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Oklahoma Private School Guide
School is never really out for parents looking for the best options in their children’s education. Oklahoma Magazine makes the search for private schooling easier. We’ve contacted and polled private schools in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas to get answers to questions you have. How big is the school? What languages are taught? Which have the most to offer academically? Which offer arts and sports curriculum? How much does it cost? From enrollment figures to tuition and dress codes, read on to get a bird’s-eye-view of these prospective choices and investments.
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Intent to Deceive: Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World
If an art forger has luck on his side, the world will never know his name, ambitions or abilities. Five of the most successful, captured and disgraced, however, are the subjects of an exhibit opening this month at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, in Oklahoma City. Intent to Deceive: Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World will display more than 55 works by both original artists (including Matisse, Picasso and Daumier) and the forgers who copied them. The painting of a Girl With a Pearl Earring in the collection isn’t the famous 17th-century masterpiece of Johannes Vermeer. It was brilliantly and publicly created “in the style of” Vermeer in 2012 by former art forger John Myatt, who made a few hundred fakes back in the day and sold them into the art market as genuine. Intent to Deceive also looks at the “careers” of Han van Meegeren, Elmyr de Hory, Eric Hebborn and Mark Landis by exhibiting their personal effects along with the materials they used to deceive. The show opens Saturday, Feb. 14. For more, visit www.okcmoa.com.
Bart & Nadia Sports Experience
It’s February, and some of those New Year’s resolutions are looking a little shaky. The Bart & Nadia Sports Experience enters the scene just in time to inspire good health and fitness regardless of age. The annual event takes place across Oklahoma City, but the main activities inviting participation take place at the Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens, in downtown Oklahoma City on Saturday, Feb. 14. Look for fitness challenges in archery, rowing, basketball and more sports along with health screenings and information about good nutrition and health care. That day, Oklahoma City Riversport will host RUNderground, a fun-run through the city’s tunnel system, and the Indoor Kayak & Rowing Challenge. Over at the University of Central Oklahoma, guests will take on other challenges in archery. Starting on Friday, Feb. 13, also watch for several gymnastics meets that are part of the experience, including the Perfect 10 Challenge for collegiate gymnasts, at the convention center. For more, go to www.bartandnadiasportsexperience.com.
Alice Cooper
Does it surprise anyone that Alice Cooper’s current hot-ticket tour is titled Raise the Dead? What if the godfather of shock-rock spectacle pared down the theatrics (bye-bye, guillotines) for a more intimate performance billed as An Evening with Alice Cooper? The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is anything but predictable, so when guests arrive at the Brady Theater for his Saturday, Feb. 7, concert, they’re as likely to find a spirited solo act featuring the one and only Mr. Cooper as they are a fully-staged nightmare in progress. Let there be no mistake: There will be blood, fake, of course, and plenty of hair-raising fun. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets to An Evening with Alice Cooper are $45-$85, available at www.bradytheater.com. If anything is certain, this evening will be an unforgettable one.
Camelot
One of Lerner and Loewe’s best-loved musicals is back on stage and touring straight to Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall. Camelot opens Tuesday, Feb. 24. The Tony Award-winning musical set in the mystical days of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table brings song to the legend and lore of chivalry, true love and bravery. Celebrity Attractions presents a new touring production that puts a less playful veneer on Merry Old England ne that doesn’t look quite as merry and cheerful. Instead, chainmail and more realistic-looking armor have found their way to the stage alongside such classic numbers as “If Ever I Would Leave You” and “I Loved You Once in Silence.” Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot and the kingdom will be brought to life at 201 N. Walker Ave., in Oklahoma City. Tickets are $15-$65, but pricing may vary on peak nights. Camelot closes on March 1 and opens March 3 in Tulsa. For more, visit www.celebrityattractions.com.
To The Rescue
In a world under siege for the next big distraction, comic book fans will find the fun and action they crave in this year’s Marvel Universe Live!
Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and a host of other heroes (and villains) of the Marvel Comics roster will fly, swing and pummel their way to the Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno Ave., Oklahoma City. Marvel Universe Live! plays the first of six performances on Friday, Feb. 27.
The battle between forces intent on destroying the world and those trying to save it takes place on the arena stage. The evil Loki is back, and he has a plan to summon a great power that could obliterate the entire universe. The heroes of this tale have a plan to stop him, but they’ll encounter plenty of enemies along the way, including Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin and more menaces.
Unfortunately, these heroes and villains can only do so much entertaining on their own. Thankfully, they’ll get the help of backstage technicians who will be putting on a show of their own pairing dazzling visual effects, set and light designs and pyrotechnics with the casts’ long list of super powers.
Marvel Universe Live! features more than 25 characters on stage for one big show that will allow fans to experience the hero saga in a new way.
Shows are at 7 p.m. Feb. 27; 11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28; and 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1.
Tickets are $20-$80 and available online at www.chesapeakearena.com.
Cook For Health
After the holidays, many complain that it’s time to get back on the wagon with healthy eating. It can be difficult to plan ahead and make healthy meals due to time, cost or simply habit; it’s much easier to stop at a drive through than it is to cook. But cooking healthy meals doesn’t have to take a lot of time, money or effort. Simple meals, like salads and soups, can be whipped up on the weekend and kept in the fridge for the week ahead. This quinoa salad is a favorite in my household. Grapefruit is what I use, but an orange and even fresh pineapple is tart and tasty. I also buy a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken, but feel free to roast your own chicken for this recipe.
Quinoa With Roast Chicken
This salad makes a great lunch or light supper. Serves four.
- 1 c. quinoa
- 1 1/2 c. water
- 1 grapefruit
- 1/4 c. pecans, chopped
- 1 rotisserie chicken
Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Toast the quinoa until it is slightly brown, stirring often, about 3-4 minutes. Pour the quinoa into a small bowl and set aside. Bring water to a boil in the same pot, add the toasted quinoa to the water and let it return to a boil. Turn the heat to medium-low, put a lid on the pot and let the quinoa cook for 16 minutes. Turn the heat off and let the quinoa sit in the pot with the lid on for another 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Cut the grapefruit peel from the flesh. Supreme the grapefruit by running a knife along either side of the grapefruit’s membranes, creating thin slices of the fruit. Add grapefruit supremes and chopped pecans or other nut to the quinoa. Shred the rotisserie chicken. Place a generous helping of the quinoa salad into the bottom of a bowl and top with the shredded chicken. Serve by itself or with a side of roasted broccoli or asparagus.
Vintage Coffee
Most who live in a large city have their pick of coffee shops. Some may prefer the anonymity of frequenting a large, chain establishment, while others long for a shop reminiscent of Friends’ Central Perk. In Oklahoma City, that shop, where no face is forgotten, is Vintage Coffee. Serving specialty coffee drinks along with breads and sweets, the café focuses on sourcing locally and ensuring its coffees are organic. Vintage also regularly hosts Oklahoma City food trucks during the lunchtime hours. 1101 NW 49th St., Oklahoma City. 405.752.0038
