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John Updike's view of Tulsa

1/28/2009 1:25 PM

John Updike came to Tulsa -- I think for the first and last time -- in 1987, when he accepted the Peggy V. Helmerich Award from the Tulsa Library. I had just started ... 

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A LOOK back at Lavigne

1/26/2009 10:41 AM

Fans of Light Opera Oklahoma might remember Ken Lavigne, who performs with the company for two seasons (2001 and 2002). He's getting some notoriety these days for answering ... 

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June Runyon Open House

1/23/2009 5:28 PM

The story in Friday's paper on Tulsa native Dameka Hayes, who is appearing in 'The Color Purple,' mentioned that she got her start at the June Runyon School of Dance. ... 

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The Inaugural Poem

1/21/2009 12:37 PM

It's always heartening to see poetry be given some pride of place in a ceremony as momentous as the inauguration of the President of the United States. And certainly ... 

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Instant Obama books

1/20/2009 10:39 AM

You have until noon Wednesday (21 Jan 2009) to submit an entry for what is being billed as 'the fastest published Presidential book ever.' WEbook, a Web-based community ... 

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And now John Mortimer

1/17/2009 3:24 PM

Most of the tributes that have come upon the news of John Mortimer's death emphasize -- quite rightly -- the fact that he was the creator of Horace Rumpole, the poetry-quoting, ... 

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Andrew Wyeth

1/16/2009 1:09 PM

Andrew Wyeth has died, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read the story: Andrew Wyeth Dies Wyeth was one of America's most popular artists – his painting ... 

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Kristin Chenoweth, Chick Corea, to headline OK Mozart

1/15/2009 10:42 PM

OK Mozart is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009, and the nine-day festival, June 12-20 in Bartlesville, will feature Tony Award winner and Oklahoma native Kristin ... 

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Miscellany: "The Given Day" (for MLK)

1/15/2009 11:08 AM

'Yes, there were better ways to get married than the way they did, and the house on Archer was small, and then the plague had come to town, and all of this in a short ... 

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Six Degrees of Tulsa Ballet

1/14/2009 3:18 PM

A few changes in the world of dance have surprising connections to Tulsa Ballet. The Louisville Ballet has hired Dwight Hutton to be its new executive director. He ... 

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REVIEW: Wu Han & David Finckel

1/5/2009 12:46 PM

Pianist Wu Han promised 'fireworks' as a finale for the concert she and her husband, cellist David Finckel, performed Sunday at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. But ... 

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Let's get small

1/5/2009 11:55 AM

A friend alerted me to this story -- one that gives a whole new meaning to the idea of the obsessed artist. Art in the eye of a needle On the bright side, at least ... 

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James D. Watts Jr. has lived in Oklahoma for most his life, even though he still has people saying to him, "Don't sound like you're from around these parts." A University of Oklahoma Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Watts has received the Governor Arts Award, Harwelden Award and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Beth Macklin Award for his writing. Before coming to the Tulsa World, Watts worked for the Tulsa Tribune.

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