREMY CHARLES

“Some delights are best enjoyed after dark, not unlike the thrill of rum, fresh berries, and enticing spices. Come on, say hello to the night and get lost in the shadows!”

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T Read Richards • Valkyrie

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THE SILVER NERF HERDER “Just like Disney, this drink is owning these two references by giving you sleek, cosmic elegance wrapped around a nutty, silly backbone.

Who’s scruffy surfin’?!”

Steve Richardson • The Tavern

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THE MODEL “A refreshing but complicated mess served on the rocks, sure to brighten up anyone’s day.”

PHOTOS BY MELISSA LUKENBAUGH

Dustin Saied • Prhyme Steakhouse

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SCOTCH-A-CHA “Scotch-a-cha is a 50’s retro hot cocoa blast from the past splashed with silky scotch snuggled in a sleeping bag of ice and chai spice.

Blended colder than cold and covered in confections to steal your affections.”

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Kate Sheckarski East Village Bohemian Pizzeria A MID SUMMER NIGHT’S DRINK “For a whimsical treat/ to make your evening complete/ have a Mid Summer Night’s Drink won’t you please/ with green tea infused gin/ and lemon syrup within/ it is sure to put you at ease!”

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Ryan Stack (2015 MIX WINNER) Prairie Brewpub • #MONEYSHOT

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Jack Wood • Chimera Cafe WASTELANDER “There has been too much violence, too much pain. None here are without sin, but I have an honorable compromise. Just drink away.”

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PHOTOS BY MELISSA LUKENBAUGH

“In looking to defend my title, I tried to get the best of both worlds (beer and cocktails) with my entry this year. You know, I was looking for ‘#TheMoneyShot’!”

How do you feel MIX has contributed to Tulsa’s growing cocktail movement?

CRAIG: You have, quite frankly, an explosion in this city of the cocktails, bars and eateries, and a lot of that is based in downtown Tulsa. This event has taken off hand-in-hand with that explosion. … The event is only successful because of the contributions from the very talented bartenders and their establishments. We attribute the success of the event to them.

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with Philbrook MIX 2016 co-chairs

SARAH & CRAIG BUCHAN

Have you guys found that the out-of-town judges are surprised by the level of talent and seriousness in Tulsa?

$125 a ticket isn’t cheap, but it’s obviously for a good cause. Can you tell us a little bit about where the money goes?

SARAH: The proceeds from your ticket goes to helping the museum operations and the Philbrook children’s educational programs. It also goes to Any Given Child, which is a great partnership Philbrook has done with Tulsa Public Schools. The ticket is money out of the pocket that we don’t take lightly, but it goes to such a great cause.

You also have what I feel is an awesome bang for your buck—you have 15 different cocktails crafted by the best bartenders in the city, plus food from Justin Thompson Restaurant Group and macarons from Antoinette bakery.

CRAIG: One of the things Philbrook is trying to do, of course, is to open its doors to reach every corner of the city and the community and this part of the state. One of the ways they’re trying to do that is to increase the educational programming. That’s where this money goes.

15 cocktails is a lot to drink in one night, even if they’re small pours. Any advice on how to make it to the end of the night still standing?

CRAIG: Pace yourself and drink water.

SARAH: And nibble on the good food. The event starts at 7:30 and ends at 11; it’s not a race. Taste it all and enjoy yourself.

CRAIG: And Uber home! a

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Tell us about the inception of MIX. CRAIG: MIX was an idea that came about from some of the Young Masters members of yesteryear, this was five or six years ago. The idea was to put on an event that was different, that would appeal not only to young people, but all kinds of people, with the idea of raising funds for the museum.

SARAH: They are. And it’s a pleasant surprise. I love that they can help turn that perspective when they leave here to say “Wow, this might be a small town in Oklahoma, but man do they pack a punch with their cocktails.”

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Cocktail chronicler IMBIBE EDITOR PAUL CLARKE ON COCKTAIL CULTURE AND THE VALUE OF COMPETITION

BY LIZ BLOOD places like Tulsa. Imbibe receives recipes from bars all across the country—almost every state has something going on. Likewise internationally, all through Europe, deep in Asia, and Australia has been leading the way for years.

In the next ten years we’ll see it continue to become normalized, in all kinds of restaurants, bars, and scenarios.

TTV: That’s good news!

PC: Absolutely. It’s kind of following the same pattern as craft beer and, really, our whole culinary movement over the last 20 years. You don’t have to live in New York or San Francisco to have good food and drink. And as people travel extensively and read about craft cocktails, they want these kinds of experiences.

Increasingly they’re getting them in all kinds of communities.

TTV: Many people are still wary of trying to make craft cocktails at home. Can you give a word of advice to this?

Paul Clarke | ARI SHAPIRO

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aul Clarke, author and executive editor of Imbibe magazine, has been immersed in cocktail culture for the last twelve years as a journalist specializing in spirits, cocktails, and the culture of drink. This year, he will be an honored guest and judge at Philbrook MIX (alongside the Humble Garnish’s Andrew Saliga and yours truly). Hav-

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ing judged dozens of bartender competitions before, Clarke gives us some insight into what’s-thebig-deal about Philbrook MIX (besides fundraising) and other competitions, and what at-home enthusiasts can do to improve their cocktail lives.

The Tulsa Voice: We’ve witnessed the craft cocktail move-

ment blossom and boom over the last ten years. What is the next wave? Are we in it?

Paul Clarke: We’re seeing the craft cocktail is becoming normal. Ten or 12 years ago the craft cocktail was isolated, only in places like New York City, London, or San Francisco. For the rest of the world it was pretty nonexistent. Now we see them all over, in

PC: It can be intimidating, kind of a mystery train—you don’t know what you’re doing, afraid to venture in too far. But, as we’ve seen with food with the growth of television cooking shows and networks—they brought those kinds of kitchen experiences into the home. People watched chefs make a meal on TV or online and realized it’s not impossible, it looks fun, it’s cool, you can get special tools, bring it into your home. That is the same direction

PC: It’s easier than you think. You want a cocktail shaker of some sort, something you like. A dedicated bar spoon. You need a professional-gauge strainer—you can get a good one online. You need a jigger or some sort of measuring device. I like the OXO 2 oz. measurer you can get in a kitchen store.

Those are the basic elements. And if you get into it, there are more advanced tools you can bring in to play with, but chances are most people have most of the things they need to make cocktails or can easily get them.

TTV: How about your desert island bar book?

TTV: What’s the value in a competition like Philbrook MIX, both for the patron and the bartender?

PC: The competitions are an interesting phenomenon. As an outsider, you might look at it as you go into a room for three hours and see some people make cocktails. That, on the face, sounds pretty dull. But the competitions highlight people

nearing the peak of their profession, or pursuing the peak, and showing what they can do.

That may be something with the utmost simplicity and doing it perfectly or a bartender reaching for innovation and doing something new and dazzling.

These competitions give bartenders a chance to flex their skills and the consumers to see how these creative professionals do their best.

TTV: What are you looking for in a great cocktail?

