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• friday • april 23 • 2010

also inside: NMF band bios • ‘Urbania’ tests truths of urban legends • ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ a rolling hit • ‘Waiting for Lefty’ premiers tonight

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friday, april 23, 2010

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COVER ART: from left Klipspringer, Ghosts of Monkshood, Dead Sea Choir and Off Boyd Jazz Band are some of the bands set to perform at the Norman Music Festival this weekend. (cover photos provided)

‘Urbania’ tests truths of urban legends

By Mary Anne Hemp

Mary Anne Hempe

Forgotten Video

You’ve heard the story. A guy meets a girl in a bar, goes home with her, and the next thing he knows he’s waking up in a bathtub full of ice water minus a kidney. It’s an urban legend, of course, a myth that never happened. Or maybe it did. In the world of “Urbania” (2000), Jon Shear’s impressive directorial debut, anything is possible.

The story takes place in New York, where we meet Charlie (“Chasing Amy’s” Dan Futterman) an anonymous office worker slowly going crazy from grief. His partner, Chris (Matt Keeslar) has been gone for five months and Charlie isn’t handling the traumatic loss at all well. Seeing old friends only reminds him of Chris, so he rarely ventures out.

There’s no one to talk to so Charlie’s anger has no place to go. Worse, he’s hardly slept a wink since the “incident,” and as a result, he’s no longer sure what’s real and what’s not. Take the urban legends, for instance. As a city dweller, Charlie’s heard them all.

They always happened to a friend of a friend of a friend; the lady who microwaved her dog; the busy mom

Forgotten Video who drove off in her car with her baby still on the hood; the guy who took a girl back to his place for a night of wild unprotected sex, only to wake up to the words “Welcome to the World of AIDS” written in lipstick on his bedroom mirror.

They’re ridiculous, but lately Charlie’s starting to believe there might be some truth there. Why not create an urban legend about a gay man’s grief and his ultimate revenge?

And why not make it completely true?

One night, unable to endure the solitude of his apartment any more, Charlie embarks on an odyssey through the city to find the one man he feels he has a “connection” with.

He only saw the guy once, but that was enough. Charlie will never forget his face — or the big tattoo on his arm. After a night of bizarre encounters with a number of weird and tragic people (all with outrageous stories to tell) Charlie finally finds what he was looking for — the tattooed man, whose name is Sam

Films playing at Warren Theatre NEW RELEASES: • The Back-up Plan: Jennifer Lopez stars in this comedy-oferrors as Zoe, a single woman tired of waiting for the right man in order to become a mother. On the day she opts for artificial insemination, she meets Stan, a guy that could be the one she’s waiting for. PG-13.

• The Losers: Members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit are sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. When they find themselves the target of a betrayal, they make plans to get even. PG-13.

• Oceans: Pierce Brosnan narrates the documentary about the vanishing wonders of the subaquatic world. G.

NOW SHOWING: • Alice in Wonderland 2D/3D: The Disney remake of the classic tale of a naive girl named Alice and her accidental journey through a strange land. PG. • Clash of the Titans 2D/3D: “Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier remakes the 1981 adventure about the quests Perseus carries out for the gods in order to win the imprisoned princess Andromeda. PG-13.

• Date Night: Steve Carell and Tina Fey star in the comedy about a couple that is mistaken for a pair of thieves that a number of people want out of the picture. PG-13.

• Death at a Funeral: This Chris Rock-produced film follows a family trying to respectfully bury

the patriarch despite the bitter family drama. R. • Hot Tub Time Machine: Four friends find themselves back in 1986 at a ski resort where they used to party after they enter a magical jacuzzi. R. • How to Train Your Dragon 2D/3D: A young Viking who grows up in a society that hunts dragons happens to become the owner of one, finding out that there’s more to the creature than he thought he knew. PG. • Kick-Ass: Dave Lizewski wasn’t bitten by a spider. He can’t fly or disappear. But he wants to be a superhero. His comic-book inspired attempts to fight crime lead others to follow his idea and take on a superhero persona. R.

