After the Storms

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After the Storms

Wedded
Bliss
A guide to the
fashion, flowers and
milestones on the road
to happily ever after
ALSO INSIDE
After the Storms
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January 2014
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Love Is in the Air
Wedding season is fast approaching, and knockout nuptials require a great
deal of preparation. No worries, though – Slice’s special wedding guide includes
awe-inspiring bridal fashion, floral suggestions and even a checklist for tying
up loose ends before tying the knot.
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After the Storms
Disasters as devastating as the tornadoes that
ravaged central Oklahoma last May have wideranging effects on all walks of life … even among
those residents who walk on four legs. But big
or small, pampered or wild, animals needing
care have metro residents ready to help.
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On the cover
Wedded
Bliss
A guide to the
ALSO INSIDE
After the Storms
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In her ongoing travels through the state, author and
photographer M.J. Alexander ventures 150 years into the
past as enthusiasts reenact the Battle of Honey Springs.
14 From the Editor
UP FRONT
18 Chatter
Prizewinning pigeons, pioneer-ing
party recipes, new sweetness for shoppers and other topics of conversation.
24 Details
Here’s to the New Year … a perfect
time to view this glittering array of
toast-worthy glassware.
29
26 Retrospective
Remembering the way we were with
a look back at the history of the soonto-be-history Stage Center.
January 2014
84 Spotlight
Creative acrobatics by local graphic
designers star in a limited-run art
exhibit centered on the concept
of balance.
87 Getting Away
Warm weather, wondrous bird
watching and a vast array of dining
options make McAllen, TX a tempting winter destination.
90 See & Do
The sights, sounds and various happenings that are enlivening the metro
this month.
94 Last Laugh
96 Last Look
Correction: In the recipe for rum cake (December’s
“Marvelous Mainstay,” page 90), we neglected one
small but significant step: Add the stick of melted
butter when combining the ingredients for the filling.
Mmmm … butter.
28 By the Numbers
Get the facts on some top New Year’s
resolutions.
29 Exchange
A conversational give and take about
basketball, the importance of family
and escaping Abilene with OSUOKC’s Dr. Bill Pink.
30 Mingling
Making an appearance on central
Oklahoma’s social scene.
FARE
68 Full of Flavor
For a waistline-friendly take on an
Italian classic, try this recipe for
Skinny Chicken Parmesan.
70 Where to Begin
Scratch in Norman offers fresh, creative and freshly created food and
cocktails to kick off the year in style.
72 Eat & Drink
Take a gastronomic tour with Slice’s
citywide dining guide.
68
PURSUITS
82 Top 10
Prime picks for a variety of January
entertainment.
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THEY SAID HE WOULDN’T
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Th i s Ye a r H e Tu r n e d 2 3
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re you big on making New Year’s resolutions? Clearing a blank slate? Turning over a new leaf? I will admit that I am not. I often think about it, usually sometime in late (late late!) December – around the same time I am
waiting in some line for the newest Lord of the Rings or Hobbit movie –
and feel like I should resolve something in honor of the new year ... yet somehow
I never quite get around to it. Hmmm, perhaps punctuality – like remembering
to make a resolution promptly – might be something to consider for 2014?
I recall back when I was a regular at my gym, smirking at the overly full
parking lot on January 2 and thinking to myself, “Pffffffftttt. Resolutionists.
Hope I can get an elliptical.” But by February 15 I could have parked a Hummer
limo anywhere I wanted in that lot. (FYI, I haven’t darkened the door at a gym
in years. Who has had the last laugh now?) I guess New Year’s resolutions just
aren’t for me … or a lot of people who briefly went to my gym.
If you happen to be one of those hardy souls who does resolve to better yourself in some way this year, let me be the first to say: I salute you and wish you
every success. I will plan on following the lead of our Exchange guest, Bill Pink,
(page 29) by making my resolutions short, sweet and to the point at any time
during the year.
One thing I hope you do resolve to do is to vote in our annual Best of the City
poll – go vote at sliceok.com/awards. There are great prizes you can win just for
voting, so you should spend a few minutes with our survey and help determine
the best of the best in the metro. And since Slice employees are not eligible to
win, I guess there is no need for me to add this one to my potential resolution
list. Sounds like a win-win!
Also in this issue, we’ve put together a special wedding guide to help all the
holiday season’s newly-engaged couples plan their big day. One of my favorite
assignments in recent months was going along on the photo shoot to showcase
the “town and country” wedding looks at Harn Homestead and the state Capitol. There is something about a woman in a bridal gown that sparks feelings
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THE UNIVERSE OF BATTLE
Fully 150 years after the smoke cleared, the South and
North alike rise again to reenact the biggest armed
conflict in Oklahoma history. See page 34.
CHATTER
Topics of conversation from
around the metro 18
DETAILS
Glassware and goblets to toast
the new year in style 24
RETROSPECTIVE
A quick look back at a piece of
local history 26
BY THE NUMBERS
Resolutions to live by 28
M.J. ALEXANDER
EXCHANGE
Discussing basketball and life
with OSU-OKC’s Dr. Bill Pink 29
MINGLING
Glimpses of central Oklahoma’s
social scene 30
JANUARY 2014 // SLICE 17
UP FRONT | Chatter
Shopping Sweeter
TASTE TEMPTATIONS HAVE A NEW LOCATION
Getting in Tune
AN OKC MUSICIAN’S
CREATIVE REINVENTION
LOST IN
THE SHUFFLE
SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR
PLAYLIST THIS MONTH
The Decembrists
“January Hymn”
Fountains of Wayne
“Valley Winter Song”
Sam Cooke
“A Change Is Gonna Come”
Wyld Stallyns
“God Gave Rock and Roll to You”
(It’s the year of the horse!)
Visitors to Classen Curve should brace themselves; they stand a good
chance of being stricken with wide-eyed delight, paralyzed by indecision and the desire to try everything they see at once, like … well, like
kids in a candy store. Carolyn and Gary Goldman of children’s clothing
boutique Uptown Kids present the neighboring Uptown Candy, nearly
1,000 square feet of retail sweetness that includes upscale, modern
touches like a build-your-own candy apple bar (chocolate or caramel
with a selection of toppings) and Plexiglas “sugar cubes” full of treats
instead of traditional wicker gift baskets. Uptown Candy will also offer
a candy bar catering service to supply events citywide, but part of the
allure is marveling at the bounty in person. A single square of fudge, a
massive bin of jellybeans, a selection of sugar- or gluten-free goodies –
it’s a store with universal all-ages appeal. “Candy,” explains Mr. Goldman
succinctly, “is something that puts a smile on everyone’s face.”
RULING THE ROOST
Oklahoma City is about to experience
a boost to its pigeon population. Not
because urban developments like the
Devon tower are luring more of the birds
to make their homes among our rooftops
and rafters – this is a more temporary, and
more refined, phenomenon: the National
Pigeon Association’s 2014 Grand National
Show is January 16-18 in the Cox Center.
Entering its 84th year, the NPA is open to
all breeds of domesticated Columbidae,
and draws thousands of entrants to its
annual contest – pictured is the 2013 overall champion bird, Rick Barker’s Voorburg
Mealy Bar Shield Cropper. (We can do that
with our chests; we just don’t want to.)
PHOTOS: GRAHAM COLTON BY JOSH WELSH, PIGEON BY LAYNE GARDNER
It’s been a solid local success story so far: hometown kid goes off to college, starts playing a few
bars, makes contacts, builds a fan base, begins
touring, releases a couple of albums with a major
label and finds nationwide acclaim as a singersongwriter. But Graham Colton’s story isn’t
over yet. After moving back to OKC, he decided
to drop labels (both his recording backers and
the genre in which he worked) and start practically from scratch. “I had to unlearn everything
from 12 years,” he wrote. “It was amazing and
humbling at the same time … but I knew I had to
grow and do things differently than I had done
before.” On the resulting album “Lonely Ones,”
fans should expect a new side to his sound; one
less focused on his autobiographical voice
and guitar, with a darker tone, more diverse
instrumentation and a lyrical bent unlike his
previous catalog. The album will be in stores
January 21; get a taste in advance by watching the video for single “Born to Raise Hell” at
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Now is the winter of their discontent with their cramped space
– Reduxion Theatre Company is
beginning the year by getting bigger. The OKC performance group
is on holiday hiatus at the moment,
and when the curtain rises on their
next production – February’s “As
You Like It” – it will do so in their
larger venue in the Cadillac Building on the SE corner of 9th and
Broadway. New location, same
intimate audience rapport, additional seating, plus it’s within easy
walking distance of several restaurants and bars. Huzzah!
Calendar Watch
January 1
Here’s hoping ’14 is
your lucky number.
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Live the dream.
January 26
Australia Day
(fire up the barbie!)
January 31
Chinese New Year; Year of
the Horse begins
“May your
coming year be
a wonderful
thing in which
you dream both
dangerously
and outrageously.
I hope you will make
something that didn’t exist
before you made it … I hope that you
will, when you need to, be wise and
that you will always be kind. And I
hope that somewhere in the next year
you surprise yourself.”
-Author NEIL GAIMAN
ON THE PAGE
MAKING SPECIAL DAYS DELICIOUS ALL YEAR LONG
Brace yourselves: As of January 1, it’s
only 359 days until Christmas. And
you can’t (well, shouldn’t) just eat
PB&Js until then, either; the year
is loaded with special occasions
when celebrating might be made
a trifle easier by having a special
recipe or two in your holster. How
about some help from an Oklahoma
celebrity? Ree Drummond’s playful alias is back in bookstores with
the publication of “The Pioneer
Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays.”
The cookbook’s 400 brightly colored
pages cover the calendar, offering
step-by-step guides to more than
100 dishes for New Year’s Day, Cinco
de Mayo, Father’s Day, Halloween
and many more. For fans of Drummond’s sparkling persona, it’s cause
for celebration; for everyone with
a kitchen, it’s a means to celebrate
more deliciously.
THE RIGHT
DIRECTION
A cornerstone of the OU campus, the Fred Jones Jr.
Museum of Art is home to approximately 40,000
square feet of exhibition space, nearly 16,000
objects and artworks as part of its permanent
collection … and one new face at the helm. Emily
Ballew Neff, a distinguished art historian specializing in the American West, is the museum’s new
director as of this month.
Neff said she is honored to take the reins, calling the museum “an impressive institution with a
talented staff” and adding, “I look forward to working with university leadership and the museum’s
staff and Board of Visitors to expand the art collections, shape the exhibitions program, broaden the museum’s audiences and, most of all,
advance its already distinguished reputation as one of the major university art museums in
the United States.”
She has long been a curator at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts, and according to OU president David Boren was the university’s first choice for this position. The Fred was looking for
a skilled, qualified leader; E. Neff was more than enough.
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STRAIGHTEN UP
If you’re not one of those people who’s just naturally good at keeping your
life organized, the new year is a great time to resolve to get it together. We’d
love to help … but first we need to see what you’re dealing with. Register to
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photographed at each stage of drab to fab, to be revealed in a future issue of
Slice magazine. Viva la organization!
TOPS OF THE METROPOLIS
April is when we celebrate our Best of the City
Awards … but we need our readers’ help first to
see who you consider those exemplars of greatness to be. The 2014 Best of the City survey is
online now at sliceok.com/awards, and we want
to know what you think before voting closes February 1. If the opportunity to share your opinion
isn’t impetus enough, four readers who complete
the survey will be eligible for one of these fabulous prizes: gift cards in the amount of $200 to
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TO 2014!
OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW. January is the time
to ring in the New Year and say goodbye to the last. Hopefully your
2013 was great ... something worth raising a glass for. And even if it
wasn’t, 2014 is here, so why not toast to the year ahead? All lined up
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with no middle ground. “Oklahoma City’s more conservative people dislike the Mummers Theater because it reminds them of a factory,” wrote Robert Hughes in a 1971 issue of Time.
The theater’s latest occupant, Stage Center, abandoned the
building following a 2010 flood. Today, the theater that symbolized
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Oklahoma’s ranking
among smokiest states
nationwide in 2011
12
Oklahoma’s
national smoke
ranking in 2012
14,000,000
decrease in number of cigarette tax
stamps sold in Oklahoma in 2012
31.1
percent of OK’s adult population that
was obese in 2011
29.2
percent of
obese adults
in 2012
49,215
number of steps health experts
recommend as a daily target
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out to, depending on the length
of your stride
members (as of November 2013) of
OKC Mayor Mick Cornett’s program
“This City Is Going on a Diet”
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63
miles of new trails
to be constructed in
the metro as part of
MAPS 3
agencies under
the aegis of
United Way of
Central Oklahoma
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100
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UP FRONT | Exchange
IN THE
PINK
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with rsation
Dr. B
Pink ill
By Lauren Hammack // Photo by Carli Wentworth
ALTHOUGH BASKETBALL HAS BEEN A CENTRAL THEME throughout Pink’s career, the constant pursuit of education has figured
even more prominently for the youngest son of uneducated parents. So when he’s not signing autographs as his notable doppelgänger, Dr. Pink can be found at OSU-Oklahoma City, serving as
vice president of academic affairs and helping countless others
reach their potential.
What is your hometown?
Abilene, Texas. I tell people I
served an 18-year sentence
there.
Is it that bad? It’s a great
place to grow up … and leave.
What is your wife’s name?
Lori.
Do you have kids? Yes, we have
an 18-year-old son and an
11-year-old daughter.
What are you currently
obsessed with? “Pet Rescue
Saga!” STAY AWAY – once
you’re in, you’re addicted!
What is your greatest fear?
That my children will grow
older without a relationship
with God.
What do you believe that most
people don’t? That our country would be just fine without
political parties.
What’s a risk worth taking?
Moving to a place you’ve never
known and saying, “We’re going to make this work.” Be sure
to get a job first, though.
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? No. I make resolutions, but I don’t restrict them
to the New Year.
What do you bring to a
crowded room? Height. (I’m
6’5”.) I’d also like to think I
bring laughter and smiles.
Do you collect anything? Oil
lamps. My dad used to collect
them and I’ve added to the
collection.
What advice would you put
inside a fortune cookie? Trust
God. Do not lean on your own
understanding.
Where are you likely to be on
a Friday night? At a Mexican
restaurant somewhere and
then home. It’s a good night
to relax.
Whom do you think you could
be mistaken for? John Salley
from the Detroit Pistons. I’ve
even signed a few “autographs” for him.
What were your parents and
teachers wrong about? That
I would use all the information from science class. I
remember my teachers saying,
“You’re going to need this one
day!” It’s only been handy for
my kids’ homework. Maybe
that’s what they meant.
Do you have any mad skills off
the basketball court? Singing.
I’m in a male a cappella group.
When Lori and I got married, I
sang to her as she came down
the aisle.
What do you wish you’d
started doing long before you
eventually did it? Playing golf.
I love it.
What do you value most in your
friends? Trustworthiness.
What should everyone try or
experience once in a lifetime?
They should try to make a
good marriage. That doesn’t
mean it’s great all the time.
It means finding that person
who makes you happy.
bedroom house with no A/C.
We had nothing, but we had
no idea we were poor. So, what
would I change? Nothing.
What do you wish you’d never
thrown out/given away/
lost/sold? I was moving to
Portland, Oregon to start
a basketball program and
I stopped to stay the night
in Denver. During the night,
someone broke into my
moving van and stole almost
everything I had, including
many personal and family
mementoes. I literally had to
start all over.
What examples did your parents model? Be nice and treat
people well, no matter how
they treat you. My parents
were exemplary role models
at this. They never yelled or
screamed – ever.
What’s not as important
as it used to be? Ever since
my knee surgery, playing
basketball has become less
important.
Do you have a nonprofit
shout out? I’ve served on the
board of the Foundation for
Oklahoma City Public Schools
for three years and I love the
direct impact the Foundation
has on kids’ lives.
What’s more important than it
used to be? Taking care of family, whatever that may mean.
What words have you eaten?
“I will never work at OSU!” –
something I said after receiving my doctorate from OU
and working with Sherri Coale
and the women’s basketball
program at OU.
Is there anything you’d
change about your childhood?
