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Safe space DISCOVERING A NEED FOR SERVICES FOR TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE PEOPLE, ONE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNSELOR HAS SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS CREATING A COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTION. By KM Bramlett
Early in their clinical work, licensed professional counselor Kelley Blair (they/them) realized that many medical and mental health clinicians are not adequately trained to provide appropriate care to the LGBTQ+ community. As a result, LGBTQ+ people often end up paying for sessions to educate their counselors and doctors about general LGBTQ+ issues before any real work can be done. Blair — a Native American, TwoSpirit, transgender person — set about to correct this by founding the Diversity Center of Oklahoma, 2242 NW 39th St. The center connects gender-diverse and LGBTQ+ people to an array of mental health services and medical care. The clinicians and organizers who provide the services also belong to the LGBTQ+ community. With the apparent need for better access to care in the LGBTQ+ community, Blair started going to OKC Pride meetings and reaching out to Native groups to look for clinicians who specialize in caring for these populations and couldn’t find anyone who did. They ultimately joined the OKC Pride board and proposed giving a workshop to train heterosexual and cisgender therapists on how to work with gender-diverse/ LGBTQ+ people. OKC Pride agreed to sponsor the event as a fundraiser for the Pride organization, and Blair began presenting this workshop once a year. It was through these workshops that the idea for the Diversity Center developed. After the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, attendance at the workshop grew exponentially as the community began to realize the trauma that comes with being LGBTQ+. Over time, Blair was often asked if they had a counseling center that supports LGBTQ+ people, and they realized the dire need for one. They applied for non-profit status that year and the center became its own entity. Over the years since they opened, they’ve offered counseling, art programs, alternative spiritual devel-
opment, support group meetings, of the Diversity Center of Oklahoma, Kelley Blair (second from left), celebrates with fellow community members at the a youth program, Founder OKC Pride festival. Photo provided. and housing assistance for unhoused people in the Diversity Center. Someday, they “disenfranchised, marginalized, LGBTQ+ community. They’ve also would like to open a shelter for POC, LGBTQ+ folks and their famhosted midwifery, insemination, trans people. Trans people are not ilies are welcome.” and surrogacy services, which have usually permitted to use showers For the wider community, any since out-grown the space and esor other gender-specific areas in local organizations or businesses tablished their own facilities. typical shelters. They also somewho want gender-diverse/LGBTQ+ The Diversity Center also has a times get turned away when their sensitivity training or need help partnership with Guiding Right, names don’t match their identificaupdating their documents/forms, Inc., which offers support to HIVtion after transitioning. websites, or surveys with more inpositive people, performs HIV and “I worry about our geriatric genclusive language are welcome to STI testing, and other medical serder-diverse folks,” Blair said. reach out to the Diversity Center for vices. They also provide food assisThey would also like to establish guidance and consultation. tance for people who are HIVan assisted living center for trans They also continue to host their positive and food-insecure, provide and gender-diverse people who need annual symposium where clinicians access to PrEP (a medication for a safe place to be themselves as they can earn continuing education HIV prevention) and coordinate age, a place where they’ll be respectcredit while learning how to serve programs for tobacco use prevened for who they are, and where trans clients. tion and cessation. they’ll be addressed with proper The Diversity Center’s contribuBlair’s success with the center names and pronouns. tions have been recognized and would not have been possible Anyone considering taking adawarded with a grant to provide without some generous friends and vantage of the current services at support for those who have suffered neighbors along the way. In the early the Diversity Center is promised the intimate partner violence. days of the center, Pastor Neill highest level of respect and privacy. “We just got a grant with the DA’s Coffman donated space to the “People like getting services from office and certification with the Diversity Center in the Expressions people who are like them, but someAG’s office to be the first Church (formerly on NW 39th times there are concerns about Transgender/Gender Diverse & 2SStreet). They remained in the privacy. They worry that everyone LGBTQ+ organization in the state donated space for about a year and will know their business or assume to offer [an] intimate partner vioa half, but once the center was fithings based on seeing their car in lence program to our community. nancially viable, Blair decided it was the parking lot. Because of these We are super excited about it and it the right time to start looking for a concerns, everyone at the Diversity is so needed too,” Blair said. larger facility. Center is called a ‘community To find more information about They found a space across the member,’ whether they’re there to the Diversity Center of Oklahoma, street from Expressions and formed accept services, provide services, or to donate, or get involved, visit dia friendship with the owners of the to volunteer,” Blair said. versitycenterofoklahoma.org. 5,400 square-foot building. Once They don’t use the labels the owners learned that the space “patient,” “client,” “volunteer,” was going to be used for mental etc., The goal is to normalize peohealth services, they generously ple’s presence at the center so that paid for all the remodeling (paint, no one is judged based on why they flooring, moving walls, etc.) and in are there. late 2017, more than 100 commu“The Diversity Center of nity members from as far as 100 Oklahoma is a full social justice miles away came to help do the work program,” Blair said. of remodeling. Services are provided on a slidFive years later, they have hopes ing-scale fee system, and many of future expansion for the people are eligible. Anyone who is NEWS OKGA Z ET TE .COM | J U N E 1 , 2 0 2 2
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After packing the block for the first year, Juneteenth on the East returns with bookending events to the day’s celebration headlined by R&B artist Mya. The main event runs from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 18. NE 23rd will be closed again to through traffic between Hood Street and Kelham Avenue. “This year will probably be a whole lot bigger since we are bringing Mya,” event organizer Jabee Williams said. During the celebration, food
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The four candidates seeking as the jail trust, where he has adGieger has also served as lead prosparole and granted clemency by the Republican nomination and vocated for the construction of a ecutor in the DA’s Child Abuse and then-President Donald Trump in the two candidates seeking the new $297 million jail. Calvey has Sex Crimes Unit and has tried 2018. She has been the recipient Democratic nomination in the said that, if elected Oklahoma more than 200 cases during his of numerous awards in the legal 2022 Oklahoma County district County’s DA, he would dismiss the time as an assistant DA. sphere, including the attorney race will meet on a stage manslaughter charges against five Robert Gray has worked at a Distinguished Service Award and to advance their positions ahead Oklahoma City police officers who private law practice for the last Outstanding U.S. Attorney in 2012. of the primary later this month. shot and killed 15-year-old Stavian 12 years after starting his legal Mark Myles is an Oklahoma All six candidates have agreed to Rodriguez at the conclusion of an career in the Oklahoma County City attorney who previously ran participate in a pair of debates attempted armed robbery. District Attorney’s Office. Gray for attorney general in 2018 and hosted by NonDoc and News 9 June Jacqui Ford has worked as a grew up in Edmond and later atfor the U.S. Senate in 2010. In a 15. They will be held at the University criminal defense lawyer for 15 tended t he Un iver sit y of statement announcing his intent of Central Oklahoma’s Liberal Arts years, according to her campaign Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City to run for DA, Myles said he would Bu i ld i ng , 10 0 N. be an “advocate for University Drive, in justice, fairness and acEdmond. The GOP cancountabilit y in the didate debate featuring criminal justice Kevin Calvey, Jacqui system.” Myles has also Ford, Gayland Gieger and served as a prosecutor Robert Gray will begin at and defense attorney 5:30 p.m. and will last working with victims of about an hour. The domestic violence and Democratic candidate other crimes. portion of the evening will begin about 6:45 p.m. Non D o c ’s 2022 T r e s S av a ge of debate series NonDoc and Storme Jones of News 9 will Non D o c ’s debat e serve as moderators. series is supported by The debate will be livefinancial sponsors like streamed on News 9’s the State Chamber of website and Facebook Ok la homa, A A R P page, as well as on the Oklahoma, McSpadden, NonDoc and Oklahoma Milner & Robinson and Gazette Facebook pages. the Oklahoma Public UCentral Media is also School Resource Center. a partner in the debate On June 16, NonDoc six candidates seeking to become Oklahoma County’s next district attorney will debate June 15 at the University of night, with students The and News 9 will co-host Central Oklahoma. (provided/NonDoc) leading an effort to fact a Republica n attorney check candidates following their website. In June, Ford switched University where he earned his general primary debate between comments in the debates. To be par ties from Democrat to law degree. He believes the counJohn O’Connor and Gentner r em i nde d of t he n ig ht ’s Republican. If elected Ford said ty’s most pressing issues are Drummond at 5:30 p.m. at the livestreams, you can RSVP to this she would work to rebuild relationviolent crime, mental health and Ok la homa City Community Facebook event page. ships with agencies that work with drug and alcohol addiction. College Visual Performing Arts All six candidates are vying to the DA’s Office and would bring Center, 7777 S. May Ave. replace current Oklahoma County skills as a litigator and educator to Two seek Democratic nomination On June 22, the four GOP canDistrict Attorney David Prater, the office. 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Aley Cristelli of Pine Pantry ALEY CRISTELLI’S LOVE OF FOOD LED HER TO SHARING IT WITH HER COMMUNITY IN A NEW WAY. Story and photos by Berlin Green