( James Simon). Sam turns out to be a violent, gay-hating creep, which is just what Charlie needs for a story that will live on forever.

“Urbania” unfolds almost like a dream; like Charlie, we’re never quite sure of what’s going on until the end. It’s a disturbing, funny, strange and scary little movie, filled with wonderful performances. Dan Futterman, who would go on to cowrite the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “Capote” is excellent as Charlie. James Simon makes a great sleazeball, and Alan Cumming is a scene-stealer as poor, pathetic Brett.

While “Urbania’s” cast of characters is almost entirely made up of gay men, this isn’t a movie about being gay. “Urbania” is about dealing with grief; it just happens to use gay men to tell the story. That said, our sensitive viewers should be aware that while there are no graphic sex scenes, there are kissing scenes and one rather personal (although discrete) sexual scene that some may find offensive.

You can find “Urbania” (rated R for sexual situations and language) at Hastings. Check it out!

Films playing at Robinson Crossing • Avatar: A band of humans are pitted against a distant planet’s indigenous population.

PG-13.

• Cop Out: Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan play two NYPD partners seeking to solve a case dealing with a stolen, rare baseball card. R. • Crazy Heart: Bad Blake is a traveling country musician with a rough past. He meets Jean, a writer, who helps him to understand who he is under all his baggage. R. • Green Zone: As Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller searched the Iraqi desert for weapons of mass destruction, he finds traces of cover-up on both sides of the conflict. R. • Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: Accident-prone teenager Percy is in for a shock — he’s the son of Poseidon. When he learns that Zeus’s lightning has been stolen he sets out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. PG.

E-mail Mary Anne Hemp at forgottenvideo@hotmail.com.

Films playing at Hollywood Spotlight NEW RELEASES: • The Back-up Plan: Jennifer Lopez stars in this comedy-oferrors as Zoe, a single woman tired of waiting for the right man in order to become a mother. On the day she opts for artificial insemination, she meets Stan, a guy that could be the one she’s waiting for. PG-13.

• The Losers: Members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit are sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. When they find themselves the target of a betrayal, they make plans to get even. PG-13.

NOW PLAYING: • Alice in Wonderland 3D:The Disney remake of the classic tale of a naive girl named Alice and her

accidental journey through a strange land. PG. • Clash of the Titans 2D/3D: “Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier remakes the 1981 adventure about the quests Perseus carries out for the gods in order to win the imprisoned princess Andromeda. PG-13.

• Death at a Funeral:The Chris Rock-produced film follows a family trying to respectfully bury the patriarch despite the bitter family drama. R. • Date Night: Steve Carell and Tina Fey star in the comedy about a couple that is mistaken for a pair of thieves that a number of people want out of the picture. PG-13.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid:The film follows middle school student Greg Heffley throughout the

course of one academic year as he tries to survive being a pre-teen.

PG. • Hot Tub Time Machine: Four friends find themselves back in 1986 at a ski resort where they used to party after they enter a magical jacuzzi. R. • How to Train Your Dragon 3D: A young Viking who grows up in a society that hunts dragons happens to become the owner of one, finding out that there’s more to the creature than he thought he knew. PG. • Kick-Ass: Dave Lizewski wasn’t bitten by a spider. He can’t fly or disappear. But he wants to be a superhero. His comic-book inspired attempts to fight crime lead others to follow his idea and take on a superhero persona. R.

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friday, april 23, 2010

Music to fill Norman this weekend pop staff The Norman Music Festival will take place this weekend in downtown Norman. The streets will be closed only Sunday, but Saturday will see more than 94 bands play throughout the day.

Below is information on some of the bands to play at the festival.

