Tatyana Nyborg

TCC’s Center for Creativity Hosts Green Country Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition   

Green Country Watercolor Society (GCWS) conducted an opening of its annual exhibition at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity in June. Dozens of works by watercolor artists were presented at the show.     “GCWS has grown rapidly since its foundation in 2004,” the society’s website, www.greencountryws.com, states. “Our main purpose is to promote awareness…

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC Art Students Express a Protest, Make Emotional Impact   

TCC’s Annual Student Art Exhibition accumulated the best artworks, which are sure to blow someone’s mind. The show ran for about a week at the Center for Creativity Event Hall in April 2025.     Two remarkable artists, Sally C. Garner and Jason Rafferty, judged and selected the students’ works for the exhibit. According to the content…

Employee Profile: Jeri Mann, Student Life Specialist, Dedicates More Than 40 Years to Tulsa Community College  

First and last name: Jeri Mann   What is your current title at Tulsa Community College? I am a Student Life Specialist at our Southeast Campus.   When did you start to work at TCC? What were your responsibilities at TCC at that time? Did TCC have a different name back then? I’ve worked for over 40…

“I Can’t Crochet” Workshop Receives a Great Response from Tulsans  

Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity invites members of the Tulsa community to free “I Can’t” workshops during the spring and fall semesters.   The “I Can’t” introductory lessons became a tradition at TCC, and some of them are in great demand, such as “I Can’t Crochet,” conducted on Feb. 8, 2025.  

Student Profile: TCC’s English Major, Gabby Pilkington, Reads Up to 300 Books Yearly   

What is your major at Tulsa Community College?    I’m an English major.    When did you start studying at TCC, and when will you graduate?    I begin studying at TCC in the fall semester of 2023 and plan to transfer to a university after the spring semester to pursue my English degree.     What obstacles have stood…

Review: Canadian Artist Writes an Astonishing Book on Russian Folk Art of Zhostovo  

 Despite the cold relationship between the United States and Russian governments, the cultural exchange between the countries never stopped. One of the bright contributions to the process of mutual understanding was the how-to-book, “Decorative Painting Zhostovo Style,” by Heather Redick, a Canadian artist.    The book was published by North Light Books in Cincinnati, Ohio, in…

Reporter’s Notebook: Chaika Hotel Preserves History of the Early Days of Cosmonautics in Kazakhstan   

Kazakhstan, a republic of the former Soviet Union, became a cradle of world cosmonautics in the 1960s. Cosmodrome “Baikonur,” a Soviet spaceport, opened there in 1955. All Soviet space missions of the 1960s -1980s had a beginning at “Baikonur.”    Yuri Gagarin, the first male-astronaut in the world, completed his legendary flight into outer space on…

Reporter’s Notebook: Tulsa Meadow Gold District Merchant Preserves History, Offers Custom-made Route 66 Souvenirs  

A Tulsa entrepreneur, Mary Beth Babcock, opened three stores on well-known Route 66 in Tulsa, Okla., as a homage to the famed highway. These are Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios on 66 (1347 E. 11th St.), Meadow Gold Mack’s Outpost (1306 E. 11th St., Unit A), and Buck’s Vintage on 66 (1024 S. Quincy Ave.) located…