Food brings people together, and food resources,” she said. Aley Cristelli uses her Pine Pantry “Hopefully, if somebody to connect with her neighbors. is food insecure, they’re “I definitely got started because reaching out and getting of the idea of sharing a love for food,” SNAP, or if they’re eligiCristelli said. “My grandmother used ble, WIC for their kids, or to do this thing at Christmas time working with the Food where she’d spend weekends baking Bank, there are all of all of these cookies. Then right before these other resources. Christmas, all the cousins would go But they can be slow and Aley Cristelli of Pine Pantry to her house and we’d take these sometimes not enough, plates of cookies to all the neighbors. so the pantry is there to help. Plus want? What are your favorite snacks? So some of it is just seeing the love we have a lot of people who are exI’ll try to get them next time.’ Now from that. Every time we went to her periencing homelessness and they there are so many people across the house, we’d leave with bags of food need a bottle of water and a snack city that I know their favorite food, and snacks and soups, and all this right then and there.” which is important to me because I stuff that she made for us, and that The pantries encourage others to love to know everyone’s favorite food. memory really inspired this. When consider the needs of their neighbors. … We are feeding people, but also I moved here from Dallas, I honestEach location is entirely communityreally connecting people, and it for ly didn’t have the best attitude about driven, with donors who personally sure connected me to the city that it; it didn’t feel keep them wasn’t home.” like home. I was stocked. This month Pine Pantry will cellike, ‘Well, you’ve “Our donors ebrate its sixth anniversary. Aley has got to do someare really our volno way to track the number of people thing to make it unteers, and they the pantries serve or how much food feel like home. I are out there passes through them. To her, the learned about doing it without numbers aren’t the point. the free little any recognition,” “I’ll have people tell me that six pantry moveCristelli said. different people stuck food in there ment online and “ T her e are that day, then when I go by, it’s how they were countless people empty,” Cristelli said. “So things turn popping up all that donate that over really quickly. Sometimes over the country. I have never met people get kind of sad when they see When I came and probably a pantry that’s empty. I actually, like, across a pantry never will meet, get happy about it. When I first in McKinney, which is pretty started, my biggest fear was that Texas, I thought, cool in a city I nobody was going to use it. Those ‘If they can do it, didn’t grow up in. first few days, I kept going by to I can do it.’ So I We were having check. It wasn’t long before I started reached out and coffee at NEON to see things gone, and then I started asked some quesin the Plaza and to see new things put in there. An tions and decided I’m looking over empty pantry is actually the goal to ma ke it at the pantry, and because we don’t want to stock the The Pine Pantry at Andrew Johnson Elementary happen here.” I saw this older pantry just to feel good and have it School stands stocked. Aley reached man pull up. He’s look cute. We want people to be fed out to her network and quickly got his bags, puts it all in, arranges it and nourished.” found someone to build her first perfectly, then leaves. You could tell The needs can vary by season, but pantry. Before she knew it, it had a this was a regular thing for him, and many items are needed year-round. home in the Plaza District and is I thought that was so cool. There are “Non-perishable items are always now located in front of Bad Granny’s all these people that use the pantries a big need. We also take pet food Bazaar. Aly Cunningham requested that I never, ever would have thought. because that gets used a lot as well,” a Pine Pantry at each of the four So I’ve come to see the pantry as a Cristelli said. “Then small household Sunnyside Diner locations and a placemaking space. It gives you this items like toiletries and laundry desixth location at Andrew Johnson connecting point with people who tergent, small things that everybody Elementary helps meet the needs of you might not know how to talk to. uses and needs. It’s funny, the one families in the community, often So, like if you see somebody on the thing that, like, never gets taken is simply helping with an extra snack street and it’s uncomfortable because Jiffy cornbread mix. I was very surin food-insecure homes. you don’t know what to do or what prised by that. But it’s not a ready“Pine Pantry is meant to fill in to say. For me, I get to say, ‘Hey, here’s to-eat food, so it makes sense. If the gaps of other more traditional this pantry. Do you see anything you you’re experiencing homelessness, 10
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you don’t have time to figure out a way to make something, and more than that, you likely don’t have the means to. If you’re in underserved housing, you might be working several jobs, so you want something quick. Pull-top ravioli and SpaghettiOs are popular. Granola bars. Things that are easy. Bottled water and sunscreen are important as it starts getting all Oklahoma on us. ChapStick is a good one that we may not think of. I like to keep it stocked with people’s favorite snacks. I put my own favorite snacks in there all the time, so there is always going to be pudding in there. But ultimately, food items that are easy and quick. Oftentimes people will stand right there at the pantry and eat, which honestly, that says a lot.” Aley knows her pantries can’t end food insecurity, but hopes they can help fill a gap and help people from going hungry. Through her extensive background in public health, she hopes to help usher change in policy reform and increase access to healthy food. “As we go into year six, my personal goals with the pantry are to make sure the ones we have are stocked and can be a real resource for people. But also to really expand the conversation about food policy and food insecurity. We aren’t changing the world by one person getting a meal. It’s a much, much bigger problem than what we’re doing. I think this is a small stepping stone into the bigger issues, and as we move forward, I hope that that’s what we can start talking about. But policy is very slow, and we have to have something in the interim to help us keep going.” To learn more about Pine Pantry or how you can help, visit facebook. com/pinepantry17.
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Script notes HISTORICAL RECORDS ARCHIVED IN OKLAHOMA INFORMED KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, THE DAVID GRANN BOOK THAT MARTIN SCORSESE USED AS THE BASIS FOR HIS UPCOMING FILM. By Sarah Atwood-Cotton
Leave it to Martin Scorsese to take a relatively obscure series of murders from a century ago and bring them into sharp focus. Until the last few years, not many have heard of what were called both the “Osage Indian trials” and the “Reign of Terror” that took place in right here in Oklahoma. Officially, there were only about 20 victims, but from 1921 through 1931, more than 60 members of the Osage tribe were viciously picked off one by one. Some suspect the number of associated murders actually breaks 100 victims. After being forced to move off their lands in Missouri and Arkansas during the late 1800s, the tribe found themselves in a desolate and seemingly resourceless reservation in the Osage Hills of Oklahoma. Unbeknownst to the government and the Osage, the lands they were forced to take over ended up holding a fortune of black gold beneath them. The Osage were paid handsomely for oil rights to their land and, with that, built mansions, bought fancy cars, had servants and dressed in the most up-to-date fashion. By the Roaring Twenties, many Osage were among the wealthiest in the land, but in short order, 18 Osage and three non-Natives were found murdered. These murders remained unsolved up until 1929 when, after an extensive FBI investigation, three people were arrested and convicted. Cattleman William Hale was considered the mastermind of the plot. Killers of the Flower Moon, written by David Grann and published in 2017, outlines this series of unfortunate events. Grann, along with Susan Lee, scoured historical records and Kera Newby, director of the Dickinson Research Center and Curator of Archives at the Oklahoma National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, was asked to assist. Newby knew just where to look. Glenn D. Shirley was a Stillwater police officer and an avid collector of
Oklahoma historical information. Later in his life, he became known as one of the prominent historical writers about the American West. When Shirley passed, his family sold all 1,100 boxes of archived documents he’d accumulated, known as the Western Americana Collection, to the museum. One of these boxes, labeled “Reign of Terror in the Osage,” contains the original court transcript of William Hale’s trial for the murder of Henry Roan and the associated fraudulent life insurance policy Hale took out prior to Roan’s demise. Roan was the only victim Hale was convicted of killing. The box also contains old newspaper clippings, authentic negative photographs of William Hale and documents that give detailed accounts of the horrific and tragic events that befell many members of the tribe. In addition to Shirley’s immense historical collection, Arthur Shoemaker also contributed archived documents to the museum, but his emphasis was on a man by the name of Henry Grammer. Grammer, a bootlegger and rodeo champion suspected to have played a part in the Osage murders, suspiciously died during the investigation. Shoemaker contributed a key piece of evidence used to tie William Hale and Henry Grammer to one another — a one-of-a-kind photograph of the two amongst other cowboys at a team roping event. This proved Hale and Grammer were associates. The Oklahoma National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum was an integral part of the historical research for both the book and Scorsese’s movie, expected to be released this November. Digital versions of some archival records are available on the Dickinson Research Center’s website and visits can be made by appointment. For more information, visit https:// nationalcowboymuseum.org/drc
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Who ever would have thought that an electric vehicle company whose prototype looked like a smaller, boring version of the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile would have trouble getting off the ground … errrrr … onto the road? “Electric vehicle start-up Canoo reported first-quarter losses of $125.4 million this week while casting “substantial doubt” on its ability to move forward as a company in Oklahoma and Arkansas,” the Tulsa World reported. “‘Our business plans require a significant amount of capital,’ Canoo wrote in a regulatory filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ‘If we are unable to obtain sufficient funding or do not have access to capital, we will be unable to execute our business plans and could be required to terminate or significantly
curtail our operations and our prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.’” It’s unclear what the future will ultimately hold for the company, which has an operation in Pryor. However, it’s completely clear what the shortterm prognosis is for the future of Tesla in the state — there isn’t one. To be fair, Kevin’s fawning over Musk and Tesla was the second-most embarrassing display of sycophantism over the electric vehicle company CEO. The top honor goes to the make-
over of Tulsa’s Golden Driller statue that replaced “Tulsa” with “Tesla” on its belt and emblazoned the company logo on its chest.They even crafted a cringeworthy mask that supposedly looked like the company’s CEO. The question remaining now is, will all the pandering be enough to bring Panasonic? According to Kevin, “Oklahoma is at the one-yard-line of securing a multi-billion dollar investment that will make a generational impact for our state,” he wrote on
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Twitter this spring. The site is reportedly being chosen as a partner for Tesla’s plant, which ultimately chose Austin as its production site. Being at the one-yard line doesn’t equate to a touchdown and Kevin was done worse with more. If Panasonic picks Kansas over Oklahoma, the Republicans ought to take a look at their own roster because it won’t be the opposing team who fumbled this one.
Up until the state’s proposed bill banning abortion at conception, it was going to be a tough choice as to the worst law the legislature had passed this session. There’s nothing funny about House Bill 4327, authored by Rep. Wendi Stearman, R-Collinsville, that Stitt is expected to sign. It should also be noted here that even Fox News disagrees with Kevin’s assessment of the number of Oklahomans who favor banning abortion, with 50 percent of respondents favoring a ban after six weeks with that percentage rising to 54 percent after six weeks.That’s close to an even split even according to a poll conducted by one of the most conservative media companies in the country. But facts have never stopped Kevin and he’s not starting now, referring to Oklahoma’s sovereign tribes as “super liberal” and stammering when confronted with a Pew Research Center poll from 2014 that found about the same thing Fox did years later. “Well, some of those, uh, your, uh, some of those different facts or those newspapers that you’re quoting are not what we find with
the people in Oklahoma,” Kevin so eloquently retorted. Yeah, that’s what happens when you only talk to people who pay you, stupid. Anyway, on to the laugh so we don’t cry portion of CFN. Here are a look at two of the other moronic laws your legislature has proposed or foisted upon you this session: Senate Bill 1100 means birth certificates will have to remain with male or female markers only. Nonbinary designations are strictly prohibited. This was a hot issue amongst babies fresh from the womb in recent years, so it’s a good thing the Republicans showed them who was in charge from the get-go. Senate Bill 1470, also known as the “Students’ Religious Belief Protection Act,” would allow for lawsuits to the tune of $10,000 “when a public school promotes positions in opposition to closely held religious beliefs of the student,” whatever that means. Oh,
and that money has to come out of those hefty teacher salaries they receive. Noncompliance may result in a permanent ban on teaching in the state. It’s kind of unbelievable that there’s a teacher shortage or that profitable companies keep flying over the state with their opportunities, huh?
