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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Pony Coffee Has Always Felt Like Home
How Tulsa preservationists turned a house, thousands of bicycles, and countless pieces of art into the city’s best new coffee shop
Gals, Pals & Two-Steps: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, February 12-18
February 11, 2025
Here’s Your Guide To First Friday
An opportunity to meet the new TAF fellows, plus Black leaders get the portraiture treatment at February’s First Friday Art Crawl.
February 6, 2025
A Korean Dinner, A Dylan Tour & A Farewell To Whitty Books: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, January 22-28
Concerts, book talks, drag bingo and more.
What Kind Of Journalism Can I Expect From The Pickup?
Let’s set some expectations here.
Here Are All The Shitty Names We Thought Up In The Process Of Naming This Website
We did not realize the ubiquity of the phrase until we named a whole business venture for it










