In 2005, Oklahoma reeled Heather Buckmaster home when she stepped into the Oklahoma Beef Council’s executive director shoes.
“We serve Oklahoma’s 50,000 plus farming and ranching families,” she says.
With a focus on positioning beef as No. 1 in protein, the council spotlights beef producers to assuage the consumers’ desires to know where their food comes from.
“We correct misperceptions,” she says....
Everyone knows there are unseen forces involved in getting food from the farm to the table. In Oklahoma, one of those is a team of advocates and researchers working to provide the best wheat-based products possible.
Established in 1965, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission was founded by wheat producers who knew they’d need a way to adapt to the changing industry....
As per usual, I can’t tell if films will be opening regularly or not this month ... and I get exhausted and sad thinking about the industry and its lifespan ‘during these trying times.’ At any rate, I present to you a list of movies that may or may not release this month ... what a mystery!
Here are some...
As kids yearn for the freedoms of summer vacation, the state welcomes a bevy of child-centric activities to enjoy.
First, kids can learn about the importance of being eco-conscious with the Tulsa Earth Day Celebration from April 1-22. All online, the celebration offers a month-long abundance of Earth Day themed wonders and activities. Learn more at travelok.com.
The Claremore Kennel Club...
Momentum: Tulsa runs April 2-23 at Living Arts. This interactive, multimedia arts exhibition features only Oklahoma artists, all ages 30 and under. Revisionist Future is on display through April 24 at ahha. The showcase highlights Tulsa’s community of black entrepreneurs and strives to spread a message of inclusion.
If you’d prefer to stay home, Signature Symphony walks patrons through musical...
When Neil Garrison first started spotting birds not known for wintering in Oklahoma, he thought they were injured and couldn’t fly south. But he eventually realized these were not isolated cases.
Take the Eastern Phoebe, for example, an insect-eating bird.
“Twenty years ago, it lived here in the summertime, then departed in winter,” says Garrison, who retired as the naturalist at...
Get your heart pumping at one or many sports-related events this month.
In Tulsa, visit the BOK Center for Tulsa Oilers games throughout April. For equine enthusiasts, Expo Square welcomes the Green Country Arabian Horse Association Spring Fling on April 2-4 and the Oklahoma Buckskin Bloomin’ Blowout Buckle Show April 17-18. And you can visit River Spirit Casino Resort on...
From virtual showcases to live jazz performances, you can find many events on the stage this April.
In Tulsa, Signature Symphony presents the virtual Chamber Music #8 on April 2. The curated concert can be accessed by visiting signaturesymphony.org. Tulsa Symphony offers The American Sound on April 10 at the Tulsa PAC. Colorful arias abound from popular American media, including...
Theaters in the 1920s were an exciting place: Vaudeville was in its heyday, but the advent of the moving picture was just on the horizon, soon to take over the imaginations of the world. During this time, two theaters in small town Oklahoma opened their doors, then rode the waves of change through the decades in surprisingly similar fashions....
Even if you’ve been coming here for so long that all the servers know your little ways and preferences – like how you like your first martini and what steak you usually order – you’ll still feel a little rush of joy each time you step through the revolving doors of Mahogany. There’s a well-trained team, all devoted to...
