Past Stories

Candace Liger nearly gave up on poetry.
Although the cadence and rhythm of words has danced through her blood for most of her life, Liger’s affair with poetry has all the signs of a rocky relationship. Poetry has brought her joy, has comforted her in times of need, has disappointed and angered her and, at one point, it betrayed her.

How do you help young artists start careers in Oklahoma? That was a question the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) posed to a group of young artists and volunteers twelve years ago. They came up with Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still–an annual art exhibition created specifically for Oklahoma artists ages 30 and younger, working in different media and living all across the state.

Like a person, art has many layers. You can look at something or someone and think you know what you see, that is, until you look deeper. Perhaps no one understands this better than local artist Tammy Brummell.

Several years ago I met John Patterson, an amazing man with a story to tell.

As wreaths and decorative snow villages once again find their way into storage bins and make their annual migration back to the garage, our sights turn to clutter-free visions of grandeur for our homes in the New Year.

Every teenager with a guitar or a set of drumsticks has had dreams of being on stage—with the bright lights and the roar of an audience cheering for their original songs.

Animals can be just as much a part of the family as children are, and nobody understands this more than Edmond resident Emily Adler. She is on the board of directors for Hounds of the Heartland (HOH), an Oklahoma-based organization that seeks good homes for retired racing greyhounds.

The new year will bring a rush of changes to Edmond, and residents will begin to see the familiar landscape of their city grow and morph as new developments and businesses bloom in 2013.

In years past, our family always decorated a 7-foot Christmas tree in the living room with dozens of ornaments.

When someone says Go to your happy place, that would be Gymboree Play & Music.