The Tulsa Irish Fest is a vibrant celebration of Irish culture and heritage that has been delighting the community since 2018. This year’s event will be held March 7-9 at Dreamkeepers Park at 18th and Boulder. Donald Burdick founded the festival, and it has quickly become a beloved annual tradition. It draws visitors from across…
On Jan. 15, 2025, Tulsa’s legend Burt Holmes passed away at the age of 93. All of us are familiar with the convenience store QuikTrip, but many are unfamiliar with its history and founders. Holmes was inspired to make this store a reality after he came across a 7-Eleven store in Dallas in 1957. Holmes…
Each year, residents of many small towns and cities around the state look forward to their Founder’s Day celebrations, and the residents of Skiatook, Okla., are no exception. Every September brings with it the annual Pioneer Day Carnival, Parade, and Rodeo, commemorating the “pioneer origins” of the town, just 20 minutes north of Tulsa. The…
The spirit of Woody Guthrie was alive on Sept. 25, 2024, when the Oklahoma native, folk-songwriter, and activist was honored at Tulsa’s celebrated Cain’s Ballroom by an award and ceremony in his name. The Woody Guthrie Prize represents someone who shares similar values to Guthrie that he held during his lifetime. This year’s Woody Guthrie…
TCC Theatre will be presenting The Rubber Chicken Factory Improvisational Comedy Show at the Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus PACE Studio Theatre on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. The free event with limited seating has been entertaining audiences since 1995. The comedy troupe will be performing with live audience participation improvisational and “on the spot”…
Tulsa Community College will be holding auditions for the Tony-winning ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ in the PACE Studio Theatre at Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus on Nov. 18-19 at 7 p.m. The audition will be casting 12-20 actors of all genders and is open to the college and surrounding communities. Rehearsals will start Jan. 13,…
A First-Time Student Orientation Event at the Southeast Campus Tulsa Community College will be hosting Power Up! Student Convocation at the Southeast campus on Sept. 18, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. The event, encouraging students to “Elevate your college game,” will host a variety of resources, sessions, and opportunities to connect with TCC students, faculty,…
Tulsa Community College is hosting International Day of Peace 2024 Commemoration. This year’s program will be hosted Sept. 19 at noon at the Peace Garden on the Southeast Campus. The event will feature live music, snacks, sharing of cultures, as well as activities related to “Peace Day”. The United Nations (UN) has designated ‘Cultivating a…
As the numbers of teens in Tulsa with eating disorders rises, health officials and clinicians saythat the resources are woefully inadequate to address it.Unfortunately, it is difficult to know if someone has an eating disorder. National statistics showthat about a fifth of teenagers suffer from disordered eating, which can range from bulimia tobinge-eating, but only…
Social Media is taking a role in everybody’s life nowadays and people have been getting more and more obsessed as the days go by. In this generation, teenagers are now considered as digital natives, meanwhile past generations are digital immigrants. The internet is the majority form of communication that teenagers know, use and understand. Not many…
