Pack your bags and grab your keys! Route 66 is turning 100 this year, and Tulsans are celebrating its adventures, neon signs, and the nostalgia of The Mother Road. Route 66 was originally proposed by Cyrus Avery, the state highway commissioner under Gov. Martin Trapp from 1922 through 1926. He sought to create a highway…
The Route 66 Capital Cruise Parade, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Route 66, attracted a crowd of viewers inside and along the Tulsa Community College Metro Campus on May 30, 2026. TCC employees were able to view the parade from the second-floor balcony of the TCC Center for Creativity. In the Event Hall of…
Tulsa’s Downtown Midweek Market moved from Chapman Green in 2023-2025 to Santa Fe Square in 2026. It is just a few blocks from Tulsa Community College’s Metro Campus, located on historic Route 66. The market’s new season opened on April 15, 2026. The Downtown Midweek Market was organized by the Downtown Tulsa Partnership, which is on a mission “to champion a prosperous, vibrant,…
The Admiral Twin is a longstanding Tulsa landmark, situated just off the famed Route 66. Since it opened, nearly 75 years ago, the theater has seen its share of ups and downs. Fifteen years ago, it burned down but soon reopened. The popularity of streaming rose while theater attendance dropped, and the Admiral Twin still…
Stephanie Janét, a Tulsa Community College alumna, mother, and entrepreneur, has just self-published her first book, a 12-chapter, 564-page memoir titled “The Journey of a Mighty Warrior: Trying My Hardest – A Timeline Testimony of Pain, Perseverance, and Purpose.” It is a book all about the late passing of her daughter, Makayla, and her journey…
An average American consumes 124 pounds of potatoes per year, including potato salads. American restaurants and grocery stores offer a simplified version of potato salad, stuffed with boiled potatoes, a few pickles, and mixed with mayonnaise. As a former USSR resident, I am familiar with a more sophisticated version of potato salad called Oliviye. The Soviets or…
Tulsa Children’s Summer Theatre in its 34th season will perform “Beetlejuice JR.”at the Kelly Clark Theatre at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, 10300 E. 81st St., July 23-26. Performances are scheduled for July 23, 24, and 25 for 7 p.m. and on July 26 for 2 p.m. Based on the blockbuster motion picture turned…
The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum, located in Sapulpa along historic Route 66, offers visitors a one-of-a-kind glimpse into America’s automotive history. The museum is not just a showcase of automobiles—it also captures the true spirit of the Mother Road, where travel, culture, and history come together. The moment you walk in, it’s clear this destination is unlike…
There are thousands of theaters in America, but only one place has had plays running for more than 70 years without interruption, and it is in Tulsa. “The Drunkard” is a unique play from Tulsa, and the only one to run on stage in the history of the United States, celebrating its 73rd season this year. More than 3,000 people have been involved, onstage or offstage,…
Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum of Art presents “Silver Clouds,” an avant-garde work by Andy Warhol, a renowned icon of American pop art. The exhibition opened on Feb. 11 and will be on view until June 14, 2026. To say that the exhibit is different hardly captures its uniqueness, because Andy Warhol was a highly unconventional artist who gained fame with his Campbell’s soup cans, Coca-Cola bottles, and paintings and prints…
