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limited due to fear of deportation. “I see their faces and I think of their stories,” Walke said. “I want better for them.” Walke, a reverent champion of reform, joins thousands of faith leaders in urging the U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reforms and create a path to legalization. “There is a very clear call in most sacred text to welcome the stranger and show hospitality,” Walke said, speaking from the perspective of a Christian minister. “Over and over again, there are stories of hospitality as a test of faithfulness. If you welcome the stranger, you welcome God. That is our goal as people of faith, to show hospitality.”
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In the land of opportunity, local leaders call for an overhaul of the immigration system. By Laura Eastes
They had risked everything for a chance at a better life. It was one of the many thoughts that ran through Jake Fisher’s head several years ago when spending time with his new friend Hugo and Hugo’s cousins. Following the workweek, the young men gathered at a southside Oklahoma City apartment complex. Over a case of beer and fajitas, followed by stories and laughter on the small apartment porch, Fisher realized a few of his new friends were undocumented immigrants. The roadblock-infested United States immigration system is greater than any border wall. After arrival, illegal immigrants live with the constant threat and fear of deportation. Fisher contemplated why someone would risk a life without papers and whether or not it was worth it. After a handful of Friday nights on the apartment porch, Fisher got the answer. The youngest man, an illegal alien from rural Mexico working in the construction field, casually remarked that he made ten times the amount in Oklahoma than he earned before immigrating. It was a revelation to Fisher, who spent the next day researching the legal minimum wage in Mexico and comparing pesos to dollars. In Mexico, the general minimum wage ranges from $70.10 to $73.04 pesos per day, which is approximately $4.08 to $4.25 in American dollars. Just like immigrants arriving at Ellis Island or Pilgrims traveling on the Mayflower, the latest wave of newcomers 4
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reaching the United States follows desires for a better life. When Fisher makes a case for immigration reform, the co-owner of an Oklahoma City marketing agency recalls that conversation. He believes comprehensive immigration reform would have a positive impact on the economy. Among his call for action is a plea to remember those among us. “People do not understand who they are talking about when they use the phrase ‘illegals,’” Fisher told Oklahoma Gazette. “These are people we all know. They are the family members of the owners of our favorite restaurants. They are the workers at our dry cleaners. They are the straight-A students at our local schools. We are talking about people in our community.”
National call
Last month, a flood of pro-immigration groups hawked newly published studies making the case for immigration reform. Released for all 50 states, The Partnership for a New American Economy — led by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdock — highlighted aspects of reform creating a positive effect on the country’s economy and America as a whole. The Reason for Reform campaign launched at the Oklahoma Capitol with Fisher; Rev. Lori Walke; Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa; and American Farmers and Ranchers’ Terry Detrick, who each called on federal lawmakers to work toward reform. Such reform could impact
Oklahoma’s nearly 220,000 immigrants, a population roughly the size of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to The Contributions of New Americans in Oklahoma, legal and illegal immigrants earned a combined $4.2 billion in 2014, with $714.7 million paid in federal taxes and $346.1 million paid in state and local taxes. It is estimated 96,201 people are undocumented in the Sooner State, contributing $57.2 million in state and local taxes and $92.2 million in federal taxes. While some might think immigration is an issue reserved for border states or the next president, Oklahoma ranked No. 25 nationally in Migration Policy Institute’s estimated population of undocumented immigrants. The two leading presidential candidates differ greatly on the hot-button issue, and any proposals the future president submits will impact Oklahoma.
Close look
Often lost in conversations about immigration reform are the people, the majority of whom came looking for freedom and the American dream. “Stories are the most important thing to share to inspire change,” said Walke, a trained attorney and associate minister at Mayflower Congregational Church in northwest Oklahoma City. As a law student, Walke interned at the immigration legal services program at Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City. There, she became familiar with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Illegal immigrants suffering due to an abusive partner could apply for protections and seek a change in status. While not a clear path to citizenship, the act helped illegal immigrants stay in the United States with their Americanborn children and leave abusive relationships. VAWA requires documentation of domestic violence, such as police reports, evidence and testimony. For Walke’s clients, interactions with the police were often
For the past 20 years, Michael BrooksJimenez has operated an immigration law firm in south Oklahoma City, eventually expanding to a second office in east Tulsa. He works on family immigration matters, but also represents clients before deportation judges. This past year, his law firm began taking employment-based immigration cases. Outside his two law offices, he is commonly asked, Why don’t unauthorized immigrants get in the line for citizenship? “The system, for most people, doesn’t have a direct path,” explained BrooksJimenez. “I can guarantee, after talking to thousands of people over the years, if they could do it that way, it would be done in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, the law doesn’t provide them a way.” The United States immigration system is heavily based on three routes: employment, family reunification or humanitarian protection, such as refugee or asylum status. Those who find themselves “in line” are subject to long backlogs and waits. Brooks-Jimenez estimates that between 60 to 70 percent of those who visit his law office will never reach citizenship. He names the last large-scale immigration reform, which sought to improve border control by imposing criminal penalties, as the hurdle. Those who illegally entered the United States and leave must wait 10 years before reentry . Those who come back illegally are permanently barred from becoming a U.S. citizen, even if they marry one. “There are people who are willing to pay almost any price to fix their papers, but there simply doesn’t exist a path to get there,” Brooks-Jimenez said. “If I could change one aspect, it would be to eliminate that ... ban.”
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In south OKC, people like Fisher don’t want to see immigration reform measures fail at the federal level again. The infamous DREAM Act, aimed at providing a pathway to citizenship for kids whose parents brought them here illegally, failed to earn a floor vote. In 2013, only half of Congress acted on reform measures. Fisher employs one worker with a permit and deportation protections under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). But the protections of DACA could cease with the next president or congressional leaders. “We need a law that makes sense,” Fisher said.
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SW 29 District inches closer to business improvement district status. By Laura Eastes
When it comes to development trends, a map of Oklahoma City easily becomes connect the dots as investment spreads south from the downtown central business district. First, from the clearing of land for signature MAPS 3 projects, like the downtown park and convention center, to the evolution of the Wheeler District just south of the Oklahoma River. Further south, Historic Capitol Hill is seeing resurgence in business activity and public investment, such as the library renovations and the addition of Oklahoma City Community College Capitol Hill Center. Blocks away from Capitol Hill is SW 29th Street, an area with a vibrant and growing commercial corridor home to Mexican bakeries, local banks, auto shops, Latino restaurants and a number of national chain merchants. When it comes to economic investment, signs point to south Oklahoma City, explained David Castillo, Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. “I believe the movement is coming from the river this way,” Castillo told Oklahoma Gazette during an interview in his office 6
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located near Western Avenue and SW 33rd Street. “There are so many opportunities and possibilities. We are very hopeful people will start shopping on SW 29th Street.” The potential for the SW 29th Street corridor was a topic of discussion among chamber leaders about four years ago. Merchants successfully attracted shoppers from adjacent neighborhoods, but leaders believed an organization, one specifically dedicated to the area, could tip the scales. A merchant-business association was viewed as the key to bringing uniformed renewal and strategic future planning to an already thriving area. “Our goal was to see the business owners and property owners work together on SW 29th Street,” Castillo said. “It is such a busy corridor, and there is so much that could be accomplished. We saw the need to form an association. Ultimately, we wanted to form a business improvement district.” With support from the City of Oklahoma City, SW 29th Business Improvement District Association, Inc. came to fruition. Often referred to as SW 29 District, or La 29 in Spanish, the area encompasses more than 200 active businesses in a three-mile portion of south OKC.
From the beginning days of SW 29 District, leaders aspired to reach city-sanctioned business improvement district (BID) status. Leaders tout the arrival of various district improvement projects with BID status, which creates a mandatory tax assessment on property owners to cover the district’s costs. The BID concept is nothing new in OKC, which currently has five such districts in operation: Downtown, Oklahoma City’s Adventure District, Stockyards City, Capitol Hill and Western Avenue. Like SW 29 District, business-merchant associations manage those districts. Investments in landscaping, beautification and capitol improvements could go a long way along SW 29th Street. Public sidewalks weave in and out of existence, making it impractical to suggest shoppers walk from business to business. Inviting streetscapes and specialty landscaping are absent. With a BID, the area could see new modern streetlights and road improvement projects. For the past year, Kratochwill has visited with numerous business and property owners, sharing about BID and rallying support. The association seeks to create the BID between Walker and May avenues. To become a BID, at least 51 percent of the district’s property owners must sign a petition. “Right now, we have almost 30 percent ownership approval,” Kratochwill said. “Once we’ve reached 51 percent, we can go to city council and say, ‘We’ve met the requirements, and we request you approve the assessment.’” If approved by city leaders, property owners are assessed an annual fee to finance the services provided by the district, which range in strategic planning, landscape, security, marking and event promotion. Those properties would contribute to an estimated $150,000 annual budget. As the association moves closer to completing the BID process, it is doing it from its first office, located at 2811 S. Robinson Ave., about a block and a half away from SW 29th Street. Additionally, Angelica Villalobos joined the association staff as merchant support manager and works directly with businesses along the corridor. In its first few years, SW 29 District has accomplished many of its primary goals. The association is a unified voice for the area, advocating for merchants and promoting the district. Additionally, SW 29 District hosts the annual Festival Dia del Niño, or Day of the Child. The street event has brought thousands to the district for the festival celebrating the importance of family. “We are becoming more prominent,” Kratochwill said. “People are seeing how culturally rich the district is and its potential.”
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Environmental, tribal issues
Native American sovereignty, energy policy and land rights issues sprung into public discourse as Dakota Access Pipeline protests and media coverage convulsed over Labor Day weekend. Images of what Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says are historic sacred sites plowed by construction crews mixed with private security workers confronting demonstrators with dogs were followed by reports of dog attacks and pepper-spraying enlisting outrage by the American public.
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An environmental movement in Cleveland County has parallels to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s struggles to protect land and natural resources in North Dakota. By Laura Eastes
were chanted by demonstrators in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to heighten awareness of Oklahoma’s own pipeline development. “We have so many reasons to be out here,” said Todd, whose native heritage includes the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. “We are out here in solidarity, but at the same time fighting for our community. This gives us hope.”
Nearly a thousand miles away from that standoff, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the north-central Oklahoma town of Pawnee Sept. 3 and was felt as far away as Illinois and into parts of southwest Texas. (It was upgraded from a 5.6 after the United States Geological Survey studied comprehensive data.) It also jolted statewide discussion of safety issues surrounding Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry. In recent years, Oklahoma has experienced a sharp rise in the number and strength of earthquakes. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Oklahoma Geological Survey analysis has found earthquakes increased by about 50 percent from continued on page 10
The images of thick, black, heavy crude flowing between homes and into the natural wetlands haunt Maria Todd. Anytime the mother of three hears discussions of pipelines, her mind reels with images of the 2013 Pegasus Pipeline rupture that coated parts of Mayflower, Arkansas, she said during a recent interview with Oklahoma Gazette. Recently, such depictions resurfaced as she watched national media reports examining the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. In North Dakota, Standing Rock Sioux tribal leaders sued the federal government to halt pipeline construction on tribal land, saying the tribe wasn’t properly consulted before its approval. They also said the pipeline threatens their sole water supply and ancestral land. In recent weeks, the showdown between the tribe and its allies against Dallas-based oil company Energy Transfer Partners gained national attention and stirred a national environmental movement. 8
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The tribe and Native Americans across the country are fighting against the multibillion-dollar pipeline. News reports from North Dakota strike a chord among Todd and her family as well as many residents of Cleveland County. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline is pursuing construction of a crude oil pipeline from Cushing to Longview, Texas. It runs through south central Oklahoma, including eastern Cleveland County, before crossing the Red River. “I have actually seen pipelines being carried across my road,” said Todd, who lives in rural Cleveland County. “I don’t know exactly where the pipe is being laid, but I do know if there is an oil spill, it will contaminate my well water.” Todd and her three young children lent their voices to local movement Stop the Plains All American Pipeline last week in Norman. Dozens gathered near the intersection of Main Street and Porter Avenue. Sayings like “Water is life, stand and fight,”
Members of the group Stop the Plains All American Pipeline protest a proposed pipeline to transport crude oil from Cushing to Longview, Texas, in Norman on Sept. 7. | Photo Laura Eastes
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October 2013 to May 2014. The study linked the injection of hydraulic fracturing wastewater into the ground to the tremors. In other words, many of the earthquakes are human-induced. Following the Sept. 3 earthquake — the strongest on record in the state — Oklahoma Corporation Commission required 37 wastewater disposal wells in a 514-square-mile area around the epicenter to be shut down indefinitely. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) followed suit and ordered 17 injection wells under federal jurisdiction stopped in neighboring Osage County. The Osage Nation tribe owns all mineral rights in the county and works with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the EPA to regulate them.
Local similarities
Oklahoma Native American members, along with religious and environmental group leaders, pledged support to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe during a Sept. 7 event at Church of the Open Arms United Church of Christ in Oklahoma City. Many of the nine speakers touched on the parallels between the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance and struggles to protect natural resources in the Sooner State. “In a state being shaken by damaging earthquakes of our own making, we know firsthand the negative consequence of an unrestrained fossil fuel industry that runs roughshod over the will of the people,” Rev. Dr. Mark Davies, an Oklahoma City University professor, said during the event. “We in Oklahoma have a special moral responsibility to stand with Standing Rock to protect our earth, to protect our water, to protect our climate and to protect each other.” Speakers included Oklahoma Ponca Tribe leader and Native rights activist Casey Camp-Horinek and Rev. Glenn 10
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Chebon Kernell, Jr., executive secretary of Native American and Indigenous Ministries of the United Methodist Church, among others. Much of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s contention centers on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — the federal agency that approved the pipeline — not properly consulting tribal leaders. Johnson Bridgewater, Oklahoma Chapter of Sierra Club director, said it isn’t uncommon to hear a tribe was left out of the pipeline project consulting process. He believes a similar situation is unfolding with development in south central Oklahoma. However, Plains All American Pipeline representatives have stated in Norman public meetings that letters and route maps were sent to local tribes. “This is in our own backyard,” Bridgewater said.
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Norman pipeline fight
Last week, demonstrators chanted, “When your water is under attack, what do you do? Fight back,” as a protestor pounded a tribal drum. Demonstrators held signs that read, “Keep the oil in the soil” and “Protect our land.” Alison Petrone, a Norman mother of two, explained that the battle against the proposed Plains All American Pipeline project began months ago. Members of opposition group Stop the Plains All American Pipeline were present at numerous Cleveland County Commission, Norman Floodplain Permit Committee and Board of Adjustment meetings discussing the pipeline project. The group
has yet to see a vote in their favor as the company has secured needed permits. Petrone believes the pipeline poses a danger for her family and others in Cleveland County. She said she objects to it because of Plains All American Pipeline’s history of regulatory violations, including a massive oil leak near Santa Barbara, California, in 2015. “Oil companies will tell you right and left that what they are doing is the best, safest and latest in technology, but pipelines leak,” Petrone said. “It happens all the time. It will get into our water source.” The project is 362 miles long, including 2.3 miles within Norman city limits. The pipeline route is in far east Norman on the south side of Lake Thunderbird dam, but outside the lake’s watershed, according to city documents. The movement argues the pipeline is an example of environmental racism, a situation in which minorities are disproportionately exposed to polluted air, water or soil. The group believes the route was selected specifically to travel through Indian country and areas populated by low-income residents less able to fight the development. Plains North American Pipeline addressed the concerns of the opposition movement in a statement: “Plains All American Pipeline is committed to designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the Red River Pipeline in a safe and reliable manner, meeting or exceeding the required safety, design, construction and operating standards. The pipeline route was selected to minimize impact to the environment and to threatened or endangered species, and Plains has secured all the necessary access rights for the pipeline from affected property owners. We conducted the required environmental and archeological studies, and we’re constructing the Red River Pipeline under the applicable permits. We have engaged with stakeholders such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, tribal governments and the State Historical Preservation Office as mandated throughout this process and will continue to do so as the circumstances require.” However, movement members like Petrone say they will continue efforts against the pipeline. “We are to the point where the people have to actually say, ‘We are not going to allow this anymore,’” Petrone said. “We have to start acting.” Stop the Plains All American Pipeline hosts a protest outside Bank of America Financial Center, 211 N. Robinson, from 2-4 p.m. Thursday.
