pop - April 9, 2010 by The Norman Transcript

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Aiming for epic • friday • april 9 • 2010

also inside: More band bios for Norman Music Festival • Mary Anne Hempe enters ‘The Dead Zone’ • Arts Festival Oklahoma sends out call to artists • NAC Community-KickStART set for tonight • Stephen Pointer Band busy paying its dues • Darvay exhibit opens tonight

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‘The Dead Zone’ falls in line By Mary Anne Hempe

Mary Anne Hempe

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COVER ART: Eden Sharmaine is a big band and their current line-up represents experience playing in 13 other separate outfits. (cover photo provided)

Horror and sci-fi movies might be popular with the public, but when it comes to the Oscars, they don’t get much respect. Other than sound and special effects, there have been few Academy Award nominations for the beloved genres in the major categories, despite a wealth of worthy candidates. The snubs bugged Dr. Donald A. Reed, a noted film historian who felt that these amazing movies should be properly recognized. So in 1972, Reed founded the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, a non-profit corporation that has awarded the “Saturn” to classic movies like “Alien,” “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” “Back to the Future,” and David Cronenberg’s “The Dead Zone” (1983). Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) is a happy man. He still lives in the same small Maine town he grew up in, where he teaches literature at the local high school (coincidentally, he’s lecturing about the Headless Horseman in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” during his first scene; in 1999, Walken would play that very part in Tim Burton’s “Sleepy Hollow”). Johnny is engaged to his longtime sweetheart, Sarah (Brooke Adams), a fellow teacher, and remains close to his

Forgotten Video elderly parents, Herb and Vera (Sean Sullivan and Jackie Burroughs). He’s looking forward to a bright future — until a car accident ruins everything. After a collision with a milk truck, Johnny is left in a coma that lasts five years. When he wakes up, his job is gone, he can’t walk and Sarah is married with a baby boy.Then there are the visions. When a nurse comes in to check on him, Johnny suddenly grabs her arm and tells her to race home — her house is on fire and her daughter is inside. Johnny can actually see the burning house and the terrified child.The psychic heads-up allows the nurse to save her daughter in time, and news of Johnny’s strange new ability quickly spreads. Fame is the last thing Johnny wants. He doesn’t know where this “talent” came from and refuses to use it again, not even to help local Sheriff George Bannerman (Tom Skerritt) solve a string of murders. With the help of his dedicated doctor Sam Weizak (Herbert Lom), Johnny learns to walk again, and moves to another town to hide from the media. He works as a tutor, seeing

Films playing at Warren Theatre NEW RELEASES: • Date Night: Steve Carell and Tina Fey star in this comedy about a couple that is mistaken for a pair of thieves that a number of people want out of the picture. PG-13. • Letters to God: A young boy who is diagnosed with cancer writes letters to God about his confusion and faith.The letters touch many members of the community, including a substitute mailman. PG. NOW SHOWING: • Alice in Wonderland 3D:The Disney remake of the classic tale of a naive girl named Alice and accidental journey through a strange land. PG. • Diary of a Wimpy Kid:This film follows middle school student

Greg Heffley throughout the course of one academic year as he tries to survive being a pre-teen. 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. • 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. • The Bounty Hunter: Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler play Milo and Nicole, a divorced couple. Milo is delighted to throw his bailskipping ex-wife, a journalist, in jail, but the task proves harder than he imagined as Nicole tries to avoid jail in order to crack a murder case. PG13. • The Last Song: Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, Miley Cyrus stars as a teenager trying to reconnect with her father after her parents’ divorce. PG. • Tyler Perry’s Why Did I get Married Too? This sequel reunited the cast from “Why Did I Get Married?” for a week-long vacation where the couple’s issues come to light. PG-13.

