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s the mayor of this beautiful city and as a native Tulsan, I invite you to enjoy my hometown. Whether you’re just visiting or you already live here, there’s something for everyone. For over 29 years, Preview Magazine has been offering Tulsans and/or its visitors this comprehensive guide about everything from area restaurants to local attractions, events, tourist destinations, lifestyles, lodging and one-of-a-kind extraordinary shopping venues. No matter where you turn, Tulsa offers great restaurants—everything from barbecue to sushi— tons of unique shopping venues, world-class museums, and entertainment options that are second to none. Tulsa is well known for its art, music and culture. It is home to world-class ballet and opera, as well as the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums, where displays of Western art and Italian Renaissance will capture your heart and imagination. Downtown Tulsa is home to one of the finest collections of art deco architecture in the country, ranking with cities such as Miami and Chicago. Our iconic beacon, the BOK Center, is a major catalyst for drawing visitors and Tulsans alike for concerts, sporting events and more. ONEOK Field, home of our city’s baseball team—the Tulsa Drillers— has proven to be one of the major players in the revitalization of downtown along with the Philbrook Downtown and the Woody Guthrie Center. These new developments mesh well with already established entertainment venues such as Cain’s Ballroom, Brady Theater and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. If you’re looking for outdoor activities, Tulsa offers plenty of exciting opportunities for outdoor fun and recreation. Take a stroll down the scenic paths winding along the Arkansas River and take in the beauty of our famed River Parks. If you’re looking for more of a wild time, then head over to “America’s Favorite Zoo” and tour the Tulsa Zoo, our city-owned gem that’s located at Mohawk Park. It’s truly a great experience for the whole family. I am pleased that you have chosen to call Tulsa your home, or if you’re just visiting, we sure hope you enjoy your stay in our beautiful city. You can always find out more about Tulsa by visiting our website: www.CityOfTulsa.org.

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The annual Azalea Festival in Muskogee celebrates the blooming of azaleas, tulips, dogwoods and wisteria as these buds begin to unfurl during the warmer temperatures of spring to the delight of visitors. Enjoy a drive along paved roadways that wind around the blooming flowers, walkways perfect for runners or birders, five lakes, a variety of picturesque ponds, a butterfly sanctuary and a tree arboretum. Enjoy the blooms at Honor Heights Park and then head into downtown Muskogee for events that take place throughout the city.

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UNMASKING THE MAGIC | 30 With extravagant costumes, soaring music, and a love triangle to end all love triangles, The Phantom of the Opera—the longest-running musical on Broadway— continues to meet fans’ visions with new character twists and thrilling special effects. DRINK IT IN | 34 Whether you’re a craft beer connoisseur thirsty for information or if you’re just plain thirsty, there will be something for you to enjoy at the 2015 Tulsa Craft Beer Week.

TAKE IT OUTSIDE | 50 The weather is warming up, everything is turning green and the days are getting longer, so you can do more in one day. Shed your winter coat and get started on this list of fun ways to enjoy the spring season.

FLOWER POWER | 52 Drawing record crowds, Muskogee’s Azalea Festival not only highlights the beauty of nature in spring, but also plays host to a parade, a variety of food vendors, carriage rides through the blooms and more. THE RAZOR’S EDGE | 56 The Drillers open 2015 with a new parent club (Los Angeles Dodgers), a couple hot prospects and a manager who should “shine” bright in Texas League action.

ROUGH PLAY | 58 After a 31-year absence in T-Town, the Roughnecks return with a high-caliber explosive brand that should grab the attention of even the average soccer fan. CHEERS TO A GOOD TIME | 64 At Fat Daddy’s, stop in for a quick bite or stay for a while and have a drink and catch a game. It’s also family friendly before 9 p.m. or a perfect destination for a guys or girls night out.

IT’S ELEMENTARY | 68 You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to locate a great pub in South Tulsa. Conveniently located for lunch, dinner, and late night hangouts, Baker St.’s English fare may have you thinking, “Oh my cod.” FEAST FROM THE EAST | 72 With recipes handed down through generations, Lanna Thai has been turning foodie heads and beckoning them to enjoy the tastes of Thailand since the Karnchanakphans’s realized their hankering for home cooking.

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DRAWN TO THE STAGE | 80 Theatre Tulsa offers many educational opportunities as well as onstage fun for people of all ages, including Owasso sixth grader Axyl Langford, who shares a lead in Treasure Island.

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My son couldn’t get enough of this place, but I can’t say he was the only one who had a blast. The Air Port trampoline park is a great time for children and adults alike. His favorite activity was the trampoline basketball that offers three different heights of basketball goals for different ages and abilities. They also had organized dodge ball games and a separate area for little jumpers.

So providing an envelope of cash and telling people to spend it in 48 hours isn’t exactly a challenge, but it makes this assignment sound a lot more interesting. The mission posed to Katie Baxter and her son, Altus Allred, was to spend $91.80 (we used the local area code for the amount) in two days. And if they could find fun and free activities … bonus. THE ONLY CATCH WAS THAT THEY HAD TO SPEND IT AT PLACES, EVENTS OR SHOPS PROFILED IN THE MARCH ISSUE OF PREVIEW.

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With the beautiful spring-like weather we have been experiencing, it was a great time to visit the zoo. We toured the new Wild Life Trek that features a trail of buildings dedicated to animals sharing a common characteristic such as those living in the desert or water. The arrival of warmer temperatures also brings fun activities back like camel rides and the petting zoo.

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After working up an appetite at the trampoline park, we headed over to Albert G’s on Harvard. Built out of an old gas station, my son and I especially appreciated the uniqueness of this restaurant. I ordered a turkey sandwich with baked beans and my son ordered the kid’s bologna with chips. Minutes after we ordered, our food arrived. My son is a barbeque fanatic, and can really devour it if it is especially done right. I’d say the fact he asked for seconds when he cleaned his plate is a good sign. 8 APRIL 2015

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Ida Red is one of those places that you go in and want everything they have for sale. It’s a dangerous place for shopaholics like me, but my son does a good job at keeping me focused. He does not share my love for shopping, so I told him we were going to just “look” at the many unique toys and clothes, and then pick something out of their old-fashioned sweets section. That was enough bargaining for him. We decided on flavored lemonades, chocolate bars shaped like Oklahoma, and rock candy lollipops.

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PENN & TELLER April 24

JOEL OSTEEN April 24

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Green Country Arabian Classic Expo Square (Tulsa) This show, recognized by the U.S. Equestrian Federation and the Arabian Horse Association, will put on display the most beautiful and skilled Arabian horses in the region. Admire well-groomed horses as they showcase their skills in a number of activities during this three-day event. Classes include reined cowhorse, 10 APRIL 2015

working cowhorse, Arabian sport horse in hand, Arabian hunter hack and Arabian Western pleasure among many others. An on-site concession will be available, and horse-related vendors will be on hand.

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Godspell Tulsa Performing Arts Center Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy

and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden) and it took the world by storm. Led by the international hit “Day By Day,” Godspell features a parade of beloved songs, including “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “Learn Your Lessons Well,” “All For the Best,” “All Good Gifts,” “Turn Back, O Man” and “By My Side.” In this popular production, a small group of people

helps Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs ranging in style from pop to vaudeville is employed as the story of Jesus’ life dances across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the crucifixion, Jesus’s messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life.

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BAD RELIGION Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

Out of all of the Southern Californian hardcore punk bands of the early ‘80s, Bad Religion stayed around the longest. For over a decade, they retained their underground credibility without turning out a series of indistinguishable records that all sound the same. Instead, the band refined their attack, adding inflections of psychedelic, heavy metal, and hard rock along the way, as well as a considerable dose of melody. Between their 1982 debut (How Could Hell Be Any Worse?) and their first major-label record, 1993’s Recipe for Hate, Bad Religion stayed vital in the hardcore community by tightening their musical execution and keeping their lyrics complex and righteously angry.

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AZALEA FESTIVAL Honor Heights Park (Muskogee) Visit this stunning park throughout the month of April for one of the top events in Green Country. The annual Azalea Festival celebrates the blooming of azaleas, tulips, dogwoods and wisteria as these buds begin to unfurl during the warmer temperatures of spring to the delight of visitors. Often considered one of the top spring events in the nation, Muskogee’s Azalea Festival attracts visitors from around the world. Make your way to Honor Heights Park to enjoy a drive along paved roadways that wind around the blooming flowers, walkways perfect for runners or birders, five lakes, a variety of picturesque ponds, a butterfly sanctuary and a tree arboretum. Enjoy the blooms at Honor Heights Park and then head into downtown Muskogee for events that take place throughout the city. The Azalea Festival, held annually since April 1968, has become a national attraction that not only highlights the beauty of nature in spring, but also plays host to a parade, a variety of food vendors, carriage rides through the blooms and more. The parade features everything from floats, antique cars, clowns and pageant queens, to horseback riders and cyclists. In recent years, the festival has expanded to include a chili cook-off, classic car shows, quilt exhibits, arts and craft displays, and plenty of live entertainment.

By the time of their 1993 album, alternative rock had become popular with the mainstream; in addition, the band’s following was quite large. These two factors contributed to Bad Religion signing a major-label contract with Atlantic Records. Recipe for Hate was originally released on Epitaph, but it was soon re-released with the support of Atlantic. The group’s first proper major-label album was 1994’s Stranger Than Fiction.

Bad Religion released their second major-label album, The Gray Race, in early 1996, but it didn’t achieve the same results as its predecessors. No Substance followed in 1998, and two years later the band returned with The New America, which was produced by Todd Rundgren. Although it featured Bad Religion’s best work in years, Atlantic subsequently dropped the band, and they returned to Epitaph. Bad Religion then returned in 2004 with The Empire Strikes First, a typically acerbic LP that reflected the surge of anger and defiance in the punk and indie music communities toward the policies of the Bush administration. The powerful New Maps of Hell, released in 2007, continued on the path of discontent and railed at what the band saw as rampant apathy in the face of global crisis. Coinciding with Bad Religion’s 30th anniversary in 2009, the band members returned to the studio to record their 15th studio album, The Dissent of Man. True North followed in 2013.

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TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND Brady Theater (Tulsa)

The Tedeschi Trucks Band—led by the husband-andwife duo of guitarist and vocalist Susan Tedeschi and slide guitarist Derek Trucks—began as a summer touring unit known as the Soul Stew Revival. It was both a practical consideration for the pair to spend time together with their young family and a musical endeavor.

Soul Stew Revival featured members of their own bands and numerous guest musicians, and the loose-knit cooperative band performed roof-raising shows full of soul, blues, funk, and gospel standards, as well as original material. After one of these tours, the pair decided to create a home studio to be better able to finance their own recordings. Tedeschi and Trucks performed a cover of “Space Captain” on Herbie Hancock’s Imagine Project, and solidified an 11-piece band from their own units, as well as horn players and percussionists. Renamed The Tedeschi Trucks Band, they recorded over 30 songs, and eventually pared the selection down to 11 tracks for their debut album, Revelator, which was released in 2011 and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. It was followed in 2012 by Live: Everybody’s Talkin’, a sprawling double-disc set which featured material from Revelator, alongside some carefully-chosen cover versions. August 2013 brought a second studio album, Made Up Mind, which featured co-writing credits from the Jayhawks’ Gary Louris and Soulive’s Eric Krasno. PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

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AIR SUPPLY

River Spirit Casino (Tulsa) With their heavily orchestrated, sweet ballads, the Australian soft rock group Air Supply became a staple of early-’80s radio, scoring a string of seven straight top 5 singles. Air Supply, for most intents and purposes, was the duo of vocalists Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell; other members came through the group over the years, yet they only functioned as backing musicians and added little to the group’s sound. Hitchcock and Russell met while performing in a Sydney, Australia, production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1976. The two singers formed a partnership and Air Supply was born. For several years, the group gained no attention outside of Australia, earning one significant hit single, “Love and Other Bruises.” Their first international exposure came in the late ‘70s, when Rod Stewart had them as his opening act on a North American tour. Air Supply signed a record contract with Arista in 1980, releasing their first album by the end of the year. Lost in Love, their debut, was a major success in the U.S., selling over two million copies and spawning the hit singles “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” and “Every Woman in the World.” The following year they released their second album, The One That You Love. The title track became their only No. 1 hit and it also featured two other top 10 hits, “Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)” and “Sweet Dreams.”

APRIL 3 With their third album, 1982’s Now and Forever, their popularity dipped slightly; it only had one top 10 hit, “Even the Nights Are Better,” and the other two singles, “Young Love” and “Two Less Lonely People in the World,” scraped the bottom of the Top 40. Air Supply released a Greatest Hits collection in 1983, featuring a new single, “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.” The single spent two weeks at No. 2 while the album peaked at No. 7 and eventually sold over four million copies. Hitchcock and Russell reunited in 1991, releasing Earth Is..., but the album failed to make the charts as did 1993’s Vanishing Race and 1995’s News From Nowhere. The new millennium marked the band’s first studio album in four years, and a summer tour in support of Yours Truly (2001) followed by Across the Concrete Sky (2003) and Mumbo Jumbo (2010).

APRIL 4

RATATAT

Brady Theater (Tulsa) Formerly known as Cherry, New York’s rock-meetselectronica duo Ratatat feature multi-instrumentalist/ programmer Evan Mast and guitarist Mike Stroud. Mast is also the brains behind the pretty laptop pop of E*vax. Stroud also plays, in the studio and on tour, with artists including Ben Kweller and Dashboard Confessional. Between these duties (and Mast’s job as a graphic designer), the duo found time to work on their collaboration. Mast worked beats and song ideas in his bedroom studio, which he gave to Stroud to develop while the guitarist was on the road. Though Mast and Stroud began working together in 2001, things began to really come together for the pair in 2003. Dates with Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and Battles followed. The duo’s self-titled debut album arrived in

APRIL 4

Grand Lake Renaissance Festival 32375 S. Hwy 82 (Vinita) Visitors are welcomed to step back in time to 1529 to a quaint Scottish village named Queensferry. Join her royal majesty Queen Margaret Tudor as she makes a stop on her way from Edinburgh. The village merchants will set up shop with all kinds of goods 12 APRIL 2015

for sale. This is a soft site event, so weapons must be sheathed and tied at all times and only non-firing reproduction guns are welcome on the grounds.

