(1871,1,'2010-09-07 04:12:30','2010-09-07 09:12:30','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1854\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08158/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1854\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08158.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week, when my son and I found ourselves with some time to kill, we decided to stop by <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/boy-saturday-and-philbrook-museum/\">Philbrook Museum</a>.\r\n\r\nLittle did I know that this visit to our hometown museum would change breakfast forever.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1855\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08209/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1855\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08209.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI wanted to visit because I knew time is running out on the <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/exhibitions/current/exhibition.cfm?id=45\">To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures</a> exhibit, at Philbrook until Sept. 12.\r\n\r\nI love Egyptian stuff. I\'ve seen all the National Geographic movies about Egypt this and Egypt that. But it was time, I decided, to see some of that ancient action in real life.\r\n\r\nSo, we did. The first thing we saw upon stepping into the exhibit was a sarcophagus (which is larger than you think, by the way):\r\n\r\nMe: Hey, son? What\'s that? *I point to the sarcophagus*\r\nSon: A guy.\r\nMe: A guy?\r\nSon: A guy! With a nose on his face.\r\nMe: *blink blink*\r\nSon: Look over there! A cat!\r\n\r\nMy son loves cats. Coincidentally, so did the ancient Egyptians. Cats are a recurring theme in the exhibit at Philbrook, which greatly pleased my two-year-old, cat-deprived little man.\r\n\r\nUntil he realized he couldn\'t pet any of the cats in the exhibit. That he couldn\'t touch anything at all, actually. Then he kinda flipped out.\r\n\r\nThen I dropped my exhibit guide.\r\n\r\nThen my phone rang.\r\n\r\nThen a pair of Philbrook employees gave me the stink eye, which I deserved. I was supposed to have turned off my phone before entering the exhibit.\r\n\r\nThey started toward us.\r\n\r\nThen I got sweaty. I suddenly felt like we were in the Matrix.\r\n\r\nI managed to reach my back pocket to hit the ignore button, hold tightly to a seriously wriggly and pissed off child, dissuade the Philbrook agents and escape the exhibit, all while bent over backwards at the knees like a badass.\r\n\r\nI am the Neo of that place now.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1850\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0285/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1850\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0285.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen, we saw a cat outside. And despite my hypochondria and intense fear of ringworm, I let my son pet it.\r\n\r\nNice of me, huh?\r\n\r\nNot all stray cats have ringworm, as was previously assumed.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1852\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0291/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1852\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0291.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen we discovered this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1851\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0288/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0288.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a piece called <a href=\"http://philbrookmuseum.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-of-our-favorite-things.html\">Oklahoma Autumn</a>. The artist is Eric Baker.\r\n\r\nIf I could design my dreams, this is how they would look.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1851\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0288/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0288.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWow.\r\n\r\nWe wandered inside to eventually stumble upon this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1853\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08140/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1853\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08140-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd by \"this,\" I mean this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1856\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/3731495658_bff88f2738/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1856\" title=\"Modern Art at Philbrook, by indrasarrow on Flickr\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/3731495658_bff88f2738.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Art at Philbrook, by indrasarrow on Flickr\" width=\"367\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI wrote <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/boy-saturday-and-philbrook-museum/\">here about our family trip to Philbrook last winter</a>. During that trip my son became very concerned about the well-being of this piece. The reason why is that, first of all, it doesn\'t exactly have its smiley face on.\r\n\r\nIt cries. Or whines, rather. And mumbles to itself. It frets. And its eyes move independently, which is something I\'ve always wanted to be able to do, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1853\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08140/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1853\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08140-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast time we visited Philbrook, this was called, in our little circle, The Piece Without a Name. We didn\'t know what it was, and though we adults were intrigued by it, we knew it upset our son. Not in a been-on-the-phone-with-you-cable-TV-jerks-for-forty-five-minutes-only-to-be-disconnected sort of way.\r\n\r\nMore like in a why-is-fishy-swimming-upside-down-daddy sort of way.\r\n\r\nSo, we left the modern art gallery and never looked back. That was, until last week.\r\n\r\nMy son has aged nearly a year since that family trip to Philbrook. Here\'s how his experience of this piece of art had changed:\r\n\r\n-The piece now has a name. It is - wait for it - Donut. I mean, I guess I can kinda see it - can you?\r\n-Kiddo is still very concerned about Donut\'s psychological health.\r\n-My son: \"Donut, what\'s wrong? Mommy, what\'s wrong with Donut? Why is Donut crying? Donut is sad.\"\r\n-Intermittently throughout the rest of our visit, my son asks about Donut: \"Is Donut okay? Go see Donut? Go see Donut now?\"\r\n-I was forced under threat of Meltdown in a Very Quiet, Echo-y Place to \"go see Donut right naaaoooow\" three - <em>three</em> - more times.\r\n-The first thing out of my son\'s mouth at the conclusion of our visit and as I put the key in the car ignition: \"Go see Donut...<em> naaaoooow</em>?\"\r\n-The first thing out of my son\'s mouth as his father came through the door of our humble abode: \"What\'s wrong with Donut? Go see Donut right now?\"\r\n-The first thing out of my husband\'s mouth at hearing this: \"Did you guys have donuts without me?\"\r\n-The first thing out of my son\'s mouth upon waking the next morning: \"Go see Donut now?\"\r\n\r\nThank goodness I have photos of this piece that I can pull up on this here com-puter at any time of the night or day. Otherwise, I\'d need to find another freelance job just to pay for the gas we\'d use driving back and forth to Philbrook 27 times a day to check on a piece of art created by someone whom, in my imagination, couldn\'t have possibly anticipated this particular response to this piece from a museum-goer.\r\n\r\nOne thing\'s for sure: I\'ll never be able to look at a donut straight faced again.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/indrasarrow/3731495658/\">Modern Art at Philbrook photo by indrasarrow on Flickr</a>.</em>','Philbrook Museum: Donut Okay','Last week, when my son and I found ourselves with some time to kill, we decided to stop by Philbrook Museum. 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I\'ve seen all the National Geographic movies about Egypt this and Egypt that. But it was time, I decided, to see some of that ancient action in real life.\r\n\r\nSo, we did. The first thing we saw upon stepping into the exhibit was a sarcophagus (which is larger than you think, by the way):\r\n\r\nMe: Hey, son? What\'s that? *I point to the sarcophagus*\r\nSon: A guy.\r\nMe: A guy?\r\nSon: A guy! With a nose on his face.\r\nMe: *blink blink*\r\nSon: Look over there! A cat!\r\n\r\nMy son loves cats. Coincidentally, so did the ancient Egyptians. Cats are a recurring theme in the exhibit at Philbrook, which greatly pleased my two-year-old, cat-deprived little man.\r\n\r\nUntil he realized he couldn\'t pet any of the cats in the exhibit. That he couldn\'t touch anything at all, actually. Then he kinda flipped out.\r\n\r\nThen I dropped my exhibit guide.\r\n\r\nThen my phone rang.\r\n\r\nThen a pair of Philbrook employees gave me the stink eye, which I deserved. I was supposed to have turned off my phone before entering the exhibit.\r\n\r\nThey started toward us.\r\n\r\nThen I got sweaty. I suddenly felt like we were in the Matrix.\r\n\r\nI managed to reach my back pocket to hit the ignore button, hold tightly to a seriously wriggly and pissed off child, dissuade the Philbrook agents and escape the exhibit, all while bent over backwards at the knees like a badass.\r\n\r\nI am the Neo of that place now.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1850\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0285/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1850\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0285.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen, we saw a cat outside. And despite my hypochondria and intense fear of ringworm, I let my son pet it.\r\n\r\nNice of me, huh?\r\n\r\nNot all stray cats have ringworm, as was previously assumed.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1852\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0291/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1852\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0291.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen we discovered this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1851\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0288/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0288.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a piece called <a href=\"http://philbrookmuseum.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-of-our-favorite-things.html\">Oklahoma Autumn</a>. The artist is Eric Baker.\r\n\r\nIf I could design my dreams, this is how they would look.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1851\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/img_0288/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_0288.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWow.\r\n\r\nWe wandered inside to eventually stumble upon this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1853\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08140/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1853\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08140-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd by \"this,\" I mean this:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1856\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/3731495658_bff88f2738/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1856\" title=\"Modern Art at Philbrook, by indrasarrow on Flickr\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/3731495658_bff88f2738.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Art at Philbrook, by indrasarrow on Flickr\" width=\"367\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI wrote <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/boy-saturday-and-philbrook-museum/\">here about our family trip to Philbrook last winter</a>. During that trip my son became very concerned about the well-being of this piece. The reason why is that, first of all, it doesn\'t exactly have its smiley face on.