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Alicia Chesser

Alicia Chesser, a nearly lifelong Tulsan, is the co-founder and culture editor of The Pickup. Her writing about art and life has appeared in the Village Voice, The Dance Insider, The Tulsa Voice, Urban Tulsa Weekly, LUXIERE, Menagerie, Okie Modern, Pokeweed, and other publications. When she’s not out seeing someone else’s show, she makes, performs, and teaches contemporary dance and enjoys the fact that her three grown children think Tulsa is interesting enough to stick around in.

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

The kinetic Ensemble Dal Niente was everything I wanted

April 10, 2025

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

April 8, 2025

We Ate The Entire New Menu At Tina’s

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

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

April 4, 2025

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

April 3, 2025

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

April 1, 2025

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

Hip-hop, metal, and collective liberation.

March 25, 2025

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

Heller’s Double Feature showed two skillful Tulsa playwrights

March 24, 2025

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

Yes, you can absolutely kick it.

March 18, 2025

This One Goes Out To The Theatre Kids

“[title of show]” is a perfectly-delivered love letter to a genre

March 14, 2025

Tulsa Picks: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events: March 12-18, 2025

A little bit country, a little bit surrealist art film, a little bit St. Patrick's Day.

March 11, 2025