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Teenagers gather along Gilcrease Museum’s broad, hallowed halls, after viewing the exhibit Form and Line, but the chatter dissolves when entering the gallery. Eyes adjust to the dim scene, but not quickly enough. And then, you encounter something sacred – rows of small shrines, faces, limbs. And the light falls upon each work of art, giving full effect to...

According to a recent Center for American Progress report, no other state in the nation ranks as consistently bad as Oklahoma does. The report, “The State of Women in America: A 50 State Analysis of How Women are Faring Across the Nation,” presented it findings in the categories of economic security, leadership and health of women and families. Oklahoma ranks...

With so much outstanding music coming out, it would be a shame to not take in a few concerts, and summer is buzzing with the hottest tickets. Music festivals bring the brightest stars and rising acts recording today and on tour to shrines of fun, outdoor revelry. Wade into summer music festivals and get your fix for exploration and adventure...

Some motels may leave the light on. Others might love having you there. But with Airbnb.com, you can be king of your choice of castles. Founded in 2008, Airbnb is a network of hosts from nearly 200 countries offering any kind of accommodation you can think of – from single rooms to entire villas, Airstream trailers to tents. Travelers bored...

Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. The sights and sounds of 1950s Memphis explodes at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. Memphis: The Musical, the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, plays for one-night-only at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the PAC, 701 S. Main St., Broken Arrow. A bright, energetic tale blending a love story, freedom and the...

The two artists chosen for the 2014 Rendezvous Artists’ Retrospective Exhibition and Art Sale at Gilcrease Museum have much in common. Both love the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. Both were influenced by their family’s respect for nature. And both sculpt or paint the natural settings and animals that inhabit the region. Gilcrease will showcase the art of...

Friday, April 11, 10 p.m. Anyone who says Moby’s best days of spinning and mixing are behind him obviously didn’t see him perform two 75-minute DJ sets at last year’s Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif. Yes, 15 years after 1999’s electronica tome Play went multiplatinum around the world, Moby still rocks the arena. The master DJ headlines the ACM@UCO...

Thursday, April 3, 6-9 p.m. The work of ceramic artist Nicole Moan will be featured throughout the month of April at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. An Oklahoma City sculptor who also works in tile, murals, jewelry and fashion, Moan is best known for her sculpted corsets, which are made from clay and fitted together with fabric. On their...

Friday, April 4-Sunday, April 6 Dig out your best chainmail and tunics the 38th annual pageant of mirth, merriment and minstrels wandering Medieval Fair in Norman. The festival takes place Friday, April 4-Sunday, April 6, at Reaves Park, 2501 S. Jenkins Ave., Norman, and features costumed characters dressed as kings, queens, mermaids, pirates, fairies and knights plus attractions like jousting...

Not too long ago, neither the downtown streets of Oklahoma City nor those in Tulsa could be described as vibrant. Plagued by poor roads, vacant store fronts and some of the less savory elements of the populace, nobody viewing those bleak streetscapes of two decades ago could imagine them as they are today. Now, as new life is breathed...