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Oklahoma Historical Society’s research center was forced to close on Mondays due to state budget cuts. By Christine Eddington
Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) has been forced to close its research center, including the library and reading room, on Mondays in response to the latest round of state budget cuts. Implementation of the Monday closures began Aug. 1. The agency has seen its state funding cut the last six years. “Our state appropriation is for personnel, so over the years, as people leave or retire, we either do not fill those positions or we use part-time employees,” said Chad Williams, OHS director of research. “We’ve combatted the cuts that way for six years, but now we have no other resources.” The reading room and library are most often used by authors, genealogy researchers, reporters and students, he said. About a dozen people visit each day. Student tour groups also frequent the library and are given an overview of research practices by staff. Williams said it takes four people nine hours to run the reading room. Last year, two full-time employees accepted buy-outs. “We’ve been lucky that until now, we’ve been able to stay open during the same hours as our museum. But now, if someone is sick or if someone goes on vacation, there’s just no way to make it work,” Williams said. “Our assistant director now spends 90 percent of her time in the reading room out of necessity. We have dedicated staff who will literally come to work in a blizzard, and we can’t ask them to work with no breaks. And if you don’t take your leave, you start to lose some of it. We can’t ask that of people.” Williams’ consternation and frustration is clear. He worked with the historical society’s executive director, Bob Blackburn, and its board before finally facing the real-
ization and disappointment that they could tread no other path.
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Williams began working at OHS as an intern more than 15 years ago and then worked as a volunteer, both while earning his master’s degree. He made his way into a job at the institution he clearly loves after four years of volunteering. “In my career, we had three years with no cuts. But we’ve had a steady downturn ever since. We’ve worked hard to find new partners, whether libraries, universities or private organizations,” Williams said. “Blackburn has formed creative partnerships and is incredibly resourceful. But there’s only so much you can do. Our last cut was significant.” The ongoing cuts have spurred innovation at the historical society. Staff and volunteers have been able to digitize and make searchable by word almost a million and a half files, all pages of newspapers from around the state as far back as the 1840s. A million more files are being processed. All of them are free to use at okhistory. org, as is online access to the Dawes Final Rolls for the Five Civilized Tribes, death records, marriage and divorce records, Oklahoma State Penitentiary records from the 1930s and land lottery records. More is being added as quickly as possible. “We used to have seven full-time staff dedicated to this ...,” Williams said. “All we want to do is what our mission dictates: collect, preserve and share the history of Oklahoma. We can’t afford to lose the mission.” The library’s new hours are 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays.
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Back-to-school day was a disturbing one at two local schools late last month as students arrived to find their buildings defaced with spray-painted graffiti. Capitol Hill and U.S. Grant high schools were vandalized in late August, according to NewsOK.com. Large, blocky, indecipherable letters over a story tall were scrawled in black spray paint across the structures. Oklahoma City police are investigating, OKCPS spokesperson Mark Myers told KOCO.com. This is the second time in as many years that U.S. Grant has been vandalized, Myers said. Even students voiced their frustration about the damage and the expense their schools must now incur to clean up the damage. “It’s really sad actually because, I mean, seeing this happen to our school and our community, it just seems like it just says something wrong about us,” U.S. Grant student Savucena Barzart told News9.com. Added student Brenna Eitel, “They’re wasting our school’s money when we already have budget cuts and we’re losing teachers and kids are out here spray-painting our stuff and destroying it.” Yellow police tape lined areas outside the schools as workers cleaned up the vandalism. School officials told News9.com that they plan to file criminal charges against any suspects the police find.
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Everybody should follow traffic laws, but those carrying illicit substances should definitely remember to signal when changing lanes and stay under the speed limit. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, that was a lesson lost on Oklahoma City resident Ernesto Ayala, who was pulled over for a traffic violation Sept. 3 near Conway, about 20 miles from Amarillo, Texas. Ayala was heading east on Interstate 40 toward Oklahoma when a trooper stopped his car. Members of the Texas Highway Patrol said they found about 12 pounds of methamphetamines — a street value of about $1 million — wrapped in plastic inside the panels of the 2003 Nissan. Ayala was taken to Carson County Jail on complaints of felony pos possession of a controlled sub substance but has since bonded out. The drugs were allegedly being brought to Oklahoma City from San Diego, California.
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One place to turn yourself in to the police when you’re wanted for murder is the police station. Another is News 9’s parking lot.
News 9.com reported that Eugene Moore was watching the news and learned that police were searching for his nephew, 28-year-old Michael Tyrone Webb Jr., because he’s a suspect in a murder, so he convinced him to turn himself in. “I let him understand that it’s a very serious matter, a very serious charge. Emotions will start to flare after time goes by, and you should turn yourself in and get this cleared up,” Moore told News 9’s Grant Hermes. “He’s a good kid. … It’s about right and wrong. He’s my nephew, and I love him. I mean, I have children. If you do wrong, there are consequences, no matter what the circumstances are.”
Webb and 26-year-old Tempest Sashay Williams are facing charges for allegedly murdering 28-year-old David Weideman in late August, KFOR.com reported. They are also facing charges for robbery. Moore said Webb picked the news station parking lot because he wanted to turn himself in on neutral ground. KFOR.com reported that Williams also turned herself in.
>> 22nd in the physician Medicare Acceptance Rate >> 46th in the percentage of adults aged 18 to 64 with health insurance >> 44th in the percentage of children aged 0 to 17 with health insurance >> 31st in the percentage of at-risk adults without a routine doctor visit in the past two years >> 50th in the percentage of adults without a dental visit in the past year The study is a real bummer for Oklahoma, especially after the 2015 WalletHub report that found Oklahoma ranked second-to-last nationally for emo emotional and physical wellbeing. Sigh. At the time, people said, “Well, at least we have solid health care.” Sigh. The time is now to buy apples by the barrel, sit back and eat.
Doctor, doctor
We all know what they say: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Based on a recent survey comparing states’ health care, Oklahomans need to start devouring apples. Seriously, its time to rinse the skin, take a bite or consider cutting apples by the dozens into slices. Oklahomans’ best bet is to stay healthy and avoid a major health catastrophe. Following the Labor Day holiday, WalletHub — the personal-finance website that often finds its studies the focal point of Chicken Fried-News — released its rankings for worst health care. As you probably imagined based on past national studies, Oklahoma didn’t have the best showing. The Sooner State was ranked No. 44
nationally for worst health care. Only residents of West Virginia, Georgia, Arkansas, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alaska have it worse. To really get a good look at health care in the Sooner State, WalletHub experts broke it down. Oklahoma is: >> 46th in the number of physicians per capita >> 22nd in the number of dentists per capita
The confession
The rejected gay grandson of powerful and controversial Pentecostal televangelist Oral Roberts is telling all in a new memoir, The Bible Went Down with the Birdie Jean. Randy Roberts Potts’ account will not be in traditional book form, but will be revealed steadily, one post at a time, through the rest of 2016 on the Instagram photo-sharing social media app. The idea of putting a memoir on Instagram might sound silly at first, but
what other means of self-publishing could make the work more widely available to the public? A story by The Gayly says Potts’ series will be around 65,000 words in 300 separate posts. He published the first post in his series on Sept. 6. The book will not only detail Potts’ biographical experiences with his family in the Roberts compound, but also tell the stories of other gay Oklahomans and former students at Tulsa’s Oral Roberts University, known for a strict honor code that prohibits homosexuality. In a recent essay published by The Guardian, Potts described the experience unique to many LGBTQ youth in the state. “We Oklahoma queers can’t speak English without the influence of the King James Version; we can’t talk about sex or coming out without using the words we heard in church,” he wrote. Read the memoir as it’s released by following @thebirdiejean on Instagram.
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I once lived in your great city. Because of the terrible horrible Black Mass that Our Lord Jesus and His Blessed Mother will be terribly wounded and I will never come back to your city!!! Betty Gillis North Ridgeville, Ohio
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I have come up with my own version of new tags for Oklahoma.
I recently vacationed in Estes Park, Colorado, at Rocky Mountain National Park. It does not surprise me that people from other states noticed my Oklahoma tag and started talking about the many earthquakes they have heard about in Oklahoma. It’s sad but true; we are recognized as the “earthquake state.” I think my tag design tells the truth about Oklahoma: It depicts what our state now stands for to other states. Bill Wietelman Guthrie
Coming up empty
Knowing well that The Oklahoman never
prints a critical assessment of one of its published political cartoons, I nevertheless submit this with the satisfaction that at least others will know that The Oklahoman can’t successfully mislead all of the people all of the time. Regarding The Oklahoman’s Sept. 3 ridiculous “Conspiracy Theorist” cartoon diatribe against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, editors must know that the infamous Kenneth Starr investigation of Whitewater came up completely empty. Adding that failure to Starr’s other sunken agenda of that era, including failure to prove Clinton’s (absurd) complicity in the murder of Vince Foster and her nonexis-
tent culpability found in the Rose Law Firm records, any objective observer would indeed suspect a “vast right-wing conspiracy.” After all, Starr’s very expensive, taxpayer-funded, five-year investigation of Ms. Clinton in the 1990s found absolutely nothing. “Coming Up Empty” will similarly prove true of the current so-called “Clinton Foundation scandal.” Kenneth Starr can breathe easier though because he is evidently not involved in the latter. Starr is too busy licking his wounds suffered for complicity in the Baylor football sex scandal wherein he has been demoted as university president and has since resigned as both chancellor and faculty member. Do you suppose a possible vast leftwing conspiracy revengefully nailed him? The vast right-wing conspiracy is at it again but will fail again for the usual lack of evidence. Frank Silovsky Oklahoma City
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pieces for $5 or four pieces for $8) covered in gooey, stringy Gaberino’s Homestyle cheese with a bit of herbs sprinitalian restaurant kled on top. Just enough time in the oven leaves the edges of 283 34th Ave. SW, Norman gaberinos.com | 405-310-2229 the cheese crispy brown. Cool that hot cheese down with a wHAT worKs: Handmade pasta and tasty dunk in the chunky marinara sauces make it irresistible. sauce that comes on the side. wHAT NeeDs worK: Chicken Florentine You might also want to try the lasagna needs fine-tuning. blend of chilled mozzarella, tomatoes, olive oil and basil in the Tip: A carafe of sangria is not a better deal bruschetta ($9). A perfect appethan ordering by the glass. tizer for a hot day, the lightly toasted bread holds fast as diners pile on spoonfuls of sweet, Everybody likes pasta. chunky tomatoes and tender mozzarella. Some people don’t eat it, of course, but This is what summer should taste like. it’s not because they don’t want to. But you were promised pasta, and here Occasionally, people talk about how heavy it is. This portion of the menu features an a plate of noodles is, but they never say, “Pasta is bad, and I don’t like it.” almost-bewildering number of noodle, There’s a good reason for that, and it’s sauce and meat options. It makes one wish served by the heaping bowlful at for a more interactive menu with one of those The Game of Life spinners or some Gaberino’s Homestyle Italian Restaurant, 283 34th Ave. SW, in Norman. kind of a pairing dartboard to keep things Step inside the restaurant and you’ll interesting. feel miles away from the outside strip mall It’s easy to fall into the habit environs. The venue is decorated simply of ordering meat sauce over with pictures and a few knick-knacks that rigatoni ($12), which lets diners trap meaty sauce are standard in Italian eateries. Gaberino’s serves comfort food served inside the textured rings in a comfortable setting, clean and of pasta, or the simple joys straightforward enough for a special of linguine with the flavor dinner and laid-back and simple enough explosion of pesto sauce to just hang out, enjoy a sangria and an ($9). evening cracking jokes with friends. But where’s the fun in that? Travel Speaking of cracking, it’s time to crack into new territory, open those menus and order a few appetizers. like the delectable Gaberino’s serves a plate of bread (two
fettuccine with pink sauce ($8.50). A mix of marinara and Alfredo, Gaberino’s pink sauce marries the richness of cream and Parmesan cheese with the zippy spice of a classic tomato sauce. Check the seasoning levels — mine needed a bit of salt to amp up the flavors — and it might just be a new family favorite. For more varieties, just scan down the menu and find chicken lasagna Florentine ($14). Made with lemon pepper chicken, Alfredo sauce, spinach and sheets of homemade noodles, it’s a slightly healthier take on the classic beef lasagna. While this entree was good, it didn’t completely gel. The competing textures made for an interesting bite, but some of the flavors didn’t work together as well. For whatever reason, the lemon pepper and the Alfredo seemed at odds. For the more traditional, beef lasagna ($14) replaces chicken and Alfredo with the meat sauce. The chicken Parmesan ($14), with the well-loved combination of walnut-andParmesan crusted chicken breast over spaghetti and marinara, was better. Though the chicken was a tad over-done, the moisture of the marinara saved the dish, infusing each bite with a blend of vibrant tomato sauce and crispy breading.
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Great food and great service go hand in hand. Good food tastes even better when it’s delivered to your table by someone who shares a rapport with the guests. Gaberino’s understands this and has put together a staff of energetic servers who seem genuinely happy to be delivering piles of pasta to the restaurant’s guests. If there’s a question, ask the waiter. That’s the hook-up, the conduit to the kitchen and the person who can get things done. Case in point: The meatball sub ($12) is listed on Gaberino’s website as available at both lunch and dinner, but in the restaurant, the menu said it was only a lunch item. Rather than let some laminated piece of paper say what’s what, a quick question to the server was all it took to get an enormous sandwich stuffed with meatballs, cheese and marinara dropped off at the table. It’s not a big deal, except when it is. Fans of meatball subs should definitely try this monster, which will stretch not only the capacity of the stomach but the tensile strength of one’s lips. It’s big, guys. It’s big and messy and tasty as all get-out. Gaberino’s isn’t putting on airs or trying to be something it’s not. The menu is filled with handmade pasta, fresh sauces and deliciously satisfying entrée options — comfort food for a clientele that values good food and a relaxing environment.
