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editor’sletter

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hotographer Western Doughty picked me up on a rainy afternoon and we headed to Pawhuska, where his friend Hannah Knox (this issue’s cover model) lives. We picked up Hannah downtown and headed to some waterfalls coming off of Blue Stem Lake. Hannah was barefoot, as she has been for most of her 28 years on this planet. She had no trouble navigating the slick, wet rocks while Western and I slid around, trying not to eat it. He had on duck boots; I had on Chuck Taylors. A woman at the falls told us her friend had slipped and broken a hip there the day before.

Hannah glided around like a waterfall sprite.

Western set up the shot.

Hannah stepped down into the moving water. Her face changed.

“I think I just cut myself,” she

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said. “I know I did. I don’t want to look.”

I looked. Sure enough, blood pooled in the water beneath her foot.

She toed around a bit with the other foot and found a jagged half of a glass beer bottle sitting upright. Like a booby trap, it had been perfectly covered in moss.

There was no way for her to have seen it.

Much later—after taking photos (a task which, like a badass, Hannah insisted we complete) and tending to her wounds—Hannah wrote to me: “Disrespecting nature is one of the most awful things to me.

I know it is possible to have fun and be wild and free while respecting the environment around us—because that's how I try to live every day. Going barefoot is

part of my lifestyle, attempting to live in harmony with the natural world. I'm sure-footed and aware, but someone disrespected nature—and at an intersection of their ideals and mine, I ended up hurt.”

A few days later, I visited family and friends in Oklahoma City.

We picnicked in Edgemere Park, down the street from where I grew up. There’s a little creek that runs through the park, and while our dogs were bounding through the grass and splashing in the water, my dog, Mini, cut her foot.

The gash was in nearly the same spot as Hannah’s—except this one was on a paw.

My husband and I cared for her wound, but she is limping around today as I write this, stuck inside rather than able to run around chasing squirrels and

rolling on stink bugs like her dog heart desires.

Both events were strong reminders to not litter, pick up trash when you see it and are able, respect nature—and keep a first aid kit in your car. Those are my festival (or are they survival?) tips. In this issue, you’ll find a few more—like suggestions for what to pack in your bug-out bag (pg.22) and what kinds of canned food might be worth having around (pg.

25). If this kind of talk makes you anxious, you might find respite in a local theater (pg. 34).

I wish Hannah and Mini speedy recoveries. a

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ACTIVISTS’ THREAT Will the teacher raise be delayed by a veto petition?

by DAVID BLATT

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n March 28th, just hours before Oklahoma Senators were to vote on pay raises for teachers and other employees funded by new taxes, a group calling themselves “Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite” held a press conference at the State Capitol. Led by former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, the group warned lawmakers that they would lead a citizen initiative to overturn any tax increase.

Senators disregarded the warning by approving HB 1010xx with the three-quarters support needed for revenue bills, and the Governor quickly signed the measure into law. But is the tax increase—the first to be approved

by Oklahoma lawmakers in over 25 years—now in danger of being overturned at the ballot and dragging the pay raises down with it?

The activists’ threat involves a little-known provision of the Oklahoma Constitution called the veto referendum, which allows a petition to be filed challenging any bill passed by the Legislature. To put a veto referendum on the ballot requires signatures by 5 percent of voters in the last gubernatorial election, which currently would be 41,242 signatures.

There have been 20 veto referendums in Oklahoma history but none since 1970. In 1991, an initiative petition attempted to overturn the landmark education reform bill HB 1017, but this was not a veto referendum. To overturn HB 1017, opponents tried to amend the state Constitution.

They succeeded in gathering enough signatures to get State Question 639 on the ballot in October 1991, but the measure failed with just 46 percent of the vote.

While there is uncertainty about the timing involved in the veto referendum process, it appears that Sen. Coburn and his followers could block enactment of HB 1010xx if they are able to gather enough signatures and clear

the various other obstacles needed to get a referendum petition certified prior to the law taking effect on June 27. In that case, the bill would be stayed pending a decision by the voters, which would likely (but not necessarily) coincide with the general election on November 6.

The teacher pay raise would most likely be deferred as well, as the pay raise bill is contingent on enactment of HB 1010xx. That means teachers would not see a pay increase in time for the next school year.

While opponents of the education funding package have uncovered a way to block the measure, they would be taking a major gamble by moving ahead with a veto referendum. Three-quarters of lawmakers, including over 70 percent of Republicans, voted for a tax increase because they understood that providing teachers a raise is both urgent and popular.

The current funding package is paid for primarily by limiting the tax break on oil and gas production and by raising cigarette taxes—both of which are broadly popular and directly affect a limited number of voters—along with a small increase in motor fuel taxes (3 cents per gallon on gas and 6 cents per gallon on diesel).

Putting the funding package on the ballot almost guarantees a huge mobilization and strong turnout by teachers and other supporters of public education, which could hurt Republican candidates in the fall election. The main goal of Oklahoma Taxpayers Unite seems to be to warn Republican lawmakers about the political perils of raising taxes; the lesson they may learn instead is to stop messing with teachers. a

David Blatt is Executive Director of Oklahoma Policy Institute (www.okpolicy.org).

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I walk over in the middle of a conversation.

A 400-plus-pound man, sitting in a motorized wheelchair behind a kiosk of pamphlets and equipment for sustainable gardening and survival homesteading, is talking to a thin man in a hat about chickens and gophers.

“Your problem solved, right there,” the man in the motorized wheelchair says, smiling. “I had amazing luck with gophers.”

Seems like a good time to interrupt.

“Excuse me, my name is Barry Friedman. I’m a writer for The Tulsa Voice, and I’m writing a story on preppers, on all this.

Can I talk to you?”

“Sure,” says the man in the chair.

“Can I use your name?”

The man in the hat walks away; the one in the chair watches him leave.

“Sure,” he says, “but I’d rather you didn’t use my name.”

Welcome to The Greater Tulsa Survival & Green Living Expo at the Tulsa Expo Square’s Exchange Center.

Let’s call him T.J. “Been walking around.” I continue, “So, how much of this—the exhibits, the seminars, and the gear—are about preparedness and survival, and how much is just batshit craziness and paranoia?”

“About 50-50, I’d guess,” T.J. says. “Look, if you’re in a hurricane, you want to prepare for a few days. If you’re in a more serious natural disaster, a few weeks, a month, but the people here for the Zombie Apocalypse are just crazy.

Who wants to live that long, anyway, with your flesh falling off ?”

A fabulous question.

“What drives it?” I ask.

“Well, it’s weird. All those people who stocked up when Obama was president because he was coming for their guns—” “Even though he didn’t—” 10 // NEWS & COMMENTARY

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“—Even though he didn’t,” T.J. repeats, “it drove up the price and they paid way too much, and now they can’t get rid of them.”

“So they were mad at Obama for forcing them to buy the guns they didn’t need in the first place and jacking up the prices, and now they’re mad at him for the drop in the price of all the guns he made them buy?”

“Pretty much.”

“They mad at anybody else?”

“Probably themselves.”

“That has to be exhausting.”

“I mean, some of the people here are crazy, but you go to one of these shows in Missouri, and there’s a Missouri Militia tent recruiting members.”

“Why not here?”

“Oklahoma’s not really like that.”

He assumes, as Charles Pierce of Esquire likes to point out, “facts not in evidence.”

This show is for survivalists (aka preppers), for those planning for Armageddon, for what happens after the shit hits the American fan, after Korean nukes take out Sacramento, after illegal Mexicans take all the jobs, after married lesbians force all the mom-andpop bakers out of business, and after the government implants the chips in your wrists to track your purchases.

Here, inside the Exchange Center, is America—if America

is survival camps, End Times prophecy, Republican politics, and Jesus—which it may be.

There’s a distrust here that goes beyond fake news. It’s the grid that’s the problem—the whole schema: Agenda 21, chemtrails, Chuck Schumer. Nobody is to be trusted—maybe not even Trump.

We’re in this … alone. It’s just you, your family, your cattle, your water supply, and your excavation plan.

There are camouflage pants, shirts, and hats. It’s pro-America, pro-NRA, pro-Christ. There are tables of canteens, waterproof tents, freeze-dried food, camping supplies, solar power, bug-out kits, tactical gear, conceal-carry holsters, survival backpacks, generators, and seeds. The seminars, held behind a curtain on the center’s north side, have names like “Society Ending Events – The First 180 Days,” “Healthcare in a Grid-Down Society (for pets),” and, hysterically, “Everyday Uses with Essential Oils.”

There are t-shirts, too: “All CHRISTIAN Lives Matter” and “Kneel for the Cross, Stand for the Flag.” Books by Dick Morris and Dr. Atkins. And, of course, mugs and hats and shirts with Barack Obama in a dashiki and Hillary Clinton behind bars and with a bulge in her crotch.

Joe Fischer, the man in charge of the show, hands me his business card.

“Abilities and talent provided

by God,” it reads on the back.

“What’s driving the shows now?” I ask. “You had Obama, and people here, your customers, I imagine, hated and feared him.

But now where’s the fear?”

“North Korea.”

“All this survival gear is in preparation for an attack from North Korea?”

“I don’t expect that to happen.

If North Korea does attack us, Trump won’t put up with any shit.

People aren’t as worried anymore.”

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“So how does raising your own chickens and living off the land outside of, say, Ponca City, protect you from an attack by Korea? And I’ve got to tell you, ‘not putting up with any shit’ isn’t foreign policy—it’s a bumper sticker.”

“But it feels better that you’re preparing. Look, whether you’re preparing for the hurricane or the apocalypse, preparation is preparation. It’s all the same.”

“I hear Trump has been bad for business. True?”

“We’ve seen better shows.”

“What about the perceptions and misconceptions, the unhinged paranoia that’s trumpeted and marketed here?”

“What do you mean?” he asks.

“The books on the end of the world, the food and money supply seminars, the doomsday scenarios about the one world order and the deep state.”

“I don’t subscribe to all those,” he says. “At one show, these two, these gays”—he whispers the word—“come up and tell me, ‘How can you support someone like Trump, who is going to put us in internment camps?’ ‘Now, he’s not going to do that,’ I tell them. Where do you think people get that kind of information from?

That’s crazy.”

“That’s not really any more absurd than the people here who believe George Soros is Beelzebub and Obama was getting FEMA camps ready to house his Christian enemies.”

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“There are fringes on both sides,” Fischer says.

“But the fringes on my—” I stop myself. This is not why I came. “Thanks for your time.”

“What’s this for, again?” he asks.

“I’m a columnist for an alternative weekly here in town.”

“Is it conservative?”

At another booth is Luke, a man who builds and sells racks for automatic weapons, across from a booth for a Christian electrician with a sign: “What the world needs is Faith Electric, Inc.” “They real?” I ask about the guns.

“Yeah, I thought the guns would make the rack look good.”

They do.

“They for sale?”

“We can’t sell guns here because there’s a limit to how many gun shows you can have, and [RK Shows] reached their limit.

Little sad,” he adds, “as it’s only February.”

The Firearm Legal Defense Program has a booth here, as well, and a man is explaining to a Latino couple how it’s perfectly legal to hang up on a 911 call.

“After a self-defense shooting, you will have the biggest adrenaline rush dump of your life, so you don’t want to say more than you have to.”

For $21.90 per month (with a $2 charge for each minor child), his organization will protect gun

owners with legal advice and information because, as its brochure says, “If you use your gun, there will be an investigation, whether you pull the trigger or not.”

“Believe me,” he tells them.

“I know.”

He is standing near a placard of a map of the United States, most of which is in green—but some states are in red.

“What’s green?” the man asks.

“Those are the states where Oklahoma gun laws are recognized,” the vendor says. “Which states are in red?” he asks rhetorically. “Those are the ones I like to call communist states. We don’t go there. We can’t protect you. Do you travel out of state?” he asks the couple.

“A little,” the woman whispers.

“Then you need this!” he insists.

I walk to the front entrance and sit by a booth at the concession stand. I see a woman standing by herself.

“Why are you here?” I ask.

“My father died about six months ago and he loved these things, so I guess I’m here to honor him. To see what this is all about. I’ve got all his stuff at home. I don’t know what to do with it. I guess I’m a prepper.”

“What do you think?”

“Oh, I don’t know. I guess it provides a level of comfort.”

“What do you do?”

“Work for Arvest.”

“Did you go to the seminar about the soulless corruption and evil in the banking industry?”

“Those people are so full of shit,” she says, smiling.

There is a panoply of olive and black. The only color that stands out, a bright orange, is from the rain slickers that are for sale.

The host of “The Crashing Dollar & How to Preserve Your Wealth” has just finished talking about the extent to which Roosevelt stole his grandfather’s retirement.

“Obama tried to do it again, folks, and the Republicans, thank God, stopped him.”

There are no words sometimes; sometimes there are too many of them.

I head for the exit.

The Exchange Center today is hopeless, and for all the inyour-face patriotism, the pride and vitriol, and the spoken and unspoken I-told-you-sos, the people here are afraid. America is not flexing its muscles; it’s cowering in someone’s acreage on the outskirts of town.

This is what will remain in the dystopia: long-winded preppers (whose flesh is falling off) and a supply of long-lasting batteries.

The Garden of Eden will be filled with gophers. I look up an aisle and see a baby in a stroller being pushed by a man wearing glasses with one of its lenses blacked out. On the hood of the carriage, above the baby’s head, there are freshly-bought knives, a tarp, and other accessories, which I saw about the time I felt like screaming. a

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lizabeth Steinocher’s day begins at 4:45 a.m. This gives the 31-year-old enough time to get ready, make breakfast, and leave her downtown Tulsa apartment in time to greet the 23 second-graders in her charge at Skelly Primary Elementary.

Today’s routine is no different, but the energy is. Like more than 2,500 other Tulsa Public School educators, it’s Steinocher’s first day back in the classroom since she and her colleagues walked out to fight for better pay and funding.

“It feels like the first day of school,” she says, folding berries into the rolling boil of her steelcut oats.

Steinocher’s jitters come from excitement, but some anxiety runs underneath. “I’m a little nervous about how to articulate to a second-grader what happened. I want my kids to know we didn’t leave them high and dry.”

It’s a delicate thing to explain to a seven-year-old, but the 2017 Tulsa Teacher of the Year says many of her students already have some understanding.

“A lot of them realize that their old teachers aren’t here anymore, so they have some context for what we’re doing.”

Steinocher is the only second grade instructor at Skelly who returned this school year. As was predicted, many of those teachers left Oklahoma for states with more robust investments in education and teacher pay.

“That makes it a little easier to explain to my kids, and a little more sad—at their age, they already know they lack equity in funding.”

In the classroom, Steinocher finally gets the chance to eat her breakfast alongside the children, who are smacking heaping spoonfuls of cereal and slurping orange juice from squeezeboxes. They’re fresh off a general assembly led

by Principal Ramona Gestland, who offered students the Reader’s Digest version of the strike, leaving any heavy lifting to individual teachers and their students.

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(Top) Students at Skelly Elementary School dance while watching an educational video.

(Bottom) Elizabeth Steinocher’s class goes to recess. | JOSEPH RUSHMORE

TEACHING MOMENT The life of a Tulsa educator on the first day back after the strike

by JEZY J. GRAY “We wanted more funding for education—more money,” Steinocher explains to her class during their morning circle.