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Bare Bones International Film Festival Roxy Theater (Muskogee) This film festival provides a platform for low-budget,

2004, coinciding with another round of dates with bands including Electrelane and Tortoise. Classics appeared in 2006, followed by a self-released remix album. Ratatat took a different approach to their third full-length effort, emphasizing live percussion and keyboards while toning down their familiar mix of programmed beats and guitars. Recorded in several short weeks, LP3 was released in July 2008, followed by LP4, released just shy of two years later in 2010. independent movies from local, regional and international filmmakers. The festival takes place at various venues around Muskogee and features more than 150 movies, various panel discussions, educational seminars, a parade of classic cars, red carpet awards gala, live music and a movie poster art gallery. This grassroots festival plays host to

more than 200 actors, screenwriters, directors and producers. Enjoy screenings of features, short films, documentaries, music videos, animated movies, comedies, dramas, sci-fi and horror films, thrillers and world cinema. Founded in 1999, Bare Bones has been named one of the top 25 indie film festivals in the country by MovieMaker magazine.

AARON WATSON Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

A young singer and songwriter in the Texas honky-tonk tradition, Aaron Watson plays country music with a traditional feel but a young man’s energy and spunk, and has earned a loyal fan following in the Lone Star State. Watson’s earliest musical influences were the gospel hymns he sang in church with his family and the classic country records by George Jones, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson his folks played around the house. Watson began writing and singing his own songs while he was a student at Abilene Christian University, and after graduating he became a regular fixture on the Texas honky-tonk circuit. In 2002, Watson released his first album, Shutupanddance, which was a major success in Texas, spawning the hit singles “Off the Record,” “I Don’t Want You to Go (But I Need You to Leave),” and the title tune. The album also earned him airplay and media attention nationwide. Watson followed up his debut in 2004 with The Honky Tonk Kid, which was produced by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and featured guest vocals from Watson’s hero, Willie Nelson. Watson and his band the Orphans of the Brazos captured their energetic live set on tape with their 2005 release Live at the Texas Hall of Fame, and Watson returned to the studio in 2006 for his fourth album, San Angelo. In 2008, Watson began transforming his sound—albeit subtly and without leaving his Texas roots behind—toward a more contemporary country radiofriendly one on the reflective Angels & Outlaws. In 2010, he released The Road & the Rodeo, returning to more up-tempo material, while smoothing his edges further. The result was more airplay, higher-profile touring engagements, and charting inside Billboard’s Top 200. The Underdog, released in 2015, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country charts selling just over 26,000 copies in its first week.

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Few bands did more than Nickelback to establish the force of slick, commercially minded post-grunge in the 2000s. Led by vocalist Chad Kroeger, the band initially emerged in the late ‘90s as Canada’s answer to Creed, prizing a blend of gruff vocals and distorted (yet radiofriendly) guitars. After a handful of singles failed to gain much traction in Canada, “How You Remind Me” caught hold in 2001, eventually topping the charts in several countries while gathering four Grammy nominations and four Juno Awards. Creed imploded several years later, but Nickelback’s popularity only grew as the decade progressed, effectively eclipsing those acts that had once informed the band’s sound. Nickelback officially took shape in 1996 and quickly set to work, releasing two albums—the Hesher EP and fulllength album Curb—before the year was up. The State (2000), Nickelback’s second independent release arrived at a time in which Canadian content requirements were increased (and, accordingly, local radio stations had

begun to desperately seek out homegrown product). The album fared very well on indie charts. Nickelback toured in support of The State, logging approximately 200 shows while playing alongside other groups of the burgeoning post-grunge genre. As the band continued to tour, Kroeger kept writing new songs, many of which were honed in front of live audiences. Much of that material found its way onto Silver Side Up. The combination of Nickelback’s growing popularity and Kroeger’s focused songwriting propelled Silver Side Up onto album charts across the world, spearheaded by the hit single “How You Remind Me.” The Long Road arrived in 2003, featuring an increasingly polished sound and another high-charting single, “Someday.” While some listeners criticized the apparent similarities between “Someday” and “How You Remind Me,” The Long Road had little trouble maintaining Nickelback’s wide audience, eventually selling over five million copies worldwide. ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell (who was killed before the album’s release) were guests on the chart-topping All the Right Reasons, which arrived in October 2005. The album proved to be Nickelback’s most popular effort to date, remaining in the Billboard Top 30 for over two years and selling over seven million copies in the U.S. alone. It also spawned five Top 20 singles, a feat that attracted the attention of veteran producer (and demonstrated hit-maker) Mutt Lange. Nickelback traveled to Lange’s home in Switzerland to share songwriting ideas. Impressed with the results, they also enlisted him to helm their next album. Recorded in a converted Vancouver barn, Dark Horse marked the band’s sixth studio album upon its release in 2008. Nickelback’s seventh studio album arrived nearly three years after the multi-platinum-selling Dark Horse. The 11-track Here and Now, which was preceded by the singles “Bottoms Up” and “When We Stand Together,” hit the streets in 2011. No Fixed Address (2014) included a number of departures from Nickelback’s usual fare, including radio-friendly “What Are You Waiting For?,” the politicized “Edge of a Revolution,” and “Got Me Runnin’ ‘Round,” which featured a horn section and rapper Flo Rida.

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Gigging Tournament Lake Eucha (Jay) Witness as two-person teams rush the lake in flat boats at 9 p.m. each night to gig fish. Gigging is an old-fashioned method of fishing that utilizes gigs, a long pole that has been tipped with a multi-pronged spear. Fishermen use these trident-like gigs to spear fish while on flat boats. The use of gigging spears reflects the area’s Cherokee heritage and keeps the fishing tradition alive. The 16 APRIL 2015

team that gigs the most fish or the largest fish in a two-hour time period wins. During the competition, points are awarded based on the weight of the fish and the species. Join thousands of people who attend this fishing event, which is hailed as exciting for spectators and participants alike, and stick around for food, concessions and live bands.

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Rogers County Home & Garden Show Expo Center (Claremore) Held at the Claremore Expo Center, the show offers visitors the opportunity to browse through commercial vendor booths in a familyfriendly environment. Learn more about home DIY projects, remodeling projects, interior design, exterior home care and more. The show will feature entertainment and activities for all ages, including a children’s area. Over the

past 20 years, this show has provided Northeast Oklahoma with a vast array of products for all home and lifestyle improvement needs. Visit with the top businesses in the region to prepare for upcoming seasonal interests. The show features storage buildings, lawn care, roofing, heating and air units, electrical advice, arts and crafts, cooking ware, cutlery, jewelry, live seminars, tractors, lawnmowers and much more.

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THE WAR ON DRUGS Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

Mixing the grand-scale guitar attack of Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine with a melodic sense and lyrical perspective that recalls Bob Dylan roaring down Highway 61, Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs are the creation of a pair of Dylan fans—Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile—who met at a party in 2003. After several drinks, Granduciel and Vile discovered their shared fascination with the Bard of Minnesota, and began working on songs together. By 2005, the pair had enough material to launch a proper band, and The War on Drugs was born. With Granduciel and Vile fronting the band, a variety of accompanists drifted in and out of the lineup before The War on Drugs settled on a stable lineup. While The War on Drugs members were hesitant to quit their jobs and begin touring extensively, the band became a frequent presence on the Philadelphia music scene and impressed out-oftowners during occasional gigs in New York City. In 2007, the band completed its debut EP, a five-song set called Barrel of Batteries, posted online as a free download. Positive press for both the EP and the group’s powerful live shows led to the release of the band’s 2008 full-length debut, Wagonwheel Blues. However, by the end of that year, Vile departed the band. After Vile’s departure, drummer Mike Zanghi joined Granduciel, bass player David Hartley and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Bennett cranked out 2011’s Slave Ambient, which gained significant critical acclaim. While touring behind Slave Ambient, Granduciel set about writing and recording their third album. Taking nearly two years to complete, Lost in the Dream finally saw release in early 2014. It debuted within the American Top 40, and earned the band more rave reviews.

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i the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer, Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators. In 2000, Wozniak was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment for singlehandedly designing the first personal computer and for then redirecting his lifelong passion for mathematics and electronics toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers.

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STEVE WOZNIAK Mabee Center (Tulsa)

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than 30 years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products,

He currently serves as chief scientist for Fusion-IO and is a published author with the release of his New York Times best-selling autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon. He has appeared on such television shows as Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and The Big Bang Theory. Wozniak’s core areas of interest are creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and education and robotics/automation. He takes a customized approach to each presentation, resulting in a highly personalized, unforgettable talk delivered by one of the most influential pioneers of the technology industry.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

They developed a following among bluegrass fans and also among jam band fans as they played extensively and worked their way up the bar and club circuit in the West. In the fall of 1999, they released their debut album, Elevation. By the fall of 2000, they were playing

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Spring Mountain Man Encampment Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve (Bartlesville) Experience living history at its best with approximately 125 tents 18 APRIL 2015

and teepees set up for this annual Western heritage event formerly known as the Spring Traders Encampment. Spend the weekend at Woolaroc in Bartlesville and join participants from all over the United States as they recreate

DR. DOG Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

The Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog is part of a long tradition of D.I.Y. pop oddballs who blend unapologetic ‘60s pop worship with lo-fi recording techniques and an apparent disregard for current trends. The group began as a part-time offshoot of the more traditional indie rock act Raccoon. Over the course of several years, guitarist Toby Leaman and drummer Scott McMicken found enough free time to record the casual, sprawling 35-track set The Psychedelic Swamp in a basement rehearsal space, finally self-releasing it in 2001. As Raccoon ended, McMicken and Leaman transformed Dr. Dog into a proper band, with McMicken on guitar and Leaman on bass (the two shared songwriting and vocals). This lineup recorded 2003’s more focused and poppy Toothbrush, which—like The Psychedelic Swamp—received a lowkey, self-distributed release.

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Although the Yonder Mountain String Band was formed in Nederland, Colo., its origins go back to Urbana, Ill., where college student and banjo player Dave Johnston met mandolin player Jeff Austin. Austin moved west and settled in Nederland. Johnston joined him there, and the two met bass player Ben Kaufmann and guitarist Adam Aijala at a club called the Verve. In December 1998, they formed the Yonder Mountain String Band to open for a band at the Fox Theatre in Boulder.

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in larger venues, such as the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. They released a live recording as their second album, Mountain Tracks, Vol. 1, in 2001, and followed with another studio set, Town By Town. A second live album, Mountain Tracks, Vol. 2, was released in 2002, again followed by a studio effort, Old Hands, in 2003. Mountain Tracks, Vol. 3, a double disc live set, appeared in 2004 followed by Mountain Tracks, Vol. 4 (2006), Yonder Mountain String Band (2006), Mountain Tracks, Vol. 5 (2008) and The Show (2009). the rugged pioneer life of the men and women who trapped and traded throughout the 1820s and 1840s-era Indian Territory. Step back in time at the Spring Mountain Man Encampment and observe their lifestyle, learn about their backgrounds and

interests, watch their craft demonstrations and check out their wares. The public is invited to browse through the encampment while enjoying food and living history demonstrations.

When My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, a friend of Leaman and McMicken from their Raccoon days, hand-picked Dr. Dog to open for his band on an East Coast tour, the band’s almost nonexistent national profile began to rise. Following the release of 2005’s Easy Beat, the band toured again with My Morning Jacket and M. Ward and performed several well-received sets during the 2006 South by Southwest festival in Austin. The stopgap EP Takers and Leavers was released in September 2006 in advance of We All Belong, which arrived in early 2007. In 2008, the group released Fate featuring some of the band’s most polished production to date. It also became Dr. Dog’s highest charting album, peaking at No. 86 on the Billboard 200 and earning positive reviews from outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly. Shame, Shame, released in 2010, is a modern album that featured more guitars than the band’s earlier work. In early 2015, the group released their first live album Live at a Flamingo Hotel.

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After an incredible run on Season 4 of Last Comic Standing, Kristen Key has been a favorite with clubs and audiences all over the country. Off kilter but never off color, Kristen’s mix of comedy and music will amaze you.

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HYPNOTIST DOUG T

Doug T has toured with some of the big names in comedy, and his hypnosis show is one you definitely do not want to miss. Working with volunteers from the audience, making them the show, he adds in his quick wit and spot-on impressions to make the show fun from beginning to end.

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SHAUN JONES

Shaun Jones is a true comedian and one of the hottest comics on the comedy scene right now. Traveling worldwide making people laugh, he shows that funny is funny. Whether you’re a company CEO or the guy on fries at your local fast food restaurant, you will see that everyone will be well entertained.

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JASON ALDEAN BOK Center (Tulsa)

A Macon, Ga.-born singer/songwriter, Jason Aldean quietly turned into a genuine country superstar in the back half of the 2000s. Early on, he fell under the spell of country music and made his first public appearance as a singer at a VFW hall in Macon when he was 14 years old. Soon he was a regular at area talent contests, and a year later he joined the house band at Nashville South in Macon. Aldean began pursuing a music career on a fulltime basis following his graduation from high school and, with his father as a booking agent, was soon gigging in college towns throughout the Southeast and up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Aldean privately financed an eight-song CD during this period to sell at shows, recording it in Nashville in 1996. His self-titled debut arrived in 2005 and spawned three solid hits in “Hicktown,” “Why” and “Amarillo Sky.” Aldean returned to the studio in 2007 to work on his sophomore release, Relentless. The album, featuring the single “Johnny Cash,” hit stores in May of that year. Wide Open followed in 2009 and its success established Aldean as a major country star. It had three No. 1 singles— “She’s Country,” “The Truth,” “Big Green

Tractor,” which crossed over to the pop Top 20—and “Crazy Town” was nearly as big, peaking at No. 2. Aldean upped the ante with 2010’s My Kinda Party, an album that was even bigger than its predecessor thanks to the No. 1 singles “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” “Dirt Road Anthem,” and “Fly Over States,” plus “Tattoos on This Town” and “My Kinda Party,” both of which peaked at No. 2. All of this raised expectations for Night Train, Aldean’s fifth album, which arrived in the fall of 2012. Featuring the hit singles “Take a Little Ride,” “Night Train,” and “When She Says Baby,” Night Train was another No. 1 hit for Aldean. He followed it up in 2014 with Old Boots, New Dirt, which also entered the Billboard Top 200 and country charts at No. 1, partially due to the momentum of the hit single “Burnin’ It Down.”

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who signed the artist and released his major-label debut, the Dove Award-winning Happy, in 2003.

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History followed in 2005, and West supported the album’s release with the first headlining tour of his career. Excessive use of his voice led to severe medical problems, though, forcing West to undergo throat surgery in 2007 to remove multiple polyps. Following a period of vocal rest, he returned in 2008 with Something to Say. The album’s lead single, “You Are Everything,” became the most-played song on Christian radio in 2008, and West quickly returned to the studio to record 2010’s The Story of Your Life, which also charted well. A holiday album, The Heart of Christmas, arrived in 2011, and was followed by another studio record, Into the Light, in 2012.

