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ON THE COVER In this “Dish” issue, we serve you a full food section and the official program for Downtown Restaurant Week.

COVER STORY: Fassler Hall serves

house-crafted sausages with handcrafted mustard and authentic German favorites.

Its partner, Dust Bowl Lanes & Lounge, enchants us with alley fare and retro decor. Story by Devon Green. P.22

DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT WEEK PROGRAM: P.25

NEWS

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LIFE

LIFE

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Legal: use of force

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OKG picks

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Visual Arts: The First 50 Years

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Culture: restaurant industry trends

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Performing Arts: Once

Metro briefs

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Books: Empire Strikes Books

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Food & Drink: Kathryn Mathis, food briefs, curry, C’est Si Bon, OKG eat: Downtown Restaurant Week

City: new library director

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Sudoku / Crossword

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Education: Redskins debate

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Active: Warren Spahn Award

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Chicken-Fried News

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Music: Thin Skin, event listings, MRD

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Commentary

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Film: Inherent Vice

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Astrology

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Classifieds

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Letters

MISSION STATEMENT Oklahoma Gazette’s mission is to stimulate, examine and inform the public on local quality of life issues and social needs, to recognize community accomplishments, and to provide a forum for inspiration, participation and interaction across all media.

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Cover: Dust Bowl Lanes & Lounge and Fassler Hall

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Forceful decision

It takes professionalism and quick judgment when an officer decides to use force in a situation, but is it enough?

The door to a south Oklahoma City low-budget motel room opened. Officer Clint Music looked past a woman who stood a few feet away. Instead, his gaze was fixed on a man sitting on the bed, his back turned to the door.

Investigating a reported kidnapping and looking for a man called Catfish, Music had just enough time to ask for his name before the man stood and fired a pistol.

Music jumped back from the doorway, raised his gun and returned fire.

The Oct. 8, 2014, shootout resulted in an injured officer, the death of a victim held captive in the room and an investigation into the officer’s actions.

Music’s decision to pull his gun in two seconds was scrutinized for two months by homicide detectives, internal affairs officers and the Oklahoma County district attorney, all of which decided he acted appropriately. A team of police majors and a citizen committee that looks over all uses of force by OKC police officers also reviewed the case.

In recent months, national events ignited concern over the use of police force after a string of incidents left young men dead at the hands of law enforcement. Some wondered about police who might use inappropriate force.

A review of dozens of reports on OKC officers who used batons, Tasers, pepper spray, their fists or a firearm shows challenges officers face when making split-second decisions while confronting potentially violent individuals. These reports also highlight the detailed policies officers must follow when using force, along with the individual discretion they must make based on a rapid series of events.

Simulator

The shooting simulator at the Police Training Center doesn’t feel like real life until the lights are dimmed and a giant screen displays a life-size video of a typical police scenario.

This particular scenario is a domestic disturbance call. As the simulation participant approaches the house, a neighbor says the couple’s fights have grown in recent weeks. A suitcase sits on the front step, the front door is open and someone inside is yelling. While walking into the house, it’s clear that the man yelling in the living room also holds a

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Juan Balderrama draws a CO2 pistol during a police training simulation as Shawn Byrne controls the scenario from a computer. shotgun in his lap.

Is he cleaning the gun? Is he packing it to leave? Maybe he is planning to harm the woman.

Three seconds pass before the man raises his shotgun, forcing the participant to raise his simulated firearm to return fire. The speed in doing so decides whether the man with the gun survives or whether the trainee does.

“We don’t dictate the amount of force we are going to use; the suspect does,” said Sgt. Travis Serna, a selfdefense instructor with the department.

“But you have to be prepared for everything.”

Police policy restricts the use of force to a response of the suspect’s actions. For example, a gun might not be appropriate to use on a man swinging his fists, and a baton is not appropriate to use on a suspect with an automatic weapon.

Officers are trained to use a variety of options, including a gun, when responding to a suspect. Some police officers admit that in a fight with a suspect, they often resort to the use of near-automatic muscle memory, deploying a series of rehearsed moves.

Also, some officers admit they are conditioned never to carry anything in their right hands, even groceries, a reminder of their academy training.

While most calls an officer responds to lack violence, the police training center simulator shows how quickly a situation can escalate and why officers approach each situation knowing that force could quickly become an option.

While the Oklahoma City Police Department adopts detailed definitions

and regulations concerning the use of a firearm or other use of force, the office also has a lot of discretion.

“Reasonableness” is a word used in the department’s operations manual as the bar for when an officer is justified in shooting a weapon.

Accountability

Today’s camera phone era provides numerous examples of police using force in ways that invite public scrutiny.

Breaking down information by department gives a more accurate picture of when and why force is used than lumping together random nationwide events. The reality is each situation is unique, and police officials also point out that each department is different.

Last year, a dash cam recorded South Carolina State Trooper Sean Groubert shooting Levar Edward Jones after he reached into his car to retrieve his license.

In the video, Groubert asked Jones to produce his license and then opened fire when Jones reached back into his car.

Groubert was arrested and charged for the shooting. Last year also saw the death of a New York City man after police put him in a chokehold. The video captured the entire incident, and a grand jury recommended against filing charges.

Closer to home, examination of instances of police force resulted in exoneration, commendation and jail time.

Last year, cell phone video captured three Norman officers holding a man down who was screaming for help. Like many videos of police force, some called what they saw in the footage excessive,

and the Norman Police Department investigated.

“Although any use of force above the levels of command presence and verbal direction may be viewed unfavorably by some, it is necessary in order to gain and maintain control of noncompliant subjects,” Norman Police Chief Keith Humphrey said following the determination that the three officers operated according to guidelines.

In another case, a Del City officer who killed an unarmed teenager in 2012 was convicted last year and sentenced to four years in prison.

“The majority, I mean, vast majority of law enforcement officers in this country and this state and this city are outstanding professionals,” said District Attorney David Prater following the verdict, also noting that he believed the majority of officers do “everything right” when firing their weapon. “[But] when officers cross the line, they’ll be held accountable, and we will police our own.”

National incidents over the past year have raised the idea of body cameras for police, and City Manager Jim Couch said a report on the cost and feasibility of using body cameras in OKC will be presented this year.

Until body cameras are used, or unless a bystander or security camera picks up the footage, witness accounts and a review process that considers whether or not an officer followed protocol are used to investigate police shootings.

The OKC police department recorded 605 uses of force last year, which ranges from physically holding down a suspect to firing a weapon. Of those incidents, 15 were deemed an inappropriate use of force.

“That could mean too much force or not enough force,” said Captain Juan Balderrama with the department’s public information office.

Examples of officers disregarding rules and abusing their position of power can be found, as is the case in most every profession. However, the training, policies, review process and detailed reports that are filed following each incident of force demonstrate the training, critique and quick judgment that goes into each situation in which force is required.

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NEWS CULTURE Vast Restaurant Director Kirt Fleischfresser left discusses the evening dinner with executive chef Patrick Williams.

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Scenic dining The burgeoning restaurant scene means more than great food for the city.

BY BEN FELDER

Oklahoma City’s downtown dining scene is an example of the city’s growth as a foodie hub and the continued movement toward locally sourced foods and higher quality.

“Today, there are so many more restaurants and neighborhoods,” said Kurt Fleischfresser, director of operations for Vast at the top of the Devon Energy Tower. “There is so much more competition today that the quality has been elevated.”

Restaurant sales in Oklahoma have increased by 180 percent since 2000, according to the Oklahoma Restaurant Association (ORA). Oklahoma City has seen a lot of that growth, including in downtown, which has transformed in recent years to a holistic dining destination.

“Neighborhoods are often tied to a group of restaurants,” Fleischfresser said.

“New restaurants mean new and growing neighborhoods.”

A growth in local restaurants not only means more options for dinner, it also helps diversify the local economy. One in 10 jobs in Oklahoma are in food service, according to the ORA. “When you look at the economy in recent years, one of the biggest trends is a growing retail sector,” said Cathy O’Connor, president of the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City.

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on locally sourced menu items, environmental sustainability and creativity.

“It’s only natural that culinary themes like local sourcing, sustainability and nutrition top our list of menu trends for 2015,” Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the National Restaurant Association’s Research and Knowledge Group, said during the release of the association’s top trends to watch in 2015. “Those concepts are wider lifestyle choices for many Americans in other aspects of their lives that also translate into the food space.”

The National Restaurant Association’s survey also revealed the top trends from 2014, many of which are embodied in the downtown restaurant scene.

“The What’s Hot in 2015 survey found ... items that gained most in trendiness since last year in the annual survey included underutilized fish, doughnuts, ethnic condiments, grassfed beef, brown/wild rice, and grilled vegetables,” a release about the survey stated. “Items with the largest drop in ‘hot trend’ rating included bruschetta, kale salads, nose-to-tail cooking, hybrid desserts, and house-made soft drinks.”

Many of the new restaurants to emerge downtown in recent years have proclaimed a commitment to locally sourced items, which can give a restaurant a unique flavor.

“I am looking for fresh and local ... but I also want this to feel like Oklahoma,” said Jonathan Krell, chef at Park House, which, like Vast, is one of several fine dining establishments new to downtown in recent years.

However, downtown isn’t all fancy tablecloths and table manners, as the district offers a variety a of other options ranging from family favorites like pizza and hamburgers to less traditional fare like oysters and sushi.

The diversity of the downtown dining scene will be celebrated next week during Oklahoma Gazette’s Downtown Restaurant Week presented by Downtown OKC, Inc. from Jan. 18 to 24. Participating restaurants are offering special menu items and prices to give customers the chance to try new dishes and experience the growing offerings of the downtown restaurant scene.

As Fleischfresser considers what trends might develop in the local dining scene in the coming year, he stated a continued interest from consumers to try new dishes and eat more sustainably.

“I think people are buying into the idea of local,” Fleischfresser said.

“Obviously, when they sit down, they want to have good value. But I think you will see local restaurants continue to improve, and the customer’s pallet is going to appreciate good stuff.”

No matter what new dishes might become popular, Fleischfresser said the biggest trend in local dining, especially downtown, is the growing number of establishments that are turning the neighborhood into one of the region’s top food destinations.

“The atmosphere we have today wasn’t in Oklahoma several years ago,” Fleischfresser said. “There are a lot more dollars being spent on dining than there was just even a year ago, and I think that will continue into the future.

TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2015 According to the National Restaurant Association, the following are emerging restaurant trends in 2015.

Environmental sustainability remains among the hottest menu trends.

In 2015, food waste reduction and management is at the forefront of restaurant operations. Composting, recycling and donating are all tactics of food waste strategies growing in popularity.

Hyper-local is playing out with restaurant gardens and house-made concepts, such as ice cream, cheeses, pickles and bacon. Restaurants are producing more menu items from scratch.

Pickling is a growing trend in 2015, with many restaurants exploring house-made pickles, ethnic flavors and specialty vinegar.

Global focus for many restaurants in 2015 includes experimentation with ethnic ingredients and ethnic streetfood from around the world.

Children’s menus are becoming more gourmet, as many restaurants are shifting the kids’ menu from hotdogs and hamburgers to more adventurous offerings featuring more whole grains, vegetables, oven-baked items and entree salads.

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Cycle concerns A proposal draws criticism from OKC’s cycling community.

BY BEN FELDER

Cars are required by state law to maintain 3 feet of space from a bicycle.

Ward 8 Councilman Pat Ryan wants the same rule to apply to cyclists.

Ryan has proposed an ordinance that has drawn criticism from the local cycling community, but as the Oklahoma City Council prepares to discuss it in the coming weeks, Ryan said an amendment has been made to insure cyclists are not restricted on where they can ride in an open road.

“We are not taking anything away from bicycles,” Ryan said. “They can ride down the middle of the road just like they can now. We are not changing that at all. You can ride anywhere you want to, as long as when you are passing or overtaking a car, you have to maintain 36 inches, just like a car does.”

Ryan believes the current law could hold a motorist responsible for a collision if a bike hits the car from behind or on the side.

“I had seen some bicycles closer than [three feet] to a car, and they came up behind the car, so the car had no choice in that,” Ryan said. “If the car had made a sudden stop and the bike hit him, who would be at fault?

The car would. So, this [ordinance] would correct that.”

Essentially, Ryan’s proposed ordinance would hold a car or cyclist responsible for maintaining a 3-foot distance based on which vehicle is passing the other.

Eric Dryer authors the Bike OKC blog and said his post on the proposed ordinance last month received the highest page views of any post since he launched the site more than a year ago.

“I think its good that they are changing the part about having to ride to the far right,” Dryer said about Ryan’s proposed amendment. “I still think it’s a little hazy.”

Ryan said one of his goals was to prevent cyclists from passing stopped cars at an intersection, something Dryer said he hardly sees.

“I ride my bike every single day, and I don’t think I have ever seen anyone cut to the front of the line at a busy intersection downtown or anywhere … unless there is a bike lane,” Dryer said. “One question I have is what does it mean for a cyclist if they use a bike lane but still come within

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Eric Dryer, blogger for Bike OKC, is concerned a proposed law will reverse progress for OKC cyclists. three feet of a car?”

The ordinance was expected to be introduced at Tuesday’s council meeting with a vote to follow later this month.

Bill Elliott with the Oklahoma Bicycle Society said the city has made progress in recent years when it comes to becoming a more bike-friendly city, and he doesn’t want to see new laws that reverse that progress.

