[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!
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.
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.
Get to know the Plaza District’s new breakfast joint, Aurora, in my brand new Chats and Snacks segment. The Chats and Snacks series features members of the restaurant team and a special guest in a discussion of community and food over a potluck of snacks. With myself as the host along with guests, Henry Boudreaux, Executive Chef at Aurora; Aimee Struble, owner of Aurora; and Cayla Lewis, Executive Director of the Plaza District.
As I said before, this is the first time making Chats and Snacks. This morning at 9 am, I filmed this and I’ve been editing it since. We had a great time doing this video and I hope it does well. While the video is over 25-minutes long, people can watch the first few minutes to get a general idea for the place or watch the whole thing for more details. I did cut out a few moments of pauses, a chat about trees, and my coaching. In the past, my travel videos have never gone into such depth so I’m curious as to how well it’s going to be received. I’m in the process of scheduling another one.
Many drivers along I-35 in Oklahoma City have seen a strange, crooked building and wondered what it was. People have guessed everything from a daycare to an art gallery, a contractor’s revenge, an insurance agency, to just someone’s house.
The answer: a seafood restaurant called Poe Bouyz House.
I first shared the new back in February. My wife and I were on our way to an art opening at Science Museum Oklahoma when we spotted someone working on it. Curious to know about the building, I turned around and asked. The news went viral and blew up my Facebook feed. I had to turn off notifications. I then tried to get in touch with the owner to do a story for Uncovering Oklahoma, which at the time he declined as he wasn’t ready to talk about it. Yesterday, I got a call inviting me to tour Poe Bouyz House.
The owner and builder, Tony Howard, started construction back in April 2015. Poe Bouyz House has been a passion project for him, working on it bit by bit whenever he had extra time and money to invest. He’s taken his time with the restaurant so when it opens, he won’t have a huge debt to some bank and be worrying about his bottom line.
My original guess of the building being an art gallery wasn’t far off. During my one-on-one tour with Tony, he shared details of a Vegas style decor complete with a 3D underwater painting on the floor, a VIP area upstairs, and a bar surrounded by a waterfall. Poe Bouyz House also features a rooftop waterfall, which to both of our knowledge, is the only waterfall on a roof in the state and perhaps the country. He said people have thought the building sprung a leak when he turns on his waterfall.
Tony is hoping to open Poe Bouyz House in October. He wishes to allow people to enjoy the patio seating before the weather gets cold.
For more details about Poe Bouyz House, including the story behind the theme and the food offerings, watch the sneak peek video tour.
