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Attention, Oklahoma. Since their debut in 2021, Born & Raised Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma, has quickly made a name for itself as one of the best of today’s newest crop of festivals. While it seems as if there’s a brand new country festival popping up seemingly every other week at this point, B&R came out of the gate firing, booking Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Jr. their first year and subsequently enlisting the likes of Zach Bryan, Cody Johnson, Turnpike Troubadours, Koe Wetzel, Whiskey Myers and more in the years following. In 2025, they inadvertently received national headlines thanks to country-folk superstar Zach Bryan butting heads with rising star Gavin Adcock during the second day of the festival. Though the beef stemmed well before Born & Raised itself, being a product of constant badgering online by Adcock, it came to a head when the “Something in the Orange” singer took to the stage with Gabriella Rose and called Adcock out. Shortly after the performance, he allegedly saw Adcock through a fence as he was leaving and stopped to confront him. Hopping over the fence, he was grabbed by security with no punches being thrown. Adcock argued that Bryan had saw him earlier in the day and wasn’t drunk enough to confront him then. Of course, this then led to the now-viral video of the Oklahoma native jumping the fence and confronting the “Run Your Mouth” singer at the event. With all that being said, Born & Raised Fest is looking to build off the success (and subsequent virality thanks to Bryan and Adcock) in 2026, and they’re bringing back Adcock and many more along for the ride this year. Just announced, Adcock, Justin Moore and The Red Clay Strays will serve as headliners for Born & Raised 2026, with Tracy Lawrence, Muscadine Bloodline and Shane Smith & the Saints serving as secondary headliners for each of the festival’s three days. View this post on Instagram In addition to the aforementioned names, Born & Raised is bringing along a who’s who of some of the most underrated artists in the independent scene in both Oklahoma and Texas. Along with longtime legends such as William Clark Green, Josh Abbott Band, Cody Canada and the Departed, the festival is also calling upon the likes of Kat Hasty, Josh Meloy, Jason Scott & the High Heat, Randall King, Sterling Elza, The Droptines and more. Other notable acts include the likes of TikTok star, Elizabeth Nichols, the hot alt-folk band, Buffalo Traffic Jam, The Jack Wharff Band, The Creekers, Tyler Nance, traditionalist, Mae Estes and many more. As always, Born & Raised will once again take place at Rockin’ Red Dirt Ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma, from September 17-19th. This year, the festival will kick off on Wednesday, September 16th, with a special “Honky Tonk Kick Off” performance from Josh Weathers, Gannon Fremin & CCREV, who recently appeared on Treaty Oak Revival’s “Withdrawals,” Jamie Lin Wilson and Covington Creek. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, March 4th, at 10 a.m. CT. In terms of packages, B&R is offering general admission, VIP and Premium VIP for tickets, as well as camping and RV packages for those who want to stay on site during the festival’s three days. General admission for single-day passes starts at $99 per day, with three-day passes starting at $209. As for VIP and Premium VIP, they start at $289 and $479 for three days, respectively.The post Justin Moore, Gavin Adcock & Red Clay Strays To Headline Oklahoma’s Born & Raised Music Festival first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope hit theaters in 1977, capturing the imaginations of people across the globe and launching a renewed interest in science fiction. Gary Marshall, producer of the hit show Happy Days, was looking to keep the series fresh in its fifth season, so he listened to his son—a huge Star Wars fan—who asked if there could be an alien on the show. The show’s cast wasn’t too excited about the bizarre episode, which centered on an alien, Mork from the planet Ork, who landed on Earth in an attempt to bring Richie Cunningham back to his home planet. “It really wasn’t a very good script. It was the worst script we ever had,” Anson Williams, who played Potsie Weber on the show, later recalled. The actor originally cast as Mork quit just two days before filming, leaving the crew scrambling to find another alien. Al Molinaro, who played diner owner Al Delvecchio on the show, suggested Robin Williams, an actor from his improv class. Williams was brought in to read for the role, and his surprising take on the alien would launch him into superstardom. Williams made an incredibly unexpected choice during the audition—one that could have jeopardized his chances of securing the role. When Marshall asked Williams to take a seat, he turned upside down, with his head in the chair and his butt in the air. “He did the whole audition standing