(6925,1,'2011-03-11 14:50:33','2011-03-11 20:50:33','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run \r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. \r\nMake like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm \r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville \r\nWant to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road \r\nCalling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm \r\nWhere: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore \r\nGet bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville \r\nJoin the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street \r\nEver hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> \r\nWhen: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street \r\nRemember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street \r\nYou haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon \r\nWhere: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street \r\nArrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  \r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17 \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street \r\nEvery year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 8pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. \r\nLook for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> \r\nWhen: Friday, March 18 \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street \r\nHang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  \r\n\r\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-15','','','2011-03-11 14:50:33','2011-03-11 20:50:33','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(6924,1,'2011-03-11 14:50:33','2011-03-11 20:50:33','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run \r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. \r\nMake like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm \r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville \r\nWant to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road \r\nCalling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm \r\nWhere: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore \r\nGet bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville \r\nJoin the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> \r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street \r\nEver hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> \r\nWhen: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street \r\nRemember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street \r\nYou haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon \r\nWhere: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street \r\nArrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  \r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17 \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street \r\nEvery year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> \r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 8pm \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. \r\nLook for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> \r\nWhen: Friday, March 18 \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street \r\nHang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  \r\n\r\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-14','','','2011-03-11 14:50:33','2011-03-11 20:50:33','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(6923,1,'2011-03-11 14:47:55','2011-03-11 20:47:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> When: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run Where: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. Make like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm Where: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville Want to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road Calling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm Where: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore Get bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville Join the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> When: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Ever hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> When: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Remember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street You haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon Where: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street Arrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  \r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17 Where: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street Every year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. Look for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> When: Friday, March 18 Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street Hang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  \r\n\r\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-13','','','2011-03-11 14:47:55','2011-03-11 20:47:55','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(6922,1,'2011-03-11 14:47:54','2011-03-11 20:47:54','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> When: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run Where: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. Make like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm Where: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville Want to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road Calling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm Where: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore Get bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville Join the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> When: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Ever hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  \r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> When: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Remember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street You haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon Where: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street Arrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  \r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17 Where: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street Every year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. Look for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> When: Friday, March 18 Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street Hang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  \r\n\r\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-12','','','2011-03-11 14:47:54','2011-03-11 20:47:54','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(6921,1,'2011-03-11 14:46:19','2011-03-11 20:46:19','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  <!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> When: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run Where: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. Make like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  <strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm Where: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville Want to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road Calling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  <strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm Where: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore Get bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville Join the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> When: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Ever hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> When: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Remember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street You haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  <strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon Where: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street Arrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  <strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17 Where: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street Every year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  <strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. Look for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  <strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> When: Friday, March 18 Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street Hang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  Your favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-11','','','2011-03-11 14:46:19','2011-03-11 20:46:19','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(6920,1,'2011-03-16 16:48:50','2011-03-16 22:48:50','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \n\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \n\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have three of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing). \n\n<strong>MAP>></strong><a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/media/156031/downtownstpatrickday2011.pdf\">Road closures and parking map for St. Patrick\'s Day parties downtown</a>.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"27\"]</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\n\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> \nWhen: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run \nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. \nMake like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  \n\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> \nWhen: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm \nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville \nWant to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\n\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\n\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> \nWhen: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am \nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road \nCalling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  \n\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> \nWhen: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm \nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street \nEver hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  \n\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> \nWhen: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm \nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street \nRemember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\n\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> \nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm \nWhere: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore \nGet bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  \n\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> \nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm \nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville \nJoin the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  \n\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day at the Theater</h3>\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 7:30pm; Saturday, March 19, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, 110 E. Second Street\nA white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance - it\'s all part of Playhouse Tulsa\'s production of Howie the Rookie, one of two plays in the company\'s Irish Repertory. Directed by Chris Crawford and starring Cody Shelton as The Howie and Seth Harman as The Rookie. <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1576&thedate=3/15/2011&task=display\">Tickets to Howie the Rookie are $25</a>. For mature audiences only; strong language and content ahead. \n\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\nWhen: Wednesday, March 16; Friday, March 18; Saturday, March 19, all at 7:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, 110 E. Second Street\nThere\'s nothing like a contemporary ghost story to help a person get in the spirit of St. Patrick\'s Day. This play explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self. Directed by Courtneay Sanders, this production is one of two plays in Playhouse Tulsa\'s series, The Irish Repertory. Chris Crawford stars as Ian, Cody Daigle as John, Brittany Wilson as Nessa and Jonathan Schraeder as Laurence. <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1577&thedate=3/15/2011&task=display\">Tickets to Shining City are $25</a>. For mature audiences only; strong language and content ahead. \n\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\n\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> \nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) \nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street \nYou haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  \n\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> \nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon \nWhere: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street \nArrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  \n\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> \nWhen: Thursday, March 17, starting at 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street \nAn 8,000-square-foot tent? A Guinness Big Rig? Bagpipers? Check, check and check - it\'s all at the annual McNellie\'s St. Patrick\'s Day Party. The folks there will pour the first pint at 10am and won\'t stop until last call. Note: After 5pm, you\'ll have to be 21 or older to get into the party. \n\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> \nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 8pm \nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. \nLook for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  \n\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> \nWhen: Friday, March 18 \nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street \nHang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  \n\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-autosave','','','2011-03-16 16:48:50','2011-03-16 22:48:50','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(6919,1,'2011-03-11 14:46:19','2011-03-11 20:46:19','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> \r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  <!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> When: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run Where: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. Make like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  <strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm Where: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville Want to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road Calling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  <strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm Where: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore Get bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville Join the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> When: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Ever hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> When: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Remember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street You haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  <strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon Where: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street Arrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  <strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17 Where: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street Every year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  <strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. Look for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  <strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> When: Friday, March 18 Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street Hang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  Your favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-10','','','2011-03-11 14:46:19','2011-03-11 20:46:19','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(6918,1,'2011-03-11 14:45:40','2011-03-11 20:45:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> It’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  <!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> When: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run Where: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. Make like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  <strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm Where: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville Want to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road Calling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  <strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm Where: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore Get bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville Join the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> When: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Ever hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> When: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Remember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street You haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  <strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon Where: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street Arrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  <strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17 Where: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street Every year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  <strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. Look for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  <strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> When: Friday, March 18 Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street Hang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  Your favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-9','','','2011-03-11 14:45:40','2011-03-11 20:45:40','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(7180,1,'2011-03-24 16:00:00','2011-03-24 22:00:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa-babysitter-worthy/ringnebula/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7253\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ringnebula-500x511.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Nebula\" title=\"Ring Nebula\" width=\"500\" height=\"511\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7253\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNeed something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. \r\n\r\nGet the details of this week\'s Babysitter Worthy pick <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Star Party with Astronomy Club of Tulsa: Babysitter Worthy','Need something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. ','private','open','open','','star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa-babysitter-worthy','','','2011-07-10 11:10:23','2011-07-10 17:10:23','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=7180',0,'post','',0),(7874,1,'2011-04-27 12:34:48','2011-04-27 18:34:48','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=volunteering-kids-confessions-work-home-mom\">As I complained in a TulsaKids Magazine blog post last week</a>, it\'s not always easy to reserve time for taking action to help our neighbors and improve our cities. We\'re all too busy. Something\'s got to give. Too often, that something is our community. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diningoutforlife.com/tulsa\">Dining Out for Life Tulsa</a> is one way giving back is made easy. Plus, it\'s a great excuse to stuff your face to the point that you have to be rolled home.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nSponsored by <a href=\"http://hopetesting.org/\">H.O.P.E. (Health Outreach Prevention Education, Inc.)</a> and Tulsa restaurants, a portion of the proceeds from meals purchased at participating eateries this Thursday, April 28, goes to making a difference in the lives of thousands of men, women and children throughout our community by paying for local HIV services. You can bring the kids, your co-workers, your buds, your uncle who talks incessently about his stamp collection - anyone who enjoys a good meal is game, really. \r\n\r\nHere\'s what you need to copy into your calendar: \r\n\r\n<strong>Dining Out for Life Tulsa 2011</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 28; breakfast, lunch or dinner\r\nWhere: A variety of Tulsa restaurants; see below \r\n\r\nSome of my favorite restaurants are participating in Dining Out for Life, including Elote Cafe, Fassler Hall, KEO, McNellie\'s, Mod\'s Coffee & Crepes, White Lion and Yokozuna. Even a coffee from Joebots will help this worthy cause. <a href=\"http://www.diningoutforlife.com/tulsa/participating\">Here\'s a complete list of restaurants participating in DOfL2011</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be at <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com\">Brady Tavern</a> for dinner to meet and greet with other Dining Out for Lifers, so feel free to stop by, say hello and maybe, if you\'re up for it, have a little drinkie with me. If you want to be sure you have a seat, make a reservation by calling (918) 949-9801. \r\n\r\nIf you\'re not available to stuff your face for Dining Out for Life this year but still want to help however you can, head to <a href=\"http://www.diningoutforlife.com/tulsa/donations\">this contact form</a> so that the folks at H.O.P.E. can get in touch with you about ways you can pitch in. \r\n\r\nSee you soon!','Dining Out For Life Tulsa 2011','Dining Out for Life 2011 is a way to give back and to wage the war against HIV in our community; it\'s also a fine excuse to stuff ourselves silly with great food.','inherit','open','open','','7860-revision-14','','','2011-04-27 12:34:48','2011-04-27 18:34:48','',7860,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7860-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(7183,1,'2011-03-21 08:06:40','2011-03-21 14:06:40','','Blueberries Conrad Farms Pearl Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','conradfarms','','','2011-03-21 08:06:40','2011-03-21 14:06:40','',13108,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ConradFarms.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6917,1,'2011-03-11 14:45:40','2011-03-11 20:45:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a> \r\n\r\n<em>This post is part of a <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em> It’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.  With the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.  And remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).  <!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong> When: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run Where: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave. Make like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.  <strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm Where: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville Want to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong> When: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road Calling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.  <strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm Where: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore Get bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville Join the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong> When: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Ever hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.  <strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong> When: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm Where: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street Remember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon) Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street You haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.  <strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon Where: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street Arrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.  <strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17 Where: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street Every year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.  <strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong> When: Thursday, March 17, 8pm Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave. Look for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.  <strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong> When: Friday, March 18 Where: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street Hang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.  Your favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-8','','','2011-03-11 14:45:40','2011-03-11 20:45:40','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(6916,1,'2011-03-11 14:42:49','2011-03-11 20:42:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa-grown-ups-edition/mcnelliessidebar/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>This post is the second in <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em>\r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.\r\n\r\nWith the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.\r\n\r\nAnd remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nMake like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nWant to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nCalling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm\r\nWhere: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore\r\nGet bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville\r\nJoin the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street\r\nEver hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street\r\nRemember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street\r\nYou haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon\r\nWhere: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street\r\nArrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.\r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street\r\nEvery year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.\r\n\r\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave.\r\nLook for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, March 18\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street\r\nHang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.\r\n\r\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-7','','','2011-03-11 14:42:49','2011-03-11 20:42:49','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5601,1,'2011-02-02 13:07:32','2011-02-02 18:07:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/oklahoma-races-marathons-training-winter-spring/tulsarun/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3363  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tulsarun.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\nWe Oklahomans rank near the bottom of the stack in nearly every health indicator - weight, diet, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer - and the list goes on. You name it, we\'re probably bumping into children and processed food displays at the grocery store with our motorized, ride-on cart because of it.\r\n\r\nI\'m no health guru. In fact, on most days I\'d rather set fire to my indoor recumbent bike and use the flame to cook a roast and potatoes than use it to pump up my heart rate. But since the odds of healthfulness are stacked against little Okie me, I try to combine working out with fun and excitement as often as possible. You know what they say - a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down, blah blah blah.\r\n\r\nThe way I most enjoy to marry moving and fun is to sign up for Oklahoma 5Ks, 10Ks and, most recently, a half marathon. Our state plays host to several marathons and triathlons, too, all of them favorites amongst our surprisingly large, active and tightly knit runner\'s crowd here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a list of races taking place in our neck of the woods over the next couple of months. All you have to do is pick a race, click the appropriate buttons and get yourself registered - there are even a few races in which the kids and our furry dog friends can get involved.\r\n\r\nThen, check the bottom of this post for resources on training and more info on, by registering to run, exactly what you\'ve gotten yourself into (read: a smaller, sexier pair of pants).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because we could all use to know how much more indoor walking, running, swimming and biking we\'re in for.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4246\">Online</a>, in person at Fleet Feet Tulsa, at 61st/Yale and in the Blue Dome District at 2nd/Elgin\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because you get to run it with a partner, whether it\'s the love of your life or the dude who shares a cubicle with you at work. Plus, all participants are treated to a free pancake breakfast. Beat that.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because poker races are tons-o-fun. Here\'s how they work: For every mile of the race you complete, you get a playing card. Whoever has the best hand at the end of the race gets first pick at a table full of awesome gifts. It\'s like game night and workout time got together and made a baby - a sweaty baby, but still.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: When it\'s the official month for nasty winter weather here in Oklahoma, you want to be doing your exercising inside. The Health Club at St. John is a darned fine place to do it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: First of all? Everyone who finishes gets an automatic bad-ass award. Second, this run is where you\'ll find some of the most beautiful sights and vistas in town. The beauty of the rolling Osage Hills are second to none.