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Making it happen ou might think that writing an editor’s note for the annual Outlook section the past four years has been a tough job. What will I write this year that hasn’t already been said? But that’s the thing about Outlook and about Oklahoma City. There is always something new.
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Always changing There’s no shortage of progress going on in this metro area. Let’s start with MAPS 3, which begins on this page. Our reporters and photographers not only tell and show you about the state of current projects, which propose to change the very ways we interact — both physically and emotionally — with the city, we also reflect on previous transformative projects. In the Business & Technology section, an aerial photo shows where projects will be. Sports in Oklahoma has come a long way, too. We asked you, the readers, what we need to become your sports utopia. Some of you are pretty happy with the state of sports here. Others would like to see some changes. Our sports columnists have their opinions, too. You’ll read: Berry Tramel on the Thunder finding a
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boomtown here in OKC; Mike Baldwin on Ford Center improvements; Jenni Carlson on a new convention center as a sporting hub; Ed Godfrey on Triple-A hockey coming to the city, and more.
Downtown improvements to unfold under MAPS 3
Cool factor Entertainment has matured as well. Food editor David Cathey writes about how the dining scene is growing. IMAX technology is transforming our movie options, and our cool factor is on the rise, thanks in part to the “School of Rock,” the Academy of Contemporary Music. In later sections, you’ll read how business and real estate growth is changing our landscape. New and renovated hospitals will affect the health of our residents. Education and jobs remain one of the most important motivators for the success of Oklahoma. As usual, Outlook provides a bit of fun. The OKC trivia quiz challenges, while the photo scavenger hunt boggles your noodle. You can share the quiz and the photo hunt with your online friends, so don’t forget to go to NewsOK.com for videos and more.
Above is a rendering of the MAPS 3 plan for a 70-acre downtown park.
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PROJECTS | CITY’S FUTURE LANDSCAPE IS DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE, MAYOR SAYS BY BRYAN DEAN Staff Writer bdean@opubco.com
Oklahoma City’s MAPS programs never have been about small ideas. The original MAPS was designed to create a vibrant downtown people would want to visit not just during the workweek, YVETTE WALKER but as a place to live and have fun. MAPS for Kids took on crumbling infrasSTAFF CREDITS tructure in the Oklahoma City Public Schools, with Contributing Editors Yvette Walker the goals of rebuilding or Kimberly Burk, Assistant Local Desk Editor renovating every school in Director of Presentation Clytie Bunyan, Business Editor and Custom Publishing the district. Bob Doucette, Assistant Local Desk Editor Todd Pendleton Mayor Mick Cornett’s Mark Hutchison, Watchdog, Investigative Art Director, vision for MAPS 3 is simiEditor Cover Illustrations lar in scale. Most of the Kathryn McNutt, Assistant Local Desk major projects in the $777 Caroline Duke Editor million plan will take the Designer Matthew Price, Features Editor transformative nature of Ronisha Amy Raymond, Senior News Editor MAPS to the area between Carpenter, Ryan Sharp, Assistant Sports Editor downtown and the OklaJennifer Wilcox/ Nick Trougakos, Assistant Local Desk homa River. News Desk Editor An area now considered Design/editing Graphics blighted by the city council Douglas Hoke Steve Boaldin, Graphic Artist is expected to become a Photo Editor Chris Schoelen, Graphic Artist
place people will want to take their kids for a stroll in a new park and a place that will attract thousands of convention visitors. “I think we’ve been given an assignment,” Cornett said. “We intend for these projects to meet or exceed expectations. People, I think, are enthused about the future of this city and they take ownership in what happens here.”
Largest projects The three largest parts of MAPS 3 are a $280 million convention center, a $130 million 70-acre downtown park and a $130 million transit project that will include a modern streetcar and a central transit hub. The park and the convention center are expected to be located south of the current Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway, which is scheduled to move south by 2012 and be
The last 10 years of this city’s history were incredible, but they will not equal the next 10 years.” MICK CORNETT OKLAHOMA CITY MAYOR
replaced with a boulevard. The park would run from the boulevard on the north to the new I-40 and further south to the Oklahoma River. Cornett said it’s hard to imagine how much different the city will look in a few decades as all of these projects are completed and spur private development in the area. “The last 10 years of this city’s history were incredible, but they will not equal the next 10 years,” Cornett said. “I think you have to always be careful not to expect too much too soon. Long term this is going to be a growth area.”
Changing attitudes The other major effect of MAPS 3 will be invisible and will mirror the change spurred by the original MAPS, former Mayor Ron Norick said. Norick led the planning and implementation of the original MAPS projects. “The one thing that MAPS did as well as anything is it changed the attitude of the citizens of Oklahoma City,” the former mayor said. “They are proud to say they are from Oklahoma City. They are proud to bring their friends. Without MAPS that would not have happened.”
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Citizens board to help guide MAPS 3 projects WHO’S WHO CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
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Tom McDaniel, chairman, Oklahoma City University president. Dee Morales, at-large, self-employed freelance TV producer. Susan Hooper, Ward 1, self-employed education consultant. Michael Dover, Ward 2, chief executive officer of Variety Care. Tom McDaniel Kimberly Lowe, Ward 3, self-employed public relations and advertising professional. Zane Boatright, Ward 4, director of strategic planning for Tinker Air Force Base Command, Control, Communications and Computers. Michael Adams, Ward 5, vice president and corporate controller for LSB Industries. Nathaniel Harding, Ward 6, manager of operations for Harding & Shelton. Wayne Williams, Ward 7, operations engineer for Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. Rusty LaForge, Ward 8, attorney for McAfee & Taft. Larry McAtee, Ward 3 councilman.
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NEW CONVENTION CENTER A LOOK AT THE PROJECTS
› COST: $280 million 70-ACRE DOWNTOWN PARK
› COST: $130 million MASS TRANSIT
› COST: $130 million OKLAHOMA RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
› COST: $60 million STATE FAIR PARK IMPROVEMENTS
› COST: $60 million Other projects are ... aquatic centers: $50 million › Senior $40 million › Trails: $10 million › Sidewalks: › Contingency funds: $17 million
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Timeline: Read about the history of the MAPS projects and how they’ve affected Oklahoma City on Page 6.
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A MAPS 3 citizens advisory board will provide insight and advice as city leaders begin work on the $777 million plan. The board includes one Oklahoma City Council member and 10 others appointed by the council and mayor. City Manager Jim Couch said the design of the board borrows elements from the original MAPS oversight board, the MAPS for Kids trust and the board reviewing Ford Center renovations. “The terms will be staggered, three-year terms, and the council member will rotate every year,” Couch said. Retiring Oklahoma City
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University President Tom McDaniel is board chairman. It includes a member from each of the city’s eight wards plus two atlarge representatives appointed by Mick Cornett. The group will review all aspects of the MAPS 3 program, including site selection, contracts, construction updates and expenditures, Cornett said. However, the group does not have veto power
over spending decisions as did the MAPS for Kids trust. Also, Cornett can remove the at-large members for any reason. Cornett said he has no intention of making the board a rubber stamp for
the council’s decisions. “They are there to deal with the many, many issues that will be coming from staff needing opinion and insight so they can give the council direction,” Cornett said.
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TIMELINE
History of the MAPS projects DECEMBER 1998 MAPS TAX EXTENSION APPROVED
LATE 1980S “DOWNTOWN IS DEAD AND WE HELPED KILL IT” – FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN I.G. PURSER
Voters overwhelmingly answered the mayor’s call to “finish MAPS right,” with 67 percent approving a six-month extension of the MAPS tax. “We’re the only city in America to have passed something like MAPS, and now we’ve done it twice,” Humphreys said at an election watch party.
Following a major downturn in Oklahoma City’s economy, companies began abandoning downtown in favor of office space elsewhere in the city. Downtown was a sleepy, empty place once workers headed home for the day. Surrounding districts were dilapidated, unsafe and went largely unused by most citizens. Private developers worked to restore the Bricktown district, where many properties were boarded up and crumbling.
APRIL 1999 CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON FIRST DAM ALONG NORTH CANADIAN RIVER
JANUARY 1992 METRO AREA PROJECTS TASK FORCE FORMED City leaders spent years studying how other cities revitalized downtown areas, and Mayor Ron Norick used that knowledge to lay out a vision about how to improve Oklahoma City’s downtown and its overall image. The task force was charged with finding out how to make the vision a reality. Brick and mortar projects the task force studied included new sports stadiums and arenas, a renovated convention center and riverfront developments. The projects became known as MAPS, short for Metropolitan Area Projects.
SEPTEMBER 1993 MAPS PROPOSAL UNVEILED Officials pitched a $254 million, sales-tax funded MAPS proposal to voters as a way to revitalize downtown and make the country take notice of Oklahoma City. Projects included were a new baseball park, a new sports arena, convention center renovations and expansion, a downtown canal, State Fair Park renovations, civic center renovations, a new downtown library, river construction and a downtown transit system. A December election was called to enact a five-year penny sales tax to fund the projects.
AUGUST 1996 BALLPARK CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN BRICKTOWN City officials saw the ballpark as the most urgent part of MAPS because Major League Baseball was pressuring cities to improve facilities for minor league baseball teams. The pressure was directed at cities like Oklahoma City, where the team was playing in the outdated All Sports Stadium. After some debate, Bricktown was chosen as the site for the new $23.2 million ballpark.
SUMMER 1997 CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION BEGINS Originally opened in 1972, the Myriad Convention Center was in disrepair and wasn’t attracting marquee conventions or conferences. And it wasn’t big enough. MAPS promised a 100,000-square-foot expansion and complete makeover for $23 million – a cost that would skyrocket.
APRIL 1998 BALLPARK OPENS
Former Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick celebrates after voters approved the first MAPS on Dec. 14, 1993. PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
DECEMBER 1993 VOTERS PASS MAPS Voter turnout was strong. The MAPS sales tax passed with 54 percent of the vote. At an election watch party, Norick told supporters: “Oklahoma City, welcome to the big leagues.” City Councilman Jack Cornett added: “I think we were either going to fall back or go ahead. We had to win it for the future of Oklahoma City.” In coming years as penny sales tax revenue collections came in, city officials began planning the projects.
What is now the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark opened to rave reviews as 14,066 fans watched the Oklahoma RedHawks lose to the Edmonton Trappers. Despite the loss, players and fans alike complimented the new ballpark for its amenities, intimacy and location. Before the game, a statue of Mickey Mantle outside the ballpark was dedicated to the Yankees legend and native Oklahoman. The ballpark remains the home of the RedHawks. In 2008, it hosted a Dave Matthews Band concert and was praised as a strong outdoor concert venue.
