Water work

As 2012 approaches, the Oklahoma River fills with Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls preparing to make a splash in London.

Sports
Charles Martin
For more than 40 world-class athletes, the road to the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Games in London runs directly through downtown Oklahoma City. There, the National High Performance Center has made the Oklahoma River a prime spot for athletes to prepare to take on the world.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

At bat

Curtis Grimes abandoned a sure shot at a baseball career for a risky one in country music. The diamond’s loss is your ears’ gain.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Curtis Grimes
9:30 p.m. Saturday
Wormy Dog Saloon
311 E. Sheridan
wormydog.com
601-6276
$5

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Tarzan Collection Starring Jock Mahoney and Mike Henry

Contract a case of jungle fever.

Action
Rod Lott
What an unwieldy title The Tarzan Collection Starring Jock Mahoney and Mike Henry is. Then again, so many actors have donned the loincloth of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic lord of the jungle across nearly 100 movies and counting, so specificity is required. This particular five-flick, five-disc set from Warner Archive rounds up the entire turns of the two men mentioned in the title.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Jump street

OKC’s Jumpship Astronaut navigates a galaxy of guitars with the only weapon it has: electronic rock that’s out of this world.

Music
Zach Hale
Jumpship Astronaut with Ford the River
9 p.m. Friday
Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewing Company
50 Penn Place
belleislerestaurant.com
840-1911

Wednesday, March 20, 2013