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The 64th Annual 101 Wild West Rodeo will be held over the weekend at 23 Darr Pk Dr., Ponca City, Oklahoma. Many new additions have been made to the rodeo arena this year.
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‘Thor’s’ Chris Hemsworth says Marvel magic often faded: ‘I got sick of the character’
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Chris Hemsworth dedicated more than a quarter of his life to playing Thor for Marvel. Naturally, taking on the Mjölnir-wielding Norse god grew stale.
New on DVD: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ continues saga of action-packed retribution
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The latest entry in a stylish action franchise tops the DVD releases for the week of June 13. “John Wick: Chapter 4”: Keanu Reeves returns as the taciturn assassin, who finds himself fighting for his freedom through Osaka, Berlin and Paris in this fourth installment.
Movie review: ‘The Flash’ a fast-moving, Bat-tastic, universe-altering thrillfest
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If it’s not one multiverse, it’s another. Coming hot on the superhero heels of the mind-blowingly multidimensional animated work of art that is “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “The Flash” is an almost-as-excellent universe- hopping live-action extravaganza.
Shin Kamen Rider review
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I’ve talked a lot about tokusatsu, the umbrella term for a variety of special effects shows in Japan. One of the earliest of these series, and one that helped define the form, was Kamen Rider.
OKM Music: Candlelight Serenades
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BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — OKM is proud to present the Tulsa Youth Baroque Orchestra, the Escher Quartet, and Katie Mahan at the Tulsa Garden Center – The Mansion (2435 S Peoria Ave, Tulsa, OK 74114) on Monday, June 12 at 5:30 pm. Starting off performances on The Terrace is the Tulsa Youth Baroque Orchestra, a youth string orchestra, followed by the New York native Escher String Quartet at 6:30 p.m. Katie Mahan will close out our Candlelight Serenades performances at 8:30 p.m. with the Candle Light Mozart Concert in the South Room.
OKM Music: And Sings My Soul
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BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — OKM invites you to the Bartlesville Community Center (300 SE Adams Blvd, Bartlesville, OK 74003) on Sunday, June 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Flip through these 7 new paperbacks this June
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MOIRA MACDONALD The Seattle Times “Haven” by Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown, $17.99). Donoghue, whose elegant novels range from historical fiction (“The Wonder,” “Frog Music”) to contemporary (“Akin,” “Room”), here goes ultra-historical with a tale of three Irishmen on a voyage of discovery in the year 600. A review in The Guardian noted this book is written with a minimalism similar to “Room,” adding, “This is a miniature created with a muted palette, sombre in aspect but crowded with quietly beautiful details.”
Katherine Heigl opens up to Ellen Pompeo about her infamous ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ exit
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Katherine Heigl recently opened up to her former “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star Ellen Pompeo about Heigl’s infamous exit from the long-running medical drama. Heigl, 44, and Pompeo, 53, left it all on the operating table while discussing their time together on the hit ABC show as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series.
Local band, Five Year Gap, spreading their love of music across Oklahoma
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Born five years apart, Tonkawa siblings Ciara and Brody have taken their sibling bond to another level by creating a show stopping band, entitled Five Year Gap. While they speak often on how they were always very close, but in adulthood, they have become the best of friends. In 2021, after living together and making music during the pandemic, brother and sister duo Ciara and Brody decided to create their band and the world couldn’t be more lucky for it.