Tag: Oklahoma City

Despite the Dust Bowl and the middle of the Great Depression, Oklahoma City was a surprisingly hopping spot for new businesses and ventures. In 1937, a rooster began to crow on North Walker Avenue, where the Edgemere Park neighborhood ends and the Paseo District begins. Through the booms and busts of the OKC economy, along with the stagnation and gentrification...

“Mexican for all” is the motto and mission at Revolucion Taqueria & Cantina, known for a quick, inexpensive brunch or lunch. A $12 lunch special offers a starter, entrée and drink and includes choices like smashed taco salad – a fresh, butter crunch lettuce Mexican salad dressed in house-made chipotle buttermilk ranch. Several taco selections include a seafood variation...

July heat brings the hottest acts to Tulsa’s BOK Center with singer/songwriter Michael Bublé on July 15; pop sensation Shawn Mendes on July 20; and Latin rap artist Cardi B on July 23. You can also enjoy the venue’s annual charitable dodgeball tournament July 13. Stick around downtown Tulsa for The Fray at Osage Casino at 7 p.m. July...

Through July 21, Roadside Neon at Tulsa’s 108 Contemporary features the work of neon artist Todd Sanders, who depicts the Route 66 landscape with stunning signage. In Oklahoma City on July 19, the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum debuts the Passport exhibition, taking the viewer into the expansive worlds of several Western artists. Also at the National Cowboy Museum,...

The Arabian Horse Association Youth Nationals gallops into State Fair Park in Oklahoma City and features some of the world’s foremost youth riders and their Arabian horses July 21-27. Tulsa’s Expo Square plays host July 23-28 to the American Buckskin 32nd Annual World Championship, along with the Route 66 Morgan Horse Classic from July 25 to 27. Both offer numerous...

The fan-based pop culture convention Tokyo in Tulsa highlights Japanese anime July 12-14 at Cox Business Center. For more pop culture fun, visit New World Comic Con on July 27 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Lego enthusiasts should mark July 20-21 for BrickUniverse’s Lego Fan Convention at Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in...

For fans of the original Fab Four, Celebrity Attractions presents 1964: The Tribute, one of the world’s foremost Beatles cover bands, at 8 p.m. July 12 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. OKC’s Lyric Theatre presents two popular musical hits this summer. First is Disney’s Newsies, July 9-14 at the Civic Center Music Hall. It showcases the story of the...

Fireworks, cookouts, live music and family fun comprise a festive Fourth of July around the state. In Jenks, visit Boomfest at Riverwalk on July 4 for numerous family events and music beginning at 2 p.m. and fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Mosey over to Tulsa’s River West Festival Park and Veterans Park for some of the best spots in the city...

Memorial Day weekend has finally arrived! It's the unofficial start of summer, when all the kids are out of school and the temperature has hit that sweet spot between not too cold and not too hot. Now is the perfect time to get outside, and we've gathered a list of exciting activities to keep your weekend exciting. In Tulsa Tulsa Drillers...

As the temperature rises this month and Oklahoma becomes its usual sticky mess, getting outside to relax or go on vacation may not seem like an optimal choice. But an effective one-two combination – shade and water – provide the perfect counterpunch to the Sooner State’s hot summers. The following areas – most well known; some not so obvious – give...