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COCKTAIL HOUR Mike Roberts of Frank and Lola’s pours a custom creation.

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Feature Return of the Cocktail Hour

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Community Autumn’s must-do events

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Passages- Capitol Hill Sweet home life returning to neighborhood

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Music – Broadway in Bartlesville Big line-up planned for the 2014-15 season

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Sports – Endzones, nets and running shoes Bruins’ fall sports season takes off

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Profile – Faith Hopkins Bartlesville teen is golf sensation

Business – Designing Downtown Three firms bring creative energy to heart of city

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September Calendar Find out what’s happening this month

Last Call – Experience Indian Summer Celebrate Native culture at Bartlesville festival

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September 2014 Volume 4, Issue 9

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We’re living the dream around here.

While some use this phrase sarcastically these days, we really are seriously happy with our jobs and our lives at Bartlesville Monthly. We get to spend our days promoting the best in our community and helping others join in on all the fun events that happen each month. It doesn’t get much better than that.

September is our birthday month, so we are even more happy each year when it rolls around. It’s another milestone moment - a chance to look back at how far we’ve come and look forward to a bright horizon.

Bartlesville Monthly was conceived in a coffee shop where the ideas for all it could be flew across the table in a caffeine-enhanced flurry over the course of several conversations. The first talks took place at Starbucks and sometimes our staff return to that early birthing place, but most of the creative energy fueled by caffeine these days happens at Indian Coffee Company where the good-natured employees feed us, loan us pens and are sometimes pulled into the conversation for consultations.

Our first issue held the theme of Homecoming – both to celebrate the annual football game with all its pomp and circumstance, but also to celebrate the local roots of our new magazine – one dedicated to Bartlesville past, present and future.

Our first year we started some traditions that proved so popular we

kept them going. We hold a New Year’s Baby photo contest each year with online voting and all the beautiful darlings featured in our January issue.We also have a pet issue each year where dogs, cats, birds and horses get their 15 minutes of fame with Bartlesville Monthly.

We have holiday issues certain months, and generally try to keep up with and promote all of the many creative events happening in Bartlesville throughout the year. We’ve been told over and over that our calendar helps organizations get good attendance at their events and helps Bartians plan out their days and evenings.

We were ecstatic when we reached our first milestone of 1,000 fans on Facebook and were even more thrilled when we doubled that number. These days, we’ve got more than 12,300 Facebook fans with more being added every day. We are continually humbled and pleased that people want to hang out on our page, visit our website and read our monthly creations.

We’ll be toasting our good fortune this month as we celebrate our birthday, our readers and the many really awesome-looking drinks we want to try after photographing for September the favorite cocktails found at local restaurants. So here’s to you Bartlesville.

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About the cover: Mike Roberts of Frank and Lola’s shows off one of his many amazing drinks frrom behind the bar. Mike is a former astronaut, acclaimed rapper and knows two magic tricks.

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COCKTAIL HOUR SEX ON THE PRAIRIE Frank and Lola’s popular bar manager Mike Roberts serves up many a fine drink. One of his best inventions is Sex on the Prairie – a colorful concoction containing Malibu Rum, Blue Curacao, pineapple juice and Sprite topped with a cherry. (200 S.E. Second St.)

The frosty glass, the fruit accents and the sense of escape from the worries of the world all come together in the long treasured cocktail. From the 1960s era of drinks after work at Hotel Phillips Grill 66 to the 1990s nightcap at Bartlesville Grille in The Quarters, Bartians have always sought out the perfect mixed drink combinations. These days, there are plenty of choices available as local bar and grille restaurants serve up a return to the cocktail hour. Here’s a look at some of the local favorites.

LEMON DROP MARTINI Martinis have long been known as a classic cocktail, but these days there are many popular twists on the original. The Publick House at Sterlings Grille serves up the Lemon Drop Martini – a tantalizing combination of vodka, triple sec, sugar and lemon juice.

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THE COPPER SUNRISE Both classic and exotic blend well at Copper Bar, set in Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Price Tower. The Copper Sunrise combines spiced rum, Tuaca, ginger ale, pineapple juice and grenadine with a topping of cinnamon. (510 Dewey Ave.)

RUM, FORREST, RUM The cocktail menu is long and tempting at Painted Horse Bar and Grille with one of the most popular offerings being Rum Forrest Rum. The creation involves Bacardi Superior Rum, Meyer’s Jamaican Rum, Malibu Coconut Rum and Captain Morgan Spiced Rum shaken together with pineapple juice and pomegranate juice. (110 S.W. Frank Phillips Blvd.)

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THE OKLAHOMA FLIGHT Celebrate some of the finest brewers in the state at Hideaway Pizza, which offers The Oklahoma Flight. This sampling of some of the best beers brewed in the Sooner state includes Black Mesa Blonde, Prairie Birra, Roughtail Red Republic and Marshall Ale. (100 S.W. Frank Phillips Blvd.)

THE 44 OUNCE MARGARITA It takes a big thirst to take on El Maguey Mexican Grill and Cantina’s 44 Ounce Margarita. A drink that is both versatile and large, this margarita starts with Regular, Gold or Top Shelf Tequila and potential flavorings include strawberry, banana, mango and peach. (1900 S.E. Washington Blvd.)

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Capitol Hill

Sweet home life returning to historic neighborhood

BY LAURA SUMMERS The year was 1909 and Bartlesville was growing rapidly.

The lure of black gold was bringing in money from oil companies, blocks of new stores brought retail to the business district and Bartlesville had a thriving entertainment sector with skating and races at the Coliseum, live theater shows nightly and basketball and baseball games drawing big crowds. This energetic city just needed more homes to house its expanding population.

