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FREE EVERY WEDNESDAY METRO OKC’S INDEPENDENT WEEKLY VOL. XXXVI NO. 37 SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

From the Thunder to collegiate softball, sports earn big money for OKC.

BY KORY B. OSWALD P.15

FOOD: FIND COMFORT, WITH RELISH, AT NEW R&J LOUNGE. P.23 LIFE: WIGGLE OUT LOUD BRINGS FUN, FITNESS TO OKC. P.30

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NEWS

LIFE

LIFE

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City: Chesapeake Energy Arena

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Education: Link Crew

Buzz on okc.BIZ/OKG cover: sports in OKC

Performing Arts: Friends & Lovers, OKC improv

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Metro briefs

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Buzz on okc.BIZ: Elliott + Associates Architects

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Sudoku / Crossword

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Chicken-Fried News

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Sports: tai chi

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Commentary

Buzz on okc.BIZ: Have You Met Julia Kirt?

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Letters

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OKG picks

Music: Old Crow Medicine Show, Drive-By Truckers, Alex G, event listings, Kyle Reid

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Food & Drink: The R&J Lounge and Supper Club, The Garage Burgers & Beer, food briefs, heirloom vegetables, OKG eat: sandwiches

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Film: The Trip to Italy, DVD reviews

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Astrology

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Classifieds

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NEWS CITY

Dollars and sense Chesapeake Arena construction and renovation costs are a bargain compared to other arenas around the nation.

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Thomas Anderson and Tim Linville inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.

BY BEN FELDER

In an era of billion-dollar arenas that serve as palaces to America’s basketball teams, Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena came at a bargain price.

Add up the original construction cost along with the price of renovations throughout its 12-year existence, and the arena’s $185 million price tag makes it one of the cheapest in the nation, especially when compared to other facilities that are home to professional sports teams.

Building an arena for less than $200 million would have been considered hard to do in the 1990s, let alone by today’s standards. Kansas City’s Sprint Center, which isn’t home to any professional team, cost nearly $300 million when it was built in 2007. Toronto’s Air Canada Centre cost $265 million in 1999, and the new home of the Brooklyn Nets, Barclays Center, opened a few years ago at over $1 billion.

“It was a bargain,” Thomas Anderson, executive manager of special projects for the city of Oklahoma City, said of Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Thomas has overseen a series of renovations made to the arena — new suites, scoreboards, restaurants and a grand lobby entrance — over the past several years. Chesapeake Energy Arena was built at a cost of $90 million in 2002, $33 million less than Madison Square Garden in New York, which opened in 1968.

Then again, arena costs have varied over the years and are often dependent on many factors, including location and size.

The city built a basic arena in 2002 and then gained voter approval to use sales tax dollars to complete a series of renovations in an effort to modernize the facility to meet current NBA standards. That included several upgrades, such as replacement of the seats closest to the court.

“They were probably the least comfortable seats in the building, and that was where people paying the highest

amount for a ticket were sitting for concerts and Thunder games,” Anderson said. “We totally re-did those to what you would expect at that price point for concerts and games.”

Other upgrades included a complete remodel of the restrooms.

“We went from high school to the Hyatt,” Anderson said.

Why so inexpensive?

Besides the fact that Chesapeake Energy Arena, which was called Ford Center when it first opened, was built in Oklahoma, where construction costs can be considerably lower than other regions, a penny-pinching mentality helped the city build a low-cost arena.

The $90 million bid for original construction ended up being too low, although the construction crew honored the original price. When renovations were started following news of a new NBA team, a tanking economy in 2008 brought in nearly $20 million less than originally projected through a voterapproved sales tax for the improvements.

“We had to really ask, ‘What’s really essential, and what stuff can we cut?’”

Anderson said.

Expansion of the concourse was cut by 10 percent, a practice court was removed from the plans and five levels of concession and office space was redesigned to fit on four floors. The renovation process also took six years instead of the planned three.

Arena officials have been creative in how they make improvements. For example, a third-level concrete floor was ground down and given a topping that looks like the popular terrazzo floor material, but at a fraction of the cost.

The arena’s lower cost also comes from its size, which not only offered savings but also might create a better fan environment. At 581,000 square feet, Chesapeake Energy Arena has one of the smallest footprints of any modern

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arena. Arenas in Memphis, Houston and Orlando are all over 800,000 square feet.

“American Airlines Center is an amazing facility,” Anderson said about the Dallas arena that is 840,000 square feet.

“But one of the things we have over them is the sightlines are better here. You are so much closer to the action here.”

The ’Peake, as the arena is often called, has 5,000 more seats than the Cox Convention Center arena across the street.

However, the last row at Chesapeake Energy Arena is only eight feet farther from the center of the court than the last row at Cox. Despite the cuts, arena officials say they have an arena that plays well against any in the league.

“It’s probably the best value arena I know of anywhere,” said Tim Linville, the arena’s director of marketing. “They built a really functional arena that was barebones. But once we brought the NBA in, we were almost able to go in and put in all the things you wanted before but couldn’t afford.”

The future of arenas

Linville said arena staff is constantly looking for ways to improve the fan experience and features are added each year. When asked what the future holds, Linville says he isn’t sure, but he points to a smartphone as a possible answer.

“Technology has really changed things for us, and it’s about making sure people can stay connected,” Linville said.

Many architects view in-arena technology as the future, and arena managers say fans will see better connectivity with stats, replays and other features. Part of the challenge for stadiums and arenas is convincing people the experience at the game is better than the one at home with their giant TV and close-up camera angles and replays.

In OKC, that hasn’t been a problem, as consistent sellout crowds turn up to watch one of the league’s elite teams. The

NBA arenas Brooklyn, Barclays Center, $1 billion, 2012 Orlando, Amway Center, $480 million, 2010 Charlotte, Time Warner Cables Arena, $260 million, 2005 Memphis, FedEx Forum, $250 million, 2004 Phoenix, US Airways, $90 million, 2003 Houston, Toyota Center, $235 million, 2003 OKC, Chesapeake Energy Arena, $90 million, 2002 San Antonio, AT&T Center, $186 million, 2002 Dallas, American Airlines Center, $420 million, 2001 Toronto, Air Canada Centre, $265 million, 1999 Denver, Pepsi Center, $187 million, 1999 New Orleans, Smoothie King Center, $114 million, 1999 Atlanta, Philips Arena, $213 million, 1999 Indianapolis, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, $183 million, 1999 Miami, American Airlines Arena, $213 million, 1999 Los Angeles, Staples Center, $375 million, 1999 Washington DC, Verizon Center, $260 million, 1997 Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center, $210 million, 1996 Boston, TD Gardens, $160 million, 1995 Portland, Moda Center, $262 million, 1995 Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena, $100 million, 1994 Chicago, United Center, $180 million, 1994 Salt Lake City, EnergySolutions Arena, $93 million, 1991 Minneapolis, Target Center, $104 million, 1990 Milwaukee, BMO Harris Bradley Center, $91 million, 1988 Sacramento, Sleep Train Arena, $40 million, 1988 Detroit, The Palace of Auburn Hills, $70 million, 1988 New York, Madison Square Garden, $123 million, 1968 Oakland, Oracle Arena, $25 million, 1966

Thunder ranked No. 11 in attendance last year, but it was 100 percent full throughout the season.

“We are really proud of the arena,” Linville said. “It gets high marks from those who visit, and it just shows how smart they were when they built it.”

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NEWS EDUCATION

Linked in

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The Link Crew mentorship program connects OKC high school freshman with upperclassmen to help students advance academically.

BY BEN FELDER

Malachi Mills is a few weeks into his high school career, but he is already determined to reach graduation in four years.

“Me and my brother will actually be the first two males in our whole family to pass high school and go onto college,” Mills, a freshman at John Marshall MidHigh School, said matter-of-factly.

Mills’ brother, in seventh grade, is dealing with academic and behavior issues that Mills is trying to help him address.

“He’s having a lot of trouble with his work, and I’m trying to help him through it,” Mills said.

Mills sees himself as a mentor to his little brother, and a new program at John Marshall is giving him a firsthand look at the importance of having a mentor.

“He has taught me how to juggle my credits and still do after-school activities,” Mills said about Vincent French, a senior at John Marshall who is Mills’ Link Crew mentor. “Vincent taught me how to juggle time and that I need to get homework done and hang out another day. I’m also trying to help my brother see the importance of school.”

Link Crew is a program that connects incoming freshmen with upperclassman mentors and is the product of a partnership between the Oklahoma City Public School District and the K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal at the University of Oklahoma. Link Crew is utilized at nine high schools in the district with the belief that the first year in high school can make or break a student’s future. Link Crew allows junior and senior students to help advise freshman on the importance of academics, along with giving them more insight into the high school career.

“A problem for me freshman year was I didn’t really do my homework or did it the day it was due,” French said. “But I learned I should have done it earlier and it would have been way easier. I told [Mills] you have to do work when it’s fresh on your mind and make sure it gets done.”

Each mentor is linked with a few freshmen students, and during a summer orientation, the students had a chance to meet each other.

“When we went to freshman orientation, I gave them all my cell phone number so they could ask me for advice,” said junior Kiera Bowen. “The other day, one of my Link Crew [students] sent me a text asking if I could help tutor him. I told

John Marshall High School Link Crew mentors hang out with freshmen partners during a recent orientation. physical are all coming together. The schools are likely new environments, and the students have more autonomy and more homework.”

The encouragement to handle that emotional and physical toll is sometimes best administered from older students rather than a teacher.

“With Link Crew, I come in and see those guys have made it and they have gone through all the years of high school, so I can do it,” Salcido said. “I think it takes a little bit of the pressure off.”

Mentors spend time once a month talking with freshman about academic goals, and activities are planned, such as football tailgate parties. One-onone interactions between mentors and freshman are also common, as strong friendships emerge from the program.

“We are not only mentors but we are actually becoming friends,” Cole said.

Link Crew leader Jordan Cole helps freshman Mykaela Salcido on her math fractions at John Marshall High School.

him, ‘Yes, I am here for you.’”

Jordan Cole said he often texts freshman Mykaela Salcido or meets with her.

“My advice to her was don’t do too many activities because [school] won’t be fun,” said Cole, a junior at John Marshall.

“I tell her to manage what’s on your plate, don’t do too much.”

It’s advice and a relationship Cole wished he had as a high school student.

“When we were freshmen, we didn’t really have the opportunity for someone to guide us,” Cole said. “This is a big help.”

Important year

Research has shown that freshman year is often the most important and most challenging in a student’s school career. A report published in the journal Education said freshmen students typically have the lowest grade point average, the most missed classes, the majority of failing grades and more misbehavior referrals than any other high school grade level.

“While the transition from middle school to high school can represent an important milestone, it can also be a time

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of loneliness, isolation and disconnection for some students,” wrote Kyle Megan McCallumore and Ervin F. Sparapani in a report titled The Importance of the Ninth Grade on High School Graduation Rates and Student Success in High School. “This transition period is frequently marked by declining academic performance, increased absences and increased behavior disturbances.”

Freshman year is often the first experience a student has with classes that are mandatory for graduation, and study habits are expected to be increased.

“As a freshman, you kind of walk in without guidance and are kind of blind,” Cole said. “Your freshman year is where you start you foundation for your future.”

The Center for Promise at Tufts University has also explored American dropout rates and the link to freshman year.

“More and more of us are realizing that it’s the make-or-break year for many 14- and 15-year-olds,” Jon Zaff, director of the center, told The Atlantic. “It’s a time when the cognitive, emotional and

Mentorship skills

“To me, this is really special,” French said about the first-year program. “Not just for the [freshmen]. But it has changed who I am because it makes me think about my little brother and my little sister and how they handle school.”

Freshmen receive life skill lessons, but upperclassmen also learn mentoring skills that they can take with them beyond high school.

“When I was a freshman, I was so childish,” Bowen said. “But I have learned that I have to really focus. [Link Crew] is getting us prepared.”

Nationwide, the rate of freshmen who end up repeating the grade is near 22 percent, and being held back can be a precursor to dropping out of school.

French likens the experience to a track where fatigue can easily set in.

“You keep on running and running and you are tired and you can just give up like that,” French said. “But if you have a person there telling you to keep going, you are going to keep running until you’ve achieved what you thought you couldn’t.

“This is what this Link Crew is about. We are linked together to become something greater than we thought we could be.”

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Amanda Ripley

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An author says schools don’t challenge students enough and teachers are underpaid.

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decision to repeal Oklahoma’s Common Core academic standards.

“Whatever you end up doing, I’m begging you to come up with the type of rigorous standards that kids need,” Ripley said.

Robert Neu, superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools, also addressed the crowd and echoed Ripley’s thoughts.

“We have to raise our expectations,” Neu said. “[Students] will rise to those expectations.”

Neu said he was also looking to increase teacher pay and hoped to make it a valued profession.

“We do have to increase the pay [of teachers],” Neu said. “It can’t just be all heart; there has to be financial reward.”

Mary Fallin

Fallin creates council to look at earthquake causes

In an address to energy and policy leaders from across the state, Gov. Mary Fallin announced her plan to create a council to research Oklahoma’s recent uptick in earthquakes.

At the annual Governor’s Energy Conference here last week, Fallin said the rise in seismic activity warranted a closer look. She failed to link earthquakes with a rise in natural gas fracking, as some reports have indicated, but said she wanted to better understand the facts.

“We want to be able to know what the facts are, what the science is, and bring the experts together,” Fallin said.

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Is school in America too easy?

Amanda Ripley thinks so.

The author of The Smartest Kids in the World, a best-seller that tracked American foreign exchange students in some of the world’s best school systems, told an audience of education leaders last week that her research indicates the U.S. education system lacks rigor, focus and drive.

“I know you are sick of this word,” Ripley said about rigor. “But I could not get around it.”

