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Property Division in Divorce Many people believe that divorce is simply the ending of a marriage. However, the reality is that the process involves several key factors, including the division of property. This can often be one of the most contentious aspects of any divorce.

It is important for parties to understand the laws surrounding property division in their jurisdiction. Most states uphold an equitable distribution statute aimed at providing the fairest possible division of property. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for people starting the divorce process to misunderstand how equitable distribution works.

First, it is vital not to confuse the term “equitable” with “equal.” Most states uphold an equitable distribution law that strives to ensure the fairest possible division of marital property in a divorce. By contrast, some states uphold equal community property laws that ensure strict 50/50 division of marital property. While the equitable distribution process is more complex, it typically leads to more agreeable results for all parties involved than policies in community property states.

The first step in an equitable distribution determination is identifying the full extent of the divorcing couple’s marital property. To do so, it is vital to differentiate between “separate” property

that belongs to just one spouse and “marital” property that belongs to both spouses.

Separate property typically includes assets owned before the marriage began, gifts, and inheritances. In some cases, separate property transmutes to marital property when it meets specific requirements.

The second phase of equitable distribution is the actual division of marital property. The judge must assess multiple factors to reach the fairest possible determination in the matter, including: • • • • •

Each spouse’s income and earning capacity.

Each spouse’s conduct as it relates to marital property.

Divorcing parents’ custody rights if children are involved.

Any prenuptial contract.

The amount of separate property each spouse owns.

These are just some of the most crucial factors a judge must consider when analyzing property division in a divorce case.

Ultimately, the judge has the final say. As a result, many couples may look toward alternative dispute resolution methods like mediation as opposed to traditional divorce litigation. If parties are willing to negotiate privately, they can keep their property division determination firmly within their own control.

Regardless of what path parties

choose to handle their divorce, financial disclosure requires careful consideration.

Financial disclosure means providing complete and accurate information that clearly lists all relevant details about all property and assets. Both parties must provide a complete list of all separate property they intend to claim, as well as records of all marital property and assets.

Unfortunately, some people heading for divorce attempt to hide assets or intentionally waste marital assets out of a desire for personal gain or to spite their soon-to-be ex-spouse. These are unwise decisions the court will eventually reveal.

If the court discovers that parties intentionally hid or squandered marital assets for personal gain, they should expect these actions to carry significant consequences.

In some cases, hiding marital assets can lead to fraud charges.

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Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt leads the pack, but you'll also be able to learn about how Matt Payne helped create Oklahoma City's first full movie production facility in the old Cox Convention Center and hear the inspiring story of Joe Pellow, who rose from the hell of drug addiction to help others.

Looking for Father's Day gifts? We've got you covered for that too.

One of our favorite stories this month is on Eric Smith's The Crown Room. I guarantee you've never had a dining experience like the one Eric creates. Be prepared to have every one of your senses blown away by his creativity and talent.

We're also highlighting the new summer cocktails at Mahagony and getting a sneak peek at Oklahoma City's deadCenter Film Festival. This annual film festival now has a record-breaking number of films to show this year.

We also turned to the experts and physicians at OSSO to learn about common summer injuries and how to avoid them. From twisted ankles to water sports injuries, OSSO is prepared to help you deal and heal.

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SUMMER IS A TIME FOR FUN IN THE SUN, BUT IT’S ALSO A TIME WHEN CERTAIN INJURIES AND ILLNESSES MAY BE MORE COMMON. Time spent outdoors around water, in the woods, and playing sports can lead to concus-

“Typically, in summer I see Rotator Cuff and

sions, fractures, sunburn, dehydration, sprains

Labral Injuries of the shoulder, ACL and meniscal

and other ailments.

injuries of the knee. The best way to avoid sum-

Founded in 1994, Oklahoma Sports Science

mer sports injuries is to participate in a sports

& Orthopedics (OSSO), a division of Healthcare

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Partners Investments, (HPI), is a complete family

ance of muscle groups and conditioning.”

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However, while some injuries increase during

terology, OSSO’s team of board-certified experts is

the summer, others decrease. Jason Leinen, M.D.,

committed to delivering innovative care to patients

says he typically sees a decrease in football or

of all ages. We spoke with their physician experts

basketball concussions, but more injuries in sum-

about what injuries are most common during the

mer sports such as soccer or baseball or softball.

summer and how to prevent and treat them.