students in his apartment and rarely venturing out. Johnny won’t be able to hide forever, though. Like it or not, his visions keep coming, showing him scenes of an apocalyptic future only he will be able to change. In addition to winning the Saturn for Best Pic in 1984, “The Dead Zone” also picked up nominations for Walken, Cronenberg and screenwriter Jeffrey Boam. Walken is a great Johnny; while the legendary character actor is famous for playing bad guys, he proves he’s just as wonderful as a sympathetic character. It was Walken’s idea for director Cronenberg to fire a .357 Magnum offcamera during his “vision” scenes; the shock of the shots made him flinch and shake, adding to the overall weirdness. Martin Sheen is excellent as the creepy Greg Stillson and the late Colleen Dewhurst has a brief but memorable scene as a criminally overprotective mother. “The Dead Zone” proved to be so popular that TV producers ignored the movie’s ending (which was faithful to Stephen King’s novel) and brought “The Dead Zone” to the small screen, where it enjoyed a five-year run with Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny. You can find “The Dead Zone” (rated R) for free at hulu.com. Check it out!

Films playing at Robinson Crossing • Avatar — A band of humans are pitted against a distant planet’s indigenous population. PG-13. • 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. • Dear John: When on leave, soldier John Tyree falls for college student Savannah Curtis, who is on her spring break.The two carry on their relationship through letters as John faces seven years of deployment. PG13. • 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. • The Book of Eli: Denzel Washington stars in this futuristic, apocalyptic movie as a man fighting to bring America back from the wasteland it has become. R.

Films playing at Hollywood Spotlight NEW RELEASES: • Date Night: Steve Carell and Tina Fey star in this comedy about a couple that is mistaken for a pair of thieves that a number of people want out of the picture. PG-13. • Letters to God: A young boy who is diagnosed with cancer writes letters to God about his confusion and faith. The letters touch many members of the community, including a substitute mailman. PG. 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. • Avatar in 3D: A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet’s indigenous population. PG-13. • Clash of the Titans 2D/3D:

PG-13. “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. • Diary of a Wimpy Kid:This film follows middle school student Greg Heffley throughout the course of one academic year as he tries to survive being a pre-teen. PG. • 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. • 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. • The Bounty Hunter: Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler play Milo and Nicole, a divorced couple. Milo is delighted to throw his bailskipping ex-wife, a journalist, in jail, but the task proves harder than he imagined as Nicole tries to avoid jail in order to crack a murder case. PG-13. • The Last Song- Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, Miley Cyrus stars as a teenager trying to reconnect with her father after her parents’ divorce. PG.

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Music festival expected to rock Norman April 24-25 for the instrumental project came into being while Ford was still writing with Seattle luminaries Roadside Monument. Pulling toward a bass guitar-oriented sound, the songs he had begun to craft did not fully feel right for Roadside Monument, thus the unbeknownst predestined forming of Unwed Sailor. The band has since been relocated and based out of cities across the United States. The band expects to release a full-length album in 2010.

pop staff The Norman Music Festival will take place April 24-25 in downtown Norman. The streets will be closed only on Sunday, but Saturday will see more than 32 bands play throughout the day. Below is information on some of the bands to play Sunday at the festival. Look for a complete list in future issues of pop. Brother Gruesome In 2004, a priest shot himself in the middle of a field in rural Oklahoma. Todd Jackson’s outlook on life was transformed the day his friend and role model unexpectedly committed suicide. In that moment he gave up all other earthly pursuits to live as a full time musician. Emerging from his circle of friends, Brother Gruesome began in 2005. Taking a backseat to the Hex’s recording and touring schedule, Brother Gruesome was set aside. Jackson picked the project back up after a three year hiatus, during which he joined Norman’s Evangelicals as their guitar and keyboard player. Meanwhile, drummer Levi Watson lived in Taos, N.M. The duo reunited in 2008 to begin work on new recordings, including a new selftitled cassette EP on Los Angeles-based label Slanty Shanty Records. Fate Lions Jason Manriquez enjoyed reading lots of books and listening to even more music. He mentioned the idea of writing songs to Niki Saukam. Niki said that it sounded like a swell idea. He played drums but said he would play guitar instead. They asked Josh Hoover to play drums and he said he’d

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Fate Lions is one of the bands set to perform at Norman Music Festival April 24-25. at least sit in for a while. Then came Tony Ferraro a.k.a. Bob Fante. Tony said that he should play bass. This motley foursome were drinking in a club when they all found Drew Gabbert playing keyboards in a band. And that is how they became this bunch called Fate Lions. Marcy Priest Born in Oklahoma City at the end of the 1970s to a family immersed in art and music, Marcy Priest’s first opportunities to sing were on the long family road trips where she would sing old church hymns in three-part harmony with her family. From these roots on to an early career stint in Nashville, her voice has meshed with several diverse styles of music until ultimately carving a niche in the pop-meets-soul genre.