The Teachers Matter program, hosted by Stand for Children Oklahoma and the Inasmuch Foundation, welcomed Ripley as the keynote speaker, along with the superintendents of the state’s two largest districts — Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Ripley said her 2013 book began as a project aimed at discovering what was different in countries that have recently passed the United States in virtually every academic benchmark.

“I kept hearing about these countries that were supposedly so amazing in their education outcomes,” Ripley said. “Finland had a 10 percent graduation rate in the 1950s … and they are at 95 percent today.”

Ripley said she discovered America’s students were smarter today than in previous generations but the growth rate was nowhere near the pace of almost every other developed nation.

In her book, Ripley followed a student from Sallisaw who spent a year of high school in Finland.

Like many countries Ripley studied through the eyes of a foreign exchange student, Finland had high standards not just for curriculum but teachers. Admittance to teacher preparation programs in Finland is challenging, and the teaching profession is viewed as a prestigious career.

Ripley also referenced Oklahoma’s

Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Michael Teague will lead the new Coordinating Council on Seismic Activity. Fallin said the council will look at the Oklahoma Geological Survey, the Corporation Commission and oil and gas associations.

Neu criticizes state leaders, federal government

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As lawmakers traded blame following news that Oklahoma’s request for a No Child Left Behind waiver had been denied, Oklahoma City Public Schools superintendent Robert Neu had harsh words for those on both sides of the debate.

“The adults are at fault,” Neu said. “I’m talking about the White House, I’m talking about the U.S. Department of Education, I’m talking about our state Legislature.”

Oklahoma lawmakers voted to repeal Common Core school standards earlier this year and requested a waiver from the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) standards, which is an option that President Barack Obama’s administration has offered states that develop an alternative system.

However, without Common Core or an acceptable replacement, the federal government denied the waiver request, making Oklahoma just the second state to be turned down.

“I think the decision by the White House to overturn the waiver reminds me that two wrongs don’t make a right,” Neu said. “The fact that our state Legislature repealed Common Core knowing that this could be an impact of that decision is very concerning to me. Basically, it puts our children at academic risk.”

By the numbers

4.1. That’s the percentage drop in voter registration in Oklahoma.

The figure, reported last week by the Oklahoma Policy Institute and compiled by the Pew Charitable Trust, represents a decline since 2008 and the registration rate in 2012.

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CHiCKEN CKEN Rough water ahead

Bids for a proposed whitewater facility along the Oklahoma River came into the City of Oklahoma City last month almost $20 million over the estimated $23.8 million price tag. It was curveball for the city and one of its signature MAPS 3 projects, but it’s hard to fault city leaders for getting the estimate wrong. Predicting the price of a whitewater course is no easy task, especially here in landlocked Oklahoma.

The city council voted last month to move forward with the project and find ways to save money along the way. Just like riding a real whitewater course, the city has decided to jump on the boat and trust it will make it to the end, despite the fact that there will be plenty of choppy waters ahead.

Welker doesn’t even know Molly

Remember when Wes Welker was handing out $100 bills at the Kentucky

FR FRiED NEWS Derby a few months back and you were thinking to yourself, “How messed up was this guy?” Well, now we have a pretty good idea.

The Denver Broncos wide receiver and Oklahoma City native was suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league’s performanceenhancing drug policy. The alleged “performance-enhancing drug”? Molly, aka MDMA, aka ecstasy, aka “Oh my god everything is amazing!”

A source told I DON’T ProFootballTalk.com’s DO WEED, JUST MOLLY. Mike Florio that Welker took Molly that had been cut with amphetamines that day, presumably to make watching horses run in a straight line more tolerable. But the amphetamine part is why this was classified as “performance enhancing,” which is kind of ridiculous. While Molly definitely does enhance things (er, so we’ve heard), we’re skeptical that playing football is one of them. In an email to The Denver Post, Welker denied the report in the best way possible.

“I wouldn’t have any idea where to get a Molly or what a Molly is,” he said.

“That’s a joke. I don’t do marijuana. I don’t do drugs. I don’t do any drugs.”

Got that? Welker doesn’t do marijuana so he obviously doesn’t know what a Molly is. But, hey, the guy still knows how to party.

Who’s the best?

University of Oklahoma: They’re football team is the best!

The University of Oklahoma is failing our children.

It would seem that OU has brushed aside the basics of education — reading, writing and arithmetic — in favor of football, winning and partying. At the very least, there’s a gap in learning at the esteemed educational institution made glaringly clear by its blatant grammatical error on live television during the game against Louisiana Tech on Aug. 30.

(Which the team won by a sweeping 32 points. Hoo-wah!) A scrolling ad across the top of the screen during the game

read, “OU Outreach: You’re degree is within reach.”

Whoa.

Pro tip: There’s an invention called spelling and grammar check. Look into it, lest the next advertisement read something about how “there football team is the best.”

Go Sooners!

TV, baby!

Checotah’s country music sweetheart Carrie Underwood has been, uh, busy.

Nearly a year after the, er … tumultuous reception of NBC’s live production of The Sound of Music, in which Underwood played Maria von Trapp, she’s hitting the tiny silver screen in your living room once again, except this time, you won’t actually see her.

Fox has commissioned Carrie Underwood to create a new miniseries based on her 2012 song “Two Black Cadillacs.” She will serve as co-executive producer on the series that will follow two Southern women — a wife and

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a mistress — who find out their man read stories to readers. Yes, that’s what is a cheating liar and devise a plan to The Oklahoman is doing. We checked. kill him. The show is written by Ildy So far, leading names are Michael for Modrovich (CSI: Miami, Californication) the male voice and Sophia for the female and will be six hours long, according to voice. The poll has garnered a whopping deadline.com.

45-50 votes for each name since it went And amidst all of this fancy TV live on Aug. 31. stuff, Underwood has officially assumed “We think that giving them a name the greatest role she will ever play: is still a couple of steps away from these mother. On Labor Day, she tweeted voices becoming self-aware. We’re safe,” a photo of herself with her two dogs the paper reported. and the caption, “In honor of Whew. Because if those ‘Labor’ Day...Ace & Penny voices become sentient, would like to make an they might want to read announcement. Their something else. Like, oh OKLAHOMA GAZETTE parents couldn’t be ... Oklahoma Gazette. happier!” The dogs were wearing shirts that said, Vince Gill “I’m going to be a big weighs in on brother” and “I’m going ALS ice bucket to be a big sister.”

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challenge ... shrinkage

Vince Gill recently said he had heavy shrinkage, and he wasn’t talking about his fan base or record sales.

The famous Oklahoman took time out of his busy schedule of not making new music and not hosting the Country Music Awards to accept the ubiquitous

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) challenge. Four people, whom he called out on the video, had challenged Gill to take the plunge. And he said he accepted “with total bravery.” Gill went on to say, “Me being the age that I am, I can’t do that. I really don’t need cooled off down there anymore,” after explaining that one of his challengers poured the ice water down his own pants.

After the splash, Gill said, “That’s beautiful. We’ve got some heavy shrinkage going on right now,” to the laughter of those around him.

The man could sing us the details of his colonoscopy and we would all swoon.

Stehney and wife Joy in 1996. However, the Stehney’s opened the first Oklahoma Joe’s location — in Stillwater — with partner Joe Don Davidson in 1995.

BRR! The two long ago parted ways, but not names. Until now.

“It’s not a knock on Oklahoma or the Oklahoma name,” Jeff Stehney told The Kansas City Star. “We are super proud of our Oklahoma beginnings.”

OK. Davidson’s still going strong, especially in the Tulsa area, where he’s hoping to grow his franchise.

“I’m actually surprised it took him this long to do it,” Davidson told The Tulsa World.

Both Tulsa-area locations opened in Goodbye, hello 2011. Maybe that influenced Stehney’s Oklahoma Joe’s Bar-B-Que isn’t any more. decision.

Well, at least it isn’t in Kansas. We “We’ve been friends and always will smell a long-simmering beef. be,” Davidson told the World. “He’s done Oklahoma Joe’s Bar-B-Que locations a great job of building the Oklahoma in Kansas have changed eatery names Joe’s Bar-B-Que brand.” to Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que. The You bet he has.

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COMMENTARY

Seeking acceptance in America’s heartland

BY ADAM SOLTANI

I, like countless other Oklahomans and Americans, will never forget where I was the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Like a typical college student, I was still asleep when news broke of a plane hitting the World Trade Center in New York.

I was alarmed when my mother flung the door open to my room, speaking to me as she never had before, frantically urging me to get up and see what was happening. In my groggy state, I didn’t take her seriously until I heard her shriek from the living room as a result of witnessing a second plane hit one of the towers.

Sitting on the couch that morning, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Not realizing the extent that this horrific event would change my life and the lives of everyone around me, the scenes on the television that morning were surreal, more suited for an action movie script than a news broadcast. It wasn’t until I attempted to

Thirteen years later, we have seen little progress in understanding Islam’s place in America. attend my morning class at the University of Central Oklahoma that day, only to find the doors locked with signs reading, “Classes are canceled,” that I came to gather that my life as a Muslim in Oklahoma would never be the same.

The Friday following the tragic attacks, I had planned to attend Jumah (Friday) congregational services at the Islamic Society of Edmond as I had done for years. My mother and father made it clear that I should not attend our weekly prayer service out of fear for my safety. As

a young Oklahoma Muslim, I questioned their concerns. Why should I, a person born in America who made the choice to follow the faith of Islam, restrict my activities due to the actions of people that misrepresented my faith?

The magnitude of 9/11’s impact on the Oklahoma Muslim community was felt as I attended prayer services that day.

A mosque that was normally filled with close to 200 worshipers witnessed only 20 in attendance at best. Six years after tragedy shook our state of Oklahoma, our nation’s heart was breaking.

Unfortunately, at the time, what many Americans didn’t realize is that the hearts of American Muslims were breaking twice — once for the attacks on our nation and threats to our security and once as a result of our faith being hijacked and used to perpetrate a grave injustice. I had trouble accepting the reality that in Oklahoma — and around the nation — Muslims would

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spend over a decade trying to demonstrate that our faith is antithetical to the actions and beliefs of violent extremists.

Thirteen years later, we have seen little progress in understanding Islam’s place in America. Oklahoma Muslims are still not certain of their acceptance as contributing members of our society. When Muslims in our state have to spend years challenging a piece of legislation aimed at demoting their place in Oklahoma to second-class citizens, how can you blame them?

The time has come for us, as a state, to move past marginalizing our fellow Oklahomans and embrace our growing diversity of varying faiths, ethnicities and viewpoints.

When people ask where the balanced American Muslim voices are, we should be proud to say they have found a home here, as Oklahoma Muslims, in the heartland of America.

Soltani is executive director of the Oklahoma Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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.

Obama could halt violence

In reply to the letter featured in your Aug. 20 issue from Michael Hopkins (News, Letters to the editor, “Ignorance isn’t bliss,” Aug. 20, Oklahoma Gazette): Saddam Hussein violated the 1991 Ceasefire Agreement repeatedly throughout the Clinton administration, but that feckless politician did nothing as Iraqi air defense gunners threatened to shoot down our aircraft. That and the knowledge apparent to everyone, save for maybe Michael Hopkins, that Iraq was actively engaged in hiding his chemical weapons; all this alone was sufficient reason to liberate Iraq. It wasn’t until 9/11 and George W. Bush that the United States decided to complete a 1991 ceasefire

agreement inasmuch as the left abdicated its responsibilities as a loyal opposition.

I watched as others did as Barack Obama’s “Arab Spring” incredibly meant a sudden uptick of violence in Iraq just after U.S. troops were withdrawn. If we were watching, so was Obama.

The violence we watched and the gathering of forces that the Islamic State group (ISIS) has used to overrun much of Iraq was a moment in which Obama could have used to stop and reverse the threat. Instead, at least one photojournalist is dead, and others likely to be executed, so that we get to watch the “end game,” which means more dead Americans.

— Chris Covert Oklahoma City Ideology shouldn’t trump our common good

The review of the worst legislative proposals from the recent session (Life, “The Best of the Rest of OKC,” Aug. 27, Gazette) seems proof positive that our political leaders’ penchant for public ideological masturbation has blinded them to reality and reason. As a fourthgeneration Okie, I have never had expectations for good governance from the Oklahoma Legislature, but the present crop of Republican leaders seems bound

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to establish a name for themselves as among the worst examples of the kinds of politicians that George Washington and James Madison warned us against: political partisans who put ideology before the common good and reward their friends with the spoils of office.

— Bob Waldrop Oklahoma City The ERA can still become law

All women in America, and their allies, can now take action supporting the resurrecting and passing into law the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Two resolutions in the US Senate — SJ Res. 10 and SJ Res. 15 — address

ratification of the ERA. They would honor the votes by state legislatures that passed the ERA years ago and would extend the time needed for ratification by more states. Only three more states are needed to ratify the amendment if previous work can be retained.

One woman said, “Just remember 79 cents, 69 cents and 59 cents.” She said a woman in America earns, on average, 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, working in the same field, if she is white. If she is black, she earns 69 cents compared to a man. If she is Hispanic, she earns 59 cents compared to a man.

— Nathaniel Batchelder Oklahoma City

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Big ticket From merchandising to pregame parties and related tourism, sports also mean big money for OKC and local business.

BY KORY B. OSWALD

Sports is big business, especially in Oklahoma City. From collegiate tournaments to marathons, the OKC Energy Football Club to the Thunder, it is hard to meet someone who doesn’t rigorously follow at least one. From courtside to Loud City at the Thunder games, you can see that the Oklahoma Supreme Court was right when it said sports act as “glue” that binds communities and people from all social spectrums.

Some argue that no matter the level of enthusiasm one has for sports, it has some effect on our quality of life because of what it brings to our local economy.

Impact vs. development One of the most debated aspects of the sports economy is whether sports provide growth to the local economy. Some economists argue they do not bring in “new” money, but some are not as certain.

