Tag: OKC

A sure way to prevent the demolition of a historic building is to buy the property yourself or with others. However, if that’s not an option, preservationist groups and grassroots organizations could use your help as they work to save spaces where Oklahoma history was made. “Grassroots efforts work because they show local support and local identity with those buildings,” says...

Attention all New Wave music kids from the 1980s: Mexican Radio is playing in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District. It’s not the 1982 hit by the band Wall of Voodoo, but a new joint from A Good Egg Dining Group. Keeping with its New Wave philosophy, Mexican Radio puts a delicious, creative, global spin on street tacos. “Mexican Radio is not a...

The Mule in OKC offers cold beer and “hot melts” with many quirky, gooey variations of sandwiches, or “sandies” as they’re called on the menu. Choices include the Croque Madame with sourdough bread, Black Forest ham, gruyere, Dijon mustard, gravy and a sunny side up egg. Other favorites include the Grand Lake Monte Cristo (with white bread, peanut butter,...

Ingrid’s has served German and Euro-American food since 1977, so, when the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives showed up at the Oklahoma City mainstay, generations of diners weren’t surprised. Menu favorites include the daily lunch special, which always comes with the chef’s choice of something fresh and sweet from the bakery – pastries, cakes, pies, breads, croissants or...

Around Town Last month, we highlighted some outdoor film screenings to attend. The weather is a little cooler this month, but it’s still not time to give up seeing films under the stars, especially in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, which feature favorites for the whole family. OKC’s Deep Deuce Grill hosts its Director’s Cut event at 8 p.m. Sept. 6 with...

Tulsa’s Great Raft Race is planned at River West Festival Park on Labor Day (Sept. 2). It’s the fifth consecutive year of masses floating down the Arkansas River since the tradition was reinstated. Head to Chesapeake Energy Arena in OKC on Sept. 21 for Hot Wheels Monster Trucks. This adrenaline-pumping show features six giant trucks performing jumps and stunts with...

There’s no shortage of music this month. At Tulsa’s BOK Center, mark Sept. 20 for tween sensation JoJo Siwa or chill with the Jonas Brothers on Sept. 29. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino rocks out with Buddy Guy on Sept. 19 and Deep Purple on Sept. 21. OKC’s Chesapeake Energy Arena features Hillsong on Sept. 13, Alan Jackson on...

Jewelry, photography and sculptures are part of this month’s art exhibitions in Oklahoma. Jewelry created from construction materials are featured in Building on the Body through Sept. 22 at Tulsa’s 108 Contemporary. At Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Dorthea Lange’s America, a photography exhibition about the Great Depression, debuts Sept. 13. It showcases images by many talented photographers of the era. The...

Tulsa’s and Oklahoma City’s town halls offer intriguing speaking engagements this month. Enjoy environmentalist and activist Alexandra Cousteau at Tulsa Town Hall’s Sept. 13 event at the Performing Arts Center. Known as the father of supply-side economics, author Art Laffer speaks at the OKC Town Hall opener Sept. 19 at Church of the Servant. For those in search of some adrenaline,...

September is kickoff time – not only for football but for myriad performing arts companies around Oklahoma. In Tulsa, Signature Symphony’s shows include The Wonderful Music of Oz on Sept. 6 and Classics - Tchaikovsky 5 on Sept. 28 at the TCC Van Trease PACE. The world-renowned Tulsa Ballet presents Creations in Studio K from Sept. 12 to 22, with...