The Week’s Best Tulsa Events: January 28-February 3
This week: Tulsa Asia Fest, Philip Glass string quartets, a talk about phobias in early America, Motown, and more
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Coastal Elites Get It Right For Once
And on our first birthday, no less!
In “Thru A Lens,” Candacee White Looks Farther Than Ever
A show at Liggett Studio had me seeing everything differently
Here Are The Oklahomans Who Were Nominated For A 2026 James Beard Award
A beloved Tulsa restaurant and an OKC/Tulsa restaurateur were nominated, while OKC took home the most nominations
There’s Nothing Quite Like “Hadestown”
In front of a crowd of true devotees, the Tony Award-winning show overcame some casting stumbles to prove how good musical theatre can be
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Kevin Stitt Is Helping No One But Himself
The Oklahoman has to backtrack and the Blue Whale is throwing stuff away in this week’s news roundup
ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa
Immigration detentions in Oklahoma are on the rise. One case shows how ICE’s cooperation with Tulsa County makes it possible.
Operation SAFE Failed Tulsa
Local service providers say the governor’s encampment sweeps did more harm than good.
Tulsa PD Is Using Unprecedented Surveillance Technology. Does It Even Cut Down On Crime?
That and more in this week’s news roundup
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How Tulsa's artists are responding to a political nightmare
Broken Arrow Cuts Off Nose To Spite Face
The BA council's 4-1 decision to deny the Islamic Society of Tulsa's rezoning request is a massive fumble.
Everything Happening At All The Right Times: TSO Does Brahms And Kodaly
What I thought might be filler instead moved the crowd to tears
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Do Not Sleep On The Big Trove Of Lee Roy Chapman Videos
Catch up on Chapman's videos while you wait for the next episode of 'The Lowdown'
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Our brief run-in with the internet’s latest faker.
They’re Doing MAGA Woodstock Twice A Week At Sheridan Church
Just what kind of Christianity is going on here, exactly?
What’s A Truthstorian, Anyway?
Lee Roy Chapman didn’t fit the typical mold of a historian or a journalist. Good.
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On Legends Tower, a fishy nonprofit, and Oklahoma being for dreamers
ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa
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Grace in Broken Arrow
How power, greed and denial corroded a suburban megachurch
I Triggered Respiratory Distress In An Attempt To Honor My Heritage
I could have bought gochugaru at the grocery store. I did not want to.