JULY 1998 CANAL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS The MAPS canal project originally planned to connect downtown to the North Canadian River via a canal system, but that idea was scrapped due to high cost. A smaller canal that would flow through Bricktown was proposed instead. Groundbreaking for the project was mired in numerous delays caused by disagreements about designs.
JUNE 1996 STATE FAIR PARK RENOVATIONS BEGIN
SUMMER 1998 STATE FAIR PARK IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED
Renovating and expanding State Fair Park’s arena was the anchor of fair-related MAPS projects. Because the arena was outdated, Oklahoma City risked losing lucrative and prestigious horse shows and rodeos to other cities. Renovations also focused on barns and exhibit halls, many of which were decades old.
The refurbished State Fair Arena boasted a new lobby and ticket offices. Barn makeovers led many horse shows to renew contracts with the fairgrounds. State Fair Park improvements were completed on time and on budget and would be the only MAPS initiative to achieve that feat.
Above: A river taxi moves down the canal in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown in this file photo. Construction began in July 1998, and the canal opened a year later. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
SEPTEMBER 1998 MAPS EXTENSION PROPOSED Mayor Kirk Humphreys launched a campaign to extend the MAPS sales tax because the city had fallen about $10 million short of what was needed to finish MAPS. Most projects were more expensive than estimated. The City Council approved setting a Dec. 8 MAPS sales tax extension election by an 8-1 vote. The campaign supporting the extension was called Finish MAPS Right.
DECEMBER 1998 CIVIC CENTER MUSIC HALL RENOVATIONS BEGIN What was once a crown jewel for plays and concerts had failed to keep up with the times. Criticized for poor production, the Civic Center Music Hall no longer excited citizens. The crux of the renovations was a redesign of the main auditorium that would decrease its capacity but improve production and acoustics. Numerous historical artifacts were found during the renovation of the art deco building, which opened in 1937.
Oklahoma City residents long joked about the river they had to mow. Indeed, little drainage was required when construction began on the first of three dams needed to keep the river wet rather than dry. Officials hoped that water in the river would encourage riverfront development and recreation.
MAY 1999 CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON ARENA A 20,000-seat arena was the project most directly tied to former Mayor Ron Norick’s promise that MAPS would make Oklahoma City a big league city. The arena — which some speculated might never be built because of delays and other projects going over budget — was to be built to meet NBA and NHL standards in hopes of attracting a big league team someday. To the delight of city officials, the $64.8 million bid for the unnamed arena came in under budget. An arena site was chosen on the southern edge of downtown near Myriad Gardens and the Crosstown Expressway.
JUNE 1999 TROLLEY SYSTEM OPENS After failing to secure federal funding needed for a light rail or streetcar system, city officials launched a rubber-tire trolley system instead. The Oklahoma Spirit trolley system was paid for with $4.6 million in federal money and $3.6 million in MAPS money earmarked for transit. The system has stops throughout downtown, the Stockyards and the Meridian Avenue hotel district.
Continued on Page 8 with the opening of the Bricktown Canal in July 1999.
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JULY 1999 CANAL OPENS Only one restaurant had patio seating on the canal when it opened, but today, dozens of restaurants, clubs and shops line a destination that is popular for residents and tourists alike. The Bricktown Canal also features water taxis that carry hundreds of thousands of passengers a year. It has become one of the city’s top postcard pictures.
AUGUST 1999 CONVENTION CENTER REOPENS Armed with a new wing of meeting rooms and an attached hotel, the new Myriad Convention Center was a hit with the convention and conference industry when it re-opened. The renovation and expansion wound up costing $63.1 million, substantially more than the initial estimate of $23 million. In 2002, the building was renamed the Cox Convention Center.
AUGUST 2000 LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS Building a downtown library and learning center was expected to be a relatively easy process compared to other MAPS initiatives, but it wound up being the last project to break ground. The library was first delayed when city officials couldn’t agree on where to build it. Further delays came after construction began when the city wound up in court with a subcontractor because of a building materials dispute.
AUGUST 2001 MAPS FOR KIDS PROPOSAL UNVEILED Having made a major investment in the city’s core with MAPS, Oklahoma City leaders looked next to the city’s aging public school system. The nearly $700 million proposal called for the closure of 21 schools, seven new schools, at least $1 million in renovations at every other school, academic reforms and money for neighboring school districts. Officials proposed paying for the massive project with $512 million in sales tax funds and a $180 million school district bond issue. In unveiling the proposals, Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation co-chairman Bruce Day told city council members: “I loved MAPS I. I liked the results of it, and all it has done for this city. MAPS for Kids is a natural evolution. This will be a legacy if we move forward and pass this.” An election was set for Nov. 12.
SEPTEMBER 2001 CIVIC CENTER MUSIC HALL REOPENS Patrons said “bravo” to the historic building’s extensive renovations at a three-day reopening gala that featured performances by Kristin Chenoweth, Bill Cosby and other stars. More than 25,000 people attended the reopening.
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett reacts after announcing the passage of MAPS 3 on Dec. 8 during a watch party at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
JUNE 2002 FORD CENTER OPENS After securing naming rights from Ford auto dealers, city leaders opened the Ford Center with a string of free tours and events. After a year of tweaking seats and the sound system because of patron complaints, the arena, which came in over budget at a cost of $89 million, was named one of the top 10 concert venues in the world by a concert industry publication. Early concerts at Ford Center included Paul McCartney, Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Britney Spears and Dixie Chicks. The arena also became home to the city’s now-defunct minor league hockey team, the Blazers, and its arena football team, the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. In 2005, the city offered and was chosen to host the NBA’s Hornets franchise at Ford Center after the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Following the strong success of the Hornets, local businessmen bought the struggling Seattle Supersonics franchise in 2006 and later moved it to Oklahoma City after failing to secure funding for a new arena in the Seattle area. Oklahoma City voters in 2008 approved another extension of the penny sales tax to pay for $121 million in Ford Center improvements needed to please the NBA. Improvements are under way. The city’s first big league team, the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, now calls Ford Center home.
JANUARY 2004 DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
The exterior of the Ford Center is shown July 17. The building, a MAPS project, opened in June 2002. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
SEPTEMBER 2009 MAPS 3 PROPOSAL UNVEILED
DEC. 8, 2009 MAPS 3 PASSES
Asking voters to continue the city’s progress, Mayor Mick Cornett unveiled an ambitious, far-reaching $777 million MAPS 3 proposal that builds on the progress of previous MAPS proposals. It calls for grand central park downtown, a new convention center, a downtown commuter rail system and transit improvements, State Fair Park improvements, riverfront improvements, trails, sidewalks and senior wellness centers. A top goal of MAPS 3 is to begin extending downtown to the Oklahoma River, redeveloping a blighted area in the process. An election on extending the MAPS sales tax another seven years and nine months to pay for MAPS 3 is set for Dec. 8.
A record 31 percent of city voters turned out for the election, with more than 54 percent supporting MAPS 3. A spirited opposition from the city’s police and fire unions combined with a relentless television advertising campaign featuring Cornett drove turnout, which was the highest for any municipal election in city history. The tax collection started April 1, and will continue for seven years and nine months. JOHN ESTUS, STAFF WRITER
The first major Maps for Kids construction project was the new Douglass High School in northeast Oklahoma City. Like many city schools, the old Douglass High School was in disrepair and couldn’t meet the needs of the modern student. Construction began with the demolition of the old Douglass High School stadium, which was built in 1907.
EARLY 2004 NORTH CANADIAN RIVER PARKS, WATERWAY RESTORATION COMPLETED Federal money was mixed with MAPS money to finish the dams and infrastructure improvements needed to keep water in the river and make it friendly for boating and riverfront development. The project cost $54 million, well above the $15 million budgeted in MAPS. A stretch of the river flowing through the city was re-named the Oklahoma River.
Two classrooms were converted from a media center at Horace Mann Elementary School as part of a Maps for Kids project in 2009. PHOTO BY DAVID MCDANIEL, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
NOVEMBER 2001 VOTERS PASS MAPS FOR KIDS The Maps for Kids sales tax and bond issue were approved with 60 percent of the vote. District officials thanked voters for investing in the struggling school system. “At a time when education is on the lips of people across the country, we here in Oklahoma City didn’t just talk about it,” school board chairman Cliff Hudson said. Early projects included the construction of three new high schools that were to serve as the flagship projects for Maps for Kids.
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JANUARY 2006 DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL OPENS When students walked through the door of the new Douglass High School, they did something no Oklahoma City high school student had done in 50 years: Went to class in a new school. School board chairman Cliff Hudson told students to thank voters for their new school. “The investment they made in you is one we expect to pay off for years to come,” Hudson told students. Maps for Kids projects still are under way.
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READERS TELL US: WHAT WOULD YOUR OKLAHOMA CITY SPORTS UTOPIA LOOK LIKE? ONLINE AT NEWSOK.COM We asked readers at NewsOK.com what Oklahoma City needed to become a sports utopia. Here’s a look at what some of them said. For more on Oklahoma sports, go to NewsOK.com/sports.
Oklahoma City is doing fine as is. We have one of the most exciting NBA teams. The Redhawks and the new Hockey team ... are great minor league additions. With OU football and basketball within driving range, I think we have it all when it comes to team sports. I would like to see a focus on individual sports.
I would like to see the baseball stadium expanded and get a major league franchise. The Redhawks stadium could be expanded to 4550,000. Maybe Seattle would be willing to provide a team! Next, a 70,000 seat stadium that would house an NFL team. It should be able to expand for 80-90,000 for college games. It would be the home of the annual Dust Bowl game. A retractable roof would be nice, but not necessary. Maybe Seattle would be willing to provide a team! Finally, hotels, restaurants, and a shopping mall would be necessary. See Indianapolis! Does Seattle have any of these available? KEITH, JACKSONVILLE
I would like to see a downtown football stadium that seats about 70K 80K to attract an NFL team, along with an NHL team playing at the Ford Center. Other than that, I like what’s in place now.
(A) football stadium with retractable ceiling where Bedlam football could be played every season. ... (An) NFL franchise would relocate to OKC and play in the new stadium. The Big XII would relocate its headquarters to OKC. ... The NCAA moves their headquarters to Oklahoma City from Indianapolis; therefore, every third year the NCAA Final Four would be in OKC.
