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It’s the musical life for me Sooner Theatre’s education program, The Studio, is off to a new start this Fall. POP has the inside scoop of what’s to come.

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High notes Lately, as I have been interviewing people for stories, a common theme has begun to emerge.

Regardless of the particular profession of the interviewee, there is one topic that always comes up.

It happened while talking to local artist Keisha Register, while chatting with business owner J.J. Bradford and while meeting with local arts organizers Douglas Shaw Elder and Jerrod Smith. They all brought it up.

They all want community. It’s the buzzword for the day. But what is community? Merriam-Webster defines it as (amongst several other definitions) “a unified body of individuals: as a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.”

So what’s our common characteristic or interest? I think (or I hope) that one that we can all agree on is that Norman is pretty great. Norman is an amazing place to live. But it has to go deeper than that.

What really unifies us, draws out the passion in us and gets us to come together?

I think the answer is art.

(Ding!)

You don’t have to look very far for proof of that, either. Just this past weekend was the Dustbowl Arts Market and Music Festival.

I can remember the first year of Dustbowl, when it received little to no press

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and, to be quite honest with you, I thought it was going to be a one time thing. They certainly proved me wrong, and I’m so glad for it. They have grown each year, both in size and in strength.

And they’re all about community. Coming out, supporting your local artists, listening to your local bands and hopefully taking home some really cool, unique, locally-made items.

While you were there, you could stop in and buy some awesome locallymade food from a locallyowned restaurant like Coriander Cafe or The Earth. Community!

Huzzah!

But it can’t stop there.

The problem is, we seem to be coming together a few times a year for these amazing events, the Dustbowl Arts Market, Norman Music Festival and Groovefest, and then disappearing back into our own respective caves. Why? If community is something we all crave, why isn’t it something we’re out creating, every single day?

The mechanisms are already there. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

First, there is Second Friday Circuit of Art. What a great breeding ground for community. I love seeing the crowds of Second Friday grow every month. The problem is, people seem to circulate in

the same groups that they arrived in, effectively negating any growth effect on the artistic community.

So here’s my challenge to you, Norman. The next event that you attend within the community, take five minutes outside of your comfort zone and talk to someone you don’t know, someone you’ve never met at all.

Bonus points if it’s someone completely different from you, someone outside your age bracket, or ethnicity or religion. Talk about community with them. What do they love about Norman? What do they hate?

As someone who speaks to complete strangers every day as part of my job, I can promise you this. It will be uncomfortable at first. It isn’t an easy thing to do.

But, at the end of that five minutes, you’ll feel accomplished, you’ll feel brave and you’ll have learned something (either about the other person or maybe even yourself.)

You don’t have to wait for Second Friday, either.

There are great events going on this weekend.

Nim Chimpsky Day is happening Saturday afternoon in Andrews Park, for one.

So get out there and try it.

Meet someone new. Grow your community.

And once you have, please, write in and let me know how it went. I’d love to hear how our community is growing.

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Sonic More than ten people wrote in this week to nominate Sonic as their favorite place to grab a cup of ice in Norman, including Shelia Cromwell Lyon, Connie Alagood, Jen Tucker and Vicki Riesener. With locations all over Norman and the United States, Sonic is known for their small rounded cubes of ice that aren’t quite crushed but aren’t hard either. Their delectable ice, of course, comes with every drink but can also be purchased by the bag and is the perfect cure to this hot summer.

The Dish is a weekly feature dedicated to reader suggestions on Norman’s culinary highlights. Next week’s category: Sushi — who makes your favorite? To nominate, email pop@normantranscript.com.

Letters to the Editor Editor, POP:

Editor, POP:

We enjoyed your article about our son, Tom Lee, in POP in regard to the recent IAO showing of his work.

Thank you for sharing your personal experience with him.

I think you picked the right career for your talents. May you know only success in the future.

Thank you for your kindness.

1. Your art edu column last week was absolutely RIGHT ON (!) and well done.

2. Haven't even gotten through the whole swap story but it's already makin' me LOL! Thx for bein' real and bein' you!!!!

Sincerely, Tom’s Parents Eveonne and Dick Lee

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A good ol’ fashion adventure Revelator is cool, refreashing When I was a tender lad of ten years old, I could have done much, much, much worse than to have Loyd and Boyd, of the Loyd and Boyd adventure series, as friends.

