Native Australian, Al Millar, also known as ALAKAZAM: The Human Knot, is the official street performer for the 2012 Festival of the Arts, continuing through Sunday in downtown Oklahoma City.
Check out this NewsOK video of him performing at the festival, and click here to read my interview.
As The Human Knot, he juggles a small chainsaw, performs “contortionist pushups” and even squeezes his 6-foot, 155-pound physique through the frame of an unstrung squash racquet.
Comedian, contortionist and daredevil Al Millar, 34, brings his high-energy performs his high-energy show Thursday during the Festival of the Arts. As the event's official street performer, the native Australian known as "The Human Knot" is doing his act three times a day at the festival. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Comedian, contortionist and daredevil Al Millar, 34, juggles three long knives while holding a specially made blade in his mouth during his high-energy performs his high-energy show Thursday during the Festival of the Arts. As the event's official
TULSA – Laugh along when comedian Daniel Tosh of the Comedy Central show “Tosh.0″ performs at 6 tonight at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady. For more information, go to www.bradytheater.com.
Tosh also will bring his standup tour to Midwest City for a show at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rose State Performing Arts Theater, Theatre, 6420 SE 15. For more information, go to www.myticketoffice.com.
Both shows are reportedly sold out, but for those lucky enough to snare tickets, it …
Hear are my picks for the top events happening in Oklahoma City over the next few days, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
1. NORMAN — Laugh at comedian Carlos Mencia at 8 p.m. Saturday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
2. Listen to Texas country band Reckless Kelly at 9 p.m. Saturday the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Doors open at 6 p.m. Information: 601-6276 or www.wormydog.com.
TULSA– Dennis Miller has anchored Weekend Update, won Emmys as a talk show host, acted in films, called the plays on Monday Night Football and shared his political views on numerous platforms. On June 9, the comedian will perform at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Tickets start at $35 and go on sale April 26.
For more than two decades, Miller has been entertaining audiences with his views on American culture, current events and politics. He currently hosts a syndicated radio …
Legendary rockers Tenacious D are making a comeback, with a new star-studded music video called “To Be the Best,” an upcoming album dubbed “Rize Of The Fenix” and a summer tour that will include a July 21 show at Tulsa’s Brady Theater.
In “To Be the Best,” the duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass uproariously chronicles their split after the box-office failure of their 2006 film “Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny” and subsequent comeback, which they make with the help of …
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is continuing to celebrate its 10th anniversary in downtown today with a lineup of events including magic shows, kindie rock concerts, hands-on art-making activities, free film screenings and more.
Along with the rest of the festivities, tonight will mark the debut performance of The Movie Clubbed, who will provide live comedy commentary accompanying the 1974 film “Zardoz” at 8 tonight at the museum’s Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive.
Performing tonight as The Movie Clubbed will be Greg Elwell, Rod Lott, Richard York and Brian …
The special exhibition "Chihuly: Northwest," on view through April 8 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, recreates the Northwest Room at The Boathouse, glass artist Dale Chihuly's Seattle studio.
OKC Museum of Art 10th anniversary celebration schedule
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in downtown Friday-Sunday. For more information, call 236-3100 or go to www.okcmoa.com.
To read my feature on the variety of activities offered during the celebration, click here. To read my feature about the free film events, …
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. To read about other special events the museum has planned for its 10th anniversary this weekend, click here.
Oklahoma City Museum of Art celebrating 10th anniversary with free films A 70th anniversary showing of “Casablanca,” a “Grease” sing-along and a screening of “Zardoz” accompanied by live comedy commentary are among the cinematic festivities.
A decade ago, setting up and putting away folding chairs was almost as much a part of Brian Hearn’s job as planning movie series and …
Oklahoma City Museum of Art celebrating 10th anniversary in downtown On Friday-Sunday, the museum will offer free admission along with kindie rock concerts, story times, magic shows, puppet performances, free film screenings, hands-on art-making activities and gallery talks inside an array of special exhibitions.
Although it happened a decade ago, Leslie Spears still clearly remembers standing at the top of the second-floor stairs of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s new downtown home, holding a camera and eagerly waiting …
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