PC: My answer is going to be maddening. I’m looking for something that’s good. And “good” is going to vary. Ultimately it has to be a satisfying cocktail. After I take the first few sips, I’m asking myself, “Am I willing to drink the rest? Willing to pay 10 or 15 dollars for this? Willing to come back and order it again?” Sometimes in competitions you see bartenders pull out the stops, coming up with something new and innovative, but often it’s not the cocktail you really want. It may be gorgeous, but it’s not very good. It’s got to taste good, look good, be enjoyable. As much as we get excited about new cocktails and enjoy

events like this, the cocktail has to be something you want to drink.

TTV: What’s the weirdest beverage you’ve ever had at one of these competitions?

PC: I was at a competition a few years ago at Tales of the Cocktail and a bartender from L.A. who had very long hair shaved the sides of his head and spiked his hair into a Mohawk. To garnish the cocktail, he tied a lock of his hair that had been shaved off around the cocktail stem. At another competition in New York, a bartender from the U.K. used an Italian stovetop espresso-maker top and jerry-rigged it into a tiny still. He custom made gin for the competition using that device.

TTV: Are you looking forward to judging MIX? PC: I am looking forward to it.

I’ve been curious to see what’s going on in the cocktail scene in Tulsa. I grew up in Oklahoma, in Tahlequah, and haven’t been to Tulsa in over 20 years. When I got the invitation I thought, “Oh, it’s kind of a homecoming.” I’m excited to come to town. a

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TTV: Speaking of a home bar— what are the essential tools?

PC: Oh, man. That’s rough. Just one? You know, Gary Reagan’s “Joy of Mixology” got a lot of people into this. It came along at a perfect time as bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts were getting into the game. The essential thing it does is break drinks down into families, so you understand how to begin to play and do these things yourself. It’s a little bit older, but it’s the kind of thing that still speaks to a beginner and is easy to grasp. With my book (“The Cocktail Chronicles”), I was trying to fill Gary’s niche 10 years later.

It’s still designed for the beginner, but an updated version where we no longer have to explain what a daiquiri is. We have a more educated cocktail public, but this gives them new information to get into it themselves.

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the craft cocktail will follow. The mystery is being taken out of this.

You can go out and see someone make an excellent Negroni or daiquiri and realize that it’s not rocket science; it’s not that difficult.

Also, the kinds of bar tools you need—those are increasingly available in kitchen and housewares stores—and online, of course, at places like Cocktail Kingdom.

They’ve realized this need exists for the play-at-home crowd.

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EVERY SATURDAY

THE DRUNKARD & THE OLIO Spotlight Theatre Tulsa Spotlighters

AUG. 12- SEPT. 4

OKLAHOMA!

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AUG. 19- SEPT. 3

THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Theatre Tulsa AUG. 19-21

TBII: ON YOUR RADAR Studio K Tulsa Ballet AUG. 26-SEPT. 4

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Theatre Pops

SEPT. 7

BROWN BAG IT: DEAN DEMERRITT JAZZ TRIO

Y O U R FA L L + W I N T E R PERFORMING ARTS GUIDE C O M P I L E D BY J O H N L A N G D O N | S N E A K P E E K S BY A L I C I A C H E S S E R & M E G A N S H E P H E R D VO I C E ’ S C H O I C E S i n R E D

Kathleen Westby Pavilion, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust SEPT. 8-11

BLUE WHALE COMEDY FESTIVAL The Brady Arts District

SEPT. 9-10

SYMPHONY OF TANGO

HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center | Theatre Pops | Aug. 27-Sep. 4

S N E A K P E E K

Before the Plastics, there were the Heathers: the ultimate in high school queen bee meandom. Heather McNamara, Heather Duke, and Heather Chandler make up the power squad at Westfield High School. Beautiful, bored and bitchy, they are thrice the Heather, and thrice the hell for their fellow classmates, with the exception of Veronica Sawyer, who just barely toes the line between inner circle and outcast.

So goes the premise of the cult-classic, “Heathers,” and while most of the classic characters make a reprise in the musical (darkly dream J.D. included), the theater adaptation puts more of an after school special spin on the 80s hit, positioning brooding Veronica as more of a justice-seeking martyr (think Cady Heron in “Mean Girls”) than a (SPOILER!) moody menace-turned-accidental mean girl murderer.

Tulsa’s Theatre Pops troupe will bring “Heathers: The Musical” to life this August with Direction from Jana Ellis, music direction from Catherine Ratliff, and choreography from Kathy Grufik. Critics say “Heathers: The Musical” manages to retain the film’s signature acerbic humor without feeling too watered down.

Diagnosis: if you loved “Heathers,” you’ll love “Heathers: The Musical”—cafeteria song and dance routines and all. With any luck, the flamboyance of live theater will make it easier to stomach the Heathers being terribly cruel to Martha Dumptruck, but probably not. Either way, you know it will be very.

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VanTrease PACE Signature Symphony SEPT. 9-18

THE WHO’S TOMMY

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Project Theatre

SEPT. 10

TSO CLASSICS: GALA ANNIVERSARY CONCERT FEATURING JOSH BELL Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Symphony

SEPT. 11

DOVER QUARTET

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Chamber Music Tulsa

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HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

SEPT. 13-18

DISNEY’S NEWSIES

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Celebrity Attractions

OCT. 5

BROWN BAG IT: MARGARET SEWELL Kathleen Westby Pavilion, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust

COURTESY MEGHAN HURLEY

SEPT. 16

VICKI LAWRENCE & MAMA: A TWO-WOMAN SHOW

Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center

OCT. 6-8

C.S. LEWIS ONSTAGE: THE MOST RELUCTANT CONVERT

NEWSIES

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Fellowship for Performing Arts

SEPT. 16-25

CREATIONS IN STUDIO K Studio K Tulsa Ballet

SEPT. 23

OCT. 7-16

MEL BROOKS’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN – THE MUSICAL Broken Arrow Community Playhouse

SOLEDAD O’BRIEN

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Town Hall

SEPT. 23-OCT. 2

OCT. 7-16

ALL THE WAY

Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Theatre Pops

CREATIONS IN STUDIO K

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS

Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Theatre Tulsa Next Stage

SEPT. 23-OCT. 2

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Spotlight Theatre Spotlight Children’s Theatre

COURTESY CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS

THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES

OCT. 8

CAROL BURNETT: AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION WHERE THE AUDIENCE ASKS QUESTIONS Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center

COURTESY TULSA BALLET

COURTESY THEATRE TULSA

OCT. 8 SEPT. 25

GRUPO CORPO

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Choregus Productions

TSO CLASSICS: RACHMANNINOFF’S 2ND SYMPHONY

CREATIONS IN STUDIO K

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Symphony

Studio K | Tulsa Ballet | Sept. 16-25 SEPT. 27-28

ONCE

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Celebrity Attractions

OCT. 8

OCTONAUTS LIVE – DEEP SEA VOLCANO ADVENTURE Brady Theater

OCT. 9 SEPT. 30

MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust

TRIO SOLISTI

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Chamber Music Tulsa

OCT. 13-23 OCT. 5

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD – LIVE! Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center 35 Concerts

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HAIR – THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL

Chapman Theatre, Kendall Hall University of Tulsa

S N E A K P E E K

For a company that’s getting up there in years—it’s celebrating its 60th anniversary this season—Tulsa Ballet remains one of the most future-focused organizations in the region. This is perhaps its most ambitious year yet, with a state-of-the-art expansion into Broken Arrow (the Hardesty Center for Dance Education) and a made-from-scratch original ballet (new story, new music, new choreography, sets, and costumes) inspired by Frank Baum’s tales from Oz, premiering next spring.

