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Oct. 1 – 14, 2014 // vol. 1 no. 20 NEWS & COMMENTARY 8 // Tulsa, you’re grounded Ray Pearcey, space man

Tulsa should’ve been a contender for spaceport project c i t y s p e a k

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10 // Every swipe counts Barry Friedman, card carrier

Grocery shopping with a mother in need c o m m e n ta r y

ART NOW

FOOD & DRINK

Young artists take center stage at Momentum Tulsa

by Molly Bullock

Four simple st eps t oward quality coffe e consumption RYAN DALY // 16

Tulsa artist Justine Green // Photos by Jeremy Charles

ARTS & CULTURE 32 // Reservoir bitches

18 // Cheers to local art

George Romero, curtain caller

43 // Sculpting heritage

Beau Adams, thirsty patron

Britt Greenwood, art spotter

With Kelly Knowlton and Katy Eagleston, owners of Mainline Art Bar daydrinking

Cherokee artist reflects on relationship with the late Allan Houser artspotting

Tarantino stage adaptation bends gender, genre o n s tag e 36 // Paging Dr. House Ashley Heider Daly, MD

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editor’sletter

>SHOUTOUTS & SHUTUPS<

Searching for now

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was trying to come up with a headline for the cover of this issue. As I often do when this task arises, I paced back and forth in the office of our graphic design team, muttering random words. After I tossed out a series of awful clunkers, one of our designers, Georgia Brooks, asked me what general concept I was trying to convey.

“Momentum Tulsa,” I said.

“Young artists. New ways of making art. Disregarding conventions and rules and artistic traditions. Forging a new path. Saying ‘fuck off ’ to the old way.”

“So, like, art now,” she said, “as opposed to the way art ever was in the past. Art for this moment.”

Yes, I said. Exactly. Art now.

In these pages you’ll find a celebration of art at this mo-

ment. Momentum Tulsa at Living Arts (pg. 25) invites young artists from around the state to exhibit pieces in a variety of media. Cherokee Art Market shines a spotlight on Native American Art (pg. 30). Beau Adams drinks with the owners of downtown’s newest art gallery—which doubles as a laid-back bar (pg. 18), Jeff Martin profiles a late Okie-native artist with ties to Beck (he’s around these pages too), and much more. a

SHUT UP State Rep. John Bennett of Sallisaw for his shameful statement that Islam “is a cancer in our nation that needs to be cut out.” Is it too much to expect our state legislators to focus their time and energy on creating solutions to problems, such as those that rank Oklahoma near the bottom of our 50 states: common education funding per pupil, family food insecurity, female incarceration, teen pregnancy? Backwoods Bennett is the latest elected official to embarrass Oklahoma with a comment so idiotic it falls off the scale.

SHOUT OUT Tulsa County Commissioner John Smaligo for being

the only commissioner to vote against a maximum $2,167 pay raise for the county’s eight elected officials. Commissioners Karen Keith and Ron Peters voted themselves the raise. Smailgo has consistently voted against raises, saying the county should focus its resources on those employees who earn the least, “not those earning the most.”

SHUT UP U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe for refusing an offer to debate

Democratic challenger Matt Silverstein. Candidate debate is a valid part of our political process, and a televised forum is a valuable way to inform and educate voters in a statewide race. Inhofe is either scared to share a podium with his opponent or the senator is thumbing his nose at the the voters. Disappointing non-performance by Oklahoma’s senior senator.

SHUT UP Tulsa County Assessor Ken Yazel for suggesting, in a public meeting, the county might consider hanging people in the city square as a means of reducing crime. Obvious assessment: Yazel is a knucklehead who needs to be retired so he has more time to watch Western movies on the tube.

SHOUT OUT Recently retired Tulsa Community College president

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SpaceX, led by CEO Elon Musk, is set to build a spacepor t in Brow nsville, Texas // Cour tesy

Tulsa, you’re grounded Green Country should’ve been a contender for new spaceport project

by RAY PEARCEY

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s of last month, America’s adventure with manned spaceflight begins anew.

It’s under way despite Russian adventurism, the Ebola crisis in west Africa, climate tumult and ISIS’s rapacious rump in the Middle East. America is returning to space. And it’s happening via the second stage of a carefully crafted (if cagey) public/private gambit put in place by President Barack Obama and his space chief, NASA czar Charles Bolden.

And while it’s all about harnessing really big sky, its ground operations will include spaceports, rocket assembly operations, research and development labs, test facilities and well-paid work forces that live in specific American towns.

Can you say Brownsville, Texas?

Space priorities NASA has selected two private firms, Boeing and SpaceX, to build a new space taxi. The $6.8 billion plan entails testing manned vehicles, launch boosters and control and safety systems no later than 2017—making routine use of the new shuttle transports a real prospect. The new space taxi project is many years in the offing, but it’s been accelerated a bit by the high anxiety over the fact that the Russian space program is currently the only way that Americans can get into space. Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly has said that if the U.S. doesn’t want to use Russian launch services, they can use a trampoline. So, a reanimated U.S. space transport effort is

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a priority for NASA, for Obama and for the aerospace community in America.

The big chance What does this new effort portend?

Imagine a world, 10 or maybe 15 years hence, when a vibrant space effort that builds on this new breakout strategy is well afoot, a time when rare metals that sit astride near-Earth asteroids are secured by highly inventive mining operations; when humans are venturing to the moons of the gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, and elsewhere in our solar system; and when a booming space tourism effort is up and running. You can read the thoughts of people like Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, in his powerful 2012 article in Foreign Affairs, or Robert Zubin’s classic book, “The Case for Mars,” or the stated intentions of America’s most dynamic business guru, Elon Musk. All know a lot about these things and are spending lots of dollars to make them so.

Maybe you can imagine the millions of jobs, billions of dollars in revenues and the long delayed arrival of big pieces of “the dream” that some of us thought we’d be living at this moment, having seen the Kubrick/Clark masterpiece, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” as children in the late 60s.

I find it amazing that we live in a town packed with aviation history and one of the most accomplished aerospace workforces in the country, yet we are captives, it seems, to the most unadventurous element in the whole

“fly world” mix: the commercial aviation segment.

Civilian aviation Readers will recall the drama earlier this year and in 2013 over the future of American Airlines in Tulsa, a company that directly or indirectly employs upwards of 25,000 workers, when American was acquired by U.S. Airways. The combined entity has assumed the name of American. And while there have been plenty of shakeups in our community as a consequence of the merger, the bulk of the American Airlines presence is still with us.

But the problem remains: Is American Airlines and the ecology of smaller, homegrown aviation firms that help it with its giant maintenance programs (and some solo aerospace maintenance and repair firms), all there is to Tulsa’s aerospace future?

The question is a strategic one.

The red-hot arenas in aerospace include the unmanned systems segment—that is, the “drone” line, which is no longer confined to a weapons and killer bots. It’s a scene that may shortly have a profound presence in our economy in everything from small payloads and cargo delivery, to law enforcement, to a whole range of agricultural, sports and other media applications and activities.

And we even have an inside track, in Oklahoma, with the superb aviation/aerospace graduate program offerings at OSU that focus on automated vehicles. The air/land/sea “bot” segment, which looks like it

could gin up more than a handful of high pay, durable jobs, is very dynamic and has a huge role to play in the future of the economy.

Economic booster There are stout beneficiary communities that will grow and prosper as a consequence of this space re-spark.

And there’s one community in particular: tiny Brownsville, Texas, a smallish, largely Hispanic community that hasn’t had a lot of economic or social success of late. That’s why the Texas town was electrified when Elon Musk, the brilliant chief of Tesla Motors, announced that Brownsville would be the hub for SpaceX space cargo launch activities. He announced the tiny community would be the beneficiary of a spaceport—the world’s first private operation of its kind.

There was a secretive, murky competition to secure the spaceport. I suspect that many communities in our region—including Tulsa—got in on the competition.

Brownsville does have a unique competitive feature: it’s one of the nearest communities in the U.S. to the equator, which is material to the launch logistics and optimal fuel conservation strategies that space launch engineering folks want to secure, if they can.

Double take The fascinating thing about SpaceX’s Brownsville decision: it was made before NASA subsequently announced that SpaceX would receive billions of addition(continued on page 12)

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Every swipe counts Grocery shopping with an Oklahoma mother in need

by BARRY FRIEDMAN t’s a card. It’s called Access Oklahoma, an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)—food stamps, if you must. Will Rogers is on it, hand around the back of his neck, holding his hat, looking both bemused and amused.

(Considering where we are and what we’re talking about, Woody Guthrie would have been a better image. He would have understood.)

“I don’t feel guilty,” says Dawn, 35, walking into Sam’s. “I need it.

Eve [her daughter] needs it.”

Guilty? No. Self-conscious? Yes. Dawn was (is) a writer. She was (is) good at it, but she doesn’t know what tense she is anymore after getting laid off six months back.

Nowadays, she sits at her desk in her apartment, looking at her resume, her career, her life, searching for the confidence to hit SEND. This particular job opening wants a mission statement; she wants to smash the computer screen. She has a degree from OSU. She’s been

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out of school for ten years. She’s still $18,000 in debt.

“A lot of fucking good it did me,” she says. “I want my money back.”

Her narrative keeps changing.

The past, the further away she gets, is a distortion; the present, the longer it goes on, is suffocating; the future … what future?

“I’m a loser,” she says the more she thinks about it.

She tries not to think about it.

She gets $312 a month, or about $1.73 per meal, for her and her daughter.

Eve just turned 5.

Sam’s Club at Tulsa Hills on Saturday is crowded—Meccaduring-the-Hajj crowded.

“Marie Callender’s,” her boyfriend says, picking up the eightpack of chicken pot pies, “very fancy.”

“Leave me alone; Eve likes them,” she says. “There must be 800 ramen noodle packages in here.”

“You want?” he asks.

“No, I don’t want, but they’re cheap.”

He puts the box in the cart.

They pass bananas—three dozen.

“Can you say ‘banana bread’?” she asks.

Sam’s is good for such jokes, but this is the safety net—twelve chicken breasts, a tub of ranch dressing, Frosted Mini-Wheats in a box the size of an end table, 300 individually wrapped saltines. With luck, it lasts a month.

The ex-husband, Willy, not in the picture.

Her mom sends her a twenty in the mail from time to time. Her father fills up her gas tank. Her landlord told her, “Don’t worry about it this month.”

That, too, is the net.

She makes a list in a small spiral notebook in purple ink of everyone she owes.

This is her mission.

Along with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program),

Dawn gets health insurance from O-EPIC. She pays $32 per month.

Her insurance premium is— what—a tenth of yours? Pisses you off, right? Trade her then.

Your life for hers, straight up.

83 percent of food stamps go to households with children, seniors, and non-elderly people with disabilities.1 Dawn’s anxiety, usually a low hum, roars here. The cart is filling up: the ramen noodles, a package of twelve sesame seed buns, vacuum-packed turkey slices, Diet Dr. Pepper, Capri Sun, soup, frozen vegetables, pizza. They’re almost done.

She hates shopping. She’s given her boyfriend the card’s access code, so he can go by himself.

But today, for reasons she can’t remember, she decided to come with him. He lost the card once, but it was Dawn who had to go down to the Oklahoma Depart(continued on page 13)

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(continued from page 8) -al dollars for the space taxi project. The taxi project is an additional, very wonderful outcome for the folks at Brownsville. The entire jobs and investment package is likely to be much more than what was conceived even a month ago.

SpaceX’s revolutionary approach to low earth orbit and space launch comes from its ingenious reuse or booster vehicles: this already tested capacity entails equipping main boosters and secondary rockets with the capacity to return to Earth, either passively or with a rocket assisted landing system straight out of a Buck Rogers film.

And the benefits will entail hundreds, possibly thousands of new jobs, and in excess of $85 million in immediate new economic activity in a town that hasn’t seen a lot of same.

What about us?

How is it that a place so rich in aerospace history and fly-world workers wasn’t a player in this contest?

Where has our pioneering spirit and our capacity to seize bold, audacious projects gone? The

Mayor’s fixation with “putting water in the river” and with adding additional cops is all well and good, but these initiatives aren’t exactly a shining path to a truly exciting, dynamic Tulsa. We need a fire starter project or five to craft a path forward for our town, and surely aerospace is a part of it.

Tulsa had a small part in the shuttle program. Why can’t we have some kind of role again?

The reality of job creation and economic development in America, even given the occasional outof-the-blue event like the Brownsville/SpaceX bounty, is that the vast bulk of new jobs don’t come from firms that put themselves on red wagons and roll all over the country in search of new places to settle. New companies and maturing firms that are in already in play in a community create most of the new jobs and expanded economic opportunities in a typical town— and we are no exception. So the bulk of job creation and the effort to create a compelling economic future for T-Town will have to come from start-ups, from rapidly expanding early stage companies,

and from maturing firms that opt to explore new markets, novel services and torrid technologies.

Here’s where our existing economic development strategy—which has helpfully added some “red wagon” firms of late (Macy’s and others)—could use some heavy tweaking. And it need not be all aviation and aerospace.

