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LIFE

ON THE COVER

NEWS

This is more than playtime. Science Museum Oklahoma recently earned the coveted ONE Award from Oklahoma Center of Nonprofits for its work teaching our community about the importance of hands-on learning about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Nestled in the heart of OKC’s Adventure District, it’s education for all ages. Story by Devon Green. P.30

Community: memorials

Election: Districts 40 and 46

City: water

Metro briefs

Chicken-Fried News

Commentary

Letters

— by Jennifer Chancellor, editor-in-chief

OKG picks

Food & Drink: Waffle Champion; Mustang Brewing Company; Made in Oklahoma Beer, Wine and Food Festival; Coney Island; OKG7 eat: rooftop patios

Performing Arts: Kinetic, OneMan Star Wars Trilogy

Books: Reach Out and Read

Sudoku / Crossword

Cover: Science Museum Oklahoma

Music: Dolly Parton, Chvrches, Cults, Valerie June, Idre, event listings

Film: Belle

Astrology

Classifieds

Culture: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

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Culture: The Edmond Historical Society & Museum

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NEWS COMMUNITY

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Strong bond

New York City’s 9/11 memorial and museum opens with strong ties to OKC’s bombing memorial.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opened on May 21, 12 years after a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

BY BEN FELDER

When a controversy arose over whether or not the new National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City should include a gift shop, one of the first calls officials made was to Oklahoma City. “I told them to stay focused on what they were doing,” said Kari Watkins, executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. “There were times they would pick up the phone just to ask how we did something or navigated an issue.” As the sites of the two largest acts of terrorism in the United States, Oklahoma City and New York share a special bond that was strengthened between officials with the memorials built to honor the memories of those who lost their life. The 9/11 museum opened its doors May 21 to the public, and Watkins was recently in New York to preview the facility located at the site of the World Trade Center towers that fell on Sept. 11, 2001. “There’s a lot of similarities between the two [museums],” Watkins said. “We both have one bond,

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and that’s to tell the story of what happened.” Watkins said she was proud to see the work of the 9/11 memorial staff, mainly because she understands the hard work it takes to pull off a project that can be tied to political and social controversy. “It was really overwhelming, and I was proud of the group of staff members [in New York] who stayed with it from the beginning,” Watkins said. “They went against the odds. They had a lot of political issues that could have ended it.” The connection between the two memorials was expressed last year by Joseph Daniels, president of the 9/11 memorial, who wrote a public letter the day after last year’s tornado in Moore and Oklahoma City. “The relationship between Oklahoma and New York City is one forged in compassion,” Daniels wrote. “New Yorkers were there for Oklahoma in April of 1995 in the wake of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and they were here for us after 9/11.”

It was really overwhelming, and I was proud of the group of staff members [in New York] who stayed with it from the beginning. — Kari Watkins

Ronaldo Vega, an architect with the 9/11 memorial, referred to museum organizers in Oklahoma City as his family. “We have had the privilege of knowing a group who survived the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, and they have been a source of strength and healing in our own struggles to make peace with our 9/11 tragedy in New York City,” Vega said. “As we attended one other’s remembrance ceremonies over the years, we have formed a bond much

like a family in closeness. We have cried together. We have companioned our sorrow.” Several years earlier, following the 9/11 tragedy in New York City, the Oklahoma City memorial took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times that read, “You stood with us in our darkest hour. Now we stand with you.” The Oklahoma City memorial had previously displayed an exhibit on 9/11, and it sent some of those artifacts to New York, but they are not displayed in the new 9/11 memorial. “I was proud of them, and it made me even more proud of what we did in Oklahoma City,” Watkins said about her visit to New York last week. “We’ve both done a good job of personalizing the story.” The Oklahoma City National Memorial opened in 2000 and was dedicated on the five-year anniversary of the bombing that killed 168, making it the largest act of terrorism on American soil until the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

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NEWS ELECTION

Strengths and weaknesses Senate primary races could say a lot about political party power in Oklahoma City.

Brian Winslow

BY BEN FELDER

While power in the state Senate won’t be changing political parties this election year, there are some interesting primary races that could say a lot about each party’s strength in Oklahoma City. Primary elections will be held across the state on June 24. The deadline to register to vote is May 31.

DISTRICT 46

District 46

Kay Floyd

Brian Winslow

David Hooten

Ervin Yen

Wilfredo Santos-Rivera

Joe Howell

Michael Taylor

Steve Kern

Senate District 46 includes the uptown neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Mesta Park and Heritage Hills. It also includes a wide area of south Oklahoma City, which has one of the region’s largest Hispanic populations. Rep. Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, is leaving her post in House District Wilfredo 88 to seek election in Senate District Santos-Rivera 46, which is being vacated by Sen. Al McAffrey, D-Oklahoma City, who is running for U.S. Congress. Floyd has been an advocate for education and women’s rights during her two years in the House and has quickly risen as an influential voice for the state’s minority party. While Floyd could draw heavy support from uptown OKC, where she currently serves on the House, her opponent in the Democratic primary hopes to draw on the southside’s growing Hispanic population, which is 34 percent of the electorate, according to the latest U.S. Census data. Wilfredo Santos-Rivera is a native of Puerto Rico who has called Oklahoma City home for more than 20 years. He served one term on the Oklahoma City Public School Board and is running for Senate on a platform of education reform. “Too often, the question of how to improve education becomes a political question, not an educational question,” Rivera said. Rivera said he doesn’t want to be seen as an “ethnic candidate” but realizes he needs to turn out the Hispanic base in south OKC in order to win next month’s primary, which could offer some clues about the future of the Democratic Party in Oklahoma City.

DISTRICT 40

Kay Floyd

District 40

A Senate primary race that could tell a lot about the state of the Republican Party is in District 40. Stretching west from Western Ave. to Bethany, the district features six Republican candidates who

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represent different points along the political spectrum. Steve Kern, a pastor and husband to Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, has fought against marriage equality and championed for pro-life and smallgovernment legislation. He uses the phrase “kern-servative,” which has meaning considering some of the far right issues his wife has made headlines for in the past. While Kern might represent a farright candidate in this urban district, there are several other candidates who fall

closer to the center. Michael Taylor is also a pro-life, small government Republican. But he believes he has appeal to the diverse population of District 40. “There is a wide range of incomes and unique individuals in [district 40],” Taylor said. “I think I fit kind of in the middle of them.” Other Republicans competing in next month’s primary include Joe Howell, David Hooten, Ervin Yen and Brian Winslow. Current Senator Cliff Branan reaches term limits in 2014.

Other Senate primaries to watch District 22 Senate District 22 is made up of OKC’s northwest suburbs, including Piedmont and west Edmond. Three candidates are running in the Republican primary in this deeply conservative district. Sen. Rob Johnson, R-Yukon, decided not to seek reelection, which means either Stephanie Bice (works in public relations), Leif Francel (MIT graduate and science teacher) or Phil Woodward (director of the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association) will be the district’s new senator.

District 48 Sen. Constance Johnson making a bid for the U.S. Senate has left a vacancy in Senate District 48, which covers northeast OKC and leans Democratic. Anastasia Pittman, a current member of the House, and Christine Byrd, who has worked as director of the state Democratic party, are squaring off in next month’s primary.

District 42 The Senate district that covers Midwest City features a Republican primary battle between three candidates looking to replace Sen. Cliff Aldridge, who reaches term limits this year. Greg Childers and Jack Fry are the Republican candidates and Charles Thompson is the Independent candidate running in the District 42 primary race.

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NEWS CITY

Cool water

The city adapts to the new reality of water usage with alternative watering methods and odd-even watering days while considering even more conservation ideas.

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BY BEN FELDER

The City of Oklahoma City wants more people like Dustin Akers. Shortly after purchasing his first home last year, Akers bought a rain barrel through the city. Since it arrived two months ago, he hasn’t had to use his outside water faucet. “[My house] has a lot of landscaping that I wasn’t necessarily prepared to take care of,” Akers said. “I thought this would be the best way to take care of it.” Cutting down on outdoor water consumption is a goal for city officials who hope more residents will embrace conservation methods, such as rain barrels. Oklahoma City is already utilizing an odd-even outdoor water rotation, which restricts residents to outdoor watering every other day. However, utility officials say a more aggressive outdoor water ban could be on the way. “We hope we don’t have to go with more aggressive measures,” said Marsha Slaughter, OKC utilities director. “But it’s possible we could have to go to a more restrictive level.” That could mean restricting outdoor water usage to one or two days a week, City Manager Jim Couch told the city council last week. Another step the city is contemplating is changing the way it charges for water usage. Water rates increase each year, but the utilities department is studying a new pay structure that would essentially charge residents more for outside watering. “If you choose to use outside watering, we are OK with that,” Couch said. “You are just going to pay more. You will have a lower rate for your base domestic water consumption and then a higher rate … for outside water usage.” Rate increases help the city pay for capital projects in an effort to transport

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• Use drought-tolerant plant materials in landscaping or gardens. • Avoid fertilizing, aerating, de-thatching, topdressing or transplanting. It’s not a good idea to encourage new growth during a drought. • Remember, brown Bermuda grass means it is dormant, not dead. It’s nature’s way of conserving energy. • Water plants and shrubs less frequently but deeply and thoroughly.

We are more heavily dependent on southeastern Oklahoma [for water] … because western Oklahoma is drying up. — Jim Couch

City’s watering ban Residents whose addresses end with 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 may water only on odd-numbered days, and customers whose addresses end with 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 may water only on even-numbered days.

Water conservation tips

Dustin Akers uses a rain barrel at his Oklahoma City home. water into the city from lakes and tributaries, Couch said. “We are more heavily dependent on southeastern Oklahoma [for water] …

because western Oklahoma is drying up,” Couch told the council last week. “There is going to have to be some longterm capital improvements associated

with that. There is going to have to be some rate increases on the water side to accommodate that.” As Oklahoma City continues to grow — an additional 100,000 people have called the city home since 2000 — and as drought conditions continue across the state and the southwestern United States, finding ways to promote water conservation will continue to be important for the city’s water department. More aggressive water bans could be enacted this year, and it’s unlikely the city will ever return to a nonrestrictive water usage system, city officials said. “It’s never going to change back to how it was,” said Ward 4 Councilman Pete White about outdoor water schedules that once allowed residents to water whenever they wanted. “We are shifting the paradigm from where we were to where we are headed in the future. We are probably never going back to a situation where you could water [outside] on any day of the week.” As Oklahoma City adapts to a new water reality, the need for more citizens to reduce water consumption will become more important.

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METRO BRIEFS

Student bill passes The Oklahoma Legislature overrides Gov. Fallin’s controversial veto of proposed third-grade student advancement.

Free Enterprise center breaks ground

It’s called the Advance Center for Free Enterprise, and the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) leadership hopes the new building will serve as a hub for lawmakers and citizens to discuss the principles of limited government. OCPA broke ground on the new multipurpose facility, which will be located next to its current office south of the state Capitol. “Our passion is to try and give citizens a better opportunity to get involved in the public policy process,” said Michael Carnuccio, OCPA president. The new facility will offer a meeting space for various events and for different organizations the OCPA works with. The right-leaning think tank promotes free enterprise and limited government policies and hopes to have the new building open by April. “There really isn’t a facility [in Oklahoma City] that is dedicated to free enterprise and telling that story of entrepreneurship in Oklahoma,” Carnuccio said. “We hope this becomes just that.”