“They’re not giving enough money to our schools, so teachers can’t do our jobs really well. We want to give you the best education we can, and we need more money from the state to do that.”

It’s a simple explanation, which she expands with a slideshow of photos from her time at the capitol. The kids take in images of the packed rotunda, clever picket signs, and the mass of people spilling out across the south lawn.

They are fascinated by the story of the Tulsa educators, including district superintendent Deborah Gist, who marched 110 miles to Oklahoma City in protest.

“Like Martin Luther King,” one precocious student offers from the back of the circle.

“We should have a walkout,” another whispers with an impish grin.

After the Q&A, class begins in earnest with breathing exercises. Then it’s onto a whirlwind of work groups, educational dance parties, interactive presentations on human anatomy, and dramat-

ic readings from “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”

Although Steinocher has been in touch with all of her students over the course of the strike, the kids’ excitement at their reunion makes executing the day’s schedule a constant challenge.

“I know it’s exciting to be back in school,” she says in a voice just quiet enough to require close listening. “But I need you to be calm and focused.”

Facilitating that calm and focus is a major part of Steinocher’s daily labor—no small task for someone in charge of 23 energetic little people.

On the surface, Steinocher’s classroom is not a picture of want.

It’s packed with books, art supplies, and games. Some students work in groups, huddled over interactive learning stations. One girl reads intently from a “Scooby-Doo!” book. Another tries to identify an insect using a picture book from the classroom library.

“Basically everything you see on the shelves is mine,” Steinocher says. “I’ve always bought my own supplies. I don’t know what it would be like to not do that.”

At the end of the day, with supplies back in their places and children back home, a welcome quiet falls over Steinocher’s empty classroom. She’s exhausted, with more work still ahead, but today has reminded her why she started teaching in the first place.

“It’s really easy to forget the long-term investment you’re making at this young of an age,” she says.

With a decade of teaching under her belt, Steinocher’s first students are now approaching the threshold of adulthood: getting jobs, getting into colleges, and getting in trouble.

“It’s amazing to see kids grow up and who they become. Because you don’t know—they could be anyone, sitting in my classroom.

I don’t know what their story will be, but I have nine months to invest in it. I think that’s what keeps bringing me back.” a May 2 – 15, 2018 // THE TULSA VOICE

Elizabeth Steinocher meets with her second-grade students in the Skelly Elementary School auditorium, where they will be welcomed back for the first time since the teacher walkout.

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(Left) Elizabeth Steinocher’s class goes to recess. (Right) Students hold up their drawings before leaving art class. | JOSEPH RUSHMORE

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n April 12, Alicia Priest, Oklahoma Education Association president, livestreamed a press conference in which she announced the end of the statewide teacher walkout. The post’s comment thread was a sight to behold. Red angry-face emojis leapt across the screen with every word she spoke.

But Priest intended the speech to be a victory lap.

“Because of the members of the Oklahoma Education Association and overwhelming support by the public, we were able to secure $479 million in education funding,” Priest said. “Nevertheless, the legislature has fallen far short of their responsibility to Oklahoma.”

Her announcement to end the walkout garnered an eight-minute stream of hate in the comment thread. Leveled at Priest were expletives, some unrepeatable accusations, and numerous appearances of the the verb “caved.”

OEA Vice President Katherine Bishop understands why so many teachers are angry.

“People have become emotionally invested in this movement,” she said. “We worked diligently to help with [the end of the walkout], but not everyone was going to be ready at the same time. Teachers kept hearing if we just waited two more days something big was going to happen. That just wasn’t the case. We had the majority of our schools called back in for Monday [April 16], whether they sent delegations to the capitol or not. So, we felt a real sense of responsibility to make that transition [back] as smooth as possible.”

Alberto Morejon, creator of the Facebook group Oklahoma Teachers United, read the outcome of the walkout differently.

The 25-year-old history teacher from Stillwater created the group so teachers could discuss and find updates on bills. But instead the group became an organizing platform for more than 40,000 teachers online. It’s grown into one of the main social media spaces

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Stillwater educator Alberto Morejon speaks to fellow teachers to plan for the future of their movement on April 12, the day the OEA called for the end of the teacher walkout. | JOSEPH RUSHMORE

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Teachers in the group vent their frustration with both the OEA and legislators, and they help organize delegations to the capitol while preparing for upcoming elections.

“The walkout was good because it brought teachers together,” Morejon said. “That second Monday we had close to 50,000 people.

It’s tough, because we walked out for ten days and really weren't able to get what we wanted. The OEA kind of gave up on us and kind of threw us under the bus. So, it was either go back or it was going to turn into an actual strike.”

Morejon thinks parents were confused by the mixed messages sent by the union leadership.

“Parents are watching the news and they hear the Union say the walkout is over—but teachers say it’s not. This had to leave parents

a little frustrated. You’ve got the union saying that we got more when we actually didn’t.”

Other teachers in the grassroots movement felt similarly.

Larry Cagle, an AP English teacher at Edison High School, was an early organizer who feels the union hijacked the protest. He still describes himself as “pissed off ” at the OEA. “Back in March, the grassroots teachers got big enough. We just called the union’s bluff,” Cagle said. “We called Burt Mummolo (a KTUL reporter from OKC) to tell him teachers from all over Oklahoma were meeting to talk about a walkout. The threat of that meeting is what we used to get the OEA to act. We wanted the union to get in front of us. We knew it would be bigger and stronger if the union was out front—which was

an incredible miscalculation. We couldn’t have been more wrong.”

Kara Rockholt has been an elementary English teacher at TPS for nearly a decade. She joined the procession of teachers at Webster High School who marched 110 miles from Tulsa to the Oklahoma State Capitol during the first week of the walkout. Her view was more nuanced than Cagle’s.

“I’m not nearly as anti-union as some people. I just feel disappointed in the OEA. I think their hearts are in the right place, but I was ready to continue to fight. I believe that public education is a civil right. I believe that everyone deserves fair and equal education.

So, I think now all our hope is on June and November,” she said.

There’s a real “The Empire Strikes Back” quality to this story: A rogue insurgency feels betrayed.

The powers that be have reasserted themselves, and to some it would seem the dark side is winning.

Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences Principal Dan Hahn, however, feels hopeful.

“I think the union was mostly positive during the walkout,” Hahn said. “The OEA jumped on the grassroots movement and gave it some more momentum and muscle. I think they squandered the ending for political reasons, but I’m not sure there was any more change that was going to happen that next week. I just hope teachers don’t leave yet. I would ask them to respectfully continue the dissent till we truly extend this country’s promises to all the people here.”

On April 27, a letter was circulated by a small group of the OEA’s elected delegates with a petition to impeach Alicia Priest and Katherine Bishop. According to OEA bylaws, this petition requires 15 percent of OEA delegates to force impeachment proceedings by an OEA review board. That’s only about 40 signatures. The struggle to control Oklahoma’s education battles is far from over. a May 2 – 15, 2018 // THE TULSA VOICE

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s I took the steps down from the Nola’s Creole & Cocktails stately entryway and walked through the speakeasy-style door leading to the main dining area, a sense of curiosity germinated in me and began to bud. It became clearer to me that this curiosity was stemming from something akin to déjà vu.

It felt like I was stepping foot into a classic New Orleans restaurant, a million parties ago.

A restaurant I’d never actually seen or set foot in—but, rather, one I’d dreamt.

Nola’s officially opened on April 16. The building, located at East 15th Street and South Peoria Avenue, was completely renovated to make way for the vision of a Cajun/Creole restaurant with elements of a speakeasy-style cocktail bar.

To first set eyes on the interior of Nola’s Creole & Cocktails is to experience flashbacks to lost time in the French Quarter. French décor, tin tile ceilings, black-andwhite ceramic tile floors, and numerous Big Easy accents evoke time spent indulging—dining, drinking, decompressing, dancing, and daydreaming. Nola’s recalls the vibe and visuals of iconic haunts like Antoine’s, Galatoire’s, Brennan’s, and Napoleon House.

But Nola’s is all sparkling new.

“I’m kind of looking forward to dirtying it up a little,” joked Jay Howell, Nola’s front-of-house manager.

“We want people to feel comfortable in anything from flipflops to a tuxedo,” he said.

Howell says Nola’s aims to offer fine dining and service, but also to be a place where people can “come in and feel like they’re at home, not like they’re at Grandma’s house.”

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near the bar area in a plush booth with tall green velvet seatbacks.

Following a tipoff from our cordial server, I ordered the Cabin Boys Nola’s French Ale—made by the Tulsa brewers exclusively for Nola’s to complement their menu.

The slightly cloudy, amber-hued beer was lively yet complex, with fruity farmhouse ale notes and flavor essences of banana, walnut, and butterscotch.

For an appetizer, we indulged in the crawfish rémoulade, a symbiosis of rich and chewy crawfish meat tossed in a zesty, scalliony rémoulade sauce, draped over a pilaf of crunchy, garlicky fried green

tomatoes. The crispness of the ale echoed the crunch of the tomatoes, and the chewy chunks of crawfish added depth and ground.

Rather than plowing through, I savored this dish slowly.

For entrees, we tried the Lobster Mac and Cheese and the Gri Gri Shrimp with Cheese Grits.

The former consisted of soft white macaroni interleaved with bite-size morsels of lobster in a creamy cheese sauce and topped with crispy breadcrumbs. It wasn’t much to look at, but it revealed a hearty backbone of lobster flavor.

It was hard not to shovel spoonfuls into my face.

The shrimp and grits dish was a smooth, fluffy bowl of ludicrousness. The seven grilled shrimp that adorned the entree were coated in a savory brown gravy that oozed into the folds of the pillowy pile of perfectly-cooked grits, which also contained corn and pieces of Cajun sausage.

Under strong recommendation by our server, we ordered the bread pudding. Nola’s hugeslab version of the beloved New Orleans dessert consists of rowdy chunks of brown bread baked into a cinnamon-spiced, buttery, custardy, raisin-dappled confection.

Atop the pudding was a cloudy, caramel-colored pool of sugary glaze. Raw and refined, decadent yet deliberate, this desert conjured up the same impressions I imagine a French toast would give me—if that French toast had been through grad school.

Next time I visit Nola’s I plan to try their craft cocktails. As Howell explained, their cocktail menu was “babied by our bar manager Erick Dyer and was painstakingly put together.

“He’s making his own tonics and bitters and mixers, and his own Irish cream, and his own amaretto. … Some of these drinks took hours to put together, if you look at the base ingredients,” Howell said.

Nola’s owner Brett Rehorn also owns Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, another favorite Cherry Street bar and eatery. Like Kilkenny’s, Nola’s is open from 11a.m. to 2 a.m. every day. Howell says that ideally, as with Kilkenny’s, the Nola’s kitchen will eventually be open till 1 a.m.

But for now the staff is taking it one day at a time, observing the customers’ responses to the newly opened establishment, perfecting the dining experience, and having fun bringing the spirit of the French Quarter to Tulsa. a May 2 – 15, 2018 // THE TULSA VOICE

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IT WAS THE TYPE OF SMOKY DIVE BAR ONE could easily slip into if they were underage.

Jackie Hiskett had been doing it for several years. But in 2009, Hiskett found different circumstances as she sat face to face with the bar manager while he asked a final interview question.

“Jackie, how old are you?”

Forcing out the uncomfortable answer, she replied, “Twenty-one.”

Judging from his shocked reaction, Hiskett knew she’d just tanked the job interview. Apparently, years of customer loyalty mean nothing if you were underage.

In the near-decade since, Hiskett has added a diverse range of experience to her resume, from serving morning shifts at IHOP to bartending in countless Tulsa clubs.

For a long time, Tulsa didn’t have a craft cocktail scene, but Hiskett enjoyed concocting new drinks for patrons at those fly-by-night clubs. The guests' palates may not have been the most refined, but she developed a knack for crafting custom drinks on the spot.

“I can’t paint, draw, sew, or sculpt, but I can make a drink,” Hiskett said.

Though she is a confident bartender, even creatives struggle with self-doubt and social anxieties. Overcoming this is a process that Hiskett described (without recognizing the pun) as “muddling through it”—a process that is equal parts fake it till you make it and perseverance.

Her desire to improve is what prompted Hiskett to accept a gig at Bodean restaurant in 2014. Working a high-volume club is much different from tending a

craft cocktail bar where extended conversations with guests are the norm. The decision didn’t hit home for Hiskett until the long-standing bar manager at Bodean left.

She was left with a group of loyal regulars and a wall of sticky-note recipes featuring custom cocktails.

Prior to bartending, Hiskett experienced social anxiety. Discussing cocktails with patrons was a way to share a mutual interest—and it relieved her anxiety.

“I finally got to be the nerd that I was silently,” said Hiskett.

She updated the Bodean cocktail menu for the first time in years and started experimenting. It was an invaluable experience, but at some point every establishment has a status quo to maintain. Around the time she realized her curiosity was outgrowing the bounds of Bodean’s cocktail program, she was selected to compete in Philbrook Museum of Art’s 2017 MIX cocktail event.

In 2017 she was offered a position at Juniper Restaurant, which is known for its house-infused spirits, something that had been a staple at the clubs where Hiskett worked. She can be found serving craft cocktails at Juniper most Thursdays through Saturdays—or catch her at the upcoming White Party on May 12.

Despite the change in drink styles, the tools remain the same—as does Hiskett’s demeanor.

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are is the professor who, deeply entrenched in academia, decides to give it all up for a career in distilling.

In fact, there are only two wellknown examples, and they are the professors-turned-master distillers behind Koval, who provide a lineup of award-winning whiskeys and gin from Chicago.

Tulsa-based brokerage Artisan Fine Wine and Spirits brought the brand to Oklahoma, and it became available for sale in April.

Dr. Robert Birnecker and Dr. Sonat Birnecker-Hart—husband and wife—named their distillery in honor of a great-grandfather on her side and a grandfather on his. The word has various meanings, but in Yiddish, according to Sonat (pronounced like sonnet), it means “black sheep” or “one who forges her own path.” She is a fourth-generation distiller from an Austrian family famous for brandy and wine, and she came to distilling when she just was becoming a new mother.

“I was the Walter Benjamin professor of German-Jewish History at Humboldt University when we first had the idea to own a distillery,” Sonat said. “My Ph.D. is in German, and I taught just about anything having to do with German culture, including the history of cabaret, fashion, German-Jewish history, development of ready-to-wear clothing and how it revolutionized women in the workplace—and I was an international expert on German-Austrian coffee house society.”

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coins in the biblical context, but it’s a portable idea; some people just get more talents than others.

The biblical story is a morality lesson about doing the best with what we have; this couple’s story is a humbling lesson in maximizing drive and potential.

The idea of the distillery came about during a family conversation: Robert was explaining the

process of making great brandy, and a family member simply asked why the couple didn’t do it, too.

Chicago wasn’t exactly friendly with distillery laws, so Sonat said they enlisted the help of an alderman and a state senator, who helped them get the laws changed.

Those efforts are indirectly behind the products now offered here, as well. Artisan represented

another Illinois distillery, Few, whose owner was a protégé of the Birneckers before beginning his distillery. Sonat said she and her husband have trained approximately 3,500 people in the art of setting up and running a distillery.