A.T. Collison and A.J. Smysor heeded the call developing a 55-acre tract of land upon which they built more than 200 houses in a neighborhood known as Capitol Hill. The dedicated duo spent a fair amount of their own cash putting in streets, sewers, sidewalks and trees in the Capitol Hill addition, which would continue to see new home construction over two decades.

Today the city has dedicated itself to preserving the historic neighborhood that was annexed into the municipal limits in February 2009. Time worn houses on long established streets have been receiving facelifts with the help of grants allocated from the Capitol Hill TIF Fund. The tax

increment finance district sets aside certain downtown property tax revenues for the home improvements.

Carol Ervin, residential development consultant, oversees efforts to bring new life to the Capitol Hill Increment District an area that includes not only the original Collison and Smysor neighborhood, but also several blocks of homes in other housing additions in the downtown area.

The boundaries stretch from Comanche Avenue on the east to the railroad tracks on the west, from 11th Street on the south to an area wrapping around near Hensley Boulevard.

The increment district has helped fund 20 projects in the two years Ervin has been here. Grant funds channeled through the Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority program have helped with rebuilding or replacing sagging porches, fixing masonry problems and painting the outside of houses.

One of the exciting parts of the program is what Ervin calls the “spillover effect” in the neighborhood. In one block of Seneca Avenue, it all began when a homeowner upgraded the front of his house transforming the look of the property. Soon, Ervin notes, the neighbors

next door started renovating the outside of their home. Ditto for the neighbors across the street.

“There are some incredible people I have gotten to work with here,” Ervin says.

“Bartlesville has a huge heart.”

Ervin notes stopping the “blight” at one house on a street can positively impact a whole block. Enthusiasm can be contagious.

Two projects in the neighborhood involved large teams of volunteers who painted, welded and trimmed branches away from homes in need of help. This month three blocks will be spruced up as a Day of Caring project involving a large crew of volunteers.

Collison and Smysor planted the seeds of community pride here 105 years ago and Ervin has come along to revive them.

Real estate companies were so proud of the neighborhood a century ago that they regularly provided transportation to the home sites and hired a band to entertain clients.

Today Ervin organizes painting and cleaning parties and finds the neighbors show up with snacks to share. Perhaps it just shows that across the century everyone loves the idea of home sweet home.

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INDIAN SUMMER

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POW-WOW & ART MARKET THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm

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School/Cultural Demonstrations Festival Opens Fine Art Market, Youth Art Exhibit Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra (5th grade presentation) Gourd Dancing Kid’s Free Carnival Powwow Grand Entry Princess Crowning Honorary Chairs Recognized Honorary Powwow Chairs Recognized Intertribal Women’s Dance Contests

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Festival Opens Cultural Demonstrations Fine Arts Market, Youth Art Market Storytelling in Studio Theater Kid’s Free Carnival Youth Powwow & Dance Competition Gourd Dance & Specials Gourd Dancing Powwow Grand Entry Honored Elder & Cherokee Elder Recognized Intertribal Men’s Dance Contests Fine Arts Awards & Youth Art Awards

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sports

Endzones, Nets and Running Shoes

Photo by Andrea Mann Photography

Bartlesville High teams take to the field this month in a variety of sports

Lady Bruins volleyball team members are in the midst of a busy season.

Bartlesville Bruins have hit the field with determination this fall with many sports seasons already well underway.

While the Bruins football team starts its season Sept. 5 when East Central Cardinals come to town for the BHS home opener, competition began in August for Lady Bruin softball and volleyball teams and the co-ed cross country team.

Lady Bruin volleyball, which began the first week of school, is plenty busy with a season that rolls into October. The team is coached by Tom Williams. Home games for volleyball are slated Sept. 2 against Sapulpa, Sept. 4 versus Cascia Hall Prep, Sept. 16 versus Muskogee and Sept. 19 and 20 when Bartlesville hosts the Bruin Invitational. Away games include Jenks Sept.

9, Stillwater Sept. 11, Tulsa Washington Sept. 15, Sand Springs Sept. 23, Stillwater Invitational Sept. 26-27, Bishop Kelley Sept.

30, Ponca City Oct. 2 and Union Oct. 7.

Also taking the field with games that began the first week of school are Lady Bruin softball players who have regular season play scheduled into October. Home games for varsity softball, which is coached

by Craig Hampton, include Sept. 4 versus Union, Sept. 8 Barnsdall and Sept. 16 versus Muskogee.

The ladies will be on the road Sept.

5-6 at Bixby Tournament, Sept. 12-13 at Oolagah tournament, Sept. 22 versus Jenks, Sept. 23 Dewey, Sept. 25 Sand Springs, Sept.

30 Broken Arrow, Oct. 2 Ponca City and Oct. 3 at Bixby Festival.

The Bruins cross country team scheduled its first running competition on Aug. 30 in Sapulpa. The Bruins are on their own turf Sept. 6 before hitting the road for the remainder of the season. Sept. 13 the team will compete against Bishop Kelley at Oral Roberts University, followed by Sept.

18 versus Tulsa Washington and Sept. 20 at Tulsa Holland Hall.

The Bruins will head to Oklahoma State University on Sept. 27 for the Cowboy Jamboree, followed by a trip to Razorback country on Oct. 4 when the runners go to the University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival. Oct. 9 brings a trip to Owasso, followed by the Frontier Conference set Oct. 14.

Coached by David Ayres, the cross

country team is returning to action after a 2013-14 season that saw both boys and girls teams qualify for state. The Bruin boys took sixth in the state in team standings last year, while the Lady Bruins took seventh in the state.