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because you\'re going to have to find some way to burn off enough calories to make up for all of the social lubricant you\'ll consume later this week, that\'s why. Plus, all proceeds benefit the Special Olympics of Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'ll put you smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick\'s Day celebrations in the entire state. And a boxing ring will be there. Live music and food, too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because the Classen Curve District is worth a visit to Oklahoma City in and of itself. Plus, there will be lots of costumes - some scary, some sexy, all green.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s one of the best intros to trail running in northeastern Oklahoma, even if the name of the run has more to do with the shape of a snake than actual snakes on the trail. Plus, Turkey Mountain is an urban wilderness area. Which sounds wild and untamed and awesome. Like a trail full of snakes.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because you still want to be running around like a crazy man when you\'re 92 years old like Tulsa runner Wish Lemons, don\'t you?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Like the OKC Fight for Air Climb, but in Tulsa\'s mammoth BOK Tower. Better to learn to love the feeling of a raging bonfire in your chest, and quick.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: If walking is your thing, there\'s nothing like a walk through downtown\'s Greenwood, Brady and Blue Dome Districts. Get it all plus plenty of walking companions with this race.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Not only is this a good training run for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (see below), but it\'s also a great excuse to hit the road and check out what\'s going on over in Stilly. Plus, there\'s gonna be dinner. And dinner is good.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s nice to run through the OSU campus, especially when it\'s not because you\'re late for class. Not that I would know anything about this. That this event is a memorial to the Cowboy lives lost in the plane crash in January 2001 is just one reason more.\r\n\r\n<strong>YWCA Tulsa\'s Race Against Racism</strong>\r\nWhen: April 30\r\nWhere: John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park\r\nRaces: 5K and one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=ejIRK6OWG&b=6493405\">YWCATulsa.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=LM2VWJ7\">Online</a>, <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">at either Fleet Feet Tulsa location</a>\r\nSee Tulsa\'s John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and downtown\'s Brady and Greenwood Districts as a participant in the race, and take a stand against racism at the same time.\r\n\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon has a fantastic reputation for its sense of reverence, respect for those who lost their lives on April 19, 1995, and community. Every Oklahoman should run this race at least once in his/her lifetime.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Run, fun, swim and burgers - oh, and enough obstacles to keep your focus when the Oklahoma heat tries to put sweat in your eyes.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--6851-2-2X5X8-4,00.html\">Runner\'s World Ultimate Half Marathon Training Guide</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nDid I miss your favorite winter/spring race or your surefire training resource? Leave details in the comments.','Get Healthy, Green Country: A List of Local Winter, Spring Races','Tailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do. When it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.','inherit','open','open','','5194-revision-25','','','2011-02-02 13:07:32','2011-02-02 18:07:32','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5194-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(5602,1,'2011-02-03 18:28:32','2011-02-03 23:28:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/oklahoma-races-marathons-training-winter-spring/tulsarun/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3363  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tulsarun.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\nWe Oklahomans rank near the bottom of the stack in nearly every health indicator - weight, diet, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer - and the list goes on. You name it, we\'re probably bumping into children and processed food displays at the grocery store with our motorized, ride-on cart because of it.\r\n\r\nI\'m no health guru. In fact, on most days I\'d rather set fire to my indoor recumbent bike and use the flame to cook a roast and potatoes than use it to pump up my heart rate. But since the odds of healthfulness are stacked against little Okie me, I try to combine working out with fun and excitement as often as possible. You know what they say - a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down, blah blah blah.\r\n\r\nThe way I most enjoy to marry moving and fun is to sign up for Oklahoma 5Ks, 10Ks and, most recently, a half marathon. Our state plays host to several marathons and triathlons, too, all of them favorites amongst our surprisingly large, active and tightly knit runner\'s crowd here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a list of races taking place in our neck of the woods over the next couple of months. All you have to do is pick a race, click the appropriate buttons and get yourself registered - there are even a few races in which the kids and our furry dog friends can get involved.\r\n\r\nThen, check the bottom of this post for resources on training and more info on, by registering to run, exactly what you\'ve gotten yourself into (read: a smaller, sexier pair of pants).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because we could all use to know how much more indoor walking, running, swimming and biking we\'re in for.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4246\">Online</a>, in person at Fleet Feet Tulsa, at 61st/Yale and in the Blue Dome District at 2nd/Elgin\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because you get to run it with a partner, whether it\'s the love of your life or the dude who shares a cubicle with you at work. Plus, all participants are treated to a free pancake breakfast. Beat that.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because poker races are tons-o-fun. Here\'s how they work: For every mile of the race you complete, you get a playing card. Whoever has the best hand at the end of the race gets first pick at a table full of awesome gifts. It\'s like game night and workout time got together and made a baby - a sweaty baby, but still.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: When it\'s the official month for nasty winter weather here in Oklahoma, you want to be doing your exercising inside. The Health Club at St. John is a darned fine place to do it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: First of all? Everyone who finishes gets an automatic bad-ass award. Second, this run is where you\'ll find some of the most beautiful sights and vistas in town. The beauty of the rolling Osage Hills are second to none.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because you\'re going to have to find some way to burn off enough calories to make up for all of the social lubricant you\'ll consume later this week, that\'s why. Plus, all proceeds benefit the Special Olympics of Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'ll put you smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick\'s Day celebrations in the entire state. And a boxing ring will be there. Live music and food, too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because the Classen Curve District is worth a visit to Oklahoma City in and of itself. Plus, there will be lots of costumes - some scary, some sexy, all green.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s one of the best intros to trail running in northeastern Oklahoma, even if the name of the run has more to do with the shape of a snake than actual snakes on the trail. Plus, Turkey Mountain is an urban wilderness area. Which sounds wild and untamed and awesome. Like a trail full of snakes.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Elote Luchador Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Downtown YMCA/Elote Cafe\r\nRaces: 5K and one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197904386893093&index=1\">Facebook</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4384\">Online</a>\r\nEver run with a luchador? This race, which will snake through downtown, from the downtown Y to ONEOK Field to the Center of the Universe, is your chance. Money raised from this inaugural run will help to provide camp for Tulsa kids. \r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because you still want to be running around like a crazy man when you\'re 92 years old like Tulsa runner Wish Lemons, don\'t you?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Like the OKC Fight for Air Climb, but in Tulsa\'s mammoth BOK Tower. Better to learn to love the feeling of a raging bonfire in your chest, and quick.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: If walking is your thing, there\'s nothing like a walk through downtown\'s Greenwood, Brady and Blue Dome Districts. Get it all plus plenty of walking companions with this race.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Not only is this a good training run for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (see below), but it\'s also a great excuse to hit the road and check out what\'s going on over in Stilly. Plus, there\'s gonna be dinner. And dinner is good.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s nice to run through the OSU campus, especially when it\'s not because you\'re late for class. Not that I would know anything about this. That this event is a memorial to the Cowboy lives lost in the plane crash in January 2001 is just one reason more.\r\n\r\n<strong>YWCA Tulsa\'s Race Against Racism</strong>\r\nWhen: April 30\r\nWhere: John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park\r\nRaces: 5K and one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=ejIRK6OWG&b=6493405\">YWCATulsa.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=LM2VWJ7\">Online</a>, <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">at either Fleet Feet Tulsa location</a>\r\nSee Tulsa\'s John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and downtown\'s Brady and Greenwood Districts as a participant in the race, and take a stand against racism at the same time.\r\n\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon has a fantastic reputation for its sense of reverence, respect for those who lost their lives on April 19, 1995, and community. Every Oklahoman should run this race at least once in his/her lifetime.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Run, fun, swim and burgers - oh, and enough obstacles to keep your focus when the Oklahoma heat tries to put sweat in your eyes.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--6851-2-2X5X8-4,00.html\">Runner\'s World Ultimate Half Marathon Training Guide</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nDid I miss your favorite winter/spring race or your surefire training resource? Leave details in the comments.','Get Healthy, Green Country: A List of Local Winter, Spring Races','Tailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do. When it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.','inherit','open','open','','5194-revision-26','','','2011-02-03 18:28:32','2011-02-03 23:28:32','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5194-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(5603,1,'2011-01-27 18:20:02','2011-01-27 23:20:02','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/AOaEng1pLPg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\r\n\r\nWant to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse &amp; Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa!\r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n\r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n\r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n\r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n\r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/\r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm\r\n\r\nOsage Event Center\r\nTONY VALENTINE’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT\r\nFORMERLY CHIPPENDALES\r\n\r\nSaturday, February 12 • 7 pm\r\nTickets are $10\r\n\r\nLove & Lust, Living Arts','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-9','','','2011-01-27 18:20:02','2011-01-27 23:20:02','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(7632,1,'2011-04-13 13:10:15','2011-04-13 19:10:15','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/southwood-nursery-food-bank-free-vegetable-plants/dsc_0312/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town. Here\'s a list of ways to have fun and show the environment some love at the same time, all right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>22nd Annual Herbal Affair &amp; Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Downtown Sand Springs</a>\r\nGet more than 90 vendors or herbs and more, arts and crafts, lectures, live entertainment and plenty for the kids to do at this kick-off of the Tulsa area\'s spring and summer festival season.\r\n\r\n<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\r\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Month Festival @ Whole Foods</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\r\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 East 23rd Street\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\r\nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Book and More: Earth Day</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, April 18, 3:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Schusterman-Benson Library</a>, 3333 East 32nd Place\r\nCelebrate Earth Day at Schusterman-Benson Library by creating a robot from recycled materials. This event is for ages 5-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Green Fest</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 11am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.sustainabletulsa.org/pages/events/green_fest\">Mary K. Chapman Health Plaza</a>, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nThe Green Team Committee at St. John Medical Center will host its third-annual Green Fest to celebrate Earth Day 2011, featuring exhibitors from various organizations across the state that promote greener living and more environmentally-conscious practices. \r\n\r\n<strong>Tree Treasures</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, April 20, 4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 East 93rd Street\r\nCelebrate Arbor Day at Hardesty Regional Library library with Christina Stallings from the Oklahoma Forestry Services. Learn interesting facts about trees and create a fun tree craft. This event is for ages 3-10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with the Tulsa Drillers</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 7:05pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nThe first 1,000 fans through the gate get a reusable tote as well as an environmental fair on the plaza at the Tulsa Drillers Earth Day celebration. Plus, it\'ll be Thirsty Thursday, which means beer and soft drinks will be available for $1 each.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day at Chandler Park Community Center</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 1-am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\r\nService projects providing tangible benefits to the west side, educational workshops from OSU Extension, hands-on exhibits, rock-painting contest, games and guest speakers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with Cherry Street Farmers\' Market and Up With Trees</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 7-11am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers\' Market</a>, on 15th (Cherry) Street, just east of Peoria\r\nDo your shopping and celebrate Earth Day at the same time at Cherry Street Farmers\' Market this morning. Stop by the market booth to check out the free seedlings and tree and environmental conservation info from Up With Trees while you\'re there.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8am-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://jenkschamber.com/jenks-herb-plant-festival-april-23/\">Jenks Downtown Main Street</a>, from First through Third Streets\r\nThe 15th annual Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival will be a celebration of all things gardening, packing activities for every member of the family, young and old. More than 100 booths will overflow with a variety of plants, and Creek County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Look also for festival foods, a children’s area full of activities, Garden Railroads for kids of all ages, a full festival stage for around-the-clock entertainment and speakers. It\'s all free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>earth PicNic: To Honor the Mother</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 4-11pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/special.htm\">ParBUSTer Trapeze Park</a>, 1209 E. 3rd Street\r\nThe public is invited to attend this free event and bring a picnic lunch, share food with friends and enjoy the flying trapeze artists as Living Arts Dance Committee members, Spoken Word artists, and earth artists create site-specific artworks. Area green advocates will be around letting people know about recycling options for Tulsans, too. Organic gardening and small grocers will promote buying local. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Martin Regional Library</a>, 2601 South Garnett Road\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reuse, Recycle, Remix: Special Family Event @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\r\n<h3>More Earth Day Resources in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>City of Tulsa Free Landfill Days. Looking to unload some unwanted items before Earth Day? Do it safely on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 7am-3pm, as part of the Free Landfill Days via the City of Tulsa and the Quarry Landfill at 4041 N. 141st E. Avenue. Open to City of Tulsa residents. Proof of residency required. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/refuse/free-landfill-days.aspx\">Check out this page on the City of Tulsa\'s website for rules and further details</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tulsa-area-farmers-markets/\">A list of Tulsa-area Farmers Markets</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>','Earth Day Stuff to Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-12','','','2011-04-13 13:10:15','2011-04-13 19:10:15','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5605,1,'2011-02-03 22:36:23','2011-02-04 03:36:23','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/AOaEng1pLPg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\n\nWant to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\n\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\n\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\n\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\n\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\n\nSkatedate\nDoors: 10am\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\nTicket Information\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\n\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\n\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\n\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse &amp; Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa!\nSHOWINGS\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\n\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\nSee All\nEvent Invitations\nChoral Evensong\nSunday, February 6\n\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\nSunday, February 6\n\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\nCreate an Ad\nSponsored\n\nTulsa Bucket List\npartners.livingsocial.com\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\n\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\npartners.livingsocial.com\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\n\nZulily™\nzulily.com\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\n\nCustom wedding albums\nartisticalbums.com\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\nTime\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\nLocation	Club 209\n209 North Boulder Avenue\nTulsa, OK\nCreated By\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\n\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/\n\nShowtimes:\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm\n\nOsage Event Center\nTONY VALENTINE’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT\nFORMERLY CHIPPENDALES\n\nSaturday, February 12 • 7 pm\nTickets are $10\n\nLove & Lust, Living Arts\n\nFebruary 8 - Tower Tots: Valentine’s Tea Party\nMorning story and activity hour for children ages 3 to 6 (with accompanying adult). Registration required. Cost: Free. Time: 10:00 to 11:00am.\n\nMurder Mystery Dinner at Tulsa Air and Space Museum\nWhen: Feb. 12, 6-9pm\nWhere: Tulsa Air and Space Museum\nMystery, intrigue, torrid love affairs and murder, that’s right, everything that Valentines Day represents! Join TASM for our Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. With comedy, mayhem, music, food, libations and of course, airplanes, TASM invites you to discover \nwhat happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan. \n','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-10','','','2011-02-03 22:36:23','2011-02-04 03:36:23','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5199-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(7631,1,'2011-04-13 13:09:34','2011-04-13 19:09:34','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/southwood-nursery-food-bank-free-vegetable-plants/dsc_0312/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\nIt\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town. Here\'s a list of ways to have fun and show the environment some love at the same time, all right here in Tulsa.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>22nd Annual Herbal Affair &amp; Festival</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9am-4pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Downtown Sand Springs</a>\nGet more than 90 vendors or herbs and more, arts and crafts, lectures, live entertainment and plenty for the kids to do at this kick-off of the Tulsa area\'s spring and summer festival season.\n\n<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo.\n\n<strong>Earth Month Festival @ Whole Foods</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE.\n\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 East 23rd Street\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\n\n<strong>The Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\n\n<strong>Book and More: Earth Day</strong>\nWhen: Monday, April 18, 3:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Schusterman-Benson Library</a>, 3333 East 32nd Place\nCelebrate Earth Day at Schusterman-Benson Library by creating a robot from recycled materials. This event is for ages 5-12.\n\n<strong>Green Fest</strong>\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 11am-2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.sustainabletulsa.org/pages/events/green_fest\">Mary K. Chapman Health Plaza</a>, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\nThe Green Team Committee at St. John Medical Center will host its third-annual Green Fest to celebrate Earth Day 2011, featuring exhibitors from various organizations across the state that promote greener living and more environmentally-conscious practices. \n\n<strong>Tree Treasures</strong>\nWhen: Wednesday, April 20, 4pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 East 93rd Street\nCelebrate Arbor Day at Hardesty Regional Library library with Christina Stallings from the Oklahoma Forestry Services. Learn interesting facts about trees and create a fun tree craft. This event is for ages 3-10.\n\n<strong>Earth Day with the Tulsa Drillers</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 7:05pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave.\nThe first 1,000 fans through the gate get a reusable tote as well as an environmental fair on the plaza at the Tulsa Drillers Earth Day celebration. Plus, it\'ll be Thirsty Thursday, which means beer and soft drinks will be available for $1 each.\n\n<strong>Earth Day at Chandler Park Community Center</strong>\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 1-am-2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\nService projects providing tangible benefits to the west side, educational workshops from OSU Extension, hands-on exhibits, rock-painting contest, games and guest speakers.\n\n<strong>Earth Day with Cherry Street Farmers\' Market and Up With Trees</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 7-11am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers\' Market</a>, on 15th (Cherry) Street, just east of Peoria\nDo your shopping and celebrate Earth Day at the same time at Cherry Street Farmers\' Market this morning. Stop by the market booth to check out offerings and info from Up With Trees while you\'re there.\n\n<strong>Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8am-5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://jenkschamber.com/jenks-herb-plant-festival-april-23/\">Jenks Downtown Main Street</a>, from First through Third Streets\nThe 15th annual Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival will be a celebration of all things gardening, packing activities for every member of the family, young and old. More than 100 booths will overflow with a variety of plants, and Creek County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Look also for festival foods, a children’s area full of activities, Garden Railroads for kids of all ages, a full festival stage for around-the-clock entertainment and speakers. It\'s all free and open to the public.\n\n<strong>earth PicNic: To Honor the Mother</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 4-11pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/special.htm\">ParBUSTer Trapeze Park</a>, 1209 E. 3rd Street\nThe public is invited to attend this free event and bring a picnic lunch, share food with friends and enjoy the flying trapeze artists as Living Arts Dance Committee members, Spoken Word artists, and earth artists create site-specific artworks. Area green advocates will be around letting people know about recycling options for Tulsans, too. Organic gardening and small grocers will promote buying local. Admission is free and open to the public.\n\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\nWhen: Tuesday, April 26, 6pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Martin Regional Library</a>, 2601 South Garnett Road\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\n\n<strong>Reuse, Recycle, Remix: Special Family Event @ Philbrook</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\n<h3>More Earth Day Resources in Tulsa</h3>\n<ul>\n	<li>City of Tulsa Free Landfill Days. Looking to unload some unwanted items before Earth Day? Do it safely on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 7am-3pm, as part of the Free Landfill Days via the City of Tulsa and the Quarry Landfill at 4041 N. 141st E. Avenue. Open to City of Tulsa residents. Proof of residency required. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/refuse/free-landfill-days.aspx\">Check out this page on the City of Tulsa\'s website for rules and further details</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tulsa-area-farmers-markets/\">A list of Tulsa-area Farmers Markets</a>.</li>\n</ul>','Earth Day Stuff to Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-11','','','2011-04-13 13:09:34','2011-04-13 19:09:34','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(7630,1,'2011-04-13 12:59:21','2011-04-13 18:59:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/southwood-nursery-food-bank-free-vegetable-plants/dsc_0312/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nIt\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town. Here\'s a list of ways to have fun and show the environment some love at the same time, all right here in Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>22nd Annual Herbal Affair & Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Downtown Sand Springs</a>\r\nGet more than 90 vendors or herbs and more, arts and crafts, lectures, live entertainment and plenty for the kids to do at this kick-off of the Tulsa area\'s spring and summer festival season. \r\n\r\n<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\r\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo. \r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Month Festival @ Whole Foods</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\r\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 East 23rd Street\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.  \r\n\r\n<strong>The Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\r\nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Book and More: Earth Day</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, April 18, 3:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Schusterman-Benson Library</a>, 3333 East 32nd Place\r\nCelebrate Earth Day at Schusterman-Benson Library by creating a robot from recycled materials. This event is for ages 5-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tree Treasures</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, April 20, 4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 East 93rd Street\r\nCelebrate Arbor Day at Hardesty Regional Library library with Christina Stallings from the Oklahoma Forestry Services. Learn interesting facts about trees and create a fun tree craft. This event is for ages 3-10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with the Tulsa Drillers</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 7:05pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave. \r\nThe first 1,000 fans through the gate get a reusable tote as well as an environmental fair on the plaza at the Tulsa Drillers Earth Day celebration. Plus, it\'ll be Thirsty Thursday, which means beer and soft drinks will be available for $1 each. \r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day at Chandler Park Community Center</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 1-am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\r\nService projects providing tangible benefits to the west side, educational workshops from OSU Extension, hands-on exhibits, rock-painting contest, games and guest speakers. \r\n\r\n<strong>Jenks Herb & Plant Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8am-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://jenkschamber.com/jenks-herb-plant-festival-april-23/\">Jenks Downtown Main Street</a>, from First through Third Streets\r\nThe 15th annual Jenks Herb & Plant Festival will be a celebration of all things gardening, packing activities for every member of the family, young and old. More than 100 booths will overflow with a variety of plants, and Creek County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Look also for festival foods, a children’s area full of activities, Garden Railroads for kids of all ages, a full festival stage for around-the-clock entertainment and speakers. It\'s all free and open to the public. \r\n\r\n<strong>earth PicNic: To Honor the Mother</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 4-11pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/special.htm\">ParBUSTer Trapeze Park</a>, 1209 E. 3rd Street\r\nThe public is invited to attend this free event and bring a picnic lunch, share food with friends and enjoy the flying trapeze artists as Living Arts Dance Committee members, Spoken Word artists, and earth artists create site-specific artworks. Area green advocates will be around letting people know about recycling options for Tulsans, too. Organic gardening and small grocers will promote buying local. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Martin Regional Library</a>, 2601 South Garnett Road\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes. \r\n\r\n<strong>Reuse, Recycle, Remix: Special Family Event @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\r\n\r\n<h3>More Earth Day Resources in Tulsa</h3>\r\nCity of Tulsa Free Landfill Days. Looking to unload some unwanted items before Earth Day? Do it safely on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 7am-3pm, as part of the Free Landfill Days via the City of Tulsa and the Quarry Landfill at 4041 N. 141st E. Avenue. Open to City of Tulsa residents. Proof of residency required. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/refuse/free-landfill-days.aspx\">Check out this page on the City of Tulsa\'s website for rules and further details</a>.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tulsa-area-farmers-markets/\">A list of Tulsa-area Farmers Markets</a>. ','Earth Day Stuff to Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-10','','','2011-04-13 12:59:21','2011-04-13 18:59:21','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(7629,1,'2011-04-13 12:59:05','2011-04-13 18:59:05','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/southwood-nursery-food-bank-free-vegetable-plants/dsc_0312/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" /></a></p>\n\nIt\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town. Here\'s a list of ways to have fun and show the environment some love at the same time, all right here in Tulsa. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<strong>22nd Annual Herbal Affair & Festival</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9am-4pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Downtown Sand Springs</a>\nGet more than 90 vendors or herbs and more, arts and crafts, lectures, live entertainment and plenty for the kids to do at this kick-off of the Tulsa area\'s spring and summer festival season. \n\n<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo. \n\n<strong>Earth Month Festival @ Whole Foods</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE.\n\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 East 23rd Street\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.  \n\n<strong>The Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\n\n<strong>Book and More: Earth Day</strong>\nWhen: Monday, April 18, 3:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Schusterman-Benson Library</a>, 3333 East 32nd Place\nCelebrate Earth Day at Schusterman-Benson Library by creating a robot from recycled materials. This event is for ages 5-12.\n\n<strong>Tree Treasures</strong>\nWhen: Wednesday, April 20, 4pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 East 93rd Street\nCelebrate Arbor Day at Hardesty Regional Library library with Christina Stallings from the Oklahoma Forestry Services. Learn interesting facts about trees and create a fun tree craft. This event is for ages 3-10.\n\n<strong>Earth Day with the Tulsa Drillers</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 7:05pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave. \nThe first 1,000 fans through the gate get a reusable tote as well as an environmental fair on the plaza at the Tulsa Drillers Earth Day celebration. Plus, it\'ll be Thirsty Thursday, which means beer and soft drinks will be available for $1 each. \n\n<strong>Earth Day at Chandler Park Community Center</strong>\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 1-am-2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\nService projects providing tangible benefits to the west side, educational workshops from OSU Extension, hands-on exhibits, rock-painting contest, games and guest speakers. \n\n<strong>Jenks Herb & Plant Festival</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8am-5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://jenkschamber.com/jenks-herb-plant-festival-april-23/\">Jenks Downtown Main Street</a>, from First through Third Streets\nThe 15th annual Jenks Herb & Plant Festival will be a celebration of all things gardening, packing activities for every member of the family, young and old. More than 100 booths will overflow with a variety of plants, and Creek County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Look also for festival foods, a children’s area full of activities, Garden Railroads for kids of all ages, a full festival stage for around-the-clock entertainment and speakers. It\'s all free and open to the public. \n\n<strong>earth PicNic: To Honor the Mother</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 4-11pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/special.htm\">ParBUSTer Trapeze Park</a>, 1209 E. 3rd Street\nThe public is invited to attend this free event and bring a picnic lunch, share food with friends and enjoy the flying trapeze artists as Living Arts Dance Committee members, Spoken Word artists, and earth artists create site-specific artworks. Area green advocates will be around letting people know about recycling options for Tulsans, too. Organic gardening and small grocers will promote buying local. Admission is free and open to the public.\n\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\nWhen: Tuesday, April 26, 6pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Martin Regional Library</a>, 2601 South Garnett Road\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes. \n\n<strong>Reuse, Recycle, Remix: Special Family Event @ Philbrook</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\n\n<h3>More Earth Day Resources in Tulsa</h3>\nCity of Tulsa Free Landfill Days. Looking to unload some unwanted items before Earth Day? Do it safely on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 7am-3pm, as part of the Free Landfill Days via the City of Tulsa and the Quarry Landfill at 4041 N. 141st E. Avenue. Open to City of Tulsa residents. Proof of residency required. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/refuse/free-landfill-days.aspx\">Check out this page on the City of Tulsa\'s website for rules and further details</a>.\nA list of Tulsa-area Farmers Markets. ','Earth Day Stuff to Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-9','','','2011-04-13 12:59:05','2011-04-13 18:59:05','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(5612,1,'2011-02-04 01:29:06','2011-02-04 06:29:06','','Tulsa Derby League','','inherit','open','open','','picture-6-5','','','2011-02-04 01:29:06','2011-02-04 06:29:06','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-6.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7628,1,'2011-04-13 12:40:37','2011-04-13 18:40:37','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7552\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/easteregghunttulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7552\" title=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EasterEggHuntTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t bore your children to death with the same Easter egg hunts, activities and events that you took them to last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. \r\n\r\nInstead, check out this list of Easter things to do around Tulsa and experience something new in your city as your kiddos race, grab and wrestle for chocolate bunnies and Easter basket fodder. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7553\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/zoobileetulsa2010/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7553\" title=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ZoobileeTulsa2010.jpg\" alt=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Easter Egg Hunts in the Tulsa Area</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Haikey Creek Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Haikey Creek Park</a>, 11327 South Garnett Road\r\nJoin the fun and hunt for Easter eggs and candy at Haikey Creek Park in Broken arrow. Show up at the park by 9:45am so kids can be divided into age groups and directed to their respective hunts. Ages 12 and under.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at South County Recreation Center</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">South County Recreation Center</a>, 13800 S. Peoria Ave. in Bixby\r\nHave a hopping-good time at the Easter Egg hunt with the folks at South County Recreation Center.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doggone Egg Hunt at Hicks Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10:30-11:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nThe only thing that could come close to being as cute as a bunch of kids, toddlers and babies vying for Easter eggs in an open field? A bunch of dogs and puppies vying for Easter eggs in an open field, that\'s what. Dogs and their people will search for eggs filled with pup-friendly treats and prizes at this east Tulsa egg hunt, which starts at 11am sharp. All dogs must remain on a leash. This event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Chandler Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am (picnic at noon)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\r\nChandler Park has a ton of Easter candy to give away, and Tulsa-area kids are invited to hunt for it in one of the county\'s most beautiful parks. Look for prizes, food, a Jupiter Jump and a picnic are in store at this annual event. \r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Reed Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 6:30-7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://ww.tulsaparks.org/\">Reed Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 4233 South Yukon Avenue\r\nPractice your egg-hunting skills and hone them for the weekend ahead at this midweek, westside hunt. Canned food donations will be accepted to benefit a local food bank. Photos with the Easter bunny will be available for purchase. The hunt is free and open to the public. For ages 2-10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Lacy Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 6-6:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Lacy Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 2134 North Madison Place\r\nThe kids of Tulsa are invited to hunt for colorful eggs filled with candy and toys. Bring a canned food item for donation to a local food bank, and don\'t forget a basket or other container for all the eggs you and the kids find. The hunt is free and open to the public. For ages 1-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Zoobilee</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8-10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 East 36th Street North\r\nIt\'s a Tulsa tradition at Easter time - it\'s Zoobilee, the annual egg hunt at our very own Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum for Zoo Friends Members. Get the kids age 4-12 ready for their hunt, which starts at 9am and offers more than 15,000 eggs for the finding. The Chick Egg Hunt, which is reserved for kids age 0-4, starts 15 minutes later. Other zoo-per activities during Zoobilee include interactive docent stations, keeper chats, arts and crafts, costume characters, pictures with Peter Cottontail and a Jupiter Jump, along with other inflatables for jumping. Plus, enjoy free train ride and carousel rides until 10am. <em>Again, this event is exclusive to Zoo Friends Members</em>. Advance tickets are $5; tickets will be $6 the day of the event. Children under one are free if not participating in the egg hunt. Members may bring guests for $5 per person, $6 day of. <a href=\"https://shop.tulsazoo.org/mainstore.asp\">Buy and print your tickets online</a> or call (918) 669-6608 for more info.\r\n\r\n<strong>Owasso Egg Drop</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 11am and 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.lifepointowasso.com/egg-drop\">Centennial Park in Owasso</a>, 15301 E. 86 Street North\r\nPicture this: You\'re three feet tall and you\'re running through a field chock full of colorful plastic eggs, each bursting with untold goodies. Then, from overhead, you hear the whir of helicopter rotors. Thousands of eggs begin to rain down on you, your friends, the field around you and, yeah, all up in your Easter basket. We\'re talking 50,000 eggs here, people. The kids, no matter how young, are bound to walk away with at least a few, thanks to how <a href=\"http://www.lifepointowasso.com/schedule\">the hunts are divided by age group</a>. Look also for inflatables for jumping and a magic show to take the fun factor for the kids all the way to a 10. All attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to Standing In The Gap Food Bank. Presented by Lifepoint Baptist Church.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at The Canebrake</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake</a>, 33241 E. 732nd Road in Wagoner\r\nThe Canebrake is hosting the Second Annual Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at the resort in Wagoner this year. The festivities begin with registration will include obedience, trick and agility demonstrations at 2:30 p.m. The egg hunt will take off at 3:30 p.m., and prizes will be awarded at 4:00 p.m. Dogs can compete for prizes in best dressed, cutest, biggest, smallest, friendliest other pup-tastic categories galore. One lucky dog will win its human a night in a King Suite with Sunday Brunch for two (a seriously sweet package, y\'all, and worth a pretty nice wad of dough). Cost is a $10 donation per dog for WAGS (Wagoner Animal Guardian Society) and Going Home Animal Rescue Transport. Goody bags and treats donated by Petco and PetSmart. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Oklahoma\'s Wildest Easter Egg Hunt with Safari\'s Sanctuary</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, April 24, noon-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.safarissanctuary.org/\">Safari\'s Animal Sanctuary</a>, 26881 E. 58th Street in Broken Arrow\r\nGet a free Easter egg hunt on Easter for kids 10 and under. All egg hunters and their families get a discount on admission to Safari\'s. Call (918) 357-LOVE for more info.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7554\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/easteregghunttulsaoklahoma/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7554\" title=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EasterEggHuntTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"357\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Visit the Easter Bunny in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<strong>Breakfast with Bunny</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 15, 10-10:45am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Whiteside Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 4009 South Pittsburg Avenue\r\nGrab the kids and have a fun-filled breakfast, play games and visit with the Easter Bunny, all in one action-packed morning. Don\'t forget to bring your camera for those memorable bunny photos. Cost is $7.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Bunny at Promenade Mall</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-8pm (carrot breaks 1-2pm and 5-6pm); Sunday, 12-6pm (carrot break 2-3pm); Mall is closed Easter Sunday\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapromenade.com/go/Poolb.cfm?MallID=787&amp;FPURLID=2129974243\">Promenade Mall</a>, 4107 S. Yale Avenue\r\nEvery year the Easter bunny hops into Promenade Mall to hang out with kids and pose for photos. Feel free to bring your pet you see Mr. E. Bunny on Tuesday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 19 between 4-8pm.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7555\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/zoobileetulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7555\" title=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ZoobileeTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n<h3>More Easter Fun in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<strong>Egg-citing Art</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 1-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Avenue\r\nJoin guest artist Michelle Keenan in visiting the beautiful gardens at Philbrook for inspiration to create a batik-styled egg with scratch art paper. Cost is $5/member, $7/not yet member per student or $10/member, $12/not yet member per student with an adult. Ages 6–12 are welcome (children may attend without accompanying adults).\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Bunny Craft</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 5-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nSpring is in the air - who doesn\'t feel crafty at this time of year? Kids age 7-12 can go to work on an Easter-inspired craft, which they can keep for themselves or give as a gift to someone special. Cost for materials is $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Egg Dying Contest</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 5-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nThink you\'ve got what it takes to win an Easter egg-dyeing contest at Hicks Park &amp; Community Center this year? If you think so, bring one dozen hard-boiled eggs and the park will provide the supplies for you to give it your best shot. Be sure to pre-register for the contest so the folks at Hicks will know how many eggs to have on hand - call (918) 669-6355 to let them know you\'re coming. Cost is $5. For ages 6-11.\r\n\r\n<strong>Night Trips Easter Egg Hunt</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, April 25\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.nighttrips.com/tinfo.html\">Night Trips of Tulsa</a>, 3902 S. Sheridan Road\r\nDefinitely file this one under Not Kid Friendly, but yeah, Night Trips is hosting an Easter Egg hunt the Monday after Easter Sunday. And no, I don\'t know where they\'ll be hiding the eggs. If anyone finds out, you know where to report back...\r\n<h3>More Goodies for Your Tulsa Events Easter Basket</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/20-seconds-lifespan-of-preschool-easter/\">20 Seconds: The Lifespan of a Preschool Easter Egg Hunt</a> (all about our experience with Zoobilee 2010)</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/04/finally-easter/\">Finally - Easter!</a> (and the angst of a mother of a one-year-old boy about to embark on his first-ever Easter egg hunt)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite Easter event on this list?</strong> No worries - we can fix that. Kindly <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact/\">contact me with details about your Easter shindig</a>.','Where to Find Easter Egg Hunts and the Easter Bunny in Tulsa, 2011 Edition','Find a list of the most exciting Easter egg hunts, events and activities in Tulsa, plus where to visit the Easter Bunny, right here at TashaDoesTulsa.com.','inherit','open','open','','7482-revision-23','','','2011-04-13 12:40:37','2011-04-13 18:40:37','',7482,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7482-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(7627,1,'2011-04-11 12:27:43','2011-04-11 18:27:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7552\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/easteregghunttulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7552\" title=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EasterEggHuntTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t bore your children to death with the same Easter egg hunts, activities and events that you took them to last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. \r\n\r\nInstead, check out this list of Easter things to do around Tulsa and experience something new in your city as your kiddos race, grab and wrestle for chocolate bunnies and Easter basket fodder. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7553\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/zoobileetulsa2010/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7553\" title=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ZoobileeTulsa2010.jpg\" alt=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Easter Egg Hunts in the Tulsa Area</h3>\r\n<strong>Doggone Egg Hunt at Hicks Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10:30-11:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nThe only thing that could come close to being as cute as a bunch of kids, toddlers and babies vying for Easter eggs in an open field? A bunch of dogs and puppies vying for Easter eggs in an open field, that\'s what. Dogs and their people will search for eggs filled with pup-friendly treats and prizes at this east Tulsa egg hunt, which starts at 11am sharp. All dogs must remain on a leash. This event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Reed Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 6:30-7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://ww.tulsaparks.org/\">Reed Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 4233 South Yukon Avenue\r\nPractice your egg-hunting skills and hone them for the weekend ahead at this midweek, westside hunt. Canned food donations will be accepted to benefit a local food bank. Photos with the Easter bunny will be available for purchase. The hunt is free and open to the public. For ages 2-10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Lacy Park</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 6-6:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Lacy Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 2134 North Madison Place\r\nThe kids of Tulsa are invited to hunt for colorful eggs filled with candy and toys. Bring a canned food item for donation to a local food bank, and don\'t forget a basket or other container for all the eggs you and the kids find. The hunt is free and open to the public. For ages 1-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Zoobilee</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8-10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 East 36th Street North\r\nIt\'s a Tulsa tradition at Easter time - it\'s Zoobilee, the annual egg hunt at our very own Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum for Zoo Friends Members. Get the kids age 4-12 ready for their hunt, which starts at 9am and offers more than 15,000 eggs for the finding. The Chick Egg Hunt, which is reserved for kids age 0-4, starts 15 minutes later. Other zoo-per activities during Zoobilee include interactive docent stations, keeper chats, arts and crafts, costume characters, pictures with Peter Cottontail and a Jupiter Jump, along with other inflatables for jumping. Plus, enjoy free train ride and carousel rides until 10am. <em>Again, this event is exclusive to Zoo Friends Members</em>. Advance tickets are $5; tickets will be $6 the day of the event. Children under one are free if not participating in the egg hunt. Members may bring guests for $5 per person, $6 day of. <a href=\"https://shop.tulsazoo.org/mainstore.asp\">Buy and print your tickets online</a> or call (918) 669-6608 for more info.\r\n\r\n<strong>Owasso Egg Drop</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 11am and 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.lifepointowasso.com/egg-drop\">Centennial Park in Owasso</a>, 15301 E. 86 Street North\r\nPicture this: You\'re three feet tall and you\'re running through a field chock full of colorful plastic eggs, each bursting with untold goodies. Then, from overhead, you hear the whir of helicopter rotors. Thousands of eggs begin to rain down on you, your friends, the field around you and, yeah, all up in your Easter basket. We\'re talking 50,000 eggs here, people. The kids, no matter how young, are bound to walk away with at least a few, thanks to how <a href=\"http://www.lifepointowasso.com/schedule\">the hunts are divided by age group</a>. Look also for inflatables for jumping and a magic show to take the fun factor for the kids all the way to a 10. All attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to Standing In The Gap Food Bank. Presented by Lifepoint Baptist Church.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at The Canebrake</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake</a>, 33241 E. 732nd Road in Wagoner\r\nThe Canebrake is hosting the Second Annual Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at the resort in Wagoner this year. The festivities begin with registration will include obedience, trick and agility demonstrations at 2:30 p.m. The egg hunt will take off at 3:30 p.m., and prizes will be awarded at 4:00 p.m. Dogs can compete for prizes in best dressed, cutest, biggest, smallest, friendliest other pup-tastic categories galore. One lucky dog will win its human a night in a King Suite with Sunday Brunch for two (a seriously sweet package, y\'all, and worth a pretty nice wad of dough). Cost is a $10 donation per dog for WAGS (Wagoner Animal Guardian Society) and Going Home Animal Rescue Transport. Goody bags and treats donated by Petco and PetSmart. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Oklahoma\'s Wildest Easter Egg Hunt with Safari\'s Sanctuary</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, April 24, noon-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.safarissanctuary.org/\">Safari\'s Animal Sanctuary</a>, 26881 E. 58th Street in Broken Arrow\r\nGet a free Easter egg hunt on Easter for kids 10 and under. All egg hunters and their families get a discount on admission to Safari\'s. Call (918) 357-LOVE for more info.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7554\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/easteregghunttulsaoklahoma/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7554\" title=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EasterEggHuntTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"357\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n<h3>Visit the Easter Bunny in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<strong>Breakfast with Bunny</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 15, 10-10:45am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Whiteside Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 4009 South Pittsburg Avenue\r\nGrab the kids and have a fun-filled breakfast, play games and visit with the Easter Bunny, all in one action-packed morning. Don\'t forget to bring your camera for those memorable bunny photos. Cost is $7.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Bunny at Promenade Mall</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-8pm (carrot breaks 1-2pm and 5-6pm); Sunday, 12-6pm (carrot break 2-3pm); Mall is closed Easter Sunday\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapromenade.com/go/Poolb.cfm?MallID=787&amp;FPURLID=2129974243\">Promenade Mall</a>, 4107 S. Yale Avenue\r\nEvery year the Easter bunny hops into Promenade Mall to hang out with kids and pose for photos. Feel free to bring your pet you see Mr. E. Bunny on Tuesday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 19 between 4-8pm.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7555\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/zoobileetulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7555\" title=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ZoobileeTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n<h3>More Easter Fun in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<strong>Egg-citing Art</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 1-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Avenue\r\nJoin guest artist Michelle Keenan in visiting the beautiful gardens at Philbrook for inspiration to create a batik-styled egg with scratch art paper. Cost is $5/member, $7/not yet member per student or $10/member, $12/not yet member per student with an adult. Ages 6–12 are welcome (children may attend without accompanying adults).\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter Bunny Craft</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 5-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nSpring is in the air - who doesn\'t feel crafty at this time of year? Kids age 7-12 can go to work on an Easter-inspired craft, which they can keep for themselves or give as a gift to someone special. Cost for materials is $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Egg Dying Contest</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 5-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nThink you\'ve got what it takes to win an Easter egg-dyeing contest at Hicks Park &amp; Community Center this year? If you think so, bring one dozen hard-boiled eggs and the park will provide the supplies for you to give it your best shot. Be sure to pre-register for the contest so the folks at Hicks will know how many eggs to have on hand - call (918) 669-6355 to let them know you\'re coming. Cost is $5. For ages 6-11.