\r\n\r\nIt cries. Or whines, rather. And mumbles to itself. It frets. And its eyes move independently, which is something I\'ve always wanted to be able to do, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1853\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08140/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1853\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08140-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast time we visited Philbrook, this was called, in our little circle, The Piece Without a Name. We didn\'t know what it was, and though we adults were intrigued by it, we knew it upset our son. Not in a been-on-the-phone-with-you-cable-TV-jerks-for-forty-five-minutes-only-to-be-disconnected sort of way.\r\n\r\nMore like in a why-is-fishy-swimming-upside-down-daddy sort of way.\r\n\r\nSo, we left the modern art gallery and never looked back. That was, until last week.\r\n\r\nMy son has aged nearly a year since that family trip to Philbrook. Here\'s how his experience of this piece of art had changed:\r\n\r\n-The piece now has a name. It is - wait for it - Donut. I mean, I guess I can kinda see it - can you?\r\n-Kiddo is still very concerned about Donut\'s psychological health.\r\n-My son: \"Donut, what\'s wrong? Mommy, what\'s wrong with Donut? Why is Donut crying? Donut is sad.\"\r\n-Intermittently throughout the rest of our visit, my son asks about Donut: \"Is Donut okay? Go see Donut? Go see Donut now?\"\r\n-I was forced under threat of Meltdown in a Very Quiet, Echo-y Place to \"go see Donut right naaaoooow\" three - <em>three</em> - more times.\r\n-The first thing out of my son\'s mouth at the conclusion of our visit and as I put the key in the car ignition: \"Go see Donut...<em> naaaoooow</em>?\"\r\n-The first thing out of my son\'s mouth as his father came through the door of our humble abode: \"What\'s wrong with Donut? Go see Donut right now?\"\r\n-The first thing out of my husband\'s mouth at hearing this: \"Did you guys have donuts without me?\"\r\n-The first thing out of my son\'s mouth upon waking the next morning: \"Go see Donut now?\"\r\n\r\nThank goodness I have photos of this piece that I can pull up on this here com-puter at any time of the night or day. Otherwise, I\'d need to find another freelance job just to pay for the gas we\'d use driving back and forth to Philbrook 27 times a day to check on a piece of art created by someone whom, in my imagination, couldn\'t have possibly anticipated this particular response to this piece from a museum-goer.\r\n\r\nOne thing\'s for sure: I\'ll never be able to look at a donut straight faced again.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/indrasarrow/3731495658/\">Modern Art at Philbrook photo by indrasarrow on Flickr</a>.</em>','Philbrook Museum: Donut Okay','Last week, when my son and I found ourselves with some time to kill, we decided to stop by Philbrook Museum. 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In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that Sanders and Crawford are professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one, actually</a>. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is out: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers workshops and classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - for kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? 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In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza.\n\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table was Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford. They\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\n\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\n\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\n\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\n\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\n\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\n\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\n\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\n\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1875\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\n\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\n\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1876\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\n\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\n\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\n\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\n\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\n\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale March 7\n\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale April 11\n\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\nWhen: Summer 2011\n\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\n\nIt\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.\n\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\n\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\n\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\n\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\n\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\n\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\n\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\n\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\n\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision','','','2010-09-08 02:18:09','2010-09-08 07:18:09','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(1878,1,'2010-09-08 02:18:49','2010-09-08 07:18:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1875\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table was Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford. They\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1875\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1876\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-2','','','2010-09-08 02:18:49','2010-09-08 07:18:49','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1879,1,'2010-09-08 02:26:27','2010-09-08 07:26:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\n\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\n\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table was Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\n\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\n\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know that they\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\n\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\n\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\n\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\n\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\n\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\n\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\n\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\n\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\n\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\n\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\n\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\n\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\n\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\n\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\n\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale March 7\n\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\nTickets: On sale April 11\n\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\nWhen: Summer 2011\n\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\n\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\n\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\n\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\n\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\n\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\n\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\n\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\n\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-autosave','','','2010-09-08 02:26:27','2010-09-08 07:26:27','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1880,1,'2010-09-08 02:18:49','2010-09-08 07:18:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table was Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford. They\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-3','','','2010-09-08 02:18:49','2010-09-08 07:18:49','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1881,1,'2010-09-08 02:27:08','2010-09-08 07:27:08','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-4','','','2010-09-08 02:27:08','2010-09-08 07:27:08','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1882,1,'2010-09-08 02:27:08','2010-09-08 07:27:08','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-5','','','2010-09-08 02:27:08','2010-09-08 07:27:08','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(1887,1,'2010-09-08 02:28:05','2010-09-08 07:28:05','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-10','','','2010-09-08 02:28:05','2010-09-08 07:28:05','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(1883,1,'2010-09-08 02:27:21','2010-09-08 07:27:21','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at Oral Roberts University.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-6','','','2010-09-08 02:27:21','2010-09-08 07:27:21','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(1884,1,'2010-09-08 02:27:21','2010-09-08 07:27:21','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at Oral Roberts University.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-7','','','2010-09-08 02:27:21','2010-09-08 07:27:21','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(1885,1,'2010-09-08 02:27:35','2010-09-08 07:27:35','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at Oral Roberts University.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-8','','','2010-09-08 02:27:35','2010-09-08 07:27:35','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(1886,1,'2010-09-08 02:27:35','2010-09-08 07:27:35','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at Oral Roberts University.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-9','','','2010-09-08 02:27:35','2010-09-08 07:27:35','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(1888,1,'2010-09-08 02:28:05','2010-09-08 07:28:05','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that they\'re professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one,</a> actually. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is spreading: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-11','','','2010-09-08 02:28:05','2010-09-08 07:28:05','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(1891,1,'2010-09-08 02:33:49','2010-09-08 07:33:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that Sanders and Crawford are professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one, actually</a>. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is out: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers workshops and classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - for kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-14','','','2010-09-08 02:33:49','2010-09-08 07:33:49','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(1889,1,'2010-09-08 02:29:52','2010-09-08 07:29:52','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that Sanders and Crawford are professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one, actually</a>. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is out: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-12','','','2010-09-08 02:29:52','2010-09-08 07:29:52','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(1890,1,'2010-09-08 02:29:53','2010-09-08 07:29:53','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLast week I got to eat lunch on the stage at Howard Auditorium at Oral Roberts University here in Tulsa. In full lights. With a tablecloth, a can of Dr. Pepper and a slice of Paradise Pie from Hideaway Pizza on a paper plate.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sitting at the other end of that table were Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a local theatre fanatic, you just emitted a \"Squee!\" of recognition that would rival that of a Jonas Brothers fan. Who cares if you\'re at the office and everyone totally just heard you? It\'s Courtneay Sanders and Chris Crawford we\'re talking about here.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re not yet a member of this loop, you should know, first, that Sanders and Crawford are professors in the theatre department at ORU.