Bartlesville’s varsity football team, coached by John McKee, has a home opener on Sept. 5 before hitting the road for games Sept. 12 versus Cascia Hall, Sept.

19 versus Enid and Sept. 26 Sand Springs.

The Bruins will return to Custer Field Oct. 3 for a homecoming game against Bixby.

Other home games include Oct. 16 Tulsa Washington, Oct. 31 versus Ponca City and Nov. 7 versus Claremore. Away games include Oct. 10 at Muskogee and Oct. 24 at Sapulpa.

There’s plenty of action to keep Bruin fans happy this fall. It’s time to fill the calendar with game day events.

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Fairway Faith

Bartlesville teen is golf sensation

BY MIKE WILT Old golf joke: A priest is asked by his golf partner what club he plans to hit. The priest replies, “A 7-iron and a prayer to God.” The priest tops his shot and the ball woefully dribbles a few yards away. His partner says, “Father, when I pray to God, I keep my head down.”

At age 14, Faith Hopkins has no trouble keeping her head down as she drives a golf ball over 250 yards and racks up more tournament victories than a duffer’s sand trap prayers.

Her resume’ is impressive. Hillcrest Country Club Junior Champion (2012).

U.S. Kids Golf (USKG) Tulsa Player of the Year (2013). South Central Section Oklahoma Junior PGA Tour Champion (2013). USKG Summer Tour Champion (2014). USKG Teen World Championship participant at the cradle of American golf – Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina (August 2014). Placed 16th in her age division and among the top ten Americans in an event that drew players from 35 countries.

Faith’s remarkable success began just six short years ago in Frisco, Texas.

“My dad was going to the driving range and I asked if I could go with him,” she says softly.

Little did she or her dad, Jason, know what they had teed up.

“I thought she had a pretty good swing,” says father Hopkins. “Especially for an 8-year-old.”

Faith began taking lessons at a PGA training center under the direction of teaching professional Bobby Turner, who said her swing reminded him of a former student – LPGA player Brittany Lang.

“I was thrilled to get such a compliment,” says Faith.

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Faith to meet Ms. Lang.

“That was a good day,” says Faith.

“She encouraged me to keep playing, to keep practicing. Meeting her gave me a goal and an aspiration to reach a level of accomplishments to earn my place in collegiate golf and the LPGA Tour. I formed a new passion to pursue my God-given talents.”

That same year, having not even played a complete round of golf, Faith competed in her first tournament. She placed third.

The Hopkins family moved to Bartlesville in 2008 and Faith began to really get serious about her game. She now takes lessons from Coach Terry Hughes.

“He has helped me to continually improve my physical game, as well as my mental game,” she says. “He’s also helped me learn to love practice and hard work.”

That hard work has paid off in the form of some 50 tournament wins. And success keeps coming. After advancing from a sub-regional contest in August, Faith will compete in a PGA Drive, Chip & Putt competition in Dallas on Sept. 6. If she wins, she will earn a trip to the Masters in April 2015.

Faith also has developed a firm grip on the golf look.

First the tan lines – brown left arm with a pasty white left glove hand, bronze legs with stark white feet routinely covered by anklet socks, a unique brown-white-brown left leg on which she wears a knee brace.

And then there are the clothes – or “fashion” to use her term. It’s not all about being good. One also has to look good.

She is a teenage girl, after all. Sport shorts, sleeveless polo and hat – and everything matches.

Her favorite player is the perpetually pink-clad Paula Creamer.

“Because she competes and has really good fashion,” she grins shyly.

Mom is asked if she is a golfer.

“I have some clubs, clothes and shoes,” Stacy Hopkins smiles politely.

The fashion thing again.

“I’ve asked for lessons, but it hasn’t quite worked out.”

What about dad?

“I caddie a lot,” jokes Jason.

Actually, dad does play, but he didn’t start until adulthood.

“But I’d rather watch her than play golf myself.”

Given Faith’s talent and phenomenal success in such a short time, mom and dad are obviously quite proud. But their stance is balanced.

“She is so self-motivated,” says Stacy.

“She is completely dedicated. She pushes herself to succeed. She has sacrificed time with friends and other teenage activities to be the best she can be.”

But that’s Faith’s call.

“I like (golf) because it’s an individual sport,” she says. “I know that it’s totally up to me to come through and succeed. I have to depend on myself.”

The 5’7” high school freshman is a long ball hitter in the classroom too.

Faith carries a 4.0 GPA, is a member of the Honor Society and has earned the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

certificate

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outstanding

academic performance in English, math, science and reading. Oh, and she wants to study orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.

Faith has a long and straight future.

And that’s no joke.

Faith Hopkins has an impressive resume with some 50 tournament wins in her youthful golf career.

Photo by Tony Lehmer Photography.

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Monday, Sept 1 Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM Free walk or run program. Participants are grouped based on fitness level and led by mentors.

Fun & Free!

Tuesday, Sept 2 Senior Strategies Seminar “Following Your Passion After Retirement” Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive 9 AM Senior Strategies Seminars are free and will provide valuable health and wellness information to seniors. This week’s speaker is photographer Jerry Poppenhouse.

BINGO The American Legion Post 105, 501 NE Washington 7:15 PM

Wednesday, Sept 3 Walk-In Wednesday Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat!

Follow us on Facebook for each week’s menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM every Wednesday.

A+ Rewards Washington Park Mall, 2350 SE Washington Blvd 10 AM Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!

Make sure to drop your mall receipts at the A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!