The company’s “Creations in Studio K” event has become an annual affirmation of this forward-thinking approach, with director Marcello Angelini bringing in up-and-coming contemporary ballet choreographers to create short new works for performance in the intimate Studio K theater on Brookside.

This year’s crop of dancemakers includes audience favorite Nicolo Fonte (whose dance is set to the songs of Nina Simone), beloved TB resident choreographer Ma Cong (who has been in high demand this past year by companies across the globe), and Joshua L. Peugh, a young dynamo whose Dark Circles Contemporary Dance company has seriously amped up the dance scene in the state to our south, and whose “Slump” was a hit for Tulsa Ballet II last year.

Season Highlights CHAMBER MUSIC TULSA

AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY

Pryor Rendering (with CityRep) A Christmas Carol In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial americantheatrecompany.org 918-747-9494

CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS

Season: Disney’s Newsies Elf: The Musical Motown: The Musical Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage Something Rotten!

Matilda: The Musical Add-Ons: Once Cirque Dreams Holidaze Mannheim Steamroller Christmas celebrityattractions.com 918-596-7109

Dover Quartet Trio Solisti Modigliani Quartet Miró Quartet: Beethoven String Cycle Hermitage Piano Trio Lysander Piano Trio chambermusictulsa.org 918-587-3802

CHOREGUS PRODUCTIONS Grupo Corpo Kelli O’Hara Nathan Gunn Black Grace Che Malambo choregus.org 918-688-6112

THEATRE POPS

Heathers: The Musical All the Way The Last Days of Judas Iscariot theatrepops.org 918-902-6339

THEATRE TULSA

Main Stage: Oklahoma!

The Will Rogers Follies Cabaret Sweeney Todd Jesus Christ Superstar Next Stage: Glengarry Glen Ross Peter and the Starcatcher Family: Elf Jr. theatretulsa.org 918-587-8402

TULSA BALLET

Onegin The Nutcracker Dorothy and the Prince of Oz Swan Lake tulsaballet.org 918-749-6006

//PAC’s 40th Anniversary Concert featuring Jane Monheit March 12, 2017

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TULSA OPERA The Pearl Fishers Puccini to Pop Tosca The Snow Queen tulsaopera.com 918-587-4811

TULSA PAC TRUST

Main Stage: Tulsa PAC 40th Anniversary Concert featuring Jane Monheit Imagination Series: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters The Man Who Planted Trees Alexander, Who’s Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move tulsapactrust.org 918-596-7109

TULSA PROJECT THEATRE The Who’s Tommy Avenue Q And Then They Came For Me Hairspray tulsaprojecttheatre.com 918-770-6679

TULSA SYMPHONY

Classics Series: Gala Anniversary Concert featuring Joshua Bell Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Symphony Beethoven’s 4th Symphony Brahms’ Requiem The Firebird Pops Series: Raiders of the Lost Ark Home for the Holidays Route 66 – A Trip Down Memory Lane tulsasymphony.org 918-584-3645

TULSA TOWN HALL Soledad O’Brien Dave Barry Luis Albero Urrea Joel Sartore Michael A. McFaul tulsatownhall.com 918-749-5965

PLUS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood – Live!

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ELF: THE MUSICAL

THE PEARL FISHERS

ONCE

KELLI O’HARA

CAROL BURNETT

COURTESY BROKEN ARROW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

COURTESY CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS

OCT. 14-16

PRYOR RENDERING

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center American Theatre Company and CityRep

COURTESY DEBBY WONG / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

OCT. 21-23

NOV. 4

THE PEARL FISHERS

DAVE BARRY

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Opera

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Town Hall

OCT. 28-NOV. 6

NOV. 4-12

CABARET

OCT. 14-22

MARY POPPINS

Muskogee Little Theatre

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL

Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Theatre Tulsa

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center The Playhouse Tulsa

OCT. 21

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust

OCT. 28-30

ONEGIN

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Ballet

Van Trease PACE Signature Symphony

TSO POPS: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Symphony

NOV. 2

Too often, live theatre gets a bad rap for being over the top and flamboyant, attracting a niche crowd of ritzy theatregoers hungry for extravagance and razzle-dazzle.

“Once” takes this idea and turns it on its head.

As the 2012 Tony selection for Best Musical, along with seven other Tony awards, “Once” tells the story of an Irish street musician near to abandoning the craft who suddenly finds himself face to face with an enigmatic female musician. The encounter sparks his creativity and as the two begin playing together they find that their connection runs much deeper than creative pursuits.

Punctuated by a breathtakingly beautiful score of violins, mandolins, accordions, guitars and pianos that comes together more like a wall of sound than a backdrop.

With a simple set, no orchestra, and a small, intimate cast, “Once” utilizes its company of actor-musicians who play live throughout the production to carry the show’s steady, heartfelt pace. The result is a captivating part musical, part intimate listening session.

Based on the 2007 film starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of “The Swell Season,” “Once” boasts the same original score the Irish-Czech duo wrote for the film, including the folky, heartstrings-tugging tune, “Falling Slowly.”

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NOV. 6-13

Kathleen Westby Pavilion, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Celebrity Attractions | September 27-28

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Chamber Music Tulsa NOV. 15-20

ELF: THE MUSICAL

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Celebrity Attractions

KELLI O’HARA

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Choregus Productions NOV. 29

BROWN BAG IT: VINTAGE VOICES

ONCE

NOV. 13

MODIGLIANI QUARTET

NOV. 20

NOV. 5

OCT. 21-22

BIG BAND BROADWAY

COURTESY ELISE BAKKETUN / TULSA OPERA

WOMENWORKS – BLACK SUPER HERO MAMA Theatre II, Kendall Hall University of Tulsa

ANNIE

Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center

CAROL BURNETT:

S N E A K P E E K

AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION WHERE THE AUDIENCE ASKS QUESTIONS Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center | October 8 Lifelong comedienne Carol Burnett will bring her signature charm to the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center this October with Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Where the Audience Asks Questions.

The one-night-only event is straightforward: a question-and-answer comedy show where the incomparable Burnett engages viewers with anecdotal comedy inspired by the audience’s own curiosities and whims, complemented by a few prepared bits and video. The result is an off-the-cuff show that, according to critics, never portrays even a sliver of dishonesty or rehearsal. Burnett’s signature banter and command of impromptu speech give this show its sparkle.

A natural evolution of the quintessential Q&A sessions Burnett shared with audiences of The Carol Burnett show, ”An Evening of Laughter and Reflection” will be familiar territory to classic Carol fans. Burnett’s variety show nabbed her such accolades as being in the upper echelon of the “100 Best Television Shows in History,” and has cemented her standing as one of the most revered and universally loved performers in entertainment—comedy, television, Broadway, and otherwise.

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PRYOR RENDERING

TSO POPS: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center American Theatre Company and CityRep | Oct. 14-16

It’s been a while since someone created a new musical set in our state—73 years, in fact.

“Pryor Rendering” is a very different animal than Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”, though they both originate in a story written by a native son.