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We would have a new dirt track speedway. With lots of specials during the year. Also it would have a nice grandstand. Maybe next to it a 1-mile asphalt track that would have the Nationwide Series.
I would like to see OKC become the most diversified sports city in America. 1. Enhancements to the river, ... to improve and encourage fishing. ... 2. Pro soccer with its own stadium, build the stadium so it could be configured to host tennis matches. 3. A auto race track complex that could host anything from dirt oval to road racing. KOKOPELLI, OKLAHOMA CITY
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What will convention center bring? City’s MAPS 3 plans could mean new hub for sporting events The wish list for college sporting events coming to Oklahoma City changed when voters agreed to renovations on the Ford Center. Now, the list may be changing again. The passage of MAPS 3 means a new convention center, and that means additional space for fan fests and temporary exhibitions and all the other side shows that accompany college sports’ biggest events. What could that mean for Oklahoma City? Our fair city, after all, has already become a hotbed for college sports. The Women’s College World Series has become wildly successful here. NCAA basketball regionals for either the men or the women are making an almost annual stop here. And the Big 12 Conference has turned Oklahoma City into a pseudohome for its tournaments. This has become an all but permanent home for the baseball and softball tournaments while the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have come to town two of the past four years. What more could come Oklahoma City’s way? The Women’s Final Four is at the top of the wish list. “I just believe that event would fit our city perfectly,” All Sports Association Executive Director Tim Brassfield said at the time of the passage of the Ford Center renovation tax. While All Sports Association bid for a Women’s Final Four in the NCAA’s last cycle, the lack of convention space was no doubt one of the issues that kept Oklahoma City
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COMMENTARY from being named. A host city must have about 200,000 square feet of available convention space for all the events tied to a Women’s Final Four. There’s an area for fans known as Hoop City, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association convention and youth sports clinics; and all of that takes space. The Cox Convention Center has about 100,000 square feet of available convention space. With that issue addressed with MAPS 3, everything else may be in line for a Women’s Final Four in Oklahoma City. “I definitely think Oklahoma City could host a Final Four,” legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said when she brought her Volunteers to the Ford Center for the women’s regional in 2008. “When you can find locations where they support women’s basketball, it’s a place that can host Final Fours.” And remember, that was before the Ford Center went through the first phase of a major renovation. The second phase is set to begin after the NBA season ends and will be completed by next fall. That might help lure other NCAA championships. Wrestling, rowing and volleyball are options as well as ice hockey. Yes, ice hockey. SEE JENNI, PAGE 11S
A view of American Softball Association Hall of Fame Stadium is shown during the 2009 Women’s College World Series between Missouri and Arizona State in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
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The All Sports Association bid on the men’s Frozen Four several years ago but failed to land the March event. “It’s tough to get them to come west,” Brassfield has said. It’s not unprecedented, though. The Frozen Four has been to Anaheim, Calif., among other western venues.
Still, the return of the NCAA wrestling tournament seems more likely. It came to the Ford Center in 2006 after a 14-year absence from Oklahoma City. And it was a sold-out success. The All Sports Association plans to bid this year for another wrestling championship. Another bid upcoming bid process involves the Women’s College World
Series. Even though the softball championship has made an almost permanent home out of Hall of Fame Stadium, it is on a two-year renewal cycle. The NCAA’s current contract with Oklahoma City runs through 2011 when the NCAA can choose to stay or take the tournament somewhere else. City officials have said they would prefer a more long-term deal. Still, they
understand why the NCAA hasn’t offered one; the WCWS has become almost too popular in Oklahoma City. The event is on the verge of outgrowing Hall of Fame Stadium. Improvements have been ongoing for years, but a massive overhaul would likely require a vote of Oklahoma City taxpayers. Note to city leaders: put Hall of Fame Stadium on the to-do list for MAPS 4.
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At left, Oklahoma City University rowers compete during the 2009 Boot of the Oklahoma on Oct. 3 on the Oklahoma River. PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
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Once just a dream on paper, the Oklahoma River is beginning to look a lot like community leaders had hoped it would when the Chesapeake Boathouse was completed. The new Devon Boathouse is nearing completion and work on the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower is underway. Boathouses for the University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Oklahoma also are nearing the construction phases of their development. The completion of the Devon Boathouse brings new opportunities for athletes who are part of national training programs for rowing, canoeing and kayaking. The facility will have a propulsion tank, hyperbaric chamber to simulate competition in high alti-
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tude environments and an “endless” pool. “That’s where the elite athletes will train,” Chesapeake Boathouse Director Mike Knopp said. “We’ve already had a lot of athletes who have moved to Oklahoma City to begin training in the USA Canoe/ Kayak under 23 programs. It will be state of the art in every way.” The Head of Oklahoma Regatta also will return to its larger form in October. A scaled down event was held last year because of
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construction along the river. Some construction remains, like the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower, which will be completed in early 2011, but for the most part the event will return in its traditional form. “We’ll have the night racing which has been very popular and there will be some other surprises in store,” Knopp said. The American Collegiate Rowing Association Championships will also return to the Oklahoma River May 22-23.
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USGA EVENTS IN OKLAHOMA The USGA annually hosts 13 national championships. When the 2014 U.S. Senior Open is held at Oak Tree National, it will be the 12th different USGA championship staged in Oklahoma. All that remains is hosting the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Here is a look at USGA championships held in Oklahoma:
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GOLF | COURSES SEEK ROOM TO GROW AS MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS DRAW BIGGER CROWDS EDMOND — During its quest to become a more private club, Oak Tree National ironically opened its doors to one of the nation’s most prestigious events with open qualifying. Oak Tree National has roughly half its previous membership since new ownership took action last year to make the golf facility more exclusive with higher membership entry fees and monthly rates. The place formerly known as Oak Tree Golf Club will host the U.S. Senior Open on July 31Aug. 3, 2014. The date will allow longtime Oak Tree resident Scott Verplank to compete. Verplank turns 50 on July 9, 2014. Anyone who is 50 and older with a handicap of 3.4 or less can qualify for the Senior Open. A Champions Tour player is eligible if he turns 50 on or before the day of his first tournament obligation. By the time the 2014 U.S. Senior Open arrives, other original members of the “Oak Tree Boys” will be age eligible. Bob Tway turned 50 in May of 2009 and has joined the Champions Tour. Willie Wood turns 50 on Oct. 1. Gil Morgan, Doug Tewell, David Edwards and Mark Hayes already have played on the senior circuit. Morgan is still going strong, but will be 67 when the 2014 Senior Open arrives. Other notable PGA Tour players who turn 50 between now and the 2014 U.S. Senior Open include Stillwater’s Bill Glasson, Mark Calca-
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Other courses’ plans Several local courses have plans to renovate their courses. These renovations are mostly for upkeep and improvements, but not with the intent to lure a major pro event. Sponsorship money has dwindled on tour and a local course could be in search of an event. The state remains deeply involved in junior and collegiate golf events. Oklahoma State’s Karsten Creek Golf Club will host the 2011 NCAA men’s championship. Though getting the 2014 U.S. Senior Open is good news for Oak Tree National, it might be as big as it gets for the 148acre golf haven in north Edmond.
Major championships on the PGA Tour have outgrown Oak Tree National, which remains one of the country’s finest tests, but there’s not enough leg room to stage a PGA Tour major championship. Majors on other circuits pose no problem, however. There simply isn’t enough space to host the mass of humanity that now swarms major championships. Oak Tree National can’t handle 40,000 fans a day. The place was filled when it hosted the 1988 PGA Championship and roughly 25,000 arrived daily, which was an impressive number back then. “It would be a pleasant problem to have,” USGA Executive Director David Fay said of accommodating huge crowds for the 2014 U.S. Senior Open. “We hope we will get numbers comparable to what was here for the PGA.” The 2006 Senior PGA Championship at Oak Tree Golf Club drew roughly 70,000 for the week, and there was plenty of wiggle room. Some PGA Tour stops have drawn 70,000-plus fans per day. Oak Tree National
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hosting a PGA Tour major championship would be akin to Oklahoma State’s old Gallagher Hall hosting an NCAA men’s basketball regional. You love the setting, but more seats are required unless one of pro golf’s organizations is willing to take a serious hit at the admission gate. The Oak Tree National course is undeniably worthy, but hosting a U.S. Open, another PGA Championship or the Ryder Cup are long shots. Owner Ed Evans said officials from the USGA, PGA of America and PGA Tour have visited Oak Tree National recently and he is optimistic more noteworthy events will be forthcoming. “I think the general consensus is we certainly have room on the venue site to host whatever we want to host,” Evans said. “The only challenge we’re faced with is ... getting people in and out of here. We’ve had very constructive conversations with city and state officials about that.” Widening Waterloo Road is much more feasible than widening traffic areas on the course. Evans said the front nine and back nine will be
swapped for the 2014 U.S. Senior Open, which he hopes will ease potential congestion. The 10th tee will become the first tee. The first tee will become the 10th tee. This will flipflop No. 9 and No. 18, which was done in the 1988 PGA and 2006 Senior PGA to allow space for a large grandstand behind the final green. Once Oak Tree National has hosted the U.S. Senior Open, the organization will be better equipped to render a decision about a future USGA event potentially being held there. “We do it one step at a time,” Fay said. “This U.S. Senior Open will be a huge event here. You throw in all the local knowledge and interest with golf from this area, and it’s a recipe for success. “Looking forward to 2015 or 2016, our dance card is filled. But when you finish a championship here, it’s not like you roll up the golf course and it goes away. It’s a building block. This golf course is relatively young (opened in 1976), but it already has built up an impressive resume of events.”
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U.S. Open Southern Hills Country Club (1958, 1977, 2001) U.S. Women’s Open Muskogee Country Club (1970) Cedar Ridge Country Club (1983) U.S. Senior Open Oak Tree National (2014) U.S. Amateur Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club (1953) Southern Hills (1965, 2009) Oak Tree Golf Club (1984) U.S. Women’s Amateur Southern Hills (1946) Tulsa Country Club (1960) U.S. Junior Amateur Southern Hills (1953) Twin Hills (1967) U.S. Girls’ Junior The Oaks Country Club (1960) U.S. Amateur Public Links Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course (2009) U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Page Belcher Golf Course (1988) U.S. Mid-Amateur None U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Southern Hills (1987) USGA Senior Amateur Southern Hills (1961) USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Tulsa Country Club (2008)
Principal owners, from right, Ed Evans, Everett Dobson and Brad Naifeh hit ceremonial tee shots to officially open the new golf course formerly called the Oak Tree Golf Club. The club was rededicated July 22 as Oak Tree National. PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
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Triple-A hockey to come to city QUICK FACTS THE AHL A look at the American Hockey League: The AHL has oper›ated since 1936 and is in its 74th season of play. Top developmental league for the National Hockey League. More than 84 percent of players on NHL rosters played in the AHL, including 21 of the 27 players on current Edmonton roster. Twenty-three of the 30 NHL head coaches also served as head coaches in the AHL. More than 200 former first-round and second-round NHL draft picks develop their skills in the AHL each year. Other cities with AHL teams are Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Toronto, Cleveland and Winnipeg.