They roam about, exploring the unknown and everything else beyond that they can possibly get their grubby little fingers on. They turn over every rock, itching to see what’s squirming underneath. They cautiously peek around every corner, spying on the milkman…who must be up to something sinister.

Binoculars in hand they take note of everthing. The Hardy Boys don’t have “JACK” on good old Loyd and Boyd!

Loyd and Boyd are twin brothers, and inquisitive little buggers to say the very least.

Their curiosity is constantly pushed, one by the other.

Loyd and Boyd aren’t afraid of anything! Confronted by the likes of New York City in the midst of the great depression, they still managed to find great and fantastical adventures that they could embark upon to entertain

themselves.

Like the Robinson Family Crusoe and the Boxcar Kids before them, Loyd and Boyd manage to make the most of trying situations and turn them into wonderful adventures for a strapping pair of young men such as themselves. Such is the case with the chronicle of their new exploits, “The Slug Monster of Webster County” by Lewis McGhee.

“The Slug Monster of Webster County” finds Loyd and Boyd traveling down South —Ty Ty, Georgia to be precise — to visit kinfolk and take a break from the worries of the big city.

Regardless of the change in location, adventure seems to find the pair wherever they

go, and upon their arrival their crotchety Uncle Thurman spins the tale of the Slug Monster of Webster County for them. Little did Uncle Thurman know that his tale, meant only to entertain and perhaps scare, would actually send the pair off on a thrilling adventure in the deep South!

“The Slug Monster of Webster County” is very well written for a young adult book, and makes an effort to challenge young readers with new words while still making the story very easy to understand. There are characters for every youngster to identify with, and plenty of thrilling suspense smattered throughout.

When I was a kid I had “The Hardy Boys” and “Goosebumps.” Today, I’m happy to say that children don’t have to do without some wholesome thrills and chills due to the efforts of Lewis McGhee, the Loyd and Boyd Adventure Series and “The Slug Monster of Webster County.”

- Levi Lee

Tedeschi Trucks Band “Revelator” Sony Masterworks (2011)

One of the year’s coolest and refreshing releases has been the debut album by the 11-member Tedeschi Trucks Band, a soulful effort called “Revelator.”

Derek Trucks, recently of the Derek Trucks Band (“Already Free”), and a phenomenal guitarist in his own right (Gibson is his brand), and his wife Susan Tedeschi (a Fender and D’Angelico player), a bluesy, Bonnie Raitt soundalike who can rattles the rafters” have forged something quite appealing on “Revelator.” Together, they’re an amazing team.

Check out “Come See About Me.” Like a blast straight outta 1973 and sounding like a mix of Stevie Wonder, the Allman Brothers Band and new singer Grace Potter, this tune sets the tone for the rest of the 12-song disc.

“Make life worth living.” That is the message Tedeschi sends and sings about on “Simple Things” while the nearly six-minute

“Until You Remember” drags a bit too long while still hitting some strong notes vocally and instrumentally.

Tedeschi’s sultry soul comes through loud and clear on the slow-burning “Midnight in Harlem” an organ-fueled tune that again strikes that early 70’s note and is one of the best tracks here.

Another top track is the dreamy, Indian-influenced “These Walls” with its use of the sitar-like instrument, the sarod, courtesy of Alam Khan and the tabla played by Salar Nader. A real gem of a song.

The blues licks and brass show themselves on “Bound for Glory,” a gospel-tinged rocker that would sound great on the soundtrack of some lighthearted Southern film about redemption. I think you know what I mean.

A heavier side comes out on the infectious bluesrocker “Learn How to Love” where Trucks gets a chance to really show his chops. Smokin’ cool!

I have not seen them live yet, but the instrumental “Shrimp and Grits” absolutely has to be included. With its funky groove and good vibes, what’s not to like?

“Shelter” is a solid album ender with its reaffirming lyrics about true love and companionship.

Very appropriate, considering those involved. As Tedeschi sings; “You showed me that your actions / speak louder than your words.”

Produced by “adult alternative” expert Jim Scott, who has worked with everyone from Wilco to Tom Petty, Scott captures that almost romantic vibe that permeates “Revelator.”

Granted, it doesn’t fullon rock out like you might expect but it does reflect the incredibly mature musical talents of Trucks and Tedeschi and their able backing band.

- Andrew W. Griffin

The Cool Kids battle frost bite on their debut disc The Cool Kids When Fish Ride Bicycles Green Label Sound

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The Cool Kids are an American hip hop duo consisting of Antoine “Sir Michael Rocks” Reed and Evan “Chuck Inglish” Ingersoll. They bounce between home bases of Chicago and Detroit.

