The Student Life at TCC campuses offered a unique way to celebrate International Moon Day at the end of the semester for students and staff. Moon Day is officially recognized on July 20. The occasion was celebrated on July 27 at TCC. It is in celebration of the first landing on the moon during the…
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…
On July 28, the Gathering Place held its event “Global Gatherings: Celebrating the World!” at the ONEOK Boathouse. The event began with a performance by the Kripalaya Dance Academy, who danced traditional South Asian dance. Then there was a story time from the book “Cora Cooks Pancit,” about a young girl cooking a Filipino dish. …
On July 22, the YMCA at Southeast Campus sponsored its Superhero in Training Day, a free open house for the Y at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) campuses and the community. Tera Flatt, director of Member Experience and Wellness, said, “We offer free events at all of our Ys within the YMCA of Greater 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…
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…
On July 15, Whitty Books celebrated its fifth anniversary with the sounds of acoustic guitar and harmonica from Rushmore Beekeepers. Whitty Books was founded by Victoria Moore and Julian Delesdernier in 2018, and is now in its second location, which opened in January 2022, in the Kendall Whittier district. Moore said about the bookstore’s founding,…
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…
Tulsa International Airport recovers after the pandemic When Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, traveled in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Tulsa International Airport was half empty. Almost all restaurants and shops were closed at the airport, and everybody had to wear masks. A company located inside the airport offered pandemic…
On July 8, the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture (TFA) held its tour “OKPOP Museum: A Design Discussion,” through the building of OKPOP Museum. Located in the Tulsa Artist District, OKPOP is dedicated to the creative spirit of Oklahoma’s people and the influence of Oklahoma artists on popular culture around the world. Lindsey Kuykendall, TFA’s curator…