“The wording of the proposed ordinance is very vague, and if you read it the right way … it may be that a car comes up and hits a bicyclist and the bicyclist is in the wrong,” Elliott told the council during Tuesday’s meeting.

Beyond the safety and legal implications, Dryer agrees that the proposed ordinance hurts the city’s reputation. His post was featured on the popular national site StreetsBlog. com on Tuesday, and he said there has been a lot of outcry from area cyclists.

“Even if this law doesn’t really do that much harm, it kind of sets the tone that it’s just a cyclist and its almost like they don’t really matter,” Dryer said.

Suspension rate

Oklahoma City Public Schools is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education concerning the ratio of minority students who receive

in-school and out-of-school suspension.

The complaint is one of three being reviewed by the Department of Education, and Superintendent Robert Neu has named it a critical issue of concern for the district.

A request for specific data on suspension rates of black and Hispanic students was not granted by press time, but a report in 2012 showed black students represented 43 percent of in-school suspensions and 50 percent of out-of-school suspensions, despite making up 30 percent of the student population at the time.

One of the obstacles in focusing on suspension rates for the district might be its lack of a dedicated staff position to address this issue.

“We need a person who can focus on that,” said Teri Bell, director of student support services.

Bell said the district’s student services department, which would oversee suspension issues, was reduced from four staff members to two in 2001.

Associate superintendent Aurora Lora said most districts the size of Oklahoma City have a staff position dedicated to reviewing suspension and discipline issues. Lora also said most districts the size of OKC have lots of central office staff positions the were not in existence when she arrived last summer.

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“This is a great example of a privatepublic partnership,” said OKC City Manager Jim Couch about renovations at Taft Stadium.

The city council also heard a presentation last week on renovation projects at Speegle Stadium in Capitol Hill and Taft Stadium in northeast OKC. Renovations are expected to be complete this spring, including at Taft, which will see new seating, restrooms, concessions and an artificial field.

Taft Stadium will become the new home of OKC Energy FC, the soccer team launched last year. Energy FC also provided some of the funding for the Taft renovations.

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24. That’s the number of years Jack Cornett served on the OKC council from 1977 to 2001, becoming the city’s longest tenured council member.

Cornett passed away last week at the age of 89.

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Finalists for each of the six categories were selected from an open nomination by ULI members. Projects completed in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area within the last two years were eligible for nomination.

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As libraries adapt to a changing landscape, Tim Rogers joins Oklahoma County’s Metropolitan Library System as its new executive director.

BY BEN FELDER

As a boy in Buffalo, New York, Tim Rogers watched broadcasts of the Toronto Blue Jays that played on Canadian television and reached American homes just on the other side of Lake Ontario.

He also had an affinity for the Los Angeles Dodgers — his mother’s influence — and the Kansas City Royals, his adopted home team after living in Kansas City, where he was director of operations for the Johnson County Library system.

“I just love being at the ballpark,” Rogers said.

Following completion of his Master in Library Science degree at Indiana University, Rogers landed a job at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It was a dream gig for a baseball junkie, and his claim to fame is a credit on some of the popular 1994 Baseball documentaries by Ken Burns, as he helped pull photos of baseball figures discussed in the film.

Last week, Rogers began his new job as executive director of Oklahoma County’s Metropolitan Library System, working in an industry that shares many similarities with baseball. There are many who view baseball and libraries as proud American institutions past their prime, and both have had to find new ways to compete in an evergrowing entertainment landscape.

However, while baseball can charge $50 for a ticket and $7 for a hot dog, libraries continue to offer their services for free, even though taxpayer revenue can be challenged and new content

platforms limit the life of digital content in stricter ways than physical books.

“In many cases, people do think their better days are behind them, but I do think that for both, there are huge opportunities,” Rogers said about baseball and libraries.

The new director of the state’s largest library system won’t have any say on how baseball moves forward, but he will help cast a vision for the local library as it adapts to a new world of digital content and connectivity.

Rogers, who previously served as director of NC Live, a consortium of North Carolina libraries, said he believes the library should be a place that partners with the community in an effort to help it achieve goals. That includes serving as a launching pad for new business.

“We can be a resource for regular people who want to start a business,” Rogers said. “That new business has to get a start someplace, and most people don’t know how to start. Libraries actually have the information, and I’m not just talking about books. I’m talking about the people who can help them get to the next level.”

Rogers is also excited about tailoring the library’s resources and equipment to the specific needs of local industry and neighborhoods.

For example, some libraries across the country offer access to 3D printers and other emerging technology that would normally be out of reach for average citizens.

Tim Rogers, the new executive director of Oklahoma County’s Metropolitan Library System.

“That by itself is kind of hollow because it allows [people] to use it but doesn’t address any kind of local need,” Rogers said. “For example, the business community may need kids to become engineers, and the best way to get kids interested is to show them the things engineers might use in practice. It has to be tied to something else. It has to be that we are trying to solve a real community need.”

Rogers also sees a role for libraries to help organize the growing amount of data being produced by different organizations and government entities.

“Libraries have become much more involved in the documentation of a local community and not just local history,” Rogers said.

As data sets, mapping and other aspects of smart cities continue to increase, Rogers envisions the library as a place where that research can be organized together to provide holistic tools to residents and other researchers in an effort to better understand the city.

Of course, Rogers also realizes his role as a library director is to continue leading MLS through the evolving digital world in which the way content is delivered and purchased continues to change as physical books make way for downloads. That will be a part of the creation of a new strategic plan that Rogers will oversee throughout the

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next year.

“I’ve been on the job for four days,” Rogers said last week. “So it would be really presumptuous for me to say, ‘Here is what we should do.’

When I was hired, I was asked to join this organization, which is already performing very well.”

In an interview about his baseball documentary, Burns said the “star of the film is the resiliency of the game of baseball.” Resiliency for baseball has meant adapting to new societal interests, new technology and new cultures. For libraries, resiliency has also been a dominant theme throughout its own history.

“Baseball has expanded to new cultures and is better than ever before, and libraries should do the same thing,” Rogers said. “It’s not that we shouldn’t do what we have always done, but we should take our success and build on.”

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Pam Townley, a 1973 graduate of Capitol Hill High School, said she will always be a “proud Redskin,” and she had strong advice for any students who don’t feel the same way.

“If they don’t like what is going on at Capitol Hill, then go to a Native American school where you don’t have to worry about it,” Townley said in the lobby of the Oklahoma City Public School District offices during a forum last week on the use of Native American mascots.

The Oklahoma City school board voted last month to dismiss the Redskin mascot at Capitol Hill, but the district’s Native American Parent Committee hosted an educational forum to give more insight into the use of offensive mascots. A panel of Native American community leaders spoke about their feelings during last week’s forum, but midway through the presentation, several audience members abruptly left and gathered in the lobby to express their frustration with committee volunteers.

“The next thing you know, they are going to want to change the name of the state of Oklahoma,” said resident Carrel Wilson. “It was an unbelievable performance by a group of people who are making money off this themselves.”

The forum began with a reading of the definition and origin of the term “redskin,” which refers to the bloody scalps or bodies of dead Native Americans during a time when Indian communities faced hostility from the American government and settlers.

“I have an emotional response to that,” said Sarah Adams-Cornell, a volunteer with the Native American Parent Committee.

The school board’s vote to dismiss the mascot at Capitol Hill last month falls in line with many schools across the country that have taken similar steps.

Nationally, the Washington Redskins football team has been at the center of the debate, but the team’s owner has said a name change is not likely.

Some colleges in Oklahoma have completed name changes, including Oklahoma City University’s switch from Chiefs to Stars and Southern Nazarene University’s move from Redskins to Crimson Storm.

“Sports mascots are ordinarily animals, and we are lumped in,” said

left Sarah Adams-Cornell, a volunteer with the Native American Parent Committee, talks with attendees after last week’s forum. panelist Jacob Tsotigh, who is the Indian Education technical assistance coordinator at the University of Oklahoma.

Tsotigh also said Native American mascots portray his culture as “violent” and “aggressive.”

A replacement mascot at Capitol Hill has not been named yet, and last week’s forum was not an official district event. Instead, committee members said they wanted to help educate the public on why the name change was a good idea.

Johnnie Jae Morris, a managing partner at Native Max Magazine and a member of last week’s panel, said she believed the hostility toward the name change stems from a lack of education about Native American history.

“When you are going to school, you don’t really learn about Native American history, so you don’t understand the context that a word like this is being used,” Morris said in an interview last week. “When you don’t understand the context of these terms, you don’t understand how hurtful this is to our people.”

Morris is also a board member of Not Your Mascot, a nonprofit that seeks to change Native American mascots.

“When it comes to Native American issues, we have to fight a little bit harder [than other minority groups],” Morris said. “We are two percent of the population in the U.S., so there is a perception that we are not here. A lot of people are still surprised that we exist in 2015.”

Native Americans might account for only 2 percent of the national population, but they represent nearly 9 percent of the Oklahoma population and 4 percent of the Oklahoma City student body.

For many supporters of the Redskins mascot, including those at last week’s forum, a common claim was they were part Native American.

“Yeah, people say that a lot,” Morris said. “They really do use it as a silencing tool to validate their position on the issue. But its another example of miseducation about what it means to be Native American.”

Those on the panel said the images of warrior Indians on the side of football helmets or on baseball caps are offensive, but so is the pushback many in the community have toward changing the mascot at Capitol Hill.

Following the school board’s vote last month to dismiss the mascot, board chairwoman Lynne Hardin said she grew up viewing the name as respectful but has learned it is not viewed that way by many Native Americans.

“Once you know, you can’t go back,” Hardin said.

While some residents said offended students might be better off at another school, Adams-Cornell had another piece of advice for Native American students in the district.

“You are absolutely not alone,” she said. “You have a whole tribe, a community behind you who supports who you are, what you’re about, and honors you as a person.”

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CHiCKEN CKEN Major award

Sen. Jim Inhofe is a winner. He has been elected to the House of Representatives, mayor of Tulsa three times and Oklahoma state senator four times.

Now he can add another trophy to his collection because he was named Climate Change Denier of the year in the 2014 Vice News Awards.

Vice cited Inhofe’s book, The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future; the fact that he will most likely become chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee; and his own descriptions of the foundation of his beliefs about climate change as reasons he was awarded the prestigious prize. “[T]he Genesis 8:22 that I use in [my book] is that ‘as long as the earth remains there will be seed time and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, day and night,’” Inhofe told Voice of Christian Youth

FRiED NEWS America in 2012. “My point is, God’s still up there. The arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous.”

Vice is an international news source that, according to its website, provides “an unvarnished look at some of the most important events of our time and [shines] a light on underreported stories around the globe.”

Other Vice News Awards include Least Sexy Legislation, The Three Biggest Pentagon Absurdities, The Most Offensive Tweet, Most Surprisingly Tense Independent Vote and Best Passing of the Scepter of Evil.

Let’s just hope Inhofe can continue to feel like a winner once he realizes he’s now going against Pope Francis, the Catholic Church and its nearly 1 billion members. According to National Post, the church is taking a political stand and urging global environmental reform.

A for effort

What would you do to prove your innocence? Convicted murderer Alvin Parker has tried everything, including annoying the judiciary process to death by filing 14 applications for postconvictions relief, numerous filings of a writ of habeas corpus, even going to the U.S. Supreme Court, each time being rejected.

Convicted of murdering an off-duty police detective in the ’80s, Parker is a “prodigious paper pleading participant of the criminal justice system,” Oklahoma County District Judge Jerry Bass was quoted as saying to NewsOK.com.

“If the criminal justice system awarded a point for each piece of paper he has filed in this case, along with the paper required to respond to his filings ... he would be a member of the ‘Million Mile Club,’” Bass wrote.

Parker maintains he is a patsy and a victim of what some might call the botched career of forensic chemist Joyce Gilchrist. “[She] made significant errors in her analysis and was fired from the Oklahoma City Police Department for

misconduct. Her testimony affected 1,500 criminal cases (Parker’s case being one of them),” the NewsOK.com article said.

Parker’s cousin, whose testimony was also key in his conviction, has recanted his claim that Parker did it.

So, although his court documents now arrive on a cart of “boxes and boxes” of paperwork, Parker sits in prison with no more chances. We’re sure he is bummed, but the trees are breathing a collective sigh of relief.

We’re No. 11!

America can laugh all it wants at our silly hoodie laws and high obesity rates, but apparently a lot of Americans are eager to call Oklahoma home. The state ranks No. 9 in a ranking of states with the highest inbound moving rate. While people are fleeing New York, New Jersey and Illinois — the top three states for outbound moves — Oklahoma was a Top 10 moving destination in 2014. The survey and report from United Van Lines found that economic growth was the major factor in inbound moves, and the

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The right to NO!

“Citizens have a right to know,” says Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt in the foreword of Oklahoma Press Service, Inc.’s 17th edition of the Oklahoma Open Meeting & Open Records Book. He also drops nuggets of gold like “Transparency in government is a necessity for the success of a citizen republic.” So, with that written, published and broadly disseminated, why do news outlets and online bloggers continually have to sue our fair governor to release public records?

The Tulsa World recently filed a lawsuit against Gov. Fallin to release the records pertaining to last year’s botched execution of Clayton Lockett.

According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit “seeks the immediate release

of documents and emails the World requested from Gov. Mary Fallin’s office and the Department of Public safety through multiple Open Records Act requests since May.” Multiple requests, they say. For those who don’t know, it should only take one request to get the records that belong to every citizen in this state.