Her debut album, “Awake,” was released in April 2008. Broncho Ryan Lindsey and crew Nathan Price, Ben King and Johnathon Ford found solace and inspiration in punk rock songs. With one creative outburst, Broncho was born. Be warned… Broncho’s loud and insulting live shows have created quite a stir. Whether its blowing up P.A. systems, the cops breaking up their shows or Johnathon getting dragged off the stage by some unruly guy in a Black Flag T-shirt, Broncho continues to stir up the pot with their punk rock anthems. Unwed Sailor Born in Seattle in 1998, Unwed Sailor is helmed by Oklahoma-born songwriter Johnathon Ford. The basis

Tony Romanello and the Black Jackets The new rock/indie/alternative band incarnation of Tulsa singer-songwriter Tony Romanello. Band members include Romanello, vocals and guitar; Andy Callis, guitar; Mike Taylor, guitar; Matt Vandaveer, bass and Mike Friedemann, drums More information available at www.tonyromanello.com. Junebug Spade Stoner-pop, party-rock with a bent toward the psychedelic. Junebug Spade is at Bell Labs finishing their second EP to be released April 17 at the HiLo Club in Oklahoma City. Chase Pagan Chase’s songs bring a welcome familiarity that renders each tune instantly recognizable, yet completely fresh and distanced from the banality that floods the Internet and airwaves of today. Chase’s second album was recorded in the fall of 2008 with Chad Copelin in Norman. His recent material

is more upbeat and uplifting than the brooding material of his debut Jesse Aycock Jesse Aycock’s music is reminiscent of the legendary Tulsa Sound of the 1960s and ’70s, which was introduced to the world by artists like Leon Russell, Elvin Bishop, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton and David Gates. His band is made of

Tulsan Eric Arndt on bass, and Norman local Nathan Price on drums. Other rotating members include Paul Benjaman on guitar, Chad Copelin on keys, Dylan Fields on drums and Dustin Pittsley on guitar. His latest album “Inside Out Of Blue” was recorded in Norman at Black Watch Studio’s with the help of Arndt, Josh Raymer ( JFJO) and Copelin.

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On the cover Eden Sharmaine aiming for epic at CD release party By Doug Hill pop writer

Eden Sharmaine is a big band and their current lineup represents experience playing in 13 other separate outfits. “Things weren’t working out in any of the other bands,” Evan Crowley (frontman/guitar) said. “Adam Myrick (bass) and I started writing songs together at his house and we’d play until the cops got called.” The pair found themselves hankering for more

than the typical guitar band instruments and began adding other players. Today Eden Sharmaine also includes Josh Simpson (saxophone), Cassie Neahring (violin, misc.), Drew Housley (guitar); Ryan McGuire (drums) and Jon King (lead guitar/vocals). “We were thinking about adding cello but couldn’t find anyone who fit the bill,” Crowley said. “But we’re really happy with the way we are now.” Happiness can be fleeting and part of Eden Shar-

If you go Eden Sharmaine is hosting a release party for their first album 8 p.m. Saturday at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City.

maine’s ethos is constant evolution of their sound. “We’re slowly growing into what we want to be,” Neahring said. “As time goes on we’re going to change and add instruments.” Eden Sharmaine’s debut record titled “Our Fathers” is

a set of compositions that pull together the band’s musical talent and imagination. Indie rock’s greatest sin is songs that all sound the same. Eden Sharmaine has nothing to confess on this count. The tunes are varied in tone and texture from The Spy radio-style adult rock to the twee folk of “Smoke and Mirrors.” In “Cities” Crowley’s vocals soar over salty percussion and a wealth, sometimes a surfeit of guitar heroics. His lyrics conjure vivid imagery. Interpretation may be a challenge.