“It’s awfully difficult to disentangle the causation arrow of sports franchises, sports teams in economic development,” said Russell Evans, a local economics professor.

“It’s difficult to … see how much of the NBA being here, how much of the RedHawks and Energy, how much has economic development occurred because of those teams and how much is it that those teams are here because of the economic development.”

In other words, what came first, city development or the teams?

Evans is the executive director of the Steven C. Agee Economic Research and Policy Institute at Oklahoma City University (OCU). He is working on a study of the Thunder’s impact on OKC’s economy. However, the study is several months away from being completed.

“What we do know is that the two

For out-of-town guests, they estimate that $234 [is spent] per person per day for the event. TOM ANDERSON [city development and sports teams] tend to run hand-in-hand, and there does seem to be some evidence that, given the city’s stage of development, sporting events and franchises do seem to foster some economic development,” Evans said.

OKC’s development was well underway when the NBA came calling in 2005. MAPS projects have been rolling along since 1993, and because of the development, the New Orleans Hornets settled on OKC when it needed a temporary home after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the city of OKC estimate that each home game brings in nearly $1.5 million in direct spending — what attendees spend per day of the event, including hotel, cabs, shuttles, food, merchandise, etc. — and roughly $78 million in direct spending for the full 2013-2014 season. Forbes calls the Thunder the No. 11 most-valuable NBA team with a revenue of $144 million and operating profit of $33 million.

Direct spending is measured with a formula derived by Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI), a clearinghouse for convention and visitor bureaus. It sets the metrics for measuring spending by people who are “in town” and live within 60 miles of the event venue or “out of town” and travel to the event from 61 miles or further, OKC Special Projects Manager Tom Anderson said.

“DMAI estimates that anyone attending an event from in town, they spend $75 per event, not counting the ticket. For out-of-town guests, they estimate that $234 [is spent] per person per day for the event,” Anderson said.

Anderson also said that about 1 to 5 percent of the 18,203 ticket holders are from out of town.

The Oklahoma City Barons, an American Hockey League team, has had an average attendance of 3,685 each season during the four seasons it has been in Oklahoma. If one takes a conservative estimate of the DMAI metric — 2.5 percent of those attending being from out of town — that means an average Barons game has an economic impact of almost $300,000. With 38 home games this coming season, the potential direct spending amounts to $11 million.

OKC Energy FC, Oklahoma’s newest professional soccer team and part of the United Soccer League, played to 100 percent of its capacity its freshman season.

That is an estimated 3,741 fans, earnings of almost $900,000 per soccer game and more than $12 million in direct spending for the season, the DMAI formula shows.

The Oklahoma City RedHawks, a minor league team, recently wrapped up its 2014 season with an attendance of 430,000. Again, with conservative estimates, this amounts to almost $40 million in direct spending in the OKC metro.

However, direct spending doesn’t

cover at all aspects of the economic impact of sporting events.

Employment Of course, another factor for economic impact is jobs. Altogether, OKC pro sports teams employ roughly 350 fulltime and part-time workers, or 0.06 percent of OKC’s 576,100 employed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The surprise What might surprise some is that the largest direct-spending impact on OKC’s economy are annual sporting events — for example, youth events, adult amateur events, college events and races — that don’t always ping the radar of local sports fans, said Sue Hollenbeck, CVB sports director.

The six top-earning annual sporting events this year brought in over $41 million for OKC, CVB numbers show.

These events included the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Softball World Series, which just extended its stay in OKC for the next 20 years, along with the NCAA Division One Wrestling Championship, the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, the International Canoe Federation Marathon and others.

Altogether, CVB worked with 58 sporting events during the 2014 calendar, which brought a total estimated $86 million into the OKC economy.

“The NCAA and events that we bring in actually have a higher impact, and one of the reasons is that is outside money,” Hollenbeck said.

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Building art Four stunning projects by Elliott + Associates Architects are nominated for international awards.

BY GREG HORTON

Oklahoma City-based Elliott + Associates Architects had four projects chosen for two prestigious international architecture and design shows this fall, one in Singapore and one in England.

The projects are located in Oklahoma City, Stillwater and Marfa, Texas.

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Singapore chose RJ Marfa, a private residence in Marfa, Texas, and the Oklahoma State Postal Plaza Gallery in Stillwater. E+A was the only American firm chosen for the WAF.

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RJ Marfa Donald Judd purchased a tract of land near Marfa in 1979, a property that included portions of the abandoned Fort D.A. Russell, a former U.S. Army base. In 1986, the Chinati Foundation opened in Marfa to support the work of Judd and other contemporary artists.

“Judd liked to work on a large scale,” E+A owner Rand Elliott said.

“His passions were art, architecture and landscape, and he combined all three with large-scale installations in Marfa.”

The residence was built for a fan of Judd, and Elliott described it as a weekend retreat, complete with a rooftop deck that enables people to sleep outside, under the Texas night sky.

“There is no light pollution in Marfa, so the stars are remarkably visible,” Elliott said.

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The other project selected for Singapore is the new Oklahoma State Postal Gallery Plaza in downtown Stillwater.

The facility used to be the downtown post office, but OSU President Burns Hargis and University Architect Nigel Jones envisioned a teaching museum.

Elliott’s firm was tasked with creating a facility that could store and display art but the “back of the house” would be visible.

“The goal was transparency,” Elliott said. “Students will be able to feature

their art there, but they will also get experience with the inner workings of a museum or gallery, including curating.”

Lingo Construction Services Transparency is a contemporary theme, and one of the projects chosen for the World Interiors News (WIN) Awards in London in the Workspace Interiors category is the new home of Lingo Construction Services, 123 NW Eighth St. Much of the facility is visible from the street.

“The concept is called x-ray,” Elliott said. “Most often, the work of construction is covered up by drywall or other products, but Lingo gave us the opportunity to reveal the inside of construction. The walls are coated in a transparent polycarbonate that literally allows you to see into the walls.”

Marfa Contemporary Gallery The WIN Awards also selected the Marfa gallery, the brainchild of OKC native Christian Keesee, a New York City-based philanthropist, businessman and art patron. Keesee is president of Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center.

“Keesee purchased a gas station that was originally built in the 1930s,” Elliott said. “It is located on a pivotal intersection in the area, so we saw it as an opportunity to do something special with an historic building that is already a landmark. It’s a regional extension of Oklahoma Contemporary. It will feature regional artists [and] national and international artists.”

The WIN jury also selected the OSU postal plaza. Both the postal plaza and the Marfa gallery are shortlisted in the Museum and Exhibition category.

E+A is the only American firm shortlisted in that category at WIN. The WAF awards will be announced Oct. 1-3 in Singapore. WIN winners will be announced on Oct. 30 in London.

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Have you met Julia Kirt?

Despite positive growth for the arts in Oklahoma, there is still work to be done. While she might not be an artist, Julia Kirt is set to make that happen as the executive director for Oklahomans for the Arts.

Kirt’s role has many challenges. Kirt has to make sure the arts are not only recognized by the people in the city but by those running it. Kirt advocates to get funding for arts, culture and arts education.

In addition to being the director of Oklahomans for the Arts, Kirt also has two young artists of her own at home.

So, have you met Julia Kirt?

How did you first become involved in the arts?

Beyond childhood experiences participating in the arts, I started in earnest when I lucked out getting to work on a movie one summer during college. While not artistically outstanding, the film, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, gave me the experience of working in a supercreative team on an intense artistic project. This led to more film work, museum exhibition preparation and then organizing more varied art events with increasingly more community impact.

Are you an artist, or do you just love the arts?

I love the arts. I do not consider myself an artist, as I don’t have any desire to show artistic creations to the world. I had to work hard to define what I mean by “artist” since I worked 15 years for a group supporting artists. We had lots of conversations about what it means to be an artist, whether self-identified, beginning to show, selling, simply producing, exhibiting widely, etc.

Do you feel that Oklahoma really supports the arts and its artists?

Oklahoma has a welcoming arts community. People can get involved easily, and people find venues and encouragement for all types of art forms. We have seen so much growth and diversification in the arts, which is fabulous. Our arts organizations have grown up a lot, professionalizing and strengthening their programs. The

In terms of tools for their success, artists can take advantage of a myriad of online communities and disciplinespecific news and lots of training and networks nearby. infrastructure for supporting arts and artists has improved much in the past decade.

At the same time, we have a long way to go to value artists and the arts as much as we should for the well-being of our state. We need increased arts education, more access to experiences in the arts for ages, improved arts-related facilities and better respect for arts role in connecting and humanizing us.

What is the biggest hurdle to artists in Oklahoma, and what tools are available for their success?

Isolation. Oklahoma is geographically dispersed and quite a distance from many major art centers and/or markets.

Artists in Oklahoma have to be very intentional in devoting themselves to associate with each other and staying informed and connected beyond their immediate community. I am not just talking about building a broad network to make a financial living but also about making their finest work and connecting to their best possible audiences or community.

In terms of tools for their success, artists can take advantage of a myriad of online communities and disciplinespecific news and lots of training and networks nearby. Locally, they have the opportunity to participate, show/perform and lead. Many artists across the state are also community or

educational leaders, helping change our state for the better.

In your new role, what are your goals for your first year?

Certainly we will encourage arts advocates and leaders. We will connect arts supporters and artists, helping them be more informed and engaged civically.

We will inform elected officials about the strength and value of arts organizations and artists across the state. We will focus on conveying the importance of the Oklahoma Arts Council as a backbone agency for the arts, providing communication, training and funding to improve our state.

You spend your days promoting the arts in Oklahoma. What about at home? Are your children artists?

Of course they are artists! My two children experience many art forms, but neither has shown an interest in any specific type of artwork yet. They definitely enjoy the exhibitions, movies, art camps and other ways they experiment with art though. Our son seems most drawn to dance, doing some very entertaining breakdance moves.

Our daughter focuses on drawing and painting, and we’re ridiculously proud of her artwork for a 3-year-old.

Here’s a fun one for you. If I’m not mistaken you drive a Toyota Prius. Is that a requirement for any director of an arts program in Oklahoma?

Yes, those who don’t yet drive Prius will soon enough. Seriously, there’s quite a few of us, probably because we arts administrators drive so much and need good gas mileage!

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BOOKS Clifton Taulbert Book Signing, Pulitzer Prize nominee and author of The Invitation holds a discussion and signs copies of his book, 6:30 p.m., Sept. 11. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. THU Story Time with Julie, hear the best and newest children’s books, 10:15-11 a.m., Sept. 13. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. SAT Wann Smith Book Signing, author of Wishbone: Oklahoma Football 1959-1985 is joined by Tinker Owens, Mike Vaugh, Tony Dirienzo, Jimmy Littrell, Leon Cross, John Tatum and broadcaster Mike Treps, noon-2 p.m., Sept. 13. Barnes & Noble, 540 Ed Noble Parkway, Norman, 579-8800, barnesandnoble.com. SAT Ed Roberts Book signing, two-time Pulitzer Prizenominated Oklahoma poet, 3-5 p.m., Sept. 13. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. SAT

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Poetry Reading, poet and two-time Oklahoma Book Award Winner Carl Sennhenn reads from his upcoming book, Trespassing: Songs of Love ... Coals of Kindness, 2-3 p.m., Sept. 14. The Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave., Norman, pasnorman.org. SUN

FILM Duran Duran: Unstaged, (U.S., 2011, dir. David Lynch) movie showcasing the band’s concert at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 10. Harkins Theatre, 150 E. Reno Ave., 231-4747. WED Pandas: The Journey Home, (U.S, 2014, dir. Nicolas Brown) a look into one of the most incredible conservation efforts in human history and the Wolong National Nature Reserve in the People’s Republic of China where the giant pandas are living, Sept. 10-17.

Oklahoma Science Museum, 2100 NE 52nd St., 6026664, sciencemuseumok.org. WED-WED Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees, (CA, 2002, dir. David Lickley) the story of zoologist Dr. Jane Goodall and the bond she built with the chimpanzees she studied, Sept.

10-17. Oklahoma Science Museum, 2100 NE 52nd St, 6026664, sciencemuseumok.org. WED-WED

A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor It’s not every day that a real, live Supreme Court Justice comes to Oklahoma, but that’s exactly what will happen when Sonia Sotomayor, the first of Hispanic heritage to preside over the highest court in the land, sits down for a conversation with Oklahoma City University President Robert Henry and Law Dean Valerie Couch. The event — which is open to OCU alumni; the Federal Bar Association; and current OCU law students, faculty and administrators — is 5 p.m. Thursday in OCU’s Kirkpatrick Auditorium, NW 24th Street and Blackwelder Avenue. Seating is first come, first serve.

Call 208-6300 or visit okcu.edu.

Thursday The Trip to Italy, (U.K., 2014, dir. Michael Winterbottom) the journey of two comedians as they take a culinary road trip through Italy, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 11; 5:30 & 8 p.m., Sept. 12-13; 2 p.m., Sept. 14. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100, okcmoa.com. THU-SUN

Frozen, (U.S., 2014, Chris Buck) Anna goes on a journey to find her sister, Elsa, with the help of Krisoff and a snowman named Olaf, 8:30 p.m., Sept. 12. Chisholm Trail Park, 500 W. Vandament Ave., Yukon, 350-8937. FRI

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HAPPENINGS Astronomy Night in the Garden, join the OKC Astronomy Club as they bring out their telescopes for everyone to enjoy stargazing and planet-watching, 8:30-10 p.m., Sept. 11. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. THU Sketching Workshop, artist Drace Face will hold a workshop oh his unique pen-sketching technique, 5-7 p.m., Sept. 12. Red Room Event Center, 114 W. Main St., Norman, 579-2000. FRI

The Second City’s 55th Anniversary Tour Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, John Belushi, Mike Myers, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Dan Aykroyd ... Oh. Sorry. You caught us listing alumni of The Second City’s legendary improv comedy troupe, which, by the way, stops through town on its 55th Anniversary Tour, offering a glimpse tomorrow’s brightest comedic stars. The show begins at 8 p.m. Friday at The Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main St., in Norman. Tickets are $40-$50. Call 321-9600 or visit soonertheatre.com.

