Features
Ryan Querbach
This summer’s final Okie Noodling Invitational Championship will be held Thursday at Rock A Way Tavern, 7802 S. Sooner in Guthrie.
Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
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Okies noodlin'
Teams comprised of perennial champions of the sport have qualified to compete in the Okie Noodling Invitational Championship.
Features
Ryan Querbach
This summer’s final Okie Noodling Invitational Championship will be held Thursday at Rock A Way Tavern, 7802 S. Sooner in Guthrie.
PR BS
Lots of press releases cross our desk. Recently, these titles least screamed “Stop the presses!”
Calculated account
A Tulsa ad exec documents his ultimately futile attempt to do business with Walmart. The corporation called the account atypical.
News
C.G. Niebank
Retail giant Walmart may tout “everyday low prices” and have ubiquitous friendly yellow smiley faces in its marketing, but a retired Tulsa advertising executive’s account of his experience with the company paints a picture that’s anything but friendly.
Doc this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing, director Scott Hamilton Kennedy leads a master class in independent documentary production for $50.
Film this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Is your moviegoing heart lusting for something bloody, vengeance-filled, based on a video game and requiring special glasses?
Papal state
Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em! Smoking Popes do. Having survived the alt-rock fallout, they ironically enjoy playing to audiences more now than the ’90s.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Smoking Popes with The Fellowship Students and They Stay Dead
8 p.m. Tuesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com, 607-4805
$10
No bull
Get tempted by the flavors of Spain at this unique, enticing Bricktown restaurant.
Restaurant Reviews
Joshua Boydston
Bolero Spanish Grill & Tapas Bar faced many uncertainties when it opened in late 2009, and by that, I mean people uncertain of what tapas were.
Flock to it
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘The Seagull’ is a well-acted classic — even in 100-degree heat.
Performing Arts
Larry Laneer
The Seagull
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through July 30
Myriad Gardens Water Stage
301 W. Reno
oklahomashakespeare.com, 235-3700
$15, $10 students/seniors/military
Do as I say
...not as I...collect federal farm subsidies
CFN
Gazette staff
There’s nothing like rank hypocrisy by elected officials to inspire confidence in one’s government. When people in control of the government start talking about how bad the government is, one begins to fall into an uh-oh-I-tried-to-divide-by-zero vortex in which self-awareness is nonexistent.
Emergency functions
OKC leaders consider revamping the current arrangement for emergency medical services.
News
Clifton Adcock
The City Council is considering whether to continue with the current arrangement for ambulance services or turn the management over to the city or fire department.