Tulsan Gary Reed’s acclaimed novel by the same name follows Charlie Hope, a gay teenager coming of age in 1960s Pryor in the “care” of a hard-drinking, woman-chasing grandfather and a Pentecostal mother—not the strongest supports for a young man who’s struggling to come out as well as grow up.

Adapted for the stage by Shawn Churchman of the University of Oklahoma, with an elegaic country/bluegrass musical score by Frank Schiro, and directed by Stephen Nachamie (whose show “She Loves Me” is currently on Broadway), “Pryor Rendering” is a co-production of American Theatre Company and the Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep).

If musicals about Oklahoma are rare, such a collaboration is maybe even rarer. According to ATC’s Richard Ellis, “as far as we know, there’s never been anything like two major theater companies in two cities combining to produce a world-premiere musical.” It premieres first in OKC, then in Tulsa, with ambitions for a long life beyond that.

STEPHEN NACHAMIE, DIRECTOR OF PRYOR RENDERING

NOV. 29-30

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE

DEC. 9-10

CHRISTMAS IN TULSA

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Celebrity Attractions

VanTrease PACE Signature Symphony

DEC. 2-4

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

DEC. 9-18

TSO POPS: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Symphony

Broken Arrow Community Playhouse

DEC. 2-10

THE NUTCRACKER

DEC. 10-23

COURTESY AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Muskogee Little Theatre

SNEAK PEEK

Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Ballet

DEC. 4

TULSA RINGERS

BRIAN REGAN

Cox Business Center Ballroom

DEC. 12

DAVID PHELPS CHRISTMAS

Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center

DEC. 7

COURTESY

BROWN BAG IT:

TULSA FESTIVAL RINGERS

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust | Dec. 7 Tulsa boasts no shortage of classic holiday performances come December. There are ballets, symphony orchestras, and even the Trans Siberian Orchestra for metal-heads.

This year, why not ring in the season with something out of the ordinary? Those looking for a dose of culture can pack a sack lunch and head to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center the first Wednesday of every month for their concert series, Brown Bag It. The Brown Bag It lineup features year-round lunchtime performances of live music— all free and open to the public, with donations warmly accepted. This year’s winter series kicks off with a noontime holiday concert from The Tulsa Ringers, Tulsa’s only auditioned community handbell ensemble.

To say handbell newbies are in for a treat would be an understatement. Unlike typical musical ensembles where each performer is responsible for their own instrument, the players in a handbell ensemble act as a single unit, with each member responsible not for certain instruments, but certain notes.

The result is a quick-movement, space-shifting performance that is as impressive to watch as it is to hear. The mission of the Tulsa Festival Ringers—a nonprofit comprised of area musicians—is twofold: make the musical novelty more accessible to the public and offer up some light education in the process.

Expect a Q&A session after the show, and maybe even some hands-on training. Forty minutes, no intermission.

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BROWN BAG IT: TULSA FESTIVAL RINGERS

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center PAC Trust

DEC. 16-22

ELF JR.

Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Theatre Tulsa Family

DEC. 8-18

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center American Theatre Company

V E N U E

DEC. 28

MANHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS

BY CHIP DAVIS Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Celebrity Attractions

L I S T I N G S

Brady Theater | 105 W. M.B. Brady St. | bradytheater.com Broken Arrow Community Playhouse | 1800 S. Main St., Broken Arrow bacptheatre7471.wix.com/bacp Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center | 701 S. Main St., Broken Arrow | brokenarrowpac.com Cox Business Center | 100 Civic Center | coxcentertulsa.com Muskogee Little Theatre | 325 E. Cincinnati Ave., Muskogee | muskogeelittletheatre.com Tulsa Performing Arts Center | 110 E. 2nd St. | tulsapac.com Spotlight Theatre | 1381 Riverside Dr. | spotlighttheatre.org Studio K | 1212 E. 45th Pl. | tulsaballet.org VanTrease PACE | 10300 E. 81st St. | signaturesymphony.org

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inthestudio

WATER WORKS A Tulsa Artist Fellow explores a global phenomenon

by LIZ BLOOD

Rena Detrixhe | MELISSA LUKENBAUGH

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I

t appears to be raining inside Rena Detrixhe’s fourth floor Hardesty Arts Center studio.

Small, clear “sketches” of water droplets on clear plastic film line her floor-to-ceiling windows.

Detrixhe (pronounced deetree), who is from Kansas, is currently preoccupied with depicting water in various mediums and credits her studio space and Tulsa’s spring storms for the inspiration.

“I just started doing this and I got so obsessed with it,” she said.

“I have these great windows and in the spring it was raining a lot here, so I had a lot to study.”

Using a syringe, Dextrixhe applies a gel medium to clear acetate to create an image that looks like condensation, or raindrops on a surface.

“I’m taking water out of a specific context. I’m focusing on the form and the material … [thinking] about how I, as an artist, can manipulate this material and create poetry with it in a way that can’t be captured otherwise.”

Dextrixhe’s work is often based in the natural world, creating intricate objects from found natural items like berries, seedpods or crabapples, and discarded, ephemeral items like tea bags and dryer sheets. For example, her piece “Heirloom,” was tablecloth made from thousands of Ash seedpods, collected in the Lawrence, KS, area.

Using something other than the actual material she is manipulating—in this case, the gel representing water—has been a strange and new experience.

“A lot of time I’ll collect or start with a material, and then based on the situation that it was collected in and in interpreting that material, I’ll make a piece based on that,” she said. “It always has to do with this sort of repetitive process and an intricate representation of the material.”

The “intricate representation” involved thinking about the inherited property of seeds as treasured possessions passed down through generations. She brought the concept to life by making the seeds into a lace tablecloth—an heirloom of another sort.

Detrixhe’s foray into water art is no less intricate.

“I’m trying to make a permanent or static image of something that is really fleeting. That’s part of what makes it interesting to me, especially with where we are today with climate change and water scarcity. On one hand, [water] is something that we take for granted. But on the other, it’s not so secure.”

Used to responding to place in her work, Detrixhe has found thinking about how and where to display the works more tricky.

“I’ve moved away from thinking about a specific space and sort of thinking about it more generally, like, as a common, universal experience. Water is constant, but also elusive, and ever-changing.”

Using the gel sketches, Detrixhe created embossed prints, made by using a high-pressured press and squeezing the sketch between plexiglass and paper, resulting in small grooves embedded in the paper that are visible because of shadows in their negative space.

“The light has to be just right,” she said as I peered at the embossed prints from above, below, and at each side. “If you don’t have enough light, they look totally white.”

She’s also created plaster casts of the water sketches that are similar to the embossed prints, droplets of water on tulle fabric, which look like a sort of water tapestry (at left), and cyanotypes—essentially camera-less photographs.

To make a cyanotype, Detrixhe coats paper in a light-sensitive solution, places the sketch on top, and then exposes it to light. The places where the light can’t get through the gel—which in this case she has dyed—remain white, while the rest of the paper turns dark blue and an image is created.

“This is another play on materials—you’re taking a photograph, which is a scientific process that makes you think you’re getting a somewhat accurate representation of something real. But these are … manufactured.”

In other words, real photographs of fake water.

