May brings world-class ballet to northeastern Oklahoma as Tulsa Ballet’s Signature Series: From Ballet to Broadway promises a spectacular finale to its season, which saw some of the highest ticket sales in the company’s 62-year history.
Signature Series features contemporary works by the world’s top ballet and Broadway choreographers, “including three-time Tony Award-winning choreographer of Hamilton, Andy Blankenbuehler,” says Scott...
Unlike a lot of his fellow Oklahomans, drummer, composer and music teacher Jared Johnson didn’t encounter John Steinbeck’s masterwork, The Grapes of Wrath, during his high school or college years because he wasn’t assigned to read it.
He discovered it all on his own. Maybe that’s part of why it had such an effect on him.
“I was probably in my...
Generations of Tulsans choose the old-world charm of Ti Amo Ristorante Italiano with traditional dishes at its South Tulsa and downtown locations. Favorites include bruschetta, antipasto, variations of fettucine and linguine, baked pastas, steak, seafood and chicken classics like chicken Parmesan. Leave room for the tiramisu. 219 S. Cheyenne Ave., Tulsa, 918-592-5151; 6024 S. Sheridan Road, Tulsa, 918-499-1919; tiamotulsa.com.
At some point, you’ve probably thrown a bowling ball down a lane, but an axe … not so much.
That has changed in Oklahoma. Often called an extreme alternative to darts or bowling, urban axe throwing, which began in Canada, has gained momentum as venues pop up across the nation.
Mario Zelaya, owner of Bad Axe Throwing in Oklahoma City, says...
A few months ago, in the dead of winter, executive chef Kevin Snell took some of the staff of Amelia’s restaurant to Joe’s Farm in Bixby, where they spent the day digging through frozen sod and planting onions.
“I wanted them to see the hard work that goes into farming,” Snell says. “When they’re cutting these onions to serve at...
According to Donna Gradel, teaching is a science and an art.
“It’s the artist who inspires and creates an atmosphere of innovation for their students,” the science teacher says. “I believe the standardization and programmed approach we see in education today has squeezed the artistry out of the classroom.”
Gradel has spent the past 30 years in the classroom – more...
Retired Jenks High School football coach Allan Trimble is not from this world, according to his friend Troy Taber.
“He knows where he is from and where he is going,” Taber says. “‘Spectacular servant of the Lord.’ Those are the four words I would use.”
Trimble, 55, was diagnosed in June 2016 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or...
Books, videos and lectures on blacksmithing can only go so far. Those practicing this ancient, sophisticated, highly technical craft say you have to learn by doing.
“Don’t be shy; get involved,” says Byron Doner, an officer with the Saltfork Craftsmen Artist Blacksmith Association. “You sure will learn faster.”
The nonprofit educational organization, which promotes this fiery mixture of art and trade,...
The Lofoten Islands – beautiful, untamed and north of the Arctic Circle in the tempestuous waters of the Norwegian Sea – bely their location as grateful beneficiaries of the Gulf Stream.
The outcropping off Norway’s northwest coast enjoys mild winter and summer temperatures of 34 degrees and 54 degrees, respectively. While not Tahiti hot, it’s warmer than most places on...
It was the coveted purse of a newborn fowl that first drew Keith Whitfield to the art world.
“Only in Oklahoma,” says Whitfield, who owns and operates Aartvark Graphic Design in Owasso with his wife, Dana. “I’ve been drawing since I can remember. I won a drawing contest in first grade – the prize was a live baby chick.”
As a...