Before and after Lockett, who “writhed on the gurney” in obvious pain before dying 43 minutes later, was executed, we had a small-scale shitstorm over the judiciary process in our great state. With all that led up to the execution — and the way it ended — we wonder why they won’t release the records.

High dive

We made a good list for once!

Well, spill your beer on the floor and call us proud.

We made another list, and this one has nothing to do with the tragic state of our education system or legal

battles that deal with Jesus’ place in our legislation.

According to Impulcity.com, a national city guide with some quirky lists, Oklahoma plays home to three of The 32 Diviest Dive Bars in America.

Finally something we can all be proud of!

We bet you can guess them, and if you can’t, here’s a hint: They are what we OKC residents refer to as The Trifecta on Classen Circle. With the exception of the relatively new Drunken Fry, the spring chicken of the bunch, the three bars are long-known and much-loved institutions known for cheap drinks, a mixed crowd and whoknows-what shenanigans any given night.

“Here you’ll find the strongest pours in OKC. It’s small, it’s smokey and it can get weird (but in a good way),” Colleen O’Leary said of our beloved HiLo Club.

We have to give Impulcity.com some credit, having obviously only visited our fair city for a short time, but Drunken Fry is practically white tablecloth compared to some of the bars here. We won’t name names, mainly because we locals like our secret home bars. It’s a shame that they missed out on 90 percent of the dives that thrive here because for a long time, there wasn’t much more to do here than drink.

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COMMENTARY

Playing Redskin on the Hill

BY CEDRIC SUNRAY

As a former high school and collegiate student-athlete, head college coach, university athletic recruiter and current high school coach, I don’t need a primer on the absolute misuse of Indian imagery and names in educational systems and on the athletic fields and courts they support.

Advocates for the retention of such racist symbolism and names throw around words like “tradition” or phrases such as “I have an Indian friend who isn’t against it.”

This is irresponsible. Slavery and women not being able to vote were American traditions. Finding an individual from any racial/ethnic group to go against the majority of their people is as simple as knocking on a door. Finding those who are culturally disconnected or of minimal Indian ancestry to play the role of defender of such symbols is even easier. Saying, “Aren’t there bigger issues you should be worried about?” is further detachment.

Objectifying a racial/ethnic group inappropriately is exactly what contributes to domestic violence, substance abuse, lack of self-worth, etc. Beyond these exists the worst argument I hear repeatedly: how the (mis)appropriators of these names/symbols are “honoring” and “respecting” us as “brave warriors.” As the great-grandson of a World War I veteran, grandson of a World War II and Korean War veteran, son-in-law of a Vietnam veteran, spouse of an Iraq veteran and an enrolled member of a tribe with many veterans, I do not need a lesson in what constitutes honor, respect and warrior status.

The Oklahoma City Board of Education Nondiscrimination Code (G-02) clearly states, “Racial discrimination shall include racial slurs or other demeaning remarks concerning another person’s race…”

Some people online and being

interviewed by the various news channels are equating the removal of the Redskins name/mascot at Capitol Hill High School as related to succumbing to the term of “political correctness.” Allying the removal of a racial slur from a public school with the term “political correctness” is more “wp” (white privilege) than “pc.” Would it be a “pc” move to cancel the name if the school moniker was discriminatory to another race? Everyone with a conscience reading this knows the answer. If racism has become so normalized toward Indians amongst the general population that they can’t see the comparison, then we are in huge trouble. Removing racism isn’t a conservative vs. liberal or Republican vs.

Democrat political agenda.

Many national Indian organizations (including the National Congress of American Indians and the National Indian Education Association), tribes

(including some of the nation’s largest: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole), Indian leaders and mental health organizations such as the American Psychological Association condemn use of the name and its corresponding imagery in resolution and direct protest form.

The Capitol Hill administration, staff and members of the alumni were appraised of the school board meeting weeks prior to the vote. There was nothing “covert” about this process. Nobody is attempting to remove school pride.

Racism, whether practiced through ignorance or with purposeful intent, no longer has a place. The decision was made, and dress-up time is over.

How “pc” does that sound?

Sunray is a full-time teacher and a member of Phi Sigma Nu, the nation’s oldest American Indian fraternity.

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Ban hoodies?

Republican State Senator Don Barrington has authored a bill to make it unlawful to wear masks and hooded sweatshirts in public places. The bill states that if you wear a hood with the intention of committing a crime, you should be fined up to $500 or sentenced to up to one year in jail. Here is another example of a “limited government” Republican pushing their agenda on the people of Oklahoma.

Similar laws are already in effect in other states, including Florida, California, New York and Washington, DC. Those that favor the measure state that it would help deter crime by preventing people from hiding their identity in public spaces. Shouldn’t people have the freedom to conceal their public identity if they wish? Wear a costume? Celebrate Mardi Gras? Of course they should. The only thing that is “limited” about the Oklahoma GOP is its ideals of freedom.

As the party for truly limited government,

the Oklahoma Libertarian Party strongly opposes this measure as a restriction of our First Amendment Rights and the people’s right to free expression.

Furthermore, these types of bans would intensify problems with racial profiling. The Oklahoma Libertarian Party advocates for a reduction of government intrusion and promotes individual liberty for all. We call to account Senator Don Barrington and any legislator that misleads the people by claiming to promote limited government while imposing authoritarian measures such as these that deny that individual liberty. Any attempts to legislate clothing styles or types should be seen as an overreach of government authority and a blatant attempt at disregarding the principles of freedom.

— Steve Long Oklahoma City Long is chairman of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma.

Happy holidays

Thank the Lord, the holidays are finally over. It’s been a long grueling period of people stressing, people rushing, being bombarded left and right with constant advertisements and holiday music and television specials. Whew!

But not all of us were stressed. I certainly wasn’t — well, not from the “Christmas” rush. And to be honest,

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it wasn’t stress I was feeling; it was disappointment. You see, Christmas is not the only religious holiday that comes after Thanksgiving. There’s also Hanukkah.

For those of us who are Jews, Hanukkah is a celebration, a “festival of lights” to put it another way. We celebrate Hanukkah to thank our maker for giving us eight days of light from one day of oil to burn in the lamp. What I found most disappointing this year was Christians saying Merry Christmas without even looking at me.

If they had looked and taken a moment to think, they would have figured out — from the Star of David around my neck, and in several instances the yarmulke on my head — that I was, in fact, a Jew and replied with, “Happy holidays.” I did correct several people when they said Merry Christmas. No one seemed to

mind being corrected. While volunteering at the information desk at the airport on Christmas Eve, an airport police officer walked by my booth. I was wearing my Star of David and yarmulke. He said it was almost time and I needed to get ready for Santa Claus. I just smiled and lifted up my star and suggested he look again, to which he muttered about Santa Claus bringing gifts to all those who are good.

I just chuckled and could only think to myself, What a schmuck.

That’s my point: Christians want everyone else to be respectful of their religion but seem to fail miserably in showing those who aren’t Christian respect for their religion.

— Solomon “Rosenbaum” Treinen Oklahoma City

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BOOKS The Nothing Daunted Women’s Book Discussion Group, grab your friends and discuss this month’s book, The French House by Don Wallace, 7-8 p.m., Jan. 15. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 8422900, fullcirclebooks.com. THU

Young Readers Book Group, reading group for students at the fourth to sixth grade reading level, snacks provided; this month’s book is The One and Only Ivan

by Katherine Applegate, 2 p.m., Jan. 17. Barnes & Noble, 6100 N. May Ave., 843-9300, barnesandnoble.com. SAT New Ink, learn about new releases featuring works from Perry Duncan, K.J. Bryen, Bekah Beets and more, 3 p.m., Jan. 17. Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, 842-2900, fullcirclebooks.com. SAT

FOOD Paleo Cooking Demo, turn your lunch-time meals into a healthy Paleo dish and learn to make a delicious Paleo lettuce wrap, 11 a.m.-noon, Jan. 14. Natural Grocers, 7001 N. May Ave., 840-0300, naturalgrocers.com. WED

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David Randall Fisk Book Signing, author of Legendary Locals of Edmond; local history book revealing characters and citizens who helped shape the history of Edmond, 1-4 p.m., Jan. 17. Uptown Grocery Co., 1230 W. Covell Road, Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco. com. SAT

Oklahoma Gazette’s Downtown Restaurant Week Presented by Downtown OKC, Inc. There is a varied and delicious world in downtown Oklahoma City. The third week of January, participating downtown restaurants are enticing Gazette readers to sample their fares. Enjoy delectable offerings from custom prix fixe menus at a price that doesn’t break the bank. Lunches are $12, and dinners cost $35. For more details and a list of participating restaurants, please call 528-6000, visit okgazette.com/drw or pick up the Official Downtown Restaurant Week Guide in this week’s issue.

Tea & Tips, learn health tips while enjoying healthy refreshments, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Jan. 15. Uptown Grocery Co., 1230 W. Covell Road, Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco.com. THU

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The Dinner Detective, interactive murder mystery dinner show, 6:15 p.m., Jan. 17. Sheraton Hotel, 1 N Broadway Ave., 235-2780, sheratonokc.com. SAT

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PERFORMING ARTS Jen Kirkman, comedian and author of “I Can Barely Take Care of Myself”; regular appearances on Comedy Central’s @midnight and Chelsea Lately; also seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 8-10 p.m., Jan. 14. Oklahoma Contemporary, 3000 General Pershing Blvd., OK, 9510000, oklahomacontemporary.org. WED Matt Davis, stand-up comedy show, 8 p.m., Jan. 14-15 & 18; 8 & 10:30 p.m., Jan. 16-17. Loony Bin Comedy Club, 8503 N. Rockwell Ave., 239-4242, loonybincomedy.com.

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THU-SUN Kindness, story of a mother and son who leave their home in Illinois for a fun trip to NYC and each meet strangers who are potentially dangerous, 8 p.m., Jan. 16-17. Carpenter Square Theatre, 806 W. Main St., 2326500, carpentersquare.com. FRI-SAT LMAO Comedy Show Part II, hosted by Corey ‘Zooman’ Miller featuring Bruce Bruce, Ced Delaney, Martin Hunger and Lavar Walker, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 17. Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., 297-2264, okcciviccenter.com.

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The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway

BURGERS (we picked a couple of our favorites, but you can choose any from the menu)

HOT LIPS Korean BBQ grilled patty with leaf lettuce, grilled white onions and house made kimchee.

There are plenty of fun things going on at Myriad Botanical Gardens this week, especially if you are willing to brave the cold. Tonight, Devon Ice Rink hosts The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway. From 6-8 p.m., you’ll have a chance to warm up by skating until your nose is frozen. You can also meet your favorite snowmen, reindeer and princess characters and show them that you don’t mind a little chilly weather. Admission, including skate rental, is $7-$12. Visit myriadgardens.org.

CHICKEN FRIED CHICKEN Served with mashed potatoes.

Wednesday, Jan. 14

THE SMOKIN’ OKIE Grilled jalapenos, smoked Gouda, bacon, mayo and BBQ sauce.

DESSERTS MILKSHAKE OR PIE Ask your server for daily selections.

Prix fixe pricing does not include taxes, gratuity or beverages. No sharing or split plates.

Positional YOGA Therapy and Relaxation, a therapeutic approach to relieve pain led by yoga expert Jeanie Brown, 1:00-2:45 p.m., Jan. 18. PACER Fitness Center, 5520 N. Independence Ave., 949-3891. SUN

Colby Bowers & Jamie Pettis, Bowers draws inspiration from the natural world and uses high vibrant contrast subjects while Pettis is inspired by her roots in Oklahoma and uses oils and acrylics. DNA Galleries, 1709 NW 16th St., 525-3499, dnagalleries. com.

VISUAL ARTS

Fragments of Recognition, exhibit of artwork by Oklahoma artist Gayle Canada who specializes in printmaking and painting. Jann Jeffrey Gallery, 3018 Paseo St., 607-0406, jannjeffrey.com.

2014 Monothon, exhibit featuring more than 100 monoprints produced by over 90 artists from Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Artspace at Untitled, 1 N.E. Third St., 815-9995, artspaceatuntitled.org.

Acrylic Paintings by Bert Seabourn, a painter, print maker, sculptor and teacher who uses a unique fusion of design, color, form and composition in his works. 50 Penn Place Gallery, 1900 Northwest Expressway, Suite 113-R, 848-5567, 50pennplacegallery.com.

An Evening with Tad Carpenter, designer/illustrator from Kansas City; illustrator if several children’s books and runs his studio which focuses on branding, packaging and illustrative based design, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 15. Bricktown Brewery, 1 N. Oklahoma Ave., 2322739, bricktownbrewery.com. THU

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Art After 5 Contemporary Arts Night, live painting demo by artist D.g. Smalling painting the avant-garde fashions of Stella Thomas and sketch with OKC Drink and Draw, 6-9 p.m., Jan. 15. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100, okcmoa.com. THU Black and White, painters, photographers and twoand three-dimensional artists explored the visual impact of value and created a body of work ranging from rich, deep blacks to stark, bright whites. In Your Eye Studio & Gallery, 3005-A Paseo St., 525-2161, inyoureyegallery.com.

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Letterpress: Post All Bills, exhibit featuring the designs of Amy Johnson’s letterpress illustrations, typography and more. University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, uco.edu.

My Generation: Young Chinese Artists, the new generations of artists examine their homeland from a global perspective; painters, video artists, installation artists and more. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100, okcmoa.com.