Oklahoma City’s public transportation department hopes to hire a streetcar operations manager this year as the

city moves closer to constructing its first modern streetcar system downtown. “It’s anticipated that [we] will run the operations of the streetcar,” said Rick Cain, director of OKC Public Transportation and Parking. “We would like to have somebody with the expertise to give us guidance in this area.” The new streetcar operations manager position was included in the 2014-15 transit budget presented to the city council last week. Not included in the budget were various expansions to current bus service. However, Cain gave the council a report on how much it would cost to expand bus service to midnight or increase frequency on some routes. For example, extending service hours for the city’s 12 central routes to midnight could cost an additional $1.5 million a year. Revised revenue estimate

City Manager Jim Couch told the city council last week that revised revenue estimates for next year show the city making an extra $900,000. Couch said he will bring some proposals to the council on using that extra revenue to add police officers and public transit service, which are two areas the council has discussed expanding in the past. Public Works presents new budget

Public Works Director Eric Wenger said his department wants to increase its focus on the growing boathouse district and Oklahoma River, which

includes the addition of two full-time employees to service the area next year. “This is to address the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of all the activities in the boathouse district,” Wenger said. “The Oklahoma River was not a division of ours just a few years [ago].” Wenger also said his department was successful in controlling costs by keeping 75 percent of construction contracts from exceeding 7 percent of the initial cost estimates. Wenger also said his department was repairing 77 percent of reported potholes within three working days of receiving a complaint. “We continue to strive for that 80 percent threshold,” Wenger said. The FY14-15 budget includes an expectation to repair 80,000 potholes, complete 17 miles of roads and 20 miles of sidewalks and finish $70 million in bond projects.

Eric Wenger

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Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs president Michael Carnuccio speaks during the groundbreaking of the Free Enterprise center last week.

Transit dept. looks to hire streetcar manager

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Gov. Mary Fallin

M A RK HA N COC K

Gov. Mary Fallin didn’t hesitate when asked if she thought Oklahomans agreed with her veto. “Yes,” she said moments after announcing she had vetoed House Bill 2625. She might be right. But her decision also sparked angry reactions from education groups, parents and teachers across the state. The state Legislature, which had originally passed the bill 132 to 7, overturned Fallin’s veto to make the law a reality. HB 2625 created a Student Reading Proficiency Team, which brings together parents and educators to make the final decision on whether a third-grade student should advance following poor marks on a reading test. HB 2625 received overwhelming support from various education and parent groups, who said it helped lessen the blow of the controversial Reading Sufficiency Act. “[Many] kids have individual stories about why retention might not be the best solution for them,” said Meredith Exline, a volunteer with the Oklahoma Central Parent Legislative Action Committee. “The voice of the people spoke, and the House and Senate both listened to what was most important.” Fallin said her veto was based on research that showed promoting children who can’t read to the fourth grade was destructive. “The research is clear,” Fallin said. “From kindergarten to third grade, children learn to read. Beginning in the fourth grade, they read to learn.”

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CHiCKEN

FRiED NEWS

Mustang’s Bible-based curriculum hits snag

Believers in the Bible, like Hobby Lobby president Steve Green, view it as a book that, when uncovered from the shadows and given full attention, offers truth and guidance that everyone needs to hear. That’s why Green is pushing for the Bible to be taught in public high schools. However, the same openness he seeks for the Good Book doesn’t appear to be necessary for the actual process of selecting his curriculum for a public high school course. The Associated Press (AP) reports that the Mustang Public School Board violated the Open Meetings Act in its lead-up to approving a Bible-based curriculum to be taught this fall at Mustang High School. “[The school board] broke into small groups and met privately with

[Green] ... to get around an Oklahoma law that requires government bodies to be open to the public, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press,” the AP reported last week. “Thou shalt not meet in private with elected officials” might not have made the cut with the 10 Commandments. But it is included in Oklahoma state law. Mustang Superintendent Sean McDaniel told the AP the private meetings were necessary because “if we have the media and the public coming ... with us, that can just be confusing and awkward since we’re all seeing it for the first time.” McDaniel didn’t want the public to hear his board’s questions about the Bible curriculum, questions like, Does

teaching a pro-Bible class violate the law of separation of church and state? Maybe before Mustang offers its students a Bible class, it might be wise to incorporate an open meetings class into the fall lineup. That would be a course the Mustang school board might want to consider registering for.

Thanks, Obama! No, really.

If anything could bring Republicans and Democrats together, the deadly tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma last year would be a pretty good candidate. U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, has a reputation for being bipartisan (at least by modern standards). In a speech at the Moore Medical Center construction site a year after the disaster, Cole thanked President Obama for his leadership in its aftermath. “I want to personally thank the

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president of the United States,” Cole said to a crowd of Oklahomans. “He was here on the ground six days after the disaster. He committed, I know, to the governor and to me the night of the disaster … and the president of the United States has kept that commitment.” Amazingly, there were no reports of fruit being thrown in Cole’s direction. “You think about that,” Cole said. “He came to a state where he didn’t carry a county in either of his two elections, and he was on the ground, because that’s what Americans do.” That’s right. “Americans.”

Fashion faux-ward

Recently, former Sooners football coach Barry Switzer and his pal, golf icon John Daly, made news. Well, that’s not surprising. What is funny, though, is that the pair’s fashion choices eclipsed coverage of the Toby Keith & Friends Golf

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Classic, if only on the interwebs. Bob Stoops was there, too, and looked dapper in a Sooner-red golf shirt and tan ... Dockers? Perhaps. But it gets better. Daly, however, wore his Hooters swag with pride and posed in the garishly logoed pants next to the Bootlegger’s Boy, who wore faded denim with a silver-tipped black leather belt. Because they can.

Taking the plunge

It turns out not everyone is interested in being saved by the baby Jesus before the world explodes and is overtaken by the evils of Lucifer. You’re surprised, aren’t you? No? Well, you could at least act surprised, you know. While religion seems to be thoroughly enjoying its time in the nightly news spotlight lately and spreading like wildfire, in reality, the number of baptisms — in Southern Baptist

churches anyway — has been declining for the past two decades. Baptist Press reported that a group of Southern Baptist pastors have formed the Pastors’ Task Force on Evangelistic Impact and Declining Baptism. The task force released an enormous four-page report after conducting an 8-month study on the subject. The group concluded that the number of baptisms in the Southern Baptist Church “peaked in the 1970s,” churches don’t really want to take the time to report baptisms so church leaders can compile the Annual Church Profile and only children under five seem super interested in getting baptized. Also, they admit they need to work on

at least five key problem areas: spiritual, leadership, discipleship, next generation and celebration. Doug Melton, pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, is one of the 15 pastors on the task force.

Hey, Chesapeake! Give those kids their cash

Chesapeake Energy Corp. and its departed CEO, Aubrey McClendon, just can’t seem to catch a break. Both have been sued by natural gas leaseholders in several states. One recent lawsuit was filed by the Fort Worth Independent School District for violation of a lease, according to a report in Dallas Business Journal. It’s long and complicated, but basically, the school district claims Chesapeake obtained gas leases in the Barnett Shale on school-owned property. It then did not pay cost-free royalties required by the lease. The school district alleges Chesapeake used subsidiaries to transport gas from drill

sites and then sold it to a third party. But the district wants royalties from the sale of gas to third parties and not the sale to Chesapeake subsidiaries with deductions for processing and transportation costs that are deducted from the royalty payment. Yeah, it’s pretty complicated, but perhaps Chesapeake should just go ahead and give in. We are talking about a school district here. Maybe those anticipated dollars from the lease were going to give schoolchildren in Fort Worth new playgrounds or better lunches. And who can argue with playgrounds and lunches? Correction: In the May 21 issue of Oklahoma Gazette, a Chicken-Fried News piece said that Gov. Mary Fallin threatened to impeach Oklahoma Supreme Court justices who issued a controversial stay of execution. She did not. Oklahoma House of Representatives member Michael Christian, R-Oklahoma City, wrote a resolution calling for the impeachment of the five justices.

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COMMENTARY

Public schools need improvement now BY JOHN THOMPSON

School “reform” is a legacy of “liberal PTSD from losing the War on Poverty.” The War on Poverty wasn’t “lost,” but neither did we win it. So, in the 1990s, liberals, neo-liberals and conservatives devised an experiment known as datadriven reform. Rather than address the problems that children from generational poverty bring to school, market-driven reformers used standardized testing as a cheaper alternative. Hold teachers accountable and better classroom instruction would supposedly provide the path to prosperity. Now, an equally broad coalition is fighting back, and many reformers are also thinking anew. The conservative American Enterprise Institute’s Rick Hess arranged a 90-minute phone call with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s top education

researcher, Steve Cantrell, and myself. Hess then published our replies to each other. In education, we are two peoples divided by a common language. Whenever I speak with reformers, I’m always struck by the way we and they use very few words in slightly different ways and how extreme and emotional misunderstandings result. The potential for miscommunication is greatest when speaking with persons with little or no teaching experience in the inner city. Hopefully, Cantrell’s willingness to listen will lead to more reality-based conversations. In 2008, Bill Gates proclaimed, “They (the public schools and educators) have to give us the opportunity for this experimentation.” Six years later, I argue, their top-down experiment has demonstrably failed.

In 2013, the Gates Foundation issued its Measures for Effective Teaching (MET) final report. The MET hypothesized that a statistical model, known as value-added, could reliably evaluate teachers. A large body of scientific evidence argued against the MET theory, and sure enough, its findings were disappointing. It yielded no evidence that value-added models could be made valid for high-poverty schools. Cantrell believed that MET research shows that effective teaching can be measured. Of course risky recommendations can work, especially under controlled experimental conditions. The issue “is how will they be used, constructively and destructively.” “How,” I asked, “can teachers not oppose reforms that can be beneficial before concrete checks and balances for the

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inevitable misuses are nailed down?” He offered no indication that the Gates Foundation will take concrete and public actions to help teachers gain protections from laws that have already be been passed. Bill Gates believes it will take another decade to determine whether his hurried experiment worked. But next year, when the Oklahoma law is fully implemented, it will accelerate the exodus of top OKC public school teachers to schools in which it is easier to raise test scores. So conservatives, liberals and even corporate reformers must move now to discuss ways to protect our students from this sincere but misguided experiment known as testdriven reform. Thompson blogs regularly on national education issues at The Huffington Post, This Week in Education, School Matters and Living in Dialogue.