Post Arcadia Norman-based Post Arcadia is where folk writing meets country rock, without the twang. With influences like the Eagles, the Jayhawks and Counting Crows, the four-piece band is selfdefined as vintage country folk rock. Band members include Michael Bendure on guitar and vocals, Seth McDonald on guitar and vocals, Chad Crow on bass and Tyler Walker on cajon and percussion.

Post Arcadia will release their first album 2 p.m.

Sunday at Michelangelo’s as part of the Norman Music Festival.

Dead Sea Choir (Main Stage band) Since the release of their

debut album “Thin One the Red One” in January 2009, Tulsa-based Dead Sea Choir have continued their ongoing evolution as a band of enormous and conflicting ideas. To describe their music as dichotomous would be an understatement — the band, anchored by vocalist/songwriter and producer Costa Stasinopoulos, specializes in grandiose art rock that is at once uncompromising and accessible to the masses.

The band re-entered the studio this year to begin work on their sophomore album.

Ghosts of Monkshood The band is a psychedelic rock group from Norman that started in 2003 as an experimental recording project between its founders and songwriters Chase Spivey and Chris McDaniel. When performing they are joined by Brian Adair on bass, Tanya Felter on viola and keyboards and Todd Plunkett on drums.

They have released five self-produced albums and performed hundreds of shows across the midwest.

Trevor Galvin on sax and Chris Schroeder on Trumpet, The Off Boyd Jazz Band plays the music they love with a passion.

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Norman-based Post Arcadia will perform at this weekend’s Norman Music Festival.

Gentle Ghost (Main Stage band) Gentle Ghost is a sixpiece indie-rock powerhouse that hails from Norman. Their sound is simultaneously enormous and delicate; for every wave of raucous feedback and distortion there is an accouterments of whisperplucked piano keys and guitar strings.

Gentle Ghost will celebrate the April 17 release of their debut LP “Family,” released on Oklahomanative label Nice People. The

album can be picked up at local independent record stores, bandcamp.com and iTunes.

Off Boyd Jazz Band The music you hear that sticks in your ears. That’s what you’ll get from the Off Boyd Jazz Band. They play to your ears, to your heart and to your soul. The band soothes with soulful ballads, excites with upbeat bee bop and swings the night away.

Composed of vocalist Laura Wiederhoeft, guitarist Kyle Reid, Bassist David Hickey,

Jacob Abello Less than a year ago Jacob Abello seemingly appeared out of nowhere upon the Oklahoma music scene, but that hasn’t stopped him or his debut album “Nothing But Gold” from garnering much-warranted attention.

Abello’s songs range in theme and mood from quiet, contemplative mornings to late night, raucous dance parties. Tying it all together is Abello’s youthful exuberance and intimated naivete, spilled over the album in the form of a shining voice.

Abello released “Gold” in October to a sold out show in Norman.

Cecada Cecada borrows elements from folk, country, indie rock and dream pop to create music that is earthy and ethereal. Well before their “Fog at Midnight” EP was self-released, the band established itself as a formidable presence in Tulsa

as their hypnotic live performances caused fans and press alike to sit up and take notice.

After a period of live performing, the band retreated from the local radar to begin writing and recording their full-length debut at Norman’s Blackwatch Studio. The album, tentatively titled “Nothing Known Unseen,” benefits from the production guidance of seasoned studio engineer Michael Trepagnier.

The album is set to be released independently sometime this fall.

Brine Webb In his music and his lyrics, one can hear Brine Webb being enthralled by the mystery of life, and as much as he seems to want to solve it and be at ease with it, he seems even more terrified by it. He is wrapping up production of his full-length record.

Klipspringer One guy hits things. One guy keys things. Two guys strum things. Everyone yells things. Everyone kisses differently.

‘Driving Miss Daisy’ drives straight into heart of matters

By Johnnie-Margaret McConnell pop reviewer

Lyric theatre’s current production of Alfred Uhry’s “Driving Miss Daisy” reminds us that friendships are not born, but made over time. And, as for most of us, they develop before we ever realize they exist.