Thursday, Sept 4 Washington County Free Fair 100th Anniversary Washington County Fair Grounds , 1109 N. Delaware in Dewey, 9AM

Events, food and free concerts. Three

Imazdi

Free, Live Music!

days of Eggcitement!

Osage Casino - Bartlesville,

Angelo’s Tavern,

222 Allen Road 9 PM

130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM

Frank Phillips Blvd. and Johnstone

Free, Live Music!

Imazdi

Avenue, 5:30-8:30 PM

Angelo’s Tavern,

Osage Casino - Bartlesville, 222 Allen

Come celebrate the start of Bruin football

130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM

Road 9 PM

Saturday Sept 6

The Hey Diddles String Band

Downtown Bartlesville Tailgate Rally

in this citywide pep rally!!

Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program

Bartlesville Farmers Market

High Lonesome Harmonies, an indie-style

Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

Downtown Bartlesville,

of Bluegrass and lame jokes.

Free walk or run program. Participants

Keeler Ave & Frank Phillips Blvd 8 AM

are grouped based on fitness level and

Come out and listen to some great music,

Monday, Sept 8

led by mentors.

purchase items from the many vendors!

Karaoke

Frank & Lola’s, 200 S.E. 2nd St 10 PM

See friends, connect with neighbors and enjoy the beauty of Bartlesville.

Indian Coffee Company,

Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

116 S.W. Frank Phillips Blvd. 8 PM

Washington County Free Fair 100th Anniversary

Free walk or run program. Participants

Friday, Sept 5

Washington County Fair Grounds ,

led by mentors.

1109 N. Delaware in Dewey, 9AM

Fun & Free!

Washington County Free Fair 100th Anniversary

are grouped based on fitness level and

Events, food and free concerts. Three days of Eggcitement!

It’s Time to Talk…Preventing Suicide

Dynamic Independence Accessible Festival 2014

Bartlesville Community Center,

N. Delaware in Dewey, 9AM Events, food and free concerts. Three

Parking lot across from 1st Baptist

Community forum featuring international

days of Eggcitement!

Church, 405 SE Cherokee Ave 10 AM.

speaker Dr. David Jobes

An afternoon of wheelchair races, fellow-

Tuesday, Sept 9

Washington County Fair Grounds , 1109

Author/Humorist Roy Blount, Jr. Speaks

ship and education to bring awareness of

300 S.E. Adams Blvd., 6:30 PM

the challenges faced daily by individuals with disabilities in the community.

Senior Strategies Seminar “Heart Health”

Live Event Trivia presented by Green Country Free Clinic

Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive 9AM

author/humorist Roy Blount Jr. on “The Southern Topic, True Grit, and Charles

Bartlesville Community Center,

will provide valuable health and wellness

Portis.” Pick up free tickets at BCC Box

300 SE Adams Blvd 6:30 PM

information to seniors. This week’s

off.

Enjoy dinner, drinks, and activities includ-

speaker is Dr. Gary Dysktra, cardiologist.

Bartlesville Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams 7 PM Bartlesville Public Library presents

Go Mod Fundraiser for ARC and EmployAbility Hillcrest Country Club,

Senior Strategies Seminars are free and

ing trivia, silent auction & wine pull! Cost is $30 per individual or $250 for a table of

BINGO

eight. Bottomless Wine and Beer Glasses

The American Legion Post 105,

will also be available for a $20 donation.

501 NE Washington 7:15 PM

1901 Price Rd. 6:30 PM

Wednesday, Sept 10

and silent auction. The evening will also

Little Danny Baker and the Troublemakers

include a live auction and dancing to the

Painted Horse Bar & Grille, 110 S.W.

Walk-In Wednesday

groove of DJ Terry Miller. Dress is Mod

Frank Phillips Blvd 8:30 PM

Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM

This event will start with a cocktail buffet

wear or casual.

Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat!

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menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM every Wednesday.

A+ Rewards

Kids Pizza, Paint & Pop

Angelo’s Tavern,

Hopestone Cancer Support Center,

130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM

120B S.W. Frank Phillips Blvd 6 PM

Washington Park Mall,

Gabby Storey gives step-by-step instructions to recreate

4Going Gravity

2350 SE Washington Blvd 10 AM

a wolf on 16 x 20 canvas. $20/child covers supplies, food

Osage Casino - Bartlesville, 222 Allen Road 9 PM

Wednesday’s are Double Point Days! Make sure to drop

& drink. Call 918-766-1709 to reserve spot.

your mall receipts at the A+ Rewards lockers next to JCPenney!!!

Thursday, Sept 11 ConocoPhillips Update Forum with Ryan Lance

Ego Culture

“The Foreigner”

Frank & Lola’s, 200 S.E. 2nd St 10 PM

Theater Bartlesville, 312 S Dewey Ave. 7 PM

Funk, Soul, Rock, Roll.

American playwright Larry Shue’s award winning comedy.

Sunday, Sept 14

4Going Gravity Osage Casino - Bartlesville, 222 Allen Road 9 PM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Monday, September 15 Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness

300 S.E. Adams Blvd., 10 AM

Free, Live Music!

Program

Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce is sponsor-

Angelo’s Tavern, 130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM

Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

ing the brunch forum with ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance to hear the latest news on the company. RSVP

Saturday, Sept 13

based on fitness level and led by mentors.

Fun & Free!

918-336-8708

Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program

Free walk or run program. Participants are grouped

Bartlesville Farmers Market Downtown Bartlesville, Keeler Ave & Frank Phillips Blvd 8 AM

Tuesday, Sept 16

Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

Come out and listen to some great music, purchase

Free walk or run program. Participants are grouped

items from the many vendors! See friends, connect with

Senior Strategies Seminar “Staying Fit at Any Age”

based on fitness level and led by mentors.

neighbors and enjoy the beauty of Bartlesville.

Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive 9 AM

Fun & Free!

“The Foreigner”

Senior Strategies Seminars are free and will provide

Gear Up for Great Futures

valuable health and wellness information to seniors. This

Boys & Girls Club of Bartlesville,

week’s speaker is Josh Lindblom, PT, DPT.

Theater Bartlesville, 312 S Dewey Ave. 7 PM

401 S. Seminole 8 AM

American playwright Larry Shue’s award winning comedy.

15, 50, 100 mile rides touring N.E. Oklahoma and S.E.

BINGO

Kansas. Registration is $30. New FREE 5 mile family fun

The American Legion Post 105,

ride. Register for all rides at bgcbville.org

501 NE Washington 7:15 PM

Kan-Okla 100 Mile Highway Sale

Collin Raye United Way Kickoff Concert

323 E Don Tyler, Dewey 8 AM

Bartlesville Community Center,

100+ miles of yard sales along highways in NE Okla and

300 S.E. Adams Blvd. 7:30 PM

SE Kansas. 12 towns having city wide sales. Info ka-

The Bartlesville Regional United Way is kicking off its

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campaign with a concert from country legend Collin

Karaoke Solo Club, 408 E 2nd Street 8 PM

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Paint & Pour

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Hopestone Cancer Support Center,

Youth & Family Services Dinner & Dancing at Woolaroc Fundraiser Woolaroc 6 PM

120B S.W. Frank Phillips Blvd 6 PM Valerie Jones leads step-by-step instructions to recreate

Walk-In Wednesday

a fall scene. $40/person cover supplies, wine & light

Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM

snacks. Call 918-876-1709 to reserve a canvas.

Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat! Follow us on Facebook for each week’s menu. Open 10 AM - 2 PM

The Fabulous Mid-Life Crisis Band will bring their high energy 60’s era music for a great evening of dancing

“The Foreigner”

under the stars. The evening will include a BBQ dinner

Theater Bartlesville, 312 S Dewey Ave. 7 PM

from Dink’s and a cash bar. Individual tickets: $50 per

American playwright Larry Shue’s award winning comedy.

Free, Live Music!

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Bartlesville Area History Museum,

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Betty Keim and Kay Little share the lives

Washington Park Mall,

Come out and listen to some great music,

and stories of local oil pioneers. To enroll:

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Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program

purchase items from the many vendors!

405 744 5868

Wednesday’s are Double Point Days!

Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

enjoy the beauty of Bartlesville.

Blood Pressure Control Workshop

grouped based on fitness level and led by

Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival

Jane Phillips Medical Center, 3500 SE

mentors.

Bartlesville Community Center,

Frank Phillips Blvd 6 PM

Mental Aerobics

300 S.E. Adams Blvd. 10 AM

Learn the essential lifestyle choices to

Arvest Bank Community Room, 4

Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival

Award-winning American Indian and

help control blood pressure. Healthy

225 S.E. Adams Rd 10 AM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Western art, competition pow wow,

snack provided, free screenings, educa-

Come exercise your brain with Diane

300 S.E. Adams Blvd. 6:30 PM

entertainment and cultural demonstrations

tional booths, and a nutrition presentation.

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Award-winning American Indian and

as well as many other special events in a

Western art, competition pow wow,

family-oriented atmosphere.

See friends, connect with neighbors and

Free walk or run program. Participants are

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popular demand. To enroll: 405 744 5868

entertainment and cultural demonstrations

Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program

as well as many other special events in a

Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

Common Ground, Sacred Ground: Insights on World Spirituality

“The Foreigner”

Free walk or run program. Participants are

Arvest Bank Community Room

Theater Bartlesville,

grouped based on fitness level and led by

4225 S.E. Adams Rd. 1 PM

Karaoke

312 S Dewey Ave. 7 PM

mentors.

Larry Souders takes us on an exploratory

Solo Club, 408 E 2nd Street 8 PM

American playwright Larry Shue’s award

Fun & Free!

course of religions from around the globe.

Friday, Sept 19

winning comedy.

Tuesday, Sept 23

To enroll: 405 744 5868

family-oriented atmosphere.

Ronnie Pyle and the Drivers Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival

Osage Casino - Bartlesville,

Bartlesville Community Center,

222 Allen Road 9 PM

Country Current by the United States Navy Band

Senior Strategies Seminar “Living a Balanced Life”

300 S.E. Adams Blvd. 11 AM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Elder Care, 1223 Swan Dr. 9 AM

300 S.E. Adams Blvd. 7 PM

Award-winning American Indian and

Free, Live Music!

Senior Strategies Seminars are free and

Country Current is nationally renowned for

Western art, competition pow wow,

Angelo’s Tavern,

will provide valuable health and wellness

its versatility and “eye-popping” musician-

entertainment and cultural demonstrations

130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM

information to seniors. This week’s

ship, performing a blend of modern

Sunday, Sept 21

speaker Marilou Bork, LCSW, LMFT.

country music and cutting-edge bluegrass.

as well as many other special events in a family-oriented atmosphere.