LETTERS Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the Editor section. The Gazette reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity. Letters can be mailed, faxed, emailed to jchancellor@okgazette.com or sent online at okgazette.com. Include a city of residence and contact number for verification. OKC needs more exposure for minority actors, roles and productions

In response to Mark Beutler’s March 19 “Minority Report,” (Life, Performing Arts, Oklahoma Gazette), wherein City Rep, Pollard and Jewel Box Theatre companies express difficulty in recruiting non-white performers. Yes, our city craves diverse representations in theater. A few groups are doing this, and doing it well. In 2013, I had the great pleasure of attending two incredible performances featuring majority black casts: local playwright La’Charles Purvey’s Beyond the Stratosphere directed by Ty Donato, produced by Black Don’t Crack and OCCC’s production of August Wilson’s Fences, directed by Albert Bostick, Jr. Director Doobie Porter did a fine job of casting mostly people of color in Carpenter

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Square Theater’s production of Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero. I would like to see all companies follow Doobie’s example and place actors of color in any and all roles, not just raced roles. This gives local talent the idea that your company enjoys diversity. I’m sure it also helps to work with people of color as directors, playwrights, dramaturgs, administrators, volunteers and crew. More than a local lack of diversity or talent, the hindrances to recruiting performers may be poor communication with the larger theater web. Why not ask CST, OCCC and Black Don’t Crack Productions what they are doing differently? Would City Rep, Pollard, Jewel Box or Reduxion theaters consider developing theater workshops and training for working adults? I want to see a surge of productions written by, for and about Hispanic people, ideally presented in Spanish and English. Does a bilingual, or bicultural, community theater initiative exist? Oklahoma City is made of creative, dramatic, musical dreamers and social consciousness, but do we have theatrical experience? Let’s continue building the necessary networks and alliances. — Kynza Plays Oklahoma City

This Christian doesn’t believe in Robin Meyers

Robin Meyers’ op-ed “Oklahoma’s Mean Jesus” (Commentary, May 7, Gazette) does not rise to the standards we expect from his appearances in Gazette. The ambiguities of his opinion piece are befuddling. If he is saying that those who are politically conservative or libertarian cannot identify with a Christian faith tradition, he is not only out of bounds, he is promoting division among the faithful who simply do not share his political agenda. If his religion is his progressive politics, then his shallowness is lamentable. I cannot understand how advocacy of the use of government force to achieve political ends is more consistent with the Christian tradition than laissez-faire. At the Bull Moose convention in 1912, the delegates of the National Progressive

Party sang “Onward Christian Soldiers,” but they replaced the word “Jesus” with the word “Roosevelt.” Progressivism seeks to bring the Christian parousia into the here and now through political force. It is not just sending out the IRS agents and BAF agents and BLM agents to “make a better world”; it is more than that. It is about obtaining the sanction of the victims of these soldiers of the Lord to repent of their selfish sins so that they will not dissent. I dissent from the reverend doctor’s mockery of laissez-faire. He is a special beneficiary of laissez-faire. Religious advocacy, practice and liturgy is specially protected under the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, a feature of the Constitution that explicitly writes laissezfaire into the Constitution. — Vance Armor Oklahoma City

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Gluten Free Meals, focus on healthier gluten free cooking, 6:30-9:30 p.m., June 3. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., 717-4900, francistuttle.edu. TUE

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, (U.S., 2013, dir. Chiemi Karasawa) uncompromising Tony and Emmy Awardwinner showcased both on and off stage via rare archival footage and intimate cinema vérité, 5:30, 8 p.m., May 30-31; 2 p.m., June 1. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100, okcmoa.com. FRI–SUN Despicable Me 2, (U.S., 2013, dir. Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud) Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super-criminal, 8:30 p.m., May 30. Boathouse District, 725 S. Lincoln Blvd., 5524040, boathousedistrict.org. FRI

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Cheese and Rosé, discover what makes rosé wines so special and food-friendly, 7:15-8:45 p.m., May 30. Forward Foods, 2001 West Main St. #111, Norman, 321-1007, forwardfoods.com. FRI

Made in Oklahoma Wine, Beer and Food Festival, sample a variety of wine and beer from local producers as well as food tastings and culinary delights from several of Oklahoma’s premier restaurants, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., May 31. Reed Conference Center, Sheraton Hotel, 5750 Will Rogers Rd., Midwest City, 455-1800. SAT

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Aunt Gilah’s Brownies, for 85 years, Aunt Gilah made the best brownies imaginable, 6:30-9:30 p.m., May 28. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., 717-4900, francistuttle.edu. WED Midtown Market at Saints, fresh, Oklahoma-grown produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, honey and prepared foods such as salsa, jam, jelly and relish, 1 p.m., May 30. Midtown Market , NW 9th St. and Walker Ave. FRI

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Historic Block Party and National Medal Celebration Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is awesome for a variety of reasons (namely dinosaurs). But it’ll be extra awesome this weekend as the museum celebrates its National Medal for Museum and Library Service with a block party featuring live music, food trucks and complimentary admission. It all goes down 1-5 p.m. Sunday at Sam Noble Museum, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., in Norman. Call 325-4712 or visit samnoblemuseum.org.

Chai Spiced Hot Tea, learn to blend spices, teas, sweeteners and milk to make a relaxing beverage, 6:30 p.m., June 4. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., 717-4900, francistuttle. edu. WED

HAPPENINGS Brown Bag Lunch: Creating Whimsy In Your Own Backyard, transform your yard into an imaginative oasis for the young and young at heart, noon, May 29. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. THU Open House Block Party, featuring STASH, Dry/Shop Blow-Dry Bar and Boutique, Waffle Champion and other Midtown businesses, 6-9 p.m., May 30. Stash Midtown, 1108 N. Classen Drive. FRI Do Good. Have Fun., community volunteer event, park cleanup and tree planting, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., May 31. Manuel Perez Park, S. Harvey Ave. & SW 14th St. SAT

Sunday Community Health Fair, health care representatives on hand to answer health related questions, speakers and door prizes, 9 a.m.-noon, May 31. Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N. Porter Ave., Norman. SAT Garden Festival In the Park, free gardening seminars, kids’ activities, plant and garden accessories sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., May 31. Will Rogers Gardens, 3400 NW 36th St., 943-0827, okc.gov/parks/will_rogers. SAT Oklahoma Gardening, meet the host of the popular television show Oklahoma Gardening, 9:30-10:30 a.m., May 31. tlc Garden Centers, 105 W. Memorial Rd., 7510630, tlcgarden.com. SAT My University: Close to Home, opportunity for Hispanic families to visit campus in a relaxed, Spanish-speaking environment to find out more about OSU-OKC’s higher education offerings, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., May 31. Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City, 900 N. Portland Ave., 947-4421, osuokc.edu. SAT Bettina May’s Pin Up Class, learn to style pin-up hair and make up, posing techniques, mini photo shoot included, noon-6 p.m., May 31. Teaze Dance & Fitness, 1112 N. Broadway Ave., 232-7653, teazedance.com. SAT

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H&8th Night Market Do the letter H and the number 8 have significance to you? How about food trucks, live music and beer? They do to us, and if they do to you too then check out this month’s H&8th Night Market. The mini-fest features dozens of mobile eateries and performances by Team Nightstand, Helen Kelter Skelter, Chase Kerby and Jabee from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday along Hudson Avenue between NW Sixth and Ninth streets. Admission is free. Visit h8thokc.com.

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Plaza Sunday, visit 16th Street for local shopping, delicious brunch menus, featured artists and more, June 1. Plaza District, 1618 N. Gatewood Ave., 367-9403, plazadistrict.org. SUN

PERFORMING ARTS MOVE: Live on Tour, performances by Julianne and Derek Hough and the Move Company Dancers, 7 p.m., May 29. Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady, Tulsa. (918) 5827239, bradytheater.com. THU Henry V, taking place during the one hundred years’ war between France and England, Henry V debates whether he has the right to claim french territories under a property contract, 8 p.m., May 29-31. Reduxion Theatre Company, 914 N. Broadway Ave., 651-3191, reduxiontheatre.com. THU–SAT

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SPORTS Senior Health and Fitness Day, health and wellness info fair with booths from 25 different vendors, lunch and competitive games, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., May 28. Robertson Activity Center, 1200 Lakeshore Drive, Yukon, 350-7680, cityofyukonok.gov. WED OKC Redhawks vs. Omaha Storm Chasers, minor league baseball, 7:05 p.m., May 28-30. Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 Mickey Mantle Drive, 2181000, okcredhawks.com. WED–FRI 2014 NCAA Women’s College World Series, women’s college softball championship, May 29June 4. ASA Hall of Fame Complex, 2801 NE 50th St., ncaa.com/championships/softball. THU–WED

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Come Kick It!, free, family-friendly kickball tournament sponsored by the Wellness Now Coalition in celebration of World No Tobacco Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., May 31. Santa Fe South Middle School, 4712 S. Santa Fe Ave. SAT

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy If you were to attempt to condense all three original Star Wars films into a single hour — oh, and perform the role of every character by yourself — you’d probably need something greater than the Force to do it. Charles Ross isn’t a jedi (we don’t think), but he still manages to do all of these things in his One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday–Friday and 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday– Sunday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave. Tickets are $30-$35. Call 297-2264 or visit cityrep.com. See the full story on page 39.

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Summer Kickoff, sporting goods drive and fundraiser for Cleats for Kids, soccer, volleyball tournament, door prizes, live music and food trucks, 4-8 p.m., May 31. Classen Curve Fields, 63rd St. and Western Ave. SAT

VISUAL ARTS A Summer Place, paintings by Jan Hellwege and Kim Pagonis. Contemporary Art Gallery, 2928 Paseo St., 601-7474, contemporaryartgalleryokc.com. A Walk Through the Seoul, Korea whose impressionist oil paintings are derived from her emotions. Paseo Originals Art Gallery, 2920 Paseo St., 604-6602, paseooriginals.com.

Fire and Ice, fireball explosions and frozen concoctions that go out with a bang, May 30. Choctaw Library, 2525 Muzzy St., Choctaw, 390-8418, metrolibrary.org. FRI

Art After 5, downtown workers, adventurous concert and film goers and the art crowd gather for art and cocktails on the skyline, 5 p.m., May 29. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100, okcmoa. com. THU

5th Annual Playhouse Parade, CASA of Oklahoma and OU School of Architecture raffle prizes and playhouses, 10 a.m., May 30-June 4. Penn Square Mall, 19901 Northwest Expressway. FRI–WED

Better Than Wallpaper, Beth Hammack’s new body of work consists of her large, trademark abstract paintings. JRB Art at the Elms, 2810 N. Walker Ave., 528-6336, jrbartgallery.com.

Camp Champ Challenge, team competition benefitting children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses, 5 p.m., May 30. Riverwind Casino, 1544 State Highway 9, Norman, 322-6000, cavettkids.org. FRI

Chambers, Chambers and McKnight, artwork on display in the Project Space Gallery. IAO Art Gallery, 706 W. Sheridan Ave., 232-6060, iaogallery.org.

Story Time with Julie, hear the best and newest children’s books, 10:15-11 a.m., May 31. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. SAT

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Mermaid Mobile, kid-crafted mermaid mobile that twinkles as it turns, 11 a.m., May 31. Lakeshore Learning Store, 6300 N. May Ave., 858-8778, lakeshorelearning. com. SAT Weekend Keeper Connections, from anemones to zebras, learn about your favorite zoo animals from the people entrusted to care for them, 11 a.m., May 31-June

Cletus Smith, includes watercolor still-life and landscapes. Summer Wine Art Gallery, 2928 B Paseo St., 831-3279, summerwinegallery.com. Fiberworks 2014, features weaving, needlework, basketry, softsculpture and beading, both traditional and innovative in nature. IAO Art Gallery, 706 W. Sheridan Ave., 232-6060, iaogallery.org. Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, gain a global perspective on the food and the environment through photos. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, 325-4712, snomnh.ou.edu.

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Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic Are you an extreme biker? We’re not talking motorcycles here — you know, the kind that require peddling and endurance. Then check out the Third Annual Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic, a three-day, short-course bicycle race across Oklahoma City, beginning Friday evening through Sunday. (Not continuously. That would be extremely difficult.) Registration is $40-$45. Visit okcpac.com.

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Lifetiles, wall pieces that appear to come to life, moving and changing as the observer passes by. Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 NE 52nd St., 6026664, sciencemuseumok.org.

Outdoor Sculptures in Lion’s Park, six outdoor sculptures created and displayed by OU art students. Lions Park, 450 S. Flood Ave., Norman, 366-5472, ci.norman.ok.us/parks.

North of Reno, black-and-white photographs of architectural elements from selected buildings in Oklahoma City. JRB Art at the Elms, 2810 N. Walker Ave., 528-6336, jrbartgallery.com.

Outta the Ball Park, featuring artists Alan Ball and Nancy Park. Contemporary Art Gallery, 2928 Paseo St., 601-7474, contemporaryartgalleryokc.com.

Not Just Another Day in May, curated photography exhibit marking last May’s storms in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd., 951-0000, cityartscenter.org.

Vinyl Exposed, a continuum of the petroleum-based medium that has allowed Jason Willaford to evolve within the series. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd., 951-000, cityartscenter.org.

