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tulsa, music, hanson, cain's ballroom, mural Tulsa

I Refuse To Be Normal About Hanson Christmas

Ninety minutes (and a lifetime) inside the Hanson/Christmas singularity.

  • Go to the profile of  Becky Carman
Becky Carman
19 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Dancing on the Ceilings: Vertical Dance Showcase Takes Flight Oakland

Dancing on the Ceilings: Vertical Dance Showcase Takes Flight

Dancers defy gravity in Bandaloop’s intimate indoor performance, celebrating nature, community, and human spirit.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
19 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Still Life Not Just For Sale Detroit

Still Life Not Just For Sale

A museum show? No. More gallery than holiday sale? Yes.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
19 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Ignore The Pans All Over

Ignore The Pans

"Kraven" is worth the hunt.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
18 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Grey Clouds, Orange Sky New Haven

Grey Clouds, Orange Sky

Constance LaPalombara retrospective shows how she gets the details that matter

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Brian Slattery
18 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
John Waters Survives Fame, Fortune Philadelphia

John Waters Survives Fame, Fortune

His annual stand-up Xmas tour is no celebrity apologia.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
18 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
In With The Old Philadelphia

In With The Old

Erin Daniels' embroidery on ancient fabrics offers a new perspective on distressed fashion.

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Nora Grace-Flood
17 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Placement as Sculpture and Layers as Story: East Bay Open Studios Winter Finale, Recap Oakland

Placement as Sculpture and Layers as Story: East Bay Open Studios Winter Finale, Recap

East Bay Open Studios: so much art, so little time. Agustín Maes reviews Kathleen King and Jo Ann Biagini and we remind you of the other excellent works we checked out, too.

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Multiple authors
17 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Jazz Tree-O Turns 15 New Haven

Jazz Tree-O Turns 15

Drummer Matt Wilcox takes holiday-themed act on tour.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
17 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
The Art of Looking (Alike) Philadelphia

The Art of Looking (Alike)

Close to 300 Jalen Hurts fans attend a grassroots look-alike contest organized in the star quarterback’s honor.

  • Go to the profile of  Emily Cohen
Emily Cohen
16 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Readymades and Rollers Oakland

Readymades and Rollers

How does one make what’s already present newly present? Prick up your visual ears.

  • Go to the profile of  Agustín Maes
Agustín Maes
16 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Dungeons, Dragons, and Drag Queens: Let’s Ride Oakland

Dungeons, Dragons, and Drag Queens: Let’s Ride

Not your average—if there is such a thing—game of D&D. These magical queens take things to the next level at Rockridge Improvement Club monthly.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
16 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Punxmas Descends Into The Cellar New Haven

Punxmas Descends Into The Cellar

It was max hysteria all afternoon and night on Treadwell.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
16 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Beer, Pizza And—What the Hell—Prose Tulsa

Beer, Pizza And—What the Hell—Prose

A beloved prose-centered reading series (not a makeout sesh) makes a comeback.

  • Go to the profile of  Cassidy McCants
Cassidy McCants
13 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Welcome Aboard, Motor City! Detroit

Welcome Aboard, Motor City!

Midbrow is expanding to Detroit! Founder Paul Bass reports from the scene of the latest "scrappy, soulful underdog city" boasting reviewers ready to start reporting on their community's arts and culture.

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Paul Bass
13 Dec 2024 · 7 min read
tulsa, music, theater, off-broadway, musical Tulsa

For a Good Time Call Caitlin Cook

“Since writing on toilet walls is done neither for critical acclaim nor financial reward, it is the purest form of art. Discuss.”

  • Go to the profile of  Cassidy McCants
Cassidy McCants
13 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
tulsa, music, cain's ballroom, wilco Tulsa

Wilco Played 66 Songs On Route 66

Why did we bravely ignore our lower back pain, stay up past 11:00pm and suffer the indignity of an early alarm clock to do this, not once but twice?

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Matt Carney
13 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
A Journey Through Memory and Displacement Oakland

A Journey Through Memory and Displacement

Artist Shirin Towfiq shared “images as ghostly as long forgotten memories” at Clio’s Books for this month’s installation of See(d) Art Series.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
13 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
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