–Advertisement–It’s late November. Most of us are thinking up or finalizing our Thanksgiving plans. We are finding old recipes, perhaps tweaking new ones, cutting grocery coupons, all while making lists and checking them twice. On Tuesday or Wednesday we will leave our offices and classrooms to travel or maybe to get a head start on… Continue Reading Thanksgiving: First the Feast, Then the Frenzy
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Grass Roots Literacy Advocates: “The Responsibility Belongs to Us All”
–Advertisement–A few years ago I realized that many of the poets and writers whose work I love are also educators in one fashion or another. After this realization, and with the help of an English Composition and Rhetoric professor, I decided to pursue a teaching certificate. I still don’t have it, but even as I… Continue Reading Grass Roots Literacy Advocates: “The Responsibility Belongs to Us All”
Haunt the Runway 4: Vampire in Bricktown
If you like exclusive, original, accessible fashion and prefer an upscale entertainment environment, then consider spending the Saturday before Halloween at the 4th annual Haunt the Runway show in Bricktown. The event is a collaboration between Ph.D. Entertainment, Vane Magazine, and KoKo Dolls. Haunt the Runway is Ph.D. Entertainment’s brainchild. Photos from the past… Continue Reading Haunt the Runway 4: Vampire in Bricktown
Something Like Crew Love
The Love Story Tour concert, hosted by Chris McCain, August 20th at The Conservatory was a really great show that got me to thinking harder about the nature of Oklahoma hip hop. Resista and Militant Mindz (members: Tyson K. and Dereck Cantu Methotrexate) kicked it off and made me nod my head. They are very… Continue Reading Something Like Crew Love
Sunset Sundays: Smart Style 2.0
Ph.D. Entertainment started Sunset Sundays in 2009 with a vision for Oklahoma City’s urban culture. Quintin Hughes and his friends had a love for live music and neo soul, for upscale event venues and more mature fashion trends. After observing what the young, diverse, and educated were doing for fun in cities like Houston, they… Continue Reading Sunset Sundays: Smart Style 2.0
Whatever You Need is in Your Hometown
Friday August 10th, I set up my iCal and dug in my heels for a whole night on the town. The arts and entertainment are alive in Oklahoma City – a fact I’m tired of defending. For those who like the coffee shop atmosphere and acoustic music, Mariadru opened two exhibits of photography – one… Continue Reading Whatever You Need is in Your Hometown
Be Strange, Laugh, Eat Watermelon
Expand your palette by taking in some “Strange Fruit” at Urban Roots (322 N.E. 2nd Street) in Deep Deuce. Jalisa Haggins’ artistic arrangement was installed at the café, bar and performance space on Friday, Aug. 3. Haggins’ art will be on display until September 29th. While Urban Roots is not an art gallery you… Continue Reading Be Strange, Laugh, Eat Watermelon
The Up And Coming: OKC’s Hip Hop Scene
As is the way with hip hop events, The Come Up Show at Britton Pub started an hour late and worked its way from emergent artists to more polished artists. More established artists like Jabee and Chris McCain were in the building although not on the stage. Former DJ duo Fish and Chips represented on… Continue Reading The Up And Coming: OKC’s Hip Hop Scene
