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Chihuly exhibit closes at Oklahoma City Museum of Art March 30, 2011 | Leave a comment Don’t fret! It’s only temporary. If you haven’t see this exhibit, now’s the time to go before it closes until 2012. This is a sad time, people! Here’s a story from The Oklahoman: The Oklahoma City Museum of Art announced Wednesday that its Dale Chihuly exhibit will temporarily close. “Dale Chihuly:... Read More

Video Sunday – it pays to recycle March 27, 2011 I love, love, love flashmobs. I love them. Sorry that this is in French, but you can pretty much get the gist. Read More

Thunder Up? Laugh it up! March 25, 2011 This sweet little boy isn’t laughing at his dad making sounds with a straw. He’s laughing at the Lebron. Take that, Heat fans. Read More

Oklahoma Heritage Association annual Battle of the Bands March 25, 2011 Want to listen to some great live music? Want to help Oklahoma high school students? Here’s your solution. You’re welcome. OKLAHOMA CITY – The Teen Board of the Oklahoma Heritage Association hopes to uncover some new Oklahoma talent during its fourth annual Battle of the Bands, to be held March 26 from 7 to... Read More

Elephants are adorable March 24, 2011 Read More

Midtown Rotary Spelling Bee(r) March 24, 2011 I bought tickets for my husband and I to go to the first Midtown Rotary Spelling Bee(r) tonight. It’s a real spelling bee, of which I will lose. Read More

Overheard – Mary Fallin March 23, 2011 Mary had a little lamb. Sorry. I had to do it. - Gov. Mary Fallin, teasing Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb during the Oklahoma Youth Expo. Lamb later went on to encourage the crowd to bump up the bidding for the expo’s top lamb, owned by Kayla Brown of Merritt. Read More

Bricktown Rotary hosts fundraiser tonight for Japan tsunami, earthquake relief March 21, 2011 Bricktown Rotary is hosting an event tonight to raise money for those affected by the tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Here’s a press release from them: Bricktown Rotary announced today that it will host a fundraiser on Monday night to benefit victims of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The... Read More

Video Sunday – worst songs of all time March 20, 2011 The contest for Worst Song of All Time comes down to two options. Read More

Oklahoma Children’s Theatre presents March 19, 2011 Want to spend time with awful people? Well, you’ll have the chance. Here’s some info from the Oklahoma Childrens’ Theatre: OKLAHOMA CITY— Oklahoma Children’s Theatre presents “The Planet of the Perfectly Awful People” By Joseph Robinette. The first girl into outer space, Abbie Anderson of Peach... Read More

Getting drunk for a saint March 18, 2011 The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office released their St. Patrick’s Day arrest numbers. Nothing like boozing it up in honor of a holy man. Here’s info from the sheriff” March 17th through March 18th was a busy time for law enforcement in Oklahoma County. Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! March 17, 2011 Read More

Overheard – crazy cat guy getting arrested March 17, 2011 I ordered Varselona to put the cats down and show me his hands. He yelled back to me that he was not going to put the cats down. - an affidavit written by Cpl. Matt Daves, an Oklahoma County sheriff’s deputy who arrested Ronald Varselona, 62, on complaints of attempting to elude, speeding and resisting arrest.... Read More

March Madness: Human v. Computer v. Dog March 16, 2011 I filled out three brackets this year: 1. My picks. 2. Computer picks. 3. My dog’s picks. Which bracket will win? Sadly, my dog and me have the same team winning the whole thing: Florida. My column next week will be about how she chose her teams and how she and I are doing so far in our little... Read More

Douglas Boulevard Methodist Church March 15, 2011 The allegations against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Maurice Martinez are horrific. The probable cause affidavit came out yesterday, and reading it is just tragic. But there is something in there that caught my attention: Douglas Boulevard Methodist Church. The reason all of this has come about is because of three... Read More