Tag: activities

Ballet lessons for children are fairly routine, and many take a visit to a performing arts center to see professional companies perform. But increasingly, more adults are recognizing the benefits of the practice of ballet as novices.  Arlene Minkhorst, director of education for the Tulsa Ballet Center for Dance Education, says people come to adult classes from various age groups,...

Regardless if the weather is frightful or delightful, yuletide fun in Oklahoma is plentiful. Tulsa The 14th Annual Arvest Winterfest is certainly a highlight in Tulsa, running through Jan. 3. Featuring ice skating outside the BOK Center underneath the holiday lights, Winterfest offers money saving specials including half-off skating on Mondays with a canned food donation for Community Food Bank of...

Hayley Moser, manager at Sail Grand Waterfront in Afton, describes parasailing as “a unique combination of exhilaration and relaxation.” Allen Aboujeib, owner of Bluewater Divers in Norman, uses similar terms as he raves about scuba diving. Whether it’s a bucket-list item, a weekend adventure or a way to jazz up a vacation, Oklahoma offers a range of experiences that vendors...

Phyllis Gardner has changed her mind about a few activities since going to live at Inverness Village, a retirement community in Tulsa. “I made fun of yoga before I came here,” she says. “Now, I recruit people all the time to come to our class. It’s amazing how much that class can make you feel better for days afterward.” Nursing homes...