Together since 2005 The Cool Kids have released sev-

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eral singles, mix tapes and EPs but this is their debut album, albeit one in the works for over a year. First track is “Rush Hour Traffic” a name dropping ride possibly along Detroit’s I-75 spotting granddaddy’s Cutlass, Lincoln town cars with triple spokes and the occasional Ferrari. “Penny

Hardaway” is an ice cold homage to the NBA small forward with guest appearance by Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang Clan).

In this summer of record high Oklahoma temperatures track 6 “Bundle Up” is supremely comforting.

“Bundle up/ you gotta bun-

dle up/ said you gotta bundle up/ momma say it’s gonna be cold today/ in the city of the frozen lakes,” the Cool Kids chant. It’s a school yard memory song which recalls among other things being the only kid in 3rd grade with a beeper. “Summer Jam” is the counterpoint to goose down

parkas. It features sultry vocals

by Maxine Ashley who sounds like she’s singing “This is how summertime should be…” wearing a bikini on Boca Grande beach. Don’t wait until fish mount bicycles before hearing this allAmerican aural ride.

- Doug Hill

my week as a rock star

How I ROCK ºBy Jeff Johncox POP writer

Photo by Kendall Brown

Jeff rocking out at the Brew House.

“Hello, Norman!”

I screamed the words out in my best rock star wail, not once, but twice, fulfilling an almost-lifelong fantasy with a live band backing me up.

I stared down at the several-hundred people in front of me and one thought went through my head: “It was a lot of hard work just to get to this point.”

Thanks to a little luck (ok, a lot of luck), I had the opportunity to sing two songs with Norman’s My So Called Band on Friday, Aug. 26, at the Brewhouse on Main Street.

My So Calld Band bassist

Kyle Davis frequents karaoke on Sunday nights at Mr. Bill’s, near the University of Oklahoma dorm Walker Tower.

I’ve been singing at Bill’s on and off since 1998, and that’s been the extent of my rock star status.

So, there I was at Bill’s.

Kyle came up to me after I sang and asked me something I think, in the back of my mind, I always wanted someone, sometime, to ask me.

“Hey, we’re doing a show at the end of August, and it’s kind of a Norman allstar show. Do you want to

sing ‘Man in a Box’ with us?”

I tried to act cool with a casual, “Sure.”

But in my head, I was doing that little gold-rush dance from black-and-white westerns when the bearded guy finally found himself a nugget.

It was a chance to live out my very own rock-and-roll fantasy. I practiced with the band in their rehearsal room, a cramped area in the back corner of a house near campus, and worked on my own, away from the band to get the lyrics right, to figure out what I was going to wear and to generally try not to overobsess about every little detail of my performance.

Twelve days out, I called Davis up again, and we set up rehearsal times. I was already nervous, but I was going to be a rock star, dangit.

The first practice went well, at least through Alice and Chains’ “Man in a Box.” Guitarist Ricky Salthouse accompanied my “yahhh, yahhh, yahhhs” perfectly on the intro, and Brian Stansberry, Aaron Daniels and Davis kept me grooving. Though I was just in a cramped, hot, muggy bedroom in the back of a house, in my head I was wailing in front of a crowd at the Rose Bowl.

“That one was great,” Davis said. “Now, let’s do ‘Santeria.’”

I was unprepared. But I know Sublime’s signature song, so, what the heck, right?

I stunk. I missed words, lots of them. I got things so wrong, I finally just laughed

and told them to stop — something that’s much harder to get musicians to do than you think.

After a week of listening to almost nothing but “Santeria” in my iPod, my car and, yes, in my dreams, I was ready to hit the practice room again.

This time? Same problem, though not as bad. I’d need some last-minute cramming after we were done.

honestly couldn’t remember my own name.

I climbed up on stage with my old, rickety knees and turned to look at the crowd.

I yelled out my “Hello, Norman,” and mumbled something about turning it up to “11,” fulfilling another fantasy.

And then, boom! The song began, and I was just singing, like I always do.

I even got the words right for “Santeria,” which was my first song up. Imagine several hundred people below you, waving their hands, singing along. For

Eddie Vedder, that’s a small crowd. For a writer who’s usually stuck in an office or a dark room in front of a computer screen, it’s pretty friggin’ cool.