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Bent Willow Furniture Class for Absolute Beginners, join furniture builder Bim Willow as he teaches the technique of molding and bending willow tree branches into beautiful furniture. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 13. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. SAT DIY Day, get into the festive fall spirit with a how-to on making a fall yarn wrapped wreath, 1-4 p.m., Sept.

14. Michaels, 5012 N. May Ave., 942-8920, michaels. com. SUN Sunset Summer Cruise, a sunset cruise along the river with live entertainment from The Argots, a Latin-pop sibling trio, 6:45 p.m., Sept. 15. Regatta Park Landing, 701 S. Lincoln Blvd., 702-7755, okrivercruises.com. MON

FOOD Evening Cooking Class, learn important knife skills to make preparing meals easier and safer, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sept. 10. Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave. francistuttle.edu. WED

Midtown Market at Saints, fresh, Oklahomagrown produce, meats, dairy, baked goods, honey and prepared foods such as salsa, jam, jelly and relish, Sept. 12. Midtown Market, NW 9th St. and Walker Ave. FRI Saturday Cooking Class: Indian Tacos, learn how to prepare delicious meals at home, 10-11 a.m., Sept. 13. Uptown Grocery Co., 1230 W. Covell Rd., Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco.com. SAT Essential Oils Class, learn tips and tricks to help remedy the flu, 7 p.m., Sept. 16. Uptown Grocery Co., 1230 W. Covell Rd., Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco.com. TUE Pastry-Making Class, learn the art of making french pastries, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sept. 16-17.

Francis Tuttle Technology Center-Rockwell Campus, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave. TUE–WED

YOUTH Bright Night of Chemistry, see what it’s like to be a mad scientist in this overnight stay at the museum with numerous chemistry themed activities and full access to museum exhibits, 7 p.m.-7 a.m., Sept. 12-13. Oklahoma Science Museum, 2100 NE 52nd St., 602-6664, sciencemuseumok.org FRI-SAT

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Kids Club, get ready to cheer on your favorite team and learn to make team spirit pom poms, 10 a.m.-noon, Sept. 13. Michaels, 5012 N. May Ave., 942-8920, michaels.com. SAT Children’s Book Fair, children’s book fair featuring four Oklahoma authors in celebration of Read a Book Day and International Literacy Day, 1-3 p.m., Sept. 13. Uptown Grocery Co., 1230 W. Covell Rd., Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco. com.. SAT

There’s nothing as powerful and healing as a good laugh, and that’s the theme of this year’s INTEGRIS Women’s Health Forum: Laughter is the Best Medicine, with 20+ events at some of the metro’s hippest venues – and many are free. Good health is no joke, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun talking about it.

Little Big Chefs, learn to make spring rolls, 2-3 p.m., Sept. 14. Uptown Grocery Co., 1230 W. Covell Rd., Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco.com.

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PREPARING FOR CHILDBIRTH AND BEYOND Wednesday, Oct. 1 – 6:30 p.m. · Hensley’s Top Shelf Grill, Yukon · Whether you’re just starting to think about having children or already have one on the way, Dr. Mitro has answers to your questions.

CHOICES FOR BIRTH CONTROL AND A HEALTHY HEART Friday, Oct. 3 – 11:30 a.m. · Café do Brasil, OKC · INTEGRIS cardiologist Dr. Mack discusses keeping your heart healthy and gynecologist Dr. Stone brings the facts on birth control.

PART OF THE FAMILY Wednesday, Oct. 8 – 11:30 a.m. · Bellini’s Ristorante, OKC · Choosing a pediatrician is one of the most important decisions you’ll make for your child. Hear from pediatrician Dr. Burget and pediatric neurologist Dr. Stocco on how to make the right choices for your family.

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Broadway’s Classic Hits Another year, another Tony Award nomination for Oklahoma native Kelli O’Hara. Ho-hum, right? The five-time nominee is one of the biggest deals on Broadway, and she’s set to star in Broadway’s Classic Hits, which features cuts from some of the most revered productions of all time. Oh, and by the way, Tony Award-winner Ted Sperling is the show’s creator, host and conductor. The curtain rises 8 p.m. Monday at Armstrong Auditorium, 14400 S. Bryant Rd., in Edmond. Tickets are $45-$97. Call 285-1010 or visit armstrongauditorium.org.

Monday Monarch Migration, learn all about how as the warm weather leaves, the monarch butterflies head south, 1-3 p.m., Sept. 16. Oklahoma City Zoo, 2000 Remington Pl., 424-3344, okczoo.com. TUE

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, musical comedy of six young people competing in a championship of a lifetime, 8 p.m., Sept. 11-13. The Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison Ave., Guthrie, 2822800, thepollard.org. FRI-SUN

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Friends & Lovers, OKC Philharmonic joined by Joel Levine and Simone Lamsma in her first appearance with the orchestra, 8 p.m., Sept. 13. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 297-2264, okcciviccenter.com. SAT

Ms. Pat, stand up comedy, 8 p.m., Sept. 10-11; 8, 10:30 p.m., Sept. 12-13 Loony Bin Comedy Club, 8503 N. Rockwell Ave., 239-4242, loonybincomedy.com. WED-SAT Spencer Hicks/Madison Allen/Joel Decker, stand up comedy, 8:30 p.m, Sept. 11. 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St., 463-0470, 51stspeakeasy.com. THU

Full Moon Bike Ride, meet-and-ride from the Gardens Bandshell on a full moon route through downtown OKC. 7 p.m., Sept. 12-14. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno Ave., 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. FRI-SUN

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Brad Richter with the Oklahoma Guitar Orchestra, live performance with a group of around 50 guitarists, 7 p.m., Sept. 12 U.S. Grant High School, 5016 S. Pennsylvania Ave, 587-2200. FRI

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Detroit 31 seasons. No, that’s not a new slogan for Baskin-Robbins; it’s the number of seasons Carpenter Square Theatre has been an Oklahoma City staple. The new season kicks off with Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award-winning comedydrama Detroit. The Rhonda Clark-directed production begins at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W. Main St. Tickets are $5-20. Call 232-6500 or visit carpentersquare.com.

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VISUAL ARTS A Pair of Shortts, an exploration in photography by father and son duo Carl Shortt Jr. and Carl Shortt III. In Your Eye Studio & Gallery, 3005-A Paseo St., 525-2161, inyoureyegallery.com.

A Softer Storm, mixed-media paintings by artist Elise Deringer. Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main St., Norman, 360-1162, mainsite-art.com.

Artists Talks, get inside the artist minds of Mohmmad Javaheri and Elise Deringer and learn what influences them and where they get their inspiration, 5 p.m., Sept. 12. Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main St., Norman, 360-1162, mainsite-art.com. FRI Autocatalysis, exhibit showcasing OU students’ works of art that incorporate nontraditional media and emerging technologies. The Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval, Rm. 202, Norman, 325-2691, ou.edu.

Backwards Forwards, featuring artist and co-owner of Fringe, Christie Owen, whose artwork reflects past and how we must move forward including paintings, jewelry and sculpture. The Project Box, 3003 Paseo.

Earthy Abstracts, the last of the Nature in Art series featuring local artist John Gron and his abstract work inspired by nature, 6-7:30 p.m., Sept. 11. The Nature Conservancy, 408 NW 7th St, 858-8557, nature.org/ oklahoma.

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Kasum Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery Grand Opening, formerly the Paseo Original Arts Gallery, this grand opening will showcase works from over 30 artists, 7-11 p.m., Sept. 12. Kasum Contemporary Fine Arts, 1706 NW 16th St, 604-6602, kasumcontemporary.com. FRI Level Up, exhibit showcasing graphic and interior design students at the University of Central Oklahoma.

University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, 974-2000, uco.edu.

Line of Flight, exhibit by Mohammad Javaheri focuses on bringing the abstract elements of nature and painting together. Mainsite Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main St., Norman, 360-1162, mainsite-art.com.

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Oil and Wood: Oklahoma Moderns George Bogart and James Henkle, oil paintings with a sculptural counterpoint. Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave., Norman, 325-3272, ou.edu/fjjma.

Places… Spaces Between, exhibit featuring the work of Almira Hill Grammer. The Depot, 200 S. Jones, Norman, 307-9320, pasnorman.org.

RARE: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species, well-known endangered species like bald eagles and sea turtles are showcased alongside more unfamiliar species and others, like the American alligator, that are making a comeback. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, 325-4712, snomnh.ou.edu.

EASTON CORBIN September 13 8:00 p.m.

Something Blue, mixed-media paintings and collectors’ items representing something old, something blue and something new. Jann Jeffrey Gallery, 3018 Paseo St., 607-0406, jannjeffrey.com.

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Wax On, Wax Off, artist Gayle Curry explores the ancient technique of encaustic (wax) painting. Fine Arts Institute of Edmond, 27 E. Edwards, Edmond, 340-4481, edmondfinearts.com.

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Concepts & Models, a variety of experiential pieces created for future exhibits that evolve with each showing. Firehouse Art Center, 444 S. Flood, Norman,

329-4523, normanfirehouse.com.

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September 18 7:30 p.m.

ELVIS EXTRAVAGANZA September 16 & 17 7:30 p.m.

Finding Meaning: The Art of Recovery It takes some serious spunk to recover from things like substance abuse, mental illness, disaster and divorce. Finding Meaning: The Art of Recovery is an annual art show that celebrates the individuals who face these challenges, and it opens this year as part of Norman’s Second Friday Circuit of Art 6 p.m. Friday at Dreamer Concepts, 428 E. Main St., in Norman. Admission is free. Call 701-0048 or visit dreamerconcepts.org.

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LIFE FOOD & DRINK [Ludivine] is the creative, the artistic; the food over there is food that makes you feel good.”

The food at R&J won’t be modern re-imaginings or updated classics. It will be mid-century recipes made with mid-century ingredients.

It just reminded us of kind of cool, older places around here.

Wilshire Club and HiLo [Club] and Junior’s come to mind.

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Comfort, with relish From the contents of family recipe boxes and the minds of Russ Johnson and Jonathon Stranger, The R&J Lounge and Supper Club is coming to Midtown.

Russ Johnson, left, with Jonathon Stranger at the front door of the upcoming R&J Lounge and Supper Club.

BY DEVON GREEN

The R&J Lounge and Supper Club 320 NW 10TH ST. RJSUPPERCLUB.COM 602-5066

There will soon be a new restaurant on the scene in OKC, and the most exciting thing about it is that it won’t be anything new. In fact, Jonathon Stranger and Russ Johnson, the creative dynamos behind the wildly (and some might say improbably) successful Ludivine restaurant are having you over for a family get-together at their new joint, The R&J Lounge and Supper Club, 320 NW 10th St. They are putting the finishing touches on the tiny space now and plan to open Sept. 26.

“That’s the thing about it: it’s very classic and very sentimental, but it’s also fun because I think those family gatherings there was lots of drinking, and they were a good time,” Stranger said.

“That’s what it’s going to be like, your

big family get-togethers, drinking and eating cocktail weenies,” Johnson added.

The two have a long and healthy relationship with food. But what might surprise is that they aren’t leading with innovative, challenging cuisine.

They aren’t re-imagining dishes. The words artisanal and fusion won’t cross their lips. For The R&J Lounge and Supper Club, the brains that inspired Oklahoma City diners to try lamb burgers and bone marrow are leading with their hearts.

There was talk of “a dive bar with really great food,” but it was an idea at best. Then friend and local developer Chip Fudge had a space that he wanted them to see.

“We looked at it and just kind of gravitated towards it. The space just kind of determined what it wanted to be,” said Johnson.

One afternoon while planning for the week at Ludivine, Johnson and Stranger sat down to talk about the journey from that afternoon to

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R&J. It’s a short walk to Ludivine, but conceptually, it couldn’t be further away.

“It just reminded us of kind of cool, older places around here. Wilshire Club and HiLo [Club] and Junior’s come to mind: small, low-ceilinged, cozy spaces.

You could see that it would develop a lot of character,” Johnson said.

While it will be near impossible to avoid discussion of R&J and how it resembles Ludivine, the two eateries are linked at the intersection of Stranger and Johnson’s love of good food.

Flavors of home

Between talking about casseroles and cocktail weenies, both of which are on the menu, Stranger paused.

“This” — he gestured around Ludivine — “is the food I want to cook. That” — he pointed out the door — “is the food I want to eat. Basically, it’s traditional food from the 1950s and ’60s, really driven out of family recipe boxes. I mean, Russ’ mom has one, my grandma had one. The food here

“There’s this stroganoff that we’re going to have on our menu, and it’s the recipe off of these R.F. Kluski pre-made noodles,” Johnson said. “You used Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup and ground beef, and [Mom] would put it in thermoses when we would go sledding. I love stroganoff and over the years have tried to change it up and make it a little more legit — instead of the can of soup, I’d use a mushroom béchamel, and instead of canned mushrooms, I’d use fresh — and it’s never, ever as good. So, that’s the one we’re doing at this place. We’re just not messing with it.”

In their efforts to bypass gimmicky, or as Stranger calls it, “theme-y,” their research found them in some unexpected places.

“My brother-in-law is in charge of the menus in the rare book collection,” Stranger said. “There was this one that was so cool. This guy always took his daughters out once a week [to] dinner and a show, and he wrote all these notes: what they ate, what they saw, their whole menu. When he passed, [the family] gave the entire collection to the library.”

Details like these let Stranger and Johnson know they had the appropriate blend of sentimentalism and authenticity. They were both pleasantly surprised to find an emotional component to every aspect of building their new venture.

Stranger pointed out that the phrase comfort food has been conspicuously avoided.