So far, Koval has launched 175 distilleries on three continents.

Few is only one of them.

Tracia Forrest, the owner of Artisan, said they started researching Koval right after Few was purchased by a large national distributor.

“We reached out about the possibility of partnering in Oklahoma with Artisan,” Forrest said, “and Sonat actually called me back and took the time to find out who we are and our philosophy.

She then sent us some samples, and we were sold. Sonat understood our concerns about building a brand in Oklahoma only to have it suddenly leave us for the big corporate guys.”

The brand is, in fact, easy to love. Their list of awards would take a couple of columns, and it doesn’t seem to matter what they make—it’s always stellar.

Take their gin, for example, a double-gold-medal winner at the 2015 San Francisco World Spirits competition. Both Sonat and Robert hate gin, but they decided to make one.

“It was a challenge,” Sonat said. “Robert and I do like various botanical spirits, but a lot of gins are made with ‘tail’ flavors to them, so we wanted to make something incredibly clean and bright, something you can drink neat at room temperature.”

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Sonat insists is a new school of distilling, which she and Robert pioneered. The school is really a methodology based on the “hearts versus tails” philosophy that is the core of Koval’s distillation method.

Without diving deep in booze chemistry, here are the basics: The distillation process produces three kinds of distillate, referred to as head, heart, and tail. The head is the first part produced, and it’s the only one that contains methyl alcohol, which, as Sonat points out, can cause blindness or even death. The process of removing it is called rectification, and it must be thorough. The heart is the best of the distillate, and it’s what brandy producers like the Birneckers use for distillation.

“In Austria, when Robert’s family submits brandy for a competition, if the judges detect any tail notes, it’s considered a flaw in the brandy,” Sonat said. “Most big-batch whiskey distillers put hearts and tails in a barrel to soften the tail notes, which include vinegar and the smell and taste of wet dog.”

When Sonat and Robert started Koval, they agreed that they would make all their whiskey using only the hearts, and that commitment has led to the production of multiple-award-winning whiskeys that are smooth, bright, balanced, and approachable. Some of the quality and distinctiveness are also related to how Koval approaches the grains.

“We have two distillation philosophies that distinguished us in the beginning, and they are part of the classes we teach now,” Sonat said. “Use the best ingredients, sourced as locally as possible, and provide traceability of those ingredients. Second, give grain the same respect that fruit gets.”

In other words, craft products that allow the natural variations in the flavors and terroir of grain to speak for itself. Koval’s bourbon is still an anomaly in this respect.

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grain combinations and opted for 51 percent corn and 49 percent millet.

“We wanted to create a bourbon that pushed the envelope,” Sonat said. “Bourbon is a polarizing spirit. Some love it; some don’t. And then bourbon drinkers argue about style and mash. We wanted a new flavor profile, one that appealed to new bourbon drinkers.”

The experiment worked.

Koval bourbon has all the fruit, caramel, and tobacco you expect from bourbon, but there is a soft, spicy note that runs through it as well—that’s the millet. The profile is hard to describe because it’s unique, so there is no opportunity for “this tastes like that,” but it is delicious and remarkably balanced. The Four Grain might be the best thing in the line: creamy, spicy, tropical, and incredibly smooth.

Koval makes liqueurs and rum, as well, and the couple continues to teach classes. Sonat said they don’t worry about training people who become their competitors.

“Robert says that everyone at the Indy 500 has a fast car, but not everyone wins.”

She is phlegmatic about this, as she is about being a female distiller in a world dominated by men.

Her professorial side surges to the fore here.

“That’s a post-Prohibition idea,” she said. “I see myself as part of an ancient tradition of female distillers. Historically, it was women who brewed beer, made wine, and distilled spirits. I like to think I’m reviving that tradition and passing it on.” a

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LAURA COOK, COMEDIAN, HOST OF COMEDY NIGHTS AT THE BEEHIVE LOUNGE AND THE STARLITE, AND FUTURE QUEEN OF THE TRUMPOCALYPSE So, ever since Trump took office, my mom has started preparing our family for the End Times. Some of the things she's given me are actually fantastic! Solar power/hand crank radio. Even the apocalypse won't kill NPR. Life straw! This girthy thing filters water as you sip it. [Then], clothing for all weather.

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Slashin’ my way through the wilderness. Rope for climbing stuff, lassoing stuff, apocalyptic sex stuff. Lighters. Compact shovel [for] burying the dead, digging a moat around my new palace, which will most likely be the ruins of [The] Fur Shop. Big ol’ can of wasp spray: this shit shoots far. It will melt the eyes out of any adversary from a distance. Also, maybe there are now super wasps?

WESTERN DOUGHTY, PHOTOGRAPHER I’ve got a great bug-out bag. It’s literally a little bag. It’s a variety of stuff for when I go on crazy road trips, photography jaunts. Ok. The “Green Book,” amoxicillin, Zippo lighter, Provigil, cigars, pipe and tobacco, burner phone, duct tape, and $20 in $2 bills. Know why? Because when you’re in small towns and you tip with a $2 bill, it makes for a conversation starter. Works every time.

CHRIS LEE BECKER, MUSICIAN AND FISHMONGER I don’t plan on surviving. I don’t feel like I’m the type of guy who would make it through Doomsday. I actually jokingly gave my wife one once.

I think we had beef jerky, a pint of bourbon, a pocketknife. We ate the jerky and drank the bourbon. Didn’t take it real seriously. I’d probably rather just go.

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BY MITCH GILLIAM AND TTV STAFF ILLUSTRATIONS BY MORGAN WELCH DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IF SHIT HITS THE FAN and we need to evacuate the city? According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Tulsa Fire Department, our city isn’t particularly prepared—or really ideal—for GTFOing.

“Hurricane Katrina was an example—people were told to evacuate and the highway systems jammed up—but you’d probably want to go on mainways so you don’t get caught in an area you’re not familiar with,” said Kenna Mitchell, ODOT public information manager. Stan May, public information officer for the fire department, agrees: “My advice is to stick to major highways—you run into issues either way. People aren’t going to be too patient, but smaller roads aren’t going to help. Since we’re not in a coastal area, those routes aren’t laid out.”

Both experts noted that escaping north/northwest is preferable, though, if you need to find an alternative route—there’s a better chance of avoiding waterways (which require travel on major roads for crossing), whereas southern and eastern routes are obstructed by the Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers and other bodies of water. There are some side roads and smaller roads northwest that lead to Highway 99, up into Osage County, but “there are very few roads that provide a direct shot out of town,” May said.

What we’re hearing: We’re screwed.

But, as Cormac McCarthy writes in “The Road”: “When one has nothing left, make ceremonies out of the air and breathe upon them.”

So, whether it be for decorum, diversion, or doom, let’s pack a bug-out bag, take a diaphragmatic breath or two, and prep for what may come.

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A MEMOIR OF FOOD, FAMILY, AND FORGIVENESS” I sort of have one for tornadoes, because we don’t have a basement.

We drive to underground parking lots—big strong structures, because our house feels like it’s made of paper. My daughter would be like, “I’m hungry,” so I started packing bottled water, granola, apples, a blanket, a stuffy for her. The joke is—we haven’t done it yet—a friend and I have joked about meeting with wine and cheese to make it fun. If I had to bring one book—Stephen King’s “The Stand” would be a good one, because it’s all about the end of the world, reestablishing society.

EMMA THADANI, COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR AT ELLEN OCHOA ELEMENTARY A giant stack of books that I probably won’t read, but I have to feel prepared! Computer, phone charger if I remember it, change of clothes, workout attire—which I probably won’t use, either. Snacks. Like popcorn, dark chocolate, trail mix. A water bottle, a stack of work, and a notebook—or three!

SAMSON BALACHANDER, PROCESS EXCELLENCE CHAMPION AT HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. It’s kind of funny, because I kind of have one packed at all times for overnight trips to Houston. I have my laptop bag with a compartment where I have a pair of boxers, pair of socks, and a toothbrush—and to me, I’ll be fine as long as I remember to wash those when I get back. I’m actually living your question right now. I didn’t spend any time packing today and I had that bag and just went for the ride.

ANNA CUNNINGHAM, SALES ASSOCIATE AT BACKWOODS Definitely a headlamp, a water filter system, freeze-dried food, a jetboil stove. Sunscreen, because I’m a redhead. First aid. Probably a multi-purpose tool: knife, pliers, fancy stuff like that. For sleeping, a sleeping pad, tent, sleeping bag. Solar panel, a charging system for my devices, a compass—I don’t really use those, but sure.

AMY JENKINS, ANGEL OF SOULFUL SERVICE Is there a limit to items? Coconut oil, cannabis, chocolate, and, I don’t know … my baby? A book called “The Ethical Slut,” and maybe a PUREX album. Also Palo Santo.

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TIMANTHA NORMAN, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS AT KIPP TULSA I wouldn’t take a huge bag of things, and they’d probably be pretty light. Compact food, things that are non-perishable, water, personal objects like pictures of family, a book, maybe, but probably something to write on, and a few personal hygiene items.

LIZ TAYLOR-POUNDS, BARTENDER AT AMELIA’S What if you don’t believe in the apocalypse? Like in 2000, everyone thought shit was going to hit the fan. I guess I’d have my musical instruments, family heirlooms, important paperwork, a compass (I’m into directions of space—it’s spiritual), as much alcohol as I can fit in one [bag].

DAN RIFFE, MUSICIAN AND ART WEIRDO If the shit seriously hits the fan “The Road”-style, a bug-out bag should probably contain a good rifle, a couple of pistols, and lots of ammo. You won't need much water or MREs, or more than a couple of changes of underwear, because if you're well-armed you can probably take what you need from the stockpilers. In an apocalyptic scenario, realpolitik trumps sentimentality. I own neither guns nor ammo so am probably screwed in an end-of-the-world situation.

CHRIS FOSTER, SELF-PROCLAIMED EXHIBITIONIST

I had a bag—no shit—I was in a really volatile marriage and I had a bag I used a couple of times. Sometimes you’ve got to get the hell out and don’t have time to pack. But for [this], probably a toy piano, a book of sleep/charm spells—you know it will be hard to sleep, and I’ll want it for my potential enemies, so I can get away. Maybe a yoga mat. I have to have a Dutch oven, some string, twine, and rope. Readers and books—I’ve only got one chance here, so why don’t I bring “Breakfast of Champions.” And Dr. Seuss has a couple of pretty good ones, like “The King’s Stilts.” And then maybe “Howl.” Paperclips, a chef’s knife, flint rock for a fire, and I’ve got to have a spatula. Oh, and I’ll need a manual coffee grinder and French press. And a dozen pairs of tube socks—three stripes.

ZAC KING, OWNER OF ANTHROPROACH After Mother Earth’s deep cancer has been eradicated, I emerge from a bunker as the last malignant cell. I must flourish again within my host, but I will need a few things from my luggage: gluten protein pellets— so I can regain my strength, the resonating chamber of a velociraptor from “Jurassic Park III”—so I can ward off great predators, a pair of flip-flops—so I can teach the next generation what not to do, and a copy of “Burn After Reading,” because you eventually grow numb to Brad Pitt dying in the middle.

COLLEEN THURSTON, PRODUCER FOR “OSIYO, VOICES OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE” I’m assuming I can’t get a Delorean and travel back in to time to stop whatever’s happening? I’m definitely bringing nuts and dark chocolate, my Leatherman, coconut oil, my DivaCup, duct tape, my coffee mug, herbal remedies, insulin for my diabetic dog—though we know that’s not ending well, eventually. And I’m bringing a copy of Daniel H. Wilson’s “How to Survive a Robot Uprising,” because we all know it’s not going to be zombies; it’s going to be Siri and Alexa.

MIKE WOZNIAK, CO-OWNER OF SOUNDPONY, FOUNDER OF BIKE CLUB TULSA, AND MAN MOST LIKELY TO KILL JOHN LEGERE IN THE THUNDERDOME It's bikes and tubes and a Walkman and dog food. Bikes and bike parts and dog food are “Mad Max” principle. There will be no fossil fuel energy resources left for auto travel, the sun will be shrouded and the wind still; therefore I will power my transportation with humanpower. Energy will be supplied by the only remaining food sources: ALPO, Kibbles N’ Bits, Milk Bone, et al. It will also feed my dogs and wife and other family members, like my other dogs.

I’ll convert the Walkman to be powered by my bike tires, no batteries. Like the old Schwinn headlights. The Walkman will play a Factory Records mixtape that my friend Bill made me in 1992, or The Contortions or Desmond Dekker, or something to keep me moving.

ANNA BENNETT, DIGITAL EDITOR AT TULSAPEOPLE Probably my decorative gas mask, just for fun. Probably not my non-working parachute—don’t want to weigh myself down. But I would take my flint fire starter, my favorite lipstick, an extra phone battery, practical shoes, my Euro stash, my trench coat—nice and scary for the THE TULSA VOICE // May 2 – 15, 2018

End Times. European digestive biscuits, sunblock, deodorant, my selfie light ring—which can clip onto clothing and serve as a work light—extra underwear, postage stamps and writing materials, my posable Spock doll for good luck, Mod Podge, and make-up remover—to remove make-up and blood.

KRYSTLE MORRIS, AMBASSADOR OF FLIRT WORLD That depends on how I want to play this. Probably a tactical maxi dress, which I know doesn’t exist. And then pizza Lunchables and tampons.

I feel like that’s all of the essentials.

JAKE MILLER, BREWMASTER AT HEIRLOOM RUSTIC ALES, POET, AND GENERAL ADVENTURER A VHS copy of “The Goofy Movie”—it’s probably the best film sitting at 53 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Whatever the opposite is of “Atlas Shrugged.” Ayn Rand is the worst; I’m looking for the best. Umbro shorts (3” inseam). I want to catch every apocalyptic breeze. SodaStream and a bag of limes. Every person out there will have a water filter, but the water will still be uncarbonated, aka undrinkable.

JOHN WALDRON, HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER,

OKLA. HOUSE DISTRICT 77 CANDIDATE A box of Mallomars, the world’s best cookie. A copy of “Lord of the Rings,” my Swiss Army knife, and then a worst-case-scenario survival guide. Notice I only brought two books. I want to be zombie #32.

BRADY WHISENHUNT, TTV CONTRIBUTOR, HAIKU’ST, AND MASTERMIND OF @SPICYDADROCKMEMES AND @HORSEFEEDMEMES ON INSTAGRAM “The Cantos of Ezra Pound.” Once the hunger pangs and snakebite venom kick in, I’ll probably be hallucinating so hard this book might make sense. I look forward to that sense of smug satisfaction. Literally the “Mona Lisa.” As society begins to fragment and devolve into chaos and aggression, having this bad boy with me will be this hilarious in-joke. Like, “Hey, in the old times people used to travel just to look at this flat picture thing!” I’ll explain that to children in order to awe and impress them so that I can more easily persuade them to find me food. A super large broadsword. How often we forget the importance of a really badass-looking broadsword! Seeds for hot peppers. Entertainment will be in short supply in the post-apocalyptic future. Burning my tongue off recreationally will have to suffice. Photos of my cats, as examples of perfect forms—and to remind me about why I keep trying.

