Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
Mark Beutler
Disc connect
Ultimate Frisbee is soaring to new heights in the metro, as evidenced by the growth of a summer league.
Sports
Mark Beutler
The Frisbee has been around for decades, but enthusiasts have taken it to new heights in recent years with the game of Ultimate Frisbee. This year marks the third annual Oklahoma City Ultimate Summer League, with the season beginning June 6 and going through July 25.
Get on the bus
The Beautification Station is a chance to check out nine charming and historic OKC neighborhoods.
Features
Mark Beutler
Beautification Station
9 a.m.-noon Saturday
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
222 N.W. 15th
nacok.org
528-6322
$5
Running for Chris
A Guthrie marathon benefits Free to Live and honors the memory of a committed animal rescuer.
Sports
Mark Beutler
See Spot Run
9 a.m. Saturday
Harrison Avenue and Second Street
Guthrie
theseespotrun.com
$20-$30
Spinning top
A restaurant atop a landmark tower is slated to rotate once again.
Food and Drink Features
Mark Beutler
Sitting quietly atop Oklahoma City’s iconic United Founders Life Tower is a dark, cavernous space of deafening silence.
Cass act
‘Partridge Family’ teen idol David Cassidy flies in to Norman, and a whole lot of loving is what he’ll be bringing. Come on, get happy!
Music
Mark Beutler
David Cassidy with Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone
8 p.m. Saturday
Riverwind Casino
1544 State Highway 9, Norman
riverwind.com
322-6000
$35-$55
Getting physical
This year’s Sooner State Games introduces a fitness competition.
Sports
Mark Beutler
CrossFit Fittest in Oklahoma
8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
Sooner State Games
Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center
429 E. California
soonerstategames.org
236-5000
$5-$10
Moody blues
For Oklahomans with Seasonal Affective Disorder, the holiday season can be a depressing one.
Features
Mark Beutler
Many Oklahomans welcome the changing of the seasons — the fall colors, the crisp mornings — but many more face that change with a sense of dread, due to a condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.
Rice returns
Former state senator Andrew Rice is back in OKC, this time as head of the Variety Care Foundation.
News
Mark Beutler
Less than a year ago, Oklahoma lost one of its rising young political stars when former state Sen. Andrew Rice announced he was leaving. The twoterm senator had been the Senate’s Democratic leader and in 2008 lost a hard-fought race against U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe.
Spooky sleuths
Ghosts in your home? Metro ghost hunters want to check out the pesky paranormal.
Features
Mark Beutler
Have you ever walked into a dark house and felt a cold chill run up your spine?
Toe ’nuff
Expect an 'en pointe' season from Oklahoma City Ballet.
Performing Arts
Mark Beutler
Director’s Choice
8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma City Ballet
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
okcballet.com
848-8637
$33-$60
'Sordid' stand-up
Texas-bred Del Shores brings his comedy to The Boom for a one-night-only event.
Performing Arts
Mark Beutler
Del Shores: Naked. Sordid. Reality.
8 p.m. Thursday
The Boom
2218 N.W. 39th
delshores.net
601-7200
$20-$25
Still lovin’ and learnin’
Even with four decades of entertaining under her belt buckle, country great Tanya Tucker is far from being finished.
Music
Mark Beutler
Tanya Tucker with Crystal Gayle
7 p.m. Thursday
First Council Casino
12875 N. Highway 77, Newkirk
firstcouncilcasinohotel.com
866-966-1777
$35-$75
7 p.m. Friday
Lucky Star Casino
7777 N. Highway 81, Concho
luckystarcasino.org
364-3700
$35-$150
Purple martins majesties
Thousands of purple martins roosting downtown get a reprieve before they continue their migration to South America.
News
Mark Beutler
When thousands of purple martins began their long migration to South America this year, the birds probably had no idea they would find Oklahoma hostile territory. The martins have long been a backyard favorite for their devouring of mosquitoes and other pesky insects, but the birds’ presence in downtown Oklahoma City also has meant loads and loads of guano.
State of health
Why is Oklahoma among the unhealthiest states in the nation?
News
Mark Beutler
Oklahoma consistently ranks at the top of the “worst states” list when it comes to health-related issues.
Winging it
Purple martins seeking a rest stop on their route to Brazil find resistance in OKC.
News
Mark Beutler
Purple martins have been a staple in our grandmothers’ backyards for generations. The birds have a long history with humans and are generally regarded as a welcome addition to any landscape. But thousands of the birds have descended on downtown Oklahoma City in the past several weeks, and are finding their surroundings anything but hospitable.