“I have also seen more than a few concussion

“I think there is a slight increase in injuries

injuries from accidents in or around the pool,

during the summer possibly due to athletes com-

giving more reason to obey parents and life-

ing back to quickly from time off and not being in

guards to not run on the wet pavement around

the best physical fitness condition. Regardless,

the pool,” said Leinen.

the most important thing is to maintain fitness

“Additionally,

as

a

Primary

Care/Sports

and conditioning all year long,” said Ryan Nelson,

Medicine physician, I have treated severe sun-

DO, an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in shoul-

burns in athletes who do not think about the fact

der and knee injuries.

that they may be involved in a tournament and

The experts at OSSO. (from left to right): Sheri Smith, MD, Jason Leinen, MD, Steven Coupens, MD, Barry Northcutt, MD, Ryan Nelson, DO

OSSO SPECIALISTS: + Barry Northcutt, MD-Sports Medicine Specialist, Orthopedic Surgeon/Shoulder and Knee Specialty + Ryan Nelson, D.O.- Sports Medicine Specialist, Orthopedic Surgeon/Shoulder and Knee Specialty + Jason Leinen, MD, ATC-Primary Care Specialist, Certified Athletic Trainer, Concussion Specialist + Steven Coupens, MD- Sports Medicine Specialist, Orthopedic Surgeon/Shoulder and Knee, Foot and Ankle Specialty, Olympic Team Treating Physician-US Cycling Team

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participating in several events over one or two days out in the sun. This can lead to short-term issues like missed practice or games, but also long-term risk for problems like skin cancer. So wear sunscreen, preferably with at least SPF 30, for all outdoor sports activities during the summer. “ While summer invites people outside to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine, Steven Coupens, MD Orthopedic Surgeon, said the nature of injuries tends to change. While a decrease in “team-related” injuries occurs, a significant increase in outdoor-related sports injuries like water sport injuries, running injuries and bicycle injuries go up.

“Water sports injuries can range from knee or ankle ligament injuries due to waterski/wakeboard accidents, or fractures from getting thrown off a jet ski/wave runner,” he said. “Running injuries are usually due to overuse or abrupt changes in the distance or frequency with which someone exercises.

Dr. Barry Northcutt, MD, a knee and shoulder

Bicycle injuries can vary from back strain, knee

specialist, said many injuries increase in summer

problems from poor bike set up or alignment, to

as people return too quickly to strenuous active

very serious injuries from bike-car collision, or to a

exercise after a less-active winter. Injuries occur

group of riders being involved in a wreck.”

when the body becomes fatigued due to not being in optimal shape.

PREVENTING INJURIES IN SUMMER

“Patients often get injured as their body fatigues

Prevention comes in all forms, shapes and sizes.

from not being an optimal shape or from returning

Gradual increase in activities such as running to try

too quickly to strenuous activities. Many injuries

and prevent stress related injury is important, as is

occur as patients push themselves beyond their

proper stretching, getting adequate rest to prevent

current reasonable physical limits,” he said.

fatigue which can lead to injury, and good nutrition.

“The best prevention of summer injuries is by pro-

Running injuries also increase in the summer,

gressively returning to summer conditioning. Have

and ankle and foot injuries can have lasting det-

a progressive plan to train and condition for your

rimental effects.

specific activity. Allow your body adequate time

“When you suddenly increase the distance and

between workouts and activities to recover. Proper

amount of time spent running, it could lead to foot

diet and hydration, warming up and stretching prior

and ankle injuries like stress fractures, tendinitis,

to activities and getting adequate rest when you are

metatarsalgia, and plantar fasciitis,” said foot and

fatigued is important.”

ankle orthopedic surgeon, Sheri Smith, MD.

“At OSSO, we provide comprehensive treatment

Dr. Smith adds that if you experience pain during

for all sports-related injuries at multiple convenient

or after a run, you should rest, ice, and take time

locations across Oklahoma City and the surrounding

off from exercise. If the pain does not resolve in a

metro areas. The OSSO fellowship-trained physi-

few days, or it hurts to walk, you should see a foot

cians provide treatment for all injuries from head to

and ankle orthopedic surgeon. If the pain is sudden

toe including shoulder, knee, neck, spine, hand, and

or so severe that you can’t put weight on your foot,

foot-related problems,” said Coupens.For more infor-

seek help sooner.