Guy Stroman directs Darrie Lawrence, Keith Johnson and Christopher

Harrod in the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning play, which was adapted by Uhry for the screen, winning the 1989 Academy Award for Best Picture featuring Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd. “Driving Miss Daisy” is the first play in Uhry’s Atlanta Trilogy about Jewish residents in early 20th century Atlanta, Georgia.

Darrie Lawrence returns to Lyric as Daisy Werthan, a 72year old Jewish widow who

refuses to let go of her independence without a fight.

Crashing yet another car, Daisy’s son Boolie, played by Harrod, puts his foot down and takes the keys until he can find her a chauffeur.

Daisy initially refuses to accept Hoke Colburn as her driver, but eventually takes Hoke’s bait to drive her down to the Piggly Wiggly for a few necessities.

Last Friday’s performance was filled with laughter

thanks to Lawrence, Johnson and Harrod’s portrayals of their respective strong-willed characters. Johnson and Harrod’s salary negotiation exchange highlights the many moments of humor throughout the play.

This one-act play, running at 1 hour and 40 minutes, flies thanks to Lawrence and Johnson’s ability to draw you into their developing friendship through actions of Daisy’s growing trust and

subtle changes in posture and movement that mark the passing of time. “Driving Miss Daisy” is a mosaic of small exchanges within the car, at Daisy’s house and Boolie’s factory without a single set change. Whether frozen for a moment to end a scene or merely pausing to allow time to elapse, Barton Wells’ lighting design helps viewers move through time and shift between scenes with the use of silhouettes and

mood music at the end of each scene.

“Driving Miss Daisy” runs through Sunday with shows 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16th Street in Oklahoma City.Tickets are $40.

For tickets visit www.lyrictheatreokc.com, call 524-9312 or in person at 1727 NW 16th St, Oklahoma City.

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On the cover Downtown Norman to be filled with the sounds of music pop staff The following is a schedule by times for the Norman Music Festival .The festival will be this weekend in downtown.

Friday schedule • Short films/footage about famous Oklahoma musicians: 8 p.m. — Dreamer stage

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Love Button will perform 10 p.m. Saturday at the Michelangelo’s stage during the NMF.

Keep it at home Weapons, fireworks, explosives or illegal substances, unauthorized/unlicensed/unapproved vending and glass materials are now allowed. Carts, large backpacks, tents and coolers are also prohibited along with outside food and drink, with the exception of bottled water.

Take it with you • Chairs — allowed until 6 p.m.

• Pets — allowed until 6 p.m., with the exception of service animals which are allowed throughout the festival.

Saturday schedule • Groovefest Fundriaser Show: noon to 4 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Tip—Top Secrets: 1 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • White Girls: 2 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • Easy Lovers: 2:30 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • Flourish: 2 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Copperheads: 3:20 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • Zombie vs. Shark: 3 p.m — Bill and Dees stage • Gang Starr Museum: 4:10 p.m. — Guestroom Records Stage • Plaid Rabbit: 4 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Slam poetry: 5 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Bungalouski: 5:45 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Wild Moccasins: 5 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Farrel Droke: 5 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Tod J. Barrett: 5:30 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Anthony Nagid Quartet: 5 p.m. — Sonder stage

• Boom Bang: 5:10 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • Blues/jazz session with the Stumblers: 6:45 p.m.— Dreamer stage • Bloody Ol Mule: 6 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Berkeley to DC: 6:30 p.m. — Red Room stage • Student Film: 6 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Kite Flying Robot: 6 p.m. — Opolis stage • John Houser: 6 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Jim Madsen: 6:30 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Miracord: 6 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Off Boyd Jazz: 6 p.m. — Sonder stage • Sh*tty Awesome: 6:05 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • Daniel Welcher: 7 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Son del Barrio: 7 p.m. — Latin stage • Blaise (satellite stage): 7 p.m. — Red Room stage • Saturday Sirens: 7:20 p.m. — Red Room stage • A Picture of the World: 7:50 p.m. — Red Room stage • Stephen Rawlings: 7 p.m. — Sooner Theater stage • Junebug Spade: 7 p.m. — Opolis stage • Tracy Reed: 7 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Russell Kabir: 7:30 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Lost at Sea: 7 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Jesse Aycock: 7:15 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Ivan Pena Trio: 7 p.m. — Sonder stage

