{"id":47,"date":"2014-05-09T03:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=47"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:36:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:36:08","slug":"arts-against-the-odds-protest-and-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Arts Against the Odds &#8211; Protest and Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Hey! Look who was downtown today &nbsp;at City Hall!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13955139650\" title=\"IMG_8470 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8470\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13955139650_dcd597ed43_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Heather and Logan opposing <strike>cutting<\/strike> eliminating Clark Theater from the city budget.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13955110148\" title=\"IMG_8465 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8465\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13955110148_612a9e1ea6_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Heather and Logan were not alone. There was a bunch of kids there enthusiastically exercising their right of free speech. They were spirited and loud and very enthusiastic and very polite. I loved it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13955119949\" title=\"IMG_8467 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8467\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13955119949_8833a378b3_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Their parents were there and they were getting into it also. It was a great vibe going on. They were there because there was a city council meeting tonight to discuss the Mayor&#8217;s proposed budget that involves closing the theater. Found out all about it here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktul.com\/\" title=\"KTUL.com - Tulsa, Oklahoma - News, Weather \">KTUL.com &#8211; Tulsa, Oklahoma &#8211; News, Weather <\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>(Of course some of us more cynical people are wondering why we are just rocking along and then all the sudden we need to cut about 200 jobs to balance the budget.)<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: large;\">And so what do you think happened after the rally? Well I&#8217;ll tell you what theater kids do, they perform. Many of the protestors hurried on down to Henthorne Performing Arts Center for a recital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13955087040\" title=\"IMG_8501 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8501\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13955087040_d0ba6c4532_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Some of the kids did various improv skits. They were great and they were funny, of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13955090219\" title=\"IMG_8484 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8484\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13955090219_bab480af18_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Logan wasn&#8217;t in the improv part of the recital he recited a monologue that he had been working on for some time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/13955060939\" title=\"IMG_8503 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_8503\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/13955060939_77d1655a48_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All the kids did great, get up there and take a bow guys! We are proud of all of you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Save-Henthorne-PAC-Clark-Theater\/1492359890982884\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Save Henthorne PAC Clark Theater Facebook Site<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey! Look who was downtown today &nbsp;at City Hall! Heather and Logan opposing cutting eliminating Clark Theater from the city budget.&nbsp; Heather and Logan were not alone. There was a bunch of kids there enthusiastically exercising their right of free speech. They were spirited and loud and very enthusiastic and very polite. I loved it. 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