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The main entrees feature only the finest ingredients.

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TUCKED INTO AN OFT-OVERLOOKED ROOM ADJACENT TO VZD’S BAR AND GRILL AT 4200 N. WESTERN, CHEF ERIC SMITH IS CREATING AN ALCHEMY OF SENSES AT HIS SMALL-GROUP, HIGH-END DINING EXPERIENCE AT THE CROWN ROOM. Each four-course meal, served at once to every guest, comes with a signature scent and a signature piece of

“I lived there 13 years, and I’ve been back here about 10. I have a child that is grown now who was about to be a teenager,” said Smith.

music. Smith isn’t content to just please the palate - he

“I was raising by myself, and the idea of raising him in Chicago

wants all of his guests’ senses to come alive with each bite.

was daunting. I already had a family business here called Sara

“I have about 30 different smells that I can put into the

Sara cupcake and then my mother doesn’t have anyone but my

room and different ways of doing them too,” Smith said.

brother and me. All arrows were pointing to me coming back.”

“Along with my fascination with people eating the same

Smith knew he wanted a concept of having eight to 15

thing at the same time, I’m fascinated by smell. Smell is an

people eating the same food at the same time in the same

extremely powerful sense. There are so many things that

room. Seven years ago, he and his first partners acquired

are tied to smells, and it’s so powerful. The same with music,

VZDs, where his current partner Adam performed. The space

and so we pair a song with every course.”

where The Crown Room exists came with the purchase.

The Crown Room is one of those over-the-top exquisite

“We started on this journey of this restaurant with no

dining experiences that fly under the radar. Smith and his

menu. Every meal is custom. Then I started thinking about

partners Adam and Jenni Aguilar haven’t done traditional

what all could I do with it, which led to pairing aromas with

marketing. Most of the curated dinners are booked through

every course,” said Smith.

word of mouth, and The Crown Room has played host to The Kings of Leon, NBA players and even actor Billy Zane.

“The smells are to show you something you’ve never experienced before, and music is to inspire memory,” said

As the scent of burning sandlewood or Brazilian grass

Smith. “We’ve always flown under the radar. For the last

wafts through the air, Chef Smith explains how Oklahoma

seven years, we averaged about two dinners a week. Then

City’s most interesting dining experience came to be.

something happened six months ago, and suddenly we are doing four or five dinners a week.”

COMING HOME

The dinners start with a curated evolution cocktail, which

Smith was the fifth apprentice to go through The Coach

means it changes flavors as the custom-crafted ice cube melts

House Apprenticeship Program, and he moved to Chicago and

down. Even Smith’s ice cubes are special - they are frozen fla-

worked under two different James Beard award-winning chefs.

vors centered around a lychee fruit that melts into the beverage.

CHEF ERIC SMITH CREATES MAGIC THROUGH SMELL, TASTE AND MUSIC AT THE EXCLUSIVE CROWN ROOM

CONTINUED >

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“The ice changes every dinner, and we change the water with every dinner,” Smith said. “We’ve done 1,100 to 1,200 dinners so far.”

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“He’s expressing his art form and really giving it to you on the spot,” said Adam.

For one dinner, an example menu could

Adam got involved through his musical performances at VZDs as a singer/

ioca and rice chip topped with whipped

songwriter. He and his wife Jenni are

avocado and seafood salad on it; the

also realtors, and Adam and his father

next course could be a grilled romaine

always had a dream to somehow be

with polenta croutons, sweet red pepper

involved in owning VZDs. After Smith’s

vinaigrette, pickled bamboo shoots and

partner stepped aside, Adam’s father

parmesan. The main entree could be a

Ned became Smith’s partner, and then

smoked beef tenderloin with truffled pota-

the Aguilars became partners as well.

horseradish cream and a fig jam.

T H E

frozen custard.

include a first course of a homemade tap-

toes, lemon asparagus and two sauces of

Chef Eric Smith creates thoughtful dishes that thrill the palate.

spicy chocolate with a lemon vanilla

“I think art is art. There are intangible things that influence you as an artist.

The dessert may be a sour cream

More than anything, Adam and Ned

cake sitting over a mirror of crunchy

brought to the table an understanding

Chef Eric Smith burns scents to add a dimension of smell to the meals.