By the time “Man in a Box” was finished, I was drenched with sweat, glad it was over and high-fiving everyone around me.

I learned one valuable lesson. Bands work hard. It’s not easy — at all. They don’t just go up and play and sing. There’s a lot that I never understood before about the process and about what it’s like on stage.

It was an amazing opportunity, but one I’m not really in a hurry to do again. I’m no rock star. But I’ll write about them.

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sooner theatre: the studio

It’s the musical life for me The rise of The Studio and what this means for the kids

By Kendall Brown POP Editor

When Brady Bell first began acting on the stages of the Sooner Theatre, it just seemed like a fun thing to do. No one could have guessed that by age 12, the lessons he learned in the limelights of Sooner Theatre would have catipulted him into a full on career, staring alongside a major Hollywood actor in a full length feature film.

But that’s exactly what happened. This summer, Bell stared in “Just Crazy Enough” alongside former Saturday Night Live actor Chris Kattan.

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And Bell credits his time at Sooner Theatre for much of his success.

“I really like acting on film, but I don’t want to stop doing theatre either,” Bell said. “I just have had so much fun at Sooner Theatre. I’ve learned a lot.”

From just a summer camp to an area wide movement In 2003, the Sooner Theatre was “busting out at the seams” in terms of enrollment and community interest, according to Sooner Theatre Executive

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Director Jennifer Baker. So Baker assembled a group of 30 children into a performance group, just to take some pressure off the theatre itself and allow for a more educational angle.

That was eight years ago.

Now, The Studio has grown to be a community force educating more than 700 students through more than 30 summer camps, 32 school-year classes and four youth-only productions.

The classes, including Intro to Musical Theatre, Improv and Acting, Claymation, Tap, Ballet and Theatre Dance, and

Show Troupe and Ensemble, provide something for the aspiring actor, dancer and singer at any level.

“Everyone is welcome at all levels at the Sooner Theatre,” Baker said. “Yes it’s big, but there’s room for everyone to shine through one of our programs.”

Equipping students with the right tools Although Bell is one of Sooner Theatre and The Studio’s most recent success stories, he certainly isn’t the only one. The Theatre and

Studio have been churning out successful students since the very beginning.

Often, these students aren’t even old enough to own a driver’s license. But before they receive that coveted piece of transportable plastic, the Sooner Theatre and The Studio provide them with a whole other set of skills.

Confidence, poise, social skills and motivation — by the time a student walks out the doors of the studio, it is Baker and the rest of The Studio staff ’s hope that they have all of these in their tool belts.

So far, that certainly seems to be the case. Aside from Bell’s debut on the big screen, several other Studio regulars have gone on to the big time.

Ten-year-old Addison Baker recently co-starred as Flounder in “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” at the grand finale for Music Theatre of Wichita’s 40th Anniversary Season. The daughter of Jennifer Baker, she has literally grown up on stage, previously playing roles in “Annie,” “Aladdin Jr.,” “Camp Rock,” and “The Wizard of Oz.” Performing as Flounder in “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” however, gave her the chance to take her acting skills, already incredibly honed by her time at The Sooner Theatre and The Studio at the age of ten, to a broader audience outside of Oklahoma.

The cast of All Shook Up, one of The Studio’s theatre productions, caught in the middle of one of the musical’s big number songs. photo provided by Sooner Theatre

And it isn’t just the children away a student based solely on finding success thanks to The finances.

Studio. Chris Rice, who taught “We are not going to let dance at The Studio for four someone not enroll just years and choreographed because of money,” Baker countless productions for them, said. “We are a business, but recently went on to pack up his we’re still going to find a way bags for New York City to purfor someone to do it who doessue his n’t have dream of money. We becoming a have incredi“We’re training kids ble sponsors, Broadway to not only be great and we’re star.

Thanks performers, but to going to to the skills it hapbe great people,” make he honed pen for said Jennifer Baker, them.” while in Sooner Theatre Oklahoma, within two A Jamexecutive director weeks of Packed packing his Season bags, Rice had landed a job playing Baby John in the The community outreach National Tour of “West Side seems to have paid off for The Story.”

Sooner Theatre and The Studio, as their 2011-2012 seaProducing well rounded son is jam-packed with crowdstudents pleasing hits that are sure to pull the crowds in.

But for the staff of the They will be kicking off Sooner Theatre and The their season with performances Studio, it isn’t just about proof “The Secret Garden” ducing strong performings. It’s September 16 through 18 and about producing strong human 24 through 26. beings.