\r\n\r\n<strong>Night Trips Easter Egg Hunt</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, April 25\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.nighttrips.com/tinfo.html\">Night Trips of Tulsa</a>, 3902 S. Sheridan Road\r\nDefinitely file this one under Not Kid Friendly, but yeah, Night Trips is hosting an Easter Egg hunt the Monday after Easter Sunday. And no, I don\'t know where they\'ll be hiding the eggs. If anyone finds out, you know where to report back...\r\n<h3>More Goodies for Your Tulsa Events Easter Basket</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/20-seconds-lifespan-of-preschool-easter/\">20 Seconds: The Lifespan of a Preschool Easter Egg Hunt</a> (all about our experience with Zoobilee 2010)</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/04/finally-easter/\">Finally - Easter!</a> (and the angst of a mother of a one-year-old boy about to embark on his first-ever Easter egg hunt)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite Easter event on this list?</strong> No worries - we can fix that. Kindly <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact/\">contact me with details about your Easter shindig</a>.','Where to Find Easter Egg Hunts and the Easter Bunny in Tulsa, 2011 Edition','Find a list of the most exciting Easter egg hunts, events and activities in Tulsa, plus where to visit the Easter Bunny, right here at TashaDoesTulsa.com.','inherit','open','open','','7482-revision-22','','','2011-04-11 12:27:43','2011-04-11 18:27:43','',7482,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7482-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(7622,1,'2011-04-13 11:18:55','2011-04-13 17:18:55','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/touch-a-truck-tulsa-kids-day-out/touchatrucktulsaoklahoma/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7619\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TouchATruckTulsaOklahoma-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7619\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, when a wailing fire engine speeds by, or as the mail truck saunters down the street, or as the electricity company truck raises a worker in its long-armed bucket to work on a line, I think to myself, man, I sure would like to get tactile with those playground-like vehicles.\r\n\r\nDon\'t say that you\'ve never thought the same thing. Because you\'d be lying, and lying is wrong. You kids have thought about it, too.\r\n\r\nThis Saturday, all of your truck-touching dreams could come true, and right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\nGet the details of <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=touch-truck-tulsa-kids-day-out\">this week\'s pick for Tulsa Kids Day out on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Touch-A-Truck: Tulsa Kids Day Out','This Saturday, all of your truck-touching dreams could come true, and right here in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','7541-revision-3','','','2011-04-13 11:18:55','2011-04-13 17:18:55','',7541,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7541-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(7623,1,'2011-04-13 11:19:36','2011-04-13 17:19:36','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/touch-a-truck-tulsa-kids-day-out/touchatrucktulsaoklahoma/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7619\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TouchATruckTulsaOklahoma-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7619\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, when a wailing fire engine speeds by, or as the mail truck saunters down the street, or as the electricity company truck raises a worker in its long-armed bucket to work on a line, I think to myself, man, I sure would like to get tactile with those playground-like vehicles.\r\n\r\nDon\'t say that you\'ve never thought the same thing. Because you\'d be lying, and lying is wrong. You kids have thought about it, too.\r\n\r\nThis Saturday, all of your truck-touching dreams could come true, and right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\nGet the details of <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=touch-truck-tulsa-kids-day-out\">this week\'s pick for Tulsa Kids Day out on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-Country Library</a>.</em>','Touch-A-Truck: Tulsa Kids Day Out','This Saturday, all of your truck-touching dreams could come true, and right here in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','7541-revision-4','','','2011-04-13 11:19:36','2011-04-13 17:19:36','',7541,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7541-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7624,1,'2011-04-13 10:15:16','2011-04-13 16:15:16','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/shop-o-phobic-confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-tulsa-kids/cheapthrillstulsaoklahoma/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7611\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7611\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nI come from a long line of very good, very eager shoppers. I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on. We\'d shop for hours. And hours. And hours.\r\n\r\nAnd I hated it.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=shop-o-phobic-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on.','inherit','open','open','','7539-revision-5','','','2011-04-13 10:15:16','2011-04-13 16:15:16','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7539-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(7625,1,'2011-04-13 11:20:18','2011-04-13 17:20:18','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/shop-o-phobic-confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-tulsa-kids/cheapthrillstulsaoklahoma/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7611\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7611\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nI come from a long line of very good, very eager shoppers. I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on. We\'d shop for hours. And hours. And hours.\r\n\r\nAnd I hated it.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=shop-o-phobic-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Shop-o-Phobic: Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on.','inherit','open','open','','7539-revision-6','','','2011-04-13 11:20:18','2011-04-13 17:20:18','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7539-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(7626,1,'2011-04-20 12:16:31','2011-04-20 18:16:31','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7552\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/easteregghunttulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7552\" title=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EasterEggHuntTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nDon\'t bore your children to death with the same Easter egg hunts, activities and events that you took them to last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. \n\nInstead, check out this list of Easter things to do around Tulsa and experience something new in your city as your kiddos race, grab and wrestle for chocolate bunnies and Easter basket fodder. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7553\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/zoobileetulsa2010/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7553\" title=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ZoobileeTulsa2010.jpg\" alt=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n<h3>Easter Egg Hunts in the Tulsa Area</h3>\n\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Haikey Creek Park</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Haikey Creek Park</a>, 11327 South Garnett Road\nJoin the fun and hunt for Easter eggs and candy at Haikey Creek Park in Broken arrow. Show up at the park by 9:45am so kids can be divided into age groups and directed to their respective hunts. Ages 12 and under.\n\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at South County Recreation Center</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">South County Recreation Center</a>, 13800 S. Peoria Ave. in Bixby\nHave a hopping-good time at the Easter Egg hunt with the folks at South County Recreation Center.\n\n<strong>Doggone Egg Hunt at Hicks Park</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10:30-11:30am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\nThe only thing that could come close to being as cute as a bunch of kids, toddlers and babies vying for Easter eggs in an open field? A bunch of dogs and puppies vying for Easter eggs in an open field, that\'s what. Dogs and their people will search for eggs filled with pup-friendly treats and prizes at this east Tulsa egg hunt, which starts at 11am sharp. All dogs must remain on a leash. This event is free and open to the public.\n\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Chandler Park</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am (picnic at noon)\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\nChandler Park has a ton of Easter candy to give away, and Tulsa-area kids are invited to hunt for it in one of the county\'s most beautiful parks. Look for prizes, food, a Jupiter Jump and a picnic are in store at this annual event. \n\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Reed Park</strong>\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 6:30-7pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://ww.tulsaparks.org/\">Reed Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 4233 South Yukon Avenue\nPractice your egg-hunting skills and hone them for the weekend ahead at this midweek, westside hunt. Canned food donations will be accepted to benefit a local food bank. Photos with the Easter bunny will be available for purchase. The hunt is free and open to the public. For ages 2-10.\n\n<strong>Easter Egg Hunt at Lacy Park</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 6-6:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Lacy Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 2134 North Madison Place\nThe kids of Tulsa are invited to hunt for colorful eggs filled with candy and toys. Bring a canned food item for donation to a local food bank, and don\'t forget a basket or other container for all the eggs you and the kids find. The hunt is free and open to the public. For ages 1-12.\n\n<strong>Zoobilee</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 9am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 East 36th Street North\nIt\'s a Tulsa tradition at Easter time - it\'s Zoobilee, the annual egg hunt at our very own Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum for Zoo Friends Members. Get the kids age 4-12 ready for their hunt, which starts at 9am and offers more than 15,000 eggs for the finding. The Chick Egg Hunt, which is reserved for kids age 0-4, starts 15 minutes later. Other zoo-per activities during Zoobilee include interactive docent stations, keeper chats, arts and crafts, costume characters, pictures with Peter Cottontail and a Jupiter Jump, along with other inflatables for jumping. Plus, enjoy free train ride and carousel rides until 10am. <em>Again, this event is exclusive to Zoo Friends Members</em>. Advance tickets are $5; tickets will be $6 the day of the event. Children under one are free if not participating in the egg hunt. Members may bring guests for $5 per person, $6 day of. <a href=\"https://shop.tulsazoo.org/mainstore.asp\">Buy and print your tickets online</a> or call (918) 669-6608 for more info.\n\n<strong>Owasso Egg Drop</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 11am and 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.lifepointowasso.com/egg-drop\">Centennial Park in Owasso</a>, 15301 E. 86 Street North\nPicture this: You\'re three feet tall and you\'re running through a field chock full of colorful plastic eggs, each bursting with untold goodies. Then, from overhead, you hear the whir of helicopter rotors. Thousands of eggs begin to rain down on you, your friends, the field around you and, yeah, all up in your Easter basket. We\'re talking 50,000 eggs here, people. The kids, no matter how young, are bound to walk away with at least a few, thanks to how <a href=\"http://www.lifepointowasso.com/schedule\">the hunts are divided by age group</a>. Look also for inflatables for jumping and a magic show to take the fun factor for the kids all the way to a 10. All attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to Standing In The Gap Food Bank. Presented by Lifepoint Baptist Church.\n\n<strong>Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at The Canebrake</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 2:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake</a>, 33241 E. 732nd Road in Wagoner\nThe Canebrake is hosting the Second Annual Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at the resort in Wagoner this year. The festivities begin with registration will include obedience, trick and agility demonstrations at 2:30 p.m. The egg hunt will take off at 3:30 p.m., and prizes will be awarded at 4:00 p.m. Dogs can compete for prizes in best dressed, cutest, biggest, smallest, friendliest other pup-tastic categories galore. One lucky dog will win its human a night in a King Suite with Sunday Brunch for two (a seriously sweet package, y\'all, and worth a pretty nice wad of dough). Cost is a $10 donation per dog for WAGS (Wagoner Animal Guardian Society) and Going Home Animal Rescue Transport. Goody bags and treats donated by Petco and PetSmart. For information or reservations call (918) 485-1810 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@thecanebrake.com\">info@thecanebrake.com</a>.\n\n<strong>Oklahoma\'s Wildest Easter Egg Hunt with Safari\'s Sanctuary</strong>\nWhen: Sunday, April 24, noon-5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.safarissanctuary.org/\">Safari\'s Animal Sanctuary</a>, 26881 E. 58th Street in Broken Arrow\nGet a free Easter egg hunt on Easter for kids 10 and under. All egg hunters and their families get a discount on admission to Safari\'s. Call (918) 357-LOVE for more info.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7554\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/easteregghunttulsaoklahoma/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7554\" title=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/EasterEggHuntTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"357\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n<h3>Visit the Easter Bunny in Tulsa</h3>\n<strong>Breakfast with Bunny</strong>\nWhen: Friday, April 15, 10-10:45am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Whiteside Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 4009 South Pittsburg Avenue\nGrab the kids and have a fun-filled breakfast, play games and visit with the Easter Bunny, all in one action-packed morning. Don\'t forget to bring your camera for those memorable bunny photos. Cost is $7.\n\n<strong>Easter Bunny at Promenade Mall</strong>\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-8pm (carrot breaks 1-2pm and 5-6pm); Sunday, 12-6pm (carrot break 2-3pm); Mall is closed Easter Sunday\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapromenade.com/go/Poolb.cfm?MallID=787&amp;FPURLID=2129974243\">Promenade Mall</a>, 4107 S. Yale Avenue\nEvery year the Easter bunny hops into Promenade Mall to hang out with kids and pose for photos. Feel free to bring your pet you see Mr. E. Bunny on Tuesday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 19 between 4-8pm.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7555\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/easter-egg-hunts-easter-bunny-tulsa-2011/zoobileetulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7555\" title=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ZoobileeTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Zoobilee Easter Egg Hunt Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n<h3>More Easter Fun in Tulsa</h3>\n<strong>Egg-citing Art</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 1-3pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Avenue\nJoin guest artist Michelle Keenan in visiting the beautiful gardens at Philbrook for inspiration to create a batik-styled egg with scratch art paper. Cost is $5/member, $7/not yet member per student or $10/member, $12/not yet member per student with an adult. Ages 6–12 are welcome (children may attend without accompanying adults).\n\n<strong>Easter Bunny Craft</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 5-6pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\nSpring is in the air - who doesn\'t feel crafty at this time of year? Kids age 7-12 can go to work on an Easter-inspired craft, which they can keep for themselves or give as a gift to someone special. Cost for materials is $10.\n\n<strong>Egg Dying Contest</strong>\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 5-6pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park &amp; Community Center</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\nThink you\'ve got what it takes to win an Easter egg-dyeing contest at Hicks Park &amp; Community Center this year? If you think so, bring one dozen hard-boiled eggs and the park will provide the supplies for you to give it your best shot. Be sure to pre-register for the contest so the folks at Hicks will know how many eggs to have on hand - call (918) 669-6355 to let them know you\'re coming. Cost is $5. For ages 6-11.\n\n<strong>Night Trips Easter Egg Hunt</strong>\nWhen: Monday, April 25\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.nighttrips.com/tinfo.html\">Night Trips of Tulsa</a>, 3902 S. Sheridan Road\nDefinitely file this one under Not Kid Friendly, but yeah, Night Trips is hosting an Easter Egg hunt the Monday after Easter Sunday. And no, I don\'t know where they\'ll be hiding the eggs. If anyone finds out, you know where to report back...\n<h3>More Goodies for Your Tulsa Events Easter Basket</h3>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/20-seconds-lifespan-of-preschool-easter/\">20 Seconds: The Lifespan of a Preschool Easter Egg Hunt</a> (all about our experience with Zoobilee 2010)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/04/finally-easter/\">Finally - Easter!</a> (and the angst of a mother of a one-year-old boy about to embark on his first-ever Easter egg hunt)</li>\n</ul>\n\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite Easter event on this list?</strong> No worries - we can fix that. Kindly <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact/\">contact me with details about your Easter shindig</a>.','Where to Find Easter Egg Hunts and the Easter Bunny in Tulsa, 2011 Edition','Find a list of the most exciting Easter egg hunts, events and activities in Tulsa, plus where to visit the Easter Bunny, right here at TashaDoesTulsa.com.','inherit','open','open','','7482-autosave','','','2011-04-20 12:16:31','2011-04-20 18:16:31','',7482,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7482-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(7619,1,'2011-04-13 11:17:19','2011-04-13 17:17:19','','Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','touchatrucktulsaoklahoma','','','2011-04-13 11:17:19','2011-04-13 17:17:19','',7541,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TouchATruckTulsaOklahoma.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(7620,1,'2011-04-14 10:00:00','2011-04-14 16:00:00','','Tulsa Kids Day Out','','inherit','open','open','','7541-revision','','','2011-04-14 10:00:00','2011-04-14 16:00:00','',7541,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7541-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7621,1,'2011-04-13 11:18:54','2011-04-13 17:18:54','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7619\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7619\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TouchATruckTulsaOklahoma-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Touch-A-Truck Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7619\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, when a wailing fire engine speeds by, or as the mail truck saunters down the street, or as the electricity company truck raises a worker in its long-armed bucket to work on a line, I think to myself, man, I sure would like to get tactile with those playground-like vehicles.\r\n\r\nDon\'t say that you\'ve never thought the same thing. Because you\'d be lying, and lying is wrong. You kids have thought about it, too.\r\n\r\nThis Saturday, all of your truck-touching dreams could come true, and right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\nGet the details of <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=touch-truck-tulsa-kids-day-out\">this week\'s pick for Tulsa Kids Day out on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Touch-A-Truck: Tulsa Kids Day Out','This Saturday, all of your truck-touching dreams could come true, and right here in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','7541-revision-2','','','2011-04-13 11:18:54','2011-04-13 17:18:54','',7541,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7541-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7617,1,'2009-04-20 05:30:00','2009-04-20 05:30:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuhj5S49KI/AAAAAAAAA8I/iuSba12xIm0/s1600-h/DSC04375-2.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuhj5S49KI/AAAAAAAAA8I/iuSba12xIm0/s400/DSC04375-2.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326528622343287970\" border=\"0\" /></a>This is what we saw on our way in to the 20th annual <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Sand Springs Herbal Affair</a> yesterday afternoon: every street within a few blocks of the festival was lined with cars.<br /><br />My initial thought was, \"Aw. I\'m so glad this little festival is getting a good turn out this year, considering the rain and the crappy economy and all.\"<br /><br />Then we hit the festival proper.<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuhCILzy0I/AAAAAAAAA74/nUlzxC3kB7k/s1600-h/DSC04376-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuhCILzy0I/AAAAAAAAA74/nUlzxC3kB7k/s400/DSC04376-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326528042224569154\" border=\"0\" /></a>And I didn\'t have a little-festival-that-could to feel overprotective of anymore. <div><br /></div><div>At least a thousand people showed up at the same time we did to show their enthusiasm for anything and everything gardening at this small-town festival that covered nearly three acres. <div><br /></div><div>In case you didn\'t read <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A26840\">my article in this week\'s Urban Tulsa Weekly</a>, or you haven\'t been adequately spying on the neighbors, vegetable gardening is the hottest thing going this spring. Odds are you know at least someone, especially if you\'re in with the 25-40 set, who is growing their own veggies and herbs this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Regular readers of this blog know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/03/what-my-valentines-day-activities-hath.html\">my little family has a vegetable garden going</a>, despite my mischievous feline pet\'s efforts. Since we\'re going organic and will need a natural way to control pests, and since they\'re my favorite flower ever, we\'ll be planting some of these: <br /><div><div><div><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seug3GNOcyI/AAAAAAAAA7w/3yB0eMRT4RU/s1600-h/DSC04382-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seug3GNOcyI/AAAAAAAAA7w/3yB0eMRT4RU/s400/DSC04382-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527852715078434\" border=\"0\" /></a></div><div>I hear marigolds are good to plant around tomato plants. I\'m sure these people would know a thing or two about that: </div><div><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuguP3ALwI/AAAAAAAAA7o/uSzVqAzBFRU/s1600-h/DSC04384-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuguP3ALwI/AAAAAAAAA7o/uSzVqAzBFRU/s400/DSC04384-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527700687400706\" border=\"0\" /></a><a href=\"http://indietulsa.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/tomato-man/\">Legendary</a>. </div><div><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugeW0pizI/AAAAAAAAA7g/cbephm38OXI/s1600-h/DSC04385-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugeW0pizI/AAAAAAAAA7g/cbephm38OXI/s400/DSC04385-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527427678669618\" border=\"0\" /></a><a href=\"http://mydadssalsa.com/\">Yummy salsa</a>. So yummy. <br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugMwsGg-I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/0eCZS2cQKuk/s1600-h/DSC04388-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugMwsGg-I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/0eCZS2cQKuk/s400/DSC04388-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527125384496098\" border=\"0\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.clearcreeklavender.com/\">The best soap makers in the universe</a>. I\'m serious, y\'all. A few years ago I snagged a few bars at the <a href=\"http://tulsastatefair.com/\">Tulsa State Fair</a>, and after I used them up, I almost shed tears when I realized I hadn\'t saved the tags that told the name of the maker. I about fell off my rocker when I realized I had found this soap again at Herbal Affair and had to restrain myself from relieving the Clear Creek folks of their entire stock. This soap is the only bar soap that doesn\'t dry my skin to alligator state, and it smells divine. By divine I mean that I want everything in my little world to smell like this soap, including my eyeballs. </div><div><br /></div><div><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seua9hVF-9I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/7bmVEMTW8Q0/s400/DSC04429-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521366005283794\" border=\"0\" /></div><div>If I could use one soap for the rest of my life, this would be it.  </div><div><br /></div><div>And...I\'m done talking about soap. You\'re welcome. </div><div><br /></div><div>And now, some shots of the massive, herb-lovin\' crowd: <br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugEh87OjI/AAAAAAAAA7I/ypPW-U0n-Ng/s1600-h/DSC04389-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugEh87OjI/AAAAAAAAA7I/ypPW-U0n-Ng/s400/DSC04389-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526983989574194\" border=\"0\" /></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufvquXO7I/AAAAAAAAA64/4xP4l1nKl_Q/s1600-h/DSC04390-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufvquXO7I/AAAAAAAAA64/4xP4l1nKl_Q/s400/DSC04390-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526625567161266\" border=\"0\" /></a>Here\'s one of my favorite herb vendors, <a href=\"http://agritourism.travelok.com/?id=13&amp;co=368\">The Peppermint Dragon</a>, headed by Donna Vogelpohl of my old stomping grounds, Sapulpa. She spearheaded the effort to get <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2008/07/fresh-tuesday.html\">a farmers market to Williams Green in downtown Tulsa</a>. Donna helped me to fulfill my urgent preggie cravings for homegrown cherry tomatoes during the summer before last when I was trying to walk from the Beep-N-Creep at Third and Cincinnati to my office at Fifth and Boston without tossing everything I had ever eaten in my entire life. There were times when those tomatoes were the only things that helped. And I am forever grateful and writing run-on sentences about them.<br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuflYXc_eI/AAAAAAAAA6w/SGdiX4_QHzI/s1600-h/DSC04391-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuflYXc_eI/AAAAAAAAA6w/SGdiX4_QHzI/s400/DSC04391-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526448840539618\" border=\"0\" /></a>Here\'s <a href=\"http://www.sandspringsok.org/category.php?cat=1004\">Sand Springs Museum</a>, a.k.a. Page Memorial Library. My Brownie meetings were in the basement of this building. That was, until I quit because, as a girl, I was really out of touch with reality and so sometimes had a much more difficult time making friends than I did making a fool of myself acting like a princess or a unicorn all the time. I\'m better now, though. On my good days.<br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seufa8DdL_I/AAAAAAAAA6o/-852VtySGxE/s1600-h/DSC04393-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seufa8DdL_I/AAAAAAAAA6o/-852VtySGxE/s400/DSC04393-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526269441781746\" border=\"0\" /></a>We Okies love our funnel cakes. I mean, we really love our funnel cakes. This photo tells the truth so vividly, mostly because we Okies hate lines - or, really, any situation that means we have to get within a few inches of each other. We like our space. Otherwise, we would live with all the other sardines in New York City or somewheres else. <br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufNay-F0I/AAAAAAAAA6g/agOsCefiRqI/s1600-h/DSC04394-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufNay-F0I/AAAAAAAAA6g/agOsCefiRqI/s400/DSC04394-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526037175965506\" border=\"0\" /></a>I have no idea what I\'m talking about. I don\'t even eat sardines.<br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seud51YXxaI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/vWdqnN651s0/s1600-h/DSC04395-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seud51YXxaI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/vWdqnN651s0/s400/DSC04395-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326524601203148194\" border=\"0\" /></a>Just look at the crowds. </div><div><br /></div><div>But, let\'s not forget about the plants...