MATTHEW WEST WITH COLTON DIXON Before becoming an award-winning artist, Matthew West began his professional career penning hits for other artists, including Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, and Point of Grace. A high-school baseball star, he’d originally hoped to attend college on a sports scholarship; instead, West accepted a four-year music scholarship from Millikin University, where he wound up recording several solo albums before graduating in 1999. On the strength of the spiritual pop songs that appeared on September Sun (1997), Every Step of the Way (1998) and Sellout (2002), he began landing work as a songwriter for hire. West also drew interest from Universal South Records,

He will release his new studio album, Live Forever, on April 28 featuring songs inspired by the thousands of stories he continues to receive. The debut radio single, “Day One,” from the forthcoming album is climbing the radio charts quickly and reached the Top 15 after just five weeks. Joining West is Dove Award-winning artist and Season 11 American Idol finalist, Colton Dixon who released his sophomore album Anchor in 2014. Anchor is the followup to his 2013 debut, A Messenger, which set the record for biggest first-week sales by a new solo Christian act. Becoming the No. 1 selling album of 2013 by a new Christian artist and the No. 9 best-selling album of 2013 in the Christian genre overall, A Messenger also became the No. 22 best-selling album across all genres that year. Dixon has received three Dove Award nominations, winning for Best Contemporary/Rock Album and was nominated for Male Artist of the Year at the 2014 and 2015 KLOVE Fan Awards. Dixon has toured with Third Day, TobyMac and Josh Wilson.

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OF MICE AND MEN Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Tulsa Opera continues its longstanding commitment to American and English language opera with Carlisle Floyd’s operatic rendition of John Steinbeck’s iconic novella. Of Mice and Men is a faithful retelling of one of America’s most celebrated works of literature, an intimate saga of two Depression-era workers’ struggle for survival and their dream of owning their own farm. Floyd is one of the nation’s most revered opera composers, known for his early masterwork Susannah and, more recently, Cold Sassy Tree. Tenor Corey Bix makes his company debut as Lennie in this staple of the American repertoire, and baritone Craig Verm debuts as George. This production marks the return of Matthew DiBattista, who made a stunning debut as Eddie Fislinger in Tulsa Opera’s 2014 production of Elmer Gantry, as Curley and Ava Pine, who wowed audiences as Susanna in the 2013 production of The Marriage of Figaro, sings the role of Curley’s wife. Kristine McIntyre returns as stage director, after a triumphant debut with Elmer Gantry, to lend her signature cinematic style to this production.

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BRYAN ADAMS Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Tulsa/Catoosa)

Bryan Adams negotiated the shifting tides of the ‘80s so well that it never seemed like he was changing his music to fit the times. A veteran of the ‘70s studio arena rock game, Adams struck out on his own in the early ‘80s, turning into a star in his native Canada and making headway with his 1983 album, Cuts Like a Knife. All of this was a prelude to Reckless, the 1984 album that turned him into an international superstar, selling by the truckloads in North America, Europe, and Asia thanks to the hits “Run to You,” “Heaven,” and “Summer of ‘69.” From that point on, Adams was the most unassuming of rock stars, riding high on the charts and selling out arenas, even breaking Billboard records with his power ballad “Everything I Do (I Do It for You),” but never quite dominating the public imagination (or earning the critical respect) like Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp. Nevertheless, Adams remained a formidable presence on the American charts into the mid’90s, and while the popularity of his new records started to slip after that, he retained his audience in Canada and the U.K. and his ‘80s hits remained radio staples. The son of an English diplomat, Bryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 1959 and spent much of his childhood traveling Europe. His family set down roots in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1973, around which time he began seriously pursuing music, quickly getting into the thick of Vancouver’s scene. Adams quit school and wound up as a replacement for Nick Gilder in the glam rock band Sweeney Todd, singing lead on the band’s second album, If Wishes Were Horses..., when he was just 15. Not long after its 1977 release, Adams left the group and began

his long, fruitful collaboration with Jim Vallance, then currently the drummer of Prism but looking to move into songwriting. The pair clicked and they soon assembled a demo tape for Adams, a tape that earned the singer a contract with A&M Records in 1978. Two years later, Adams’ eponymous debut appeared in Canada, where it did respectably. A year later, his second album, the Bob Clearmountain-produced You Want It, You Got It, started to get Adams some play on album rock radio stations, a development that led to Adams and Vallance co-writing two songs with Gene Simmons for Kiss’ 1982 LP, Creatures of the Night. Things started to break wide open for Adams in 1983 thanks to Cuts Like a Knife, an album that had a big, powerful album rock sound and the pop hooks that would later turn him into a star. The former could be heard on the singles “Cuts Like a Knife” and “This Time,” while the latter was in

bloom on the ballad “Straight from the Heart,” the song that became Adams’ first American Top 10 hit. It all paved the way for Reckless, the 1984 album that turned Adams into a superstar. Reckless had the right songs—particularly the brooding minor-key “Run to You,” the skyscraping power ballad “Heaven,” and the nostalgic heartland rocker “Summer of ‘69,” but also the Tina Turner duet “It’s Only Love,” “Somebody,” and “One Night Love Affair,” all released as singles, meaning that over half the album was released as singles in true Thriller fashion—at the right time, all given videos that earned heavy rotation on MTV. Adams succeeded Reckless in 1987 with Into the Fire, a bigger streamlined record that ironically didn’t produce a huge hit; “Heat of the Night” and “Hearts on Fire” reached the Top 10, but they didn’t cut into public consciousness the way the singles from its predecessor did, and the album plateaued at platinum. In the wake of this lukewarm reception, Adams parted ways with Vallance—their last notable collaboration was Joe Cocker’s 1989 hit “When the Night Comes,” co-written with Diane Warren—and teamed with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, who had recently helmed Def Leppard’s 1987 blockbuster Hysteria, for his next album, Waking Up the Neighbours. In spite of its rabble-rousing title, Waking Up the Neighbours wasn’t a big rock ‘n’ roll album, something its smash hit “Everything I Do (I Do It for You)” made plain. Written as the theme for the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the power ballad—co-written by Adams, Lange, and the film’s composer, Michael Kamen—was Adams’ biggest hit, spending seven weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard charts, an impressive stretch overshadowed only by its astonishing 16-week run at the top of the British charts, a feat that smashed all U.K. records. In the wake of this remarkable success, Waking Up the Neighbours appeared in September 1991, soon turning into Adams’ second-biggest hit album, spawning the Top 10 hit “Can’t Stop This Thing We

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REQUIRED LISTENING Cuts Like a Knife (1983) The first half of Adams’ third album is simply perfect. “The Only One,” “This Time,” and the title track are mid-paced melodic rockers with drop-dead choruses and hooks; they set the mold for most of Adams’ finest and biggest hits. Though it rocks a little harder, “Take Me Back” is just as radio-friendly thanks to its use of female backup singers, and the fantastic “Straight Through the Heart” is Adams’ first of many great ballads. Download: “Straight from the Heart” “Cuts Like a Knife” “Don’t Leave Me Lonely”

Reckless (1984) Adams capitalized on the momentum of Cuts Like a Knife with Reckless, a virtually flawless collection of melodic hard rock that would dominate radio for years to come. “Run to You” was a brilliant lead-off single which remains one of Adams’ best songs ever, but its success still pales in comparison to follow-up smashes such as “Summer of ‘69,” “It’s Only Love,” (a duet with Tina Turner), and the ballad to end all ballads, “Heaven.” Sales figures may point to 1991’s Waking Up the Neighbors as the peak of his career, but the songs from Reckless will most certainly prove to be his lasting legacy. Download: “Run to You” “Summer of ‘69” “Somebody” “Heaven”

Into the Fire (1987) By the time he returned to the studio after almost two years of touring behind the remarkable success of 1984’s Reckless, Adams’ once fruitful collaboration with producer Jim Vallance had staled. The arena rock of “Hearts on Fire” injects the album with a spark. The album was Adams’ last with Vallance, and his new partnership with producer John “Mutt” Lange (Def Leppard, AC/ DC) would lead to his greatest success yet. Download: “Heat of the Night” “Hearts on Fire”

Waking Up the Neighbours (1991) Bridging the time gap between ‘80s arena rock and ‘90s angstridden grunge, the album ushered in an era in which Adams became more known for his sweeping power ballads than his straight-ahead rock tunes. This album, filled with nearly 75 minutes of showstopping arena rockers and mid-tempo ballads, churned out no less than five hit singles, the most notable being the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves theme “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You.” Download: “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started” “Do I Have to Say the Words” “There Will Never Be Another Tonight”

Bare Bones (2010) Culled from performances from his 2010 North American tour, Bare Bones doesn’t skimp on the hits, but it does dig deep into his catalog, possibly due to Adams soliciting song suggestions via Twitter, a move that also indicates how this intimate performance is geared toward fans who stuck with him through the years. Backed by just his acoustic guitar and sometimes a piano, Adams sounds lean, his voice wearing handsomely, his charm put to the forefront. Download: “Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You” “Straight from the Heart” PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

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THE MIDTOWN MEN Performing Arts Center (Broken Arrow)

They took Broadway by storm in one of the biggest hits of all time and now they’re together again. The Midtown Men are taking their sensational sound on the road for their third national tour bringing to life their favorite ‘60s hits from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown, The Four Seasons and more. This sensational production reunites four stars from the original cast of Broadway’s Jersey Boys including Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer. This marks the first time the principal cast of a highprofile musical has skyrocketed as a completely new entity.

During their time in the mega-hit musical Jersey Boys, these four talented artists shared the stage for over a thousand performances and delighted television audiences with appearances on the Today Show, The Late Show with David Letterman and Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.

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SOMO Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

Joseph Somers-Morales, aka SoMo, is a pop vocalist from Denison, Texas. He performed at a very young age but spent most of his childhood away from music until his early ‘20s, when he received a piano from his mother. He recorded a cover of Chris Brown’s “Crawl” and, in November 2009, uploaded the clip to YouTube. Its popularity encouraged him to continue uploading covers, including a medley of songs from Drake’s Take Care released the same day as the album. On Sept. 11, 2012—his birthday—he released My Life, a mixtape featuring some of his first originals written with Cody Tarpley. The following year, he signed to Republic, who

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JBOKOEL OSTEEN Center (Tulsa)

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APRIL 15-25 remastered and re-released My Life. SoMo’s self-titled debut album was released in April 2014 and debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Referred to by many as a voice of hope, Osteen reaches one of the largest audiences in the U.S. and across the globe. Each week he delivers a spiritual message of hope and encouragement to America’s largest church. In addition, his weekly sermon is broadcast into every U.S. television market and nearly 100 nations around the world.

Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, this spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success— “the longest-running show ever on Broadway—comes to Tulsa as part of a brand-new North American Tour. Hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before,” this production boasts many exciting special effects, including the show’s famous chandelier, new scenic and lighting designs, and new staging and choreography. Performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, this Phantom is one of the largest productions now on tour. The thrilling score includes “The Music of the Night” and the haunting title song.

In 2004, his first book, Your Best Life Now, debuted at the top of The New York Times bestsellers list and quickly rose to No. 1. It remained on the list for more than two years and has sold more than four million copies. Most recently, Osteen was named as one of Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006 and he was selected as the Most Influential Christian in 2006 by the readers of Church Report Magazine.

The show, based on the classic novel by Gaston Leroux, tells the tale of the Phantom, who lurks beneath the stage of the opera house, hidden behind a mask to cloak his deformity. It’s a love story, with the Phantom obsessed with the young soprano, Christine, whom he positions as the lead in the opera.

Joel Osteen is an American author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world. A Night of Hope with Joel and Victoria Osteen is an outreach of his ministries and is an exciting time of praise and worship, where attendees will hear an inspirational message from the couple along with the electrifying music of the Lakewood Band and Ensemble.

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PENN & TELLER Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Tulsa/Catoosa)

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LIFE IN COLOR Cox Business Center (Tulsa) Life in Color—also referred to as the world’s largest paint party—began in 2006 on college campuses in Florida. Founded by Sebastian Solano, Paul Campbell, Lukasz Tracz and Patryk Tracz, Life in Color is a production and promotions company that stages more than 200 concerts annually in the United States and Internationally. From a small college event to a worldrenowned live concert, Life in Color transports fans into the ultimate mind blowing, head bumping, and heart pumping experience. The show features DJ’s, soaring aerial acts, stilt walkers, contortionists and fire shows and the famous paint blast.

The duo—Penn Jillette, the taller of the two who talks onstage, and Teller, the magician who usually stands mute—opened at Bally’s 20 years ago in Las Vegas and moved to the Rio nine years later, bringing a brilliant combination of magic, performance art, political commentary and vaudeville skills. It’s a show with sleight of hand, mentalism, prop magic and a big finale for a 90-minute show. One of the first rules of magic is never to tell the audience how a trick is done, but time and again, the duo shares plenty of the maneuvers, as with Teller’s shadow performance that shows the seven principles of magic—palm, ditch, steal, load, simulation, misdirection and switch. Teller does his magic with Penn playing the upright bass, then reverses his position so guests can see exactly how he does it.

teapot with running water. Others need time to set up, such as Penn cold-reading audience members who select any joke from any page in a stack of books handed out to the audience. While new acts continually get added to the show, it’s old tricks that the audience can anticipate. The show ends with a literal bang when the two perform one of their most infamous acts—shooting each other with bullets from two Colt Python .357 Magnums. Audience members sign the bullets and confirm that the guns are real. A line appears onstage to show that the bullets never change sides, while glass barriers demonstrate that the bullets were really shot. Even if Penn & Teller tell you how they did it, you may never figure it out.

Another trick requires audience participation. One audience member calls another’s cell phone, and the phone magically disappears and then reappears in the audience inside a sealed box of frozen tilapia. The entire trick is filmed from the phone’s perspective to see how it got from one place to the other. Some tricks move swiftly, like the duo sawing a woman in half or a new bit with Teller turning into a human

APRIL 11

Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show Expo Square (Tulsa) This is one of the largest firearms shows in the world featuring more than 4,100 exhibits including fine antique and modern firearms, knives, swords and accessories on display and for sale. General-interest exhibits will include Western and wildlife art, bronze work and jewelry. This show is international in scope, both in terms of exhibitors and spectators.

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Grand Lake Bootlegger’s Ball Cherokee Yacht Club (Afton) The Prohibition-era theme was chosen, because Grand Lake was once home to a Hine’s Distillery producers of Grand Shine. Not only will Grand Lake Shine be launched at the

Bootlegger’s Ball, but a full jazzy swing band will be performing, poker girls will be walking around for your enjoyment, jail house photo booth with props, great appetizers to snack on, and of course silent and live auction items will all be part of the soiree.