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Chad Grubbs wants his coffee shop to be the bright spot in customers’ days. After just a few weeks in business, he makes that happen inside Okay Yeah Co. Coffee & Eatery, 705 W. Sheridan Ave. Tucked away inside The Plant Shoppe, Okay Yeah displays its motto Cheers to the Day on the wall, employees’ shirts and customers’ cups. “We want to instill upbeatness,” Grubbs said. No matter what the day holds, it’s better when you start with a good cup of coffee and a tasty breakfast, he said. Okay Yeah embraces nostalgia with a menu of hand tarts that bear a striking resemblance to that fondly remembered morning pastry, the Pop-Tart. “We want to bring back the excitement that used to come with opening up a PopTart,” he said. While rectangular pastries tap into customers’ memories, Grubb knows diners hunger for something better than mass-market treats, so he brought in baker Elizabeth Davis-Macias, owner of Oklahoma City bakery Güdbytes. Though Güdbytes keeps her nights booked baking cookies for special events, Davis-Macias was excited to give her savory side a try with hand tarts at Okay Yeah. “When I heard Chad was interested in serving homemade tarts, I dropped off a batch,” she said. “We kind of started meeting last December for jam sessions with food.” They’ve refined the menu since then with a slate of four savory and four sweet tarts that change weekly. Recent options included apricot, peanut butter fudge, strawberry, cactus and pear, pulled pork, ham and cheese, sweet potato and chocolate-strawberry. Davis-Macias takes care to decorate the tarts, making them as much a feast for the eyes, too. They are made fresh daily and sell out quickly, as evidenced by the eraser marks
on the chalkboard menu. The eatery also serves specialty tarts. Open-faced on puff pastry, these hearty treat options change daily and are only available later in the morning and into lunch until they sell out, Davis-Macias said. The crisp, flaky edge of a specialty tart served recently hid a mix of chorizo and potato under a fried egg with a spicy sauce. One could hold it in one hand and eat it, but it would get messy quick, so Okay Yeah serves it with a knife and fork. Before the first two weeks of business passed, the venue’s tables and chairs had already seen plenty of action. Morning clientele arrive in waves, Grubbs said, and the crowds are growing. The early morning folks are in and out quickly, but as the hours pass, more tables are occupied by laptops as writers and web developers create content and small business managers meet up over iced lattes. That is not far off from how Grubbs met his partner Jen Semmler, with whom he owns The Plant Shoppe. Okay Yeah had been in the works for years as Grubbs and Semmler explored ways to drive more traffic to the shop and make the area a hub of activity. “We wanted to create an environment, and we got lucky and found out that people enjoy what we enjoy,” he said. The spacious shop has an airy, wideopen quality that is relaxing and inviting. It has a rustic feel, featuring natural wood surfaces and touches of comfort and color. The building benefits from the design sense of Semmler, who is known locally for creating plant arrangements. “She’s going to start doing to-go arrangements here,” Grubbs said. “It just makes it feel more like a community.” Okay Yeah is only getting started. In upcoming weeks and months, Grubbs plans to start Saturday brunch service with live music and other events. “Basically, we’re going to do the things we enjoy,” he said.
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Everybody eats. Restaurants participating are Alfredo’s However different the populations of Mexican Cafe, Hefner Grill, The Wedge Oklahoma City might be, they all have to eat, Pizzeria, The Shack Seafood & Oyster Bar, said Jill McCartney, Northwest Oklahoma Running Wild Catering, Tommy’s Italian City Chamber president and CEO. American Grill, Deep Fork Wood Grill & “Restaurants are kind of a universal Seafood, Ding Asian Fusion, Raspberries calling card,” she said. “Not everyone shops n Creme, District 21 Restaurant at Francis for the same kinds of products, but everyTuttle School of Culinary Arts, Interurban, one eats.” The Drum Room, V2 at Vast, The Barrel, A new restaurant brings excitement and 1492 New World Latin Cuisine and Zorba’s energy to a neighborhood, she said. They Mediterranean Cuisine. draw in people from outside the area and McCartney said everyone at the give exposure to pre-existing businesses. chamber is excited for the event, espe“They’re a key element in creating local cially given the theme. mini economies,” she said. “The initial idea was that people will go As much work as restaurants do for their exploring around the city, eating at differneighbors, McCartney said they need help ent places and finding new restaurants,” too. That’s the focus of the eighth annual she said. “But then our imaginations took flight. All the images, the silliness and the Taste of Northwest Auction & Food Fest fun that Dr. Seuss brings will fit well with 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 22 at Oklahoma History our event.” Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive. It’s the chamber’s signature event and Her hope is that participating restaufeatures bites from 16 rants go as wild as the Cat in the Hat with their culilocal restaurants and live nary contributions. and silent auctions to Taste of “If nobody does green raise money for the orgaNorthwest nization’s communityeggs and ham, I’ll be a Auction building and leadershiplittle disappointed,” she & food fest development programs. said. “Then again, if evThe theme for this eryone does it, that would 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 22 year’s Taste is Oh The be weird.” Oklahoma History Center Places You’ll Go! celeIt’s always exciting to 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive brating the whimsical welcome back previous nwokc.com world of Dr. Seuss. participants, including the /taste-tickets-2016 Running Wild winner voted by last year’s 405-789-1256 Catering owner Debbie guests, V2 at Vast. $65 Lowery is this year’s “V2 will be back to defend their title, but event chair. “We’ve embraced this year’s theme, Oh Interurban is coming, and they’ve won it The Places You’ll Go!, by inviting event before,” she said. “1492 is doing it this year, which is exciting. Everybody knows about guests to ‘go’ from restaurant to restaurant, sampling delicious foods and bidding on a their Midtown location, but not about their great lineup of auction items,” she said. new restaurant in Casady Square.”
Interurban staff serve sandwiches and desserts at last year’s Taste of Northwest Auction & Food Fest. | Photo Northwest Oklahoma City Chamber / provided
Deep Fork Restaurant Group came in strong this year, with four restaurants competing. McCartney said it feels good when people want to be a part of what you’re doing. “We’re raising funds for our programs, but it’s also our chance to shine the light on these northwest Oklahoma City restaurants,” she said. “These are locally owned small businesses that have a variety of different flavors and different elements that reflect the many parts of our community.” Taste brings lots of positive exposure to participating restaurants, and she hopes this year will help new diners discover Ding Asian Fusion, which recently opened in Bethany. “It’s a new Asian restaurant that just opened in the end of July,” McCartney said. “One thing that’s really neat is that it’s in a space that has been recycled.” Ding, 6400 NW 39th Expressway, in Bethany took over a space that had been a revolving door for many restaurants over the years. The new owners, who also own Szechuan Bistro, 1010 W. Memorial Road, bought the building and renovated it inside and out to create an upscale, competitive restaurant. “A great new restaurant really becomes a hub or a magnet for new businesses,” McCartney said. In addition to food, Taste will feature wine from Waters Edge Winery and Aloha Shave Ice & Coffee Shoppe. McCartney said the chamber is expecting more than 300 people to attend this year’s event. Taste is taking place once again at Oklahoma History Center, which McCartney said gives the entire night an
added sheen. “The history center is just a beautiful venue with so much variety,” she said. “It’s a great open space, especially for all of the auction items.” As guests go from table to table, they will also be able to bid on silent auction items provided by chamber members. “The auction is going digital this year,” McCartney said. “People will be able to bid with their smartphones, so they won’t have to stalk the auction tables and keep an eye on an item. Plus it makes checking in and out go more easily.” Tickets for Taste of Northwest Auction & Food Fest are $65 at nwokc.com and must be purchased in advance.
Waters Edge Winery shares samples of the company’s wine blends. | Photo Northwest Oklahoma City Chamber / provided
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Innovation and customer appreciation keep old favorites coming back to the Oklahoma State Fair. By Greg Elwell
Dan Rowlett isn’t exactly sure how many cinnamon rolls Silver Dollar Concessions sells at Oklahoma State Fair each year, but it’s a lot. “Gobs and gobs,” he said. “We start working in the morning, usually to a line, and we just keep going.” Rowlett took over the business from his parents, and now his kids work with him, keeping the Edmondbased business rolling year after year.
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It’s hard to believe it has been 14 years, Kim Leiterman said. With her husband Gene, Leiterman brought CocoFlow to the fair in 2002 with a simple menu. “We started out just dipping strawberries and bananas in chocolate,” she said. More than a decade later, CocoFlow’s offerings are a bit more complex. This year, the pair oklahoma unveils the Chocolatestate fair Covered Bacon Walking Food force Food is a main attraction Taco. Unlike other versions Thursday through at the fair, said Katelyn of the walking taco, which Sept. 25 Kelly, Oklahoma State Fair add a Mexican twist on a State Fair Park public relations manager. Frito chili pie, CocoFlow’s 3001 General Pershing “I think everyone has item swaps out tortilla Blvd. food in mind when they chips for potato chips and okstatefair.com come,” she said. then ladles on peanut butter 405-948-6700 Food is always one of sauce, candied bacon, dark Free-$10 the top three reasons chocolate sauce and sharp people say they come each cheddar cheese. year. “It’s crazy, but it’s something I’ve During last year’s fair, vendors sold always loved,” Leiterman said. “That whole more than 45,000 funnel cakes and more salty, fried, peanut butter, dark chocolate than 80,000 corn dogs. thing and then the sharp cheddar just Classic fair staples have a built-in audibrings it all together.” ence, but sellers are always looking for new Despite the shop’s name, Leiterman items to bring in customers. This year will said she actually prefers savory to sweet, see 20 new treats available to the masses so in a dish so over-the-top in one direction, looking for something outrageous to eat. she likes to add a contrasting note. The Bacon Habit, based out of San The new bulgogi crêpe the pair will Diego, attempts to outdo last year’s baconserve, continuing on the reception of last year’s Cuban crêpe, is much more savory. wrapped corn on the cob with something green. Owners Nathan and Amber It wraps sliced sweet-and-spicy beef Vandewarker wrap their beloved smoked rib-eye in a thin, savory pancake. bacon around asparagus and then season Leiterman finds that adding new menu them with brown sugar and chili before items is part of the fun of the fair. putting them on the grill. “We have our loyal customers who come back every year, but we also like to change
CocoFlow has plenty of experience, but it’s only the second year for Oklahoma City food truck Chef Ray’s Street Eats, and the menu is changing. Owner Raymond Wilson builds on the success of last year’s chicken and waffles with three new chicken dishes. Spice lovers can try his Nashville Hot Fried Chicken, while sweet fans might want to sample Oklahoma Sweet Tea Glazed Fried Chicken, which is marinated in a sweet tea-based sauce for a quintessential Southern flavor. But why choose one or the other? Ray’s third new option splits the difference with Sweet Garlic Chili Fried Chicken that combines sugar and spice with his deep-fried chicken. Constant innovation by vendors is one reason the state fair invites them back each year. If they decide not to participate, there’s a waiting list of budding chefs eager to gain a spot at one of Oklahoma’s most food-focused events. Rowlett said the people of Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas bring Silver Dollar Concessions back time and time again. “We have a very good product that we take a lot of pride in,” he said. “It’s a family recipe developed over the years. We try our best to put out a product that we like and we would eat and be proud of.” Silver Dollar might deal in bigger quantities than most home bakers, but it’s the quality of product that could be made in any kitchen. “That’s one reason they’re so well received,” Rowlett said. “It’s not a pre-packaged thing. It’s large-scale, but we still make them like grandma would at home.” And like grandma, there are lots of people eagerly waiting for Silver Dollar Concessions to pull the cinnamon rolls from the oven for another year at the fair.
The Bacon Habit returns to Oklahoma State Fair for its sixth year. | Photo Gazette / file
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Employees at Organic Squeeze, 1325 N. Walker Ave., learned this week that the Midtown location will close Friday. Owner Robert Rhodes said the decision was a difficult one. “Over the last eight months, we’ve learned so much about our business in the area,” he said. “It’s been fun and exciting to be a part of Midtown, but what transpired is that we kind of shot for the stars when we opened that large of a spot.” The upside? Rhodes’ restaurant concept will soon come to life in the same location. “It’s crummy news, but it will be exciting when we open back up,” he said. “We have a passion for fruits, vegetables and fresh ingredients. Those are the kinds of things we’ll be using in this next concept.” The Nichols Hills Organic Squeeze location at 6434 Avondale Drive remains open with business as usual, he said. The Edge at Midtown developer Gary Brooks said Walker Avenue is still evolving into “a truly walkable, vibrant, mix-use corridor in Midtown.” Visit organic-squeeze.com.
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Rotarians know how to party. Those crazy community service enthusiasts at Bricktown Rotary Club are at it again with Days of Wine & Rotary 7:3011:30 p.m. Friday at Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive. Chris Converse of Paragon Brands pours wine and Zach Pritchard of Krebs Brewing Company offers select craft beers. Guests receive premium drinks, and they can feel good knowing they’re helping Bricktown Rotary give much-needed funding to Oklahoma charities, said event chairperson Patrick Gaines.
Oklahoma restaurants The Mantel Wine Bar & Bistro, Rococo, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse, Brown’s Bakery, Crabtown, Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse and Café do Brazil will serve bites while Muscadine Jelly performs. The event is Bricktown Rotary’s biggest annual fundraiser, and proceeds benefit local charities through Bricktown Rotary, which has donated tens of thousands of dollars to groups such as Anyone Can Softball, The Prader Willie Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Association. Organizers ask that guests wear business or cocktail attire.
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It’s hard work, but somebody’s got to chew it. National franchise Wayback Burgers, which recently opened its first Oklahoma location at 3217 S. Broadway in Edmond, wants to help diners earn their dinner with the Triple Triple Challenge. In honor of National Cheeseburger Day on Sunday, the restaurant challenges guests to eat a nine-patty burger in the fastest time. The “chompion” takes home a $3,330 grand prize. Edmond franchise owner Maria Unruh said the Triple Triple is always on the menu. For $17.49, customers get nine beef patties, nine pieces of cheese, lettuce, tomato and a bun. In the first 45 days of business, the store sold 10. “Each patty is 3.3 ounces, so it’s 1.85 pounds of beef,” Unruh said. “We stick a knife in the top because it’s so big it leans.” Those interested in competing can reserve a spot to try taking down the giant burger at tripletriplechallenge.com.
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Protein is the centerpiece of most big meals. At Thanksgiving, it’s a turkey. Christmas often includes a ham. Some folks don’t consider breakfast, lunch or dinner a meal unless there’s meat on the table. How nice, then, that carnivores craving something meaty find themselves in Oklahoma City, where steaks, chops, burgers, wings, sausages and so much more are available morning, noon and night. By Greg Elwell Photos Garett Fisbeck
The Meat House
2249 W. Danforth Road, Edmond themeathouse.com | 405-509-2900 In stark contrast to the work of The Brothers Grimm, The Butchers Grimm told stories with only one moral: Eat meat. In their stories, Ham-sel and Gretel found The Meat House. There was no witch inside. Instead, there was a glorious selection of fine steaks, pre-marinated cutlets, cheese, sausage and more. That tradition carries on today in Edmond, where discerning carnivores will find ready-to-grill favorites, marinades, rubs and more for a perfect protein party.
The Beef Jerky Emporium 9346 N. May Ave. tbje.com | 405-751-6275
Oklahoma City is so blessed to have The Beef Jerky Emporium. Not only does this gem carry different varieties of jerky — beef, venison, wild boar, turkey, salmon and many more — but the staff is a knowledgeable resource for dried meat newcomers to find just what they’re looking for. The Emporium also carries bacon candy in case the jerky isn’t enough.
George’s Happy Hog Bar-B-Q
712 Culbertson Drive | 405-525-8111 Breasts get all the glory when it comes to chicken, but migrate a little farther south and find the real MVP: dark meat. George’s Happy Hog Bar-B-Q slow-smokes ribs, brisket and hot links, and those in the know will find tender, delectable chicken full of juicy, grilled flavor in the Dark Meat Delight. Whether taking home three legs and thighs to eat off the bone or grabbing a smoky, deeply seasoned rack of ribs, George’s has everything needed for a ridiculously satisfying meal with friends.