• Psychedelic Horsesh*t: 7 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • P.O.T.E: 8 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Oklahoma Electronic Music Consortium: 8 p.m. to midnight — Dreamer stage • John Calvin: 8 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Tekumbe: 8:15 p.m. — Latin stage • Unmarked Cars: 8:10 p.m. — Red Room stage • J-Matic: 8: 40 p.m. — Red Room stage • Traindodge: 8 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Locust Avenue: 8 p.m. — Opolis stage • Katie Mariah: 8 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Mike “Walker Run: Giroux: 8:30 p.m.

— Michelangelo’s stage • Mama Sweet: 8 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Beau Jennings: 8 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Chase Pagan: 8:45 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Far Beyond: 8 p.m. — Sonder stage • Indian Jewelry: 8 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • ethios4: 9 p.m. — Dreamer studio • Brad Fielder: 9 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Social Klash: 9:30 p.m. — Latin stage • The City Lives: 9 p.m. — Red Room stage • BradChad Porter: 9:30 p.m. — Red Room stage

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Brewhouse stage • The Red Alert: 1 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Cecada: 1:45 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Norman Music Institute showcase: 1 p.m. — Little Rockers stage • Jabee: 2:30 p.m. — Main stage • Palit: 2 p.m. — Dreamer stage • The Hillbenders: 2 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • SmallWolf: 2 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Radio Deception: 2 p.m. — Red Room stage • Fate Lions: 2 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Charles Martin: 2 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Dorothy Alexander: 2:30 p.m.

— Spoken Word stage • Debris’: 2 p.m. — Opolis stage • The Toothman: 2:45 p.m. — Opolis stage • Post Arcadia: 2 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • The Lily Guild: 2 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Marcy Priest: 2:30 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Balcum Rancum Puppetry: 2 p.m. — Little Rockers stage • Grupo Fantasma: 3:30 p.m.

— Main stage • Lands Bejeweled: 3 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Hosty: 3 p.m. — Jagermeister stage

• Hector Backwoods: 3 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Venus Bogardus: 3 p.m. — Red Room stage • Pretty Black Chains: 3 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Poetry Slam Round 2: 3 p.m.

— Spoken Word stage • Melissa May: 3:30 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Brother Bear: 3:30 p.m. — Opolis stage • Dante and The Hawks: 3 p.m.

— Michelangelo’s stage • Green Corn Revival: 3 p.m.

— Brewhouse stage • Paul Benjamin: 3:15 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • The Studio of the Sooner Theatres showcase: 3 p.m. — Little Rocker stage • Tiger Blood: 4 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Li’l Cap’n Travis: 4 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • The Rum Fellows: 4 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Hiphopotamus: 4 p.m. — Red Room stage • Fiawna Forte: 4 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Rob Sturma: 4 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Marty Peercy: 4:30 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Ghost of Monkshood: 4:30 p.m. — Opolis stage • Dustin Prinz: 4 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage

• Maggie McClure: 4 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Brine Webb: 4 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • OK Sweetheart: 4:45 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Sugar Free Allstars: 4 p.m. — Little Rockers stage • Edan with guest Dagha: 5 p.m. — Main stage • Dylan Hammett: 5 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Those Darlins: 5 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • Psychotic Reaction: 5 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • 8 Bit Cynics: 5 p.m. — Red Room stage • Jacob Abello: 5 p.m. —Sooner Theatre stage • Nathan Brown: 5:30 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Deerpeople: 5:30 p.m. — Opolis stage • Chad Dorough: 5 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Ali Harter: 5 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • The Orbans: 5:30 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Sonder Music, Dance and Art showcase: 5 p.m. — Little Rockers stage • The Sword: 6:30 p.m. — Main stage • Resident Funk: 6 p.m. — Dreamer stage • The Gourds: 6 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • Miss Blues: 6 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Scales of Motion: 6 p.m. — Red Room stage • Unwed Sailor: 6 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage

friday, april 23, 2010 • Greg Rodgers: 6 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Poetry Slam Round 3: 6:30 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Sherree Chamberlain: 6 p.m.

— Brewhouse stage • OU Steel Drum Band: 6 p.m.

— Little Rockers stage • Camille Harp: 7 p.m. — Dreamer stage • James McMurty: 7 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • The Panda Resistance: 7 p.m.

— Bill and Dees stage • Algebra: 7 p.m. — Red Room stage • The Non plus Cloud Collission Orchestra: 7 p.m.

Sooner Theatre stage • Open mic: 7 p.m.— Spoken Word stage • Audra Mae: 7 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Electric Six: 8 p.m. — Main stage • Eagle claw: 8 p.m. — Red Room stage • Dirty Projectors: 9:30 p.m. — Main stage • Leon Russell: 9 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • Broncho: 11:15 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • The Workweek: midnight — Blackwatch Studios stage • Chrome Pony with Crystal Vision: 12:45 a.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • DJs: 1:30 a.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage

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Sunday schedule • Tom Crider: 11 a.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Matt Stratton: 11:30 a.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Gentle Ghost: noon — Main stage • Mayola: 12:50 p.m. — Main stage • Loss of Season: noon — Dreamer stage • Brian Blackwood: 12:30 p.m.

— Dreamer stage • Queen of Monroe: noon — Jagermeister stage • Poetry Slam Round 1a: noon — Spoken Word stage • David Slemmons: 12:30 p.m.

— Spoken Word stage • Brother Gruesome: 12:30 p.m. — Opolis stage • Gregg Standridge and Robert Bartlett: noon — Michelangelo’s stage • The Candyguns: noon — Brewhouse stage • The Boy Modern: 12:15 p.m.

— Blackwatch Studios stage • McMichael Music showcase: noon — Little Rockers stage • Dead Sea Choir: 1:40 p.m. — Main stage • Never Satisfied: 1 p.m. — Dreamer concept • Chuck Allen Floyd: 1 p.m. — Jagermeister stage • Extra Ginger: 1 p.m.— Bill and Dees stage • Quantum Turbo: 1 p.m. — Red Room stage • Alex and the Anders: 1 p.m.

— Sooner Theatre stage • Joshua Garrett: 1 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Poetry Slam Round 1b: 1:30 p.m. — Spoken Word stage • Euclid Crash: 1:15 p.m. — Opolis stage • Daddy Love: 1 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Wondernaut: 1 p.m. —

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• Dan Skaggs: 9:40 p.m. — Red Room stage • Griff Pippin: 9:45 p.m. — Red Room stage • Spencer Hicks: 9:50 p.m. — Red Room stage • Stan Silliman: 9:55 p.m. — Red Room stage • Tony Romanello & the Black Jackets: 9 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Depth & Current: 9 p.m. — Opolis stage • Shane Henry: 9 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Klipspringer: 9 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Radiant: 9:30 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Circe: 9 p.m. — Sonder stage • Stuffies: 9 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • Love Collector: 9:50 p.m. — Guestroom Records stage • DJ Steve Morton: 10 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Whales and Purple: 10 p.m.

— Bill and Dees stage • Leah Kayajanian: 10:05 p.m.