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1517\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc09457/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1517\" title=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC09457-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait. You didn\'t know? Yes, Tulsa\'s evangelical university has a theatre program. <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27059\">A really good one, actually</a>. While the university itself continues the work of repairing its reputation after the end of an era of closed-door leadership and recent legal and financial upsets, the word about its acting, dancing and singing programs is out: It\'s college theatre that\'s well worth your time and hard-earned money.\r\n\r\nAlso, that it\'s not Christian theatre. Instead, it\'s Christians doing theatre. No Ned Flanders on Ice to be found here.\r\n\r\nSanders and Crawford have day jobs at ORU, but they don\'t stop there. They\'re also behind a community theatre company here in Tulsa that got its start last February when it brought William Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet to the stage. The mission at this company, called <a href=\"http://www.playhousetheatretulsa.com/\">The Playhouse Tulsa</a>, is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience.\r\n\r\nIn other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all been there, right? In a seat not anywhere near an aisle or a door that would allow for a discreet exit. You\'re stuck, and in front of you continues a production that has failed to grab you and pull you in. It\'s worse than that, really. The acting and writing is not only sloppy, but it\'s totally irrelevant. Uh-oh - your cringe reflex has begun to set in.\r\n\r\nTo add insult to injury, you\'re now $15 poorer, and there\'s still no escape to the safety of the nearest bar.\r\n\r\nYour insurance against this type of experience at a Playhouse Tulsa show are <a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Archive?searchPhrase=playhouse%20theatre&amp;x=0&amp;y=0&amp;page=1&amp;section=oid%3A14783&amp;category=oid%3A14801&amp;author=oid%3A14944\">the reviews in the local media</a> (<a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/search/found.aspx?t=playhouse%2ctheatre%2ctulsa\">and here</a>) of the company\'s 2009-2010 season.\r\n\r\nI love what <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=272&amp;articleid=20100724_272_D3_Housea806682&amp;archive=yes\">Tulsa World\'s James D. Watts Jr. said about PT\'s House and Garden</a>, at the TPAC back in July:\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">I have spent close to five hours, more than two evenings, sitting in one of the less-than-ergonomically designed seats in the Tulsa PAC\'s Doenges and Norman theatres, watching Playhouse Theatre\'s productions of \"House\" and \"Garden.\"</div>\r\n<div>And I would willingly, happily do it again. These shows are that good.</div></blockquote>\r\nIf past acclaim and raving review after raving review is any indication, the 2010-2011 season with Playhouse Theatre is going to keep serving up all that good stuff the company waxes poetic about in its mission statement. It all starts this Friday night (Sept. 10), and you probably shouldn\'t miss it.\r\n\r\nI mean, not unless you prefer being left out of all the best water cooler chatter at the office. And the banter in the lines at lunch. And the buzz on Twitter and Facebook.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1875\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/picture-1-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1875\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-1-500x272.png\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa 2010-2011 Season\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you enjoy being the only one who didn\'t see the show everyone who\'s anyone is raving about, then you\'re clear to miss this killer line-up:\r\n\r\n<strong>Macbeth</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/the-playhouse-tulsa-theatre-that-doesnt-suck/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1876\" title=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/39726_417472195783_81267310783_4913829_7562533_n.jpg\" alt=\"Playhouse Tulsa\" width=\"462\" height=\"720\" /></a>\r\n<em>Chris and Courtneay star in Shakespeare\'s tragic tale of power, lust, magic and murder, brought into the present day.</em>\r\nWhen: Sept. 10, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 7:30pm; Sept. 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: John H. Williams Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: <a href=\"http://myticketoffice.com/events.asp?id=11\">On sale now</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong>\r\n<em>Can Charlie Brown find the true meaning of Christmas?</em>\r\nWhen: Dec. 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, 7:30pm; Dec. 11th and 12th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Oct. 25\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\n<em>Beane\'s life is a shrinking, darkening world...until Molly appears. An off-beat romantic comedy.</em>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10th, 11th, and 12th, 7:30pm; Feb. 13th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Jan. 3\r\n\r\n<strong>Howie the Rookie</strong>\r\n<em>A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable, where the most brutal events take on a mythic significance. Part of The Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 17th, 7:30pm; March 19th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Shining City</strong>\r\n<em>Conor McPherson explores what it means to lose faith in God, in relationships and in one\'s self in this contemporary ghost story. Part of the Irish Repertory of the 2010-2011 season.</em>\r\nWhen: March 16, 18th and 19th, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: Charles E. Norman Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale Feb. 7\r\n\r\n<strong>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</strong>\r\n<em>Alexander is having a bad day. A terrible day. A horrible day. An adaptation of the popular book.</em>\r\nWhen: April 8th, 7pm; April 9th, 10am and 2pm; April 10th, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale March 7\r\n\r\n<strong>The Great American Trailer Park Musical</strong>\r\n<em>With a Greek chorus of trailer park matrons, an agoraphobic troubled housewife and a stripper on the run, this production is Family Guy meets Desperate Housewives. For mature audiences.</em>\r\nWhen: May 19th, 20th and 21st, 7:30pm; May 22nd, 2pm\r\nWhere: Liddy Doenges Theatre at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second Street\r\nTickets: On sale April 11\r\n\r\n<strong>Noises Off</strong>\r\nThe audience gets to experience what really happens behind the scenes when, the night before opening at the Grand Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, a cast is still fumbling with entrances and exits, missed cues and misspoken lines.\r\nWhen: Summer 2011\r\n\r\nThe season centers on the theme, Dare to Connect. From Chris\'s letter in the season program:\r\n<blockquote>It\'s a scary thing, connection. It seems that one can never truly foresee the outcome. Which is why it takes a choice. It takes guts. It takes risk. It\'s through our connections that we find the things that make life rich and unique.</blockquote>\r\nSingle tickets to these shows are available online at <a href=\"http://www.PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com\">PlayhouseTheatreTulsa.com</a> as well as <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a>. They can also be purchased by calling the TPAC at (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re wondering if it\'s legal for a season of a theatre company to be your soulmate like the 2010-2011 season of Playhouse Theatre is your soulmate, then maybe you should opt for season tickets. You save up to 30 percent on the best reserved seats in the house, and you\'re also invited to exclusive pre- and post-performance events (read: meet the actors and directors! Squee!). Season passes can be purchased by calling (918) 859-6342.\r\n\r\nJust when you thought Chris and Courtneay would take a breather, well, um, no. Let\'s talk a sec about Encore Playhouse.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1868\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/what-to-do-in-tulsa-today-8/indexelement162/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1868\" title=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indexelement162.jpg\" alt=\"The Jungle Book, Encore Playhouse\" width=\"475\" height=\"734\" /></a>\r\n\r\nChris and Courtneay have partnered with <a href=\"http://www.encoretulsa.com/about.html\">Joshua and Mindy Barker at Encore Theatre Arts Acting Studio &amp; Theatre Company</a> to bring to T-Town a season of kid-friendly theatrical productions, which ranges from The Jungle Book (which starts tonight, by the way, and continues into the weekend) to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Alice in Wonderland.\r\n\r\nThe mission is to provide area kids with opportunities to learn and grow in the art of theatre through camps, workshops, group classes, private lessons and high-quality productions that appeal to both kids and adults alike.\r\n\r\nThe group also offers classes - think Baby Broadway Music, Homeschool Drama, Storytelling and Advanced Acting - to kids age 4 and up. Tuition for the classes is roughly $14 per session.\r\n\r\nClasses sign-ups are available at <a href=\"http://EncoreTulsa.com\">EncoreTulsa.com</a>, and tickets to Encore Playhouse productions are available via <a href=\"http://www.MyTicketOffice.com\">MyTicketOffice.com</a> or by calling (918) 596-7111.\r\n\r\nAs you go forth into the bright, new world that is the 2010-2011 theatre season here in T-Town with your Playhouse Tulsa tickets in hand, remember this: Go back. Get your credit card back out and buy an extra ticket. You never know - with that extra pass you might just earn the world another showtunes or Shakespeare devotee.\r\n\r\nWhich is way better than yet another grumpy (or, worse, reluctant) theatre-goer walking around any day, if you ask me.','The Playhouse Tulsa: Theatre That Doesn\'t Suck','The mission at The Playhouse Tulsa is to create challenging, exciting, excellent, innovative and culturally diverse theatre that will satisfy, educate, entertain and ultimately, challenge the audience. In other words? It\'s theatre that doesn\'t suck.','inherit','open','open','','1874-revision-13','','','2010-09-08 02:29:53','2010-09-08 07:29:53','',1874,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1874-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(2099,1,'2010-09-15 11:45:52','2010-09-15 16:45:52','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/fall-festival-food-big-business-tulsa/dsc07230/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2100\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC07230-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa State Fair 2009\" title=\"Tulsa State Fair 2009\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2100\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo of Tulsa’s top festivals come to town this month: Greek Holiday starts Sept. 16, and the Tulsa State Fair kicks off Sept. 30. Combined, they hosted about 841,000 last year.\r\n\r\nAt the top of the minds of those hundreds of thousands of festival-goers? Their stomachs.\r\n\r\nGet <em>your</em> stomach growling with the rest of this story on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/industry_article.asp?cID=i&aID=92929196.6866519.672139.6863023.3323095.896&aID2=51694\">the Food Page in the latest edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.','Fall Festival Food Big Business in Tulsa','Two of Tulsa’s top festivals come to town this month: Greek Holiday starts Sept. 16, and the Tulsa State Fair kicks off Sept. 30.','publish','open','open','','fall-festival-food-big-business-tulsa','','','2010-09-15 11:48:11','2010-09-15 16:48:11','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=2099',0,'post','',0),(1893,1,'2010-09-08 12:47:17','2010-09-08 17:47:17','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->The sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','publish','open','open','','chicory-and-chives-cafe','','','2010-09-08 13:47:12','2010-09-08 18:47:12','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=1893',0,'post','',9),(1894,1,'2010-09-08 11:32:09','2010-09-08 16:32:09','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision','','','2010-09-08 11:32:09','2010-09-08 16:32:09','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(1895,1,'2010-09-08 12:37:16','2010-09-08 17:37:16','','Chicory & Chives by Carrisa','','inherit','open','open','','picture-4-2','','','2010-09-08 12:37:16','2010-09-08 17:37:16','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1896,1,'2010-09-08 12:37:19','2010-09-08 17:37:19','','Chicory & Chives by Carrisa','','inherit','open','open','','picture-5','','','2010-09-08 12:37:19','2010-09-08 17:37:19','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1897,1,'2010-09-08 12:47:14','2010-09-08 17:47:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1895\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\n\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the new Chicory &amp; Chives. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\n\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\n\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\n\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\n\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\n\nSounded good to me!\n\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\n\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\n\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\n\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\n\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\n\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\n\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1896\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\n\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\n\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\n\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\n\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\n\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\n\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\n\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\n\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\n\nYour taste buds will thank you.\n\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\nCall: (918) 585-3500\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\n\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-2','','','2010-09-08 12:47:14','2010-09-08 17:47:14','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1898,1,'2010-09-08 12:47:17','2010-09-08 17:47:17','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1895\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the new Chicory &amp; Chives. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=1896\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-3','','','2010-09-08 12:47:17','2010-09-08 17:47:17','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1899,1,'2010-09-08 12:47:18','2010-09-08 17:47:18','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the new Chicory &amp; Chives. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-4','','','2010-09-08 12:47:18','2010-09-08 17:47:18','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1900,1,'2010-09-08 12:48:24','2010-09-08 17:48:24','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the new Chicory &amp; Chives. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-5','','','2010-09-08 12:48:24','2010-09-08 17:48:24','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(1901,1,'2010-09-08 12:48:24','2010-09-08 17:48:24','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the new Chicory &amp; Chives. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-6','','','2010-09-08 12:48:24','2010-09-08 17:48:24','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(1902,1,'2010-09-08 12:48:54','2010-09-08 17:48:54','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-7','','','2010-09-08 12:48:54','2010-09-08 17:48:54','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(1903,1,'2010-09-08 12:48:54','2010-09-08 17:48:54','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, a take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-8','','','2010-09-08 12:48:54','2010-09-08 17:48:54','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(1904,1,'2010-09-08 13:07:49','2010-09-08 18:07:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-9','','','2010-09-08 13:07:49','2010-09-08 18:07:49','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(1905,1,'2010-09-08 13:07:49','2010-09-08 18:07:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\nThe sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-10','','','2010-09-08 13:07:49','2010-09-08 18:07:49','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(1906,1,'2010-09-08 13:47:12','2010-09-08 18:47:12','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-4-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1895\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-4-500x376.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>I hope you\'re hungry, Tulsa, because this week\'s restaurant post comes from Carrisa, blogger at the Tulsa-based <a href=\"http://www.AndSoSheBlogs.com\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>, and she\'s got the scoop on the newly relocated Chicory &amp; Chives Cafe. Take it away, Carrisa!</em>\r\n\r\nSo there\'s this not-so-new restaurant called <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Chicory-Chives-Cafe/135696866543\">Chicory and Chives</a>. They\'ve been hanging out in west Tulsa for awhile now, but no longer! They are now in my neck of the woods. Or, the Southern Hills area, for those of you who don\'t know where the neck of my woods is.\r\n\r\nI\'d read some pretty amazing reviews of Chicory and Chives over at <a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com\">Tulsa Food Blog</a>, but since they weren\'t open for dinner, the place kind of fell off my radar.\r\n\r\nThen last week I was driving by the London Square shopping center and I saw their sign. I may have squeed.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->The sign read: Cajun and Country Cuisine.\r\n\r\nSounded good to me!\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946012089_107bc5bf56.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" />\r\n\r\nEven better? They are now open for dinner. I cannot tell you how happy this makes me. Because yes, my husband and I like to eat out. And we always seem to find ourselves playing that stupid game where we can\'t think of where we want to go and we want the other person to pick, but then that doesn\'t sound good, either, and lather, rinse, repeat.\r\n\r\nPerhaps in time the new will wear off, but as of now, we\'ve eaten there three times. In a week. It\'s even close enough for us to walk there for dinner. And yes, we do actually walk there. Sometimes. When the weather permits and I\'m not being a crankypants.\r\n\r\nMy husband fell in love with their brown beans. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n\r\nDo you know how hard it is to find an a breakfast buffet, Tulsa? Let alone one that doesn\'t make you want to hurl?\r\n\r\nThe scrambled eggs were real and not slimy. The biscuits and gravy were top notch. And someone there knows what they are doing with the bacon because the bin was filled with both bendy and crispy strips. No one walks away unhappy!\r\n\r\nEach time we\'ve visited, owner Jim Loggin has come over to our table to make sure everything is good and to let us know more about his restaurant. He\'s from Lousiana, y\'all, so he totally knows about this Cajun cooking thing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/chicory-and-chives-cafe/picture-5/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1896\" title=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Picture-5-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives by Carrisa\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSome of you may be thinking that you don\'t like Cajun food. That\'s OK. There\'s plenty on the menu at Chicory and Chives that\'s not Cajun: Burgers, chicken fried steak, pork chops...heck, even a ham-and-cheese sandwich.\r\n\r\nIf, however, you don\'t fear the Cajun and you are looking for some tasty catfish, gumbo, or spicy shrimp, you will not be disappointed.\r\n\r\nRight now the place is a bit empty in the evenings. I don\'t expect it to stay that way for long, though. The word is spreading fast.\r\n\r\nSo go now and take advantage of the immediate seating and quick service. And did I mention there\'s fried okra on the menu? No?\r\n\r\nThere\'s fried okra on the menu.\r\n\r\nC&amp;C also offers daily lunch specials that promise to be on your table, and fast. And the price is so right. There are several dinners on the menu in the $6.99-$7.99 range.\r\n\r\nAs you do the Cajun chow-down, remember: Support your locally owned Tulsa restaurants.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4946012823_4a552e65dc_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4946013035_984a2b4f6f_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4931579427_1d9d4fbb0d_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" /> <img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931578765_91bb244e83_m.jpg\" alt=\"Chicory and Chives\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" />\r\n\r\nYour taste buds will thank you.\r\n\r\n<strong>Chicory and Chives</strong>\r\nWhere: 5800 S. Lewis Ave., London Square Shopping Center\r\nWhen: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-9pm; Sat: 7am-9pm\r\nCall: (918) 585-3500\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630292/restaurant/Southern-Hills/Chicory-Chives-Cafe-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630292/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Chicory &amp; Chives Café on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVisit Carrisa often and leave her smiley, sunshiny comments at <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com/\">AndSoSheBlogs.com</a>.','Chicory & Chives Cafe: A Cajun, white-gravy-on-my-fries kind of love.','My husband fell in love with the brown beans at Chicory & Chives. In love as in, take-them-into-a-dark-alley-and-let-whatever-happens-happen in love. I felt similar feelings towards their all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1893-revision-11','','','2010-09-08 13:47:12','2010-09-08 18:47:12','',1893,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1893-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(1908,3,'2010-09-09 11:05:07','2010-09-09 16:05:07','<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313239/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4971313239_149cd0a3f8.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s no secret that downtown Tulsa and I are having full blown love affair. I fell head over heels around springtime and ever since that point, we\'ve been holding hands, skipping down the street and drawing hearts on the sidewalk.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Well, we would be if I was that kind of girl. (I\'m not.) And of course there are occasional moments when I can\'t find a freaking parking place and I feel like shaking my fist towards the tallest building in sight and yelling mean words, but for the most part it has been smooth sailing and I\'m just along for the ride.\r\n\r\nA couple of weekends ago I spent an evening with downtown Tulsa. I started at the <a href=\"http://oksteakcookoff.com/\">Oklahoma Championship Steak Cook-off</a>, where I had an amazing steak prepared by 3 Guys Smokin\' BBQ.\r\n\r\nThen my gang wandered to <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe</a> for a few drinks and finished up the night the best way possible - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/boulder-grill-power-lunch/\">with homemade tater tots from Boulder Grill</a>.\r\n\r\nLet these pictures be proof to you: I can\'t get enough of this place that brings old and new friends together while showing off classic cars and boasting of the world\'s largest bar made of recycled goods. Downtown Tulsa is amazing, I say. Amazing.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4972022796/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4972022796_3658a9bfb7.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971314771/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971314771_2892c88432.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312901/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4971312901_71b3e38143.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927996/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4971927996_069c0389a5.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927894/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4971927894_5aab38456e.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927770/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971927770_aaa061bb8c.