If you sing in the shower or in the car and think you deserve a better audience, Tulsa Sings! invites you to audition for the 2023-2024 vocal competition. Embedded with the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College, the selected finalists perform with the professional orchestra and will work with New York City-based vocalist and concert performer, Scott Coulter. “Since we started […]
Hip Hop 918 celebrates third year at Guthrie Green
Hip-Hop 918 held its third year of the festival following the inaugural event in 2019. The musical celebration, named for the 918 area code of Tulsa, took the stage at Guthrie Green on Sept. 9. This year’s performances included Joeski Love, Steph Simon & the Straight Outta Tulsa Diamonds, Dangerous Rob, and headliner, EPMD. The […]
News Analysis: OKC Thunder: An NBA Season in Preview: Building Momentum
The NBA’s OKC Thunder succeeded in attaining 40 wins last season, due in large part to the superstar talent of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his fellow teammates, such as running mate Josh Giddy, a small forward who averaged 16.6 points per game last season. Unfortunately for the Thunder in the preseason of the 2022-2023 NBA season, […]
Ticket Tuesday Gives Back to Students at the Admiral Twin Drive-In
Students at Tulsa Community College were given the option to receive two free tickets to the Admiral Twin, a drive-in theater in Tulsa during the Ticket Tuesday event held at Student Life. Susan Looper, program coordinator of West Campus, explained, “Well, it is free. Their student fees that they pay are what pay for the […]
Part II: Review: Tokyo, OK panels, events, and contests
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a three-part series on Tokyo, OK. On July 13, the Tokyo, OK staff began setting up for the upcoming weekend. It was on this day that passes were available for early pickup for anyone who had already reserved a weekend pass. The Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown was empty […]
Part I: Review: Tokyo, OK: The world of Japan lands in Tulsa
Editor’s Note: This is Part I of a three-part series on Tokyo, OK. Tokyo, OK was an all-inclusive experience for all ages. The three-day event, spanning from July 14 through July 16, provided an entire weekend for fans to indulge their personal interests in Japanese culture, anime, cosplay, and art. The conference included three different […]
Review: Allie Colleen and Joleen Brown: A Night of Country Melodies
Allie Colleen, the headliner at the Shrine on July 5, put on a true country show for her first-time performing in the city of Tulsa. Joleen Brown opened for her at the concert. These female musicians were both born in Oklahoma. Local country music flooded the Shrine with these two down-home singers’ vocals. “I went […]
Review: Pop Punk Nite lights up the weekend and showcases a golden era of music
Editor’s Note: Van Full of Nuns will be returning to Tulsa on July 29. See the article for more details. In the large, dark sea of black-clad young adults that were at the Cain’s Ballroom earlier this July, an unbridled spirit reverberated from the stage to the hard wood floors as they are beaten down […]
Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
One Last Ride In 1981 “Raiders of the Lost Ark” happened. For my money, it should be in the Top Five AFI films, alongside “Casablanca.” I don’t know why anyone likes “Citizen Kane.” The tale of a rough and ready archaeologist, getting in adventures and killing Nazis while searching for the Ark of the Covenant, […]
Review: OK Renaissance Festival is a trip back in time
I am wearing a long green dress. After traversing across a dusty field toward a large castle, I am greeted at the gate by two friendly women wearing flowy shirts with corsets and long skirts. After being granted entrance at the gate, I stepped into a rambling village. There are a blacksmith’s forge, food stalls, […]