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OK CityScape, Oklahoma City skyline built of more than two million building blocks. Remington Park, 1 Remington Place, 424-9000, remingtonpark.com.

SiO2, glass works by John Byrne, Rick and Tracey Bewley and father-son duo Chris and Micah McGahan. Paseo Originals Art Gallery, 2920 Paseo St., 604-6602, paseooriginals.com.

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Photo Slam If you think the words “photo” and “slam” sound awesome together, that’s because they do. This nontraditional artist lecture will feature 12 Oklahoma photographers who have five minutes to explain their techniques. But they can’t go over the alotted time; otherwise, they get the gong. The event begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive. Admission is free. Call 2363100 or visit okcmoa.com. For OKG

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Bacon Egg n’ Cheese is a staple at Waffle Champion.

Waffle sandwiches have earned a following at Waffle Champion in Midtown.

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1212 N. WALKER AVE. #100 WAFFLECHAMPION.COM 525-9235 WHAT WORKS: PIT HAM AND CLASSIC BACON EGG N’ CHEESE SANDWICHES ARE TOPS. WHAT NEEDS WORK: PARKING CAN BE A CHALLENGE. LOBSTER NEEDS MORE FLAVOR FOR THE PRICE. TIP: PLAN AHEAD. IT’S CLOSED ON MONDAYS AND AFTER 2 P.M. EVERY OTHER DAY.

If you’re just tuning in, folks, welcome to the Brawl to Eat Them All at Waffle Champion, 1212 N. Walker Ave. #100. I have seen some slobberknockers in my life, but the way these sandwiches are fighting for the top spot, you’d think it was personal. Some say these rivalries began back when Waffle Champion was a food truck, with the long-standing belt holder, Bacon Egg n’ Cheese ($7.95) routinely defending the title. Other sandwiches would come and go, but that hearty, tried-and-true blend of bacon and eggs covered in cheddar cheese and wrapped in a freshly made waffle never left. Now that the WWC (World Waffle Championships) has its own storefront, plenty of other contenders

are vying for the title. No one can deny that Buttermilk Fried Chicken ($11.95) wants the win — whether wrapped in the classic buttermilk or stacked on a liege waffle — but be sure to ask for extra Tabasco honey if you’re wanting this challenger to come out on top. And who can forget Grilled Cheese ($6.95) with its mix of cheddar, Havarti and Brie and a light slathering of green chile mayonnaise? Well ... me, a bit. It seems that blend is a bit bland and needs more big cheese flavor to win over this crowd. With all the flash in the world, WC Lobster Roll ($17.95) seems like an odds-on favorite to win the belt, but I found that the lobster, though cooked correctly, lacked enough flavor to stand up to the mildly sweet waffle. Maybe more sauce gribiche would help, or an option with drawn butter for dipping. Dark horse (fowl?) fighter Smoked Duck Banh Mi ($10.95) has plenty of flavor and lots of meaty duck, but it’s the pickled vegetables, jalapeño peppers and sauce that impresses. The duck tasted more like dark meat turkey, which isn’t bad but is a bit of a letdown. Brussels Sprouts Hash ($8.95) put

up a valiant fight, but the surprise winner was ... PIT HAM! PIT HAM! PIT HAM! OH MY GOD, PIT HAM! Weighing in at a sprightly $8.95, it was the simple ham sandwich that beat back all comers with the mellow flavor of Havarti, the crunch of fried dill pickle slices and the surprisingly appetizing maple mustard. Truly, this was the people’s Waffle Champion. In the undercard, another upset for the ages as Potato n’ Leek Chowder ($2.95 for a cup, $4.95 for a bowl) viciously and viscously took down the favorite, WC garlic n’ parsley Waffle Fries ($3.95). The house-made ketchup nearly saved the fries, but the big cheddar flavor and the crisp fried leeks put the soup over the top in the Sides Up Takedown. For dessert? Uh ... I don’t even know how to continue this metaphor. Just, man, get a liege waffle ($3.95) and top it with lemon curd and fresh berries (95 cents per each topping), or stick with the free and delicious maple syrup and whipped cream.

I have seen some slobber-knockers in my life, but the way these sandwiches are fighting for the top spot, you’d think it was personal. Bradlee Meredith

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Horsepower Mustang Brewing Company reopens its facilities after being damaged in a 2013 tornado.

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Jason Willaford Vinyl Exposed 05/27 – 8/22

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Mustang Brewing Company started brewing beer in Oklahoma City again on May 13. The company has spent the last year attempting to recover from the damage its brewing facility sustained during a tornado last year. Co-owner and founder Tim Schoelen said that the new facility at 520 N. Meridian Ave. and a new brewing system will allow Mustang to change the direction of the company. “The rise of craft beer awareness in Oklahoma has definitely affected session beers,” Schoelen said. “We’ll be keeping two of our session beers, but everything else we do will be craft beers.” Mustang officially reopened on May 16 with a party. Schoelen had nine taps running and a very special cask of Sour Black Ale for attendees to sample. Included in the new beers will be an American Wild Ale called PFD (poor financial decisions). The name is Schoelen’s tongue-in-cheek reference to the trials and tribulations of the past year. Mustang closed on the sale of the old OKCity Brewing Company mere weeks before the tornado destroyed the building, leaving Mustang, Black Mesa Brewing Company and Redbud

Brewing Company without local places to brew. Schoelen contracted with an out-of-state facility for the past year and continued making beer. “I’m proud of what we managed to do this past year,” he said. “I took a day job to help with income, and we managed to survive the year without laying anyone off.” The commitment to OKC has always been important to Schoelen, and now brewing 100 percent of Mustang beers locally feels like a victory for his team. In addition to original brewmaster Gary Shellman, the brewery has added a new lead brewer, Ethan Buckman, who already has a Great American Beer Festival gold medal in his resume. A new, high-efficiency electrical system will allow Shellman and Buckman to brew double the quantity of beer than before in the same amount of time. Additionally, the new system is greener; it allows Mustang to use wind power. The new suds are an eclectic mix of styles, but because Schoelen believes “beer should taste like beer,” he said the balance is a success. The list includes Red Rye

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Susan MacQuarrie and Melanie Voice at Midwest City Convention & Visitors Bureau plan to celebrate all things local in the third year of the Made in Oklahoma Beer, Wine and Food Festival on Saturday. Three years ago, they launched a festival to celebrate local wine, beer and food, and the event has grown in size and momentum every year. “The first year, the initiative was to show off agritourism in the entire state because it’s a great feature for Oklahoma,” Voice said. She knows that while agritourism is not exactly a booming business for Midwest City in particular, it is a booming business for the state as a whole. “We really want to capitalize on the ‘buy local’ movement,” she said. All of the booth space for local vendors in the Midwest City Sheraton sold out by early April. Since they were still getting requests, they decided to add some outside booths in the beer and wine garden. Destined to be the star of the show, the beer and wine garden is full of local wineries and beer makers peddling their crafty goodness. A complete list of participating wines are available on the festival’s website. The festival is free to attend, and for

Participants chow down at last year’s Great Grilled Cheese Challenge. a small fee, you can purchase tasting tokens so you can sample the wines and beers you want to take home. You also get a souvenir wine or beer glass and a handy wine tote. Between tastings, grab something more hearty. Falcone’s Pizzeria & Deli and The Yellow Rose Dinner Theater are two of the many participating food vendors. A Wine & Palette painting party takes place 2-4 p.m. Saturday, with a custom painting designed for the festival. There are also culinary presentations, a benefit car show and an eco-village with tips and tricks for sustainable and eco-friendly living. Live and local music will entertain you all day. The Great Grilled Cheese Challenge is 4:30 p.m. with two categories: novice and professional. Contestants will compete simultaneously for the Master of Melt title. There are three types of nontraditional sandwiches in the contest. The Exceptional Okie is 60 percent cheese with one additional ingredient. The Midwest City Marvel features unlimited ingredients. The category that always gets attention, Salute to Sweetness, is the grilled cheese that can double as dessert. “Anything you can think of, they put on a sandwich,” said MacQuarrie, who will also emcee the Salute to Sweetness category. There is a $10 per-category entry fee, and contestants have to enter two or more categories. Learn more at madeinoklahomafestival.com.

We really want to capitalize on the ‘buy local’ movement. — Melanie Voice

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Coney Island, baby You don’t have to travel to Brooklyn to get to Coney Island.

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Capitol Hill’s Coney Island wienerin-a-bun shop has been serving them up red hot with chili, cheese and onions for generations. Bill and Mary Mihas took ownership of the original downtown Coney Island, 428 W. Main St., in 1967. It was first established there in 1924. “A Greek gentleman from our community sold it to us,” Mary Mihas said. The hardworking couple opened a second location in Capitol Hill at 240 SW 25th St. in 1971. A few years later, Mary’s brother, Dimitrios “Jim” Smirlis, arrived from Greece to help operate the business. “Capitol Hill was a booming part of town when I got here,” Smirlis said. “There was John A. Brown department store, a movie theater, TG&Y and Otasco.” But the early 1980s oil bust hit

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Capitol Hill hard. “It was like a ghost town for a few years,” Mary Mihas said. “Then it started coming back. Mexican people began coming in, and it has revitalized the neighborhood. There’s more life here now.” Coney Island has weathered the economic turmoil and demographic change, remaining fundamentally unchanged for decades. The blocks around it now are home to El Nacional of Oklahoma (bank), a grand old church with a new congregation, Bravo Ranch Super Mercado and a few other mostly Latino restaurants. The Oklahoma Opry, 404 SW 25th St., where Wanda Jackson was hosting musical reunions in her home neighborhood as recently as 1998, has been shuttered for years. Coney Island is open every day except Sunday. Painted on the floor-

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to-ceiling windows is “The original Coney Island since 1924.” Customers come to Coney Island from everywhere: “Enid, Norman, Moore, Midwest City and even out of state,” Smirlis said. It’s undoubtedly a homecoming for many. Greg Burnett is the owner and operator of Riverside Speed Shop, 2219 S. Robinson Ave., a few blocks away from Coney Island. He’s a longtime observer of the district and its changing face. “People who grew up in Capitol Hill come back for nostalgic visits,” Burnett said. “Coney Island is still a place to go have a hot dog that was around when they were kids.” Mihas had fond words for an octogenarian customer who visits from Shawnee every month or so. “I don’t think he’s married because he has a woman who takes care of him,” she said. “They eat here, and he brings a box of zip-lock bags and orders 52 hot dogs to-go, with two in each bag. We get a kick out of that.” Coney Island’s menu has remained virtually unchanged during its entire history. A hot dog on a bun with chili ($1.40) is the hands-down customer favorite. It’s a red Schwab Meat Co.’s tube steak in that white bread roll. You’ll be asked if you want chopped raw onion on top, and grated cheese is a dime extra. A dime.

Dimitrios “Jim” Smirlis and his sister, Mary Mihas, have operated Coney Island in Capitol Hill since the early 1970s. “When I started work here, a coney was 35 cents,” Smirlis said. “We do the best we can to keep the price down.” The other menu choices are spaghetti with chili and cheese ($4.40), a bowl of chili ($3.25) and Frito pie with cheese ($3.25). “What I most enjoy is that I’ve been working here for so many years that the customers are my friends,” Smirlis said. “We tell jokes and have a good time.” He pointed to a tattooed biker standing in line with a child. “That guy was in second grade when he first started coming here,” Smirlis said. “He’s still coming and now bringing his own children.” Some patrons drop in four or five times a week. “We had an adult birthday party here two weeks ago, and the lady told me there were six generations present,” Mihas said. The shop’s atmosphere is one of overall cordiality, unfailing politeness and relaxation. “I like working here because of the people,” Mihas said. “My brother says I talk too much, but people enjoy it.”

