Welcome to Tulsa Picks, your weekly compilation of Tulsa's best food, arts and music events, as picked by us, the staff of The Pickup. Let's get to it!
Pick Of The Week
Tulsa Juneteenth Festival
June 18-21
Historic Greenwood District
Since its founding in 1989, Tulsa’s Juneteenth has grown into one of the largest and most significant Juneteenth celebrations in the nation, drawing more than 50,000 attendees each year. Expect live music and entertainment, food trucks, public art exhibitions, workshops, and community and fellowship. Other events include a 5k run through historic Greenwood and plenty of family-friendly events all weekend long. This year’s theme is “Family Reunion,” inviting participants to honor the past, present, and future, and recommit to our collective journey toward freedom, justice, and equality for all.
Wednesday, June 18
Tulsa Drillers vs. Midland Rockhounds
12:05pm at ONEOK Field, 201 N. Elgin Ave.
Tiny Pet Portrait Class
6pm at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 E. 3rd St.
Artboretum
6:30pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Mi Tea R+B Open Mic
7:30pm at Mi Tea Lounge, 427 S. Boston Ave.
Thursday, June 19
Third Thursday Jazz Night with Max Holm
5:30pm at The Tulsa Club Hotel, 115 E. 5th St.
Thursday Life Drawing
6:30pm at Carson House, 1401 S. Carson Ave.
Pembroke Players: "Lysistrata" (through June 22)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Green Jellÿ / From This Day Forward / Labadie House / The Ugly Cowboys
8pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Saidan / Tomarum Void / Unhuman Disease / Blind Oath
8:30pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Friday, June 20
Tulsa Premiere Screening: "We Are Guardians"
6:30pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Slowhole
7pm at Chimera, 212 N. Main
Soirée at The Parlour
7pm at The Parlour, 2647 E. 15th Pl.
Documentary Screening: "Tiger"
7pm at Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Cult Love x Kernel Panic Tape Release Show
7:30pm at Mass Movement Community Arts, 1217 E. Admiral Blvd.
A Juneteenth Garden Party
8pm at 473, 2224 E. Admiral Blvd.
X-Files Watch Party with Dan Rocky
8pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd.
Tulsa Fresh Showcase Hosted By Johnny Polygon
8:30pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Ghoul Friends Queer Cabaret
10pm at The Starlite, 1902 E. 11th St.
Saturday, June 21
Tulsa Eagle Pride Fest
12pm at Tulsa Eagle, 1338 E. 3rd
Documentary Screening: “Rhyme & Reason”
2pm at Woody Guthrie Center, 102 E. Reconciliation Way
Harrington Rose Vintage 1st Anniversary (through June 22)
4pm at Harrington Rose, 2816 E. 15th St.
Summer Solstice Festival
4pm at Park Grove Tulsa, 4241 S. 37th West Ave.
Alejandro Brittes: Chamamé Cultural Night
6pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Uncruel Summer: A Girly Pop Dance Party
8pm at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main
Experimental Sound & Noise Showcase ft. Allison Ward
8pm at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 E. 3rd St.
Sunday, June 22
Hangover Hoedown: Pride Meetup & Fundraiser
12pm at Yellow Brick Road, 2630 E. 15th St.
Tulsa Foundation for Architecture Behind the Scenes Tour: Masterwork Studios
1pm at 36 N. Guthrie Ave.
R&B Brunch Juneteenth Celebration
2pm at 473, 224 E. Admiral Blvd.
SOUSE Juneteenth with Kora Waves, JuJuSoCrazy, DJ AOA & DR. VIEW
7pm at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 Reconciliation Way
Monday, June 23
Cole Chaney
8pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Jazz Night
8pm at Vintage Wine Bar, 324 E. 1st St.
Tuesday, June 24
An Evening with Photographer Lawrence Schiller
5pm at The Hulett Collection, 1311 E. 15th St.
Tuesday Talks with Carlos Moreno
5:30pm at Soma Tulsa, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Book Launch: “Belle Star: The Truth Behind The Wild West Legend” by Michael Wallis
7pm at Cascia Hall PAC, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave.
Starlight Jazz Orchestra
7:30pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