<br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudlJ4kCCI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/MnE-icQJv_c/s1600-h/DSC04397-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudlJ4kCCI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/MnE-icQJv_c/s400/DSC04397-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326524245929625634\" border=\"0\" /></a>And the herbs. Italian parsley and sweet basil, the two herbs I could eat on virtually anything. <br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuda2y-m_I/AAAAAAAAA6I/6pRr-HwWmhg/s1600-h/DSC04398-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuda2y-m_I/AAAAAAAAA6I/6pRr-HwWmhg/s400/DSC04398-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326524069007236082\" border=\"0\" /></a>Mmm, Cherokee Purple tomatoes. My favorite heirloom variety. <br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudHnT3KmI/AAAAAAAAA54/meGOWC6TlDs/s1600-h/DSC04399-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudHnT3KmI/AAAAAAAAA54/meGOWC6TlDs/s400/DSC04399-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523738432678498\" border=\"0\" /></a>And peppers. Oh, peppers. </div><div> <a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuc39F0U4I/AAAAAAAAA5w/ZTUTAkKKL3c/s1600-h/DSC04400-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuc39F0U4I/AAAAAAAAA5w/ZTUTAkKKL3c/s400/DSC04400-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523469401445250\" border=\"0\" /></a></div><div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seucu5l2LNI/AAAAAAAAA5o/KUWs-fggPss/s1600-h/DSC04401-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seucu5l2LNI/AAAAAAAAA5o/KUWs-fggPss/s400/DSC04401-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523313843219666\" border=\"0\" /></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeucllkvSwI/AAAAAAAAA5g/tIjP4LY6i1U/s1600-h/DSC04403-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeucllkvSwI/AAAAAAAAA5g/tIjP4LY6i1U/s400/DSC04403-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523153851042562\" border=\"0\" /></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeucJtKHoyI/AAAAAAAAA5I/znf4Di0qRn8/s400/DSC04405-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326522674850538274\" border=\"0\" /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seua0hBdzjI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/jExG_DuNbjQ/s1600-h/DSC04434-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seua0hBdzjI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/jExG_DuNbjQ/s400/DSC04434-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521211304136242\" border=\"0\" /></a></div><div>I have a thing for spoons, okay? Actually, I have a thing for just about any kitchen utensil. Spoons are just part of a much larger obsession. </div><div><br /></div><div>I\'m glad I get to be obsessed with something else besides cooking trinkets. </div><div><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubkLUDs3I/AAAAAAAAA4w/kiIDn7M3A1g/s1600-h/DSC04417-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubkLUDs3I/AAAAAAAAA4w/kiIDn7M3A1g/s400/DSC04417-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326522030110258034\" border=\"0\" /></a></div><div>Is this little boy ever going to return the heart he has stolen from me? No? He\'ll just jump on it and stomp on it and call it names by running away with some girl in 20 years? </div><div><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubSndaPKI/AAAAAAAAA4o/4QrOStkl_-s/s1600-h/DSC04421-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubSndaPKI/AAAAAAAAA4o/4QrOStkl_-s/s400/DSC04421-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521728428031138\" border=\"0\" /></a><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubG28ZkQI/AAAAAAAAA4g/7nctbYybeLg/s1600-h/DSC04423-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubG28ZkQI/AAAAAAAAA4g/7nctbYybeLg/s400/DSC04423-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521526426112258\" border=\"0\" /></a>He\'s already quite the ladies\' man, as you can see. I should prepare myself now.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only thing I have going for me at this point is that I can whip up a sippy cup of chocolate milk a heck of a lot faster than some elfin chick made of concrete. I don\'t look cute in pigtails, however, so she has that going for her.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Don\'t think the goods brought around by the Sand Springs Herbal Affair vendors are once-a-year opportunities. Odds are they\'re available at one or more of the farmers markets in the Tulsa area or that you get snag them directly from the vendor via the Web or pick-up. A quick Googling should put you in the know. <br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>','Madhouse','','inherit','open','open','','143-revision','','','2009-04-20 05:30:00','2009-04-20 05:30:00','',143,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/04/143-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7612,1,'2011-04-13 10:13:22','2011-04-13 16:13:22','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7611\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7611\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7611\" /></a>\n\nI come from a long line of very good, very eager shoppers. I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on. We\'d shop for hours. And hours. And hours.\n\nAnd I hated it.\n\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=shop-o-phobic-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on.','inherit','open','open','','7539-revision','','','2011-04-13 10:13:22','2011-04-13 16:13:22','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7539-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7613,1,'2011-04-13 10:14:48','2011-04-13 16:14:48','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7611\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7611\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7611\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nI come from a long line of very good, very eager shoppers. I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on. We\'d shop for hours. And hours. And hours.\r\n\r\nAnd I hated it.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=shop-o-phobic-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on.','inherit','open','open','','7539-revision-2','','','2011-04-13 10:14:48','2011-04-13 16:14:48','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7539-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7614,1,'2011-04-13 10:14:51','2011-04-13 16:14:51','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7611\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7611\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7611\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nI come from a long line of very good, very eager shoppers. I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on. We\'d shop for hours. And hours. And hours.\r\n\r\nAnd I hated it.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=shop-o-phobic-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on.','inherit','open','open','','7539-revision-3','','','2011-04-13 10:14:51','2011-04-13 16:14:51','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7539-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(7615,1,'2011-04-13 10:15:16','2011-04-13 16:15:16','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7611\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7611\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7611\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nI come from a long line of very good, very eager shoppers. I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on. We\'d shop for hours. And hours. And hours.\r\n\r\nAnd I hated it.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=shop-o-phobic-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I have vivid childhood memories of falling asleep in the middle of the circular racks at Tulsa\'s department stores as my mother and her mother plowed into what was on the hangers there, snapping up every value they could put their hands on.','inherit','open','open','','7539-revision-4','','','2011-04-13 10:15:16','2011-04-13 16:15:16','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7539-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7616,1,'2011-04-13 10:37:47','2011-04-13 16:37:47','<a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuhj5S49KI/AAAAAAAAA8I/iuSba12xIm0/s1600-h/DSC04375-2.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326528622343287970\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuhj5S49KI/AAAAAAAAA8I/iuSba12xIm0/s400/DSC04375-2.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nThis is what we saw on our way in to the 20th annual <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Sand Springs Herbal Affair</a>, the kick-off of Tulsa\'s spring and summer festival season and one of the first sources of the year for gardening supplies, Tulsa arts and crafts and locally grown plants, produce and other foods, yesterday afternoon: Every street within a few blocks of the festival lined with cars.\n\nMy initial thought was, \"Aw. I\'m so glad this little festival is getting a good turn out this year, considering the rain and the crappy economy and all.\"\n\nThen we hit the festival proper.\n\n<a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuhCILzy0I/AAAAAAAAA74/nUlzxC3kB7k/s1600-h/DSC04376-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326528042224569154\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuhCILzy0I/AAAAAAAAA74/nUlzxC3kB7k/s400/DSC04376-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nAnd I didn\'t have a little-festival-that-could to feel overprotective of anymore.\n\nHundreds showed up at the same time we did to show their enthusiasm for anything and everything gardening at this small-town festival that covered nearly three acres.\n\nIn case you\'ve been living under a rock and didn\'t know, vegetable gardening is the hottest thing going this spring. Odds are you know at least someone, especially if you\'re in with the 25-40 set, who is growing their own veggies and herbs this spring.\n\nRegular readers of this blog know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/03/what-my-valentines-day-activities-hath.html\">my little family has a fledgling vegetable garden</a>, despite the efforts of my mischievous feline pet. Since we\'re going organic and will need a natural way to control pests, and since they\'re my favorite flower ever, we\'ll be planting some of these:\n\n<a href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seug3GNOcyI/AAAAAAAAA7w/3yB0eMRT4RU/s1600-h/DSC04382-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527852715078434\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seug3GNOcyI/AAAAAAAAA7w/3yB0eMRT4RU/s400/DSC04382-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nI hear marigolds are good to plant around tomato plants. I\'m sure these people would know a thing or two about that.\n\n<a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuguP3ALwI/AAAAAAAAA7o/uSzVqAzBFRU/s1600-h/DSC04384-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527700687400706\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuguP3ALwI/AAAAAAAAA7o/uSzVqAzBFRU/s400/DSC04384-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a><a href=\"http://indietulsa.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/tomato-man/\">Legendary</a>.\n\n<a href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugeW0pizI/AAAAAAAAA7g/cbephm38OXI/s1600-h/DSC04385-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527427678669618\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugeW0pizI/AAAAAAAAA7g/cbephm38OXI/s400/DSC04385-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://mydadssalsa.com/\">Yummy salsa</a>. Yes.\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugMwsGg-I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/0eCZS2cQKuk/s1600-h/DSC04388-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326527125384496098\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugMwsGg-I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/0eCZS2cQKuk/s400/DSC04388-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.clearcreeklavender.com/\">The best soap makers in the universe</a>. I\'m serious. A few years ago I snagged a few bars at the <a href=\"http://tulsastatefair.com/\">Tulsa State Fair</a>, and after I used them up, I almost shed tears when I realized I hadn\'t saved the tags that told the name of the maker. I about fell off my rocker when I realized I had found this soap again at Herbal Affair and had to restrain myself from relieving the Clear Creek folks of their entire stock. \n\nThis soap is the only bar soap that doesn\'t dry my skin to an alligator-like state, and it smells divine. And by divine I mean that I want everything in my little world to smell like this soap, including my eyeballs.\n\n<img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521366005283794\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seua9hVF-9I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/7bmVEMTW8Q0/s400/DSC04429-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />\n\nIf I could use one soap for the rest of my life, this would be it.\n\nAnd...I\'m done talking about soap. I promise. \n\nAnd now, some shots of a massive, herbaceous crowd.\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugEh87OjI/AAAAAAAAA7I/ypPW-U0n-Ng/s1600-h/DSC04389-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526983989574194\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeugEh87OjI/AAAAAAAAA7I/ypPW-U0n-Ng/s400/DSC04389-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufvquXO7I/AAAAAAAAA64/4xP4l1nKl_Q/s1600-h/DSC04390-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526625567161266\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufvquXO7I/AAAAAAAAA64/4xP4l1nKl_Q/s400/DSC04390-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nHere\'s one of my favorite herb vendors, <a href=\"http://agritourism.travelok.com/?id=13&amp;co=368\">The Peppermint Dragon</a>, headed by Donna Vogelpohl of my old stomping grounds in Sapulpa. \n\nShe spearheaded the effort to get <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2008/07/fresh-tuesday.html\">a farmers market to Williams Green in downtown Tulsa</a>. Donna helped me to fulfill my urgent preggie cravings for homegrown cherry tomatoes during the summer before last when I was trying to walk from my parking garage at Third and Cincinnati to my office at Fifth and Boston without tossing everything I had ever eaten in my entire life onto the sidewalk. \n\nThere were times when those tomatoes were the only things that helped. And I am forever grateful and am writing run-on sentences about them.\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuflYXc_eI/AAAAAAAAA6w/SGdiX4_QHzI/s1600-h/DSC04391-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526448840539618\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeuflYXc_eI/AAAAAAAAA6w/SGdiX4_QHzI/s400/DSC04391-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nHere\'s <a href=\"http://www.sandspringsok.org/category.php?cat=1004\">Sand Springs Museum</a>, a.k.a. Page Memorial Library. My Brownie meetings were in the basement of this building. That was, until I quit because, as a girl, I was really out of touch with reality and so sometimes had a much more difficult time making friends than I did making a fool of myself acting like a princess or a unicorn in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. \n\nI\'m better now. Mostly. \n\n<a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seufa8DdL_I/AAAAAAAAA6o/-852VtySGxE/s1600-h/DSC04393-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526269441781746\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seufa8DdL_I/AAAAAAAAA6o/-852VtySGxE/s400/DSC04393-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nWe Okies love our funnel cakes. \n\n<a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufNay-F0I/AAAAAAAAA6g/agOsCefiRqI/s1600-h/DSC04394-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326526037175965506\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeufNay-F0I/AAAAAAAAA6g/agOsCefiRqI/s400/DSC04394-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seud51YXxaI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/vWdqnN651s0/s1600-h/DSC04395-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326524601203148194\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seud51YXxaI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/vWdqnN651s0/s400/DSC04395-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nJust look at the crowds.\n\nBut, let\'s not forget about the plants...\n\n<a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudlJ4kCCI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/MnE-icQJv_c/s1600-h/DSC04397-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326524245929625634\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudlJ4kCCI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/MnE-icQJv_c/s400/DSC04397-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nAnd the herbs. \n\nItalian parsley and sweet basil: The herbs I could eat on virtually anything.\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuda2y-m_I/AAAAAAAAA6I/6pRr-HwWmhg/s1600-h/DSC04398-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326524069007236082\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuda2y-m_I/AAAAAAAAA6I/6pRr-HwWmhg/s400/DSC04398-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nMmm, Cherokee Purple tomatoes. My favorite heirloom variety. So rich. So meaty. So purple. \n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudHnT3KmI/AAAAAAAAA54/meGOWC6TlDs/s1600-h/DSC04399-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523738432678498\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeudHnT3KmI/AAAAAAAAA54/meGOWC6TlDs/s400/DSC04399-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nAnd peppers. Oh, peppers.\n\n<a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuc39F0U4I/AAAAAAAAA5w/ZTUTAkKKL3c/s1600-h/DSC04400-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523469401445250\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seuc39F0U4I/AAAAAAAAA5w/ZTUTAkKKL3c/s400/DSC04400-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seucu5l2LNI/AAAAAAAAA5o/KUWs-fggPss/s1600-h/DSC04401-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523313843219666\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seucu5l2LNI/AAAAAAAAA5o/KUWs-fggPss/s400/DSC04401-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeucllkvSwI/AAAAAAAAA5g/tIjP4LY6i1U/s1600-h/DSC04403-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523153851042562\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeucllkvSwI/AAAAAAAAA5g/tIjP4LY6i1U/s400/DSC04403-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326522674850538274\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeucJtKHoyI/AAAAAAAAA5I/znf4Di0qRn8/s400/DSC04405-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />\n\n<a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seua0hBdzjI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/jExG_DuNbjQ/s1600-h/DSC04434-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521211304136242\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Seua0hBdzjI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/jExG_DuNbjQ/s400/DSC04434-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nI have a thing for spoons. Actually, I have a thing for just about any kitchen utensil. Spoons are just part of a much larger obsession.\n\n<a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubkLUDs3I/AAAAAAAAA4w/kiIDn7M3A1g/s1600-h/DSC04417-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326522030110258034\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubkLUDs3I/AAAAAAAAA4w/kiIDn7M3A1g/s400/DSC04417-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nIs this little boy ever going to return the heart he has stolen from me? Or will he stomp on it and call it bad names by running away with some girl here in about 20 years?\n\n<a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubSndaPKI/AAAAAAAAA4o/4QrOStkl_-s/s1600-h/DSC04421-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521728428031138\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubSndaPKI/AAAAAAAAA4o/4QrOStkl_-s/s400/DSC04421-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubG28ZkQI/AAAAAAAAA4g/7nctbYybeLg/s1600-h/DSC04423-1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521526426112258\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SeubG28ZkQI/AAAAAAAAA4g/7nctbYybeLg/s400/DSC04423-1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a>\n\nHe\'s already quite the ladies\' man, as you can see. I should prepare myself now.\n\nThe only thing I have going for me at this point is that I can whip up a sippy cup of chocolate milk a heck of a lot faster than some elfin chick made of concrete. I don\'t look cute in pigtails, though, so she has that going for her.\n\nDon\'t go and think the goods brought around by the Sand Springs Herbal Affair vendors are once-a-year opportunities. Odds are they\'re available at one or more of the several farmers markets in the Tulsa area, or that you get snag them directly from the vendor via the Web or pick-up.\n\nWhich is a good thing. Because while Herbal Affair is the official start of spring in the Tulsa area and brings with it all the trappings of said season, it is only one Saturday. And we crowds of Tulsans, we have to stay herbaceous somehow. ','Sand Springs Herbal Affair: A Delightful, Springtime Madhouse','This is what we saw on our way in to the 20th annual <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Sand Springs Herbal Affair</a>, the kick-off of Tulsa\'s spring and summer festival season and one of the first sources of the year for gardening supplies, Tulsa arts and crafts and locally grown plants, produce and other foods, yesterday afternoon: Every street within a few blocks of the festival lined with cars.','inherit','open','open','','143-autosave','','','2011-04-13 10:37:47','2011-04-13 16:37:47','',143,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/143-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(7607,1,'2011-04-12 09:08:28','2011-04-12 15:08:28','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5452\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-12/img_0799/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5452\" title=\"Erin Conrad Show\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0799.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Conrad Show\" width=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Photo show by Erin Conrad</a>.</em>','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-21','','','2011-04-12 09:08:28','2011-04-12 15:08:28','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(7610,1,'2011-04-13 09:23:29','2011-04-13 15:23:29','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-13-2/dsc07713/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2129\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC07713.jpg\" alt=\"River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2129\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-24','','','2011-04-13 09:23:29','2011-04-13 15:23:29','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(7608,1,'2011-04-13 09:23:21','2011-04-13 15:23:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-13-2/dsc07713/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2129\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC07713.jpg\" alt=\"River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2129\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Photo show by Erin Conrad</a>.</em>','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-22','','','2011-04-13 09:23:21','2011-04-13 15:23:21','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(7609,1,'2011-04-13 09:23:21','2011-04-13 15:23:21','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-13-2/dsc07713/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2129\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC07713.jpg\" alt=\"River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2129\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Photo show by Erin Conrad</a>.</em>','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-23','','','2011-04-13 09:23:21','2011-04-13 15:23:21','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(7611,1,'2011-04-13 10:12:11','2011-04-13 16:12:11','','Cheap Thrills Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','cheapthrillstulsaoklahoma','','','2011-04-13 10:12:11','2011-04-13 16:12:11','',7539,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CheapThrillsTulsaOklahoma.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6915,1,'2011-03-11 14:42:48','2011-03-11 20:42:48','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6913\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>This post is the second in <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em>\r\n\r\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.\r\n\r\nWith the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.\r\n\r\nAnd remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nMake like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nWant to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\r\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\r\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\r\nCalling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm\r\nWhere: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore\r\nGet bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville\r\nJoin the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street\r\nEver hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street\r\nRemember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\r\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street\r\nYou haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon\r\nWhere: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street\r\nArrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.\r\n\r\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street\r\nEvery year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.\r\n\r\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave.\r\nLook for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, March 18\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street\r\nHang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.\r\n\r\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','Just how much green beer is there at the huge St. Patrick\'s Day parties in downtown and on Cherry Street in Tulsa? There\'s only one way to find out.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-6','','','2011-03-11 14:42:48','2011-03-11 20:42:48','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(6913,1,'2011-03-11 14:39:27','2011-03-11 20:39:27','','McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','mcnelliessidebar','','','2011-03-11 14:39:27','2011-03-11 20:39:27','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6914,1,'2011-03-11 14:41:34','2011-03-11 20:41:34','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6913\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6913\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6913\" title=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/McNelliesSideBar-500x428.jpg\" alt=\"McNellie\'s Sidebar Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"428\" /></a>\n\n<em>This post is the second in <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/st-patricks-day/\">a series here at TDT celebrating St. Patrick’s Day</a>, one of Tulsa’s very favorite holidays. Erin go Bragh!</em>\n\nIt’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s events in the state – two in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties and celebrations happening around town.\n\nWith the multitude of fun destinations and green beer taps in the T-Town area, it’s not hard to get confuzzled about where to go to make the most of your one-day pass with the luck of the Irish. See below for the list of spots to hit this St. Pat’s.\n\nAnd remember, T-Town – <a href=\"http://www.aaaoklahoma.com/news/articles/aaatooffertipsytowforncaatourney.htm\">remember to drink responsibly</a>. <a href=\"http://www.marshallbrewing.com/\">And locally</a>. And be nice and courteous to <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=480\">the tens of thousands of folks in town for the NCAA playoff games</a> (read: carpooling is a good thing).\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"25\"]</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"24\"]</p>\n\n<h3>Run Your Way Through St. Patrick\'s Day</h3>\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day 5K</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, March 12; 9:15am for the 5K, 8:30am for the fun run\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\nMake like a green flash of lucky lightning in this annual St. Patrick’s Day race and costume contest. All proceeds benefit the <a href=\"http://www.SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org/\">Special Olympics of Oklahoma</a>. In-person registration fees can be paid at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorld Tulsa</a> up to the day before the race. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-in-tulsa-kids-edition/8:30am%201Mile%20Fun%20Run%209:00am%20Special%20Olympics%20Exhibition%20Run%209:15am%205K%20Run\">Learn more about the St. Patrick’s Day 5K</a>.\n\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running ‘O The Green</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, starting at 1pm\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\nWant to be smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the entire state? Make sure you and the kids participate in either the 5K race or the fun walk in Bartlesville. Plus, a boxing ring will be there. Fun! Live music, food, beer for the ‘rents and a costume contest, too. <a href=\"http://www.shamrocktheville.com/\">Learn more about Bartlesville St. Patrick’s Day festivities at ShamrockTheVille.com</a>.\n<h3>St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for the Family</h3>\n<strong>Irish Paws</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, March 12, 10:30am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 South Mingo Road\nCalling all dog lovers: Dare to outdress and out-green your favorite furry friend at Hicks Park, where the folks there are hosting their annual Irish Paws event. It\'s a guaranteed morning of fun canine cavorting.\n\n<strong>St. Paddy’s Party hosted by Claremore Main Street</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 11am-2pm\nWhere: Claremore Daily Progress Parking Lot, 315 W. Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore\nGet bangers and mash, a pot of gold available at local businesses, a Lucky Bucks drawing and more. Call (918) 341-5881 for tickets (they’re $5 apiece) and more information.\n\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Public Open House at Price Tower</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 6-8pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville\nJoin the folks at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville for live, Celtic entertainment in the museum. Look for a cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers, too. Cost is $5, or free for members.\n\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Foodie Fight</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, March 12th, 12-3pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street\nEver hear of the Foodie Fights at Whole Foods? They’re fun: Each department is pitted against the others to try to come up with the best, most delightful recipes in the store as decided by customer vote. This time, each time will create something yums for St. Patty’s Day. Be sure to be there, fill up on samples and vote for your fave.\n\n<strong>St. Patrick’s Day Taste the Savings for Free</strong>\nWhen: Monday, March 14, 4-7pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 East 41st Street\nRemember how Sam’s Club used to be the only place you could shop and fill up on free, tasty food samples at the same time? No longer. Whole Foods is the place to be. Tonight, pass samplings of St. Patrick’s Day-themed foods from throughout the store. Nom, nom.\n<h3>Green Beer Galore: St. Patrick\'s Day Parties for 21-Plus</h3>\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day Party at Arnie’s</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon (Yes, noon)\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street\nYou haven’t celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Tulsa until you’ve celebrated at Arnie’s, one of Tulsa’s most cherished Irish-themed bars. Show up as early as noon for this 55th annual celebration if you like to get started early and stay until the bands strike up at 5pm. Look for eats by Blue Dome Diner, The Dog House and Joe Momma\'s. Live music includes tunes from 4 Fiddlers, Cairde na Gael and Larkin. This year\'s event benefits Irongate and March of Dimes.\n\n<strong>Kilkenny’s (Cherry Street) St. Patrick’s Street Party</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, Starting at noon\nWhere: Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, 1413 E. 15th (Cherry) Street\nArrive on Cherry Street to find the roads blocked, tents up and a pint of Guinness in every hand by high noon in what is one of Tulsa\'s biggest, most epic St. Pat\'s shindigs. Check out the live music, food specials and other vendors outside, too.\n\n<strong>McNellie’s St. Patrick’s Party</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">McNellie\'s Public House</a>, 409 E. First Street\nEvery year First Street closes and the tents go up. When should you show up for the Guinness-doused fun? When <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the official McNellie’s countdown to St. Patrick’s Day</a> is about to hit zero, that’s when.\n\n<strong>Third Annual Greenhouse Clothing St. Patty\'s Day Party</strong>\nWhen: Thursday, March 17, 8pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152785494778338\">Junkie Live</a>, 18th and Boston Ave.\nLook for drawings, giveaways and a great time at this annual party for fans of Greenhouse Clothing, a local apparel company. If you show up in one of their limited edition <a href=\"http://bit.ly/ej6cQj\">Crow Pat\'s Ts</a>, you\'ll be entered into a <em>very</em> special drawing. As the folks at GHC say, get graphic this St. Paddy\'s Day.\n\n<strong>Post-St. Pat\'s Party at Arnie\'s</strong>\nWhen: Friday, March 18\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie’s Bar</a>, 318 E. Second Street\nHang out outside at Arnie\'s for a post-St. Patrick\'s Day jam session with Paul Benjamin, Dustin Pittsley, Jesse Aycock, Dylan Layton. All great local musicians who will know how to lay it on your earholes when you\'re working off that last bit of a St. Pat\'s hangover.\n\nYour favorite St. Patrick’s Day par-tay not listed here? No biggie – we can fix that. Send Tasha an e-mail with details about your event or leave ‘em in the comments.','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa (Grown-Ups Edition)','It’s no secret that Tulsa knows how to party on St. Patrick\'s Day. We have two of the largest St. Pat’s celebrations in the state – one in the Blue Dome District downtown and the other not far away on Cherry Street – not to mention a host of other parties happening around town.\n','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-5','','','2011-03-11 14:41:34','2011-03-11 20:41:34','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(8024,1,'2011-05-06 08:37:14','2011-05-06 14:37:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7976\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/cinco-de-mayo-in-tulsa-2011/picture-6-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7976\" title=\"Luchapalooza from Elote Facebook Page\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-6-500x334.png\" alt=\"Luchapalooza from Elote Facebook Page\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCinco de Mayo is quite the busy night here in Tulsa. Here\'s a list of parties, events and street festivals happening around town to help you celebrate this holiday to the fullest.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo Fiesta</strong>\r\nWhen: 11am-2am\r\nWhere: Fourth Street between Cheyenne and Boulder, in downtown Tulsa\r\nGet live music, tons of food and activities for all ages at this downtown, all-day street festival. Music performances will range from mariachi bands to Ballet Folkloricos; other entertainment includes free salsa dancing lessons, a traditional Mexican piñata, a kids\' area with face painting, a Jupiter Jump and an art show. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223008867713928\">Here\'s more about this first-annual event, sponsored by Casa Laredo</a>, including a schedule of events.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo with Elote</strong>\r\nWhen: 5pm-midnight\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103726056383125\">Boston Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Street</a>\r\nSee luchador fights all Cinco de Mayo evening long at this downtown street festival (yes, we have luchador fighting here in Tulsa - in fact, <a href=\"http://elotetulsa.com/luchadores\">we have our very own luchador wrestling league</a>), as well as the wedding of luchadors La Princessa and Bar Fly. Congratulations, you two! Look also for kids\' activities, music, low riders, food and, of course, lots and lots of adult beverages.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo Street Party with El Guapo\'s</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 11am; Bands start at 8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/elguapostulsa\">El Guapo\'s Mexican Cantina</a>, 1st and Elgin\r\nJoin the folks at El Guapo\'s for this year\'s Cinco de Mayo Street Party, starting today 11am. Look for the outdoor tent and a stage for live music starting at 8pm. I hear that if you rub the margarita machines, you\'ll have good luck all the way until the next Cinco de Mayo - give it a try and see for yourself.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo at The Max Retropub</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themaxtulsa.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>, 114 S. Elgin Avenue\r\nLook for a rooftop tequila luge, Dos Equis specials and music from Mariachi of Tulsa at this Blue Dome District Cinco de Mayo party. A few doors down is a Taco Pizza special at Joe Momma\'s, in case all that partying makes you hungry.\r\n\r\nWhere will you celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year?\r\n\r\nIs your favorite event missing from this listing? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact/\">Let me know by contacting me here</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1456339304\">Photo from the Elote Cafe Facebook page</a></em>','Cinco de Mayo in Tulsa 2011','Cinco de Mayo is quite the busy night here in Tulsa. Here\'s a list of parties, events and street festivals happening around town to help you celebrate to the fullest. ','inherit','open','open','','7975-revision-14','','','2011-05-06 08:37:14','2011-05-06 14:37:14','',7975,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/7975-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(7402,1,'2011-03-31 23:43:13','2011-04-01 05:43:13','<embed src=\"http://blip.tv/play/hLEMgaKhWAA\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\" height=\"391\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>\r\n\r\nAh, the days of the VHS tape. They were glorious. They were long-lived. And now, thanks to newfangled inventions like the DVD and Blu-Ray, they\'re over.\r\n\r\nBut that doesn\'t mean we can\'t still find them at garage sales and thrift stores. When we see old VHS tapes, we wonder what kind of treasures are on them, don\'t we? Especially when they\'re not our VHS tapes. The treasures, they are untold.\r\n\r\nThis Friday you can ditch your date clothes for a pair of stretchy pants and head for Circle Cinema for a showcase of the mystery content on those very VHS tapes. In fact, it\'s the best, weirdest, kookiest, most dated collection of video from VHS tapes as old as 20 years. \r\n\r\nGet the scoop <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-found-footage-festival-circle-cinema\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Found Footage Festival at Circle Cinema: Babysitter Worthy','The Found Footage Festival is a traveling showcase of the weirdest, kookiest, most dated examples of that relic media, the VHS tape. And it\'s coming to Tulsa\'s Circle Cinema this weekend.','publish','open','open','','found-footage-festival-circle-cinema-tulsa-kids','','','2011-03-31 23:48:46','2011-04-01 05:48:46','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=7402',0,'post','',1),(7403,1,'2011-03-31 23:41:26','2011-04-01 05:41:26','<embed src=\"http://blip.tv/play/hLEMgaKhWAA\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\" height=\"391\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>\n\nAh, the days of the VHS tape. They were glorious. They were long-lived. And now, thanks to newfangled inventions like the DVD and Blu-Ray, they\'re over.\n\nBut that doesn\'t mean we can\'t still find them at garage sales and thrift stores. When we see old VHS tapes, we wonder what kind of treasures are on them, don\'t we? Especially when they\'re not our VHS tapes. The treasures, they are untold.\n\nThis Friday you can ditch your date clothes for a pair of stretchy pants and head for Circle Cinema for a showcase of just that - the best, weirdest, kookiest, most dated VHS tapes as collected from VHS tapes as old as 20 years. \n\nGet the scoop <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-found-footage-festival-circle-cinema\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Found Footage Festival at Circle Cinema: Babysitter Worthy','','inherit','open','open','','7402-revision','','','2011-03-31 23:41:26','2011-04-01 05:41:26','',7402,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7402-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7404,1,'2011-03-31 23:44:03','2011-04-01 05:44:03','','Found Footage Festival Circle Cinema Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','picture-2-15','','','2011-03-31 23:44:03','2011-04-01 05:44:03','',7402,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Picture-26.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7405,1,'2011-03-31 23:43:13','2011-04-01 05:43:13','<embed src=\"http://blip.tv/play/hLEMgaKhWAA\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\" height=\"391\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>\r\n\r\nAh, the days of the VHS tape. They were glorious. They were long-lived. And now, thanks to newfangled inventions like the DVD and Blu-Ray, they\'re over.\r\n\r\nBut that doesn\'t mean we can\'t still find them at garage sales and thrift stores. When we see old VHS tapes, we wonder what kind of treasures are on them, don\'t we? Especially when they\'re not our VHS tapes. The treasures, they are untold.\r\n\r\nThis Friday you can ditch your date clothes for a pair of stretchy pants and head for Circle Cinema for a showcase of just that - the best, weirdest, kookiest, most dated VHS tapes as collected from VHS tapes as old as 20 years. \r\n\r\nGet the scoop <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-found-footage-festival-circle-cinema\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Found Footage Festival at Circle Cinema: Babysitter Worthy','The Found Footage Festival is a traveling showcase of the weirdest, kookiest, most dated examples of that relic media, the VHS tape. And it\'s coming to Tulsa\'s Circle Cinema this weekend.','inherit','open','open','','7402-revision-2','','','2011-03-31 23:43:13','2011-04-01 05:43:13','',7402,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7402-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7286,1,'2011-03-25 09:48:35','2011-03-25 15:48:35','','GoGo Plumbay by Photographer Michael Cooper','','inherit','open','open','','picture-3-9','','','2011-03-25 09:48:35','2011-03-25 15:48:35','',7169,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Picture-34.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(7287,1,'2011-03-25 09:47:31','2011-03-25 15:47:31','<img src=\"http://gogoplumbay.com/wp-content/gallery/gogo/16459_101971549825143_100000368949847_51062_4236983_n.jpg\" width=\"500\"/>\r\n\r\nLooking for local music both live and in your earbuds? <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/tjclark\">T.J. Clark</a> always delivers - it\'s time for another installment of <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/tj-rocks-tulsa/\">T.J. Rocks Tulsa</a>. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nWith SXSW wrapping up last week, a lot of local bands are taking a well-deserved breather. \r\n\r\nReppin’ Oklahoma in Texas can be stressful for a rocker, but thankfully our boys and girls of the OK music scene did us proud. <a href=\"http://sxswbuffalo.tumblr.com/\">Check out a lot of great videos over at SXSW Buffalo</a> to see what you missed and to get a sampling of some Okies at their finest. \r\n\r\nThere is so much new music that surfaces around the SXSW season, most of it being rock based, that it’s easy to get burned out. After awhile, even the best bands start to sound the same, and it becomes necessary to step outside of our drum-bass-guitar-guitar-vocals comfort circle for a nice palette cleanser. \r\n\r\nSo for this week’s pick show I suggest you head down to <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> and experience <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Gogo Plumbay</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, 10:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com\">Fassler Hall</a>, 304 S. Elgin Ave. \r\n\r\nAnd let me retract. To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. \r\n\r\nMmm. meatloaf. \r\n\r\nYou’re gonna see some of Tulsa’s finest musicians playing one of Tulsa’s favorite genres - jazz. But, don’t let that four letter word scare you. To simply put the label of jazz on Gogo is also unfair. The band describes it best themselves: “...It\'s a tuba, a lap steel, two saxophones and drums. Definitely jazz. Definitely not jazz.”\r\n\r\nSaturday’s show will also be a live recording event, so expect guests, surprises and the bringing of the fabled “A-Game” from this already stellar band.\r\n\r\nTo get a taste of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay, check out their Facebook page</a>. A fan has posted a video from a recent show in Kansas City where the band covers “Lotus Flower,” one of the stand-outs from the new Radiohead album. The lap steel does the Thom Yorke vocal parts. It makes me feel special inside.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo by the stunningly talented <a href=\"http://www.cooperphotog.net/\">Michael Cooper - see more of Michael\'s stuff here</a>.</em>','Gogo Plumbay at Fassler Saturday night: TJ Rocks Tulsa','To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. 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Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-58','','','2011-05-04 06:48:49','2011-05-04 12:48:49','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/7294-revision-58/',0,'revision','',0),(7282,1,'2011-03-25 10:00:00','2011-03-25 16:00:00','','TJ Rocks Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','7169-revision','','','2011-03-25 10:00:00','2011-03-25 16:00:00','',7169,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7169-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7283,1,'2011-03-25 09:41:44','2011-03-25 15:41:44','<img src=\"http://gogoplumbay.com/wp-content/gallery/gogo/16459_101971549825143_100000368949847_51062_4236983_n.jpg\"/>\r\n\r\nLooking for local music both live and in your earbuds? TJ Clark always delivers - it\'s time for TJ Rocks Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nWith SXSW wrapping up last week, a lot of local bands are taking a well-deserved breather. \r\n\r\nReppin’ Oklahoma in Texas can be stressful for a rocker, but thankfully our boys and girls of the OK music scene did us proud. <a href=\"http://sxswbuffalo.tumblr.com/\">Check out a lot of great videos over at SXSW Buffalo</a> to see what you missed and to get a sampling of some Okies at their finest. \r\n\r\nThere is so much new music that surfaces around the SXSW season, most of it being rock based, that it’s easy to get burned out. After awhile, even the best bands start to sound the same, and it becomes necessary to step outside of our drum-bass-guitar-guitar-vocals comfort circle for a nice palette cleanser. \r\n\r\nSo for this week’s pick show I suggest you head down to <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> and experience <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Gogo Plumbay</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, 10:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com\">Fassler Hall</a>, 304 S. Elgin Ave. \r\n\r\nAnd let me retract. To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. \r\n\r\nMmm. meatloaf. \r\n\r\nYou’re gonna see some of Tulsa’s finest musicians playing one of Tulsa’s favorite genres - jazz. But, don’t let that four letter word scare you. To simply put the label of jazz on Gogo is also unfair. The band describes it best themselves: “...It\'s a tuba, a lap steel, two saxophones and drums. Definitely jazz. Definitely not jazz.”\r\n\r\nSaturday’s show will also be a live recording event, so expect guests, surprises and the bringing of the fabled “A-Game” from this already stellar band.\r\n\r\nTo get a taste of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay, check out their Facebook page</a>. A fan has posted a video from a recent show in Kansas City where the band covers “Lotus Flower,” one of the stand-outs from the new Radiohead album. The lap steel does the Thom Yorke vocal parts. It makes me feel special inside.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo by the stunningly talented <a href=\"http://www.cooperphotog.net/\">Michael Cooper - see more of Michael\'s stuff here</a>.</em>','Gogo Plumbay at Fassler Saturday night: TJ Rocks Tulsa','To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. ','inherit','open','open','','7169-revision-2','','','2011-03-25 09:41:44','2011-03-25 15:41:44','',7169,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7169-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7284,1,'2011-03-25 09:47:12','2011-03-25 15:47:12','<img src=\"http://gogoplumbay.com/wp-content/gallery/gogo/16459_101971549825143_100000368949847_51062_4236983_n.jpg\" width=\"500\"/>\n\nLooking for local music both live and in your earbuds? <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/tjclark\">T.J. Clark</a> always delivers - it\'s time for T.J. Rocks Tulsa. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nWith SXSW wrapping up last week, a lot of local bands are taking a well-deserved breather. \n\nReppin’ Oklahoma in Texas can be stressful for a rocker, but thankfully our boys and girls of the OK music scene did us proud. <a href=\"http://sxswbuffalo.tumblr.com/\">Check out a lot of great videos over at SXSW Buffalo</a> to see what you missed and to get a sampling of some Okies at their finest. \n\nThere is so much new music that surfaces around the SXSW season, most of it being rock based, that it’s easy to get burned out. After awhile, even the best bands start to sound the same, and it becomes necessary to step outside of our drum-bass-guitar-guitar-vocals comfort circle for a nice palette cleanser. \n\nSo for this week’s pick show I suggest you head down to <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> and experience <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay</a>. \n\n<strong>Gogo Plumbay</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, 10:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com\">Fassler Hall</a>, 304 S. Elgin Ave. \n\nAnd let me retract. To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. \n\nMmm. meatloaf. \n\nYou’re gonna see some of Tulsa’s finest musicians playing one of Tulsa’s favorite genres - jazz. But, don’t let that four letter word scare you. To simply put the label of jazz on Gogo is also unfair. The band describes it best themselves: “...It\'s a tuba, a lap steel, two saxophones and drums. Definitely jazz. Definitely not jazz.”\n\nSaturday’s show will also be a live recording event, so expect guests, surprises and the bringing of the fabled “A-Game” from this already stellar band.\n\nTo get a taste of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay, check out their Facebook page</a>. A fan has posted a video from a recent show in Kansas City where the band covers “Lotus Flower,” one of the stand-outs from the new Radiohead album. The lap steel does the Thom Yorke vocal parts. It makes me feel special inside.\n\n<em>Photo by the stunningly talented <a href=\"http://www.cooperphotog.net/\">Michael Cooper - see more of Michael\'s stuff here</a>.</em>','Gogo Plumbay at Fassler Saturday night: TJ Rocks Tulsa','To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. ','inherit','open','open','','7169-autosave','','','2011-03-25 09:47:12','2011-03-25 15:47:12','',7169,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7169-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(7285,1,'2011-03-25 09:43:06','2011-03-25 15:43:06','<img src=\"http://gogoplumbay.com/wp-content/gallery/gogo/16459_101971549825143_100000368949847_51062_4236983_n.jpg\" width=\"500\"/>\r\n\r\nLooking for local music both live and in your earbuds? TJ Clark always delivers - it\'s time for TJ Rocks Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nWith SXSW wrapping up last week, a lot of local bands are taking a well-deserved breather. \r\n\r\nReppin’ Oklahoma in Texas can be stressful for a rocker, but thankfully our boys and girls of the OK music scene did us proud. <a href=\"http://sxswbuffalo.tumblr.com/\">Check out a lot of great videos over at SXSW Buffalo</a> to see what you missed and to get a sampling of some Okies at their finest. \r\n\r\nThere is so much new music that surfaces around the SXSW season, most of it being rock based, that it’s easy to get burned out. After awhile, even the best bands start to sound the same, and it becomes necessary to step outside of our drum-bass-guitar-guitar-vocals comfort circle for a nice palette cleanser. \r\n\r\nSo for this week’s pick show I suggest you head down to <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> and experience <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Gogo Plumbay</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, 10:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com\">Fassler Hall</a>, 304 S. Elgin Ave. \r\n\r\nAnd let me retract. To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. \r\n\r\nMmm. meatloaf. \r\n\r\nYou’re gonna see some of Tulsa’s finest musicians playing one of Tulsa’s favorite genres - jazz. But, don’t let that four letter word scare you. To simply put the label of jazz on Gogo is also unfair. The band describes it best themselves: “...It\'s a tuba, a lap steel, two saxophones and drums. Definitely jazz. Definitely not jazz.”\r\n\r\nSaturday’s show will also be a live recording event, so expect guests, surprises and the bringing of the fabled “A-Game” from this already stellar band.\r\n\r\nTo get a taste of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368949847\">Gogo Plumbay, check out their Facebook page</a>. A fan has posted a video from a recent show in Kansas City where the band covers “Lotus Flower,” one of the stand-outs from the new Radiohead album. The lap steel does the Thom Yorke vocal parts. It makes me feel special inside.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo by the stunningly talented <a href=\"http://www.cooperphotog.net/\">Michael Cooper - see more of Michael\'s stuff here</a>.</em>','Gogo Plumbay at Fassler Saturday night: TJ Rocks Tulsa','To call this band a mere palette cleanser is selling them short. Gogo Plumbay is soul nourishment. Ear burgers. Musical meatloaf. ','inherit','open','open','','7169-revision-3','','','2011-03-25 09:43:06','2011-03-25 15:43:06','',7169,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7169-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(7280,1,'2011-03-25 09:23:43','2011-03-25 15:23:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" /></a></p>\n\nThe grass is getting greener. The trees are blooming and blossoming. The teenagers are getting antsy. \n\nYou know what that means - Spring is almost here. Know what else that means? Time to plant stuff! Especially yummy stuff. And thanks to a joint promotion between the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a> and <a href=\"http://www.southwoodnursery.com/\">Southwood Landscape & Nursery</a>, you can get yummy stuff to plant this Saturday for free. Yeah, free. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nI talk a lot about food here at TashaDoesTulsa.com - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/\">where in town to find the best of it</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/shopping-ethically/\">why you should shop for it locally</a> and even <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/03/because-i-know-yall-love-your/\">a few ideas on how to prepare it</a>. \n\nSomething that\'s missing in a lot of today\'s conversations about food (and, in case you haven\'t been watching <a href=\"http://www.foodnetwork.com/\">Food Network</a> or the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/\">New York Times Bestseller List</a>, you should know that we\'re all pretty darned interested in food) is that there\'s not a lot said about the millions who are forced to choose between paying the rent and a trip to the grocery store while we foodies munch on our organic arugula salads topped with artisan cheese and grass-fed steak.\n\nIf how food security can be a real problem in the richest, most powerful nation on earth confounds you, you\'re not alone. But how food security can be a problem in a state considered to be one of the bread baskets of said nation (we grow a lot of different types of food here in Oklahoma, but we beat out 44 other states in wheat production) - now, that is really something. \n\nOklahoma is one of the top 10 hungriest states in the nation, and according to the USDA, we rank fourth in a category called \"very low food security,\" or what used to be referred to as \"food insecurity with hunger.\" One in five Oklahoma children lives in poverty and is at risk of going to be hungry, and nearly half of those using emergency food programs report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities. Nearly as many are having to choose between paying for food and paying for medical care or medicine. \n\nThere are several organizations and groups in our state designed to ease the strain felt by these families. One of them is the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>, and this weekend this group is partnering with the folks at <a href=\"http://www.southwoodnursery.com/\">Southwood Landscape & Nursery</a> to put fresh food in reach of those who need it. \n\n<strong>This Saturday (March 26), from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Southwood, at 91st and Lewis, will give away free three-packs of selected vegetables in exchange for a non-perishable food donation. It\'s part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry program. </strong>\n\nPlant a Row for the Hungry, by the way, is a program launched in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association of America. It encourages backyard gardeners to grow a little extra each season and donate their surplus to the hungry. \n\nBut Southwood isn\'t going to just dole out free plants and expect you folks to take them home and magically know everything you need to know in order to take care of them. The <a href=\"http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/hortla/mastergardener.htm\">OSU Master Gardeners</a> will be on hand to provide gardening tips. Plus, horticulturist Sue Gray from the <a href=\"http://www.oces.okstate.edu/\">OSU Extension Office</a> will answer questions about growing tomato plants and other vegetables. She\'ll be there between 10 a.m. and noon. \n\nThe only limit with this deal is each customers gets to take home as max of a single flat of plants. Which means, you could show up in a banana suit, on a unicycle or duct taped to your best friend. Just so long as you don\'t try to take more than a flat of veggie plants, the possibilities are endless.