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CHRISTMAS IDEAS
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Deluxe Indie Craft Bazaar set for holiday shopping What if holiday shopping didn’t have to entail a stressful trip to the mall or a big-box store? What if your hard-earned dollars could go...
GOT A MINUTE?
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What Earhart left behind If you have some time today, check out Amelia Earhart’s "lucky” bracelet, which she left behind on her last flight, and other artifacts and information...
Exhibits: Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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"Reporting Terrorism,” Oct. 24-Nov. 24, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, 620 N Harvey Ave., 235-3313. "Field, Forest & Stream: The History of Oklahomans and the...
University of Central Oklahoma students’ artistic views shown
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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What do hands and water currents, aerial views of farm and city terrain, and moody but expressive depictions of women have in common? The answer to this riddle would be that they’re all on...
‘Ordinary people’ photos larger than life
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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An exhibit of larger than lifesize black-and-white pictures of "ordinary people” in Oklahoma, seen "through Japanese eyes,” is on display at Science Museum Oklahoma. The...
Dinosaur Egg Hunt at Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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Dinosaur Egg Hunt If you have an hour or two between 1 and 5 p.m. today, search for dinosaur eggs, nests and embryos at "Hatching the Past: The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt,” an exhibit at...
Cultural gifts give a lifetime
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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One of the best Christmas gifts I ever received, I had to wait six months to use. On Christmas Eve 2005, my mother-in-law presented our whole family with tickets to see "The Lion King”...
Give gifts kids will love
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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It’s a Christmas scenario all parents dread: After the effort and expense of shopping, their child gets more excited about the crumpled wrapping paper and empty box than the actual present....
Give Oklahoma gift
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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Gift giving during the holiday season can be more tedious than joyful. Most people know a person who is particularly hard to buy for. Give the gift of Oklahoma this year. Sometimes the best gift...
My calendar
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TODAYAsian and American Christian Speakers Club, 10 a.m., Southern Oklahoma Chinese Baptist Church, 625 E Frank, 227-0321. Preschool Storytime, 2:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 540 Ed...
My calendar
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TodaySingle Again, 8 a.m., Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, 1309 Agnew Ave., 942-7355. SundaySpirit of ’76 Square Dance Club, 8 p.m., Oklahoma City Swing Dance Club, 4361 NW 50, Suite 400,...
Broken Arrow sanctuary will keep liger after killing
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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BROKEN ARROW — Federal officials are still investigating last month’s fatal liger attack at a wildlife sanctuary east of Broken Arrow. Peter Getz, 32, was attacked while feeding the...
European history, art, culture live on the Web
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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BRUSSELS, Belgium — Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital. It’s part of a new European Union...
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame gets new director
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
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Hall of Fame gets new director Justin Lenhart was named director for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Museum. Lenhart will supervise collections, preservation, exhibits, education...
In brief: Metro
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
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El Reno Library gets donations The El Reno chapters of the P.E.O. Sisterhood donated $700 and several books to the El Reno Carnegie Library. "We’ll use the donation for a variety of...
Liger that fatally mauled Broken Arrow worker allowed to live
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
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BROKEN ARROW (AP) - A big cat that fatally mauled a worker at a wildlife sanctuary won't be euthanized.
Thirty-two-year-old Peter Getz was mauled by Rocky the liger -- a cross between a male...
D.C. officials bracing for up to 3 million visitors
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration has officials in the nation’s capital bracing for an unprecedented turnout of possibly 3 million people or more, District...
Energy industry pairs recruiting with campaign to benefit museums
Tue, Nov 18, 2008
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SANTA FE, N.M. — The nation’s oil and gas industry is busy getting its message to the public in a variety of ways. Broad-based media campaigns are paired with a newsletter highlighting...
Art Exhibit: Phillips Collection likely to make an impression in Oklahoma City
Tue, Nov 18, 2008
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The brilliant light and soft colors of American Impressionist paintings from the Phillips Collection again are illuminating the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The museum’s latest special...
Oklahoma Community Events
Tue, Nov 18, 2008
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TodayJudo, OKC Southside, 6 p.m., Sellers Community Center, 8301 S Villa, 685-3311. Wannabiz Business Owners Club, 8 a.m., Caffe Pranzo, 9622 N May Ave., 670-1733. Computer Club of OKC, free...
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