on his head,” Marshall said, according to Parade. “He was a whole different, fresh view of a guy doing an outer-space alien.” The producer gave Williams the role, explaining that “he was the only alien to audition.” “When Robin Williams came on as a Martian, he was all over the place and was improvising some, and they gave him room,” Marshall recalled. “At the end of the episode, 300 people in the audience stood up and applauded, which is not usually done. It didn’t take a genius to know he could do his own show, and we made one for him, Mork & Mindy.” During rehearsals, the rest of the cast gave Williams room to improvise, and he quickly created the unique Mork character with his “Na-Nu-Na-Nu” greeting and Star Trek-esque handshake. The episode, “My Favorite Orkan,” which originally aired on Feb. 28, 1978, would go on to become one of the most memorable in the series. “It was one of the best shows in the history of the series,” Anson Williams recalled. Robin Williams’ performance as the character was so memorable that Paramount rushed an entire show based on the alien, Mork & Mindy, which debuted on Sept. 14, 1978. The Mork character was also invited back on Happy Days the following year for a follow-up episode, “Mork Returns.” Mork & Mindy initially surpassed Happy Days in the ratings before experiencing a sharp decline over the next three seasons. In the final season, Mork and Mindy had an Orkan baby, played by Jonathan Winters, who aged backward. By the final episodes in 1982, Williams had become a bona fide movie star, having starred in Popeye and The World According to Garp. Williams was such an incredible talent that one audition—where he stood on his head—probably wasn’t the sole reason for his incredible success. But it is a great example of how extraordinary talent expresses itself in ways most people can’t fathom. Kudos to Gary Marshall and the producers of Happy Days for embracing his lunacy instead of laughing Williams out of the studio, and for giving him the space to explode into America’s living rooms. The post Robin Williams landed his breakout ‘Happy Days’ role after literally flipping the audition on its head appeared first on Upworthy.

About a decade ago, the first classes for dads who wanted to learn to braid their daughters’ hair began to pop up in the mainstream. Traditionally, in many households, moms have been the default hair-doers. After all, they’re the experts with a lifetime of experience styling and braiding their own hair or practicing on their friends. But this setup was problematic for a few reasons. For starters, as the modern generation of dads began wanting to get more hands-on with childcare responsibilities, many of them found they were hopelessly lost when it came to the morning hair routine. Classes began to pop up all over the country offering practical training for dads who wanted to learn the basic rope braid or French braid. Over the years, these courses have only grown more popular. Now, the movement is about so much more than the physical task of styling hair, or even rebelling against old-fashioned, restrictive ideas of masculinity. One group of dads recently experienced this firsthand after attending a “Pints and Ponytails” event. More and more dads have been learning to braid hair over the last decade or so. Photo credit: Canva Mathew Carter and Lawrence Price, who run the popular podcast Secret Life of Dads, set up the event with instructors from Braid Maidens. They filled out the guest list with their network of fellow dads and supplied beers and mannequins for all. The guys had a terrific time. They quickly mastered the practical skills they needed to dive headfirst into the morning and nighttime routines with their daughters. In an Instagram post sharing the experience, Carter and Price wrote that in the course of just a few hours they went from “barely being able to do a ponytail to [perfecting] the Elsa by the end of the class.” Elsa, of Frozen fame, is legendary for her signature Dutch braid that many little girls want to emulate. View this post on Instagram After the dads went home and began implementing their newfound skills, they realized that the event was so much more than a “cute” dismissal of old-fashioned masculinity. For starters, dads getting involved in doing girls’ hair takes an enormous load off mom’s shoulders. In households with multiple girls, a mom can spend hours getting everyone’s hair just so. Often, kids demand specific styles, but moms also know that sending their girls off to school with messy bedhead will (unfairly) reflect poorly on them socially. There’s a lot of pressure tied to this daily task. Having a tag-team partner to pitch in is incredibly valuable. One attendee wrote that it was “wonderful to meet so many fellow girl dads who wanted to share more of the unpaid emotional labour at home.” Even more importantly, the dads say that after the event, doing their daughters’ hair revealed incredible moments they never even knew they