JAY HANCOCK, DJ SWEET BABY JAYSUS, LOCAL BULLSHIT CALLER, AND PRO WRESTLING ENTHUSIAST I mean, let’s face it, when shit goes sour, I’m probably going to have a villainous turn and try to pull off some gas-hoarding, mutant-army-leading, king of the wastelands, Lord Humongous-type scenario that will probably just end up with me living in a hole with nine cats and regressing to a feral state a week later. So, I’d say I’d definitely have a machete, a luchador mask, a towel, a bag of catnip, and however many thoughts and prayers I could cram in there.

MITCH GILLIAM, TTV CONTRIBUTOR AND RESIDENT TINFOILER, BARTENDER, MUSICIAN Beans, bullets, and golden bricks: only to trade with. A lot of dumdums are going to be doing this whole "apocalypse" thing with survival in mind. I'm just doing it for funsies. My food of choice will be whatever weed, speed, uppers, or huffers I can trade the beans for.

I'll trade the bullets and gold for more drugs and any heavy metal merch that's survived the initial blast. A straight razor, a Dolly Parton wig, and an Elvira wig: not sure if we're gonna be in a hyper-masculine apocalypse or if the ladies in “Fury Road” will be in control. I'll have the razor, in case it's the former. The Dolly wig is for drag parties, and the Elvira wig is in case I become the Drag Queen overlord of the Nuketocracy. Oh, shit, I can use the razor as a weapon. A Pikachu fleshlight—definitely not for me, but I can build an army of weeb human shields by letting them fight over turns with that bad boy. A copy of “Finnegan’s Wake.” I'll never be able to finish it, so I'll stay entertained and people will think I'm a prophet or some shit for knowing it's about Adam and Eve and mushrooms, or something. A fidget spinner. A first-generation iPod loaded with The Beatles, Mercyful Fate, and Thin Lizzy. I’ll hook it up to Mike Wozniak's bicycle battery charger when I need to. And not in the bag, but I'm sure I'll find a goat. They can literally eat trash, so there's no need to worry about food; they have horns and get buck-wild and will scare off other animals and dum-dums, and I would look so fabulous in my Elvira wig with Black Phillip at my side. a FEATURED // 23

T

he general public loves to deride preppers, but not nearly as much as they enjoy belittling conspiracy theorists. The prepper and conspiracy communities share a rather large midsection of their Venn diagram, making the labels more like half-siblings than distant cousins.

Much as there is a material basis for preppers’ worries (as in crisis cases like in Flint, Mich. and Venezuela), conspiracies and evidence of them have existed for time immemorial. Here are a few conspiracy theories that have proved to be conspirifact.

the Russians had finally dropped the bomb and all their family and friends were dead. They would then be studied through one-way mirrors. People died.

The Netflix series “Stranger Things” popularized the term MKULTRA for the modern general public when it claimed the source of Eleven’s powers and the nefarious portal alike were from the real-life program. Though this made for good TV, it was fiction.

MKULTRA had nothing to do with ESP and portals to alien dimensions. That was Project Stargate.

PHOEBUS CARTEL The Phoebus Cartel was a global and clandestine coalition of lightbulb manufactures founded in 1924. Their goal was simple: fix the life of their lightbulbs and ensure widespread planned obsolescence of their products to make sure the public was constantly in the dark without their services.

Among the conspirators were GE and Philips. Ever feel like your iPhone bites it right when the shiny new model rolls out? It’s not that crazy.

PROJECT STARGATE Stargate was an official U.S. program used to study extrasensory perception, remote viewing, outof-body experiences, communication with interdimensional beings, and, presumably, other badass spooky stuff. The CIA officially pulled the plug on the project in the ‘90s, saying the findings weren’t useful. The program lasted from the early ‘70s to the mid-‘90s and cost at least $20 million. Either it was an insane misappropriation of tax dollars or one of the coolest things ever. Either way, the project is a favorite topic among conspiracy theorists.

SOUTH KOREAN ILLUMINATI In 2016, the South Korean press exposed what the South Korean public had long suspected: Their president was a puppet for a shadow cabal led by a “shamanistic cult leader.” The cabal was known as The Eight Heavenly Fairies. Seriously. The president was initially attracted to the cult leader because she claimed to speak on behalf of her deceased father. The cult received daily briefings, known as Presidential Report Packets, and routinely edited the president’s speeches. Dressage, i.e. dancing horses, were also involved.

GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT On August 2, 1964, the USS Maddox exchanged fire with three North Vietnamese ships.

This event, known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, became the clarion call for the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. The only problem (besides the Vietnam War’s enduring trauma to the American psyche) is that the incident most likely didn’t happen.

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TINFOIL ON TRIAL From conspiracy theory to conspirifact

BY MITCH GILLIAM Most investigators and historians maintain that if it did happen, it was grossly misrepresented by our government as a pure provocation of war. The missing WMDs in Iraq, the 2014 Syrian “chemical attack,” and the 2018 Syrian “chemical attack” are viewed through the Gulf of Tonkin lens by tinfoilers.

Bonus tinfoil points for this one: Jim Morrison’s (The Doors) father, George Stephen Morrison, was the commander of the U.S. naval forces involved in the Gulf of Tonkin incident—and the man who helped kick off the Vietnam War. Jim was a luminary of the Laurel Canyon hippie scene, as well as Frank Zappa, whose father worked at the Edgewood Arsenal chemical warfare facility.

This is interesting because the Laurel Canyon hippie scene has many military and intelligence

agency ties, and the Edgewood facility conducting human poison and drug testing can be seen as a frontrunner to …

PROJECT MKULTRA MKULTRA is the holy grail of declassified, CIA, tinfoil, smoking-gun goodness. From the 1950s through the ‘70s, the CIA ran multiple programs centered on the study of psychic warfare. The elements of the PSYWAR in question were the effects of hallucinogens, hypnotism, isolation, and torture, on mostly unwitting Canadian and U.S. citizens. This was highly illegal. One famous tactic was the utilization of brothels. Unsuspecting Johns would visit these CIA-owned brothels, be kidnapped by agents, and dosed with LSD. They would then be held in a dark room where they were told that

THE “CONSPIRACY THEORY” CONSPIRACY THEORY It would be irresponsible to discuss all these conspiracy theories without mentioning the origin of the term in popular culture.

In 1977, the CIA declassified an internal 1967 cable that sought to counter criticism of the Warren Commission report. The cable instructed agents to never engage with people who offered different explanations for the assassination of JFK. If they said Oswald didn’t act alone, the agents were to simply label them “conspiracy theorists” and disregard any of their arguments. Simple vilification was key.

Half of Americans now believe in conspiracy theories, so the term seems to have lost some of its stigma. Just don’t get caught up in “Fake News,” as that is sure to be most embarrassing—until the next scarlet letter is rolled out. a May 2 – 15, 2018 // THE TULSA VOICE

C A NSUMP T ION NON-PERISHABLES REVIEWED FOR THE FESTIVAL-GOER AND SURVIVALIST ALIKE

BY FRASER KASTNER SUMMER’S FINALLY ROLLING AROUND, and you know what that means: festival season, that magical time of year when kids of all ages pile into vans, make their way to abandoned fields, and shirk the burdens of society in a way you can only do with a million-dollar trust fund.

But if you’re gonna survive those few days without your parents, you’ve got to eat. And we’re here to help you get fed as cheaply as possible. If you’re reading this issue for the survivalist angle, you’ll find this article useful as well, since these food items are rated in terms of what they could be bartered for in an unregulated freefor-all.

RICE-A-RONI (BEEF FLAVOR) While the rice/vermicelli texture is off-putting, the star of the show is the beef flavoring. The butter the box calls for is a downside, as you probably won’t have any on hand at the festival. The overall effect is that of a beef stew stretched to its limit with rice.

WORTH: A handmade t-shirt

HORMEL CHILI WITH BEANS A safe choice. Plenty of protein will ensure that you stay full, and the dish isn’t stretched out like the Rice-a-Roni. In terms of flavor, most of it comes from the beef, creating a somewhat bland effect. A word of warning: No one will want to share a tent with you if you eat this.

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DINTY MOORE BEEF STEW You know you’re eating bad beef stew when the best part is the vegetables. If I had to guess, they probably use the beef that’s just a tiny bit too good to make into dog food, which is what this looks like as it leaves the can.

WORTH: An ass-kicking from the person you tricked into eating this

VAN CAMP’S PORK AND BEANS A cookout staple. Eating this cross-legged on the ground just feels right. A hint of spice accentuates the beans perfectly.

It’s so good you’ll almost forget to wonder what part of the pig you’re eating. Almost.

WORTH: An impromptu spoken-word poem and one turquoise earring

MARUCHAN INSTANT LUNCH (CHICKEN FLAVOR) You know what this tastes like. I don’t have to describe it to you. The starch will keep you kind of full, but the salt will dehydrate you, so make sure to drink extra water.

WORTH: Two puffs on a jazz cigarette

BUSH’S BAKED BEANS Not quite Van Camp’s, but pretty good. The beans are noticeably sweeter, so it might suit some palates more than others. Has a chemical-ish aftertaste. On the upside, mine had a recognizable piece of bacon.

WORTH: The other turquoise earring

AMY’S VEGETARIAN CHILI (MEDIUM) High-quality stuff. Valuable enough to steal, under the right circumstances. I would eat this in a non-outdoor setting.

The tofu does a decent impression of beef, and the red beans add a smooth texture.

The spices aren’t quite enough for me, but results may vary.

WORTH: Half a bottle of Sriracha and having your hair braided by a stranger

TACO BELL ORIGINAL REFRIED BEANS If you like beans but wish they looked less like a vegetable and more like a brown paste, this is the product for you. It tastes like beans and nothing else. Its can recommends that you eat it with tortilla chips, but I don’t truck with a product that refuses to stand on its own like that.

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May Oklahoma Renaissance Festival The Castle of Muskogee, $5–$70, okcastle.com Each weekend through June 3, escape to a realm of kings, queens, knights, and ladies.

FIDDY-ONE FESTIES FOR FUN-TIME FOLKS READ: 51 FESTIVALS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS SUMMER TTV STAFF Dust off that wide-brim hat and pop on some sunnies; it’s festival season. The summer months are stacked with opportunities to get out, cut loose, and immerse oneself in the culture of shared experiences. With festivals celebrating the diverse heritage of our community—showcasing music and art of all kinds—the fun is just beginning.

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3–5 Green Country Jam Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, $65–$210, greencountryjam.com The inaugural Green Country Jam will feature two stages of country and Americana acts including Big and Rich, Rascal Flatts, Jake Owen, and Randy Houser.

4 International Jazz Fest Guthrie Green, tulsajazz.com Tulsa Jazz presents this official International Jazz Day concert featuring performances by The TEG Swing Band, Cynthia Simmons, NSU Jazz Ensemble, Union HS Jazz Band, and Was Nun!, a sextet from Celle, Germany.

4 M-4 Festival VFW Post 577, $10-$18, facebook.com/SaberAcademyTulsa May the Fourth be with you! Get geeky and celebrate the galaxy’s greatest fandom with live saber duels, cosplay, and more.

4–6 Cinco de Mayo Festival River West Festival Park, facebook.com/tulsahispanicchamber The eighth annual Cinco de Mayo Festival will feature live music, authentic Mexican food, arts and crafts, rides, and other activities.

5 Rose Festival Rose District, Broken Arrow, rosedistrict.com This festival features a rose show and garden experts, as well as live music, art, food, kids’ activities, and more.

10–13 Rooster Days Central Park, Broken Arrow, roosterdays.com Now in its 87th year, Rooster Days features carnival rides and games, an indoor/outdoor marketplace, 15K run, and the annual parade and Miss Rooster Days Pageant.

11–12 Latin Fest Hatbox Field Airport, Muskogee, $15-$40, omhof.com This festival presented by the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame will feature a tribute to Santana by Caravanserai, Bachata sensation Voz a Voz, and more.

11–13 Germanfest German-American Society of Tulsa, gastulsa.org Celebrate German culture with traditional food, song and dance, art, and other activities.

12–13 Tulsa Wind Riders Festival of Kites Tulsa Wind Riders Kite Field, facebook.com/tulsawindriders This 25th annual festival promises to be the kite fly of the year.

13–17 Tulsa International Balloon Festival Tulsa Raceway Park, $20/car, tulsaibf.com TIBF features spectacular hot air balloon glows and flights, as well as a carnival with rides, shopping, and food.

17–20 Tulsa International Mayfest Deco District, tulsamayfest.org Mayfest boasts works by more than 100 artists in indoor and outdoor exhibits and booths, family-friendly fun, and dozens of music, dance, poetry, and comedy performances on several outdoor stages.

18–20 Blue Dome Arts Festival Blue Dome District, bluedomearts.org Celebrate local art in the Blue Dome District, where more than 250 local artists will display works, local food trucks will fill the air with delicious scents, and local bands and performers will take the stage all day and night.

20 Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival Tulsa Arts District, thehopjam.com The beer: more than 75 breweries from 14 states and five countries. The music: Manchester Orchestra, Nada Surf, Ra Ra Riot, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, and others. The verdict: Hanson knows how to throw a party.

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24–27 Rocklahoma Pryor, $119–$596, rocklahoma.com The hard-rockin’-est festival in the state will feature performances by A Perfect Circle, Cheap Trick, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Clutch, Andrew WK, and many more.

26 Route 66 Patriotfest Historical Route 66 Village, rt66patriotfest.com This fourth annual festival includes a cruise down The Mother Road from one side of Tulsa to the other and an outdoor festival with live music and entertainment, a patriotic pet show, military museum, pin-up contest, and more.

26–27 Habit Mural Festival Gateway Building, habitfestival.com 20 artists, both local and from around the country, will once again transform the Gateway Building with new larger-than-life works of art.

31–JUNE 4 World Culture Music Festival Soundpony and The Yeti, wcmfestival.com Last year, this annual showcase of local and regional talent became the biggest hip-hop festival in the state.

Growth continues this year with dozens of performers across three stages, including Mr. Burns, Written Quincy, Steph Simon, Jabee, and many more.

June 1 Real Okie Craft Beer Festival Hangar #1, Hatbox Field, Muskogee, $20–$40, friendsofhonorheightspark.org This beer festival exclusively features breweries from the great state of Oklahoma.

1–2 Tallgrass Music Festival Skiatook, $10–$20, tallgrassmusicfestival.com This 14th annual bluegrass festival will feature performances by The Cleverly Trio, Special Consensus, The Baker Family, and more.

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GREAT RAFT RACE

I AM YOGA FESTIVAL

1–3 Tulsa Pride East Village District, tulsapride.org Oklahoma’s largest Pride celebration features a two-day festival in the East Village and a parade—and concludes with Pride Picnic in the Park at Guthrie Green.

13–17 Juneteenth Greenwood District, tulsajuneteenth.org Celebrate black culture and heritage with cultural programs, film, jazz, R&B, gospel concerts, and more.

12–13 Tulsa Funk Fest The Yeti, facebook.com/tulsafunkfestival Two stages, one funky time. Featuring Henna Roso, Dane Arnold & The Soup, Move Trio, TFM, and more.