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One of the oldest rooftop patio spots in OKC, this multi-level hotspot offers a gorgeous view of the Bricktown canal. You can enjoy authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine or sip on one of its excellent margaritas and enjoy the view. If you’re lucky, you might get serenaded by a roaming mariachi musician as you dine.

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The Rooftop at Plenty Mercantile hosts several events throughout the year, like Plenty’s Rooftop Picnic and the Rooftop Brewhop. The space is also a private event space. The simple rooftop deck is waiting for your personal touches to make your event your own. Much like the vibe in the downstairs store, which has everything you didn’t know you were looking for, the rooftop is beautiful without being pretentious.

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Child’s play Science Museum Oklahoma and the Adventure District seek to educate children in a fun, informative way.

BY DEVON GREEN

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Don Otto hadn’t planned on being director of Science Museum Oklahoma (SMO) for 10 years. He left his directorship at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History to be a consultant for SMO. Like all people with a passion, he got caught up in it. “Because this place has such potential, it has really kept my interest and all of a sudden — bang — 10 years have passed,” he said. Otto’s work has paid off measurably. “The museum was the vision of John Kirkpatrick. He had a vision

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of Oklahoma having a great science museum, a place where children and their families could learn about science and how it related to the arts, specifically,” Otto said.

Merging tradition with progress

The Kirkpatrick family and its foundation are known for a legacy of philanthropy, especially in the arts and sciences. Oklahoma Science and Arts Foundation (OSAF), established in 1958, was the precursor to the Kirkpatrick Center and the Omniplex, later renamed Science Museum Oklahoma. Otto, who took over in 2005, wanted to remain true to the vision of its founder while bringing new ideas to the table. He started with the name change, which remains a point of contention with some Oklahoma City residents. Otto said he’s not that concerned

about what people call the science museum in private conversation; he just wants people to put names aside and visit. “When I was appointed as director, we began to rethink what we were bringing in as far as new things to recapitalize on the facility and the exhibits to turn it into a world-class museum,” he said. Otto is the first to admit that it couldn’t have happened without the generous support of the people of Oklahoma. Benefactors noticed his constant efforts to improve the museum and build on its mission statement: “Changing lives by revealing the wonder of science.” The museum recently received a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, based on the museum taking the lead on the founding of The Oklahoma Museum Network. The network is a cooperative of five museums in Oklahoma, including Leonardo’s Children’s Museum in Enid and

Above, Youth enjoy playing chess with oversized pieces at the museum. Below, Lexis Hobbs is intrigued with a telescope during a recent field trip to the museum.

Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum in Seminole. SMO works with these museums to bring interactive, learningbased children’s exhibits to rural Oklahoma. The network also helps with teacher education so they can be more equipped to teach core science to grade-school children. The network idea meshed nicely with the Reynolds Foundation’s belief in spreading science education across the state. The foundation encouraged SMO to apply for a grant for further improvements. The museum received a $12 million capital grant for timely updates to its collection and appearance.

Something for everyone

Thanks to this grant, SMO is now in the midst of an initiative that will move the museum’s entrance toward the middle of the admittedly warehouselike building. “John (Kirkpatrick) left us a great old building. It’s flexible but not much to look at,” Otto said. The plans also include a new 21,000-square-foot exhibit devoted to core sciences. The exhibit will be mostly geared toward children age 3-6, but there will be something for everyone. The exhibit will be a village with nine unusual buildings, each devoted to a core scientific principle.

Youth run and play on and around the Gadget Trees.

According to Otto, they will be interactive in a way that previous exhibits were not and will encourage children to play. “Children learn by playing,” Otto said. “That’s their job.” There will be a water environment, a cave environment and a human physiology element that teaches children about their bodies and how they work.

Children learn by playing. That’s their job. — Don Otto

The exhibit will also have information for parents, older siblings and grandparents, giving them tools to teach while having fun. “STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education is so vital for the future health of this state. And what better place to get younger kids thinking that science is pretty cool?” Otto said. “It’s shown that if you don’t get children really active and interested in science by the third or fourth grade, you’ve lost them.” The new exhibit and the entrance will be open by late May 2015. This year, the museum also won the

Lydia Wells receives instruction on how to ride a Segway at Science Museum Oklahoma. coveted ONE Award from Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. Each year, the center chooses several nonprofits across the state for awards acknowledging service to the people of Oklahoma. SMO won first place in the Open Services category against other finalists including Up With Trees, a Tulsa nonprofit, and The Tulsa Hub, a cycling and education organization. In addition to the prestige garnered with such an award, the prize also included $7,500 in cash. Honorees were chosen independently of both the center and the nonprofits involved. The committee who made the nominations and selection of winners was literally a jury of nonprofit peers. “To be chosen by your peers shows that we are doing something that’s working, and [the recognition] inspires us to do the best work we can all the time,” Otto said. “It does get our creative juices flowing.”

What’s new? Almost everything

If you haven’t recently visited SMO, you are in for quite a surprise. Gone are most of the exhibits you remember from younger days. There are a wealth of new exhibits in the “permanent” collection that rotate every five years or so. That is just the tip of the iceberg. The museum also offers a wealth of ongoing, dynamic programs so

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June and run through July. Each camp lasts a week, and no two are the same. “What we try to do is make learning enjoyable and fun in an environment that will inspire you to pursue an area you might have never considered,” Otto said. “This museum gives me a chance to help people have a better life.”

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If you haven’t made a trip to the zoo recently, you owe it to yourself. It has undergone big changes in the past few years and now is one of the top zoos in the nation. The 110-acre park is home to Asian elephants Asha, Chandra, Rex and baby Malee. Asha is expecting a new baby in December. Wander through the beautifully landscaped Cat Forest to spy a tiger through the bamboo, or check out the life aquatic with the newly opened Stingray Bay.

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For any little cowboy or cowgirl, you can’t get much more up close and personal than this. The museum houses one of the most complete collections devoted to the art, culture and history of the American West. With a vast collection of visual art, clothing and artifacts, there is plenty of fuel for the imaginations of visitors young and old. ASA National Softball Hall of Fame & Museum 2801 NE 50th St. asasoftball.com 424-5266

Take a trip through softball history and learn all about its legacy. The museum was renovated recently with displays that highlight the players who had exceptional careers and made significant contributions to the sport. It is also the site of the yearly Women’s College World Series.

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youth can get engaged in science in a way that leaves the classroom miles away. Science Live — a science-based performance unlike anything ever seen in a classroom — is an explosive good time. The museum also offers daily shows in Dome Theater, and you can learn all about the wonders of astronomy in the planetarium. Summer camps for kids start in

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Museum merit Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History receives the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries.

BY EMILY ANDERSON

It’s not every day that one meets the first lady of the United States and receives a national award. But that’s exactly what happened to Michael Mares on May 8 when Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History was honored with the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Mares, director of the musuem, said his group gathered at the White House in anticipation of meeting with the first lady. “Mrs. Obama wanted to meet with us,” Mares said. “We met her two by two, director and community member. She chatted with us, very gracious, very friendly. She is a strong proponent of sciences and education.” Through the yearly nomination process, Mares said there is a slim chance any one museum will receive the medal because there are 17,500 museums and about 124,000 libraries around the country. In the end, only five museums and five libraries received the award. It is highly competitive and is the highest award for community service awarded to museums and libraries. The museum also won the Conservation/Heritage Preservation Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections in 2004. Mares said only four museums have won both national awards. One of the programs that put the museum on the forefront of community service is its ExplorOlogy program. Youth across Oklahoma work with scientists to gather data. Once a participant is a junior or a senior in high school, he or she may go on a trip to gather data in the field. Last year, the field trip group found a dinosaur fossil in Oklahoma. Mares said that hasn’t happened in 70 years. Ernesto Vargas was in the ExplorOlogy program. He accompanied Mares to the White House and met

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above Michelle Obama presents the National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Ernesto Vargas and Michael Mares on May 8. the first lady. Vargas participated in the program from seventh grade through 12th grade. He received a scholarship to the University of Chicago. Mares said that Oklahoma ranks poorly in science. Programs like ExplorOlogy help youth change their outlook on science. Of those in the programs, Mares said 85 percent go on to college, and many major in areas of science. Another signature program at Sam Noble Museum is the Native American Languages collection. The museum collects video recordings with scholars who record the different languages and help teach youth native language. A language fair encourages grandparents who know native languages to speak those languages with their grandchildren. The program includes up to 40 tribes, and some are beginning to come from other states to participate. StoryCorps — a nonprofit that collects stories from people around the country — will also conduct an in-depth interview with the museum leadership later this year. It will take place over a year and will then be broadcast on NPR and archived in the Library of Congress. Mares said that the first lady made a point to say the honorees should do even more than what they’ve been doing because others will be watching. Mares said the museum will continue to serve the people of Oklahoma in new and better ways. “It’s great to have national attention that will focus people on our program,” Mares said. “I have always said we were a pacesetter. Now we are officially recognized.”

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The Annie Oakley Society Luncheon and Awards Banquet 11:30 a.m. June 12 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 478-2250 $150 for non-members

Many people are familiar with tales of Annie Oakley’s legendary sharpshooting abilities. She toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in the late 1800s and achieved great notoriety for her incredible talent and personality. The outspoken young woman even appealed to President William McKinley for lady sharpshooters to help in the SpanishAmerican War. While she lived, she devoted equal energy to philanthropic causes, especially those dealing with women’s rights and education. The diminutive markswoman set records into her 60s. According to her biography, The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley by Glenda Riley, she earned more than any other performer in Buffalo Bill’s show besides Bill himself. When she died in 1926, she had spent her fortune on her family and charities that helped women and children and the American Red Cross. The Annie Oakley Society was founded in the spirit of Oakley’s indomitable will and pioneering spirit as well as her commitment to women’s issues and philanthropic pursuits. The women in the society play an important role in their communities and help recognize those women who, through their lives and works, are shaping tomorrow. The society is particularly devoted to raising money to improve the quality of children’s education at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Now in its fourth year, the society’s aim is to make sweeping changes to the area of the museum focused on younger visitors. The society holds several networking events throughout the year, but its biggest fundraising event is the annual luncheon and awards. This year, at the annual luncheon, the society will honor two Oklahoma women who personify Oakley’s legacy. Kristin Chenoweth is an Emmy and Tony award-winning actress who

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rocketed to fame playing Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway production of Wicked. Hailing from Broken Arrow, the diminutive star with a big presence formed a charity partnership with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center to bring the world stage to small-town Oklahoma. She will receive the Annie Oakley Society Award. The actress will appear by satellite and will be represented by native Oklahoman and former Miss Oklahoma and Miss America Jane Jayroe Gamble. Pat Summitt will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a former head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team. Summitt is using her winning attitude and tenacity as she fights a battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Sherri Coale, head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team, will represent Summitt at the awards ceremony.

I thought she was the coolest person in the world. — Judy Hatfield

The society will also make an announcement about the future of the museum. Seating at the luncheon is free for members, and the event is open to nonmembers. Annual membership in the society is available on a tiered basis starting at $250. Judy Hatfield, Oklahoma chairwoman of The Annie Oakley Society, said Oakley has had an influence on her life. “One of my absolute favorite pictures of me as a little girl was me on my mechanical horse — they were called mobos — with my pigtails and my gun being Annie Oakley because I thought she was the coolest person in the world,” she said. Hatfield now gets to have a hand in keeping Oakley’s legacy for women alive and honoring those with the pioneering spirit embodied in the words “Aim high!”

