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Events

Set the Crock Pot and Get Out of the House This Weekend! Here Are 10 Family Friendly Things to do in Tulsa

TulsaKids did a wonderful job lining out family fun for the weekend. From Honka Happy Hour to BOO-Tanical Bands and Blooms, there’s something for kids of all ages.

• Spice Up the Spooky:  The Castle of Muskogee is always a Halloween hit. Whether you want to be super scared of the dark or prefer some fall fun in the sun, there’s a thrill level just for you. The Kendall Whittier Arts Festival puts color on your calendar with local art vendors, gallery shows, food trucks, live music, interactive art and kids activities, creating an environment to enjoy and foster the arts for the whole family.

• Squash the Maze: Where else can you go on a hayride and head home with squash and pumpkin galore? The 13th Annual Winter Squash and Pumpkin Festival offers a 15 acre corn maze and hourly giveaways. For a little inside action, the Tulsa City-County Library is having a Pokemon Party where kids and teens can game side by side or trade cards to perfect the collection.

See all ten suggested soirées by TulsaKids HERE.

Education

Blessing Granted! Oral Roberts University Gets Historic $2.2-Million Grant

ORU received a $2.2M grant from the US Department of Education. It’s the largest grant ORU has ever received from the federal government.

• Dollar Details: The plan for the funding that will be dispersed over the course of 5 years is to help its growing population of at-risk students triggered in part by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. ORU school leaders will offer resources that will help improve graduation rates among those students.

• Above and Beyond: ORU leaders say they plan to use the grant to implement a system that will help identify and alert them of students who are struggling to complete their work earlier. They also plan to offer students assistance in sticking with post-secondary education programs.

See more about what the University known for its praying hands plans to do with the record grant HERE.

Sponsored by Local Collective

Room For Cream Please! Local Collective Company is Making Sure Local Coffee Companies Have Room on Wal-Mart Shelves Too

Local Collective is bringing local to the masses and empowering local coffee roasters by giving them a way to be stocked on Walmart’s shelves in dedicated local sections.

• Aroma Advocates: It’s definitely a two cup kind of day when you are a business owner and you want to get your products onto Walmart’s shelves. There’s a jolly java company that is helping local coffee businesses do just that. Simply put, Local Collective will help get coffee roasters’ products on Wal-Mart store shelves in the same neck of the woods as their coffee houses.

• But First, Coffee: Local Collective has done the leg work of convincing Walmart of the importance of featuring a locally roasted section of coffee beans and other products on the coffee aisle. Topeca Coffee in Tulsa is pumped about the perk. “My Mother-in-law’s family has been growing coffee since about 1850. It is such an honor to now be able to work with Walmart,” said Topeca Co-Owner Chip Gaberino. If you live in the Tulsa area keep your eye out next time you pick up groceries, and you’ll see a variety of Topeca’s brews in the coffee aisle.

Learn more about Local Collective and the local roasters they are empowering HERE.

Community

118-Year Old Church in Downtown Tulsa Will Undergo Major Renovations

For the first time in 64 years the Historic Vernon AME Church in the Greenwood District will get some much needed upgrades both inside and outside the church walls.

• Parking Problems: The Historic Vernon AME Church is getting a complete new parking lot and is adding a wrought iron fence around it for security. Its Faith Hall is also undergoing renovation. Church leaders want to ensure that future generations can appreciate the church's role during Tulsa's darkest day, the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots.

• Story of Survival: The church which is located on Black Wall Street draws visitors from around the world each year, another reason church leaders say the site should get a facelift. It’s basement survived the 1921 Race Massacre preserving an untouched part of history.

Care to worship and see the new upgrades for yourself? See worship times HERE. 

Event

Pick Your Favorite Pumpkins Right off The Vine at Livesay Orchards

One of the most popular orchards known for growing peaches has turned its focus to pumpkins and it wants you to do the picking.

• Apple of Our Eye: From pumpkins off the vine to your very own apple cider fixings picking, Livesay Orchards has is all! Livesay Orchards is located in Porter Oklahoma, which is famous for the Porter Peach Festival. Each season the orchard offers fun for the whole family. During late August to mid-October, visitors can pick their own apples at Livesay.

• Hey Punkin, Pick a Good One: You can choose your own pumpkin now every Saturday through Halloween. Take a covered hayride to get lost in the corn maze or play in the Pumpkin Playland which includes Spookley the Square Pumpkin Story Trail in the Haybale Maze and many more activities.

Buy your tickets online and get special discounts HERE.

In other news

• 🏚A Cool $1-Million: That will get you a LOT of house in the Midtown Tulsa area. Check out this 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom modern Tudor style home up for sale.

• 📈Stomping Up The Charts: The Oklahoma Sooners upset the Texas Longhorns on Saturday and the new AP College Football standings are out. See how close to the top OU ranks!

• 🎹Play Me a Tune: The Oklahoma State Fair has come to an end and a Tulsa Man is celebrating more than 50 years of successful piano sales at the fairgrounds.

• 👻Next Level Dress Up: A costume competition like no other, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino wants to see your best dressed and has $10,000 in prizes on the line! See the party plans HERE.

• 🎃Taxing Terror: We know you’d rather be thinking about spooky trails and hayrides right now, but don't forget the October 16th tax deadline is stepping up to haunt us.

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