Tag: Oklahoma

Sherry Marshall, who has worked with Science Museum Oklahoma for 29 years, knew early on that a career in the sciences was her calling. She began at the museum when it was the Omniplex, and has held roles including direction of education, director of the Oklahoma Museum Network, and VP of programs before becoming president and CEO in 2016.  Outside...

With program membership open to boys and girls ages six to 20, the Last Frontier Council serves central and southwest Oklahoma by promoting the mission of the Boy Scouts of America – through scouting programs, leadership training and civic service opportunities. “Scouting is a full-family outdoor program impacting the community far beyond the youth we serve,” says Sarah Spinks, the...

Taking its name from the Marlow family – which included the five brothers whose curious, tragic Texas adventures are chronicled in Oklahoma folklore – the town of Marlow serves up a measure of good living for its residents, all while preserving historic roots.  The 2020 U.S. Census revealed a population of about 4,400, but Marlow Chamber of Commerce director Destiny...

Worry not, fellow movie lovers, there’s plenty to see during this blockbuster month.  To start us off, we have Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, the role he began in 1996, the film is the first of the planned two-part send-off for the main character. Rounding out the cast is Hayley Atwell, Ving...

Escape the Oklahoma summer with a heavy handful of exciting performances and concerts this month. At the Tulsa PAC, enjoy World Stage Theatre Company’s presentation of The Wiz, Jr., running July 7-9. Stick around for Celebrity Attraction’s two offerings: Bluey’s Big Play, July 15-16, which will be perfect for the kiddos; and The Book of Mormon, running July 26-27. Lyric Theatre...

Phil Armstrong, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, began his tenure in February 2023. Prior, he served as interim director of Tulsa’s Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center, and as project director of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. In those roles, he handled everything from stakeholder communications to donor relations, construction...

When considering the negative effects of heavy or even regular alcohol use, Blake Hilton, Psy.D., says it’s useful to categorize the effects into short and long-term consequences on the body. As an OU Health clinical psychologist and an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Hilton studies and treats substance use disorders and other mental health concerns. “In the short-term,...

Despite its mysterious origins, the labyrinth is one of the most distinct manmade designs, appearing in places all over the world for thousands of years. Although its winding pattern may resemble a maze, a true labyrinth has only one path that leads to and from its center.  The labyrinth’s unicursal pathway is commonly regarded as a metaphor for enlightenment and...

Oklahomans may be looking for a new hobby to take on this summer, and one possibility that is both entertaining and has a very low cost for entry is disc golf. For less than $25, a disc golf player can get started with one or two discs for practice. Even better, any open outdoor area can be the ideal...

Jim Halsey may be pushing 93, but the Tulsa-based country-music impresario remains remarkably busy, doing what he’s done for decades, and still doing it the way he’s always done it. “I’m in the middle of a five-year plan,” he says. “This is something I started in 1952 with Hank Thompson, setting out our plans of where we wanted to go,...