“The cyanotype process was often used for scientific record … so, not so mysterious. But these, I feel, have a very mysterious quality.” a

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thehaps

Tulsa’s Great Raft Race Mon., Sept. 5

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t its peak during its original run from 1973-91, there were 600 rafts competing in the Great Raft Race and 150,000 spectators on the banks of the Arkansas River. Last year, 200 rafts raced in the revival of the classic Labor Day event, including Yale Cleaners’ amazing cruise ship design and Quickie Mart’s floating mini ramp (rad!), and many more are expected this year.

Racers and their homemade rafts will shove off in Sand Springs and float eight miles to River West Festival Park and the Bud Light Boatyard Bash, with live music, food, and drinks.

Registration to race is $65 per person, and is open until August 20. Kayaks, canoes, and inflatable rafts are welcome, as well as homemade rafts. The race will be timed, with winners in several categories.

The Arkansas River, River West Festival Park, tulsaraftrace.com

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FILM

BAR CRAWL

The Wes Anderson Experience 3 Philbrook celebrates all things Wes Anderson with a presentation on the new book “The Wes Anderson Experience: Bad Dads.” Aug. 18, 7:30 p.m., $9, Philbrook Museum of Art, philbrook.org

Pokémon GO Bar Crawl If you’re out catching monsters, head to Fur Shop, Soundpony, The Max, Electric Circus, and Caz’s Pub. You might find real Pokéballs with free drink coupons or gift cards. Aug. 21, facebook.com/thefurshoptulsa

FILM

ART

“Whatever Happens, Happens.” Prior to the screening of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (10 p.m.), Circle Anime Club will present a celebration of the timeless anime space noir. Aug. 19 & 20, 8 p.m., $10, Circle Cinema, circlecinema.com

Gilcrease After Hours: TGIFrida will celebrate the life and legacy of Frida Kahlo. Enjoy the exhibition of Nicklas Muray’s photographs of Kahlo, performances by Kalyn Fay and Ballet sol Azteca.

Aug. 26, 7-9 p.m. Gilcrease Museum, gilcrease.org

BALLET

DRINKS

On Your Radar Tulsa Ballet celebrates the 11th year of its second company, Tulsa Ballet II. Dancers from around the world will perform pieces

by Natrea Blake, Norbert de la Cruz III and Tulsa Ballet’s Ma Cong. Aug. 19 & 21, tulsaballet.org

MIX 15 of Tulsa’s best bartenders bring their best cocktail creations to Cain’s to compete for bragging rights in this annual fundraiser for Philbrook Museum of Art. Aug. 27, 7:30-11 p.m., $100-$125, Cain’s Ballroom, philbrook.org/MIX

OUTDOORS

FUN

Pokémon on the Green The Green’s got your back: they’ll be dropping lures while DJ Kylie drops beats and Pokémon: The First Movie is shown on the park’s screen. Aug. 20, 7 p.m., Guthrie Green. guthriegreen.com

Tulsa Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly showcase of invention and creativity in technology, science, arts, food, sustainability and more.

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BEST OF THE REST EVENTS Local Open Market // Come out and support local vendors, enjoy live music, cold beer and yummy food trucks. Admission is free! // 8/20, 11 a.m., The Park in the Pearl, facebook. com/TheParkinthePearl

CULTURAL

UTSAV – Discover India The India Association of Greater Tulsa presents its annual celebration of Indian culture, which features art, activities, food, shopping, and more. Aug. 27, River Spirit Expo Center, Expo Square, iagtok.org CULTURAL

Festival Americas La Semana and Guthrie Green present a celebration of Latino culture featuring live music and dance, a street market, and plenty of food from around the Americas. Aug 27, 4 p.m. Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com BEER

This year, Wild Brew, which raises funds for the Sutton Avian Research Center, promises beer and food from more breweries and restaurants than ever before. Aug. 27, $50-$165, Cox Business Center, wildbrew.org MUSIC FESTIVAL

In its second year since upsizing and moving to Stroud, Backwoods Music & Camping Festival continues in its tradition of electronic and jammy lineups. Sept. 1-5, Single-day tickets start at $69, Tatanka Ranch, Stroud JAZZ

The second annual PostOak Wine & Jazz Festival will feature seven local wineries, gourmet food, and performances by Grady Nichols, the NSU Jazz Band, and more. Sept. 2-4, $15, free for those 17 and under, postoaklodge.com

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Adult Spelling Bee(r) // We all love a good copy editing session but how are your spelling skills withwith a drink in hand? Find out at IABC/Tulsa’s first ever Adult Spelling Bee(r). // 8/18, 6:30 p.m., Fassler Hall, fasslerhall.com Free the Night Smokefree Music Crawl // Four bars, four bands, drink specials, and a scavenger hunt with prizes. // 8/27, 4 p.m., The Fur Shop, Inner Circle Vodka Bar, The Max, Zin Urban Lounge, ftnmusiccrawl. splashthat.com Tinderbox Circus Sideshow // All the way from Lexington, KY, see The Pain Proof Duo! The Misstress of Lift! The Burlesque Anomaly! The Sideshow Troubadour! And The Most Disgusting Woman in Sideshow! // 8/24, 9:30 p.m., The Fur Shop, $7, tinderboxcircussideshow.com Indie Trunk Show // Shop from over 200 artists, crafters, makers, and boutiques–all from Oklahoma. // 8/27, 10 a.m., Cox Business Center, $5, free after 3pm, coxcentertulsa.com Movie in the Park: Billy Madison // 8/18, 8:30 p.m., Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com Movie in the Park: That Thing You Do // 8/22, 8:30 p.m., Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com Movie in the Park: Best In Show // 8/25, 8:30 p.m., Guthrie Green, guthriegreen.com Mekko // Circle Cinema will host local award-winning filmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s “Mekko,” followed by a Q&A with Harjo. // 8/25, 7:30 p.m., Circle Cinema, $10, circlecinema.com POP: Dorothy Parker // MUSED. Organization celebrates American poet Dorothy Parker in their latest POP (poetry-on-poetry) event. Featuring readings by Todd Cunningham, Chad Oliverson, Rosemary Daugherty, and Scott Taylor, and music by Steve Liddell. // 8/28, 4 p.m., The Chalkboard, chalkboardtulsa.com

PERFORMING ARTS The Will Rogers Follies // Theatre Tulsa pays tribute to one of Oklahoma’s most beloved movie stars. // 8/19-9/3, Tulsa Performing Arts Center - John H. Williams Theatre, $30-$32, tulsapac.com/index.asp Heathers: The Musical // Theatre Pops presents this musical take on the 80s cult movie “Heathers.” // 8/26-9/4, Tulsa Performing Arts Center - Liddy Doenges Theatre, $27.50-$30, tulsapac.com/index.asp Magic Men Live! // 8/27-8/28, BOK Center, $28-$103, bokcenter.com

COMEDY Baby Savage, John Hiezman, Butta Ball // 8/17, The Venue Shrine, $10, tulsashrine.com

Laughing Matter // 8/18, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Tulsa Tonight // 8/19, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com T-Town Famous // 8/19, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Improv and Chill // 8/20, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com Blue Dome Social Club // 8/20, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com Cian Baker says, Laugh It Up! // 8/21, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Shrine Comedy Night // 8/22, The Venue Shrine, tulsashrine.com