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Servers at Hideaway Pizza should have to read this to diners who order The Capone: “Attention, hungry patrons. This pizza isn’t messing around. When you order The Capone, you are taking on the responsibility of eating a pie so famously delicious, we named it after the best-known gangster in history.” Stacked high with Italian sausage, pepperoni, bacon, salami, garlic, olives and red onions, The Capone is meant to be shared and cherished.
The name couldn’t be simpler or more enticing: Salumi y formaggi — meat and cheese. Before digging into an irresistible plate of fettucine carbonara or a mix of shrimp and gnocchi, indulge in a plate of cured meats, fine cheeses and crispy, garlicky crostini. Bellini’s Underground serves a salumi y formaggi that is a perfect way to start a meal or just as a snack to nibble on while enjoying a glass of wine.
The phrase “chop-chop” takes on new meaning after dining at Musashi’s, home of some of Oklahoma City’s best teppanyaki chefs. Sometimes confused with a hibachi, the teppanyaki is that long, flat brazier and grill on which talented chefperformers prepare plates of sizzling shrimp, succulent chicken and melt-in-themouth steaks with panache. There’s nothing quite like watching an expert on the griddle make a great meal into an indelible experience.
When the engine is running rough and the fuel tank is nearing empty, the best spot to fill up is The Garage. This haven for bodacious burgers doesn’t shy away from topping patties with mountains of fixings that are bursting with flavor. If a bun filled with perfectly grilled ground beef doesn’t sound like enough, then try the Egg-o-nator with bacon, egg and American cheese.
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ARTS & CULTURE “Teresa Gutiérrez, Juárez, Mexico” by Miguel Gandert | Image Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art / provided
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In perspective
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Visage exhibit explores unspoken meaning in portraiture. By Ben Luschen
Photographic portraiture comes hand in hand with a deceptive sense of reality. It is easy to understand how a painted portrait could be interpreted, how a commissioned artist might depict a wealthy dignitary without his double chin or with an enhanced, confident gleam in his eye. The truth is many photographic portraits are no more unfiltered. “All of it is artifice, to some degree,” said Mark White, Wylodean and Bill Saxon director at the University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. “I think where photography kind of diverges is in the perception of what a wide percentage of the public believes to be somehow more realistic.”
White is the curator behind Visage: Photography from the Permanent Collection, an exhibit of portraiture open through Dec. 4 at Fred Jones, 555 Elm Ave., in Norman. Visage includes black-and-white portraits of famous celebrities and notable artists as well as everyday folk. White said the subject in each of the exhibit’s photographs is not only posing for the camera, but there is something additional that the sitter or photographer wanted to convey, be it through dress, facial expression, figural pose or something else. “That character could have been constructed or it could have somehow been
I think photography is just as useful at constructing what you want somebody to see. Mark White
the essence of that person’s personality,” he said, “but certainly they wanted to convey something to the viewer.” White picked the exhibit’s portraits from the museum’s collection of around 2,000 photographs. Fred Jones Museum insightfully began building its photography collection in 1937, a time when many other museums were not regularly collecting photography. The collection is diverse in style, subject matter and technique, but White said one of its biggest strengths is portraiture, especially that of celebrities and high-profile figures. “In that respect, the show was relatively easy to put together because I was able to find a lot of these figures of note within the permanent collection,” he said. Lighting, angles and expression can make the same person look entirely different in separate photographs, something to keep in mind whether in an art gallery or on Instagram. White said photography, if anything, can be even more composed than painting or sculpture in portraits because it comes with a tacit sense of authenticity. “I think photography is just as useful at constructing what you want somebody to see,” he said.
“In that respect, you expect to see someone who is a little more serious, someone who doesn’t express the kind of levity that you see in that photograph,” White said. “The fact that you see this very inviting smile is contrary to what most people would associate with the author.” One of the most striking photographs in Visage is not of a celebrity, but of a young Mexican woman named Teresa Gutiérrez. The photograph, taken in 1992 by Miguel Gandert, shows Gutiérrez displaying a large tattoo of Our Lady of Guadalupe on her exposed back. White said this photo illustrates, in a nutshell, what Visage is all about: selffashioning and presentation. Gutiérrez is trying to communicate several things on more than one level through the photograph. Much of that message comes from the tattoo itself. Our Lady of Guadalupe is on its face a religious icon, but over the years, it has evolved into a symbol of Hispanic identity north and south of the Mexican border. Her provocative posture is also evident. “I think that tension between the sexual suggestiveness of her bare back and that religious icon is something a lot of viewers would find challenging, especially those of the Catholic faith,” White said. The subject and photographer are not the only ones involved in the image’s meanings. White said each individual will draw their own meanings from the portraits. The viewer is complicit in finishing the narrative.
Refocused faces
James Baldwin’s bright, smiling face immediately draws in Visage guests. “I think one of the reasons a lot of people are drawn to that photograph is that, in part, it defies expectations of the author,” White said. Baldwin, world-famous as both the author of works like Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953) and Giovanni’s Room (1956) and as a tireless, intellectual voice in the world’s racial, sexual and civil rights struggles, is often seen in a critical, serious light. Many of his photographs represent that. The writer is most often shown with a pensive and solemn stare. Lütfi Özkök’s 1960 photograph, acquired by the university in 2012, captures a brightness in Baldwin that reminds viewers he was not only a fighter for social justice, but an affable friend who put a lot of value in his relationships with other people.
“Ansel Adams” by Judy Dater | Image Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art / provided
“In every one of the photographs, there is this implicit notion that a viewer will be on the other side of that photograph, looking at the individual, the sitter, and taking away an opinion,” White said. Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays and is open late, till 9 p.m., on Thursdays. Visit ou.edu/fjjma. See more photos from the exhibit at okgazette.com.
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Plaza District Festival adds a number of new features in its 18th year. By Ben Luschen
Plaza District Festival Noon-10 p.m. Sept. 24 Plaza District 1700 block of NW 16th Street plazadistrictfestival.com 405-367-9403 Free
The Plaza Walls made its proper debut during 2015’s Plaza District Festival, but this year’s edition of the annual art and street event will be the attraction’s biggest splash yet. Twenty artists will descend along the alleyway behind businesses like Bad Granny’s Bazaar and Dig It! Boutique in the week leading up to Sept. 24 in 16th Street Plaza District for a large-scale demonstration of live public art. Those artists include muralist Jason Pawley, who has already started work on the large main wall facing Indiana Avenue. Pawley will continue work on the mural during the festival. Plaza District Association is paying a $200 stipend for each artist involved in the mural project. Every festival guest is encouraged to donate whatever amount is convenient to the Sponsored By You crowdfunding effort to help pay the artists.
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The Plaza Walls collaboration is just one of the new features at the 18th annual free Plaza District Festival noon-10 p.m. Sept. 26
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24. The festival is the largest annual fundraiser for the arts district. Organizers expect 100-150 local artists — muralists, streetside artist vendors, musical acts, dance companies and other participants — to be involved in the one-day event. “That’s what sets us apart from other things,” said festival co-chairperson Emily Rothrock Tate. “We’re celebrating all things, all talented art, local.” The introduction of a special kids-only art boutique highlights an expanded kids area located near Blackwelder Avenue. Children 12 years old and under can walk the pop-up art shop and, for $2-$5, buy their own favorite piece of art without the influence of a parent or relative. “We’re teaching our guests, our children, how to be curators in their own right,” Tate said. The art in the children’s boutique was donated by this year’s street vendors. Proceeds will go toward the funding of future Plaza children’s activities. Festival volunteers will assist young children in making their decisions. “Everybody should look at something they like and go, ‘Why do I like that so much?’” Tate said. Giant bubble stations, a blanket fort and puppies and kittens from Country Road Animal Rescue are all certain to be a hit with the younger crowd. The volunteer committee has also made homemade modeling clay for the kids to play with. This year marks the debut of the festival’s art lounge, which will set up near Saints and Everything Goes Dance Studio. For the first time, drinking-age guests can buy wine and local beer from the festival tent, which will be furnished by Urban
Farmhouse Designs with plants from Calvert’s Plant Interiors. Artist Stephen Kovash is curating an art exhibit in it. “While you sip on your wine and while you enjoy your high-point beer, you get to enjoy art by all the different artists who live in [House] District 88,” Tate said. Live music is one of the festival’s biggest draws. This year’s headliner is Oklahoma City rapper Jabee, who released Black Future in August. His set begins 9 p.m. on the main stage near Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s parking lot west of Indiana Avenue. “While he’s getting national attention, he’s still slaying it and killing it in Oklahoma City,” Tate said, “so we’re very honored to have Jabee agree to be our headliner with [local rapper] LTZ.” Other featured bands include Bowlsey, Husbands, Culture Cinematic and Lincka. A second music stage will be set up along Blackwelder Avenue. Food truck options, including Backdoor Barbecue, Holey Rollers, The Loaded Bowl and Taste of Soul Chicken and Waffle, will be available throughout the day.
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Plaza District Association Executive Director Cayla Lewis said around 10 new businesses have been added to the district since last year’s festival. “The more businesses, the more interest people have in the area,” she said. “There are more customers, consumers, that kind of thing.” As the district has expanded, so have district activities and events. The area is starting to draw interest from outside the city. Tate said a Lawton newspaper recently ran a story about the festival. The draw is a location that is distinct and defiantly local. “We don’t have a Chili’s or an Applebee’s,” Lewis said. “We don’t have what other places have. We only have what we have, and no one else has the things that are here.” Visit plazadistrictfestival.com for more information.
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Creative synergy
Visual artists Whitney Ingram and Phebe Kallstrom find their artistic home at Studio Gallery. By George Lang
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Whitney Ingram’s beaded jewelry is on display at Studio Gallery through midNovember. | Photo provided
11 a.m.-3 p.m. tuesdays-Saturdays Studio gallery 2646 W. Britton Road 405-752-2642 Free
When she taught in Edmond Public Schools, Phebe Kallstrom spent most of her time imparting discipline to her middle school pupils. So, when Kallstrom retired after 31 years, structure was the last thing on her mind. “When I retired, I finally had time for myself,” said Kallstrom, who is featured through mid-November with bead artist Whitney Ingram at Studio Gallery, 2646 W. Britton Road. “And I really wasn’t a painter, but I wanted to be.” After years of specializing in dry mediums such as charcoal and colored pencils, Kallstrom began lessons with artist Dennis Johnson, the in-house art instructor at co-op Studio Gallery. Moving from watercolor to acrylic and finally to oils, Kallstrom now makes bright, whimsical art built around seascapes, beachscapes and the life aquatic, including sea life and seafood. She said she sees the irony in being landlocked yet focused on the coast, but it has a lot to do with finding her muse. “There was a lot of structure in teaching middle school kids, and this has freed me up,” she said. “And it’s been wonderful.” Kallstrom and Ingram are two of 18 artists who work out of Studio Gallery and take turns displaying their art in the small gallery space. Ingram began making beaded jewelry five years ago when she was living in Chicago. “It was kind of an accident — a great accident,” Ingram said. “Around the corner from where I lived, there was a great bead shop. It took me about a year of passing by the shop to finally go in. I saw all these beautiful colors and I had these ideas in my head, but I didn’t know how to make jewelry.” Ingram eventually became friends with the shop owner and began experimenting with jewelry making and natural bead materials. Initially, she gave her creations as gifts, but by early 2015, she was staging
her first shows and selling her work. “Everything I was selling was wordof-mouth, or I’d sell it off my neck — somebody might say, ‘I really like that,’ and I’d say, ‘Really? It’s for sale,’” Ingram said. She joined Studio Gallery in 2015 and now regularly makes trips to The Tucson Bead Show in Arizona, which happens every January and early February and features hundreds of bead sellers. But Ingram said she stays out of the mass market, preferring to create original pieces. If she were to mass-produce her necklaces and bracelets, she said, she would get bored after the first 10 replicas. “Everything that I make is one of a kind,” she said. “Now, David Yurman has started making beaded jewelry. When [luxury jewelry designer] David Yurman decides he wants to make a lapis necklace, he’ll go to China and has them make lapis beads for what he wants to do. So he can buy at a completely different price point than I can.” When they’re not creating, Kallstrom, Ingram and other gallery artists take turns manning the space. “The artists who are represented here, we all share the bills, we share the rent and we share the desk,” Kallstrom said. “The back is available for any of us to use as our studio.” Free of the stress of retail jewelry making, Ingram’s Studio Gallery affiliation allows her to have fun creating while not getting bogged down in assembly line work. “I don’t have the buying power to make it as inexpensive to make,” she said. “So, if I can do it through the Studio Gallery, I can still make it so the cost and my time balances out.”
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Homecoming Art Show recognizes tradition and showcases the future. By George Lang
As she studied submisceramicist Bill Glass Jr. Cherokee sions for Cherokee and his metallurgist son, Homecoming Heritage Center’s 21st Demos Glass, and art show & sale a n nu a l C h er ok e e painter Clesta MartinHomecoming Art Show Manley. Runs through Sept. 27 & Sale in Park Hill near Cherokee Heritage Center Tahlequah, curator ‘Culture 21192 S. Keeler Drive, Callie Chunestudy found through art’ Park Hill total confirmation of her Cherokee Heritage cherokeeheritage.org beliefs about current Center also is home to the 888-999-6007 Native American artwork Cherokee National Free-$8.50 — that there is nothing Archives, the Cherokee unilateral about it in Nation’s largest collection of historic docu2016, if there ever was. “A lot of people, when they think of a ments and artifacts dating back to the 18th Native art show, they’re going to come century, and it’s located at what the and see pictures of Indians doing Indian National Park Service designated as the things,” Chunestudy said. “But we have western end point for the Trail of Tears a lot of contemporary artists who have forced migration in the early 1800s. The begun to enter — young artists and people Homecoming show began in 1996 as a way working in a contemporary vein.” to bring focus to the skill and diversity of Cherokee visual art. ‘Emotional and intricate’ “When it started, it was designed to The grand-prize winner, announced Aug. help feature and promote our Cherokee 26, defied expectations. A small pen-andartists — artists who might otherwise not ink work by first-time entrant Michael get recognition — and bring attention to Mounce, Music With Papa depicts a girl Cherokee culture through art,” sitting astride a bear and attracting a Chunestudy said. “We’ve had 116 pieces accepted from 68 Cherokee artists, and swarm of butterflies as she plays a recorder. While there were plenty of larger we have some amazing, seasoned artists and more dramatic works, Chunestudy this year.” said that Mounce’s emotional and intriMore than $15,000 in prize money, cate creation resonated with the jury. donated by Cherokee Nation businesses, On display through Sept. 27 at was distributed to 30 winning artists, Cherokee Heritage Center, located on the with categories split into traditional and grounds of the original Cherokee Female contemporary sections. Seminary, the Homecoming Art Show “While we do have traditional categoincludes works by artists from the ries in this show, which are always the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah love of any Native art lover, we have some Band of Cherokee Indians and the incredible contemporary work,” Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Chunestudy said. “It’s moving into the casting a wide net across the Cherokee future.” community. Show highlights include works by bow maker Noel Grayson, ceramicist Troy Jackson, master potter and 28
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Drink drawings A local bartender cultivates her artistic talents by designing beer labels for a local brewery.
By Michael Kinney
When Friday night customers walk into Skinny Slim’s, one of the first people they see is Haley Dennis. The 26-year-old is often found behind the bar of the Bricktown establishment, serving beer or making the rounds, chatting with customers.