Free event but tickets must be picked up

Rock Around the Glitz

Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival

Finding Lost Bartlesville with Rita Thurman Barnes

Hillcrest Country Club, 6:30 PM

Bartlesville Community Center,

Westside Community Center,

1950s themed fundraiser for Bluestem Re-

300 S.E. Adams Blvd. 11 AM

501 S. Bucy 10 AM

gional Medical Foundation. 918-331-1431

Award-winning American Indian and

Rita leads an interactive class for

Glitz Golf Tournament

Western art, competition pow wow,

participants to reminisce and learn about

Adams Municipal Golf Course, 8:30 AM

“The Foreigner”

entertainment and cultural demonstrations

Bartlesville of bygone days. To enroll: 405

Benefits Bluestem Regional Medical

Theater Bartlesville,

as well as many other special events in a

744 5868

Foundation

312 S Dewey Ave. 7 PM

family-oriented atmosphere.

Modern English Poetry & Prosody

Thursday, Sept 25

“The Foreigner”

Westside Community Center,

Fitness Lovers of Washington County Free Fitness Program

American playwright Larry Shue’s award winning comedy.

from the Bartlesville Community Center.

Theater Bartlesville,

501 S Bucy 1 PM

Sooner Park, Madison Ave 6PM

Ronnie Pyle and the Drivers

312 S Dewey Ave. 7 PM

Morris McCorvey teaches this course from

Free walk or run program. Participants are

Osage Casino - Bartlesville,

American playwright Larry Shue’s award

classic to popular verse. To enroll: 405

grouped based on fitness level and led by

222 Allen Road 9 PM

winning comedy.

744 5868

mentors.

Free, Live Music!

Monday, Sept 22

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Fun & Free!

Angelo’s Tavern, 130 S Cherokee Ave 9 PM

Saturday, Sept 20

If Bartlesville Walls Could Talk II with Vicki Stewart and Barbara Garrison

The American Legion Post 105,

I Love Hitchcock II

501 NE Washington 7:15 PM

Unitarian Universalist Church,

Wednesday, Sept 24

428 S. Seneca Ave 6:30 PM

Bartlesville Area History Museum,

Charlie Taraboletti leads yet another fascinating course on the man who loves

Tulsa Regional Fly-In Grand Finale

401 S. Johnstone Ave 10 AM

Walk-In Wednesday

to give us all the heebie jeebies! To enroll:

Bartlesville Municipal Airport, 7 AM

Travel through historic Bartlesville

Sugarica, 201 S Osage Ave 10 AM

405 744 5868

The final fly-in event to be held by this

concluding with a bus tour and lunch. To

Stop by for a freshly-baked sweet treat!

MBA or MSSL classes enrolling now through September Call 918-335-6861

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Miles for Mammograms 5K Charity Race and 2K Fun Walk

Season Finale Free Mini-Golf

721 N Delaware, Dewey 9 AM

Sooner Jr. Sooner Jr. Mini-Golf,

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Dewey Western Heritage Weekend/ Tom Mix Festival

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Museum and Dewey Hotel tours, food

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September to Remember

There’s something for everyone in this autumn’s events in Bartlesville from the sports lover to the socialite. This fall brings a milestone celebration for some events and a fond farewell to others. Mark your calendars now.You’ll want to be there.

DOWNTOWN BARTLESVILLE TAILGATE RALLY WASHINGTON COUNTY FREE FAIR SEPT. 4-6

It’s a centennial celebration this year at Washington County Free Fair, which will be held Sept. 4-6 at the fairgrounds, 1109 N. Delaware in Dewey.

The barns will be filled with horses, cows and bunnies as always during the popular annual fair, which also features live music, a mechanical bull riding contest, inflatables, demonstrations and food vendors.

Entertainment this year includes Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, Tyler King, Skeeter Long and the Longshots and Clint Gilbert. For more information visit www.countycourthouse.org.

SEPT. 4

Celebrate the start of football season with Bruin gridiron teams from pre-K through 12th grade at this special communitywide pep rally scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4.

Sponsored by Downtown Bartlesville Inc., the rally brings together football players from YMCA programs through Bartlesville High Varsity, along with Bruin Brigade, cheerleaders and pom squads to kick off the season in style. The main stage will be at Frank Phillips Boulevard and Johnstone Avenue with tailgate booths set up along the route sharing their love of the Bruins and selling spirit wear.

Come on out and get fired up with the Bruins on the eve of the start of the season.

Visit www.downtownbartlesvilleinc.com for more information.

UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING SEPT. 17

Volunteering reaches a whole new level of cool each year when Bartlesville Regional United Way’s Day of Caring rolls around.

More than 1,800 volunteers completed 150 projects in last year’s Day of Caring and this year promises to be just as fabulous as individuals and groups spend time helping nonprofits and schools with much-needed projects.

Volunteers might be found sorting clothes at Mary Martha Outreach Center, landscaping lawns at nonprofit offices or making repairs at Kiddie Park.

Whatever the case, the outpouring of good will be felt across Bartlesville on Sept. 17. To learn more about how to help, visit www.bartlesvilleuw.org.

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The Nifty Fifties reign supreme at Bluestem

OKLAHOMA INDIAN SUMMER SEPT. 18-21

Live music, specialty artists and fun galore await at this year’s Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival, which runs Sept. 18-21 at Bartlesville Community Center.

A concert featuring Indigenous, Olywurld and SupaMan kicks everything off at 6:30 p.m.Thursday .The festival opens at 11 a.m. Friday and runs through late evening with cultural demonstrations, art market, gourd dancing, carnival and powwow. Saturday the events kick off at 10 a.m. and continue all day, while Sunday begins at with a gospel sing at 10:30 a.m., regular festival activities beginning at 11 a.m. and events closing by 4 p.m.

To learn more about the many artists and activities happening this year, visit www.okindiansummer.org.

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Medical Foundation’s 2014 fundraiser bringing Rock Around the Glitz to Hillcrest Country Club.