“I think that’s the thing with the saying ‘comfort food.’ This takes it out of the realm of comfort food and brings it to the ‘sentimental food,’ if that’s a genre,” he said.

“With a kick-ass bar,” Johnson chimed in.

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Let us talk about patties.

The Hamburg-style steak, more commonly known as a hamburger, can be prepared in several ways. Much has been made of the thick and juicy beef patty of which I am a fan. And while this configuration is delicious, it is far from the only way to enjoy one of these delicacies.

A flatter, thinner patty can be found at The Garage location at 6900 NW 122nd St., as well as its other metro locations. The burger has a crispy, lacy edge. And what the patty lacks in thickness it makes up for in surface area.

There’s flavor there, you know, in those places where the heat of the grill sears the fat and lean alike.

The other benefit of surface area, it turns out, is room for toppings.

Of the 18 burgers on the menu, I opted for the Nutty Rooster ($5.99).

Peanut butter, pepper jack cheese, spicy coleslaw and jalapeño are all piled together on a burger that almost reminds me of pad thai — in a good way.

Sweet and spicy and crunchy and tender, the Rooster is a feast for the senses as well as the stomach.

For a classic taste with a twist, I highly recommend The Egg-O-Nater ($5.99), which is an all-American burger with an egg on top. They’ll cook the egg hard unless you tell them otherwise.

But if you want the yolk runny, as I do,

The Egg-O-Nater with bacon and a side of garlic and Parmesan French fries. they’ll do it. Apparently, they will also scramble the eggs upon request. To each his own.

Want it hot? The Spicy Sriracha Bleu Burger ($5.99) is exactly what it sounds like. Plus grilled onions and jalapeños.

Take your Prilosec and enjoy.

For a tasty, homemade taco night flavor, the Tacos Supreme ($6.99) are two tacos packed with beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream and avocado.

But if you want to try something wonderfully different, the Banh Mi Tacos ($6.99) top golden breaded cod with garlic aioli, jalapeño, cilantro and Sriracha slaw. It does not taste like a sandwich from Super Cao Nguyen. But it does taste very good.

The Garage now offers smoked turkey as a burger substitute, which ... I don’t know. I’d much rather save that turkey for a salad, like the Hawaii 5-0 ($7.99), which is notable for the pineapple salsa and chopped bacon.

Those on a diet might ask the tortilla strips and cheese be left off.

Another healthy choice is the deceptively simple avocado melt ($4.99).

Texas toast, buttery and crisp, envelops Swiss cheese, avocado, tomato and lettuce. If you just like the way those things taste but also want it to be a burger, that’s $2 more. Probably the best $2 you’ll spend.

The regular fries ($1.99) are crisp and seasoned right, but the garlic and Parmesan fries ($2.99) are addictive.

Maybe you can get a burger anywhere, but the way The Garage is growing and spreading, pretty soon you’ll be able to get a Garage burger anywhere.

And that’s not a bad thing at all.

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Opening doors Ingrid’s Kitchen will soon add a new May Avenue location.

BY DEVON GREEN

Lee Burris and Mickey Royer ready the former Sweet Memories location to become an Ingrid’s Kitchen near 63rd Street and N. May Avenue.

Contrary to what you might have heard, the classic Ingrid’s Kitchen is not moving. In far more exciting news, it is opening a third location in the metro. Lee Burris and his crew are now readying the space at 6501 N. May Ave. and plan to open within the next few weeks. The new location will offer Ingrid’s full range of baked goods as well as deli items and will serve as the commissary for the other locations.

There will be seating space for a leisurely lunch, or you can call ahead and take the sweets and breads with you. Burris and his crew are also more than willing to do custom orders on cakes and treats if you give them a call.

The Ingrid’s Kitchen location at 3501 N. Youngs Blvd. will continue to be the only location that serves one of the best brunches in town, complete with mimosas and a dessert table that will leave you reaching for the insulin.

the lack of construction surrounding the new location. Keep track of the progress at 1492okc.com, or call 236-1492 to beg them to hurry. You can also call for reservations, and make sure you try the queso once you get there.

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Fleischfresser revamps Vast

Marco Chavez at 1492 New World Latin Cuisine in Midtown.

1492 taking on new territory

Arturo and Marco Chavez, owners of 1492 New World Latin Cuisine, 1207 N. Walker Ave., have decided to open a new location, meaning that you don’t have to travel to Midtown for the best pineapple espresso pork in the city. The new location, 9212 N. Pennsylvania Ave., should be up and running in the next few months. Construction is moving quickly, Arturo Chavez said.

Diners looking outside Midtown and Uptown might feel a bit of envy for

You can look forward to some major changes at the restaurant at the top of the Devon Tower, 333 W. Sheridan Ave. Vast, the gorgeous space on the 49th floor with a bird’s-eye view of the city, welcomes local rockstar chef Kurt Fleischfresser as director.

“We’re going to have a great restaurant with a unique feel, and it’s going to be more fitting with Oklahoma. We’re going to do more of a regional cuisine with people from our part of the country,” he said.

The changes start immediately and will be completed gradually over several months.

Some of the immediate changes he has planned include a remodel of the bar to make it more user-friendly for staff and guests and changes to the private dining areas on the 50th floor. There will also be a new chef’s table and menu changes that reflect Fleischfresser’s core interest in local and accessible dining.

Fleischfresser brings his unique style to the helm of Vast with the support of executive chef Patrick Williams.

“I want everyone in OKC to grow with us, so I want them to come up and watch the changes,” Fleischfresser said.

For more information, visit vastokc.com or call 702-7262.

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Have you ever stopped to consider how far the produce at your local grocery store has traveled? Most of it is imported or is shipped across the country.

Enter the locavore movement, filled with people who usually only eat food that’s grown within 100 miles of where it’s purchased or eaten.

With the growth and popularity of area farmers markets and farms, being a locavore is easier than ever.

“By buying here at the market, you’re getting fresh and more nutritious vegetables. The flavor doesn’t seem to develop when the mass markets have to pull the vegetables and fruits early to be stored for shipment,” said Bud

Barbara and Robert Stelle with their dog Dolly in their lush pepper field at Sunrise Acres in Blanchard.

Leatherwood, owner of Leatherwood Farm in Yukon.

According to the USDA, local foods affect health and nutrition in two ways: they are fresher, less processed and retain more nutrients since they had far less distance to travel, and the availability of locally grown foods and seasonal produce encourage healthier options for consumers.

Leatherwood’s customers at the OSU-OKC Farmers Market are interested in where the food is grown and how it’s handled as well as the

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Transform ugly into delicious “As with all produce, not all of the vegetables are pretty. We use the ugly, weird-shaped vegetables for our own consumption. We recently made 30 pints of our Sunrise Salsa, which will make great holiday gifts,” said Robert Stelle of Sunrise Acres.

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Dustin Green snacks on his heirloom tomatoes like candy while selling his produce at the Moore Farmers Market on Thursdays. fertilizers and pesticides that are used to grow it.

Together, Leatherwood and his wife Leita grow and sell several different vegetables, including a few heirloom and Asian varieties.

One of their favorite recipes includes a few of their homegrown seasonal and heirloom vegetables and their yardlong beans, which are similar to green beans.

“Yardlong beans have a taste similar to snap black-eyed peas. We pick them at about 14 to 18 inches and cut the long beans to about an inch long. We add sliced onions, tomatoes and garlic and sauté it all together and add a bit of soy sauce,” Leatherwood said.

Heirloom varieties should be considered when buying seasonal produce.

“Heirloom varieties are more than just tomatoes,” said Robert Stelle, owner of Sunrise Acres in Blanchard. “Varieties include carrots, beets, squash, lettuce and more. Most people don’t think of lettuce as an heirloom vegetable, but a popular

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salad variety of heirloom lettuce is the Black Seeded Simpson.”

Stelle said there are different opinions on what is considered an heirloom variety of a vegetable. One is that the seed must be handed down to the next generation and stay in the same family. Another is the seed must be at least 50 years old to be considered an heirloom. Either way, each vegetable is different.

Dustin Green with 10 Acre Woods in Norman said there are a few companies and many small farmers who work to keep viable seeds. They are all open-pollinated plants, as most hybrid seeds are sterile or would not reproduce the same quality of produce the next year.

“I grow heirlooms because I love the history of each plant. I like to think about which families are responsible for saving the seeds in the little envelope I wait for every year,” Green said. “You can taste a difference from one variety to the next.”

He said okra has many varieties and his mind goes wild every time he sees a new one. One of his favorite

Most people don’t think of lettuce as an heirloom vegetable.

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ways to prepare okra is to heat the oven to 450 degrees, cut the okra tops off and split the vegetable in half. Then he tosses them with olive oil, salt, black pepper and Panko breadcrumbs and roasts them in the oven for about 20 minutes. He said sometimes he adds sliced eggplant to the mix and always adds cherry tomatoes.

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With its complete lack of pretension and amazing prices, grab a torpedo to-go.

This unassuming lunch spot has its share of regulars. They know that the bread and sweet treats are baked fresh daily and the deli sandwiches are hard to beat. The prices are affordable, and the selection is fresh and made to order.

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ND Foods continues to be a relatively wellkept secret, but one can only guess why.

This beautiful deli with some of the most amazing cakes and pies makes a delicious lunch with fresh breads and soups. The Reuben cannot be beat, we can’t choose one soup and if you know what’s good for you, save room for a slice of its icebox pie.

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Forward Foods is a food-lover’s paradise. A grab-and-go lunch shouldn’t be any less wonderful. Healthy, fresh, local ingredients are piled high on some of the yummiest bread in town.

Get a green salad or soup of the day on the side and we promise it will be the highlight of your day.

The bagels are the star of the show at Old School Bagel Cafe. They’re boiled before they’re baked, and that’s why this cafe has its name. No matter what you pile on it, you’re bound to taste the difference in these bagels. Order the Sooner Club with a side of chips and then brag to all your friends about how much better your lunch was.

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Wiggle Out Loud 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday Bicentennial Park 500 Couch Drive Free

For many of Oklahoma’s youth, the Sugar Free Allstars have been staples of their musical diets since their first taste of rice cereal.

Musician Chris “Boom!” Wiser, founder of Oklahoma City’s Wiggle Out Loud and frontman of the Sugar Free Allstars, says he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Last year’s first outdoor Wiggle Out Loud free music festival drew around 5,000 fans. The upcoming Wiggle Out Loud festival kicks off its sophomore year with even more free and varied performances from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Bicentennial Park, 500 Couch Drive, in downtown Oklahoma City.

After several transitions in the band’s lineup since its formation in 2000, today’s Grammy Award-winning Sugar Free Allstars feature just Wiser and his partner Rob “Dr. Rock” Martin as their own kindie rock duo. Although the original band started out playing bars and other venues, it wasn’t long before the pair realized their music was popular with people of all ages.

Today, the Sugar Free Allstars duo, now both in their early to mid-40s, are constantly on the road during the summer months, playing kindie rock coast to coast.

“My three-and-a-half-year-old son has just started getting into our shows,” Wise said. “Before that, he just wanted to run around, but now he knows some of the songs and he’s up there and dancing. He’s connected to the music.”

As the Sugar Free Allstars toured more family-friendly music festivals, Wiser said their desire to bring a similar festival for universal audiences back to their hometown grew through the years.

“Other music festivals we’ve played are ticketed and charge people,” he said. “It was important to us that our outdoor music festival be free to music lovers of all ages in our hometown.

We also want to promote movement, creativity and healthy living.

“All the food-truck vendors at the festival will have healthy options. We’ll also have two stages. The main stage will feature five national, regional and Oklahoma-based bands, while the community stage will feature musical performances by local children’s groups, from high-school ages and younger.”

One of the festival’s headliners is Genevieve Goings, the songstress train conductor from Disney Junior’s Choo Choo Soul TV series.

She will perform songs from her new solo album Do You Know? as well as favorites from the two Choo Choo Soul albums and Disney’s classic singalongs.

“Genevieve Goings and Choo Choo Soul have been providing musical shorts on Disney Junior for a while now, and any parents with a kid age 8 or so are like, ‘Oh yeah!’ when they find out she’s coming,” Wiser said.

Wiser appreciates the generosity of the festival’s sponsors, volunteers and supporters.

“Oklahoma City is a fun, exciting and cool place to live and raise a family,” he said. “Last year, the parents absolutely loved the Wiggle Out Loud music festival. It is because of the community’s overwhelming support that we can prepare for more good things still to come.”

On Sunday, Stillwater’s Monty Harper will perform on the main stage

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at 11 a.m., followed by The Doo-Dads from Kansas City at 12:10 p.m. and the Los Angeles-based Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band will perform at 1:20 p.m. Adam & Kizzie from OKC will perform at 2:30 p.m., followed by Sugar Free Allstars at 3:40 p.m. and Genevieve Goings with her Choo Choo Dance Crew at 5 p.m.

Wiser said Swedberg is a personal friend and a well-known actress in Hollywood.

Seinfeld TV fans will most likely remember her as the ill-fated future bride of George Costanza who died after licking cheap envelopes that her future groom bought to save money on sending out their wedding invites.

Meanwhile, performances on the community stage performers will include the Cleveland Elementary Bulldog Bellringers Bell Choir at 12:50 p.m., the OK Youth Orchestra’s “Rockin’ Strings” at 2 p.m. and the Granville School of Music at 3:10 p.m., followed by the Race Dance Company at 4:30 p.m.

Another treat for attendees includes the instrument playground hosted by Oklahoma City Orchestra League and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

There will also be a Garage Band tent provided by the University of Central Oklahoma’s Academy of Contemporary Music. The music therapy department at Southwestern Oklahoma State University will lead a freeform drum circle and stomp experience.

Wiggle Out Loud will also host a kayaking demonstration by the Oklahoma City Riversport facilities throughout the day. Attendees are welcome to shoot hoops with members of the Douglass High School basketball team at the Party Galaxy Bus. An array of movement activities backed by the fun musical performances will include mom and baby yoga at 11 a.m.