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AHL | UNLIKE BLAZERS, NEW FRANCHISE WILL HAVE TIES TO NHL, EDMONTON OILERS BY ED GODFREY Staff Writer egodfrey@opubco.com
When the puck is dropped in October for the opening of Oklahoma City’s first American Hockey League season, the city will have a brand of hockey it has not had in more than 25 years. Oklahoma City’s new hockey club is the equivalent of the Oklahoma City RedHawks in baseball – a Triple-A franchise affiliated with a major league team. Unlike the former Double-A Oklahoma City Blazers in the Central Hockey League, the AHL franchise in Oklahoma City will have a parent club in the Edmonton Oilers. Like the Redhawks in baseball, the AHL players in Oklahoma City will be only one step away from the major league.
Faster game The talent in the AHL is better and the speed of the game is faster than in the CHL. Oklahoma City fans will notice the difference, said Ricky Olcyk, director of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oilers. “You are going to see world-class hockey on a daily basis,” he said. Robert Funk Jr., chief executive officer for Prodigal Hockey which will manage the operations for the new Oklahoma City team and former Blazers’ owner, agreed. “It’s a faster-paced game,” Funk said of AHL play. “It’s crisper. You are going to see better performance overall. These are the Triple-A athletes of the hockey world. “You are going to see an almost NHL level quality of play. These guys are bumped up fairly quickly.”
League changes Just like in baseball, AHL players will be called up to the Oilers’ roster during the season and pros will be sent down for permanent or temporary assignment. Last season, 10 players moved between Edmonton and their affiliate in 16 transactions. Players in the AHL come from all over the world.
You are going to see better performance overall. These are the Triple-A athletes of the hockey world. You are going to see an almost NHL level quality of play. These guys are bumped up fairly quickly.” ROBERT FUNK JR. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRODIGAL HOCKEY
“We have Czech players. We have Swede players, Finnish players,” Olcyk said. “I think the fans will really enjoy the speed and physicality aspect of (the AHL).” No longer being in the CHL, Oklahoma City loses its most hated rival, the Tulsa Oilers. But Olcyk sees the possibility for new rivals between Oklahoma City and the AHL clubs in Texas: the Houston Aeros, San Antonio Rampage and the Texas Stars, based in Cedar Park, Texas.
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Al Hunt of the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz celebrates after a touchdown against the Milwaukee Iron during an Arena League II football game June 13 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
Merger won’t put Dawgz outdoors BY ROBERT PRZYBYLO Staff Writer bprzybylo@opubco.com
With the problems the Arena Football League was having, Oklahoma City fans were wondering what the fate of the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of the arena football2 league was going to be. Despite the AFL’s issues, the af2 was owned separately and was never in danger. And when the AFL and af2 decided to merge to create a new Arena Football League, Oklahoma City was one of the first cities to sign up. This year there will be 15 teams in the league, though there could be expansion in the years to come. “This is a real exciting time for us,” Yard Dawgz general manager Christie Cook said. “We’re happy to be a part of something new, and we think it’s going to be great for everybody.” During its six-year run in the af2, Oklahoma City made the playoffs five times.
And with management continually looking to players with Oklahoma ties, attendance has been high for the Yard Dawgz. Head coach Sparky McEwen is returning for his second full year with the club and has brought a different, winning attitude to the club. “This is a great place for arena football to be, and I’m excited to get the chance to come back,” McEwen said. A change in the economic model has Commissioner Jerry Kurz excited about the future of the league. Kurz said the league is learning from Major League Soccer and is having all players and coaches employed by the league. He said they have learned from their mistakes. The new AFL already has a contract with NFL Network to broadcast a select amount of games. Oklahoma City and Tulsa will be televised July 30. The 2010 season will mark the second year in a row Oklahoma City will play in the Cox Convention Center.
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Thunder finds ‘boomtown’ in city Berry Tramel btramel@ opubco.com
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The national economy cratered in September 2008. Oklahoma City’s passion for the NBA did not. Despite unfortunate financial timing — the recession hit America two months after the Seattle franchise relocated to Oklahoma City — and fears from some precincts that the market was too small, the Thunder has been a solid addition to the NBA landscape. The Ford Center has been sold out for most games, corporate support has remained strong and, oh yes, the team, which was awful in the 200809, has turned into a sabertooth, firmly in the rugged Western Conference playoff hunt. Kevin Durant is turning into an Oklahoma City icon — as well as an international superstar — and sidekicks Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green aren’t far behind. Green is 23; Durant and Westbrook both 21. Young stars for a young city and a young franchise. Boomtown, The Oklahoman called the whole experience on the eve of the Thunder’s debut, and the description is more apt now than ever. “We are extremely proud of the development of our team and the bond our players and organization have forged with the community,” said Dan Mahoney, the Thunder’s vice president for corporate communications and community relations. “The consistent, passionate support of our fans and corporate partners has been outstanding, and we are excited about the future of the Thunder.” In mid-March, the Thunder’s average attendance of 17,926 ranked 11th among the 30 NBA teams. The Thunder’s percentage of tickets sold, 98.5, ranked eighth in the league. The Thunder’s average is down but its percentage is up,
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook defends on Golden State’s C.J. Watson on Dec. 7 during an NBA basketball game at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
since the Ford Center was renovated last summer and lost almost 1,000 seats, in favor of more suites. A year ago, the Thunder ranked ninth in the NBA in both average attendance (18,693) and percentage (97.7). “In just over a year and a half, we are humbled by the unwavering support of the market,” said Brian Byrnes, the Thunder senior vice president
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People walk outside the Ford Center during Opening Night activities on New Year’s Eve in Oklahoma City.
UPDATES | MORE RENOVATIONS SET TO MAKE FORD CENTER STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY BY MIKE BALDWIN Staff Writer mbaldwin@opubco.com
Anyone who has attended a concert or Thunder game the past six months has noticed changes in the Ford Center. Additional renovations will be constructed during the next 18 months. Voters approved a 15-month, 1cent sales tax in March 2008 that would be used only if an NBA team relocated to Oklahoma City. When team chairman Clay Bennett moved the Sonics from Seattle to Oklahoma City a few months later, the sales tax began in January of 2009. The tax was projected to raise $120 million, $100 million earmarked for Ford Center renovations with an additional $20 million used to build the Thunder a new practice facility in north Oklahoma City that will be completed by September. The Ford Center was shut down for more than four months last summer so construction crews could make major renovations inside the eight-year-old facility.
A visitor to the Ford Center videotapes the scoreboard Oct. 11 during a tour of the facility’s renovation in downtown Oklahoma City. PHOTOS BY JOHN CLANTON, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
What’s changed? Renovations included:
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Grand entryway to cap renovations at Ford Center BY MIKE BALDWIN Staff Writer mbaldwin@opubco.com
The Ford Center will not be shut down this summer as originally planned. Because plans have not been finalized for the final phase of renovation, excavation for a new grand entryway on the southwest corner of the Ford Center will not begin until September. The new entryway to be built near Robinson and Interstate 40 will be the highlight of a $53 million project that is scheduled for completion by spring 2011. “It will be an iconic entrance to the arena,” said Tom Anderson, Oklahoma City’s special projects manager. “It will have a major glass element, but it won’t look like an add-on. It will complement the existing building with some brick components.” A few projects will be
completed this summer inside the Ford Center: new concession stands, two new restrooms on both the concourse and upper-deck levels, and novelty stands. But most major projects inside the arena were completed last summer. “These renovations will not require us to close the building,” said Gary Desjardins, Ford Center general manager. “We will be staying open.” The Ford Center will be shut down for a couple of months in summer 2011, most likely in July and August, so construction crews can install a new floor finish on the 100 concourse level. “We’re going with a different floor finish that’s primarily used in Europe but not widely used in the United States,” Desjardins said. “We need more time to touch and feel it and see how easy it will be to maintain.”
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Host of events A Kings of Leon concert in early October was the first event following renovations. The past six months, other events in the Ford Center have included concerts, convention events, more than 40 Thunder games and the men’s NCAA tournament. Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood will play there Oct. 20. “The feedback has been very positive from the new scoreboard, terrace suites, the concourse and other seats being more comfortable,” said Gary Desjardins, Ford Center general manager. “We achieved what we wanted to achieve.” One unique aspect of the new scoreboard is a wedge at the bottom, essentially a second scoreboard that makes viewing easier for fans near the court. It’s called the Bennett wedge. “Clay’s inspiration was to deliver the game video experience for everyone,” said Brian Byrnes, vice president of ticket sales and services. “No other NBA team has this.” The only minor issue has been the loss of storage space, a problem that will be resolved in 2011when an additional 300,000 square feet will be added when the third and final phase is completed, the highlight being a new grand entryway.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder locker room is shown Oct. 11 after renovations to the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City.
The scoreboard and basketball court are shown during a tour Oct. 11 of the Ford Center’s improvements.
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DESPITE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE DRAWN TO EVENTS FOR FISHING, CAMPING AND HUNTING
Children line the banks of ponds to practice casting Sept. 25 during the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie.