22–23 Soul Fest Hatbox Field Airport, Muskogee, $25–$40, omhof.com Part of Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame’s Summer Concert Series, this festival will be two days of soul and R&B.

13–15 Tokyo in Tulsa Cox Business Center, $50–$185, tokyointulsa.com Oklahoma’s largest celebration of Japanese pop culture includes guest speakers and panels, gaming, cosplay, music, manga, and more.

1–29 SummerStage Tulsa Tulsa Performing Arts Center, prices vary per performance, summerstagetulsa.org There’s a little something for everyone in the twelve SummerStage shows taking place throughout June: drama, comedy, dance, jazz, funk, and even a bit of magic.

7 Brookside Rumble and Roll Parade and Street Festival Brookside, rumbleandroll.com This party begins on the street, with a parade of hundreds of motorcycles from TU to the street party on Brookside, which features live music on an outdoor stage. The event benefits Make-A-Wish Oklahoma.

7–10 deadCenter Film Festival Oklahoma City, $12–$200, deadcenterfilm.org Oklahoma’s largest film festival features over 100 feature, short, and student films.

8–10 Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Blue Dome District, Tulsa Arts District, and Tulsa River Parks, tulsatough.com A weekend of bicycle races.

(Read: any excuse to drink in (well, near) the street.)

9–15 OKM Music Festival Bartlesville, okmmusic.org Formerly known as OK Mozart, this festival has its roots in classical music and also features jazz, pop, and country acts.

29 Bixby Freedom Celebration Bentley Park Sports Complex, Bixby, bixbyfreedomcelebration.com For those who just can’t wait to celebrate our nation’s independence, Bixby offers this earlybird patriotic fest, with family-friendly activities, guest speakers, and a spectacular fireworks show.

14 Dodgebrawl BOK Center, $35/person, free for spectators, tulsadodgebrawl.com This one-day dodge ball tournament allows teams to play for a charity or non-profit of their choice.

July

19–21 Porter Peach Festival Porter, porterpeachfestivals.com Celebrate and enjoy the delicious peaches of Porter, OK, with arts & crafts, live music, dessert contests, and free peaches and ice cream for all.

4 Folds of Honor Freedom Fest River West Festival Park and Veterans Park, riverparks.org/freedomfest Celebrate our great nation by enjoying one of the biggest fireworks displays in the region.

26–31 Exchange Choreography Festival Tulsa Performing Arts Center, thebellhouse.info This dance festival will feature performances as well as master classes led by David Parsons, Beijing Dance Theatre, and Doug Varone.

11–15 Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Okemah, ticket price TBA, woodyfest.com Woody Guthrie’s annual birthday party in his hometown will feature performances by John Fullbright, Jason Mraz, Willis Alan Ramsey, Carter Sampson, Annie Guthrie, and more.

27–28 Gospel Fest Hatbox Field Airport, Muskogee, price TBA, omhof.com This weekend dedicated to the glorious sound of gospel music is part of Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame’s Summer Concert Series.

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JUNETEENTH

HOP JAM

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28–29 I AM Yoga Festival Tulsa Garden Center, $10–$109, iamyogafestival.com I AM Yoga returns with a weekend of yoga classes, meditations, hikes, marketplace shopping, seminars, and community-building activities.

August 11 Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-In Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah, willrogers.com Over 100 planes will fly around Oologah Lake for this day of remembrance for Okie legend Will Rogers.

There will also be a classic car show and family-friendly activities.

25 Wild Brew Cox Business Center, $50–$165, wildbrew.org Sample beers from dozens of breweries from Oklahoma, around the country, and around the world, and food from over 30 local restaurants, all while benefitting The Sutton Aviary Research Center.

25 Utsav India Fest Expo Square, iagtok.org Celebrate Indian culture with traditional food, dancing, and crafts.

31–Sept. 2 POSTOAK Wine and Jazz Festival POSTOAK Lodge and Retreat, ticket price TBA, postoaklodge.com This festival begins with a jazz dinner, followed by a day-long concert featuring sets by Grady Nichols and Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer, and concludes with jazz brunch.

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September 3 Great Raft Race Arkansas River, tulsaraftrace.com What’s the boat equivalent of a jalopy? Well, that’s what the brave, river-faring folk will be captaining during this race for the ages.

6–8 Bluegrass and Chili Festival Claremore Expo Center, bluegrasschilifest.com The lineup is still TBA, but this Claremore event is well worth a late-summer road trip.

15 The Big Om at Home Centennial Park, price TBA, bigomyogaretreat.com This one-day event features several yoga workshops, vendors, and live music.

20–23 Tulsa Greek Festival Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, $5, tulsagreekfestival.com Celebrate Greek culture with traditional food, dance, art, and more.

22 MOJO Fest East Village District, facebook.com/mojofesttulsa Co-founded by Jamie Oldaker, the third MOJO Fest will feature performances by John Fullbright, Ann Bell & Friends, The Beckham Brothers, and The Subdudes. a

7–9 WizardWorld Comic Con Cox Business Center, price TBA, wizardworld.com Comic Con comes back to Tulsa with celebrity panels, signings, and much more.

14–15 Tulsa Overground Film and Music Festival Multiple locations, tulsaoverground.com Other than the move from spring to fall, little is known about events planned for the 20th anniversary of this film/music/weird goodness spectacular. The festival will continue to take film, band, and VR submissions on their website through June 11.

14–16 Oklahoma Scotfest River West Festival Park, $5-$250, okscotfest.com Don a kilt and celebrate Scottish heritage with music, dancing, highland games, and some hot, steaming haggis.

15 MisFEST River West Festival Park, $15–$65, misfest.com Co-founded by local musicians Casii Stephan and Amira Al-Jiboori, the second annual MisFEST will celebrate women in music.

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Of the earth

Rena Detrixhe layers history and gesture in a monumental meditation

by ALICIA CHESSER

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hese days, with bare walls warmed by a low vibration of sound from an installation in an adjacent room, Philbrook Downtown’s Meinig Gallery feels like a minimalist chapel in the desert. It’s a space where you can exhale. In a mindless time, it’s a place of reminding.

During three weeks in April, Rena Detrixhe created “Red Dirt Rug” in the gallery while the public watched her work. For six hours a day, on hands and knees and in a simple white shirt and pants, she poured hand-dug Oklahoma soil onto the floor, notched it around the columns, smoothed it with a trowel, and stamped it with intricate patterns (Oklahoma flora and fauna, oil wells and pump jacks, Art Deco tiles) cut from the soles of old shoes.

It’s massive but delicate, a jaw-dropping expanse only about an inch high.

“The best thing to hear when people come in,” she said as we stood beside the installation, “is they get really quiet. I’ve tried to create a space for quiet and contemplation. I’ve had lots of interesting conversations and people bring up a lot of thoughts about the work, but it’s nice to see people come in and this hush come over them for a moment.”

Detrixhe is a soft-spoken, darkeyed, no-frills young woman from just outside Russell, Kansas. She graduated with an art degree from the University of Kansas in 2013 and made her way to the Tulsa Artist Fellowship in January 2016.

She comes from a family that values creativity: Her grandmother was a knitter and crotcheter, her mother is a ceramicist, and her father is a musician who—for real—used to work in soil conservation for the Department of Agriculture.

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Rena Detrixhe working on her “Red Dirt Rug” at Philbrook Downtown in April | COURTESY

She’s in her final year in the fellowship, which provides visual and literary artists with housing, work space, a stipend, and an open-ended invitation to tend to their art however they wish. Her projects contemplate time, handcrafts, natural materials, history, science, and spaces of living and laboring.

Living and working downtown the past two years, she found herself meditating on the land that lay literally beneath her feet.

“There’s a lot packed into what this place is,” she said. “It all feels very present here and close to the surface. For a lot of my first year I was just reading and researching and asking how I could respond. I was thinking about all that’s happened to this land, and so much of it is about value, labor, ownership.

“And I started thinking about red dirt. It’s this gorgeous, rich material that has a name here. The dirt has a name.”

“Red Dirt Rug” hits like a

poem, a gentle presentation with striking resonances. There are the repetitive patterns, arranged in precise configurations like an expensive handmade carpet.

There’s the labor involved, moving and stamping the millions of particles of iron-rich dust. There’s its ephemerality: At the installation’s end, the dirt will be swept up—“reclaimed” is Detrixhe’s word—and eventually returned to the landscape. (Don’t miss the evocative essay Rilla Askew wrote about the work, available on Detrixhe’s website, renadetrixhe.com.)

“I’m not sure that one piece can be about the Dust Bowl and the Trail of Tears and the history of textiles, and, and, and,” she laughed. “I’m not really trying to do that. I don’t want to be didactic. I’m just trying to respond using my own language and gesture to those histories and this landscape.”

“One of the strengths of Rena’s work is that she’s able to take

some really heavy, meaty topics and approach them in a way that is subtle,” said Scott Stulen, Philbrook’s director, who has followed the iterations of this piece from a small gallery in Oklahoma City to the prestigious 2017 ArtPrize festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

“It sneaks up on you.”

Letting the installation be performative added unexpected depth to its already rich layers of meaning. “Having the process be open to the public led her to approach the piece differently,” Stulen said. “Every single aspect has been thought about, from the buckets the dirt is carried in to what she’s wearing.

“I give her a lot of credit,” he continued. “Not every artist is comfortable with that. You’re really exposing yourself. I can’t tell you how many people who were there during the installation have come up to me after the fact and said it completely changed some of the ways they feel like they can enter into the piece.”

A timelapse video of the process plays just outside the gallery.

Detrixhe said this installation, on view until July 22, has led her to be more patient, more generous with her art.

“There were a handful of people who came in again and again and again,” she remembered, clearly moved. “Some people stayed and sat for an hour, just watching me work. I had this feeling: ‘I’m making it for you.’” a

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Seeing places

May is as good a month as any to dust off your matinee clothes

by KARA BELLAVIA and TTV STAFF

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of two couples: Nancy and Charlie, American soon-to-be retirees, and Leslie and Sarah, a pair of large lizards who talk and move like people and are considering leaving the sea for life on dry land. Conversations between the couples—each uncertain of just what lies ahead—reveal philosophical truths about relationships and understanding.

he word theater itself comes from the Greeks—it means ‘the seeing place.’ It’s the place where people come to see a spiritual and social X-ray of their time.

The theater was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.”

—Stella Adler, 1983

In a TV- and movie-dominated culture, live theater gives a moment to experience rather than observe a story, to breathe in the same ideas and images other audience members and artists are absorbing or creating. As we endure the 24-hour news cycle and constant access to entertainment, it would do us good to heed Adler’s call to go to “the seeing place.”

The Tulsa area has over 15 active theater companies producing full-length, live productions. Tulsa is also privileged to be home to a variety of dance companies, improv troupes, and other outlets for live storytelling. Our theater and dance scene is populated by artists and companies telling stories with themes of sociopolitical engagement, liberation, and disenfranchisement—and who are seeking to question longstanding cultural structures in society, family, and government. Tulsa’s performance artists are busy inspecting our past with an eye on the future, grounding it in a sense of time and place for our community today.

Take an evening’s pause to learn “the truth about the social situation.” There’s a bounty of options and performance forms to choose from (see more listings at thetulsavoice.com). A show might be the salve for a busy week, life, or tumultuous time. If you’re feeling a little more lighthearted about your community engagement, the theater scene has you covered there, too, with children’s stories, musicals, and improv.

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Alicia Hall Moran | COURTESY

For now, here are four recommended performances for this month: SIGNATURE SERIES University of Tulsa Lorton Performance Center Tulsa Ballet | May 3–6 Consistently its most interesting show of the year, Tulsa Ballet’s Signature Series brings together three short works chosen to mix in a little bite with the regularly-scheduled beauty. This year, artistic director Marcello Angelini has picked pieces that will hit those less obvious pleasure receptors—ones that make you think as well as feel. “The Green Table” is a crucially important dance work from 1932 made

by German choreographer Kurt Jooss in a bleak historical moment between two wars. It’s an archetypal warning about history repeating itself, made in a groundbreaking style that combines cool irony with forthright emotion. (One of Jooss’s students was the legendary Pina Bausch.) “Rassemblement” by Nacho Duato explores themes of disenfranchisement and liberation in a dynamic, passionate dance set to Haitian folk songs. A new work

by TB resident choreographer Ma Cong (fresh off his Broadway

debut in “M. Butterfly”) completes the evening. A ballet company that sees itself as part of—not set apart from—sociopolitical engagement?

More of that, please.

MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY Charles E. Norman Theatre Theatre Tulsa | May 4–5, 11–13 Each of the three acts in this play takes place in the future, after an apocalyptic disaster. Fading memories of “The Simpsons” episodes and other 20th-century pop culture become the trade of traveling acting troupes. As time passes, those stories become myths and legends of the past and, eventually, the basis for new religions and culture. Comforting, innocuous stories mutate into outsized dogma. Come for golden-age “Simpsons” nostalgia; stay for the fall and rebirth of civilization.

SEASCAPE John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC American Theatre Company May 4–6, 10–12 The second of Edward Albee’s plays to win a Pulitzer Prize, 1975’s “Seascape” is also among the playwright’s most absurd works. The play focuses on the relationships

ALICIA HALL MORAN: BLACK WALL STREET John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa PAC Choregus Productions | May 24 There can never be enough tellings and retellings of what happened to Black Wall Street in the 20th century, not just in Tulsa, but also nationwide. Silence perpetuates abuse. When history books make the evisceration of black affluence invisible, that means it can remain unseen when it happens today.

There’s been a push in recent years to make this story heard, from Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey’s “Race Riot Suite” to Jennifer Latham’s hit young adult novel “Dreamland Burning.” Singer and composer Alicia Hall Moran, herself the daughter of a black financier, created this staged concert in collaboration with her husband, jazz pianist Jason Moran (artistic director of jazz at the Kennedy Center) and historian Gene Alexander Peters (co-director of the Slave Relic Museum in South Carolina). It’s a performance piece featuring Moran, a noted mezzo-soprano, and six musicians in a wide-ranging, many-layered exploration of the past, present, and future of money and blackness, drawing on sources including Black Enterprise Magazine from the 1980s, studies of 18th-century New York, and documents from the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921. a

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El Guapo’s Downtown

CINCO DE MAYO ¡Viva México! There are many ways to celebrate the culture and heritage of our nearest international neighbor for Cinco de Mayo. Here we highlight a few standouts. See our music listings on pg. 43 and thetulsavoice.com for more.

Elote will hold its annual Cinco de Mayo Street Party over two days this year, with lucha libre, live salsa music, and more. The restaurant also celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. May 4–5 Cinco de Mayo Fest at River West Festival Park offers three days of live music, arts and crafts, authentic food and drink, carnival rides, and activities. May 4–6, $5, free for children 10 and under

BEER

There are over a dozen events for beer-lovers at local breweries and restaurants during Tulsa Craft Beer Week. Follow TCBW on Facebook for the latest information. May 3–12, facebook.com/ tulsacraftbeerweek ART CRAWL

Highlights of May’s First Friday Art Crawl include the fifth annual Back Gallery Portrait Show, which will feature more than 75 portraits of and by local artists, and ‘Space Food,’ a solo exhibit by Sarah Sullivan, AKA SULLYSTRING. May 4, 6–9 p.m.