Festival seeks artists pop staff Calling all artists. Applications for the 32nd annual Arts Festival Oklahoma are being accepted for the 2010 festival set for Sept. 4-6 on the grounds of Oklahoma City Community College. Applications for entering art are due May 15. Artists must apply online at www.ZAPPlication.org. Jury fee is $20 and a booth fee ranges between $300 and $600. A celebration of visual, performing and culinary arts, the festival will include more than 100 visual artists, non-stop entertainment, a wide variety of food booths and a children’s tent with hands-on arts and crafts. For more information, visit the AFO Web site at www.occc.edu/afo, or cakk the OCCC office of Cultural Programs at 682-7576.

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Sample from “Nightmares”: “Your loose lips are the problem/ you go around like a heated disease/ and every zombie body you’re infecting/ you render nightmares of all my dreams.” I thought it was about a really evil woman but in fact I learned it’s an indictment of various forms of leadership. Eden Sharmaine is hosting a release party for the first album 8 p.m. Saturday at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City. Pretty Black Chains, For the Atlantic and Algebra also will perform.

“A jazz trio called The Muscle, The Looks and The Beard will be doing the preshow,” Neahring said. “In between bands, indie hip hop artist Dan Hahn will be MC-ing and he’s bringing along a DJ.” Comedy podcast maniacs Curb Checked Enthusiasm will bang about unchecked throughout the evening. “The word ‘epic’ comes up a lot in our planning,” Neahring said. “I think we have the entertainment factor covered in that regard for this show.”

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Norman Arts Council’s Community-Kick-StART tonight pop staff The Norman Arts Council will host Community Kick-StART in conjunction with the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art 5:30 to 7 p.m today next to the Firehouse Art Center, 444 South Flood Ave.The event is free to the public. This interactive art event is for all ages and levels of artistic ability. Executive Director of the NAC

Rick Fry has been working to bring art to the community since becoming director in 2008. “What the NAC does for Norman is valuable,” said Fry. “Art is what makes a city vibrant, alive and attractive.The NAC continues to put an emphasis on arts education for our leading generation.” The event will feature an interactive community collage. Paints and brushes will be provided

for the event. However, community members are encouraged to bring any kind of art supplies (including flat artworks and printed photographs) to attach or use on a large canvas designed to represent the City of Norman. Freebird’s Restaurant will provide chips and salsa to snack on while guests take in a live performance featuring Norman’s own Off Boyd Jazz. The NAC Community Kick-

StART event is organized by ImageSmart, whose members include five seniors from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.The students are developing a public relations campaign as part of their PR capstone class requirements.Team members include Lacy Barnes, Clara Mitcham, Schuyler Crabtree, Chris Johnson and Natalie Vaughn. NAC Community Kick-StART is part of

a class assignment for JMC 4403 taught by Dr. Meta G. Carstarphen. “This is an event we created to help the community realize what the Norman Arts Council does,” said Vaughn. To learn more about the NAC and Community Kick-StART, visit the NAC’s Web site at www.normanarts.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/normanartscouncil.

Stephen Pointer Band pays its dues out on the road By Andrew W. Griffin pop reviewer

SHAWNEE — Walking into a Cracker Barrel to meet this reporter, guitarists Stephen Pointer and Clint Coleman look tired. The night before, Pointer and Coleman played a show in Weatherford with singersongwriters Brandon Jackson and Evan Brady. “We left at about 2 a.m. and didn’t get to Stillwater until about 4:30 a.m.,” Pointer said, sipping on a sweet tea. The two other members of The Stephen Pointer Band — drummer Will Wallace and bassist Herbie Rolph — stayed behind. Pointer and Coleman have embarked on a busy acoustic tour of Oklahoma and North Texas in support of SPB’s new single, the charming and melodic “Lonely Lane.” The song, Pointer said, is the first song from the group’s forthcoming release, “Lucky,” the follow-up to 2008’s “State Of Mind,” and they