I was the youngest of five kids
– two boys, three girls – growing up in west Texas. There
were eight of us, including my
grandmother, living in a two-
What’s the best advice you
ever got? It was from my
college basketball coach, Dan
Hays: be yourself. He used to
say, “Be what you is, ’cause if
you be what you ain’t, you ain’t
what you is.”
UP FRONT | Mingling
MONSTER DASH
Photos by Claude Long
On your mark, get
set, boo! The Junior
League of Norman’s
7th annual 5K, kids’
race and costume
contest provides
Halloween-themed
fun and exercise.
Reagan Willis,
Stephanie Willis
Hudson Dvoracek,
Lacy Dvoracek
JLN president
Kym Johnston,
Katelynn Calonkey
THE GIRLIE SHOW
Photos by Justin Avera
Geri Alexander,
Tracy Mabry
The Farmers Market is filled with bittersweet
spectacle for the fabulous blowout that is the
10th and final “art show with a curve.”
Brandi McCallie, Lori Sexton,
Ramey McMurray, Joan Willard
Phoebe Henry,
Sarah Henry,
Marla Cook,
Lily Henry
Michael Shryock,
Tamera Jones
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BRUNCH
Members and friends of Allied Arts’
Circle Club enjoy a convivial social
meal while sharing the organization’s
culture-enhancing mission.
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Elaine Levy,
Jenny Kallenberger
Hosts Tiffany
and Mims Talton
Charles and
Paula McDade
Mike Turpen, Teresa Rose,
Dr. Jan and Robert Henry
SAINTS BALL
Guests and the venue alike have a little extra sparkle as the
St. Anthony Foundation marks a full 50 years and raises
over $600,000 at its Golden Gala.
Scott Hines,
Meagan Hines
Jack and
Julie Ransom
James Pickel,
Judy Love
Dana and Dr. Jeffrey Hirsch,
Dr. A.C. Vyas, Dr. Gigi Toma
Joel and Diane Lippert, Vicki
VanStavern and Don Narcomey
Natalie and
Chay Kramer
UP FRONT | Mingling
STARLIGHT BALL
The 13th ball focuses on 007 chic as patrons take a stylish
trip to Monte Carlo to benefit the pediatric research, care
and support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Kellie and Robert
Hefner, Blake and
Alexis Burckart
Dennis and
Jan Dunham
George and
Donna Nigh
Danny and
Melissa Cowan
RED DOT
RECHARGED
Guests and art lovers step lively for an
energetic exhibit-slash-auction-slash
all-around good time thrown by the
Individual Artists of Oklahoma.
MISTLETOE
MARKET
PREVIEW
Guests get tasty treats, music, drinks
and first crack at a mountain of halldecking, stocking-stuffing wonders
at the Junior League of OKC’s annual
shopping extravaganza.
Sue Ann Hyde,
Polly Nichols
Caroline Galloway,
Meghan Spears
Clayton Stewart,
Mikaela Borecky
Julie Dickson,
Clint Stone, Nathan Lee
Blair Bradley, Adrienne Nobles,
Leslie Buford, Tracey Frederick
CELEBRITY SING
Photos by Kari Roop
Nyssa Vasquez,
Dylan Morrow
Over 500 lovers of music, philanthropy
and fun converge on Riverwind and help
the United Way of Norman raise over
$75,000 for the community.
Lynann Sterk,
Brandon Brooks
John Koons and
James Chappel as
The Blues Brothers
WINE THROUGH TIME
Guests support the Edmond Historical Society while enjoying various
splendid vintages and treats at this
spectacular fundraiser.
Lynn and
Jerome Storm
Bill and Andrea Aven,
Carl Tipton
Maria and
Victor Saldivar
Sally Shupack,
Shirley Moore
Celeste Bathini,
Kalyse Hearon
Carol and
Scott Anderson
Jessica Vliet,
Amelia Teague
Candace Zaslaw,
Cynthia Rowland
UP FRONT | Wanderlust
77 Counties: Honey Springs Battlefield, McIntosh & Muskogee Counties
An Affair to Remember
By M.J. Alexander
THE SKY OVER THE ROLLING PRAIRIE OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA IS THE COLOR OF PEWTER. The smell
of campfire smoke hangs in the air. Confederate battle flags fly above men in uniform who cluster near
white canvas tents. Union cavalry officers trot by on matching chestnut horses. The Confederates around the
fire ignore them, laughing and talking of events that transpired 150 years ago in the present tense, as if they
had just happened … because they had. It’s the Saturday before Veterans Day, 2013.
Every third year, history buffs from around the country gather north of Checotah like so many chess
pieces, acting out parts assigned long ago by the hand of fate. They are there to re-enact a Civil War battle,
the largest military clash within the borders of modern-day Oklahoma.
The names used to describe what happened on the site July 17, 1863, have a whimsical ring. Those from the
North called it “The Engagement at Honey Springs.” Southerners would call it “The Affair at Elk Creek.”
But there was nothing romantic about that rainy Friday, two weeks after the Battle of Gettysburg.
The forests and fields in the old Creek Nation would see the most important and deadliest fight of the
107 documented Civil War “hostile encounters” in Indian Territory. The stakes were high. The issue being
decided, in hand-to-hand combat, was whether the land west of the Mississippi would be controlled by the
Union or the Confederacy.
The 3,000-acre Honey Springs Battlefield, between Rentiesville and Oktaha, runs over the McIntosh
County line north into Muskogee. About 3,000 Union troops faced off against an estimated 5,700 Confederate soldiers, most of them waiting in the brush north of Elk Creek, stretched in a line a mile-and-a-half long.
Incessant rain had turned much of the Confederates’ Mexican-made gunpowder into paste, causing misfires
and accidents and prompting some frustrated fighters to resort to using their guns as clubs. Some of the
battle was waged hand-to-hand, bayonets drawn. Over a span of six hours, according to Christopher Price,
the battlefield’s director, between 250 and 300 men – nearly all of them Confederates – died near the rainswollen creek and the woods-dotted field.
Editor’s Note: This is the 17th installment in a continuing series as author and photographer M.J. Alexander chronicles her
travels across the state of Oklahoma.
Civil War reenactments took hold 50 years ago among history
buffs wanting to commemorate the war’s centennial. The first reenactment of the Battle of Honey Springs was held July 18, 1993,
one day after the event’s 130th anniversary. Mike Farrar, a retired
police officer, traveled to Honey Springs from Livingston, Texas,
November 8-10, 2013 to mark the battlefield’s 150th anniversary.
The toll makes July 17, 1863, one of the deadliest days in Oklahoma history, on a par with the estimated 300 claimed by the 1921
Tulsa Race Riots. But unlike most other fateful events, the Battle of
Honey Springs is relived time and again.
The re-enactors are motivated by different reasons, Price said:
“Some of them like the history, understanding what life was like then.
It’s one thing to read about the Civil War, and another to be right next
to one of those cannons when they’re set off. Some of them have ancestors who fought. And, well, some of them just like to shoot guns.”
The Union victory at Honey Springs was the first time in history
that black soldiers fought shoulder-to-shoulder with Native Americans and whites, and was the rare Civil War battle in which whites
were in the minority on both sides.
The 1st Division of the Army of the Frontier, commanded by Maj.
Gen. James Blunt of the U.S. Army, included the 1st and 2nd Indian
Home Guard, members of the Five Civilized Tribes who did not support
tribal treaties of alliance with the Confederates. Also fighting for the
Union at Honey Springs: the acclaimed 1st Kansas Colored Infantry,
comprised mostly of former slaves. Theirs was the first-ever AfricanAmerican regiment, and the fourth to be mustered into federal service.
The Union soldiers, outnumbered nearly 2-to-1, faced a Confederate force under the command of Brig. Gen. Douglas Cooper.
Troops from Texas were bolstered by the 1st and 2nd Cherokee
Mounted Rifles, 1st Choctaw and Chickasaw Mounted Rifles and
1st and 2nd Creek Mounted Rifles. It is said the Texans brought legirons and handcuffs to the battle, planning to return any surviving
African-American soldiers to slavery.
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The 1st Kansas regiment, however, defeated the Texans so decisively that Blunt’s official report declared:
“The First Kansas (colored) particularly distinguished itself; they
fought like veterans, and preserved their line unbroken throughout
the engagement. Their coolness and bravery I have never seen surpassed; they were in the hottest of the fight, and opposed to Texas
troops twice their number, whom they completely routed. One
Texas regiment (the 20th Cavalry) that fought against them went
into the fight with 300 men and came out with only sixty.”
“The idea of fighting for freedom was not an abstract concept to
them,” Price said of the black soldiers. “They literally were fighting
for their personal freedom. With the Native Americans too, they were
fighting for control of their homeland, and had more skin in the game.”
Though markers at the Honey Springs Battlefield memorialize
the lives lost, there are no tombstones. The bodies of most of the
Confederate dead are interred in mass graves, buried by Union soldiers after the Confederates were driven out. The Confederate Gen.
Cooper wrote Gen. Blunt a note of thanks for the courtesy.
The recognition of Honey Springs as a pivotal moment in American history gained ground in 2013 when the National Park Service
designated the battlefield a national historic landmark and part of
the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. A new
visitors’ and interpretative center is scheduled to open next year.
At the July 2013 ceremony and memorial service announcing the
honor, re-enactor Lynn Shackleford, a member of the Trans-Mississippi Rifle Veterans Reserve, said: “We re-enact to educate, educate
to preserve, and preserve to honor ... We believe in America. Some
people consider what we do playing, but to us it is serious. We get a
lot out of it, and we want to give back.”
Price would love to see more awareness of the diversity of the
Honey Springs forces. Although there are many re-enactors with
Indian ancestors, “We’ve been trying for a long time to get an African-American regiment. A lot of the re-enactors are older now, and
we’re trying to get more people interested in it. But it can be a hard
sell: ‘Hey, why don’t you spend $400 on a wool uniform that you can
wear in the heat and be all sweaty and come hang out with us?’”
For Mike Farrar, the camaraderie is what has made his 20 years
as a re-enactor. A retired Houston police officer and former chief of
police of Corrigan, Texas, he made the pilgrimage to Honey Springs
for the battle’s 150th anniversary. Though his great-great grandfather Robert Farrar fought for the Confederacy out of Louisiana,
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or a Confederate artilleryman.
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fellow Civil War soldiers think of 21st century re-enactments of
their 19th-century battles?
Mike Farrar laughed.
“They’d probably think we were a bunch of silly assholes. They didn’t
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AFTER
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STORMS
POST-TORNADO ANIMAL RECOVERY CONTINUES
By Jill Hardy
OKLAHOMANS KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE FALLOUT FROM
A SERIOUS TORNADO CAN EXTEND WELL BEYOND THE DAYS AND
WEEKS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE STORM. BUILDING A NEW
HOME CAN TAKE MONTHS, AND RE-ESTABLISHING ALL OF THE VARIOUS THREADS OF NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY LIFE CAN TAKE YEARS. FOR
SOME, THE MOURNING OF SERIOUS LOSSES MAY NEVER END.
PHOTOS THIS SPREAD BY CARLI WENTWORTH
H
owever, even life-long Okies may be
unaware of some of the aspects of
reconstruction after a particularly
deadly tornado or series of tornadoes, like those that tore through
our state in May of 2013. Everyone sees
the coverage on local (and sometimes
national) news of devastated homes, roads
and highways shut down and the community effort to house and care for those
who are directly affected, which keeps the
most pressing needs in the forefront of
everyone’s minds. But significant storms
with a high occurrence of property damage (the May 2013 tornadoes were rated
4 and 5 on the Fujita scale) usually bring
a host of peripheral problems that might
go unnoticed by the population at large
– problems that continue long after the
rubble has been cleared away.
One ongoing issue in post-storm efforts
is the recovery and/or re-homing of pets
lost during the disasters.
Most of us have seen the heartwarming
video of Moore resident Barbara Garcia’s
dog being found in debris as she was being
interviewed by CBS News, or read at least
one story on Facebook about a pet and their
human being reunited, but many are not
aware that efforts are still going on to find
lost animals, or locate new homes for them,
months later.
In July 2013, a couple of months after high
winds tore through south Oklahoma City,
area resident Sherrie Heskitt saw a stray dog
in the parking lot of Pioneer Pies near Pennsylvania Avenue and I-240.
A long-time animal rescue volunteer
and occasional foster mom to four-legged
friends in need, Heskitt could tell right
away that this dog wasn’t a typical longterm stray.
“I always had the feeling that she had
been lost in the high winds that hit us,”
Heskitt says. “I felt like someone was looking for her.”
After a lengthy campaign of offering
food and gaining the dog’s trust, Heskitt
was finally able to get the animal into the
car and bring her home in mid-October.
“I could tell she was a house dog,
housebroken, very sweet, and after a trip
to Unleashed Grooming on I-240 and
Walker – where they cut off the matted
Home again: Lady with owner Dottie Parasich (left) and rescuer Sherrie Heskitt
enough, when Heskitt called out the name,
the dog came immediately.
Lady’s owner did indeed suffer fence
damage due to the high winds, just as Heskitt had suspected, and the dog escaped
through an undetected open spot. Efforts
to find her had been unfruitful, until Heskitt’s Facebook post was brought to the
family’s attention.
“This precious girl is now home where
she belongs,” Heskitt says. “Miracles do
happen … I got to be part of one!”
As encouraging as stories like those of
Barbara Garcia and Lady and her family,
“We received more than 150 dogs and cats in just a few nights,
and we were able to reunite 88 of those pets with their families.”
parts of her coat for free, after hearing
how I found her – she settled down and fit
right in with my dogs.”
Heskitt, who still maintains contact with
various rescue groups in the metro area that
she’s worked with over the years, posted the
dog’s photo on the Facebook page of the
Oklahoma Rescue Network, and within 24
hours, she received a call.
“Her name is Lady,” the excited woman
on the other end of the line said, and sure
the truth is that many families who lost
pets continue to wonder what happened.
The Central Oklahoma Humane Society was on site quickly after the Moore tornado, and made every effort to ensure that
affected animals were cared for.
“The Humane team responded within
hours on the night of May 20,” says Amy
Shrodes, director of outreach for Central
Oklahoma Humane Society. “We operated
two temporary shelters that supported
the City of Oklahoma City’s disaster relief
efforts for displaced pets. We received
more than 150 dogs and cats in just a few
nights, and we were able to reunite 88 of
those pets with their families. The dogs and
cats that were not reunited at our facilities
were adopted out to loving homes.”
The Society is also an active member of
the Long-Term Area Recovery Committee
for Oklahoma County, and is working with
the Oklahoma Disaster Recovery Project to
provide pet-related needs for the dogs and
cats of disaster victims in central Oklahoma, pet deposits, microchips, spay/neuter services, and pet food. These services
and supplies will be available to those in
need through July 2014.
Life in Tornado Alley being what it is, the
likelihood that May 2013 will be repeated in
some form in the future is unfortunately a
strong one; in addition to safe locations to
ride out storms, pet owners should be aware
of the special considerations that animal
ownership brings to tornado preparation.
The Oklahoma Veterinary Medical
Association suggests that pet owners keep
photos of their animals for identification
purposes, along with medical records in
case of separation (if your pet is found, you’ll
probably be required to provide proof of
ownership). Keep carriers for each of your
pets, and make sure they’re used to them
before an emergency, as mid-storm isn’t the
best time to introduce your frightened cat to
a crate. Also be mindful of conditions after
the disaster; downed power lines and debris
can be dangerous to unsupervised pets,
and fence damage can allow escapes. Pet
behavior can also change after a traumatic
incident, making a formerly stable cat or dog
more likely to bolt or act unpredictably. For
more information about pets and preparing
for potential disasters, visit okvma.org.
Our state’s propensity for dangerous
storm systems may make others question
the sanity of anyone willing to risk living
here, and it’s true that the many facets of
recovery after a tornado – from rebuilding businesses and homes to rehabilitating
people and pets – can seem overwhelming,
when all put together.
But individuals like Sherrie Heskitt and
organizations like the Central Oklahoma
Humane Society (as well as numerous
small rescue groups throughout the state),
combined with good old-fashioned Oklahoma neighborliness, ensure that whatever
the weather, Oklahomans will pull together
and help each other work to put the pieces
back together after the storms.
