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Events

Buh-Bye Halloween, Shop For Christmas at ‘Art Market After Dark’

Find one of a kind art just in time for gift giving season this Friday at Art Market After Dark.

• Delectable Darkness: Art Market After Dark opens at Guthrie Green Friday night. It’s a free event with live music, food trucks and more than 20 local vendors. Get your shop on from 6pm to 9pm.

• Dream On: The free to enter events continue through the weekend at Guthrie Green with a concert Saturday and Salsa Dancing Sunday. Dreamland Tulsa happens Saturday night with headliner LaNell Grant. Sunday Salsa on the Green steps into action at 7p with a free dance lesson followed by a divine dance party.

See the complete rundown of Guthrie Green gatherings planned HERE.

Nonprofit Highlight

Tulsa Nonprofit ‘Blessings To Share’ is Empowering Neurodiverse Adults in Tulsa

The power of positivity is strong at the Blessings to Share Foundation where neurodiverse adults are empowered to self actualization.

• Community That Cares: The C.A.R.E.S (Care, Advocate, Resource, Empower, Support) Club of BTS Foundation allows participants a place to hang out, volunteer, cook lunch and grow skills to better help them become intertwined with the community.

• Supportive Skills: About 25% of adults have some kind of disability. The Blessings to Share Foundation has empowered neurodiverse adults, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and Autism, since its founding in 2019. From exercise classes and religious studies to coaching on friend making, BTS has changed hundreds of lives.

Blessings to Share is now accepting new members and planning fundraisers. See how you can become involved HERE.

Outdoors

A New Study Shows That Oklahoma State Parks Need $350M in Improvements

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department predicts $350M is needed to repair the capitol infrastructure at State Parks across Oklahoma.

• State Park Study: The study was organized by Rep. Tammy Townley who said recreation and tourism is the state’s 3rd largest economic driver. The study revealed that cabin rentals, campgrounds, and restrooms are in need of major upgrades to keep tourism alive in Oklahoma.

• Close to Home: Keystone, Turkey Mountain, and Council Oak State Parks are some of the closest to Tulsa. If awarded the funding, it could be spread throughout 8 to 10 years. According to the study, immediate funding of $50M could allow the parks department to address critical maintenance needs over the next 12 months.

Plan your tripLearn more about the study and state of the state parks HERE.

Events

Tickets for the Tulsa Botanic Garden of Lights are Now On Sale

The Tulsa Botanic Garden is putting away the pumpkins to make way for its annual light show that organizers say will be bigger than ever.

• Get Lit: It is becoming a yearly tradition for families to bundle up and behold the lights at the Garden. A snowball pit, family crafts, live jazz music, train rides, a tour of thousands of lights and plenty of hot cocoa will be served at the event that runs Nov. 24th through Dec. 30th.

• Tinsel and Tickets: Botanic Garden of Lights organizers say it’s a good idea to get your tickets now. Some of the popular weekend nights sell out. They’ve even created a ‘how to’ video on securing spots at the magical moonlit memory making light experience.

Members get discounted tickets that start around $6 for children and $12 for adults. Learn more HERE.

Development

Construction Starts at $2B American Heartland Theme Park in Green Country

The golden shovels are out at American Heartland just east of Vinita.

• Let’s Go Glamping: The group broke ground on the Three Ponies RV Park and Campground earlier this week. The Park will have 750 RV spaces and up to 300 cabins. The campground is the first phase of the larger project that will include a dinner theatre, amphitheater, swimming pool, and clubhouse. This portion of the total 1,000 acre project will cost about $100M.

• Disney Dupe: Some have described the theme park that is expected to bring visitors from around the world as Oklahoma’s version of Disneyland. It will open in the fall of 2026.

Learn more about the American Heartland and its plans HERE.

In other news

• 🏘 Pool Pastime: Tulsa Home + Design is featuring another stunner with this Jenks home that offers brand new construction in a gated community with an outdoor pool/hot tub oasis.

• 🎤 Looking for Laughs: Comedian Steve Trevino will bring his ‘America’s Favorite Husband’ Tour to the Tulsa Theater Saturday night.

• ☕️ Caffeine Cravings: The opening of ‘Oklahoma’s largest Starbucks’ has caffeine consumers lining up near midtown Tulsa.

• 🎵 Music and Memories: Tulsa’s music scene is a knockout in November with this line-up of local and national performers.

• 👩🏽‍💻 Reveling in Remote Work: More than 2,500 people have called the movers and made Tulsa home and one of them is being featured in ‘A Day in the Life of a Tulsa Remote Worker.’ 

• 👟 Let the Bids Begin: 4 separate companies put in their bids to build the already approved Bartlesville Pickle Ball Courts moving the $450,000 construction project forward.

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