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Route 66 Invitational Regatta Rogers Landing (Claremore) If you’re a fan of rowing or just love scenic waterways, head to the Catoosa/Claremore area for the annual Route 66 Regatta put on by the Tulsa Rowing Club. The competition is held on the charming Verdigris River, part of the beautiful McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River System, which is a perfect river for a boat race. The race is a 1,8002,000 meter straight course sprint on the Verdigris River. Rowers of

all ages, classes and skill levels will be participating. Spectators will watch crews from Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma competing for the prize. Events with single rowers all the way up to the fast eight-person sweep rowing shell will be carried out throughout the day.

APRIL 11-12

Tulsa Art Studio Tour Various Tulsa Studios The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) invites the public to witness the creative process of local artists during the upcoming Tulsa Art Studio Tour. Sixteen artists in 10 studios open their studios, allowing visitors exclusive behind-the-scenes access to artists from noon until 5 p.m. For the art curious, the tour is a unique chance to see artists in their working space, talk with them about their creations, as well as view and buy artwork.

The featured artists are eager to answer questions from visitors about their ideas and techniques. The self-guided tour is presented by OVAC, helping artists statewide realize their potential through education, exposure and funding. The artists work in a variety of styles and studio spaces, including painting, fiber art, photography, woodworking and more.

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Modigliani Quartet Tulsa Performing Arts Center With the same elegance and transparency as a painting by their Italian namesake, the Modigliani Quartet brings their distinctively French attitude to the stage in gorgeous, suave performances. Their Gallic cool with its undercurrent of passion will bring April in Paris to Tulsa.

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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Brady Theater (Tulsa)

Death Cab for Cutie’s rise from small-time solo project to Grammy-nominated rock band is one of indie rock’s greatest success stories. Launched in the bayside college town of Bellingham, Wash., the group was originally a side project for singer/guitarist Ben Gibbard, an engineering student at Western Washington University who split his time between school and music. Taking a break from his local power pop band, Pinwheel, Gibbard began recording an album’s worth of solo material during the summer of 1997 that resulted in an eight-song cassette entitled You Can Play These Songs with Chords. When the tape became a local hit, Gibbard reached into his circle of friends to form a band, hoping to play the new songs live. Rechristened Death Cab for Cutie (named after a song by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) the quartet made its studio debut with 1998’s Something About Airplanes, an album that featured several re-recorded tracks from the You Can Play These Songs with Chords cassette as well as a dreamy, poporiented sound reminiscent of Built to Spill. The polished, hook-laden Transatlanticism arrived in 2003. The album proved to be a very important step in the band’s career, gathering positive attention from consumers and industry execs (including television producer Josh Schwartz, who prominently featured the band’s music throughout several seasons of The O.C.).

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Symposium of the American Indian Northeastern State University (Tahlequah) The annual Symposium of the American Indian is a mix of scholarly and cultural presentations that are open to the public free of charge. This celebration of American Indian culture and over 100 years of higher education at NSU features workshops on Native American traditions, short films and an ongoing film series. Spend the day browsing through traditional art vendor booths and enjoying a variety of speakers. Come to the Symposium to enjoy live performances, stickball exhibitions and a variety of American Indian games. This event concludes 26 APRIL 2015

with the NSU powwow, featuring traditional tribal dance such as gourd dancing, all performed to the electrifying beat of drums. Above all, this symposium brings renowned scholars and tribal traditionalists together in a university venue to educate and offer discourse in sovereignty, scholarship, creative works, tribal issues and cultural diversity.

APRIL 16-19

Bard Fiction Tulsa Performing Arts Center Honor. Betrayal. Foot rubs. Shakespeare and Tarantino collide in this Elizabethan retelling of the cult classic film Pulp Fiction. The story follows the seedy characters of Tarantino’s opus, now part

Plans was released the following summer and debuted at No. 4, remaining on the Billboard charts for nearly a year and achieving platinum status on the strength of three singles (including the acoustic ballad “I Will Follow You into the Dark”). Death Cab for Cutie graced the cover of Spin magazine, appeared on an episode of Saturday Night Live, and earned a Grammy nomination for their major-label debut. Death Cab returned in 2008 with Narrow Stairs, a darker effort that debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. After a short hiatus, they reconvened for 2011’s Codes and Keys, which found the band relying less on the electric guitar and more on moody, Cure-inspired song textures. The single “You Are a Tourist” performed well on the rock and alternative charts, and the album peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. In 2015, the band released Kintsugi after the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. Recorded for the first time with an outside producer, it also marked a return to their core guitar-driven sound after the keyboard-led experiments of its predecessor.

of London’s underworld, in seemingly disparate plot lines that merge in unexpected ways. Bard Fiction was originally imagined and produced by Tedious Brief Productions as part of the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

APRIL 17

Tulsa International Auto Show Expo Square (Tulsa) Exciting and informative displays are featured by manufacturers from around the world touting their latest designs and innovations. The show features dozens of factory product specialists who will focus on vehicles that exude the latest they have to offer. Each year the show features nearly 600 new models, dozens of pre-production models

and a host of prototype and concept vehicles. Nationally, the show is also known as having the largest vintage and classic display of any new car show in North America.

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Charlotte’s Web Tulsa Performing Arts Center Based on the charming book by E.B. White, this play by Joseph Robinette opens the door to a magical world of two unlikely friends and a variety of colorful characters. Follow Wilbur, the favored pig of Fern Arable, as he meets a spectacular spider named Charlotte. Together they learn the true meaning of friendship in this familyfriendly show.

APRIL 24-25

CIVIL WAR DAYS Har-Ber Village Museum (Grove) This great event will feature historic stations both inside and outside the village where re-enactors, living historians and craft demonstrators will showcase their skills to offer guests a glimpse of life during the Civil War. Inside the village, demonstrators will perform daily tasks by men and women left at home when the soldiers went to war. Living historians will demonstrate Dutch oven cooking and sausage making. The broom maker, banjo maker and blacksmith will also all be busy at their trades. A sheep-to-shawl demonstration will feature volunteers shearing sheep, carding wool, spinning wool and weaving. During hands-on demonstrations in the Living History Cabin, historians will talk about how the prices of household items soared during the conflict so most were forced to substitute their typical fabrics or food ingredients. Musicians will perform period music throughout the village, and a school marm will educate students in the one-room schoolhouse where they can play period games during recess. Kids can also get hands-on experience at chores including grinding meat for sausage, laundry and rail fence building. A military recruiter will tour the village throughout the day to make every attempt to enlist new soldiers in the army. On the rolling hills near the picnic pavilion, visitors can tour Union, Confederate and refugee camps to see and hear about the life of the soldiers and those who were forced to leave their homes for safety. A military field hospital will be on site for visitors to see and learn of the medical practices performed, as well as examples of the medications in use 150 years ago.

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HOZIER Brady Theater (Tulsa)

A unique and intelligent singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist who cites James Joyce’s Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man, Leonard Cohen, John Lee Hooker, and community choral singing among his influences, Hozier (his stage and performing name) was born Andrew Hozier-Byrne in 1990 in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. The son of a local blues musician, he literally grew up with the blues being played all around him. He joined his first band when he was 15, gravitating toward R&B, soul, gospel, and, of course, blues. Hozier started studying for a degree in music at Trinity College Dublin, where he was involved with the Trinity Orchestra, but dropped out in his first year to record demos for Universal Music. From 2009-12, he sang with Anúna, an Irish choral group, and toured internationally. He released a solo EP, Take Me to Church, in 2013, and when a video for the powerful title track, which directly addresses

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GABRIEL IGLESIAS BOK Center (Tulsa) Born in Chula Vista, Calif., Gabriel Iglesias is the youngest of six children, raised by a single mother. Growing up, the family lived in Section 8 housing in Long Beach, Calif. It was during his childhood that he developed a strong sense of humor to deal with the obstacles he faced. In 1997, he set out to hone his comedic skills and performed standup anywhere he could find an audience, including biker bars and hole in the wall joints. He never could have foreseen the incredible success he has experienced. Today, Iglesias is one of America’s most successful stand-up comedians and he performs in sold-out concerts across the United States and globally. His stand-up comedy is a mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters and sound effects that bring his personal experiences to life. His unique and animated comedy style has made him popular among fans of all ages. In 2014, Iglesias’s stand-up comedy film, The Fluffy Movie hit theaters. He also appeared in the animated film The Book of Life alongside Zoe Saldana and Channing Tatum.

Will Shortz Tulsa Performing Arts Center After selling his first puzzle professionally when he was just 14 years old, Will Shortz went on to design his own degree program in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles, at Indiana University. Now he’s the crossword editor of The New York Times, puzzle master for NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, and the author and editor of more than 500 puzzle books. Shortz, who was also the subject of the awardwinning documentary Wordplay, will share how crosswords are created, their curious history, and how his lifelong passion for puzzles began.

APRIL 18

Tulsa Roots Music Bash Guthrie Green (Tulsa) This all-day festival that features eclectic roots music kicks off the Guthrie Green concert season with internationally touring artists, local bands and a variety of other performance acts. Enjoy rotating acts on the main

stage as well as smaller performances on the lawn. In addition to the music, guests will enjoy Oklahoma craft beers and mouthwatering foods from Lucky’s on the Green and other area food vendors. Shop at booths selling great Oklahoma-made products. Also, a family area with children’s crafts and hula hoops will help keep the kids entertained while the adults enjoy the incredible music.

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Trail of Tears Art Show Cherokee Heritage Center (Tahlequah) Open to artists from all federally recognized Native American tribes, the Trail of Tears Art Show displays a wide range of creativity and artistic style. This diverse art show attracts artists, art dealers and visitors from across the nation. One of the most prestigious multitribal art shows in the country, the show began as a means of cultivating the art form of painting as a way of expressing Native American heritage within the Cherokee Nation. Created before

gay discrimination in Russia, went viral on YouTube and Reddit, Hozier found himself with an international audience. A second EP, From Eden, appeared in the spring of 2014 and in September of that year, Columbia released his eponymous debut album. It reached the Top 10 of the charts in no less than 11 countries, and was quickly certified gold in Canada and Great Britain.

the completion of the Cherokee Heritage Center, this art show was the first major exhibition held in the present museum. Peruse this year’s show and view categories that historically have included basketry, pottery, graphics, sculpture and miniatures.

APRIL 23-MAY 2

Craft Beer Week Various Locations (Tulsa) Join craft beer veterans and hop heads as they explore various venues that are committed to the local beer movement. Past events have included beer dinners, pint nights, brewery tours, a beer-themed brunch, tap takeovers, outdoor festivals, and more in establishments all over the city.

APRIL 24-25

Ranch Rodeo and Trade Show Expo Center (Claremore) Watch as working ranchers from five states compete in exciting rodeo events such as wild cow milking, team penning, cattle branding and

bronc riding. The rodeo celebrates the history of early Oklahoma’s cattle raising economy and the rural traditions of the area. Chutes will open at 6 p.m. each night of the event, so show up early and secure your seat in the grandstand. While waiting for the rodeo to begin, stroll over to the Western Trading Days trade show and browse through a variety of Western goods and services for sale.

APRIL 24-25

Red Fern Festival Norris Park (Tahlequah) The festival was inspired by the renowned novel, Where the Red Fern Grows by native author Wilson Rawls. The novel, which was set in Tahlequah, evokes simpler times. The festival itself capitalizes on this theme of simplicity with a wide array of old-fashioned events perfect for the whole family. One of Tahlequah’s premier events, the festival features unique and rustic food vendors, a barbecue cook-off, live music, a tractor parade, crawdad hole and plenty of children’s activities. PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

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IRON & WINE Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

Singer/songwriter Samuel Beam, who rose to prominence with a blend of whispered vocals and softly homespun indie folk, chose the moniker Iron & Wine after coming across a dietary supplement named Beef Iron & Wine while working on a film. Although Beam would later expand his sound to include electric instruments and rich, lush textures, he was firmly exploring the former style when several of his lo-fi recordings caught the ear of Jonathan Poneman,

co-owner of Sub Pop Records. The songs had been recorded in Beam’s bedroom without the aid of studio flourishes, but Poneman nevertheless requested that additional material be sent to the label for submission, and Beam responded by sending two CDs in the mail— both of them full-length albums. Poneman considered releasing them both, but instead slimmed down the set to 12 songs and released it in September 2002 as The Creek Drank the Cradle. The similarly themed The Sea & the Rhythm EP followed in 2003. It was Beam’s 2004 full-length, Our Endless Numbered Days, that signaled his arrival on the indie pop scene. Recorded in Chicago, the album was resolutely hi-fi, but the addition of a full band only illuminated Beam’s deft lyricism and intimate vocal delivery, resulting in one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year. Late 2004 found the newly marketable Iron & Wine popping up on television commercials and movie soundtracks (In Good Company, Garden State), culminating in a busy 2005 that saw Beam release two EPs, the lush Woman King and In the Reins, a collaboration with Arizona spaghetti Western aficionados Calexico. The politically charged Shepherd’s Dog, Beam and company’s most diverse—and most listenable—record to date, was released in 200leased in 2011. After a label move, Iron & Wine released th7. Kiss Each Other Clean, Iron & Wine’s first collection of new music in nearly three years and one that found Beam further expanding the group’s sound, was ree more relaxed and intimate Ghost on Ghost in 2013.

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Treasure Island Tulsa Performing Arts Center The young actors of Broadway Bootcamp stage a fresh take on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale about buccaneers and buried gold. This fastpaced musical is packed from stem to stern with action.

APRIL 24-25

Woolly Weekend Shepherd’s Cross (Claremore) Walk through the barn and observe sheep to shawl techniques as shepherds and shepherdesses shear, wash, spin and weave the wool into a usable product. Demonstrations throughout the day will include the art of using spinning wheels, washing wool, using looms, knitting, crocheting, felting, drop spindles and other wool crafting. The Bible Garden will also be 28 APRIL 2015

open for mini-tours with a tour guide, or visitors can enjoy a self guided tour. Shepherd’s Cross is a working farm and Christian mission. The sheep shearing not only involves watching genuine shearing practices, but also teaches historical and Biblical shepherding and sheep-related principles.

APRIL 25

Tulsa Garden Tour Garden Center (Tulsa) For 65 years, the Tulsa Garden Club has been giving exclusive peeks at some of the most beautiful gardens in the city through their annual tour. Enjoy beautiful spring weather and get inspired by nature at this exciting tour event. Three breathtaking gardens will be on display in Tulsa for the event, which will allow visitors to glimpse beautiful outdoor spaces that are normally private.