PHOTOS THIS PAGE COURTESY CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HUMANE SOCIETY
The Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association suggests that pet
owners keep photos of their animals for identification purposes,
along with medical records in case of separation.
CARLI WENTWORTH
WHAT ABOUT WILDLIFE?
HUMAN LIVES AND THE WELFARE OF PETS TAKE POSITIONS OF PRIMARY
IMPORTANCE AFTER A TORNADO, BUT IN THE CASE OF MAJOR STORMS,
THE WELL-BEING OF WILDLIFE BECOMES A CONCERN AS WELL.
“We took in pigeons after the bombing at the Murrah building,
and we rehabilitated displaced animals after the May 3 (1999)
tornado, but we received a record number this year.”
R
ondi Large, executive director at
WildCare, a nonprofit wildlife
rehabilitation center located east
of Noble, credits awareness and
increased concern about wildlife
with the astonishing number of animals brought to her facility after last
year’s storms.
“We’ve been doing this for years,”
Large relates. “We took in pigeons after
the bombing at the Murrah building, and
we rehabilitated displaced animals after
the May 3 (1999) tornado, but we received
a record number this year. We always
receive a lot of animals after storms, but
I think that with all of the rescue effort that
was going on, there were a lot more people
discovering wild animals, and I think that
people are a lot more aware now of what to
do with them, when they find them; they
know that there are places around where
they can be taken.”
The roster of animals rescued after the
tornado and brought to WildCare totals
800, of which 180 were cottontail rabbits.
The number also included coyote pups
brought from Harrah, and several species of birds, including what might be the
storm’s smallest survivor: a baby hummingbird, no larger than a peanut.
PHOTOS: RACOON, HAWK, DUCKS BY CARLI WENTWORTH; FOX BY LINDELL DILLON
WildCare’s proximity to Moore, one
of the areas hardest hit, accounts for the
center’s pivotal role in caring for native
animals whose habitats were disrupted,
but also cost them when hail damaged
buildings and killed five animals housed
on the property.
“When we personally got hit, it sort of
took the wind out of our sails,” Large says.
“We’ve always been the rescuers, but we
needed help at that point, too.”
That help came in the form of a grant
from the International Fund for Animal
Welfare. The organization was happy to
help, especially since one of their members
got to experience on a personal level just
how brutal Oklahoma weather can be.
“It just so happened that IFA had a representative here when that hail storm went
through. She was here the entire time with
us in our basement. Afterwards, they made
a donation to replace an enclosure, and
even sent workers to help build it.”
Monetary support year-round is always
a welcome way to help wildlife rehab
efforts, but Large has this advice for those
who stumble across native fauna that
seems to be in need of assistance:
“If it’s not a disaster situation, poststorm or something like that, and the ani-
“When we personally got hit, it sort of took the wind
out of our sails. We’ve always been the rescuers, but we
needed help at that point, too.”
mal is a baby and doesn’t seem to be hurt,
just wait and watch, if that’s practical and
safe. Many times wild babies are left alone
for long periods, and the mother will come
back and everything will be fine if they’re
left alone.”
Tornado season often coincides with
many animals’ “baby season,” however,
and sometimes storms will kill parents, or
separate them from their young. Large still
advises a cautious approach, and encourages kind-hearted Oklahomans to call a
local rehabilitation facility – one licensed to
care for whatever type of animal is in question – before acting.
“Call first, and ask for help,” Large says.
“We want animals safe, but we want people
to be safe, too.”
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Large Animal Safety and Rescue
HORSES ARE ALMOST AS SYNONYMOUS WITH OKLAHOMA AS TORNADOES, BUT
SERIOUS STORMS CAN BE PARTICULARLY DEADLY FOR ANIMALS TYPICALLY
HOUSED OUTSIDE: THEY ARE TOO LARGE TO MOVE QUICKLY, AND POST-DISASTER
RESCUE AND TREATMENT FOR THEM CAN BE TRICKY.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Central Oklahoma
Humane Society
okhumane.org
Moore Tornado
Lost and Found Animals
facebook.com/OKpets
WildCare
wildcareoklahoma.org
List of wildlife rehab
facilities in your area
wildliferehabber.org
(type in your zip code)
Oklahoma Veterinary
Medical Association
okvma.org (click on the
“Disaster Preparedness”
tab for comprehensive
directions and a list of
emergency supplies)
“The people who know the community well are the ones best
equipped to respond.”
PHOTOS THIS SPREAD BY CARLI WENTWORTH
D
r. Clayton McCook is an equine vet,
and was one of the first on the scene
at Celestial Acres Training Center in
Moore after the devastating tornado
destroyed some of the facility’s barns
and killed several horses.
“I’ll probably spend the rest of my life
trying to get those images out of my head,”
says McCook. “Working at a racetrack, you
see plenty of bad injuries, legs broken. But
not like that.”
McCook and other volunteers helped to
track down and treat horses displaced by the
tornado that tore through the area, and that
experience helped to reinforce the importance of having more structured agencies
for livestock and large breed rescue.
“There are a lot of resources out there,
and most groups do their job very well,”
McCook says. “The U.S. Department of
Agriculture does a terrific job, but they can’t
implement triage right after something like
this, for large animals and livestock.”
“The USDA told me that all disaster
response starts locally and moves outward.
The people who know the community well
are the ones best equipped to respond.”
It’s this concept that led Dr. McCook to
become a founding member of the Oklahoma Large Animal First Responders, a
group dedicated to organizing search,
rescue and eventually rehabilitation and
re-homing of large animals displaced by
tornadoes or other natural disasters.
“We’re working with groups like the
Oklahoma State University veterinary school
and the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps to
integrate options for providing the best possible response to situations like this.”
Some suggestions for large animal/livestock owners, in the event of a disaster:
Be Prepared. Having an evacuation plan,
complete with multiple relocation options,
safe containment areas if you’re not evacuating and an emergency kit with any medications and instructions for individual
animals is your first line of defense. There
should be a back-up person familiar with
the plan in case you’re not home during a
disaster. Multiple forms of identification
like photographs, brands, descriptions,
microchips and halter tags are helpful in
case animals are lost.
Be Aware. Familiarize yourself with surrounding farms, stables and organizations (like Oklahoma Large Animal First
Responders) that are coordinating efforts
to find animals and owners. If you’ve lost
an animal (or found someone else’s), quick
contact will speed the reunion process. The
primary dangers to large animals during
and after a disaster are injuries from collapsed barns, kidney failure due to dehydration and electrocution from downed
power lines; keeping those in mind and
making arrangements accordingly can help
prevent some tragedies.
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It’s January, and we have weddings
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the obvious follow-up question to
“Will you or won’t you?” is “What
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Luxurious lace defines
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The sweetheart-shaped
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sleeves, and the cafécolored charmeuse lining is
covered in ivory lace. Pearl
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A navy double-breasted
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This sophisticated
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Make a statement in this
Justin Alexander alabaster
satin mermaid gown,
adorned with a beaded
sash and crystal and satin
buttons covering the back
zipper all the way down
the chapel-length train.
Top it off with a Giselle
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Russian tulle and jewelry
by Toni Federici. Available
at Moliere Bridal
And we can’t forget the
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by Ports and silk bow tie by
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Allure Couture’s
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tiny horizontal bands
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silhouette, creating a
fabulous shape. Five
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earrings by Toni Federici
with Giselle bridal floral
headpiece. Available at
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A romantic city
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This Allure Couture
ivory slip gown features
a plunging neckline and
beautiful V-shaped
back. The ethereal silhouette is created from
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The Language of Love
By Sara Gae Waters
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WASN’T ALWAYS “IN LOVE” WITH
FLOWERS like I am today. Don’t get me wrong – I liked
flowers a lot. But the actual “falling in love” happened over
the course of the first summer months after I was married.
Just a few weeks after my wedding, I found myself included
in a small group of my mom’s friends who were “doing
the flowers” for another friend’s wedding. One weekend
turned into several more because suddenly it seemed that
everyone we knew was getting married.
Floral arrangements take a lot of work, much more
than you comprehend until the moment you are kneedeep in snapdragons, lilies, gladiolus and Queen Anne’s
lace with only hours before show time and you realize you
now have to transport them all. And yes, those were the
f lowers of choice circa 1992!
I treasure the memories we made that summer. I can
smell a lily from a mile away and it instantly takes me back
to that time. It was definitely worth all the effort, but all
that being said, no matter how much you love flowers, it’s a
really good idea to find a florist for your wedding! It helps
to spend some time thinking about what you want and
what you like, and a good florist will be able to incorporate
your thoughts into the selections for the big day.
My taste in flowers changes frequently, and “so many
flowers, so little time” should be my motto. I do have a few
favorites for you to think about for your special arrangements. In a day packed with meaning and symbolism,
flowers can reinforce particular themes in addition to adding decoration. In mixed bouquets or clusters of just one
variety, you can’t go wrong with these beautiful blooms!
Ranunculus
SYMBOLIC MEANING: RADIANCE
And that they are. Choosing a color may be the hardest
part of picking this whimsical and fun flower. I am
crazy about clustering them together in similar hues
for bouquets, especially the whites and butter yellows
with creams and pinks and light corals. For tables at
a reception, placing single stems in various sizes of
glass vases is a modern look that is simple and easy to
do. Pairing ranunculus with geranium leaves and other
supporting flowers is also a great way to go.
Peony
SYMBOLIC MEANING: HEALING
This flower would definitely win the most popular award.
It’s also hard to pick a color – pink, blush, coral, white, white
with pink … there are so many choices. I have to say these
clustered together in one hue is my preference, however
if you pair them with some succulents and garden roses,
you’ve got a showstopper on your hands.
Tulip
SYMBOLIC MEANING: CARING
The tulip will always be one of my top
choices. With so many varieties to choose
from, you simply can’t go wrong. Orange
or coral tulips and pink tulips are my top
choices. For a really unique look, parrot
tulips are simply incredible to behold.
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Hydrangea
SYMBOLIC MEANING: PERSEVERANCE
The hydrangea packs a punch that most flowers can only
wish to deliver. Since it’s a large flower, even just one in a vase
commands attention, and a big urn spilling over with them
is amazing. Bright purple may be my favorite hue right now.
From pure white for a spring wedding to antique hydrangea (a
combination of green and maroon) for a fall setting, there are
colors in many hues of pink, purple, blue and even green to
choose from. The hydrangea has a strong stem and is a sturdy
flower for big arrangements.
Anemone
SYMBOLIC MEANING: FRAGILITY
This flower is definitely delicate. With a beautiful center (I love
the black centered ones!) the petals are thin and ruffled and
scream femininity. These may be tough to get, but I think they
are worth it. Red ones are stunning, but I haven’t ever met an
anemone I didn’t like!
Lily of theValley
SYMBOLIC MEANING: SWEETNESS
The last but not least is the ever-divine Lily of the Valley. I just don’t
think there is another grouping of a single variety that stands on
its own like this flower does. Not overbearing but not understated,
it may always be the perfect wedding flower to me.
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Countdown to the Big Day
A planning checklist for your wedding
Wondering where to begin preparing for THE BIG DAY? There
are a great many details involved in planning a wedding, and
it’s those very details that are often the source of stress and
anxiety. Allow yourself ample time to think over the details
that will make up your celebration, and flexibility to alter your
choices and budget while your ideas evolve.
Here are some tips to keep you and your wedding on track …
and on budget:
18 to 9 Months Prior
◻Schedule an engagement photo session.
Announce your exciting news to friends, family,
co-workers and the local media with your new
photographs.
◻Organize a wedding binder or scrapbook. Look
through magazines – bridal, design, food, fashion,
lifestyle, city – for things that inspire you.
◻Set the tone. Now is a good time to determine
what kind of wedding you and your fiancée want,
whether formal or informal, indoors or out, destination or local, and even what season and time of
day you both prefer.
◻Create a budget. Sit down with your fiancée and
other financially involved family members to iron
out a budget. Determine how much you can spend
and what each person’s contributions will be.
◻Finalize your wedding date. If you are choosing
a major holiday or heavy travel weekend, be sure to
send out Save the Date cards. And don’t forget to
check the OU and OSU football schedules. This is
Oklahoma, and these things matter.
◻Reserve your date and venues. Deposits may be
due at the time of reservation. Make certain to factor in the correct amount of travel time if you plan
to have separate wedding and reception locations.
◻Research florists, photographers, videographers, bands, caterers and bakers.
◻Book your officiant.
◻Begin planning your vows if you intend to write
your own.
◻Throw an engagement party!
8 to 7 Months Prior
◻Get the dress. Choose your gown and acces-
sories, as well as your bridesmaids’ dresses. You’ll
typically need two or three fittings for your dress.
◻Book a caterer. If your reception venue doesn’t
provide food services, book a caterer after you
have reviewed their offerings and narrowed down
your desired menu.
◻Order the cake. Make certain to sample cakes
and other desserts from bakers before making your
decision.
◻Hire a wedding coordinator. If you prefer to have ◻Book a photographer and videographer. Discuss
a professional wedding planner ease your burden,
make certain to factor the cost into your budget
based on the level of service you desire.
◻Start the guest list. Start compiling a list of
addresses for invitations. A spreadsheet will help
you keep track of responses, gifts and other pertinent information throughout the planning.
◻Choose your wedding party. Give these indi-
viduals ample time to prepare financially for any
expenses they may incur and any possible travel
arrangements.
the shots and angles you may want, and listen to
their suggestions.
◻Book a florist. Your florist will want to know your
color palette, though final decisions can be delayed
for a few months.
◻Book the entertainment. Choose the orchestra,
band, DJ or other musical group, but make certain
to attend a few performances before making a
decision.
◻Reserve hotel rooms. Choose a hotel (or two)
close to the reception venue for your out-oftown guests.
◻Plan your honeymoon. Begin the process of
acquiring a passport or updating an existing one if
necessary for your travel plans. Also make sure you
make appointments for any vaccinations you may
need prior to travel.
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6 Months Prior
◻Register for wedding gifts. Choose a
minimum of two retailers to give guests
options.
◻Create a wedding website. There are
many free and easy-to-use services available on the Internet if you’re not website
savvy. If you have an attendant who is, consider tasking that person with this item.
◻Order invitations. While ordering your
wedding invitations, select stationery for
menus, programs and thank-you notes. The
stationery store can likely recommend a
calligrapher if you want to use one. If you
plan to send save-the-date cards, this is
the time to order those as well. Invitations
should be mailed eight weeks in advance,
with the RSVP cutoff set at three weeks
after the mail date.
◻Reserve transportation. Options for
transporting you and your wedding party
are plentiful: limousines, town cars, minibuses, trolley cars, even horse-drawn
carriages. The method should fit the type
of wedding you’re planning and should be
feasible for distance and time.
◻Reserve rental equipment. If your
caterer or venue isn’t providing tables,
chairs, linens and dinnerware, reserve
these now.
◻Dress the men. Purchase or reserve the
groom’s attire, as well as the attire for his
attendants.
◻Meet with the officiant. Discuss the
details of the ceremony and ensure that
you have all the documents required by
the state. Choose your desired readings
for the ceremony and run your finalized
vows past your officiant if you choose to
write your own.
5 to 4 Months Prior
◻Choose gifts. Purchase any gifts you
wish to give your attendants. Arrange for
welcome baskets for out-of-town guests,
and if desired, select favors for guests to
take away from the reception.
◻Book the rehearsal and rehearsal-
dinner venues. Schedule a rehearsal venue,
time and menu for all involved in the
ceremony. Consider inviting all out-oftown guests as your budget allows. If you
plan to host a next-day brunch for your
guests, book that venue now, too.
◻Start your dress fittings. Take the
undergarments and shoes you plan to
wear with your dress to every fitting. If you
didn’t choose your veil/headpiece when
you purchased your gown, do so now.
◻Book hair and makeup artists. If you
don’t already have a favorite stylist, visit a
few before making a decision. It’s helpful to
offer photos of the wedding party attire.
◻Finalize your music selections. If you’re
uncomfortable on the dance floor, consider
signing up for some dance lessons now.
3 Months Prior
◻Create a schedule for your wedding and
reception. Compile a “day-of” schedule
of events for all participants to follow for
your wedding day, including times and locations for photographs, hair and make-up,
any last-minute rehearsals, readings, etc.