Outdoor shows remain popular after more than three decades BY ED GODFREY Outdoors Editor egodfrey@opubco.com
The more things change, the more things stay the same. Outdoor shows have been around for more than 30 years in Oklahoma City, but their purpose remains the same today as three decades ago: to get consumers to spend money. One of the longest-running and most-attended outdoor shows, the Oklahoma Tackle Show, has not been held in two years at the state fairgounds. It was bought by an Indiana promoter who said there just weren’t enough vendors the past two years to make the show economically viable. Other long-running Oklahoma City outdoors shows — such as the Backwoods Hunting and Fishing Expo, the Oklahoma City Boat Show and the annual Central Oklahoma RV Show —
have continued to prosper despite the economic downturn. And even though there are huge outdoors stores now such as Bass Pro Shops and Academy where outdoorsmen can spend their money, outdoor shows continue to draw crowds. Chuck Devereaux, owner of Bass Tubs of Oklahoma, said attendance has been high at every outdoor show where he’s been pitching his products this year. What continues to bring people to outdoor shows? The main reason is the opportunity to see and buy what’s new. They also attend to learn. Hunting and fishing shows feature seminars by experts. Devereaux thinks most outdoor television shows are now more about entertaining their audience than teaching them the how-to techniques. Outdoor shows still fill that void. Outdoor shows still are the places where annual duck calling
and turkey calling contests are held as well as 3D-archery shoots. They are venues where sportsmen can get their antlers scored. They are still the places where sportsmen can meet and visit with outfitters and book their hunting, fishing and camping vacations. And they’ve become kid friendly with activities such as trout fishing and rock climbing. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation even has its own outdoor show, called the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo. The agency’s purpose with the Wildlife Expo — held each year at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie — is not to sell consumers products, but to sell them on the outdoors. The event is free, and visitors can shoot bows and guns for the first time, paddle a kayak, ride a mountain bike, sample wild game and more. State wildlife officials hope
Sportsmen enjoy the Backwoods Hunting and Fishing Expo on Feb. 28 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. PHOTOS BY PAUL HELLSTERN, OKALHOMAN ARCHIVE
the Wildlife Expo experience will encourage more people to participate in outdoor activities, such as fishing, hunting and camping. “We are an urban state for the first time in our history,” said Richard Hatcher, director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “Fewer people are tied closely to the land like they used to be.
“We don’t know how many people go to the Expo, then buy a (hunting or fishing) license because of their Expo experience,” Hatcher said. “What we do know is that we are exposing lots and lots of people for the first time. That’s worth a lot.” Last year, almost 42,000 people attended the Expo in September, and it’s become a popular destination for school field trips.
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It wasn’t too long ago that people were worried about the future of State Fair Park. In fact, President and General Manager Tim O’Toole remembers back in 2004 the whispers and conversations among customers. Those days are over. As O’Toole said,“the State Fair Park has entered the 21st century.” Driving the business is the strength of the horse shows, and Oklahoma City solidified another big event in the last year.
City is home to two major shows State Fair Park has hosted the American Quarter Horse Youth World Show the past couple of years, replacing Fort Worth, Texas. However, there is now a five-year agreement for the event to stay in Oklahoma City instead going on a year-to-year basis. “There are two things that are crucial for us,” O’Toole said. “One, we have to retain our existing business. Two, we have to grow new businesses. We’re very happy with the growth and development
of things.” The youth show is the second biggest show for the AQHA, and Oklahoma City is already the home for the largest, the AQHA World Show. It was tough for state fair management to try to upgrade the facilities for the same reason State Fair Park has always been such a hot tourism spot. “We’re busy all the time, and we have people here coming all the time,” O’Toole said. “It’s a great thing, but it put us in a tough spot of finding the time.” When MAPS 3 passed in December, it was a big day for fans of State Fair Park — more than $60 million is being used to upgrade the facilities. The proposed changes will enable the park to grow from 271events to 327 events a year and would allow simultaneous events. Because of the upgrades to the buildings, it is estimated that those facilities will increase attendance at the events in the upgraded buildings from 648,000 people to 959,000. “It’s a real exciting time for us as we look forward to continue the development of State Fair Park,” O’Toole said.
Ron Garber, of Boardman, Ore., takes Brennas Arrow to warm up before competing in amateur reining Nov. 6 during the American Quarter Horse Association’s 2009 AQHA World Championship Show at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
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Pieces by glass artist Dale Chihuly are shown Feb. 15 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in Oklahoma City. The museum is home to the world’s largest permanent Chihuly collection. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
Artist’s bright glass spawns vivid stories Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive Near the exit of the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, I find a small room, nothing more than a pair of displays facing each other across a 6-foot hallway. The room is dim, the walls gray. Chihuly’s glistening glass creations are sparkling beneath well-placed spotlights. Moments before, I’d been wandering among the other displays in the sprawling exhibit, the largest permanent collection of Chihuly’s work in the world. I’d examined blownglass seashells, plants, vases and unrecognizable objects that somehow seemed organic. I’d passed beneath a glass ceiling covered in large and small glass sculptures and marveled at a field of slender purple tubes rising from some fallen logs like undersea cattails. It was all beautiful and fascinating, but this little room made me stop in my tracks. On my right is a display titled “Putti With Birds.” I don’t know what putti are — a failing of my public school education — but I imagine they’re the portly, cherubesque human figures that
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share glass tree limbs, nests and glaciers with a penguin, owl and other birds. The colors are muted: the blue of a shallow ocean, salmon pink, dull orange-gold. Leering across the hallway at them is a display called “Ikebana,” a Japanese term for flower arrangement. Indeed, these appear to be aggressive tropical flowers, each more than 4 feet tall and spiraling out of gourdlike urns. Four urns stand upright. The fifth lies on the floor,
a red and green flower spilling from it, glass petals gaping like a hungry Venus flytrap. Three of the others boast similar petals, plus thrusting, tongue-like appendages that make them insistent and predatory. “Feed me, Seymour.” If one of the pudgy putti humans crosses the hall, the flowers look ready to lurch forward like Triffids in shuffling pursuit. Maybe that’s how the red and green flower tipped. The fifth flower is unlike the others. While they gape open like a shark’s jaws, the fifth is solid, round and serrated, like a buzz saw blade. The edge is violently yellow. The inner disk is bronze over blue, dappled with lemon spots. It’s as if the saw bit deep into a yellowblooded creature, staining the edge and throwing off spatter. It’s troubling that my mind conjures such a brutal narrative, transforming the floral shapes into a vitrified Rorschach test. Perhaps it’s the contrast represented in this room: the birds and humans dull and small, the plants oversized and bright. I don’t know why the flowers strike me as hostile, but they do — and they’re all the more captivating for it. KEN RAYMOND, STAFF WRITER
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR CITY? Test your knowledge of Oklahoma City’s present and past then check your answers to see how you did:
28 Oklahoma City’s love affair with professional basketball downtown began with this team.
1 What was the first downtown project completed under the city’s Urban Renewal program?
29 The country’s biggest movie studios once had branches on this stretch of W Sheridan Avenue.
2 This son of a leading Oklahoma City banker renovated the Colcord building and started Bricktown.
30 This candy company operated out of Bricktown for almost 40 years.
3 Which landmark downtown building did the late Mayor George Shirk attempt to move before ultimately agreeing to let it fall to Urban Renewal’s wrecking ball?
31 This famous husband and wife recording duo have cruised the Bricktown Canal and attended a RedHawks game at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. The husband has a street named after him.
4 The new Devon tower is being built on the site that was once home to one of the following theaters: A The Criterion B The Warner C Liberty
The Skirvin Hilton Hotel is shown in this 2008 photo in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER,OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
5 Which popular downtown event started in 1967 in front of the Civic Center Music Hall?
18 The AT&T Bricktown Ballpark stands on what was once home to this once all-black high school.
A Downtown in December B The Festival of the Arts C DeadCENTER Film Festival
19 What was the original name of Stage Center?
Businesses are shown along Broadway. PHOTO BY PAUL HELLSTERN, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
20 This radio station once called the Skirvin Hotel its home.
6 This leading oilman never had a biography written about his life, even though he was a leading force in redevelopment of downtown, the Oklahoma Health Center and construction of a skyscraper and the Myriad Gardens. A downtown street and an Oklahoma Health Center anchor are named after him.
21 This radio station once called the Biltmore Hotel its home.
33 This Bricktown company is one of the country’s largest fast food restaurant chains.
22 Name the amusement park that was once located along the Oklahoma River.
7 This restaurant consists of a big truck and little building and its run by “little twin” and “big twin.” Everyday they sell a menu item and refuse to say what’s in it until the day is over. 8 This performance group gained a new name and a new director last year, and they danced in front of City Hall and paraded down Park Avenue.
32 What is Broadway known as?
23 This legendary Oklahoma City department store announced it was closing its downtown operation in 1974.
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Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at this downtown church at 300 N Walnut, shown in 2009. PHOTO BY
11 What was the previous name of the Oklahoma City RedHawks?
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12 The only father and son to serve as mayors of Oklahoma City. 13 This downtown neighborhood was once home to jazz greats Charlie Christian and Jimmy Rushing.
This native Oklahoman and socialite, shown in this 1951 photo, was named the U.S. Minister to Luxembourg. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE 9 She was known as the “hostess with the mostess” for her ability to dominate Washington social life as her parties brought together heads of states and leaders from throughout the world, but this Oklahoma City native never forgot her home state. A historic neighborhood is named in her honor Who was she? 10 This downtown architect is known for his use of lights and glass and has won numerous national and international honors. Who is he?
14 Name the style of architecture used on City Hall, the Civic Center Music Hall and the Oklahoma County Courthouse. 15 When did Oklahoma City first start construction on a canal between downtown and the North Canadian River (now known as the Oklahoma River)? 16 This veteran advertising executive was a tireless advocate for the Oklahoma River and he’s been called “Old Man River.” 17 He kicked off downtown’s revival with MAPS.
34 Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at this church but was rejected when he applied to become its pastor. This downtown Oklahoma City drug store, shown in 1939, was the site of a sit-in in 1958. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
24 A replica of this downtown store’s lunch counter where black children protested segregation at area businesses can be seen at the Oklahoma History Center.
35 This downtown hotel was an office building for 95 years even though its owners originally intended it to be a hotel. 36 This Oklahoma City mayor was considered a leading advocate of the preservation movement, yet he publicly campaigned the demolition of hundreds of historic buildings.
25 Sheridan Avenue was originally known as? 37 The one original MAPS project that came closest to not being built. 26 The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is home to a collection by this famous glass artist. 27 This school is based in Bricktown and has hosted Grammywinning rock artists Wayne Coyne and Roger Daltrey.