APRIL 25

Herb and Plant Festival Downtown (Jenks) Shop for annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs, tomato plants, fresh vegetables and heirloom plants at the festival. Vendors will also be on hand with booths filled to the brim with Oklahoma wine, garden and home decor, jewelry, arts and crafts, birdhouses, bath and body products, and more. This one-day, free event brings thousands of spring shoppers into downtown Jenks each year. Kids can enjoy inflatable jungle gyms, slides, face painting and games. There will also be a wide array of food vendors selling items such as burgers, barbecue, funnel cakes, ice cream and lemonade. While there, make your way over to the festival stage for live entertainment and bluegrass music. Gardening experts will also be on hand to answer

all of your gardening questions this season.

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A Devil Inside Tulsa Performing Arts Center The lines of reality and dreams are blurred in this dark comedy by David Lindsey-Abaire. When Gene’s mother greets him on his 21st birthday to inform him of his father’s murder 14 years prior, Gene is set on a mission to avenge his father’s death. The twisted journey begins as we meet characters, and cross events, past and present, that are connected and intertwined in the most absurd ways. Complete with amputees, seizures, hallucinations, a flooding city, nightmares, train wrecks, and suicide, this frantic, twisted comedy satirizes elements of 19th-century Russian Literature, with a murder mystery plot.

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THE BOXMASTERS Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa) Fronted by the mercurial actor and musician and drummer Billy Bob (known in the band as W.R.) Thornton, the Boxmasters (the membership, at least in the recording capacity, rounded out by J.D. Andrew on bass, guitars, and vocals and Daniel Baker on guitars and lap steel) are a California-based electric rockabilly/country rock band that is influenced by the sounds of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Buck Owens but puts a unique spin on the genre by adding a dash of British Invasion-era rock (Beatles, Stones, Kinks) to the mix. The band honed its skills in its early days by playing a handful of live shows in the California area, as well as a few gigs in Tecate, Mexico. The three-piece entered the studio and recorded its 2008 debut, simply titled The Boxmasters. To augment their sound, and allow W.R. Thornton to step out from behind the drums to take the vocals to the people, The Boxmasters recruited some sidemen to take on their road trips in support of Modbilly (2009) and Somewhere Down the Road (2015).

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MARILYN MANSON Brady Theater (Tulsa)

Marilyn Manson, the self-proclaimed antichrist superstar, became a mainstream antihero, much to the chagrin of conservative politicians and concerned parents. His vision of dark, arty, industrial metal pushed many of his singles—including “The Dope Show,” “The Beautiful People,” and a cover of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”—into the upper reaches of the modern rock charts during the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

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JOHN FULLBRIGHT Cain’s Ballroom (Tulsa)

Born and raised in Okemah, Okla., singer/songwriter John Fullbright was barely out of high school when he began playing the festival circuit. Raised on the songs of hometown hero Woody Guthrie and steeped in the rich Americana artistry of genre-hopping mavericks like Townes Van Zandt, Randy Newman, and Steve Earle, Fullbright started his music education on the piano at the age of 5. He later added guitar to his arsenal, and in his late teens he began honing his craft at the legendary Blue Door in Oklahoma City, eventually releasing a live album with the venue’s founder, Greg Johnson. He spent the ensuing years touring and building his fan base, many of whom contributed donations to fund his 2012 debut, From the Ground Up. The warm and intimate Songs followed in 2014.

Born Brian Warner, Manson was raised in Canton, Ohio. At the age of 18, he relocated to Tampa Bay, Fla., where he worked as a music journalist. In 1989, he became friends with guitarist and fellow outsider Scott Mitchell. The two soon decided to form a band, with Mitchell rechristening himself Daisy Berkowitz and Warner adopting the name Marilyn Manson. With the addition of bassist Gidget Gein and keyboardist Madonna Wayne-Gacy, the group—originally dubbed Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids—began selfreleasing cassettes and playing gigs, their gothic stage show notable for Manson’s elaborate makeup and homemade special effects. Jettisoning their drum machine in favor of Sara Lee Lucas, the band’s sound began taking on a harder edge, and by 1992 they were among the most popular acts in the South Florida area. In 1993, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor came calling, offering both a contract with his Nothing Records label as well as the chance to open for NIN the following spring. Manson accepted both offers, and the group’s debut LP, Portrait of an American Family, appeared during the summer of 1994. With new bassist Twiggy Ramirez replacing Gein, the group’s notoriety began to soar. Most infamously, during an appearance in Salt Lake City, Manson ripped apart a copy of the Book of Mormon while on-stage. The Church of Satan’s founder, Anton LaVey, also bestowed upon him the title of reverend. Manson’s cult following continued to swell, and the band broke into the mainstream with the release of 1995’s Smells Like Children EP, propelled by their hit cover of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).” Berkowitz quit a short time later and was replaced by guitarist Zim Zum, and the revised group saw their next LP, 1996’s Antichrist Superstar, debut at No. 3 on the pop album charts and sell nearly two million copies in the U.S. alone. As Manson’s popularity grew, so did the furor surrounding him. His concerts were regularly picketed by civic groups, and his music was the subject of widespread attacks from right-wing and religious fronts. The glam-inspired Mechanical Animals followed in 1998, becoming the band’s first to top the charts. The resulting tour yielded a live album, Last Tour on Earth, one year later. Holy Wood (In the Shadow

of the Valley of Death) came out at the end of 2000, just barely missing the Top 10, and the band toured to support the album during 2001. That December, Manson’s version of “Tainted Love” appeared on the Not Another Teen Movie soundtrack. May 2003 saw the release of The Golden Age of Grotesque, which spent a week atop the album charts and ended up on several critics’ year-end Top 10 lists. At the end of September, Manson released a greatesthits affair titled Lest We Forget. The collection covered the highlights of Manson’s career and included a new cover version of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus,” whose success helped push the album to gold status in multiple countries. Late in 2005, the band announced that a new album was nearly finished; however, it wasn’t until 2007 that Eat Me, Drink Me was released. The record was largely written, performed, and produced by Manson and guitarist/bassist Tim Skold, who left Marilyn Manson’s lineup shortly thereafter and was replaced by returning member Twiggy Ramirez. Manson and Ramirez then began writing material for the band’s seventh studio album, The High End of Low, which arrived in spring 2009 and reached No. 4 in the charts. In 2011, during preparation for the release of the band’s eighth studio album, drummer Ginger Fish announced he had left the group. Later that same year, Manson premiered a short film in support of the album titled Born Villain. The film, directed by actor Shia LaBeouf, was not a music video for a specific track, but a stand-alone short. The album Born Villain, featuring the single “No Reflection,” was released in 2012 and debuted inside the Top 10. Recording began one year later for The Pale Emperor, which saw release early in 2015. Shortly before the album’s release, Rolling Stone magazine ran an interview with Manson that, among other things, proclaimed the record his best work since Antichrist Superstar. PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

Unmasking the

Magic

With extravagant costumes, soaring music, and a love triangle to end all love

triangles, The Phantom of the Opera—the longest-running musical on Broadway— continues to meet fans’ visions with new character twists and thrilling special effects. WRITTEN BY: Michele Chiappetta PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Alastair Muir and Matthew Murphy

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This new production

has all of the elements that have drawn people to

the show in the past—the story, the music, the sets and costumes. “Love me—that’s all I ask of you.” A simple

request made by a young, beautiful dancer to her attractive young suitor … while her terrifying, yet captivating, stalker hides listening in the shadows. That evocative image is at the heart of what makes The Phantom of the Opera successful; so successful, in fact, that it is the longest-running musical on Broadway. Since its debut in 1986 in London and 1988 in New York, Phantom has been showing non-stop to packed audiences. The show has won more than 70 major theater awards.

And now, the new North American Tour is coming to Tulsa for a special two-week engagement, April 15–25, at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. It’s a must-see production because even if you’ve seen Phantom before, this tour brings in exciting new elements, character twists, and the latest technological special effects to make the show bigger and better than ever. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents while keeping her under his dark control. With extravagant costumes, soaring music, and a love triangle to end all love triangles, the musical keeps people coming back for more. “Audiences hold Phantom close in their hearts,” says Seth SklarHeyn, says Seth Sklar-Heyn, production supervisor for the Broadway production of Phanton and associate director for the tour. “We have worked hard to meet their vision of it.” Although many national tours are scaled-down versions of what runs on Broadway, Phantom is as big as a production can be on the road. It takes at least 20 tractor-trailers to haul props and sets from location to location, along with numerous cast, crew, and orchestra members to bring the magic of the Phantom to life across the country. PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

It all adds up to an exciting theater-going experience for everyone who attends. “Audiences will be immersed in the show and get lost in the experience,” Sklar-Heyn says. Kristin Dotson of Celebrity Attractions, the organization responsible for bringing Phantom to Tulsa, agrees. “This new production has all of the elements that have drawn people to the show in the past—the story, the music, the sets and costumes,” she says. “But if you can imagine the technological advances available today to stage a theatrical production versus when the show first hit the road—Tulsa is in for some real surprises.” One of those surprises is a fresh take on the love triangle between the musical’s central characters—the Phantom, Christine, and Raoul. This new approach to such timeless characters was made possible by the casting of a familiar face in the powerful role of the Phantom—The Voice’s season two finalist, Chris Mann. “This wasn’t a case of star casting,” says Sklar-Heyn. Mann auditioned for the role of Raoul at a general casting call for the tour in L.A. The casting team asked him to take a look at the role of the Phantom instead, and the rest is history.

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“Mann has both the legitimate vocal training (needed for the role), as well as a youthful approach,” Sklar-Heyn notes. Because his youth brings a different energy to the role of the Phantom, the fight between him and Raoul for the love of Christine becomes more believable and far more dramatic. Director Laurence Connor, who served as associate director on the London production of Phantom as well as the U.S. production, has made the most of Mann’s casting as well as other new production ideas. “His aesthetic and style works for a more contemporary audience’s sensibility in many ways,” Sklar-Heyn says. Another element that makes this tour different from tours of the past is the use of new technologies to breathe fresh life into the musical’s well-loved special effects. The tour’s production team, led by producer Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, has taken advantage of the latest technological leaps in lighting and engineering to show audiences things that haven’t been done before. “But that’s not to say the classic elements of the play are gone,” says Sklar-Heyn. “Everything people love about the show is there. It’s just seen through a new lens.” And yes, that includes the famed chandelier—a vital and beloved part of the musical’s set. “I can assure you, the chandelier is present and accounted for,” Sklar-Heyn notes. “It’s a character! But what’s great about this tour is that we’ve been able to bring (the chandelier) to life in a new way. It’ll surprise audiences as to what it can do and how it’s a part of the show now.” Combining the musical’s classic elements with a fresh approach and new technologies means that this latest tour has something to offer everyone, including those who have never before seen a Broadway production as well as those who have seen Phantom many times. That fresh take is something that makes being part of a touring production a special pleasure for the people involved. “A lot of people like the life on the road,” Sklar-Heyn says. Different venues require different things, so there are always ways to keep the tour fresh, challenging, and interesting. As part of the creative team, Sklar-Heyn often travels to meet up with the Phantom’s tour. “It’s incredible to see it placed within the frame of a new theater,” he says. “It’s a testament to cast and especially the crew that they’re able to recreate the show to the nth degree and give the audience the best we’ve got.” National tours like this can have a tremendous impact on local communities. To accommodate the tours’ needs, local theaters often remodel and update their venues. This leads to a revitalization that can help local economies while bringing the best in entertainment to local audiences. It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved. And that’s highly satisfying, as Sklar-Heyn notes. “What’s been gratifying about this new production of Phantom is that we’re still leaving our mark, even after 25 years.”

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oin thousands of Tulsans as they grab a pint and celebrate the growing craft beer culture in T-Town and all around at the third annual Tulsa Craft Beer Week. The highly anticipated “week” will kick off on April 23 and conclude on May 2. What began as a simple dream and a conversation between powers in the local craft beer industry ended up becoming one of Tulsa’s newest and most celebrated events. A number of cities and states all over the nation play host to Craft Beer Weeks each and every year, so it only made sense for Tulsa to join in on the fun. The inaugural event took place April 15-20 in 2013 and was made possible by help from the entire craft beer community, including breweries and local business owners. The first year featured beer dinners, pint nights, tap takeovers, outdoor festivals and more, in establishments all over the city. The craft beer enthusiasts of Tulsa took notice, and responded in record numbers, as they made their way to their favorite watering holes to support the movement. Tulsa Craft Beer Week 2014 added five days to the calendar, in an effort to feature more events. The effort paid off, as several new events were added to the roster, including a golf tournament, brewery tours, and a beer-themed brunch. Last year’s events were featured in several newspapers, online blogs, TV, radio, and the week even had its own badge on Untappd, a social network site for craft beer enthusiasts.

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Contrary to popular belief, the Tulsa Craft Beer Week committee does not plan any of the week’s events. Rather, they seek to provide leadership and organization for local businesses to plan their own events, as well as provide promotional support through online and print advertising.

All of the committee’s services are completely free of charge, as Tulsa Craft Beer Week is proudly run by volunteers with a strong desire to spread the craft beer movement. They seek to share something they are passionate about with people of all experience levels, ranging from the non-craft beer drinker all the way up to craft veterans, hop heads, and home brewers alike. The committee truly believes that there is something for everyone in the craft beer world, and they want to help Tulsans explore it. This year, the calendar will remain a 10-day period. This 10-day format allows for the maximum number of events to be held, so that anyone interested in craft beer has a chance to get in on the action. Additionally, anyone interested in hosting their own event should contact Tulsa Craft Beer Week organizers for more information, and as that info becomes available, it will be released via TCBW’s social media pages. The 2015 Tulsa Craft Beer Week is on track to be the best one yet, highlighting local craft breweries like Dead Armadillo Craft Brewing, Marshall Brewing Company, and Prairie Artisan Ales, amongst others. Dead Armadillo Craft Brewing is committed to crafting superior beers that meet the highest standards of the industry. The brewery was established in 2012 and is currently housed at 1004 E. 4th Street in Tulsa. Dead Armadillo is the culmination of centuries of daydreaming, bull sessions and a ton of beer drinking by founders Tony Peck and brewmaster Mason Beecroft. The owners value the old adage “if you can’t enjoy what you do, what’s the point?” They are currently working on building renovations, licensing, and city permits, and their goal is to have brewery production in Tulsa up and operating in early summer this year. They will also be opening a lowpoint beer tap room, so Peck and Beecroft invite Tulsans to get ready for growler fills, food trucks, and a lot of great times ahead at Dead Armadillo Brewery. Prairie Artisan Ales, known for its one-of-a-kind line-up of craft beers, was a company started by two brothers, Chris and Colin Healey. They didn’t start it due to a lack of good beer. They wanted to do PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

something that was awesome. They had the talent, and, most importantly, the years of experience needed to get it done, and so, they did it. They have funded the company on their own, and only want to work with people that care about beer. Their goal is to show people what is possible when you start with “step one.” Try out their self-proclaimed “super good beer” at numerous establishments celebrating Tulsa Craft Beer Week this year, or simply pay them a visit at their taproom at 1803B S. 49th W. Avenue. The taproom is open to the public Fridays from 4-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa’s first production craft microbrewery, was founded by Eric Marshall, a fourth generation Tulsan with a degree in international business and German language from the University of Tulsa, and began operations in 2008. Marshall Brewing Company focuses on brewing full strength, handcrafted, top quality ales and lagers. Its business is based upon creating fine products with basic inputs—oldworld knowledge and experience, high quality raw materials and good old-fashioned hard work. Marshall Brewing Company’s goal is to bring the art, quality, and enjoyment of craft brewing to Oklahoma. The brewery achieves this goal by operating with a highly trained and educated staff that possesses a passion for top quality brewing and will settle for nothing less. The company aims to be known as the premiere brewery in Oklahoma and to be respected on the regional and national markets as well. Marshall’s development goals are for steady growth without ever sacrificing quality, which is the cornerstone of the product line, and Tulsa Craft Beer Week attendees are sure to recognize that. Whether you’re a craft beer connoisseur thirsty for information or if you’re just plain thirsty, there will be something for you to enjoy at the 2015 Tulsa Craft Beer Week. If you’re a true beer lover, it may be prudent to plan to take a few days off from work to really enjoy it. Drink that in.