were missing out on. “What’s going on in that room is something much deeper,” Carter and Price wrote in a follow-up post over footage of the men practicing on mannequins. “Learning to braid my daughter’s hair changed what is often seen as just a task … into a moment of connection. That’s when she gets to tell me about her day. That’s when she shares with me things that are happening in her life. And it’s a time that happens at the beginning of each day that I just get to be with her and listen and ask questions and connect. And that has opened the aperture of love between me and my daughter.” View this post on Instagram Even modern, hands-on, engaged, and well-meaning fathers sometimes have difficulty connecting with their daughters as they get older. There are many reasons for this phenomenon. It’s well-studied and was recently documented in The Atlantic article, “The Father-Daughter Divide.” Meanwhile, Kimberley Benton of Oak City Psychology wrote, “Many men have difficulty connecting with their children on an emotional level because their dads didn’t know how. It’s no ones fault, we just aren’t very good at teaching men about connecting with others.” Providing, supporting, and being physically present in our kids’ lives is only part of the equation. Being emotionally present requires carving out quiet one-on-one time where discussion can flow freely and honestly. Kids need to feel they have the time and space to open up—something that only gets more difficult for them as they become teenagers. Many dads never realize that those crucial minutes spent sitting together and styling hair are the perfect opportunity to connect. If you can get good enough to make your daughter look just like Elsa, that’s gravy. The post 9 dads took a ‘cute’ hair braiding class. They left with stronger connections to their daughters. appeared first on Upworthy.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest competitors of his generation, and his work ethic was distilled into a single phrase: Mamba Mentality. “You wake up every single day to get better today than you were yesterday,” Bryant said in an interview posted on Twitter (X) in 2020. “Doesn’t matter what you are—basketball player, hockey player, golf player, painter, writer… doesn’t matter.” It was about dedication to the process, not just the results, and about obsessively preparing and outworking everyone else in the building. Bryant described one way he placed process above everything else in a 2015 interview with Jemele Hill during BET’s Genius Talks. She asked Bryant, “How did you become one of those people who doesn’t seem to be afraid of failing?” Bryant flipped the question on its head. Bryant didn’t believe in failure “Seriously, what does failure mean? It doesn’t exist. It’s a figment of your imagination. What does it mean? I’m serious. I’m trying to think. How can I explain it?” he responded. He tried to explain the concept of failure through the opposite idea—perpetual success—which he also didn’t believe exists: “So let’s use happy endings then we can relate this to failure, why it’s not existent. Everybody talks about how everybody wants a happy ending, right? Now, let’s go through the reality of it. Let’s look at a fairy tale story. It’s like Snow White. She gets a happy ending. She finds a prince or whatever, she goes along, she lives happily ever after. Well, I call bulls**t on that because two months later, the fact is they had an argument and he’s sleeping on the couch. Right? So the point is, the story continues. … So if you fail on Monday, the only way it’s a failure on Monday is if you decide to not progress from that, right?” Kobe Bryant. Photo credit: Keith Allison/WikimediaCommons Bryant added, “So to me, that’s why failure’s not existent. Because, you know, if I fail today, okay, I’m going to learn something from that failure, and I’m going to try again on Tuesday. I’m going to try again on Wednesday.” Later in the interview, he extended this belief across disciplines, noting that even if he never achieved his ultimate dreams on the basketball court, he would take the lessons he learned there and apply them to his next endeavor—for example, business. Kobe Bryant at a charity event. Photo credit: Neon Tommy/Wikimedia Commons “But, if I don’t take that stuff and apply that someplace else, then that’s failing, which to me is the worst possible thing you could ever have is to stop and to not learn,” Bryant said.  The Mamba Mentality has a life of its own Bryant’s thoughts on success and failure mirror the oft-repeated wisdom that it’s not the destination but the journey that truly matters. Sure, you’re going to win some games and lose others, but the most important thing is constant improvement, no matter the arena. That’s the Mamba Mentality. Although Bryant may have left us, his drive lives on in everyone he inspired to be their absolute best. The post Kobe Bryant explains why failure ‘doesn’t exist’ and to stop fearing it appeared first on Upworthy.

