Visual Arts
Courtney Silva
It’s safe to say that Marilyn Artus likes to make bold statements with her artwork.
Wednesday 19 Jun
OKG Newsletter
Topic: it’s
Woman power
Marilyn Artus examines society’s treatment of modern women.
Visual Arts
Courtney Silva
It’s safe to say that Marilyn Artus likes to make bold statements with her artwork.
The kids aren’t all right
The young men behind Moore’s hip-hop act Purple Mouth Bandits have quite a mouth, for both rhymes and the ribald.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Purple Mouth Bandits with Jabee, Emory Grey, Josh Sallee and Myke Brown
9 p.m. Friday Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org, 820-0951
$7
Jazzed up
Think jazz is for squares? Then you’re just not circling the right spots. The American art form thrives in a progressive local scene.
Border town
Tasty, traditional south-of-the-border specialties mix with familiar, hearty Tex-Mex fare at Alvarado’s.
Restaurant Reviews
Doug Hill
Alvarado’s Mexican Restaurant
11641 S. Western
692-2007, www.alvaradosmexican.com
Calvin and jobs
Norman singer/songwriter John Calvin sees his occupation as letting listeners know what it feels like to live in worse parts of the world
Music
Joshua Boydston
John Calvin and The Calvary
10 p.m. Thursday
Coach’s Brewhouse, 110 W. Main, Norman
coachsbrewhouse.com, 321-2739
Reckoning
Now that it’s found long-term success as an ‘Austin band,’ the Oregon-grown Reckless Kelly isn’t about to alter its alt-country sound.
Music
Joshua Boydston
Reckless Kelly
8 p.m. Saturday
Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan
WormyDog.com 601-6276 $15
Mate this
Eco booze
Want to save the environment? Try throwing back a few.
Food and Drink Features
Heide Brandes
Drinking vodka may not save the rain forest, but choosing the most environmentally friendly spirits can ease the carbon footprint hangover.
Four reasons you should hate the Nuggets
Because Perkins is teaching the Thunder how to hate
Sports
Royce Young
I’m not big on the idea of forcing a rivalry. I’ve always said rivalries just sort of happen and, in most cases, are forged from the playoffs.