How about exploring a radical expansion of our Material Sciences Center at OSU downtown; a city- (taxpayer-) financed facility that lacks the full complement of faculty folks and researchers that could make it a signature player in the rapidly emerging world of exotic materials, nano-manufactured stuff and breakout aerospace, medical and construction systems?

And what about the going beyond the half-ass stuff that has been discussed at the river—how about a giant demonstration project that might offer some prospect of making our portion of the Arkansas River a true swimmable, fishable and navigable corridor?

Aren’t there some advanced bioengineering/novel filtration systems that might allow us to clean up the

mess and make the river something other than a big “optics” project—a Potemkin show? Other American towns are aggressively exploring huge water reclamation projects, giant desalination efforts and other big engineering/tech initiatives that will put them on an entirely new trajectory. Why can’t we do the same here?

Coda But let me return for a second to my major theme here: why not vigorously re-examine the future of aviation and aerospace in Green Country; why not scope out a conscious attempt to plot a space gambit for Tulsa—a city that is as well-positioned as any in America to play a big role in our nation’s grand return to the “last frontier”? a Ray Pearcey, a technology, public policy and management consulting professional, is managing editor of The Oklahoma Eagle and is a regular contributor to The Tulsa Voice.

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(continued from page 10) -ment of Human Services and get a new one. She sat, waited hours, with Eve “I can’t go back there again,” she says.

“I’ll go next time,” he told her.

“You can’t go. I’m the loser on food stamps. Not you.”

Dawn knows she should be embarrassed—she is embarrassed— when she pulls the card out of its paper sheath to pay at the register.

But she’s worked, she’s paid taxes.

“It’s why we have it, right?” she asks.

Why we have it.

About one in six2 Oklahomans live below the poverty line and receive such benefits—benefits Second District Congressman Markwayne Mullin thinks are being abused. He’s seen it with his own eyes 3: So I’m in Crystal City and I’m buying my groceries … and I noticed everybody was giving that card. They had these huge baskets, and I realized it was the first of the month. But then I’m looking over, and there’s a couple beside me. This guy was built like a brick house. I mean he had

muscles all over him. He was in a little tank top and pair of shorts and really nice Nike shoes. And she was standing there, and she was all in shape and she looked like she had just come from a fitness program. She was in the spandex, and you know, they were both physically fit. And they go up in front of me and they pay with that card. Fraud. Absolute, 100 percent, all it is is fraud … it’s all over the place. And there you go, to the fact that we shouldn’t be supporting those who won’t work. They’re spending their money someplace.”

Dawn looks good in a tank top and is “all in shape” too.

Mullin’s an ass.

And then luck: a friend knows someone who knows someone who remembered her, always liked her. There was a job interview.

A job.

Hired.

First thing, she wanted a margarita. And then blackout curtains for the bedroom.

She could have milked the system for another month, her boyfriend told her.

“I’m not going to do that,” she said. “Bad karma. Besides, it

SHE COULD HAVE MILKED THE SYSTEM FOR ANOTHER MONTH, HER BOYFRIEND TOLD HER. “I’M NOT GOING TO DO THAT,” SHE SAID. “BAD KARMA. BESIDES,

More news.

Willie’s back, as if from the dead, and can now take Eve to Dave and Buster’s, to school, can now be part of Eve’s life again— and that means Dawn gets part of hers back.

The chicken’s gone, there’s plenty of ranch, one pot pie left.

It’s been six weeks since her last trip to Sam’s. The kitchen now her palimpsest. a

IT WORKED THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. OKLAHOMA SAVED MY LIFE.” worked the way it was supposed to. Oklahoma saved my life.”

She accepted the job the day before a letter came from DHS, increasing her benefit.

Karma.

Money’s coming in, but it’s not the world. Her health premium is now $200 per month. Clothes, too, she needs, and Eve likes the Avengers Assemble Popsicles— the expensive ones.

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The Tulsa Regional Diversity & Inclusion Month is an effort among businesses, organizations and individuals to tell our collective story of inclusion and diversity.

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Be the bean Four simple steps toward quality coffee consumption

by RYAN DALY

W

hen it comes to coffee, most of us think in terms of utility—it’s cheap, easy to make, good with pancakes and a delivery system for caffeine. That’s awfully hard to beat, but a new generation of coffee shop owners is taking things to the next level.

Although you might consider your 13-syllable Starbucks order the peak of coffee complexity, that nonfat, three-pump, double-whip pumpkin frappe latte is amateur stuff. Whether you’re looking to delve deeper into the ever-deepening world of craft coffee or you just want to impress (or annoy) people the next time you’re out to brunch, here’s what you need to know.

1 // The roast with the most For most people, the only difference from one coffee to the next is the color of the tin can it

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comes in. But dozens of variables—from origin to processing method to roasting—influence the taste and aroma of your morning brew.

“Coffee reacts to its surroundings the same way that wine does,” said James Morgan, barista at Double Shot Coffee Company, 1730 S. Boston Ave. “Every growing region—Africa, South America, Central America—has different soil, different sunlight, different weather, and the flavor of the coffee can be totally different even between farms in the same region.”

Some roasters prefer to explore the nuanced flavors of single-origin coffees. Others—like Tulsa’s Topeca Coffee Roasters, 115 W. 5th Street—blend beans from different regions to create depth and complexity, as in their Breakfast Blend or BIGFOOT coffee blend, crafted for Joebot’s Coffee Bar, 119 S. Detroit Ave.

2 // Keep it fresh I vacillate constantly between obsessing over things and not giving a shit, which could explain why I have a fresh bag of coffee beans perched regally on my kitchen counter and a crumpled bag of store-brand ground coffee jammed between bags of fresh berries and year-old leftovers in my freezer.

That bag of neglected grounds will do in a pinch, but, like the frostbitten leftovers, they leave me with the distinct feeling I could do better.

“The best thing people could do is to stop buying bags of pre-ground coffee that have been sitting on the grocery store shelves for months,” says James Markiewicz, bar manager at Foolish Things, 1001 S. Main Street. “Even if you brew it in the same [automatic drip brewer], you’re going to notice the difference when you use fresh beans.”

“We recommend using the coffee within seven to 10 days

of roasting; after that it starts to taste noticeably stale,” Morgan said. “We want our customers to get to experience coffee like we do, so we roast on Mondays and offer $2 off bags of beans on Tuesdays.”

The key to keeping your beans fresh, according to the National Coffee Association, is to store them away from air, moisture, heat and light. So—you know— not on the kitchen windowsill.

3 // Ditch the drip From simple pour-overs and French presses to chemistry lab-worthy manual drippers, \vacuum brewers and $300 automatic outfits, there are dozens of possible machines between you and a cup of Joe. For those unwilling to drop a lot of cash, Morgan and Markiewicz both recommend a pourover device—so named because you brew coffee by slowly pour-

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ing hot water over the grounds— like the Hario V60.

“There are so many variables that influence how your coffee tastes: the amount of coffee you use, the temperature of the water, how much water you actually use and how long the water sits in the grounds,” Markiewicz said.

“A manual method like this gives you more control so you can get a consistent outcome.”

4 // Cold as ice In the cool, dark mornings of the late fall or early winter, few things start the day better than a hot cup of coffee. But for now, when the mercury sometimes still hovers in the mid 90s, it can be hard to imagine sucking down anything warmer than room temperature.

Sure, you could just throw a few

espresso shots over ice, but serious coffee lovers know that when it comes to iced coffee, cold brew is king.

Cold brewing is a time-intensive process in which grounds are soaked at room temperature for roughly 24 hours. The resulting concentrate, diluted and poured over ice, is smooth and fruity tasting, without any of the bitterness of hot-brewed coffee. For an even more interesting cold-brew experience, check out the oak-aged variety at Foolish Things.

“The way coffee is evolving is taking a lot of cues from the wine and spirit industries,” Foolish Things owner Justin Carpenter said. “So we take our cold brew concentrate and finish it with oak, like wine or whisky. The result is a really interesting cup of coffee.” a

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Cheers to local art With Kelly Knowlton and Katy Eagleston, owners of Mainline Art Bar

by BEAU ADAMS

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o my sensibilities, Mainline is one of the more comfortable spaces to drink in town. Just to set the scene, the owners and I are sitting in one of the many “living room” setups on mid-century furniture, art is everywhere the eye rests and large interior plants provide fresh oxygen. There’s saxophone-heavy jazz playing and I have a cold beer.

I think, “Well, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”

The Tulsa Voice: So, Kelly, you own an electrical and lighting company? How did you get into that?

Kelly Knowlton: Oh, I kind of found a niche installing fans early on. I was the person who would do the job that nobody else could do, or would do, you know? When people would want a fan installed on the first floor of a two-story home, I was the guy who’d go upstairs, move the bed out of the way, pull their rug back, cut a hole in the floor, install a box, fish the wire over a wall, and get them electricity to where they wanted it. I cost a little more, but I could get the job done.

TTV: When other people said no, you said yes.

KK: That’s exactly right. I’ve been that way all of my life.

TTV: I need to talk about this space. When I first heard that you guys were starting this place and I became aware of the concept, I was excited. My next question was, “Where? What part of town?”

When I found out that it was going to be here, I was concerned.

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KK: No. I mean, some of it I do.

Some of it comes on loan from other collectors that I know who lend it to me purely for exhibition - to get the art in front of as many people as possible so that they can enjoy it.

KE: I might add that they have loaned this art very generously and graciously. We’re not selling it, so it doesn’t really behoove them at all to have it here other than the fact that they want people to appreciate it and see great Oklahoma art.

Kelly Knowlton and Kat y Eagleston, ow ners and operators of Mainline Ar t Bar, have an after noon drink with Beau Adams // Photo by Mat t Cauthron

of goofy material/bad lighting.”

But this place is amazing. Who’s the inspiration for this space?

Katy Eagleston: We were sitting in our living room, and I think I was kind of pestering him and saying, “You know, we don’t really go out much anymore.” And he said, “Well, why would we? We have all of this art on the walls; we have all of our plants and wine… Why would we want to leave our house?”

So, when this space came up [for lease] we both decided that we wanted the bar to feel like our living room, to be an extension of our living room. So, that’s kind of the space you’re in when you’re here.

KK: I always wanted to have an art gallery, and Katy not only knows art, but she has spent a lot of time managing bars and people, so the concept just seems like a perfect fit.

TTV: Who’s the plant lover? Because, for me, that is the thing that really throws this space over the top.

I think it’s something a lot of business owners miss. Plants are life, and they bring that into the space.

KE: Kelly’s the plant lover. I like plants, but I used to have to have a sign on my front door that I would see before I left the house that read, “Water your plants, you murderess.”

I love them, but I neglect them. But Kelly loves his babies.

KK: I just hate it when one is sick or one dies, it just makes me feel awful.

I feel like it’s my fault. I just love them and I always have. They make places seem more alive and healthy.

TTV: Yeah, it’s a nice little symbiotic relationship we have.

KE: We’ll be out of town hunting and gathering, and he’ll see a plant at some shop and try to get the owner to let him buy it. And maybe a few months later, we come into that shop again and he’s still trying to buy that plant. And then after a year or so, we’ll go in and the owner will say, “Here, I want you to have this.”

TTV: So you have two distinct gallery spaces. One is for local artists’ current exhibitions. The other space, which rotates, do you own that art?

KK: My focus for collecting art for the last couple of decades has been on art professors from the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma art and artists are as good as any other art that you can find from any other part of this country, but because we are a flyover state, our artists have not been acknowledged to the degree that others might have been. So that’s what we’re focusing on with this space. We want this to be a place where people can come and learn and get an introduction to some really amazing work that was created literally in their own back yard.

TTV: Why ‘Mainline’?

KK: Well, we’re on Main Street. You know, we just kicked around some ideas and usually when Katy and I agree on something, something that hits both of us the right way, we just file it away and move on.

KE: When you have two people involved in something and they each have their own vision and you’re trying to communicate that to each other, sometimes it’s so difficult. So we’ve found that when a decision comes fairly easy and it works, we just take that and move on. Main (continued on page 20)

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(continued from page 18) line, it’s Main Street, the word line kind of evokes trains and that art deco feel of the depot, lines are a basic structure of art, you know, art is an addiction, so it’s simple and it works on a lot of levels.

KK: Even the font, the “Mainline” font was inspiring to us. And you’ll notice that the design of our logo has lines running above and below the name and those lines are colored in the colors of the rainbow. This is a conscious effort to relay the feeling that everyone is welcome here.

We love everyone and we want them to come here and enjoy this space and feel welcome to enjoy art, have a drink and have a good time.

KK: We feel like there’s something here for everyone. It’s a comfortable place to enjoy music and art and that attracts a wide range of people. We’re happy about that.

TTV: Do you ever worry about the combination of expensive art and people drinking alcohol?

KE: [Laughs] Well, some of the people who have loaned us art to display have. But, you know, something amazing happens here. We respect people and we trust them, and in return that trust and respect has been given back to us. People seem to want to be respectful of this place because they want it to continue to be here for them.

The people that come here don’t come here to get fucked up and fall down all over the place, they come here to enjoy what we try to provide for them and we couldn’t be more pleased about that.

