Tag: St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrating Saint Patrick’s
By Brian Schwartz & Nicky Omohundro
Sometime around the turn of the century, Brett Rehorn, an affable restaurant contractor with 17 years in the business, decided to build the grandest Irish pub in T-Town – a bar and restaurant so magnificent it would be known around the world.
“The entire block,” he told a reporter in 2001, “will look just like...
Homes, Gardens, Pups and St. Patrick
Everything you need for sprucing up your house and yard can be found at the Tulsa Home and Garden Show on March 12-15 at Expo Square. Stick around Expo Square for the canine athleticism featured at the Tulsa Dog Training Club Agility Trials from March 13 to 15.
You don’t want to miss the first welcome of spring at Tulsa...
Kissin’ the Blarney All Year
The lush green landscape of Ireland is more than 4,000 miles from Oklahoma, but, to members of the Irish American Club of Tulsa, it’s right outside their doors.
The club, founded in 1977, celebrates everything about Ireland, like food, drink, music and games, and even more so around St. Patrick’s Day.
“The main thing we try to do is pass along...
Go Green
Irish or not, you can enjoy a pot o’ St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Oklahoma’s metropolitan areas.
If you want to celebrate with some pints in Tulsa, visit McNellie’s, Kilkenny’s or Arnie’s on March 17 for green beverages and Irish grub. For a family-friendly day, head to Guthrie Green for the Tulsa Irish Festival on March 15-16, or try the...
Drinkin’ and Eatin’ the Blarney
McNellie’s – OKC, Tulsa
The annual McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations – loud and crowded – are ready to rock.
The Oklahoma City and downtown Tulsa locations get a head start on festivities with Patio Parties at 6 p.m. March 16. Their rollicking block parties follow the next day at 10 a.m. on the actual St. Patrick’s Day.
McNellie’s south Tulsa pub...
On the Road to Tipperary
The Creek County community of Shamrock, some say, is nothing more than a ghost town, yet every Wednesday 50 or more kids show up for youth night at the Baptist Church.
The St. Patrick’s Day celebration no longer attracts 5,000 people as the first parade did in 1916, when Shamrock was an oil boomtown. But it remains a lively day...
