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From Outdoor Music and Sips to Indoor Mummies and Scares, There’s Plenty To Do In Tulsa This Week

T-Town is tops when it comes to things to do and see. Here’s a list of what’s happening in your area this week.

• Dungeons and Dragons: When it rains, it pours. Some activities are meant for indoors. Teens Read Month is in full swing at the Tulsa City-Council Library. Props and Costumes are encouraged at the Thursday night event featuring the book Dungeons and Dragons, a Haunted Adventure. Bands and Blooms is also happening Thursday at the Tulsa Botanic Gardens. The Steve Liddell duo will play next to the family friendly BOO-Tanical Garden.

• Movie Madness: On a scale of 1 to 5, how scared do you want to be? The Castle of Muskogee has a pumpkin chart, 1 being chill and meant for littles. 5 might send you screaming for the hills! It’s offering free entry all weekend. The Will Rogers Memorial Museum is also hosting a free outdoor movie night featuring Dracula on Friday and a party with treats from local businesses on Halloween night.

TulsaKids did a great job of rounding up family fun this week. See the full list and make your plans.

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Tulsa Ballet and The Van Gogh Experience Team Up to Showcase Talent

As if the immersive Van Gogh experience couldn’t get anymore vibrant and visual, the Tulsa Ballet has danced onto the scene.

• Pirouettes and Paintings: Wall to wall and floor to ceiling Van Gogh art can be found at the OKPOP Museum at 422 North Main Street in Tulsa through Beyond Van Gogh. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it feels like to walk into a painting, this is your chance. The temporary immersive experience will now also feature the Tulsa Ballet. Enjoy performances on site as well as movement classes for all ages.

• A Starry Night: The exhibit is a rich and unique multimedia experience, taking the viewer on a journey through over 300 iconic Van Gogh artworks including instantly recognizable classics like "The Starry Night", "Sunflowers", and "Cafe Terrace at Night", now freed from their frames. It will take you about an hour to walk through Beyond Van Gogh that is set to a symphonic score.

The Tulsa Ballet performance calendar at Beyond Van Gogh has yet to be announced but you can watch for tickets HERE.

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Just Ahead of Thanksgiving, An Oklahoma Senate Committee Looks to Increase The Turkey Population

Despite having a Tulsa mountain named after them, the turkey population in Oklahoma is declining.

• Turkey Trouble: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife says the wild turkey population is down about 30% since 2016 and continues to go down. The United States Department of Agriculture said the main reason for the decrease in population is other wildlife. Animals like skunks, raccoons, and birds prey on turkey nests.

• Concerned Committee: The State Senate Tourism and Wildlife Committee spoke to experts about the turkey population decline and what to do about it. Creating safe habitat sites, keeping up with and maintaining turkey preservation zones and decreasing predators in protected areas are a few options the state Senate committee will look at.

It has been suggested that hunters be offered an incentive to trap raccoons. See the full presentation HERE.

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The City of Tulsa is Now Eligible for $75-Million After Being Named a Tech Hub by the U.S. Economic Development Administration

Tulsa has an opportunity to apply for up to $75-Million in federal funding to help with the development of various tech industries.

• Let’s Get Technical: It’s a pretty big deal folks! The fact that the Federal Government thinks the former oil capitol of the world is now a tech hub, is massive. A group of organizations led by Tulsa Innovation Labs is now eligible for up to $75-million dollars in federal funding. That money would help advance the development of autonomous systems such as unmanned aerial systems, drones, cybersecurity, and generative AI.

• New Jobs Much? With this new tech hub designation the Greater Tulsa Region is set to capture $4-Billion of the $1.36 trillion global autonomous systems market, with the goal of creating nearly 200,000 new jobs in the next decade.

See the complete list of the Biden-Harris Administration’s 31 Tech Hub Designees HERE.

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Green Country Balloon Festival Set For Broken Arrow With More Than 40 Vendors

Bring your folding chairs and blankets and prepare for a sunset like no other! The Green Country Hot Air Balloon Festival is back in Broken Arrow.

• Balloon Benefits: The balloon festival benefits the Gatesway Foundation. It’s a non-profit Oklahoma agency that provides specialized services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. This is the 60th year for the festival full of family fun.

• Gather for Gatesway: While most people will enjoy the hot air balloons from the ground, there will be plenty to do on land. More than 40 vendors and food trucks will be on site with beer and wine tents, axe throwing, mechanical bull riding, helicopter rides, tethered balloon rides, a petting zoo, free face painting and of course, trick-or-treating.

Get your tickets for the October 27th and 28th event HERE. Kids of all ages who are wearing costume get free entry from 3pm to 5pm.

In other news

• 👨🏻‍🌾Oh My Okra: A Claremore gardener is hoping to break the world record for tallest okra plant and you won’t believe the pictures of the 14-feet tall beast.

• 🎤You’re As Smooth As Tennessee Whiskey: Country music star Chris Stapleton takes the BOK Center stage tomorrow night and tickets are still available. 

• 🎃Creepy Crawl: Grown-ups can enjoy a cold one and kids can cash in on some candy at the free to enter 5th annual Kids Creepy Brewery Crawl happening tonight at various brewery locations.

• 🎬Movie Under the Moon: Bring your blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets to the Guthrie Green for tonights outdoor movie, “Lost Boys.”

• 🎸Botanic Bands: The Tulsa Botanic Garden Bands and Blooms is happening Thursday with a live performance from Steve Liddell, food and drinks, a hay maze and opportunity for pumpkin purchasing.

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