Celebrity Attractions presents Come From Away, running Oct. 12-17 at the Tulsa PAC. This show depicts the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. In conjunction with the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, Tulsa Ballet offers Breakin’ Bricks (With Flight of Fancy) from...

Adam Soltani

Working day in and day out to advocate for religious freedoms for all Oklahomans and improve the lives of Muslims in the state, Adam Soltani is the executive director of CAIR – the Council on American-Islamic Relations. With a master’s degree in human relations with a certificate in organizational diversity and development, along with a degree in sociology, Soltani...

Changing with the Times

I’m often surprised by the number of people I meet who have not heard of nor experienced a farm-to-table evening at The Living Kitchen Farm and Dairy in Depew. As someone who has been a fan for over a decade, I sometimes forget that the farm isn’t on everyone’s radar. What began 15 years ago to help raise capital for...
Stealthily leaving her house long before dawn, the rural Texas grass still wet with dew, 17-year old Erica would meet her boyfriend (and future husband) Jared Veldhuizen and drive to the 5:15 a.m. milking at his parents’ dairy farm.  “The cows have it easy,” she recalls. “They roam in big pastures and they’d recognize us. They knew Jared was their...

Caring Through Cuisine

One afternoon in early June 2019, Wyatt Rogers’ plane landed in Tulsa. He didn’t go to his newly rented apartment, nor did he stop anywhere to drop off his bags. Instead, he drove straight to Brookside, walked into Oren Restaurant, found Chef Matt Amberg and talked himself into a job.  “I want to be around people better than me,” explains...

Tao Cha Cafe

Nestled in Edmond, Tao Cha Café is a quick and delicious stop for Asian fusion, including Cantonese, Chinese, Szechuan and Taiwanese dishes, along with drinks including boba tea, coffee and smoothies. Start your meal with Tao’s popcorn chicken, a spring roll, steamed or fried dumplings, fried cheese wontons or go sweet with sugar bread or churros. Soup choices are...

Crossing Second

For food and fun, check out Crossing Second in downtown Bartlesville, with entertainment options galore, including live music, ping pong and a choice of hangouts with a lounge, patio game room and garage. A cocktail highlight is the house special, the adult milkshake. Calling itself a deli by day and bistro by night, the eatery offers choices from around...

Serenity in Seminole

The ’20s roared especially loud in Seminole, as one of Oklahoma’s greatest oil booms turned the town into a raucous, rowdy and often lawless place, where the population swelled to 40,000 at one point. Nearly a century later, Seminole is a bit smaller and certainly a lot quieter, but nevertheless, it offers its residents and visitors an inviting quality of...

Small but Mighty

The thyroid gland, located at the base of the neck below the Adam’s apple, is small in size but plays a critical role in many of the body’s systems.  “Thyroid hormones help the body use energy, stay warm and keep the brain, heart, muscles and other organs working appropriately,” says Myrto Eliades, MD, an endocrinologist with INTEGRIS Endocrinology in Oklahoma...

Spooky and Safe

While the origins of Halloween are linked to an ancient Celtic festival, most people today just enjoy the treats and shenanigans of Oct. 31 with costumes and revelry. But ensuring safety during the spookiest night of the year is essential.  Health Safety Halloween is more of a sober affair this year (as it was in 2020) with the vestiges of COVID-19...