Fortunately, the regular legislative session is ending, which means those of us who don’t always breathe through our mouths can sigh in relief until they strike again.
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The Glenlivet
IF YOU WERE TO PRODUCE A CANDLE OF CLASSICAL “DAD” SCENTS, THE SWEET, STRONG ODOR OF SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WOULD BE ONE OF THE TOP ITEMS ON THAT LIST. FOREGOING THE SMOKY PEAT FLAVORS OF THE ISLAY MALTS ENTIRELY THIS YEAR, HERE ARE FOUR SPEYSIDE SCOTCHES TO SHARE WITH YOUR FATHER THIS HOLIDAY.
There’s a reason why this 12-year Scotch is the best-selling brand in the country. Founded just shy of 200 years ago in 1824, this spirit was originally produced secretly under the cover of night to avoid a hefty English excise tax. This Speyside malt wrestles for the title of the world’s most popular Scotch with Glenfiddich, but with six million bottles produced each year, there’s enough to go around.
The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve Probably the last mental association made when thinking of a single malt Scotch whisky is a beach and a pina colada, but The Glenlivet Caribbean Reserve is finished in Caribbean rum barrels, which provides a tropical finish that is the complete opposite of the Speyside whisky’s distinctive sweet bitterness.
Aberlour Cask matured twice over — once in American oak and again in Spanish sherry — this single malt whiskey takes on the flavor of both while retaining a distinct flavor imbued by the barley and spring water that goes into it. Aberlour is both sweet and a little spicy, with oak and fruit flavors shining through. This one isn’t too far down the road from The Glenlivet, so for those looking to venture out a little without straying from the path, Aberlour is a fine choice.
Chivas Regal A classic of both dad’s liquor cabinet as well as the Scotch of choice for gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s legendary snow cones, it took nearly 150 years of production before this blended whisky first saw American shores. While information about the blend itself remains largely proprietary, there are definitely hints of The Glenlivet contained in each sip. For those unsure which to select for Father’s Day, Chivas Regal contains a whole blend of right answers and not a single wrong one.
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Beerathon THE OKLAHOMA CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION IS EXPANDING ITS SECOND ANNUAL OKLAHOMA BREWER’S FEST AS WELL AS LAUNCHING ITS OKLAHOMA CRAFT BEER PASSPORT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LOG THEIR BREWERY TREK ACROSS THE STATE. By Matt Dinger
Now that you’ve had time to recover from American/Oklahoma Craft Beer Week, it’s time to take your new sample glass at the gates and double down at the Oklahoma Brewer’s Fest. There are two sessions for the June 18 event, with VIP admission (extended to a full hour up from 30 minutes last year) beginning at 11 a.m. for the first session and at noon for general admission tickets and continuing until 3 p.m. The second session starts for VIP ticket holders at 4 p.m. and an hour later for general admission, ending at 8 p.m. “If you buy a ticket to the VIP, you get to be at the beer festival for four full hours. Then you should get a hotel room,” Executive Director Tabbi Burwell said. General admission tickets are $50
and VIP tickets are $65. Designated driver tickets are also available for $10. With a burgeoning craft beer industry, Oklahoma Brewer’s Fest has expanded from about 40 participating breweries in its inaugural year into more than 50 for its second go. The industry event is of, for and by the brewers themselves and backed by their nonprofit alliance, the Oklahoma Craft Brewers Association. There will be more than 300 beers available to sample, including many that will only be available at the festival. All the local mainstays will be there, along with breweries out of Tulsa like American Solera and Nothing’s Left as well as ones scattered across the state like BierKraft (McAlester), Kochendorfer (Duncan), Settlers
Guests enjoy the photobooth at the 2021 Oklahoma Brewer’s Fest. Photo, Berlin Green
Brewing Co. (Enid) and Vortex Alley (Ponca City). In addition to the ever-flowing beer, they have added extra entertainment this year as well as additional food vendors. “We’re doing more experiences at this event too than we did last year. So what that means is we’ll be doing things like ‘dizzy bat.’ We have a game called ‘beer run’ where you’re carrying a tray full of drinks, essentially, and you have to race people. You win an ice chest full of COOP beer at the end of the day, whoever wins,” Burwell said. If you somehow didn’t get your fill at the festival, many breweries around the state also have remaining quanti-
ties of the collaborative “Trail Mix” beers between local breweries that paired off to produce a beer for American Craft Beer Week. Also, the Craft Beer Trail Passport launched over Memorial Day weekend if you want to log your brewery visits. There are 51 participating breweries around the state. Checking in at 30 breweries earns you a sticker, checkins at 40 breweries earn you a trailthemed koozie and once all breweries are marked off the list, you earn an Oklahoma Craft Beer Trail pint glass that will be shipped to you. For tickets or to sign up for the passport, visit craftbeerok.org.
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Charcuterie summer Patio season is officially here for the next several months. For those who grew up in the ‘Lunchable age,’ the adult version of the snack tray holds a particular allure. Thin slices of chilled salami and capicola next to triangles of gooey brie and swirls of rosy prosciutto, artfully placed perfectly on a fancy wood board, always make one feel a certain level of sophistication. This summer, we invite you to get pinky-up at one of these seven spots with fantastic charcuterie offerings. By Berlin Green
Photos provided.
Ludivine
405-778-6800 • 320 NW 10th St. www.ludivineokc.com
Ludivine offers a sort of chooseyour-own-adventure with their charcuterie offerings, and all oaths are worth exploring. Choose from selections like house-cured salmon or ham, country pate, or rabbit liver mousse, and peruse the daily cheese selection to add to your board.Your delicious selections are served with housemade pickles, grain mustard, red wine onion marmalade and crostini.
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405-463-9982 • 3100 N Walker Ave. www.okcredrooster.com
Several years ago, the historic Red Rooster transformed from a classic dive into a modern tavern with upscale eats. Their menu boasts an array of dishes proudly made with locally-sourced ingredients. The Red Rooster offers charcuterie boards for parties large and small, with each including fresh selections of country pâté, gravlax, seasonal sausage, pickles, chutney, mustard and a variety of cheeses.
Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria
405-843-1527 • 5801 N Western Ave. www.flipswinebar.com
One of the city’s most beloved trattorias, Flip’s offers all your favorite traditional Italian meals and one amazing charcuterie board. Their platter comes loaded with capocollo and prosciutto hams, genoa salami, mortadella, Italian fontina, provolone and fresh mozzarella cheeses with kalamata olives, green olive salad, and pepperoncini peppers, served on a bed of fresh spinach and accompanied with warm toast points.
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Ned’s Starlite Lounge Mary Eddy’s 405-242-6100 • 7301 N May Ave. www.nedsstarlitelounge.com
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Stella Modern Italian Cuisine Sidecar Barley & Wine Bar 405-235-2200 • 1201 N Walker Ave. www.stella-okc.com
405-286-9307 • 13230 Pawnee Dr. www.sdcrbar.com
Stella has long been known for their modern take on traditional Italian. Their charcuterie boards offer a classic selection of cured meats paired with housemade pickled vegetables, olives and toast points which pairs perfectly with an artisan cheese board and any one of their handpicked wines. Also notable is the brick oven-baked brie with mixed berry compote, honey balsamic drizzle and spiced walnuts.
The most unique board on this list can be found at Mary Eddy’s. The restaurant tucked into the 21c Museum Hotel underwent a facelift in 2021, returning with a new look and a mindblowing new menu. Their charcuterie board offers a walk on the wild side, filled with selections of chicken cheddar-wurst with apple butter, octopus terrine with castelvetrano olive relish and country pate with onion jam toast, served with mustard and pickles.
Stella has long been known for their modern take on traditional Italian. Their charcuterie boards offer a classic selection of cured meats paired w ith housemade pickled vegetables, olives and toast points which pairs perfectly with an artisan cheese board and any one of their handpicked wines. A lso notable is the brick ovenba ked br ie w it h mi xed ber r y compote, honey balsamic drizzle and spiced walnuts.
It’s the prime season to catch some live music on Sidecar’s bright and comfortable patio, and their butcher board might be the perfect complement to your visit. It comes packed with a combination of cured meats and specialty cheeses flanked with roasted tomatoes, artichoke hearts, and fig preserves, then served with a fresh olive mix for a rich and flavorful treat.
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Cinema selections WITH MORE THAN 170 FILMS SCREENING AT NUMEROUS VENUES ACROSS THE CITY, IT’S TOUGH TO CHOOSE WHERE TO BE AND WHEN, BUT HERE ARE TWO NARRATIVE FEATURES AND TWO FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR. Photos provided.
Tenkiller The first movie to be released from Choate House, a husband-andwife team based in Oklahoma City who specialize in photography and film production, Tenkiller’s deadCenter synopsis reads: “One year after the tragic death of his best friend, a young machinist struggles with the split of his parents and the violent way of life surrounding him.” Sounds like a rather gritty initial offering from a company that heretofore specialized in wedding photography and advertising. Knowing that Austin and Aaron Tackett (half of Found Footage) contributed to the soundtrack doesn’t make the movie seem any less bleak. Tenkiller screens at 7 p.m. June 11 at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 and 2:30 p.m. June 12 at Rodeo Cinema (Stockyards).
Out of Exile If you happened to be traveling down NW 23rd on a fall day in 2020, you might have noticed what appeared to be a sprawling crime scene at the Flamingo Apartments with FBI agents scattered around, but it was a scene from Out of Exile starring Peter Greene (Clean, Shaven, Pulp Fiction) and Edmond native Hayley McFarland (Agnes, Lie to Me) and professional wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Produced by Jacob Ryan Snovel, who played Elvis Presley in Mickey Reece’s Alien among other roles, this one has all the makings of a crime cinema darling that hopefully gets wider distribution. Out of Exile screens at 8:30 p.m. June 9 at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 and 6:30 p.m. June 11 at Rodeo Cinema (Stockyards).