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fter what seemed like a mild winter turned into three consecutive weeks of on and off snowstorms, Green Country could not be happier that the calendar has turned to spring. With the cool breeze, birds chirping, and daylight elongating, this is the perfect time of year to get out and have some fun before the summer heat kicks in and lake season begins. Even if it is something as simple as going for a run in a scenic park, or trying something you have never done before, spring is a great time to get out and see what Green Country has to offer.

OXLEY NATURE CENTER (TULSA)

Located near the Tulsa Zoo, the Oxley Nature Center is a terrific place to hike with an offering of over 10 miles of trails on its 804-acre plot. It is home to over 50 species of butterfly, over 200 species of birds, red-eared turtles, and many mammals. As humid as Green Country can get in the summer, spring is an excellent time to go and walk the trails and take in the view at this expansive and beautiful nature reserve. If you are planning on spending a day at the zoo to enjoy the weather, head across the parking lot to the Oxley Nature Center where it is free to enjoy and open to the public all year round.

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All along Riverside Drive there is a plethora of things to do all year long, but the spring is the best for most of the things on the list. Whether you want to go for a run up past the Keystone Dam and hope to catch a few bald eagles in their nesting areas, walk the Frisbee golf course with some friends on a cool Saturday afternoon, or even grab some lunch on the patio at the Blue Rose Café, Riverside has got you covered. The Zink Dam is a popular spot to catch some striped bass and other fish that are populating the cool waters of the Arkansas River this time of year.

MONKEY ISLAND TRAIL AND HAYRIDES

Located northeast of Tulsa on a 100-acre plot of land along Grand Lake is Monkey Island Trail and Hayrides. They offer guided horseback riding tours, and equestrian lessons from beginners to advanced riders. Their hayrides take you around the land and show you beautiful glimpses of Grand Lake and the surrounding wooded area. Imagine galloping through the grass with a gentle breeze blowing and your friends and family laughing. This is a great way to spend a long weekend and unwind in Green Country.

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Set sail and soar over 500 feet above the tranquil waters of Grand Lake on a single or tandem parasailing ride. While parasailing is one of the most thrilling things you can experience at Sail Grand, this one-stop destination has everything you could ever want for fun on the water. Load up the family on a pontoon, board a luxury yacht or hit the waves on a jet ski.

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Green Country has a vast and diverse geocaching community. Geocaching is a modern-day scavenger hunt using your smartphone. You can download one of many apps and find where other geocachers have hidden goodies near you. Several parks around Green Country and even local shops have little boxes for you to find stuff in. Geocaching is a great opportunity to go take a run or bike ride at one of your favorite Green Country parks and do a little exploring during or after your workout.

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As always, Turkey Mountain is an ideal spot for outdoor activities in Green Country. Its location right in the heart of Green Country’s biggest city makes it an exciting escape from the urban lifestyle. With plenty of trails for hiking, running, and biking, Turkey Mountain is the ultimate outdoor spot for spring. If you are new to any of these outdoor activities or want to partake with people who share your passion there are multiple groups who get together on various nights of the week to go and explore together. There are running, biking, and hiking groups for people of all experience levels. Turkey Mountain is a great place to experience variety on your run or walk. If you are used to running on paved trails around a park or your neighborhood, then you’ll be excited to see the thick

vegetation and other natural features that make up the Turkey Mountain landscape. For those planning to visit Turkey Mountain for the first time, fair warning: it’s not the hub of activity one may think. Rather, it’s the exact opposite. It is a place of peace and serenity. Runners and cyclists can run or ride for miles at a time without crossing paths with one another. The mountain, in all its natural glory, is laden with thick vegetation, roots, rocks, ponds, and gullies. The dense and lush woods are truly a sight to behold. Perhaps even more incredible to witness is the view from the 804foot summit, high above the Arkansas River, overlooking our city and uniting urban and environmental lifestyles in perfect harmony … if only for a moment. Turkey Mountain is not without its fair share of amenities as well. Thanks to a generous donation from the Kaiser Foundation, the area has an all-new restroom facility and parking lot. Equestrians, have no fear, the parking lot even has spots to park your horse. Turkey Mountain is family friendly as well, with several shorter side trails that don’t drift too far from the lot. The 25 mile long River Parks paved trail also passes through the area, connecting Turkey Mountain to the other parks that follow the river line here in town. For anyone unfamiliar with the area, there are kiosks stationed near the parking lot that display the trail maps, featuring over 20 miles of GPS-mapped trails in full color, along with a helpful grid system and the locations of the hill’s five emergency response locations.

CHANDLER PARK (TULSA)

Chandler Park is a one-stop shop of sorts for the outdoorsy person. With 192 acres of land with a bounty of wooded area it is ideal for biking and jogging. They also have several rock formations that make for good rock climbing and exploring. In addition to all of their natural features they also have an 18-hole disc golf course with sturdy baskets, which is a great way to unwind after you go out early on a Saturday morning to get in a good run or hike and want to enjoy the outdoors some more.

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he “royalty of the garden” is displayed at the Muskogee Azalea Festival of 2015. This year, the azaleas are displayed prominently. They are one of the smaller types of Rhododendrons. Azaleas are said to be deciduous, and bloom beautifully during the spring season. The vast varieties of azalea plants and the colorful explosions of their blooms are the reason for the connotation of the azalea plant as royal. Children will enjoy chasing the birds and butterflies through the blooming 40 acres of blooming azaleas, dogwoods, and redbuds, and photography enthusiasts will have ample opportunity to portray the park in its natural beauty.

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By Amanda Lowe The Honor Heights Park is displayed on a hill overlooking the city of Muskogee, and features 40 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. The gardens are filled with birds, butterflies and countless amazing blooms. Although the Muskogee Azalea Festival will display acres of beautiful flowers, such as dogwoods and redbuds, the main feature is the azaleas. There are over 625 varieties of over 30,000 of these azalea plants. The Honor Heights Park, along with the azalea plants, dogwoods, and redbuds, also features picnic areas, walking trails, carriage rides, a picturesque lake, and a new butterfly sanctuary. With driving tours and walking trails to get up close to the nature, a camera is necessary to truly experience the unbelievable sight.

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The gardens are filled with birds, butterflies and countless amazing blooms. Although the Muskogee Azalea Festival will display acres of beautiful flowers, such as dogwoods and redbuds, the main feature is the azaleas.

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The best blooms for these azalea plants can vary from year to year. Last year, they were late to bloom. The cold of the winter has lasted a bit longer than usual this year, but there is hope of the coming spring to bloom the magnificent azalea plants.

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To view the current blooms in progress, a webcam is available at visitmuskogee.com.

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Honor Heights Park is open to the public daily. The entire park covers 132 acres. It includes five lakes, fountains, walking paths, a rose garden, gazebo, arboretum, and the explosion of color of the blooming spring. Year-round, the park features native tree plantings, perennial gardens, and don’t forget about the Garden of Lights hosted in December with over one million Christmas lights.

Year-round, the park features native tree plantings, perennial Hankerin’ 4 Hank will be presented at the gardens, and Oklahoma Music Hall on May 1 at 7 p.m. don’t forget This concert features the music of Hank Williams performed by Jim Paul Blair. about the Admission is only $10. Garden of Lights hosted in Free fun will be available for the public at Spaulding Park on May 2. Spaulding Park is December with the one-time location of one of the largest over one million tourist camps along the Jefferson Highway. There will be a classic car show, parade, Christmas as well as a Road Rally Scavenger Hunt lights. available for everyone to come and enjoy. On April 30, the Roxy Theater will show the Will Rogers classic film Life Begins at 40 at 7 p.m. Marty Tipton, re-enactor, will demonstrate many of Roger’s famous rope tricks. All are invited for the low-ticket price of only $3.

The azaleas, along with the other 40 acres of blooms, are going to be a heavenly sight to see, but there will also be countless events during April that would be just as magnificent and unbelievable. So while planning the trip to Muskogee to see these blooms in person, make some time for these other events: The Jefferson Highway Convention and Centennial Celebration will mark the 100 years since the highway’s beginning. This also marks the inception of the association that was also organized in 1915. This association was organized to preserve the integrity and vision of America’s first northsouth highway. Three Rivers Museum of Muskogee will act as host for the recently revitalized association.

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t’s that time of year when red-breast robins search for a worm beneath the first sprigs of green grass bursting through crocuses reaching for the rays of sunlight melting the final remnants of the harsh snowbound winter. The same sprigs that will very soon be torn up by the sprint of cleats as outfielders race to make mind-blowing catches. Along with birds’ chirping, we’ll also soon hear the crack of a wooden baseball bat echoing off the walls of downtown Tulsa as hitters spray line drives to the gaps and power the long ball over the fences. The smell of hot dogs and other culinary delights will waft through the confines of one of Double-A baseball’s greatest stadiums in the country as the Drillers take on a new persona in the 2015 season—that of being the Los Angeles Dodgers farm club. Opening night is Thursday, April 9 against the San Antonio Missions, the San Diego Padres affiliate. Going into its sixth season at this iconic park, there is a buzz among Tulsa fans to see the first generation of wannabee and soon-to-be Dodgers. One in particular who could pack the park is an 18-yearold lefty from Mexico, Julio Urias. Some scouting services call him the best lefthanded pitching prospect in all of baseball.

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Imagine this young man starting in the same rotation as Cy Young award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw in the very near future. Tulsa is giving fans a chance to see him before he makes his way to the top. Urias and shortstop Corey Seager are two of the big three as the Dodgers call them, meaning they are two-thirds of the top three prospects in the Dodgers’ system. Both could land in Tulsa this spring if all the dominoes fall right. In Class A ball the past two years, Urias has averaged more than a strikeout per inning, whiffing 176 in 140 innings. He has been compared to a young Kershaw with a flavor of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela because of their matching lefty deliveries and Mexican heritage. The Dodgers may have found a diamond in the rough, or on the diamond, as a few clubs shied away from Urias due to a problem with his left eye. He developed a tumor there and some clubs thought he might have difficulty staving off blindness in the future. But the only thing that has proved to be blinding is his 95 mph fastball. Seager is another prospect who the Dodgers can’t wait to see in Los Angeles, but there is such a backlog of top shortstops that he could spend time in Tulsa playing every day. The big club doesn’t want him sitting on the bench somewhere growing

SPORTS CENTRAL stale. Seager was hitting .349 with 20 home runs and 97 RBIs at Class A ball last year when he was bumped up to Charlotte of the Double-A Southern League. He didn’t blink. He hit .352 there, like he was ready for whatever level you put in front of him. “The Dodgers already have Jimmy Rollins and Howie Kendricks who will play at the top level,” says Drillers general manager Mike Melega. “And another top prospect at Triple-A, so there’s a chance we will get to see Seager. We’re really excited about the kind of players we’re going to be able to unveil here in Tulsa.” The Drillers also add Razor Shines to their roster, a manager with accolades-filled experience; Maxim magazine called him the man with the most badass name in all of sports. Along with multiple years played in the major leagues, he has collected more than 500 wins as a minor-league skipper. As far as the name goes, if it’s not the best ever in baseball, it’s right up there with Three-Finger Brown, Van Lingle Mungo, Lil Stoner and Stubby Clapp. Shines will be in his second season as manager of the Dodgers Double-A affiliate after leading the Chattanooga Lookouts to a big turnaround last year. In the first half of 2014, Chattanooga finished last in its division with a 26-44 record, but the second half was a different story. Shines and the Lookouts improved to 35-33, winning the division and advancing to the Southern League playoffs.

Joining Shines on the staff will be pitching coach Matt Herges, hitting coach Shawn Wooten and coach Leo Garcia.

gone High Definition. “The difference is incredible after years of analog graphics,” says Melega.

Even if neither Seager or Urias surface in Tulsa, the Drillers’ management team is prepared to give Tulsans entertainment from start to finish of each ball game and at an amazing value for the family’s dollar.

There will be 20 nights that include the always-popular fireworks displays after the game.

His first managerial job was in 1995 with the Cincinnati Reds when he led the team’s Class-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League. From 2001-06, Shines managed six seasons in the Chicago White Sox minor league system and spent the 2008 season with the Philadelphia Phillies as skipper of Clearwater in the Florida State League. Overall, Shines has managed in 10 seasons, compiling a 700-695 regular season record. His teams have qualified for the playoffs in 6 of those 10 seasons. His professional baseball career began as a player in 1978. He played for 16 years, reaching the majors with the Montreal Expos where he spent parts of four seasons. Shines also was in the majors as a base coach for the Chicago White Sox (2007) and the New York Mets (2009-10). Although Shines and his wife, Leann, reside in Austin, Texas during the offseason, he is no stranger to Oklahoma as his son played baseball for the OSU Cowboys and his daughter attended the University of Oklahoma.

