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Application Fee $40
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Applica�onsare areavailable available our Facebook page SeminoleNation Na�on Division Division of Applications onon our Facebook page Seminole ofCommerce Commerceororatatour ouroffice office(address (addressbelow) below) Mail to: Mail or or deliver deliver applica�on/fees/photos application/fees/photos to: Seminole Nation Na�on Division Division of of Commerce Commerce Seminole 2115 West Wrangler Blvd 2115 Wrangler Blvd Seminole, OK OK 74868 74868 General Admission Fee $3 cash only (at the door) cash only (at the door) General Fee $3 Children under 10Admission and General Council Members are complimentary
Children under 10 and General Council Members are complimentary
CATEGORIES C GO S $30 +$10 per photo
All contestants receive a trophy!
Contestants are judged on the photos submitted, 5X7 OR 8X10
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The FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival will offer two days of balloon glows, balloon launches and rides, and family friendly entertainment in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Come and watch twenty balloons fill the sky, catch quality live entertainment, and experience some of Oklahoma’s best vendors and food trucks.
Outdoor Nation Expo August 10th - 12th
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Firelake Arena
Tons of free activities for the whole family! Highlights include a fishing derby, archery contest, homemade BBQ, live seminars, climbing wall, go carts & more! Over 150 booths and attractions. Visit outdoornationexpo.com for a
Pottawatomie County Free Fair September 5th - 8th • Expo Center, 1700 W Independence A large assortment of family-friendly events and vendors will be present at the fair. Attendance is, of course, free! Interested? Check out the Free Fair's website or Facebook pages for more information!
Plane's Trains, and Automobiles October 6th • 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Shawnee Regional Airport, Santa Fe Depot See planes, trains and automobiles during the first Saturday in October! The event begins at the Shawnee Regional Airport at 8 am (activities will be limited at the airport due to construction). There will be food and fun activities aimed at lots of family fun. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles will continue at the Santa Fe Depot where the fun will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be HO scale model trains and a player piano inside the depot, trackless train rides, a pony carousel, petting zoo and many other hands-on activities for all to enjoy. Music, gunfighters, reenactors, and the Wild Shawnee Saloon Show along with many other activities and entertainers will last throughout the day. Automobiles and Things with Wheels will be stationed at the Santa Fe Depot; a cruise-in featuring an assortment of cars, motorcycles, tractors, touch-a-truck and more will line the streets and parking area around the Santa Fe Depot. And for the football fans, Vyve will be sponsoring the OU/Texas game on a large screen television. Bring the family to come and see what's in Shawnee! For detailed information about the event go to www.PTandA.net. If you have an event you would like to see in our Event Calendar, call Cheyenne Meadows at (405) 214-3963 or email cheyenne.meadows@news-star.com. For advertising, call Brad Casto at (405) 214-3950 or email brad.casto@news-star.com
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LOCAL AND STATE-WIDE ONGOING EVENTS & EXHIBITS:
The 35 th annual Pelican Festival, sponsored by the Grand Lake Association, is quickly approaching and organizers are now taking booth applications for this year’s event. The Pelican Festival will be Wednesday through Saturday, October 10 through 13 at Wolf Creek Park, located off Highway 59 in Grove. The carnival by Pride Amusements will kick things off Wednesday and the arts and crafts show and other activities are set for Friday and Saturday. Booth rental for a 10x10 space is $75 for both days. Non-profits rental is $50. Food vendors are $100 per truck. More than 3,500 people are expected to visit this year’s Pelican Festival, which will include an arts & crafts show, Pelican sightseeing boat tours, live and exciting entertainment under the tent Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night, and fall festivities for the whole family. To reserve your booth space today or for more information, call the GLA office at 918-786-2289 or email jessica@GLAOK. com.
Seeking Vendors We are seeking vendors for the Annual Bill Tilghman Boomtown Celebration Day October 20, 2018 at 9am $25 vendor registration fee Inside spaces available but limited!