The Crown Room specializes in small-group, high-end dining.

of what I wanted to do and supported it,” Smith said.

“It’s going to be the story of the culinary history of

“Although it’s not half as expensive as other markets, it is

Oklahoma, which is incredibly rich, and how we don’t get

expensive. So we don’t want you to come here to eat unless

any national attention for it. The competition and series is

you understand what we do and that you are paying for a

called ‘Culinary Underdogs,’” Smith said.

dining experience. He gets it.”

Until then, however, Smith and Aguilar keep creating the

The dinners start at a $600 food minimum, or $60 per

dining experience that The Crown Room is known for. And

person for a 10-member dinner. In the grand scheme of

as more and more interest grows, The Crown Room may

things, that’s not outrageous for the curated experience.

not be Oklahoma City’s best kept secret anymore.

Business groups, friends, families, celebrations, guys’ nights out and more are the typical guests.

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deadCenter Film Festival Held June 10-20 DEADCENTER FILM ANNOUNCES FILMS FOR 21ST ANNUAL FESTIVAL DEADCENTER

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Following a quick pivot due to COVID-19 and the

RECORD-BREAKING SLATE OF MORE THAN 175

FILM

HAS

SELECTED

international success of its first online festival format,

FILMS TO SCREEN DURING THE 21ST ANNUAL

deadCenter Film received more than 800 submissions

DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL, JUNE 10-20.

from around the world. Of the all-time high selection

This year’s celebration will be a hybrid attraction,

rate, the 21st annual event boasts 28 feature films which

with movies available online for the duration of the

will join 150 short films grouped into various programs

festival and will offer limited outdoor screenings and

by theme (like a mixtape!).

events for passholders, sponsors, and the public over the first weekend, June 10-13.

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Also returning this year are deadCenter’s Community Showcase, featuring short films that are free and

available to the public online, family-favorite kidsFest, and techCenter, bringing film technologies and virtual reality films to Tower Theatre on June 11-12.

Scott’s epic sci-fi film for the local stage. Iranian-American filmmaker Ashkan Soltani turns up the volume on Indigenous heavy metal music

NARRATIVE FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

with Rez Metal, exploring the universal culture of metal, its creation,

Starting things off as dCFF’s Opening Night film, How It Ends,

and its value as a source of inspiration, happiness, and belonging.

features familiar faces Zoe Lister-Jones, Fred Armisen, Olivia Wilde,

And, No Ordinary Man chronicles the talent and impact of 1930’s jazz

Helen Hunt, and Lamorne Morris as Liza (Lister-Jones) decides to go

pianist and transmasculine pioneer Billy Tipton, a tender topic deftly

to one last party in the face of the apocalypse. Inbetween Girl marks

documented by directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt.

Mei Makino’s directorial debut with a story about a teen artist struggling with her identity following her parents’ sudden divorce. And,

OKIE HIGHLIGHTS

Moving in 2008 explores a family’s personal tragedies compounded

There are twenty-eight films by Oklahomans included in this

by the 2008 financial recession through writer/director/producer

year’s festival. The documentary Holy Frit from Justin Monroe (The

Calogero Carucci’s narrative lens.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher) explores the high stakes of stained-glass. Feel So Good marks Ben Tefera’s return to

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

deadCenter with the feature film version of his 2020 short narrative

Captured by female directors Lucy Harvey and Danielle Kummer,

film of the same name. Zoe Sherinian’s Sakthi Vibrations documents

Alien on Stage follows a group of bus drivers as they adapt Ridley

two radical Catholic nuns in India as they use the Tamil folk arts to CONTINUED >

deadCenter Film Festival returns with a record-number of films.

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DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL (CONTINUED)

“I’m incredibly proud of our programming team and feel we were able to program a slate reflective of the team’s talent and thoughtfulness, and one that will be thoroughly enjoyed by our amazing audiences.” improve the lives of women through music. And, Skating Polly: Ugly

“I’m incredibly proud of our programming team and feel we were able

Pop peeks into the early years of multi-instrumentalist step-siblings

to program a slate reflective of the team’s talent and thoughtfulness, and

Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse AKA Skating Polly and is directed

one that will be thoroughly enjoyed by our amazing audiences.”

by Henry Mortensen.