Consider tasking this item to a trusted relative or friend if you’re not using a wedding
coordinator. Make sure to give copies to all
vendors involved, as well.
◻Confirm any hair and makeup appointment times. If you want to get a cut and
color before the wedding, this is the time
to do so.
◻Enter RSVPs into your guest list
database.
◻Mail the rehearsal dinner invitations.
◻Schedule your final dress fitting.
Week of the Wedding
◻Print place cards and seating charts, if
desired.
◻Finalize your flower choices and cater-
◻Reconfirm arrival times with all
◻Book a room for your wedding night.
◻Purchase your wedding rings.
◻Send a final timeline to your wedding
ing menu.
2 Months Prior
◻Touch base with all your vendors. Make
certain that everyone is in agreement on all
the final details.
vendors.
party.
◻Notify your caterer of your final guest
count.
◻Assemble welcome baskets.
◻Pack for the honeymoon.
◻Submit a newspaper wedding announce-
◻Take care of as many final payments as
◻Mail the wedding invitations.
◻Prepare tip envelopes.
ment. Check the newspaper’s website for
any rules about what and how to submit.
1 Month Prior
◻Print any programs and menus you
require. You should have all the information
you need after confirming the schedule
with your officiant and finalizing the menu
with your caterer.
◻Get your marriage license. Make
appointments for marriage licenses and
any bloodwork your state may require.
Request certified copies of any documentation necessary. Also, complete any
paperwork required to change your name, if
you choose to do so.
◻Update your address with the post
office. Complete a change-of-address form
through your local post office if your living
arrangements will be changing.
you can.
◻Get a manicure and pedicure, or treat
yourself and your attendants to a spa day.
◻Supply any drivers (including hired
transportation and out-of-town guests)
with point-to-point directions.
◻Pick up your dress or arrange to have it
delivered.
◻Pick up your wedding rings.
◻Break in your wedding shoes!
◻Delegate the details. If not using a coordinator, assign tasks: delivering welcome
baskets, carrying vendor tips, transferring
bouquets to tables, bustling your dress,
being in charge of gifts.
◻Buy a guestbook. If you prefer some-
thing less traditional, consider a platter or
jar with little notecards for guests to jot
down a message.
◻Purchase attendants’ gifts. The
rehearsal dinner is the time to present
these.
◻Assign seating. If you’re having a seated
dinner, plan where everyone will sit.
If you write thankyou notes as gifts
arrive, you won’t
feel overwhelmed
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FARE
STARTING OUT RIGHT
With culinary temptations like an incredibly
rich duck confit, it’s an outstanding idea
to start the new year from Scratch in
Norman. See page 70.
CARLI WENTWORTH
FULL OF FLAVOR
Eat better with a healthy (and
savory) Chicken Parmesan 68
EAT & DRINK
Variety is on the menu in Slice’s
citywide dining guide 72
FARE | In the Kitchen
FULL OF
FLAVOR
By Caryn Ross
Photos by Carli Wentworth
IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, then you
probably feel a sense of relief that you made
it through the holidays! However, every
January, I make the same resolution to lose
those dreaded 25 pounds. This year is no
exception, but now my hubby has decided
that the entire family is going to get fit. He
has declared that we will be participating
in the 2014 Ross Family Weight Loss Challenge. We will all have individual goals and
if we reach them as a group, we will get an
end-of-year prize! That means I am faced
with having to “skinny up” some of the family’s favorite dishes.
One of our favorite types of food is Italian.
We are a pasta-loving family and embrace
butter, oils, cheese and all things lusciously
creamy. So, when I was asked to create a
“skinnier” version of my Chicken Parmesan
I knew it was going to be a tough job – but I
am up for a culinary challenge. For example,
instead of using 2 cups of vegetable oil to
fry the cutlets, I used a more heart-friendly
oil and less of it. I also replaced the egg and
cream in the dredging process by subbing the
already creamy texture of Egg Beaters. Using
flavorful panko bread crumbs helped the dish
go from blah to incredible. (As a side note ...
there wasn’t even a bite of Chicken Parmesan
left after this photo shoot!) I encourage you
to work toward making 2014 a healthier, happier year, one dish at a time.
SKINNY CHICKEN PARMESAN
4 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets,
pounded thin
1 c Egg Beaters
¼ c flour
1 c bread crumbs
2 c Italian seasoned panko
salt and pepper
¼ c olive oil
1 jar low-fat marinara sauce
¼ c thinly chopped fresh basil
2 c low-fat fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
1 package whole wheat spaghetti, cooked
according to package directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9"
by 13" casserole pan with nonstick cooking
spray and set aside. Place a large skillet on
stovetop and heat oil to medium high heat.
Combine the bread crumbs and panko
together in a shallow dish. In a separate
dish place the flour, season with salt and
pepper. Pour the Egg Beaters in a third
dish. Arrange these three separate flat
containers to bread your chicken cutlets assembly line-style. To prepare the
chicken, first dredge lightly in flour, then
Egg Beaters and lastly the bread crumb
mixture. Place the breaded cutlet in the
hot oil and cook until browned on both
sides. Remove chicken from the oil and
place on paper towels to drain.
Pour half of the marinara sauce in
the bottom of the prepared casserole pan.
Place the cooked chicken cutlets in the pan
and then top with the rest of the marinara
sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese
and fresh basil. Cover with foil and bake
for 30 minutes. Serve with spaghetti and a
green salad.
FARE | Matters of Taste
WHERE
TO BEGIN
By Steve Gill // Photos by Carli Wentworth
IT’S A NEW YEAR; an opportunity to take
advantage of the clean slate offered by the
pristine calendar page. While you can kick
off your 2014 anywhere, one recent addition
to the Norman dining scene deserves special
attention, and not just because of the linguistic coincidence. For an expertly designed
menu of American classics and cocktails,
you’d be well advised to start from Scratch.
Scratch Kitchen & Cocktails (in the former home of Native Roots Market) keeps its
space’s raw aesthetic of brick and wood and
concrete, so that depending on the crowd
level it can be by turns a boisterous bar
hangout and an intimate venue for couples
dining by candlelight. That decorative
choice also keeps visitors’ attention focused
mainly on the food, or the bar, or each other
– all of which are worthy targets. The menu
in particular stands out right from the
beginning: Smoked salmon cups set off
their salty slivers of protein with avocado
and cream cheese, all layered into a crisp
pastry shell with tasty results – but their
height and their composition make taking
a bite neatly a bit of an awkward prospect.
Those unwilling to risk getting a dollop of
cilantro coulis on the tips of their noses
might instead consider the sweet potato
gnocchi in spicy tomato sauce, or the rich
earthiness of the quinoa crab cakes.
HEAVY HITTERS …
Some of the cuisine is impressively haute –
consider the duck confit. It’s an entrée featuring a duck leg slowly cooked in its own
fat, making it supremely rich and savory
and unbelievably tender. You won’t find it
many places; Scratch does it, and lays its
version in a seasonally appropriate (and,
again, tasty) gastrique of dried cherry,
pumpkin and butternut squash.
It’s a marvelously executed dish, but
it’s the sort of recipe that carries a certain
level of expectation; if a chef attempts it at
all, he’s going to try to bring his A game.
What’s perhaps more impressive is that
SCRATCH KITCHEN & COCKTAILS
132 W. Main Street, Norman
405.801.2900, scratchnorman.com
Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Scratch brings the same level of ambition
to less gastronomically famed fare as well.
… AND LIGHTER SURPRISES
Take, for example, the BLT. One of the most
ubiquitous sandwiches in the world, so
universally known that it only takes three
letters to name. You can get one practically
anywhere – but where else is the bacon so
thickly sliced and stacked (and peppercrusted), the tomato delivered in the form
of a thick spread of apple brandy-tomato
relish and the whole thing set off with
a sweet, tangy honey-lemon aioli? The
Scratch version is a crunchy, flavorful marvel that improves the form of what could
have been a mundane order.
That’s basically the restaurant in a
nutshell – when it aims high, it hits; when
it aims lower, it elevates through design
and execution. A simple but cozy space, a
menu filled with inspiration and careful
thought, a well-tended bar. Apart from the
noise level from time to time, what’s not to
love? A new beginning, at least culinarily, is
perpetually at hand and accessible anytime
… and as often as you like. For the record,
fresh starts are delicious.
QUICK TIPS
Branch out. The bar is stocked with quality labels,
but you can get a bourbon on the rocks anywhere; one of Scratch’s specialties is whipping
up deliciously complex craft cocktails. Try the
Dark & Stormy (which has rum, ginger beer, lime
and specially made bitters), a deftly executed
Mint Julep or The First Collaboration (which contains – not kidding – elderflower liqueur).
Look for familiar faces. The most noticeable element of the decorative scheme is the collective
gaze of a vast crowd; the portraiture of Norman
photographer Keisha Register as part of her Wallpaper Project. Many of the hundreds of subjects
are Norman residents, so take a quick tour and see
if you can find anyone you know.
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AMERICAN
ANN’S CHICKEN FRY HOUSE A Route 66
classic with copious decorative memorabilia,
and huge portions of excellent chicken-fried
steak. 4106 NW 39th, OKC, 943.8915 $
CAFÉ 7 Fast and casual, with varied salad,
sandwich, pizza and pasta options, all priced
under $7. 14101 N May, OKC, 748.3354; 120 N
Robinson, Suite W 175, OKC, 748.3354 $
CAFÉ 501 Pizzas, salads and specialty
sandwiches on artisan breads. 501 S
Boulevard, Edmond, 359.1501; 5825 NW
Grand, OKC, 844.1501 $$
CLASSEN GRILL Deftly done diner
deliciousness, especially breakfast. 5124 N
Classen Blvd, OKC, 842.0428 $
DEEP FORK GRILL Crisply elegant
atmosphere complements superb seafood
(cedar plank salmon is a specialty) and
steaks. 5418 N Western, OKC, 848.7678 $$
DISTRICT 21 A bastion of creativity from
chefs just starting out, this sleek, inexpensive
restaurant is run by Francis Tuttle’s culinary
school. 12777 N Rockwell, OKC, 717.7700 $
FANCY THAT Great for a quick lunch, robust
dinner or bakery treats. 215 E Main, Norman,
307.0541 $$
FLINT Casual style plus outstanding
contemporary cuisine makes a winning
combination in the Colcord Hotel. 15 N
Robinson, OKC, 601.4300 $$
MUTT’S AMAZING HOT DOGS Inspired
creations featuring prime meats like chicken,
bison and duck, topped off with tantalizing
and unexpected flavor profiles. 1400 NW
23rd, OKC, 525.3647 $
NEBU This airy, accommodating provider of
chef-prepared sandwiches, sushi, pizza and
more is in the garden wing of the colossal
Devon tower. 280 W Sheridan, OKC $
PACKARD’S NEW AMERICAN KITCHEN
They’re not kidding about the “new” – the
entire menu is infused with thoughtful,
innovative ideas. 201 NW 10th, Suite 100,
OKC, 605.3771 $$
VII ASIAN BISTRO A bright, sleek interior
and savory spate of Chinese and Vietnamese
options. 2900 N Classen, OKC, 604.2939 $
BAKERY
O’CONNELL’S IRISH PUB & GRILLE Beloved
by students, alumni and townies alike, it’s
been serving up killer burgers, beer and
festive atmosphere since 1968. 769 Asp,
Norman, 217.8454 $
PUB W Multiple atmospheres for whatever
hangout vibe you like, and a menu of “new
classic” fare from barbeque wings to thick
pork chops. 3720 W Robinson, Norman,
701.5844 $$
BIG SKY BREAD Enjoy cookies, scones,
brownies or granola, plus an incredible bevy
of fresh-baked bread. 6606 N Western, OKC,
879.0330 $
REPUBLIC GASTROPUB Part beer bar and
part upscale eatery, pairing a vast selection
of quality brews with imaginative menu items.
5830 N Classen Blvd, OKC, 286.4577 $$
PICASSO CAFÉ As creative as its neighbors
in the Paseo Arts District; zippy sandwiches,
salads, pizza and surprises abound. 3009
Paseo, OKC, 602.2002 $
BROWN’S BAKERY An incredible selection
of delicious traditional and specialty cakes,
cookies, breads and other baked goods. 1100
N Walker, OKC, 232.0363 $
SAINTS An inviting Irish bar where whiskey
and beer offerings pair nicely with classics
like shepherd’s pie, bangers and fish and
chips. 1715 NW 16th, OKC, 602.6308 $$
POPS A bit out of the way but worth the
drive, this café has burgers, salads, shakes
and an unbelievably broad soda selection.
660 W Highway 66, Arcadia, 233.2020 $
CUPPIES & JOE The name is only part of the
story: for cupcakes and coffee and pie and
live music and a cozy, trendy vibe and more,
take a peek. 727 NW 23rd, OKC, 528.2122 $
SEAN CUMMINGS’ Classic Irish fare
delivered with engaging and gracious service.
Plus, naturally, there’s Guinness on tap. 7523
N May, OKC, 755.2622 $$
REDROCK CANYON GRILL Rotisserie
chicken, enchiladas, pork chops and steak
in a casual, energetic, hacienda-style
atmosphere by the lake. 9221 E Lake Hefner
Pkwy, OKC, 749.1995 $$
KITCHEN NO. 324 Seasonally inspired café,
coffee curator and craft bakery serving
spectacular rustic American cuisine. 324 N
Robinson, OKC, 763.5911 $
URBAN WINEWORKS Made-in-Oklahoma
wine paired with haute culinary creations
featuring rabbit, duck, pork belly and more.
1749 NW 16th, OKC, 525.9463 $$
LA BAGUETTE Comfort and exquisite baking
make a tres chic destination for brunch
and beyond. 1130 Rambling Oaks, Norman,
329.1101; 2100 W Main, Norman, 329.5822 $
VZD’S The unusually broad, tasty bar menu
draws a substantial lunch crowd; try the
turkey burger, the chili or both. 4200 N
Western, OKC, 524.4203 $
NONNA’S BAKERY Scrumptious cream pies,
cakes and much more founded on family
recipes – walk in and pick or call ahead to
order. 1 Mickey Mantle, OKC, 235.4410 $
WES WELKER’S The food shows great
variety and imagination, like duck nachos,
and the bevy of TVs and 83 available beers
ain’t bad either. 3121 W Memorial, OKC,
608.2200 $$
SATURN GRILL A star of the lunchtime
stage with inspired sandwiches, salads and
pizza. 4401 W Memorial, OKC 463.5594; 6432
Avondale, OKC, 843.7114; 1012 N Walker, OKC,
606.8182 $
SCRATCH Isn’t that the best place for food
to come from? Entrees, sides and more
are carefully concocted in-house, as are
the tantalizing craft cocktails. 132 W Main,
Norman, 801.2900 $$
SYRUP The most enticing meal of the day
is at this unique breakfast boutique (the
crunchy French toast is something special).
123 E Main, Norman, 701.1143 $
VAST Steaks, seafood and globally
inspired American cuisine, with a view truly
unparalleled in Oklahoma. 280 W Sheridan,
49th floor, OKC, 702.7262 $$
WAFFLE CHAMPION A Midtown diner
bringing joy to those addicted to its gourmet
sweet or savory waffle options. 1212 N
Walker, OKC, 525.9235 $
WHISKEY CAKE High-quality locally sourced
food served in a homey atmosphere. Enjoy –
and don’t forget the namesake dessert. 1845
NW Expressway, OKC, 582.2253 $$
ASIAN
180 MERIDIAN GRILL Blending Asian cuisine
with U.S. culture: sirloin with teriyaki butter,
hoisin BBQ duck pizza and sushi options. 2541
W Main, Norman, 310.6110 $$
DOT WO GARDEN With an elegantly
appointed location, Dot Wo continues its
legacy by pairing sumptuous classics of
Chinese cuisine with fiery, fresh sushi. 6161
N May, OKC, 608.2388 $$
INTERURBAN Great food (and prices) in
casual comfort – try the chicken-fried steak
and anything with honey-pepper bacon. 4
metro locations, interurban.us $$
GRAND HOUSE A Chinese restaurant that
happily goes the extra mile to provide
enjoyable ambiance alongside its excellent
cuisine. 2701 N Classen, OKC, 524.7333
$$
KAISER’S AMERICAN BISTRO Founded
in 1918, Kaiser’s boasts a great view, a topnotch buffalo burger and an ice cream soda
fountain. 1039 N Walker, OKC, 232.7632 $
GUERNSEY PARK A hidden treasure on an
Uptown back street, it’s home to tasty Asian
fusion with a hint of French influence. 2418 N
Guernsey, OKC, 605.5272 $$
LEGEND’S A casually upscale landmark
for over 40 years, it still serves exceptional
seafood, steaks and more. 1313 W Lindsey,
Norman, 329.8888 $$
O ASIAN FUSION Sublime quality in a wide
span of culinary influences – freshly rolled
sushi to fiery curry – in cool, vibrant digs.