Butterfly in the Sky
Pez Outlaw
The closing night film for the festival, it’s hard to think of more beloved American icons than LaVar Burton and Reading Rainbow (except maybe Mister Roger s or S esa me Street, also PBS programs). This documentary is named after the instantly recognizable theme song for the show, which started in 1983 and ended in 2006 and produced 155 episodes over 21 seasons. The documentary recounts challenges faced by the series, which was eventually ensnared in the financial woes of its host network. Butterf ly in the Sky screens at 6 p.m. June 12 at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16.
We’ll let the deadCenter synopsis speak for itself on this one: “In the 1990s Pez dispensers were worth more, gram for gram, than cocaine or even gold. Steve Glew, from rural Michigan, spent 10 years smuggling Pez dispensers into the USA from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until... it wasn’t. His arch-nemesis, the Pezident, decided to destroy him.” Who knew that Pez dispensers had such a cult following? If this one is half as wild as its description, it wouldn’t be unexpected that this one might pick up a cult following after its festival run. Pez Outlaw screens at 8 p.m. June 11 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and June 12 at 4:40 p.m. at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16.
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Midnight madness MICKEY REECE HAS CURATED A SLATE OF MIDNIGHT MOVIES FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL UNDEADCENTER PROGRAM DURING THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL. By Matt Dinger
Mickey Reece has been showing his movies at deadCenter for years, but this year, he’s showing some genre selections he personally curated for the first undeadCenter program. “All the big festivals have a midnight section, and it’s too big to ignore now,” Reece said. His newest movie, Country G old, w ill premiere at t he Fantasia International Film Festival and screen at Fantastic Fest this summer. “I’ve been on tour with movies since 2018,” Reece said. “When I played the first genre festival, Fantastic Fest in 2018, with Strike, Dear Mistress, and Cure His Heart, the genre community was kind of the first one to accept me. My film festival experience as a filmmaker has always been
genre fests. Going to all these festivals and then realizing we need something like that here in Oklahoma City. We don’t have that. It was a situation like, ‘I don’t necessarily want to do this, but if I don’t do it, who will?’” The first annual undeadCenter lineup includes three features: Deadstream, directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter; Piggy, directed by Carlota Pereda; and After Blue, directed by Bertrand Mandico. The shorts portion of the programming includes seven films. Each film to be screened was hand-selected and sought by Reece himself. “For this program, it’s all me reaching out to the filmmakers or the distributors and getting the movies that I wanted, so this
A still image from After Blue. Photo provided.
one is going to be more special than any other ones because I already know that we’re going to expand it next year and probably have to start including some submissions, which is not a bad thing. That’s cool, because hopefully now that this is out there, maybe we’ll get more genre submissions,” Reece said. All of the undeadCenter programming will screen at Harkins Theatre Bricktown 16 and even though they are considered “midnight movies,” they will begin at 9 p.m. each night of the festival.
“I’m going to have some special guests that are within the community, like the Mondo Monday guys and VHS and Chill, come help me present and kind of describe to the audience that doesn’t know what a midnight movie is. This stuff isn’t, like, super prominent here in Oklahoma City but it doesn’t not exist. There’s people doing it, so I want to make sure that they are involved too. It’s community building and this is a community that we’re building,” Reece said.
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Future growth THE EXPERIENCE OF BLACK OKLAHOMANS WILL BE EXPRESSED WITH A PRESENTATION OF THE NEWEST OKC THUNDER FILM AT DEADCENTER AS WELL AS THE GREENWOOD FILM FESTIVAL OCCURRING THE SAME WEEKEND IN TULSA. deadCenter Film Festival for the fifth year in a row will debut a film from OKC Thunder Films. This year, Seeds of Greenwood will screen at Scissortail Park on June 10 during the festival’s Friday Night Frolic. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. at Social Capital before starting in the park at 5:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Seeds of Greenwood screens at 7:30 p.m. It is followed an hour later by a familyfriendly slate of 11 shorts, both live action and animated. Seeds of Greenwood is centered around the team’s after school program, Thunder Fellows and follows the students’ paths from the inaugural class. The film was produced between the murder or George Floyd and the centennial anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. “This first year of the program has
been an incredible journey. By combining our students’ curiosity with the latest technology and immersive experiences, we’re seeing them grow and flourish. It’s exciting to share on film what we get to see every day — how Thunder Fellows is making a difference for these kids and the community,” Cedric Ikpo, Thunder Fellows executive director, said in a news release. “Since 2015, we’ve been creatively bringing the stories and experiences of the people who make up the Oklahoma City Thunder to life. We’re honored to continue our partnership with deadCenter and share this powerful chapter within the Thunder organization,” Dan Mahoney, Thunder vice president of broadcasting and an executive producer of Seeds of Greenwood, said. Black-owned Oklahoma City film
A still image from the Seeds of Greenwood trailer. Photo provided.
company Notis Studios wrote and produced several songs for the film. A Seeds of Greenwood screening is scheduled at Circle Cinema in Tulsa on June 18 and will be available online at okcthunder.com the following day to coincide with Juneteenth. During the same timeframe as the deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City, Tulsa will host its second annual Greenwood Film Festival June 8 through June 12. This year’s theme is “Films of Freedom.” The festival begins with an interac-
tive and hands-on series of writing, directing, producing, and editing classes followed by panel discussions designed to help filmmakers find their voice, audiences, locations and film funding. The festival will screen a total of 18 films, both feature-length and shorts, at multiple venues, including Circle Cinema, Oklahoma State University — Tulsa and Living Arts. For more information, including a full schedule, visit greenwoodfilmfestival.com.
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Rodeo revival NEW LEADERSHIP AND A REBRAND ARE BUILDING NEW LIFE IN THE RODEO CINEMA FOUNDATION’S LOCATIONS DOWNTOWN AND IN THE STOCKYARDS. By Matt Dinger
After a brief hiatus, both Rodeo movie theater. I Cinema locations are open again took a crash under new leadership and with course and I the aims of being more of an arthave contacted house — full stop — than just an ever y ow ner, arthouse cinema. executive diExecutive Director Ka ra rector, you can Luther-Chapman comes from a think of across live theater background and left the nation and her role as executive director of I’ve made great the Pollard Theatre Company to relationships,” Executive Director Kara Luther-Chapman. Photo Berlin Green. helm what is now called the Rodeo she said. Cinema Foundation. Luther-Chapman suspended ly showing up to the wrong loca“Having an arthouse is essenscreenings at the Stockyards location. So we’re rebranding. Rodeo tia l for the communit y of tion in order to overhaul the lobby Cinema Foundation is the nonOklahoma City, especially with and expand the menu to include profit corporation that everyfilm blowing up and everything sandwiches with names like Attack thing is umbrella-ed under. And that’s happening,” she said. of the Killer Tomato, which includes then Rodeo Theater — we’re going “I built my reputation in live sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and back to the OG but we’re spelling theater as a performer and as an pesto on panini. Then the Oklahoma it with the -er, sort of like AMC executive director of live theater, spring took Film Row temporarily Theaters — is going to be our but I’m actually a huge cinephile. out of commission. Stockyards and then Film Row I rea lly love Cinema will be the one mov ies more inside the Paramount than live Building,” she said. theater. I don’t The programming at follow what ’s both theaters will be excoming on panding immensely. Br oadw ay, I “I knew one thing don’t read coming in as someone in plays, but I business: one-screen watch ever ycinemas have to be dithing that versified. The way that comes out.” everything’s changed Growing up with direct to consumer in small town streaming, people kind K a n s a s , of smelled it for a long L u t h e r time. Blockbusters are C h a p m a n going to bring in people wanted to be a and arthouse films are a The redesigned concession area at Rodeo Cinema. Photo Berlin Green. film actress but tougher sell. You’re threw her lot in with live theater “Film Row is getting an equipnever going to be viable with that because it was an accessible art ment facelift right now and rewirkind of method. You’re never form. Being an avid cineaste was ing, fixing what we had in the going to reach a broad enough desomething that was ingrained in storm damage and cleaning it up. mographic. … Our essence, our her early. It is eventually getting ready to core, is always going to be film “Every Friday after school, have a full rebrand look as well. centric, but it’s got to be more we’d go down to Aardvark Video The goal is to turn it into an exthan a movie, it’s got to be an exand rent a VHS player. And when ecutive screening room with reperience and that ’s multiple you rented the VHS player, you clining seats. Very posh, elite type things, like shadow casts, live got ten free rentals, and we’d get of thing,” she said. performers with films. Just ten free rentals and watch everyBoth locations are currently having things that make people thing all weekend long. That’s open for screenings, but more get off their couch because they how I grew up,” she said. changes are in the works, includcan watch it at home. Q&As, retBut while she’s always had a ing a renaming of both venues. rospectives, celebrity meet and love of cinema, running one is an “We’ve had a lot of confusion greets, but also don’t be afraid to entirely different animal. about our locations. It’s been have a comedy show in there or “I will fully admit I didn’t know Rodeo on Film Row and Rodeo have an original workshop playthe first thing about running a Cinema and people are constantwright come in. The other thing
too, I think most people forget, is there are not a lot of venues that have the capacity that we do and we have a venue that can promote all forms of art. We can showcase a local filmmaker’s movie and screen it on the big screen in just as good a quality as any other theater, but we can also lift that screen up and we have a 20 by 20 stage space with a badass sound system and LED lights and soundboard and we can showcase a local band or a local playwright or a local dancer, and we do it at an affordable price. That ’s the biggest thing. We’re an arthouse. And that’s what an arthouse truly is. An art house truly is a place that supports all art,” LutherChapman said. There are quite a few other plans in the works that will be announced at later dates, she said. But Rodeo as a cinema isn’t going anywhere. “We’re it. We have the corner, and, like I told our board of directors, we’re going to do it and we’re going to do it so well that eventually somebody’s going to say, ‘I can do that too’ and pop up. By that time, you’re going to have been the OG and if anything, I welcome it because that means that we’re doing it right and the more competition you have, the harder you have to fight,” she said. Visit rodeocinema.org.