KK: Also, the art is placed in such a way that it’s accessible to the eye, but also we’ve put some obstacles in the way. You know, you’re

probably going to have to run into some furniture before you would knock over some art.

TTV: Can you remember the first piece of art that you were drawn to?

KK: Well, first let me say that I think everything is art. I think people are art. I think plants are art. I think furniture is art. Wood, concrete, metal - I see art in everything. But the first real piece of art that moved me, the piece that people would recognize as art - I was at an estate sale in Wagoner, Oklahoma, and there was a Brummett Echohawk piece stacked up in a closet behind some other things, it was a nude of a woman, his first wife, I believe, and she is tying up her hair with a ribbon and it just captivated me. I think they wanted like $300 for it. I took a chance and bought it.

KE: I was three and a half years into a double major of Business Marketing and Accounting and took the required Art History 101 type elective and it changed my life immediately. After that first class, I called my parents and told them I was changing my major, and they were kind of taken back by that.

They just wanted me to have a degree where I could get a good job and everything, you know? But I just told them, “I can’t do it. I have to do this now.” I had finally found, looking at these slides of art, so many clues as to culture and history and religion and the artists themselves — you can’t even count the ways that you can look at a piece of art. It was like I had finally found something that had my attention and could not be exhausted.

TTV: Hey Mom and Dad, it totally worked out.

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Mr. Nice Guys’ menu has evolved from its early days as a taco stand outside The Colony, now offering lobster Mac and cheese and winning Judges Choice at the inaugural Oysterfest in March. As tasty as their newer items are, for me the undeniable champion and flagship of their menu is the noble Jerk Chicken Taco, topped with roasted corn and black bean pico and a creamy salsa. It’s a taste of the pura vida the guys picked up in Costa Rica that inspires the menu. It’s pure deliciousness.

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We’re talking dinner here, and the Filet Oscar from the Bistro is a decadent delight. Grilled beef tenderloin medallions bookend crunchy grilled asparagus, all of which sits on a bed of hearty garlic mashed potatoes and is topped

by Jumbo Blue crab and a creamy Bearnaise. It may look kinda like a Benedict, but it tastes like surfand-turf heaven.

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We’re about to change up our drink menu for the colder months, but we’ll keep this one around. It’s great as a summer drink, but people love it too much to take it away.”

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EAST TULSA Al Sultan Grill & Bakery Big Daddy’s All American Bar-B-Q Birrieria Felipe Bogey’s Brothers Houligan Casa San Marcos Casanova’s Restaurant Charlie’s Chicken Cherokee Deli Darby’s Restaurant El Centenario El Gallo Loco El 7 Marez El Refugio Azteca Super Taqueria Fiesta Del Mar Flame Broiler Frank’s Café Fu-Thai Garibaldi’s The Gnarley Dawg Hatfield’s

Jay’s Coneys Josie’s Tamales Kimmy’s Diner Korean Garden Lot a Burger Maria’s Mexican Grill Mariscos Costa Azul Mariscos El Centenario Mekong Vietnamese Pizza Depot Porky’s Kitchen Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili RoseRock Cafe Señor Fajita Seoul Restaurant Shiloh’s of Tulsa Shish-Kabob & Grill Stone Mill BBQ & Steakhouse Tacos San Pedro Taqueria la Cabana Timmy’s Diner

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Moonsky’s Cheesesteaks and Daylight Donuts Mr. Taco Nelson’s Ranch House Oklahoma Style BBQ The Phoenix Pie Hole Pizza Pollo al Carbon Rib Crib BBQ & Grill The Right Wing Route 66 Subs & Burgers Tacos Don Francisco Tally’s Good Food Cafe Umberto’s Pizza

Atlas Grill Billy’s on the Square Boston Avenue Grill Deco Deli

Elote Café & Catering Mod’s Coffee & Crepes Tavolo The Vault

CHERRY STREET 15 Below Andolini’s Pizzeria Café Cubana Chimi’s Mexican Food Chipotle Mexican Grill Coffee House on Cherry Street Daylight Donuts Doe’s Eat Place Full Moon Café Genghis Grill Heirloom Baking Co. Hideaway Pizza Jason’s Deli Kilkenny’s Irish Pub

& Eatery La Madeleine Lucky’s Restaurant Mary’s Italian Trattoria Mi Cocina Palace Café Panera Bread Phat Philly’s The Pint Qdoba Mexican Grill SMOKE. Te Kei’s Tucci’s Café Italia Zanmai

WEST TULSA The Hutch Pantry Main Street Tavern McHuston Booksellers and Irish Bistro Romeo’s Espresso Cafe The Rooftop

MIDTOWN Albert G’s Bangkok Thai Super Buffet Bros. Houligan Celebrity Restaurant Daylight Donuts Supershop Eddy’s Steakhouse

Jay’s Original Hoagies Keo Kit’s Takee-Outee La Roma Lanna Thai Logan’s Road House Louie’s Mandarin Taste Marley’s Pizza Mekong River Mi Tierra Napoli’s Italian Restaurant Oliveto Italian Bistro Ri Le’s Rib Crib BBQ & Grill Ridge Grill Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili Savoy Shogun Steakhouse of Japan Siegi’s Sausage Factory & Deli Ti Amo Italian Ristorante Wrangler’s Bar-B-Q Yasaka Steakhouse of Japan Zio’s Italian Kitchen

DECO DISTRICT Leon’s Brookside Mazzio’s Italian Eatery Mondo’s Ristorante Italiano Old School Bagel Café Pei Wei Asian Diner R Bar & Grill Rons Hamburgers & Chili Señor Tequila Shades of Brown Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar Starbucks Sumatra Coffee Shop Super Wok The Warehouse Bar & Grill Weber’s Root Beer Whole Foods Market Yolotti Frozen Yogurt Zoës Kitchen

ROSE DISTRICT BruHouse Daylight Donuts Family Back Creek Deli & Gifts Fiesta Mambo!

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Asahi Sushi Bar Baker Street Pub & Grill Billy Sims BBQ Bistro at Seville Bluestone Steahouse and Seafood Restaurant Brothers Houligan Brothers Pizza Bucket’s Sports Bar & Grill Charlie’s Chicken Chuy’s Chopsticks El Tequila Fat Daddy’s Pub & Grille Fat Guy’s Burger Bar Fish Daddy’s Seafood Grill Fuji FuWa Asian Kitchen Firehouse Subs The Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse Haruno Hungry Howie’s Pizza In the Raw on the Hill Jameson’s Pub Jamil’s Jason’s Deli

Felini’s Cookies & Deli Golden Gate Mary Jane’s Pizza My Thai Kitchen PJ’s Sandwich Shoppe Phill’s Diner Steve’s Sundries Trenchers Delicatessen

Arnold’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers Burger House Charlie’s Chicken Go West Restaurant & Saloon Jumpin J’s Knotty Pine BBQ Hideaway Pizza

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TERWILLEGER HEIGHTS Bill & Ruth’s Blue Rose Café Burn Co. BBQ The Chalkboard Dalesandro’s

Elwoods Mansion House Café Ron’s Hamburgers & Chili La Villa at Philbrook FOOD & DRINK // 23

A theatrical

extravaganza Full of

passionate energy!

- Tulsa World

October 31 & November 1, 2014 at 8pm and November 2, 2014 at 3pm Tulsa Performing Arts Center with Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Opera, and Tulsa Oratorio Chorus!

Tickets start at $20 and are selling quickly!

www.tulsaballet.org | (918) 749-6006 24 // FEATURED

October 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; October 14, 2014 // THE TULSA VOICE

Young artists take center stage at Momentum Tulsa

Momentum Tulsa 2014, an exhibition for Oklahoma artists age 30 and under, opens at Living Arts on Oct. 3 during the First Friday Art Crawl. In line with this year’s community engagement theme and the established tradition of the Art Crawl, admission to Momentum is free for the first time ever. Overseen by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, the Momentum committee raised thousands more sponsorship dollars this year than ever before to make this possible. At the opening only, don’t miss the Momentum Market, where exhibitors will sell small works under $50. The show runs through Oct. 18.

Get to know the young creatives behind a few of our favorite pieces, and before you say “I could do that,” remember—they think you are silly. // BY MOLLY BULLOCK FEATURED // 25

Bone Wreath

JUSTINE GREEN, 25, TULSA

SUBMISSION: Bone Wreath, a 10x10 oil painting. Green brought the original bone wreath home from a secondhand store in Dallas. The remains interested her because “they could have religious or spiritual significance, or ritual significance, but it’s not really clear,” she said. “I don’t have an agenda or a specific idea behind them. … It could just be some hunter, what he picked up in the woods. Or maybe someone was making something for their altar at home.” Whatever their previous uses, the bones were Green’s instrument in a recent noise composition—“kind of music, not really”—at local shop Second Hand Third Eye. Now, the mystical string of duck feet and mammalian jawbones, femurs and vertebrae hangs in Green’s studio.

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The Voice visited with Justine Green in her sparsely furnished studio, a back bedroom of her house. Clicking through digital photos on her laptop, Green paused to show us a still life of a slightly tortuous-looking mouth gag—“It cranks open,” she said.

Green works full-time sterilizing surgical instruments at a local hospital.

It probably never occurred to you that a flawed fellow human decides whether the tools of the trade are clean enough to cut you open.

Because “the machines can’t get everything,” Green uses a variety of brushes to clean fluids and debris off of the equipment.

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Although Green doesn’t deal with the “buckets” of blood that come from the operating room, she sees plenty of it.

“At this point it would be like, ‘Well, what’s a lot of blood? What do you mean?’” she said laughing.

Still, “there are things that are grosser than blood to clean off,” Green said. “Earwax is pretty bad. I think it’s the worst. It will get stuck in the instruments, and cleaning it up is really gross. Like bloody, slimy, greasy earwax.”

The gig is mostly just an “interesting” way to pay the bills for the artist.

Green paints every week and shows

her work regularly. She started out figure painting and has recently focused on objects like the bones in her Momentum piece. Exhibit by Aberson now owns the instrument series—including the mouth gag—Green painted when she first started working at the hospital (she was permitted to take the tools home to paint).

“Those I think were actually more like portraits than some of my figure painting,” she said. “They’re so evocative, like pokey things, and stretchy things and sharp things, blunt things.”

But “even though they’re instruments, I’m still thinking about the

body,” she said. In her paintings, Green gravitates toward the flesh and bone and “charged artifacts” of the natural world. Her medium has the same organic quality as her subjects and the surgical aftermath at her job.

“Oil painting is just so gross,” she said. “The texture of it, its oiliness, I think is very much bodily.”

Although Green never intended to sterilize surgical tools for a living, the peculiar connection to her painting interests isn’t lost on her. “I don’t know, it’s a little morbid maybe,” she said. “It was by chance, but there is definitely a relationship there.”

October 1 – October 14, 2014 // THE TULSA VOICE

The Wave

PRESTON PETTIGREW, 22, OKLAHOMA CITY

SUBMISSION: The Wave, an undulating 6-by-1-foot installation made of scrap paper, steel and wood that Pettigrew recovered from around the University of Central Oklahoma campus. The piece references our over-consumption of disposable materials and “the wave of trash that we leave in our wake.” From a distance, The Wave’s rolled-up tubes of paper resemble a mass of barnacles and urchins. This particular effect wasn’t intentional, but “it’s supposed to be sea-like,” he said. “A lot of our trash ends up in the oceans, and that’s obviously super-harmful to the animals there. So that works out perfectly that they look like barnacles.” This is Pettigrew’s first time showing at Momentum.

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Much of Preston Pettigrew’s work speaks to human impacts on the environment. But like many young artists, he’s still experimenting with different media. Pettigrew is most interested in mixed-media metal sculpture and oil painting.

Metals appeal to Pettigrew because of their fragility and manmade quality.

“Steel, in particular, is an alloy that humans have manufactured and has put us above all the other animals,” he said. “But if you leave it outside, it falls apart

because nature always takes over. That’s why they have to repave roads every so many years.

I think those ideas are really interesting, and I try to stick within that kind of thing with my art.”

Pettigrew also wants to explore portraiture, and he’s taking cues from the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, an internationally-renowned young New York artist who shot to fame in the 1980s. ”His self-portraits were monsters,” he said. “I think that’s an interesting take on the portrait, to

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show what you are rather than what you look like.”

Pettigrew studies studio art at UCO, where he works as a ropes course and climbing wall facilitator. Outside the studio, he’s into rock climbing in the Wichita Mountains and all kinds of cycling, including mountain biking trails at his local Draper Lake and BMX trails in east Tulsa.

“I think nature’s really important, and all of my activities are really nature-centered,” he said. “That’s where I guess I feel most at home,

is out in the mountains or in the forest—just anywhere that’s not overwhelmed by people and our creations.”

As an up-and-coming artist, Pettigrew said “it’s pretty terrifying” putting his work out there for the public.

“But I need to get used to it,” he said. “I think it’s really important also to have friends and family tell you what they think of your art—as long as they’re being a hundred percent honest—because they could be potential buyers in the future.”