already filmed a homemade video for the song, available on their MySpace page. “Lucky” will debut in in August, Pointer said. With their drummer doing much of the production work, Pointer said the recording of “Lucky” — which was still taking place at the time of the interview — will take about 100 hours, recorded at their own pace. “It’s great to be able to do what we want to do, since we do it ourselves,” Pointer said, adding that at some point in the future, having an “outside producer” with “virgin ears” would be a nice change. Pointer said he will direct Coleman to play a certain lick, and gives the band members leeway to play what works best for each particular song. “We incorporate an eclectic mix of styles,” Pointer said. “I’m a country-style chicken picker type of guitar player,” Coleman said.

“Yeah, and I’m a lead guitarist, as well,” Pointer said. “I’ve got a blues background. Will has more of a Nashville commercial sound and Herbie plays what we tell him to play.” “Yeah, and he’s got a heavy metal sound,” added Coleman. Pointer and Coleman recognize that sleeping in their white 1995 Ford conversion van, crammed to the gills with band equipment and lacking a proper radio – it was stolen outside of Coleman’s house one night – is a tough way to go, particularly after having a few solid recordings under their belt. “Even though we’ve been around for a while, we’re not a household name … yet,” Pointer says with a sly grin. “Technically, we’re a new band. We pay our dues.” But to be successful, they know they have to work that much harder. While they are going the DIY route,The Stephen Pointer Band is looking for more and more options to get their music heard.

“There are new bands out there everywhere,” Pointer said. “There’s always someone new but they’re singing the same song about the road, about the same girl. We’re trying to stay away from that.” Pointer wants to get it across that “Lucky” is straightforward, accessible and will have mass appeal, particularly among those fans of Texas/Red Dirt/country music. “I wrote all of the songs but one.That’s one called ‘Another Heart To Break’ done by Colin Boyd, a musician in Dallas,” Pointer said. The band is open to financial support, endorsements … any help they can get.That way they can pay for that coveted novelty wooden rattlesnake they saw at Love’s or do more to the van, “trickin’ it out with Pep Boys flash,” as Pointer put it. But for now they’re going to take a quick nap in the van in the Cracker Barrel parking lot before heading on over to their next instudio radio interview. 2010 Norman ‘89er Day

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Darvay exhibit opens today Special to pop Downtown Art and Frame in Norman will present recent work by Tünde Darvay, with an opening reception 6 to 10 p.m. today, as part of Norman’s Second Friday Circuit of Art. Arabesque will entertain guests from 7 to 8 p.m.

FYI Downtown Art and Frame in Norman is at 115 S. Santa Fe.

Titled “Tumbling Colors,” the show features Darvay’s familiar use of dramatic jewel-like colors in the service

of new thematic material. The show will continue until May 4. Downtown Art and Frame, 115 S. Santa Fe, is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The store is closed Sunday and Monday.

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Avatar 2-D PG13 12:45 3:55 8:00 Crazy Heart R 12:30 2:45 5:00 7:15 9:30 The Book of Eli R 12:50 4:10 7:10 9:35 Valentine’s Day PG13 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:25

Percy Jackson & The Olympians PG 12:55 4:05 7:05 9:20 The Spy Next Door PG 12:35 2:35 7:205 Dear John PG13 4:35 9:15

$6.75 Bargain Matinees - All Shows Before 6PM $7.50 Student Admission With Valid I.D.

$3 SURCHARGE APPLIES TO ALL 3-D TICKETS WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO (PG13) DATE NIGHT • (PG13) 1:15 1:50 4:00 4:35 6:45 7:15 9:20 10:00 1:00 3:45 6:40 9:25 LETTERS TO GOD (PG) THE BOUNTY HUNTER (PG13) 1:30 4:15 6:55 9:35 1:20 4:05 6:50 9:30 CLASH OF THE TITANS 3-D • (PG13) IN WONDERLAND 3-D (PG) 1:05 1:35 3:50 4:20 6:30 7:00 9:10 9:40 ALICE 1:25 4:10 7:20 9:55 CLASH OF THE TITANS 2-D • (PG13) 2:05 4:50 7:30 10:10 HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (R) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3-D (PG13) 1:55 4:40 7:25 10:05 1:10 1:40 3:55 4:25 6:35 7:05 9:15 9:45 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (PG) THE LAST SONG (PG) 1:45 4:30 7:10 9:50 2:00 4:45 7:35 10:15 J