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HAPPENINGS Coffee & Cars Coffee and Cars OKC is the largest monthly gathering of car enthusiasts across the state of Oklahoma! Head to Chisholm Creek on the first Saturday morning of each month to share your passion for automotives. The event will be held at the property just north of Pawnee Drive and Cabela Road. Everyone is welcome and there are no fees!, first Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. Chisholm Creek, 13230 Pawnee Dr., 405-728-2780, chisholmcreek.com. SAT, JUN 4 Farmers Market at Scissortail Park Park guests will be able to choose from close to 60 market members each Saturday from 9am to 1pm from April through October. Customers can expect to see options for local, pasture-raised meats, fresh produce and cultivated mushrooms, plants, eggs, raw honey, breads and baked goods, assortments of specialty prepared food and beverage producers, as well as high-quality artisans. Make this market part of your weekly routine to procure your locally-sourced grocery items., Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through Oct. 29. Scissortail Park, 300 SW Seventh St., 405-445-7080, scissortailpark.org. SATURDAYS
LIVE! on the Plaza Join the Plaza District every second Friday for an art walk featuring artists, live music, shopping and more, 6-10 p.m. second Friday of every month. Plaza District, 1618 N. Gatewood Ave., 405-4267812, plazadistrict.org. FRI, JUN 10
Pride on 39th Festival and Parade OKC Pride, Inc hosts Pride on 39th June 3-5. Live entertainment, vendors and food trucks will fill 39th street. The three-day festival will conclude with a parade June 5th at 6p.m., June 3-5. 39th Street District, 2215 NW 39th St., 405-2379037, prideon39th.com. FRI - SUN, JUNE 3-5 Photo by Berlin Green OKC Brew Tours Join us every Friday evening and Saturday day on OKC Brew Tours! The ultimate craft beer experience. Take a ride in the bus as we visit three local breweries within the OKC metro area where we will try and explore multiple tasters at each stop as well as take a behind the scenes tour and learn how beer is made. Its a perfect way to get to know new people and drink OKC’s tastiest beer offerings! $69.50, Fridays, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. through Jan. 31. Core4 Brewing, 7 N. Lee Ave, 405-822-0285, okcbrewtour.com. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
for a multi-genre dance experience about various aspects of humanhood. The program explores the five stages of grief, our personal philosophies or belief systems and our ability to be protectors of joy. illume features the work of five different choreographers and culminates in a joyful collaboration between RACE Dance Collective, hip-hop artist Original Flow and hip-hop brass band The S.E.A.R.C.H. Committee., Presented by RACE Dance Collective in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary., For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/illume $40, Fri., June 10, 8 p.m. and Sat., June 11, 8 p.m. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405951-0000, okcontemp.org/illume. FRI & SAT, JUNE 10 & 11 Photo provided
OCT Summer Camps Join us for our “Bright Lights, Big Stories” Summer camps 2022! Each summer hundreds of kids choose to spend their summer with Oklahoma Children’s Theatre. Its start to finish endless fun as we present weekly sessions filled with creative visual and performing arts opportunities. Varies, Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through Aug. 5. Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, NW 25th & Blackwelder Ave, (405) 208-6200, summercamps.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org. VARIES
Scissortail Park Night Market Find local Oklahoma small shops, businesses, crafters, entrepreneurs, and more spread throughout Scissortail Park. Featuring products including gifts, jewelry, home décor, food, candles, fashion, bath & beauty products, plants and more., Night Market at Scissortail Park is a great way to support local!, Fri., June 10. Scissortail Park, 300 SW Seventh St., 405-445-7080, scissortailpark.org/ events/night-market-3. FRI, JUN 10
Pirates of the High Seas Phil loves music inspired by the high seas and the mysteries of pirates! From Pirates of Penzance, to Peter Pan, and Pirates of the Caribbean, join OKCPhil in your pirate costume and enjoy the pirate’s life!, Sun., June 5, 2 p.m. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcphil.org/ concerts/pirates-of-the-high-seas. SUN, JUN 5
Storytime Science At Storytime Science children read a story and follow it up with a fun, hands-on scientific activity related to the book. Included in general admission to museum, Tuesdays, Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. through July 26. Science Museum Oklahoma, 2020 Remington Place, 405-602-6664, sciencemuseumok.org. TUESDAYS
American Gold This program opens with Duke Ellington’s tone poem Harlem, an amazing work going back and forth between the sounds of a classical symphony orchestra and a hot jazz combo. Rosephanye Powell’s The Cry of Jeremiah for choir and orchestra continues the program. OKCPhil will welcome the Ambassador Choir and Canterbury Voices to the stage to delve into the rich tradition of American Gospel., Thu., June 9. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcphil. org/concerts/american-gold. THU, JUN 9
Sunday Twilight Concert Series Arts Council OKC and The Chickasaw Nation present the Sunday Twilight Concert Series. Come enjoy an incredible, free concert at the Myriad Botanical Gardens every Sunday night this summer! With rock, country, jazz, classical music, and more - there’s certain to be a concert that everyone will enjoy!, Sundays. through Aug. 28. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405445-7080, artscouncilokc.com/twilight. SUNDAYS
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Teacher Free Day Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum Teachers and a guest tour the Oklahoma City National Memorial for FREE. While at the Memorial Museum, discover the state of the art Uncover-Discover Lab, a way to engage students in the rescue, recovery, and investigation of the OKC bombing and the creation of the Memorial and Museum. Also receive information on resources to use in the classroom and programs available for your next field trip. Reserve your tickets at MemorialMuseum.com/events. Free parking in the Memorial Parking Garage, on Harvey north of NW 6 Street. Free, Tue., June 7, 8-9:30 a.m. Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, 620 N. Harvey Ave., 405-235-3313, oklahomacitynationalmemorial. org. TUE, JUN 7
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Cheer Live Bringing together fan favorites from the two most successful rival cheer programs in the country, Navarro College and Trinity Valley Community College, CHEER LIVE will feature 14x National Champion coach and best-selling author, Monica Aldama alongside cheer stars such as Gabi Butler and Morgan Simianer., Thu., June 9. Paycom Center, 100 W. Reno Ave., 405-602-8700, cheertouroffical. com. THU, JUN 9 Dope Poetry Night Dope Poetry Night at the Ice Event Center Bar and Grill is every Wednesday starting at 7:30 p.m. Sign-ups begin at 7 p.m.Only the first 25 poets., Come to experience a place where you can be you unapologetically, a place where your voice and presence matter, a place where you’re accepted and loved, where smiles, laughter, thoughts, and feelings are shared, and it’s all free. Just remember to wear a mask. Ice Event Center & Grill, 1148 NE 36th St., 405-208-4240, facebook.com/Ice-Event-CenterGrill-384104648334867. WEDNESDAYS
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OKG PICKS History of the Black Church Tradition Through Song - A Juneteenth Celebration! For centuries, music has been a fundamental part of black church tradition. Per Henry Louis Gates Jr., noted Harvard historian, “The Black Church was the cultural cauldron that Black people created to combat a system designed in every way to crush their spirit and the [musical] culture...”, Rev. Larry T. Crudup, PhD, is the key presenter with specially curated songs featuring the Barnett Family Singers. A Q & A will take place at the end of the performance. Arrive early as seating is limited to the first one hundred participants., For a livestream watch Metro Library’s Facebook page: facebook. com/metrolibrary free, Sun., June 12, 2-3 p.m. Metropolitan Library System, 300 Park Ave., 405-231-8650, metrolibrary.org/event/historyblack-church-tradition-throughsong. SUN, JUN 12
she created. It will be a night honoring not only her work, but the legacy and impact she left behind. Michi Susan was a native of Tokyo, Japan, but called Oklahoma home for almost three decades. Soon after arriving in 1978, she became a part of the Paseo Arts District where her studio resided in the Avalon Building. The exhibition will run through June 27., Fri., June 3. Paseo Arts and Creativity Center, 3024 Paseo St., 405-525-2688, thepaseo. org/paccexhibits. OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 3
Off the Wall Off the Wall features three Oklahoma-based artists — Sarah Ahmad, romy owens and Marium Rana — who create large-scale works that come in stunning and unexpected forms. Ahmad, owens and Rana have transformed the Mary Leflore Clements Oklahoma Gallery with immersive and interactive installations. Rather than being confined to the walls, their artworks extend into the air and explore the physical, vertical volume of the gallery. Free timed ticket required, Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m. through June 20. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405-951-0000, oklahomacontemporary.org/ exhibitions/current/off-the-wall.