105 SE 12th, Norman, 701.8899 $$
SAII Rich ambiance boosts expertly done
Japanese, Thai and Chinese fare plus stellar
sushi. 6900 N May, OKC, 702.7244 $$
SARA SARA CUPCAKES The ambiance and
milk bar make great additions to the variety
of specialty cupcakes in this charming little
converted house. 7 NW 9th, OKC, 600.9494 $
BAR // PUB FOOD
51ST STREET SPEAKEASY The energetic
joint’s porch and patio are perpetually
packed, and the top-shelf spirits and beers
flow with abandon. 1114 NW 51st, OKC,
463.0470 $
ABNER’S ALE HOUSE Beers and whiskies of
the best, plus knockout dishes aimed at recreating the true English public house vibe.
121 E Main, Norman, 928.5801 $$
BELLE ISLE BREWERY Live music,
handcrafted beers and a great burger
selection in 50 Penn Place. 1900 NW
Expressway, OKC, 840.1911 $
BLU FINE WINE & FOOD Popular among
OU students and Normanites, blu stands
out due to quick, courteous service and a
menu with gourmet range. 201 S Crawford,
Norman, 360.4258 $$
CLUB ONE15 A nightclub vibe with
energetic music and three bars, plus
a robust menu including fajitas, pasta
bowls and seafood. 115 E Sheridan, OKC,
605.5783 $$
DEEP DEUCE GRILL A funky, comfortable
alternative to Bricktown crowds, featuring
burgers, beer and a people-watching patio.
307 NE 2nd, OKC, 235.9100 $
JAMES E. MCNELLIE’S PUBLIC HOUSE
Designed to bring Ireland’s pub culture to
OKC, this Midtown hotspot features 350
varieties of beer. 1100 Classen Dr, OKC,
601.7468 $$
MONT, THE Enjoy tempting pub food with a
zing of Southwestern flavor (and a Sooner
Swirl from the bar) at a Norman landmark
with a primo patio. 1300 Classen Blvd,
Norman, 329.3330 $
BARBEQUE
EARL’S RIB PALACE Beloved by locals in a
competitive genre, the chain pounds out hit
ribs and turkey as well as a top-tier burger. 6
metro locations, earlsribpalace.com $
IRON STARR URBAN BARBEQUE Named for
notorious outlaw Belle Starr, its entrees are
excellent, but the sides are equal players as
well. 3700 N Shartel, OKC, 524.5925 $$
LEO’S BAR-B-Q Dense, rich flavor and
tender texture through and through for
commendable value – no wonder it’s a
recurring favorite among OK connoisseurs.
3631 N Kelley, OKC 424.5367 $
RUDY’S Totally casual – think cafeteria trays
and plastic utensils – with brisket and other
staples that speak for themselves. 3450
Chautauqua, Norman, 307.0552; 3437 W
Memorial, OKC, 254.4712 $$
BURGERS //
SANDWICHES
BISON WITCHES Monster sandwiches with
standout flavors, best enjoyed with a bread
bowl of fresh hot soup and a bag of pretzels.
211 E Main, Norman, 364.7555 $
CAFÉ PLAID Fresh sandwiches begging to
be combined with sensational salads (veggie,
tuna, pasta…) – an ideal lunch spot near OU.
333 W Boyd, Norman, 360.2233 $
COW CALF-HAY The selections are ample
and interesting, and the delicious neverfrozen patties are mmmmmassive. 3409
Wynn, Edmond, 509.2333, 212 N Harvey,
OKC, 601.6180 $
FLATIRE BURGERS Burgers boasting
innovations like sauerkraut, carrots,
pineapple relish and habanero salsa.100 N
Now Open
224 johnny bench drive | lower bricktown OKC | 405.701.3535
www.kdsbricktown.com
FARE | Eat & Drink
University, Edmond, 974.4638; 6315 NW 39th
Expwy, Bethany, 603.2822 $
GARAGE BURGERS & BEER, THE TVs
abound, but talk may focus on the many
tempting flavor possibilities of huge, juicy
burgers and fries anyway. 4 metro locations,
eatatthegarage.com $
IRMA’S BURGER SHACK Handmade fries
and rings and simply great burgers; try the
tasty OK-bred No-Name Ranch beef. 1035
NW 63rd, OKC, 840.4762; 1120 Classen Dr,
OKC, 235.4762 $
JOHNNIE’S CHARCOAL BROILER Freshground burgers cooked over real charcoal;
try the Cheese Theta or Caesar varieties. 4
metro locations, johnniesok.com $
LOUIE’S GRILL & BAR Casually cool and
come-as-you-are bar-type hangouts
excelling at inexpensive burgers,
sandwiches and pizzas. 12 metro locations,
louiesgrillandbar.com $
LOUIE’S ON THE LAKE An unbeatable view of
Lake Hefner from the patio adds ambiance to
a tasty spate of entrees under $10. 9401 Lake
Hefner Pkwy, OKC, 751.2298 $
MULE, THE Solid beer and beverage selection
plus delectable gourmet grilled cheeses and
melts (ingredients range from fontina to figs).
1630 N Blackwelder, OKC, 601.1400 $
NIC’S GRILL It’s small, it’s crowded, it’s
cash-only… and it’s incredible. Mounds of
fresh fries and colossal burgers, easily
among the metro’s best. 1202 N Penn, OKC,
524.0999 $
S&B’S BURGER JOINT Good news: burgers
– with toppings like peanut butter or a coffee
crust – come as sliders too, the better to
sample more selections. 5 metro locations,
sandbburgers.com $
SERVICE STATION A former filling station
with vintage décor, its Bentleys, Packards
and dipsticks are now the names of delicious
half-pound burgers and fries. 502 S Webster,
Norman, 364.2136 $
SOONER DAIRY LUNCH This modest little
drive-in has been cheerfully feeding its
staunch fans burgers, fries, tots and shakes
for six decades and counting. 1820 W Main,
Norman, 321.8526 $
TEXADELPHIA The menu draws raves
for burgers and wraps, but especially the
monstrous made-to-order cheesesteaks.
200 S Oklahoma, OKC, 208.4000 $
TUCKER’S ONION BURGERS The small menu
is easy to remember; bravura execution
makes the meal hard to forget. 324 NW 23rd,
OKC, 609.2333; 5740 N Classen Blvd, OKC,
286.3331 $
COFFEEHOUSE //
TEA ROOM
ALL ABOUT CHA Universal standards and
more unusual concoctions (the sweet
potato latte is a wonder) in bright, bustling
atmosphere. 3272 S Broadway, Edmond,
340.9959 $
BEATNIX CAFÉ, THE Get a sandwich, cup of
hearty soup or powerhouse latte in the lovely
laid-back vibe that pervades this stressless
dawdling spot. 136 NW 13th, OKC, 604.0211 $
staffers are always eager to share knowledge
about the process. 815 N Hudson, OKC,
633.1703 $
MICHELANGELO’S Enjoy exceptional coffees
and wines, a well-stocked pastry case and
even breakfast and lunch selections. 207 E
Main, Norman, 579.3387 $
PARK AVENUE GRILL A soigne dining
experience inside the luxurious Skirvin
Hilton, blending traditional steak and seafood
cuisine with 1930s high style. 1 Park, OKC,
702.8444 $$$
PARAMOUNT, THE A Film Row joint with
a screening room attached, its all-day
beverage menu delivers the stuff dreams are
made of. 701 W Sheridan, OKC, 517.0787 $
PASEO GRILL Quiet and intimate inside and
cheerful on the patio, with an award-winning
menu of distinctive flavors – try the duck
salad. 2909 Paseo, OKC, 601.1079 $$$
RED CUP Comfortably ramshackle
surroundings, spectacular coffee, baked
treats, vegetarian-friendly specials and live
music. Highly recommended! 3122 N Classen
Blvd, OKC, 525.3430 $
ROCOCO RESTAURANT & FINE WINE A
diverse, delicious international menu set off
by carefully chosen wines. 12252 N May, OKC,
212.4577; 2824 N Penn, OKC, 528.2824 $$
T, AN URBAN TEAHOUSE This endearing
retreat offers over 100 varieties and expert
counsel to explore a world of possibili-teas.
7518 N May, OKC, 418.4333 $
SEVEN47 A Campus Corner hotspot
boasting sleek, swank décor, an appealingly
broad menu including a tantalizing brunch
and a consistently celebratory vibe. 747 Asp,
Norman, 701.8622 $$
CONTINENTAL
BIN 73 Diners can fill up on filet mignon or
simply top the evening off with tapas while
enjoying the full bar and chic ambiance. 7312
N Western, OKC, 843.0073 $$
BLACKBIRD A Campus Corner gastropub
pairing delectably creative food – pot roast
nachos! – with an expansive beer, wine and
whiskey list. 575 S University, Norman,
928.5555 $$
SIGNATURE GRILL Unassuming locale; huge
culinary rewards of French and Italian flavors
in a few select dishes. 1317 E Danforth,
Edmond, 330.4548 $$$
WEST The staff is speedy, the décor sleek
and modern, and the entrées wide-ranging
but elegantly simple. 6714 N Western, OKC,
607.4072 $$
FRENCH
CAFÉ NOVA The simple but innovative fare
and hopping bar aim to please hipsters,
families and average joes and josephines.
4308 N Western, OKC, 525.6682 $$
LA BAGUETTE BISTRO Fine dining (linger
over multiple courses often) with an
exceptional bakery, deli and butcher shop on
site. 7408 N May, OKC, 840.3047 $$
CHEEVER’S Dress up or down for
Southwestern-influenced recipes and
contemporary comfort food; truly one of the
city’s finest destinations for dining out. 2409
N Hudson, OKC, 525.7007 $$
WHISPERING PINES B&B A secluded
getaway housing a treasure of a restaurant
that serves sumptuous, savory cuisine in
quiet comfort. 7820 E Highway 9, Norman,
447.0202 $$$
COACH HOUSE, THE Definitively among
the metro’s most elegant, upscale dining
experiences: regional specialties prepared
with classical perfection. 6437 Avondale,
OKC, 842.1000 $$$
GERMAN
GRILLE SIXTEEN Downtown Edmond’s hot
spot serves gourmet tapas and entrees to
complement the perfect glass of wine. 16 S
Broadway, Edmond, 285.5333 $$
KYLE’S 1025 For an evening of understated
sophistication, Kyle’s magnificent steaks,
prime seafood, tapas or even meatloaf are a
must. 1025 NW 70th, OKC, 840.0115 $$
LOTTINVILLE’S Rotisserie chicken, woodgrilled salmon and a host of entrees, salads
and panini; the Sunday brunch is epic. 801
Signal Ridge, Edmond, 341.2244 $$
MANTEL, THE Marvelous steaks and seafood
(don’t miss the lobster bisque), in a refined,
intimate atmosphere. 201 E Sheridan, OKC,
236.8040 $$$
MELTING POT, THE Make a meal an event
to remember with an elegant four-course
fondue feast. 4 E Sheridan, OKC, 235.1000
$$$
METRO WINE BAR & BISTRO, THE A
perennial favorite that’s comfortably
upscale, the menu covers culinary wonders
from vichyssoise to crème brulée. 6418 N
Western, OKC, 840.9463 $$
CAFÉ EVOKE Outstanding coffee and other
beverages from one of the area’s great
caterers; plus soup, sandwiches, snacks or
sweets. 103 S Broadway, Edmond, 285.1522 $
MICHAEL’S GRILL Thoroughly urbane,
intimate dining: excellent steaks, chops,
seafood and pastas, and Caesar salad
prepared tableside. 2824 W Country Club,
OKC, 810.9000 $$$
COFFEE SLINGERS Rocking a brisk, urban
vibe on Automobile Alley, it’s a gathering
place for genuine java enthusiasts. 1015 N
Broadway, OKC, 606.2763 $
MUSEUM CAFÉ, THE In the OKC Museum of
Art, its European-inspired menu delights for
lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. 415 Couch,
OKC, 235.6262 $$
ELEMENTAL COFFEE Seriously spectacular
coffee roasted in-house - the passionate
NONNA’S EURO-AMERICAN RISTORANTE
A cozily appointed, opulent atmosphere
housing distinctive cuisine and drinks. 1
Mickey Mantle, OKC, 235.4410 $$$
DAS BOOT CAMP Exceptional cuisine (and
magnificent beer) in a fast-paced location
downtown. 229 E Main, Norman, 701.3748 $
INGRID’S Authentic German fare, including
outstanding Oklahoma-made bratwurst.
Don’t overlook breakfast, or the bakery
counter! 3701 N Youngs, OKC, 946.8444 $$
OLD GERMANY RESTAURANT Justly
renowned for its Bavarian delights – the
schnitzels, soups and sausages are
spectacular. 15920 SE 29th, Choctaw,
390.8647 $$$
ROYAL BAVARIA Excellent renditions
of traditional dishes, plus fantastisch
house-brewed beers. 3401 S Sooner, Moore,
799.7666 $$$
HEALTHY // ECLECTIC
COOLGREENS Customization encouraged;
every available component in salads, wraps
and frozen yogurt is naturally delicious. 4
metro locations, coolgreens.com $$
EARTH, THE Super, super fresh sandwiches,
salads and soups in one of the most
vegetarian- and vegan-friendly menus you’ll
ever see. 750 Asp, Norman, 573.5933 $
LOCAL Using some of the finest, freshest
regionally sourced ingredients available,
its menu changes seasonally but its warm
atmosphere is constant. 2262 W Main,
Norman, 928.5600 $$
LUDIVINE The experience is never the same
twice, because the menu adjusts constantly
to reflect availability of elite-quality, locally
sourced ingredients. 805 N Hudson, OKC,
778.6800 $$$
ICE CREAM // YOGURT
IL DOLCE GELATO Rich, creamy and
decadently delicious, handmade daily from
scratch. 937 SW 25th St, Moore, 794.7266;
1318 N Interstate Dr, Norman, 329.7744 $
ORANGE LEAF Dozens and dozens of tasty,
waistline-friendly flavors and toppings,
charged by the ounce. 9 metro locations,
orangeleafyogurt.com $
PEACHWAVE A full 50 flavors – every one
low-fat or non-fat – of the finest, freshest
ingredients in customized combinations. 3
metro locations, peachwaveyogurt.com $
INDIAN
GOPURAM – TASTE OF INDIA A full-service
restaurant with the feel of fine dining, even
during the inexpensive and plentiful lunch
buffet. 4559 NW 23rd, OKC, 948.7373 $$
KHAZANA INDIAN GRILL The food
is superior and very fresh; the staff is
delightful, and new diners can even get a
guide. 4900 N May, OKC, 948.6606 $$
MISAL OF INDIA A Norman institution for
over 30 years, specializing in tandooricooked delicacies in splendid ambiance. 580
Ed Noble Pkwy, Norman, 579.5600 $$
TAJ A tremendous set of Indian staples and
delicacies, plus full lunch and dinner buffets.
1500 NW 23rd, OKC, 601.1888 $$
ITALIAN // PIZZA
BELLINI’S Tasteful in décor and Italian
offerings alike, this romantic nightspot
quietly, confidently exudes elegance. 6305
Waterford Blvd, OKC, 848.1065 $$
BENVENUTI’S Subtly flavored minestrone
to rich, hearty ragouts, the fare keeps the
booths full; don’t overlook Sunday brunch.