This year also marks the first year for the Best Indigenous Short

Short films will also be presented as part of the beloved “Okie

Film Award, complete with a cash prize of $1000 sponsored by the

Shorts’’ program and Oklahoma musicians will be showcased as

Cherokee Nation Film Office. Films in competition for the inaugu-

part of the Music Video short film program.

ral award are: Blackwater, San Diego, The Writers Room, Roots of

“We couldn’t be more thrilled about this year’s slate! While sub-

Lacrosse, Totsu (Redbird), Sardis, and Inage’i (In the Woods). The

missions were understandably down, the overall quality of story-

winner of the Best Indigenous Short Film Award, along with all of the

telling was truly awe-inspiring, making the selection process very

2021 Festival winners, will be announced live from Social Capital and

difficult. This is reflected in the record-breaking amount of films

via Festival livestream on Sunday, June 13, at 1 p.m.

selected this year,” said Sara Thompson, Director of Programming for deadCenter Film.

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He was a seven-time tournament winner and was an All-American while attending Tennessee Tech, and he has won on the PGA Tour three times as a professional golfer.

After experiencing some health complications, Scott set himself into overdrive to “get it together” and tapped into his natural drive to be one of the best.

With the guidance of doctors, surgeons, and his good friend Rich Froning, a four-time Crossfit champion, Scott developed a workout to trim 60 pounds, boasting 10% body fat, revising his daily eating habits, and sleeping healthily through the night.

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

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LOCAL’S CHOICE (CONTINUED)

OKLAHOMA CITY MAYOR DAVID HOLT As Mayor of Oklahoma City - America’s 25th largest city - Mayor David Holt has helped usher in many of the changes that citizens enjoy today.

In April 2018, David Holt took office as Oklahoma City’s 36th Mayor after being elected with 78.5 percent of the vote. It was the largest vote percentage achieved by a non-incumbent candidate for mayor since 1947.

It made Holt the youngest Mayor of Oklahoma City since 1923, the first Native American mayor of Oklahoma City, and at the time of his election, the youngest mayor of a U.S. city with more than 500,000 residents.

“I’m sure there’s a lot of things I could say, but to keep it simple - I like helping people and that’s what draws me to public service,” said Mayor Holt.

“I value honesty and truth, being kind, being willing to compromise. I guess I want

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to be the kind of public servant I would vote for, and at this point in my life I don’t care at all about political party, I care about someone who stands for decency, empathy, thoughtfulness, civility, integrity, compassion, courage, and a sense of obligation.”

Under his watch, Holt helped create and pass MAPS4, a debt-free public improvement program funded by a temporary penny sales tax that will raise a projected $978 million over eight years.

“I value honesty and truth, being kind, being willing to compromise.”

“I’m blessed to be in a position with lots

Governor and Members of the U.S. House

of emotional rewards. I guess if I had to pick

and Senate when he became chief of staff

one thing from the last three eventful years,

to his predecessor, Mayor Mick Cornett, at

it would be the development and passage of

age 26. He served five years in that posi-

MAPS 4,” Holt said.

tion before being elected to the Oklahoma

“Getting to craft a billion-dollar package

Senate, where he served almost eight years.

for my city that addresses 16 different chal-

“I have two jobs and a family, and one of

lenges and opportunities is amazing. And

those jobs includes the welfare of 650,000

MAPS 4 is so ambitious, I’ll cross its path

human beings,” Holt said. “I think the most

across OKC for the rest of my life. That’s

important things in life are the personal

incredibly meaningful and I feel very fortu-

things. It’s your family that will be at your

nate to have been a part of it.”

deathbed, not all the people you work with

Holt is married to Rachel, the Executive

professionally, no matter how good those

Director of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile

relationships are. What matters is family, and

Affairs, a large state agency with an import-

I’m blessed to have married a beautiful, bril-

ant charge. They are parents to George (11)

liant woman who is enormously successful

and Maggie (9).

in her professional life and a great mother as

Mayor Holt had already served a U.S. House Speaker, a U.S. President, a Lt.

“I think the most important things in life are the personal things.”

-Mayor David Holt

well. And we have brought two amazing kids into the world.”

