STAFF
June 2017
Publishers:
VOL. 1 | ISSUE 6
Darrell & Cheryl
Briggs
Managing Editor:
Joe Mack
Associate Editor:
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Amy Addams
Art & Design:
Emmet Pedrick
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Creative Director:
R. Indie Lazar
Events Director:
Elly Patterson
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Writers:
Julie Wenger Watson
Chris B. Critter
Peter Addison
Bill Edgar
Honey D. Hallock
Charles Kochel
Ben White
Kira Fell
Michele Schmidt
Robert Scott
Michael Kinney
Christina M. Good Voice
Cheri Pogue
Michael Kyle Brown
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Marketing Strategists:
Kevin Erwin
Tammie Jo Keizor
Gary Tindall
Austen Hendrickson
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Photojournalists:
Larry Sultz
Tammie Jo Keizor
Todd Gunter
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Society by the numbers 6
Letter from the Editor 7
Juneteenth, Black Music Month fill June airwaves 12
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Pride, Equality events rally GLBTQ2 communities
Motley musings hit The Joint 14
Bartlesville bursts out with Sunfest, OK Mozart
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The Nixons reunite to make history at Cain’s
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Iron Maiden muster up metal mayhem in OKC
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Mic check, Cherokee County 21
Relay for Life dashes across the region 24
Look up: Tulsa Balloon Fest will keep you eye
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Free Fishing Weekends worth catching in Okla. & Ark. 27
Norman knows Jazz in June 28
Eureka Springs Blues Weekend beckons fans, benefits big cats 29
Oklahoma Gold: Hank Charles 30
Yoga events have yogis hitting the mat 32
Buzzworthy: Hunt Clubbing, Will Rogers (get) Downs & more 34
Joy in the Cause’s Rustic Cuffs 5K crosses the finish line 36
Joe-to-Joe: Williams edition 37
Art Pop Comic Expo strikes Springdale 38
Theater things 40
Screen scene 41
Sisserou’s serves up sights and sounds of the islands 42
Southern Belle’s ‘something for everyone’ menu wins in Heavener 43
Foodie finds, festivals, fixins & more
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Future Buzz 46
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