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927656/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971927656_d6008af68e.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312981/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4971312981_3b7f4b9415.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927572/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4971927572_b7c3df5e37.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971455053/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/4971455053_09448f6246.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971314127/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4971314127_807df60a26.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4971927310_21fcaac5bf.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4971927132_32eddff283.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313807/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4971313807_f4318ef702.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313693/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4971313693_2b8481b949.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313177/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4971313177_92c705d149.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313501/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4971313501_6c63392e8c.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313091/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4971313091_8cf6446178.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971926726/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4971926726_50cbfb92fc.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313319/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4971313319_bdd22e31ba.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313239/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4971313239_149cd0a3f8.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nViva Tulsa is right!\r\n\r\nTulsa photographer <a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Erin Conrad</a> photoblogs each week at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/erin-sees-tulsa/\">Check out her recent posts here</a>. ','Forget All Your Cares and Go Downtown: Erin Sees Tulsa','It\'s no secret that downtown Tulsa and I are having full blown love affair. I fell head over heels around springtime and ever since that point, we\'ve been holding hands, skipping down the street and drawing hearts on the sidewalk. ','publish','open','open','','downtown-erin-sees-tulsa','','\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/boulder-grill-power-lunch/','2010-09-09 13:16:45','2010-09-09 18:16:45','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=1908',0,'post','',4),(2954,1,'2010-10-13 16:47:11','2010-10-13 21:47:11','Guess what\'s rolling down the big hill by The Triangle in downtown Sand Springs this weekend?\r\n\r\n<object width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Y8c3NTzucXU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Y8c3NTzucXU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThe Sand Springs Downhill Soap Box Derby. Go ahead and mark it in ink in your calendar, because you\'re going. ','Sand Springs Downhill Soap Box Derby. This Saturday!','Guess what\'s rolling down the big hill by The Triangle in downtown Sand Springs this weekend?','publish','open','open','','sand-springs-downhill-soap-box-derby','','','2010-10-13 16:47:11','2010-10-13 21:47:11','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=2954',0,'post','',1),(2955,1,'2010-10-13 16:46:13','2010-10-13 21:46:13','Guess what\'s rolling down the big hill by The Triangle in downtown Sand Springs this weekend?\n\n<object width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Y8c3NTzucXU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Y8c3NTzucXU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"></embed></object>\n\nThe Sand Springs Downhill Soap Box Derby. Go ahead and mark it in ink in your calendar, because you\'re going. ','Your Saturday plans, ready-made.','','inherit','open','open','','2954-revision','','','2010-10-13 16:46:13','2010-10-13 21:46:13','',2954,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2954-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(2956,1,'2010-10-12 20:55:40','2010-10-13 01:55:40','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pumpkin Town by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4012382768/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2431/4012382768_f5e2f0e6ef.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nThere\'s so much going on in Tulsa this Halloween that I\'ve made three - <em>three!</em> - lists of activities and events so that you\'ll have the easiest and happiest time possible putting together your spooktacular itinerary for this year.\r\n\r\nI\'m going to kick things off with all the stuff the kids won\'t want to miss this Halloween season. From free, community events to more costly ways to get your scare on, here\'s the list among lists of ways to make the children happy, starting this very weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Halloween Out and About</strong></h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sand Springs Soap Box Derby Race 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4011626007/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4011626007_c07ff7cea9.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Springs Soap Box Derby Race 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong>Pumpkin Patches Galore</strong>\r\nWhen: Now-Halloween\r\nWhere: All over Tulsa\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patches-in-tulsa/\">Click here for a mega-list of the pumpkin patches in the Tulsa area</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Corn Maize</strong>\r\nWhen: Now-Nov. 7; Wed-Fri, 5-10pm; Sat, 10am-10pm; Sun, 12-6pm; Closed Mondays; Fall Break Oct. 21-23, 10am-10pm; the Haunted Maize opens at dark and closes at 10pm Fri-Sat., Fall Break and Halloween\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsamaize.com/\">32506 E. 61st Street in Broken Arrow</a>\r\nThere\'s more to do at the Tulsa Corn Maize than just get lost. Let me count the ways: A paintball shooting range; campfires; a haunted maze; a cow train; hay rides; rubber ducky races; and a corn box (<a href=\"http://www.tulsamaize.com/photos/Tulsa%20Corn%20Maize%20036.jpg\">you have to see it to believe it</a>). Admission is $6 per youth aged 4-12, free for kids 3 and under and $8 for adults.\r\n\r\n<strong>Halloween Festival at The Castle of Muskogee</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 and Halloween; Hours 6-10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://okcastle.com/Halloween.html\">The Castle at Muskogee</a>, 3400 Fern Mountain Road\r\nFun for kids and the young at heart alike, The Castle delivers ten spooktacular things to do that range from not-so-scary to really-really-scary, all across a 60-acre Halloween-themed park. From the sinister, fog-shrounded forest to the carnival atmosphere of Halloween Land, everyone is sure to find performances and activities they\'ll never forget. Check out the ticket combos, which range $16-$26, <a href=\"&lt;a href=\">http://www.okcastle.com/halloween-2008.html</a>\"&gt; and are available from The Castle Web site.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tower Tots: Halloween Mobiles</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 19, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartleville\r\nCheck out this morning story and activity hour for children ages 3 to 6 (with accompanying adult). The craft of the day? Halloween mobiles! There\'s no cost to attend, but registration is required. Call (918) 336.4949 to get set up.\r\n\r\n<strong>Costumes</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 21-23, 8pm; also, 4pm on Oct. 23\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsagardencenter.com/htdocs/Special%20events/2010%20Costumes%20flyer.pdf\">Linnaeus Garden Barn</a> (PDF), southeast corner of Woodward Park\r\nRather celebrate the sweetly spooky side of Halloween than the ghastly and the goulish? Costumes, a Halloween musical by local actors and musicians, might just be the thing for you. The audience is encouraged to come in costume, and the garden with a lighted walkway will be open for exploration during intermission. Tickets are $10, which is donated to Tulsa Garden Center. Make reservations by calling (918) 746-5125.\r\n\r\n<strong>Camp Cute &amp; Spooky</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 23, 27, 28 and 30, 7-9pm\r\nWhere: Discoveryland!\r\nKids 10 and under can hit the trail to west Tulsa <a href=\"http://discoverylandusa.com/halloween.shtml\">for an evening of great Halloween fun at the Discoveryland! entertainment complex</a> (note: The dates on the website have not been updated, so be sure to copy the dates on this website into your calendar). Catch everything from a trick-or-treat trail through a lighted enchanted forest to a haystack jump to the \"Monster Mash\" dance stage to caramel apples and smores. Admission is $6 (but look what I found - <a href=\"http://dland.redrockcustomhomes.com/campcoupon.html\">a $1-off coupon</a>!) and includes all activities. Don\'t forget to don those costumes!\r\n\r\n<strong>Owasso Harvest Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 23, 11am-9pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityofowasso.com/parks_dept/harvestfestival_poster2010.pdf\">Centennial Park in Owasso</a> (PDF), 15301 E. 86th Street North (my advice is to park at Owasso High School and ride the free shuttle to the festival)\r\nThis festival, held in conjunction with the <a href=\"http://www.fileden.com/files/2010/8/9/2937693//flyer.pdf\">Oklahoma State Chili Cook-Off</a> (PDF), packs an entire day of activities for the entire family. Look for hay rides, a costume contest, a scarecrow contest, pumpkin carving, face painting, balloon art, a car show and, of course, chili tasting. It\'s all free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pumpkin Town with TYPros</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 23 , 3-5pm\r\nWhere: Pumpkin Town, 81st Street and Mingo\r\nBring the kiddos and enjoy pony, train and hayrides, face painting, a petting zoo and even a pumpkin launch, all while hanging out with your buds in <a href=\"http://www.typros.org/\">Tulsa\'s Young Professionals</a> at the same time. Plus, children can enter a costume contest to win prizes. The contest will be held at 4pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>HallowZOOeen</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 27-Halloween, 6:30-8:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://payment.iwsok.com/tulsazoo2009/OnlineStore/Tickets/productDetail.cfm?productID=11\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, in Mohawk Park off of 36th Street North between Sheridan and Mingo\r\nGet wild this Halloween and <a href=\"&lt;a href=\">http://tulsazoo.org/</a>\"&gt;bring your boys and \"ghouls\" to trick-or-treat at the wildest neighborhood in town. A spooky (but not too scary) Halloween adventure is planned at this 21st annual HallowZOOeen. Get treats at Goblin Stops, play games and see zoo mascots as you roam the trick-or-treat trail. General admission is $7 (or $6 for members), and kids under 2 who are not trick-or-treating will be admitted free.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hallowmarine</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 27-31, 10am-6pm (last paid admission is one hour prior to closing)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/events.php?subPageName=events\">Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks</a>\r\nGreat ready for Halloween on the high seas - <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/\">the Oklahoma Aquarium is spooky (and salty!)</a> with carnival games, a trick-or-treat trail, haunted feed shows and plenty of pirates handing out tricks and treats. Admission is $7 per youth, $10 per adult. Members get $1 off admission.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mummy and Son Halloween Dance</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Oct. 29, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bixby-Community-Center/111279292232877\">Bixby Community Center</a>, 211 N. Cabaniss Ave.\r\nAt this annual Mummy &amp; Son Halloween dance there will be dance competitions, and a costume contest for those who dare to dress up, too. Plenty of refreshments will be on hand. Cost is $5 per person.