Mayor Holt, on right CONTINUED >

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LOCAL’S CHOICE (CONTINUED)

MATT PAYNE, CO-FOUNDER OF

documentary filmmaker, an award-winning

PRAIRIE SURF MEDIA

travel photographer and writer, public speaker

Oklahoma native Matt Payne is co-founder

and adventurer.

and co-CEO of the new Prairie Surf Media, a

While in Hollywood, Payne had a success-

locally based production studio focused on

ful writing career. He wrote episodic televi-

multi-platform content creation.

sion on such hit series as CBS’ “Vegas” and

A successful filmmaker with an impres-

“Defenders,” and TNT’s “Memphis Beat,” and

sive list of credits and achievements across

additionally was part of the production team

a multitude of creative businesses, Payne

on Fox’s “24” and CBS’ “Without A Trace.”

started Prairie Surf Media with Rachel

He and his wife returned to Oklahoma

Cannon, an entertainment executive, entre-

City a few years ago after the birth of their

preneur, accomplished television actress,

first daughter to take advantage of all the

writer and producer.

good Oklahoma has to offer.

After a 15-year stint in Los Angeles,

Payne and his long-time friend and part-

where he worked in both television and film,

ner in Prairie Surf Media, Rachel Cannon,

Emmy award-nominated Payne is a writer, a

wanted to shape the rapidly expanding

Oklahoma native Matt Payne is co-founder and co-CEO of the new Prairie Surf Media

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entertainment industry in Oklahoma. Prairie Surf Media, housed now in the former downtown Cox Convention Center, has kickstarted the growth of streaming, television and motion picture production in Oklahoma.

“The Prairie Surf sign going up was an extremely cool moment for me. Our whole business has been set up through the pandemic so to finally have a group of people on hand to celebrate the film industry’s presence in downtown OKC was a big moment,” Payne said.

“When I moved back to Oklahoma in 2015, I really had no idea what I was going to do with my life. Rather than try to define myself by what I had been - a screenwriter- I decided to take some chances. I moved to a farm, started teaching at OCU and took up photography. One thing led to another and eventually, I became a far more creative and happy person. Now I have two little girls and hope that I can provide an amazing life for them both.”

Through partnerships with premier industry vendors like Cinelease and Panavision, Prairie Surf Studios provides access to Grip and Lighting, Cameras, Heavy Equipment and Expendables in-house to meet your production needs.

Prairie Surf also provides access to City and State Leadership as well as the Oklahoma Film and Music Office to ensure ease of doing business within our state.

“Prairie Surf Studios is without a doubt the culmination of all of my talents and passion.

I think of myself as an equal part city builder, educator, traveler and filmmaker. Our business feeds into all of those components,” Payne said.

“Creating a space where storytellers can thrive in a city that I love is really cool.”

The enthusiastic, adventurous, filmmakerentrepreneur spends his downtime currently living on a farm outside of Oklahoma City with his wife Meg, his two-year-old daughter Maisie, a dog named Jasper, six horses, two cats, two donkeys, three chickens, two pigs and a rooster named Wayne.

“Creating a space where storytellers can thrive in a city that I love is really cool.”

-Matt Payne CONTINUED >

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LOCAL’S CHOICE (CONTINUED)

JOE PELLOW OF PELLOW OUTREACH Joe Pellow grew up in Edmond, and thanks

attending a religious service of their choice on Sundays,” said Pellow.

to the work ethic instilled by his father, along

Through “Accountability in Action,” the

with the mentorship and guidance of Jim

men in the home are always making sure that

Riley and his outreach, helped in the forma-

everyone is staying on a positive path, and lift-

tion of Pellow Outreach.

ing each other up. The program also includes

Pellow Outreach is an organization designed

weekly house meetings, where the men of

to help men find a better way of living. Through

the house gather to discuss how their week

the sober living homes, Pellow Outreach

has been and can seek advice from others in

teaches men who are on the road to recovery

areas in which they may be struggling.

how to be the best person they can be.

“It

has

strong

ties

to

“Through this system, we have seen that

Alcoholics

men who stay one year or more in our homes

Anonymous, as well as encouraging men to

have an 84% chance of staying sober long

practice their faith. The program we offer in

term,” said Pellow.

the homes includes attending AA meetings,

Pellow was among those who strugged

doing chores weekly around the home, and

with drugs and alcohol. Eighteen years ago,

“It has strong ties to Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as encouraging men to practice their faith.”