Kids perform at last year’s Wiggle Out Loud event. and a sports course (ages 7 and older) and Tippi Toes dance class at 11:45 a.m. Afterward, there will be a bicycle demonstration by DNA Racing and physical education activities for ages 3-4 at 12:30 p.m. and Zumba for kids at 1:15 p.m.

A second Tippi Toes dance class will be held at 2 p.m., followed by parachute games at 2:45 p.m. Children of all ages may then “Pound with Drumsticks” at 3:30 p.m., and parent/child yoga will be held at 4:15 p.m. The fest’s relays and jump-rope games begin at 5 p.m., along with a Hula-Hoop contest and dancing with Choo Choo Soul at 5:45 p.m.

“Last year was more successful than we could have imagined,” Wiser said.

“The BabyMobile, a mobile formula, food and diaper pantry run by Infant Crisis Services, will also be on-site collecting donations.

Kids again have an opportunity to Wiggle Out Loud like a rock star.

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BY DEVON GREEN

It all started with a coin on the ground.

Local artist Anthony Pego was looking for inspiration, and it just wasn’t coming. An artist by trade, he was branching out from two-dimensional art, things that hang on walls. A lot of the stuff he had been doing lately involved discarded materials. His recent show — at Cheever’s Cafe, 2409 N. Hudson Ave. — of paintings on salvaged wood had sold out. He had liberated the wood from an old floor being torn out of a house in his neighborhood, cut it into monster shapes and painted it. During the process, he had fallen in love with upcycling, taking something used or discarded and giving it a new purpose.

He was looking for something new, and he wasn’t finding it. “[I] took more walks and looked for anything I could upcycle. Just anything — nuts, bolts, you name it,” Pego said. “And as I was walking, I was jangling the coins in my pocket, and then I realized I had in my pocket the cheapest, nicest material I could find.”

Pego could even visualize what he would do with them: work them into a ring shape and then fill them with polymer resin, turning them into wearable art.

“I fill them with all kinds of things: various minerals, Oklahoma red dirt, found objects, little paintings,” he said.

“And the polymer resin cures harder than glass; it’s pretty scratch-resistant and easy to reapply.”

The necklaces are miniature masterpieces, no two the same, with tiny bits of treasure hidden in the resin.

You can find Pego’s jewelry at a couple locations around the metro:

X Marks the Art’s July winners show off their booty.

Twisted Root Gallery, 3012 N. Walker Ave., and Graphite Elements & Design, 1751 NW 16th St. Or you could be the lucky winner of this month’s X Marks the Art, Pego’s newest project.

X Marks the Art is a scavenger hunt for a local cache of art. Pego started the project last year, but due to unexpected circumstances, he had to put it on hold.

He renewed his interest this year while browsing back through old projects, forgetting why he stopped in the first place and jumping back in with ideas to make it better than last time.

“The way we’re making it, there are two rules: The person that finds the art has to post it on social media, and then they must, on their honor, give away one of the pieces that they win,” Pego said.

The hunt is social media-based, comprised of clues posted on Facebook (facebook.com/XMarksTheArt) and Twitter (@XMarksTheArt). It starts at 4 p.m., and during the first hour, searchers can find a specific person who can help them find the X. After 5 p.m., the clues get increasingly more specific as the hunt continues.

Once the cache is found, it’s posted to social media and the hunt is over for another month. “[This month’s] XMA falls on Sept.

11,” Pego said. “While this is a somber day, I feel that taking time on that date to reflect is necessary and respectful.

But I also feel living life to its fullest, carrying on with the parts of our lives that enrich us, is not counter to the respect [for] that date.”

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The Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s Classics series begins with a collection ripe for the orchestral picking.

BY ERIC WEBB

Friends & Lovers 8 p.m. Saturday Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okcphilharmonic.org 842-5387 $19-$65

Renowned Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and conductor Joel Levine to kick off the 2014-15 Classics series with a night of music titled Friends & Lovers.

Lamsma began studying the violin at age 5 and moved from Belgium to the United Kingdom at age 11 to attend the Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal Academy of Music. At 29, she has performed all over the world and received high praise for her abilities from critics, audiences and peers.

The theme Friends & Lovers refers to the stories and relationships that directly inspired the creation of the pieces being performed.

The concert will open with Hector Berlioz’s dramatic “Overture to Benvenuto Cellini,” from an opera that recounts a mostly fictionalized story of forbidden love between Cellini, a 14th century Italian artist, and Teresa, who is being forced by her father to wed a rival artist.

Continuing in the romantic vein, Richard Strauss’ tone poem, “Don Juan,” is inspired by the story of the legendary lover.

“This is a character who took enormous pride and satisfaction in womanizing and seduction,” said OKC Phil Executive Director Eddie Walker.

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“Today’s reality TV would eat him up.”

It’s not all fun and games, though.

Strauss based his piece on a more melancholy version of the Don Juan story, in which a drive to find the perfect woman inspires his many conquests and has the great seducer willing his own death after failing to find his ideal mate.

Walker said the two final compositions of the night are perfect examples of the strong influence that friendships and the effect that being in close proximity to extraordinary talent can have on artists.

“George Enescu’s Romaniinfluenced ‘Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1’ was written when he was only 19 years old and is dedicated to a college friend with whom he shared a counterpoint class,” Walker said. “Edouard Lalo’s ‘Symphonie Espanol’ was written for his friend, the legendary violinist and closet composer Pablo de Sarasate. In fact, it was their meeting when Lalo was around 50 years of age and hearing Sarasate’s fiery playing that brought Lalo out of a long compositional funk.

He had, in fact, given up composing for a long while.”

“Symphony Espanol,” which will feature Lamsma on violin, stands out from other concerti of that period due to it having five movements. Walker said that it was customary in the early 20th century to omit the middle movement.

“Today, we find this a bit odd since that movement contains some of the most passionate and fiery writing in the concerto,” Walker said. “It’s a gorgeous work, and Ms. Lamsma’s performance of it should be one to remember.”

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Improv express OKC Improv gears up for its fall season with some serious local and national talent.

BY ERIC WEBB

OKC Improv Fall Run 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Friday–Saturday Through Oct. 11 Broadway Theater 914 N. Broadway Ave., #120 okcimprov.com 456-9858 $5-$15

OKC Improv returns to the Reduxion Theatre stage this weekend to begin a five-week run with performances on Friday and Saturday nights. Every night features three shows, each with a unique lineup.

The run will feature a mix of established favorites and a host of brand new troupes, many of which will compete against each other as part of the popular Cage Match tournament.

There will also be three new All-Star shows with rotating casts that include short cinematic tales from Movie Night, interestingly interconnected characters from In Cognito and scenes inspired by a guest storyteller in What Happened Was. Another new addition to the lineup is The Jeff Show, featuring Jeff Jenkins, a recent OKC transplant from Springfield, Missouri. He started and ran Skinny Improv there for many years.

“Jeff is an incredible grab for OKC — like when the Thunder picked up Reggie Jackson,” said OKC Improv Artistic Director Clint Vrazel. “He can do it all.”

Next weekend, OKC Improv will hold a mini-festival headlined

by Los Angeles-based improv duo

Rob Belushi and Jon Barinholz are LA-based improv duo Sheldon.

Sheldon, made up of Rob Belushi and Jon Barinholz. If those names sound familiar, it’s because humor runs in their families. Rob is the son of Jim Belushi, and Jon is the brother of fellow comedian and actor Ike Barinholz (TV’s The Mindy Project and MADtv).

Both Belushi and Barinholz are alums of Chicago’s Second City, iO, Annoyance and Steppenwolf Theatres and have performed and taught across the country. Belushi’s television credits include The Joe Schmo Show and The Goodwin Games. Barinholz has appeared on Parks and Recreation and Key & Peele.

The duo’s OKC appearance is being facilitated by local improviser Ben Davis, a standout performer in the local scene for many years who previously brought in celebrated improviser Craig Cackowski (TV’s Community, Drunk History).

Davis met Belushi and Barinholz at this year’s Chicago Improv Festival, which they were headlining. Davis’ own group ZOOM, along with Heel Turn, was also performing, bringing the number of OKC-based troupes to participate in the prestigious festival up to four.

“I took a class with them and was blown away,” Davis said, “not just by their comedic talent but also by their heart.”

Belushi and Barinholz will also teach three workshops next weekend.

To sign up for workshops or view a full performance schedule, go to okcimprov.com.

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Mindful silence Eastern practices like tai chi and meditation help balance the stress of life, and classes are available around the metro.

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“We’re calculators, but we don’t know how to hit ‘clear.’ Mediation is that clear button. It helps us approach the next problem in the simplest way,” Nick Lowry, Windsong Dojo owner and sensei, said after one of his classes.

Although the dojo, 2201 NW Interstate 44 Service Road, is primarily focused on the martial arts of aikido, judo and jodo, Lowry has opened up a space at the back of the property for small groups specializing in meditation and slow movement marital arts, such as tai chi, to host classes available to the public.

Windsong Innerspace events take place seven days a week and range from prenatal yoga classes on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. to Zen Buddhism meditation and studies on Sundays at 6:30 p.m.

The majority of the events are free, but some require a small fee.

On Tuesdays,Theravada monks from the Oklahoma Buddhist Vihara host a session on Vipassana meditation.

Thervada is the oldest surviving Buddhist school, and Vipassana is one of the oldest mediation techniques.

Mindfulness of breath combined with ruminations on actions and emotions serve as the core of the technique.

During a class on Aug. 19, two monks, Bhante Santikaro and Bhante Ánanda, dressed in crimson robes, led the mediation in the narrow backroom at Windsong Innerspace. They sat in front while attendees sat on opposite sides, facing one another. Bhante Santikaro opened the meditation class by ringing a bell and speaking softly.

“Joyfully breathe in,” he said.

“Joyfully breathe out.”

Sitting, legs crisscrossed on Zafu and Zabuton cushions, seven class attendees inhaled and exhaled in unison. After a 10-15 minute period of silence, Bhante Santikaro spoke.

Ánanda and Santikaro conduct a Vipassana Meditation at Windsong Dojo on Tuesday evening.

“Now think of your enemy,” he said. “Wish your enemy well.”

Bhante Sanitkaro continued in this manner: brief instruction and extended periods of silence.

The class is designed for beginners, although the group consisted of both laypeople and practitioners.

Several studies have linked meditation to a reduction in stress.

In a recent report issued by the Mayo Clinic, meditation was found to help gain perspective on stressors, increased self-awareness and reduced negative emotion. The report also proposed the practice might help with anxiety disorders, insomnia, chronic pain, high blood pressure and asthma.

Buddhism-based classes are not the only ones offered at Windsong Innerspace.

Like meditation, studies have found tai chi to be effective at reducing stress.

The martial art also bolsters balance and flexibility. A 12-month 1998 study by the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, consisting of 38 participants aged 58-70 found at the end of the program the subjects had achieved numerous health benefits.

On average, participants experienced an 11-degree increase in thoracic and lumbar flexibility and an 18 percent increase in muscle strength of the knee extensor.

Lowry said the meditative and slow movement martial arts are important to the community because they make practitioners more responsible with their lives.

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Old Crow Medicine Show with The Deslondes 8 p.m. Friday Rose State College Performing Arts Theatre 6000 Trosper Road, Midwest City okcciviccenter.com 800-364-7111 $25-$35

Though they travel by bus and not horsedrawn wagons, Old Crow Medicine Show offers an elixir much like the medicine shows of old. However, the group’s tincture isn’t Snake Oil Liniment or Kickapoo Indian Sagwa; its solution is old-time music, and when consumed live, it’s potent enough to soothe any ailment — or at least make you want to stomp and holler.

The band will play a mixture of old tunes and songs from its latest album — fittingly titled Remedy — Saturday at the Rose State College Performing Arts Theatre.

While the original traveling medicine shows had to rely on gimmicks and tricks as technology engulfed them in obsolescence during the early 20th century, Old Crow Medicine Show is no novelty act. The raucous musicians inhabit and embrace the old-time music moniker, but they deliver it with the ferocity of sparking train wheels that are inches away from barreling off the tracks.

“With Old Crow, it’s more like a magic trick. I mean, how can we come that close to the edge and not tumble to

our death?” frontman Ketch Secor said.

“When you go see an Old Crow show, it’s a mess, and sometimes it looks like it’s going to fall apart right then and there.

And oftentimes, one of the things that’s the most exciting is how we can actually keep it together.”

Secor, the band’s cofounder, is a fiddle player. He has been performing with the instrument since he fell in love with it as an adolescent. However, the seven members of the band often switch instruments during their set — from a fiddle to a banjo, with guitars, mandolins and harmonicas as well. The band’s musicianship is almost as staggering as its shows are fervent — like a punk rock show, but with a guitjo and talent.

Last year, the band all but cemented its place in country music lore when it became the newest act featured at the Grand Ole Opry. From busking in their early days, touring with and commanding respect from contemporaries like Mumford and Sons and collaborating with legends like Bob Dylan, Old Crow’s long-term relevance in American music history is basically guaranteed at this point.

“There’s been tremendous growth all along, since the beginning. Because when you start on the street corner, there’s nowhere to go but up,” Secor said. “For us to get good was just a matter of time and commitment. It didn’t take long to do better than the curve.”

When you start on the street corner, there’s nowhere to go but up.

— Ketch Secor

Lyrically, the band delivers a modern twist on the American narrative, focusing on the thrills and ills of real life that the band and many of its fans have experienced firsthand. The members of Old Crow Medicine Show are no strangers to the hard work and corn whiskey-distilling lives they sing about, but their trips to the wrong side of town — and even the wrong side of the law — are behind them now.

“When you make country music, you’re singing the songs of the people,” Secor said. “In order to gather information to distill into songs, you have to live around those people and do the hard work yourself. I’ve worked in a factory.