SPORTS

Tulsa Athletic will kick off the 2018 season at their new home at Veterans Park with a match against the Little Rock Rangers. May 6, 2 p.m., $10, tulsaathletic.com

IT’S BACK!

El Guapo’s Downtown will host a street party with live bands, beer trucks, and endless margaritas. May 5 The Rose District Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Broken Arrow is a day-long, family-friendly street party with live music, vendors, food and drink, and games.

Kendall Whittier After Five returns with a free concert by Desi & Cody and screenings of TCC student short films and “Mickey Reece’s Alien,” winner of Tulsa American Film Festival’s 2017 Best Narrative Feature Film. May 10, visitkendallwhittier.com

Find more upcoming events in our Summer Festival Guide on pg. 27.

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BEST OF THE REST EVENTS Jenks America Food Truck Festival // Main Street Jenks will host food trucks from around the region as well as local favorites and live music performances. // 5/5, 11 a.m., Downtown Jenks, jenkschamber.com Jo and June Trunk Show // Find vintage home décor, furniture, clothing, accessories, and more at this trunk show. // 5/5-6, Tried and True, facebook.com/joandjune

PERFORMING ARTS Nanyehi // This musical by Becky Hobbs and Nick Sweet tells the story of Nancy Ward, Beloved Woman of The Cherokee. // 5/4-5, Hard Rock Casino - The Joint, hardrockcasinotulsa.com Ok, So… Tulsa Story Slam // Celebrate Mother’s Day with a mom-themed edition of Tulsa’s monthly storytelling competition. // 5/10, 7:30 p.m., IDL Ballroom, facebook.com/oksotulsa Young Sheldon On Ice // Two O’Clock Four O’Clock Productions and the Nightingale Theater present an evening of sketch comedy written by “Cowboy” playwright Jack Allen. // 5/11-26, Nightingale Theater, nightingaletheater.com Home Grown: Tulsa Symphony Soloists and Other Uniquely Oklahoma Artists // These performances include a piccolo and tuba duet and other collaborations featuring Tulsa Symphony Orchestra soloists and other musicians from the state, including Annie Ellicott, Barron Ryan, and guest conductor Ron Spigelman. // 5/12, Tulsa PAC - Chapman Music Hall, tulsapac.com Zooman and the Sign // When a 12-yearold girl is killed in Philadelphia, her bereaved father accuses the entire community of cowardice in the face of ever-escalating violence in this play by Pulitzer Prize-winner, Charles Fuller. // 5/12-20, Tulsa PAC - Liddy Doenges Theatre, tulsapac.com Second Sunday Serials // The conclusion of Heller Theatre’s short serials project. // 5/13, Agora Event Center, hellertheatreco.com

COMEDY

John Stringer // 5/9-12, Loony Bin, tulsa.loonybincomedy.com Up To Speed // 5/11-19, Rabbit Hole Improv, rabbitholeimprov.com The Spontaniacs // 5/12, 8 p.m., pH Community House, spontaniacsimprov.com Improv Pop // 5/12, 6 p.m., Rabbit Hole Improv, rabbitholeimprov.com

SPORTS Tulsa Drillers vs Arkansas Travelers // 5/2, 12 p.m., ONEOK Field, tulsadrillers.com Tulsa Drillers vs Arkansas Travelers // 5/3, 7 p.m., ONEOK Field, tulsadrillers.com TU Softball vs Uconn // 5/4, 5 p.m., Collins Family Softball Complex, tulsahurricane.com Tulsa Drillers vs Arkansas Travelers // 5/4, 7 p.m., ONEOK Field, tulsadrillers.com TU Softball vs Uconn // 5/5, 3 p.m., Collins Family Softball Complex, tulsahurricane.com TU Softball vs Uconn // 5/6, 12 p.m., Collins Family Softball Complex, tulsahurricane.com Tulsa Roughnecks FC vs Reno 1868 FC // 5/9, 7 p.m., ONEOK Field, roughnecksfc.com ORU Baseball vs Omaha // 5/11, 6:30 p.m., J.L. Johnson Stadium, oruathletics.com ORU Baseball vs Omaha // 5/12, 6:30 p.m., J.L. Johnson Stadium, oruathletics.com Tulsa Roughnecks FC vs Phoenix Rising // 5/12, 7 p.m., ONEOK Field, roughnecksfc.com

ORU Baseball vs Omaha // 5/13, 1 p.m., J.L. Johnson Stadium, oruathletics.com Tulsa Athletic vs Ozark FC // 5/13, Veterans Park, tulsaathletic.com

Whose Line Rip Off Show // 5/5, 8 p.m., Rabbit Hole Improv, rabbitholeimprov.com

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Jersey Thornell: Attempting 30 w/ T.J. Green, Zach Khan, Tony Beatty, J.J. Molinaro // 5/6, 9 p.m., The Venue Shrine, tulsashrine.com

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Whatta woman DJ Spinderella from Salt-N-Pepa returns to Tulsa to spin the classics

by MARY NOBLE

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eidra “Dee Dee” Roper, AKA DJ Spinderella, is not only one third of Salt-N-Pepa, the group responsible for “Push It,” “Let’s Talk About Sex,” and “Whatta Man”— she’s also the first female DJ to break through the rap industry’s male-dominated barriers and make it big. Spin auditioned for the SaltN-Pepa DJ spot at the age of 16 and now, at the age of 47, has no plans of stopping.

Spin will return to Tulsa with Salt-N-Pepa May 11 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino as part of the I Love the 90s Tour. Other acts include Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, and Young MC.

it’s a really great feeling. She’s a bomb DJ, too.

NOBLE: I read that the two of you fuse your styles—could you elaborate on that?

SPIN: Of course she’s [into] more of the modern-day, you know, the younger music—she’s into all that as well as the old school. So sometimes we’ll do a set together, and she’ll play her stuff, I’ll play mine, and we’ll go back and forth sometimes. Kind of that newschool against old-school type of thing. She tells me what’s going on when I’m not knowing what’s happening. She’ll ask me if she’s doing a party that caters to more old-school. She’ll go, “Mom, what was really hot during this time, what was this track?” So, we kind of help each other.

MARY NOBLE: I read that you play different music depending on what part of the US you’re in. Do you remember what got Tulsa going the last time you were here?

SPINDERELLA: Well, for the show they want the classics, so we do a little rock infused with that hiphop, and for the most part everyone loves everything, from Michael Jackson to Cindy Lauper, House of Pain. It’s really poppin’, and musically I kind of touch all the classics. Nirvana—it’s wide open.

NOBLE: What was your favorite find in your crate-digging days?

SPIN: I’ve got one of my favorite songs right in front of me—the Bee Gees’ “You Stepped Into My Life.” I like the groovy stuff. I like stuff that’s melodic and groovy.

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A Tribe Called Quest. These are classic songs that were the samples to your favorite songs. So I got all of this stuff and forgot I had it.

I liked to dig. I mean, that was all we did as DJ[s]. We wouldn’t go online and download—we would go to the store, and it was an experience.

NOBLE: You have a record produced by Pete Rock and Marley Marl with Busta Rhymes on it.

You’ve said you don’t plan on releasing it, but has that changed?

SPIN: Oh, shit, no, it hasn’t changed. I still have that stuff. I

did an album, recorded it back in ‘94, and, you know, it was pretty bomb. I had some good stuff on it. There’s no plan to release it.

I’ve played it a couple times in my set and people don’t know who it is.

NOBLE: Your daughter, Deejayed, performed at Coachella. How does it feel to have her follow in your footsteps?

SPIN: Oh my god, there’s nothing greater than that. That’s all I wanted, for her to be able to pick up where I leave off. Even though I’m not leaving off anytime soon,

NOBLE: As someone who loves both old- and new-school, I would love to see a set with the two of you.

SPIN: Yeah, we have to make that happen. We’ve even talked about hitting the road with that. Every so often we will come out to each other’s events and rock.

NOBLE: What are some aspects of the evolution of hip-hop that you’ve enjoyed or maybe grown to accept, and what are some aspects that you may not like so much?

SPIN: Well, I have to say, hip-hop has branched off into all different types of directions, and I’m proud to say that—but you know that’s a tough one. Some of the stuff I can’t really do, I’ll be honest with you, but I connect with more the May 2 – 15, 2018 // THE TULSA VOICE

groovy type of hip-hop. I like Travis Scott, Drake, you know, because they make you feel their music. I love how they import that groove. There’s some aspects of it I could do without—the more derogatory, you know, insulting hip-hop.

NOBLE: You got your start in the rap industry at the age of 16.

Who looked out for you most, had your back?

SPIN: It infuriates me just like it infuriates any human being. I feel like we live in a time when we should be beyond that. We shouldn’t be going backwards.

We should be moving ahead.

It bothers me every so often. I really feel that pain, literal pain.

I cannot say it doesn’t exist with me. I just move ahead, deal with people accordingly. You show

respect to me, I show respect to you. You show love to me, I show love to you. If you got a problem with me—and I’ve encountered that, for sure, because of my skin color—then that’s your problem, not mine. I’m not going to let the negative people take me out of who I am. You just have to move in light, regardless of all that. a

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SPIN: There’s no question—a manager by the name of J.P. Edmund. When I first started I was so young, and he was Hurby’s partner, so we had Hurby “Luv Bug,” who was our creator, music producer, manager, everything. J.P. had the responsibility of making sure I had a curfew after the shows and that I would be safe in my hotel, away from the chaos of the road. My parents kind of put him onboard to make sure that was the case. Him and Salt was like Mom and Dad on the road.

He was responsible for making sure I was good, that I got my diploma with my class, that I followed the rules. Being on the road when you’re young, if you had no one watching over you, you would just be a wild one. Trust me, I wanted to get out so bad, but I had to follow the rules.

NOBLE: If you could give your 16-year-old self some advice, what would it be?

SPIN: Probably enjoy the ride that’s coming, ‘cause it was work for me and there was a lot of things I missed out [on]. A lot of places we visited, I was so homesick.

I was so young and didn’t really realize what I was embarking on.

Being in a major group, traveling the world, I didn’t take advantage of a lot of things. So if I was able to do something different, I would’ve really let go and enjoyed those moments. We visited everywhere from Japan to Switzerland, Germany. I would say to myself, “Enjoy the ride—each step of it, enjoy it.”

NOBLE: I’ve seen some social justice posts on your Twitter—how do you stay positive and find peace in such a polarized climate?

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All our yeahs Beach House brings 7 to Cain’s for (another) double encore

by TY CLARK

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altimore natives Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand are the masterminds behind Beach House, possibly the bestknown dream-pop band on the planet. The group’s meditative, eloquent pop music has entered the hearts and minds of millions.

While Scally and Legrand lead the band, touring members like drummer James Barone have served Beach House’s live performances since 2016. Barone also played on the band’s new album, 7.

After B-Sides and Rarities in 2017, Beach House felt they had cleaned out their “creative closets” and were able to start anew. In a March 7 press release, the band wrote about approaching their latest album from a place of “rebirth and rejuvenation.”

Beach House’s seventh album, aptly named 7, will drop May 11 via Sub Pop Records. It’s their hope that the title’s simplicity will “encourage people to look inside.”

The band is promoting the release of 7 with an extensive tour schedule, beginning in Tennessee on April 30 and ending in Ireland on October 20. Due to such high demand, the massive worldwide trek includes sold-out shows and double-header performances.

Beach House brings their tour to Cain’s Ballroom on Saturday, May 5.

ALEX SCALLY: Hey, Ty. How you doing?

TY CLARK: Hey. Great, thank you!

Where are you at the moment?

SCALLY: Baltimore.

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Tulsa to see if they had any questions they wanted to ask.

SCALLY: [laughs] Sweet!

CLARK: Do you have a favorite Beach House record?

SCALLY: I honestly don’t think favorites come into play with making records. For us they all feel more like time capsules, you know? It’s more like when parents have children.

You don’t pick favorites. They all mean different things to you—you don’t go and pick favorites. It’s not a cop-out; it’s honestly the truth.

CLARK: You’ve played Tulsa numerous times— SCALLY: Yeah, three times.

CLARK: At one of those shows, you or Victoria said Tulsa was the first place that gave you a double encore. Is that true?

SCALLY: Yeah. First and last. [laughs] CLARK: You have some intense fans here.

SCALLY: It’s crazy. I mean, we love

Cain’s Ballroom and the kids there—to some extent it’s really different, but it reminds me of Baltimore. It’s not a big town and people there just like to have fun.

I don’t know. It’s just a great vibe.

It’s awesome.

CLARK: Do you have a set formula when writing now?

SCALLY: To whatever degree we have a set formula, it’s the formula that our brains are limited to. Like, your brain can only do what your brain can do. But no, each song kind of happens differently. There are certainly some recurring patterns with how things come about.

That just must be the inherent patterns and pitfalls/methods our brains create.

CLARK: Who produced 7 ?

SCALLY: Well, it was co-produced between us—we had a very large hand in it—with Sonic Boom [Peter Kember], a pretty famous cult musician from the ‘80s and ‘90s.

CLARK: I don’t know much about this story, but were you upset when Wayne Coyne posted a fake “new” Beach House single on his

SCALLY: Oh, no, it just was—uh, somebody made an imitation Beach House song and said it was a new single. We were really into it.

It was funny. Kind of an interesting, fun, funny song to listen to.

I think it was somebody maybe making fun of us, but also they seemed like creative people, and we’re all for that kind of hijinks.

We take ourselves seriously but not in that way. I’m not sure why Wayne Coyne put that on his podcast, but we’re big fans of his.

We’ve met him. He’s a sweet dude.

CLARK: What’s it like being on the legendary Sub Pop label?

SCALLY: It’s been pretty groovy so far. We don’t really have many record label experiences to compare it to. We keep coming back because it’s a very healthy and positive working relationship there. Honestly, I don’t have anything bad to say. I’m not a liar and would say it if I could. Yeah, it’s a great, great place.

CLARK: Is there any place you’re looking forward to visiting or dining while in town?

SCALLY: There’s a spot right around the corner from Cain’s. There’s this Mexican place we went to last time. It was killer. We always look forward to being in town so much.

This time is no different. Usually, the day after the Tulsa show is pretty bad for us. Hopefully we can keep ourselves under control this time. a

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“N

oise is dissonance.

Noise is unwanted sound,” said Tulsa Artist Fellow and noise veteran Nathan Young. “Noise is a musical question.”

This year, Young has curated Tulsa Noisefest (May 4–5) with Matt Hex. The two have been putting on local noise shows and playing noise festivals around the country together for two years.

Both have been actively involved in the national noise scene for well over a decade.

Tulsa Noisefest—which will take place at the Cameron Studios (303 N. Main St.) in the Tulsa Arts District—is meant to expose Tulsa to the underrepresented music form and to preach its gospel.

Noise takes many forms, from academic compositions to punkas-hell mic and effects pedal rage sessions. Young’s year-long, ongoing Tulsa Noise series explores the full spectrum of the genre. Over Noisefest’s two days, the harshest of the harsh and the wildest of the wild will shine.

“The whole Tulsa Noise project is huge,” Young said. “But [Tulsa Noisefest] is just as big an endeavor, because it is just the harsher acts. In this context, we’re just wilding out. It’s fun.”