The Sept. 19 dinner and auction, which begins at 6:30 p.m., includes classic cars, gourmet dinner menu with wine and beer and early rock and roll tunes courtesy of Infinity Music of Tulsa. Tickets are $100 each and a portion is tax deductible. Reserve your spot by Sept. 12 by calling 918-331-1431.

But wait, there’s more. The foundation is hosting a Sept. 25 golf tournament as well with rounds scheduled at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Adams Municipal Golf Course. To register a team, contact Mike Wilt at 918-331-1364 or email mwilt@jpmc.org.

GRAND FINALE TULSA REGIONAL FLY-IN SEPT. 20

This September marks the end of an era as Tulsa Regional Fly-In holds its final event ever at Bartlesville Municipal Airport.

Billed as “The Grande Finale” the 58th annual regional fly-in, which has been held since 1992 at Frank Phillips Field, will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Admission is $7 adults, $3 students and free for children under 5 years of age.

One of the oldest and largest sport aviation events around, the fly-in typically hosts around 350 aircraft and 1,500 visitors. The event features biplanes, antiques, contemporaries, experimentals, classics and warbirds, as well as light sport aircraft. Visit www. tulsaflyin.com for more information.

MILES FOR MAMMOGRAMS SEPT. 27

This year’s Miles for Mammograms race and fun walk is rocking a western theme as pacers pound the pavement to raise funds and awareness for Family Health Care Clinic on Sept. 27.

The 16th annual charity race is teaming up with Western Heritage Days with the course starting at 9 a.m. at historic Dewey Hotel and Tom Mix Museum. Learn more about registration and all events related to the race by visiting milesformammograms.org.

WESTERN HERITAGE WEEKEND

COW THIEVES AND OUTLAWS REUNION

SEPT. 27-28

OCT. 4

The wild west comes to Dewey this month when Western Heritage

Frank and Jane Phillips knew how to throw a party. And

Weekend brings its 10th annual celebration to town Sept. 27-28.

the same energy they brought to the legendary Cow

The Tom Mix Festival starts at 9 a.m. Saturday celebrating the silver

Thieves and Outlaw Reunion parties held at Woolaroc

screen star and Dewey heritage with live music, children’s games and tours

back in the 1920s continues today at this popular

of the downtown museum and Dewey Hotel. Tom Mix films will be shown

fundraiser benefitting the 3,700 acre ranch, wildlife

through the day, and there will be a costume contest and gun fight re-

preserve and museum.

enactments leading up to the most popular annual event – the wild west

This year’s event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

parade and longhorn cattle drive through downtown, which kicks off at 3 p.m.

4 with music by country artist Jerrod Medulla, work by

Sunday’s activities begin at 9:30 a.m. at Prairie Song, I.T. with cowboy

local artisans, a cash bar and gourmet western fare.

church, followed by live music. The wild west show, which starts at 1:30 p.m.,

Tickets, which are $75 each, are available online at

will include performances by rodeo ranch acts, Gizmo the Clown and Sky

www.woolaroc.org or by calling 918-336-0307. So break

High Angels, as well as Charro Jerry Diaz and Family. For more information

out the western wear and get ready to two-step the

on events and tickets visit www.cityofdewey.com.

night away for a great cause.

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It’s Showtime

music

Photo courtesy of Gurtman and Murtha Artists and Theatricals

Broadway in Bartlesville has big line-up planned this season

The cast of “Smokey Joe’s Café” will bring their high energy show to Bartlesville Community Center on Oct. 13. This fabulous musical production is the first offered in the 2014-15 Broadway in Bartlesville season.

BY LORI ESSER Broadway lovers don’t have to look far to catch one of their favorite shows.

A Taliesin architect-designed facility offers a rare chance to experience the lights and sounds of Broadway in an impeccable 1,702 seat hall right here in Bartlesville. Bartians have had the opportunity to view shows usually reserved for much larger cities such as “Cats,” “The Producers,” “Cirque Dreams, “ “Chicago,” “Hairspray,” “Shrek,” “Legally Blonde” and “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”

Broadway in Bartlesville presents its thirteenth season at Bartlesville Community Center starting Oct. 13 with “Smokey Joe’s Cafe.” This season’s lineup has something for every genre from classic Broadway hits to Rat Pack doo wops to the original Coasters. It includes “Anything Goes,” “Guys & Dolls,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and “The Midtown Men.” When BCC Managing Director Val Callaghan selects shows for the next series there are certain criteria they have to meet. First, a national tour of a show

must have its roots on Broadway, have preferably won a Tony award or two and have name recognition. Secondly, they must be willing to offer a one-night showing.

“Bartlesville can only support one night,” explains Callaghan. “Larger shows have several more trucks that take days to move in sets, props and costumes. They require weeks in larger cities with larger venues. We find shows that can be routed through our area passing through, and we are a great place to stop. This is usually why our shows are on a week night not on the weekend. It also helps us save a little money that way.”

Funding for the series is heavily reliant on Oklahoma Arts Council and Oklahoma Endowment of the Arts. Additional support is allotted in the annual budget from ticket sales, sponsorships and ad sales from previous shows and facility rental income.

Bartlesville Community Center Trust Authority members also think this series is an asset to the community and continue to support it annually.

Sponsors and patrons play a large part

in funding and volunteers help keep expenses down by donating their time to usher, work in the box office and apply for matched corporate grants.

The touring crew is not solely responsible for putting together such an elaborate evening. There’s equipment to haul in, there are lights to preset and sound levels to test. Prior to a show’s arrival, BCC Technical Director Bill Cheverton spends weeks advancing the show.