By George! // 8/25, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Unusual Suspects // 8/26, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com The Mic Drop // 8/26, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Hammered! A Drunk Improv Show // 8/27, 10 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com News Junkie // 8/27, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Sunday Night Stand Up // 8/28, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor. com Blue Dome Social Club // 9/2, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com Squeaky Clean Stand Up // 9/3, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com Sunday Night Stand Up // 9/4, 8 p.m., Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor. com Steve McGrew // 8/18-8/20, Loony Bin, $5-$14, loonybincomedy.com/Tulsa Janet Williams // 8/24-8/27, Loony Bin, $2-$12, loonybincomedy.com/Tulsa Will Marfori // 8/31-9/4, Loony Bin, $2-$12, loonybincomedy.com/Tulsa

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THAT ANOINTIN’ Brandee Hamilton will perform from her forthcoming album at The Vanguard

by DAMION SHADE Brandee Hamilton | VALERIE GRANT

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n 2002 Brandee Hamilton was a precocious kid with a curly brown mop of hair singing in her high school choir. She was the second youngest of five sisters who spent their spare time harmonizing over classic ‘90s pop and gospel songs. They even made videos performing silly choreographed versions of Kirk Franklin and En Vogue.

“I remember once we made a video of [Kirk Franklin’s] ‘Silver and Gold’ where I had this super huge beret on with this super tiny ponytail,” Hamilton laughed. “I had on tube socks and this oversized t-shirt. I don’t know who dressed me that day.”

Even as a child, her musical energy was infectious; one of her high school counselors quickly recognized Hamilton’s potential and set her up with a job at a small Tulsa recording studio, where she earned enough to record her own songs. Hamilton worked her way up as a receptionist and recorded a small demo, which earned her enough attention to land an audition with the renowned R&B/Hip Hop

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group Charlie Redd and The Full Flava Kings.

“The way that happened was just, like, divine,” she remembered.

“We were playing with this band called Mystified. Word got out to Charlie because they were looking for singers. I stayed singing with them for almost three years. When the band went to Vegas later that’s when I said ‘I’m not gonna stop just because they’re leaving. I’m gonna try and get my own thing cracking.’”

Years of quiet work in martini bars and Tulsa clubs pushing her voice to its limits are finally starting to pay off. Six months ago, Brandee gathered some of Tulsa’s finest players at a small studio downtown to record an album and create a live multimedia music experience unlike anything she’d ever imagined.

“I’ve always been a fan of Brandee since the first time I saw her,” said Bobby Moffet, aka Black Keyz, Hamilton’s husband and keyboardist. “She stood out from a lot of the female vocalists that were in rotation around the time just because she was a straight

powerhouse with it. She was doing covers, but making them her own rather than just singing them verbatim. She’s the type that gives you chills when they sing. She’s got that anointin’. You know?”

Joel Wade mixed the album at Blue House Studios, where we met for this interview. “That’s a 1917 Steinway out there,” Wade said. “When Bobby plays that instrument with that old B3, which was Leon Russell’s— when you start to add those live elements with the programmed stuff there’s nothing that can replace that sound.”

Hamilton’s sound is a bit of a hybrid, blending facets of neo-soul with loose elements of jazz and blues. She describes her influences as lesser-known modern soulful voices like Moonchild and Daley—artists that combine unique genre-bending arrangements with complex vocals and more traditional pop song structures.

The album’s first single, “Weekend,” features traces of hip-hop rhythm with striking syncopated swells of the B3 organ Wade

mentioned, which hold the tracks’ polished groove. One of Hamilton’s favorite cuts, the song “Way Back Home” (featuring Tulsa artist Delacroix) hovers in the space of a gospel song, with her band’s organic instrumentation blended with contemporary rap verses. These elements, remarkable on their own, act as the foundation for the passionate and often overwhelming power of Hamilton’s luminous voice. Sometimes sultry and understated, other times visceral and dense, Hamilton’s voice is the vital center of these songs.

Hamilton’s album showcase on August 19 will be the first opportunity for the public to hear these new songs live. With a multimedia performance piece, video elements, live dancers, and a host of talented local musicians, Hamilton hopes to create a complete concert experience. a

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w/ Aaron Brave and DJ JB Smoove The Vanguard | Fri., August 19, 8 p.m. $10 in advance, $13 at the door thevanguardtulsa.com

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musiclistings Wed // Aug 17 Hunt Club – Modlin’s Mayhem On the Rocks – Don White Soul City – Shrimp n’ Grits w/ Papa Foster’s Creole Trio The Colony – Tom Skinner’s Science Project The Fur Shop – The Drunken Cuddle – ($5) Westbound Club – Wade Quinton Zin Urban Lounge – Randy Brumley

Thurs // Aug 18 BOK Center – 5 Seconds of Summer, Hey Violet, Roy English – ($29.95-$79.95) Brady Theater – Deftones, Spotlights – ($39.50-$42.50) Brady Theater – Deftones, Spotlights – ($39.50-$42.50) Cimarron Bar – BlindSight20/20 CJ Moloney’s – The Suede Panther Crow Creek Tavern – Dan Martin Elwood’s – ZENE Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Carl Acuff Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Travis Marvin, The Hi-Fidelics Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - The Joint – Lady Antebellum – ($115-$125) Hunt Club – *Erin O’Dowd and Chloe Johns River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jason Young Soundpony – Flavor, VJ Zirc The Colony – Honky Tonk Happy Hour w/ Jacob Tovar The Vault – Jazz Night w/ Jordan Hehl & Friends The Venue Shrine – Afton Music Series – ($9-$15) Utica Square Shopping Center – Summer’s Fifth Night Featuring Jambalaya Jass Band (Dixieland) – 7 p.m. – (Free) Vanguard – Blackfoot, Scattered Hamlet, Sons of the Dust – ($15-$20) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Adrienne Gilley

Fri // Aug 19 Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Cheri’s Tavern – Calvin Youngblood & Cold Front Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – The Heather Buckley Band Fassler Hall – Paul Benjaman Band, Pilgrim, special guests Gypsy Coffee House – Andrew Michael Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Duke Mason Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Time Machine, Franklin Birt Hunt Club – Dante and the Hawks Mercury Lounge – Strangetowne River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – West 51 Soul City – Band of Lovers Soundpony – *Psychotic Reaction, Creep City The Colony – Joe Baxter, Buffalo Rogers The Fur Shop – The Dirty Mugs Vanguard – *Brandee, Aaron Brave, DJ JB Smoove – ($10-$13) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Joe Shicke Woody’s Corner Bar – DJ Spin

Sat // Aug 20 BOK Center – 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne – ($49-$124) Cain’s Ballroom – Blues Challenge 2016 – ($7) Gypsy Coffee House – Super Darren 65 42 // MUSIC

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – The Tiptons Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Replay, Scott Eastman Hunt Club – Tennessee Jet Mercury Lounge – JW Jones River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Time Machine Soul City – Michael Wesley Hayes Soundpony – *Girls Club record release w/ Noun Verb Adjective The Colony – *Rachel LaVonne Band The Fur Shop – The Killer Hearts, Pawn Shop Heroes, The Decomposed Uncle Bently’s Pub & Grill – Tyler Brant Vanguard – *Eric Johnson Band – ($20-$75) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Luke West

Sun // Aug 21 Crow Creek Tavern – Cody Woody East Village Bohemian Pizzeria – Mike Cameron Collective Guthrie Green – Wink Burcham, Dan Martin Band, Lauren Barth, Rachel LaVonne – 2:30 p.m.

Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Modern Oklahoma Jazz Orchestra – ($5-$20) Soundpony – Softaware, Student Film The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing

Mon // Aug 22 Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective Soul City – The Writer’s Block Songwriter Night Soundpony – The Show Ponies The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night

Tues // Aug 23 Gypsy Coffee House – Tuesday Night Open Mic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Rusty Meyers Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams Smitty’s 118 Tavern – Scott Ellison Soul City – Tuesday Bluesday w/ Dustin Pittsley The Colony – Beau, Tuesdays n Harmony The Run – Tyler Brant The Venue Shrine – Heritage Vanguard – Terry Bozzio – ($20-$25) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Addie-Rose Solo-ette

Wed // Aug 24 Hunt Club – Open Mic w/ The Brothers Moore On the Rocks – Don White Soul City – Shrimp n’ Grits w/ Papa Foster’s Creole Trio The Colony – Tom Skinner’s Science Project Westbound Club – Wade Quinton

Thurs // Aug 25 BOK Center – Coldplay, Alessia Cara, Bishop Briggs – ($29.50-$179.50) Elwood’s – Hosty Duo Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Great Big Biscuit Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Wayne Garner, Travis Kidd Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - The Joint – Gary Allan – ($65-$75) Hunt Club – Ego Culture River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Nick Gibson

Soundpony – Tahoma The Colony – An Evening with Jared Tyler The Vault – Jazz Night w/ Jordan Hehl & Friends The Venue Shrine – Los Loi Birthday Bash – ($5) Utica Square Shopping Center – Summer’s Fifth Night Featuring Grady Nichols (Jazz) – 7 p.m.

Vanguard – Shook Twins, The Drunken Hearts, We Dream Dawn – ($15-$40) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – The Blue Dawgs

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Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Crow Creek Tavern – Soul Shine Gypsy Coffee House – Marilyn McCulloch Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – Darrel Cole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Stars, Travis Kidd Hunt Club – JT and the Dirtbox Wailers Mercury Lounge – Brian Keith Wallen MixCo – Mike Cameron Collective River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Easy Street Soul City – *Branjae and the Filthy Animals Soundpony – DarkuJ The Colony – Mason Prophet, Wink Burcham The Fur Shop – The Dolly Llamas The Venue Shrine – Mountain Sprout, Blue Water Highway – ($8-$10) Vanguard – *Oceanaut record release party w/ Dad. The Band, The Lukewarm – ($8-$10) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – *Green Corn Rebellion, Hey Judy Woody’s Corner Bar – DJ Mikey B

On the Rocks – Don White Soul City – Shrimp n’ Grits w/ Papa Foster’s Creole Trio The Colony – Tom Skinner’s Science Project Westbound Club – Wade Quinton

Sat // Aug 27 Cimarron Bar – Seven Day Crash Gypsy Coffee House – Sean Moore Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Cabin Creek – River’s Edge Hard Rock Hotel and Casino - Riffs – Stars, The Hi-Fidelics Hunt Club – Tony Romanello and the Black Jackets Mercury Lounge – Quaker City Night Hawks River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – The Hi-Fidelics Roosters Cocktails – Tyler Brant Soul City – Saloonatics w/ Scott Musick Soundpony – DJ Sweet Baby Jaysus The Colony – Chris Blevins Band The Venue Shrine – Hosty Duo, Dylan Stewart – ($5) Vanguard – Downtown Country Throwdown w/ Sarah Dunn Band, The Tiptons, DJ Demko – ($10-$40) VFW Post 577 - Centennial Lounge – Grass Crack

Sun // Aug 28 Crow Creek Tavern – Cody Woody East Village Bohemian Pizzeria – Mike Cameron Collective Guthrie Green – *Double Treble, Sarah Maud and Sean Al-Jibouri, Dean DeMerritt and Frank Brown, Cynthia Simmons and Scott McQuade – 2:30 p.m.

Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Fur Shop – 4 Minute Warning, Dead Weight, MerlinMason, DJ Ravioli – ($5)

Mon // Aug 29 Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective Soul City – The Writer’s Block Songwriter Night The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night

Cain’s Ballroom – Gaelic Storm – ($18-$20) Gypsy Coffee House – Tuesday Night Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams Soul City – Tuesday Bluesday w/ Dustin Pittsley The Colony – Beau, Tuesdays n Harmony

Thurs // Sept 1 Soundpony – *The Flying Balalaika Brothers The Colony – Honky Tonk Happy Hour w/ Jacob Tovar The Vault – Jazz Night w/ Jordan Hehl & Friends Vanguard – Holy White Hounds – ($10-$13)

Fri // Sept 2 Boom Boom Room – DJ MO Hardesty Arts Center – *Experimental Music Showcase – 8 p.m Hunt Club – Hosty Duo Mercury Lounge – Thunderosa Soul City – Scott Ellison Trio Soundpony – *Green Corn Rebellion The Colony – John Calvin Abney Band The Venue Shrine – All About a Bubble, Nicnos – ($5-$7)

Sat // Sept 3 Billy and Renee’s – Follow the Buzzards, Daemon Rising Gypsy Coffee House – Chris Blevins Soul City – Paul Benjaman Band Soundpony – Soul Night The Colony – *The Seth Lee Jones Band Uncle Bently’s Pub & Grill – Tyler Brant

Sun // Sept 4 East Village Bohemian Pizzeria – Mike Cameron Collective Hunt Club – Pullman Standard Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing

Mon // Sept 5 Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective Soul City – The Writer’s Block Songwriter Night The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night

Tues // Sept 6 Gypsy Coffee House – Tuesday Night Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams Smitty’s 118 Tavern – Scott Ellison Soul City – Tuesday Bluesday w/ Dustin Pittsley The Colony – Beau, Tuesdays n Harmony

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TRIPPY IMAGINATION ‘The Little Prince’ is a poignant reimagining

“The Little Prince” | COURTESY

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s fable, “The Little Prince,” has been adapted many times, into many forms, since its publication in 1943. My introduction to Saint-Exupéry’s world is tied to one of my first film memories—the 1974 Lerner and Loewe, live-action musical version directed by Stanley Donen.

It’s a trippy film, a product of its time, but it was a trippy children’s story to begin with: a pilot, stranded after a crash landing in the Sahara Desert, meets a boy prince who has fallen to Earth after abandoning his true love, The Rose (as in a literal rose) on his home asteroid, B-612. The boy prince tells the pilot of his adventures across the vastness of space, reminding him to never forget what it was like to be a child. Growing up is OK. Just don’t forget.

This latest iteration of “The Little Prince,” beautifully animated and packed with a star-studded voice cast (Rachel McAdams, Jeff Bridges, Paul Rudd, and Marion Cotillard, to name a few), stays true to the themes of the original novella while, in a modern context, feminizing what has traditionally been a boy’s story.