Noise is obscure, and the average Tulsan has little frame of reference for the genre. Noise contains a complicated universe of subgenres: power electronics, free jazz, drone, grindcore, industrial, dark ambient, minimalism. Noise compositions are inspired by a range of subjects, from serial killers to frogs to sexual bondage to Duran Duran. Appreciating noise requires patience and attention and can be a lifelong pursuit. But noise isn’t wanted—it’s transgressional.

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TRANSGRESSIVE WAVES Nathan Young and Matt Hex | GREG BOLLINGER

Tulsa Noisefest promises two evenings of challenging sound art

by BRADY WHISENHUNT How does a newcomer navigate their way through noise?

Young’s answer is Tulsa Noisefest.

“I think that people listen to [noise] for a lot of different reasons. Just seeing a band like [Friday night headliner] Plack Blague, you understand it’s a very expansive world.”

Young and Hex have grouped the artists into two themed days, each paying tribute to a different aspect of Tulsa’s underground music scene. Friday will pay homage to Tulsa as a haven for industrial music and feature beats-heavy artists. Saturday will recall Tulsa’s reputation as a hardcore punk way station and feature artists with a harder edge.

FRIDAY, MAY 4 7:00 p.m.: Rumian Rashid Reza 7:15 p.m.: Drew Hail 7:30 p.m.: Church Simulator 7:45 p.m.: Yung Snickers 8:00 p.m.: Cemented Urethra 8:15 p.m.: Twin Towers 8:30 p.m.: Rat Bastard

8:45 p.m.: Zusammenbruch 9:00 p.m.: Craccrock 9:15 p.m.: Narco Alms 9:30 p.m.: Bullshit Market 9:45 p.m.: Bonemagic 10:00 p.m.: CBN 10:15 p.m.: Compactor 10:30 p.m.: EFFLUVIUM

Young and Hex invite Friday night’s attendees to consider memories of Retro Night at the legendary Ikon venue, the expertly assembled industrial record selection in the gone-but-not-forgotten Mohawk Music, and industrial nights at the Tulsa Eagle.

For Saturday, think back to Operator Dead: Post Abandoned shows at the Monolith and basement hardcore shows in Crosbie Heights, or further back to N.O.T.A at the original Crystal Pistol or Brother Inferior at the 401 Club.

Noisefest acts will come from all over. Miami’s Rat Bastard, founder of the International Noise Conference, one of the country’s most important noise events, will play Friday. Saturday’s

10:45 p.m.: Filth 11:15 p.m.: Plack Blague SATURDAY, MAY 5 6:00 p.m.: Womb Glow 6:15 p.m.: Ambigere 6:30 p.m.: Support Unit 6:45 p.m.: Evasive Flowers

lineup includes Witches of Malibu, a harsh noise band born out of Hunting Lodge, one of the Detroit scene’s seminal noise bands, which started in 1982 and was a hometown inspiration for Wolf Eyes, one of the most popular and prolific noise acts of all time.

Young says Noisefest is here both to evangelize noise to the city and to demonstrate that noise is already here, albeit in places one wouldn’t immediately recognize.

“It’s bigger than you think,” said Young.

Young and Hex point out that aspects of hip-hop culture, for instance, are moving in the direction of noise. Sporting rainbow-colored hair and face tattoos, mumbling over surreal atmospherics and beats that range from rough and heavy to minimal and erratic, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Xan, and Lil Yachty are in their own ways reaching into the wellspring of entropy. Popular culture is embracing dissociation, dissonance, noise.

There’s intelligence to noise—it isn’t just an artist noodling around with knobs and mics onstage.

“There’s a brilliance, a bravado, when you go up there and don’t break character,” Hex said.

“You go up there and play to your heart’s content.”

Some performances to look forward to include the nuanced and meditative Amps For Christ, featuring alumni of the hugely influential Bastard Noise (Saturday). Denton, Tex.’s Filth promises a hypnotizing sprawl of multitextural noise generated from a vertical tower of electronic sound gear (Friday).

Local acts will include Campbell & Gardner, Drew Hail, Natty Gray, and Young and Hex’s own individual noise projects, Narco Alms and Bonemagic, respectively. a

7:00 p.m.: Faint Glow 7:15 p.m.: Tick Suck 7:30 p.m.: Human Fluid Rot vs Body Inflation Sequence 7:45 p.m.: Fierce Deity 8:00 p.m.: Campbell & Gardener 8:15 p.m.: The Blakstar Experience

8:30 p.m.: Patrick Hopewell 8:45 p.m.: Emperor of the North 9:00 p.m.: Amps For Christ 9:15 p.m.: Witches of Malibu 9:30 p.m.: Endless Chasm 9:45 p.m.: Terminal Island 10:00 p.m.: Natty Gray

May 2 – 15, 2018 // THE TULSA VOICE

musiclistings Wed // May 2 BOK Center – *U2 – ($44-$327) Dusty Dog Pub – Robert Combs Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Great Big Biscuit Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Steve Liddell Los Cabos - Jenks – Barrett Lewis Mercury Lounge – Jared Tyler & Seth Lee Jones Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Eicher Wednesday – ($10) Pit Stop – DJ MO River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jesse Joice River Spirit Casino - Paradise Cove – *Lyle Lovett and His Large Band – ($30-$45) Soul City – Don & Stephen White The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project The Venue Shrine – Eminence Ensemble – ($9) Wyld Hawgz – Open Mic

Thurs // May 3 Blackbird On Pearl – Mike.ironY Dusty Dog Pub – Sweeny & Campbell Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Chris Hyde, Weekend All Stars Los Cabos - Owasso – Steve Liddell Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Jacob Dement Los Cabos - Jenks – Lost On Acoustica Mercury Lounge – Paul Benjaman River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – DJ Johnnie Bananas Soul City – The Begonias Soundpony – Big Ro TV The Colony – Chris Lee Becker - Happy Hour The Colony – Tovar’s Western Night

Fri // May 4 American Legion Post 308 – Round Up Boys Bad Ass Renee’s – DJ MO Blackbird On Pearl – Taylor and The Train Robbers – ($5) Cain’s Ballroom – *Junior Brown, Bonnie Bishop – ($18-$33) Dusty Dog Pub – Creeler Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Donte Schmitz, Orphan Annie Lefty’s On Greenwood – Mary Cogan Los Cabos - Owasso – Scott Pendergrass Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Zodiac Los Cabos - Jenks – Charlie Redd and the Full Flava Band Mercury Lounge – Dirt River Boys, Zac Wilkerson Osage Casino Tulsa – R-Kaine River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Brent Giddens River Spirit Casino - LandShark Pool Bar – DJ Bananas River Spirit Casino - Volcano Stage – Jacob Dement & Co Soul City – Susan Herndon - Happy Hour Soul City – Scott Musick & Friends Soundpony – Kalyn Fay, Damion Shade - Happy Hour Show Soundpony – DJ WhyNot The Colony – Ryan Browning - Happy Hour The Colony – Chris Lee Becker, Joe Mack – ($5) The Hunt Club – The Nightly Dues The Max Retropub – DJ Ali Shaw Vanguard – Bobaflex, Andrew W Boss, Trip 6, DRYVR, Basses Loaded – ($10-$15) Yeti – Cucumber Mike’s Happy Hour

Sat // May 5 Blackbird On Pearl – Stinko De Mayo - Stinky Gringos album release w/ The Big News, Ekubembe – ($10) BOK Center – *Justin Timberlake – ($52.50-$253) Cain’s Ballroom – *Beach House, Sound of Ceres – ($25-$40) THE TULSA VOICE // May 2 – 15, 2018

Dead Armadillo Brewery – Cinco De Mayo Fiesta w/ Steve White Trio Dusty Dog Pub – Creeler Fassler Hall – Darku J Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Mezaclave Quintet, Mezaclave Salsa Josey Records – A Very Special Cinco w/ The Danner Party, American Shadows Los Cabos - Owasso – Rockfisch Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Weston & Daniel Happy Hour Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Imzadi Los Cabos - Jenks – Brent Giddens, Caleb Fellenstein, Banana Seat Mercury Lounge – 24th Street Wailers Osage Casino Tulsa – R-Kaine Pit Stop – DJ MO River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – The Rumor Band River Spirit Casino - LandShark Pool Bar – DJ Bananas River Spirit Casino - Volcano Stage – Anna Massey Soul City – Casii Stephan – ($10) Soundpony – *Soundpony 12 Year Anniversary Soul Night The Colony – Dane Arnold & The Soup – ($5) The Hunt Club – The 5th Element The Max Retropub – DJ Robbo The Starlite – Cinco de Mayo Vinyl Night w/ Majda & Lynn K The Venue Shrine – Calliope Musicals, Consider the Source – ($10) Vanguard – *Gutter Villain record release w/ Chokehole Stab, Evan Hughes, Crackrock, CO$M, Pawn Shop Heroes, Young Jager, SØAKER, King Doeja – ($10) Wyld Hawgz – Rocket Science Yeti – *Cinco de Mayo w/ Count Tutu, TFM, Cucumber & The Suntans, The Fabulous Minx

Sun // May 6 East Village Bohemian Pizza – Mike Cameron Collective Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Acoustique by Franklin Los Cabos - Jenks – The Fabulous Two Man Band Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Gran Marquis – ($5-$20) Pit Stop – DJ MO River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jake Flint Soul City – Bruner & Eicher Soundpony – *Sherry, Acid Queen, Achy Orb, Damion Shade & The Savage Young The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing Woody Guthrie Center – Richard Shindell – ($25$30) Wyld Hawgz – Exposure Rock Jam Yeti – Shut Up! Dance Party

Mon // May 7 Blackbird On Pearl – The Portal Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – The Marriotts The Colony – Seth Lee Jones The Hunt Club – Stinky Gringos Reggae Jam VFW Post 577’s Centennial Lounge – Dave Les Smith, Papa Foxtrot & Friends Yeti – The Situation

Tues // May 8 Cain’s Ballroom – Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – ($30-$130) Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Lefty’s On Greenwood – More Jazz Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jacob Dement Soul City – Dustin Pittsley The Colony – Deerpaw - Happy Hour The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night Yeti – Yeti Writers’ Night

Vanguard – Docfell & Co., Amber Watson, Jordan Cox – ($10) VFW Post 577’s Centennial Lounge – *Rachel Bachman, Free Association, Adrienne Gilley Wyld Hawgz – The Triad Yeti – Underland w/ Skulls, Marie Curie, Krewx, Kudox, Noizmekka, Dismonj, Heavy J, Such N’ Such Yeti – Cucumber Mike’s Happy Hour

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Sat // May 12

Dusty Dog Pub – Robert Combs Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Mark Wills Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – The Fabulous Two Man Band Los Cabos - Jenks – Weston Horn Mercury Lounge – *Peelander Z, Net Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Eicher Wednesday – ($10) Pit Stop – DJ MO River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jason Young Band Soul City – Don & Stephen White The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project Vanguard – By the Thousands, The Ansible, NOMVDIC, Pickwick Commons, Violent Victim – ($12) Wyld Hawgz – Open Mic

Cain’s Ballroom – Oklahomegrown Showcase w/ Nicnos, Skytown, Good Villains, Weston Horn & The Hush, NoiseBleedSound, Golden Ones – ($20) Dusty Dog Pub – Sweeny & Campbell Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Jesse Joice, Paralandra Los Cabos - Owasso – The Fabulous Two Man Band Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – House Party Los Cabos - Jenks – Speakeasy Mercury Lounge – The Squarshers Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Tulsa Jazzy Nights 1920s Style w/ Michael Fields Jr., Jerrell Jackson, Jeremy Thomas Quartet, The Tulsa Steppers, Sarah Nicole, Dre Da Stacca – ($20-$30) Osage Casino Tulsa – The Weekend All Stars Pit Stop – DJ MO River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – The Hi-Fidelics River Spirit Casino - Volcano Stage – Wesley Hayes Soundpony – Pony Disco Club The Colony – *Hosty! – ($5) The Hunt Club – BC and the Big Rig The Max Retropub – DJ AB The Venue Shrine – Helmet, Prong – ($20) Vanguard – Squirrel Nut Zippers – ($30-$75) Wyld Hawgz – Sweatin Bullets Yeti – *Unwed Sailor, Early Day Miners, Staghorn

Thurs // May 10 Blackbird On Pearl – Banditos – ($8-$10) BOK Center – Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown – ($39.50-$59.50) Brady Theater – Modest Mouse, Mass Gothic – ($39.50-$45) Cain’s Ballroom – *Dr. Dog, Son Little – ($25-$40) Dusty Dog Pub – Lori Duke Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Scott Eastman, Stars Los Cabos - Owasso – Acoustique by Franklin Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Local Spin Duo Los Cabos - Jenks – Bria & Joey Mercury Lounge – Dale Watson Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Lucky Losers – ($10) River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – DJ Johnnie Bananas Soul City – The Begonias Soundpony – *Student Film, Helen Kelter Skelter The Colony – Chris Lee Becker - Happy Hour The Colony – The Soup Kitchen w/ Dane Arnold The Hunt Club – Ryan McLaughlin The Venue Shrine – Keller Williams – ($22) Vanguard – Wilderado, Foxtrax, Nightingale – ($10-$20) Yeti – Dr. Dog After Party w/ Hey Judy, CONTRA

Fri // May 11 American Legion Post 308 – Joe Harris Bad Ass Renee’s – DJ MO Brady Theater – Papa Roach, Nothing More, Escape the Fate – ($35-$37.50) Dusty Dog Pub – The 29th Street Band Hard Rock Casino - Riffs – Miracle Max, Hook Hard Rock Casino - The Joint – I Love the 90s Tour w/ Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Peppa w/ Spinderella, Rob Base, Young MC – ($65-$85) Los Cabos - Owasso – Nick Whitaker Duo Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Radio Nation Los Cabos - Jenks – Stix N Stones Mercury Lounge – Austin Lucas Osage Casino Tulsa – Imzadi River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Laredo River Spirit Casino - LandShark Pool Bar – DJ Bananas River Spirit Casino - Volcano Stage – Dane Arnold & The Soup Soul City – Susan Herndon - Happy Hour Soul City – Scott Musick & Friends Soundpony – Favored and Flavored Season The Beehive Lounge – Ryan McLaughlin The Colony – Ryan Browning - Happy Hour The Colony – Josh Yarbrough Band – ($5) The Hunt Club – Always the Alibi The Max Retropub – Retro DJ The Venue Shrine – Psychostick – ($12)

Sun // May 13 East Village Bohemian Pizza – Mike Cameron Collective Los Cabos - Broken Arrow – Chris Clark Los Cabos - Jenks – The Fabulous Two Man Band Mercury Lounge – Brandon Clark Pit Stop – DJ MO River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jake Flint Soul City – Bruner & Eicher Soundpony – *Gnarly Davidson The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Hunt Club – Presslar Monthly Showcase Tulsa PAC - Chapman Music Hall – Beatles vs Stones: A Musical Showdown – ($35-$65) Wyld Hawgz – Exposure Rock Jam Yeti – Jim Watson, Matt Jewett

Mon // May 14 Blackbird On Pearl – Tulsa Blues Society Cain’s Ballroom – *Fleet Foxes, Amen Dunes – ($38-$53) Hodges Bend – Mike Cameron Collective River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – The Marriotts Soundpony – Monoculture, Carlton Hesston The Colony – Seth Lee Jones Vanguard – Devil in the Details, Wolf Skin, Letters to a Friend – ($10) VFW Post 577’s Centennial Lounge – Dave Les Smith, Papa Foxtrot & Friends Yeti – The Situation

Tues // May 15 Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame – Depot Jazz and Blues Jams River Spirit Casino - 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar – Jacob Dement Soul City – Dustin Pittsley The Colony – Deerpaw - Happy Hour The Colony – Singer/Songwriter Night Yeti – Yeti Writers’ Night MUSIC // 43

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A GHOST IS BORN ‘You Were Never Really Here’ portrays a damaged veteran

Ekaterina Samsonov and Joaquin Phoenix in Netflix’s “You Were Never Really Here” | COURTESY

SCOTTISH FILMMAKER LYNNE RAMSAY makes horror films—ones that leave you with a sense of unease and crippling dread. She does this not by deploying jump-scares or frightening monsters but by displaying the horrors of a mundane life turned upside-down, via tragedy, poverty, or the ringing hum of PTSD. With her latest, “You Were Never Really Here,” Ramsay focuses her fractured, staccato lens on a wounded man.

