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New VOK blog: The Apache House

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:43:37 +0000

The Apache House is our latest addition to the Voices of Oklahoma Blogs. Tate James has been running the site at his own place since April, in collaboration with Seth Clark and Jared Flaming. As Tate describes it: The Apache House was born out of the wonderful Oklahoma creative community, and that community continues to be our focus...

Dustbowl Arts Market brings ‘sexy craft fair’ to Campus Corner: story + photo essay

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:48:12 +0000

by Gene Perry The Dustbowl Arts Market was born from a melding of minds and ideas. The minds belong to Reese Truesdell, Dana Fisher, and Katie Huskerson, who became friends as students at the University of Oklahoma. The first idea came when Reese and Dana moved to New York City...

A Woody Guthrie diary

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:37:06 +0000

by Gene Perry The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival can make you believe in ghosts. He may have died more than 40 years ago, but last week Woody Guthrie haunted Okemah, OK, the town where he was born...

A torch is passed at The Blue Door

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:31:25 +0000

by Danny Marroquin You may not know the burgeoning songwriter John Fullbright, who's currently planning his first 5 or 100 albums in the solitude of the East Oklahoma countryside. If you do, anything I write here is obsolete with what your ears have already told you. The best I can do is throw a few links, write some anecdotes and tell you about this really cool thing that happened at The Blue Door on a Friday in May...

Kiowa calendar exhibit offers rare perspective on Oklahoma history

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:11:33 +0000

by Gene Perry A new exhibition at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is providing a rare glimpse at a Native American perspective on 19th and early 20th century America. “One Hundred Summers: A Kiowa Calendar Record” features hand-drawn illustrations by renowned Kiowa artist and calendar-keeper Silver Horn...

Local circus enlivens Okie art scene

admin — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:10:55 +0000

by Gene Perry A crowd has gathered on the streets of Norman. Maybe it's the Norman Music Festival or the 2nd Friday Art Circuit. Everyone is enjoying the music, art, and food. But then the sound of approaching drums heralds a more unorthodox entertainment...

Interview with local musicians David Dunn

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:03:18 +0000

by Michelle Mann David Dunn is a young band based out of Oklahoma City. Their manager Chad Davis describes them as “a versatile band, balancing a gorgeous acoustic sound perfect for small, intimate settings with an energetic, passionate, rock feel during larger shows.”...

Art goes walking: photo essay

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:02:17 +0000

The second Friday of every month is a time for art in Norman, as galleries all over town host receptions for new exhibits and the CART bus system offers a special route connecting the galleries. These photos of the most recent 2nd Friday Circuit of Art were taken by Ajit Bhand.

Voices of Oklahoma fundraiser concert Saturday

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:36:35 +0000

Download the flier here!

Enjoy an enchanting evening with Tom Neilson, The Bard Insurgent

“Tom is the Jon Stewart of folk music.”
-Kerrville Folk Festival

Tom’s musical influences include Tom Paxton, Woody Guthrie, David Rovics, Dave Lippman, Charlie King, Pat Humphries, Phil Ochs, John Prine, Tom Lehrer, Fred Small, and Martha McCune.

7:00 p. m. Sunday, March 29th
Norman Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
1309 W. Boyd
North side of Boyd just West of Berry Rd.

$10 at the door
Proceeds benefit the Voices Of Oklahoma Radio Project
Progressive Community Radio for Central Oklahoma

Free Child Care

PLEASE also bring a few cans of food for struggling families in Norman. They will be donated to the Community Action Agency’s food pantry, which helps more than 100 families a month with the need growing as the economy worsens.

For Info, call Susan at 226-9712 or email nuuf@cox.net

Or check out Tom’s music at: www.TomNeilsonMusic.com