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 7am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/schedule.asp\">Downtown Tulsa</a>\r\nKids and adults alike can dress up and run in <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Tulsa\'s favorite way to burn a few hundred calories, the annual Tulsa Run</a>. Register by Saturday, Oct. 23, to pay the regular $30 to race the 5K or 15K, or $15 for the 2K fun run. It all gets started bright and early (and chilly!) the morning before Halloween, with a finish line festival, including candy bars for the kids and warm coffee and cold beer for grown-ups, waiting at the end. <a href=\"http://tulsarun.com/\">Check the Tulsa Run Web site for more details and to register</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>BooHaHa</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 7am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://brooksidetheplacetobe.com/index.php?/boo-haha.html\">Brookside, between 33rd and 49th Streets</a>\r\nStarting at 7am with a pancake breakfast at the Brookside Lion\'s Club, one of Tulsa\'s most beloved districts will be transformed into a Halloween treat for the 20th year in a row. The Kids\' Zone opens at 10am, and trick-or-treating gets into gear at noon. The children\'s costume contest will commence in the Food Pyramid parking lot at 1pm, followed by the pets\' costume contest. Stick around for the annual BooHaHa Parade at 2pm, from 33rd-49th Streets. It\'s all free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>K. Renee\'s Fall Family Carnival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, 9am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159604894064176&amp;index=1\">K. Renee\'s Uniform Closet</a>, 5557 E. 41st St.\r\nJoin K. Renee\'s as they spend the day in true carnival fashion. Look for clowns, bobbing for apples, face painting, cotton candy, pie-eating contest, a Jupiter Jump\", and more.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Festival with the Tulsa Oilers</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, 11am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162773763749360&amp;index=1\">Oilers Ice Center</a>, 6413 S. Mingo Road\r\nEnjoy games, food, Jupiter Jump, slides and glow skate for only $10, skate rental included.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Carnival to Kick Off Fun and Games on Main</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, 4-5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/Index.aspx?page=13&amp;recordid=3661\">Central Park Community Center</a>, 1500 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow\r\nParents with children ages 3-10 are invited to participate in this carnival where each child gets 12 free tickets to try out the games of luck and skill. Then, at 5:45pm, set the kids off on the Annual Pumpkin Hunt at the Central Park Softball Fields, just west of the Community Center. Children ages 3-8 will get a chance to run and gather as many candy-filled, pumpkin-colored plastic eggs as they can. The age groups of 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 will each have their own field to hunt for the eggs. A golden egg will be hidden in each field, which can be redeemed for a special prize. Fun!\r\n\r\n<strong>Fun and Games on Main</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, 6-8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/Index.aspx?page=13&amp;recordid=3370\">418 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow</a>\r\nIf fall\'s good for anything, it\'s a giant block party. Get it with Fun and Games on Main in Broken Arrow, where festival-goers get tons of free food from Reasor\'s, Ferguson Pontiac and Blue Bell Creameries, a rollover simulator, Broken Arrow Police Department\'s Special Ops team, Vince and Larry the Crash Dummies, McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog, a costume contest, a pumpkin-decorating contest and a petting zoo, all topped with enough candy to last you until Easter. It\'s all free and open to the public.\r\n<h2><strong>Halloween at the Libraries</strong></h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828084764/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3828084764_686cae2021_o.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong>After-School Halloween Crafts</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Rudisill Regional Library</a>, 1520 N. Hartford Ave.\r\nListen to spooky stories, make crafts and more. This event is for ages 12 and younger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Preschool Storytime: Halloween Crafts</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Oct. 21, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Pratt Library</a>, 3219 S. 113th W. Ave.\r\nMake Halloween crafts with your little one at Pratt Library in Sand Springs this morning. This event is for ages 5 and younger and their caregivers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scary in Sperry!</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, Oct. 25, 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Judy Z. Kishner Library</a>, 10150 N. Cincinnati Ave.\r\nJoin the Kishner folks for food, games, prizes and lots of fun for the entire family! Costumes are welcome. This event is for ages 12 and younger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Spooky Tales and Ghost Stories</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Oct. 26, 4:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Helmerich Library</a>, 5131 E. 91<sup>st</sup> St.\r\nJoin the Helmerich folks for classic Halloween stories and more. Wear a costume if you dare! Snacks are provided. This event is for ages 9-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Get Ready for the Day of the Dead</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Broken Arrow Library</a>, 300 W. Broadway Ave.\r\nMake and decorate skeletons and skulls while finding out the history behind Dia de los Muertos. This event is for ages 9 and older.\r\n\r\n<strong>Preschool Storytime: Halloween Fun</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51<sup>st</sup> St.\r\nHave some Halloween fun with your little one at Zarrow Regional Library this morning. This event is for ages 5 and younger and their caregivers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Old Jack\'s Lantern: Pumpkin Decorating</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 4:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 E. 23<sup>rd</sup> St.\r\nKids, have you gotten around to decorating your pumpkin yet? If not, you\'d better get over to Nathan Hale Library tonight and get started! Pumpkins are provided. This event is for all ages.\r\n\r\n<strong>Preschool Storytime: Annual Halloween Parade</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Oct. 28, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Pratt Library</a>, 3219 S. 113<sup>th</sup> W. Ave.\r\nWear costumes and bring treats to this annual Halloween parade at Pratt Library. This event is for ages 5 and younger and their caregivers.\r\n\r\n<strong>All Things Zombies</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Oct. 28, 3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">South Broken Arrow Library</a>, 3600 S. Chestnut\r\nGet prepared for Halloween! Learn zombie history and survival plus makeup techniques for bruises and wounds. This event is for teens and tweens.\r\n\r\n<strong>Zombiefest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Oct. 28, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51<sup>st</sup> St.\r\nIt\'s a zombie-eat-human world out there! Get ready for Halloween by watching \"Night of the Living Dead,\" getting a zombie makeover and eating delicious brain cupcakes. This event is for teens.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Hardesty Hallo\"Wii\"n</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Oct. 29, 4:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 E. 93<sup>rd</sup> St.\r\nPlay spooky Wii games and dress as your favorite video game character for a chance to win a treat. Refreshments will be provided. This event is for ages 9-12.\r\n<h2><strong>Halloween at the Parks</strong></h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pumpkin Town by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4011636243/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/4011636243_23daa69f39.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin Town\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong>Kiddie Park Spook-A-Rama</strong>\r\nWhen: Oct. 15-16, 6-10pm\r\nWhere: Kiddie Park in Bartlesville (<a href=\"http://www.kiddiepark.net/\">click here for directions</a>)\r\nIf you haven\'t loaded up the kids in the van and trucked them to Bartlesville for an afternoon at the Kiddie Park in Bartlesville, you\'re all sorely missing out. <a href=\"&lt;a href=\">http://www.kiddiepark.net/spookarama09.htm\"&gt;Head there this weekend</a> to put your carving skills to the test in the Great Pumpkin Contest, held both nights of the festival for kids 12 and under. Then, hit the costume parade, and don\'t forget to squeeze in some trick-or-treating for candy and prizes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gross Goodies</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, Oct. 25, 1pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/fun-guide/holiday-and-special-events.aspx\">Whiteside Community Center</a>, 4009 S. Pittsburgh Ave.\r\nHey, kids - want to freak out your friends or family? Serve a meal with worms, vampire veins and monster eggs! Learn these gross but good-tasting recipes in the Gross Goodies cooking class at Whiteside Community Center. It\'s just the right recipe for a Halloween dinner. Ages 6 to 12. Cost is $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Carnival Spooktacular</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/fun-guide/holiday-and-special-events.aspx\">Reed Park</a>, 4233 S. Yukon Ave.\r\nJoin other ghosts and goblins for this spooky, kooky carnival. Play fun games in a safe, indoor environment. Games are 25 cents each. Ages 2 to 11. Free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pumpkin Party &amp; Parade</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 9am and 10:15am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/fun-guide/holiday-and-special-events.aspx\">Whiteside Community Center</a>, 4009 S. Pittsburgh Ave.\r\nYou are officially invited to this special Halloween party! Look for a parade, games and even a few snacks. For ages 2 1/2-5 years. All participants must be pre-enrolled - call (918) 746-5040. Cost is $7.\r\n\r\n<strong>Halloween Carnival</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Oct. 28, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/fun-guide/holiday-and-special-events.aspx\">Whiteside Community Center</a>, 4009 S. Pittsburgh Ave.\r\nJoin the ghosts and goblins at Whiteside for fun, safe Halloween experience. $5 admission for kids ages 2-8, which includes unlimited games. Adults and kids under 2 are free.\r\n\r\n<strong>Flashlight Candy Scramble</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Oct. 28, 7:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/fun-guide/holiday-and-special-events.aspx\">Lacy Park</a>, 2134 N. Madison Place\r\nKids will have fun hunting for wrapped candy in the dark! Please bring a flashlight and container for your goodies! Ages 12 and under. Please bring a canned good donation to a local food pantry. Prizes. Ages 1 to 12. Free\r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Furry Scurry</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Oct. 30, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/fun-guide/holiday-and-special-events.aspx\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 S. Mingo Road\r\nJoin the folks at Hicks for a fun-filled morning of canine cavorting. This year\'s Fall Furry Scurry will consist of a fun run for dogs and their owners. Look for a 1/2-mile fun walk and a 1-mile fun run. A few local pet-related businesses will be on hand to showcase their products and services. Stick around after the run for dog-related games and door prizes. Fun-run participants <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org\">must pre-register by October 15th</a>. Registration for the fun run is $15 and includes an event t-shirt. Please call (918) 669-6355 if you have any questions or to register.','Halloween 2010 in Tulsa: For the Kids','There\'s so much going on in Tulsa this Halloween that I\'ve made three - three! - lists of activities and events so that you\'ll have the easiest and happiest time possible putting together your spooktacular itinerary for this year. I\'m going to kick things off with all the stuff the kids won\'t want to miss this Halloween season.','inherit','open','open','','2918-revision-15','','','2010-10-12 20:55:40','2010-10-13 01:55:40','',2918,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2918-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(1911,3,'2010-09-08 14:37:02','2010-09-08 19:37:02','It\'s no secret that downtown Tulsa and I are having full blown love affair.  