DNA Galleries
Less than two years ago, Dylan and Amanda Bradway established DNA Galleries in the historic Plaza District of Oklahoma City. Since then, their space has become a hub for urban contemporary art, exposing lovers of the craft to the unique style, as well as giving artists an outlet for their craft. “There are a lot…
Read More >Eden Sharmaine
Independent progressive rock band, Eden Sharmaine, is constantly experimenting. First they added a saxophone, then a violin. Now, they’re blending metal breakdowns into folk songs and tinkering with other genres in unexpected ways. Something must be working, because on December 14th, exactly one year after their first concert at a tiny Oklahoma City venue, Eden…
Read More >David Thomas: The Ilusionist
Stage lights illuminate a man on a high table, 14 feet above the stage. He’s bound with shackles, struggling against his chains. Above him, rows of 18-inch, solid steel spikes point downward. He has seconds to free himself before they drop. The audience waits in silent expectation. The spikes fall and crash onto an empty…
Read More >Kylie Morgan Sings from the Heart
At first glance, Kylie Morgan seems like a normal teenager. A freshman in high school, Kylie is a cheerleader and into the same things as other girls her age. The difference is Kylie is also a promising country singer/songwriter poised to record her first full-length album and shock the music world with her endearing tunes…
Read More >Shawna Russell Storms Country Music World
Shawna Russell should have been born with wheels. At least, that’s what someone once told her, and it’s a claim she embraces because this rising country music star has spent much of her life on the road, traveling casino, club and concert circuits. Her resolve has paid off. After years of dogged persistence, Shawna is…
Read More >Arise the Fall
“I sing about what I know, what I wish I didn’t know and what I wish I knew,” says Robert Sanchez, lead singer for Arise the Fall, an up-and-coming experimental, progressive rock band based in Oklahoma City. A former Edmond North High School student, Sanchez formed Arise the Fall with drummer Josh Anderson, bassist James…
Read More >1.5 Seconds from the Olympics
It was July in Luven, Belgium, and the weather was cooler than the forecast predicted. There was some nice cloud cover and the wind was swirling a bit, but not too much. It was a good day for Marc Thompson to run a four minute mile. Big for a miler, the 6-foot, 4-inch, 175-pound, 30-year-old…
Read More >Like Father, Like Son
In Sooner lore, it’s known simply as “The Kick.” With just three seconds left in a dramatic 1977 game against Ohio State University, Uwe von Schamann kicked a 41-yard field goal to bump OU to a 29-28 lead over the Buckeyes. That legendary kick is cemented in college sports legend, and now Uwe’s son, Duke,…
Read More >Holdistic Challenges Body and Mind
There are few things Freddy Harth loves more than staring down a rocky cliff face, fingers dug deep into handholds, watching the people gathered far below crane their necks upward in wonder. One of those few things is the chance to help someone else experience those feelings of achievement and exhilaration. Perhaps that’s why, after…
Read More >Animal Man
Take a glance at Edmond resident Tom Palmore’s animal paintings, and you’ll swear they’re photographs. Take a closer look and you’ll see the fur is thousands of careful brushstrokes, and the colorful flare in those expressive eyes came from an artist’s palette. Just as Palmore is renowned for his mastery of the craft, he’s loved…
Read More >Talking Fast
Maneuvering a speeding motorcycle through busy traffic is dangerous enough without the distraction of a ringing cell phone or the temptation to fiddle with the volume control on an iPod. Three University of Central Oklahoma students and entrepreneurs put an end to those and other problems for cyclists with a practical option for riders who…
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