World Mental Health Day, Oct.
10, is commemorated with the objective to raise awareness about the varied mental
health issues affecting people around the world. Started in 1992 by the World
Federation for Mental Health, this day is also used to mobilize efforts to
expand mental healthcare and to reduce the stigma around mental health issues
generally.
Anxiety:
According to the Anxiety and
Depression Association of America,...
Tulsa’s BOK Center offers just about every genre of music this month, starting Oct. 2 with Heart, performing with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Columbian superstar J. Balvin visits Oct. 3; pop icon Billie Eilish arrives Oct. 7; Baby Shark Live! swims in Oct. 15; rock band Godsmack arrives Oct. 18; country royalty Carrie Underwood rocks the house Oct....
Autumn has arrived, and the leaves are taking on beautiful tones of red, orange and yellow. As the air cools and the days grow shorter, it is the perfect season to get out of the house and explore the brilliant colors of nature. Oklahoma and the surrounding states offer many breathtaking views of the changing foliage.
Oklahoma
Chickasaw National Recreational Area...
While helping his parents run their family diner in Mustang, with plans one day to get into journalism, mass communication or advertising, Jeff Chanchaleune never guessed he would wind up being Oklahoma City’s King of Slurp … and much more.
Chanchaleune – executive chef and partner of both Gorō Ramen in the Plaza District and the new yakitori house Gun...
One could argue that relatively small Elk City is the museum capital of the world.
Yes, the District of Columbia has 80 facilities and Florence, Italy, 72. Those metropolises dwarf Elk City in population, but this Beckham County burg has more museums per capita than anyplace else.
The National Route 66, Transportation, Farm and Ranch, Blacksmith and Old Town museums give...
A ranch-style home in Tulsa is one for the history books. The original owner, a U.S. Navy veteran, designed the house while he was on a ship coming back from World War II. His family asked, “Why are you building a home so far out of town?”
Today, Midtown is a hub of activity and the former sailor and his...
The Oklahoma City Thunder return to the hardwood with NBA preseason games at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Oct. 8 and at OKC’s Chesapeake Energy Arena on Oct. 16. The team has its home opener Oct. 25 against Washington and hosts Golden State and Portland on Oct. 27 and 30, respectively.
The 42nd Tulsa Run, with 2K, 5K and 15K events,...
108 Contemporary in the Tulsa Arts District presents Liz Whitney: Kinetic World. The Oct. 4-Nov. 24 exhibit features beaded artistry in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Continuing at Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum through August is the rotating exhibition Mexican Modernism: Revolution and Reckoning, which explores art from the end of the Mexican Revolution to the middle of the 20th century.
Norman’s...
Many people’s favorite feline musical comes to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center from Oct. 9 to 13 as Celebrity Attractions presents Cats.
Tulsa Symphony continues its classics features with Debussy’s Images on Oct. 5 at the PAC, or you can catch Signature Symphony’s newest pops performance, The Golden Age of Greenwood, at Tulsa Community College’s VanTrease PACE on Oct. 18...
Around Town
Any time is appropriate to watch a silent film, but this month might be especially good to do so. Too few people have seen works from the first 30-plus years of film history – a real shame, given the treasures that exist. Watching a silent film is a different experience than catching a talkie, but, once you get...