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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Tulsa Picks

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, April 23-29

A mural festival, a saxophone quartet, independent bookstore day, transgressive sound & more

Alicia Chesser

April 22, 2025

Reviews

50 Years After The Fall Of Saigon, An Art Exhibition Reflects

Three Tulsa-based artists consider the Vietnamese-American experience

Alicia Chesser

April 18, 2025

Today’s stories are sponsored by Tulsa Ballet, presenting The Nutcracker, December 7-21

Tulsa’s favorite holiday tradition returns with Tulsa Ballet’s The Nutcracker!

Tulsa Ballet invites you to join Marie on a magical journey. Featuring exciting choreography, larger-than-life sets, live accompaniment by the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and a cast of over 100 local children joining the Tulsa Ballet dancers on stage to bring the holidays to life, The Nutcracker leaves audiences spellbound.

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Tulsa Picks

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, April 16-22

An Okie food fest, a Joy Harjo reading, a Bunny Ball, and all the 420 you can handle

Alicia Chesser

April 15, 2025

Reviews

Get Your Experimental Chamber Music! While It’s Hot!

The kinetic Ensemble Dal Niente was everything I wanted

Alicia Chesser

April 10, 2025

Tulsa Picks

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, April 9-15

Native plants, a book bash, a trans comedy show, Saturn Room's 10th birthday and more

Alicia Chesser

April 8, 2025

Food

We Ate The Entire New Menu At Tina’s

Very exact, very tasty, with a chicken salad sandwich as the unexpected star

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Z.B. Reeves, Alicia Chesser, and Matt Carney

April 4, 2025

Arts & Culture

Here’s Your Guide To April’s Most Interesting Art Openings

Alicia Chesser

April 3, 2025

Tulsa Picks

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, April 2-8

First Friday, a noise festival, and the spring opener at the Tulsa Farmers Market

Alicia Chesser

April 1, 2025

Tulsa Picks

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, March 26-April 1

Hip-hop, metal, and collective liberation.

Alicia Chesser

March 25, 2025

Reviews

Heller Theatre Company Won’t Let Me Avoid Reality In Peace

Heller’s Double Feature showed two skillful Tulsa playwrights

March 24, 2025