It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like HallowChristmas?

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Event

If Mother Nature Put a Damper on Your Weekend Halloween Fun, There’s Plenty To Do Tuesday!

Halloween events are planned for Tuesday rain or shine!

• Moonlight at the Museum: The Will Rogers Museum in Claremore will host a big party for your ghosts and goblins Tuesday night with indoor and outdoor candy stations and costume contests. The 20th Annual HallowMarine is happening through the 31st at the Oklahoma Aquarium with a trick-or-treat trail, bounce house and carousel.

• Treats on the Transit: The Tulsa Transit is having a short but sweet gathering of ghosts for trick-or-treating at the Downtown Denver Avenue Station from 1pm to 4pm Tuesday. Downtown Main Street in Jenks will host and haunt the whole family Tuesday from 4pm to 6pm and Tulsa’s Lacy Park will host a Halloween carnival and costume contest with plenty of candy and a costume contest!

TulsaKids did a great job of compiling a full list of Halloween family fun HERE.

Travel

Forget the Flight Tickets. It’s Time to See the Drivable Holiday Destinations From Tulsa!

Load up, gas up, eggnog up! It’s time to travel historic Route 66 to see the best holiday hot spots.

• A Family Vacation: There are plenty of magical and drivable places to see in the sooner state over the holidays. TulsaKids is compiling a list that’s possibly better than Santa’s! Tickets for Oklahoma City’s Polar Express are already on sale. It’s a magical one hour train ride that features all of the excitement that goes into traveling to the North Pole.

• Lovely Lights: The Chickasha Festival of Lights starts the day after Thanksgiving and it’s a walking light tour you won’t want to miss. Bring on the hot cocoa! Yukon’s Christmas in the Park features Santa’s train rides, an ice rink where you can ‘let it go’ and there’s even a proposal station. Feeling the love, anyone?

See the early list of drivable holiday happenings and get ready to celebrate!

Film

A Bartlesville Church Is Being Transformed Into a Film Studio

Bartlesville is booming and just after the release of Killer’s of the Flower Moon, a film shot nearby, the City announced there’s a new film studio coming to town.

• Screen School: The Bartlesville City Council held a special meeting Monday to approve several terms to bring Buffalo Roam Studios to Bartlesville. The Historic First Christian Church donated it’s building to the City and Buffalo Roam Studios to make way for the renovation. Add in $2-Million in incentives from the City and construction is ready to begin.

• Quiet on Set! 520 South Osage Avenue will be home to some historic film making if City leaders have anything to do with it. They approved the project in hopes that more films like Killers of the Flower moon will come to town. The majority of the film academy and studio is expected to open in July 2024. A new soundstage will be built next to the former First Christian Church, with a full completion date set for the end of December 2025.

Learn more about the plans to bring more film to Bartlesville HERE.

Real Estate

What Will $1-Million Get You in Jenks? A Whole Lot of House!

Take a look at these gorgeous homes for sale in Jenks.

• Gated Gardens: Fresh paint, new hardwood floors, 25 foot ceilings and a gated neighborhood. Those are just a few of the perks at 714 West 108th place in Jenks. Check out these pictures of the master suite that offers a private retreat with a walk-out stone deck overlooking a 25′ covered patio with a fireplace, custom bar, and pizza oven that creates a scene for the perfect chill evening.

• Saltwater Soak: The cold and rainy weekend reminds us that a newly added heated saltwater pool could be just what you need to welcome fall. It’s one of the large selling features at 719 West 107th Street in Jenks. Add in a spa, fire bowls, and fountains and you can’t help but unwind. This beauty sits in a tranquil neighborhood with a pond and trails ready for viewing the rainbow of leaves that are turning.

See a full list of homes for sale in Jenks around the $1-Million mark provided by Tulsa Home + Design.

Community

Tulsa Schools Are Tightening Up Security Measures At Sporting Events With New Technology

Going to a football game in Tulsa? Be prepared to walk through a metal detector for added safety.

• Portable Promises: The portable metal detector at TPS Football games will serve as added security for football fans. It’s a trend happening across the state. Tulsa Public Schools invested more than half a million dollars to improve security. The system is portable which means not every site will have its own unit but operators will be able to move the metal detectors from game to game.

• Dedicated to Detection: The company that makes the unit says the system doesn't use any radiation and is safe for expectant mothers and those with medical implants. TPS says the units can also be used indoors and will be used at basketball games and wrestling matches this winter.

Learn more about the efforts to detect concealed weapons HERE.

In other news

• 🚜Oh, Hay! If you drive through Pryor, you might see some hairy looking hay with a sculpture featuring a face with a serious updo by a local hay artist.

• ♨️Turn Up the Heat: You probably turned the thermostat over to heat mode this weekend and there are some safety tips to keep in mind when heating your home this winter.

• ✈️Gone With the Breeze: Just one month after announcing non-stop flights from Tulsa to New Orleans, Breeze Airways is taking off and leaving Tulsa International Airport altogether.

• 📚Tried and Tested: A local expert is explaining why ACT Test scores are down nationwide and why Oklahoma didn’t escape the downturn.

• 🎄From Halloween to Harps: Just like that, it’s starting to look a lot like Christmas with the closing of parts of Dewey Avenue to make way for the Sapulpa Christmas Chute.

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