Jean Kelley, right, shops at Goodwill’s retail store at 3110 Southwest Blvd.
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90 YEARS Businesswoman’s book touts the benefits of Goodwill. BY MORGAN PHILLIPS
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ean Kelley says a person’s online searches tell a lot about them. Her own search history — koala surgery, Andy Rooney, free rap beats — provides a glimpse into a woman with myriad interests and the ability to juggle a successful career along with diverse hobbies such as abstract painting and track driving a sports car. Professionally, Kelley owned and operated a personnel company for 25 years. Since selling it in 2001, she has focused on business coaching and leadership assessment and development for executives mostly in the oil and gas and manufacturing industries. Her book “Dress like a Million from Goodwill” — which she self-financed and self-published in December 2017 — merges two of her greatest interests: fashion and making a difference. “I wrote the book for the many people whose lives are radically improved because of Goodwill,”
says Kelley, a longtime member of the nonprofit’s board of directors. The book, Kelley’s fifth, draws on her years observing how clothing projects an image. In it, Kelley encourages readers to shop at Goodwill’s retail stores, where she says “you can dress for less, help the planet and employ more people.” Retail sales of donated clothing and housewares go toward employees’ salaries and job-training programs. “I didn’t set out to do this,” Kelley says of writing “Dress Like a Million.” “It ended up more of a calling than a project.” That calling found her a few years ago when she decided to buy clothes only from Goodwill for 12 months. Now, Kelley is supporting Goodwill through sales of her book, available through Amazon, at dresslikeamillionfromgoodwill.com or at jean kelley.com for $14.95. TP
RECENT RELEASES Erin O’Dowd, “OLD TOWN” O’Dowd recently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, but she recorded her debut “Old Town” in Tulsa. The album features local favorite “Robin’s Egg Blue” and nine other self-penned tracks that reflect on her Oklahoma upbringing. Tracks like “Trick Pony” and “Songwriter’s Breakfast” are among the standouts. Released by Tulsa’s Horton Records on May 4, the album was produced by Travis Linville and features John Fullbright on keys.
Parker Millsap, “OTHER ARRANGEMENTS” The 25-year-old Purcell native lets loose in his fourth studio album, “Other Arrangements.” He comes firing out of the gate with the blistering rock track “Fine Line” before settling back into his customary Americana sound for a few songs. Overall, the 12-song release is more upbeat and more electric than his previous efforts. The sounds span rock, blues, gospel and folk on the album released by Okrahoma Records on May 4. — TIM LANDES 18
TulsaPeople JULY 2018
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oday’s filmgoers are used to special effects and computer-generated imagery — a stark contrast to the films of 1928, most of which were still silent. That contrast — and the fact that the oldest theater in Tulsa is still standing, thanks to the efforts of Clark Wiens and the late George Kravis II — is what makes Circle Cinema’s 90th anniversary so celebratory. The occasion will be marked July 7-15. Visitors can expect new documentaries and features, silent classics, special guests, discussions with filmmakers, a reel-to-reel 35mm screening, an exhibit from the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, and the inaugural Circle Cinema Film Festival. “There will be something for everyone the whole week,” says Chuck Foxen, film programmer for the nonprofit cinema. Screenings will include 2018’s “Rock Stars: Women in Petroleum” with filmmaker Vern Stefanic; a “rough cut” of Brad Beesley’s 2018 documentary “Fathers of Football” about the Wagoner High School football team; a 40th-anniversary screening of “Grease: Sing-Along”; and “Deep Red,” a restored work of Dario Argento, an Italian horror filmmaker of the 1970s and ’80s. “The Gaucho,” the second film ever shown at the Circle, on July 17, 1928, also will make a reappearance with live accompaniment on the theater’s original 1928 pipe organ. — MORGAN PHILLIPS
JULY 7-15 Circle Cinema Film Festival and 90th Birthday Celebration Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave. For a schedule of events and ticket prices, visit circlecinema.com.
LOCAL TALENT: VALERIE GRANT; CIRCLE CINEMA: CHUCK FOXEN
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