— Red Room stage • Cameron Buchholtz: 10:15 p.m. — Red Room stage • Kristin Rand: 10:20 p.m. — Red Room stage • T.R. DeGraw: 10:30 p.m. — Red Room stage • Derek Smith: 10:40 p.m. — Red Room stage • Rainbows are Free: 10 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Hush Hush Commotion: 10 p.m. — Opolis stage • Anvil Salute: 10 p.m. — Michelangelo’s stage • Love Button: 10 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • The Burning Hotels: 10:15 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Dikes of Holland: 10:40 p.m.

— Guestroom Records stage • Sick Nick: 11 p.m. — Dreamer stage • Bulletproof Tiger: 11 p.m. — Bill and Dees stage • Evangelicals: 11 p.m. — Sooner Theatre stage • Colourmusic: 11 p.m. — Opolis stage • Z’ebra: 11 p.m. — Brewhouse stage • Odis: 11 p.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Bear Colony: 11: 45 p.m. —

Blackwatch Studios stage • Venditos: midnight — Bill and Dees stage • Octopus Project: midnight — Opolis stage • MONTU: midnight — Brewhouse stage • Ishi: 12:30 a.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage • Pidgin Band: 1 a.m. — Dreamer stage • Native Lights: 1:15 a.m. — Blackwatch Studios stage

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ROBOTMAN & MONTY® by Jim Meddick

‘Waiting for Lefty’ premiers tonight

By Michael Bendure Special to pop

A 1930s play known for its political message and audience participation is hitting the stage at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art today.The University of Oklahoma School of Drama and the FJJMA are collaborating to present a free staged reading of Clifford Odets’s 1935 drama, “Waiting for Lefty,” at 6 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium.The performance is open to the public.

Based on an actual 1934 strike by the New York City cab drivers’ union, “Waiting for Lefty” dramatizes the debate that led to the strike.

The drivers’ desire for higher wages is tempered by the fear they might be labeled Communists or “Reds,” and much of the play anticipates the arrival of their appointed leader, Lefty Costello, whom they hope will resolve the disagreement.

Students from the OU

FYI The University of Oklahoma School of Drama and the FJJMA are collaborating to present a free staged reading of Clifford Odets’s 1935 drama, “Waiting for Lefty,” at 6 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. The performance is open to the public.

drama department will portray the characters in the play, with Lee Neibert as Harry Fatt, a labor union leader; Jacob Buchanan as Joe, a taxi driver;Taylor Schackmann as Edna, Joe’s wife; Joseph Hines as Miller, a lab assistant; Mitchell Reid as Fayette, an industrialist; Jack Welborn as Sid, a young hack; and Lindsay Sawyer as Florrie, his girl. Kyle Bradford

plays both Dr. Barnes and the dramaturg/narrator, with Conner Wilson as Dr. Benjamin,Turner Beal as Agate and Robert Woods and Colin Ryan as voices in the crowd, “union muscle” and miscellaneous roles.

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Remember Me PG13 12:30 2:45 5:00 7:25 9:40 Avatar in 2-D PG13 12:45 4:00 8:00 Percy Jackson & The Olympians PG 1:00 7:00 Valentine’s Day PG13 4:05 9:25

The Crazies R 12:40 2:55 5:10 7:20 9:20 Cop Out R 12:35 5:05 9:35 Green Zone R 2:50 7:15 The Book of Eli R 12:55 7:05 Crazy Heart R 4:10 9:30

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POP’S

SOCIAL CALENDAR

FRIDAY

23 Adam “Mr. Piano” Ledbetter, Solo/Piano, 6:30 p.m., Othello’s

APRIL/MAY

President’s Festival of the Arts, 8 p.m., Reynolds Performing Arts Center, $8, School of Dance and Music

SATURDAY

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Comedy Tourcation, Ghostlight Theatre Club, 3110 N. Walker, 8 p.m.