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The Little Girl (Mackenzie Foy) moves to a depressing, cookie-cutter neighborhood with The Mother (McAdams). A tiger mom of the worst kind, The Mother has chosen this place so that The Little Girl can attend a prestigious public prep school. She has her daughter’s life mapped out down to the nanosecond.

Next door to their identical box house sits the ramshackle home of The Aviator (Bridges), a kooky old man held in contempt by his neighbors, who are waiting for him to kick the bucket so they can raze the eyesore he lives in.

The Aviator befriends The Little Girl and regales her with his story of “The Little Prince.”

Adventures (and some on-thenose social commentary) ensue.

While they probably should have figured out something else to call this, since the inclusion of The Little Girl has the effect of rendering the title somewhat moot, “The Little Prince” is still an expertly crafted near-masterpiece.

The animation brings the world to life across a variety of styles, including CG on par with Pixar and Dreamworks, handdrawn interludes, and lovely, papier-mâché-style stop motion animation.

While the actors are earnest, director Mark Osbourne (“Kung Fu Panda”) can’t quite wrangle the story into something organic. It often feels like there are two movies competing for our attention—Exupery’s original story and the newly imagined framework—but both of them are entertaining and imaginative, though I can imagine the little ones getting bored by some of the film’s bigger ideas about human nature and capitalism.

“The Little Prince” is poignant and whimsical, which is about as much as you can ask of one’s imagination. Now streaming on Netflix. —JOE O’SHANSKY

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Animated ‘Sausage Party’ is adults-only The history of R-rated animated films is a pretty short one, unless you’re from Japan. Setting aside “Anomalisa,” which explored dark thematic territory, and past exceptions like “Fritz the Cat” and “Heavy Metal,” which were aimed at the stoner midnight movie crowd, animated movies typically reside in the safe PG realm. “Sausage Party” the new animated comedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is another exception, and one I’m positive was conceived of while the two writers were getting epically baked.

Frank (Seth Rogen) is a sentient hot dog wrapped in a package with his friends, Carl, Barry and Troy (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Anders Holm). He’s desperately horny for Brenda (Kristen Wiig), a hot dog bun similarly encased with her brethren. They live in a supermarket with other sentient groceries, each preoccupied with being purchased by humans—whom they consider gods—and taken to an idyllic life in the Great Beyond.

But that utopian vision of life after the supermarket is disrupted when a mistakenly purchased bottle of honey mustard (Danny McBride) is returned to the grocery store and hysterically informs his fellow foodstuffs that what lies outside the automatic doors is not Paradise, but instead a realm of unimaginable suffering and death.

With their faith shaken like a bottle of Yoo-hoo, Frank and Brenda manage to escape the cart with Douche (Nick Kroll), a literal douche who blames Frank and Brenda for wrecking his nozzle and thwarting his trip into a vagina. He’s bent on getting some pay back.

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Scott Underwood). They hold the secret to the truth, kind of like Gnostic potheads. Brenda still wants to toe the proverbial line and get to the afterlife. Despite their differing goals, they must work together to make it back to their aisle while managing to avoid Douche’s vengeance.

Between the low-brow sex gags (of which there are many) and drug-induced plot mechanics, “Sausage Party” manages to introduce an often-clever social allegory about race and religion.

Many characters are performed as their ethnicities.

Firewater and Mr. Grits are Native American and black. They share a mutual hatred for the Crackers who forced them from their aisle.

Sammy Bagel Jr. and Lavash (Edward Norton and David Krumholtz) are a Jew and a Muslim, who are predictably racist to one another until they learn to work together. Teresa (Salma Hayek) is a lesbian taco shell with an unrequited crush on Brenda.

It mostly works, though I cringed at hearing a bottle of soy sauce voiced in a stereotypical Asian accent, like Mickey Rooney in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Writers Rogen and Goldberg (with Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir) manage to score some sly laughs, playfully satirizing a variety of cultural issues, like racism and gay acceptance, the uncritical piety of conservative true believers, and the arrogance of orthodox liberal atheists. The Israeli/ Palestinian conflict, bullying, body dysmorphia, drug addiction, and segregation are among the many weightier themes with which “Sausage Party” is largely preoccupied. At least, until the climactic “Caligula”-inspired orgy.

Can’t say I saw that coming.

Consistently amusing, “Sausage Party” still winds up being more clever than laughout-loud funny. It’s an inherently sweet-natured, thoughtful film, despite its gleeful raunchiness.

—JOE O’SHANSKY

LIFE, ANIMATED

An emotional primer on understanding and humanizing autism, “Life, Animated” tells the remarkable true story of how an otherwise incommunicative, autistic six-year-old boy began to verbally express his thoughts and feelings by quoting Walt Disney classics. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ron Suskind first shared his family’s miraculous story in a 2014 New York Times article that went viral, and later expanded that into a best-selling memoir. Now, Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams (2010’s Best Documentary Short “Music by Prudence”) chronicles those events and what has since followed. Rated PG, showing August 19. —Jeff Huston

OPENING AUGUST 19 INDIGNATION This 1950s-set coming-of-age drama, based on the Philip Roth novel, stars Logan Lerman (“Fury”) as a Jewish student at a small Ohio college who falls in love while also clashing with the college dean (Oklahoma’s Tracy Letts). Rated R. OUR LITTLE SISTERS From Japan, this emotional family drama revolves around three 20-something sisters who live with their grandmother. Things change unexpectedly when their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they’ve never met before, moves in. Rated PG. SHOWING AUGUST 21 CITIZEN KANE 75th Anniversary Screening In partnership with the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, the Circle will screen Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece that revolutionized cinema. TTV contributor Jeff Huston will introduce the film and then moderate a post-screening panel discussion with fellow OFCC members Michael Smith (Tulsa World) and TTV film critic Joe O’Shansky.

OPENING AUGUST 25 MEKKO The latest from Tulsa filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, this dramatic thriller with a mystical undercurrent follows Mekko (Rod Rondeaux), who, after his release from prison, is taken in by Tulsa’s homeless Native American community. Opening night includes a reception sponsored by FireThief Productions. Not Rated.

OPENING AUGUST 26 DON’T THINK TWICE A small-time New York improv troupe is disrupted when one of its members is cast in a Saturday Night Live-style sketch show.

Written and directed by Mike Birbiglia (“Sleepwalk with Me”).

The opening night’s 7:30 p.m. screening will be preceded by an introduction and performance from Comedy Parlor’s improv troupe. Rated R. EQUITY An investment banker (Anna Gunn) begins to forge a career on Wall Street when it’s suddenly threatened by scandal. She must uncover levels of corruption before she’s taken down. Directed by Meera Menon, “Equity” brings a female perspective to the usually bro-heavy financial thriller genre.

Rated R. OPENING SEPTEMBER 2 YOGA HOSERS Another bizarro genre mashup from Kevin Smith (“Clerks”). Two teenage girls battle an ancient evil with the help of a legendary man-hunter. At stake? The girls’ major party plans. Starring Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn (yes, after the DC vixen) and LilyRose Depp (daughter of Johnny).

Rated PG-13.

DISORDER A former soldier of a French special forces unit, Vincent (Matthias Schoenaerts) is hired to protect the wife (Diane Kruger) and son of a shady Lebanese businessman in Maryland. Complicating matters: Vincent suffers from PTSD. Not Rated.

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