Masters of the Musical Theater Join the OKCPHIL as they salute Andrew Lloyd Webber, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and more in this special celebration. Featuring Tony Award winners Dee Roscioli (Wicked), Scarlett Strallen (Mary Poppins on Broadway), and Hugh Panaro (Phantom/Sweeney Todd) performing Broadway favorites like Send in the Clowns, I Got Rhythm, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Memory, Phantom of the Opera, and many more., Thu., June 2 and Fri., June 3. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 405-297-2264, okcphil. org/concerts/masters-of-musicaltheater. THU & FRI, JUN 2 & 3
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Paseo Arts District’s First Friday Gallery Walk Peruse art from over 80 artists with 25 participating businesses for a night of special themed exhibits, refreshments and a variety of entertainment opportunities, 6-9 p.m. first Friday of every month. Paseo Arts District, 3024 Paseo St., 405-525-2688, thepaseo.org. FRI, JUN 3
ACTIVE Free Yoga in the Park an alllevels class on the Devon Lawn; bring your own water and yoga mat., Tuesdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 405-445-7080, myriadgardens.com. TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS
VISUAL ARTS ‘Domestic Inquiries’ photography exhibit Oklahoma City University’s Norick Art Center hosts “Domestic Inquiries” featuring the photography of Sam Charboneau Feb. 23 through Aug. 12, with an artist talk at 6 p.m. March 24. Charboneau pulls inspiration from stop-motion animators, building puppets and sets to bring her serious yet lighthearted dreams into reality. As a self-taught artist, she uses the traditional methods of trial and error, evolving her sets along the way. OCU Norick Art Center, 1608 NW 26th Street, (405) 208-5707, okcu.edu. THROUGH AUGUST 12
9th Annual Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival Now in its 9th
year, the two-night Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival has become one of Oklahoma’s most celebrated annual events and one of the most prestigious events worldwide in the burlesque and variety entertainment industry. Enjoy a wide variety of unforgettable performances, indulge in a full bar with themed cocktails, explore the vendor’s fair, and pose in our photo booth! Each showcase is a completely different experience, so be sure to purchase tickets for both nights! Doors open at 7PM; showtime is 8PM. $30-$70, Fri., June 10, 8-11:30 p.m. and Sat., June 11, 8-11:30 p.m. The Auditorium at the Douglass, 600 N. High, (405) 673-6162, adelewolf.com. FRI-SAT FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 10 & 11 Photo by Carrie Strong/ provided
Art Moves Art Moves is an Arts Council OKC initiative that provides free arts events each workday from Noon-1:00. Art Moves artists perform and demonstrate their artistry daily from popular downtown locations or live streaming from their studio or homes! Help us support our local artist by joining us weekdays at Arts Council Oklahoma City’s facebook page for live-streaming performances and check out the weekly line up below., Art Moves is an Arts Council OKC initiative that provides free arts events each workday from Noon-1:00. Events took place in various downtown locations and may include artist demonstrations or musical performances. The daily line-up features a wide range of artistic mediums including musical and theater performances, live art demonstrations, short film selections, and more, Mondays-Fridays, noon. artscouncilokc. com/art-moves. WEEKDAYS Exhibition: John Newsom: Nature’s Course Focusing on the artist’s body of work over the last 20 years, John Newsom: Nature’s Course presents largescale, richly textured, oil on canvas paintings of flora and fauna. The exhibition will include the brand-new, 9 x 18 foot Nature’s Course and Homecoming, another new painting referencing Oklahoma., Newsom’s work layers and combines elements of Abstract Expression-
ism, minimalist geometric shapes and hyperrealistic representations of animals to create complex allegories of the natural world. The mid-career retrospective of the Oklahoma-raised and New York-based artist runs March 24 to Aug. 15., Image: John Newsom, Love Flies In, 2005. Photo courtesy of the artist. Free timed ticket required, Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays. through Aug. 15. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405-951-0000, oklahomacontemporary.org/exhibitions/ upcoming/newsom. THROUGH AUGUST 15 Maren Hassinger: Nature, Sweet Nature Traveling from Aspen Art Museum, the exhibition Nature, Sweet Nature, by renowned artist Maren Hassinger, has been reconfigured to respond to the grounds of Oklahoma Contemporary., Nature, Sweet Nature is comprised of two installations constructed with galvanized wire rope. Garden and Paradise Regaine. Free, Through Aug. 31. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11th St., 405-951-0000, oklahomacontemporary.org/exhibitions/upcoming/maren-hassinger-nature-sweet-nature. THROUGH AUGUST 31
Michi Susan Art Exhibition and Sale Join the Paseo Arts Association for an evening to celebrate the life of Michi Susan and the art
Second Friday Art Walk 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk is a free celebration of arts & creativity held monthly starting at 6 p.m. in the Walker Arts District of Downtown Norman. Downtown Norman, 122 E. Main St., 405-637-6225, downtownnorman.com. FRI, JUN 10
Spirit in Color Collection - Art Gallery Showing at Social Stop by to view the latest artist to grace The Gallery walls at Social Deck and Dining in Oklahoma City, Cara Elaine from Edmond, Oklahoma., Cara creates beautifully crafted abstract paintings exuding the life spirit she holds so dear. Stop by and be inspired by the collection open now at Social Deck and Dining through July 11th, 2022. Art curated and managed by Nicole Lowry. free, Social Deck + Dining, 1933 NW 23rd St., 4054305779, socialdeckanddining.com/the-gallery. THROUGH JULY 11
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THURSDAY, JUN. 9 Adam Miller, JJ’s Alley. ArtAfloatOKC Showboat Concert Series, Bricktown Water Taxi. The Cactus Blossoms | Esther Rose, Ponyboy. Jazz Night, Bradford House. Midland, The Criterion. COUNTRY TECH N9ne, Cain’s Ballroom. HIP HOP/RAP
FRIDAY, JUN. 10 Andy Grammer, Tower Theatre. POP Belle and Sebastian, The Criterion. ALT/INDIE The Lively Concert Series: Stephen Salewon, The Jones Assembly. ONE TWO TEN, Beer City Music Hall.
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Sunday Twilight Concert Series: Beau Jennings & The Tigers, Myriad Gardens. ROCK
SUNDAY, JUN. 5 Ben Rector, The Zoo Amphitheatre.
WEDNESDAY, JUN. 1 The Lively Concert Series: Levi Parham, The Jones Assembly. Thievery Corporation, Tower Theatre.
Speak, Memory | Lilac Kings, Ponyboy.
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Hosty, The Deli. ELECTRIC Old Crow Medicine Show, Cain’s Ballroom. COUNTRY
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SATURDAY, JUN. 11 Acoustic Jam, Gator Alley Cafe & Lounge. Beau Jennings & The Tigers | Carly Gwin and The Sin, Ponyboy.
AJR, The Zoo Amphitheatre. Brit Floyd, The Tulsa Theater. ROCK The Lively Concert Series: Jose Hernandez, The Jones Assembly.
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FRIDAY, JUN. 3 Free Twilight Concert, Oklahoma City Community College Campus. featuring The Hunter Thomas Band, Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road, and the Red Dirt Rangers.
The Lively Concert Series: Will Gaines, The Jones Assembly. My So Called Band, Tower Theatre. One-Eyed Jack, Stockyards Central. Reckless Kelly, Cain’s Ballroom. COUNTRY Tanner Miller, Core4 Brewing. COUNTRY
SATURDAY, JUN. 4 Acoustic Jam, Gator Alley Cafe & Lounge. Justin Hall, Sean Cummings Irish Restaurant. Nia Moné | Sarafina Byrd Trio, Ponyboy.
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Breakdown breakout FILMMAKER CHRISTOPHER FITZPATRICK PRESENTS NEW ROCK-DOC OKLAHOMA BREAKDOWN ABOUT HOMEGROWN MUSIC LEGEND MIKE HOSTY AT THE DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL THIS YEAR. By Brett Fieldcamp
How do you measure success? By the time Fitzpatrick finished Sure, it could be money. It could be school at OU, he’d been fully connotoriety or your name in the minds verted into a lifelong Hosty fan, of people around the world but it could even as life took him down the path also be balance, consistency, and even of becoming a sports videographer, simple happiness. spending much of his career coverJust ask Mike Hosty. ing the Dallas Mavericks up close The local legend and stalwart songand personally. smith is the subject of new documenBut in the back of his head, he tary Oklahoma Breakdown, exploring always clung to one dream project. the musician’s own decades-long “I just always had that curios- Mike Hosty in a still from Oklahoma Breakdown. Photo provided. struggle with having missed the limeity and that big question about light, only to find a very different kind him. If I felt this way, did other hood and upbringing in a strictly reliity of translating Hosty’s live of success in the happiness and conpeople feel it?” Fitpatrick said. “So, gious household to the family he’s energy into a packaged product. tentment that comes with being a in 2016, I finally went freelance and made with his wife and son over the “He’s just so good live,” he said. hometown hero. some time freed up, and that’s when past couple decades. “There’s nothing like him. It just Ahead of the film’s Oklahoma preI was just like, ‘Man, I want to do a “It just evolved over time,” he said. doesn’t come across the same way miere at this year’s deadCenter Film documentary on you.’” “I started really learning his story and unless you’re sitting there in front of Festival, director Christopher Fitzpatrick admits that it took the finally hearing from and talking to him and he’s interacting with you and Fitzpatrick spoke these people in telling jokes in the middle of a song to Oklahoma the music while he’s playing kazoo and playing Gazette about world. They the drums with his feet.” Hosty’s improbwere all saying After all of the false starts, family able and indelible how highly matters, health scares, child rearing, career and about they thought of and countless re-evaluations that are his own longMike and how all covered in the film, Fitzpatrick says standing infatuahe’s one of the that Hosty has clearly grown to love tion that led to the most talented the little niche that he’s carved for creation of the guys they’d himself and the contentment and condocumentary. seen. I started fidence that comes with it. “Hosty could thinking, “In America, we do glorify being do what he does ‘Okay, I’m famous,” he said. “Sure, you think, in front of any reading this ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to be a rock star?’ audience in the right,’ and but then you think about the daily lifeworld and blow that’s when I style, about not being able to walk t hem away,” really started down the street. Well, Mike Hosty can. Fitzpatrick said. thinking that He’s chosen his own lifestyle for “I think we’ve this was a story himself. The value that Mike puts on all wondered worth telling.’” success is just being able to live life the over time and A m o n g way he wants to and to play music. As tried to figure Mike Hosty in a still from Oklahoma Breakdown. Photo provided. those more much as, or more than, anyone I’ve out, you know, traditionally ever met in my life, he really loves what why he wasn’t bigger.” project a little while to start coming famous fans of Hosty’s songs is he does.” Though he’s originally a Texas boy, together as he struggled to find the Stoney LaRue, the Texas-based Fitzpatrick and Hosty will be in atFitzpatrick went to school at OU in the story threads in Hosty’s humble country-rocker that first covered tendance to present the film, Oklahoma late 90s, and first came across Hosty “working musician” life and as Hosty Hosty’s showstopper “Oklahoma Breakdown: The Mike Hosty Story, at when the future one-man band was himself remained somewhat enigBreakdown” to massive regional 3 p.m. June 12 at Harkins Theatres still performing with the group Heater. matic to the filmmaker. success, becoming the biggestBricktown 16. It wasn’t until a little later, when he “I had to really work on my storyselling single in Texas in 2007. caught Hosty at The Deli around the telling,” he said. “One big interview we LaRue’s success with the song earliest days of his famous “residency” had that really gave it another level of finally catapulted Hosty’s songat the Campus Corner bar, that depth was when I started talking to writing onto the national stage, but Fitzpatrick really took notice of the him about his family background. also further proved that, while his singer’s effect on an audience. That’s when I knew that it was about songs could reach the masses, his “Everybody was there, and everymore than just music and that it needed own singular, unique persona was body was just dancing and having a to be more.” likely to stay buried in the great time,” Fitzpatrick recalled. “I From there, Fitzpatrick began Oklahoma underground. actually still credit Hosty’s music for delving further into Hosty’s family on Fitzpatrick thinks that’s at least how I learned to dance.” both sides of his life, from his childpartially because of the impossibilCOVER STORY OKGA Z ET TE .COM | J U N E 1 , 2 0 2 2 29
