News across Greater Oklahoma City
Building Bayonne
Bayonne brought a unique immersive performance to Beer City Music Hall on Sept. 27, giving Oklahoma concertgoers a different kind of live music experience. In 2016, Roger Sellers adopted the stage name Bayonne and stopped releasing music professionally under his real name. Before…
Human Connection
In 2012, Tarah Green was in her final semester of graduate school when she was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer. Surgery and chemotherapy followed, and while it was an incredibly difficult journey, she was buoyed by a broad network of friends and family. A pastor’s kid who…
Still ‘Amped Up’ at 73
Robert Cray was just a high school kid with a passion for music. Albert Collins was his hero. A chance meeting between the two in 1971 helped launch Cray through the blues stratosphere and into legendary status, and it happened thanks to Cray’s classmates. His high school class…
I Am Curious (Yellow)
David Salle has done us a fine favor. The accomplished postmodern painter, author and curator, who hails from Norman, has delivered an absolute knockout of super fresh painting at Oklahoma Contemporary. In 32 curated works, Salle taps deep into his network of world-class artist…
Screen Time
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma I have come to the conclusion that director Jane Schoenbrun makes films with me in mind, specifically. Their previous films We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and I Saw the TV Glow were bold swings, exploring themes of technology, adolescent…
Scary Streaming
The spooky season is upon us—always welcome news for those of us who enjoy getting scared within the safe confines of the movie theater. To date, the horror offerings of 2026—Obsession, Backrooms, Hokum, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and Resident Evil—have made for a helluva…
Visual Arts Overview
On the Road of Dreams Artist Jeremy Fish’s reverse trek along Route 66 is bringing him to OKC. Jeremy Fish got the memo: A certain ribbon of asphalt was gonna be celebrating a big centennial this year. Route 66, no less, that Chicago-to-L.A. icon of American car culture and…
Cafe Convert
I’m a pretty positive person, or at least I like to think so. But for some reason, I had a blind spot around the Summer Moon coffee shop when it first opened. I’d heard about its signature Moon Milk and thought it sounded gimmicky and odd. For whatever reason, I was anti-Summer…
Steeped in Spooky
If ghosts haunt downtown Oklahoma City, they apparently have excellent table manners. This fall, The National, Autograph Collection Downtown OKC debuts its newest seasonal offering inside the soaring Great Hall. The aptly named Trick-or-Tea has all the sumptuous touches guests…
OG Picks – Oct. 2-4
October in Oklahoma City begins with a bang-up weekend! From fall festivals and gallery walks to food, music, art, comedy and cultural celebrations, there’s a lot competing for your attention Oct. 2-4. Whether you’re heading to the Greek Festival, Asian Night Market, Fiestas de…
Fiestas de las Américas Returns for 21st Year in Historic Capitol Hill
Calle Dos Cinco will celebrate the 21st anniversary of Fiestas de las Américas Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Plaza Calle Dos Cinco, SW 25th Street and Harvey Avenue. Presented by Bank of America and Visit OKC, the annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration brings…
What Is a Conservative?
What exactly is a conservative anymore? When I was 18 years old, Ronald Reagan was President of the United States, and I made the decision to register as a Republican as a freshman at Oklahoma City University. Having been raised by two “dyed in the wool” Oklahoma Democrats, this…