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Facing West from the Summit Club

TAHLIA BALL, 25 & TOMMY BALL, 28, TULSA

HER SUBMISSIONS: In addition to the installation described below, Momentum features two of Tahlia’s 120mm unedited black and white photos. She took the shots at Stonehorse Café and Market, where she works as a chef’s apprentice. “Jose” features Tahlia’s friend Jose, who used to wash dishes at the restaurant. “We’ve got a special relationship,” she said. “We communicate in sounds and meows, because he speaks Spanish. I speak a little bit of Spanish, but it’s just funny having a friend that you just sort of communicate with.” “Eggz” shows boiled eggs in an ice bath—“I just really liked the eggs,” she said. “I like repetition a lot.” Both photos are 24x18.

HIS SUBMISSION: “Facing West from the Summit Club,” a 48x24 watercolor. Although the dramatic cityscape is one of a three-part panoramic series, it’s the only piece to be featured at Momentum.

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At first glance, the Balls’ dining table appeared to be set with several elaborate dishes of food.

“Are you in the middle of cooking?” we asked.

“No, this is actually a part of my project,” Tahlia Ball said. “This is the installation. But these are like weekand-a-half old demos.”

The “demos” were plates of gelatin-encased food: a rounded dome of gelatinized crawfish suspended above a ring of shrimp; an inch-anda-half deep translucent “pizza” of pepperonis, bell peppers, mushrooms and olives; a pitcher of orange slices in “water.”

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“Supper Suspended” stole our attention in a cold, jiggly second. Tahlia hadn’t attempted the project before proposing it for Momentum, but she did some informal research to confirm its feasibility. Although it’s real food, it’s all uncooked. ”So you wouldn’t want to eat it,” she said. You bet your beans, we wouldn’t. “But it’s going to look appealing.”

No need to over-think the concept; Tahlia just thought it sounded like a neat idea. The installation is one night only, and it’s not for sale.

“It’s totally useless,” she said.

“It’s just for fun really, just to freak people out.”

Tahlia prepares salads, appetizers and deserts 50 hours a week

at Stonehorse. Although she also paints and takes photos, her main priority is learning to cook. The gelatin installation “is like marrying those two worlds and kind of blurring the line between art and food, and creating confusion that way,” she said.

Tahlia first met her husband, Tommy Ball, when she dated his younger brother—“for like two months,” she said. “We didn’t do anything weird.”

They reconnected after Tommy moved back from college, and they celebrate two years of marriage Oct. 6.

In addition to painting vibrant watercolors of Tulsa sites, Tommy does masonry 30 hours a week. It’s

hard work, but it lets him get outside and use his creativity.

Tommy said art sales make up about half of his income. Some clients see his art at SMOKE. on Cherry Street, but most people find him through his website, tommyleeball. com. He sold more than 30 paintings last year. An oil and gas firm bought 24 of them for office decor.

“They just bought pretty much everything I had,” he said. “ … Sometimes you get a homerun, I guess.

You find someone that wants your stuff and buys a whole bunch of it.”

Tommy studied fine with an emphasis in photography art at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

October 1 – October 14, 2014 // THE TULSA VOICE

MOMENTUM TULSA 2014

Momentum exhibits Oklahoma artists age 30 and under in a venue created specifically for them, with artworks that include film, performance, new media, installation, music and more.

Friday, Oct. 3, 6-10 p.m.

(During the Brady Arts District‘s First Friday Art Crawl) COST: Free CURATORS: Sean Starowitz (Lead) and Libby Williams (Emerging Curator) MUSIC: DJ Spencer LG Eggz

Exhibition continues through Oct. 18.

Tues-Sat: 1-5 p.m.

Thurs: 1-9 p.m.

Living Arts 307 E. M.B. Brady St. MomentumOklahoma.org

Jose

“They told me I wasn’t a painter,” Tommy said. “I was like, ‘Alright,’ and I did all the photo stuff. And then I was like, ‘Hey, how ‘bout this?

Look at all my big paintings that I sell all the time.’”

“It’s funny now.” Tahlia said.

The two are a little bit like kindergarten BFFs in adult bodies. When they’re not working on their solo pursuits, they build stuff, ride bikes, finish each other’s sentences—you know, kid stuff.

Upon request, Tahlia grabbed one of her many homemade hula-hoops for a demo—it’s called “hooping,” she said. “It sounds like you’re saying pooping all the time— ‘I gotta hoop in the yard!’ It’s funny,

cause when I first started doing it, what I liked most about it was like, ‘Oh, I can just dance in my yard, and no one looks at me funny cause I got a hula-hoop here!’”

The Balls are also drawing up plans for a 200-square-foot tiny house.

“We’ve got some big plans,” Tommy said. “Rooftop terrace on it.”

“Rooftop terrace,” Tahlia said.

“That’s my idea. I gotta have a rooftop terrace.”

The Balls take themselves pretty lightly, and they agreed that observing the public response to their art is part of the fun.

“People are always saying hilarious stuff,” Tommy said. “I don’t

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ever wear nametags at shows, and I always just sort of creep around my artwork and listen to what people say. It’s great,” “Ah could do thayt,” Tahlia said.

“I love that,” Tommy said. “All the time. Actually, that’s sort of why I stopped doing Blue Dome [Arts Festival], is just dumb people [walk] by going, “Ah could do thayt, Ah could do thayt, Oh, look at thayt, Ah could—‘ Do it. I don’t doubt that you could, go for it.

Go try it. Do something, please. I used to get my feelings hurt about stuff, like not getting accepted into things but you learn not to take it too seriously.”

FOR MORE INFO, VISIT OVAC-OK.ORG

ARTISTS: Stephanie Addison—Broken Arrow Riley Allen—Norman Chelsie Austin—Bixby Kerry Azzarello—Oklahoma City Tahlia Ball—Tulsa Tommy Ball—Tulsa Sara Banta—Tulsa Randall Barnes—Midwest City Krystle Brewer—Tulsa Kristen Brown—Tulsa Jenna Bryan—Norman Eli Casiano—Oklahoma City Paxton Cavin—Edmond Julianne Clark—Tulsa Megan Curtis—Tulsa Robert Eastham—Edmond Justine Green—Tulsa Grace Grothaus—Tulsa James Hamilton—Guthrie Heather Heck—Oklahoma City Alex Horner—Tulsa Vaunda Knapp—Chickasha Katelynn Knick—Norman Klair Larason—Oklahoma City Anna Lipscomb—Norman Jason Lockhart—Tulsa Meredith Lynn—Tulsa Tatjana Marley—Oklahoma City Cortney McConnell— Oklahoma City Zach Miller—Stillwater Ellen Moershel—Norman JP Morrison Lans—Tulsa Hannah Oden—Edmond Erin Owen—Tahlequah Preston Pettigrew—Oklahoma City Eric Piper—Norman Marissa Raglin—Oklahoma City Laura Reese—Norman Dustin Saied—Tulsa Nicole Sine—Stillwater Taryn Singleton—Tulsa Courtney Struttmann—Yukon Julia Swearingen—Tulsa

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artspotting

Sculpting heritage

Cherokee artist Eddie Morrison reflects on relationship with the late Allan Houser

by BRITT GREENWOOD

E

ddie Morrison’s sculptures look like they climbed right out of the earth. They share a likeness with the work of iconic Native sculptor Allan Houser, whom The Voice featured in an April 2014 issue. Houser’s work represented the history and culture of his Chiricahua-Apache tribe.

He died in 1994, but his legacy carries on through Native artists like Morrison, who he mentored at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Sante Fe. Native pride and dignity is a common thread through the work of both Morrison and Houser, but Houser encouraged Morrison to find his own style. Morrison’s work reflects his people—the Cherokee tribe—and Native Americans in general, he said.

“A lot of times people perceive us as a downtrodden, beaten, defeated people,” Morrison said.

“But I know we are still here. Especially the Cherokee Nation, who came over a very tragic Trail of Tears. Look at them today—they have prospered and flourished. I am proud of them for that.”

Morrison and more than 150 Native artists will share their talents with thousands of visitors when the eighth annual Cherokee Art Market returns to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Oct. 1112. Although bright lights and slot machines feel a world away from the arts, the market—which seeks to preserve and promote Cherokee heritage—draws some of the top Native artists in the country.

The show has grown from humble beginnings in the casino parking lot into a highly anticipated attraction for collectors and artists like Morrison.

Morrison’s work doesn’t fit well under a specific label, so he calls it “contemporary-traditional.” He 30 // ARTS & CULTURE

CHEROKEE ART MARKET WHEN: Oct. 11-12; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

WHERE: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Sequoyah Event Center COST: $5 See Cherokeeartmartket.com for information on demonstrations, the awards reception and art auction.

ART HAPPENINGS ART ON THE SQUARE // Sip a Starbuck’s and grab a Queenie’s sandwich during Utica Square’s annual art walk, which attracts 90 area artists to display and sell their work // 10/4, 10-5 p.m.; 21st Street and Utica Avenue.; 918-742-5531

ART ON MAIN // The Jenks Chamber of Commerce hosts their yearly fall art festival in downtown Jenks // 10/11, 10-5 p.m.; Downtown Jenks, Main Street

Alvin Marshall’s sculpt ure, “A Lit tle Girl’s Dream,” was named Best of Show at the eighth annual Cheroke e Ar t Market

follows the natural lines of the stone and incorporates existing fossils into his limestone pieces.

“Sometimes you just have to let the material speak for itself,” he said. “I got that from Allan Houser.”

The late sculptor’s influence on Morrison transcends their craft.

“Outside of being a great artist, the man himself—he was just a great man,” Morrison said. “Just to listen to him talk, his philosophies about life, his respect for life

and all that is around us. Really, it just kind of moved me.”

By celebrating those who have gone before him, Morrison has built his own legacy. In August, he was named a Cherokee National Living Treasure—a title honoring those who have dedicated themselves to protecting the culture of the Cherokee for future generations.

Although the recent Santa Fe Indian Market depleted Morrison’s inventory, he will have about 15 pieces for sale at the show. a

TWISTS AND TURNS // The ceramics and tapestries of Israeli artists Aleksandra Stoyanov and Zemer Peled take over 108 Contemporary // through 10/26; 108 Contemporary Gallery; 108 East M.B. Brady Street; 918895-6302

MOMENTUM TULSA // Presented by Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Momentum celebrates up-and-coming Oklahoma artists under 30 // 10/3 through 10/18; Living Arts Tulsa; 307 East M. B. Brady Street; 918-585-1234

October 1 – October 14, 2014 // THE TULSA VOICE

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onstage

Reservoir bitches Gender bending abounds in stage adaptation of Tarantino cult classic

by GEORGE ROMERO

S

ara and John Cruncleton will tell you that they like to cuss.

She giggles when she proclaims, “We have bad taste!” It’s that sense of taste that leads them to produce unique, often extraordinary new works in a warehouse space at Nightingale Theater.

The husband and wife have been a creative force in Tulsa for years, and the next show from Midwestern Theater Troupe proves that they don’t intend to stop. Sara Cruncleton will adapt and direct Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic film “Reservoir Dogs,” and blood will be shed… with a twist.

The director admits to having little patience for Tarantino’s normally sprawling scripts, but this one appealed to her on a different level.

“I started thinking about how touching the relationship between White and Orange is,” she said.

“It’s interesting with two males, but I instantly started, as a mother, thinking about the maternal thing and if it would change the story very much if it were a woman and more geared towards that aspect. Just reading it again, that fit perfectly with some key roles (to change them to women) and so far in rehearsals, it’s amazing how right it feels to have them in those roles.”

And that’s exactly what she did in giving some carefully placed gender blinding to the script.

Oddly enough, the changes came not in the gender switches, but in the playing space itself.

“It doesn’t seem weird or off at all,” she says. “The things I’ve had to tweak the most were not the lines for any of the women, but simply because of staging.”

The project began more than a year ago, with Sara handpicking the cast members as she adapted the work. The urge to experiment is business as usual for the troupe.

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Reservoir Dogs, Oct. 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. 4th Street $10. (918.633.8666), facebook.com/nightingaletheater “Around here, we think, ‘Let’s just try it and see what happens,’” she said. “I’ve enjoyed it so much.

I had fun during the writing process of the adaptation and I knew that it would be entertaining.

There’s a stellar cast, and they all came prepared because they’re excited about it, too.”

While many theatergoers are accustomed to seeing John Cruncleton behind the scenes as a writer and director (because “she’s a better performer,” he says), he’s being directed by Sara this time around and is enthusiastic about her decision to adapt four of the players into female roles for the stage.

“There is a deep emotional content to it,” he said. “But it tends to be masculine-oriented. This is an interesting way to delve into Tarantino’s universe

and explore the feminine without distorting it. It’s a tight script.”

In the stage version, Sara Cruncleton brings every bit of ruthlessness you’d expect from the source material, but also explores more maternal sides to the characters. How do women react versus men in these situations? It can go both ways.

“Women can be very nurturing, and yet, also have a tendency to take things personally and be overly emotional,” she said.

“That’s when grudges are held. In studying the increasing prevalence of mob bosses that are women as part of my research, people tend to say they’re feeling more taken care of, but that the women also put out the most gruesome killings, because women don’t let things go. They’re willing to go the distance with it.”

