First Asian American Pacific Islander Cultural Festival makes a mark on the Tulsa community

On May 14, Tulsa Global District (TGD) and the Hmong American Association of Oklahoma organized the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural Festival to celebrate the global cultures of Tulsa. The festival was in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.  As Tulsans walked into the tucked away AAPI Cultural Festival on 18 th and Garnett grass area…

TCC Tulsa Children’s Summer Theatre Presents Dr. Seuss Sneetches/Chicken Littles Improv and Disney Frozen Jr. Auditions

Tulsa Community College Tulsa Children’s Summer Theatre presents, Chicken Littles Improvisation Comedy Troupe at 7pm and Dr. Seuss Sneetches at 7:30pm on June 17th and 18th in the Pace Studio Theatre. The performances are the final presentation of our 2022 Theatre Camp at TCC with children performers 7-17 years of age. All tickets are $5 and are on sale June 6th….

TCC’s former teacher of Portuguese, Fernanda Thompson, reaches success in visual arts

Fernanda Thompson moved to the United States from Brazil, and from 1996 to 2020, she taught Portuguese language courses at Tulsa Community College (TCC.) Portuguese is the “official language…in Brazil [which] is the world’s most populated Portuguese-speaking country followed by Angola and Mozambique,” according to the World Atlas. Thompson also curated the shows of the…

Miss Alma’s Rules open at Tulsa Community College April 21st

Miss Alma’s Rules is a Tulsa Community College Theatre student production which will be presented at Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus Pace Studio Theatre on April 21-23rd at 8pm and April 24 at 2pm. The play is written by TCC scriptwriting student, Pat Wingate and Directed by student director, Levi Smiley, and Assisted Directed by Ian Moore. Student designers…

A fashion club is formed to help students “create a personal style”

Have you wanted to know how to dress for college, for work, or just socially? Now you have an organization on campus who can offer advice to you. Business major student, Emma Knepper, recently opened a fashion club at Tulsa Community College (TCC). TCC Connection editor, Tatyana Nyborg, interviewed Knepper about the club and her…

Arab Film Festival held at Circle Cinema in October

Circle Cinema hosted the Arab Film Festival from Oct. 21-24. The festival was presented by Circle Cinema, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and the award-winning Arab American arts organization known as Mizna. Six films were screened over the four-day festival that represented the unique Arab and Arab American experience through the art of film. The festival kicked…

TCC’s Short Story Writing class uncovers secrets of successful fiction writing

     Editor’s note: Tulsa Community College (TCC) English language division offers an eight-week online “Short Story Writing” class during both the spring and fall semesters.     TCC students are provided a great opportunity to learn about elements of fiction in the class, such as character, plot, setting, point of view, theme, language, tone, and style….

TulsaGo Market offers opportunities for local businesses

TulsaGo Market is an event for local business to display their products for customers to buy. The most recent event was held on March 20th at the Central Park Hall at Expo Square on 4145 E. 21st St., Tulsa, Okla. Small businesses are offering a wide range from crafts, arts, desserts, boutique clothing line, treats…