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The Edmond Historical Society & Museum plans a history of golf display to coincide with the Senior USGA tournament and readies for its 30th anniversary. BY ANTHONY LALLI

The award-winning Edmond Historical Society & Museum is now collecting artifacts for its 30th anniversary exhibit, which will be displayed in June 2015. Deborah Baker, curator of collections for the museum since June 2012, is responsible for taking care of the exhibition by processing donations, interpreting the art the museum receives and designing the layout of the display. “Our mission is to celebrate the history of Edmond through the education and preservation of the geological, family and developmental history of the city,” Baker said.

Our mission is to celebrate the history of Edmond through the education and preservation of the geological, family and developmental history of the city. — Deborah Baker

Located at 431 S. Boulevard St. in Edmond, in the old National Guard armory, the museum has long been the primary source for education on the roots and ancestry of Oklahoma’s sixth-largest city. The Oklahoma Museums Association gave the Edmond museum an award for the excellence of its pioneer exhibit as well as other awards for its historic building tour.

The history of golf

In addition to showcasing its 30th anniversary exhibit, the museum also has other big exhibits planned. An anticipated one is “Fore” — Looking Back at Golf in Edmond, which begins June 5 and coincides with the United States Golf Association’s 2014 U.S. Senior Open event at Oak Tree National course June 7-13. The gallery plans to help educate the citizens of Edmond about the history of golf in the city and upcoming tournaments and events that look to further that legacy of local golfing excellence. The museum also has several mainstays that consistently attract visitors, including an agricultural exhibit that highlights the important ways that state agriculture is both pertinent and unique. “We’re in the process of reworking exhibits so more can be on display, such as how the land run impacted the city of Edmond,” Baker said.

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The museum is not only known for its outstanding displays. Perhaps the most crucial element to the museum’s sustained success is the children’s learning center, Baker said. The center offers numerous activities for kids, including a reading station, a prairie house with dress-up clothing and a train station. Admission is free. The center also offers pioneer summer camps. For $45, youth ages 6-12 will get to spend four hours learning about the vastly different way of life settlers experienced in 1889. Children get to dress in 19th-century attire and spend a day with a real schoolmarm, as well as learn and play as if they were in 1889. Registration is June 15 and 17, and the actual camp will be at the 1889 Territorial Schoolhouse at 124 E. Second St., near the University of Central Oklahoma, home of the first higher education building in the state. For more information about volunteering, camps or displays, visit edmondhistory.org or call 340-0078.

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Dance gets kind of a bad rap, but we try to have a strong visual metaphor. — Michelle Moeller

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Have you ever been lucky enough to see a Cirque du Soleil performance, its dancers performing elaborate choreography while suspended from a strip of fabric in midair? Did you have any idea that a dance company is doing similarly stunning work right here in Oklahoma City? Perpetual Motion Dance is Michelle Moeller’s creation. She is a professor of dance at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Edmond, yet she somehow finds the time to also run an independent dance studio responsible for some of the most cutting-edge performances in the state. Moeller started the company in 2002 with a group of UCO dance graduates. Since that time, it has grown. It offers open auditions each year, and the company tours extensively, especially over the past three years. Now, the dancers of Perpetual Motion are putting the finishing touches on their latest production, Kinetic. “We take traditional techniques — ballet and modern — and apply that to aerial work,” Moeller said. This is in contrast to the more traditional style of aerial work that you see at, well, a circus. Perpetual Motion constantly strives to be on the cutting edge of dance, especially with aerial work. “I try to keep in touch with what’s going on in the art world and what’s contemporary,” Moeller said. “I feel like we really contribute to the voice of OKC.” Those who have seen the company perform are in for something different from last year’s Water Won’t Wait. In contrast to the fluid, dreamy performances of Water, Kinetic is all about energy and resistance. “We took images and gestures that mostly have to do with the push and pull of your life,” Moeller said.

The productions are often the product of conversations about everyday things, according to Moeller, who said she never knows what can spark inspiration. There is one piece

in the new show called “Look Right, Look Left,” inspired by a recent trip to London, where it says that exact phrase on the sidewalk. “I loved the idea of making yourself

stop and take a look before you take a step,” Moeller said. She works with the company to turn that inspiration into something concrete and relatable. She also strives to get her point across as clearly as she can. Dance can be too abstract for some people, and she admits that. But she also urges those who might be skeptical to give it another chance. “Dance gets kind of a bad rap, but we try to have a strong visual metaphor,” she said. “I feel like it’s our responsibility in the Midwest to push ourselves to be doing something new for ourselves and our audience.”

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One-Man Star Wars Trilogy 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 1:30 p.m and 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. cityrep.com 297-2264 $30-$35

CityRep closes out its 12th season with the Oklahoma premiere of One-Man Star Wars Trilogy, the off-Broadway hit created by and starring Charles Ross. In a single hour, Ross retells a condensed version of all three original Star Wars films, performing every character, singing the music, flying the ships and acting out the epic struggle between the valiant Rebel Alliance and the evil Galactic Empire. The show came to the attention of CityRep’s Artisitic Director Don Jordan during its successful run in Chicago and at fringe festivals around the country. “To me, this show is a comic valentine to the original film trilogy,” Jordan said. “Anyone who enjoys live professional theater will embrace the remarkable performance of this unique theatrical experience.” One-Man Star Wars has its roots in the childhood obsession of creator and star Charles Ross, who spent untold hours watching — and rewatching — the original films. Ross said the desire to do theater came out of a natural drive to entertain, coupled with the discovery of another powerful force: laughter. “I was quite a chubby kid,” Ross said. “Making people laugh at something

I said or did, rather than laughing at my weight, was also a motivating factor. Of course, when I lost that weight, the love of performing was stronger than ever.” When it came time to choose what to include in One-Man Star Wars, Ross’ limited memory did much of the adapting for him. “I sat at a computer with John Williams’ score playing in the background and tried to retell Star Wars using only dialogue,” he said. “The characters are my main focus — their idiosyncrasies, their dialogue and their story arcs. Beyond the special effectinduced space spectacle is a little story. I’m tasked with being both the Death Star and Jabba the Hutt. The latter of the two is way more fun.” While similar theatrical productions have successfully skirted copyright issues, Ross’ fear that he might be pursued by a battalion of Lucasfilm lawyers once seemed like a real possibility in 2003, when the company got in touch with Ross during his Chicago performances. “They were interested in the show’s quality,” Ross said. “After I did it for them, they decided not to feed me to the Rancor monster.” As for what makes Star Wars such an enduring modern myth, Jordan said that the key lay in Lucas’ adaption of Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey.” “We are a species with a unique storytelling ability and need,” Jordan said. “It’s an escape for the average person to daydream about. And for the downtrodden, it’s an inspiration. Plus, there’s all the lightsabers, lasers and spaceships, which are just awesome.”

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Variety Care, a nonprofit, familybased Oklahoma healthcare center, is working with Reach Out and Read to triple the number of clinics that will offer free books and literacy-rich environments to children. To head up this initiative, Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit organization of medical providers that promotes early literacy, has donated more than 2,100 books to Variety Care’s pediatric patients up to age 5 at locations in Oklahoma City, Norman, Tipton, Grandfield, Fort Cobb and Thomas. Variety Care is working to more than triple the number of sites that offer free books to children and double their capacity to serve within the next year, according to Kyle Stewart, Variety Care director of pediatric medicine. The local family health center will reach these goals through book donations, hiring more doctors and opening more sites. “Parents obviously really appreciate [the program]. Kids love it. The cool side is that it is evidencebased; it’s not just a feel-good thing. It’s not just something that we assume works,” Stewart said. “There have been very well-designed studies on this intervention, and it has shown literacy development.” Stewart believes in teaching parents ways to develop literacy-rich

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Other options for youth Novo Ministries P.O. Box 627 209-9765 What it offers: A faith-based organization that holds weekly afternoon and evening programs like Bible club for elementaryage children in partnership with local churches and organizations. Mission: To bring real and lasting life changes to inner-city communities. Serving 17 program sites in the OKC area. For more information or a map of program sites, visit novoministries.org/about/sites. Early Birds: A Smart Start Central Oklahoma Program Smart Start Central Oklahoma 2401 NW 115th Terrace, Building G 286-2734 ext. 301 What it offers: A family-based, free school readiness program to arm parents with information and activities to use with their children from birth to age 5. Mission: To equip parents to provide their children with opportunities for positive early learning experiences. Serving four Oklahoma County school districts. For more information or to view a list of available classes, visit earlybirdsok.org/findaclass.

or without insurance. With help from its donors, the healthcare center is able to give all 65,000 of its patients the same standard of care. It’s the center’s goal to make healthcare available and affordable for everyone. In 2013, Variety Care received the patient-centered medical home accreditation of Tier 3, the highest possible, from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, an organization that quantifies the strength of the medical home provided by healthcare centers. “Healthcare is really trying to reorient itself around actually serving patient needs,” Stewart said.

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Dolly Parton’s greatest hits might not yet be written. Over half a century, her anthemic, country-tinged tunes have included “Islands in the Stream,” “Here You Come Again,” “9 to 5,” “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You.” But in May, she scored a career first. “I always get excited with any and every album I do, and the one I’ve just done is the best one yet,” she said. Her album, Blue Smoke, just earned Parton the highest solo-chart ranking of her long career. It currently ranks second on the Billboard Country Chart and sixth on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. She has charted 42 top 10 country albums in the nearly 50 years she has been making music, but this is her first visit to the Billboard Top 200. Parton’s music maintains its relevance

for generations of people who recognize her timeless messages, not her age. (She wasn’t afraid to admit she’s 68.) “First of all, people are gonna always be people. We’re gonna have the same thoughts, the same heartaches,” she said. “I had just enough talent to get out there and make a living at it. I’ve always said I have more guts than I had talent.” Blue Smoke, specifically, is special to Parton. “I wanted to do a particular album that had all the colors of my career,” she said. That includes bluegrass, gospel, “mountain-style” playing, country, pop and even some cover tunes. When asked about her favorites, like any good mother, she said she doesn’t have one. “The songs are my children, and I hope to have them support me when I’m old,” she said. But Parton also knows some are more special than others. On this tour, she said, crowds have especially liked “Miss You, Miss Me,” which came from a personal place and is about something that happened within her own family. “So many people can relate to it because there are so many people

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divorcing, and the kids always wind up suffering the most,” she said. “I just love people. And I’ve always allowed people to know me, and they think of me more like an aunt and a sister because they’ve grown up with me.” She also isn’t afraid to press boundaries. Her album covers Bon Jovi hit “Lay Your Hands On Me” with a gospel flair. At concerts, she raises her hands to the heavens. The sexual innuendo of the hairspray-laden ’80s gives way to timeless revival spirituals. After reflecting on her life and career, Parton has a few words of

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Not many bands are ever able to assemble the devout following Chvrches already has, especially not at the rapid rate the Scottish electronic pop trio has converted its congregation. Singer Lauren Mayberry and synth disciples Iain Cook and Martin Doherty worked in secret for seven months, crafting what would become the group’s hit debut, The Bones of What You Believe, starting in 2011. They wrote and recorded in short pockets between obligations to jobs and duties in their other respective bands (The Twilight Sad, Aereogramme and Blue Sky Archives). But as they leaked the early songs, their friends and press interest turned evangelical, assuring that the project wasn’t going to remain under wraps much longer. “The initial reaction of people online was a lot stronger than what we anticipated,” Doherty said. “After that, we realized we could be on to something.” Fast-forward to this year, and the band is headlining big rooms — like Sunday’s show at Cain’s Ballroom — and performing for seas of tens of thousands at festivals internationally. “We’re kind of in uncharted territory,” Doherty said. “Coachella was the first time we were able to step back and really become aware of how far we’ve come in the past year and a half.” Who’s to say why Chvrches is one of just a few chosen ones out of the hundreds of glossy, dance-hookladen synth-pop bands buzzing about? It probably has a lot to do with the urgency Doherty and Cook bring to

We come from an indie world, and it still feels that way as we write. — Martin Doherty the songs and the laser-precise but emotionally vulnerable delivery of frontwoman Lauren Mayberry. “It’s a concise statement, in terms of what we are about,” Doherty said of the debut. “It’s not 12 deliberate, trying-tobe-pop anthems, you know? We aren’t that kind of band, and it was important that people began to understand that. We come from an indie world, and it still feels that way as we write; we just don’t use traditional instruments to play them.” Touring runs through the fall, but the windows between gigs are starting to fill up with brainstorming for the band’s second LP. Chvrches is expressing little to no hesitation or nerves concerning the prospect of a follow-up, either. “I don’t stop thinking about it,” Doherty said. “For someone like me who gets bored easily, I start working on ideas again the second I get over the jet lag. You just have to follow your own nose and please yourself.” Early indications point to new material with the same message as before, or at least constructing similarly soaring songs but with a different set of building blocks. Regardless, the trio knows it is just preaching to the choir at this point, anyway. “One goal for us is to do more with less elements — a leaner record. That doesn’t mean we are going to go softer; arguably, I want to go harder and heavier, but with less fat,” Doherty said. “I know that beyond everything, the focus for us is songwriting, not how the music is dressed. It’s the relationship between melody and rhythm before anything else.”

