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Something cool about being editor here at <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/" target="_blank">TashaDoesTulsa.com</a> is that my inbox is always full of mail from folks who want to know more about things to do in Tulsa, and about life in Oklahoma.

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I answer as many of these emails as I possibly can, but they don't usually see the light of day after I push the send button, except maybe on the screen of whoever sent the question in the first place. And I figure that if one person thinks it's worth their time to write an email and ask a question, odds are that other people have wondered the same thing and they'd like to know the answer, too.

So here's the first edition of what I'll call the Dear TDT series, a selection of reader emails along with my replies. 

This one is from Federica Bagnera: 

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I'm Italian dancer and I work for Tulsa Ballet [no really, she does — <a href="http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=90&task=staffdisplay&staffid=67" target="_blank">see for yourselves</a>]. I've never spent New Year's Eve here in Tulsa but this year I will and my parents (from Italy) will join me for the first time. I was thinking about a late dinner and then something else (nothing crazy but fun)...Can you give me some advice? what should I do after?</blockquote>

Federica, you're in luck! I created a list of things to do in Tulsa for New Year's Eve 2011 over at DO WHAT? , the clearinghouse for things to do in and around Tulsa, and it ranges from a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture show to a human ball drop. So take your pick and get ready to have a blast and a half. 

As for dinner, check out <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/food/" target="_blank">the Food</a> and <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/" target="_blank">Restaurant archives here at TDT</a>. Great choices for NYE would include <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/" target="_blank">Brady Tavern</a>, <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/" target="_blank">Hey Mambo</a> and <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5565" target="_blank">Yokozuna</a>, all open late; there will also be plenty of choices on Cherry Street (<a href="http://tulsafood.com/cherry-street/chef-james-shrader-the-new-palace-cafe-and-a-meal-worthy-of-the-legend" target="_blank">Palace Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/luckys-cherry-street/" target="_blank">Lucky's</a> and White Owl are favorites of mine) and on Brookside (see if <a href="http://tulsafood.com/asian/keo-well-worth-the-trip" target="_blank">KEO</a>, <a href="http://tulsafood.com/brookside/from-peoria-to-paris-at-the-brasserie" target="_blank">The Brasserie</a> and <a href="http://tulsafood.com/brookside/off-menu-special-dishes-at-gemmas-are-that-of-a-top-chef-master" target="_blank">Gemma's</a> have any reservations left). You might also want to consider a place like <a href="http://www.bodean.net/" target="_blank">Bodean's</a>, <a href="http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/dukes-southern-kitchen-chef-driven-bixby" target="_blank">Duke's Southern Kitchen</a> or <a href="http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/a-magical-dining-experience-at-michael-vs-restaurant" target="_blank">Michael V's</a>, all three of which are further south; plus, <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/canebrake-plus-win-some-brunch/" target="_blank">The Canebrake</a> is hosting an NYE party, and good food will certainly part of the goings-on. 

I hope TDT readers weigh in here, too, because if there's one thing they know, it's where to find the good food and dining in this town. Folks? Head to the comments and let's help Federica out in creating the perfect Oklahoma New Year's Eve experience for her and her parents. 

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