Bill Tilghman Boomtown Celebration Day Car Show October 20, 2018 Pre-Registration $20 (If registered by October 1) Registration is $25 • 8am - 10am T-shirts available for pre-order $12 each Awards at 3pm. Higher Cash Prizes! For more information, call Michelle Farris P: 918-716-4407 or email: cityofcromwellevents@yahoo.com
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Born & Brewed Movies Opening This Oklahoma - Exclusive Craft Beer Event on August 17 Weekend in Shawnee! Disney's "CHRISTOPHER ROBIN"
An adult Christopher Robin, who is now focused on his new life, work, and family, suddenly meets his old friend Winnie the Pooh, who returns to his unforgotten childhood past to help him return to the Hundred Acre Wood and help find Pooh's lost friends. Ewan McGregor and Hayley Atwell star in the adventure comedy. (Rated PG for some action), (1:44) OPENS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 AT THE CINEMA CENTRE 8.
"THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME"
Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey's ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jumps into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world. Sam Heughan (Outlander) also stars in the action comedy. (Rated R for violence, language throughout, some crude sexual material and graphic nudity), (1:56) OPENS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 AT THE CINEMA CENTRE 8.
"THE DARKEST MINDS"
When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future. Bradley Whitford and Mandy Moore star in the sci-fi thriller. (Rated PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, and thematic elements). (1:45) OPENS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 AT THE CINEMA CENTRE 8.
"DEATH OF A NATION"
This documentary draws parallels between Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump. Dinesh D’Souza heads the cast. (Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including violence/disturbing images, some language and brief drug use). (1:49) OPENS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 AT MOVIES SIX AT SHAWNEE MALL.
"SOLO" A STAR WARS STORY"
During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion. Directed by Ron Howard, the Star Wars action adventure prequel stars Alden Ehrenreich as a young Han Solo. (Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence), (2:15) OPENS FRIDAY AUGUST 3 AT THE HORNBECK THEATRE DOWNTOWN.
The Oklahoma Hall of Fame’s Second Century Board is excitedly planning the fourth annual Oklahoma Born & Brewed, presented by The Chickasaw Nation, to be held on Friday, August 17 at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Midtown Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Born & Brewed will provide guests with a unique tasting experience that is completely born and brewed right here in Oklahoma. From established craft brewers to breweries in planning, makers will bring old favorites and new small batch brews to give guests an exclusive sampling. Guests may enhance their experience by pairing a specially-crafted dinner menu by Abbey Road Catering with their brews. With the feel of a casual cocktail party, the event will encourage guests to mix, mingle, and taste the pairings at their leisure. Featured Oklahoma breweries and makers include: (405) Brewing Co., Angry Scotsman Brewing, Anthem Brewing, Bricktown Brewery, Cabin Boys Brewery, COOP Ale Works, Iron Monk Brewing, Marshall Brewing, OK Cider Co., Oklahoma Distilling Co., Prairie Artisan Ales, Renaissance Brewing Co., Roughtail Brewing Co., Stonecloud Brewing Co., Twisted Spike, and Vanessa House Beer Co. All proceeds benefit the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and the Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma. The event will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Bennett-McClendon Great Hall of the Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City. “The Second Century Board looks forward to this event every year and our guests do, too,” said Caroline Cotton, Oklahoma Born & Brewed Chairman. “As a board, we are excited to show off the best of our state’s craft beer industry, introduce guests to breweries they may not have visited before, and also allow them to experience the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. With one ticket to this event, you are able to taste craft beer from all across Oklahoma. Your ticket also truly makes a difference in preserving our state’s history and promoting pride with-
in a new generation of Oklahomans.”
The Second Century Board is a group of young professionals dedicated to preserving Oklahoma’s heritage for its second century. The board supports the Oklahoma Hall of Fame by hosting an annual fundraiser, volunteering, and raising awareness of the organization’s mission among young professionals. The Second Century Board works to introduce a new generation of Oklahomans to the people who have shaped our heritage as well as those who are currently making history in our great state. Oklahoma Born & Brewed is presented by The Chickasaw Nation and there are additional sponsorship opportunities available, ranging from $250 to $5,000. Individual tickets may be purchased for $65 each. Visit OklahomaHOF.com/oklahoma-born-brewed for more information about sponsorship opportunities and to purchase tickets. The Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma (CBAO) is dedicated to educating and creating awareness among legislators, regulators, and the general public of the issues facing the craft brewing industry in Oklahoma and to promoting a healthy economic environment that enables public choices in the marketplace for the consumer, and opportunity and access to the marketplace by Oklahoma breweries. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame preserves Oklahoma’s history by telling Oklahoma’s story through its people. Founded in 1927, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame was created to honor Oklahomans who had given outstanding service to the state during their lifetime and to provide educational programming for students of all ages. Being inducted to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame is Oklahoma's Highest Honor. Through exhibits and experiences at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame stands to preserve Oklahoma’s unique history while promoting pride in our great state. For more information about the Oklahoma Hall of Fame or Gaylord-Pickens Museum, visit oklahomahof. com or call 405.235.4458.
