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Shawnee artist Stacey Miller uses prints of hummingbirds to capture life’s fragile nature in “Evanescence,” her new exhibit at the state Capitol.
Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: shawnee
5 WTF Facts About Rick Springfield
No, really, these are true.
Odds are good that ‘80s chart icon/heartthrob Rick Springfield will play many of his 17 Billboard Top 40 hits at 7 p.m. Saturday at FireLake Grand Casino in Shawnee. (In fact, bet the house on “Jessie’s Girl” — I just know it.)
But did you this about the Rickster?
1. Before hitting it big, he fronted a band called Zoot.
2. According to his memoir, he wrote some great songs while suffering depression and having suicidal thoughts.
3. He played the first incarnation of DC Comics’ “Human Target” in a 1992 ABC series. (The current one on Fox has lasted longer.)
4. In the early 1970s, he played himself on the “Brady Kids” Saturday-morning cartoon spin-off, “Mission: Magic!”
5. His one-time live-in girlfriend? “The Exorcist” star Linda Blair. She was 15 at the time. —Rod Lott
Art this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Shawnee artist Stacey Miller uses prints of hummingbirds to capture life’s fragile nature in “Evanescence,” her new exhibit at the state Capitol.
Bowl this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Casino games not quite your forte? FireLake now has another option for you with the newly opened FireLake Bowl, a state-of-the-art bowling center that sports 24 lanes, two restaurants, HDTVs and an arcade.
Tribal tongue
Oklahoma tribes are preserving Native American languages through technology.
You're never too old...
Children of all ages will enjoy seeing toys as art in the “Kids at Heart” exhibit.
Budding industry
A new TV series explores the medical marijuana industry through the experiences of six Shawnee brothers.
Features
Mia Cantu
Prescription marijuana has become a legitimate business, at least in 16 states, where it is legal. Among those reaping profits are six brothers originally from Shawnee — Joel, Jesse, Jonathan, Jordan, Jared and Josh Stanley — who now reside in Colorado, where they grow and sell their harvest of medical cannabis.
Saddle up
Young cowboys and cowgirls compete for prize money and scholarships.
News
Susannah Waite
Spectators looking to rope up a good time might consider the International Finals Youth Rodeo, slated to kick off Sunday and run through July 13 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.
Everything’s Jake
Jake Germany escaped his hometown to play music and see the world — and he’s still on the adventure.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Jake Germany with Theatre Breaks Loose, Poema, The Wake Up Call and Almost Legendary
6 p.m. Tuesday
The Parish
1757 N.W. 16th
theparishokc.com
633-0454
$8-$10
Shiny Toy Guns — III
Rock
Joshua Boydston
After an uneven presence following 2008’s hard rock-leaning Season of Poison, Shiny Toy Guns is back with its third release, appropriately titled III.