“After a show is over, the touring crew packs up into the wee hours and drives to the new location and sleeps on the truck until the doors open the next morning at the new venue,” says Callaghan. “Bill makes it easy for them to walk in and get going. The cast rolls in that afternoon for sound check. And by 7:30 that evening we have a show. It’s fun to watch them go from a bare floor to a full stage.”

Season subscriptions are still available and individual tickets to all the shows go on sale Sept. 8. Call the BCC Box Office at 918-336-2787.

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Designing Downtown

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The spaces are hip, cool, full of creative energy.

Three design firms filled with artistic talent and technical know-how are all operating in modern office spaces set in older buildings within walking distance of each other in downtown Bartlesville. Each firm is busy with work for both local projects, as well as contracts for services in cities across the coHere’s a look at how Bit Brilliant, PDG+ Creative and Copper Cup Images are designing downtown.

PDG+ CREATIVE Andrew Oleson and the team at PDG+creative want to know their clients really well.

The firm founded 20 years ago in Bartlesville offers branding and identity design, overall marketing and interactive website development. PDG+creative designs print projects, branding to help with customer recognition across all facets of a business and websites from e-commerce to social networking and beyond. One of the company specialties is building complex web solutions that simplify their clients’ lives.

PDG+ creative’s staff has a diverse portfolio including creation of the Gemini Medical Group website, Woolaroc Museum Store food advertisements and Bowl for Kids’ Sake logo. Through every project, the staff strives to get to know the businesses with which they are working.

“When you are doing someone’s marketing, you need to be authentically aware of what they do,” says PDG+ creative owner Oleson. “We have very strong relationships with the people we work with. It is almost like a partnership.”

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The award-winning Downtown Bartlesville, Inc. website, the eye-catching Bartlesville tourism logo and billboards tempting audiences to buy tickets for Broadway in Bartlesville shows all have one thing in common – Copper Cup Images.

The firm founded in 1997 by Fritz and Melissa Green with a focus on graphic design and now has an established foundation in branding and print projects, along with a thriving business in web design and development, search engine optimization and social media campaigns.

One of the most important tools the firm has developed is the know-how to help clients perform better in search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo.

“A lot of people contact us and want to be on first page of Google,” says Copper Cup owner Melissa Fritz. “It starts from the ground up and we are always watching what Google wants to see in a site. From the beginning to past the end of development, we look at what is good for the user, but also what Google is going to smile on. You can have the most beautiful website in the world, but if nobody sees it, it doesn’t do you any good.”

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The company founded by David Cochran, with Mark Spencer as managing partner, has in its portfolio Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s new website, Delaware Child Support Services banner and business cards and Bartlesville Community Foundation’s Legacy Hall of Fame videos.

In response to clients’ needs, the company has developed into a full service media agency.

From writing radio scripts to developing websites to putting up billboards to promote a product, BitBrilliant has the tools available to get the job done. The firm’s expanded services include logo and branding development, communication strategy, graphic design, website and mobile application development, animation, social media management, online marketing, radio advertising and video production.

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Celebrate Native culture at Bartlesville festival

BY

LACY

G.

GITTINGER

If you get the impression that Oklahoma Indian Summer is only for Natives, you have been misinformed.

Many moons ago, people of various ethnic backgrounds began making a home in Bartlesville after becoming employed with Phillips Petroleum.

Oklahoma Indian Summer was established by Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce as a way to integrate, celebrate, and educate the many cultures, past and present, building a future in our city.

As Bartlesville continues to welcome new residents, visitors, and friends each year, this festival has become even more relevant in showcasing and honoring the fascinating Oklahoma Native culture.

This year’s event runs Sept. 18-21.

“We’ve worked so hard to turn the event into a real festival,” explains OIS Executive Director Lori Pannell. “The powwows are still a huge attraction, but they certainly aren’t the only thing to see anymore.”

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Want to attend the festival but not sure what, when, or where?

Start the weekend early at the free outdoor concert by Indigenous at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday in the Bartlesville Community Center parking lot.

On Friday, local classrooms will attend cultural demonstrations at 9 a.m. where nearly 2,000 students will learn about art, music, Cherokee marbles, how to raise a teepee and more. Stroll, eat and observe once the festival opens at 11 a.m. Don’t miss the free kids’ carnival at 6 p.m. on the grassy area and the powwow at 8 p.m. in the parking lot.

Arrive as early as 10 a.m. on Saturday for more cultural demonstrations inside the BCC and free kids’ carnival. That afternoon, see Cherokee magicians near the BCC main entrance. A special youth powwow and dance competition will begin at 1 p.m., followed by gourd dancing from 3p.m. to 6 p.m. and a powwow again at 8 p.m.

A morning gospel sing will begin Sunday at 10:30 a.m. before the festival opens at 11 a.m. At noon, school-

age children will perform in a cultural demonstration contest much like a talent show. The festival closes at 4 p.m. Sunday.

At any time Thursday through Sunday, peruse the art market inside the BCC and look for the work of Bunky EchoHawk, a world-renowned native artist.

Then head upstairs to the gallery to view the youth art contest, displaying art by students in fourth through twelfth grades.

Enjoy vendors and food concessions all throughout the festival.

“I’m passionate about preserving Native history, but it’s about much more than that now,” beams Pannell. “Today, Native Americans are artists, musicians, dancers, and performers. There will be lots of entertainment to choose from something for everyone.”

Now in its 27th year, Oklahoma Indian Summer is a community event, not just a Native event. The festival is free to everyone. Don’t miss the special guests, new attractions and added performances, as OIS continues to grow and reach more people each year. For more information, visit www.okindiansummer.org.

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