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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.

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, November 19-25

Celebrating Lee Roy Chapman, The Moth Mainstage, and more!

November 18, 2025

It’s Been A Hell Of A Month For Mango

Police nab one of the city’s most prolific graffiti artists

November 13, 2025

‘Giselle’ Is A Test, And Tulsa Ballet Passed It 

The company managed to make the 200-year-old ballet surprising and new

November 6, 2025

10 Art Shows To See In November

Plus: Let us help you not shop at Target for art gifts this holiday season!

November 6, 2025

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, November 5-11

A chili cookoff, artisan markets, Jeff Tweedy and way more

November 4, 2025

Tulsa Shakespeare Company & Theatre North Cure What Ails The Doomscroller

Like the Bard himself, these companies aimed their “Othello” towards the groundlings

October 31, 2025

In ‘The Lowdown,’ Lee Raybon’s Name Might Suggest Another Influence: Bill Rabon, Real-Life Tulsa Vagabond

The Tulsa artist helped shape some of the best Tulsa art of the ‘70s and remains a well-collected painter after his death in 2017

October 23, 2025

Like The Restaurant Workers She Portrays, Sophia del Rio’s “Mise en Place” Accomplishes A Lot With A Little

The show at Positive Space is a reflection—and indictment—of the restaurant industry

October 23, 2025