The warehouse itself is the perfect setting for a show at the Nightingale. The crew uses the space to embrace the script while using the immediacy of the stage in ways that adjust the visual tone.

In order to cover some of the more cinematic aspects, Cruncleton is using video projection to create a montage feel and cover some of the backstories and timeline. She’s also wielding lots of tricks to create a spectacle when it comes to making a bloody mess.

“This is our Halloween extravaganza, and we feel like it fits because of all the blood and gore and flinging ears. Oozing blood, bullet holes, face gunshots—it’s gonna be lots of fun for me and John to clean up every night.”

Any of the offerings at the Nightingale, especially works from Midwestern, have had a reputation for being daring and pushing audiences. Sara Cruncleton says that’s just the way things have turned out. “We follow our taste, never selecting something based on if it’s edgy enough or anything,” she said. She insists that they’ve done things racier and far more avant-garde, but also adds, “I think the audience is going to feel good that this is a Nightingale show. It’s not something that they would see anywhere else in Tulsa.”

Just don’t come expecting an instant replay from the screen.

“This is definitely our own,” she said. “You’re not going to see people just parroting the characters, because we don’t want to make you think you’re watching a movie.”

The live element is one that Sara depends on for this staging. “That’s what I love about going to the theatre. I like to see the magic that happens, and I think we’re going to create that here. It’s very theatrical, very Nightingale.” a

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SIMPLY SIBELIUS OCT 4 7:30 PM

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Alexandre Hogue, Chisos Mountains, Northwest Face, 1979, oil on canvas, 38" x 56", (detail), The Stark Museum of Art, Orange, TX

Organized by the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, New York.

Title sponsor of the Gilcrease Museum 2014 exhibition season is the Sherman E. Smith Family Foundation.

Open Tues. – sun. n 10 A.M TO 5 p.M. n 918-596-2700 n GilcreAse.uTulsA.edu 1400 n. GilcreAse MuseuM rd. n TulsA, OK n Tu is An eeO/AA insTiTuTiOn. THE TULSA VOICE // October 1 – October 14, 2014

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Raising H.O.P.E. 10/4, Mixed Company hillandjordanstudios.eventbrite.com Chris Hill and Isiah Jordan share a passion for bringing awareness to HIV and to help bring an end to the stigma attached to contracting HIV/AIDS. Hill and Jordan will host Euphoria, benefiting H.O.P.E, a non-profit organization that provides free HIV testing and resources for those who test positive, such as support groups, on 10/4 at Mixed Company.

The event honors their friend Michael Hunt, who died at age 22 from AIDS. Hunt never told anyone about his disease. His sister Liz told people at his funeral that Hunt felt afraid to tell anyone because of the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. “There is a general disconnect with HIV because it’s 2014, so it doesn’t seem as big of a deal as it did in the ‘80s,” Hill said. “People need to learn how to protect themselves.”

The event will feature a curated fashion show, music from DJ Guillo and Pat Turner, a live-painted portrait of Hunt by artist Dustin Saied, and food from Dilly Deli and Zanmai.

Visit hillandjordanstudios.eventbrite.com to purchase tickets—$25 in advance and $30 at the door. // BY ANYA ALVAREZ

10/4

deadCENTER Film Festival 10/3-4, $5-$9, Circle Cinema See pg. 45 for everything you need to know.

Oklahoma Bigfoot Symposium 10/3-5, Stilwell Community Center Take a trip southeast of Tulsa to visit the Oklahoma Bigfoot Symposium in Stilwell, hosted by the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center. Learn how to conduct your own Bigfoot research including what markers can look like, how to cast tracks, and more. You may just find old Biggie himself.

Momentum 10/3-18, Living Arts, ovac-ok.org See pg. 25 for the full rundown.

National Indian Taco Championship 10/4, 10am-4pm, Downtown Pawhuska Pawhuska hosts the annual competition which features Indian dance and music, drum competition, barrel racing, vendors, and plenty of Indian Tacos.

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BASECAMP 10/4-5, $35-$45 per tent, Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area Spend the weekend in Tulsa’s beautiful wilderness refuge Turkey Mountain. Enjoy camping games and activities, yoga, a glow hike, food trucks, and live music from Green Corn Rebellion, Ali Harter, and Grazzhopper!

Tulsa MTB Festival 10/4-5, Westside YMCA facebook.com/TurkeyMountainBikeXC A weekend full of mountain biking madness. Short track, SuperD, and XC races, all on spectator-friendly courses, with cash prizes, a DJ, food trucks, kids activities, and a post race party. Camping available at the Westside YMCA or at BASECAMP, happening concurrently at Turkey Mountain.

Vinyl Fest 10/10-11, $5, VFW Post #577 Attention, cratediggers. Vinyl Fest returns to VFW Post #577 for its second year. Over 100 yards of vinyl and music memorabilia.

Thousands of records await your perusal. Vinyl Fest also includes two nights of live music upstairs at the Centennial Lounge. The festival kicks off with the Friday night pre-party with Bushcracker, Ill Fated, Dirty Creek Bandits, Don’t Care Bears, Constant Peril, and Reigns.

Then Dead Shakes, Guardant, Bitchcraft, and Rich Hands will wrap it up at the Saturday night After-Party. Proceeds from admission and the Vinyl for Vets booth go to the VFW. October 1 – October 14, 2014 // THE TULSA VOICE

thehaps THE BEST OF THE REST EVENTS Tulsa State Fair // If you have yet to get your fill of fun and fried food, find your way to the fair. // 10/1-10/5, Expo Square, tulsastatefair.com Just Plane Talk // Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium’s Just Plane Talk series invites visitors to see rare and historic planes up close and talk with pilots about why they love to fly. This installment will feature Latshaw Drilling Company President Trent Latshaw and his F4U-4 Corsair, one of the most highly demanded planes of WWII. // 10/4 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium, tulsaairandspacemuseum.org James Elroy // Booksmart Tulsa brings novelist James Ellroy to town to discuss and sign his new novel Perfidia. // 10/9 7:00 pm, Circle Cinema, booksmarttulsa.com Brush Creek Bazaar // This annual threeday event features over 80 craft vendors selling locally made art and more, a kidzone with carnival activities and a petting zoo, and live music and dancing. // 10/1010/12, The Barn, brushcreekbazaar.org Wait Until Dark

From Screen to Stage By some kind of bizarre coincidence, October 10th is the day that movies come alive in Tulsa. Four stage versions of hit movies are all opening on the same day. Ok ok, so three of them were plays before they were movies, but the film versions of “Oklahoma!” and “You Can’t Take It with You” were both Oscar winners, and Audrey Hepburn immortalized the role of Susy, the blind heroine of “Wait Until Dark,” earning an Oscar nod of her own (though she lost that year to another Hepburn.) But most exciting of all is director Sara Cruncleton’s adaptation of Quentin Tarantino’s debut, “Reservoir Dogs” presented by Midwestern Theater Troupe at Nightingale Theater.

Cruncleton promises to subvert our expectations with this staging of the cult hit, but one thing is for sure: the stagehands at this show will be cleaning up a lot of blood each night. // See Performing Arts listings for more info.

Youth Speaks 10/11, 8pm, Living Arts This spoken word event gives young voices in Tulsa the opportunity to be heard. Hear the new generation of Oklahoman poets.

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Fassler Hall and Juniper present this street festival. Enjoy family-friendly activities during the day, including pumpkin painting and pony rides, then stay for the wine and beer tasting from 4-6 p.m., followed by a feast under the stars featuring fall favorites like braised short ribs, butternut squash, and Juniper’s delicious cobbler.

The festival is free to attend, wine and beer tasting tickets are $25, and feast tickets are $100.

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Michael Zampino // Stand Up // 10/4 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Rick Shaw’s Comedy Showcase // Stand Up // 10/5 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Comedy Night // Stand Up // 10/7 9:00 pm, Woody’s Corner Bar, woodyscornerbar.com Andy Woodhull // Stand Up // 10/8 8:00 pm, Loony Bin, $7, 10/9 8:00 pm, Loony Bin, $2, 10/10 7:30 pm, Loony Bin, $10, 10/10 10:00 pm, Loony Bin, $10, 10/11 7:30 pm, Loony Bin, $10, 10/11 10:00 pm, Loony Bin, $10, loonybincomedy.com Raw Meat // Improv // 10/9 7:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Show and Tell w/ Peter Bedgood // Talk Show // 10/9 8:30 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Crayons // Improv // 10/10 7:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Comfort Creatures // Improv // 10/10 8:30 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

Barefoot in the Park // Muskogee Little Theatre presents Neil Simon’s classic romantic comedy. // 10/3-10/11, Muskogee Little Theatre, $5-$15, muskogeelittletheatre.com

Warhol Kaufman // Stand Up // 10/10 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike // The dull lives of bickering siblings Vanya and Sonia are turned upside-down when their Hollywood starlet sister Masha and her boy-toy Spike pay them a surprise visit. The play, written by Christopher Durang, won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. // 10/3-10/12, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, $15-$19, tulsapac.com

Comedy Clinic // Improv // 10/11 8:30 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

Simply Sibelius // Tulsa Symphony pays tribute to influential Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, performing his works “Finlandia,” “The Swan of Tuonela”from “Lemminkäinen Suite,” “Valse triste” from the play “Kuolema,” and Sumphony No. 2 in D ma jor. Grant Cooper of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is guest conductor. // 10/4-10/5, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, $25-$70, tulsapac.com Ok, So…Tulsa Story Slam // Tulsans come together to tell true stories based on a monthly theme. October’s theme is SKELETONS. // 10/8 8:00 pm-10:00 pm, Enso The Glass Menagerie // TU Department of Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie”. The play tells the story of aspiring poet Tom Wingfield as he tries to hold his family together. “The Glass Menagerie” more closely mimics Williams’s own life than any of his other works. // 10/9-10/17, Kendall Hall, University of Tulsa, $6-$15, utulsa.edu

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Fall Harvest Festival and Feast, 10/12, harvestfestivaltulsa.com

CR’s Variety Hour // Stand Up // 10/4 8:30 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

Mikey Mason // Stand Up // 10/1 8:00 pm, Loony Bin, $7, 10/2 8:00 pm, Loony Bin, $2, 10/3 7:30 pm, Loony Bin, $10, 10/3 10:00 pm, Loony Bin, $10, 10/4 7:30 pm, Loony Bin, $10, 10/4 10:00 pm, Loony Bin, $10, loonybincomedy.com Pop up Players // Improv // 10/2 7:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com Show and Tell w/ Peter Bedgood // Talk Show // 10/2 8:30 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com

Snap! // Improv // 10/11 7:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

Dirty Divas // Stand Up // 10/11 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com Jane’s Comedy Connection // Stand Up // 10/12 8:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com

SPORTS TU Men’s Tennis in the ITA All-American Championship // 10/1-10/2, Case Tennis Center, tulsahurricane.com TU Softball vs Seminole CC // 10/3 4:00 pm, Collins Family Softball Complex, $5, tulsahurricane.com Battlegrounds MMA - One Night Elimination // 10/3 7:00 pm, BOK Center, $65$150, bokcenter.com TU Men’s Soccer vs Cincinnati // 10/4 7:00 pm, Hurricane Stadium, $5, tulsahurricane.com ORU Women’s Tennis hosts ORU Invitational // 10/4 Union High School, oruathletics.com ORU Men’s Soccer vs Omaha // 10/4 7:00 pm, Case Soccer Complex, oruathletics.com ORU Volleyball vs IUPUI // 10/5 1:00 pm, ORU Aerobics Center, oruathletics.com TU Women’s Soccer vs East Carolina // // 10/9 7:00 pm, Hurricane Stadium, $5, tulsahurricane.com TU Softball vs Butler CC // 10/10 4:00 pm, Case Tennis Center, $5, tulsahurricane. com TU Women’s Volleyball vs Tulane // 10/10 7:00 pm, Reynolds Center, tulsahurricane.com ORU Women’s Soccer vs South Dakota // 10/10 7:00 pm, Case Soccer Complex, oruathletics.com

Crayons // Improv // 10/3 7:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $5, comedyparlor.com

TU Softball vs Oklahoma State Doubleheader // 10/11 2:00 pm, Collins Family Softball Complex, $5, tulsahurricane.com

Comfort Creatures // Improv // 10/3 8:30 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor. com

TU Women’s Soccer vs Cincinatti // 10/12 1:00 pm, Hurricane Stadium, $5, tulsahurricane.com

Ryan’s Drinking Problem // Drinking Game Show // 10/3 10:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

TU Women’s Volleyball vs Houston // 10/12 1:30 pm, Reynolds Center, tulsahurricane.com

Rumble-Ish: The Improv Competition // Improv // 10/4 7:00 pm, Comedy Parlor, $10, comedyparlor.com

ORU Volleyball vs North Dakota State // 10/12 12:30 pm, ORU Aerobics Center, oruathletics.com ARTS & CULTURE // 35

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Paging Dr. House Before you attempt surgery on your home, assess your aptitude

by ASHLEY HEIDER DALY

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’m on a drive with my business partner discussing home renovations, and she says, “You don’t want to start a renovation project unless you know what you are doing because you don’t want to ruin your shit.”