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POP’S FRIDAY

Second Friday Circuit of Art, 6-10 p.m., various Norman venues Wye Oak, Opolis Last Band Standing, 7 p.m., Hidden Castle, 1309 Southwest 24th Ave Tekumba, salsa, 9 p.m., The Brewhouse Joe Nichols, Riverwind, 8 p.m., $22-$32

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SATURDAY

Norman Musical Festival fund-raising show, $7, Opolis, 10 p.m. Bands are: Bradley Fielder, Cooperhead, 8bit cynics. T-shirts will be sold. Berkley Hart, Cobblestone Creek concerts, 7:30 p.m., $15, 1400 Sawgrass Dr., cobblestonecreekconcerts.com Green Corn Revival, Indie/Country, 9 p.m., The Brewhouse

Marcia Ball, The Sooner Theatre, 8 p.m., Tickets $35-45. “Body of Art” exhibit; Norman Singer/Songwrite Association circle jam, 6-10 p.m., free

16 Blue Moon, Pop/Rock, 8 p.m.. Othello’s Concert for Vicente Fernandez with Son Del Barrio and Tekumbe, Salsa, 9 p.m., The Brewhouse

Last Band Standing, 7 p.m., The Hidden Castle Live! From the Last Night of My Life,” OU Lab Theatre, 8 p.m., $8

Blazers Ice Centre Open House, 2:30-4:30 p.m., $5, followed by game OU vs. Canadian Hockey at 5 p.m.

17 “An Evening of Ray Charles,” Soul Food Dinner Theater, Petroleum Club, 7 p.m., for more info. or tickets call 5243800 “Body of Art” fundraiser auction, 6-10 p.m. $50. The Stumblers. Blues/ Rock, 9 p.m., The Brewhouse

SUNDAY

11 Travis Linville, 7 p.m., Othello’s Medieval Film Series, “The Lion in Winter,” 3 p.m., Meacham Auditorium, free

MONDAY

TUESDAY

“Body of Art” project on display at Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. Jones, free, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Book discussion on Michael Pollan’s “ The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye-View of the World,” 7 p.m., $15, preregistration required, Sam Noble museum, 2401 Chautauqua Ave.

Second Sunday poetry reading, Robin Shultz, 2 p.m., free

Bruce “Lefty” Remy, 8 p.m., Libby’s Cafe, 111 N. Main, Goldsby

Kevin Devine, Union Court at OU, 7 p.m., free

18 Live! From the Last Night of My Life,” OU Lab Theatre, 3 p.m., $8

Laughter Yoga Club, 7 p.m., free, Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1309 W. Boyd

WEDNESDAY 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 “Live! From the Last Night of My Life,” OU Lab Theatre, 8 p.m., $8

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

THURSDAY 15 Bruce “Lefty” Remy, 6 p.m., Big Daddy’s Smokehouse, 220 S. Main, Noble Brian Guilland, Singer/ Songwriter, 7 p.m., Othello’s Off Boyd Jazz Ensemble, 9 p.m., The Brewhouse “Live! From the Last Night of My Life,” OU Lab Theatre, 8 p.m., $8

Former Texas Playboys, Sooner Theatre, 7 p.m., $20

The Giving Tree, The Deli

Bruce “Lefty” Remy, 6 p.m., Big Daddy’s Smokehouse, 220 S. Main, Noble Adam “Mr. Piano” Ledbetter, Solo/Piano, 6:30 p.m., Othello’s Last Band Standing (Battle of the Bands), 7 p.m., The Hidden Castle, Southwest 24th Ave.

Jeff Foxworthy, Riverwind Casino, 7 p.m. $57-$67

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