\n\nBy the way, fresh produce is always a valued item at the Food Bank. Last year CFBEO received more than 104,000 pounds of tomatoes, okra, squash, melons, and other vegetables from local garden enthusiasts, the garden at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a> (which is quite a sight to behold, by the way - be sure to check it out when you visit this spring/summer) and other local growers and distributors. What is not distributed as fresh to the Food Bank’s 450 Partner Programs in 24 counties of eastern Oklahoma is processed in its Culinary Center into a form that can be frozen and distributed later. \n\nPeople interested in participating in the Plant a Row for the program this year can drop off produce at the Food Bank at 1304 N. Kenosha Ave. in Tulsa during business hours, or call (918) 585-2800 for a location of a nearby Partner Program.','Will Plant for Food: Southwood and Food Bank Offer Free Veggie Plants For Food Donations This Saturday','This Saturday (March 26), from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Southwood, at 91st and Lewis, will give away free three-packs of selected vegetables in exchange for a non-perishable food donation. It\'s part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry program.','inherit','open','open','','7192-revision','','','2011-03-25 09:23:43','2011-03-25 15:23:43','',7192,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7192-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7281,1,'2011-03-25 09:24:57','2011-03-25 15:24:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nThe grass is getting greener. The trees are blooming and blossoming. The teenagers are getting antsy. \r\n\r\nYou know what that means - Spring is almost here. Know what else that means? Time to plant stuff! Especially yummy stuff. And thanks to a joint promotion between the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a> and <a href=\"http://www.southwoodnursery.com/\">Southwood Landscape & Nursery</a>, you can get yummy stuff to plant this Saturday for free. Yeah, free. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nI talk a lot about food here at TashaDoesTulsa.com - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/\">where in town to find the best of it</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/shopping-ethically/\">why you should shop for it locally</a> and even <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/03/because-i-know-yall-love-your/\">a few ideas on how to prepare it</a>. \r\n\r\nSomething that\'s missing in a lot of today\'s conversations about food (and, in case you haven\'t been watching <a href=\"http://www.foodnetwork.com/\">Food Network</a> or the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/\">New York Times Bestseller List</a>, you should know that we\'re all pretty darned interested in food) is that there\'s not a lot said about the millions who are forced to choose between paying the rent and a trip to the grocery store while we foodies munch on our organic arugula salads topped with artisan cheese and grass-fed steak.\r\n\r\nIf how food security can be a real problem in the richest, most powerful nation on earth confounds you, you\'re not alone. But how food security can be a problem in a state considered to be one of the bread baskets of said nation (we grow a lot of different types of food here in Oklahoma, but we beat out 44 other states in wheat production) - now, that is really something. \r\n\r\nOklahoma is one of the top 10 hungriest states in the nation, and according to the USDA, we rank fourth in a category called \"very low food security,\" or what used to be referred to as \"food insecurity with hunger.\" One in five Oklahoma children lives in poverty and is at risk of going to be hungry, and nearly half of those using emergency food programs report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities. Nearly as many are having to choose between paying for food and paying for medical care or medicine. \r\n\r\nThere are several organizations and groups in our state designed to ease the strain felt by these families. One of them is the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>, and this weekend this group is partnering with the folks at <a href=\"http://www.southwoodnursery.com/\">Southwood Landscape & Nursery</a> to put fresh food in reach of those who need it. \r\n\r\n<strong>This Saturday (March 26), from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Southwood, at 91st and Lewis, will give away free three-packs of selected vegetables in exchange for a non-perishable food donation. It\'s part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry program. </strong>\r\n\r\nPlant a Row for the Hungry, by the way, is a program launched in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association of America. It encourages backyard gardeners to grow a little extra each season and donate their surplus to the hungry. \r\n\r\nBut Southwood isn\'t going to just dole out free plants and expect you folks to take them home and magically know everything you need to know in order to take care of them. The <a href=\"http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/hortla/mastergardener.htm\">OSU Master Gardeners</a> will be on hand to provide gardening tips. Plus, horticulturist Sue Gray from the <a href=\"http://www.oces.okstate.edu/\">OSU Extension Office</a> will answer questions about growing tomato plants and other vegetables. She\'ll be there between 10 a.m. and noon. \r\n\r\nThe only limit with this deal is each customers gets to take home as max of a single flat of plants. Which means, you could show up in a banana suit, on a unicycle or duct taped to your best friend. Just so long as you don\'t try to take more than a flat of veggie plants, the possibilities are endless.\r\n\r\nBy the way, fresh produce is always a valued item at the Food Bank. Last year CFBEO received more than 104,000 pounds of tomatoes, okra, squash, melons, and other vegetables from local garden enthusiasts, the garden at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a> (which is quite a sight to behold, by the way - be sure to check it out when you visit this spring/summer) and other local growers and distributors. What is not distributed as fresh to the Food Bank’s 450 Partner Programs in 24 counties of eastern Oklahoma is processed in its Culinary Center into a form that can be frozen and distributed later. \r\n\r\nPeople interested in participating in the Plant a Row for the program this year can drop off produce at the Food Bank at 1304 N. Kenosha Ave. in Tulsa during business hours, or call (918) 585-2800 for a location of a nearby Partner Program.','Will Plant for Food: Southwood and Food Bank Offer Free Veggie Plants For Food Donations This Saturday','This Saturday (March 26), from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Southwood, at 91st and Lewis, will give away free three-packs of selected vegetables in exchange for a non-perishable food donation. It\'s part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry program.','inherit','open','open','','7192-revision-2','','','2011-03-25 09:24:57','2011-03-25 15:24:57','',7192,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7192-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7279,1,'2011-03-25 09:10:45','2011-03-25 15:10:45','','Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0312','','','2011-03-25 09:10:45','2011-03-25 15:10:45','',7192,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8575,1,'2011-06-23 07:28:13','2011-06-23 13:28:13','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/tulsa-blogger-meetup-open-mic-edition/dilly-deli-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8572\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Dilly-Deli.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8572\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHey, Tulsa and Oklahoma bloggers. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235565683123995\">The (updated) news about the latest Tulsa Blogger Meetup is posted on Facebook</a>. Check it out, invite a few friends and get signed up. \r\n\r\nHope to see you there! ','Tulsa Blogger Meetup, Open Mic Edition','The (updated) news about the latest Tulsa Blogger Meetup has been posted to Facebook.','inherit','open','open','','8571-revision-3','','','2011-06-23 07:28:13','2011-06-23 13:28:13','',8571,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/8571-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(8572,1,'2011-06-23 07:24:46','2011-06-23 13:24:46','','Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dilly-deli-2','','','2011-06-23 07:24:46','2011-06-23 13:24:46','',8571,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Dilly-Deli.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8573,1,'2011-06-23 07:27:06','2011-06-23 13:27:06','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8572\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8572\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Dilly-Deli.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8572\" /></a>\n\nHey, Tulsa and Oklahoma bloggers. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235565683123995\">The (updated) news about the latest Tulsa Blogger Meetup is posted on Facebook</a>. Check it out, invite a few friends and get signed up. \n\nHope to see you there! ','Tulsa Blogger Meetup, Open Mic Edition','','inherit','open','open','','8571-revision','','','2011-06-23 07:27:06','2011-06-23 13:27:06','',8571,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/8571-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(8215,1,'2011-05-17 21:30:02','2011-05-18 03:30:02','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8171\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8171\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/LinnaeusGarden.jpg\" alt=\"Linnaeus Garden Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Linnaeus Garden Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8171\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.\r\n\r\nPhoto shot at <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Central Library</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-75','','','2011-05-17 21:30:02','2011-05-18 03:30:02','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/7294-revision-75/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (8579,1,'2011-06-23 07:38:57','2011-06-23 13:38:57','','Space Pandas Actors Company of Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','picture-1-24','','','2011-06-23 07:38:57','2011-06-23 13:38:57','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Picture-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8211,1,'2011-05-18 18:35:23','2011-05-19 00:35:23','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/mayfest-2011-plus-a-giveaway/picture-5-12/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am</strong>, when the festival will officially open, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-26','','','2011-05-18 18:35:23','2011-05-19 00:35:23','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(8212,1,'2011-05-18 18:36:39','2011-05-19 00:36:39','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/mayfest-2011-plus-a-giveaway/picture-5-12/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am</strong>, when the festival will officially open, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>MORE</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/ask-tulsa-celebrity-whats-your-favorite/\">Ask a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food</a> (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-27','','','2011-05-18 18:36:39','2011-05-19 00:36:39','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(8210,1,'2011-05-18 18:35:23','2011-05-19 00:35:23','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/mayfest-2011-plus-a-giveaway/picture-5-12/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am</strong>, when the festival will officially open, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-25','','','2011-05-18 18:35:23','2011-05-19 00:35:23','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(8209,1,'2011-05-18 18:34:34','2011-05-19 00:34:34','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/mayfest-2011-plus-a-giveaway/picture-5-12/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-24','','','2011-05-18 18:34:34','2011-05-19 00:34:34','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(5642,1,'2011-02-04 19:21:36','2011-02-05 01:21:36','<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGRJGfDAgks\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/snowed-in-date-ideas-tulsa-kids/picture-7-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5643\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-7-500x306.png\" alt=\"Dumb and Dumber\" title=\"Dumb and Dumber\" width=\"500\" height=\"306\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5643\" /></a></a>\r\n\r\nGot a babysitter within walking distance? Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.\r\n\r\nGet some ideas on how to strike up the romance on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-top-10-snowed-date-ideas\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Top 10 Snowed-In Date Ideas','Got a babysitter within walking distance? 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Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.\n\nGet some ideas on how to strike up the romance on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-top-10-snowed-date-ideas\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n','Babysitter Worthy: Top 10 Snowed-In Date Ideas','Got a babysitter within walking distance? 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Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.\r\n\r\nGet some ideas on how to strike up the romance on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-top-10-snowed-date-ideas\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Top 10 Snowed-In Date Ideas','Got a babysitter within walking distance? Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.','inherit','open','open','','5642-revision-2','','','2011-02-04 19:21:36','2011-02-05 00:21:36','',5642,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5642-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5646,1,'2011-02-04 19:23:59','2011-02-05 00:23:59','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/snowed-in-date-ideas-tulsa-kids/picture-7-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5643\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-7-500x306.png\" alt=\"Dumb and Dumber\" title=\"Dumb and Dumber\" width=\"500\" height=\"306\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5643\" /></a>\n\nGot a babysitter within walking distance? Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.\n\nGet some ideas on how to strike up the romance on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-top-10-snowed-date-ideas\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Top 10 Snowed-In Date Ideas','Got a babysitter within walking distance? 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Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.\r\n\r\nGet some ideas on how to strike up the romance on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-top-10-snowed-date-ideas\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Top 10 Snowed-In Date Ideas','Got a babysitter within walking distance? Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.','inherit','open','open','','5642-revision-3','','','2011-02-04 19:21:36','2011-02-05 00:21:36','',5642,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5642-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5648,1,'2011-02-04 19:24:17','2011-02-05 00:24:17','<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGRJGfDAgks\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/snowed-in-date-ideas-tulsa-kids/picture-7-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5643\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-7-500x306.png\" alt=\"Dumb and Dumber\" title=\"Dumb and Dumber\" width=\"500\" height=\"306\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5643\" /></a></a>\r\n\r\nGot a babysitter within walking distance? Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.\r\n\r\nGet some ideas on how to strike up the romance on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-top-10-snowed-date-ideas\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: Top 10 Snowed-In Date Ideas','Got a babysitter within walking distance? Because one night (or both nights!) this weekend, you and your main squeeze could pretend you\'re snowed in at a ski lodge...a ski lodge that just happens to look an awful lot like your living room.','inherit','open','open','','5642-revision-4','','','2011-02-04 19:24:17','2011-02-05 00:24:17','',5642,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5642-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(8207,1,'2011-05-18 18:34:26','2011-05-19 00:34:26','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-22','','','2011-05-18 18:34:26','2011-05-19 00:34:26','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(8208,1,'2011-05-18 18:34:34','2011-05-19 00:34:34','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-23','','','2011-05-18 18:34:34','2011-05-19 00:34:34','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(8206,1,'2011-05-18 18:34:26','2011-05-19 00:34:26','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-21','','','2011-05-18 18:34:26','2011-05-19 00:34:26','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(8204,1,'2011-05-18 18:33:34','2011-05-19 00:33:34','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-19','','','2011-05-18 18:33:34','2011-05-19 00:33:34','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(8205,1,'2011-05-18 18:33:34','2011-05-19 00:33:34','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-20','','','2011-05-18 18:33:34','2011-05-19 00:33:34','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(8203,1,'2011-05-18 18:32:44','2011-05-19 00:32:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-18','','','2011-05-18 18:32:44','2011-05-19 00:32:44','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(8202,1,'2011-05-18 18:32:44','2011-05-19 00:32:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-17','','','2011-05-18 18:32:44','2011-05-19 00:32:44','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(7264,1,'2011-03-24 19:30:32','2011-03-25 01:30:32','','Cheap Thrills Vintage Shop Cherry Street Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0739','','','2011-03-24 19:30:32','2011-03-25 01:30:32','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0739.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',1),(8200,1,'2011-05-18 18:30:50','2011-05-19 00:30:50','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-15','','','2011-05-18 18:30:50','2011-05-19 00:30:50','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(8199,1,'2011-05-18 18:29:36','2011-05-19 00:29:36','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nBike Valet. Useful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-14','','','2011-05-18 18:29:36','2011-05-19 00:29:36','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(7260,1,'2011-03-24 19:26:14','2011-03-25 01:26:14','','Golden Driller Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dsc09444','','','2011-03-24 19:26:14','2011-03-25 01:26:14','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC09444.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(7261,1,'2011-03-24 19:27:45','2011-03-25 01:27:45','','Golden Driller Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dsc09438-2','','','2011-03-24 19:27:45','2011-03-25 01:27:45','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC09438.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8198,1,'2011-05-18 18:29:36','2011-05-19 00:29:36','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nBike Valet. Useful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-13','','','2011-05-18 18:29:36','2011-05-19 00:29:36','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(8197,1,'2011-05-18 18:28:55','2011-05-19 00:28:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nBike Valet. Useful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-12','','','2011-05-18 18:28:55','2011-05-19 00:28:55','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5655,1,'2011-02-03 22:37:12','2011-02-04 03:37:12','<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/AOaEng1pLPg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowFullScreen></iframe>\r\n\r\nWant to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse &amp; Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa!\r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n\r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n\r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n\r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n\r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/\r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm\r\n\r\nOsage Event Center\r\nTONY VALENTINE’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT\r\nFORMERLY CHIPPENDALES\r\n\r\nSaturday, February 12 • 7 pm\r\nTickets are $10\r\n\r\nLove & Lust, Living Arts\r\n\r\nFebruary 8 - Tower Tots: Valentine’s Tea Party\r\nMorning story and activity hour for children ages 3 to 6 (with accompanying adult). Registration required. Cost: Free. Time: 10:00 to 11:00am.\r\n\r\nMurder Mystery Dinner at Tulsa Air and Space Museum\r\nWhen: Feb. 12, 6-9pm\r\nWhere: Tulsa Air and Space Museum\r\nMystery, intrigue, torrid love affairs and murder, that’s right, everything that Valentines Day represents! Join TASM for our Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. With comedy, mayhem, music, food, libations and of course, airplanes, TASM invites you to discover what happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan. The year is 1941.  Fred Noonan is found alive on a small island in the South Pacific. He has been invited to TASM to reveal the details of his and Earhart’s lives since their disappearance on July 2, 1937.  A cast of colorful characters, both local and fanciful, will guide you through the events that happened on that fateful day in 1937 as well as the chicanery that unfolds before your very eyes that night. \r\nThe Moolah: $100.00 Per Couple or $50.00 Per Individual, Must Be 21 or Older To Attend \r\nThe Attire:  1940s Style Costume or Business Casual\r\nReservations are required and must be secured by February 8th, 2011.  Seating is limited so call (918) 834-9900 Ext 122\r\n\r\n','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-11','','','2011-02-03 22:37:12','2011-02-04 03:37:12','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5199-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5666,1,'2011-02-05 16:46:54','2011-02-05 21:46:54','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Skate Date 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4270094804/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4270094804_6daedda923.jpg\" alt=\"Skate Date 2009\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nHere it is, folks - the list of love you\'ve been longing for. Here\'s what to do in Tulsa for Valentine\'s Day, Valentine\'s Day weekend and beyond.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Early Week</span>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Valentine\'s Day Cookies at Coffeehouse on Cherry Street by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4339910460/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2740/4339910460_8e2a7b277e.jpg\" alt=\"Valentine\'s Day Cookies at Coffeehouse on Cherry Street\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Tower Tots: Valentine\'s Tea Party (Green headings = Family friendly)</span></strong>\nWhen: Tuesday, 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\nCatch a morning story and activity hour for kids aged 3-6. Call ahead to register for this free event.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Valentine Craft</span></strong>\nWhen: Thursday, 5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 S. Mingo Road\nBring a friend and make a crafty valentine for that special someone. Be sure to pre-register by calling (918) 669-6355. Ages 8-13. Cost is $10.\n\n<strong>Friday</strong>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"V-Day by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4339217089/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4339217089_d1b2ba30b2.jpg\" alt=\"V-Day\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Sweetheart T-Party</span></strong>\nWhen: Friday, 10am\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tulsaparks.org/\">Whiteside Community Center</a>, 4009 S. Pittsburg Avenue\nCelebrate V-Day with crafts, snacks and a general, overall, darned good time. For ages 2-5. Cost is $6.\n<strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\n</span></strong>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Crayons! Improv</span></strong>\nWhen: Friday, 7:30pm\nWhere: Agora Coffeehouse, 4959 S. 79th E. Ave.\nDon\'t miss the special Crayons! Valentine\'s Day show. Hilton Price, a renowned Tulsa stand-up comedian, will be on hand first thing. Tickets are $10 at the door.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: red;\">I Love You Because (Red headings = Adult Couples Only)</span></strong>\nWhen: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa PAC</a>, 110 E. Second Street\nLike Jane Austen\'s Pride and Prejudice, only less wordy. A foursome of 20-somethings are in search of love in the hustle and bustle of New York City. Warning: This one\'s not for the kids. Tickets are $25.\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">The Sleeping Beauty</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa PAC</a>, 110 E. Second Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Though I watched the Disney movie version of this classic fairy tale about 167,821 times as a child, something tells me the Tulsa Ballet rendition of one of the most technically challenging classical ballets is going to blow it out of the water. Marcello Angelini uses grand staging and gets and beautifully crafted costumes to breathe new life into the original, 1890 version of the ballet by Marius Petipa. The Tchaikovsky score is, I\'m sure, not bad, either. Tickets are $20-70. Plus, if you think the time is right, <a href=\"http://tulsaballet.com/news.asp?id=10&amp;pid=93&amp;task=display\">you can propose on stage with the cast of The Sleeping Beauty</a>. *swoon* Be still, my beating heart.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Love Letters</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: Green Country Event Center, 12000 E. 31st Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"http://tacta.net/\">\'Round the Bend Players, Tulsa\'s first senior theater troupe</a>, will present a staged reading of A.R. Gurney\'s Love Ltters. Tickets are $8.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>\n</strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>Saturday</strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>\n</strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">PHOTO</div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Sweetheart Run</span></span>\nWhen: Saturday, 8:15am (5K), 9:15am (10K)\nWhere: Mohawk Park, on 36th Street North\nSo in love that you could run a 10K? Maybe you\'ve been dating awhile and you\'ve learned she doesn\'t put the cap back on her toothpaste - okay, so you\'re at least excited enough to run a 5K. <a href=\"http://fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Register for this lovers\' race at Fleet Feet at 61st and Yale</a>. The cost starts at $20.\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Free Family Day @ Philbrook</span></span>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 10:30am-4pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">After a Valentine\'s Day weekend breakfast, take your significant other - and hey, why not bring the family, too? - to Philbrook Museum for Free Family Day. Enjoy art, spend time together, get your hands dirty with some hands-on art projects, tour the museum and even embark on a scavenger hunt. Go for romantic or go for family-friendly - either way, it\'s at Philbrook this Saturday.</div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Down with Love! Anti-Valentine Fest</span></span>\nWhen: Saturday, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tulsalibrary.org/zarrow\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\nForget V-Day and make anti-valentines, design a zombie teddy bear and/or a voodoo doll of your ex. Enjoy the chocolate fountain and proudly proclaim that love stinks. Ages 12-18.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Couples Massage Class</span></strong>\nWhen: 2-4pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake in the Yoga Barn</a>, 33241 E. 732nd Road\nBring your special someone and learn basic massage techniques for relaxation and stress relief. Cost is $90 per couple - truly a deal for two people for two hours. Call (918) 485-1810 to sign up.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Wine Tasting</span></strong>\nWhen: 5-6:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake</a>, 33241 E. 732nd Road\nGet three Italian wines - a red, a full-bodied ruby port and a sparkling prosecco - for $20, plus hors d\'oeuvres like roasted vegetable bruschetta, wild boar sausage with fennel tomato sauce, prosciutto with roasted pear and cheese board with figs and pomegranates. Call (918) 485-1810 for reservations.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Daddy Daughter Dance</span></strong>\nWhen: 5:30pm; 7:30pm\nWhere: Main Place, 1800 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow\nLittle girls grow up fast, dads. Don\'t miss this chance to dance with her while she can still stand on your shoes. Look for music from DJ Connection, refreshments, a photographer to take photos of dads and their special little ladies and, of course, dancing. For dads and girls aged 4-14. Dress is formal or casual, whatever you decide. Cost is $5; tickets must be purchased in advance. Call (918) 259-6550.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: red;\">I Love You, My Darling, Now Die!</span></strong>\nWhen: 6:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://whisperingvines.net/\">Whispering Vines Winery</a>, 7475 W. 51st Street in Tulsa\nDr. Bill McGrew is a foremost authority on love. He\'ll take your question on the mysteries of love and romance, sure, but could it be possible that someone has murder on his mind? A three-course meal catered by Amici\'s (you know, that new Italian restaurant in Sand Springs everyone is raving about) are only part of the deal. Make your reservations now, right now - this show sells out every year. Tickets are $64.95 per person. Dress code is After 5.