MARCH

COMPILED BY BLAYKLEE FREED AND J. D. MYER

Tulsa Symphony performs ...

MARCH 4

ALLURING: AN EVENING OF OPERA

The symphony accompanies performances by Sarah Coburn and Stephen Powell, including Mozart ’s “Don Giovanni,” Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” and others.

MARCH 12

TSO AT TU: PROKOFIEV’S SYMPHONY NO. 1

Guest conductor Brett Mitchell leads the TSO quartet playing Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25, “Classical” and other works at University of Tulsa’s Lorton Performance Center.

MARCH 23-26

TSO WILL ACCOMPANY TULSA BALLET’S “TCHAIKOVSKY: THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC”

The creative team includes composer Oliver Peter Graber, Russian historian Daniela Kolic, designer Tracy Grant Lord and choreographer Ma Cong Visit tulsapac.com for showtimes and tickets.

MARCH 3

FIRST FRIDAY

Shows are opening at multiple Tulsa Arts District galleries. Also catch Living Arts of Tulsa’s annual Champagne and Chocolate Member Showcase — which features works from 61 artists — until March 10.

LIVING ARTS OF TULSA, 307 E. RECONCILIATION WAY LIVINGARTS.ORG

MARCH 7-19

HAMILTON

The blockbuster musical telling the story of an American founding father returns to Tulsa for a 16-performance run.

TULSA PAC, 110 E. SECOND ST. TULSAPAC.COM

MARCH 9-12

TULSA HOME AND GARDEN SHOW

Get inspired to tackle that next home improvement project by viewing more than 300 exhibitors at Oklahoma’s largest home and garden products trade show.

EXPO SQUARE, 4145 E. 21ST ST. TULSAHBA.COM

MARCH 11

T-TOWN GIT DOWN AND MIDNITE CHOOGLE

Admission to this good ol’ Tulsa jam performance with Ian Moore, BC & The Big Rig, Brad Absher and others gets you free gumbo with sides.

VFW POST 577, 1109 E. SIXTH ST. FACEBOOK.COM/HORTONRECORDS

MARCH 17

ARNIE’S 67TH ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATION

An all-day street party kicks off at 11 a.m. with live Irish music starting at noon. The event will be all ages until 8 p.m. and won’t charge cover all day.

EAST SECOND STREET AND SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE ARNIESBAR.COM

MARCH 24

TECH CONNECT: BUILDING THE FUTURE

Join industry pros discussing advancements in augmented and virtual reality technology.

TULSA PRESS CLUB, 415 S. BOSTON AVE. FACEBOOK.COM/TULSAPRESSCLUB

MARCH 25

INTRO TO MUSHROOM FORAGING

Learn the basics of foraging fungi with a guide from the Oklahoma Mycology Society.

RAY HARRAL NATURE CENTER, 7101 S. THIRD ST., BROKEN ARROW | BAPARKS.ORG

VISIT TULSAPEOPLE.COM/ABOUTTOWN FOR MORE LOCAL EVENTS AND A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WEEKLY MUSIC LISTINGS.

RAYMOND DOSWELL, PH.D.

New Executive Director For Greenwood Rising

Raymond Doswell, Ph.D., has just moved to Tulsa when he meets for co ee at Chimera Cafe to discuss his new role as executive director for Greenwood Rising.

Previously, Doswell devoted nearly three decades to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, serving as its vice president since 2011. He holds a doctorate in educational administration and leadership from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in historic resources management from the University of California-Riverside and a bachelor’s from Monmouth College.

“I’ve been moved by the fact there’s such interest in this — that the community really wants to embrace this push for greater understanding of this history,” Doswell says. “ ere seems to be a good deal of support in the community now for Greenwood Rising, and I want to keep that momentum going.”

DOSWELL BEGAN LEARNING THE ROLE IN MID-DECEMBER AND RELOCATED TO TULSA IN EARLY JANUARY, REPLACING INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHIL ARMSTRONG ... I’ve had a ton of meetings, both virtually and in person. We’ve been very aggressive about getting me connected with key stakeholders who already supported the institution and those who have great interest in the supporting institution. ere’s just a tremendous amount of interest in folks wanting to connect with the institution and the story, and that’s all I can ask for as a leader coming in, and hopefully just build upon and enhance the good work they’ve already done.

HE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE MANY YEARS AGO, BUT DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF IT UNTIL RECENTLY ... Right before the pandemic in Kansas City, I was a member of a group called the Black History Study Group, and I helped put on public programming for the group and made the race massacre a topic for discussion. We worked with the local branch of the National Archives to show (a History Channel) documentary and had some of our local historians and professors who knew a little bit about it come and talk to the group. And boy, to get into a little bit more of the details, and then the documentary with the rich detail and seeing (Tulsa Race Massacre historian and Greenwood Rising curator) Hannibal B. Johnson for the rst time, I can tell you that the intenseness after that lm ended was palpable. I felt it. Everyone in the room felt it. We really didn’t have a clue how deep it was, and the conversation was intense afterwards. at stuck with me for a while.

THE STORY STUCK WITH DOSWELL BECAUSE IT REMINDED HIM OF HIS HOMETOWN’S OWN TRAGIC HISTORY ... I grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, which went through the same thing in 1917. It was something that we learned a little bit about in school, but we never got super deep into it either, not the blow-by-blow details of what happened. So I understand people here, and in other places, but especially people who are here saying they knew about it, but didn’t really learn about it. at makes the work that’s happening down in Greenwood extremely important.

THROUGH LEARNING ABOUT THE MASSACRE, DOSWELL HAS LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT ... Just the fact the Greenwood District even existed (before the massacre) is a miracle, and then the rebirth afterward is amazing. I’m charged with making sure we tell that entire story, making connections to their broader story to our modern times, and our modern history as well, so that it remains relevant for everyone. e way I see it, you’ve got really two pillars of understanding: the creation of generational wealth, especially for people of color, but then also combating to end racial violence. And that’s both, you know, locally, regionally, nationally, worldwide. And so where we can make these connections locally, nationally and internationally, that extends our reach and keeps us relevant as well. TP