The 33rd Annual Red Earth Festival celebrates Native American heritage and features hundreds of dancers and artists from across the country June 7-9. Held at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, the event has a parade, powwow, art market and other community events. Visit redearth.org for information.
Oklahomans demonstrated concern for their neighbors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic by staying home, washing their hands and donning face masks for essential trips. Due to city or state mandates, many people closed or curtailed their businesses, knowing they might never recover from the financial setback.
Gov. Kevin Stitt says that same level of common sense and caring...
Quito, Ecuador, is an ideal base for cultural and ecological day trips around the country.
The charming boutique hotel Portal del Cantuña is 50 feet from a prime area, Plaza de San Francisco. Once a 19th-century Franciscan convent, the hotel retains its original columns, relics and chapel. The colonial furniture, stained glass and greenhouse lobby exude Ecuadorean style, and the...
Barbecue Versus Grilling
The art of cooking meat has its genres, led by barbecue and grilling.
Appreciation in the nuances starts with barbecue – the methodology of using a slow, circumvented unit of hot air with the lid closed; and smoking, as it relates to barbecue, cooking “low and slow and taking the time to get it right,” as Chuck Gawey...
Bar Cicchetti is the place to go for just about any occasion – a quick app with a friend, cocktails, or a large family dinner. Even better, a variety of the menu options can be translated into a gluten-free or vegan dish.
Appetizers range from crispy cauliflower to seared tuna carpaccio and potato jackets. For those looking for a light...
Executive director of the Civic Center Foundation and the general manager of OKC Broadway, Elizabeth Gray graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in engineering, then worked at Walters Power International. Shortly after, she received a mayoral appointment to the Civic Center Foundation’s board of directors, and in 2015, she became its first executive director. In time,...
Buenos Aires
If the natural beauty of this seaside splash of Argentina doesn’t wow you, the culture will. Where else can you dance the tango while having a fernet with Coke? Mendoza has the fine wines, Cordoba has awesome 17th-century architecture, but for a sense of sheer energy with a cosmopolitan flair, Buenos Aires has what you’re looking for: big,...
Of the 32 state parks in Oklahoma, one of the most popular is Beavers Bend. Whether it’s hiking, camping, swimming, fishing, biking, boating, river rafting or even scuba diving, Beavers Bend offers just about everything. In April, the park will add one more arrow to its quiver of “on target” destinations: 3D archery.
April 1-3, Beavers Bend will host the...
Programs and partnerships across Oklahoma aim to preserve and protect the state’s historic places and spaces.
These significant sites and structures vary from historic mansions and hotels to cabins, centennial ranches and even the renowned roadway known as Route 66. Protecting these resources serve to commemorate history and educate generations to come.
“We believe communities are enriched when we connect history...
The Black Raven
This restaurant offers a large array of curated fine Irish whiskeys such as Tullemore Dew, Connemara Cask Strength, Bushmills Black Bush, and several forms of Jameson including Jameson Black Barrel. Entrées include beef Guinness stew and shepherd’s pie. For dessert, try Irish bread pudding with Irish whiskey caramel sauce. 1878 N. Church Ave., Harrah; blackravenirishpub.com
Saints Pub
The Guinness...