“On Tuesday nights it’s $2 Night,” says Melega. Get in for $2, $2 hot dogs, $2 pizza and $2 soft drinks. A family of four can have the times of their lives for $24. You can’t find that deal many places these days.” This is the first year with the Dodgers as the parent club after 27 years with the Texas Rangers and 12 years with the Colorado Rockies. That tie-in with Dodger blue could lead to some interesting promotions—the possibility of a visit from legendary Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, a chance to nosh on some world-famous Dodger Dogs and a giveaway that includes a package trip to see the Dodgers play in Los Angeles. A major significant change also is expected with the Drillers scoreboard as they have

Among other events Tulsa fans will want to line up at the gates for include: Sammy Sosa Jersey Night on Aug. 20, Camouflage Jersey Night on July 23, and Tommy Lasorda Garden Gnome Night on July 18. Also along with sending out Hornsby to entertain the kids and families, the Drillers have scheduled a Mickey Mantle MVP ring giveaway on June 13 and a Dodgers jersey giveaway on June 18. On April 11, they have planned a special authentic Build-a-Bear night in which Hornsby will be the subject of the bear that will be built; Oklahoma City Thunder Night is Aug. 29 in which a custom pair of headphones with the Thunder logo will be the prize of a lucky fan. Thirsty Thursdays with discounted drinks also returns to the schedule for 2015. “On top of all this, the kids have so many things they can do,” says Melega. “There are the Kid Zone Playground, Hornsby’s Hangout, which includes the Jupiter jump type things and T-ball. During the summer we open the water entertainment for the kids.”

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AFTER A 31-YEAR ABSENCE IN T-TOWN, THE ROUGHNECKS RETURN WITH A HIGH-CALIBER EXPLOSIVE BRAND THAT SHOULD GRAB THE ATTENTION OF EVEN THE AVERAGE SOCCER FAN. BY RICHARD LINIHAN

t has been 31 years since the Tulsa Roughnecks played a soccer game in the city of Tulsa. It has been 32 years since the Roughnecks won the North American Soccer League championship, the equivalent of the Super Bowl in professional soccer. As the Roughnecks faded into the background and the NASL folded in 1984 when it became such an unprofitable venture that only four pro teams remained, a sadness enveloped the city as soccer fans believed they had seen the last of the Roughnecks in this area. Fast forward to December 18, 2013. It was on that day that it was announced that the new Tulsa Roughnecks FC had joined the United Soccer League

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and games once again would commence in Tulsa starting March 21 with a pre-season game against St. Louis FC.

USL, but it will be a high-caliber explosive brand that should grab the attention of even the average soccer fan.

It’s not quite the NASL or your dad’s professional soccer team with stars like Giorgio Chinaglia covering the pitch around the

“It’s Division 3, which in layman’s parlance would be equivocal to a Double-A baseball team,” says general manager Mike Melega, who also runs the local Double-A baseball team, the Tulsa Drillers. The Roughnecks FC’s games will be played at ONEOK Field where the Drillers play. The Roughnecks FC’s schedule began March 21 and runs through Sept. 6. There will be 14 home games in all and one friendly. The April home schedule for the Roughnecks FC is: Thursday, April 2 against St. Louis FC at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 4 vs. Austin Aztex at 7 p.m., and Thursday, April 16, battling the Seattle Sounders FC 2 at 7 p.m.

There was some thought that some of Tulsa’s original fans might be taken aback by the use of the Roughnecks’ name because it was such a revered team. “We thought some might be offended,” says Melega. “But it was a two-pronged process to come up with the name. We threw out several names for consideration; FC Tulsa and The Strike were a couple, and the Roughnecks FC. In the second part, the voting by fans on the

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professional soccer,” says USL President Tim Holt. “In a sport built on rivalries, Tulsa fans will immediately enjoy an intense geographic rivalry with OKC Energy FC on the field, while the two clubs collaborate off the field to grow the sport at all levels throughout the state. This represents another major step in USL PRO’s plan for stable and strategic growth into key national markets.” The Roughnecks will take on that natural rival in Oklahoma City three times during the season. Despite the differences in class level the two Roughnecks teams—past and present—the connection of the two will hopefully be one of a natural merge. “We would love to get guys like Charlie Mitchell, Victor Moreland, Billy Caskey and Alan “Boomer” Woodward out

to the games and get the former Roughnecks involved,” says Melega. “Our head coach is David Irving, who scored three goals in a game for the Roughnecks one time. “We think the USL PRO structure and its partnership with Major League Soccer provide the city of Tulsa with the best opportunity to have a successful franchise. Over the years, Major League Soccer has looked closely at successful USL teams when selecting

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estled in the corner of a shopping center on 81st and Memorial is the unassuming storefront of Fat Daddy’s Pub and Grille. But don’t let appearances fool you. Fat Daddy’s lives up to its oversized name and reputation. Owner Sean Welborn has created a cozy constant that many south Tulsans and visitors alike have frequented since its relocation from Lewis Avenue years ago. It’s easy to see why. About a year ago, Welborn made the decision to remove the wall that separated the smaller non-smoking area from the smoking, in favor of a totally non-smoking restaurant. This opened up more space and has even helped food sales increase. Until 9 p.m. families with children can now enjoy a totally smoke-free meal. Welborn says that his business has seen an increase from the likes of children’s baseball, softball, football teams and their families thanks to this change and some strategic advertising. Add to that the devotion of the loyal regulars who have been making weekly appearances here for years, and you have the virtually perfect symbiotic relationship to which most businesses aspire. One of the reasons for the unwavering loyalty is the consistent level of service provided by the front of house staff. The majority of the bartenders/cocktail waitresses have been at Fat Daddy’s for at least a year, some even as high as six or 12 years.

And if it isn’t the consistent level of service that keeps the regulars coming back, it’s got to be the daily specials. On almost every week night there is a different food and drink special. Welborn says that a few years back, he used to have an all-you-can-eat crab night, which he is once again considering for Monday nights. If this comes back, it would most likely be paired with a beer bucket for the beverage side of things. Tuesdays at Fat Daddy’s are famous for their taco promotion where you can enjoy crispy or soft ground beef tacos for 65 cents each. Top these tacos off with some of the house-made taco sauce that regular Ryan Streetman refers to as “slappin’ sauce.” Welborn accidentally on purpose came up with the recipe himself in the kitchen after tiring of the store-bought kind. For the especial de cerveza there is a pint of Dos Equis lager for only $2.50.

ROAST BEEF SPUD

Certified Angus roast beef topped with caramelized onions and cheddar-jack cheese served with a side of au jus.

“We don’t have a lot of turnover here,” Welborn says. An impressive feat since rapid turnover is usually a given in the service industry. “It’s honestly the best job I’ve ever had. Between the staff and the consistent regulars who come here, it really is like a little family,” says bartender Katie Taylor.

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QUESO-SMOTHERED BURRITO

Twelve-inch flour tortilla rolled with taco beef and refried beans, covered with queso, topped with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream and served with a side of rice and beans.

FRIED MUSHROOMS

Whole button mushrooms dipped in their very own batter and served with a side of ranch.

Wednesdays have recently become karaoke nights. Welborn admits that he was unsure when they first reinstated this traditional bar activity. Because let’s face it, we’ve all heard those newly turned 21 year olds who are “feelin’ 22” like T Swift but with none of her talent. “I’m kind of shocked it’s going so well, but the guy we got is really nice and has a good following,” Welborn says of the karaoke D.J. Also on Wednesdays, both boneless and traditional wings will be on special. There will also be pints of Blue Moon for $2.50 or $4 for a tall.

beef, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing and sauerkraut all piled on marbled rye bread. Try ordering this with a Black and Blonde, the all-Guinness alternative to a Black and Tan.

Thursday is the two-for-one burger promotional which is just as yummy as it is cost efficient. You can choose from options such as the cheesy burger or mushroom burger that come with a side of fries. And from 10 p.m. to close they offer two-for-one domestic drafts.

If for some odd reason none of those crowd pleasers tickle your fancy, the menu has many more options as well. There is an awesome array of appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, pastas and desserts. Most other days there is a chef ’s special, like a chicken chimichanga or a fried catfish dinner.

And while Fridays and Saturdays are special enough with their weekend status, Sundays feature happy hour specials all day with the added benefit of free pool.

With the NBA playoffs approaching, you may be in need of a new watch spot. Fat Daddy’s has hosted some fantastic Thunder watch parties and even if you aren’t a true blue OKC fan, chances are you can still catch your team on one of the many TVs. Fat Daddy’s is also one of the few local bars that springs for the MLB package. So heading into those hot summer months, there is a cool place to kick back and watch America’s pastime.

Of course you can’t forget the cooks, whose longevity with the business is nothing to scoff at. Nor are their skills in the kitchen. Take the queso burrito for instance. This 12-inch tortilla is stuffed with Fat Daddy’s specially seasoned ground beef and beans, then smothered in their signature queso and topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream with beans and Spanish rice on the side. Pair this with a handmade margarita crafted with your choice of any of their various tequilas. There is also the Reuben sandwich, which is made more or less traditionally with corned 66 APRIL 2015

Or maybe you’re more in the mood for a spud. The roast beef spud that comes loaded with caramelized onions and cheddar jack cheese with a side of au jus is just one fantastic option of this category. And for a refreshing palate cleanse after all that flavor, go with the fresh and tangy, gingery citrus flavors of a Moscow Mule.

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES TO LOCATE A GREAT PUB IN SOUTH TULSA. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR LUNCH, DINNER, AND LATE NIGHT HANGOUTS, BAKER ST.’S ENGLISH FARE MAY HAVE YOU THINKING, “OH MY COD.” WRITTEN BY: Michele Chiappetta | PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Bill Roper ELEMENTARY BURGER

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nvestigating new places to eat, drink, and be merry is a popular activity in T-Town. So, if you have a fondness for good beer, pub food, and live music in a venue that looks like home to Sherlock Holmes and his buddy, Watson, Baker St. Pub & Grill is the place to go. Baker St. has several locations in Texas and Colorado, as well as Oklahoma City. The Tulsa pub opened its doors in 2010 and has been a popular local fixture ever since. Under its current manager, Scott Lowrance, the pub is a hotspot for those who want to have fun without heading downtown. “I enjoy the experience of working for such an authentically original English pub and grill,” Lowrance says. “This will truly be South Tulsa’s hot spot destination for many years to come.” It’s easy to see why. Located just north of Tulsa’s busy 71st Street corridor, Baker St. is located conveniently for lunch, dinner, and late night hangouts. Its outside patio is inviting on a warm night, though its built-in fire pit is also a nice feature for cool spring nights once the sun has set. Inside, the soft lighting and rich wood tones invite you to relax at the bar.

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Just as a bar should, Baker St. has a substantial drink menu, with everything from domestic beer to mixed drinks and more. Hard ciders, IPAs and wheat beers can also be had, as well as wine and champagne, making for a great range of choices when you’re out with a large group. If you’re more adventurous, try one of Baker St.’s beer blends, like the Sherlock’s Snake Bite, which mixes Guinness and Angry Orchard. Baker St. has a considerable food menu, offering patrons more than just the average casual sports bar fare. Of course, they serve the types of appetizers you’d expect to see at a local bar—tasty snacks such as chicken wings, potato skins, spinach artichoke dip, pickle fries and macaroni and cheese bites, to name a few. The pub also offers up a few uniquely tempting options like the salmon and shrimp ceviche that you’re unlikely to find anywhere else in Tulsa. Their burger and sandwich selection is rich and includes a variety of traditional choices with Baker St.’s special interpretations—the bacon cheddar burger, the sriracha ranch burger, and a spicy pulled pork sandwich, among other options.

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Grilled British sausage with mushroom gravy, garlic mashed potatoes and green beans.

Their unique spin on American food with an English flare means they also offer fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, and bangers and mash. The London Platter features beerbattered Atlantic cod, popcorn shrimp, and seasoned fries—a delicious way to share a meal with someone special. If you prefer the American side of the menu, try the barbequed ribs with the pub’s signature fireball glazed BBQ sauce. Whatever you opt for, it’s a menu designed for a variety of tastes. And so are their weekly schedules of events, making Baker St. stand out as a place where anyone can feel at home. “Being involved with a restaurant that is appealing and supports all ages and demographics—then an exciting

ON THE WEEKENDS, BAKER ST. COMES ALIVE WITH LOCAL OKLAHOMA BANDS PROVIDING LIVE MUSIC ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. IF YOU LOVE MUSIC AND LOVE TO DANCE—OR EVEN IF YOU JUST LOVE PEOPLE WATCHING— BAKER ST. IS A GREAT PLACE TO DO IT, SINCE THE DANCE FLOOR IS ALWAYS PACKED. PREVIEWGREENCOUNTRY.COM

21-and-over nightclub experience after 9 p.m., seven nights a week—is amazing,” Lowrance says. Because the pub offers a variety of events for people with different tastes, it is a great location to hang out with friends after work. Stop by on Mondays for the $3.99 cheeseburger and fries special, or visit with your pals on Tuesday evenings for karaoke. On Wednesday nights, you can participate in the weekly Live Event Trivia at 8 p.m., a fun way to test your knowledge against others. Teams are allowed, even encouraged, so bring your smart buddies with you. The music, videos, photos, song lyric challenges, and laughs make for a challenging and entertaining way to prove your trivia expertise. If you win, be sure to pose for a picture with the event host. On the weekends, Baker St. comes alive with local Oklahoma bands providing live music on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. If you love music and love to dance—or even if you just love people watching—Baker St. is a great place to do it, since the dance floor is always packed. Some of the area’s best local cover bands, including Imzadi, Stars and Uninvited Guest, play there regularly. You might also stop by for happy hour every day until 9 p.m., with specials on domestic beer, as well as the Saturday and Sunday brunch, which features mimosas for 99 cents.

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“I ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING FOR SUCH AN AUTHENTICALLY ORIGINAL ENGLISH PUB AND GRILL,” LOWRANCE SAYS. “THIS WILL TRULY BE SOUTH TULSA’S HOT SPOT DESTINATION FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.”

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With recipes handed down through generations, Lanna Thai has been turning foodie heads and beckoning them to enjoy the tastes of Thailand since the Karnchanakphansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s realized their hankering for home cooking. WRITTEN BY: Maria Weller PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Bill Roper

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Combination of chicken, pork and shrimp with cucumber, tomato, pineapple, bell pepper, and onion stir fried in a special sweet & sour Thai sauce. Served with steamed rice.

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TOM KHA GAI

A spicy tart chicken soup with galangal, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, tamarind juice and coconut milk. Topped with green onions and cilantro. Served with steamed rice.

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ntil fairly recently, it has not been en vogue to be well versed in cultural cuisine. In the past two decades especially, that has almost become one of the requirements for a city to be considered a true metropolis. Even though it lies almost smack in the center of the United States, Tulsa keeps up with the help of restaurateurs like the Karnchanakphan family.

Set of four steamed chicken dumplings that are filled with bamboo shoots, carrots and green peas. Each is topped with crispy garlic and served with Lanna Thai’s special sauce.