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New York duo Cults might call their sophomore album Static, but the dynamic between the band’s two founding members is anything but unchanging. The indie-pop pair — Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion — have led a fairly charmed existence as a band since its 2010 formation, finding a quick breakout hit in “Go Outside” — the video that starred Dave Franco and Emma Roberts. Cults’ self-titled debut was released on Columbia Records (MGMT, Haim, Foster the People) just a year later, its sprawling, lovely campfire tales catching the favor of listeners and critics alike. But the romance that bonded Follin and Oblivion together fell apart over the course of a relentlessly grueling tour schedule in support of the debut. What would be the death knell of most boy-girl outfits instead became a brief awkward stretch turned functional platonic relationship. “In a way, it’s because we are Californians,” Oblivion said. “It annoys people sometimes for us to be so ‘easy come, easy go,’ but I think it’s the best way to go through life.” Even still, a breakup and sophomore-slump jitters could have proven deadly, but the prospect of following up such a well-regarded record even under somewhat dour circumstances didn’t even phase the two. “It’s not daunting; it’s exciting,” Oblivion said. “When you lose track of that excitement, that joy in your process, that’s when you become not only a jaded asshole but stale. As long as you have fun and are happy with your

It annoys people sometimes for us to be so ‘easy come, easy go,’ but I think it’s the best way to go through life. — Brian Oblivion records, it’s hard to lose.” Static — released last October — is a more grounded record, trading Cults’ airy, cloud-wisp optimism for a frank dose of reality and more concrete set pieces. The duo outlined the album with movie genres in mind, taking stabs at sci-fi, Western and horror-bent tunes — and they might have succeeded most on that final terrain, with lead single “I Can Hardly Make You Mine” soundtracking the credits to the 2013 remake of Stephen King’s Carrie. “We wanted to make this ‘haunted hits’ kind of thing, and it just kind of made its way from there,” Oblivion said. “At the same time, you don’t want to be too calculated when you make a record. It’s nice to impose some boundaries, but there needs to be some freedom in your expression to mess around and have a happy accident.” Playing Sunday at Diamond Ballroom in support of Vampire Weekend, Cults are winding down their shows in support of Static and hoping to get back to writing mode to release another album. So maybe everything is the same after all. Cults sure don’t have the look of a band on its way out. “I find it so melodramatic when bands break up. It seems so ridiculous,” Oblivion said. “In the modern day, there’s no reason to. Fifteen years from now, if we are both full-time accountants, I know I’ll still want to make the same kind of records we do now ... and we almost certainly will.”

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Gettin’ Weird The second year of the Make Guthrie Weird summer block parties kicks off with the sultry talents of singer-songwriter Valerie June. BY SHANNON HELTON

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Valerie June is a rarity among younger artists; she combines a wide range of genres to form an edgy, sultry and soulful whole. She was born and raised in Tennessee, so naturally, she has always loved music. “Making music hasn’t been easy,” she said. “But you gotta do something with this life. You might as well try.” The singing came naturally to her. The instrumental portions, on the other hand, have taken a lot of dedication on her part, often making her feel like “the most offbeat cheerleader.” “I knew I wanted to do something creative,” June said, “but all the odds are against you.” June persevered, moved to Memphis, and kept playing gigs and learning instruments. “I believe we are here to achieve our dreams,” she said. Success has not come overnight for her; it has come after many years of hard work and dedication. Recently, though, she has teamed up with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and Grammy Award-winning musician Booker T. Jones. “I’m completely in awe of the whole process,” June said of the transformation. “I hope that I’m able to inspire

other little girls.” June is one of those people who truly feels the music. When she speaks about it, she simply can’t get the words out fast enough. To share the joy she finds in the notes and words is truly lovely and endearing. It’s not enough to casually speak about her love of the music of Elizabeth Cotten; she wants you to know her life, her struggle. She wants to envelope you in the music, whether it’s hers or someone else’s — as long as it speaks to the soul. “There is other music that breaks us open,” she said. While she is currently on tour through September in support of her critically acclaimed 2013 release Pushin’ Against a Stone, June intends to spend some quality time with her family this fall. She also has plans to head back to the studio in the latter half of this year to work on her follow-up album. June is set to perform at the first of the 2014 Make Guthrie Weird summer block parties at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The series began last year when Shirley Clifford, owner of Guthrie gift store Prairie Gothic, teamed up with other local businesses and the City of Guthrie to start a summer block party series. It started with the band Escondido headlining the inaugural event, and soon, several more block parties followed. Now they’re hoping to keep the easygoing and fun atmosphere alive in 2014. “Everything has something they can do to pitch in, and it makes it all the more interesting,” Clifford said, recalling how vendors and additions are added each time they put on a show. “The City of Guthrie has been very encouraging and helpful.”

I believe we are here to achieve our dreams. — Valerie June

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For a long time there, metal felt like it was on life support, relegated to the dankest of underground clubs and precious few high school loner iPods. But then Mastodon and The Sword came, along with Baroness, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Russian Circles and ISIS. And in the past few years, an even newer class of critical darling metal bands have emerged, ones that are pushing the form in new and vibrant directions: Pallbearer, Deafheaven, Metz, Pinkish Black — the list goes on. Oklahoma City’s Idre doesn’t necessarily sound like any one of those bands, but they definitely share the same defiant spirit. Idre’s dark blend is a slower, plodding take, one with the trudge of an art-house Frankenstein, not CGI flash, flare and spectacle. It’s slow-building — almost glacial — but no less effective in building to a blissful, body-swallowing crescendo of righteous heaviness. And good lord is it heavy — like Andre the Giant deadlift heavy — captured beautifully at Oklahoma City’s Dust House Studio. There are varying degrees of post-rock, stonerdoom jams and stone-shattering punk to be found here, but they are all celebrating shades of gray and darker gray with the mastery of a monochrome Monet. Idre might only contain two tracks, but it’s inarguably a fulllength record. Opener “Factorie” gets to roam for nearly half an hour before the comparatively brief (and awesomely titled) “Witch Trial” gets

to make its appearance. Yes, Idre feels it has about as much use for brevity as a three-ring Lisa Frank binder, but they might be right. These are two tomes of gloom and despair that feel consciously and thoughtfully crafted, as pared-down and purposeful as songs over 10 minutes long can feel. “Witch Trail” climaxes at the eight-minute mark with a thrashing, cathartic breakdown worthy of the Hitchcockian pacing leading into it, with the foreboding processional drums halfway to that point getting their payoff. It’s the more affecting and effective of the two parts; the scarlet desert heat emanating from “Factorie” is pleasantly warm and hypnotic, but its slopes and slants lessen the heights they tease like a mirage. As a whole, however, it’s a successful pairing — the disorienting opening movement of “Factorie” jumbles the head and ear canals just enough to set up that closing act. Idre isn’t for the faint of heart — or the impatient. It’s largely void of vocals and admirably committed to exploring every sonic nook and cranny made available, deconstructing its findings before looping back again. A few more immediate payoffs would make the long, winding ride even more worth it, though its watershed moments are powerful enough to mostly make up for it. It’s more stimulating than indulgent — despite the inevitable accusations of the latter — and by most measures, the band positions itself nicely to conquer new corners of metal from here.

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LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Deli All Star Jam/North Meets South, The Deli, Norman. VARIOUS Grant Wells, Red Piano Lounge, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO Steve Crossley, Redrock Canyon Grill. ROCK The 1975/Bad Suns, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa. ROCK Urban Addiction, Baker St. Pub & Grill. ROCK

THURSDAY, MAY 29 Acoustic Terrace Thursdays, Myriad Botanical Gardens. ACOUSTIC David Morris, Red Piano Lounge, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO Dirty Kid Discount/Your Mom/The Quickiez, The Conservatory. ROCK

Deerpeople/Sonic Violence/IndianGiver, Blue Note Lounge. ROCK Dolly Parton, WinStar World Casino, Thackerville. COUNTRY Gum, Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewery. ROCK Jabee/Chase Kerby/Helen Kelter Skelter/Team Nightstand, H&8th Night Market. VARIOUS John Calvin and The Cavalry/Beau Jennings and The Tigers, The Deli, Norman. ROCK Lani Nash, The Paramount OKC. SINGER/SONGWRITER Lip Service, Russell’s, Tower Hotel. ROCK Loose Change, Oklahoma City Limits. COVER Maurice Johnson, Avanti Bar & Grill. JAZZ Mike and The Moonpies, Wormy Dog Saloon. COUNTRY Mountain Smoke, Redrock Canyon Grill. COUNTRY Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel/Copperheads/The Shutdown Shutouts, Opolis, Norman. ROCK Nathan Burris, Riverwind Casino, Norman. COUNTRY Nicnos/Jason Ferguson/Roots of Thought, Bricktown Music Hall. ROCK

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Stars, Baker St. Pub & Grill. ROCK

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Valerie June/John Moreland/Stranded at the Station, Downtown Guthrie. ROCK

Tequila Songbirds, 51st Street Speakeasy. COUNTRY The Clique, Friends Restaurant and Club. COVER The Dave Thomason Band, Grady’s 66 Pub, Yukon. COVER

FRIDAY, MAY 30 Aaron Einhouse, Grady’s 66 Pub, Yukon. SINGER/ SONGWRITER Aaron Newman Band, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse. ACOUSTIC

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As a member of Tulsa punk band The Bridge Climbers, and having performed with Brian Parton & the Nashville Rebels, Phil Seymour, Steve Pryor and Dwight Twilley, Dave White has contributed to the modern incarnation of the Tulsa Sound as much as anyone. White is in the midst of a battle with cancer, and the Nashville Rebels are reuniting after a more than 10-year hiatus for a benefit concert in White’s honor. The show starts 9 p.m. Sunday at VZD’s Restaurant & Club, 4200 N. Western Ave., with The Oh Johnny! Girls opening. Admission is free, but a $10 donation is suggested. Call 524-4203 or visit vzds.com. Eric Dunkin, Colcord Hotel. ROCK

The Milk Carton Kids, The Blue Door. BLUES

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Aaron Newman Band, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse. ACOUSTIC

Jumpship Astronaut, Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewery. ELECTRONIC

Bloody Ol Mule, Grandad’s Bar. BLUES Bluegrass Gospel Concert and Jam, Oklahoma CountryWestern Museum & Hall of Fame. BLUEGRASS Boogie Fever, Remington Park. COVER Casey and Minna, JJ’s Alley. ACOUSTIC

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Bruce Benson, Vintage 89, Guthrie. JAZZ