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Thunder Drummers! Thunder Girls! Rumble the Bison! Live Music 8-9 p.m.! Food trucks! Pop-up shops! Main Street will be closed from Philadelphia to Oklahoma for the festivities.
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Museum unveils world-class Chickasaw art exhibit NORMAN, Okla. – Five years ago, Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby quizzed Chickasaw artists about creating a traveling exhibit of world-class Chickasaw art. His inquiries swept through the Chickasaw Nation-sponsored Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM) quickly, artist Brent Greenwood recalled. “It was the buzz of SEASAM that year. We were saying ‘Hey, did the Governor talk to you? Yeah, he talked to me, too’” Greenwood said. Artists were delighted the Chickasaw leader was sharing his vision and planning for the future. That vision became reality recently at the University of Oklahoma Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art when “Visual Voices” unveiled more than 65 works by 15 Chickasaw artists at a VIP reception and special viewing. “This really is a dream come true, isn’t it? Absolutely. This exhibit required the collaboration of expert curators, featured artists and the American Indian Cultural Center Museum (to create) this unique, world-class art exhibit. Visual Voices is special for a number of reasons. It showcases southeastern Native American art and, more specifically, Chickasaw art in ways that have never been seen before,” Gov. Anoatubby told an overflow audience. “Southeastern art has been underrepresented in the Native American art world for far too long,” he said. “It’s time to change that (and) this exhibit stands to change (that) trend. This exhibit will share Chickasaw art with the world.” Gov. Anoatubby envisioned “Visual Voices” as a way to launch southeastern and Chickasaw art into a place of prominence in both the Native American art
world as well as the contemporary art world. “The exhibit blends the traditional with the contemporary in unique and novel ways,” he said. “Our artists have done an amazing job. They have taken traditional Chickasaw culture and made it modern. They have contextualized what it means to be Chickasaw in the here and the now – showing how Chickasaw culture continues to evolve, adapt and thrive today.” Direction and decisions were assigned to “Visual Voices” Chickasaw Artist Board, comprised of exhibiting participants. Renowned potter and sculptor Joanna Underwood Blackburn served as chairman and Kristen Dorsey, a celebrated California jewelry designer, vice-chair. Board members
included internationally recognized textile artist, weaver and garment-maker Margaret Roach Wheeler, master metalsmith and forger Daniel Worcester and Brent Greenwood, whose avant garde paintings coupled with traditional visual concepts, have won numerous awards and private commissions. Ten additional artists include Bill Hensley, whose linear/cubist portraits of historical Chickasaw figures have earned critical acclaim; Joshua Hinson, whose gar fish drawing was accepted by Pendleton Blankets as the first blanket featuring southeastern tribal art; Norma Howard, who developed a watercolor technique called basket weave strokes; Lisa Hudson, a digital photographer specializing in capturing brief moments in time and 2017 Dynamic Chickasaw Woman of the Year Brenda Kingery, whose abstract paintings, called “narrative symbolism,” are brilliantly colored and thought provoking. Additional artists include Dustin Mater, whose mixed media work in all genres has found permanent homes in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian as well as in private collections abroad; Paul Moore, whose reflections of modern life through various techniques and media engage all art lovers; Erin Shaw, a painter who believes “we are collectors of stories and stories we collect shape the people we are;” Tyra Shackleford, a renowned hand weaver and textile artist who has won awards at the top Native art shows in America, and Maya Stewart, a textile specialist in wall hangings and handbags.