I fell head over heels around springtime I believe and ever since that point, we\'ve been holding hands and skipping down the sidewalk.  I mean, there are occasional moments when I can\'t find a freaking parking place and I feel like shaking my fist towards the tallest building in my sight, but for the most part it has been smooth sailing and I\'m just along for the ride.\n\nA couple of weekends ago I spent an evening with downtown Tulsa.  I started off at the Oklahoma Steak Championship Cook-off where I had an amazing steak prepared by Smokin\' BBQ.  Then my gang wandered to Elote for a few drinks and finished up the night the best way possible - homemade tator tots from Boulder Grill.  Let these pictures be proof to you of why I can\'t get enough of the place that brings old and new friends together while showing off classic cars and boasting of the world\'s largest bar made of recycled goods.  It\'s amazing I say.  Amazing.\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971314771/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971314771_2892c88432.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312901/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4971312901_71b3e38143.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927996/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4971927996_069c0389a5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312981/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4971312981_3b7f4b9415.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;','','','inherit','open','open','','1908-revision','','','2010-09-08 14:37:02','2010-09-08 19:37:02','',1908,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1908-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(1912,3,'2010-09-08 14:39:02','2010-09-08 19:39:02','It\'s no secret that downtown Tulsa and I are having full blown love affair.  I fell head over heels around springtime I believe and ever since that point, we\'ve been holding hands and skipping down the sidewalk.  I mean, there are occasional moments when I can\'t find a freaking parking place and I feel like shaking my fist towards the tallest building in my sight, but for the most part it has been smooth sailing and I\'m just along for the ride.\n\nA couple of weekends ago I spent an evening with downtown Tulsa.  I started off at the Oklahoma Steak Championship Cook-off where I had an amazing steak prepared by Smokin\' BBQ.  Then my gang wandered to Elote for a few drinks and finished up the night the best way possible - homemade tator tots from Boulder Grill.  Let these pictures be proof to you of why I can\'t get enough of the place that brings old and new friends together while showing off classic cars and boasting of the world\'s largest bar made of recycled goods.  It\'s amazing I say.  Amazing.\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971314771/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971314771_2892c88432.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312901/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4971312901_71b3e38143.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927996/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4971927996_069c0389a5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4972022796/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4972022796_3658a9bfb7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312981/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4971312981_3b7f4b9415.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;','','','inherit','open','open','','1908-revision-2','','','2010-09-08 14:39:02','2010-09-08 19:39:02','',1908,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1908-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1916,1,'2010-09-08 23:27:44','2010-09-09 04:27:44','It\'s no secret that downtown Tulsa and I are having full blown love affair.  I fell head over heels around springtime and ever since that point, we\'ve been holding hands, skipping down the street and drawing hearts on the sidewalk.  Well, we would be if I was that kind of girl.  I\'m not.  And of course there are occasional moments when I can\'t find a freaking parking place and I feel like shaking my fist towards the tallest building in sight and yelling mean words, but for the most part it has been smooth sailing and I\'m just along for the ride.\r\n\r\nA couple of weekends ago I spent an evening with downtown Tulsa.  I started off at the Oklahoma Steak Championship Cook-off where I had an amazing steak prepared by Smokin\' BBQ.  Then my gang wandered to Elote for a few drinks and finished up the night the best way possible - homemade tator tots from Boulder Grill.  Let these pictures be proof to you of why I can\'t get enough of the place that brings old and new friends together while showing off classic cars and boasting of the world\'s largest bar made of recycled goods.  It\'s amazing I say.  Amazing.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4972022796/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4972022796_3658a9bfb7.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971314771/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971314771_2892c88432.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312901/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4971312901_71b3e38143.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927996/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4971927996_069c0389a5.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927894/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4971927894_5aab38456e.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927770/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971927770_aaa061bb8c.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927656/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4971927656_d6008af68e.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971312981/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4971312981_3b7f4b9415.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927572/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4971927572_b7c3df5e37.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971455053/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/4971455053_09448f6246.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971314127/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4971314127_807df60a26.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4971927310_21fcaac5bf.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971927132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4971927132_32eddff283.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313807/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4971313807_f4318ef702.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313693/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4971313693_2b8481b949.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313177/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4971313177_92c705d149.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313501/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4971313501_6c63392e8c.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313091/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4971313091_8cf6446178.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971926726/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/4971926726_50cbfb92fc.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313319/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4971313319_bdd22e31ba.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4971313239/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4971313239_149cd0a3f8.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nViva Tulsa is right!','','','inherit','open','open','','1908-revision-4','','','2010-09-08 23:27:44','2010-09-09 04:27:44','',1908,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/1908-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(2128,1,'2010-09-16 23:38:22','2010-09-17 04:38:22','','BOK Center Downtown Events Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','bokcenter','','','2010-09-16 23:38:22','2010-09-17 04:38:22','',6777,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/BOKCenter.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2129,1,'2010-09-16 23:49:03','2010-09-17 04:49:03','','River Parks West Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','dsc07713','','','2010-09-16 23:49:03','2010-09-17 04:49:03','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC07713.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4904,1,'2010-12-30 10:47:47','2010-12-30 15:47:47','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. 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>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (918) 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-Hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you’ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child. Call (918) 669-6600 for reservations or more information.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n<h2>Where to Find Live Music This NYE</h2>\r\n<strong>Brookside</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.crowcreektavern.com/\"> Crow Creek</a>. Mister Pistol, 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ciao-brookside.com/\"> The Primo Room at Ciao</a>. Olivia Duhon and the Frank Brown Trio, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Catoosa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/nightlife/calendar/Pages/CabinCreek.aspx\">Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino</a>. DeeJay Rog Mahal and DJ Ziploc, 8:30pm at Friction; Scott Ellison at 8pm in C:Note; Deuce Eleven at 9pm in Cabin Creek.\r\n\r\n<strong>Claremore</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cherokeestarrewards.com/casinos/willrogersdowns/nightlife/calendar/Pages/default.aspx\">Will Rogers Downs</a>. Nick Gibson and Beer &amp; Chicken Band at 7pm, Iron Dog Saloon.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.club209tulsa.com/\">Club 209</a>. Arthouse with DJ Josh &amp; DJ Jitsu, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">Hunt Club</a>. Blackwood, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>. The Zuits, complete with a countdown and a toast at midnight. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junkie-Live/154298727944419\">Junkie Live</a>. P.D.A. is home and joins Brandon Davis. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/\">A ticket</a> gets you into both Junkie and Pink. 9pm\r\n<a href=\"http://themaxretropub.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>. Glam-R-Us, plus a countdown and champagne toast. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/mercury_lounge\">Mercury Lounge</a>. Electric Rag Band and RC Edwards, all for $5. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a>. DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000328907311\">Woody\'s Corner Bar</a>. 2 Steps Back, 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>North Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/nightlife/music-calendar\">Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino</a>. Ray D. Rowe, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>South Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bakers-Street-Pub-Grill/154274264588305\">Baker St. Pub</a>. Crossland for a $10 ticket. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/harvardsportsba\">Harvard Sports Bar</a>. The Moving Company for a $5 cover. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsamagoos.com/index.html\">Magoo\'s</a>. Admiral Twin, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.riverspirittulsa.com/entertainment/mysticriver/Pages/Home.aspx\">River Spirit Casino, Mystic River Lounge</a>. Revelation: A Tribute to Journey. 