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[Artspace] at Untitled

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On August 10, 2017

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[Artspace] at Untitled is a contemporary art center designed to stimulate creative thought and new ideas through the presentation of exhibits focusing on national and international artists. Get to know this art center with Lissa Barr Shaw, Board President; Alexa Healey, Education & Print Studio, and Laura Warriner, Founder/Creative Director.

This video didn’t make it in my original burst of art focused stories due to some scheduling conflicts and staff changes. I’m happy with how well it turned out and apparently they were too. I gave the YouTube link early to my supporters on Patreon and them at the art center. When I went to make the video public, it had already been watched 30 times! (Normally, it would be less than five.)

If you want early access to my videos and help support my projects, become one of my supporters on Patreon. The rewards have been updated!

WestFest Video

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On August 8, 2017

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Rachael Taylor, The So Help Me’s, Katie Williams, and Judith, talk about Western Avenue’s annual music festival, WestFest. This year’s WestFest will be held on Saturday, August 19th from NW 41st to NW 43rd Street on Saturday, August 19th, from noon to 10 pm.

The song featured in this video is “One Mississippi” by KALO from their latest album, Wild Change.

While I don’t normally do videos on events, I had a ton of footage of WestFest I filmed for District Up and so I did a new interview with Racheal.

If you want a sneak peek at upcoming videos and help support my shows, become one of my supporters on Patreon.

Moonlight Dancing at the Summer Breeze Concert Series - photo by Dennis Spielman

Summer Breeze Concert Series – Moonlight Dancing

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On August 7, 2017

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Last night, Leslie and I went to the Summer Breeze Concert Series held at Lions Park in Norman, Oklahoma. I shot a ton of footage of the event for a story for Uncovering Oklahoma and I wanted to share these photos. The couple dancing under the moonlight is one of my favorite shots.

Summer Breeze Concert Series - Boyd Street Brass - photo by Dennis Spielman

Moonlight Dancing at the Summer Breeze Concert Series - photo by Dennis Spielman

Moonlight Dancing at the Summer Breeze Concert Series - photo by Dennis Spielman

The next, and final concert for the season, is scheduled for Sunday, August 20 at 7:30 pm. Since it is late in the season, I plan to do interviews next year and release my video about the concert series next year.

Bedre Fine Chocolate - photo by Dennis Spielman

An Afternoon in Davis

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On August 3, 2017

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Heide Brandes and I returned to Davis, Oklahoma for an afternoon to visit some of the places we weren’t able to fit into our first visit. We start off with some high-flying adventures at Air Donkey Zipline, then get a sweet tour of Bedré Fine Chocolates, have lunch at 77 Grill, and end the road trip at Caveman Museum and Antiques. Davis is part the Chickasaw Country tourism organization, which includes 13 counties in south-central Oklahoma.

For convenience, the bigger segments from this packed episode have their own video below.

Soar over the beautiful Arbuckle Mountains on one of Oklahoma’s longest ziplines! Heide talks with one of the owners of Air Donkey Zipline, Steve Burrough, about the two-hour tour with six ziplines and a skybridge.

Derived from the Norwegian word for “better,” Bedré Fine Chocolates is a chocolatier located in Davis, Oklahoma. Visitors can watch chocolates being made on site for free in the retail shop. Heide interviews the general manager, Kay Colbert, and we get a tour of the chocolate factory.

Caveman Museum and Antiques features antique motorcycles, classic cars, and various other memorabilia. Heide visits with Tom Webb to learn about this unique classic transportation museum in Davis, Oklahoma.

Even after these two trips to Davis, there is still more to explore. Obviously, I can’t feature everything and I want people to find some things on their own too. Don’t want to ruin all of the surprises either. If you want a sneak peek at upcoming videos and bonus content, such as the uncut Bedré interview, become one of my supporters on Patreon.

Group Photo at Rockford Cocktail Den

Uptown 23rd Pub Crawl

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On July 27, 2017

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For Uncovering Oklahoma, I did a Crossover Crawl with the WAFTI Show and Naked City OKC on a Pub Crawl in the Uptown 23rd District. We started the drinking at Chick-N-Beer, then made a visit to The Pump, followed up the district’s newest bar, Bunker Club, and ended at Rockford Cocktail Den.

This video is a travel montage, showcasing the feel and vibe of each of the places and of our pub crawl itself. For this collaboration project, the WAFTI Show did a podcast where they interview and talk about each of the bars (Episode 127 – Crossover Crawl) while Naked City OKC shared live video/photos of the crawl on social media. During the crawl, at Bunker Club, we ran into with the duo behind Grounded Sounds along with some reporters from The Oklahoman.

A shout to all of the places for hosting us and my supporters on Patreon. We hope you enjoyed our collaborative project on Uptown 23rd. If the video and podcast performs well, I’m open to doing another at a different area. I had fun doing this crawl and I have some ideas to do better for the next one.

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