Paul Walsh, exhibit by former art educator and professional painter; landscape paintings that describe rural south central Oklahoma. Firehouse Art Center, 444 S. Flood Ave., Norman, 329-4523, normanfirehouse.com.

People, Plants and Places, paintings and sculptures by artist John Wolfe; assemblages of found objects combined with terra cotta clay heads and hands.

The Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave., Norman, 307-9320, pasnorman.org.

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

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CLASSIC HOUSE OR CAESAR SALAD SPRING CHICKEN SALAD Served with ginger vinaigrette.

Sunday, Jan. 18

The First Fifty Years of Oklahoma Art, showcases work from Oklahoma’s first artists, including Woodrow Wilson, Woody Crumbo, Charles Banks Wilson, Nan Sheets and more. Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive, 235-4458, oklahomaheritage.com.

Choice of one appetizer, entree and dessert per person.

APPETIZERS

View the changing landscape and culture of Oklahoma through the eyes of the communities that inhabit it and their camera filters. See the results of the photo challenge in conjunction with the closing of the My Generation: Young Chinese Artists exhibition, which addresses China’s urbanized landscape through art, Jan. 18., Oklahoma Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100.

Visit okcmoa.com.

Small Towns & Quiet Places, exhibit by artist Gregory Booker; a photography exhibit of small rural towns with a purpose of bringing attention to forgotten parts of our country. The Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval, Rm. 202, Norman, 325-2691, art.ou.edu.

DINNER $35 PER PERSON

FRENCH ONION AU GRATIN Served Shepard’s Style.

Wanderlust: Nomadic Interpretations of Contemporary Africa, a group art show highlighting the diversity of Africa through eyes in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Somaliland/Somalia and the United States of America. The Project Box, 3003 Paseo St., 609-3969, theprojectboxokc.com.

ENTREES

White II, exhibit features the work of 25 different artists who have created artwork of various mediums in different shades and tonalities of white. JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker Ave., 528-6336, jrbartgallery.com.

SIX OZ. FILET MIGNON Served with choice of side.

WILD ISLE ORGANIC SALMON Served with choice of side.

Works by Dylan Cavin, various paintings by talented Oklahoma artist, Dylan Cavin. Nesbitt Gallery, 1727 W. Alabama Ave., Chickasha, 416-3524, usao.edu/ gallery/about.

SIX OZ. NEW ZEALAND LAMB RACK Served with choice of side.

DESSERTS CREME BRULEE KELLEY’S CHOCOLATE CAKE (petite slice)

LINDA H ILLER

Prix fixe pricing does not include taxes, gratuity or beverages. No sharing or split plates.

Natural Phenomena Native artist Linda Hiller, who customarily works in acrylic paint, reveals Natural Phenomena an oil painting project at Summer Wine Art Gallery, 2928 B Paseo St. The exhibit centers on subjects found in nature. Sunday, the gallery is hosting an artist’s demonstration and reception from 1-4 p.m. The exhibit runs through Jan. 30. For more details, contact the gallery at 831-3279 or visit summerwinegallery.com.

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LIFE FOOD & DRINK

She’s cookin’

Local chefs treat diners and students to evenings of technique and training at District 21’s 2015 Guest Chef Dinner Series.

BY DEVON GREEN

6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 AND 8 P.M. TUESDAY DISTRICT 21 RESTAURANT FRANCIS TUTTLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER 12777 N. ROCKWELL AVE. FRANCISTUTTLE.EDU/DISTRICT21 717-7700 $50-$60

Kathryn Mathis is a woman of few words.

The chef and co-owner of Pizzeria Gusto prefers to let her food speak for her.

That’s when Mathis has plenty to say and does it with both precision and style.

“Kathryn, being an amazing chef, she sort of riffs on stuff,” said Chris Lower, who owns Gusto with Mathis. “She has

Mathis and Johnson interpreted the idea by using fresh and unexpected ingredients.

Next, she tackled hot dogs with Mutts Amazing Hot Dogs. Its menu features duck fat fries and a duck dog. Then came a barbecue joint, Back Door BBQ, with more of her signature spin on classic dishes. Mathis and her partners have greatly contributed to the Uptown district on NW 23rd Street being a delicious place to hang out.

I want to create something that no one’s ever had before; that’s what I start with.

— Kathryn Mathis

Mathis admitted that Pizzeria Gusto was indeed a challenge for her. She had never cooked Italian fare. When Lower approached her to open a traditional Neapolitan pizzeria, she was ready and willing. She created a menu with her own instincts and Lower’s guidance and experience with pizza he ate in Italy and New York.

When Mathis crafts a menu, whether it’s for a restaurant or a single night like the event at District 21, her primary motivation is literally a single thing.

“I want to create something that no one’s ever had before; that’s what I start with,” she said. “I want it to be that one thing that people walk away thinking about.”

There is limited seating for this event, and if Mathis’ other concepts are any indication, diners will walk away talking about it. For reservations, contact the restaurant at 717-7700.

above Kathryn Mathis at her restaurant, Pizzeria Gusto. She joins District 21 Restaurant’s Guest Chef Dinner Series on Tuesday. come up with some amazing things.”

They’ve been business partners for years, since Mathis and Cally Johnson opened Big Truck Tacos in 2009.

For the second year, the School of Culinary Arts at Francis Tuttle’s District 21 Restaurant hosts a series of guest chefs as a way to expand student education and encourage notable chefs to use their experience to give back to the community.

Mathis is first in this year’s lineup. Last year included area chefs Russ Johnson and Jonathon Stranger, owners of Ludivine and The R&J Lounge and Supper Club, as well as celebrity chef and native Okie Rick

PHOTOS BY MARK HANCOCK

Guest Chef Dinner Series featuring Kathryn Mathis

Bayless (Chicago’s Tortas Frontera and Frontera Grill).

“Our 2015 guest chef series is off to a blistering start with the energy and enthusiasm of Pizzeria Gusto chef and owner Kathryn Mathis,” said Marc Dunham, program director. “She’s worked her way through the ranks in notable kitchens in Austin and Oklahoma City and will bring that passion and knowledge to our students.”

Mathis is excited to present her perspective of the culinary world and call the shots.

“I’ve got a list of ideas. I’m going to feature Gusto. It’s the newest one, and as a company as a whole, we’re still trying to get the name out there,” Mathis said.

She also looks forward to building a menu that’s challenging but not overwhelming for students. Students have about a week working with the menu before Mathis comes in as executive chef for a night.

The dinner includes four features and an amuse bouche (starter). This is the ideal format for a chef to show culinary skills in all areas. For instance — an amuse bouche is intended to wake up, or tickle the palate.

Hence, the name. Also, features graduate in sophistication with each course.

“Since I love a challenge, I am pushing myself to do something interesting and challenging for them as well as me, and I want them to learn something in the process,” Mathis said.

She is also interested in letting the students know that when it comes to what you can do with your culinary skills, the sky is the limit.

“It’s just not cooking in hotels and industrial kitchens,” she said.

She’s a perfect example of this, having established herself in the Austin restaurant scene by working her way up from the bottom. She has learned some tricks of the trade along the way, including how to build a successful restaurant on simple concepts with radical interpretations.

Part of the success of Big Truck Tacos was that it was nothing new — taquerias aren’t revolutionary. It was the way that

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LIFE COVER

Dustup Dust Bowl Lanes & Lounge and Fassler Hall are Midtown’s newest places to score.

Emily Nguyen pours beer at Dust Bowl.

BY DEVON GREEN

A feel-good soundtrack, interior design elements straight out of The Brady Bunch, good lighting, unique eats, tasty beverages and bowling.

What’s not to love when you walk into Midtown’s first bowling alley and lounge? You would have to be hardpressed not to get a smile on your face when you see the action going on at Dust Bowl Lanes & Lounge. Every detail is charmingly nostalgic, from the retro color palette to the food, which consists of primarily bowling alley fare with a McNellie’s-class twist, meaning fresh ingredients and careful preparation. The menu alone is enough to make you smile, especially if you are of a certain age and notice a dessert item called The Ziggy Piggy. It is said to feed up to 20 people. If only it came with a tricorn hat.

Dust Bowl even has private party rooms, complete with fuzzy carpeting and lounge chairs. The bar features padded leather bumpers, and a grand chandelier dominates the room and bathes it in gentle mood lighting. And that’s just the first floor.

Above the bowling alley is Fassler Hall, a huge, inviting beer hall with shared tables, strings of twinkling lights and some serious beer and sausages. McNellie’s Group opened two entertainment venues in one, with Dust Bowl open to all ages.

Midtown bowling

When McNellie’s Group decides to do something, it goes all in. The group first set up operations in Midtown with James E. McNellie’s Public House, 1100 N. Classen Blvd. McNellie’s was one of the first proprietors to move into the space that once was mostly offices and empty retailers. Within the last five years, Midtown has been experiencing a renaissance, and occupancy far outweighs empty businesses. H&8th Night Market and The Bleu Garten, 301 NW 10th St., brought more attention to Midtown than ever before.

All the while, construction on Fassler Hall and Dust Bowl Lanes quietly moved forward.

It took on the appearance of a parking garage until — in what seemed like overnight — the details of the venue emerged.

Brian Fontaine is the general manager of Dust Bowl Tulsa, and he has been part of the experienced team bringing the new McNellie’s concept to life. He is one of the founding partners of Fassler Hall.

“About a year back, we took a look around Midtown and thought how we could take it up a notch, how we could bring it up to speed,” he said, “and Oklahoma City is sadly lacking in bowling alleys.”

In all seriousness, or as serious as it gets with this group, it’s all in the name of fun. And what better way to improve Midtown but adding a family-

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friendly activity to a district full of bars and restaurants?

For those who have visited Fassler Hall and Dust Bowl Lanes in Tulsa, you have some idea of what to expect, but the finished two-story entertainment venue at 421 NW 10th St. in OKC was built on a much grander scale. The 40,000 square-foot building was built from scratch, a first for J. Elliot Nelson’s McNellie’s Group. Bob Howard spearheaded the building’s development with Midtown Renaissance Group.

Fitzsimmons Architects designed the building, working closely with Nelson to get the details right.

Down to the padded bar top, Fitzsimmons and the architects listened. Dust Bowl is a time capsule with just enough updated garnishes and gadgetry to keep it fresh. “[Fitzsimmons Architects] got it down to exactly what we wanted, and we’re so proud of it. They really blew us away,” General Manager Dusty Freeman said.

The bowling alley serves finger food, and you can tell immediately that the food was chosen for its nostalgic air but also for the fact that it’s easy to eat while you indulge your competitive nature. The food available downstairs is quickly made with fresh ingredients and is standard bowling alley fare like loaded tater tots and mini hot dogs perfect to scarf down between strikes.

The bar features a diverse selection, primarily in cans and with a lot of local beers represented. There are fun house cocktails like the Log Jam with coconut rum, cinnamon cream rum, chocolate liqueur and cream. There are plenty of the classics from the era, including a Brandy Alexander and a Grasshopper. In a hat tip to the best bowling movie of all time (The Big Lebowski) there is, of course, the White Russian.

Party upstairs

Upstairs is a completely different world.

The inspiration for Fassler Hall was the beer halls that Nelson visited while abroad in Germany. They had a large, open space and community tables. The name is a nod to Elliot’s great-great grandfather’s occupation in Bavaria.

The name for a cooper, or barrel-maker, in German is Fassler. You can reach Fassler Hall through a stairway inside in the bowling alley’s central area or from the entrance on Park Place. The separate entrances for the spaces makes sense when you see how drastically different the two are.

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Paul Cunningham bowls at Dust Bowl.

At Fassler Hall, the spacious communal tables and large bar facilitate the usually large crowds with room left for drinks and food.

“We chose to resolve this by creating separate entrances with unique identifiers for each. The lower level accessed via 10th Street is devoted to the Dust Bowl, while the upper level accessed via Park Place is devoted to Fassler Hall,” said Jason Leach, project manager at Fitzsimmons Architects.

Fassler Hall is surprisingly intimate for the cavernous space it inhabits. The warm lighting and large tables only serve to convey the sense of community — it’s not unusual too see the long tables populated with several disparate groups. With the craft beer flowing in liter steins and those mingling moving through the tables, after a short time, it’s one big party. And then there’s the patio. It’s a massive space with a roaring fire pit and a view of the OKC skyline.

It takes up two sides of the building and is peppered with large tables and smaller, intimate seating areas, some around fires. There are plenty of clever details worked into the design of both buildings. One is a flowerbed that is made of rosemary plants. Not only are they hardy enough to survive the Oklahoma winter, but they are also a major component in many German sausages. It is the clever attention to detail that McNellie’s is known for.

Speaking of sausage, the Fassler Hall menu is simple. The kitchen

About a year back, we took a look around Midtown and thought how we could take it up a notch, how we could bring it up to speed, and Oklahoma City is sadly lacking in bowling alleys.

— Brian Fontaine

creates some of the best house-made sausages in the city, along with handcrafted mustard and sauerkraut and pretzels that come straight from Germany.

The beer is an ever-rotating selection of craft beers that the McNellie’s group is proud to serve.

Your choice of stein is the half-liter and the full liter. Patrons rarely order the tiny stein. And why would you?

At Fassler Hall, the community vibe, free-flowing beer and outrageously good food make for a perfect evening to find a reason to celebrate.

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Are you huuuungry?

Fill up with Downtown Restaurant Week, which runs Jan. 18-24.