The production will be star“We’re training kids to not ing Addison Baker as Mary only be great performers, but to Lennox and will feature the be great people,” Baker said. renowned Thomas E. “That’s why our community Cunningham as Archibald outreach is so important. It’s Craven. not just about getting on stage Also hitting the stage this and singing and dancing, it’s season will be performances about getting out in the comof “Joseph,” “Good News,” munity and meeting people “Footloose,” and the world and sharing what we do.” premiere performance of a That community first attibrand new play, “Piggy tude carries over into how they Nation.” handle the day-to-day business For more information about side of The Studio as well. the Sooner Theatre, The Although classes come with a Studio or any of their productuition pricetag attached, tions, visit www.soonertheBaker said they will not turn atre.org or call 321-9600.

Sooner Theatre’s production of Broadway Babies. Left to right: Dylan Mattingly, Maggie Bennett, Katy Sue Robinson photo provided by Sooner Theatre

Jafar and Iago from Sooner Theatre’s production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. Left to right: Claire LaReau and Shea Fredericks photo provided by Sooner Theatre

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POP sat down with Kenny Madison this week.

An improvisational screenwriter who will make the sternest of men laugh, or at least smile.

Q: What pushed you into filmmaking?

A: I specifically remember the exact magazine that sparked my interest. I was 8-years-old and it was a magazine called “Cinescape.” There was this Stormtropper on it and the headline said “Sci-Fi goes to War.” That wasn’t the most interesting part. That part was at the end of the magazine where they had the list of all the upcoming movies.

That just boggled my mind and made me feel cool. I started reading more and more into movies.

Kenny Madison

Even as a kid, I was into movies and TV. My mom loves to tell the story about how she would just leave me in front of the TV to take a shower and I would watch Star Wars for 20 uninterrupted minutes.

I wasn’t even old to sit properly. I would just rock backwards I suppose.

When I was 12, I figured I’d try out a screenplay and wrote like 73 pages of it. Just handwritten. And nothing happens but it was science fiction and the ships were cool. And since then, I’ve known I wanted to be a screenwriter.

Q: Would you prefer to

work for film or TV? A: I think film is an easier medium to work in because it’s self contained.

As opposed to a television

series where you have characters that you have to stick with, at least with the American system, for 8 to 10 months of the year. You have to keep them fresh yet the same, which is very difficult, especially if you want to do really good writing. I love television much more because of it.

In film, you have the latitude to do incredible things, and it’s all much quicker. And much more self-contained. So I’m probably going to work with that first. By their very nature, films are much more glamorous and much more, I don’t know, less work. Television shows you have to work on it for upwards of seven years, four years I guess.

Seven years if it’s a good show, or a good run.

Q: With a love for

filmmaking, how did you get into improv?

A: Very simple, I saw a flyer on a bus stop kiosk thing. I said “hey I should do that.” I auditioned and got in. It’s as simple as that. It was the best thing I ever did. Otherwise I would have been stuck in my dorm room, watching Star Trek and crying myself to sleep.

It gave me a sense of community. I met fantastic people and went to places.

It was the most fun I’ve ever had. And I’ve been doing it since I was in grade school. In every talent show. I’ve always loved making people laugh. It feels right. I feel great when I get a laugh. I get jealous whenever other people make the laughs.

Q: Does improv and filmmaking go hand-andhand for you?

A: Yes. I feel like, to be a good filmmaker, you have to understand story and character. There is no better way to do that then through improvisational theater. I sound so pretentious saying that. But it’s true. Improv is your own instinct, and you can train

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Eric and Zach Late night: I sound like Galifianakis. an old fogie, but that’s OK cause I like my ways.

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APOLLO 18 Starring: None credited, “found footage” Rated: R What Jeff says: Another "found footage" film. Yay. Everyone excited? No? Maybe it's because these things are so hit and miss.

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New Releases • Apollo 18 — Decadesold found footage from NASA's abandoned Apollo 18 mission, where two American astronauts were sent on a secret expedition, reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon.

PG-13 (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) •The Debt — The espionage thriller begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel. R. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Seven Days in Utopia — After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric rancher. G. (Warren Theatre) • Shark Night — A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.

PG-13. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14)

Also Showing • 30 Minutes or Less — Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...R. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Cars 2 — Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

G. (Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Colombiana — A young woman, after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. Pg-13.