Teerakun and Nongnat Karnchanakphan came to Tulsa as students from Thailand. They would constantly crave the traditional foods of their home, but at the time there sadly was no restaurant to satiate that specific craving. “The next logical step was to open a Thai food restaurant to bring dishes from home to share with Tulsa,” says Tana Karnchanakphan of his family. In 1998, the Karnchanakphans decided it was time to open a restaurant even though there was no real business plan or marketing strategy. Only a passionate love for the food from their home and the wish to share it. Lanna Thai was born. The original Lanna Thai was opened at its first location at 51st and Harvard before the eventual expansion of I-44. In 2002 the Karnchanakphan family relocated the restaurant to its current location on Memorial just south of 71st Street. Over the years it has become a Tulsa staple, and it’s easy to see why. Very few things about the menu and the dishes have changed since the original opening . The old cliché, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it,” definitely applies here. “Many of the recipes were passed down from generation to generation in journals,” says Tana. “The majority of the dishes are traditional and come from Central Thailand.”

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Marinated shrimp wrapped in wonton wrappers then deep-fried. Served with sweet and sour sauce.

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with together. Sangduangdee has personally trained the veteran chefs who man the woks. Every entrée is made fresh to order so as to cater specifically to every guest’s personal taste and level of spice desired. Most dishes can be ordered on a scale of zero to five stars, depending on the level of heat wanted. Some dishes, like the various curries, are already fairly hot on their own. While everything on the menu is delicious, there are a few that stand apart from the rest. The Lanna Thai dumplings are a prime example. These four delicious dumplings can be made with your choice of seasoned chicken, pork or shrimp. They are filled with bamboo shoots, carrots and green peas, then topped with crispy garlic and served with the Lanna special sauce. Another popular appetizer is summer rolls that are made fresh every day. “They tend to sell out quickly as only a limited amount are available since everything is rolled that day,” says Tana. The summer roll is a fresh spring roll filled with jumbo shrimp, chicken, rice noodles, bean sprouts, carrots, sweet basil, crisp romaine and cilantro, then fried and served with chili sauce and peanut sauce.

KHAO PAD PINEAPPLE

Thai fried rice with your choice of meat, green peas, carrots, onions, tomatoes and ga-rhee powder. Pineapples and raisins added for an extra sweet flair.

If craving soup for your meal, then the Tom Kha Gai is an excellent choice. It is a spicy, tart chicken soup with galangal (a root related to the ginger root), kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, tamarind juice and coconut milk, then topped with green onions and cilantro and served with steamed rice. For a wok cooked, traditional stir fry try the Pad Prew-Wahn. This dish combines chicken, pork, shrimp, cucumber, tomato, pineapple, bell pepper and onion with a special sweet and sour Thai sauce in a wok that is then sautéed to perfection and served with a side of steamed rice. For those willing to brave the items pre-marked with the chili pepper indicating heat, there are eight choices of curry dishes. The panang curry comes with your choice of meat cooked in panang curry paste, sweet basil, red and green peppers, coconut milk, and kaffir lime leaves served with a side of steamed rice. If you find yourself here for lunch before 3 p.m., then you have the choice of 13 different items from the specially priced and portioned lunch menu. Prices are either $7.95 or $8.95, however, after 3 p.m. both the prices and portions increase slightly. One of your options for lunch is the Khao Pad Pineapple that is a Thai fried rice with your choice of chicken, pork or shrimp. This is then added to green peas, carrots, onions, tomatoes, ga-rhee powder, pineapples and raisins for a sweet and slightly tropical finish. For the young ones (12 and under) there is a menu that is kid friendly with choices like Thai fried rice with choice of meat and accompanied by a clear soup, marinated and fried chicken wings with jasmine rice, or Thai noodles with their choice of meat in a sweet soy sauce. There is a full bar complete with extensive beer and wine lists as well as some signature cocktails. “The most popular drinks are our blended drinks which we think might be to cool off those who venture into the four-five star spice range,” Tana says. There is also the option to rent out the bar area or the lower level of the restaurant for private engagements. Mingling with friends or family over exotic food and cocktails with soft classical Thai music playing in the background could be the perfect setting for your next party.

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DINING EXPERIENCES Worth DEVOURING THE FOLLOWING IS A SELECT LIST OF RESTAURANTS IN THE TULSA AND GREEN COUNTRY AREA. $: UNDER $15 $$: $15-$25 $$$: $25-$50 $$$$: OVER $50 BRAVOS MEXICAN GRILL

Featuring authentic Mexican food surrounded by upscale, contemporary decor, Bravos offers plenty from enchiladas and quesadillas to fajitas and taquerias. Highlights include the carnitas (pork cubes cooked with seasoned spices and herbs), Filete Bravo (ribeye and mushrooms in a red wine sauce) and Chori-Pollo (grilled chicken breast covered with chorizo, grilled onions and cheese). Lunch specials start at $5.49 and happy hour (2-5 p.m.) features delicious margaritas ($3.75 for small and $6.50 for jumbo). bravosmexicangroup.com; 4532 E. 51st, Tulsa, 918.576.7003; 8010 E. 106th St., Tulsa, 918.943.3350 $

The roots of Mamasota’s are found in California taquerias. It’s a food style that they like to call farm fresh Mexican. Breakfast ranges from the egg and chorizo chilaquiles to burritos served with home fries. Daily specials include a variety of traditional Mexican dishes like chile relleno, chimichangas, gorditas and crunchy fish tacos. Dinner includes a fresh take on fajitas, enchiladas, flautas and quesadillas. Enjoy seafood like camarones al mojo de ajo or grilled shrimp in a cream sauce with garlic. mamasotastulsa.com; 5209 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, 918.764.9333 $

MONDO’S

Serving Southwest cuisine for 30 years. Dine on Mexican salads, inventive side dishes including jalapeño cornbread and traditional tacos that include shredded beef, chicken, pork or veggies. cafeolebrookside.com; 3509 S. Peoria, Tulsa (Brookside), 918.745.6699 $

The Tulsa tradition since 1969, the Alosio family proudly serves homemade classic entrées including classico pasta ravioli, lasagna, buttery clams and linguine, eggplant parmigiana, steak and shrimp marsala, and many more including the famous heroes and wood-fired pizza. mondositalian.com; 3410 S. Peoria, Tulsa (Brookside), 918.561.6300 $-$$

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Enjoy global cuisine crafted from locally-sourced ingredients in their beautiful garden-to-table kitchen. Their award-winning staff serves seasonal fare in a 65-seat restaurant looking into an open kitchen. Gourmet cooking classes, wine dinners and culinary demonstrations offer a chance for you to join in on this delicious destination. Whether you’re there for the week or just an evening of relaxation, you are sure to feel pampered at The Canebrake Kitchen. Dinner highlights include roasted quail, rack of lamb, buffalo strudel and cider pork chops. thecanebrake.com; 33241 E. 732nd Road, Wagoner, 918.485.1810 $-$$$

Omai serves up consistently well-prepared and tasty Vietnamese dishes at a reasonable price. Highlights include lemongrass chicken, Korean ribs and imperial rolls. There are a variety of beef dishes, some not normally available in this market. Many find the chicken satay very deserving of high marks. The pho broth is full of flavors and served with a generous amount and variety of herbs. 2039 W. Houston St., Broken Arrow, 918.449.0356 $

RAPHEAL’S BBQ & GRILL

Menu reflects a wide variety of comfort foods including salads (house, garden, Santa Fe and Cobb), burgers, catfish, pork sliders, the Great Cazbah (grilled cheese with Jalapeño bacon and tomato), meatloaf and chicken fried steak. cazschowhouse.com; 18 E. Brady, Tulsa (Brady Arts District), 918.588.2469 $

With a contemporary spin on a classic, chef Rapheal Jacob’s fusion-style BBQ dishes are amazingly delicious experiences. From smoked tacos—layered in pulled pork or brisket—and blackened chicken to the inventive smoked tater bomb or super bowl (brisket, brown gravy, mashed potatoes, cheese and bacon bits), the dishes will give you a new appreciation for how meat can be prepared. raphealbbq.com; 2001 W. Houston, Broken Arrow, 918.872.9111 $

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Not easy to find, but worth the effort. Catering to diners looking for something exceptional for over 30 years, the menu includes prime meats, Colorado lamb, fresh fish, unique sauces, soups, cheesecakes and bread pudding. frenchhentulsa.net; 7143 S. Yale, Tulsa, 918.492.2596 $$$

THE HEN

Called “the French Hen’s naughty little sister in Brookside” by the owner, this lively restaurant offers fried oysters, wedge salads, veal meatloaf, cedar plank salmon, beef tenderloin, grilled duck and a great cinnamon roll bread pudding. thehenbistro.com; 3509 S. Peoria, Tulsa, 918.935.3420 $$$

LA CREPE NANOU

New to South Tulsa, a romantic neighborhood French bistro and crêperie. Notable menu items include crêpes (savory and sweet), PEI moules frites and escargot. Brunch highlights include crêpe Lorraine, omelette au crabe, croque monsieur and madame. Additionally, they offer veal or sweetbread choices as well as numerous specials du jour. They have brunch on Saturday from 11am-3pm. Call to find out more about their monthly wine dinners. 7890 E. 106th, Tulsa, 918.970.4767 $$

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MAMASOTA’S

Smoke and chef Erik Reynolds bring signature style to steak while grilling up greatness. Committed to offering a unique and locally centered dining experience, Smoke offers quality food, unique daily specials and a constantly updated menu. Enjoy the comfort, weekly live music and ventilated cigar lounge. On the weekends, Smoke puts the creativity on full display with an unique brunch menu. smoketulsa.com; 1542 E. 15th, Tulsa (Cherry Street), 918.949.4440 $-$$$

TE KEI’S

Combines traditional Asian flavors with the freshest ingredients. Their large appetizer menu features lettuce wraps, calamari, spicy crab cakes, edamame, Korean tacos and coconut chicken tenders. Te Kei’s has several specialty items including their own recipe for chicken noodle soup, Thai chicken salad, Mongolian beef and Pearl’s lemon chicken. Complete your meal with one of their decadent desserts. tekeis.com; 1616 S. Utica, Tulsa, 918.382.7777 $-$$

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Theatre Tulsa offers many educational opportunities as well as onstage fun for people of all ages, including Owasso sixth grader Axyl Langford, who shares a lead in Treasure Island. By Michele Chiappetta

hat do creative children, funloving adults, and pirates have in common? Theatre Tulsa’s April production of Treasure Island, of course! Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, Treasure Island is a fast-paced play, chock full of scoundrels, heroes, sword fights, shanty songs, and even a life-size pirate ship. Axyl Langford, one of the play’s young performers, can’t wait for the production to begin. “I like being on stage,” she says. “But I also like the people I’m with because they’re motivating and helpful. It’s a really tight-knit community of theater kids and theater in general.”

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Currently in sixth grade, Langford shares with a fellow actor the role of Captain Smollett, who leads a fight against the cunning Long John Silver. The play’s double casting (there are two full casts, each giving two performances) allows for twice as many actors to perform. And that’s something Langford and her mother, Trina Fowler, can appreciate. “School doesn’t do a lot of this kind of stuff,” Langford shares. That makes finding other kids who love acting a challenge. Fowler says Theatre Tulsa’s outreach to child performers is a great bonding tool. “She’s made a ton of good friends,” says Fowler of her daughter. “They’re all really supportive of each other.”

Founded in 1922, Theatre Tulsa is the longest-lasting local theatre west of the Mississippi River, and the seventh oldest in the United States. Dedicated to sharing a love of the arts with the Tulsa community, Theatre Tulsa offers many educational opportunities as well as onstage fun for people of all ages, opportunities that a provide a much-needed resource for children and teens with artistic talents.

Their Broadway Bootcamp, for example, offers children ages 10 to 18 a chance to sharpen their acting chops under the tutelage of degreed, experienced, enthusiastic teachers. As education director Laura Dossett points out, “It is the only hands-on theatre education program that features all-youth shows at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.” The program culminates in a fully-

GET TO KNOW staged musical production at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. (Enrollment for the summer session is currently open.) Theatre Tulsa works hard to make their Bootcamp memorable and effective. “We give our students a truly hands-on and professional experience that can lead them to some really great opportunities,” Dossett says. “Students receive about 100 hours of training. We strive to keep an open, encouraging environment, but a professional one too. We tend to set the bar pretty high. But that’s good. They like the challenge.” The experience that young people like Langford receive through Theatre Tulsa is invaluable. “Even though our education program is only three years old, many of our students have had great success,” says Dossett, who is also directing the Treasure Island production. “I have students who sing all over town—Driller games, Winterfest, State Fair, you name it.” Langford is one of those success stories. In 2014, she performed a “dream come true” duet with Kristin Chenoweth at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center, which aired on PBS. That opportunity came her way, not surprisingly, through her Theatre Tulsa connections. Mark Frie, executive director of the Broken Arrow

PAC, performed alongside Langford in Theatre Tulsa’s production of Les Miserables, and he suggested her for the Chenoweth production.

conscious,” she says. “They learn to go with things and not get so embarrassed. Like with the improvisation and stuff like that, they have to learn how to roll with it. And life isn’t so serious all the time.”

Connections like this bode well for Langford’s future, and she definitely has dreams of making the theatre her career. “I’ve thought about it,” she says, “and I want to graduate with a musical theztre degree, find a small apartment in New York, and get on Broadway.” New York City ambitions, honed Tulsa-style. Of course, theatre work requires sacrifice for Langford. “The most time-consuming part is rehearsals and learning the lines,” she says. During tech week, when

For those who may be interested in theatre work, both Langford and Fowler say it’s worth trying it and seeing where it takes you. “It just brings so many good opportunities and people and places,” Langford says. “It gives you a really good experience.”

rehearsals move into the theatre for staging, she can be there until midnight, even on school nights. But her family makes it work. “I’ll usually make her a to-go dinner, and she’ll take her homework with her,” Fowler says. Langford does a lot of her homework backstage, but says it’s worth it because she loves acting, and she doesn’t mind her family’s “school first” policy. “It’s definitely pushed to her to keep her grades up,” Fowler says. And there are other benefits to performing in Theatre Tulsa’s plays or enrolling in their Broadway Bootcamp. Fowler says acting has been a real confidence booster for her daughter and the other children. “They learn not to be so self-

Dossett agrees, saying that people can get involved in a variety of ways, from auditioning to volunteering to applying for the bootcamps. “There are many programs available,” Dossett notes. “We have a New Artist’s Apprenticeship Program, Summer Stars, and Master Class Saturdays—be sure to check them out. Also, due to generous donors, we do have partial and full scholarships available for students with financial need. Theatre is for everyone, and no one should let funds keep them from following their dreams.”

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