Joaquin Phoenix portrays Joe, a traumatized veteran with a desensitized penchant for violence who makes a living tracking down missing girls. His profession is revealed in fragments at the beginning: a burning photo of a young girl, a bloody hammer stuffed in a bag then tossed in the trash. We don’t get a clear glimpse of Joe until 15 minutes in, when we see his solitary—save for an ailing mother—home life. He doesn’t really do much.

Until he gets the next call. When one job goes terribly wrong, Joe’s tenuous grasp on reality begins to fray as a conspiracy unravels, leading to what may be his own demise—or his awakening. This time he’s hired to retrieve the troubled daughter of a high-profile politician. The job sucks from the get-go—the “retire-

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ment job” is always the one that goes wrong—and leads Joe down a bloody trail of vengeance and retribution.

Ramsay’s films are often unsentimental, meditative examinations of wounded figures on the fringes of society. She’s less concerned with the plot of the story than she is with the wounded, damaged characters within. The young boy in “Ratcatcher” (1999), on the verge of maturity, grapples with the drowning death of a classmate in 1973 Glasgow. Then there’s the mental and emotional breakdown of Tilda Swinton’s Eva, unmoored by her son Kevin, who perpetrates a Columbine-esque attack at school in “We Need To Talk About Kevin” (2011). Eva bears the cross of his horrific act while also coming to terms with her own responsibility for his behavior.

“You Were Never Really Here,” Ramsay’s most assured film, bears all the hallmarks of her singular voice—the fractured narrative, the measured and lyrical cinematography, the jagged and raw sound design. Ramsay provides Phoenix a standout role, unrivaled since his portrayal in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master.” Phoenix manifests the wounded Joe as a brooding man who skulks about like a feral, caged gorilla. Jonny Greenwood’s score is hypnotic and dissonant, an excellent reflection of Joe’s interior headspace.

Sharing spiritual DNA with Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver,” Phoenix’s Joe could be a direct descendant of the disillusioned and angry Travis Bickle, another veteran who returns home disoriented and riding the razor’s edge of sanity. And much like that 1970s classic, “YWNRH” is a film about how abuse and conflict can damage those who serve, those who are dumped back home wounded and shellshocked. Ramsay weaves a hypnotic film with the numbing effects of trauma and the carnage of battlefield, depicting how war creates waking ghosts upon soldiers’ return. We train these men so that often violence is all that makes them feel human.

–CHARLES ELMORE

Ben Arredondo and students at the 2017 TCC Best of Short Shorts screening | COURTESY

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE COMMUNITY TCC student films to be shown at Circle Cinema

MATTHEW EDWARDS, PART-TIME FILM professor at Tulsa Community College, is in the process of creating a 30–40-minute-long “best of” reel, a selection of short films produced during his Filmmaking I and II classes this spring semester. It’s the second year Edwards has partnered with Ben Arredondo, founder and executive director of the Tulsa American Film Festival (TAFF), to host The TCC Best of Short Shorts, which will screen for free at Circle Cinema on Thursday, May 10, at 6 p.m.

Edwards has screened his students’ films on campus for over a decade, but he wanted to provide them with a wider audience and with opportunities they might not encounter otherwise.

“It’s important to me,” Edwards said, “that Tulsa Community College is recognized as a brand producing student filmmakers and that we’re doing things that are creatively significant in the Oklahoma community.”

Arredondo turned out to be the perfect person to assist Edwards and his students.

After presenting the student films this year, Arredondo will host a screening and Q&A with Mickey Reece, whose film “Alien” won best narrative feature at TAFF 2017.

This will give students the opportunity not only to see what professional filmmakers in Oklahoma are producing, but also to ask one what it took to get there. Arredondo also gives students free passes to TAFF, has commissioned student film projects for past festivals, and provides opportunities for internships and volunteer work at the festival.

Regarding his students’ work and what sets it apart, Edwards emphasized

two things he prides himself on: One, that they work in an entirely censorship-free environment.

“What we’re doing is edgy,” Edwards said. “We’re pushing the envelope creatively, and there’s quality there; there’s a production value considering the lack of resources.”

And two: “The cultural diversity that’s going on within the student body is represented onscreen.”

I asked Tyler Tush, one of Edwards’ students, what it meant to look forward to seeing his work on the big screen.

“That motivated us and pushed us to make our films the best they could be,” Tush said, “so for me that’s very exciting, and obviously as filmmakers that’s what we all want.”

Edwards showed me Michelle Vang’s short, “Halving the Compass,” filmed this semester for his class. Vang’s film, dedicated to a friend, expresses the difficulty of understanding someone’s pain, even when you share many meaningful memories.

The inclusion of Vang’s film shows that this year’s TCC Best of Short Shorts promises exciting new talent. –MASON WHITEHORN POWELL

Desi and Cody will perform at a free after-party across the street in Kendall-Whittier Square—food and drinks will be provided.

TAFF is accepting film and screenplay submissions through July 31.

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A BRIEF RUNDOWN OF WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE CIRCLE CINEMA CONTINUING YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (see review on pg. 44), LEAN ON PETE, ISLE OF DOGS, LEISURE SEEKER, LOVE AFTER LOVE

MIDLIFE CRISIS PREGNANCY

OPENING MAY 4 TULLY A pregnant mom (Charlize Theron) in midlife crisis is rejuvenated by a free-spirited nighttime nanny.

From director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody (“Juno”). Rated R. GEMINI The relationship between a Hollywood star and her personal assistant gets complicated following a terrible crime. Starring Zoë Kravitz, Lola Kirke, and John Cho. Rated R.

Charlize Theron in Netflix’s “Tully” | COURTESY

‘Juno’ filmmakers go back in utero to less nurturing results HERE’S A MOVIE THAT DESPERATELY WANTS to say something about reality—yet it’s completely divorced from it.

“Tully” is the latest joint from “Juno” collaborators Diablo Cody (she won an Oscar for her screenplay) and director Jason Reitman. They’ve reteamed with their “young adult” star Charlize Theron in an indie contrivance too clever for its own good.

That’s no more evident than in the title character herself, a blithe and ebullient young woman who is, to coin an archetype, a Manic Pixie Dream Nanny.

Theron plays Marlo, a 40s-ish wife and mother whose midlife crisis is sparked by an unexpected pregnancy. About to pop, she’s subsisting in an exhausted haze of prepartum depression.

The opening half-hour is bogged down

by Marlo’s overwhelming despair. She represses it under a meek politeness, and Reitman tries to mix empathy with laughs, but I’m not sure if real-life moms will find it to be relatably cathartic or a buzz-killing trigger.

Compounding matters is a gradeschool son whose anxieties manifest in tantrums and meltdowns. Marlo has no clue what he suffers from—neither do the education professionals at his private school—and even three different doctors were left baffled, unable to provide a diagnosis. Everyone just keeps calling the kid “quirky” while any armchair psychologist viewer would want to yell at the screen, “He’s on the spectrum, you idiots!”

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obstacles or catalysts for Marlo to effect change in her existential crossroads. An episodic patchwork of ideas revolving around a premise, “Tully” feels more like a three-episode dramedy binge than it does a crescendoing narrative or character portrait.

The ersatz “Episode 2” kicks off with the entrance of the titular saving grace, Tully (Mackenzie Davis), a twenty-something overnight caretaker hired by Marlo’s rich brother. She cares for the newborn while Marlo sleeps unabated (save for the occasional feeding). A bohemian free spirit, Tully becomes more than the hired help. She evolves into Marlo’s surrogate life coach, psychotherapist, Zen counselor, and best friend.

Then things get really weird.

Pushing provocative buttons and crossing boundaries in shocking ways, “Tully” starts to go off the rails to a degree that will challenge anyone with some sympathy left for Marlo. There’s a design to where this is going, but Cody and Reitman intentionally cloak that purpose for as long as they can—past any reasonable point of leeway.

Whether you’re taken by surprise or catch wise early on, the moment of epiphany will likely be supplanted by disappointment—perhaps you’ll feel a bit insulted that Reitman and Cody would structure their magical unrealism on such a tired cliché.

A satisfaction comes when some sense is finally made of Marlo’s spiraling behavior, but then we begin to realize just how much we’ve been jerked around by manipulatively coy filmmakers and their engineered cinematic hipstery. –JEFF HUSTON

OPENING MAY 11 REVENGE A pulpy horror film about a young woman who hunts down the three men who sexually assaulted her and left her for dead. Rated R. SPECIAL EVENTS THE SON OF BIGFOOT This new animated family adventure screens for exclusive noon-time matinees the first full weekend of May. A teenage boy goes on a search for his missing father only to discover that his dad is none other than Bigfoot. Rated PG. (Fri./Sat./Sun. May 4, 5, & 6, 12:00 p.m.)

THE BIG TRAIL A major screening event, this 1930s Western stars John Wayne in his first lead role. It will be projected reelto-reel from an archival 35mm film print.

Sponsored by the Gilcrease Museum.

Behind-the-scenes photos from their new exhibit “Exploring The Big Trail” will be in the lobby. (Sun. May 6, 2:00 p.m.)

WALK WITH ME Presented in partnership with and introduced by Unity Center of Tulsa, this documentary looks at a community of Zen Buddhist monks and nuns dedicated to mastering the art of mindfulness, with master Thich Nhat Hanh. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. (Mon. May 7, 7:00 p.m.)

MACBETH: NT LIVE A stark reimagining of Shakespeare’s epic tragedy from the National Theatre, London stage, starring Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Pre-show trivia and prizes with Tulsa actor Nick Cains at 5:45 p.m. Tickets $18, seniors $15. (Thu. May 10, 6:00 p.m.)

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AFTERMATH Presented by the Jewish Federation of Tulsa. A rural Polish town must come to grips with the unearthed secret that Jews were killed in their idyllic community during WWII. TU History professor Joseph Bradley will host with an intro and post-screening Q&A. (Thu. May 10, 7:00 p.m.)

IDIOCRACY (2006) Graveyard Shift presents the modern comedy classic from filmmaker Mike Judge (“Silicon Valley,” “Office Space”) about a shockingly stupid society 500 years into the future.

Starring Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph.

(Fri. & Sat. May 11 & 12, 10:00 p.m.)

BLOOD AND SAND (1922) Second Saturday Silents presents Rudolph Valentino as a Spanish matador who risks fame and family for an affair.

Bill Rowland accompanies on Circle Cinema’s original 1928 pipe organ.

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ACROSS 1 Ballot hanger-on 5 Wait with patience 10 Window square 14 “All That Jazz” main man 19 Rating that impresses 20 Way-slow primate 21 Extremely long film 22 How some solve crosswords 23 A bit dense 27 They follow convictions 28 Quite involved 29 I don’t care who 30 Like the Hamelin guy 31 Boot-shaped place 32 Checks grocery prices 33 Hemingway title person 37 Military jail 38 Certain Beehive State athlete 39 Not living up to one’s ego 48 Mongol invader of old 49 “___ go bragh!”

50 Is an assistant 51 110-Across incorrectly?

52 Initial number?

53 Mixed bag 54 Yell in pain 56 Head of Paris 57 Move crabbily 59 Some batteries 60 Plane type 61 “Briefly ...”

68 1 foot = 100 miles, e.g.

69 Walk start 70 Olympian of myth 71 Moon over 31-Across 72 Not the same at all

75 Pinto or red 76 Seashore seller 79 Korbut who flipped 80 Courtesy title for a French priest 81 ___-Z (’80s Camaro) 82 Without horns 84 Reason to hire an assistant 89 It causes a buzz 90 King with fiddlers 91 Twin of chemistry 92 Proof of sadness 95 Eta chaser 97 Things in the lake?

99 Major blood vessels 100 Thing in angel paintings 101 Bird keepers 106 Short time period 109 Euripides work 110 Life ___ fair 111 Lodging provider 112 Ancestry structure 113 Onetime train propeller 114 Tennis ball blockers 115 Folksy wood unit 116 Football measure DOWN 1 Pets for many 2 Gordie the hockey legend 3 I don’t know who, briefly 4 Good thing to be out of 5 Making straight (var.)

6 Bowling game type 7 Bothered 8 Slangy insult 9 Curved road shape 10 Type of servitude 11 It’s in the springtime

12 Gritty go-with 13 Prefix for green things?

14 One at the altar 15 “It’s ___ little scratch” 16 Cereal bowl go-with 17 Penn and Connery 18 “Das ___” (German film finale) 24 Fix 25 Collect a 74-Down 26 Typical race winner 31 Smithy’s strikee 33 Mr. Von Bismarck 34 Let have temporarily 35 Be senile 36 CEO degree, often 37 Allegro con ___ 38 Pakistani language 40 Guy, casually 41 An Oxford College 42 Utter biblically?

43 Life story, quickly 44 Like muchhummed songs 45 Make a beeline for, old-style 46 “Please come in!”

47 Angioplasty insert 53 Work of poetic tribute 54 Like zoo animals 55 File for carpenters 57 A salutation 58 Mr. Eisenhower 59 Poker pay-in 60 “Fall back” time, briefly 61 Letter-shaped bolt opening 62 Prefix meaning “eye” 63 Sweet tropical fruit

64 Willow of basketry 65 Old-timey theater name 66 Kick after a knee hammering 67 Yang go-with 72 One of the TV Huxtables 73 Rock attachment 74 Solo homer’s one 75 White-rinded cheese 76 Slender 77 Where I am, to me 78 Admirer at a distance 81 Fisher of film 82 Formal letter opener, sometimes 83 Sci-fi craft 85 Ram-in-the-bush finder 86 Swift American felines 87 ___ this Earth (alien) 88 Fit to be added to the payroll 92 ___ one’s whistle (reason for drinking) 93 Decay 94 Floating on the Pacific 95 “We hold ___ truths ...”

96 “He ___ got a clue” 97 Not quite round 98 One taking in the sights?

99 Funds providers, briefly 101 Often 102 ___-bitty 103 Gilbert of “Roseanne” 104 Cake story?

105 Arctic transport 107 Relatives 108 “Eureka!” relatives

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