38 This beloved downtown cafeteria was located in the basement of what is now known as the Robinson Renaissance Building. 39 This Oklahoma City native hit 396 career home runs, including the shot that gave the Toronto Blue Jays the world championship in 1993. A street is named after him in Bricktown. Who is he? STEVE LACKMEYER, BUSINESS WRITER
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As youth across Oklahoma prepare to spend time at Falls Creek this summer, leaders at the youth encampment await them with a beloved, familiar Scripture. Thousands of young people at the Baptist camp and conference center near Davis will be asked to be part of the new Oklahoma Baptist evangelism campaign that uses social media to spread the Gospel. The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma debuted MY316.com in late January. It is a website designed similar to the popular social network mainstays Facebook and MySpace. Randy Adams, the convention’s church outreach director, said the site helps convey the campaign’s premise, which is to encourage Baptists to share the Gospel using a Scripture many of them already know, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Adams said the idea is to take away all of the excuses and self-imposed limitations that believers have for not sharing the Gospel with others. Why not help them fulfill the Great Commission with a powerful Scripture most already are quite familiar with?
Taught to share The campaign will be rolled out to thousands of youth campers at Falls Creek and also Cross Timbers and some associational camps. Adams said youths will be taught to share Christ using MY316.com. They will then be challenged to take the campaign’s slogan to
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heart and show their friends and family God’s love by serving them and others in the community. He said the convention conducted a survey in fall 2009 and found that three out of five Oklahomans (in an Internet sampling of 400) can quote John 3:16, and “virtually everyone is familiar with it.” “I tell everybody it’s kind of like ‘Amazing Grace.’ Everybody has heard of ‘Amazing Grace,’ and John 3:16 has that kind of favorability.” Adams said he and a team put together a multipronged campaign based on the idea that believers could share their testimony of faith while sharing John 3:16. “We’re basically telling people you already know what to say. If you know Jesus, then you have a story to tell,” he said. “If you know John 3:16, then you know enough Scripture to tell someone how to become a follower of Jesus.”
Using interactivity This isn’t the first time Oklahoma Baptists have turned to the Internet to help connect people to the Gospel. In 2007, convention leaders built a web strategy
into the Across Oklahoma evangelism campaign that took placed spring 2007. And in 2002, the convention’s evangelism team launched TheMostImportant Thing. com, a website encouraging believers to tell others about the Lord’s importance in their lives. Adams said MY316.com takes the Web-based idea to another level with its similarity to Facebook and the addition of other social media like Twitter. He said it’s an interactive site, which is highly popular in today’s society. He said people have been creating personal testimony videos to post on the site, and site managers also are importing some relevant videos from YouTube. Adams said people who become a member of MY316.com also can create a blog and post articles. Many members are from Oklahoma, but others who have taken to the site are from California and Louisiana, Adams said. People who log on are encouraged to join MY316.com on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. It’s a forum for people to get information and have discussion in a way that is
safe, Adams said. “It provides a place for people to go to see what Jesus means to people through their own personal testimony.”
‘Take it Personally’ He said the campaign’s slogan is “Take it Personally,” and he said he’s hoping people use the provided tools to do just that. “Every Christian knows that they should be sharing their faith, but they’re fearful of it,” he said. “This is going to help them overcome their fear.” Chris Forbes, a certified Guerrilla Marketing coach, helped Adams put together MY316’s media strategy. He said the MY316 campaign is similar in scope to the convention’s Across Oklahoma campaign of 2006-07, but the biggest difference is the social networking aspect and strategy aimed at Internet users. Kerry Bural, with Nashville, Tenn.-based The Resonate Group, said the social media strategy is an important element because ministry is fundamentally about relationships and connectivity. The Resonate Group teams with churches and ministries to help them develop their brand and
communicate the Gospel in different ways. “Very simply put, social media is a practical way for ministry and church leaders to relate to their target audience more effectively and more intentionally,” Bural said. “Human nature suggests people connect primarily with people rather than faceless organizations. Next generation ministry is about total access between leaders and their constituents, and social media is a highly effective facilitator of this dynamic.”
More participation Adams said the social networking site is just one aspect of the evangelism campaign.He said Southern Baptist churches throughout Oklahoma will be encouraged to launch a campaign in September. He said participating churches will emphasize the My316.com strategy of prayer, sharing and serving in their worship services and Sunday school classes. He said the convention is offering free training and materials for the Baptist churches that participate in the campaign.
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Above: The Good Egg Dining Group’s newest concept, Republic Gastropub, features an Oklahoma-friendly, upscale experience. PHOTO BY DAVID MCDANIEL, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE Below: The Coach House, with chef Kurt Fleischfresser, features a homemade corned beef sandwich. Fleischfresser says Coach House uses local producers to supply many of its ingredients. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
Trends explode in dining scene BY DAVE CATHEY Food Editor dcathey@opubco.com
In Oklahoma, the food scene is growing thanks to a trend toward local, sustainable food sources and an expansion of fast-casual dining. Perhaps because of Oklahoma’s rich, rural history, the movement toward local foods is intense. Chef Kurt Fleischfresser of the Coach House and Western Con-
cepts wonders why it took everyone so long. “My goal is Oklahoma cuisine,” he said. “Practically everything we do at the Coach House comes from a local producer.” Fleischfresser draws beef from Wynnewood’s No-Name Ranch and pork from Dowling Family farms. He sources his produce from assorted growers. Since the Coach House joined Western Concepts last year, Fleischfresser’s philosophy has taken hold at other Western
Concepts restaurants like Sushi Neko, Musashi’s and The Lobby Bar. Because the Coach House also is home to a state-accredited chef apprenticeship program, Fleischfresser’s cause is rampant across the local dining scene.
Goal of affordability Chef Joseph Royer, a graduate of the Coach House kitchen and owner of two Saturn Grill resSEE DINING, PAGE 29S
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I’m not going to call things on the menu something that it’s not.” CHEF JOSEPH ROYER
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Nudging the ceiling The Good Egg Dining Group, owned by Keith and Heather Paul, has found enormous success nudging the ceiling on comfort foods upward. In 2009, they opened
their second Iron Starr Urban BBQ and in spring of 2010 opened Republic Gastropub, with financial backing from Chesapeake Energy. Iron Starr offers traditional barbecue with modern variations. At Republic, the gastropub concept meets an Oklahoma-friendly, upscale experience. Scotch Eggs and Bangers and Mash get artful upgrades. You’ll also find 100 beer taps and 250 beer varieties in bottles. “Everything at Republic is extraordinary,” Good Egg owner Keith Paul said. The Good Egg Group also owns or operates Cheever’s Cafe, Market-C — where Good Egg chefs offer gourmet to go — POPS on Route 66 and Red Primesteak. Not far from Royer’s second Saturn Grill in the city’s northwest corner, you’ll find Cafe 7, owned by J. Mays and Paul Sorrentino. The cafe offers pasta, pizza, sandwiches and salads all for $7 and delivered in seven minutes. It’s a simple concept but stresses fresh ingredients and affordability. Cool Greens takes two recent trends and makes them into one new exciting concept. The recent explosion of frozen yogurt shops is a throwback to the 1980s, but Cool Greens offers much more. Executive chef Trey Ferguson said the menu was designed with good health and great flavor in mind. “This is the cleanest menu I’ve ever dealt with in my career,” he said. Besides having a yogurt bar, the restaurant serves wraps, salads, soups and flatbread pizzas. Ingredients are all fresh and you won’t find potato chips or a soda fountain. Wraps are served with curried couscous and seasonings are all natural. “We don’t do corn syrup,” Ferguson said.
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Iron Man, Spider-Man and the X-Men have become movie stars in the past decade, but their original home was comic books. While comics showed growth in the direct-sales market of comic shops and in the bookstore market of the past decade, some question if comics will change as more media becomes available digitally. With Apple’s iPad device being showcased as a next generation of print, what does that mean to people who still make their living with print, in particular, Oklahoma’s comic book retailers? “In a way, the progression towards digitized comics is an inevitable one,” said Rob Vollmar of the Atomik Pop comic book store in Norman. But, he doesn’t think that sounds a death knell for printed comics and those who sell them. The publishers at the 2010 ComicsPRO members’ meeting of retailers in Memphis, Tenn., reiterated their support for the
direct market of comic book sales. Most expressed the hope that digital comics will work primarily to reach readers outside the direct-market system and a desire to point digital readers back to the direct market. Chris Staros of publisher Top Shelf said some print fans will switch to digital comics, but some fans will be introduced through digital and migrate to print. While every publisher represented aimed to increase its digital presence, each stated that it was doing so with the hope of also increasing its print market. Keynote speaker Robert Kirkman said “The Walking Dead” and “Invincible,” two books that he writes, have been available on the iPhone for seven months, and sales in print have gone up in the same period. “I don’t think that we’re in a position where we’re going to start losing the (print) readers that we do have,” Kirkman said. David Steinberger, president of ComiXology, which has an online app selling digital comics for the iPhone and iPad, says he
hopes digital will help push new customers to print. “We have the retailer finder in the iPad, and we hope to have more and more innovative ways to move readers from digital to print in every new version of the app,” he said. Buck Berlin, of New World Comics in Oklahoma City, said while the retailers will be cut out of that initial digital sale, it is retailers’ responsibility to find ways to draw new readers into stores. “It’s good for getting comics into the hands of people who normally wouldn’t read them,” he said. “It’s up to us to find a way to deal with it.” Vollmar pointed out that the problem of piracy in comics, as that in the music industry, means that thousands of comics are already changing hands digitally — and illegally — without making the publishers a dime. Marvel Comics’ app for the iPad ranked among the top apps in the opening weeks of the iPad’s availability, which is good for the visibility of Marvel. But
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The Oklahoma History Center has rocked since it opened in November 2005. Then it started rolling last fall with the “Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock & Roll Exhibit” that explored rock ‘n’ roll artists, radio stations and venues that have called Oklahoma home.
‘Starmaker: Jim Halsey and the Legends of Country Music’ Now comes an extension of that exhibit, “Starmaker: Jim Halsey and the Legends of Country Music.” It’s one of two new exhibits at the museum this year that will be on view along with permanent offerings about American Indian tribes of Oklahoma, sports, culture, Wild West shows, government, farming, ranching, weather, the land run, people, government and transportation. Halsey, who is from Tulsa, operates Jim Halsey Co., which at one time was one of the largest management companies in the country. He discovered or guided the careers of Roy Clark, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, Wanda Jackson, Hank Thompson and the Oak Ridge Boys. “His is an amazing story,” said
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‘The Uncanny Adventures of Okie Cartoonists’ Another exhibit, “The Uncanny Adventures of Okie Cartoonists,” will open June 12 and be on view through the year. The exhibit draws from the cartoonists who worked in comic strips, comic books and political cartoons. Jim Lange, longtime cartoonist for The Oklahoman, will be one of the featured cartoonists, along with Dick Tracy cartoon creator Chester Gould of Pawnee. Others include Tulsa native Sterling Gates, a comic-book writer for DC Comics, and Jack and Carole Bender of Tulsa. He draws the daily strips for “Alley Oop” cartoon strips and she writes the copy. The exhibits also opened the door for the Oklahoma Historical Society to catalog the state’s popular culture story, which includes Halsey and the cartoonists. “There’s big business behind pop culture,” Moore said. “There’s a lot of adults making their living off what some people think is kind of a kids’ thing.”