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DRW restaurants include: Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse Hillbillies Po’Boys & Oysters Flint In the Raw Sushi Let’s Do Greek Packard’s New American Kitchen The Basement Modern Diner, inside RedPin S&B’s Burger Joint The Melting Pot Urban Johnnie Bar & Grille Vast

The Wedge Pizzeria, Deep Deuce 10 North Grille, inside Renaissance Hotel

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COLD BREW COFFEE OLD FASHIONED

It’s time to re-experience downtown Oklahoma City dining. In recent years, restaurants multiplied like rabbits (delicious, cooked rabbits), and Oklahoma Gazette’s Downtown Restaurant Week presented

by Downtown OKC, Inc. (DRW) is a weeklong party that celebrates the vibrant variety of dining options available across the district.

More than a dozen restaurants joined Oklahoma Gazette and Downtown OKC, Inc. to present DRW, a celebration of dining culture.

Downtown OKC, Inc. is a nonprofit devoted to improving and empowering the public and private sector of Oklahoma City’s urban core. Gazette recently celebrated its 35th anniversary in its mission to promote quality of life and remain the authority on what’s out there to enjoy.

Jan. 18-24, participating restaurants will feature three prix fixe menus that include a two-course lunch ($12) and a three-course dinner ($35). The meals showcase each venue’s menu highlights.

Yes, that’s a three-course dinner at Vast for two for $70. We think that alone is worth getting out for, even in the chilliest of weather.

With all the participating venues, you could eat out all week without breaking the bank. From classic favorite The Wedge Pizzeria, Deep Deuce, 230 NE First St., to the new Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse, 1101 N. Broadway Ave., there are many possibilities.

You might just find your new favorite spot for a quick bite or a romantic evening.

To learn more, check out the official Downtown Restaurant Week Program in this issue, okgazette.com or our OKG Eat feature on P. 32.

Norman’s Chocolate Festival readies for its 33rd year.

Chocolaty

Now that the holiday madness has subsided, it’s time to think about what you’re going to do next.

Firehouse Art Center wants to lure you out with an entire festival celebrating chocolate. Tickets are on sale for the 33rd Annual Chocolate Festival fundraiser, which helps support the art center’s education programming throughout the year.

From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 31, sample delectable chocolate creations contributed by local food masters. The event is hosted at the NCED Conference Center and Hotel, 2801 E. State Highway 9, in Norman.

The festival has been featured in both Southern Living and Bon Appétite magazines.

Guests will sample a range of things

to be created with the humble cocoa bean, both savory and sweet, by area chefs and restaurants. Past winners include Norman favorites Local and Legend’s Restaurant.

This event is the art center’s only fundraiser. Activities include foil sculpting for all ages and Creative Cube, a painting project for children.

For more information, visit normanfirehouse.com or call 329-4523.

Cooking big

In The Raw Sushi is one of more than a dozen restaurants participating in Oklahoma Gazette’s Downtown Restaurant Week presented by Downtown OKC, Inc.

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Sandi Sheppard-Dailey, a local competitive cook and Norman resident, recently placed in the top 10 at the World Food Championships (WFC) in Las Vegas.

The tournament was the culmination of local and regional cooking competitions that took place throughout 2014. The WFC is a whirlwind of cooking contests in several categories.

The six-day championships consist of hundreds of cook-offs in a bracketed system to determine the top 10 winners in each category.

“There are nine categories with up to 50 competitors in each, and those competitors are both professionals and home cooks,” Sheppard-Dailey said.

Sheppard-Dailey has been a competitive home cook since 2010. To qualify for the WFC, she won a regional contest called Strut Your Duck Recipe Contest for Maple Leaf Farms.

Sheppard-Dailey wowed judges with her Top 10 dish of Scotch bonnet roasted corn and crab relish on smoked cheddar duck poutine with cognac and cipollini (bulbs of grape hyacinth) with duck nage (a light broth flavored with white wine, vegetables and herbs then reduced with cream or butter).

The top 10 winners received $10,000 dollars, a medal and, of course, bragging rights. This honor also allowed those winners to compete at The Final Table, where the cooks competed for the grand prize of $100,000. However, she did not win the grand prize.

“It was an honor just to make it there, especially when you’re up against the pros,” she said.

When not challenging her creativity with gorgeous dishes, Sheppard-Dailey is a graphic designer at Dailey Digital Signs & Designs in Norman.

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Come! Dine! Enjoy!

Downtown Restaurant Week offers Oklahoma Gazette readers a unique opportunity to sample some of OKC’s local cuisine without breaking the bank!

Downtown Restaurant Week, presented by Downtown OKC, Inc, is a mouth-watering offering of delectable food pairings from a variety of Oklahoma City restaurants.

Each restaurant participating designed a prix fixe menu to showcase and highlight culinary specialties specific to the restaurant’s concept.

The custom prix fixe menus and pricing will be available Sunday, January 18 through Saturday January 24, so go out and enjoy some of the best dining downtown Oklahoma City has to offer!

Turn the page for participating restaurants, hours and info.

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Participating Restaurants

Bricktown

MELTINGPOT.COM Dinner only

Sun – Thurs | 11:30am to 10pm Fri & Sat | 11:30am to 11pm Automobile Alley

Downtown

BROADWAY10OKC.COM

LETSDOGREEK.COM

Mon – Thur & Sun | 11am to 10pm Fri & Sat | 11am to 11pm Sun | 11am to 9pm

Mon – Fri | 10:30am to 2pm

Lunch | Dinner

Lunch only

Deep Deuce

THEWEDGEOKC.COM Midtown

PACKARDSOKC.COM Lunch

Tues – Sat | 11am to 2pm

Lunch only

Mon – Thur | 11am to 10pm Fri & Sat | 11am to 11pm Sun | 10:30am to 9pm

Dinner

Tues - Thurs | 5pm to 9pm Fri & Sat | 5pm to 10pm

Downtown

FLINTOKC.COM Dinner only

Sun - Thur | 5pm to 11pm Fri & Sat | 5pm to 11pm

Deep Deuce

URBANJOHNNIE.COM Lunch | Dinner Automobile Alley

Mon - Wed | 11am to 11pm Thur – Sat | 11am to 12pm Sun | 11am to 9pm

SANDBBURGERS.COM Lunch | Dinner

Automobile Alley

FACEBOOK.COM/HILLBILLYPOBOYSOYSTERS Lunch | Dinner

Mon – Thur & Sun | 11am to 8pm Fri & Sat | 11am to 10pm

Mon - Thur | 11am to 10pm Fri & Sat | 11am to 10:30pm Sun | 11am to 9pm

Downtown

VASTOKC.COM Dinner only

Mon - Thur | 5pm to 10pm Fri & Sat | 5pm to 10:30pm

Bricktown

INTHERAWSUSHI.COM Lunch

Mon - Thur | 11am to 2pm

Dinner

Mon - Thur | 5pm to 10pm

Bricktown

BOWLREDPIN.COM Lunch | Dinner

Mon – Wed | 11am to 10pm Fri & Sat | 11am to 1am Sun | 1pm to 10pm

See okgazette.com for prix fixe menus

Downtown

Lunch

Mon – Fri | 11am to 2pm Sat & Sun | 12pm to 2pm

Dinner

Sun – Sat | 5pm to 10pm

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Chow Downtown.

Curry favorites A travelogue of these exotic dishes abound.

The Singapore Chow Mai Fun at Great Wall.

BY ANGELA BOTZER

Paul Child, husband of famed chef Julia Child, reflecting on his life of travel, work and food, once said, “If variety is the spice of life, then my life must be one of the spiciest you ever heard of. A curry of a life.” Life can indeed be spicy, and so can curry.

What is it?

Curry powder blends vary with cuisine and recipes. Some focus on one or more ingredients to complement different dishes.

Blends usually contain a mix of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, ginger powder, fennel seeds, whole black peppercorns, mustard seeds, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Also common are fenugreek seeds, cinnamon, cardamom pods, nutmeg, aniseed, bay leaves, curry leaves from the curry tree (native to Sri Lanka and India) and cloves.

Traditionally, when making blends, seeds and spices should be heated in a pan for a few minutes prior to grinding and blending to release their essential oils.

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Other curries from diverse cuisines are also gaining popularity in metro restaurants.

I tried curried frog legs ($10.95) for the first time at Lido Restaurant, 2518 N. Military Ave. Frog legs, which we often associate with French fare, have been part of Vietnamese dishes for centuries.

These were served in a Vietnamese curry (with star anise and annatto powder) with coconut milk, scallions and wood ear mushrooms over vermicelli

noodles. The dish was garnished with chopped peanuts and cilantro.

Tastes like chicken? Almost. The frog legs tasted like seafood and chicken in a delicious sauce blend. Iced French coffee ($1.95) is a perfect accompaniment to cool down the spice.

You can go halfway around the world, from Vietnam to the Caribbean, with a drive to Carican Flavors, 2701 N. Martin Luther King Ave. Curried goat ($11.90) is a specialty in Trinidad, Jamaica and right here in this bright, cheerful restaurant.

“I make it mild, not so spicy, so

everyone can enjoy it,” said owner Sharon McMillan. “If people want to make it spicier, they can add spices here.”

The goat is marinated in fresh herbs and Caribbean spices, which often include the spicy pod ajwain. Goat is a meat that tastes a bit on the sweet side, and it is perfect at Carican, tender and served with red beans and rice, spinach and fried plantains.

Curry is not native to China, but it does appear in Chinese recipes by way of India. You can find it in OKC at Great Wall, 2800 NW 63rd St. The Singapore The frog leg curry at Lido Restaurant.

Chow Mai Fun ($7.95) is yummy. Fun are Chinese rice noodles, and this pork entrée, served over thin fun, is mixed with scrambled eggs, onions, mushrooms and carrots. While not a menu-listed item, this dish (originally invented by Cantonese chefs) also has a hint of Chinese five-spice powder, a blend of cinnamon, fennel, cloves, white pepper and star anise.

Hot and spicy curried pork ($8.45) has the dangerous scarlet hot pepper image next to it on the menu, and rightly so, as it’s fiery. The pork curry is served over rice in an eye-opening sauce that includes green peppers, mushrooms, a hint of Chinese five-spice powder and onions. Keep a glass of water nearby.

Green curry paste is used frequently in Thai curry dishes and includes garlic, onions, lemongrass, lime zest and shrimp paste. Tana Thai Bistro, 10700 N. May Ave., has an exceptional green curry ($8.95-$9.95) in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, eggplant, red bell peppers and your choice of chicken, beef, tofu or shrimp.

Spicy South Indian Hyderabadi-Style Curry Powder (Garam Hyderabadi Kari Masala) makes 1 cup Ingredients 6 tbsp coriander seeds 3 tbsp cumin seeds 3 tbsp ground turmeric 1 tbsp fenugreek seeds 2 tbsp black mustard seeds 20 green cardamom pods, pods removed and discarded 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into small pieces

5 bay leaves 1/2 tsp whole cloves 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tbsp aniseeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 5 dried red chilies 10 dried curry leaves Directions 1. In a heavy-bottomed pan, roast all

of the ingredients over a medium heat, stirring constantly for 4-5 minutes.

2. Transfer spices to a spice grinder or mortar and pestle and grind to a fine powder.

3. Store in an airtight jar.

Source: Recipe adapted from Feast of India: A Legacy of Recipes and Fables by Rani. Contemporary Books, 1991; page 3.

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’Ere did Greg and his merry band descend upon the catfish ’Twas $8.99 for a pound.

And lo did they eat with a mighty hunger until no more fish could be found.

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It takes some guts to put your opinion of the food in the title of your own restaurant.

On the menu? Sure. Everybody talks about their “famous” this or “legendary” that.

Really?

Your fried chicken recipe is legendary? It slew the dragon, conquered Poseidon’s armies and performed the Cinnamon Challenge flawlessly? Wow. The breading must be fantastic.

But out in the wilds of Midwest City, which is legendary for being east of the city, is C’est Si Bon, 101 N. Douglas Blvd., a Cajun restaurant that proudly puts its reputation on its sign.

“It’s so good” is an accurate description of the words and noises my friends and I made as we mythically defeated the bulk of the C’est Si Bon menu.

Bards will surely write epic lute solos to describe our valiant efforts that day.

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Swam all it could in a river of spices ’til fried in a crust sweet and true.

And, along with the shrimp for $10.99, it nearly sated the hearty, ravenous crew.

What next came a-hopping as they licked their lips but some tender fried legs of frog.

No dipping sauce needed for these sultry treats that had recently perched on a log.

If you’re afraid to make a meal of Kermit’s backside, which I found to be quite fine, skip the large meal with 10 of the legs and buy one apiece for $1.99.

Still the red beans and rice did await us with large blackened sausage on the side.

It’s a filling meal, true, but stir it all up and you’ll find ham hiding inside.

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The crawfish étouffée was less daring; its spices did not make a mark.

The dark roux was buttery and the tails cooked fine, but there was no bite with its bark.

If you’d rather have lunch that comes in a bun, a po’boy is what you crave.

The cochon de lait is a slow roasted pig that found in my belly a grave.

Tender and sweet, the pork fell apart, mixed in with a crunchy coleslaw.

And the Creole mayonnaise made the bread so much easier for me to gnaw.

Are you as sick of my terrible rhyming as I think you ams?

Then forgive me this last, but I really must say don’t dare leave without candied yams.

We have fun, right?