My love for craft beer met my passion for creating art, and it was harmony. Haley Dennis Dennis calls it the best bartending job she has had since she started in the profession at age 18. However, to really see what Dennis is passionate about, walk into the same bar on a random Tuesday evening, when the crowds are light. On those nights, the Lawton native might be huddled at the end of the bar with her laptop, working on a talent she has
been cultivating since she was a kid. “Growing up with severe childhood ADHD, you couldn’t get me to sit still for much of anything other than drawing,” Dennis said. “It made me feel empowered; I could create anything I could think of and make it come to life. It allowed me to express myself at a young age. Now that I’m older, I use drawing as a way to relax. I spend so much time around people, while I’m working, drawing is almost like an escape for me.” Dennis wants to turn those talents into a career. Her first big break came earlier this year when she had an idea that would combine two of her favorite things. She decided she wanted to start designing beer labels for burgeoning Oklahoma City brewery Elk Valley Brewing Co. “I absolutely love craft beer, everything about it,” Dennis said. “Brewing is art, and it’s so similar to art culture. There’s a community of people who love it, who breathe it. They love talking about it, creating it, consuming it. My love for craft beer met my passion for creating art, and it was harmony. It’s a perfect situation for me.” Elk Valley is owned by John Elkins, a Midwest City native.
The label for Elk Valley Brewing Co.’s Apricot Le Ferme was the first Haley Dennis ever designed. | Photo Michael Kinney
He started the brewery in 2013 and moved all of his operations to Mustang Brewing Company in 2015. “I brew the beer I love to drink, which includes several styles,” Elkins said. “So I would say we’re eclectic. I try and brew interesting beers that the beer geek as well as the intro beer drinker will enjoy.” Dennis and Elkins met two years ago when she was working at Oak & Ore craft beer bar.
Midnight sketches
Despite a hectic schedule that includes 12-13-hour bartending shifts, Dennis didn’t hesitate to approach Elkins with her desire to become his label designer. “My initial reaction at the time was honored that she wanted to work with me,” Elkins said. “However, I had a label designer that I was very happy with. I told her that if something happened and I needed someone, I would call her. Well, four or five months passed by and my label designer had to step aside for her full-time job. I had seen some of Haley’s sketches and liked her creativity. So I called Haley and talked to her about some of the things I needed. We were excited to get some specifics designs on paper and get started.” Since then, Dennis has created two labels for Elk Valley. The first was a simple format based on the flavor of the beer, Apricot Le Ferme. Since it was her first design, Dennis said it took her close to three weeks to plan it out and put all the elements together while still working full bartending shifts that had her up as late as 4 a.m. some nights.
Dennis’ second label was a more personal concept. After the June 12 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed, she scrapped her original idea of all black-and-white and went for one that showed unity with the LGBTQ community. It features multiple colors over a black background. “I spent a lot of time in Orlando. My little sister is part of the lesbian community there,” Dennis explained. “She had a couple of friends die in the tragedy. It hit home for me, and I wanted to put a little bit of myself into each of the labels. I thought, ‘What better time than now?’” Elk Valley and Dennis both seem to be coming into their own at the same time. That might be why the combination has been a natural fit. “Her labels fit the beers they were made for very well,” Elkins said. “They were eye-catching, creative and playful, which certainly match what I try to do here with my beers.” Dennis wants to continue designing labels and hopefully make it a career. Until then, she will tend the bar at Skinny Slim’s. When a customer orders a beer that features her design, she knows she is heading in the right direction. “Art is expressing yourself,” Dennis said. “I want people to kind of see me when they see my art. I want people to know me when they see the label.”
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Worldly steps Oklahoma City Ballet introduces new dancers and opens local audiences’ eyes to what ballet can be with this season’s performances. By Jessica Williams
Fall signals a general glee for football season, yet you would be remiss to overlook another equally athletic venture: the autumnal introduction to Oklahoma City Ballet’s 45th season. Robert Mills, OKC Ballet’s art director, told Oklahoma Gazette the 2016-17 season features six performances ranging from fan favorite classics to cutting-edge contemporaries. “I’m thrilled to show OKC the many facets of ballet,” Mills said. “This season, our company is going to give people what they didn’t necessarily expect, but what they didn’t know they actually wanted out of a performance.” This season includes two new corps de ballet dancers, 17 new apprentices and four promotions in addition to 26 returning dancers. “Out of the hundreds upon hundreds of online and in-person auditions we reviewed for this season, our dancers represent some of the most dedicated talent our company has experienced,” Mills said. “This is the
biggest group of dancers we’ve featured and represents nine different countries and 13 states across the nation.” Among the company’s performers is newly appointed soloist and Oklahoma native Amanda Herd-Popejoy. Returning this season to perform in principle roles are Japan’s Yui Sato and Miki Kawamura, two of OKC Ballet’s most impressive dancers. Ukraine’s Alvin Tovstogray, Cuba’s Julio Concepcion and the U.S.’s Ronnie Underwood also continue their roles as principals. “My goal for choosing dancers is to showcase not only their incredible formal abilities, but to also find performers that know how to do just that — our dancers perform to engage the audience and create an energetic experience,” Mills said. Mills possesses a contagious drive that inspires greatness. “Our growth has mirrored the growth of OKC,” Mills said. “I hope this season showcases the milestones our company
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Dancers Jefferson Payne and Dave Naquin join Oklahoma City Ballet this season. | Photo Garett Fisbeck
has accomplished in the past several years, and I think we have grown with the OKC community as well, because what we’re capable of has certainly increased with the city’s support.”
Entertaining history
Entering his ninth year at OKC Ballet, Mills has transformed the company into a globally supported art institution. “I’m very proud to say during my eight years here, I’ve brought in artists and choreographers that would typically work for the Boston Ballet or American Ballet Theatre,” Mills said. “It’s an enormous job, and I’m extremely privileged to fulfill this role.” Rodeo, A Triple Bill, kick-starts the season, highlighting consummate modern and contemporary performances. Serenade showcases the graceful, yet strenuous choreography of the late, legendary George Balanchine. It was the first ballet he choreographed in America, set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1880 Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48. Agnes de Mille’s beloved Rodeo completes the bill. “Balanchine is without a doubt considered the most important choreographer of the 20th century, and this is the first time our company has ever performed his work,” Mills said. “Agnes de Mille is also important to the history of the OKC Ballet, since this is the first time the company has danced to her choreography in over 30 years.” Mills’ own choreography takes the stage in the premiere of abstract contemporary
ballet Our Private Rooms. “I’ve been fortunate to be hands-on with all our performances this season, including choreographing my own ballet within our repertoire,” Mills said. The company’s season also features classical performances, including the world premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which reinterprets a time-honored story through dance. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic Shakespeare comedy most people are familiar with,” Mills said. It is choreographed by Sarah Tallman (a Denver-based choreographer and dancer). In February, Mills said the company will enchant audiences with The Sleeping Beauty, which features classical ballet’s most challenging, detailed choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s scores. “Many people associate The Sleeping Beauty with Disney or children’s genres, and that’s what initially draws crowds to this kind of performance,” Mills said. “However, a lot of people don’t understand how iconic this work is within the performing arts world. It is one of the cornerstones of classical ballet.” Mills said that this season provides a rich spectrum, ultimately cementing OKC’s status as a national dance epicenter. “With this season,” Mills said, “I ask that audiences allow us to show them what ballet could be so that we can continue to be a vehicle for creation.” Visit okcballet.com for more information.
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Native composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate wrote what is believed to be the first Chickasaw-language oratorio. By Ben Luschen
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A centuries-old artform will take the Chickasaw language where it has never been before. Chickasaw classical composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, with assistance from nonprofit choral society Canterbury Voices and Oklahoma City Philharmonic, will present the oratorio Misha’ Sipokni’ (The Old Ground) Oct. 7 at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave. Misha’ Sipokni’ is sung entirely in the Chickasaw language. Tate told Oklahoma Gazette he believes this is the first oratorio to be performed in the language. Misha’ Sipokni’ is about 35 minutes long and will include English supertitles. Tate, known as an American Indian composer with other works in the Ponca and Creek languages, was commissioned to compose this work by Canterbury Voices. The piece is for a full orchestra, a full adult chorus, a children’s chorus and three vocal soloists (a soprano, a tenor and a baritone). “Oratorios are like an opera onstage but without costume and lighting and that kind of thing,” Tate said. “The singers and chorus stand almost like you’re doing a narration of a Greek play without the acting.” The story tells the tale of the ancient migration of the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes east to modern-day Mississippi. There was unrest in their home region, possibly caused by the Aztecs, and the tribes needed a new home. “I see it as very similar in its epic tale to the migration out of Egypt,” Tate said. “Take your people, you’re going thousands of miles and that’s a big deal.” The tribes, according to tradition, were
led by two brothers called Chahta and Chiksa’. To this day, Chickasaw and Choctaw tribal members view each other as distant cousins. Before they embarked on their journey, The Creator gave the tribes two sacred gifts. One was a migration pole they planted into the ground each night. Whichever way it was leaning when they woke up in the morning was the way they were supposed to travel. The other gift was a sacred white dog to bring them encouragement, warn them of enemies, apply medicine and be their spiritual center. The tribes traveled together until they reached the vast Mississippi River. It seemed impossible to cross, but the pole was directing them to the other side. Tate compared this part of the story to the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses and the Israelites.
I see it as very similar in its epic tale to the migration out of Egypt. Jerod Tate As they pondered a way to the other side, the dog jumped in the water to show them the way. But he perished in the water just before he could reach the other side. At that point, the community could give up, but instead, it decided to honor the dog’s sacrifice and cross. Tate said honoring ancestral sacrifices is a big part of what drives him and others today. “To me, it’s a really big deal,” he said. “My ancestors walked 800 miles from Mississippi to [Oklahoma], so am I going to sit here and cry? No. It’s like they did it for a reason, so I’m going to stand on their shoulders and become a successful person because that’s what they wanted for me.”
Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate wrote his oratorio Misha’ Sipokni’ (The Old Ground) in his home studio. | Photo Garett Fisbeck
Critical work
Tate is not yet a fluent Chickasaw speaker, so he worked closely with Joshua Hinson, director of the Department of Chickasaw Language for the Chickasaw Nation, to translate and adapt his English script. The composer compared Hinson to a modern-day Sequoyah. “It’s groundbreaking because he’s creating poetry in the language when we’ve never had poetry in our history,” he said. Hinson, in an email to the Gazette, said he was familiar with Tate’s work as an American Indian composer before they began collaborating in earnest on the oratorio in spring 2016. “The thing that I’ve always loved about his work is his indigenization of foreign art forms, in his case classical music specifically,” Hinson said. “He uses the language and music of our ancestors in this classical context to craft something that is wholly new and wholly Chickasaw.” Tate’s goal is that the significance of the work not be lost on those who see it. He makes it a point to put great effort into every detail. “At the end of the day, I want the audience to go, ‘This is important. This is really critical,’” he said. “I want them to feel the ethos of that all the time.” Together, two young Chickasaws created a work of art unique in the tribe’s history. Hinson said the Chickasaw language and people are not relics from the past but a living, breathing and, most importantly, evolving modern force. “Our way of life, our culture and our language, are not elements of some lost, ancient past; they’re decidedly contemporary,” Hinson said. “[It’s] 476 years after first contact, [and] we’re still here. And we’re still creating, growing, adapting and moving forward — and still speaking our language.”
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Archeologists wanted
Spike’s Club returns to Sam Noble Museum this fall. By Christine Eddington
spike’s Club: Can you Dig it? Weekly classes Sept. 27-Nov. 3 Sam Noble museum 2401 chautauqua ave., Norman samnoblemuseum.ou.edu 405-325-4712 $10-$60
Carrie McKenzie and the team of scientists and educators at Sam Noble Museum, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., in Norman have dug up fantastic afterschool adventures for gradeschoolers this fall. It’s called Spike’s Club: Can You Dig It?, and if you’re thinking archeology, well rock on because you’re right, said Carrie McKenzie, museum public programs coordinator. Sessions for first- and second-graders are five consecutive Tuesdays, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25. Sessions for children in third through fifth grades are Thursdays, Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20 and Nov. 3. Spike’s Club is an ongoing program of the museum and is now in its seventh year. “Tuesdays will be for our junior session kids, which are first- and second-graders. Thursdays are for our seniors, who are in third through fifth grades,” McKenzie said. “Each week, we will have two hours to really immerse in the exploration of archeology. We’ll have hands-on activities, crafts, games and challenges each week.” The series culminates with the opening of Sam Noble exhibit Mystery of the Mayan Medallion, which program participants can interact with, McKenzie said. The archaeology-themed exhibit is on display Oct. 15 through Jan. 16, 2017, in the museum’s Fred E. and Enid Brown Gallery. McKenzie developed Spike’s Club curricula with heavy input from Sam Noble’s archeology team. McKenzie has been with the museum about a year and was an education specialist at Oklahoma WONDERtorium in Stillwater prior to that while she earned a master’s degree in early childhood education. “I learned early on that I really enjoy informal educational programming, and I have always had a passion for natural history,” she said. “[Spike’s Club] will be a real immersion. Kids will handle real artifacts and will excavate their own relics from dig boxes using picks, trowels and brushes, just as archeologists do in the field.”
Children participate in Sam Noble Museum’s Spike’s Club in Norman. | Photo provided
An outdoor activity planned for the young archeologists is a game devised to teach kids how archeologists decide where to dig. “Archeologists have to figure out where to dig, using information they gather about the area and then applying deductive reasoning, and that’s what the kids will do, but to make it a little more fun, it will be a race, too,” McKenzie said. “We will plant archeological ‘finds.’ For example, we might be looking for arrowheads.” Each two-hour session features inside and outside activities and includes a healthy snack of fruit, vegetables and cheese sticks about halfway through. Cost to attend the five-week Spike’s Club is $50 for museum members and $60 for nonmembers. Enrollment is limited to 14 children per age group.
Spring rebirth
In the spring, Spike’s Club undergoes a bit of a metamorphosis. Rather than being a five-week series with classes held each week focused on the same theme, it becomes a monthly event with a unique theme each time. Kids can attend all five months or drop in as their interest is piqued and their schedules allow. “Our spring themes will include dinosaur eggs and babies; bugs, in conjunction with our Ugly Bugs exhibition opening in the spring; one session based on our Oklahoma exhibit; a Pokémon GO! themed session we’re calling Gotta Catch ’Em All, and since our last one is on May 4, it will be called May the 4th Be With You and will be about physics.” Spring Spike’s Club sessions are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Learn more and register at samnoblemuseum. ou.edu.