Broadway Rave is every theater kid’s dream come true. When you’re a fan of Broadway musicals, the world is your stage. Or at least, you wish it was. The urge to break out in song always bubbles under the surface, but other than annoying your friends at karaoke or singing into your spatula while you make dinner, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to indulge the impulse. Singing by yourself in your kitchen can be fun, but sometimes you want to experience the energy of joining a full chorus. What if there was a place where it’s not only okay to sing show tunes at the top of your lungs, but where everyone else will sing along with you? Singing in your kitchen is fine, but not the same as a full chorus. Photo credit: Canva Enter Broadway Rave, the nightclub experience for theater kids, Broadway fans, and anyone who prefers an alternative to the traditional clubbing experience. Broadway Raves take place in dance clubs, but instead of house music, you get Hamilton, Heathers, and Hairspray. Imagine walking into a club and hearing the sound of your people: @broadwayrave this is not what I was expecting #theatrekid #theatrekids #musicaltheatre #broadwaymusicals ♬ Good Morning Baltimore – Nikki Blonsky & Motion Picture Cast of Hairspray Is it a rave in technical terms? That’s up for debate. But it certainly is a chance for people who want the energy of a communal social experience without all the stuff that goes along with clubbing. If a Broadway singalong appeals to you more than navigating a dance floor, it might be worth checking out. Not that there isn’t dancing. It just might be more The Greatest Showman than “In Da Club.” @broadwayrave this is the greatest show (broadway rave) #thegreatestshowman #theatrekid #theatrekids #musicaltheatre ♬ The Greatest Show – Hugh Jackman & Keala Settle & Zac Efron & Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble I mean, few Hamilton fans wouldn’t appreciate an opportunity to sing some of those iconic tunes with wild abandon, especially in a group that fully appreciates it. @broadwayrave The rave of my DREAMS. #theatrekid #theatrekids #hairspraymusical #broadwaymusicals #theatre #musicals #nycevents #bars #thisweekend #Hamilton #Hamiltonmusical ♬ original sound – Broadway Rave Billed as a “musical theatre dance party celebrating the best of Broadway,” Broadway Rave takes place in various cities at different times. You can check their website for upcoming shows. If you don’t find one near you, you can submit a request for a rave to come to your city. They have shows around the United States as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom. What musicals do they play songs from? That may depend on the DJ. Here’s what one person shared about their experience: “The last time I went I stayed from 9:30 until about midnight. Went and looked up my post from that night. They played songs from a bunch of shows, including Hamilton, Heathers, Rent, Dear Evan Hansen, Sweeney Todd, Cats, Six, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Phantom, Les Miz, Grease, High School Musical, Hercules, Frozen, Waitress, Legally Blonde, Greatest Showman, Book of Mormon, Chess and I’m sure I’m forgetting some. It was so much fun.” Who would pass up a chance to join in on a group version of Wicked‘s “Defying Gravity”? View this post on Instagram Most reviews of Broadway Rave have been positive, though some people have said the DJ really makes a difference. Shows last around 2.5 hours, and age restrictions vary by venue. Generally, they are either 18+ or 21+, which is a bummer for the high school drama club kids. What a great idea, though, to give those of us who don’t really fit the typical nightlife mold a space to let our drama geek flag fly freely and proudly. You can find more on Broadway Rave’s website or follow them on Instagram or TikTok. The post Wish you could belt out Broadway tunes at the top of your lungs in public? There’s a nightclub for you. appeared first on Upworthy.

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