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Keeping score OKC FILM COMPOSER CORY PERSCHBACHER EXPOUNDS UPON HIS CREATIVE PROCESS AND ABOUT WRITING THE SCORE FOR OUT OF EXILE, WHICH PREMIERES AT DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 9. By KM Bramlett
On any given early morning while his family is still asleep, you’ll find Cory Perschbacher firing up his studio computer to compose music for film and TV. Perschbacher, an Oklahoma City native, wrote the score for Out of Exile, a crime drama feature from writer/director/producer Kyle Kauwika Harris. The film premieres at deadCenter Film Festival. Perschbacher’s dreams of becoming a film score composer began in his mid-teens. “The thought of doing music for movies probably started when I was about 16 or 17 years old,” he said. “I would spend most of my time recording instrumental music and imagined scenes to go along with it. I’d shoot silly home movies with friends and eventually did the music for one. I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew that I loved it and wanted to do it again.” He put his dreams on hold during a stint as a drummer and keyboard player in a few bands. In his time off from performing, he would record instrumental music in his home studio and was often told his music would be perfect for film and video games. Though he wasn’t actively searching for composition gigs, it was a serendipitous meeting in a photo shoot for his band that led to his first gig as a film score composer. “Our band needed some pictures taken so I contacted a photographer, Ted West, who was looking for music for his film [Bikini Vampire Babes (2010)]. That’s when a lightbulb went off. I only actually ‘scored’ a few cues, while the other music was pre-recorded, but I loved it and knew that’s what I wanted to do from now on,” Perschbacher said. His work on Bikini Vampire Babes got some attention at the film’s premiere, which led to his first paid gig in film music composition on Adam Hampton’s The Unusual Calling of Charlie Christmas in 2011. Over a decade working in the industry, Perschbacher has 51 composer credits. Stylistic versatility is key for film music composers, he said. “One thing that I think is pretty cool about doing music for film is that
it forces you to grow and get outside your comfort zone since each film needs a unique score, sometimes completely outside your current wheelhouse. You could be doing a superhero film and the next one could be a love story set in Cambodia. Even when you’re doing films in the same genre, it’s important to still give each one its own sound,” Perschbacher said. No music exists in a stylistic vacuum, and Perschbacher is constantly looking for inspiration in his own work, whether it’s from other film score composers or simple, everyday sounds. “When I started, I was heavily influenced by Danny Elfman and John Corigliano, but I quickly realized it was important to get influences outside my personal favorite composers. I get inspiration from all sorts of things. Sometimes it’s a score to a film with a similar tone to the one I’m working on that gives me inspiration. Other times it’s from sipping on a glass of water on the porch and hearing sounds and melodies in my head where I’ll hum the melody into my phone and revisit it later. I’ve also gotten inspired by strange sounds like dry ice, rubber bands and a printing press,” Perschbacher said. Another one of his inspirations is local cellist Erin Yeaman. “She’s my absolute go-to for cello,” Perschbacher said. “She really helps the music come to life. She has so much expression in everything she plays.” The creative process for Perschbacher is usually organic and unique to each project. Sometimes he builds music from the bassline up, adding textures above in layers to achieve the desired atmosphere. Other times, a melody may come to him first and he’ll lay harmony and texture beneath it. “I go into most sessions with a vision, but the process in getting the film’s ‘sound’ is pretty loose. I may start with one long low note and just build things on top of it. The main melody might not happen until the end. There are other times when I have a melody in mind (perhaps from
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humming into my phone a few days prior), and I build from it,” he said. The collaborative process also varies from project to project. Most of the time, he works very closely with a film’s director and composes the music while the film is in production. “I usually send samples before they go into the filming process and get a head start. Sometimes it influences the film. Once the tone is established, I’ll work up more samples based on the script or specific scenes that I can come back to later when I’m handed the film in post-production. I like to have a good idea of how the score will be before I officially start on rough cut, but it doesn’t always go that way,” he said. “The communication and collaboration between the composer and the director [are] extremely important. I’ll make sure to stay on the same page throughout post-production. Directors don’t usually know a lot of musical terms so you have to get creative with the commutation,” Perschbacher said. In other cases, it could be that the project has already been filmed, and Perschbacher creates the music in post-production. “I sometimes can’t start on music until the film is already in post. It forces you to dive
right in, and I’ve found that I enjoy both ways,” he said. Perschbacher works hard to keep his creative juices fresh to avoid burnout while working on a project like Out of Exile. “It was dark with lots of subtlety. To avoid getting burned out, I recorded fast, upbeat music in my spare time. Not too much, as I want to remain in the right headspace for the film, but it sometimes recharges me to record something completely different and then come back,” he said. Out of Exile premieres at 8:30 p.m. June 9 at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16. “It’s such a great movie, and doing the score was amazing. It has a killer cast with Adam Hampton, Peter Greene, Ryan Merriman, and Kyle Jacob Henry,” Perschbacher said. For i n for mation about Perschbacher and his work, visit coryperschbacher.com.
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Keathley describes her newer songs as “angry girl music.” It may not seem so at first blush, but listen in. The primal scream album art will begin to click. During the opening seconds of Burning Bras, the new full-band EP from the Guthrie-born singersongwriter, the soft sweetness is undeniable. Starting track “Lucy” begins with hushed drums and shimmering guitar to set a mild tone as Keathley sings, “I met a girl named Lucy / She has pretty hair and green eyes.” It seems innocent enough, and that’s the twist with Keathley. With a saccharine, almost coy vocal presence that has gotten all the more cutesy since her solo debut, 2018’s Momma & Pops, her intonations invoke a Powerpuff Girl combo of sugar and spice. Her lyrics, though, range from passive-aggressive to outright angry on Burning Bras. The narrative of “Lucy,” for example, is told from the perspective of a shallow guy who is opportunistic toward the song’s namesake. It completely deconstructs his fuckboy tendencies through the utterance of his own poorly-veiled words. It is a highlight of the four-track album for its nuance and empathy, but the EP isn’t afraid to get blunt either. Keathley’s most popular song at l ive show s is a rg u ably “Xombie,” a mid-tempo jawn that slings sophomoric chorus rhymes to escalate into a bridge that finally callously erupts with, “Fuck you, fuck you / Fuck everything you do / Fuck your mom, too.” It’s here at the climax of the EP that she finally digs down to unearth the screaming intensity that has been buried until now, not unlike a zombie. Credit is also due to the Burning Bras, which is the name of Keathley’s backing band when she isn’t rocking solo (hence the EP title). Setting aside the red herring that bra-burning is something of a media myth, it sounds like the mostly male musicians are thrilled to elevate her songs
Album art for Burning Bras by Keathley. Photo provided.
with a resourceful bag of tones and effects. The case study in this regard is “Silhouettes,” a song that was released last year as a sparse, atmospheric solo single. That may be the more fitting approach for a tune about nightfall intimacy, but on Burning Bras, the full-band version offers its charms, too. It brings more drama to its emotional themes, swelling calmly in layered pedal steel and seafoam cymbals in a slightly higher key than the original. A song like “Silhouettes” again doesn’t register as “angry girl music” until one considers that it comes from a place of betrayed vulnerability. Here, though, it implies that these songs contain sad girl music, too, and that is literally echoed in lyrics like, “It’s so sad that I’m so sad” on “Xombie”. Truthfully, Burning Bras is a swath of emotion, born of the messy trials of youth and casual relationships. In some ways, the EP is an ex-
ercise in processing these experiences, but in others, it is unapologetic ownership of the full spectrum of feminine emotion. In the lyrically crafty and adventurously produced closer “For Good,” Keathley and the Burning Bras crest in a brief but strong alt-rock march, carrying a banner that sings, “Oh, it’s hard / Oh, it’s tough.” It could feel like a wallow in self-pity under different direction, but it doesn’t here. It’s an ode to carrying on despite the difficulty, and for other angry girls out there, it might just be the parade they need to witness.
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Cannacannolis THE CHEFS AT GUYUTES PRESENT AN ITALIAN DESSERT WITH AN INFUSED TWIST AND LEMON ZEST FOR JUNE. By Matt Dinger
Some people make weed brownies, but the chefs at Guyutes — Jarrod Friedel and Matt Pryor — are preparing infused cannolis for a cool summer treat. The biggest challenge will be making the ricotta cheese behave as you want. “When you buy it, if it has any kind of wateriness on top, just strain it off before you actually start using it because you don’t want that water,” Pryor said. “It’ll mess up the actual mixture itself. Be too watery because we’re gonna fold in the cream. And it’ll just be too loose to where you won’t get the proper piping whenever you try to get it in there.” That part can be done by hand, but he recommends using a machine once you get to the cream stage. “I would do that if you don’t want to sit there and just tear your arm up because making whipped cream is sometimes not fun. Whipped cream, whipping stuff like meringues and stuff, your arms are just going to be dead tired by the time you’re done unless you’re just used to it,” Pryor said. With the complicated recipe that is necessary to infuse the filling, there is no shame in buying pre-made cannoli shells. “They can be very difficult when you make them,” Pryor said. But going through the egg wash and making them yourself can pay off if you’re not planning on consuming all of the servings at once. “The great thing about these, if you do it right, they can hold up in the fridge probably for a day if you need to but after that, you will start to get a little sogginess. … If you’re in a hurry going to an event, going to, like, a little cookout. Make these and right before you leave, you can just fill them up and go,” he said. CANNOLIS Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 egg yolk 1/2 cup dry white wine Filling: 2 cups ricotta cheese, preferably whole milk 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup infused cream 1/4 cup small semisweet chocolate chips 1 lemon 1 quart canola oil 1 egg, lightly beaten Flour Powdered sugar Directions For the shell dough: In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, sugar and salt. Work the butter pieces into the flour with your fingers until the mixture becomes coarse and sandy. Add the egg yolk and the white wine and mix
until it becomes a smooth dough. Spread a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and place the dough in the center. Wrap the plastic loosely around it and press the dough to fill the gap. Flattening the dough will mean less rolling later. Let it rest in the fridge for a few minutes while you make the filling. For the filling: In a medium bowl, whisk the ricotta until smooth. Sift in the powdered sugar, cinnamon and allspice. Mix to blend. In a separate bowl (or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment), beat the heavy cream until fairly stiff. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the cream into the ricotta mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips. Lightly zest the exterior of the lemon and stir it into the ricotta. Refrigerate for a half hour to an hour. To roll and fry the shells: In a medium pot with a heavy bottom, heat the canola oil to 360 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, sift an even layer of flour on a flat surface. Flour a rolling pin. Roll the dough until it is very thin (about 1/8-inch thick). Cut the dough into fourths and work in small batches. Use any glass or small bowl that has a 3-to-4-inch diameter.