Seriously, the food at C’est Si Bon lived up to its name. The hardest things to deal with are the ridiculous distance between the restaurant and me and a bit of crab-shell dodging when you eat the gumbo ($7.99). But it’s worth it. I mean, there’s real crab in there.

What next came a-hopping as they licked their lips but some tender fried legs of frog.

If you’re worried about Cajun food being too spicy, you can put away the jug of milk and relax.

While there’s flavor, there’s not a whole lot of heat. If anything, be sure you’ve got a little hot sauce on hand.

While my trepid food adventurers and I appreciated most everything at C’est Si Bon, there were highs and lows.

The collard greens were fine, but not amazing. The mac and cheese was creamy. The big hit was the boudin balls (six for $3.99, so get thousands of them), which are a carb-tacular delight of ridiculous proportions — especially dipped in the chef’s version of Tiger sauce.

Midwest City is a ways off, but C’est Si Bon is so good, it’s worth the drive.

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S&B’s Burger Joint

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This Cajun joint is full of menu items that will transport you to New Orleans.

There’s just enough kick in some of the dishes to make you mop your brow, and it serves serious cocktails in those mason jars. The laid-back vibe, complete with a porch and fresh oysters on the half-shell, paints a picture of bayou country.

You have to hand it to owners Shannon Roper and Bryan Neel. They have a kick-ass record and poster collection that decorates the walls of S&B’s, and they’ve created a cool place that’s still family friendly. What’s best is they will put just about anything on a burger, and the results are delicious. Check out the NW Ninth Street location for nostalgia and a variety of sliders and loaded fries.

Urban Johnnie is the upscale, tailored uncle of the popular local Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler franchise. The industrial, slick interior is contemporary without being stuffy. Its menu features favorites you know and love as well as fancier fare. It has an amazing patio with heaters and a full bar that serves a tasty Old Fashioned. Look for several DRW menu options; none of them will disappoint.

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It’s time to rediscover a longtime favorite. Wait. You say you’ve never been here? Remedy that this week.

Let’s Do Greek is all about family, and once you dine there, you’re family, too.

With 30 years of restaurant experience, owners Marsha and Gleen’s cooking is proof that practice makes perfect.

The spacious and beautiful restaurant atop Devon Tower has gone through some changes over the past few months.

Local chef Kurt Fleischfresser (The Coach House, The Metro Wine Bar & Bistro) took over as director in August and is eager to share his exciting changes with you. Vast offers DRW items that showcase the best it has to offer. It’s a meal and a view you won’t soon forget.

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With executive chef Chris McKenna at the helm, Packard’s menu is a constant rotation of locally sourced ingredients and flavors that change with the seasons.

McKenna and his team are always on the lookout for new flavor combinations and exciting ways to reinvent traditional American fare. We can’t wait to see what creations McKenna has created for the week, and for the price. Hold on to your hats; you’re in for a treat.

Drew and Anna Mains have a great story about how they came to own this sushi joint. They met as bartenders, fell for each other and then bought the place. Maybe the great view and incredible menu also enticed them. They make delightful creations that are a feast for the eyes and the mouth. Rumor has it that Michael Bublé loved it and even gave them a shoutout for excellent service and food while performing at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

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Farm to Fork: A Panoramic View of Agriculture AGEC 4990 (online class) Instructor: Dr. F. Bailey Norwood Started Jan. 12, 2015 Enrollment available through Jan. 20 casnr.okstate.edu/farm-to-fork

Dr. Bailey Norwood believes you can’t learn enough about a subject, but he also cautions you to consider of the source. As a professor at Oklahoma State University in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, he felt there was an information gap in the public’s understanding of where their food comes from. In Norwood’s approximation, it’s not lies that are propagated; it’s the deluge of information and the sources it comes from.

“We noticed that there were so many controversies in food and agriculture,” he said. “I see it mainly as a very bad communication problem.”

In order to help the general public navigate the territory between what happens on the farm and how it comes to your table, he designed a course that delves into what he has learned in years of research. “[Farm to Fork: A Panoramic View of Agriculture] is a brand-new class. We noticed that there were so many controversies in food. Food is very political now,” he said.

There is an overwhelming amount of information out there about food controversies. Just Google “Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)” and see what pops up in the videos alone.

“There’s a lot of activity online, with tons of videos with great production values, but they tend to be by think tanks or interest groups and, a lot of times, the industry,” he said.

There was very little coming out of academia, and it troubled Norwood,

especially since the university has plenty of programs for producers. He saw a niche for the people who should know the most: the educators.

“We have great programs like Sun Up (SUNUP TV, a Saturday morning public education program geared toward producers), but it doesn’t really take home the controversial issues, nor have we done enough to educate the general public about agriculture itself,” he said.

The goal of the class is to encourage agricultural literacy for all people. Norwood wants everyone from producers to consumers to take home the proper information from an unbiased source. The college of Agriculture encouraged him to make a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC). He spent the last year developing a curriculum that would offer this information for anyone who wants to take it. It will be a basic course in all the subjects that have become politicized when it comes to food. Also, it will cover the journey that food takes from the producer to your table. Norwood has had some time to consider why so many food issues have become politicized.

“I take a different view than some on this. You hear about agriculture people talking about ‘the disconnect.’

They are usually talking about consumers not understanding the farms, but I see it mainly as a very bad communication problem,” he said.

Norwood has a special knack for giving all opinions equal attention, and it helped him understand the root of the problem. He spent much of his years as a graduate and Ph.D. candidate dealing with the big picture.

His Ph.D. is in economics, but the focus of his study was agriculture.

“Then I turned my attention to animal welfare issues and found I could write about both sides of the issues and could be friendly with both sides,” Norwood said. “We hardly

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have anyone who can do that, and my job became much more meaningful.”

Once he discovered his knack for tackling thorny topics in food, he started turning attention toward them.

Farm to Fork is less a series of lectures than a multi-media trip through the controversies that are most prevalent in food today. The online course will include a virtual trip to a dairy farm and a DNA lab and vivid animation that is a far cry from stodgy lecture time reading along with a textbook. The resources Norwood had at his fingertips through the university astonished him. When he had first envisioned the class, he figured it would consist of simple lectures delivered via Internet video. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth.

You hear about agriculture people talking about ‘the disconnect’– they are usually talking about consumers not understanding the farms, but I see it mainly as a very bad communication problem.

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Dr. Bailey Norwood is offering a class designed to illustrate the complexities of farm-to-fork principles of commerce and ideology.

For more information These local farms provide produce, dairy and meat to some of your favorite local restaurants.

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— Bailey Norwood “Of course, the subject matter in this course is different, but the production value — we have a department called The Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and they gave me a lot of resources galore. It was very exciting to make, and I think it will be engaging for the students,” he said.

Over 16 weeks, the course tackles subjects such as pesticides and GMOs, farm subsidies, the role of antibiotics and hormones and animal welfare.

Norwood recently finished working on a book that provides further information on those and other topics.

Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know was published the first week of December and is available at booksellers nationwide.

Although the book is in no way a textbook for the class, it could be viewed as a companion, especially since it delves deeper into some subjects than the course.

What Norwood hopes to accomplish with both the course and the book is educating the public with

You can purchase many products from these farms at OSU-OKC Farmers Market, 400 N. Portland Ave.; Urban Agrarian,1235 SW Second St.; and Native Roots Market, 131 NE Second Street.countyext2.okstate.edu for more information.

the facts he has meticulously compiled over the past years. His passion for the topics shines through when he speaks about them, and he has some surprising opinions about some of the more controversial ones. For instance, he comes down cautiously on the side of most pesticides and GMO technology. He does pick a side when it comes to animal welfare and feels that American farms could do better, especially in cases of certain animals.

He is encouraged at the strides being made in the name of humane animal treatment in farming.

To learn more, visit casnr.okstate. edu/farm-to-fork.

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Impacting lives Charitable trusts and the YMCA awards money to local, state and national nonprofits.

BY ZACH JACOBS & ALYSSA LINDSEY

The YMCA of the USA selected three winning projects submitted by Oklahomans for its third annual My Fresh Page Project contest to encourage community improvement. “[The My Fresh Page Project] was created to prove that a single idea can transform the quality of life in neighborhoods across the country,” said Brenda Bennett, vice president of communications at the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City.

Philanthropists nationwide submitted 560 entries at three separate prize levels of $5,000, $1,000 and $500. Then the public cast 430,000 online votes during the contest to decide 17 semi-finalists.

Finally, a panel of judges at the YMCA of the USA narrowed down the ten winners, who received a total of $20,000 in grant money.

“Giving back and providing support to the community is a vital part of the Y’s commitment to social responsibility, and this is just one way that we can help strengthen our community,” Bennett said.

The $1,000 grant winner, OK Teens Care!, was created by Edmond teenager Addison Price because she wants to encourage teenagers to volunteer in their communities. OK Teens Care! will use the money to buy pancake batter for the local Kiwanis Club, provide supplies to kids at the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, improve flower beds at senior citizen homes and provide refreshments at community Christmas festivals.

“Addison wanted to do as many projects as possible … so that way they could impact different groups and include friends from different pockets of her life and show them that volunteering is a good thing,” Bennett said.

Another grant recipient, the Choose, Chance, Change program, was initiated by a group of YMCA staff and works with youth in the Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention Facility to provide

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Kindergarteners enjoy the play carpet at Special Care, Inc., which recently received a $4,000 grant from the Kirschner Trust fund. positive role models and healthy activities.

The program won a $500 grant to bring the youth inspiration and hope through leadership, asset-building and physical activities, especially during the holidays.

Briarwood Elementary School received a $500 grant to replace their soccer field, goals and balls in the aftermath of the May 20, 2014, tornado.

The project was submitted by Oklahoma City resident Paula Cellars, a Briarwood mom and PTA member.

The winning projects were chosen based on their merit, creativity, how they fit with the contest’s theme and their appropriateness.

“The efforts of the Y are focused on nurturing the potential of every child and teen, proving our community’s health and well-being and giving back and providing assistance to our neighbors,” Bennett said.

The Y is able to meet many of these goals because of the incredible volunteers in the community. In 2014, the 12 Oklahoma City YMCA locations had 4,933 volunteers, who gave 67,912 hours.

Other project entries by Oklahoma residents included ReMerge, a diversionary program for mothers facing incarceration. ReMerge helps them become productive citizens, and the I Heart Run 5K to raise money for the American Heart Association.

Kirschner grants

Special Care, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides year-round speech, behavioral, physical and occupational therapy to more than 200 Oklahoma children with special needs.

Just in time for the holidays, a local charitable trust awarded Special Care — and dozens of other nonprofits — monetary grants to continue their services.

Trustees of the Kirschner Trusts

Affiliated Fund awarded $354,075 in grants to 78 state and national nonprofit organizations — 10 of them based in OKC — Dec. 1.

Special Care’s grant for its services was a handsome $4,000.

Kelli Dupuy, Special Care’s director of marketing and development, said she and her staff are “super excited” about the Kirschner Trusts grant.

“Our kids get amazing care here, but it’s because of the wonderful people in the community like the Kirschner Trust,” said Dupuy. “The work they do is really impacting lives.”

Most of the fund’s beneficiaries are located in Muskogee and northeast Oklahoma, but nine Oklahoma Citybased organizations also applied for and received grants this year, including: According to its website, the Kirschner Trusts grants benefit “nonprofit organizations that provide direct services in the areas of health and disabilities, youth, education and social services” and “award grants to small nonprofit organizations that have limited funding sources.”

The Kirschner Trusts are named after Phil and Roberta Kirschner, who supported organizations in and around the Muskogee area. After Phil’s death in 1981, his estate established five separate trusts that continued donations and support.

In 2013, Roberta’s daughter, Miriam Freedman, transferred the assets to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, helping to create a permanent endowment fund.

Dupuy said Special Care’s “wonderful gift” will go a long way. She said $4,000 can fund seven full scholarships, 15 partial scholarships, 50 therapy sessions or nearly 1,000 meals, one of their highest overall costs.

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A regional arts organization that encompasses Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas, the MAAA stands behind its mission statement of “more art for more people.” By offering the Artistic Innovations grant to both artists and arts organizations, MAAA allows organizations the opportunity to not only provide professional development but also be a part of traveling exhibitions.

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It’s really hard to find money for artists and arts organizations. It’s not an area where you see a lot of state arts agencies providing support.

— Mary Kennedy $15,000 per project, is currently looking for Oklahoma applicants. The deadline is Friday.

“It’s a program that’s really designed to help artists and art organizations with the creation of new work to help them take it to a new audience,” Mary Kennedy, CEO of MAAA, said. “It’s

Dancers with the Perpetual Motion dance group rehearse at Oklahoma Contemporary in Oklahoma City.

The group were recipients of grants from Mid America Arts Alliance. really hard to find money for artists and arts organizations. It’s not an area where you see a lot of state arts agencies providing support.”

Kennedy believes that, in addition to providing production support, the grant also allows artists to become more professional by giving them the opportunity to tour beyond their home community.

Past Oklahoma success stories include Romy Owens’ An Imagined Otherhood installation, participation in the Native American New Play Festival and the upcoming Perpetual Motion Dance project Rebound, scheduled to premiere this May. Kennedy considers a recent Perpetual Motion Dance piece one of MAAA’s greatest Oklahoma achievements.

