Fabulous Foliage

When fall begins to hit Oklahoma, the leaves change colors and the views become spectacular. Generally, October is when the leaves start to shift – but we typically only have a few weeks before the cold snap kicks in. Luckily, there are plenty of places to catch the foliage in its prime, along with trails for biking, hiking and...
In the last several years, Oklahoma has become a popular spot to produce both television and film. With the Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021, options and incentives grew.  Big productions – such as Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and the Sylvester Stallone-led TV series Tulsa King – have shot in Oklahoma recently. You’ll also see our state...

Catching Crime

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you? And they will, indeed, come for you – with the help of millions of surveillance cameras nationwide. Retired police sergeant Sean Larkin now hosts a new show on Fox Nation. Photos courtesy CrimeCam 24/7 Sean Larkin, retired Tulsa police sergeant, now helms a reality series that...
Riding a bike is more than a great form of exercise. It’s also a means to explore more of the state’s history, arts and architecture. You can pedal your way through notable neighborhoods and attractions, explore local breweries and restaurants and, in the case of one seasonal trip, you can use those spokes to scare up some fun. These adventures await...

Acting on Tradition

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic is slowly making its way out of the collective consciousness, there is a unique urge to be out and about, experiencing the community we once took for granted. One way that Oklahomans are immersing themselves in community is through theater – more specifically, dinner theater.  The concept of “dinner and a show” isn’t new by...

Studying the Spook

Goblins, ghouls, witches and more candy than commonsense have already started to line shelves and decorate homes. Children and adults alike are selecting their costumes to ready themselves for the upcoming season.  The celebration of Halloween is fairly ubiquitous throughout the U.S. these days, but if one looks into the origins of this holiday, it has not always been so....
Look for summer road trip ideas? Get your planner out and create an itinerary of historical spots around Oklahoma. Starting in the middle – Oklahoma City – the Oklahoma State Capitol Museum gives an exciting lesson on the history of the state capitol building, alongside Oklahoma politics and many of the leaders involved in the state’s founding. Head to the western...
The Seattle SuperSonics came to Oklahoma City in 2008 and became the Thunder; since then, the team has remained beloved, winning a division title in the 2010-11 season and a Western Conference championship in the 2011-12 season.  While strength and showmanship on the basketball court are big factors in the Thunder’s status as a cherished part of Oklahoma culture, some...

To Linda, Love Don

Most music is, in some sense, a collaboration. Often, it’s a posthumous one. Anytime an artist sets out to perform a piece of music he or she didn’t write, the result is always going to be a combination of the original creator’s work and the approach of the artist or artists interpreting it.   Tulsa-based pianist Barron Ryan, who’s become...

Flock to the Canary Islands

Although the eight Canary Islands lie just 60 miles off the coast of Morocco, Africa, they belong to Spain and have for six centuries. Born of volcanoes, this land of eternal spring enjoys lots of sunshine and an average daytime high of 77° year ’round, earning the isles the nickname of Europe’s Hawaii (apologies to the Azores in Portugal,...