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Get ready for "August" in January

3/31/2009 5:48 PM

when we interviewed Tracy Letts in September 2009, he said that the national touring production of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'August: Osage County' would make a ... 

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Let the puns begin

3/31/2009 9:59 AM

The New York Times today has -- no doubt in preparation for April Fool's Day -- an Op-Ed piece on that most lowly form of humor, the pun. Read the story: Pun for ... 

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Wales: Where men are men and sheep are art

3/30/2009 11:20 AM

...or, rather, the media used to create art.  

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REVIEW: Tulsa Ballet's "Carnival"

3/28/2009 6:43 PM

NOTE: According to the Tulsa PAC, both the 8 p.m. Saturday and the 3 p.m. Sunday performances of 'Carnival' will take place as scheduled. Each of the three ballets ... 

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Meteorological March madness

3/28/2009 11:36 AM

It's 28 March. It's Oklahoma. And it's snowing like Saskatchewan. Oh well. I hadn't planned any outdoor activities today. And besides, there is something marvelously ... 

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Fun at the top while it lasted

3/27/2009 11:01 AM

The reign of 'Hunted' at the top of the best-seller charts was short-lived. The novel by Tulsa authors P.C. and Kristin Cast dropped from No. 1 to No. 11 on the USA Today ... 

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REVIEW: Tulsa Oratorio Chorus

3/22/2009 8:11 PM

I intended to write a review of the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus' performance Saturday of the Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi. However, a concatenation of circumstances and responsibilities ... 

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REVIEW: Divine Performing Arts

3/19/2009 4:50 PM

As an entertainment – a show designed to introduce Western audiences to aspects of Chinese culture by integrating ancient art forms with contemporary Western elements ... 

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REVIEW: Merce Cunningham Dance Company

3/11/2009 5:43 PM

John Cage once said, 'I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry.' By that standard, the performance Tuesday night by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company ... 

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All a-Twitter in Bartlesville

3/6/2009 1:52 PM

The Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra has decided that, if one can't stop people from using cell phones during concerts, to allow it. The orchestra has set up a presence ... 

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Living Arts Residency Performance Saturday

3/6/2009 11:38 AM

Jose Torres Tama, the performance artist who has spent the past week in Tulsa leading local people in a workshop that will result in a performance 7 p.m. Saturday at ... 

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Horton Foote R.I.P.

3/5/2009 11:02 AM

This is truly sad news. Read the story: Horton Foote dies Foote is best known for his work in film ('Tender Mercies' and his adaptation of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' ... 

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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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