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05/23/13Tulsa Children's Museum Grand Opening WeekendJump into Tulsa Tapes and Tunnels, create something in our Make Shop, build a city out of cardboard, or explore Imagination Station! Join us for an exciting weekend of discovery at the Grand Opening of Tulsa Children's Museum Discovery Lab (560 N. Maybelle Ave.). Be the first to experience this new concept in learning (and fun) designed for the entire family. We're celebrating our Grand Opening with three full days of fun and festivities! Special Grand Opening Hours: Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Discovery Lab tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. Memberships start at $40 and can be purchased at tulsachildrensmuseum.org or at the door. Come to Discovery Lab and stay for FREE family fun... |
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05/21/13The Moore TornadoMy name is Alex Niblett and I’m a senior at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. I am majoring in journalism and minoring in International Studies. Just over a week ago, I left Norman and moved back to Tulsa to spend time with my family for the summer and work as an intern at Tulsa Kids Magazine. At this point in my life, I think I’ve really developed an understanding of the importance of time; I don’t know how much I have left, but what I do know is how much I can’t get back. I remember a time when I was a little girl. One day, I was having a conversation with my dad and I had asked him, “Why doesn’t time work like the VCR? I wish we could just rewind time and go back.” At the time, the idea wasn’t exactly illogical to me, though... |
05/21/13Utica Square Hosts 2013 Summer’s Fifth Night Concert SeriesThe 22nd Annual Summer’s Fifth Night summer concert series is right around the corner! The concert series, free to the public, kicks off on Thursday, May 23 with music from Light Opera Oklahoma. Every Thursday evening in the summer from 7 – 9 p.m., Utica Square features live music for the entire family with everything from rock to jazz to country. Pack a picnic or dine at one of our ten great restaurants. And don’t forget to enter to win prizes like Utica Square gift certificates and giveaways from our merchants. 2013 Concert Schedule: May 23 Light Opera... |
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05/21/13Tulsa Community Foundation Creates Moore & Shawnee Tornado Relief FundTulsa Community Foundation (TCF), the nation’s largest community foundation, has established the Moore & Shawnee Tornado Relief Fund for those who are interested in supporting our friends in the areas devastated by the tornadoes of the past two days. Funds raised will be focused on the mid- and long-term community redevelopment efforts to rebuild lives and homes in the devastated areas. This fund already has a head start toward success with a lead gift of $100,000 from George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF). “Our Oklahoma neighbors in the Moore and Shawnee areas need our help now, and through this fund, TCF is providing Tulsans and others across the state and nation with a means to help those who have been... |
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05/21/13Berry Pickin' in Green CountryWe have quite a vegetable garden happening in the raised-beds in my backyard right now. It's one of my favorite things about summer. We've got tomatoes, spinach, onions, squash and okra, I think. Truth be told, I haven't put much effort into it yet. My husband does all the prep...I'm more into the harvesting (and eating) part of it. Because of this, I'm really into berry farms. If you've never been, you basically get a bucket and walk around and pick berries - pretty straightforward. The cost is minimal, and if you help pick some for the farmers, most of them will give you a discount. It's such a great, budge-friendly... |
05/21/13How Can I Help?On the first morning in months I've had the computer all to myself, I have tons of blog pictures and ideas to catch up on and all I can think about is the constant streaming news and images of the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. I should be writing about fun outings and family trips we've taken and all of our fun plans for the summer, but that just seems strange. As the rain trickles down and the wind and thunder roll on here in Broken Arrow, it is difficult to feel grateful we are all safe when just west of us parts of our state are demolished. It seems like there is nothing we can do but pray for those affected and those serving to pick up the pieces. Last night, someone posted on facebook, "I don't know when someone was... |
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05/15/13Jazzin' it Up on the PlazzSometimes weeknights are just too hectic for outings. Heck, we don't even have extracurricular activities going on right now, and I still feel like I can't handle anything else going on other than life! But lately, I've been wanting vacation so badly, and knowing that ain't happening any time soon I've decided I need to start working vacation into my life on a regular basis before I lose my mind! Enter Jazz on the Plazz. Plaza del Sol at 101st and Mingo hosts live music from local artists in their plaza every Tuesday evening. Some shows start as early as 6pm, but others kick off at 7pm or later. It's not too far from my house, and I heard commercials for it all summer last year and never made it. We finally made it out a couple of weeks ago, and were... |
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05/14/13Please Vote Today for the Technology Needs of Tomorrow!If you dropped your kids off at a Tulsa Public School this morning, you may not realize that they will spend their day in a school that is technologically inferior to the surrounding suburban school districts. That’s right. Just a few miles apart in distance, yet a million miles apart in opportunity. The $38 million bond proposal called “Smart and Secure Schools” will bring all Tulsa Public School sites up to date in technology so that your kids will have the same opportunities that the suburban school kids already enjoy. Did you know that not every TPS school site is wireless? And that our student-to-computer ratio is 12-to-1, while Jenks’ is 2.5-to-1? What will the proposal buy? One of the most important things it will do is erase the inequities in... |
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05/14/13The Gathering PlaceI’m obsessed. I admit it. Tulsa’s Guthrie Green is my new favorite place – maybe in the entire world. If I could live there, I would. For those of you who have not been, you are truly missing out. On a budget? It’s FREE. Can’t find a sitter? Bring the kids. But you want to eat? They’ve got food trucks. Don’t want to dress up? Wear your workout clothes. Want to dress up? That’s great too. This newest gathering spot in the heart of the Brady District is probably the most diverse, yet approachable place in Tulsa. Not only is the park a beautiful green space in the midst of downtown, there is always a hubbub of activity going on as well. ... |
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05/09/13I'm a Tulsa Kid: Peers with Purpose – Grant Ketchel, presidentJosh Miller and Jenks Middle School eighth grader Grant Ketchel are best buddies. Josh, Grant’s cousin, is a Jenks Middle School student with special needs. That friendship and their daily school lunch period together was the catalyst for starting Peers with Purpose at their middle school, under the guidance of the Autism Center of Tulsa. Now 50 students strong, Peers with Purpose provides aid to students in need of social support and encourages compassion and understanding in the general student population. Peers are trained in order to aid students with disabilities needing social assistance in areas ranging from lunch buddies to notifying teachers of situations in which the student has become a target of bullying. Grant is the President of Peers with Purpose.... |