I’ve worked in assembly lines. But I was always really trying to work at being a fiddle player. So hard work has always been an important way to get in touch with who you’re singing about.”

The music speaks for itself. It’s anachronistic old-time music played with the ferocity of rock and roll and the showmanship of those old medicine shows. On one hand, Old Crow’s music is an iconoclastic answer to the mainstream country music genre, a genre that Secor

feels is currently deficient in many aspects — underserving to its fans and self-serving to the music industry. On the other, Secor is content without the level of fame as, say, Toby Keith or Darius Rucker. Being members of the Grand Ole Opry is as mainstream as he wants to get.

“Country music is ever-changing stuff, so I’d like to think that Old Crow can be a part of the change that I believe country music needs to make,” he said. “It needs to be more reflective of a wider group of listeners, and I think that kind of change is in the wind.”

It is quite possible that its new album, Remedy, will be the zephyr for that change. The record is a continuation of the band’s sensible songwriting, a reaping of the production gold that they struck with their last album, Carry Me Back.

With Remedy, Old Crow sounds bigger and smoother while still retaining the edge and rawness that warms the listener like a pull of the corn whiskey the band often sings about.

Whether you get a taste of Old Crow through its albums or its live performance, it will certainly be the fix you need, no matter what your ailment.

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Withstanding lineup and scenery changes hasn’t fazed Drive-By Truckers’ country-bred brand of indie rock.

BY JOSHUA BOYDSTON

Drive-By Truckers with Lucero 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 Cain’s Ballroom 423 N. Main St., Tulsa cainsballroom.com 918-584-2306 $22-$37

Divorce and death; corruption and incest; loneliness and the drugs and booze used to try and forget about it — Drive-By Truckers have never shied away from the darker side of life. The Athens, Georgia-by-way-of-Alabama outfit has gripped listeners’ souls with an international scope through its unflinching and sometimes willfully grim narratives of love, life and loss.

But bandleaders and songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley have always approached that colossal tumult of grief and anguish with a wry smile.

Drive-By Truckers fill the gaps in the darkness with hearty laughs and barbed jokes, song titles like “Buttholeville,” “Too Much Sex (Too Little Jesus)” and “Shit Shots Count” clueing in a refusal to let the realities of the world keep the band or its listeners down.

“We all have a dark sense of humor,” Hood said. “A lot of the stuff we sing about is pretty serious and pretty heavy, but approaching it with a little humor helps. It prevents it from becoming depressing or anything. At the end of the day, I want it to be a good time.”

Roots in The Shoals of Northern Alabama and the history and culture of the greater South are all too instrumental in the band’s goodtime loving but straight-shooting makeup — not just aesthetically, in the Southern rock-punctuated altcountry ballads they have become so well known for, but also in the content of each and every yarn the band has reeled off in the past 18 years.

A broad national and even international following supports the uncompromising truth of these country-fried tales, though, a reminder that no matter where you are in the world, you are only a few minutes

I’m still trying just as hard to write a good song next week as I was 20 years ago.

— Patterson Hood away from a Southern state of mind.

“New York, Seattle, Tulsa — it doesn’t matter,” Hood said. “Drive 20 miles out and away in any direction and you’re out in that sort of rural countryside. No matter where you grew up, it winds up being fairly universal.”

Nearly 20 years and now 10 studio albums in, the band is as driven as ever to speak to your soul. And with this year’s English Oceans, Drive-By Truckers are doing it as well as ever.

A critical success and the group’s highest Billboard-charting album to date, the album was exceptional to Hood from the outset, “First Air of Autumn” and “Grand Canyon” representing two of his personal DBT favorites.

“We knew we had done something special, whether or not people outside of the band thought the same thing,” he said of the album, the follow-up to the concurrently recorded pair The Big To-Do (2010) and Go-Go Boots (2011).

“It’s been nice, having it be so wellreceived by others, too.”

Playing on Wednesday, September 17 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, DriveBy Truckers are in “a really good place,” finally finding a sense of true stability that has eluded them as key members like Jason Isbell and Shonna Tucker have departed to focus on solo careers. Hood, Cooley & Co. feel as equipped to do what they’ve always wanted — now more than ever.

“I’m still trying just as hard to write a good song next week as I was 20 years ago,” Hood said. “We push ourselves hard to grow as a band and artists. It would be boring not to. The last thing I want to do is go on stage and not have new songs to play.”

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The G-spot Fast-rising DIY musician Alex G’s immersive melodies hit all the right pleasure centers.

BY JOSHUA BOYDSTON

Alex G with Cosmostanza and The Hitt Boyz 8 p.m. Sunday Dope Chapel 115 S. Crawford Ave., Norman $8

81. That’s the number of songs Alex G has written, recorded and self-released on his Bandcamp page in the past four years, the symptom of an insatiably creative kid growing up in a modern era where the walls between writing, recording and releasing music have been all but demolished.

There’s even more than that.

Songs that have never been recorded, music released as electronic artist Rubberthump and through his band The Skin Cells — he’s just barely past the legal drinking age, yet Alex G (born Alex Giannascoli) has created more songs than some musicians do in a lifetime.

And 20 years back, when the access to studios was narrow and label distribution even more elusive, people might not have even been able to hear any of it.

“I have no point of comparison, no point of reference. This is the only reality I’ve ever known,” Giannascoli said of the modern, wide-open world of DIY music. “I got really lucky, I think. What I’ve been doing, that hasn’t always been possible.”

As fast-rising as they come, Alex G is mid-transformation from URL superstar to IRL music hero. Maybe it’s because his songwriting is as stunning as it is prolific: simple, pretty hooks layered with astute lyricism and guarded optimism through confidently lo-fi compositions oft compared to a Built To Spill or Elliott Smith.

He has a live band but writes alone, a solitary wellspring of chords and melodies.

“I’ve always done it that way

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I’m really in touch with myself, in terms of music and knowing what I like.

— Alex Giannascoli and probably always will. I take a lot of pride in it, and it’s one thing I can’t really trust anyone else with,” Giannascoli said. “I get a lot of satisfaction out of doing it. It’s something that I can’t even explain.”

The acclaim is piling on, both from fiercely devoted fans and Orchid Tape labelmates who not-so-jokingly refer to him as the greatest songwriter alive.

But Alex G — playing Sunday at Dope Chapel — is quick to brush aside such high praises (“It’s a little silly, obviously.”) or even the notion that he’s a true natural.

“It’s not like I pull a melody out of thin air,” Giannascoli said, recalling jamming with his older brother and being envious of his ability to play by ear. “I spend a lot of time chiseling away at it, to find the most essential, good things. I think what’s most important is that I know what sounds best to me.

I’m really in touch with myself, in terms of music and knowing what I like.”

Everything comes together on DSU, his latest full-length album that acts as something of a true debut to the wider world and couldn’t be a better introduction. It’s a nuanced record that plays as well on the first listen as the 20th, one that would have transcended whatever era it was born out of.

“I wanted to get across, with that album, a lot of layers. I didn’t want it to come across so straightforward,” Giannascoli said. “I wanted to make an album you could think about a little bit, where everything doesn’t always go where you think it’s going to. And I think I succeeded in that.”

LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 100 Bones Band, Baker St. Pub & Grill. ROCK AJ Gaither, Grandad’s Bar. SINGER/SONGWRITER Grant Wells, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

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LIFE MUSIC Catch 23, Russell’s, Tower Hotel. ROCK DJ RnR, Colcord Hotel. VARIOUS DJ-Ovy, Aloft Downtown Oklahoma City. VARIOUS Eric Dunkin, Tapwerks Ale House & Cafe. ROCK Evan Michaels Band, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill.

COUNTRY Gary Johnson, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

Mark Vollertsen, Red Rock Canyon Grill. ACOUSTIC

Kyle Reid/Elms/Horse Thief, Breathing Rhythm Studio, Norman. VARIOUS

Sioux City Pete & the Beggars/Glow God/Loom, Opolis, Norman. ROCK

Jacob Becannen/Mark Vollersten, Nonna’s Purple Bar. ACOUSTIC

Susan Herndon, Oklahoma City Museum of Art. FOLK

Jim the Elephant, Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewery. COVER

The Friends No BS Jam, Friends Restaurant & Club.

VARIOUS The Mastersons, The Blue Door. ROCK

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 2AM, Red Rock Canyon Grill. ROCK Brent Saulsbury/Will Galbraith/Wayne Duncan, Friends Restaurant & Club. ROCK Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, ACM@UCO Performance Lab. BLUES David Morris, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

Justin Echols, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. JAZZ Karen Khoury, Legend’s Restaurant, Norman. PIANO Kierston White and Elizabee/White Mule, The Deli, Norman. SINGER/SONGWRITER Old Crow Medicine Show/The Deslondes, Rose State College, Midwest City. COUNTRY Shakers of Salt, Belmar Golf Club, Norman. COVER

Stereo Deck, Oklahoma City Limits. ROCK

The Brass Beats/Tom Marshall, Grandad’s Bar. SINGER/ SONGWRITER

Jacob Steifel, Wormy Dog Saloon. COUNTRY

The Clique, Friends Restaurant & Club. VARIOUS

Kalo/Matt Stansberry & The Romance, DC on Film Row. ROCK

Zero 2 Sixty Band, Remington Park. COVER

Piñata Protest, VZD’s Restaurant & Club. ROCK Than Medlam, The Underground. JAZZ The Dave Thomason Band, Grady’s 66 Pub, Yukon.

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Easton Corbin, Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. COUNTRY

Attica State, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse. ROCK

Erik the Viking/Stockyard Playboys, Grandad’s Bar. COUNTRY

Brian Gilliland, The Paramount OKC. FOLK Captain Nowhere/Plissken/Knockdown Knockouts, Blue Note Lounge. ROCK

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Kyle Reid, The Paramount OKC. JAZZ

Bronwynne Brent, Dig It. FOLK

Kylie Morgan/Lower 40, University of Oklahoma, Norman. COUNTRY

Don and Melodee Johnson, Twelve Oaks, Edmond. JAZZ

La Panther Happens/Helen Kelter Skelter/Ghosts of Electricity, Blue Note Lounge. ROCK Lisa & Laura, Full Circle Bookstore. FOLK

David Bruster, VZD’s Restaurant & Club. ACOUSTIC Edgar Cruz, Devon Tower. ACOUSTIC

Grant Stevens, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

Maurice Johnson, Avanti Bar & Grill. JAZZ

Jonathan Nichol, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman.

JAZZ

Jamie Bramble, Nonna’s Purple Bar. ACOUSTIC

Mitch Casen, Friends Restaurant & Club. COUNTRY

Mike Turner, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

Jason Young Band, JJ’s Blues Saloon. COUNTRY

Myron Oliver/Stephen Speaks, Red Rock Canyon Grill.

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Sandi Patty, Oklahoma City Community College. SINGER/ SONGWRITER

Karen Khoury, Legend’s Restaurant, Norman. PIANIST

Rural Route Ramblers/Bonham Brothers/Col Cliff Johnson, Oklahoma Country-Western Museum & Hall of Fame. BLUEGRASS

Kierston White/Hosty Duo, The Deli, Norman. VARIOUS

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Brent Blount, Full Circle Bookstore. JAZZ

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Blake O the DJ, Colcord Hotel. DANCE

Aaron Newman Duo, Red Rock Canyon Grill. FOLK

Brandon Jenkins, Wormy Dog Saloon. COUNTRY

When the Norman Music Festival and the Norman Arts Council join forces, expect big things. Such is the case with music their new 2nd Friday Concert Series, a supplement to the 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk, and some local heavyweights have hopped on board for the inaugural show. Kyle Reid, Elms and Horse Thief will each perform sets from 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday at Breathing Rhythm Studios, 315 E. Comanche St., in Norman.

Admission is free. Visit 2ndfridaynorman.com.

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Bandromeda, Crosseyed Moose. COVER

Borderline, Sliders. COUNTRY

Borderline, Sliders. COUNTRY

Friday

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13

FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Bandromeda, Bourbon Street Bar. COVER

2nd Friday Concert Series with Kyle Reid, Elms and Horse Thief

TAP Band, Myriad Botanical Gardens. VARIOUS Tejas Brothers, Grady’s 66 Pub. COUNTRY

Drive, Baker St. Pub & Grill. ROCK

North Meets South/Green Corn Rebellion/ Grazzzhopper, The Deli, Norman. ROCK

Kyle Reid

Shortt Dogg, Riverwind Casino, Norman. R&B

Stars, Russell’s, Tower Hotel. COVER

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17

Thieving Birds, Wormy Dog Saloon. COUNTRY

Aaron Newman Band, Baker St. Pub & Grill. FOLK

Wurly Birds, Remington Park. ROCK

Casey Donahew/Josh Abbott, First Council Casino, Newkirk. COUNTRY

SUNDAY, SEPT. 14

Grant Wells, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO

Curtis McMurtry, The Blue Door. SINGER/SONGWRITER

The Friends No BS Jam, Friends Restaurant & Club.

VARIOUS

Steve Crossley, Red Rock Canyon Grill. SINGER/ SONGWRITER

Edgar Cruz, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. ACOUSTIC Eric Gales, VZD’s Restaurant & Club. BLUES Storyville Scoundrels, Myriad Botanical Gardens. JAZZ Wade Tower, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. VARIOUS

Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, ACM@UCO Performance Lab, Thursday, Sept. 11

MONDAY, SEPT. 15 Overkill/Prong, The Chameleon Room. ROCK Twenty One Pilots, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa. POP

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Fifties-era rock ’n’ roll, New Orleans brass bands, swing and saucy blues — it was the rebellion of yesteryear. But most of those tasked with reviving that sound (or at least preventing it from dying out entirely) act as princely saints, playing the devil’s music like there was never a lick of evil to it at all.