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Oklahoma City’s performing arts organizations are hoping to pique the public’s interest with some exciting events scheduled to take place later this season and next. The offerings range from ballet world premieres to regional premieres of new plays and musicals. The Oklahoma City Philharmonic will welcome four new guest artists on the orchestra’s upcoming classics series, a lineup that will spotlight pianist Peter Serkin, cellist Julie Albers, soprano Sari Gruber and violinist Midori. The pops series will feature Michael Cavanaugh from Broadway’s “Movin’ Out,” bluegrass family group Cherryholmes, jazz guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli, and jazz and adult contemporary vocalist Jane Monheit. Four new touring productions will make stops in Oklahoma City as part of Celebrity Attractions’ 2010-11 season: “Shrek the Musical,” based on William Steig’s picture book and the DreamWorks Animation films; “Burn the Floor,” a Latin ballroom dance spectacular; “The Aluminum Show,” a production that combines acrobatics, jazz and modern dance; and “9 to 5,” the stage version of Dolly Parton’s 1980 film comedy. The Oklahoma City Ballet has scheduled an impressive four world premieres during its upcoming season, beginning with a production based on Gaston Leroux’s novel “The Phantom of the Opera.” The season will conclude with “Mozart’s Requiem.” In between come two new works by noted choreographers Jessica Lang and Alan Hineline. The company’s third season also will spotlight the Oklahoma premieres of “Valse Fantasie” with choreography by George Balanchine, “Light Rain” with choreography by Gerald Arpino, and the Oklahoma City premiere of “Paquita Grand Pas Classique” featuring choreography by Marius Petipa. Lyric Theatre’s 2010 summer
The Oklahoma City Philharmonic has four guest artists scheduled for its upcoming classics series.
season runs June 22 through Aug. 7 and will feature the regional premiere of the musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” The musical, which was praised for its lavish sets and flying car, is based on Ian Fleming’s book and the 1968 film. Forty students from Lyric’s Thelma Gaylord Academy summer camp, “Camp Phantasmagorical!” will be among the cast. Lyric’s summer season also will feature the local premiere of the musical “The Buddy Holly Story.” The Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre is presenting the regional premiere of “The 39 Steps” through May 10. The Tony Award-winning comedy is a fast-paced whodunit that mixes elements of a spy novel with the eeriness of Alfred Hitchcock. City Rep will open its 2010-11 season with the first locally-
produced staging of “August: Osage County.” The company will bring its season to a close in May 2011 with another local premiere, the off-Broadway hit “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” The Reduxion Theatre brings its current season to a close in May with William Shakespeare’s gore-filled drama, “Titus Andronicus.” The production will be directed by Rodney Brazil and will include choreography by Oklahoma City Ballet’s artistic director, Robert Mills. The Jewel Box Theatre closes its 2009-10 season with “Come Back to Jersey,” a comedy by Carl L. Williams that won the theater’s playwriting competition. The premiere continues through May 9. The Jewel Box also will reopen its amphitheater this summer with a production of the musical “Annie,” sched-
uled June 3-19. Guthrie’s Pollard Theatre will present a slate of comedies for its 2010-11 season, titled “24 Seasons of Laughter.” The Poteet Theatre has scheduled “Anne of Green Gables” and “High School Musical” this season and Disney’s “The Aristocats” for its summer kids production. The company will open its 2011 season with the Fats Waller musical revue “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” The Oklahoma City Theatre Company will present its Native American New Play Festival in May. The festival’s winning play will receive a fully-staged production on a subsequent season. The theater also has scheduled a “New Voices New Play Festival” in April 2011. Mark Dunn’s “Seven Interviews” and David Pasto’s “Family Funeral” will play in repertory.
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New at Carpenter Square Theatre this summer is the musical “Reefer Madness.” Inspired by the 1936 film of the same name, this raucous adult-rated musical comedy takes a tonguein-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with jazz music, sex and violence. Carpenter Square will feature an entire season of Oklahoma City premieres during its 2010-11season, including “Leading Ladies,” a comedy by Ken Ludwig, and “Souvenir,” a play with music about Florence Foster Jenkins, the famously terrible singer who fancied herself as a wonderful singer. With so many new productions and concerts scheduled during the coming season, everyone should have an easy time finding something of interest.
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The striking set design for a La Scala production of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo.”
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A 2007 Franco Zeffirelli production of “Aida” staged at La Scala. The title characters steal a kiss in this scene from a Salzburg Festival Opera production of “Romeo and Juliet.”
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Do you love opera but can’t afford the cost of a ticket to New York City’s Metropolitan Opera or Milan’s La Scala? Thanks to a new partnership between local theaters and national distributors, Oklahoma City audiences can see broadcasts of operas for a surprisingly reasonable cost. Instead of shelling out $65 to $375 for a ticket to the Met or $30 to $257 for a ticket to La Scala, patrons can see some of the repertoire’s great operas for $18 to $22. Met productions are broadcast locally at AMC Quail Springs and Tinseltown. Operas from La Scala are shown at the Oklahoma City Art Museum. “When we started showing the Met broadcasts in 2006, we had about 150 participating theaters around the country,” said Michelle Portillo, public relations manager for Fathom, the entertainment division of National CineMedia. “Now, we’re in more than 500 theaters, so we’ve really expanded our footprint.”
Operas taped live Live productions are taped in the opera house and then are broadcast in regional markets. AMC and Regal Theatre broadcasts are typically shown on Saturdays with occasional encore performances on Wednesdays. Nine Met broadcasts have been shown this season. The Oklahoma City Museum of Art launched its opera broadcast program in 2007 with two Met productions. Subsequent seasons have spotlighted Italian productions from La Scala (Milan), Teatro del Maggio Musicale (Florence) and La Fenice (Ven-
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ice) along with Spanish productions from Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Valencia) and Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona). “We started with the Metropolitan Opera in May 2007, but after two productions, they made a strategic decision to go into multiplex cinemas,” said Brian Hearn, film curator at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. “Our first offering from La Scala was a Franco Zeffirelli production of ‘Aida.’ Its tremendous success led us to start adding productions from different musical periods and styles.”
Meeting expectations In recent seasons, the art museum has broadcast productions that have included favorites such as “La Traviata,” “Carmen” and “La Boheme” along with less-frequently staged operas such as “L’Orfeo,” “Il Viaggio a Reims” and “Maria Stuarda.” Meeting audience expectations has been a challenge, Hearn says. “Opera-appreciating audiences have different expectations from moviegoing audiences,” Hearn said. “Opera companies
Renee Fleming portrays the title role in the Metropolitan Opera production of Rossini’s “Armida,” the tale of a mythical sorceress who captivates men in her island prison.
tend to have long lead times so audiences can know months in advance what to expect. When you try to take a performing art and put it into a movie theater, you start having to work with movie-going habits. It can become the movie business vs. the performing arts.”
Subtitles are standard Whether they originate in Italy, Spain, Germany or France, virtually all operas are sung in their original languages. Those who may have concerns about the language barrier need not worry about figuring out an opera’s complex plot.
The broadcasts are shown with English subtitles. “In addition to showing these productions with subtitles, we take people behind the scenes during intermission, we interview some of the performers and talk about the set designs,” Portillo said. “We see these broadcasts as an opportunity to expose people to opera without having to pay hundreds of dollars to see them. People can bring friends and family, there’s no cost for parking, and you don’t have to dress up. By making it a lot more accessible, people can get their opera fix for a reasonable cost.”
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Patrons wear 3D glasses during a showing of “Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience” on Dec. 18 at the grand opening of the new IMAX theater at AMC Quail Springs 24 movie theater. PHOTOS BY DOUG HOKE, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE
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Oklahoma City opened its first IMAX theater just in time to give local moviegoers a larger-than-life view of pioneering advances in filmmaking technology. The IMAX auditorium at AMC Quail Springs 24 showed its first film, Robert Zemeckis’ (“The Polar Express”) motion-capture 3-D animated version of “A Christmas Carol,” last November. A month later, the theater celebrated its grand opening with James Cameron’s (“Titanic”) groundbreaking sci-fi 3-D epic “Avatar.” “IMAX theaters enable audiences to take full advantage of the latest cutting-edge filmmaking technology that the best filmmakers are using today, and a great example of that would be ‘Avatar,’ ” said Jackson Myers, IMAX director of corporate communications. The futuristic tale has upended Cameron’s “Titanic” as the biggest money-making film of all time. Three months after its release, “Avatar” remained in the top 10 on the box office charts, having taken in $736.9 million domestically and $2.67 billion worldwide. Cameron reportedly took 10 years and nearly $250 million to make “Avatar” using advanced CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3-D imagery.
Technology benefits The Oklahoma City IMAX house allowed moviegoers to see the high-tech film in a hightech format. IMAX theaters combine two digital projectors with a proprietary “image enhancer” and custom lenses to give images greater clarity, brightness and contrast. IMAX’s special sound system features proprietary loudspeaker technology and uncompressed digital sound. To upgrade AMC Quail Springs’ auditorium No. 2, about 75 seats were removed to make way for the larger, curved IMAX screen. “It’s been a very successful location, and the reason it’s successful and the reason most IMAX theaters are successful is they offer a moviegoing experience you can’t get anywhere else,” Myers said.
Here is a list of films due to be released this year in IMAX. Release dates are subject to change, so go to www.amcentertainment.com before heading to the theater. Man 2” — May 7 › “The Twilight Saga: › “Iron “Shrek Forever AfEclipse” — June 30 ›ter” — May 21 › “Inception” — July 16 “Prince of Persia: The › “Aftershock” — ›Sands of Time” — July 28 3D” — Aug. 13 May 28 › “Hubble “Toy Story 3” — “Tron: Legacy” — ›June › 18 Dec. 17
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Russell Langston wears an IMAX T-shirt Dec. 18 at the grand opening of the IMAX theater at AMC Quail Springs 24.