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AIDS Walk OKC and RED Run return to Myriad Botanical Gardens Sept. 25. By Mark Beutler
Each September when Kay Holladay comes remain for those who are diagnosed and out for AIDS Walk of Oklahoma City, her those at risk of contracting HIV and developing AIDS. heart swells with pride. Back in the 1990s, Holladay was instrumen“The need for educatal in taking a struggling tion is still there. In adgroup, helping set up a dition, AIDS is not the board of directors and death sentence of the AiDS Walk OKC incorporating it as a non’80s, so people are living and RED Run profit organization. normal life spans if they “I look around at the stay in care,” she said. Run begins 9 a.m. Sept. 25 people who come out to “Other issues related to Walk begins 2 p.m. Sept. 25 walk today, and it makes aging must be adMyriad Botanical Gardens me so happy,” Holladay dressed for this popula301 W. Reno Ave. told Oklahoma Gazette. tion as well.” aidswalkokc.org “It is families, children, The walk is where it 405-673-3786 teens, university stuall started in 1998, dents — such a diverse crowd. And that Meadows said, and then a few years ago, really is the face of HIV and AIDS.” organizers established the 5K event. This year’s AIDS Walk and RED Run 5K “The RED Run is now in its eighth year,” event is Sept. 25 at Myriad Botanical Meadows said. “It is in the morning and Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave. The run begins gives those who enjoy running a chance to at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 2 p.m. get a run in for a good cause.” “I have such a sense of pride when I see The Walk is the nonprofit’s largest funwhat the walk has become,” Holladay said. draiser, Meadows said. Last year, one local “So many of the groups who participated church raised more than $10,000. Other years ago like Planned Parenthood and events, including Pay it Forward at S&B’s Other Options are still around and dediBurger Joint and the annual Red Rooftop event, are held throughout the year. cated to the cause and to our community. … So many others have played an important “We try to make AIDS Walk events role in shaping the group and ultimately something everyone can attend,” Meadows helping those in need.” said. “In the early days, most fundraisers Throughout the past couple decades, were held at the bars. That kept a large AIDS Walk of Oklahoma City has worked population out of these events. We have to raise community awareness about HIV worked to make our fundraisers more inand AIDS. The group has raised funds to clusive as HIV and AIDS [impacts] all parts support organizations that provide direct of the population.” care, support services and education. For those who want to join the cause but “Recent statistics show increases in the not necessarily run or walk, a number of young population under age 25,” said Verna informational booths will be set up, and Meadows, AIDS Walk OKC board president. entertainment begins at noon. Pets are not “They are the most newly diagnosed and allowed on the running course. AIDS Walk the most at-risk.” registration is free. RED Run registration is $30-$35. While modern treatment has made HIV Learn more at aidswalkokc.org. a more manageable illness, the needs
I have such a sense of pride when I see what the walk has become. Kay Holladay
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BOOKS Bilingual Reading, OU Humanities Forum celebrations Hispanic Heritage Month with a reception and bilingual reading with Mexican author Nadia Villafuerte who will do a bilingual reading of her short story Cajita Felix/Happy Little Box, 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 15. University of Oklahoma Library, 401 W. Brooks St., Norman, 405-325-4142, libraries. ou.edu. THU Nothing Daunted Women’s Book Club, discuss The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, 7 p.m. Sept. 15. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 405-842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. THU
Sabaa Tahir Book Signing, New York Times’ Bestselling author signs and talks about her book, An Ember in the Ashes, 7-8 p.m. Sept. 15. Best of Books, 1313 E. Danforth Road, Edmond, 405-3409202, bestofbooksok.com. THU BlackStar Ops Group Book Signing, author T.C. Miller, creator of the BlackStar Ops Group series of espionage thrillers, signs all three books in the series, 3-5 p.m. Sept. 17. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 405-842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. SAT Read Between The Wines, Wine? Books? What’s not to love about this? A portion of the proceeds during the event go directly to the Community Learning Centers, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 405-8422900, fullcirclebooks.com. WED
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Art of the Cocktail, chef Bruce and his staff present a three-course cocktail selection and menu pairing in this edition of Art of the Cocktail, and it’s a menu dedicated to the biggest event of 2016, the Olympics in Rio, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 21. Rococo Northpark, 12252 N. May Ave., 405-212-4577, rococo-restaurant.com. WED
YOUTH Titanoba: Monster Snake, exhibit of a realistic replica of the largest snake on record weighing an estimated one and a half tons and measuring 48 feet long. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, 405-3254712, snomnh.ou.edu. SAT
Snowden Live, one-night event giving audiences the first opportunity to view the entire highly-anticipated feature film Snowden ahead of its nationwide release and includes an exclusive live (via internet) conversation with Edward Snowden and Oliver Stone immediately following the screening, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14. Cinemark Tinseltown, 6001 N. Martin Luther King Ave., 405-424-0461, cinemark.com.
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My Love, Don’t Cross That River, (SK, 2014, dir. Jin Moyoung) a couple who have lived together for 76 years faces the last moment of their marriage, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Sept. 15. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 405-236-3100, okcmoa.com. THU Mia Madre, (US, 2015, dir. Nanni Moretti) Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Sept. 16-17, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 405-236-3100, okcmoa.com. FRI -SUN Star Wars: The Force Awakens, (US, 2015, dir. J.J. Abrams) the First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance; enjoy watching the film projected outdoors at the new Riversport Rapids, watch on the lawn or rent a tube or raft and watch on the water, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16. RIVERSPORT Rapids, 800 Riversport Drive, 405-552-4040, riversportokc.org. FRI
Ikiru, (US, 1952, dir. Akira Kurosawa) a humanist tale about a man facing his own mortality, 2 p.m. Sept. 18. Meinders School of Business, NW 27th St & McKinley Ave., 405-208-5351, okcu.edu. SUN
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Recklesstival, a night of short films presented by OKC Film Club showcasing the works of Reckless Abandonment Pictures and special guests followed by a Q&A, 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 14. District House, 1755 NW 16th St., 405-633-1775, districthouseokc.com. WED
Documentary Screening: Hard to Believe, (US, 2015, dir. Ken Stone) film exposes the widespread Chinese government practice of executing political prisoners and selling their organs to transplant tourists, 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 17. OKC Northwest Public Library, 5600 NW 122nd St., 405-606-3580, metrolibrary.org/northwest-library. SAT
777: Is it Really a Right to Farm? If you’re a little confused about State Question 777, a right to farm amendment, you’re not the only one. Animal Law Group: A Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter at Oklahoma City University School of Law aims to set everyone straight before the election by co-hosting a debate and lectures conference, 777: Is it Really a Right to Farm?, with The Humane Society of the United States. Speakers include former Oklahoma Sen. Paul Muegge, Kirkpatrick Foundation director of education Brian Ted Jones, Oklahoma Stewardship Council chairman Drew Edmondson, Oklahoma Farmers Care member and former Oklahoma Senate pro tem Glenn Coffee, state director of the Oklahoma chapter of The Humane Society of the United States Cynthia Armstrong, legislative council for Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) Jeff Pierce and OCU Law professor Arthur LeFrancois. State Question 777 will be on Oklahoma’s general election ballot Nov. 8. The conference is 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at OCU Law, 800 N. Harvey Ave. Admission is $20-$60 and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. Visit eventbrite.com or email mreagon@my.okcu.edu. SATURDAy
Heard on Hurd, enjoy a variety of food truck options, live music and shopping, 6-10 p.m. Sept. 17. Downtown Edmond, 32 N. Broadway Ave., Edmond.
They Died With Their Boots On, (US, 1942, dir. Raoul Walsh) the last of Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn’s eight films together, Raoul Walsh’s biopic of General George Armstrong Custer is a marvel of Hollywood’s skill for pseudo-history and entertaining, adventurous storytelling, 1 p.m. Sept. 14. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St., 405-478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. WED
Passport to Global Korea: Yongary, Monster from the Deep, (SK, 1967, dir. Ki-duk Kim) earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul, 7 p.m. Sept. 19. Pegasus Theater-UCO Campus, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, 405-974-2000, uco.edu. MON Tuesday Night Classics: 2001: A Space Odyssey, (UK, 1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick) humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest, 7 p.m. Sept. 20. Harkins Theatre, 150 E. Reno Ave., 405-231-4747, harkinstheatres.com. TUE
HaPPenInGS Ralph Ellison Creative Writing Workshop, awardwinning slam poet Candace Liger kicks off the Ralph Ellison Foundation’s new season of creative writing workshops with her interactive session, (The) Write to Breathe: Writing Your Way to Sanity Within the Struggle, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15. Ralph Ellison Library, 2000 NE 23rd St., 405-424-1437, metrolibrary.org. THU
Oklahoma Designer Showhouse, 10 interior designers and their design firms complete creative freedom within a brand new, 5,200-square-foot home in East Edmond; proceeds from this year’s event will benefit Free to Live Animal Sanctuary, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 16-18. Oklahoma Designer Showhouse, 3101 Oakdale Ridge Court, Edmond, 405-749-0070, oklahomadesignershowhouse.com. FRI Park(ing) Day, annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Districts include Deep Deuce District and Uptown 23rd Street among others, Sept. 16. Uptown 23rd Street, NW 23rd Street. FRI Mix on Main, pregame (OU vs. Ohio State) event featuring local businesses promoting the continued renaissance of one of Norman’s premiere corridors; live music, food trucks, beer/wine gardens and outdoor family fun, 6-10 p.m. Sept. 16. Carriage Plaza, 2001 W. Main St., Norman. FRI
Reading Wednesdays, storytime based off nature and the season; includes small craft; ages 2-5, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Sept. 14 and 21. Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-297-3995, myriadgardens.com. WED/ WED
Tamer Kattan Egyptian-born American comedian Tamer Kattan spends four nights serving up laughs in Oklahoma City. Kattan is known for appearances at The Comedy Store, Improv and Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, California. Catch him in one of six shows scheduled Wednesday through Saturday at Loony Bin Comedy Club, 8503 N. Rockwell Ave. Women get in free; admission for men is $2-$12. Guests must be age 21 or older. Visit okc.loonybincomedy.com or call 405-239-4242. WEDNESDAy-SATURDAy Tamer Kattan | Tamer Kattan provided
Exchange on Film Row, monthly event will featuring food from a variety of food trucks, beer from Roughtail Brewing Company and music from Kalyn Fay and Jared Deck, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 16. Film Row, 700 W. Sheridan Ave., filmrowokc.com. FRI Bent Willow Furniture Class, learn to turn branches into family heirlooms; join master furniture builder Bim Willow as he teaches you to mold and bend fresh willow into beautiful, longlasting furniture, 9 a.m. Sept. 17. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com/events. SAT
Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday Celebration, a special storytime and craft to celebrate the author who wrote James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many more, 11 a.m. Sept. 17. Best of Books, 1313 E. Danforth Road, Edmond, 405-340-9202, bestofbooksok.com. SAT Tiny Tuesdays: Tissue Paper Collages, come-andgo art making program, geared towards children ages 2-5 with a parent or guardian; use brightly colored tissue paper and glue to create one-of-akind collages, perfect to hang on any wall or fridge, 10 a.m.-noon, Sept. 20. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 405-236-3100, okcmoa.com. TUE
PerFOrMInG arTS Romeo and Juliet, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the park presents the story of the Montague and Capulet families, 8 p.m. Sept. 15-17. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-4457080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com/events. THU -SAT Becky’s New Car, Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and a middling marriage with no prospects for change on the horizon until an awkward, grief-struck millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where she works and offers her nothing short of a new life, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 8 p.m., Sept. 16-17, 2 p.m. Sept. 18. Carpenter Square Theatre, 806 W. Main St., 405-232-6500, carpentersquare.com. THU -SUN
Living Cancer Out Loud, 10th annual AfricanAmerican women’s health forum; learn from a panel of distinguished physicians, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 17. Douglass High School Auditorium, 900 N. Martin Luther King Ave., 405-587-4200. SAT Lincoln Terrace Home Tour, tour five historic homes in Lincoln Terrace located just south of the Capitol, noon-5 p.m. Sept. 18. Lincoln Terrace, 630 NE 18th St., lincolnterrace.org. SUN La Independencia de Mexico 2016, free, family-oriented event that celebrates Mexico’s Independence; featuring Mexican horse culture, traditional Mexican food, kid activities, schools and Hispanic businesses and organizations, 1-9 p.m. Sept. 18. Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads, 7000 Crossroads Blvd., 405-631-4422, plazamayorok.com. SUN
FOOd Thirst for a Cause, an annual event raises funds to help with urgent medical expenses for members of Oklahoma City’s hospitality industry; sample food from some of Oklahoma City’s best restaurants, meet and interact with winemakers from all over the wine world, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14. Jim Thorpe Museum Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, 4040 N. Lincoln Blvd., 405-427-1400, oklahomasportshalloffame.org. WED Art After 5, enjoy the OKC skyline along with live music, friends and cocktails on top of OKCMOA, 5-11 p.m. Sept. 15. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 405-236-3100, okcmoa.com. THU
Desserts and Divination, enjoy delicious deserts and a divination session with 10 talented readers volunteering their skills, noon-3 p.m. Sept. 17. Will Rogers Garden Center, 3400 NW 36th St. SAT Public Coffee Cupping, free coffee tasting, a fun and relaxed time to learn and try new coffees, 2 p.m. Sept. 17. Coffee Slingers Roasters, 1015 N. Broadway Ave., 405-609-1662, coffeeslingers. com. SAT
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Find your fishnets, buff your heels, warm up your vocal chords and brush up on your Time Warp knowledge — The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back! The Boom presses play on the iconic film 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and continues Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and some Sundays through Oct. 30. Special screenings are 11:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Halloween night. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to sing along and interact with the film and stage production. Tickets are $25 and are available at ticketstorm.com or by calling 866-966-1777. Visit theboomokc.com. FRIDAy-SATURDAy, ONGOING Photo bigstock.com continued on page 36
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Asian Night: Mua Thu yeu Duong Love in the Fall, an explosive Vietnamese variety concert with the biggest names in the industry; headlined by Quang Dung with Vietnamese pop sensation Thanh Thao, 8 p.m. Sept. 18. WinStar World Casino, 777 Casino Ave., Thackerville, 580-276-4229, winstarworldcasino.com. SUN Newsies, direct from Broadway comes Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd pleasing new musical from Disney and winner of the 2012 Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Choreography, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-21. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcciviccenter.com. TUE-WED
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Fully Committed, one man struggles to keep all the plates of his work and life spinning in this hilarious one-man comedy, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Lyric Theatre, 1727 NW 16th St., 405-524-9312, lyrictheatreokc.com. WED
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There is a lot to do, see and purchase throughout Autumn and Gazette gives its readers direction on where to find the best festivials, fashions, foods and more!
Zumba in the Gardens, participate in the Latininspired cardio-dance, 5:45-6:45 p.m Sept. 15. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens. com/events. THU Drop-In yoga, yoga class in the museum’s galleries, 5:45-6:45 p.m. Sept. 15. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 405-236-3100, okcmoa.com. THU Full Moon Bike Ride and Run, a leisurely run or bike ride under the bright shining moon though downtown OKC; run at 7 p.m. Sept. 16. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-4457080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com/events.
