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Jimmy Webb's Oklahoma homecoming concert premieres on PBS this Friday
(This story has been updated with new information, photos and video.) STILLWATER — On a starry February night, the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts was packed not just with music lovers but with legendary talent, Oklahoma luminaries and television cameras and crew. "We're thrilled to be here in Oklahoma. So far, everybody has been friendly and helpful, which is very different than where I'm from in New York. I'm not used to this," producer Philip W. Hack joked with the sold-out crowd before the show began. "One little caveat, since you're going to be on camera tonight, I just want to make sure that you're not here with somebody you shouldn't be. And if you are, now's a good time to switch seats with your neighbor. I know you're going to be an enthusiastic audience." Indeed, when Songwriters Hall of Famer Jimmy Webb took the stage, his home-state crowd was up on its feet before he could even launch into his 1967 breakthrough hit "Up, Up and Away ." "Very, very happy to be back in Oklahoma tonight — I say back in Oklahoma because I started in Oklahoma 80 years ago," Webb said after landing the record-setting smash
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Craft Shows, Holiday Lights And Talent Competition Bring The Lawton Community Together Next Month
From craft shows to holiday markets, Lawton fills November with shopping and entertainment options, starting with the Arts for All Gala on the 6th and continuing through the Craft Harvest show at the fairgrounds.
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Ever Stood On A Real Cattle-Drive Trail? Duncan’s Chisholm Trail Center Puts You In The Saddle
Long before highways crossed southern Oklahoma, cowboys pushed huge herds of cattle north along a famous dirt route. That route ran right past the spot where the town of Duncan sits today. One museum there lets families ride along with those trail crews through a theater with wind and rain,...
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Lawton Halloween Runs All Day Saturday From Farmers Market To Citywide Trick-or-treating At 6 P.M.
Halloween lands on Saturday in Lawton, so families have the whole day to celebrate without school or work getting in the way. Downtown kicks off with the Farmers Market Fall Festival at 8 a.m., complete with a pumpkin show and zombie run, while trunk-or-treats pop up across town throughout the day. Residents can celebrate at night with citywide trick-or-treating or the final night of scares at Trail of Fear Scream Park.
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Duncan’s annual Family Fright Night kicks off at Fuqua Park
DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - The annual Duncan Family Fright Night was held at Fuqua Park. Kids dressed in their Halloween costumes enjoyed a “Truck or Treat” event where they could stop by trucks from different city government departments. For those worried that this is the last opportunity to...