“Two years ago, Perpetual Motion Dance applied for a project, and it allowed that company and the choreographer to create new work and produce it in Oklahoma City,” Kennedy said. “Our staff had a chance to see that work, and we invited them to come up to Kansas City to perform. It was so stunning and so gorgeous. They did such a great job. But the thing that really got me is I can remember looking around the outdoor venue and there were so many people packed in there they were standing on top of their cars just to be able to see the stage.”

With the deadline looming, artists and organizations are encouraged to go to MAAA’s website, maaa.org, to fill out the application and complete a letter of inquiry.

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More than 100 years ago, when the first settlers came to Oklahoma, a handful of pioneers had the forethought to bring culture and arts to the open plains. Those pioneers were the first to realize the importance of how fine art could help shape the barren prairie.

Now the work of those early Oklahomans is being featured in a new exhibit at Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive. The First Fifty Years will open with a special reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday in the museum’s Tulsa World Gallery.

“The artists represented were the catalysts of fine art in Oklahoma, art education and the development of art museums,” said Shelley Rowan, director of marketing and communications for the Oklahoma Heritage Association and the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum. “The exhibition features just over 30 works of art, including works on loan from the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art and the Oklahoma State Art Collection courtesy of Oklahoma Arts Council.”

The exhibit is on display through April, and Rowan says she hopes visitors will take away a renewed appreciation for what those early Oklahomans did for the arts in the

Marissa Raglin, gallery manager at Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, unwraps artwork by Linley M Tonkjn and William Harold Smith. state.

“We hope to provide awareness of Oklahoma’s wonderful art past, sharing these early Oklahoma artists’ life ways, culture, art and traditions,” Rowan said. “Rich in variety, many artistic mediums are showcased within this exhibition, each artist conveying their own story.”

Rowan said the exhibition will be displayed chronologically and feature work from as early as 1907 (statehood), providing visitors with a story and understanding of Oklahoma’s roots within the artistic community.

The First Fifty Years will be on display through April 25. The January 15 reception is free and open to the public.

“This is such a wonderful exhibition to bring to the Tulsa World Gallery at the GaylordPickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum,” Rowan said. “The artists featured in this exhibition launched Oklahoma into being a place where people from all over the world would come for a better life and a better future as an artist.”

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From the heart An award winning musical stirs the soul of OKC.

BY ERIC WEBB

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The Tony and Grammy Awardwinning musical Once arrives in Oklahoma City this week to stir the soul, heal broken hearts and give hope to the lovers and dreamers in us all.

Based on the 2007 Oscar-winning film of the same name, Once tells the story of Guy, an Irish busker, and Girl, a Czech immigrant, who bond over their shared love of music. Over the course of one whirlwind week, a complex romance develops between them and raw, powerful songs explode from their musical collaboration.

Once is loosely inspired by the real relationship between Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová who played Guy and Girl in the film version and wrote all the original music and lyrics for the film and stage versions of the show.

The stage version was developed over the course of 2011, made its Broadway debut February 28, 2012, and ran for nearly two years.

The supporting characters — including the role of Baruška, Girl’s mother, played by Donna Garner in the US tour — have been fleshed out considerably for the stage.

“She’s a tough broad but still warm and funny,” Garner said. “I always think of Baruška being a little bit like a hen with her chicks under her wings that she’s trying to protect. She’s watching her daughter grow up and deal with really adult problems.”

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Garner’s favorite moment in the show is when Guy and Girl sing the award-winning song “Falling Slowly” together for the first time.

“You can always hear whispers of recognition from the audience when the song starts. There’s a sense of anticipation because it’s so powerful and touching,” Garner said. “The cast joins in partway through and we all start to play together for the first time with this beautiful melody. It’s such an amazing song. There’s no way I could ever get sick of it.”

Another highlight for Garner is the pre-show during which she and the cast take the stage for 20 minutes before curtain and jam on stage in the working bar set. During this time, the audience is encouraged to come on stage, hang out and order a drink.

“For a lot of people, this experience sets the tone of intimacy and helps create a reality that’s maintained throughout the show,” Garner said.

“Also, seeing a theater from the stage is always the most beautiful view.”

Unlike some musicals that tend toward the fanciful, Garner said that Once stands apart for being extremely real.

“These are everyday situations and problems that the characters are dealing with — problems like adjusting to life in a new country, grieving for loved ones that have passed away and trying to keep faith while following your dreams,” Garner said.

More than just entertainment, Once is a show that speaks to people on a very deep level and changes lives, Garner’s included.

“I’ve lost a lot of family members and a husband,” Garner said. “Once has made me absolutely cherish every day, and it’s allowed me to relive the good memories of those I’ve lost.”

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Star Wars release party 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 Empire Strikes Books 600 NW 23rd St. facebook.com/EmpireStrikes Twitter: @empire_strikes 771-0763 Free

What happens when owners of a local comic book store — which draws its name and inspiration from one of the most popular and profitable science fiction movie franchises of the last 40 years — decide to close their doors?

If you’re Jeremy Privett and Camille and Bryan O’Quinn, owners of Empire Strikes Books, 600 NW 23rd St., you open up a new and larger shop down the hall and throw a party.

Empire Strikes Books opened on May 4, 2013 — better known to Star Wars fans as Force Day (“May the Fourth Be With You.” Get it?) — to serve fellow comic book fans in Uptown OKC while paying homage to Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Bryan’s favorite installment of the saga.

Camille, also a fan of comic books, had only one hesitation to the store opening: its name.

“Make sure we don’t get sued,” she advised her husband.

Flip the ink-covered pulp pages forward 20 months and you’ll read about how Empire Strikes Books has kept a steady clientele of fans and customers, plying them with the latest

and greatest issues of scores of different comic book series, ranging from the popular to the obscure. (And no, they didn’t get sued over the store’s name.)

While the vast majority of the store is filled with nationally known titles, Bryan, Camille and Privett pride themselves on a special section filled with works from local comic artists like Jerry Bennett, Tyler Kelting, Brian Winkeler and Dorshak Bloch. Bryan said these homegrown works will now be showcased in the new location instead of being (proverbially) “shoved” into a corner in the current store.

The party, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14, is to celebrate expanding the store’s space and the relaunch of the popular, long-running comic book series Star Wars.

A new hope In case you’ve been disconnected from the mainstream science fiction world in the past year, you should know that Star Wars, the epic sci-fi movie saga conceived and created (and, to some fans, wrecked and tainted) by George Lucas, is getting a reboot.

Hollywood megadirector and selfprofessed Star Wars fan J.J. Abrams — whose works include two installments each of the Mission: Impossible and Star Trek franchises, which have grossed nearly $2 billion worldwide to date — wouldn’t have gotten the nod to write and direct Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens had Lucas still been at the helm.

But it took The Walt Disney

Company reaching into Mickey Mouse’s deep pockets in late 2012 to plunk down a cool $4 billion to scoop up Lucasfilm, Star Wars’ parent studio.

You might not know the Star Wars cinematic saga also had a companion comic book canon.

While Marvel actually owned and published the original comic book series from 1977 to 1987, the series was essentially defunct for a few years until Dark Horse Publishing put it back out on the stands in 1991. However, December was Star Wars’ final month with Dark Horse, and Marvel will reboot the storyline entirely.

George Lucas might be wiping away his tears with hundred-dollar bills nowadays over losing creative control over Luke and Leia. But the O’Quinns — Star Wars fans and comic book collectors — had different responses to the Force now being with Marvel and Disney.

Empire Strikes back Bryan said his take on the sale was a bemused and slightly surprised “Wow.” “The best thing George Lucas could do for the Star Wars series,” said Bryan, “was to sell it to someone else.”

Disney/Marvel wasn’t on his radar of potential suitors for Lucasfilm. Yet after processing how successfully Marvel’s recent adaptations of some of their classic comic titles to the big screen have fared — Iron Man and Captain America are ringing (and ka-chinging) examples — Bryan said he had “renewed hope” in the upcoming film series.

Bryan O’Quinn, part owner of Empire Strikes Books, is hosting a Star Wars comic release and store moving party Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Camille’s initial response, however, was an incredulous “What?”

“A lot of us diehards were skeptical [of the purchase],” she said. “I did not want to see Leia drawn in with the rest of Disney’s princesses.”

But she was pleasantly surprised to hear about Abrams’ signing on to make Episode VII. “He has the ability to make it as authentic [to the original storyline] as he can,” said Camille.

Awakening So what does this mean for the comic series? The O’Quinns said if recent pop culture crossovers are any indicator of what the future holds, Star Wars as a comic series might just go more mainstream.

Bryan said the relaunch of the Star Wars comic series is “a good jumpingon point” for anyone interested in the movies to get into the comics.

He and Camille both hoped it would also expose a new generation to comic books as a legitimate art form that has many merits (and some pretty cool stories, too).

For more information on the Empire Strikes Books launch party, including its costume contest and preordering copies of the upcoming Star Wars first issue, call 771-0763.

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Sweet southpaw Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is in OKC to accept the 2014 Warren Spahn Award.

BY BRENDAN HOOVER

After one of the best Los Angeles Dodgers seasons in recent history, pitcher Clayton Kershaw is in Oklahoma City this week to pick up his latest piece of hardware, the 2014 Warren Spahn Award.

Kershaw will accept the award Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Jim Thorpe Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, 4040 N. Lincoln Blvd., during the Warren Spahn Award Gala hosted by the Bricktown Rotary Club in conjunction with the Jim Thorpe Association. The award is presented annually to Major League Baseball’s best left-handed pitcher.

Kershaw has won the award for the second consecutive year and the third time in four years. He also won in 2011 and 2013.

“I’m humbled to be recognized by the Bricktown Rotary Club again this year. The prestige of this award isn’t lost on me,” he said. “Warren Spahn was a great pitcher with a legendary career. To be recognized in his honor is pretty special.”

Pitching dominated baseball this year, and Kershaw was one of the best.

He won both the National League Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards (just the 11th player in MLB history to accomplish that), amassing a 21-3 record with 239 strikeouts. His 1.77 Earned Run Average was the lowest in the Majors since 2000, and he won his fourth straight ERA title, the first pitcher ever to reach that milestone. Kershaw also threw his first no-hitter on June 18 against the Colorado Rockies.

Kershaw has been one of the top pitchers in baseball since his MLB debut in 2008. The 26-year-old from Dallas has won three Cy Young Awards, the pitching Triple Crown in 2011 and is a four-time NL all-star.

In 2011, Kershaw and his wife,

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Ellen, founded Kershaw’s Challenge, which seeks to help children in the United States and Africa. The organization provides a home to orphans living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia, and in 2012, it expanded to serve at-risk youth in Los Angeles and Dallas.

“As impressive as Clayton Kershaw is on the field, it’s his commitment to helping others that is most admirable,” said Bill Hickman, Spahn Award Gala chairman. “His work through the foundation is an example for each of us.”

The Spahn Award is unique in that it’s the only major league sports award based purely on a statistical formula. Each year’s winner has the best cumulative ranking in three categories: wins, strikeouts and ERA. Hickman said the award is the only award presented in Oklahoma to a major league athlete for their performance on the field.

Warren Spahn was a Hall of Famer and native Oklahoman who is the winningest southpaw pitcher in MLB history, with 363 wins.

During the gala, the Ferguson Jenkins and Michelle Smith Outstanding Student Athlete Awards will also be presented to outstanding high school baseball and softball players. Jenkins, a Hall of Fame pitcher, has been connected to the awards since 1999, and Smith, a two-time Olympic gold medal-winning United States softball pitcher, is lending her name to the award for the first time this year.

The gala serves as a fundraiser for the Bricktown Rotary Club and the Jim Thorpe Association, both nonprofit organizations. For more information, call 605-2375 or visit okcspahnawards .com.

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BY JOSHUA BOYDSTON

Thin Skin with Semblance, Himalayas and Wallclouds 6 p.m. Saturday The Conservatory 8911 N. Western Ave. conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $5-$7

The classic image of the cartoonishly cool ’70s rocker — perfectly messy hair, slick leather jacket, devil-may-care smirk — belies the truth about most artists, which is that they do care, deeply, personally and professionally.

Most art is born out of pain, anguish and torment, and history’s greatest painters, writers and musicians have not only acknowledged that but embraced it.

The guys behind Oklahoma City rock act Thin Skin understand this well, and with a name like that, they sure don’t make any qualms about it either.

“Our music is emotional and sensitive and all that good stuff,” said

Dalton Farr, singer and guitarist. “We don’t necessarily try to write to the name, but it suits us so well we kind of do anyway.”

Farr formed the band with best friend and roommate Alex Skaggs (bass/vocals) in 2013, quickly followed by guitarist Payton Collins and drummer Andrew Dolman.

The four recently split from their respective roles in now-defunct punk groups And So It Goes and Everybody Talks.

Those bands shared many of the same influences brought into Thin Skin: emo rock mainstays Brand New, Jawbreaker, Taking Back Sunday and Manchester Orchestra. But maybe age brings a greater weight and maturity (both in life and music) that lends more gravity to the songs swollen with all the feels.

Thin Skin is doing this just in the knick of time, too, with 2014 the peak of the latest emo revival. Title Fight, Balance and Composure, Joyce Manor and Into It. Over It. once again bring a lost form back into the national public eye and into critics’ good graces.

Farr sees that movement brewing

Our music is emotional and sensitive and all that good stuff.

We don’t necessarily try to write to the name, but it suits us so well we kind of do anyway.

— Dalton Farr

locally too.

“It’s getting there,” he said. “In our crowd, pop-punk was the main thing, and before that, it was metalcore. That age was fun, sure, but I think we’re all onto something better now.”

