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Weekend Roundup

Look up and light up! It’s time to talk weekend fun and it starts with holiday lights.

• 🎄 All a Glow: The flipped has been switched in downtown Sapulpa where the holiday lights are on and glowing now!I

• 🎤 Step Up to the Stage: The BOK Center will host Travis Scott as he performs his version of UTOPIA.

• 🎀 You Can Sit With Us: The Tulsa PAC is hosting ‘Mean Girls’ the Musical, an orchestra performance and a string quartet and all the cool moms (not regular moms) will be there!

• 🐕 Bark in the Park: Woof, it’s going to be nice outside for Broken Arrow’s Bark in the Park featuring dozens of dog vendors and adoption stations.

• 💡 Lovely Lights: Jenks is on an poppin with its downtown holiday lights that have been turned on and ready for you to tour now.

• 🎨 Starry Night Calling: The Van Gogh Experience is on display in Tulsa and the immersive experience is like stepping into a real life Van Gogh original painting.

• 🏃‍♀️ Lace Up: Get ready to run, volunteer and cheer on the runners and walkers in Sunday’s Williams Route 66 Marathon.

• 🏈 Golden Glory: The TU Golden Hurricane will take to the home field against North Texas Saturday.

• 🍺 Pour Me a Cold One: Cabin Boys Brewery is preparing for its sixth anniversary with an event on Nov. 18 to celebrate.

Community

The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is Making a Big Move

The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office will house the same great community service under a new roof.

• Investigative Ingenuity: TCSO officially opened its new headquarters located at East 66th Street North near the Tulsa Police Department Training center Thursday. The new complex will house the department’s administration services, evidence rooms and a media center for interviewing.

• Detective Destination: The new, yet-to-be-named complex came in under budget and took $1.5M from CARES Act money and $10.5M from the American Rescue Plan Act. Sheriff Regalado says he’s been working toward this move since he took office in 2016 and expects to be in the building by end of year.

Take a virtual photo tour of the new facility HERE.

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Santa Claus is Coming to Tulsa Christmas Parade

The Tulsa Christmas Parade is almost 100 years old and organizers say it gets bigger and better every year.

• Move Along Scrooge: The Tulsa Christmas parade has been dazzling spectators since 1926 and this year it’s expected to be merry and bright. It all happens in downtown Tulsa on Saturday Dec. 9th and you are invited to enter a float or soak in the magic from the side of the street.

• Poised for the Parade: The parade starts and 11a with a rockin’ around the Chrsitmas tree route and there’s a raffle this year that could win you thousands! The ‘Split the Pot’ raffle benefits ‘Soldiers Wish’ and the Tulsa Christmas Parade. Buy a ticket and if your name gets drawn, you get half the cash!

Start planning your Saturday at the Tulsa Christmas Parade HERE.

Business

Tulsa Based Venture Capital Firm Announces $105M Partnership

Regent Capital Corp. is entering an investment deal with Tulsa-based FortySix Venture Capital (“46VC”) and Oklahoma City-based Cortado Ventures.

• Technically Speaking: Regent Bank hopes to bring a new level of participation in the rapidly developing Oklahoma tech ecosystem in and generate more interest from the traditional local investor community. The newly announced partnership allows for opportunity for additional well-paying jobs in a win-win scenario.

• Dedicated Funding: The partnership funding vehicles include 46VC’s $25M Kinetic Fund, which targets Energy Tech, HealthTech and Digital Transformation; and, Cortado Ventures’ $80M Fund dedicated to enterprise tech in energy and logistics, life sciences, and the future of work. Both funds have committed a good portion of their investment capital to go to Oklahoma-based tech startups.

See more details about the partnership and how your start-up can apply for a portion of the funding HERE.

In other news

• 🦃 Thankful and Giving: The City of Tulsa is kicks off its annual Stock The Station Food Drive Monday.

• ⚽️ Soccer Success: There’s a teenager on the FC Tulsa soccer team and he’s scoring big with his teammates and fans.

• 🍅 Feeding Families: Dozens of nonprofit organizations have big plans to feed Oklahoma families this Thanksgiving and here’s a line-up of ways you can help.

• ⭐️ Vast View: There’s a meteor shower happening over the weekend and you’ll want to take a look at these ways to get the best view.

• 🥧 This Pie’s For You: See the epic photos of an Owasso basketball coach get what his team members say is a much needed pie in the face.

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