Back 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 17,000-square-foot indoor arena at the BOK Center in Downtown Tulsa. It’s one the short list of top Valentine’s Day events here in the Tulsa area and is an easy option for kids, couples and singles alike – oh, and there will be exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and a DJ, photo opps in front of a smirk-worthy green screen, concessions, flower and novelty stands and a giant mirrored disco ball to enjoy while you’re there, too. New to Skate Date this year is an interactive Kids Zone area, complete with inflatables and bounce houses sponsored by H&R Block (who, by the way, will be at the event and willing to give your 2009 and 2010 tax returns a free second look). Admission is free; if you opt not to bring your own skates, you can rent a pair for $10. Also available at this year’s Skate Date will be horse and carriage rides, just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue – those start at noon and run until 8pm.