Music isn’t a chore; it’s a celebration of life, its joys and sorrows alike.

Norman’s Reid — unlike so many before him — knows this well. He doesn’t play like a man possessed by the sepia-hued vision of a wholesome, milder-than-reality past. He plays like a man who recognizes what a good time was, is and always will be — that having a heck of a lot of fun never goes out of style.

With his sleeves rolled up, elbows greased, guitar cocked and devious grin beaming, Reid breezes through Alright, Here We Go… like a country boy taking the city by storm. Willfully blue collar and relaxed but sophisticated and skillful, it’s a knowing record and a slinky set of songs capable of charming the knickerbockers right off about anyone.

“Shot of Whiskey” is the first entry and makes that Happy Days narrative of rebellion known from line one, opining a love lost with a “shot of whiskey” and “a little toke of

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reefer” with a quick, playful and zippy melody worthy of a Pixar short. The guitar rips and horns blare into these fiendish little dirt devils that play fast and loose in The Big Easy.

Reid’s deep, smoky vocals and upright bassist Johnny Carlton’s vital low-end grooves work as the perfect foil to the blazing horn section and cheerful string arrangements in the more swinging moments like “When I Was Young” and “I Lean.” The former is as soul-satisfying as a gospel brunch punctuated with an excellent outro, where “I Lean” would have done Benny Goodman, the King of Swing himself, proud in its fierce devotion to the Big Band era and inextricably sincere execution thereof.

Most impressive is Reid’s transition into the smaller, softer moments — the ones that threaten to drift toward sleepy if not handled correctly.

The ember glow of “Pride and Swing” and “Dancing,” Reid’s midnight serenade to stray dogs and alleycats, are imposing for such quiet ditties, soliciting the same attention songs twice as fast and orchestrated do.

Alright, Here We Go… is sometimes as noncommittal as its title, more of an open invitation than demanding of your presence (the closing pair “Minor Iko” and “A-Minor Affair” wander a little too far at the end). But that’s as much an attribute as hindrance. Legs kicked up, playing love songs on a dimly lit porch to an audience of one or none at all beneath a piercing moon and distant stars, Reid and his Low Swingin’ Chariots capture as true a look into the American past as any band out there without trying half as a hard.

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The Trip to Italy

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Road ramblers Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are terrific travel companions in The Trip to Italy.

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BY PHIL BACHARACH

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Italy can make for an unforgettable trip, but it’s not always convenient to jet on over there for its amazing history, mouthwatering cuisine and breathtaking views. On such occasions, The Trip to Italy, which plays Thursday through Sunday at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, is a more-than-acceptable consolation prize.

A sequel to 2010’s The Trip, the genteel comedy reunites director Michael Winterbottom with British stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. The pair essentially portray exaggerated versions of themselves eating their way through Italy as part of a travel piece for a London newspaper. Coogan (Philomena, Night at the Museum, Tropic Thunder) is known to American audiences; Brydon has appeared in a smattering of movies but is far more familiar to viewers of British television. In fact, both Trip films began as BBC series.

I have no idea if Coogan and Brydon are good friends off camera, but I’d like to think they are. The two have an easy, lived-in chemistry that makes The Trip to Italy as much about maturing-male friendship as it is about two guys saying funny things.

Winterbottom (The Killer Inside Me, A Mighty Heart) creates a rhythm and tone that blissfully teeters between ambling and lyrical. Steve and Rob riff at one point about how sequels

invariably disappoint, but the director and stars of The Trip to Italy are smart enough to stick to what made the initial film/series so winning: they check out beautiful vistas, dine on incredible-looking food in chic restaurants, flirt with pretty women and banter.

That last ingredient is what makes all the difference. Rob’s craving for attention would make him an exhausting travel companion in real life. From a safe distance, however, his talent for voice impersonations is great fun. As he did in The Trip, Brydon showcases his Al Pacino, Hugh Grant and Dustin Hoffman, while both he and Coogan indulge in a killer Michael Caine impression. Rob’s indefatigable performing finds a perfect foil in the slightly cantankerous Steve.

The trip isn’t all about impressions.

Steve and Rob are as comfortable citing Shakespeare and Byron as they are speculating how they would eat track and field superstar Mo Farah if they were the sole survivors of a plane crash in the Andes. The riffing throughout is sharp, funny and seemingly improvised.

The Trip to Italy gets a little wobblier when it aspires to be more serious-minded. While the 2010 film painted Rob as a devoted family man and Steve as a conflicted commitmentphobe, this outing tweaks our perceptions of both characters.

Even so, the subplots feel a bit grafted in to break up all the gab.

Fortunately, gab prevails. The Trip to Italy is a charming and affable road picture that hopefully hints at more to come. A previous generation had Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in a slate of Road movies. Coogan and Brydon would be worthy successors.

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LIFE DVD REVIEWS As ancient as the vampire genre is, there always seems to be something fresh that can be derived from it. Case in point: Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive, a surprisingly warm and darkly funny film that explores the loneliness and ennui of a vampire’s everlasting life.

Adam (Tom Only Lovers Hiddleston, The Left Alive Avengers) is a reclusive (2013) musician living amongst an impressive ocean of analog equipment in a blighted and derelict Detroit neighborhood. His wife, Eve ( Tilda Swinton, The Grand Budapest Hotel), lives in Tangiers, but she returns to his side only to be followed by her wayward, Los Angelesbased sister, Ava (Mia Wasikowska, Maps to the Stars), who brings nothing but trouble for the couple.

Anyone familiar with Jarmusch’s work won’t be surprised that all of this unfolds rather gradually. He again proves himself a master of the exotic location, beautifully captured by cinematographer Yorick Le Saux. Jarmuch’s cool, detached style meshes well with the nocturnal atmosphere, covering everything in the film like a fine mist. — Patrick Crain

Somewhere between the simmering racism in Billy Jack and the juiced-in hick mobsters of Walking Tall lives Mr. Majestyk, a truly oddball Charles Bronson vehicle rescued for Blu-ray by the folks at Kino Lorber.

In all candor, Mr. Majestyk is a wild, unfocused mess that is nonetheless impossible to Mr. Majestyk dislike due to its no-bones (1974) attitude about itself. It was penned by master crime author Elmore Leonard, and his hand is ever-present in the strange and offbeat characters that populate the story. In more capable directorial hands, the multilayered tale could have been a rich experience. As is, the story of melon farmer Vince Majestyk (Bronson, Once Upon a Time in the West) — whose insistence on social justice lands him in jail, where he runs afoul of mobster Frank Renda (Al Letteri, The Godfather) — careens between social commentary, lowbrow action film and awkward love story, and director Richard Fleischer never finds a decent rhythm.

However, there is place for movies that exist solely to be served with pizza and beer, and there aren’t many more guiltily entertaining than Mr. Majestyk. — PC

Where Charles Manson always seems to be the wellspring of creativity for most horror filmmakers due to the graphic nature of his crimes, Jim Jones’ brand of horror was much more deliberately paced — a years-long slow burner that had its climax in an unimaginable 24-hour time span, The Sacrament leaving 1000 dead.

(2013) This material is ideal for filmmaker Ti West, whose The Sacrament — newly released on Blu-ray — fits his filmmaking sensibilities perfectly. Six films into his career, West has proven to be the best and smartest guy in the horror game.

A fictional account of the last 24 hours of Jonestown, The Sacrament utilizes a post-edited, reality-documentary approach, which keeps everything grounded and focused.

Our knowledge of the factual events causes us to never feel at ease. Meanwhile, Gene Jones’ (Oz the Great and Powerful) shines as Father — a beatific minotaur in the middle of his sick, upside-down utopia.

Equipped with a palpable sense of dread and idealism gone wrong, The Sacrament is a dark, powerful experience. — PC

“The Trip to Italy casts a warm, enveloping spell, letting us ride along with two very funny men as they indulge in haute cuisine, serenely beautiful landscapes, and the pleasure of each other’s company.”

–SCOTT FOUNDAS, VARIETY

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Homework: What symbol best represents your deepest desire? Testify by going to FreeWillAstrology.com and clicking on “Email Rob.”

ARIES March 21-April 19 In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an American FedEx executive who is stranded alone on a remote Pacific island after he survives a plane crash. A few items from the plane wash up on shore, including a volleyball. He draws a face on it and names it “Wilson,” creating a companion who becomes his confidant for the next four years.

I’d love to see you enlist an ally like Wilson in the coming week, Aries. There are some deep, messy, beautiful mysteries you need to talk about. At least for now, the only listener capable of drawing them out of you in the proper spirit might be a compassionate inanimate object that won’t judge you or interrupt you.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 As far as I know, there has been only one battleship in history that was named after a poet. A hundred years ago, the Italian navy manufactured a dreadnought with triple-gun turrets and called it Dante Alighieri, after the medieval genius who wrote the Divine Comedy. Other than that, most warships have been more likely to receive names like Invincible, Vengeance, Hercules, or Colossus.

But it would be fine if you drew some inspiration from the battleship Dante Alighieri in the coming weeks. I think you will benefit from bringing a lyrical spirit and soulful passion to your expression of the warrior archetype.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 If you go to a 7-Eleven convenience store and order a Double Big Gulp drink, you must be prepared to absorb 40 teaspoons of sugar. But what will be an even greater challenge to your body is the sheer amount of fluid you will have to digest: 50 ounces. The fact is, your stomach can’t easily accommodate more than 32 ounces at a time.

It’s true that if you sip the Double Big Gulp very slowly -- like for a period of three and a half hours -- the strain on your system will be less. But after the first half hour, as the beverage warms up,

its taste will decline steeply. Everything I’ve just said should serve as a useful metaphor for you in the coming week. Even if you are very sure that the stuff you want to introduce into your life is healthier for you than a Double Big Gulp, don’t get more of it than you can comfortably hold.

CANCER June 21-July 22 If you surrender to the passive part of your personality, you will be whipped around by mood swings in the coming days. You will hem and haw, snivel and procrastinate, communicate ineptly, and be confused about what you really feel. If, on the other hand, you animate the proactive side of your personality, you are likely to correct sloppy arrangements that have kept you off-balance.

You will heal rifts and come up with bright ideas about how to get the help you need. It’s also quite possible you will strike a blow for justice and equality, and finally get the fair share you were cheated out of in the past.

LEO July 23-Aug. 22 In his 1982 martial arts film Dragon Lord, Jackie Chan experimented with more complex stunts than he had tried in his previous films. The choreography was elaborate and intricate. In one famous sequence, he had to do 2,900 takes of a single fight sequence to get the footage he wanted. That’s the kind of focused attention and commitment to detail I recommend to you in the coming weeks, Leo -- especially if you are learning new tricks and attempting novel approaches.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 In 1786, Jacques Balmat and Michel Paccard were the first explorers to reach the top of 15,781-foot Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border. They were hailed as heroes. One observer wrote that the ascent was “an astounding achievement of courage and determination, one of the greatest in the annals of mountaineering. It was accomplished by men who were not only on unexplored ground but on a route that all the guides believed impossible.” And yet today, 228 years later, the climb is considered relatively easy for anyone who’s reasonably prepared. In a typical year, 20,000

people make it to the summit. Why am I bringing this to your attention? Because I suspect that you are beginning to master a skill that will initially require you to be like Balmat and Paccard, but will eventually be almost routine.

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Those who invoke the old metaphor about the caterpillar that transforms into the butterfly often omit an important detail: the graceful winged creature is helpless and weak when it first wriggles free of its chrysalis. For a while it’s not ready to take up its full destiny. As you get ready for your own metamorphosis, Libra, keep that in mind.

Have plans to lay low and be self-protective in the days following your emergence into your new form. Don’t try to do loop-the-loops right away.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you Scorpios are currently the sign of the zodiac that is least likely to be clumsy, vulgar, awkward, or prone to dumb mistakes. On the other hand, you are the most likely to derisively accuse others of being clumsy, vulgar, awkward, or prone to dumb mistakes. I recommend that you resist that temptation, however. In the coming week, it is in your selfish interests to be especially tactful and diplomatic. Forgive and quietly adjust for everyone’s mistakes. Don’t call undue attention to them or make them worse. Continue to build your likeability and fine-tune your support system.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You have cosmic permission to be bigger than life and wilder than sin. You have a poetic license to be more wise than clever. And you should feel free to laugh longer than might seem polite and make no apologies as you spill drinks while telling your brash stories. This phase of your astrological cycle does not require you to rein yourself in or tone yourself down or be a well-behaved model citizen. In fact, I think it will be best for everyone concerned if you experiment with benevolent mischief and unpredictable healing and ingenious gambles.

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CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 For over 2,000 years, Chinese astronomers have understood the science of eclipses. And yet as late as the 1800s, sailors in the Chinese navy shot cannonballs in the direction of lunar eclipses, hoping to chase away the dragons they imagined were devouring the moon. I have a theory that there’s a similar discrepancy in your psyche, Capricorn. A fearful part of you has an irrational fantasy that a wiser part of you knows is a delusion. So how can we arrange for the wiser part to gain ascendancy? There’s an urgent need for you to stop wasting time and energy by indulging in that mistaken perspective.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Squirrels don’t have a perfect memory of where they bury their nuts. They mean to go back and dig them all up later, but they lose track of many.

Sometimes trees sprout from those forgotten nuts. It’s conceivable that on occasion a squirrel may climb a tree it planted years earlier. I see this as a useful metaphor for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. You are on the verge of encountering grown-up versions of seeds you sowed once upon a time and then forgot about.

PISCES Feb. 19-March 20 On a German TV show, martial artist Jackie Chan performed a tough trick. While holding a raw egg in his right hand, he used that hand to smash through three separate sets of four concrete blocks.

When he was finished, the egg was still intact. I see your next task as having some resemblances to that feat, Pisces. You must remain relaxed, protective, and even tender as you destroy an obstruction that has been holding you back. Can you maintain this dual perspective long enough to complete the job? I think you can.

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