June has arrived! As we take a moment to realize we’ve (somehow) entered the sixth month of a year that feels like a repeat of the last two, let us reflect on some of the weird, wacky and wild movies hitting theaters in the coming weeks.
First up, a biographical comedy film titled Phantom of the Open. Based on real...
Happening around town in Bartlesville, the OKM Musical Festival runs June 9-13. For the past 38 years, the festival has bought celebrated concert artists and music education programs to northeast Oklahoma. Highlights of this year’s event include performances from Balourdet Quartet, Catherine Russell, Josh Turner and Verona Quartet. Learn more at okmmusic.org.
Celebrate Juneteenth at the Tulsa Juneteenth Festival June...
Outdoor sporting events can be found most weekday and weekend nights this summer.
Prep your water bottles, sunscreen and enthusiasm for Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, rolling back into town June 10-12 in downtown Tulsa. One of Tulsa’s most beloved annual traditions, this cycling competition brings spectators front and center for three days of action as riders go head-to-head.
The Tulsa FC...
Treats scent the air and beckon in a yummy array at Cinnaholic Tulsa, where you’ll find a changing seasonal menu along with a choice of classic favorites like the fresh baked cinnamon confection with vanilla frosting, the Old Skool Roll. Or, you can dress up your roll with embellishments of frostings like crème brule, peanut butter, coffee, marshmallow, strawberry,...
Harvey Bakery and Kitchen boasts cases laden in pastries including cookies, muffins, scones, rolls, croissants and morning buns. Choose breakfast or lunch options with breakfast toasts, bowls and sandwiches served daily until 11 a.m., with highlights including the Sunrise BLT with candied bacon, fried egg, tomato, shredded romaine, cheddar and red pepper aioli on sourdough. Lunch items include chicken...
Nestled into downtown Tulsa, Kai Vietnamese Cuisine presents dishes as lovely to the eye as to the palate. Start with a cocktail from the full bar; try the house specialty – the Asian pear mule – or a passionfruit margarita. Appetizers tempt, including the lotus salad of pickled lotus stems tossed with shrimp, pork, jalapeño and herbs – all...
There are two restaurants, two cafés, twelve concession stands and three event centers at the Tulsa Zoo. Each day, Cameron Werry is responsible for every meal served at each of these venues, and there’s thousands of them. Not to mention the event centers ... which sometimes host parties for as many as twelve thousand guests.
“But,” he says, “I’m very...
Economic developers who tout a community’s main assets as “location, location, location” surely had a place such as Shawnee in mind.
Shawnee, a proverbial hop, skip and jump from downtown Oklahoma City and an easy drive from Tulsa and northern, southern and western parts of the state, is ideally situated, says Stacy Moore, Shawnee’s tourism director.
“We’re right in the middle,”...
Many changes come with age. Some are wonderful, like wisdom and more confidence in choices. Some changes are less pleasant. But where a person calls home and the services around them can be a smooth and welcomed transition.
Finances
One of the first concerns that often comes to mind when choosing a community for a senior is finances. Will this option...