An eponymous debut EP in 2013 helped set a foundation for Thin Skin, but with Morning Colors, the band’s latest record, the band thinks it filled in the cracks.

“We put out our first EP, and

we had barely even been a band that long,” Skaggs said. “We hadn’t even played any shows when we wrote it.

This one, we took our time with it, and it shows.”

It’s being celebrated with a release show Saturday at The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western Ave., and the first 25 guests receive a free album. Morning Colors is filled with the most raw truths and vulnerabilities from the band yet, but it’s also something cheerful and heartwarming, like the imagery its title suggests: the dawning of a new day.

“I wrote the lyrics from a bad place, but the past year was cool to me, and to all of us,” Farr said. “It’s written from pain, but it was made out of happiness. There are breakup songs and struggle, but as a whole, it’s more of a good time and forgetting about the bad times, or at least talking your way through them. It’s about getting better.”

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Michael Hix, Riverwind Casino, Norman. ROCK Randy Cassimus, Full Circle Bookstore. ACOUSTIC Rick Jawnsun, Jazmo’z Bourbon St. Cafe. COUNTRY Roy Lee Scott & The Flying Cowboys, Sliders. COUNTRY

Eric Church, Chesapeake Energy Arena. COUNTRY

Ruthie Foster, The Blue Door. BLUES

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15 Brad Fielder, Grandad’s Bar. COUNTRY Brent Saulsbury/Will Galbraith/Wayne Duncan, Friends Restaurant & Club. ROCK David Morris, Skirvin Hilton Hotel. PIANO Reese Wilson/Michael Summers, Kendell’s Bar. SINGER/ SONGWRITER

The Damn Quails, Grady’s 66 Pub, Yukon. ROCK ZuZu’s Petals, Othello’s Italian Restaurant, Norman.

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Monday

The theme of this celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is Honor, Celebrate and Work. Oklahoma City holds the third largest Martin Luther King Jr. parade in the nation, and an expected 30,000 people line the street in celebration as we remember and honor a man whose dream changed a nation. Following the parade, all attendants are invited to a concert at Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, 301 W. Reno Ave., at 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the life of King with contemporary and traditional gospel music. The performance will feature the choirs of the University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University and the University of Oklahoma.

To learn more about the city’s events for MLK Day, visit okcmlk.org.

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Triumphant return

BY JOSHUA BOYDSTON

Prague is something of a comeback album.

That’s an unusual thing to say about a sophomore outing, to be sure, but the events leading into it are so extraordinary the exception seems warranted.

The six-song effort was tracked in the city it is named for back in late 2012 with Blackwatch Studios’ Jarod Evans, with an expected release date that following year. But fate intervened, and MRD frontman and songwriter Brantley Cowan slipped from a ladder and fell 15 feet straight down onto the ground below, breaking his back.

The accident left his ability to walk, let alone lead a rock band with big ambitions, in question. Stacked against the odds, Cowan took his first steps and relearned to walk within weeks, taking the stage at SXSW a short two months later in an underdog tale well-suited to the big, sweeping, sports-drama rock anthems the band has so steadfastly dedicated itself to churning out.

So the mere existence of Prague is a triumph of the human spirit, a rally cry of a sonically massive album and a near unbelievable instance of art mirroring life mirroring art again.

A more nuanced take on the same terrain — expressive, arenasized alt-rock — that debut Great Western Civilization took on, Prague manages to feel infinitely more sincere — or maybe just earned. Where the theatrics read, at times, manufactured, the would-be Muse heir apparent is more natural and authentic, if frequently indulgent, here.

Wrought with grief, fear, love, joy and sadness, it’s a manic-depressive

sort of record that wrestles with the decision of whether it’s an inspirational record or an inspired one. Like Daniel Day-Lewis, MRD seizes that opportunity to emote with a capital E, but the Les Miserables’ threshold for maudlin antics is punctured in “You’re Still Here” and “Tiny Clothes,” a problem exacerbated with overlong melodies in stretched-out songs that would play better in smaller doses.

Those feelings are very real, admittedly, and it’s likely that same outsized essence that made that fight back into music possible. They can be especially potent when put in check, as in opener “Young Velvet” and “Set Me Free (Wake Me Up),” where you’re left with perfectly passionate indie rock anthems ready to soundtrack the desperation Hail Mary touchdown toss or crack of a grand slam swing in the bottom of the ninth.

The former is especially interesting, sprinkling liberal chunks of mall pop nostalgia (plus a fierce sax solo) into its ’90s alt-rock angst like Collective Soul via 2015. “Pyramid” is a high point, too, weaving strings and keys that play more enlivened than weepy in a dustbowl whirlwind rocker not all too dissimilar from fellow Okies Other Lives.

A high-quality recording technically executed to the level of precision expected of a Coldplay or U2, Prague — despite its imperfections — represents a big step forward for MDR in every vital way.

The band that was nearly knocked off its feet now looks primed to take off in a full sprint. Who says miracles can’t happen?

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Natural feeling The new Paul Thomas Anderson movie might leave you confused but feeling good about it.

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Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s (Boogie Nights, The Master) latest endeavor opens like many films of the ’70s: with a sepia hue that gives an orange, unnaturally warm aesthetic to the movie. From the opening shot of a fading L.A. sunset, Anderson draws you into Inherent Vice moments before launching you into a sex, drugs and rock ’n’ rollinfused tale of modern pulp noir that would make Jeffrey Lebowski proud.

The film was adapted from the Thomas Pynchon novel of the same name, and there has been much discussion over Anderson’s ability (or inability) to keep with Pynchon’s nonlinear style of storytelling and maintain a plot that is cohesive enough to not lose his audience.

“I never remember the plots of movies. I remember how they make me feel,” Anderson said recently during the New York Film Festival.

Inherent Vice’s plot will at times leave the audience feeling a bit foggy and disoriented, much like our main character, stoner private eye Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix, The Master).

Joining in this comedic quixotic romp is Doc’s missing damsel in distress Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston, Michael Clayton), the relentless LAPD Lt. Det. Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen (Josh Brolin, No Country For Old Men), an overly wealthy real estate tycoon, his wife, her lover, a gang of Nazi bikers, a mysterious heroin cartel known as The Golden Fang and an all-encompassing sprawling conspiracy (which might be a hallucination of drug-induced paranoia). It’s set against the

backdrop of ’70s post-MansonFamily-Massacre Los Angeles, and though a complex story, it is a story that begs to be told.

Supported by an ensemble cast of Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro and even an appearance by Martin Short, this is a tale in which there is no shortage of performance. Though mostly drawn to the main character, Doc, this film is overflowing with an array of peripheral characters that keeps one giggling at their antics, confused by their behavior and absolutely mystified by their audacity.

An actual insurance term, inherent vice is a loss caused by the inherent nature of the thing itself and not the result of an external cause. Pynchon takes you on a journey with Doc, who insists on being incoherent. Through the dulling of his own faculties with almost any substance that can be acquired, Doc is frequently unable to discern reality from hallucination, added to his sentiment toward the process of crafting a story or plot.

Andersons’ adaptation of this novel insists his audience elevate itself to the point of feeling the disorientation and confusion with the main character, to go through this journey as an actual participant and not simply a bystander. One might find oneself confused, disoriented or at a loss when watching the film, but remember, it is a loss caused by the nature of the story itself and not the result of any external cause (i.e., the director). It is, by its own definition, Inherent Vice.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will never make anything that lasts forever. Nor will I or anyone else. I suppose it’s possible that human beings will still be listening to Beethoven’s music or watching The Simpsons TV show 10,000 years from today, but even that stuff will probably be gone in five billion years, when the sun expands into a red giant star. Having acknowledged that hard truth, I’m happy to announce that in the next five weeks you could begin work in earnest on a creation that will endure for a very long time. What will it be? Choose wisely!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) What does your soul need on a regular basis? The love and attention of some special person? The intoxication provided by a certain drink or drug? Stimulating social interaction with people you like? Music that drives you out of your mind in all the best ways? The English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins said that the rapture his soul needed more than anything else was inspiration -- the “sweet fire,” he called it, “the strong spur, live and lancing like the blowpipe flame.” So the experience his soul craved didn’t come from an outside stimulus. It was a feeling that rose up inside him. What about you, Taurus? According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your soul needs much more than usual of its special nourishment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In 1987, California condors were almost extinct. Less than 30 of the birds remained. Then the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched an effort to capture them all and take emergency measures to save the species.

Almost 28 years later, there are more than 400 condors, half of them living in the wild. If you act now, Gemini, you could launch a comparable recovery program for a different resource that is becoming scarce in your world. Act with urgency, but also be prepared to practice patience.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was an American statesman who served in both houses of Congress. He dearly wanted to be President of the United States, but his political party never nominated him to run for that office. Here’s the twist in his fate: Two different candidates who were ultimately elected President asked him to be their Vice-President, but he declined, dismissing the job as unimportant. Both those Presidents, Harrison and Taylor, died after a short time on the job. Had Webster agreed to be their VicePresident, he would have taken their place and fulfilled his dream. In the coming weeks, Cancerian, I advise you not to make a mistake comparable to Webster’s.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) In one of his poems, Rumi writes about being alone with a wise elder. “Please,” he says to the sage, “do not hold back from telling me any secrets about this universe.” In the coming weeks, Leo, I suggest you make a similar request of many people, and not just those you regard as wise. You’re in a phase when pretty much everyone is a potential teacher who has a valuable clue to offer you. Treat the whole world as your classroom.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Have you been tapping into your proper share of smart love, interesting beauty, and creative mojo? Are you enjoying the succulent rewards you deserve for all the good deeds and hard work you’ve done in the past eight months? If not, I am very upset. In fact, I would be livid and mournful if I found out that you have not been soaking up a steady flow of useful bliss, sweet revelations, and fun surprises. Therefore, to ensure my happiness and well-being, I COMMAND you to experience these goodies in abundance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Libran engineer Robert Goddard was the original rocket scientist. His revolutionary theories and pioneering technologies laid the foundations for space flight. Decades before the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, he and his American team began shooting rockets aloft. Members of the press were not impressed with his unusual ideas, however. They thought he

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Don’t expose them to scrutiny or criticism.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In the plot of the TV science-fiction show Ascension, the U.S. government has conducted an elaborate covert experiment for 50 years. An outside investigator named Samantha Krueger discovers the diabolical contours of the project and decides to reveal the truth to the public. “We’re going full Snowden,” she tells a seemingly sympathetic conspiracy theorist. She’s invoking the name of Edward Snowden, the renegade computer administrator who in the real world leaked classified information that the U.S. government wanted to keep hidden. It might be time for you to go at least mini-Snowden yourself, Scorpio -- not by spilling state secrets, but rather by unmasking any surreptitious or deceptive behavior that’s happening in your sphere.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) In his poem “The Garden,” Jack Gilbert says, “We are like Marco Polo who came back / with jewels hidden in the seams of his ragged clothes.” Isn’t that true about you right now, Aquarius? If I were going to tell your recent history as a fairy tale, I’d highlight the contrast between your outer disorder and your inner riches. I’d also borrow another fragment from Gilbert’s poem and use it to describe your current emotional state: “a sweet sadness, a tough happiness.”

So what comes next for you? I suggest you treat yourself to a time out. Take a break to integrate the intensity you’ve weathered. And retrieve the jewels you hid in the seams of your ragged clothes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) In 1939, author Ernest Vincent Wright finished Gadsby, a 50,000-word novel. It was unlike any book ever published because the letter “e” didn’t appear once in the text. Can you imagine the constraint he had to muster to accomplish such an odd feat? In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to summon an equally impressive expression of discipline and self-control, Sagittarius. But devote your efforts to accomplishing a more useful and interesting task, please. For example, you could excise one of your bad habits or avoid activities that waste your time or forbid yourself to indulge in fearful thoughts.

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2015 320i Sedan

$

2015 328i xDrive Gran Turismo

309

*

Lease for 39 months.

$

419

*

2015 Z4 sDrive 28i

Lease for 39 months.

$

449

*

Lease for 39 months.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW 320i Sedan vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $309.00 for 39 months based on MSRP of $35,300.00.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW 328i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $419.00 for 39 months based on MSRP of $46,300.00.

* Lease financing available on 2015 BMW Z4 sDrive28i vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $449.00 for 39 months based on MSRP of $52,200.00.

2015 528i Sedan

2015 640i Coupe

2015 740Li Sedan

$

489

*

Lease for 39 months.

$

849

*

Lease for 39 months.

$

839

*

Lease for 24 months.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW 528i Sedan vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $489.00 for 39 months based on MSRP of $52,700.00.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW 640i Coupe vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $849.00 for 39 months based on MSRP of $81,850.00.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW 740Li Sedan vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $839.00 for 24 months based on MSRP of $82,950.00.

2015 X1 sDrive28i

2015 X3 sDrive28i

2015 X5 xDrive35i

$

309

*

Lease for 36 months.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW X1 sDrive 28i vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $309.00 for 36 months based on MSRP of $35,250.00.

$

519

*

Lease for 36 months.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW X3 sDrive28i vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $519.00 for 36 months based on MSRP of $42,400.00.

$

709

*

Lease for 36 months.

*Lease financing available on 2015 BMW X5 xDrive35i vehicles, only at participating BMW centers on leases assigned to BMW Financial Services NA, LLC/Financial Services Vehicle Trust through January 31, 2014. Monthly Lease payments of $709.00 for 36 months based on MSRP of $61,450.00.