Norman Music Festival, various places downtown Norman Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, downtown Oklahoma City, near Myriad Gardens, through tomorrow Lions Club Carnival, James Garner Ave., 6 p.m. to close

Lions Club Carnival, James Garner Ave., 6 p.m. to close

30 Friends of the Norman Library Better Books Sale, 6-9 p.m., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1, 1-5 p.m. May 2., Norman Public Library, 225. N. Webster.

May Fair Arts Festival begins, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Andrews Park, free

Diamond Rio, Riverwind Casino, 8 p.m., $22-32

Norton Visiting Artist Concert Series, Spencer Myer, pianist, 8 p.m., Sharp Concert Hall, $8 A Chorus Line, OU School of Musical Theatre and University Theatre, 8 p.m.

Bandwagon Blues Night, Hidden Castle, 8 p.m., 1309 SW 24th Ave 2010 Rose Rock Music Festival, Noble, through May 2

25 Lorraine Ernest, 8 p.m., Petree Recital Hall, Oklahoma City University, 2501 N. Blackwelder Ave., Oklahoma City

89er Day Parade, 10 a.m. from Norman High School to Comanche on E. Main St., free

Last Band Standing (Battle of the Bands), 7 p.m., The Hidden Castle, Southwest 24th Ave.

“Rockin’ on the Range” ‘89er Day Activity, Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 6-10 p.m., free

SUNDAY

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Norman Music Festival, various places downtown Norman Bluegrass and Traditional Music Festival and Chili Cook-off, 12- 6 p.m., Ruth Updegraff Park, 508 N. Peters

May Fair Arts Festival, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Andrews Park, free John Fullbright, 7 p.m., Cobblestone Creek Concerts, $15 cobblestonecreekconcerts.com Spring Rock N’Roll Garage Sale and Show, OKC’s historic 66 Bowl, 3810 N.W. 39th St., noon to 8 p.m., free

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TUESDAY 27

Artwork of Douglas Shaw Elder and Elyse Bogart on display at Firehouse Arts Center through April 30, free, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m

WEDNESDAY 28

The Mean Spirits and Spendrift, the Deli Bruce “Lefty” Remy, 8 p.m., Libby’s Cafe, 111 N. Main, Goldsby

Jamie Henderson, Robert Davis and Eyakem Gulilat showing work at the Mainsite Contemporary Art Gallery through May 6, 122/123 E. Main St., 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

THURSDAY 29 Chuck Allen Floyd, the Deli Hannah and Jordan, Singer/Songwriter, 7 p.m., Othello’s The Matt Boggs Band, Country/Rock, 9 p.m. $5 cover, The Brewhouse

President’s Festival of the Arts, 3 p.m., Sharp Concert Hall, $8, School of Music OU Symphony Orchestr and Combined Choirs Medieval Film Series, Kingdom of Heaven, 3 p.m., Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, free

2 A Chorus Line, OU School of Musical Theatre and University Theatre, Rupel J. Jones Theatre, 8 p.m.

MONDAY

May Fair Arts Festival, 11 .m. to 5 p.m., Andrews Park, free Medieval Film Series, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 3 p.m., Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, free A Chorus Line, OU School of Musical Theatre and University Theatre, Rupel J. Jones Theatre, 3 p.m.

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Travis Linville, happy hour, 7 p.m., Deli, free

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“Revisiting the New Deal: Government Patronage and the Fine Arts, 1933-1943” exhibit, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, ends May 9, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., free today

Dustin Prinz and Anna Lisa Kinder, Singer/ Songwriter, 9 p.m., $5 cover, Brewhouse

6 Katie Stevens, Rick Jawsun, Joe D., Christophe acoustic, The Hidden Castle, 1309 SW 24th Ave. A Chorus Line, OU School of Musical Theatre and University Theatre, Rupel J. Jones Theatre, 8 p.m.

Sam Noble Museum 10 year anniversary, free admission, 1-5 p.m., 2401 Chautauqua Ave.

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