Derek Harris, Newcastle Casino, Newcastle. ACOUSTIC

Chavez Soliz, Bricktown Brewery. ROCK

Dolly Parton, WinStar World Casino, Thackerville. COUNTRY

Savannah Valentino, The Blue Door. COUNTRY Swearin’/Glow God/Sex Snobs, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman. ROCK

Space Camp/DJ Falkirk/Ed Crunk, VZD’s Restaurant & Club. DANCE Stat Band, Russell’s, Tower Hotel. ROCK

The Blue Cats, Riverwind Casino, Norman. COUNTRY The Byron Berline Band, Double Stop Music Hall, Guthrie. BLUEGRASS

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3 DJ Ryno/DJ Brewdawg, Baker St. Pub & Grill. DANCE Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa. FOLK Grant Stevens, Red Piano Lounge, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

The Naked and Famous/White Sea/Strange Babes, Brady Theater, Tulsa. ROCK

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Thieving Birds, Wormy Dog Saloon. ROCK

Bruno Mars, BOK Center, Tulsa. POP

Tyler Hopkins and the Rebellion/Aaron Pierce Sioux City Kid, Blue Note Lounge. SINGER/SONGWRITER

Grant Wells, Red Piano Lounge, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

Tyson Meade/Skating Polly/Helen Kelter Skelter/Feel Spectres, Opolis, Norman. ROCK

Mark Vollertsen, Redrock Canyon Grill. ACOUSTIC

Zach Merril, Bricktown Brewery. VARIOUS

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Don and Melodee Johnson, Twelve Oaks, Edmond. JAZZ

Vampire Weekend/Cults, Diamond Ballroom. POP

Mama Sweet, The Deli, Norman. ROCK

Shakers of Salt, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill. COVER

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Black and white Belle is a rarity in the summer movie season — it’s smart.

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Misan Sagay when she first saw it a decade ago. Her script is as ambitious as it is smart. Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Larry Crowne), our titular heroine, is in a precarious spot amid Britain’s rigid class structure. In the latter half of the 18th century, she finds herself too black to be embraced by the aristocracy but too white to live beneath her station. Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson, The Grand Budapest Hotel) and his wife (Emily Watson, The Book Thief) treat her as a sort of second-tier daughter, while Belle and Elizabeth (Sarah Gadon, Cosmopolis) are raised as the closest of sisters. There are lines to be drawn and complexities to be examined. And when the time comes for suitors, the presumption is that Elizabeth will be the one married off. The only hitch is that her dowry is virtually nonexistent, while Belle has inherited a tidy sum from her father, Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode, Stoker). Belle’s beauty and intelligence draws the attention of a vicar’s son named

John Davinier (Sam Reid). A budding abolitionist, he raises her consciousness about slavery. In particular, he makes her aware of a case currently before Lord Mansfield, who is Britain’s chief justice, one that has major implications on the legality of slavery. Director Amma Asante admirably stitches together social consciousness, courtroom thriller and Jane Austenstyled melodrama. It is not always seamless. The music score can be cloying, and Ben Smithard’s cinematography occasionally has the bland prettiness of a Masterpiece Theater. But it seems a tad ungrateful to quibble about a film this vivid and compelling. Mbatha-Raw is captivating in the title role, but equally impressive is a cast that includes Wilkinson, Gadon and Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1) as the class-conscious mother of two suitors. The real stars of Belle, however, are Asante and Sagay, who have crafted a story of richness and complexity.

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Belle is set in the 18th century, but its themes of race and class feel thoroughly contemporary. Don’t be fooled by the prevalence of bodices and powdered wigs. Like the best costume dramas, Belle has resonance for modern-day audiences, especially in a nation with a rapidly growing biracial population and an ever-widening gulf between the very rich and everyone else. It is arguable, however, whether Belle — now playing exclusively at AMC Quail Springs Mall — would resonate with sticklers for historical accuracy. The movie is loosely (and I do mean loosely) based on the real-life account of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a woman about whom little is truly known. The mixedrace and illegitimate daughter of a Royal Navy captain and an African slave, she was a little girl when left in the care of her great-uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Mansfield. A painting of Dido and her cousin, Elizabeth Murray — who was also raised by the childless couple —reportedly inspired Belle screenwriter

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ARIES March 21-April 19 “When I was young,” wrote French author Albert Camus, “I expected people to give me more than they could -- continuous friendship, permanent emotion.” That didn’t work out so well for him. Over and over, he was awash in disappointment. “Now I have learned to expect less of them than they can give,” he concluded. “Their emotions, their friendship, and noble gestures keep their full miraculous value in my eyes; wholly the fruit of grace.” I’d love to see you make an adjustment like this in the coming months, Aries. If you do, the astrological omens suggest you will experience a blessing like Camus’. TAURUS April 20-May 20 Some earthquakes happen in slow-motion. These rare events occur 22 to 34 miles down, where tectonic plates are hotter and gooier. Unlike the sudden, shocking jolts of typical temblors, this gradual variety can take many days to uncoil and never send dishes flying off shelves up here on the earth’s surface. I suspect your destiny will have a resemblance to this phenomenon in the coming months, Taurus. Your foundations will be rustling and rumbling, but they will do so slowly and gently. The release of energy will ultimately be quite massive. The realignment of deep structures will be epic. But there will be no big disturbances or damages. GEMINI May 21-June 20 I suspect that some night soon you will have a dream of being naked as you stand on stage in front of a big audience. Or maybe not completely naked. There’s a strong possibility you will be wearing pink and green striped socks and a gold crown. And it gets worse. In your dream, I bet you will forget what you were going to say to the expectant crowd. Your mouth will be moving but no words will come out. So that’s the bad news, Gemini. The good news is that since I have forewarned you, you can now do whatever is necessary to prevent anything resembling this dream from actually occurring in

your waking life. So when you are called on to show what you’ve got and make a splashy impression, you will be well-prepared. CANCER June 21-July 22 When I slip into a meditative state and seek insight about your future, I have a reverie about a hearty sapling growing out of a fallen tree that’s rotting on the forest floor. I see exuberant mushrooms sprouting from a cowpie in a pasture. I imagine compost nourishing a watermelon patch. So what do my visions mean? I’m guessing you’re going through a phase of metaphorical death and decay. You are shedding and purging and flushing. In the process, you are preparing some top-notch fertilizer. It won’t be ready for a while, but when it is, a growth spurt will begin. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 “Dear Diary: Almost everything that was possible to change has changed these past 12 months. I am not kidding and I am not exaggerating. Getting just one of my certainties destroyed would have been acceptable; I long ago became accustomed to the gradual chipchip-chipping away of my secure foundations. But this most recent phase, when even my pretty illusions of stability got smashed, truly set a record. So then why am I still standing strong and proud? Why is it I’m not cowering in the corner muttering to the spiders? Have I somehow found some new source of power that was never available to me until my defenses were totally stripped away? I think I’ll go with that theory.” VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 About 32,000 years ago, squirrels in northeast Siberia buried the fruits of a flowering plant deep in their burrows, below the level of the permafrost. Then a flood swept through the area. The water froze and permanently sealed the fruits in a layer of ice. They remained preserved there until 2007, when they were excavated. A team of scientists got a hold of them and coaxed them to grow into viable plants. Their success has a metaphorical resemblance to a project you will be capable of pulling off during the next 12 months, Virgo. I’m not sure what exact form it will take. A resuscitation? A resurrection? A recovery? The revival of a dormant dream? The thawing of a

frozen asset or the return of a lost resource? LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 For German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld, the good news was that he was nominated for the Nobel Prize 81 times. The bad news is that he never actually won. Actor Richard Burton had a similar fate. He was nominated for an Academy Award seven times, but never took home an Oscar. If there is anything that even vaguely resembles that pattern in your own life, Libra, the next 12 months will be the most favorable time ever to break the spell. In the next few weeks, you may get a glimpse of how it will unfold. SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 “I should have kissed you longer.” I hope you won’t be replaying that thought over and over again in your imagination three weeks from now. I hope you won’t be obsessing on similar mantras, either, like “I should have treated you better” or “I wish I would have listened to you deeper” or “I should have tried harder to be my best self with you.” Please don’t let any of that happen, Scorpio. I am begging you to act now to make any necessary changes in yourself so that you will be fully ready to give the important people in your life the care they deserve. If you do so, you will be free of regrets later. SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 “Longing, what is that? Desire, what is that?” Those are questions Louise Gluck asks in her poem “Prism.” Does she really not know? Has she somehow become innocent again, free from all her memories of what longing and desire have meant to her in the past? That’s what I wish for you right now, Sagittarius. Can you do it? Can you enter into beginner’s mind and feel your longing and desire as if they were brand new, just born, as fresh and primal as they were at the moment you fell in love for the first time? If you can manage it, you will bestow upon yourself a big blessing. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You could really benefit from engaging with a compassionate critic -- someone who would gently and lovingly invite you to curb your excesses, heal

your ignorance, and correct your mistakes. Would you consider going out in search of a kick-ass guide like that? ideally, this person would also motivate you to build up your strengths and inspire you to take better care of your body. One way or another, Capricorn, curative feedback will be coming your way. The question is, will you have a hand in choosing it, or will you wait around passively for fate to deliver it? I highly recommend the former. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Now would be an excellent time for you to dream up five new ways to have fun. I’m not suggesting there’s anything wrong with your existing methods. It’s just that in the next few weeks, life will conspire to help you drop some of your inhibitions and play around more than usual and experience greater pleasure. The best way to cooperate with that conspiracy is to be an explorer on the frontiers of amusement and enchantment. What’s the most exciting thing you have always wondered about but never done? What interesting experiment have you denied yourself for no good reason? What excursion or adventure would light up your spontaneity? PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 Author Eva Dane defines writer’s block as what Now is an excellent time to transform your relationship with your past. Are you up for a concentrated burst of psychospiritual work? To get the party started, meditate your ass off as you ponder this question: “What fossilized fixations, ancient insults, impossible dreams, and parasitic ghosts am I ready to let go of?” Next, move on to this inquiry: “What can I do to ensure that relaxed, amused acceptance will rule my encounters with the old ways forever after?” Here’s a third query: “What will I do with all the energy I free up by releasing the deadweight I had been clinging to?” 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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Bilingual Legal Secretary/ Office Assistant (Oklahoma City)

needed with experience FAX: 405.942.2012

EMAIL: naleazissa@gmail.com

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WE OFFER: • BASE PAY $11/hour + attainable BONUS structure • Part-Time positions(mostly weekends) • Flexible Hours • Paid Training • Fun Environment • Integrity Based Company • Advancement Opportunity REQUIREMENTS: • Aggresive, enthusiastic, & Self-motivated • Must have reliable transportation • Able to work evening, weekend, and occasional weekday events • Able to pass a criminal background check

Please send resumes to OKC or TULSA Events to: eventjobs@rbaoftx.com

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Some of the many opportunities available include: • Part Time Tellers(Part-time Tellers receive a $250 Sign On Bonus) • Personal Bankers in our Moneyline Call Center • Assistant Banking Center Managers • Teller Operations Supervisors Personal Banking associates assist customers with a variety of transactions while identifying beneficial products and services in a professional team oriented work environment. Attributes of a successful candidate include proficient computer and 10-key skills, strong leadership qualities, an outgoing and enthusiastic personality and a competitive spirit. Assertive and persuasive communication and client service skills are a must. Previous banking experience is preferred, but not required.

Some of the many reasons to join our team include: • Competitive Benefits to include tuition reimbursement • Ability to earn incentive pay • $500 Experience Bonus for candidates who possess at least 12 months of previous banking experience

www.midfirst.jobs If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website to complete an online application. AA/EOE M/F/D/V

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