105 W Main, Norman, 310.5271 $$
CAFFE PRANZO The atmosphere raises firsttime diners’ hopes; the execution exceeds
them as classic dishes are elevated to
greatness. 9622 N May, OKC, 755.3577 $$
EMPIRE SLICE HOUSE Reigning over the
Plaza District in New York style, it offers
whole pizzas or slices, full bar service and a
primo patio. 1734 NW 16th, OKC $
GABRIELLA’S A fresh chapter in the family’s
delectable legacy; one bite of the homemade
Italian sausage should win diners’ hearts with
ease. 1226 NE 63rd, OKC, 478.4955 $$
HIDEAWAY PIZZA Incredible pizza in jovial
surroundings; it’s amassed a devoted
following for over half a century. 7 metro
locations, hideawaypizza.com $$
HUMBLE PIE PIZZERIA No humility needed
for this true Chicago-style pizza, boasting
perhaps the best crust known to man. 1319 S
Broadway, Edmond, 715.1818 $
JOEY’S A creative pizzeria on OKC’s Film
Row, Joey’s serves first-rate appetizers and
salads along with its mouth-watering pies.
700 W Sheridan, OKC, 525.8503 $$
OTHELLO’S Warm mussels to tiramisu – all
you could want in a romantic Italian café.
434 Buchanan, Norman, 701.4900; 1 S
Broadway, Edmond, 330.9045 $$
PIZZA 23 A tempting suite of specialty pies
and good beer selection in crisp, urban décor.
600-B NW 23rd St, OKC, 601.6161 $$
SOPHABELLA’S A quiet, classy gem offering
premier tastes from Chicago and beyond in
style. 7628 N May, OKC, 879.0100 $$$
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romantic dinner or brunch, amid stylish
scenery. 1201 N Walker, OKC, 235.2200 $$
UPPER CRUST This pizzeria and wine bar
specializes in thin-crust, New York-style pies.
5860 N Classen Blvd, OKC, 842.7743; 1205
NW 178th, Edmond, 285.8887 $$
VICTORIA’S A shabby-comfortable
atmosphere with local art on its walls and the
art of pasta on its plates – try the chicken
lasagna. 327 White, Norman, 329.0377 $
VITO’S RISTORANTE Homestyle Italian
cuisine in an intimate setting where the staff
treat customers like guests in their home.
7521 N May, OKC, 848.4867 $$
WEDGE, THE Wood-fired pizzas starring
fresh ingredients (including figs and truffle
oil) and made-from-scratch sauces. 230 NE
1st, OKC, 270.0660; 4709 N Western, OKC,
602.3477 $$
JAPANESE // SUSHI
CAFÉ ICON Tempting sushi and Japanese
specialties fill the menu to bursting with
visually splendid and palate-pleasing treats.
311 S Blackwelder, Edmond, 340.8956 $$
GOGO SUSHI Prime for lovers of speed
and convenience – go go check it out! 1611 S
Service Rd, Moore, 794.3474; 432 NW 10th,
OKC, 602.6333 $$
IN THE RAW DUNWELL SUSHI A chic space
on the Bricktown Canal offering excellent
sushi, specialty rolls and sake. 200 S
Oklahoma, OKC, 702.1325 $$
MUSASHI’S Exquisitely flavorful Japanese
cuisine prepared with genuine artistry by
skilled chefs at tableside hibachi grills. 4315 N
Western, OKC, 602.5623 $$
SUSHI BAR, THE Sushi staples done with
élan, as well as options starring more
adventurous ingredients, in a bustling,
comfortable environment. 1201 NW 178th,
OKC, 285.7317 $$
SUSHI NEKO An established OKC favorite
combining style (sleek, brisk, classy) with
substance (in a broad and creative menu).
4318 N Western, OKC, 528.8862 $$
TOKYO JAPANESE RESTAURANT It’s small
with a traditional menu; but it’s palpably fresh
and routinely cited as among the metro’s
best. 7516 N Western, OKC, 848.6733 $$
MEDITERRANEAN
AVANTI BAR & GRILL Casual elegance with
contemporary Italian menu twists: crab
falafel, bolognese pizza and more. 13509
Highland Park, OKC, 254.5200 $$
BASIL MEDITERRANEAN CAFÉ Chicken
Bandarri, Beef Souvlaki or a fresh bowl
of tangy tabouli; flavor leaps from every
corner of the menu. 211 NW 23rd, OKC,
602.3030 $
HAIGET’S Vegan-friendly – and friendly in
general – this gem rewards the adventurous
with Ethiopian and Kenyan specialties. 308
W Edmond Rd, Edmond, 509.6441 $$
MEDITERRANEAN IMPORTS & DELI
Selected groceries and a menu stocked with
options; the food is authentic, quick and
spectacular. 5620 N May, OKC, 810.9494 $
Bring friends and be prepared to linger. 2308
N MacArthur, OKC, 606.8616 $$
the vibe is playfully enthusiastic. 760 N
Interstate Dr, Norman, 360.0881 $$
ZORBA’S Family recipes proudly showcasing
the flavors of Cyprus, Spain, Greece and
Morocco. 6014 N May, OKC, 947.7788 $
FUZZY’S TACO SHOP Jumbo burritos and
big, flavorful salads – and, with emphasis,
shrimp tacos – quickly and in plenitude. 752
Asp, Norman, 701.1000; 208 Johnny Bench,
OKC, 602.3899 $
MEXICAN //
LATIN AMERICAN
IGUANA MEXICAN GRILL Unique Mexican
flavor in a fun atmosphere at reasonable
prices. 9 NW 9th, OKC, 606.7172; 6482
Avondale, OKC, 607.8193 $$
1492 Authentic Mexican cuisine in an elegant
atmosphere, with a romantic setting and
perhaps the best mojitos in the universe. 1207
N Walker, OKC, 236.1492 $$
INCA TRAIL Flavors from around the world,
piquant ceviches to homemade flan. The
Pollo a La Brasa comes highly recommended.
10948 N May, OKC, 286.0407 $$
ABUELO’S The variety, plates, flavors
and experience are all huge. No passport
required. 17 E Sheridan, OKC, 235.1422; 3001
W Memorial, OKC, 755.2680 $$
LA BRASA Flavors of Peru make for a
powerfully delicious dining experience in
ceviches, sandwiches, fried rice and other
entrees. 1310 NW 25th, OKC, 524.2251 $$
BIG TRUCK TACOS It’s nearly always
standing-room-only at lunch, but don’t let
that stop you from enjoying fast, fresh,
imaginative taco creations. 530 NW 23rd,
OKC, 525.8226 $
LA LUNA Its festive cantina-style
atmosphere only adds to the enjoyment of
classic fajitas, enchiladas and bold dishes
like the carne ranchera. 409 W Reno, OKC,
235.9596 $$
CAFÉ DO BRASIL It’s a long way to Rio, but
the savory menu covers the distance in a
mouthful. Even brunch is a spicy, inimitable
treat. 440 NW 11th, OKC, 525.9779 $$
MAMA ROJA MEXICAN KITCHEN Handrolled tamales, vendor-style tacos and
signature dishes, on the scenic shores of
Lake Hefner. 9219 E Lake Hefner Pkwy, OKC,
302.6262 $$
CAFÉ KACAO A sunlit space filled with
bright, vibrant Guatemalan flavors. The
breakfast specialties truly dazzle. 3325 N
Classen, OKC, 602.2883 $
MAMAVECA Familiar Mexican favorites plus
the diverse delights of Peruvian cuisine. 2551
W Hemphill, Norman, 573.4003 $$
NUNU’S Tangy, tantalizing, fresh and healthy
flavors, reproduced from generations-old
recipes. 3131 W Memorial, OKC, 751.7000 $
CANTINA LAREDO A sophisticated take on
traditional Mexican, specializing in fresh fish
and Angus beef dishes. 1901 NW Expressway
(in Penn Square Mall), OKC, 840.1051 $$
TAMAZUL Ceviches and crudos join vegan
fare in this lively, upscale tour of Oaxacan
cuisine, featuring the state’s first mezcal bar.
5820 N Classen, OKC, 879.4248 $$
QUEEN OF SHEBA A spicy, vegan-friendly
menu of Ethiopian delights awaits the bold.
CHUY’S The portions are substantial, the
Hatch chile-fueled flavors are strong and
TARAHUMARA’S This airy, unassuming
ristorante serves huge, tasty Tex-Mex
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classics plus less ubiquitous fare like
carnitas de puerco and mole poblano. 702
N Porter, Norman, 360.8070 $$
TED’S CAFÉ ESCONDIDO Fast, fresh and
amply portioned, it’s often very crowded
and always supremely delicious. 4 metro
locations, tedscafe.com $$
YUCATAN TACO STAND Latin fusion
cuisine like paella and tamales plus
signature nachos and combos… and over
75 tequilas. 100 E California, Suite 110,
OKC, 886.0413 $
ZARATE’S The familiar joys of enchiladas
and chimichangas, plus Peruvian dishes
featuring plantains, yuca and imported
spices. 706 S Broadway, Edmond,
330.6400 $$
SEAFOOD
fresh, healthy, tasty…
FISH CITY GRILL Shrimp and grits,
oysters on the half shell… anyone who
wishes Oklahoma had a coastline should
feel right at home. 1389 E 15th, Edmond,
348.2300 $$
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HILLBILLY PO BOYS Unassuming
name; mighty appealing flavor in tasty
seafood sandwiches and the licit thrill
of moonshine cocktails. 1 NW 9th, OKC,
702.9805 $
JAZMO’Z BOURBON STREET CAFÉ An
upscale yet casual environment boasting
Cajun and Creole-inspired selections. 100
E California, OKC, 232.6666 $$
PEARL’S CRABTOWN A huge Bricktown
warehouse where the Crab Boil is a
favorite and taste is king. 303 E Sheridan,
OKC, 232.7227 $$
PEARL’S OYSTER BAR A perennial winner
in “best of the metro” polls for fresh,
flavorful seafood and spicy Creoleinspired dishes. 5641 N Classen, OKC,
848.8008 $$
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MICKEY MANTLE’S This lushly
atmospheric social spot in Bricktown
serves powerhouse entrées and sides and
with full amenities. 7 S Mickey Mantle,
OKC, 272.0777 $$$
OPUS PRIME STEAKHOUSE Supreme
upscale dining via hand-cut USDA Prime
Black Angus steaks, a vast wine selection
and intimate ambience. 800 W Memorial,
OKC, 607.6787 $$$
RANCH STEAKHOUSE The effortlessly
opulent Ranch offers custom-aged
hand-cut tenderloins and ribeyes, warm
hospitality and unbridled Southern
comfort. 3000 W Britton, OKC, 755.3501
$$$
RED PRIMESTEAK Visionary design and
atmosphere house super-premium steaks,
vibrant, imaginative flavors and amenities
to make world-class dining. 504 N
Broadway, OKC, 232.2626 $$$
TWELVE OAKS Lobster, seafood and
divine steak, enhanced even more by the
beautiful ambiance of a hilltop Victorian
home. 6100 N Midwest, Edmond, 340.1002
$$$
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SALA THAI Pineapple curry, basil squid,
cinnamon beef... the variety is exceptional,
and the create-your-own lunch special is
a popular midday option. 1614 NW 23rd,
OKC, 528.8424 $
MAMA E’S WINGS & WAFFLES A labor of
love adored by locals seeking Southern
classics flavored with authenticity. 3838
Springlake, OKC, 424.0800; 900 W Reno,
OKC, 231.1190 $
DENTAL IMPLANTS
MAHOGANY PRIME STEAKHOUSE The
ambiance and service are sublime, but
steak is the star: fine hand-selected
custom-aged beef, broiled to perfection.
3241 W Memorial, OKC, 748.5959 $$$
PAD THAI Dine in comfortably or carry
out beautifully executed exemplars of
the form: delicately flavored or searingly
spiced soups, curries, and noodle dishes.
119 W Boyd, Norman, 360.5551 $
THE DRUM ROOM Crispy, juicy fried
chicken (among the city’s best) stars along
with fried okra, waffles and a fully loaded
bar. 4300 N Western, OKC, 604.0990
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JUNIOR’S A landmark Oil Center building
restaurant where hand-cut Angus
steaks and lobster fight for attention
with knockout fried chicken. 2601 NW
Expressway, OKC, 848.5597 $$$
SHACK SEAFOOD & OYSTER BAR, THE A
massive selection of nicely spiced Cajun
and Creole cooking, plus fried and grilled
seafood. 13801 Quail Pointe Dr, OKC,
286.5959 $$
BIGHEAD’S Fried alligator, frog legs and
simmering, savory seafood gumbo – it’s a
bayou treat right nearby. 617 S Broadway,
Edmond, 340.1925 $$
PERIODONTAL SURGERY
JAMIL’S STEAKHOUSE Steak, lobster or
prime rib with Lebanese appetizers gratis
– Jamil’s has been feeding Oklahoma well
since 1964. 4910 N Lincoln, OKC, 525.8352
$$
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BOULEVARD STEAKHOUSE Perfectly
soigné ambiance and cuisine easily in
the metro’s elite – a sumptuous, if pricy,
masterpiece. 505 S Boulevard, Edmond,
715.2333 $$$
CATTLEMEN’S An Oklahoma institution
over 100 years old, its huge corn-fed
steaks and matchless atmosphere are
history served anew every day. 1309 S
Agnew, OKC, 236.0416 $$
HOLLIE’S FLATIRON STEAKHOUSE
Plush and cozy, with entrees seared on a
flatiron grill and a kick of Southwestern
spice in the menu. 1199 Service Rd, Moore,
799.0300 $$
SWEET BASIL The enormous aquarium
adds to the cozy ambiance; with its
outstanding curries and soups, it makes
a great dinner date. 211 W Main, Norman,
217.8424 $$
TANA THAI There’s a lot to like here, from
red snapper filet to pad thai. Pay attention
to the soups, and do not play chicken
with the spice level. 10700 N May, OKC,
749.5590 $$
VIETNAMESE
CORIANDER CAFÉ Updating traditional
Vietnamese recipes with modern
sensibilities, this vegetarian-friendly café
makes a quick, casual dining alternative.
323 White, Norman, 801.3958 $
LIDO Spring rolls to vermicelli bowls,
this venerable diner runs the gamut of
Vietnamese,Chinese and even French
cuisine. 2518 N Military, OKC, 521.1902 $$
PHO CA DAO Amid vermicelli bowls, rice
platters and more, the main draws are still
piping hot pho and icy cold bubble tea.
2431 N Classen Blvd, OKC, 521.8819 $
PHO BULOUS Super fresh and super fast,
specialties like Honey Ginger Chicken or
Wasabi Salmon merit closer inspection.
3409 S Broadway, Edmond, 475.5599 $
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An international artist and a legendary graphic designer find their own
equilibrium in co-curating a set of
carefully tuned creations by graphic
artists, like Alicia Northern’s “Union
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TOP 10
Prime starting points for making
the most of the month 82
GETTING AWAY
Fly south for the winter to balmy
and bird-filled McAllen, Texas 87
SEE & DO
January’s music, theater, visual
arts and other delights 90
PURSUITS | High Points
The Top
By Steve Gill
IT’S A BIG, BUSY METRO OUT THERE – IF YOU CAN’T
MAKE IT TO EVERYTHING, HERE’S WHERE TO START.
A BLAST OF FLAVOR
January 15, Rapp Events Center
Each January, St. Anthony
Hospital hosts a Celebrity
Chef event, featuring a hearthealthy dinner and cooking
demonstration from a culinary luminary. And as viewers
of the Food Network know, if
there’s a talented, enthusiastic, crowd-inspiring chef
wanted, the cheerfully luminescent Anne Burrell more
than fills the bill. Bon appetit!
TOGA PARTY
January 16-February 9, Jewel Box Theater
Some days you just can’t seem to free yourself
from a lifetime of servitude by finagling a marriage between your owner and a courtesan
belonging to your neighbor’s pleasure house.
Lies, chicanery, bumbling and outright silliness
combine for one of musical theater’s finest
farces as Jewel Box revisits ancient Rome in “A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”
GROWTH
INDUSTRY
Don’t Stop Creating
January 16-April 5, Oklahoma Heritage Museum
Everyone has occasional bursts of creativity, but for OKC
artist and graphic designer Corey Lee Fuller, “sometimes”
wasn’t enough – he challenged himself to create something new (drawings, photos, even doodles) every day for
a year. The collected assemblage of ideas, in an exhibit
called “The Daily Artifact,” contains much to ponder,
and potential inspiration for viewers.