No truer story, folks.

Your house is not a craft project. You’re not hand-making moccasins here; it sucks if your homemade shoes don’t keep water at bay, but it more than sucks if your newly replaced window casings leak.

Know your skill level In a pinch, would you perform surgery on your child? If you are a doctor, maybe you would. Would you trim your kid’s fingernails even though you could take him to a manicurist? Probably do it yourself, right? With home updates, simply match your skill level with your project choices. Don’t knock

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walls out or remove porches without that level of talent present, whether it’s you, a professional or a capable friend.

I’ve found I’m more honest about my true abilities when I envision the repercussions of attempting a project that’s out of my league. Imagine structural damage to your home or a big expanse of mud to step onto outside your back door.

Willingness to learn If you want to learn the skills to attempt a project, that’s great. My humble suggestion is to intently watch and take notes on at least three YouTube videos from different sources. Then decide if you can safely accomplish the task. I have a buddy who learned to play the violin and sail by watching YouTube. You might be the same type of ever-capable person, but me, well, I’m sure

This Old House has plenty of how-to videos, but I’m sadly certain there are not enough videos on the World Wide Web to make me comfortable with retiling my bathroom.

Can you commit?

I can’t commit, and that’s why I am asking you this. I’ve started so many projects that I just didn’t finish. The day I moved into my house, I took the doors off my kitchen cabinets with the intent to paint them. It’s been five years.

Search your heart and check your calendar before you get started.

On hiring a pro I asked if you would perform surgery on your child, and clearly the answer is no. Some home repairs are invasive and difficult and also shouldn’t be attempted.

More people perform surgery on their homes than their children

because, yeah, a young life is not on the line, and there typically isn’t jail time for poor home renovations. However, you are potentially marring one of the largest investments you’ve ever made. Sometimes it’s just dumb to do things you need natural skill and years of training to accomplish. a

Ashley Daly made her own moccasins once and recently redid her bathroom, including new window casing , drywall work and painting. Do you have some recent accomplishments, too? She hands out high-fives for successful home renovations at her vintage home store, Retro Den. Come get one.

Follow her on Instagram @ahdaly.

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Lost cause Acclaimed digital artist Jeremy Blake halted his own rapid ascension

by JEFF MARTIN ometimes it’s hard to pinpoint the moment you notice an artist’s work. I can’t tell you when I first saw a Picasso. I have no idea when Jackson Pollock became a cultural reference point for me. In some ways, it’s as if I’ve always known about them. The same cannot be said for the art of Jeremy Blake. It was September 2002, and I’d been waiting rather impatiently for the release of Beck’s “Sea Change.” I knew I’d pick up a copy as soon as I could, but I wasn’t prepared to have four choices. In the tradition of Led Zeppelin’s 1979 album “In Through the Out Door” (six covers), Beck invited Blake—30 at the time—to create four different covers using a colorful digital technique that would become a trademark. I bought all four.

A few months later, I noticed an eerily similar visual motif in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “PunchDrunk Love.” Anderson hired Blake to create video interludes throughout the film, giving it a palette of sorts. 2002 was a big year for Blake. The next time I read about him, he was dead.

Born in Ft. Sill, Okla., in 1971, Blake lived a tumultuous life but graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the California Institute of the Arts.

Before he turned 30, his work was selected for the prestigious

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Artist Jeremy Blake created four alternate covers for Beck’s 2002 album “Sea Change” // Courtesy

Whitney Biennial, organized by New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art. With his use of new technology, Blake seemed to be on track to become one of the great American voices in 21st century art.

The January 2008 cover of Vanity Fair blasted the shocking headline, “The New York Art World’s Bizarre Double Suicide.”

It was in those pages, in a fas-

cinating article (“The Golden Suicides”) by Nancy Jo Sales, that I first heard about Blake’s July 17, 2007 suicide and the suicide of his longtime partner, Theresa Duncan, a week earlier. I don’t have the space or talent to tell you the full story, but I urge you to read it.

What stood out most to me was Blake’s and Duncan’s strong belief they were being harassed

by Scientologists. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Although these facts might be unrelated, it’s worth noting that Beck is a lifelong Scientologist and Paul Thomas Anderson wrote and directed “The Master,” a fictionalized look at the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Additionally, one of Scientology’s flagship drug rehab facilities— Narconon Arrowhead in Canadian, Okla.—was recently subject to several lawsuits and investigations following three deaths at the facility.

Blake’s story is tragic. We can wax poetic all day about the immortality of art, but I, for one, think more about the work we didn’t see than what remains.

This is a not a new story, but Blake’s powerful presence lingers.

You can catch one of his video installations playing in the lobby of Philbrook Downtown. I still listen to Sea Change often but rarely see the album cover. It’s a classic breakup record with sad songs that cut to the bone. My favorite track has always been “Lost Cause.” It’s the album’s only video to feature Blake’s work. The lyrics seem to be written just for him. a They know your secrets / and you know theirs This town is crazy / nobody cares

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BIG WEEK AT BRADY

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Brady Theater isn’t messing around in October. Inside of five days, the legendary venue hosts Carlos Santana (10/ 3), Experience Hendrix featuring guitar heroes Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and more (10/ 5), the one and only Beck (10/ 7), and the indie double shot of Broken Bells and Phantogram (10/ 8).

BradyTheater.com for tickets and info.

The most diverse and accessible (and FREE) local music showcase in Tulsa will feature Tom Skinner at Lambrusco’z Downtown, Electric Rag Band at El Guapo’s rooftop, Tyler Slemp at Dwelling Spaces, Midnight Radio at White Flag, The Vogts Sisters at Joe Momma’s, Le Panther Happens at Arnie’s, Mark Bryan at Tallgrass, and Edwin Garcia Duo at Yokozuna. First show at 5 p.m.

Last show at 10 p.m. 10/4.

More info at facebook.com/ BlueDomeMusicSeries.

The Tulsa State Fair is in full swing and, as always, the music lineup features performances from locals as well as world-touring legacy acts who get every fairgoer to sing along to the hits of yesteryear—including none other than Naughty

by Nature. “O.P.P.,” “Hip Hop Hooray,” and many more are classics of the Golden Era of hip-hop. Naughty By Nature takes the Oklahoma Stage at the Tulsa State Fair at 8 p.m. on 10/3.

Soundpony – Lyrics To Go w/ DJ Somar & Al Compton The Colony – John Calvin Abney The Hunt Club – White Giant The Joint @ Hard Rock Casino – Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – 8:00 pm – (SOLD OUT) Tulsa State Fair International Beer Garden – Willyecho Tulsa State Fair Muscogee (Creek) Nation Stage – Negative Zero, Riley Allred, Lea McCormick, Daisey Mae Swift Tulsa State Fair Oklahoma Stage – Bret Michaels – 8:00 pm Tulsa State Fair Tailgate Tent – Jake Gill Band Woody’s Corner Bar – Ben Neikirk Yeti – Turnt Up

Soundpony – Spirits and the Melchizedek Children (SATMC) The Colony – Alex Culbreth The Hunt Club – Redwood Rising The Shrine – Slaughterfest w/ We Shall Remain, The Board, The Contagion237, Had Enough, Stay Indoors – ($10) Tulsa State Fair International Beer Garden – My-Rock Tulsa State Fair Muscogee (Creek) Nation Stage – Sten Joddi, Jeremy Burden, Katcv Lvste, Brent Giggens as Elvis Tulsa State Fair Oklahoma Stage – Naughty By Nature – 8:00 pm Tulsa State Fair Tailgate Tent – Empire Woody’s Corner Bar – DJ Spin – 9:30 pm Yeti – Sam and the Stylees

Wed // Oct 1

Downtown Lounge – Dead Dick Hammer, For the Wolf Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Amanda Preslar On The Rocks – Don White – 7:00 pm Soundpony – Absolutely Not, Dead Shakes The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project The Hunt Club – Neil Hilborn, Jason Ferguson and Dustin Storm Tulsa State Fair International Beer Garden – The Full Moon Dueling Piano Show ft. Tom Basler Tulsa State Fair Muscogee (Creek) Nation Stage – Brooks Brewer & Grazzhopper, Kim Richie, Unsung Alibi Tulsa State Fair Oklahoma Stage – Jon Pardi – 8:00 pm Tulsa State Fair Tailgate Tent – The Dirtboxwailers

Thurs // Oct 2

BOK Center – Lecrae, Andy Mineo, DJ Promote – ($26) Cox Business Center – Skrillex, DJ Mustard, Branchez, David Heartbreak – ($62.20) Downtown Lounge – The Independents, Merlinmason & The Costanzas Enso – Groucho – 8:00 pm Fifteen Below – Travis McClearen – 9:00 pm Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Jenny Labow & Mac Ross Lanna Thai – Scott Musick – 12:00 pm Lot No. 6 – Daniel Jordan Mystic River Lounge @ River Spirit Casino – Dante & the Hawks 40 // MUSIC

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BUCKING TREND

Fri // Oct 3

Brady Theater – An Evening with Santana – ($79-$125) Cain’s Ballroom – The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!, Twopointeight – ($24-$39) Centennial Lounge – Steve Pryor Crow Creek Tavern – Skytown – 9:00 pm Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – New Dynasty – 8:00 pm Elephant Run – 4Going Gravity Full Moon Cafe (BA) – Dueling Piano Show Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Dueling Piano Show Gypsy Coffee House – Bent Pages Infuzion Ultra Lounge & Bistro – Zodiac Lot No. 6 – Whitney Cox Mercury Lounge – Troy Cartwright Mystic River Lounge @ River Spirit Casino – Mustard Hearts

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On their new release, “Just Enough Hip To Be Woman,” beloved Okie power-popsters BRONCHO leave the garage for a drive in their ’84 Pontiac 1000 on a moonless night, expanding their sound to incorporate new wave and even some Krautrock influences. Now BRONCHO are coming home, and you’ve got two chances to catch them.

First, at Fassler Hall on 10/4, then at Guthrie Green on 10/12 along with Low Litas, La Panther Happens, Creepozoidz, Lizard Police, and Helen Kelter Skelter.

Sat // Oct 4

Arnie’s – La Panther Happens – 9:00 pm Cain’s Ballroom – Kill the Noise, Milo & Otis, Ape Drums – ($20-$35) Centennial Lounge – Steve Pryor Downtown Lounge – Lo-Pan, Badroot Dwelling Spaces – Tyler Slemp – 7:00 pm Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – The Salty Dogs – 3:00 pm El Guapo’s – Electric Rag Band – 5:00 pm Elephant Run – 4Going Gravity Fassler Hall – Broncho Full Moon Cafe (BA) – Dueling Piano Show Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Dueling Piano Show Gypsy Coffee House – Josh Caudle Infuzion Ultra Lounge & Bistro – Grooveyard Joe Momma’s – The Vogts Sisters – 9:00 pm Lambrusco’s Downtown – Tom Skinner – 5:00 pm Mercury Lounge – The 24th Street Wailers Mystic River Lounge @ River Spirit Casino – Mustard Hearts Rum Runnerz – The Chimpz, 777, DREK, OLDMAN – 8:00 pm Sandite Billiards & Grill – Joel Wilson & The Revival – 10:00 pm Soundpony – Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes, Little Father - Happy Hour Show Soundpony – Soul Night w/ DJ Sweet Baby Jaysus, DJ Soul Fingaz Tallgrass Prairie Table – Mark Bryan – 9:00 pm The Colony – Dan Martin, Jacob Flint

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musiclistings The Hunt Club – Able the Allies The Shrine – The Chimpz, Oldman, Drek, Triple 7 – ($5) Tulsa State Fair International Beer Garden – Dan Crossland Tulsa State Fair Muscogee (Creek) Nation Stage – Riley Allred, Sten Joddi, Native Praise, Cherokee Choir Tulsa State Fair Oklahoma Stage – Halestorm – 8:00 pm Tulsa State Fair Tailgate Tent – We The Ghost White Flag – Midnight Radio – 9:00 pm Woody’s Corner Bar – The Jumpshots – 10:00 pm Yeti – Fuck Your Ego Yokozuna – Edwin Garcia Duo – 10:00 pm

The Shrine – All About a Bubble – ($7) The Vanguard – Brandon Jenkins, Charles Ellsworth – 8:00 pm – ($10-$30) White Flag – Bass Line Bums Woody’s Corner Bar – Drive Yeti – Pidgin

Sun // Oct 11

Mon // Oct 6

BOK Center – Katy Perry, Tegan and Sara – ($48-$127.50) Cain’s Ballroom – AFI, Nostalghia – ($20-$25) Downtown Lounge – The Danner Party Soundpony – Bee vs Moth, The Fabulous Minx The Colony – Open Mic w/ Cody Clinton White Flag – The Ridgelands, The Riot Waves, Merlinmason Yeti – They Make Shapes