(Warren Theatre, Hollywood

Spotlight 14) • The Change-Up — A comedy in which a married father accidentally switches bodies with his best friend, leading to a series of wildly complex difficulties. R. (Warren Threatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Conan the Barbarian — The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to avenge the murder of his father and the slaughter of his village. R (Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Cowboys and Aliens — A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way. PG-13 (Warren Theatre) • Crazy, Stupid, Love — A father's life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.

PG-13 (Warren Theatre) • Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark — A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own. R. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Final Destination 5 — Survivors of a suspensionbridge collapse learn there's no way you can cheat Death.

R. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Fright Night — A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. R (Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Green Latern — A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Pg-13 (Robinson Crossing) • The Help — A look at what happens when a southern town's unspoken code of

rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship. PG-13 (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord’s three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again. PG-13.

(Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Kung Fu Panda 2 — Po joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon. PG. (Robinson Crossing) • Monte Carlo — Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

PG. (Robinson Crossing) • Mr. Popper’s Penguins — The life of a businessman (Jim Carrey) begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel. (Robinson Crossing) • One Day — After spending the night together on the night of their college graduation Dexter and Em are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, sometimes not, on that day. R. (Hollywood) • Our Idiot Brother — A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters. R. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Rise of the Planet of the

Apes — An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

PG-13. (Warren Threatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • The Smurfs — When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours. PG (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) • Spy Kids: All the Time in the World — A retired spy is called back into action, and to bond with her new stepchildren, she invites them along for the adventure to stop the evil Timekeeper from taking over the world. PG. (Warren Theatre, Hollywood Spotlight 14) •Super 8 — After witnessing a mysterious train crash, a group of friends in the summer of 1979 begin noticing strange happenings going around in their small town, and begin to investigate into the creepy phenomenon. PG-13 (Robinson Crossing) •Winnie the Pooh — Eyeore has lost his tail, and Winnie the Pooh and his

friends hold a contest to get him a new one. G. (Robinson Crossing) •Zookeeper — A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love -- without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious. PG. (Robinson Crossing) For Hollywood Spotlight 14 showtimes, call 5790911 or visit gohollywood.com. For Robinson Crossing 6 showtimes, call 447-1005 or visit starplexcinemas.com. For Warren Theatre showtimes, call 703-3777 or visit warrentheatres.com.

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THE DEBT (R) 1:20 4:10 6:45 9:25

no passes or supersavers

THE SMURFS 2D (PG) 1:35 4:15 7:15

APOLLO 18 (PG13) 1:55 4:45 7:30 9:50

30 MINUTES OR LESS (R) 9:45

SHARK NIGHT 2D (PG13) 1:45

ONE DAY (PG13) 1:15 3:50 6:40 9:20

SHARK NIGHT 3D (PG13) 4:35 7:20 9:40

FRIGHT NIGHT 3D (R) 1;35 4:25 7:05 9:35

THE HELP (PG13) 1:00 4:20 7:35

COLOMBIANA (PG13) 1:10 3:55 6:50 9:30

OUR IDIOT BROTHER (R) 1:40 4:30 7:25 10:05

CARS 2 2D (G) 1:00

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG13) CARS 2 3D (G) 1:50 4:25 7:10 10:00 3:40 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (R) THE CHANGE UP (R) 1:30 4:05 7:00 9:55 6:30 9:15 HARRY POTTER 2D (PG13) 1:05 4:00 6:55

SPY KIDS 4 2D (PG) 1:25 6:35

FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D (R) 10:10

SPY KIDS 4 3D (PG) 3:45 9:10

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NINE NIGHTS IN NORMAN 3 SAT

FILM & LIT, PERFORMING ARTS V I S U A L A R T S

MUSIC

2 FRI 9 p.m. — Jim Ward and Black and White Years, Opolis, $8/$12 10 p.m. — The Costanzas and The Disposables, Bluebonnet Bar, $5 10 p.m. — O Fidelis, Othello’s, Free 10 p.m. — Son Del Barrio, The Brewhouse, $5 TBA — Dorian Small and The Pidgin Band, The Deli

5 p.m. — Closing Reception for Sara Schneckloth, Lightwell Gallery, Free

7:30 p.m. — Wann Smith “WISHBONE: Oklahoma Football 1959-1985” book signing, Barnes & Noble, Free 9:30 p.m. — “The Last Man on Earth” at Movies in the Park, Santa Fe Depot, Free