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Wild Hearts Ball</span></strong>\nWhen: Saturday, 7pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://okeq.org/\">Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</a>, 621 E. Fourth Street\nLooking for a wild-yet-free party this Valentine\'s Day weekend? Join Oklahomans for Equality at the annual Wild Hearts Ball. Groove to tunes laid down by DJ Zeke, belly up to the cash bar and get your picture taken with cupid.\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Brenda Johnson &amp; The Jazz Rhapsody Trio</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 7pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">With special guest Tavis Miner. Don\'t miss out on the cash bar, desserts, champagne and, yes, even roses. Cost is $20 in advance, or $25 at the door.</div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">I Love You Because</span></span>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa PAC</a>, 110 E. Second Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Like Jane Austen\'s Pride and Prejudice, only less wordy. A foursome of 20-somethings are in search of love in the hustle and bustle of New York City. Warning: This one\'s not for the kids. Tickets are $25.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">The Sleeping Beauty</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa PAC</a>, 110 E. Second Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Though I watched the Disney movie version of this classic fairy tale about 167,821 times as a child, something tells me the Tulsa Ballet rendition of one of the most technically challenging classical ballets is going to blow it out of the water. Marcello Angelini uses grand staging and gets and beautifully crafted costumes to breathe new life into the original, 1890 version of the ballet by Marius Petipa. The Tchaikovsky score is, I\'m sure, not bad, either. Tickets are $20-70. Plus, if you think the time is right, <a href=\"http://tulsaballet.com/news.asp?id=10&amp;pid=93&amp;task=display\">you can propose on stage with the cast of The Sleeping Beauty</a>. *swoon* Be still, my beating heart.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Love Letters</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: Green Country Event Center, 12000 E. 31st Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><a href=\"http://tacta.net/\">\'Round the Bend Players, Tulsa\'s first senior theater troupe</a>, will present a staged reading of A.R. Gurney\'s Love Letters. Tickets are $8.\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Love and Lust</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 8pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://livingarts.org/\">Living ArtSpace</a>, 307 E. Brady</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Is it the lust for love or the way we love to lust that drives us? Wait - what? Either way, head to Living ArtSpace to explore this theme with an eclectic mix of poets from Tulsa and Wichita. It\'s sure to be a night of singing, dancing and smoking-hot poetry. Cost is $7, or $5 for members.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Pre-Valentine\'s Day Rocky Horror Night</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 9pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Don your underwear, tuxedo, gold sequined jacket, biker gear (and/)or garters - or, just come as you are - and head to Brookside for this decidedly off-beat V-Day celebration. The movie will be showing on the big screen at Cosmo but, please, leave the airborne props at home. Otherwise, let \'er ride and have a great time.</div>\n</div>\n<strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\n</span></strong>\n<strong>Sunday</strong>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Skate Date 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4270094306/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4270094306_7255e28c84.jpg\" alt=\"Skate Date 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">Skate Date</span></strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 10am-10pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a>, 200 N. Denver Ave.\n<a href=\"http://bokcenter.com/general.asp?id=173\">Don\'t miss one of my personal favorite Tulsa events</a>. Ice skate hand-in-hand on the BOK Center\'s 17,000-square-foot indoor ice rink, snack on heart-shaped concessions to your hearts\' content, watch skating demonstrations and maybe even win a prize or two. There\'s even face painting for the kids. Admission to the building is free and skate rental is $10 for adults and $5 for kids under age three and for those who bring their own skates. When you\'ve skated until you can skate no more, hop a horse-drawn carriage ride through the streets of downtown Tulsa. A couple rides for $20 and a family of four rides for $25.\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">V-Day Cookie Decorating Session @ Sage</span></strong>\nWhen: Sunday, noon-6pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio</a>, 3746 S. Peoria Ave.\nSign the kids up to make seven V-Day-themed cookies - that\'s one to eat, six to take home or to gift to their special someone (read: that\'s Mommy, if you know what\'s good for ya). The greatest part about this kid-friendly Valentine\'s Day activity? Parents get out of clean-up duty, scott free. Cost is $15. Registration after Feb. 10 is $20.\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">I Love You Because</span></span>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa PAC</a>, 110 E. Second Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Like Jane Austen\'s Pride and Prejudice, only less wordy. A foursome of 20-somethings are in search of love in the hustle and bustle of New York City. Warning: This one\'s not for the kids. Tickets are $25.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">The Sleeping Beauty</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa PAC</a>, 110 E. Second Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Though I watched the Disney movie version of this classic fairy tale about 167,821 times as a child, something tells me the Tulsa Ballet rendition of one of the most technically challenging classical ballets is going to blow it out of the water. Marcello Angelini uses grand staging and gets and beautifully crafted costumes to breathe new life into the original, 1890 version of the ballet by Marius Petipa. The Tchaikovsky score is, I\'m sure, not bad, either. Tickets are $20-70. Plus, if you think the time is right, <a href=\"http://tulsaballet.com/news.asp?id=10&amp;pid=93&amp;task=display\">you can propose on stage with the cast of The Sleeping Beauty</a>. *swoon* Be still, my beating heart.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">The Jeff Shadley Band</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 5pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Featuring Olivia Duhon. Admission prices start at $15.</div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #6aa84f;\">V-Day Drop-Off at Bounce U</span></span>\nWhen: 5-9pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://bounceu.com/\">Bounce U Tulsa</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive,\nWhat set of parents couldn\'t use a little alone time this V-Day? Bring \'em by Bounce U and have \'em nice and worn out by 9pm. Cost is $20 per child, or $15 for siblings.\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">Valentine\'s Day Cabaret</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 6pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://lightoperaok.org/\">Harwelden Mansion</a>, 2210 S. Main Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">It\'s time for Light Opera Oklahoma\'s annual Valentine\'s Cabaret, a night of delicious food, wine and, of course, cabaret. Enjoy LOOK regular Andrea Leap, with Eric Gibson at the piano. Cost is $75 per person ($55 for the concert only), or $150 per couple. <a href=\"mailto:frontoffice@lightoperaok.org\">E-mail LOOK</a> or call (918) 583-4267 to reserve your spot.</div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">Valentine\'s Dance with the Round-Up Boys</span></span>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: Doors at 6pm, Show at 7pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Scoot your boots this Valentine\'s Day to the sounds of the purveyors of western swing. Tickets are $8.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">David Phelps Valentine\'s Concert</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 7pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://thepacba.com/\">Broken Arrow PAC</a>, 701 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">He\'s been called \"The Voice.\" He\'s wowed audiences around the globe. He has performed for presidents and dignitaries. I\'m talking about David Phelps, and he\'ll be in Broken Arrow this V-Day to help you romance the night away. Tickets start at $25.</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">Chippendales</span></span>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 7pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://milliondollarelm.com/\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36th Street North</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Hubba hubba - the Chippendales are in Tulsa, and they\'re bringing the perfect solution to any Valentine\'s Day romance rut with them. Tickets are $20.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: red;\">An Evening with Kris Kristofferson</span></strong></div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">When: 7:30pm</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Where: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/\">Mabee Center</a>, 7777 S. Lewis Ave.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\">Widely regarded as the greatest country songwriter since Hank Williams, Kristofferson\'s catalogue has been covered by over 500 artists, including Waylon Jennings, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. He\'ll be right here in Tulsa on V-Day to serenade you all the way to Monday morning. Tickets start at $25.\n\nWhat are YOU doing to celebrate Valentine\'s Day (or not) in Tulsa this year?\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>','Tulsa Valentine\'s Day Round-Up','','inherit','open','open','','453-autosave','','','2011-02-05 16:46:54','2011-02-05 21:46:54','',453,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/453-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(8201,1,'2011-05-18 18:31:55','2011-05-19 00:31:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\n\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\n\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\n\nBut first, how about that tour?\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\n\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\n\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\n\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\n<ul>\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\n</ul>\n\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\n\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\n\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\n\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\nCost: Free. Free! \n\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\n\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-16','','','2011-05-18 18:31:55','2011-05-19 00:31:55','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(8196,1,'2011-05-18 18:28:55','2011-05-19 00:28:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nBike Valet. Useful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-11','','','2011-05-18 18:28:55','2011-05-19 00:28:55','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(8195,1,'2011-05-18 18:27:55','2011-05-19 00:27:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nThe 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>, that\'s what.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nBike Valet. Useful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-10','','','2011-05-18 18:27:55','2011-05-19 00:27:55','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(7251,1,'2011-03-24 18:11:27','2011-03-25 00:11:27','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/RtJSKLmVAuI/AAAAAAAAAIM/epzdWKMLWHI/s1600-h/ringnebula.JPG\" width=\"500\"/>\n\nNeed something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. \n\nGet the details of this week\'s Babysitter Worthy pick <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Star Party with Astronomy Club of Tulsa: Babysitter Worthy','','inherit','open','open','','7180-revision','','','2011-03-24 18:11:27','2011-03-25 00:11:27','',7180,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7180-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7252,1,'2011-03-24 18:12:58','2011-03-25 00:12:58','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/RtJSKLmVAuI/AAAAAAAAAIM/epzdWKMLWHI/s1600-h/ringnebula.JPG\" width=\"500\"/>\r\n\r\nNeed something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. \r\n\r\nGet the details of this week\'s Babysitter Worthy pick <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Star Party with Astronomy Club of Tulsa: Babysitter Worthy','Need something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. 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Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. \n\nGet the details of this week\'s Babysitter Worthy pick <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Star Party with Astronomy Club of Tulsa: Babysitter Worthy','Need something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. 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Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. \r\n\r\nGet the details of this week\'s Babysitter Worthy pick <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Star Party with Astronomy Club of Tulsa: Babysitter Worthy','Need something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. 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Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. \r\n\r\nGet the details of this week\'s Babysitter Worthy pick <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-star-party-astronomy-club-tulsa\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Star Party with Astronomy Club of Tulsa: Babysitter Worthy','Need something to do in the Tulsa area that’s fun, free and could really impress a date? Here\'s an idea: Grab a few sweaters and a picnic dinner. Then, go stargazing at an observatory using 14-foot telescopes worth thousands and thousands of dollars. ','inherit','open','open','','7180-revision-4','','','2011-03-24 18:19:50','2011-03-25 00:19:50','',7180,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7180-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7246,1,'2011-03-24 17:17:44','2011-03-24 23:17:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/restaurants-entertainment-tulsa-business-journal/luchadore-5-20/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2721\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Luchadore-5.20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?\r\n\r\nI think not.\r\n\r\nGet the details on the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick of the week <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-elote-luchador-run\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\nWant to know more about this luchador stuff? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/interview-with-a-luchador/\">Check out my interview with a Tulsa luchador here</a>. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Elote Luchador Run: Tulsa Kids Day Out','Tulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?','inherit','open','open','','7179-revision-4','','','2011-03-24 17:17:44','2011-03-24 23:17:44','',7179,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7179-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7247,1,'2011-03-24 17:18:19','2011-03-24 23:18:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/restaurants-entertainment-tulsa-business-journal/luchadore-5-20/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2721\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Luchadore-5.20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?\r\n\r\nI think not.\r\n\r\nGet the details on the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick of the week <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-elote-luchador-run\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\nWant to know more about this luchador stuff? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/interview-with-a-luchador/\">Check out my interview with a Tulsa luchador here</a>. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Eloté Luchador Run: Tulsa Kids Day Out','Tulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?','inherit','open','open','','7179-revision-5','','','2011-03-24 17:18:19','2011-03-24 23:18:19','',7179,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7179-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(7248,1,'2011-03-24 17:18:19','2011-03-24 23:18:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/restaurants-entertainment-tulsa-business-journal/luchadore-5-20/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2721\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Luchadore-5.20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?\r\n\r\nI think not.\r\n\r\nGet the details on the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick of the week <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-elote-luchador-run\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\nWant to know more about this luchador stuff? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/interview-with-a-luchador/\">Check out my interview with a Tulsa luchador here</a>. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Eloté Luchador Run: Tulsa Kids Day Out','Tulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?','inherit','open','open','','7179-revision-6','','','2011-03-24 17:18:19','2011-03-24 23:18:19','',7179,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7179-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(7249,1,'2011-03-24 17:18:52','2011-03-24 23:18:52','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/restaurants-entertainment-tulsa-business-journal/luchadore-5-20/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2721\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Luchadore-5.20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?\r\n\r\nI think not.\r\n\r\nGet the details on the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick of the week <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-elote-luchador-run\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\nWant to know more about this luchador stuff? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/interview-with-a-luchador/\">Check out my interview with a Tulsa luchador here</a>. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Eloté Luchador Run: Tulsa Kids Day Out','Tulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?','inherit','open','open','','7179-revision-7','','','2011-03-24 17:18:52','2011-03-24 23:18:52','',7179,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7179-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(8194,1,'2011-05-18 18:27:55','2011-05-19 00:27:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=8183\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nThe 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>, that\'s what.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nBike Valet. Useful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up a bottle of wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the tasting. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from hard rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of good will to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And nNow: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about going to be going on there this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am</strong>, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after, before the festival opens at 11am. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>Other Mayfest stuff on TDT</strong>:\r\nAsk a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-9','','','2011-05-18 18:27:55','2011-05-19 00:27:55','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(7243,1,'2011-03-24 11:20:38','2011-03-24 17:20:38','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7239\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lauren_brain-500x389.png\" alt=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" title=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7239\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Today a guest blogger is camping out here with us at TDT - meet <a href=\"http://fiddlepit.wordpress.com/\">Lauren McKinney, the blogger behind the hilarious Fiddlepit</a>. She moved back to Tulsa from Texas not long ago, and I thought it\'d be fun to ask her to write about it. Turns out, I was right. See below.</em>\r\n\r\nRecently, I was able to add a new accomplishment to my list: Tulsa Boomeranger. And I put it right between Middle School Graduate and World’s 2nd Fastest In-Car Burrito Eater on my resume. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nA Tulsa Boomeranger is pretty much exactly what you think it is - someone who lived in Tulsa, moved someplace else and then returned to T-Town.\r\n\r\nAfter growing up in Tulsa and going to college in the Oklahoma City area, I felt ready for a change of scenery. I was 22 and engaged. Eric, my husband-to-be, had just been offered a job in Dallas. Nervous and excited, we decided to make the move to the Lone Star state. After our wedding and moving in to our first apartment, we enjoyed exploring all that Big D had to offer.\r\n\r\nOf course, we came back to Oklahoma a few times each year for graduations, weddings, and the holidays. I loved coming back to Tulsa, and those weekend trips made me realize that I truly missed it. After moving away, I really started to appreciate the natural beauty and unique spirit of my hometown.\r\n\r\nI had Tulsa on my mind.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7239\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lauren_brain-500x389.png\" alt=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" title=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7239\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBeing an extremely sentimental person, I’m sure my love for Tulsa had everything to do with it, being the hilly backdrop for my very own nostalgic Wonder Years-esque coming of age experience. I know I’m absolutely biased. \r\n\r\nFor my husband, the pragmatic, number-crunching type, returning to Tulsa made sense for entirely different reasons: Favorable economic climate, proximity to family members, and affordable home prices.\r\n\r\nSo, after nearly four years in Texas (most of which were spent sitting in traffic), the shine had worn off a bit. Together, Eric and I decided we were ready to come home. After all, the things we did in Dallas (going to the museum, eating tacos, painting pictures of tacos, begging museums to display said paintings of tacos) were all things we could do just as well in Tulsa. \r\n\r\nI landed a new job. We packed our stuff. We moved eight weeks ago.\r\n\r\nSince our return, we’ve had a fantastic time getting reacquainted with Tulsa. We’ve noticed that the city truly has changed (and is still changing) for the better. It’s exciting to see neighborhoods being revitalized and local businesses blossoming. New life is being breathed into the place that we already loved so much. \r\n\r\nHowever, as much as I love the new things to do, my favorite thing about moving back has been the people. Everyone is so durn polite! I’ve heard more please\'s and thank you\'s than I\'m used to, and I don’t see agitated drivers giving each other the finger every 90 seconds like I did in Dallas. There is a genuine kindness that you can sense within most Tulsans, along with good-natured Oklahoma wit and a pride that comes sans arrogance.\r\n\r\nWe couldn’t be happier here. We’re home.\r\n\r\nYesterday, I got an email from my Dallas pal Catherine. She caught me up on what’s new in her world, and she closed her message with this: \"Take care, and come back when you get tired of the low cost of living and all those friendly people.”\r\n\r\nDon’t hold your breath, Cath. The grass really is greener in Green Country.','The Tulsa Boomeranger: Guest Post by Fiddlepit Blogger Lauren McKinney','Recently, I was able to add a new accomplishment to my list: Tulsa Boomeranger. And I put it right between Middle School Graduate and World’s 2nd Fastest In-Car Burrito Eater on my resume. ','inherit','open','open','','7176-revision-4','','','2011-03-24 11:20:38','2011-03-24 17:20:38','',7176,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7176-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7244,1,'2011-03-24 17:17:28','2011-03-24 23:17:28','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/restaurants-entertainment-tulsa-business-journal/luchadore-5-20/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2721\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Luchadore-5.20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" /></a>\n\nTulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?\n\nI think not.\n\nGet the details on the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick of the week <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-elote-luchador-run\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\nWant to know more about this luchador stuff? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/interview-with-a-luchador/\">Check out my interview with a Tulsa luchador here</a>. \n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Elote Luchador Run: Tulsa Kids Day Out','Tulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?','inherit','open','open','','7179-revision-2','','','2011-03-24 17:17:28','2011-03-24 23:17:28','',7179,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7179-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7245,1,'2011-03-24 17:17:44','2011-03-24 23:17:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/restaurants-entertainment-tulsa-business-journal/luchadore-5-20/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2721\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Luchadore-5.20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Elote Luchador Wrestling Federation Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?\r\n\r\nI think not.\r\n\r\nGet the details on the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick of the week <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-elote-luchador-run\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\nWant to know more about this luchador stuff? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/interview-with-a-luchador/\">Check out my interview with a Tulsa luchador here</a>. \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Elote Luchador Run: Tulsa Kids Day Out','Tulsa parents, to really be able to say you\'ve done a good job of this whole parenting thing, can you really allow your kids to live in a world where they can\'t say they\'ve run through the streets of downtown Tulsa alongside real, live luchadors?','inherit','open','open','','7179-revision-3','','','2011-03-24 17:17:44','2011-03-24 23:17:44','',7179,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7179-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(7229,1,'2011-03-23 09:36:16','2011-03-23 15:36:16','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7223\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/tulsa-blogger-meetup-seo-edition-melanie-nelson-blogging-basics-101/hardestylibrarytulsa/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7223\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/HardestyLibraryTulsa.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAre you ready for another installment of <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=tulsa+blogger+meetup\">Tulsa Blogger Meetup</a>? Because I sure am.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThis month\'s Tulsa Blogger Meetup will offer <strong>insider tips and tricks for search engine optimization</strong>.\r\n\r\nWhat the heck is search engine optimization, you ask? Here\'s a definition I heard once that I like: It\'s the process of connecting your blog to searchers using engines like Google, Bing or Yahoo! who are looking for the information you provide on your site.\r\n\r\nThe info will be tailored specifically for bloggers, thanks to the expertise of <strong>Tulsa-based social media consultant, professional blogger and nationally-recognized speaker <a href=\"http://www.melanienelson.com\">Melanie Nelson</a></strong>.\r\n\r\nWhat I love about Melanie is this: First, she\'s smart. Second, she\'s not a fake. Third, she has a way of dispensing complex, up-to-date information on what\'s going on in social media in a way that\'s accessible and easy to implement.\r\n\r\nWhether you\'re looking to increase the conversion rates of visitors to your blog to repeat customers or you simply like the idea of more eyeballs poring over your online diary, SEO can help. And Melanie\'s going to share some tips on how to peer over the edge of the rabbit hole that is search engine optimization.\r\n\r\n<strong>If you\'re new to Tulsa Blogger Meetup</strong>, here\'s the gist of what we\'re about: About once each month we gather at a different Tulsa locale to either talk blogging, simply enjoy each others\' company or experience something new and uniquely Tulsa. So far we\'ve been found at restaurants and bars like <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, Blue Dome Diner, <a href=\"http://www.siegis.com/\">Siegi\'s Sausage Factory</a> and <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a>; we\'ve also hit <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tulsaopera.org/\">the Tulsa Performing Arts Center for an exclusive performance by Tulsa Opera</a>.\r\n\r\nWe\'re always up to something, and <strong>everyone from the professional blogger to the blog curious is welcome to join us</strong>.\r\n\r\nGrab dinner beforehand or bring it along. 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