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Sun // Oct 5

Brady Theater – Experience Hendrix w/ Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Rich Robinson, Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Layton, Mato Nanji – ($35-$85) Cain’s Ballroom – The Head and the Heart, Rayland Baxter – ($24-$39) Elwood’s – Daniel Jordan – 3:00 pm Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher Guthrie Green – Nosotros, Band of Heathens, Jones Family Singer – 2:30 pm Infuzion Ultra Lounge & Bistro – Myron Oliver – 10:30 am Mercury Lounge – Carter Sampson Soundpony – Sacred Destinies The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Hunt Club – Preslar Sunday Showcase The Shrine – Secret Sundays – ($5) Tulsa State Fair International Beer Garden – Maggie McClure & Shane Henry Tulsa State Fair Muscogee (Creek) Nation Stage – Jeremy Burden, Brent Giddens as Elvis, Watson Sound System, Riley Allred Tulsa State Fair Oklahoma Stage – Midlife Crisis, Smilin Vic & The Soul Monkeys, Nancy Mason – 2:00 pm Tulsa State Fair Tailgate Tent – Able the Allies Hillman’s Garage – Soko, Skating Polly, The Daddyo’s

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Tues // Oct 7

Brady Theater – Beck – ($49.50-$59.50) Cain’s Ballroom – Kalin and Myles, Ryan Beatty – ($18-$60) Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell Yeti – Earph

Wed // Oct 8

BOK Center – Pearl Jam – ($69.50) Brady Theater – Broken Bells, Phantogram – ($32.50-$36.50) Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Amanda Preslar Mercury Lounge – The Toasters, Merlin Mason, The Liast Slice On The Rocks – Don White – 7:00 pm The Colony – Tom Skinner Science Project The Vanguard – Mursday, Randy Dizzle, Crazy P, Swaggerknaught, Purple Heart Gang, IAMDES, Young Verse – 7:00 pm – ($15-$30) Undercurrent – Harvest Mill White Flag – The Goddamn Gallows, St. Christopher, Johnny Badseed and the Rotten Apples

Thurs // Oct 9

Centennial Lounge – Sneaky Pete Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Jenny Labow & Mac Ross Mystic River Lounge @ River Spirit Casino – Echo Rum Runnerz – Fly County Coalition – 8:00 pm The Colony – Beau Roberson and Friends The Hunt Club – Travis and Tia The Shrine – El Dub – ($5) The Vanguard – Anna Nalick – 8:00 pm – ($10-$60) Woody’s Corner Bar – Barrett Lewis Yeti – Turnt Up

Fri // Oct 10

Cain’s Ballroom – The Wonder Years, The Story So Far, Modern Baseball, Gnarwolves – ($18.50-$33.50) Centennial Lounge – Vinyl Fest w/ Buchcracker, Ill Fated, Dirty Creek Bandits, Don’t Care Bears, Constant Peril, Reigns Cimarron Bar – Dead Metal Society Downtown Lounge – Esoterik, Hey!Dollface, For the Wolf Fassler Hall – Green Corn Rebellion album release Fiesta! w/ Mexican Cartel, HAMBY Full Moon Cafe (BA) – Dueling Piano Show Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Dueling Piano Show Gypsy Coffee House – John Ratliff Infuzion Ultra Lounge & Bistro – Grady Nichols Band Magoo’s – David Dover Mercury Lounge – Banditos, K Phillips Mystic River Lounge @ River Spirit Casino – The Jumpshots Soundpony – Literature, Wringer The Colony – Joe Schicke The Hunt Club – David Castro Band CD Release Party The Shrine – TRB, Winter Circle, Hannah Wolf, Signal My Way – ($5) The Vanguard – Psychostick, Dryvr, Spank – 8:00 pm – ($13-$15) White Flag – Left Alone Yeti – Catamaran, Hey Judy, Cucumber & The Suntans

Sat // Oct 10

Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Mark Bruner & Shelby Eicher Guthrie Green – Broncho, Low Litas, La Panther Happens, Crepozoidz, Lizard Police, Helen Kelter Skelter – 2:00 pm Infuzion Ultra Lounge & Bistro – Myron Oliver – 10:30 am Soundpony – Leland - Happy Hour Show Soundpony – Crazy Eyes, Algebra, Guardant The Colony – Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing The Shrine – Peace for PAWS Benefit Concert w/ Big O Show, Ego Culture, Dustin Pittsley Band – 1:00 pm – ($5) The Shrine – Secret Sundays – 9:00 pm – ($5) The Vanguard – Comichrist, William Control, Davey Suicide, Darksiderz – 7:00 pm – ($20-$50) White Flag – The Semi-Automatics, Frontline Attack, The Decomposed Yeti – Otis the Destroyer, Cucumber & the Suntans

Mon // Oct 12

Four Aces – The Boogie Soundpony – DJ Rdubb The Colony – Open Mic w/ Cody Clinton The Shrine – Underground Hip Hop Showcase w/ Fresh Kils, Coolzy, Mega Ran, Alan Doyle, Pak Man – ($5) The Vanguard – For All I Am, Chasing Safety, Kingdom of Giants, Invent Animate, Assassins, For What We Are, Circes Curse, We Shall Remain – 6:00 pm – ($10-$13) White Flag – Vice

Tues // Oct 10

Cain’s Ballroom – Cherub, Ghost Beach, Gibbz – ($15-$30) Centennial Lounge – Vinyl Fest w/ Guardant, Dead Shakes, Rich Hands, Bitchcraft Ed’s Hurricane Lounge – The Salty Dogs – 3:00 pm Fassler Hall – DJ Spencer LG Four Aces – David Dover Full Moon Cafe (BA) – Dueling Piano Show Full Moon Cafe (Cherry Street) – Dueling Piano Show Gypsy Coffee House – Terry Aziere Infuzion Ultra Lounge & Bistro – Weston & The Outsiders Lot No. 6 – Axis, Kali Ra, The Choke – ($5) Mercury Lounge – Possessed by Paul James and K Phillips Mystic River Lounge @ River Spirit Casino – The Jumpshots River Spirit Event Center – George Thorogood – 7:00 pm – ($30-$60) Soundpony – The Rich Hands Happy Hour Show Soundpony – DJ Falkirk The Hunt Club – JT and the Dirtboxwailers

Cain’s Ballroom – Keys N Krates / gLAdiator, Thugli – ($18-$33) Gypsy Coffee House – Open Mic Mercury Lounge – Wink Burcham Silver Flame – Bobby Cantrell The Vanguard – Bear Hands – 8:00 pm – ($1.45-$20)

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Ben McKenzie and Donal Log ue in “Gotham”

Gotham’s finest

Fox’s “Batman” prequel focuses on the origins of everyone but Batman

by JOSHUA KLINE

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s ill-conceived comic book cash grabs go, “Gotham” isn’t bad. I haven’t seen “Arrow” or “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and, frankly, have no desire to; my enthusiasm for the genre all but disappeared years before the oversaturation crept off the big screen and into my television. For me, superhero fatigue has turned into superhero resentment-bordering-on-hatred. To paraphrase a friend’s recent lament: who knew the golden age of Marvel and DC would be so boring?

There are, of course, recent exceptions. “Guardians of the Galaxy” was a blast. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” managed to be urgently political (a first for Marvel). And the first episode of “Gotham” is surprisingly fun. If you’ve somehow missed Fox’s relentless ad campaign: the series is a prequel to DC’s most successful property, a Batman story without the Bat that takes place when Bruce Wayne is still a child.

The central character is young Jim

Gordon (Ben McKenzie), a newbie detective in Gotham who we know will eventually become Police Commissioner and Batman’s sole ally within the department.

WILL HELLER’S FANBOY SERVICE EVENTUALLY PAYOFF WITH A RICHER TAPESTRY OF FLESHEDOUT CHARACTERS, OR WILL THE SERIES REMAIN A LARGELY ONENOTE GIMMICK? The pilot opens with yet another iteration of the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents. The scene stays faithful to canon: back alley, masked gunman, creepy voice, ripped pearl necklace. Enter the idealistic Gordon and his grizzled partner, Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue), who are tasked with solving the murder of one of Gotham’s wealthiest families.

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Over the course of the investigation, Gordon and Bullock descend into the city’s criminal underworld, seeking help from gangster Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett-Smith) and rubbing shoulders with a slew of future iconic villains: Mooney’s abused soldier Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), riddle-obsessed police coroner Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith), Mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Doman), and tween thief Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova), a witness, unbeknownst to anyone, to the Wayne murders who decides to stalk Bruce for no apparent reason.

There’s even a brief appearance from a 7-year-old Poison Ivy. As overstuffed as it is with fanboy service, “Gotham” works, at least out of the gate, thanks to the vision of creator/ writer Bruno Heller (“Rome”).

If Christopher Nolan’s deathly serious Dark Knight trilogy was a major course correction from Joel Schumacher’s Saturday morning cartoon approach to

the material, “Gotham” operates somewhere between the two.

Think Tim Burton’s “Batman” meets “L.A. Confidential,” with just the smallest hint of Adam West-era absurdity.

If there’s a weak link, it’s Ben McKenzie (“The O.C.”), an actor who can be good with the right material (“Junebug”) but whose barely-contained-explosive-intensity shtick often comes off like an awkward teenage boy overselling his weird idea of masculinity.

Selina Kyle’s presence, too, feels awkward and superfluous to the plot, but it’s easy to imagine her stalking of Bruce yielding an interesting friendship down the road. And that’s the key question, really: will Heller’s fanboy service eventually payoff with a richer tapestry of fleshed-out characters, or will the series remain a largely one-note gimmick?

As always, it’s hard to judge the overall quality of a series based on its pilot, but “Gotham” offers a promising enough start. a FILM & TV // 43

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Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader in “The Skeleton Twins”

All the sheep are black

Hader and Wiig anchor a stellar cast that elevates ‘The Skeleton Twins’

by JOE O’SHANSKY

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t doesn’t really matter that Bill Hader is from Tulsa. Everybody starts somewhere. But like many notable Tulsa-born actors before him Hader was forced westward, where the work is. After joining the famed Second City troupe in Los Angeles, a natural boot-camp for up and coming comedians, he caught the attention of “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels, quickly landing a feature performing gig on SNL in 2005. That’s when things really took off.

Known in the last decade for some of that show’s funnier characters, most notably the club-kid/ Weekend Update correspondent, Stefon, Hader made a name for himself with a raft of spot-on celebrity impersonations and a series of hilarious supporting turns for television, including work on “South Park” (where he also served as a writer and producer), “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!”, “Xavier: Renegade Angel” and “The Mindy Project” as Mindy Kaling’s borderline psychotic ex-boyfriend, Tom. His appearances in films, including “Tropic Thunder,” “Superbad,” and “Pineapple Express” (a personal favorite, despite its brevity) were invariable stand-outs—and those are just a few entries in the prolific actor’s dense resume.

After leaving SNL in 2012, Hader picked up a well-earned American Comedy Award for his efforts.

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In writer/director Craig Johnson’s sophomore (but by no means sophomoric) feature film, The Skeleton Twins, Hader takes a left turn, reuniting with fellow SNL alum Kristin Wiig in his first dramatic, starring role. The results prove that there’s more to the guy than mere rubber-faced absurdity.

Hader is Milo, a struggling gay actor in Hollywood who, in a pique of depression, cranks up the stereo, pounds some booze and pills, and settles in for what he intends to be the last warm bath of his life. Fortunately for him a neighbor acts on the noise before he can bleed out.

Milo’s sister, Maggie (Wiig), who he hasn’t seen in ten years, is just about to swallow her own bottle of pills when she gets the call about her brother’s suicide attempt. She brings him back from L.A. to her home in upstate New York, where she lives a seemingly more well-adjusted life with her sweet-but-dim husband, Lance (Luke Wilson).

The formerly inseparable siblings get to know each other again.

Milo begins stalking Rich, his ex-lover and ex-English teacher (Ty Burell of “Modern Family”), while Maggie, (clearly) disaffected by married life surreptitiously takes birth control pills to subvert Lance’s attempts to get her pregnant, and temper the consequences of her occasional infidelities.

Both are hiding their worst from

each other (and everyone else), not wanting to upset the cold comforts of their reunion. But as their veils are pulled back they are forced to face their many and varied dysfunctions, to reclaim the happiness that they haven’t felt since they were kids.

While the tradition of comedic actors turning to drama is long, the easiest comparison to Hader’s turn to the dramatic would be Jim Carrey in 1998’s “The Truman Show”—though what Hader brings to the role of Milo is far more nuanced and raw than Carrey’s mixture of over-emoted sadness and Jimmy Stewart-esque, wide-eyed hope. Milo’s love for Maggie (and conversely, Rich) is tempered by his bubbling desperation to become the person he always imagined he’d be, and Hader’s inner turmoil manifests itself in ways that feel completely genuine—even as the script, by director Craig Johnson and co-writer Mark Heyman (“Black Swan”) occasionally veers between its characters’ darkness and feel-good affirmations somewhat inelegantly (the finale feels particularly rushed).

Those tonal shifts can feel vaguely jarring, but they never derail the story, which, while sporting its fair share of familiar dramedy tropes, is still smartly-written enough to throw us a few curveballs. The narrative aesthetic of mumblecore pioneers Mark and Jay Duplass (who produced here) is apparent

within the film’s themes of arrested development and fear of adulthood’s requisite responsibilities.