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State Fair Entertainment The Great State Fair of Oklahoma is full of food, animals, fun and activities. It also features some great shows. This year’s roster includes entertaining shows like Disney On Ice Worlds of Enchantment Thursday-Sept. 20, Zoppé Italian Family Circus Thursday-Sept. 25 and The Magic and Illusion of Kid Davie Thursday-Sept. 25. Southern rockers The Kentucky Headhunters perform 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers take the stage and Junk Rock Drums use unusual objects as drums each day of this year’s fair. Oklahoma State Fair runs Thursday-Sept. 25 at State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing Blvd. Gates open 8 a.m. daily, and admission is free-$10. Season passes are available. For a complete lists of shows and concerts, visit okstatefair.com. THURSDAy-WEDNESDAy,
Swazi 5K, 8th annual Swazi 5K run/walk; proceeds from this event are used by Bethany First Nazarene to provide scholarships to send volunteer teams to Swaziland to support the Swaziland HIV/AIDS Task Force to prevent the transfer of HIV to newborn babies, 7:30 a.m. Sept. 17. Southern Nazarene University, 6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, 405-789-6400, snu.edu. SAT Masquerade Run/Walk, Oklahoma Lawyers for Children’s inaugural 5K race focusing on Celebrating Families with proceeds benefiting OLFC’s efforts to defend Oklahoma County’s abused and neglected children; bring your best masquerade costume as you run or walk the course, 8-11 a.m. Sept. 17. Oklahoma County Juvenile Justice Center, 5905 Classen Ct. #202, 405-713-6400, oklahomacounty.org/jjc. SAT Rescue Me 5K/Walk for Life, event hosted by Crossroads Clinic; sectioned 5K or 2-mile walk on the trails, 9 a.m. Sept. 17. Mitch Park, 1501 W. Covell Road, Edmond, 405-359-4630, edmondok.com/ parks. SAT Fitness Inferno 2.0, exercise with on fire fitness experts help you have fun and burn calories; classes include zumba, bootcamp, tai chi and others, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 17. Norman Central Public Library, 225 N. Webster Ave., Norman, 405701-2600, pioneerlibrarysystem.org. SAT
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Jerry Seinfeld, America’s premier comedian performs his signature stand-up routine, 7 p.m. Sept. 16. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-2972264, okcciviccenter.com. FRI Whodunnit Dinner Theater: Victim of Retirement, enjoy a murder mystery theater with a buffet-style fajita offering. Ted’s Cafe Escondido, 2836 NW 68th St., 405-420-3222, whodunit.net. FRI OKC Improv Fall Show, improvisational music and comedy from local performers, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 16-17. The Paramount Room, 7 N. Lee Ave., 405-829-6300, theparamountroom.com. FRI -SAT The Dinner Detective, this improvised show is just another ordinary dinner, with one exception: Someone in the midst is guilty of murder, and that person just might be sitting right across from you, 6-9:30 p.m. Sept. 17. Sheraton Hotel, 1 N. Broadway Ave., 405-235-2780, sheratonokc.com. SAT
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Classic Radio Theatre, enjoy beverages and hors d’oeuvres and travel back in time to the golden days of radio; live performance of scripts from various radio shows from the 1930s to 1960s, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18. Actor’s Casting & Talent Services, 30 NE 52nd St., 405-702-0400, actorscasting. com. SUN
What’s Shaking Oklahoma? Science, real estate and insurance professionals will meet for a town hall event discussing earthquakes in the state. What’s Shaking Oklahoma? A Town Hall Meeting on Earthquakes and Their Impact in the Sooner State is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 21 at Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western Ave. It will focus specifically on the frequency and size of Oklahoma earthquakes and how they affect the commercial real estate business. The event is good for three hours of HOT Topic CE by the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission. Admission is $45-$70. Register online at cocar.org/ok-forum.html. SEPT. 21 Photo bigstock.com
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2016 OKC CureSearch Walk, celebrate children from the Oklahoma City area that have been affected by children’s cancer; event includes recognition, music, food and fun activities for the entire family, 10 a.m. Sept. 17. Stars & Stripes Park, 3701 S. Lake Hefner Drive. SAT Zombie Apocalypse Paintball, participants ride on farm war wagons’ mounted with paintball guns and benched seating while splattering zombies with glow-in-the-dark paintballs to save the farm, 8-10 p.m. Sept. 17. Orr Family Farm, 14400 S. Western Ave., 405-799-3276, orrfamilyfarm.com. SAT Rejuvenation Hour, learn tips for effective meditation posted at the Terrace and start your practice off (or develop it further) in the garden, 11 a.m. Sept. 17. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com/events. SAT Fall Meditation Retreat, an opportunity to develop your heart and mind, discuss beneficial topics and make noble friendships, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 17 Oklahoma Buddhist Vihara, 4820 N. Portland Ave., 405-810-6528, oklahomabuddhistvihara.org. SAT Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Central Michigan, college football game, 2:p.m. Sept. 17. Boone Pickens Stadium, 700 W Hall of Fame Ave., Stillwater, 405-744-7714, osu.edu. SAT University of Oklahoma vs Ohio State, college football game, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17. Gaylord FamilyOklahoma Memorial Stadium, 180 W. Brooks Drive, Norman, 405-325-8200, soonersports.com. SAT Free Boot Camp to Brunch, workout session coached by Stephanie Fowler, owner of (em) Powerhouse Gym followed by brunch at The Barrel, 9 a.m. Sept. 18. Neighborhood Park, NW 52nd St. & Shartel Ave. SUN Wiggle Out Loud, family-friendly music festival promoting active, healthy lifestyles and creative fun; enjoy music from the Sugar Free Allstars as well as other regional and national acts, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 18. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com/events. SUN ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk, 5K run/walk, 1-mile walk, Kids Superhero Dash for Dad and virtual Snooze for Dudes program; the funds are invested around the country to provide research for new treatments, free prostate cancer testing and educating men and families about prostate cancer, 12:30 p.m. Sept. 18. Stars & Stripes Park, 3701 S. Lake Hefner Drive, 405-297-2756, okc.gov/ parks. SUN
Drink Me: How Branding & Design Determine the Beer You Buy A beer’s labeling can have as much to do as what gets consumed as anything else. Former advertising director Chris Bradley, who helped create North Texas’ Lakewood Brewing Co., will lead a discussion about eye-catching tap, packaging and label design with AIGA members and guests 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday at Bricktown Brewery, 1 N. Oklahoma Ave. Admission is free for members, $15 for students and $25 for nonmembers. Visit oklahoma.aiga.org or call 405-202-1268. THURSDAy Photo bigstock.com
Flying Solo, mixed-media exhibit by Diane Coady incorporating silk, clay, and paintings that tell stories of the self and weave together a personal narrative. IAO Gallery, 706 W. Sheridan Ave., 405232-6060, iaogallery.org. Hidden Prairie, abstract artist Ginnie Baer plays with the reality of Oklahoma’s land and the fantasy of our subdivisions. The Project Box, 3003 Paseo St., 405-609-3969, theprojectboxokc.com. Lucem Ferre, an exhibition featuring the silicone artworks of Central adjunct professor Lopeeta Tawde, MFA; silicone jewelry draws on the relationship between art and biology. Melton Gallery, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, uco.edu.
Heels for Hope, 5K, 1-mile walk and 25-yard high heel and boa dash; the foundation’s mission is raise money for Oklahoma-based ovarian cancer research, treatment, awareness and education, 2 p.m. Sept. 18. Wiley Post Park, 2021 S. Robinson Ave., 405-297-2756. SUN
Painting in the Gardens Series, create a unique piece of art with the help of Wine and palette, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, oklahomacitybotanicalgardens.com/events. SAT
OKC Energy vs. Swope Park Rangers, professional soccer game, 6 p.m. Sept. 18. Taft Stadium, 2901 NW 23rd St. SUN
Russel Hughes, oil paintings. 50 Penn Place Gallery, 1900 Northwest Expressway, Suite 113-R , 405-848-5567, 50pennplacegallery.com.
Rayo OKC vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers, professional soccer game, 7 p.m. Sept. 18. Miller Stadium, 1777 S. Yukon Pkwy., Yukon. SUN
Spirit Masks, mixed media pieces by Diana J. Smith combining Raku stoneware and natural materials including feathers, raw wool, shells, antler, sinew, semiprecious stones, turquoise, quartz, carved fetishes, snakeskin, pelts of all kinds, pottery shards and trade beads. Paseo Studio Six, 3021 N. Paseo, 405-528-0174.
Oklahoma Derby Riders Cup Charity Golf Tournament, tournament benefiting Easter Seals, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and Oklahoma Thoroughbred Retirement Program, 10 a.m. Sept. 19. Lincoln Park Golf Course, 4001 NE Grand Blvd., 405-424-1421, okcgolf.com. MON
VISUal arTS Artist in Residence Artist Talk: Erin Shaw, Shaw shares insights about her work and her new installation The Stream of Stories, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 15. Current Studio, 1218 N. Pennsylvania Ave., 405673-1218, currentstudio.org. THU As We OKC It, art exhibition featuring the works of Sue Hale and Carl Shortt, presenting artistic photographs and acrylic paintings depicting OKC from what inspires them. In Your Eye Gallery, 3005 Paseo St. #A, 405-525-2161, inyoureyegallery.com. Chandler Watson, showcase of Chandler Watson’s art. Urban Teahouse Uptown, 519 NW 23rd St., Ste 107, 405-606-7005, urban-teahouse.com. Oklahoma City Zine Fest 2016, explore tables of magazines, comics and more, 1-5 p.m. Sept. 17. Brass Bell Studios, 2500 NW 33rd St., 405-3613481, facebook.com/brassbellstudios. SAT Drop-In Art: Matisse Kaleidoscopes, join guest artists each Saturday as they interact with families to create extraordinary works of art inspired by the museum’s collection, exhibitions and special occasions, 1-4 p.m. Sept. 17. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 405-236-3100, okcmoa.com. SAT
The Colors of the Spirit, works of alcohol ink artist Kim Harrison; brilliantly colored abstract landscapes. The Purple Loft Art Gallery, 514 NW 28th St., Suite 400, 405-412-7066.
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Coheed and Cambria’s Josh Eppard confronted addiction to return to the band and find peace. By Ben Luschen
Coheed and Cambria has fans from here In a recent Gazette phone interview, the to Mars. drummer discussed fans, new music and The New York progressive rock act has what Coheed means to him. built a large and dedicated following from a series of conceptual albums based on The Oklahoma Gazette: Coheed and Amory Wars, a science-fiction series iniCambria recently returned from a tour tially dreamed up by Coheed vocalist, guiin Europe. Do you still get excited when tarist and keyboardist you leave the country Claudio Sanchez as a for tour? metaphoric mask that Josh Eppard: It’s an exmade confessional songtremely exciting opportuCoheed and writing and storytelling nity. We’ve done it so Cambria with more comfortable. many times now, but it’s Saves the Day Coheed plays with certainly not old hat. and Polyphia Saves the Day and Every time, it’s new and Polyphia 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at exciting. ... It’s life-alter7 p.m. Sept. 24 Diamond Ballroom, 8001 ing humbleness that Diamond Ballroom comes from it. You’re S. Eastern Ave. 8001 S. Eastern Ave. The band’s last album, humbled by the fact that diamondballroom.net The Color Before the Sun, you’re so far away from 405-677-9169 was released in October. home and there are these $25-$112 people here who appreciIt is Coheed’s first deparate what you do. It’s incredibly gratifying ture from the Amory Wars concept and has and amazing. a brighter tone compared to much of the act’s previous work. Josh Eppard, Coheed’s drummer on all OKG: Coheed and Cambria is known but two studio albums, told Oklahoma for having a very passionate fan base. Why do you think that is? Gazette that while the new project is not necessarily indicative of what Coheed’s JE: In a perfect world, I’d like to think that music will sound like in the future, it was it’s because Coheed and Cambria has a refreshing change of pace for a unit that struck a chord and spoke to people in a way has performed together for several decades. that was special to them. That’s the greatEppard left Coheed in 2006 to deal with est honor that any artist or any band could his own drug addiction and rejoined the ever have. When we were kids living in a group in 2011. van ... we were like, “Get in the van, we’re
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going to go see the world!” ... We felt like what we were doing was really special and it spoke to us, but there’s not a band out there that doesn’t feel like what they’re doing is really special. OKG: Does making the Coheed music speak to you in any way? You’ve had experience in and out of the band. JE: I don’t know if I ever would have gotten sober if it wasn’t for [2007’s Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow]. I think Claudio, in a lot of ways, was speaking to me through that record, and it forced me almost to look at my life. To say the songs spoke to me is the understatement of the year because they spoke to me in such a powerful way. Not only did I love the songs and I love that record, but a lot of the times, he’s speaking about me directly, so it forced me to look at things from his perspective. Those songs are extremely important to me, whether I played on them or not. OKG: Do you remember when you realized The Color Before the Sun was going to have a different approach for the band, or did you realize that all along? JE: I don’t know if I can pinpoint the exact time, but before we recorded that record, we all got together in Claudio’s basement in his house ... where he’s got tons of demo recordings and written a lot of stuff. It’s this beautiful house not in the middle of nowhere, but it’s pretty secluded. ... We got together just as a band and started playing the tunes, and I was like, “OK, this is Coheed, but this is definitely not nearly as dark.” There are dark elements there, but it’s definitely not quite as dark. ... I think it’s amazing if, on your eighth record, you can kind of turn the page and do something that feels fresh and not make the same record.
OKG: Does it feel different to you in any way to play the new stuff? JE: Any time you have a band, they love playing their new stuff. You know why? Because they haven’t played it 10 gazillion times, so it’s fun again and it’s fresh. You have to pay attention. ... Any time you have a new record, there’s like a youthfulness in the performance that, dare I say, you don’t always get with some of the older songs. I love “A Favor House Atlantic” I love playing “Welcome Home,” but the fact is we’ve played those songs a gazillion times. Songs like “Island” or “Eraser” or “The Audience” or “Peace to the Mountain” off the new record are still fresh and exciting, and I think that translates to the crowd. … This record was a curveball. I think it’s safe to say at this point and this juncture in Coheed and Cambria’s lineage, “Expect the unexpected.” If you think we’re about to do something, we’re probably going to do the opposite. OKG: Does it feel different being in the band now than it did back in the early 2000s? There have been a number of changes. JE: Yeah. I’m not on cocaine and heroin, so it is quite a bit different. It’s so much better now than it was then. I didn’t know how to enjoy this. I didn’t know how to not take this for granted. I don’t mean to paint myself like this snot-nosed kid that didn’t give a shit about anything; I just didn’t know how to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we’d been gifted. … Somebody said to me once, “It’s up to you whether this sucks and is a total drag or if it’s amazing.” … At some point, thank God, it registered with me and I understood that it’s up to me.