January 17-19,
State Fairgrounds
Got a hankering for
warmer weather?
This might make the
craving even stronger: The OKC Home
& Garden Show is
three days of toptier products, contacts for service
providers and ideas
and advice from
experts in the fields
of redecorating, home remodeling, landscaping
and more. Special guests include bestselling
cookbook author and “recipe hacker” Todd Wilbur and HGTV gardening expert William Moss.
LET IT BLOW
January 20-21, All Souls’ & St. Paul’s Cathedral
While nature may be in a state of quiet slumber,
OKC’s Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble is eagerly
rehearsing up a storm, the better to light up listeners’ lives with the revivifying concert “Shanties, Songs and Serenades.” The wind-oriented
musical feast includes pieces by Mozart, Francaix, Matthew Arnold and more.
A Rousing Performance
January 27, Armstrong Auditorium
The story is over 300 years old, but the magic is by no means gone –
especially when the pros dancing to the great Petipa’s choreography and
accompanied by the enduring Tchaikovsky score to “Sleeping Beauty”
are none other than the stunningly skilled Moscow Festival Ballet, in
Edmond for one singular fairy-tale-worthy show.
THE WHOLE KITTEN CABOODLE
January 24-26, Sooner Theatre
That’s what audiences will get in “Cats” as The Studio of
the Sooner Theatre’s Junior Production class supplies 3rd7th grade mini-thespians for its mysterious musical foray
into the feline kingdom of Macavity, Griddlebone, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy and the other Jellicle kittens
in the “Memory”-able T.S. Eliot classic. Consider it the pick
of the litter.
THE FRESH SCOOT
SLEEPING BEAUTY PHOTO COURTESY ARMSTRONG AUDITORIUM
January 25, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Nearly 14,000 babies and toddlers go through a lot of formula, diapers and other necessities in a year … which means
the local humanitarian nonprofit Infant Crisis Services needs
support in helping to supply them. So don black tie and/or
the titular gear and prepare for dinner, dancing, cocktails and
a good ol’ time at the spirits-lifting Boots & Ball Gowns gala.
VISION QUEST
THE HIT PARADE
January 24, Bricktown Events Center
Time to don the tuxedo and lay in a cigar or two – the black-tie
evening of mixed martial arts excitement and premier old-school
pugilism known as OKC Charity Fight Night is back in Bricktown.
The OKC Police Athletic League’s child assistance activities
are the beneficiaries of proceeds from the boxing spectacular
hosted by announcing great Michael Buffer.
Through January 31,
Red Earth Museum
Sometimes we can all benefit from a little perspective. Visiting the Red Earth
Museum this month allows
19 award-winning Native
artists with Oklahoma ties
to share individual viewGary Montgomery, “Last Buffalo”
points through their works
and their words, as each piece in the Red Earth Master Artist
Show “Through the Eyes of the Artist” is accompanied by
explanatory quotes from its creator.
PURSUITS | Spotlight
The three-days-only show at Norman’s MAINSITE Contemporary Art Gallery is the brainchild
of Narciso Argüelles, a worldwide exhibitor with
a glittering resume that includes teaching stints
at UCO, OCCC and SWOSU. It was while teaching
that he got an idea: “Often it was the graphic design
majors who would turn in some quality art pieces,
[as opposed to] the art majors. I would joke in class
that I should curate an exhibit for these star graphic
design students.”
The thought lay in his mind for some time,
reawakened when he saw the art done as a creative
outlet by a former student and current designer
… and concretized when he was able to secure the
help of an old friend and titan of graphic design:
David Carson.
Largely as a result of his astonishingly innovative work for Ray Gun magazine, Carson became one
of the leading lights of his craft – Newsweek once
said he “changed the public face of graphic design.”
His boundary-breaking typography made letters on
the page into an art form of their own, and he won
hundreds of awards from various agencies while
doing work for clients from Pepsi and Budweiser to
Toyota and Warner Bros. In recent years, Carson has
Above: “This Plus That,” a pointed piece by Native artist Zachary Presley ; below: Marianne
Burks’ feline-themed farewell “Work in Progress”; opposite page: Vintage cartoon influence focused more on traveling to deliver lectures, workis evident in Nick Geist’s “DEIFIED.”
shops and exhibitions worldwide. It was at a conference in Mexico that Argüelles met and struck up
a friendship with him. They’ve maintained contact on social media
since, and Carson seemed a perfect fit for this project.
Narciso remembers, “I had been teaching classes like History of
Graphic Design and Art History – the textbooks feature David prominently, and he is an idol for
many of my former students.
I thought including him
in this exhibit would be a
great treat for the designers
in the exhibit. He has done
a TED Talk and lectures
around the world; he has
By Steve Gill
done Design Week events
IT’S AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION, BUT HOPEFULLY AN ILLUSin major cities around the
TRATIVE ONE: art can be thought of as the pursuit of pure creworld ... Bringing him to
ativity, while design is a realm more concerned with form, through
Oklahoma is a big deal.”
preexisting specifications and limits. What happens, then, if the
Carson will deliver a lectwo are combined; if trained and experienced designers are given
ture on January 23, the openthe opportunity to explore and exhibit more creative freedom?
ing night of “Balance,” and both contributed his work to the show and
That’s the question that prompted a collaboration between an
helped Argüelles curate submissions from Oklahoma graphic designOKC artist with an international background and a legendary
ers. “The range of participants runs from young design professionals, to
figure in the field of graphic design, and the captivating exhibit
established artist/designers, to even college instructors,” says Argüelles.
“Balance: Art + Design.”
“I am proud and honored to have them all.”
IN SEARCH
OF VISUAL
HARMONY
PURSUITS | Spotlight
Clockwise from right: Christopher Lee crafted this
assemblage, titled “1984”; “The Occupied Series,” a piece
submitted by co-curator Narciso Argüelles; “The Absurd
Challenge of Nature and Man,” by Kyle Golding; A conceptual sketch for Dylan Bradway’s “Shifted Perception”
Norman Arts Council director Erinn Gavahaghan assisted by
securing space at MAINSITE, but the exhibit required a balance
of time as well; while the gallery is working on a digital catalogue,
with its schedule, Carson’s work on a new book and Argüelles’ large
upcoming exhibit at Living Arts of Tulsa, “Balance: Art + Design” will
only be on display January 23-25. Argüelles believes it’s worth arranging room in your schedule to
see the results. “Graphic designers deal with images in magazines,
billboards, TV, clothes ... these artists as designers work on images
we see every day; it will be interesting to see how they translate that
energy and design background to contemporary art. The plus is having David Carson here to speak. I cannot overstress how big his visit
is for the art and design community.”
PART OF A BALANCED VISUAL DIET
An exhibition that only spans three days (January 23-25)
means marking your calendar now; the place is the MAINSITE
Contemporary Art Gallery at 122 E. Main in Norman. For more
information, visit normanarts.org or call 360.1162.
Getting Away | PURSUITS
For the Birds
By Elaine Warner
IT WOULD BE TOO EASY TO SAY THAT MCALLEN IS FOR THE BIRDS and it
would sound demeaning. Truth is, though, if you’re interested in birding, this
is the best place in the United States to go. And it’s great for other reasons, too.
Just ask the thousands of snowbirds who trek down from cold climes to enjoy
the sun, citrus and shopping. McAllen, Texas is a great winter destination.
From top: A chachalaca samples the bird buffet at Quinta Mazatlan. // Birders take
advantage of a blind in the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park site of the World
Birding Center.
PURSUITS | Getting Away
Through the Looking Glass
More accurately, through binoculars is
the way to see some of the area’s best features. The Rio Grande Valley is home to the
World Birding Center, which encompasses
nine sites throughout the valley–including Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park,
where the WBC headquarters is located.
This area is ideal for bird watching
because two major flyways, the Central and
the Mississippi, converge here. It’s also far
enough south that colorful tropical species
can often be seen. Nearly 500 species have
been sighted in the area.
The WBC McAllen site is Quinta Mazatlan, an urban oasis centered on a 1930s mansion. The home was built by Jason Chilton
Matthews, an eccentric composer, writer
and adventurer. In Spanish Revival style, it
features a clay tile roof and beautiful decorative tile accents throughout the house. He
claimed that he built the adobe walls of the
house from a secret formula based on the
one used to build King Nebuchadnezzar’s
palace in ancient Babylon.
The house is surrounded by trails through
native woodland and thorn forest. Bird feeding stations dot the property, so you’re bound
to see wildlife. And you can’t miss the raucous
call of the eponymous chachalaca.
Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park offers
seven miles of trails through a variety of
habitats. A two-story hawk tower (with a
handicap-accessible ramp) provides a great
lookout spot for raptors. Bikes and binoculars can be rented at the headquarters and
there are regularly scheduled tram tours for
those who prefer to ride.
Just north of McAllen, the Edinburg Scenic Wetlands site attracts not only birds but
butterflies and dragonflies.
Foodie Alert
You absolutely won’t go hungry in McAllen – there are over 600 restaurants within
the city limits. El Pato is a Valley tradition.
Years ago, a Mrs. Gonzales opened a tortilleria but when she noticed her customers were
eating the tortillas immediately, she started
cooking beans to sell with them. Today there are 13 locations throughout the Valley, including three in
McAllen. This is fast food with a fresh, Mexican twist – great anytime, but I like it for breakfast. The
pato is sort of like a burrito but not so neatly tucked. Choose from 16 different fillings to go in your
corn or flour tortilla.
My favorite fancy food place is Frida’s – fantastic food with the most elegant presentations ever.
Although they tout their steaks, I can’t get enough of their Mexican specialties. As the name implies,
the décor includes homage to Frida Kahlo. Live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights make
it a great evening out.
Clockwise from top: Quinta Mazatlan is an historic Spanish Revival
adobe hacienda. // Wildlife statues
complement native inhabitants at
Quinta Mazatlan. // Owner Sergio
Luna displays an appetizer masterpiece at Frida’s. // The interior of
the Quinta Mazatlan features handpainted decorative Mexican tiles.
From left: An unusual sausage tree shades a courtyard at the Renaissance Casa de Palmas. // Nuevo Santander Gallery is internationally
noted for collectibles and art.
For steaks, you can’t beat Lansky and Brats. They serve prime
Allen Brothers steaks in a décor that recalls elegant supper clubs of
an earlier day.
Hankering for sweets? Make a stop at the RGV Cupcake Factory. Owned by three Latina women, two sisters and a friend, the
Cupcake Factory gained fame winning a $10,000 grand prize on the
Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” You won’t find that creation on the
regular menu, but you can’t go wrong with any of the choices.
Silly Souvenirs to Designer Dresses
Shopping is a major sport in McAllen. Within a 60 mile radius
of the town, there are four million people – many on the south
side of the border. The city is the number one shopping destination for Mexico, with shoppers f lying in just to visit the many
stores in the area.
Piñatas, maracas, paper flowers – all the traditional Mexican souvenirs can be found here plus some more unusual offerings. Stop by
the Yerberia for incense and candles designed to remove jinxes, stop
gossip, protect against envy and any number of other conditions.
Because of the popularity of quinceañeras in the Hispanic community, shop windows billow with ruffles and lace of all colors,
looking a lot like cotton candy factories. The quinceañera celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday may have its roots in the 15th century
Aztec culture – but today’s celebrations are pure 21st century
with limousines or party buses,
DJs and dancing.
For beautiful high-end items,
Jones and Jones, a four-generation department store, is a great
stop. From Baccarat butterflies
to designer fashions for men and
women and beautiful decorator
items, you can’t beat this store.
My favorite art gallery is
Nuevo Santander. The stone
building looks like a Spanish
church with three bells mounted
in openings in the façade. The
elaborately carved wooden doors
date back to the 1800s. Inside
you’ll find not only beautiful artwork but outstanding vintage
pieces including guns, spurs,
Native American beadwork and
religious artifacts.
When, Why and Where
From top: Carrot Top, The Halle
and Root Beer Float – three of the
many flavors of cupcakes available
at the RGV Cupcake Factory.
// Ruffles and ribbons decorate
elaborate quinceañera gowns.
Sun? Though December and January are cloudier than most
months, the temperatures are generally in the 60s and low 70s.
The beach at South Padre is just an hour and a half away. Citrus?
January is prime time for the Valley’s famous Ruby Red grapefruit
and oranges are available as well – try Klement’s Grove. Shopping?
Yep, ’til you drop. Where to stay? Lots of choices – but I love the
Renaissance Casa de Palmas, a restoration of a historic hotel. For
more information, contact the McAllen Convention and Visitors
Bureau, mcallencvb.com.
See & Do
DANCE
Young Choreographer’s Showcase Jan
23-26 Every installment is a fresh delight
for audiences as today’s talented students
(and possible future stars) craft new
interpretations of the timeless art form of
dance. OU Reynolds PAC, 560 Parrington
Oval, Norman, 325.4101, ou.edu/finearts/
dance
Sleeping Beauty Jan 27 Audiences and the
princess alike will be under a spell during
the show; but while hers will be broken
with a kiss, theirs will last as long as they
remember this magnificent production
from the Moscow Festival Ballet. Armstrong
Autditorium, 14400 S Bryant Ave, Edmond,
285.1010, armstrongauditorium.org
Don Quixote Jan 28 Choreographed by the
great Petipa, this encore performance from
the tremendous Moscow Festival Ballet
follows an elderly knight’s well-intentioned
misadventures. Armstrong Autditorium,
14400 S Bryant Ave, Edmond, 285.1010,
armstrongauditorium.org
Golf & Country Club, 7000 NW Grand Ave,
OKC, 278.8944, alliedartsokc.com
Art Now Gala Jan 24 Live music and
performances, local eats, an open bar and
a pervasive air of immediacy characterize
Oklahoma Contemporary’s blink-and-you’llmiss-it fundraiser. Oklahoma Contemporary
Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd,
OKC, 951.0000, oklahomacontemporary.org
Snowflake Gala Jan 24 As a new year
begins, the United Way’s annual campaign
comes to a close; this swank soiree marks
the occasion and officially announces the
results of the metro’s lifesaving generosity in
2013. National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St, OKC, 236.8441,
unitedwayokc.org
Boots & Ball Gowns Gala Jan 25 Infant Crisis
Services provides a joyous, jovial hoedown
so patrons and donors can provide the
means for them to help babies and toddlers
in need. National Cowboy & Western
FILM
MUSEUMS
The Violin Jan 26 OCU’s Film Institute
continues its series with a screening of
a jewel in Mexican cinema, the story of a
traveling musician and clandestine arms
smuggler. UCO Meinders School of Business,
2501 N Blackwelder Ave, OKC, 208.5472
School of Art Student Exhibition Jan 14-Feb
16 The OU School of Art & Art History has
a bit of practice at throwing this particular
annual show of student-created work: this
is the whopping 100th juried exhibition.
OU Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval,
Norman, 325.7370, art.ou.edu
GALLERIES
The Daily Artifact Jan 16-Apr 5 Oklahoma
native Corey Fuller challenged himself to
create something - a drawing, photo, design
layout, even just a doodle - every day for
a year. He did it; the collected results give
a 366-piece picture of what a year living
creatively looks like. Oklahoma Heritage
Museum, 1400 Classen Dr, OKC, 523.3231,
oklahomaheritage.com
James - Foster - Miller Jan 10-Feb 14 Heidi
James is a realist lover of shape, Sylvia
Miller’s heart belongs to bold color and
the palette knife, Patricia Foster works in
watercolor and oil to chronicle the nature
of the West. Together their work holds
temptations for many a viewer’s eye. Santa
Fe Depot, 200 S Jones Dr, Norman, 307.9320,
pasnorman.org
To Pioneer Through Jan 4 Oklahoma
Heritage Museum, OKC, 523.3231,
oklahomaheritage.com
Cowboy Artists of America Through
Jan 5 National Cowboy & Western
nationalcowboymuseum.org
EVENTS
1st Friday Gallery Walk Jan 3 The historic
arts district’s name means “stroll,” which
happens to be the preferred form of
locomotion while taking in its wonders
during a monthly display of arts and culture.