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he was living in a 4,000 square foot home, with no running water or electricity. He was taking water from the swimming pool to flush the toilets and was facing a prison sentence.

“When I share that story with families of the men in my program, it is always met with surprise that I lived that lifestyle. It also helps me to get closer with the men in my program, as they see that I share similarities with them and there isn’t anything they are going through that I haven’t been through myself,” Pellow said.

“My most significant accomplishment was getting and staying sober. It is a monumental task for those that struggle with addiction, and it is a journey that has no destination. We deal with an enemy that is cunning, baffling, and powerful. Without a Higher Power and the love of my friends, family, and the recovery community, I truly believe I would be in jail or dead today.”

Pellow said his main goal today is to help men realize their full potential and to continue to lift these men up and let them know they are loved and they matter.

“My important influence is Jim Riley, who helped me when I was at that point. Through his love and support, I have been uplifted and given the opportunity to return that love to others,” he said.

“During this last year with the COVID pandemic, I struggled like so many others in the country with the loss of the love of my life, Lise, due to complications from COVID. If not for the love of my family and the community, I do not know how I would’ve gotten through such a trying time.”

Pellow and the Pellow Outreach continues to make a difference in the lives of men who are struggling and trying to become sober. For Pellow, working in the recovery community in Oklahoma

Joe Pellow with fellow Pellow Outreach member.

City is his passion.

“As cliche as this may sound to some, recovery is my passion,’ he said. “I have been blessed to be able to work with individuals in the community, and that has turned my passion into a career.”

“I have been blessed to be able to work with individuals in the community, and that has turned my passion into a career.”

- Joe Pellow CityLifestyle.com/OKC

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Sewing Festival in Oklahoma City.

SWING FOR SIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT

Quilting, Needle-Art and Craft sup-

The festival features vendors who showcase a wide variety of Sewing, plies and ideas.

Gaillardia Country Club,

The cost for the three-day festival

The 46th Annual Swing for Sight

is just $10.

June 7th, 2021 with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Please visit swingforsight.com for more information or to purchase spots and sponsorships. For any question, please call 405-848-7123 or email info@vizavance.org.

CHARLEY CROCKETT AT THE JONES ASSEMBLY Jones Assembly, 901 W. Sheridan

Charley Crockett may very well be

Charity Golf Tournament will be held at Gaillardia Country Club on

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one of the hardest working people

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in music, and all that hard work is

BLOOMING INTO JUNETEENTH WITH GAPELII BRAND FASHION SHOW

in 2020. He released Welcome to

resulting in a whole lot of success.

Myriad Botanical Gardens & Crystal

Crockett had another banner year Hard Times (his eighth album in five years). For ticket information, visit thejonesassembly.com.

Bridge Tropical Conservatory 301 W

10

Reno Ave, Oklahoma City

DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL

owned

In

conjunction

Juneteenth,

Gapelii Brand, an emerging Blackluxury

fashion

brand,

Virtual

founded in 2019 by CEO, Toja

The 2021 deadCenter Film Festival

Hodge and former Oklahoma native,

will be virtual again this year! Passes

Andrew Akufo is partnering with

are now available for $75. Should

the Oklahoma State Conference

conditions change allowing for an

NAACP to present “Blooming into

in-person festival, virtual passes

Juneteenth with Gapelii Brand."

can be credited to in-person passes.

The first time fashion show will take

Learn more at deadcenterff2021.

place June 19 from 5-8:30 p.m. at

eventive.org/welcome.

Myriad Botanical Gardens.

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MUSIC FROM HOME

IN REAL LIFE COMEDY TOUR

They say Oklahoma's number one

The In Real Life Comedy Tour is set

export is musical talent. Join OKC Phil

to bring the laughs to Oklahoma

as it captures some of that talent and

City on June 19 featuring Mike Epps,

feature homegrown female singers,

Sommore, DC Young Fly, Karlous

songwriters and other musicians in a

Miller, and Kountry Wayne. The

program that will pay homage to past

all-star lineup will be sure to bring

crossover folk and country roots, while

down the house with non-stop

looking forward with exuberance to

laughter for an unforgettable night

the future. For more information or to

of comedy!

buy tickets, visit okcciviccenter.com.

The In Real Life Comedy Tour is

Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker

Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno

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North

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Entertainment Group Inc., one of the

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