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7 p.m. — David Leach Jazz Trio, Othello’s, Free TBA — Mike Hosty Solo, The Deli OKC 8 p.m. — OKC Philharmonic, Oklahoma City Community College, Free

5 MON

6 TUE

7 p.m. — Travis Linville, The Deli, Free 10 p.m. — The Damn Quails, The Deli

9 p.m. — Bloody Ol Mule, Ali Harter and John Moreland, Bluebonnet Bar, $5 TBA — The Tracy Reed Band, The Deli

7 WED pop pick

TBA — Universe City Open Mic Night, The Deli

8 THU 7 p.m. — Camille Harp, The Deli, Free 9 p.m. — Carter Sampson, Othello’s, Free 10 p.m. — Depth and Current with Static, The Deli 10 p.m. — Phalonius Funk with Red River Rebellion, The Brewhouse, $5

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8 p.m. — Oklahoma Composers Salon Concert, Sonder Music, Dance & Art, Free

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OKC: 10 a.m.

— Arts Festival Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Community College, Free

12 p.m. — Nim Chimpsky Day, Andrews Park, Free

9 FRI 8 p.m. — Stephen Tharp, University of Oklahoma Gothic Hall, $5 student/$9 adults 8 p.m. — Carrie Webber and Sarah Grote, Othello’s, Free 10 p.m. — Squad Live, The Brewhouse, $5 TBA — Montu, The Deli pop pick

7 p.m. — Abaresque, Performing Arts Studio, Free OKC: 10 a.m.

— Arts Festival Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Community College, Free

10 a.m. — Wann Smith “WISHBONE: Oklahoma Football 1959-1985” book signing, Hastings, Free 1 p.m. — Wann Smith “WISHBONE: Oklahoma Football 1959-1985” book signing, University Bookstore/Union, Free 4 p.m. — Wann Smith “WISHBONE: Oklahoma Football 1959-1985” book-signing, University Bookstore/Stadium, Free pop pick

6 p.m. — Dreamer 37: Before the Fall fashion presentation and exhibit opening, Dreamer Concepts, Free

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10 p.m. — Camille Harp, Othello’s, Free TBA — Kyle Reid, The Brewhouse, Free TBA — The Damn Quails, The Deli OKC: 7:30 p.m.

— Riders in the Sky, Oklahoma City Community College, Free

4 SUN

OKC: 10 a.m.

— Arts Festival Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Community College, Free

6 p.m. — Fingerweaving Classes, Jacobson House Native Art Center

6:30 p.m. — Art ‘a la Carte’, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Free

10 SAT 8 p.m. — OK Chamber Players, Pitman Recital Hall 10 p.m. — Ali Harter, Othello’s, Free 10 p.m. — Absence of Ink, The Brewhouse, $5 TBA — Moai Broadcast, The Deli pop pick

8 p.m. — Peelander-Z, Opolis, $10/$14

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6 p.m. — Girl Power PhotoVoice Exhibition, Studio 360, Free

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7 p.m. — Norman Studio Artists Association, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Free OKC: 7:30 p.m.

— “Superior Donuts”, Carpenter Square Theatre

OKC: 8 p.m. — “Superior Donuts”, Carpenter Square Theatre

OKC: 8 p.m. — “Superior Donuts”, Carpenter Square Theatre

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6:30 p.m. — J. Don Cook “Shooting from the Hip: Photographs and Essays” book signing, Performing Arts Studio, Free

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8 p.m. — OKC Improv, Ghostlight Theater, $10

EVENT SUBMISSIONS OKC: Sundown — Fireworks, Oklahoma City Community College, Free

Friday, Sept., 2, 2011

To get your show or event in POP’s Nine Nights calendar, send the event name, time, date, location and admission price to pop@normantranscript.com.

Weekly deadline is noon Tuesdays.

OKC: 10 a.m.

— Septemberfest, Governor’s Mansion and Oklahoma History Center, Free

patrons: dustbowl arts and music festival

Chrome Pony performing at the Dustbowl Arts Market kick-off party, Aug. 26 on the OU campus.

Stephen Tyler Holman listening to Chrome Pony at the Dustbowl Arts Market's opening show Aug. 26.

Boyd Littell at the Dustbowl Arts Market opening evening concert.

Broncho warming up the Dustbowl Arts Market's party Aug. 26 south of the OU student union.

Photos by Doug Hill Friday, Sept., 2, 2011

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