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Today's stories are sponsored by Tulsa Opera, presenting Mark Adamo’s Little Women, November 21 & 22

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Ellen Ray

Ellen Ray tries to be the chill girl and rarely succeeds. Equal parts obsessed with what Tulsa was and what it might become, she's currently focused on preserving affordable housing and fostering a local Sacred Harp singing group.

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Explain It To Me Like I'm From Tulsa

Renters, Artists & Low-Income Households Are Bearing The Brunt Of Tulsa’s Housing Crisis

We’ve got unaffordable housing stock, skyrocketing rent and exclusionary zoning straight out of the 1950s. How did it come to this?

June 29, 2026
Culture

More Art For More People

A fresh downtown installation scrambles how Tulsa thinks about public art.

October 22, 2025
Today's stories are sponsored by Tulsa Opera, presenting Mark Adamo’s Little Women, November 21 & 22

Featuring Little Women, Così fan tutte, Voices of Tomorrow, and the Voices After Dark series!

Presented by Tulsa Opera, enriching Tulsa with high-quality cultural entertainment, education, and engagement.

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Music

Sacred Harp Singing Might Cure What Ails You

What a mysterious photograph says about one of America’s oldest musical traditions

May 16, 2025