Alicia Chesser

Alicia Chesser is the managing editor of The Pickup. She's been writing about the arts in Tulsa for two decades. When she's not at someone else's show, she makes and teaches contemporary dance and messes around with creative nonfiction.
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Years Before He Opened Noche, Marco Herrera Was Perfecting The Tulsa Tortilla
Nothing dumb about Tacos Don Mamon. We talked to Herrera back in 2021 just as he started cooking full-time in Tulsa.
Tuareg Guitars And A Saharan Acid Western
A conversation with Tulsa Noise and Foxy Digitalis, as they deliver a cross-cultural double feature—a Tuareg homage to "Purple Rain" and a Saharan desert fantasy—at the Admiral Twin
Four Questions: Skip Hill
"What I'm saying is all the things that you're denying are the things that could make this place awesome."
The Museum That’s Part Roadside Attraction, Part Creative Playhouse, Part Guerilla Literacy Center
Poetry for the people, off the beaten path in Locust Grove
ArtHouse Tulsa Dives In
Rogelio Esparza and Allison Ward are the dynamic team behind an underground hit. How did they meet, and what fuels their creativity?
The Doors Are Open For All At Whitty Books
Inside the community bookstore with the wide open door