While the cinematography (by Reed Morano, “Kill Your Darlings”) is appropriately cinematic (which saves a scene like the “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” sequence from feeling like it should be in an episode of “The New Girl”), and Johnson’s direction is adept, it’s Hader and Wiig’s performances, bolstered by Luke Wilson’s scene-stealing straightman (both figuratively and literally) turn as Lance that elevate the film to something more than the sum of its parts. Wiig and Hader’s chemistry is palpable and effortlessly sincere—both funny and damaged—underscoring emotional arcs that they render with great wit and tangible despair. Wilson is the perfect foil to them, his awwshucks affability often punctuating and sometimes creating the film’s biggest laughs. Ty Burell also shines in a smaller, but equally complex role that will make you forget “Modern Family.” Hopefully.

The Skeleton Twins, despite its few and minor tonal missteps, is a deeply enjoyable film, suffused with easy charm and thoughtfully executed intellect. It’s certainly a vehicle for Wiig and Hader to branch out into more challenging character work, and they deliver with revelatory performances—in Hader’s case, a career-defining one. a

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news of the weird

by CHUCK SHEPHERD

Dutch inventors Bart Jansen and Arjen Beltman struck again recently when Pepeijn Bruins, 13, called on them to help him grieve over his pet rat, Ratjetoe, who had to be put down because of cancer. Having heard of the inventors’ work, Pepeijn asked if they could please have Ratjetoe stuffed and turned into a radio-controlled drone. Jansen and Beltman, who had previously created an “ostrichcopter” and are now working on a “turbo shark,” created Pepeijn’s rat-copter, but remain best noted for their epic taxidermied cat, “Orvillecopter,” created in 2012.

27 (with one describing him as “completely harmless”).

Shayegan’s perversion is that, from time to time (allegedly dating to at least 2006), he befriends high-school male athletes, questions them in the locker room as a reporter would, and then, after distracting them with the inquiries, jumps on the athletes’ backs and demands piggyback rides. No other overtures are made, and no injuries have been reported, and the principal complaint about Shayegan is his obnoxiousness.

His latest arrest took place in May (2010) in Tualatin, Oregon, near earlier incidents in Washington state. (August 2010)

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Commentator codes

Frontiers of flight

Ben Affle ck and Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”

by JOE O’SHANSKY deadCENTER Comes to Tulsa Founded in 2001 by Justan and Jason Floyd, the annual deadCENTER Film Festival has grown into Oklahoma’s largest—and also one of the Top 20 “coolest” film festivals in the world, per Moviemaker Magazine—featuring a four-day long slate of movies and shorts, both domestic and international, attracting thousands of film buffs from all over the globe. Now, in a first for the event, the Oklahoma Citybased festival is going on the road and this weekend you can be a part of the two-day deadCENTER mini-fest beginning Friday, October 3th at Tulsa’s own Circle Cinema.

The opening reception begins at 5 p.m. followed by a film block between 7 and 11 p.m., featuring a mix of local and fresh off of Sundance premieres. Kids can enjoy a free slate of films in the quad while seminars are planned for young and would-be filmmakers.

Saturday features all-day seminars and films before the evening block, between 5 and 11 p.m., with a roster of “Best Okie Shorts” before the evening’s feature-length films which include, The Posthuman Project and writer/director Sterlin Harjo’s latest offering, the haunting documentary, This May Be The Last Time. There will be two mystery exhibitions, as well, followed by after parties on both nights.

For a full list of screenings and ticket information visit: www.deadcenterfilm.org/ James Ellroy Confidential James Ellory, the iconic author of such hit crime novels-turnedfilms as L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia, is on the road supporting his latest book, Perfidia. Thanks to Booksmart Tulsa, the always entertaining Ellroy (it’s no secret that the guy thinks and speaks like one of his hard-

boiled, no-bullshit characters) will be dropping by the Circle Cinema for a lively talk about his life, his work and the movies.

After the interview, there will be a screening of L.A. Confidential (one of the truly great and wickedly addictive films of the late 20th Century) followed by a Q&A about the film with the author.

Vintage ladies apparel from the era of wise guys and dames will be on display courtesy of Volupté.

The fun starts at 7 p.m.

For more information visit www. circlecinema.com Gone Girl David Fincher’s latest thriller, based on the bestselling novel of the same name, finds Ben Affleck at the center of a media firestorm when it begins to look like he might be more than a little complicit in the sensational disappearance of his beautiful wife (Rosamund Pike). Fincher fans know what to expect (chillingly perfect compositions that belie a pulsing, pulpy, suspense story) and the trailers promise a film that seems unlikely to disappoint—even though Tyler Perry co-stars.

Gone Girl opens everywhere October 3rd.

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In August, a state appeals court overruled a lower court and decided that Thomas and Nancy Beatie could divorce, after all. The first judge had determined that their out-of-state marriage was not valid in Arizona because they were both women, but Thomas has had extensive surgery and hormone therapy and become a man -- although he is also the spouse who bore the couple’s three children, since he made it a point to retain his reproductive organs.

Least competent Clues at the Scene: (1) Alfred J. Shropshire III was charged in June with burglarizing a home in Lakewood, Washington, identified by his having accidentally dropped at the scene a plaque from a local Mazda dealer naming Alfred J. Shropshire III Salesperson of the Month. (2) John Martinez, 68, was arrested for allegedly robbing a Wells Fargo bank in Denver in July, having been identified by bank personnel who remembered that the robber wore a black T-shirt with “John” on it and in part because video revealed that a silver Honda registered to “John Martinez,” was waiting outside for his getaway.

Commentators have had fun with the new system of medical diagnostic codes (denominated in from four to 10 digits each) scheduled to take effect in October 2015, and the “Healthcare Dive” blog had its laughs in a July post. The codes for “problems in relationship with in-laws” and “bizarre personal appearance” are quixotic enough, but the most “absurd” codes are “subsequent encounters” (that is, at least the second time the same thing happened to a patient) for events like walking into a lamppost, or getting sucked into a jet engine, or receiving burns from on-fire water skis, or having contact with a cow beyond being bitten or kicked (since those contacts have separate codes). Also notable was S10.87XA, “Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter,” which seems to describe a “hickey.”

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31 Perform in a play 33 Black-eyed ___ 34 Joule fragment 36 Pay by mail 37 Plant-swelling problem 38 Downsizing result?

39 Composure 40 Get smaller 42 Reduced to nothingness 43 One of the haves 44 Send a thrill through 46 Joey of New Kids on the Block 48 Skipper’s assent

50 “M*A*S*H” extra 52 Pepe le Pew’s emotion 53 Like old London streets 55 Former Austrian prince 58 Utilizing a parasail 60 Relax and kick back 61 Gretel’s brother 62 Word with “tube” or “sanctum” 67 Shield for Zeus or Athena 69 Reward for Rover 70 Greasy-spoon freebie 72 Intelligent 73 Shinto temple entrance 75 WWW letters 77 Exxon competitor 78 Meerkat in “The Lion King” 81 Cigarette’s end 87 Apostolic messages 88 More than snooty 90 Dashing actor Flynn 91 Subtracts 93 Grazing area 94 Coupling conjunction 96 Neon or oxygen 99 Begin traveling 101 Math groups 102 Chick’s utterance 103 Postgrad grillings 104 Towel off again 106 Pedestrian, as text 107 Authentic 108 Wife of Geraint 110 ___ mater 112 Some whiskeys 113 Saarinen, the son 114 Really get 115 Opp. of amateur 116 ___ out (just manage) 117 U.S. spy grp.

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by ROB BREZSNY

Libra (September 23 - October 22):

When Jimmy Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll, one of those plastic figurines with frizzy, brightly colored hair. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter an upcoming comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which he imitated various celebrities auditioning to become a spokesperson for troll dolls. With the doll by his side, he won the contest, launching his career as a comedian.

I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life: an odd blessing or unexpected gift that inspires you to express one of your talents on a higher level.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear SoCalled Astrologer: Your horoscopes are worse than useless. Mostly they are crammed with philosophical and poetic crap that doesn’t apply to my daily life.

Please cut way back on the fancy metaphors. Just let me know if there is money or love or trouble coming my way — like what regular horoscopes say! -Skeptical Scorpio.” Dear Skeptical: In my astrological opinion, you and your fellow Scorpios will soon feel the kind of pressure you just directed at me. People will ask you to be different from what you actually are. My advice? Do not acquiesce to them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tomatoes are a staple of Italian cuisine now, but there weren’t any tomatoes in Europe until the 16th century, when Spanish explorers brought them from Central and South America. Likewise, Malaysia has become a ma jor producer of rubber, but it had no rubber trees until seeds were smuggled out of Brazil in the 19th century. And bananas are currently a ma jor crop in Ecuador thanks to 16th-century Portuguese sailors, who transported them from West Africa. I foresee the possibility of comparable cross-fertilizations happening for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. Do you have your eye on any remote resources you’d like to bring back home?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Years ago, you experienced an event that was so overwhelming you could not fully deal with it, let alone understand it. All this time it has been simmering and smoldering in the depths of your unconscious mind, emitting ghostly steam and smoke even as it has remained difficult for you to integrate. But I predict that will change in the coming months. You will finally find a way to bring it into your conscious awareness and explore it with courage and grace. Of course it will be scary for you to do so. But I assure you that the fear is a residue from your old confusion, not a sign of real danger. To achieve maximum liberation, begin your quest soon.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is prime time to do things that aren’t exactly easy and relaxing, but that on the other hand aren’t actually painful. Examples: Extend peace offerings to adversaries. Seek reconciliation with valuable resources from which you have been separated and potential allies from whom you have become alienated. Try out new games you would eventually like to be good at, but aren’t yet. Get a better read on interesting people you don’t understand very well.

Catch my drift, Aquarius? For now, at least, leaving your comfort zone is likely to be invigorating, not arduous.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your oracle is built around the epigrams of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. From her hundreds of pithy quotes, I have selected six that offer the exact wisdom you need most right now. Your job is to weave them all together into a symphonic whole. 1. “It’s crucial to have an active fantasy life.” 2.

“Ensure that your life stays in flux.” 3. “I have every kind of thought, and that is no embarrassment.” 4. “Animalism is perfectly healthy.” 5. “Finding extreme pleasure will make you a better person if you’re careful about what thrills you.” 6. “Listen when your body talks.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): As I hike through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to be humming in the distance. No matter where I go, their sound is farther off, never right up close to me. How can that be? Do they move away from me as I approach? I doubt it. I sense no leaping insects in the underbrush. Here’s how this pertains to you: My relationship with

the crickets’ song is similar to a certain mystery in your life. There’s an experience that calls to you but forever seems just out of reach. You think you’re drawing nearer, about to touch it and be in its midst, but it inevitably eludes you. Now here’s the good news: A change is coming for you. It will be like what would happen if I suddenly found myself intimately surrounded by hundreds of chirping crickets.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In three years, you will comprehend truths about yourself and your life that you don’t have the capacity to grasp now. By then, past events that have been confusing to you will make sense. You’ll know what their purpose was and why they occurred. Can you wait that long? If you’d rather not, I have an idea: Do a meditation in which you visualize yourself as you will be three years from today. Imagine asking your future self to tell you what he or she has discovered.

The revelations may take a while to start rolling in, but I predict that a whole series of insights will have arrived by October 15.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The journey that awaits you is succinct but epic. It will last a relatively short time but take months to fully understand. You may feel natural and ordinary as you go through it, even as you are being rather heroic. Prepare as best as you can, but keep in mind that no amount of preparation will get you completely ready for the spontaneous moves you’ll be called on to perform.

Don’t be nervous! I bet you will receive help from an unexpected source. Feelings of deja-vu may crop up and provide a sense of familiarity — even though none of what occurs will have any precedents.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the wild, very few oysters produce pearls — about one in every 10,000. Most commercial pearls come from farmed oysters whose pearls have been induced by human intervention. As you might expect, the natural jewel is regarded as far more precious.

Let’s use these facts as metaphors while we speculate about your fate in the next eight months. I believe you will acquire or generate a beautiful new source of value for yourself. There’s a small chance you will stumble upon a treasure equivalent to the wild pearl. But I suggest you take the more secure route: working hard to create a treasure that’s like a cultivated pearl.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In June 2012, a U.S. Senator introduced a bill that would require all members of Congress to actually read or listen to a reading of any bill before they voted on it. The proposal has been in limbo ever since, and it’s unlikely it will ever be treated seriously. This is confusing to me. Shouldn’t it be a fundamental requirement that all lawmakers know what’s in the laws they pass? Don’t make a similar error, Leo. Understand exactly what you are getting into, whether it’s a new agreement, an interesting invitation, or a tempting opportunity. Be thoroughly informed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was a prolific Virgo inventor who came up with brilliant ideas for steam engines, urban gas lighting, refrigeration, and automated machines.

He made a radical prediction: “The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines, almost as fast as birds fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour.” We may be surprised that a visionary innovator like Evans dramatically minimized the future’s possibilities. In the same way, I suspect that later in your life, you might laugh at how much you are underestimating your potentials right now. In telling you this, I’m hoping you will stop underestimating.

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