The IMAX’s format is a fantastic way to experience 3-D films because IMAX theaters offer the most immersive type of 3-D experience you can get in a theater.” JACKSON MYERS IMAX DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
With the record-breaking success of “Avatar,” Hollywood is rushing out more films in 3-D. Upcoming 3-D movies that will be released in IMAX include “Toy Story 3,” “Shrek Forever After” and “Tron: Legacy.” “The IMAX’s format is a fantastic way to experience 3-D films because IMAX theaters offer the most immersive type of 3-D experience you can get in a theater,” Myers said. “We are seeing more and more 3-D films, but it’s important to know that ... there will be future great films that are released in 2-D that will also look incredible.” Anticipated 2-D films “Iron Man 2,” “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” “Prince of Persia: Sands of Time” and “Inception” will appear in IMAX this year.
Theater successes The demand clearly was present for an Oklahoma City IMAX theater, AMC spokesman Justin Scott said. “It’s performed better
than we thought,” said Scott, who wouldn’t release local attendance figures or ticket sales, citing company policy. “It’s doing really well. These IMAX auditoriums ... are very popular right now because there’s really good content out there. There’s really good movies that people want to see that IMAX is adapting to their specific experience, and ‘Avatar’ is a huge example.” The addition allows AMC Quail Springs to offer theatergoers more options. When “Avatar” opened, people could see it in 2-D, 3-D or IMAX 3-D, depending on what they wanted to pay. IMAX tickets cost $4 more. “In the economy today, obviously the box office is doing really well. Like, it’s been a record year,” Scott said. “Many people are giving up their vacations, their season tickets and other more expensive forms of out-of-home entertainment, but a movie’s still affordable.”
Quality of life Mayor Mick Cornett said the IMAX house augments Oklahoma City’s quality of life, particularly for educated young people the city is trying to recruit and retain. To celebrate the auditorium’s grand opening, he declared AMC IMAX Day in the city. “It’s become an expectation for a lot of theatergoers that a city worth living in, worth visiting, is going to have the highest level of entertainment offerings,” he said. “To a certain part of the population that’s into the highest levels of pop culture and technology, they’re going to wonder what’s wrong with a city that doesn’t have all the amenities of other cities. So there’s a sense of pride to a city that offers whatever’s the newest and best.”
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Director Michael Winterbottom, left, and actor Casey Affleck, second from left, work on the set of the film “The Killer Inside Me” June 13 in downtown Oklahoma City. The film was shot almost entirely in Oklahoma. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN
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In the best of Hollywood traditions, the Oklahoma Film and Music Office has been making a steady comeback since the Legislature gave the “green light” needed to start movie production rolling in the state again. The “green” in this case was the revival and revamping of a rebate incentive program designed to lure film production companies to the Sooner State and encourage homegrown filmmakers to work here, as well. On July 1, 2009, a law went into effect that increased the program from a rebate of up to 15 percent on production expenditures in Oklahoma to 35 percent — 37 percent if they use madein-Oklahoma music. The incentive program is capped at $5 million a year. “The Killer Inside Me,” a film shot almost entirely in Oklahoma, wrapped the same day, having generated $5.1 million for the state’s economy, according to film and music office figures. “My key point is, this is great industry for Oklahoma,” office director Jill Simpson said. “It’s clean industry. It’s jobs. It’s putting money in the hands of Oklahomans that wouldn’t have been there otherwise.” A statewide economic impact study Simpson requested from the University of Oklahoma Price Business College in 2005 calculated an infusion of $1.72 in the state’s economy for every dollar a movie company spends on goods and services during a production.
Spending money locally “Killer,” a $13 million crime thriller directed by Michael Winterbottom (“A Mighty Heart”) and starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson, was filmed on location in Cordell, Enid, Guthrie, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, where the production company spent money on such moviemaking necessities as local labor, hotel rooms, facility and equipment rentals, meals and props. “Just going to Cordell last summer and standing around and looking at the money being spent, paying for locations and paying vendors and hiring crew and hiring extras, that’s an immediate bump for them,” Simpson said. When Simpson presented her interim study report to the Legislature recently, she invited Jeff Erwin, general manager of the
My key point is, this is great industry for Oklahoma. ... It’s putting money in the hands of Oklahomans that wouldn’t have been there otherwise.” JILL SIMPSON OKLAHOMA FILM AND MUSIC OFFICE DIRECTOR
Colcord Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, to come to the state Capitol. Some of the cast and crew of “The Killer Inside Me” had been guests at the Colcord. “He’d gotten a big check that day from the production,” Simpson said. “He had a big smile on his face, because that was a lot of room nights over the course of weeks at his hotel. And that could be the same deal for a small town.” That’s why Simpson likes to call filming in Oklahoma “an equal opportunity industry,” where Taloga has as much of a chance as Tulsa at getting into the movies.
Spreading the word About 30 cities and towns across the state have served as backdrops for feature films, television shows, commercials, documentaries and industrial films. The film and music office has scouted more than 75 communities in 45 counties, and information on potential filming locations can be provided instantly via the film office’s Reel-Scout database, whenever inquiries come in from interested production companies. And word about Oklahoma’s film program is getting out where it counts, such as this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where “The Killer Inside Me” premiered in January. Two of the film’s producers, Chris Hanley and Jordan Gertner, joined Simpson in representing Oklahoma on a Sundance panel discussion billed as “Practical Considerations and Conversations With Film Commissioners and Filmmakers Regarding Accessing Film Incentives.”
Another of the film’s producers, Andrew Eaton, also was spreading praise for Oklahoma at the festival. “When I walked into a prescreening event, he met me at the door and just could not have said enough nice things about Oklahoma and how much he loved working there,” Simpson said. “They all left having had a very positive experience.” Since Simpson took over the film and music office in late 2004 and began working with the state Legislature year by year to improve the film incentives package, the impact numbers for Oklahoma’s film industry have grown from $11 million in 2005 to $25.6 million in 2009. “According to current projections, those numbers could reach $43 million in 2010,” Simpson said.
‘A-list’ shows interest With the successful completion of “The Killer Inside Me,” which features major stars and a name director, other “A-list” independent filmmakers are taking an interest in Oklahoma. Nick Cassavetes, who has directed such films as “My Sister’s Keeper,” “Alpha Dog” and “The Notebook,” has committed to begin filming “Yellow” in coming months. He co-wrote the drama with his wife, actress Heather Wahlquist, who will star in the film. “We’re talking to the Hallmark Hall of Fame about a nice-sized film and budget that would happen late spring, and I would so love to have that quality, that level of family entertainment, coming in,” Simpson said. Filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen were considering Oklahoma locations for their re-
Casey Affleck, right, walks during a take on the set of the film “The Killer Inside Me” June 13 near the intersection of north Robinson and Park avenues in downtown Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN
make of “True Grit” but ended up opting for a Texas locale that offered the particular pre-1890s architecture for which they were searching. “The Coen brothers was a unique situation,” Simpson said. “The premier filmmakers in the independent film industry, they can pretty much pick and choose what they need to accomplish location-wise. But for most people, it’s going to come down to the incentives. ... The good news is (the Coens) are still calling us. ... They like the service they got here, and I really, truly believe that if they have another film down the road that might be right for Oklahoma, they would call us, because we opened their eyes to what’s available here.”
Raising the incentive Meanwhile, low-budget independents such as “Heaven’s Rain” — a faith-based movie about former state Sen. Brooks Douglass, whose parents were slain in the family’s rural home near Kingfisher — are constantly
keeping the state movie scene rolling and Simpson’s five-person office very busy. But to become truly competitive with other states offering film incentives, an increased infrastructure is needed, including soundstages, pre- and post-production facilities, equipment houses and support service companies. Higher-education incentives are needed to help build and maintain a stronger film crew base. And a bigger pot of rebate money would help things along. “I haven’t given up on getting the cap lifted,” Simpson said. “It’s just a matter of time when the state of Oklahoma can entertain the thought. But this year was not that year. “When you have a cap at $5 million, you’re not going to be getting studio films, but we’re getting top-level films in Oklahoma. When you get the quality of people like Nick Cassavetes and Michael Winterbottom, Alist directors, A-list talent, that is a dream for Oklahoma.”
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The Legend at Rivendell, an Assisted Living community, is searching for a full time efficient and reliable individual with the right attitude to join our team as Food Service Director. This person will be responsible for daily supervision of dining services staff, maintaining quality food service within the prescribed budget, planning of community menus and control food costs within dietary guidelines an maintain state food handling standards. We are looking for the right person to support the Legend Senior Living standard of supporting a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents' families, visitors and staff. The ideal candidate would have at least 2 years experience in commercial kitchen, operation and line cooking and/or training; or equivalent combination of education experience. Please apply in person at The Legend at Rivendell, 13200 S May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK. No phone calls, please.
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Dental Assistant Instructor Mon-Thurs, 5:30 to 10:00 pm. We’ll train you to teach and share your knowledge! Must be professional, outgoing and motivated. 3+ yrs current experience as a Dental Assistant required. Send resume to janen@plattcollege.org, fax 405-943-2150, or mail to Platt College, 309 S. Ann Arbor, OKC, OK 73128.
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Full time position for financial advisor. Series 7, 63, 65 and life and health insurance license required. Some experience preferred. Competitive salary, benefits, and bonus structure provided. E-mail resume & contact info. to melinda.olbert@ingfp.com Foster Families of Faith Families willing to open their hearts and their homes to "the least of His children" can become a part of our Christian ministry. The United Methodist Circle of Care needs foster families of faith. Financial reimbursement, 24/7 support, and free training. Please call Tina at 405-286-3803.
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Program Coordinator Fretzpark Homes, Inc, is currently seeking a Program Coordinator. 1-2 years experience preferred in the field of Developmental Disabilities. Must have a clean background, with an Oklahoma DL. Please fax resume, including salary requirements, to: 405843-7086. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE The Legend at Rivendell, an Assisted Living Community, is looking for an energetic, compassionate, motivating individual with the appropriate skills to join our team as Memory Care Coordinator for our Reflections community. This person will be responsible for ensuring Legend Senior Living memory care programming is carried out per company guidelines while enriching the lives of the residents with memory loss, alzheimers and dementia. The ideal candidate would have experience with life enrichment and activity programming with emphasis on memory care, be able to plan the activity calendar each month, monitor and stay within budget guidelines, demonstrate skills in interpersonal relationships. Must demonstrate skills in meeting the physical and emotional needs of the resident as well as encourage teamwork through cooperative interactions with co-workers. Please apply in person at The Legend at Rivendell, 13200 S. May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK . No phone calls, please
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