Paseo Arts District, 3022 Paseo St, OKC,
525.2688, thepaseo.com
Libertad de Expresion Through Jan 5 Fred
Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, 325.3272,
ou.edu/fjjma
Masterworks of Native American Art
Through Jan 5 Sam Noble Museum of
Oklahoma History, Norman, 325.4712,
snomnh.ou.edu
Eagle Watch Jan 3-5 Bundle up and bring
binoculars - though the weather is chilly,
it’s the perfect season to observe the lake’s
magnificent feathered residents. Arcadia
Lake, 9000 E 2nd St, Edmond, 216.7471,
arcadialakeok.com
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association
Through Jan 5 National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum, OKC, 478.2250,
Dark Light Through Jan 12 Fred Jones Jr.
Museum of Art, Norman, 325.3272, ou.edu/
fjjma
2nd Friday Circuit of Art Jan 10 A monthly
community-wide celebration of creativity,
focused on historic Downtown Norman.
Norman Arts Council, 122 E Main St,
Norman, 360.1162, normanarts.org
The Art of Sport + Play Through Jan 26
Sam Noble Museum of Oklahoma History,
Norman, 325.4712, snomnh.ou.edu
Live on the Plaza Jan 10 Vendors, artists,
residents and passerby unite for a monthly
fiesta. OKC Plaza District, 1618 N Gatewood
Ave, OKC, 367.9403, plazadistrict.org
Second Sunday Poetry: Ken Hada Jan 12
ECU professor Hada is an evocative poet
and lifelong lover of the outdoors, interests
that dovetail nicely for an audience poised
to enjoy a live reading of his work. Santa Fe
Depot, 200 S Jones Dr, Norman, 307.9320,
pasnorman.org
St. Anthony Celebrity Chef Jan 15 Highenergy chef and Food Network host Anne
Burrell brings her vim and enthusiasm (and
culinary acumen) to OKC to demonstrate
heart-healthy recipes. St. Anthony Rapp
Center, 535 NW 9th St, OKC, 272.7383,
saintsok.com
Premiere on Film Row Jan 16 Fowler Honda
sponsors the downtown OKC street festival;
it’s family-friendly, pet-welcoming, free to
wander through and filled with treats for
the ears and taste buds. Film Row, 706 W
Sheridan Ave, OKC, 232.6060
Bright Night of Harry Potter Jan 17 Kids
don’t have to have magic powers to enjoy
a magical campout; the wild wonders of
Rowling’s thaumaturgical universe flavor
the activities and games at this exciting
sleepover. Science Museum Oklahoma,
2100 NE 52nd St, OKC, 602.6664,
sciencemuseumok.org
Conrad Tao
Philharmonic: Sizzling Sparklers
January 11, OKC
Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St, OKC,
528.3663, infantcrisis.org
UPCOMING
Chocolate Festival Feb 1 Free children’s art
activities add mission-reminding savor to
the Firehouse Art Center’s annual festivities
in one of the metro’s sweetest fundraisers.
National Center for Employee Development,
2801 E Hwy 9, Norman, 329.4523,
normanfirehouse.com
Chocolate Decadence Feb 6 A delectable
delight that sells out annually, the showcase
of wine, jazz, gourmet coffee and the
namesake sweet is a luscious treat.
Hudson-Essex Lofts, 825 N Broadway Ave,
OKC, 973.4746, downtownokc.com
Taste of OKC Feb 8 You can dance if you
want to - but first sample a grand array
of gourmet goodness to benefit the Big
Brothers and Big Sisters of Oklahoma. First
National Center, 120 N Robinson Ave, OKC,
943.8075, bbbsok.org
OKC Home & Garden Show Jan 17-19 Home
improvement products, services, ideas
and advice from experts spanning local
garden centers to special guest cookbook
author Todd Wilbur. Get set for spring! State
Fair Park, 333 Gordon Cooper Blvd, OKC,
301.5525, oklahomacityhomeshow.com
Victorian Tea Feb 8 Daughters, mothers and
grandmothers alike - in fact, all ladies of
kindergarten age or greater - are cordially
invited to don formal dress and share a spot
of elegant refreshment. Edmond Historical
Society, 431 S Boulevard Ave, Edmond,
340.0078, edmondhistory.org
Winter Ball Jan 18 First held in 1957, this
crisply elegant fundraiser warms hearts
amid its namesake season’s chill by
benefiting the Allied Arts Foundation. OKC
ONGOING
Edmond Outdoor Ice Skating Through Jan
5 Festival Market Place, Edmond, 274.1638,
expressice.com
ONGOING
Le Corps Propre Through Jan 4
[Artspace] at Untitled, OKC, 815.9995,
artspaceatuntitled.org
Youth Impressions Juried Art Show Jan
18-31 Time will tell whether any of these
artists blossom into future Rembrandts
and Picassos, but they already represent
the cream of the state’s school-aged
creativity. Downtown Edmond Community
Center, 28 E Main St, Edmond, 340.4481,
edmondfinearts.com
Art Now Jan 20-Feb 7 The organization is
named Oklahoma Contemporary, after all
- of course cutting edge work by the state’s
top artistic talents is what they want
for this annual exhibition marking each
new year. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts
Center, 3000 General Pershing Blvd, OKC,
951.0000, oklahomacontemporary.org
Balance: Art + Design Jan 23-25 Talent
plus ambition equals … well, let’s find out.
World-renowned graphic designer David
Carson and international artist Narciso
Arguelles co-curate this exhibition of
high-aiming art by Oklahoman graphic
designers. MAINSITE Contemporary
Art, 122 E Main St, Norman, 360.1162,
mainsite-art.com
ONGOING
The Company You Keep Through Jan 4
IAO Gallery, OKC, 232.6060, iaogallery.org
Red Earth Master Artist Show Through
Jan 31 Red Earth Museum, OKC, 427.5228,
redearth.org
Art in Recycled Trash Through Feb 14
Science Museum Oklahoma, OKC, 602.6664,
sciencemuseumok.org
Untamed Through Mar 1 Science
Museum Oklahoma, OKC, 602.6664,
sciencemuseumok.org
On Assignment Through Mar 16 Fred Jones
Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, 325.3272,
ou.edu/fjjma
Allan Houser and His Students Through
May 11 National Cowboy & Western
Traditionalist and Trailblazer Through
May 31 Jacobson House Native Art Center,
Norman, 366.1667, jacobsonhouse.com
Chuck Close: Works on Paper Through Feb
16 OKC Museum of Art, OKC, 236.3100,
okcmoa.com
Come on Down Through Apr 13 OKC
Museum of Art, OKC, 236.3100, okcmoa.com
MUSIC
Noise Makers Through Jan 11 MAINSITE
Contemporary Art, Norman, 360.1162,
normanarts.org
Noon Tunes Jan 2-30 Free lunchtime
serenades in the Downtown Library: Tammy
Goddard Jan 2, the Lupine Trio Jan 9,
Brett and Laura Vanderzee Jan 16, Justin
Young Jan 23 and Buffalo Rogers Jan 30.
Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave, OKC,
231.8650, mls.lib.ok.us
Swoon Through Jan 31 Istvan Gallery,
OKC, 604.7947, fringeokc.com
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PURSUITS | See & Do
Netherfriends Jan 3, Andrea Gibson Jan 14,
The Front Bottoms with You Blew It! Jan 22
and an acoustic evening featuring The Maine
Jan 30 - adds and adjustments posted
online. The Conservatory, 8911 N Western
Ave, OKC, conservatoryokc.com
Purple Bar Performances Jan 3-31 A cozy
setting, ample menu and outstanding
music from local artists. Nonna’s Purple
Bar, 1 S Mickey Mantle Dr, OKC, 235.4410,
purplebarokc.com
Winter Wind: Carrie Newcomer Jan 5 Enjoy
Newcomer’s long-honed skills at picking and
singing … and don’t be surprised if the lyrics
linger in your mind; she’s a gifted songwriter
and cultural ambassador as well. Santa Fe
Depot, 200 S Jones Dr, Norman, 307.9320,
pasnorman.org
Philharmonic: Sizzling Sparklers Jan 11
With the superbly scintillating musicianship
of Conrad Tao at the title instrument,
Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 is a
sure-fire highlight waiting to happen,
and the OKC Philharmonic’s skill makes
classics by Diamond and Mendelssohn
perfect accompaniments. OKC Civic
Center, 201 N Walker Ave, OKC, 842.5387,
okcphilharmonic.org
Brightmusic: Shanties, Songs and
Serenades Jan 20-21 Winds and strings
enliven two winter nights as the Brightmusic
ensemble performs a sprightly setlist
spanning Mozart to Matthew Arnold. All
Souls’ Church and St. Paul’s Cathedral,
6400 N Penn and 127 NW 7th, OKC,
brightmusic.org
Cello Plus Jan 21 A concert of this caliber
means the musicians, like UCO’s own Tess
Remy-Schumacher, should fully expect to
take a bow. Get it? They’re cellists! UCO
Jazz Lab, 100 E 5th St, Edmond, 974.5004,
uco.edu/cfad
Sutton Series: Irv Wagner Jan 21 The OU
School of Music welcomes listeners to a
slate of musical mastery, beginning a new
semester with a rousing performance
from its resident master of the trombone.
OU Catlett Music Center, 500 W Boyd St,
Norman, 325.4101, music.ou.edu
Patty Griffin with Anais Mitchell Jan 24
The Blue Door welcomes Griffin’s gift for
uplifting songwriting and performance
as she tours to promote her new album
“American Kid” and the long-buried but
never-before-released “Silver Bell.” More
shows to come - check online for updates.
The Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley Ave, OKC,
524.0738, bluedoorokc.com
Philharmonic: The Midtown Men Jan 24-25
A pleasingly dizzying whirlwind tour through
the music of a decade - in a single evening?
This sounds like a job for The Midtown Men,
four Broadway singers who’ll team up with
the OKC Philharmonic for a socks-knocking
Pops show. OKC Civic Center, 201 N Walker
Ave, OKC, 842.5387, okcphilharmonic.org
Professional Bull Riders Tour
January 24-26, Chesapeake Arena
Year should prompt a sentiment among
fans similar to the name of Bryan’s hit
single and tour: “That’s My Kind of Night.”
Chesapeake Arena, 100 W Reno Ave, OKC,
800.745.3000, chesapeakearena.com
accoutrements to this evening of premierquality pugilism benefiting the OKC Police
Athletic League’s community programs.
Bricktown Events Center, 425 E California
Ave, OKC, 706.7484, okcfightnight.com
UPCOMING
Philharmonic: Rachmaninoff & Bruch
Feb 1 The title of the OKC Philharmonic’s
upcoming Classics concert foretells what
to expect - the former’s Symphony No.
2 and the latter’s Violin Concerto No. 1 but neglects to mention the world-class
wonder of Sarah Chang’s dazzling guest
bow. OKC Civic Center, 201 N Walker Ave,
OKC, 842.5387, okcphilharmonic.org
Professional Bull Riders Tour Jan 24-26
They’re among the best there are at what
they do, and what they do is pretty scary,
since it involves getting up close and
personal with over a ton of big angry bull in
an action-packed spectacle. Chesapeake
Arena, 100 W Reno Ave, OKC, 800.745.3000,
chesapeakearena.com
SPORTS
Cowgirl Basketball Jan 2-26 The OSU
women defend their home court against
Texas Jan 2, West Virginia Jan 4, TCU Jan
14, Texas Tech Jan 18 and Baylor Jan 26.
Gallagher-Iba Arena, 1046 W Hall of Fame
Ave, Stillwater, 877.255.4678, okstate.com
Susanne Mentzer Jan 26 The mellifluous
Met-tempered mezzo-soprano brings
her sought-after pipes to OKC as part of
OCU’s Distinguished Artist Series. OCU
Petree Hall, 2501 N Blackwelder Ave, OKC,
208.5701, okcu.edu/music
Thunder Basketball Jan 2-27 The
Thunder take aim at another run to the
Finals by hosting Brooklyn Jan 2, Boston
Jan 5, Milwaukee Jan 11, Golden State
Jan 17, Sacramento Jan 19, Portland
Jan 21 and Atlanta Jan 27. Chesapeake
Arena, 100 W Reno Ave, OKC, 208.4667,
nba.com/thunder
Winter Wind: Anne and Pete Sibley Jan 26
The Performing Arts Studio continues its
cool-weather concert series with a warmly
welcoming set from a harmony-loving
bluegrass duo. Santa Fe Depot, 200 S Jones
Dr, Norman, 307.9320, pasnorman.org
Barons Hockey Jan 4-30 OKC’s ice
warriors face off against San Antonio Jan
4, Utica Jan 8, Charlotte Jan 10 and 11,
Rochester Jan 17, Milwaukee Jan 18 and 19
and Toronto Jan 30. Cox Center, 1 Myriad
Gardens, OKC, 232.4625, okcbarons.com
Cate Le Bon Jan 28 The singer-songwriter
who can rock a dark, gloomy, foreboding
rhyme in either English or Welsh with equal
ease is the first among many to book a date
at The Opolis - check online for updates.
The Opolis, 113 N Crawford Ave, Norman,
opolis.org
Lady Sooner Basketball Jan 5-25 The
OU women tip off against Iowa State Jan
5, Kansas State Jan 11 and TCU Jan 25.
Lloyd Noble Center, 2900 S Jenkins Ave,
Norman, 325.2424, soonersports.com
Tuesday Noon Concerts Jan 28 Its
incredible collection of art is free for public
perusal, but the museum sweetens the
deal further with complimentary lunch
accompaniment: the series begins a new
semester with Paula Conlon’s Native
American flute studio. Fred Jones Jr.
Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave, Norman,
325.3272, ou.edu/fjjma
Luke Bryan Jan 31 The arrival of the country
singer and reigning ACM Entertainer of the
Cowboy Basketball Jan 8-25 The OSU men
defend their home court against Texas Jan
8, TCU Jan 15 and West Virginia Jan 25.
Gallagher-Iba Arena, 1046 W Hall of Fame
Ave, Stillwater, 877.255.4678, okstate.com
Sooner Basketball Jan 8-27 The OU men
tip off against Kansas Jan 8, Iowa State
Jan 11, TCU Jan 22 and Oklahoma State
Jan 27. Lloyd Noble Center, 2900 S Jenkins
Ave, Norman, 325.2424, soonersports.com
OKC Charity Fight Night Jan 24 Black
tie and a cigar wouldn’t go amiss as
UPCOMING
Champions Cup Tennis Tournament
Feb 6 Some of the all-time greats hold
court in OKC as John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl,
Jim Courier and Michael Chang face off
in a single-night fight for supremacy.
Chesapeake Arena, 100 W Reno Ave, OKC,
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THEATER
Chicago Jan 14-19 Celebrity Attractions
presents dancing, singing, sinning, a
plot that really sizzles and plenty of glitz
and glamour for seasoning, starring
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to
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the matchmaker can skip town) is like
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as all kinds of things keep going awry in
the Sondheim classic. Jewel Box Theater,
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Songs for a New World Jan 17-19 An
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of decision and setting a course of action.
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Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain Tonight” Jan
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one-night-only triumph for the Broadway
Tonight series. UCO Mitchell Hall Theater,
100 N University Ave, Edmond, 974.3375,
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Cats Jan 24-26 Well, “Kittens,” really. This
production of the musical phenomenon
features a cast of 3rd-7th grade students
filling the roles of Rum Tum Tugger and
cohorts. Sooner Theatre, 101 E Main St,
Norman, 321.9600, soonertheatre.org
The Odd Couple Jan 29-Feb 15 Opposites
repel in Lyric’s adaptation of Neil Simon’s
domestic comedy, proving that the best
way to despise a dear friend is often
to become roommates. Lyric’s Plaza
Theater, 1725 NW 16th St, OKC, 524.9310,
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Donny Osmond: I couldn’t wait for our wedding reception, where
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Greg Brady: Our standing date at 4:00 CST Monday through Friday
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pants and your reckless use of the word “groovy.” Our pre-nup
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Scotty Baldwin from “General Hospital”: Laura ditched you for the
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John Stamos and Rob Lowe: Nothing has changed. Please send
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