Guyutes infused cannolis. Photo Berlin Green.
Cut rounds, tracing around each one to assure the dough has been fully cut. You should have about 24 circles. Wrap each circle around a cannoli mold. Use a little of the egg wash on the edge of each round to seal it shut and to assure it won’t slide or fall off the mold before pressing it closed over the mold. Flare the edges out slightly from the mold. Flaring will allow the oil to penetrate each cannoli shell as they fry. Use a pair of tongs to hold the edge of the mold as you submerge and fry the shell in the oil until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oil, and holding the mold in one hand with your tongs, gently grip the shell in your other hand with a kitchen towel and carefully slide it off the mold. Set aside to cool. Repeat with all of the circles. To fill the cannolis: Just before serving, use a pastry bag without a tip to pipe the ricotta into the cannoli molds. Fill the cannoli shells from both ends so the cream runs through the whole shell. Dust with powdered sugar. Powdered sugar gives that little extra sweetness and added texture to the exterior. It also makes me feel like I have a professional bakery touch in my own home. Serve immediately.
INFUSED CREAM Ingredients 10 grams decarbed cannabis 1 quart heavy cream cheesecloth Directions Add the heavy cream to a pot and apply low heat. After the cream starts to heat up, add the decarbed cannabis. Whisk the mixture constantly for 30-45 minutes and do not let the cream boil. Place the cheesecloth over a quart mason jar and strain the cannabis out of the heavy cream. Return the cream to the refrigerator immediately. Use the expiration date on the bottle of heavy cream. Dosage calculations 10g x 24.48 percent 10g x 244.8 milligrams (converted to decimal) 2448 x .088 (decarbing loss) 2154.24 x .80 (loss in infusion process) 1724.392 divided by 16 tablespoons 107.712 milligrams per tablespoon, divided by 12 servings 8.976 milligrams per serving
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Strain name: Strawnana Grown by: Nomad Processing Acquired from: Hi Roots Cannabis Co. Date acquired: May 24
ria that sparked a midnight burst of productivity. The budtender said that this was produced by Nomad Processing, the company behind the delightful Dandy Lion edibles line.
Strain name: Runtz Grown by: Modern Medicine RX Acquired from: Fun Factory
high is certainly on par with that sweet nostalgia of the time this one took the market by storm.
Date acquired: May 24 Physical traits: frosted purple and dark green
Physical traits: light green and dusted with trichomes
Bouquet: sweet and earthy
Bouquet: sweet and earthy
Review: Voted by Leafly as the strain of the year in 2020 and for good reason. This was another one of those strains that was everywhere as the Oklahoma cannabis market picked up steam. A cross between Zkittlez and Gelato, this sweet smoke is also known for going down easy while providing effects that are balanced between physically relaxing and emotionally invigorating. This particular crop is especially pretty, with lots of purple and glittering trichomes. While not as fragrant as some runs, the
Review: Sometimes after you’ve been traipsing through endless exotics a return to the classics feels like a homecoming. Strawnana was one of the first loves discovered through the Oklahoma medical cannabis market in early 2019. This one is covered in so many trichomes it appears sandy and though the nose on this run is mild and sweet, the flavor of the smoke is very gassy. Expecting this one to be more calming, it was sampled late in the day but instead produced a burst of eupho-
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY WEEK OF MAY 19 Homework: If there were a clone of you, what alternate life might they be living? Newsletter. FreeWillAstrology.com ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Who loves the truth better than you Aries people? Who has the greatest potential to speak the real story in every situation, even when it requires extra courage? Who has more fun than you in discovering and defining and expressing the raw facts? In my Book of Life, you Rams are radiant beacons of candor—the people I go to when I need accuracy and honesty. And all I’m saying here will be especially crucial in the coming weeks. The whole world needs concentrated doses of your authenticity. Now read this pep talk from Aries philosopher St. Catherine of Siena: “Let the truth be your delight; let it always be in your mouth, and proclaim it when it is needed. Proclaim it lovingly and to everyone, especially those you love with a special love—but with a certain congeniality.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Before the 20th century, you couldn’t buy a loaf of bread that was already sliced into thin pieces. Then in 1912, the American inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder developed a slicing machine. But all his work, including the blueprints and the machine prototypes, was destroyed in a fire. He had to seek new funding and begin again. Sixteen years later, his innovation was finally ready for broad public use. Within five years, most of the bread in the US was sold sliced. What does this have to do with you? I am picking up an Otto Frederick Rohwedder vibe when I turn my visions to you, Taurus. I suspect that in the coming months, you, too, will fulfill a postponed dream.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
A blogger named Sweetlikeacherry reminds us, “Some epiphanies are only possible when you put away your phone and go completely offline for a while.” She adds that sometimes you also need to at least partially avoid your phone and the internet if you hope to incubate new visions of the future and unlock important discoveries
in your creative work and summon your untamed genius. According to my astrological analysis, all these possibilities are especially likely and necessary for you in the coming weeks. I trust you will carry out the necessary liberations to take full advantage. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Poet Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014) won a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry. She was smart! But when she was young and still studying her craft in college, a professor objected to one of her poems. He said, “You have pigs in this poem; pigs are not poetic.” Kizer was incensed at such ignorance. She testified, “I got up and walked out of that class and never went back.” Judging from the astrological omens, I suspect you may have comparable showdowns headed your way. I advise you to be like Kizer. You are the only one who truly knows the proper subjects of your quest. No one else has the right or the insight to tell you what your work (or play) should be about.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Leo author James Baldwin said it wasn’t often “that two people can laugh and make love, too—make love because they are laughing and laugh because they’re making love. The love and the laughter come from the same place: but not many people go there.” Your assignment, Leo, is to be the exception to Baldwin’s rule during the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, there’s a high possibility that interesting eros can converge with humorous fun in a glorious synergy. You will have a knack for conjuring up ribald encounters and jovial orgasms. Your intuition will guide you to shed the solemnity from your bliss and replace it with sunny, carefree cheer.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
I’m worried you will over-indulge in your pursuit of perfection during the coming weeks. It’s fine to be exquisitely skillful and masterful; I hope you do that. But if you get obsessed with flawlessness, you will risk undoing your good intentions. As an antidote, I offer you two pieces of advice. The first is from actor and activist Jane Fonda. She said, “We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole.” The second counsel is from
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philosopher and psychologist William James, who wrote, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Author Mustafa Mahmoud described the signs of love between two people: 1. feeling a comfortable familiarity; 2. having no urge or need to lie; 3. being natural, not trying to be different from who one is; 4. having little or no possibility of being embarrassed in front of the other person; 5. experiencing silence as delicious, not alienating; 6. enjoying the act of listening to the other person. I bring these pointers to your attention, Libra, because the coming months will be a favorable time to define and redefine your understandings about the signs of love. How do you feel about Mahmoud’s ideas? Are there any more you would like to add?
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
“We do not love each other without changing each other,” wrote author Madeleine L’Engle. Meditate on that gem, Scorpio. Now is a perfect time for you and your loved ones to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the ways your love has changed each other. It may be true that some transformations have been less than ideal. If that’s the case, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to correct those trends. As for the positive changes that you and your allies have stimulated in each other: I hope you will name them and pledge to keep doing more of that good work.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
“I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other,” wrote Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. Sagittarian politician Stacey Abrams said, “From the moment I enter a room, I am clear about how I intend to be treated and how I intend to engage.” You’ll be wise to cultivate those attitudes in the next seven weeks, Sagittarius. It’s high time for you to raise your selfrespect in ways that inspire others to elevate their appreciation and regard for you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
In 1963, Jim Munro and Alice Munro founded Munro’s Books, a store in Victoria, British Columbia. After being
on the job for a few months, Alice found she was not impressed with many of the products they sold. “I can write better books than this,” she told Jim. Five years later, she published her first collection of short stories, *Dance of the Happy Shades*. Fourteen books later, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Will the coming months bring your equivalent of Alice Munro’s pivotal resolution? I suspect they could.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
“True love for whatever you are doing is the answer to everything,” proclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic. Amen to that righteous attitude! I hope you will embrace it in the coming weeks. I hope your heart and imagination will reveal all you need to know to bring tender fresh streams of true love to the essential activities of your life. Now is an excellent time to redefine the meaning of the word “love” so it applies to all your relationships and pursuits.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
A homeless woman in a wheelchair stopped where I was sitting outside a café. She was pushing her belongings in a small shopping cart. “Would you like to go dancing?” she said to me. “There’s a nearby park that has a great grassy dance floor.” “Maybe another day,” I told her. “My energy is low. I’ve had a lot of personal challenges lately.” I’m sure the expression on my face was less-thanebullient. “Cheer up, mister,” she told me. “I’m psychic, and I can tell you for sure that you will live a long life and have many more fine adventures. I’ll be in the park if you change your mind.” My mood instantly brightened. “Thanks!” I yelled toward her as she rolled away. Now I predict that you, Pisces, will have comparable experiences in the coming days. Are you willing to welcome uplifting surprises? Go to RealAstrology.com to check out
Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes /daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
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