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Titus Andronicus and its frontman, music visionary Patrick Stickles, return to Norman for a Sept. 23 show. By Ben Luschen
Patrick Stickles raves titus Andronicus it gave them a lot of mateabout Opolis. rial for the live release. The with A Giant The frontman, guitarband had around 10 hours Dog ist and creative motor of video to go through after behind imaginative and its five-day stint. 10 p.m. Sept. 23 ambitious punk rock band Stickles, an admitted Opolis Titus Andronicus gave perfectionist, reviews gig 113 N. Crawford Ave., unprompted praise to the recordings in the same Norman Norman bar and intimate way athletes and sports opolis.org music venue during a teams look at game film to 866-966-1777 recent Oklahoma Gazette learn from the past and $15 phone interview. The band correct mistakes. 21+ “When you’re doing it, performs 10 p.m. Sept. 23 when you’re in the moment, you’re maybe at Opolis, 113 N. Crawford Ave., in Norman. Stickles is truly a fan. His last gig there not listening so critically or you can’t get an was March 9, just over six months ago. objective perspective on whatever it is you’re “There’s really lovely people over there, doing,” he said. “You’re just powering and they’ve got a really nice setup,” Stickles through and you’re letting the adrenaline of the moment take over.” said. “We’ll come back as many times as they’ll have us.” TMLT is a personal project for Stickles. Titus Andronicus has released a new The artist takes a metaphoric plunge into project, the compilation S+@dium Rock: his own manic depression through the Five Nights at the Opera, since its last visit. rock opera’s five acts. It took three years The July release spans 45 minutes and feafor the band to complete, and Stickles said tures live and rearranged versions of tracks it left him feeling physically and emotionfrom the group’s 2015 studio offering The ally drained. “It’s just a big mountain to climb — a lot Most Lamentable Tragedy (TMLT), a tripleof things to do, a lot of details,” he said. LP, 93-minute, 29-track punk rock opera. S+@dium Rock was recorded over a When Titus Andronicus finished, five-day streak of performances at celeStickles said he was happy to leave the work brated Brooklyn underground and allin the hands of the people to dissect and ages venue Shea Stadium (a nod to the digest as they pleased. former home of baseball’s New York Mets). The band might have a tendency to The sold-out July 2015 shows celebrated create ambitious and sprawling works, but TMLT’s official release. Stickles said Titus Andronicus, a band named after the late-1500s William Stickles said TMLT’s great scope might have made it a “somewhat impenetrable” Shakespeare tragedy, took on a rock epic record for some fans. He has no regrets partially as a way to close the door on that inclination. The next album will not be an about the project’s length, but he hopes attempt to one-up TMLT. S+@dium Rock helps the music seem less “It’d be on the edge of getting ridicudaunting. “It’s a way to hopefully demonstrate that lous at that point,” he said. “You could say even though the material comes from this that the rock opera was more than ridicusprawling, overblown project, when you get lous enough.” right down to it, it’s really just a collection Fans should expect a change of pace of rock and party songs that we like to think from whatever Stickles puts together next. rock the party right,” he said. “Whatever the next thing is,” he said, Shea Stadium records every “it could only possibly go in concert at the venue for its the other direction.” website, so Stickles said
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Local pop-rock artist Hannah Wolff discovers she has plenty of great reasons to make new music. By Jessica Williams
Hannah Wolff’s new Super Collider EP rises ences to basically do the same and just interact with each other and the music above and dances from the ashes of an identity anything else.” crisis, spreading optimism with catchy hooks She said she’s looking forward to debutand high-energy vocals. ing Super Collider live at Friday’s event. Released last week, Super Collider mixes “This EP reflects a new skin and shows new wave and modern rock into a lively concoction guided by Wolff’s my roots,” Wolff said. “After dynamic soprano voice. I left a marriage several Such genre fusion celeyears ago, I had no idea who Hannah Wolff brates the nostalgia-driven I was and didn’t feel the music of the moment, and same way about my music 9 p.m. Friday Wolff’s EP culminates in a anymore. I had to figure out Blue Note Lounge universally appealing liswhy I wanted to keep [cre2408 N. Robinson Ave. tening experience. ating music], and the differfacebook.com/bluenoteokc Wolff recently spoke ent genres in the EP show 405-600-1166 with Oklahoma Gazette three years of finding $5 about her new music, nosmyself again.” 21+ Super Collider ebbs and talgia and dancing through life’s curveballs. flows between pure pop and moody rock, Wolff celebrates her EP release with a which Wolff said mirrors her personal idenFriday show at Blue Note Lounge, 2408 N. tity reformulation. Robinson Ave. “I started a new chapter in my life and “I’ve really been able to drop my ego with wanted my music to reflect that,” Wolff said. this album and find new reasons to make “That shows on this record. I’m getting back music,” Wolff said. “Now I want live audito the basics with my influences.”
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Synths and guitars take equal priority on Wolff’s EP. Picture Madonna, Robyn and Haim’s offspring: She’s a die-hard New Order fan with a penchant for roller-skating. “The songs are ordered chronologically to when they were written,” Wolff said. “So the EP starts darker and moves to a lighter, more upbeat place.” “Surrender” leads with dramatic hairmetal evocations, while “Best Thing” rides shimmering drum machine beats and pop synths. Wolff said she wants to unify listeners with relatable lyrics and contagious beats. Super Collider articulates first loves and heartbreaks in ways that vibrate assurance. “My goal for my music is to create meaningful experiences for audiences that place them in the present,” she said. Wolff started her music career as a singer and guitarist.
“I started singing at age 7, then picked up the guitar at 15, so I’ve been supporting myself with my own music for most of my life,” Wolff said. She also has a habit of taking leadership roles in her projects. And she has certainly learned from the best. Seasoned in her interactions with a variety of audiences, Wolff has opened for major acts like The Donnas and Shiny Toy Guns. “I’ve been in several different bands for the past 10 years, and for each project, I’ve always fronted the band,” Wolff said. She is also scheduled to perform Oct. 4 at Red Brick Bar, 311 E. Main St., in Norman with The Monolithic and opens for The Struts during an Oct. 5 tour stop at Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern Ave. Learn more at facebook.com/hannahwolffmusic.
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Indie-pop sisters Tegan and Sara perform Tuesday at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. By Ben Luschen
One of the most impactful music videos distinct from many in the surrounding indie from Tegan and Sara’s June 2016 release scene of the time. They would play big altrock festivals as the only female group on Love You to Death is a video that barely features the twin sister duo at all. the bill. Usually, it was not blatant discrimCanadian indie pop sisters Tegan and ination. Quin said a lot of it was casual, like Sara Quin rose to prominence in the mid- to the people doing it weren’t aware of what late-2000s. Hits like “Closer,” “I Was a Fool” they were doing. and The Lonely Island-assisted “Everything Artists in Tegan and Sara’s position can Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie further either embrace what makes them different propelled them into or insist that others ignore stardom. it. Quin said these days, they Tegan and Sara performs feel comfortable in their Tuesday at Tulsa’s Cain’s role. tegan and Ballroom, 423 N. Main St. “They’re going to talk Sara with The video for “Faint of about those things anyway, Shura Heart” does not feature any so the quotes associated household names, but it with it, we would rather it be 8 p.m. Tuesday could nonetheless be called messages of empowerCain’s Ballroom star-studded. Young LGBTQ ment,” she said. “In a way, 423 N. Main St., Tulsa artists portray queer music we actually started saying, cainballroom.com ‘This is political.’ We would icons like Prince, David 918-584-2306 Bowie, Madonna and Grace love to see being gay and $33-$48 Jones. There are even being a woman not be such a big deal.” doubles for Tegan and Sara. There was no Tegan and Sara for Quin “Faint of Heart” is both a timely nod to the recently lost, gender-bending stars of to look to growing up, but in the ’80s and the last generation and an opportunity for ’90s, there was a pervasive queerness to young performers to revel in the spotlight. some of the music and culture that she “The individuals who performed in the found herself falling into — hence Prince, video are so interesting on their own, and David Bowie and Madonna. the story itself is so free and empowering,” “I was sort of having my mind opened Sara Quin said during a recent Oklahoma by a lot of the more heterosexual pop stars Gazette interview. at the time, but it felt a lot more gender and sexuality fluid,” she said. “I don’t ever reIntentionally or not, Tegan and Sara member thinking, ‘Oh, I’m missing somedefine empowerment. They are female thing,’ until I was older.” rockers in a music industry that is maledominated, though less so than in years John Lennon died the year Quin was past. The success of their Lego Movie single born, as did Steve McQueen and Alfred Hitchcock. The world lost Elvis Presley has given them an audience with youth. The sisters also are two of the highest-profile three years earlier. Quin said her parents’ generation probably felt like the world lost lesbian musicians in the world. its great icons then, too. Quin said when they started their careers, their first instinct was to skirt any It isn’t that more icons like Bowie and attempts to label them as anything more Prince are dying, Quin said. It’s that this than musicians. Eventually, they embraced generation is old enough that the people their status as examples of success. who helped shape it are dying. “It feels a little self-congratulatory, but “It’s weird to think who will be the sigon the other hand, those are really true nificant artist that this generation will grieve,” Quin said. “It’s weird mortality things about us,” Quin said. She also said they faced a “tornado of stuff that you think about. You always think discrimination” in their early careers you’re going to be the young person, and because, as young lesbians, they were so then suddenly you’re not.”
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WeDneSDAY, 9.14 Adam Aguilar, The Bleu Garten. ROCK Amarillo Junction/Blake Lankford, JJ’s Alley. COUNTRY
Maurice Johnson, The R&J Lounge and Supper Club. JAZZ
tHURSDAY, 9.15 Brian Whelan, The Blue Door. ROCK Garage Band Jam, Bourbon Street Bar. BLUES Medicine Brother, Blue Note Lounge. POP The Melvins, ACM@UCO Performance Lab. ROCK Steel Cranes, Red Brick Bar, Norman. ROCK The Black Leopards, Oklahoma City Museum of Art. ROCK Whiskey Myers, Legend’s Pub House, Chickasha. ROCK
FRIDAY, 9.16 411 Band, Riverwind Casino, Norman. COVER 80z Enuf, Remington Park. COVER Blind Date, Sherlock’s. COVER
Riccy Oklahoma City rapper Riccy, aka Ricky Tippett, is busy prepping his debut album The Realist Romantic. Meanwhile, fans can see him this fall in a series of adventurous live performances that combine the best of hip-hop, rock and visual art worlds. “The First Trip,” the first chapter of his eight-act saga The Free Thought Experience, begins 9:30 p.m. Thursday at The Root, 3012 N. Walker Ave. Admission is $5 for men at the door. Women are admitted free until 11 p.m. Visit facebook. com/therootokc or call 405-655-5889. THURSDAY Photo provided
Empire Grey, Oklahoma City Limits. ROCK Groove Merchants, UCO Jazz Lab, Edmond. COVER Honey West, Kaisers Greatful Bean Cafe. VARIOUS Keith Sweat/En Vogue, First Council Casino, Newkirk. R&B Martha Stallings, Lottinvilles Restaurant, Edmond. VARIOUS
The Melvins, Opolis, Norman. ROCK Otis Watkins, Bourbon Street Bar. BLUES Randy Cassimus, Bricktown Brewery. ACOUSTIC SafeWord, TapWerks Ale House. ROCK Sativa Prophets/Josh Sallee, 51st Street Speakeasy. VARIOUS Skabeque: LFNC/The Big News, 89th Street Collective. ROCK The Stockyard Playboys, The Root. COUNTRY
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free will astrology Homework: Read my response to the periodic Internet rumors that astrology is based on wrong assumptions, and that there’s a 13th sign: http://bit.ly/13thsignhoax ARIES (March 21-April 19) For the foreseeable
future, your main duty is to be in love. Rowdily and innocently in love. Meticulously and shrewdly in love. In love with whom or what? Everyone and everything — or at least with as much of everyone and everything as you can manage. I realize this is a breathtaking assignment that will require you to push beyond some of your limitations and conjure up almost superhuman levels of generosity. But that’s exactly what the cosmic omens suggest is necessary if you want to break through to the next major chapter of your life story.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) In accordance with the astrological omens, I suggest you spend less energy dwelling in profane time so you expand your relationship with sacred time. If that’s of interest to you, consider the following definitions. PROFANE TIME happens when you’re engulfed in the daily grind. Swarmed by a relentless flurry of immediate concerns, you are held hostage by the chatter of your monkey mind. Being in SACRED TIME attunes you to the relaxing hum of eternity. It enables you to be in intimate contact with your soul’s deeper agenda, and affords you extra power to transform yourself in harmony with your noble desires and beautiful intentions.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
What do you hope to be when you are all grown up, Gemini? An irresistible charmer who is beloved by many and owned by none? A master multi-tasker who’s paid well for the art of never being bored? A versatile virtuoso who is skilled at brokering truces and making matches and tinkering with unique blends? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to entertain fantasies like these — to dream about your future success and happiness. You are likely to generate good fortune for yourself as you brainstorm and play with the pleasurable possibilities. I invite you to be as creative as you dare. CANCER (June 21-July 22) “Dear Soul Doctor: I
By Rob Brezsny
have been trying my best to body-surf the flood of feelings that swept me away a few weeks ago. So far I haven’t drowned! That’s good news, right? But I don’t know how much longer I can stay afloat. It’s hard to maintain so much concentration. The power and volume of the surge doesn’t seem to be abating. Are there any signs that I won’t have to do this forever? Will I eventually reach dry land? - Careening Crab.” Dear Careening: Five or six more days, at the most: You won’t have to hold out longer than that. During this last stretch, see if you can enjoy the ride more. Re-imagine your journey as a rambunctious adventure rather than a harrowing ordeal. And remember to feel grateful: Not many people have your capacity to feel so deeply. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) If there can be such a thing as a triumphant loss, you will achieve it sometime soon. If anyone can slink in through the back door but make it look like a grand entrance, it’s you. I am in awe of your potential to achieve auspicious reversals and medicinal redefinitions. Plain old simple justice may not be available, but I bet you’ll be able to conjure up some unruly justice that’s just as valuable. To assist you in your cagey maneuvers, I offer this advice: Don’t let your prowess make you overconfident, and always look for ways to use your so-called liabilities to your advantage.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Caution: You may soon
be exposed to outbreaks of peace, intelligence, and mutual admiration. Sweet satisfactions might erupt unexpectedly. Rousing connections could become almost routine, and useful revelations may proliferate. Are you prepared to fully accept this surge of grace? Or will you be suspicious of the chance to feel soulfully successful? I hope you can find a way to at least temporarily adopt an almost comically expansive optimism. That might be a good way to ensure you’re not blindsided by delight.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “Brainwashing” is a word with negative connotations. It refers to an intensive indoctrination that scours away a person’s convictions and replaces them with a new set of rigid beliefs. But I’d like to propose an alternative definition for your use
in the coming days. According to my astrological analysis, you now have an extraordinary power to thoroughly wash your own brain — thereby flushing away toxic thoughts and trashy attitudes that might have collected there. I invite you to have maximum fun as you make your inner landscape clean and sparkly.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) My astrological
divinations suggest that a lightning storm is headed your way, metaphorically speaking. But it shouldn’t inconvenience you much — unless you do the equivalent of getting drunk, stumbling out into the wasteland, and screaming curses toward heaven. (I don’t recommend that.) For best results, consider this advice: Take shelter from the storm, preferably in your favorite sanctuary. Treat yourself to more silence and serenity than you usually do. Meditate with the relaxed ferocity of a Zen monk high on Sublime Emptiness. Got all that? Now here’s the best part: Compose a playfully edgy message to God, telling Her about all the situations you want Her to help you transform during the next 12 months.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Novelist Tom
Robbins said this about my work: “I’ve seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny.” Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei testified, “Rob Brezsny gets my nomination for best prophet in a starring role. He’s a script doctor for the soul.” Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz declared, “Rob Brezsny writes everybody’s favorite astrology column. I dig him for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry and his humor.” Are you fed up with my boasts yet, Sagittarius? I will spare you from further displays of egomania under one condition: You have to brag about yourself a lot in the coming days — and not just with understated little chirps and peeps. Your expressions of self-appreciation must be lush, flamboyant, exultant, witty, and sincere.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) By normal standards, your progress should be vigorous in the coming weeks. You may score a new privilege, increase your influence, or forge a connection that boosts your
ability to attract desirable resources. But accomplishments like those will be secondary to an even more crucial benchmark: Will you understand yourself better? Will you cultivate a more robust awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, your needs and your duties? Will you get clear about what you have to learn and what you have to jettison?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I’m confident that you
would never try to sneak through customs with cocainelaced goat meat or a hundred live tarantulas or some equally prohibited contraband. Please use similar caution as you gear up for your rite of passage or metaphorical border crossing. Your intentions should be pure and your conscience clear. Any baggage you take with you should be free of nonsense and delusions. To ensure the best possible outcome, arm yourself with the highest version of brave love that you can imagine.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Should you be worried
if you have fantasies of seducing a deity, angel, or superhero? Will it be weird if some night soon you dream of an erotic rendezvous with a mermaid, satyr, or centaur? I say no. In fact, I’d regard events like these as healthy signs. They would suggest that you’re ready to tap into mythic and majestic yearnings that have been buried deep in your psyche. They might mean your imagination wants to steer you toward experiences that will energize the smart animal within you. And this would be in accordance with the most exalted cosmic tendencies. Try saying this affirmation: “I am brilliantly primal. I am wildly wise. I am divinely surprising.”
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes /daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
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