An art admirer enjoys a Joanna Underwood Blackburn-inspired pottery piece at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. In the background are examples of acclaimed Chickasaw artist Bill Hensley’s linear paintings of Chickasaw historical figures. Titled “Visual Voices” the all-Chickasaw art exhibit is open to the public through Sept. 9 at the museum located on the University of Oklahoma campus.
“Visual Voices” is open to the public and runs through Sept. 9 at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art located on the University of Oklahoma campus at the corner of Elm and Boyd streets.
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NEW DINING GUIDE AVAILABLE FROM THE OKLAHOMA TOURISM & RECREATION DEPARTMENT The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department’s new Discover Oklahoma Destination Dining Guide is now available free at TravelOK.com. The guide highlights 273 of the state’s tastiest and most original restaurants, including many featured on “Discover Oklahoma,” the state’s official tourism television show. “Discover Oklahoma” airs each Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City on KFOR (NBC), in Tulsa on KTUL (ABC) and in Lawton on KSWO (ABC). Stories and entire episodes are also available on DiscoverOklahomaTV. com. Within the Dining Guide’s 80 pages, readers will also find stories on legendary Oklahoma dishes like onion burgers, barbecue and steak. The guide’s cover features one of the state’s most beloved meals: the chicken-fried steak challenge from Kendall’s Restaurant in Noble.
Copies of the Dining Guide and other Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department publications can be ordered free online at TravelOK.com/ Brochures or by calling (800) 652-6552 and pressing 1. There are also more than 80 other free brochures from travel destinations around the state available.
The Dining Guides will also be available at Tourism Information Centers and Oklahoma State Parks around the state.
Most OTRD guides, along with the state map and Oklahoma Agritourism publications, are available in bulk free of charge to businesses and groups that wish to distribute them. Boxes of the guide are available for pickup at the OTRD Literature Distribution Warehouse at 317 NE 31st St., Suite B, in Oklahoma City.
Those inside a 45-mile radius of Oklahoma City may visit the OTRD Literature Distribution Warehouse to pick up boxes of guides and brochures. Those outside the metro can stop by the warehouse or contact Fulfillment Coordinator Miki Galloway at (405) 522-9539 or Brochures@TravelOK.com to have boxes of guides shipped to them.
About the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department works to preserve, maintain and promote the state’s natural assets and cultural richness through tourism. The Department’s Travel Promotions division administers programs designed to build awareness of the state as a destination and educates on the economic importance of the Oklahoma travel and tourism industry. The staff also oversees the agency’s marketing and promotions efforts along with operating Tourism Information Centers located at major entry points around the state. To learn more about the Department, visit OTRD.TravelOK.com Follow the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department on social media Twitter: Twitter.com/TravelOK Facebook: Facebook.com/TravelOK Instagram: Instagram.com/TravelOK Pinterest: Pinterest.com/TravelOK
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1. In theaters this weekend is “The Darkest Minds,” rated PG-13, based on
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a popular YA series about teens who mysteriously develop powerful new abilities and are seen as a threat by the government and sent to detainment camps; “Christopher Robin,” rated PG, about a working-class family man (Ewan McGregor) whose childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh helps him to rediscover the joys of life; “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” rated R and starring Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis as best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy.
2. Cheers! Friday is International Beer Day, and you can celebrate the day
by heading to your favorite pub or by buying your favorite brew. You also could have a beer tasting party and use shot glasses to let guests sample a wide variety of beers.
3. The first week of August is Simplify Your Life Week and as it comes to a close try clearing the clutter from your mind and home. First download a meditation or mindfulness app to get you in the right mindset. Then go room-by-room with your favorite decluttering style whether it be much lauded KonMari Method or just simply sorting items into three big boxes — keep, throw away and donate.
4. In sports, this weekend we again have Major League Baseball, NASCAR and Major League Soccer, so you’ll have plenty to watch on TV. Check the newspaper or online for schedules.
5. On Sunday tell your sister how much
she means to you for Sisters Day. If you don’t have any female siblings, instead celebrate Friendship Day by spending time with the very special people who form your support network. Go shopping, to brunch or even to the movies in celebration of these bonds. — More Content Now
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