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party or band on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-24','','','2010-12-30 10:47:47','2010-12-30 15:47:47','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(4903,1,'2010-12-30 10:44:51','2010-12-30 15:44:51','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Salsa Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 5:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/New-Years-Eve-2009.jpg\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a>\r\nGet dinner, a champagne toast, live salsa music and even some salsa lessons at this New Years Eve party at the Tulsa area\'s greenest resort. 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>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">EDIT//Take note: This event has been cancelled.</span></strong>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson &amp; the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (918) 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Alex Ortiz</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nAlex has both headlined and featured at The Apollo, Funny Bones and The Improvs. He has rocked the stage as opener for Bernie Mac, Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, and Bobcat Goldthwaite. And tonight, on New Years Eve, you can see him in Tulsa. <a href=\"https://www.standupmedia.com/securedReservation/loonybin/tulsa/Default.aspx?mp=&amp;member=&amp;club=BCA30415-8E4E-4EC5-817D-52222AC57427&amp;d=12%2f29%2f2010+8%3a00%3a00+PM&amp;s=s&amp;c=edd54cf4-9754-4f32-ac5d-b8b62df856a7\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>Special Two-Hour, Open Bounce</strong>\r\nWhen: 11:30am-1pm\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nRing in the New Year family style at Bounce U with this open bounce. Cost is $8.95 per child and includes poppers, noise makers, cookies and juice. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you’ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child. Call (918) 669-6600 for reservations or more information.\r\n<strong>New Years Eve at Bounce U</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm-1am\r\nWhere:  <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/\">Bounce U</a>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nDrop the kids off and enjoy your evening, parents. The kiddos will be fully supervised and they\'ll enjoy snacks, dinner, a late-night treat, midnight poppers and noisemakers, games and, of course, lots of bouncing. Cost is $40 per child. Make reservations at (918) 249-0090.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n<h2>Movies</h2>\r\n<strong>Rocky Horror Picture Show</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm and midnight showings\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nIt’s the weird and wonderful as newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter a problem when they car halts in the rain...and we all know the rest of the story, but who cares? It\'s a classic! You have two chances to see it this New Years Eve at Tulsa\'s own Circle Cinema. While audience participation is encouraged as usual, please leave your water guns and items you\'d normally throw at the screen during this production at home. <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Tickets are $10</a>.\r\n<h2>Where to Find Live Music This NYE</h2>\r\n<strong>Brookside</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.crowcreektavern.com/\"> Crow Creek</a>. Mister Pistol, 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.ciao-brookside.com/\"> The Primo Room at Ciao</a>. Olivia Duhon and the Frank Brown Trio, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Catoosa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com/nightlife/calendar/Pages/CabinCreek.aspx\">Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino</a>. DeeJay Rog Mahal and DJ Ziploc, 8:30pm at Friction; Scott Ellison at 8pm in C:Note; Deuce Eleven at 9pm in Cabin Creek.\r\n\r\n<strong>Claremore</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.cherokeestarrewards.com/casinos/willrogersdowns/nightlife/calendar/Pages/default.aspx\">Will Rogers Downs</a>. Nick Gibson and Beer &amp; Chicken Band at 7pm, Iron Dog Saloon.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.club209tulsa.com/\">Club 209</a>. Arthouse with DJ Josh &amp; DJ Jitsu, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">Hunt Club</a>. Blackwood, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>. The Zuits, complete with a countdown and a toast at midnight. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junkie-Live/154298727944419\">Junkie Live</a>. P.D.A. is home and joins Brandon Davis. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/\">A ticket</a> gets you into both Junkie and Pink. 9pm\r\n<a href=\"http://themaxretropub.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>. Glam-R-Us, plus a countdown and champagne toast. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/mercury_lounge\">Mercury Lounge</a>. Electric Rag Band and RC Edwards, all for $5. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a>. DJ Sweet Baby Jayzus, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000328907311\">Woody\'s Corner Bar</a>. 2 Steps Back, 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>North Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/nightlife/music-calendar\">Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino</a>. Ray D. Rowe, 9pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>South Tulsa</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bakers-Street-Pub-Grill/154274264588305\">Baker St. Pub</a>. Crossland for a $10 ticket. 8pm.\r\n<a href=\"www.myspace.com/harvardsportsba\">Harvard Sports Bar</a>. The Moving Company for a $5 cover. 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsamagoos.com/index.html\">Magoo\'s</a>. Admiral Twin, 9pm.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.riverspirittulsa.com/entertainment/mysticriver/Pages/Home.aspx\">River Spirit Casino, Mystic River Lounge</a>. Revelation: A Tribute to Journey. 10pm.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party or band on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-23','','','2010-12-30 10:44:51','2010-12-30 15:44:51','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(3139,1,'2010-10-21 07:57:22','2010-10-21 12:57:22','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3137\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3137\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/4109887840_e7dce75922.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3137\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFall Break 2010 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. \r\n\r\nUh-oh. Now what? \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]\r\n\r\nNot to worry. Whether you\'ve gotta work and need to find somewhere to put the kids, if you\'re home with them today or if you need an activity list for Grandma, Grandpa or your favorite baby sitter, there\'s plenty to do in Tulsa today, Friday and Monday. As heard this morning on the <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/krmgmorningnews\">KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley</a>, here\'s the list. \r\n\r\n<strong>Camps</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gilcrease Museum: Art over Fall Break</strong>. Get an intro to the Gilcrease collections and special exhibitions and make a variety of crafts in papier-mache, multimedia weaving, painting, clay, printmaking and drawing. This camp is for kids age 5-11. Thursday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Class fee is $75, or $50 for members. Register by calling (918) 596-2737 - there weren\'t many spots in the camp to begin with, so if you want your kid to be part of this, call first thing this morning. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Break Cake Camp</strong>. What kid doesn\'t love cake? Send your kid to the Fall Break Cake Camp at All Things Cake at 71st and Memorial. The camp is Thursday-Friday, 9am-noon for ages 6-9 and 2-5pm for ages 10-14. Cost is $40 per day and registration is required - visit allthingscakeshop.com. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Break Camp at Whiteside</strong>. Kids age 6-11 can play games and make crafts from 9am-5pm Thursday, Friday and Monday at Whiteside Community Center in midtown, just west of 41st and Yale. Bring a sack lunch and a snack. Call (918) 746-5040 to register. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fall-Flavored Stuff</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053724478/\" title=\"Oktoberfest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4053724478_b83d8bbd4e.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Oktoberfest 2009\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>OktoberFest Tulsa</strong>. I hear from a lot of folks who don\'t think OktoberFest Tulsa is a kids\' event, which is sad, because it totally is. Check out the rides at the carnival as well as what\'s going on the kids\' then. By the way, kids 12 and under pay nothing at the admission gate, and it\'s open all day Thursday and Friday. \r\n\r\n<strong>Oxley Nature Center</strong>. If you\'re looking for some outdoor fall fun this fall break, check out the foliage with a hike at Oxley Nature Center. You\'re bound to see some wildlife in addition to all those beautiful, colorful, leaves, too. Know what\'d be fun? See how many different colors of leaves you and your kids can gather in an after noon at Oxley. 8am-5pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Ghost Walks in Bartlesville</strong>. This might be just for the older kids on break, but it\'d still be fun to head up Highway 75 to see what lurks in the dark shadows of downtown Bartlesville after midnight. You and the fam can take a walking tour of some of downtown Bartlesville\'s most historic buildings and hear some ghost stories. Tours start every 20 minutes between 6-9pm, and the cost is $5 per. If you get to Bartlesville early and have some smaller kiddos in tow, be sure to check out the Kiddie Park in Johnstone Park. \r\n\r\n<strong>Gross Goodies</strong>. If your kids enjoy freaking out your friends and family, get them to where they can learn how to serve a meal with worms, vampire veins and monster eggs with in the Gross Goodies cooking class at Whiteside Park, just west of 41st and Yale. It\'s for ages 6-12, the cost is $10 and it\'s from 1-2pm on Monday. \r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa-Area Pumpkin Patches</strong>. Halloween is scarily close, and you know what that means - the pumpkin patches here in the Tulsa area are open. Keep in mind that pumpkin patches today aren\'t just for pumpkin shopping - they\'re full-blown destinations offering everything from pony- and hayrides to a little something called a pumpkin cannon. You can check TashaDoesTulsa.com for a complete list of local pumpkin patches.\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>Other Stuff</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4568741810/\" title=\"Purple Glaze by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4568741810_5ef3cbaae0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Purple Glaze\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>. Tulsa Children\'s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids\' to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It\'s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. THS near Woodward Park on Peoria, 10am-4pm, Thursday-Friday. \r\n\r\n<strong>Bounce U</strong>. Get open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial today at 1:30pm and Friday at 11:30am and 3pm. Kids under 5 can bounce on Friday at 10am, and there\'s a cosmic bounce (read: a neon bounce in the dark) set for 8pm Friday night. All bounces are about $7 ($8 for the cosmic bounce) per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. \r\n\r\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children\'s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they\'re learning in this hands-on, interactive children\'s museum. There\'s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. KCM is open special hours Thursday, Friday and Monday, from 10am-6pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It\'s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don\'t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there\'s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the week. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan. \r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Not only are there loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times, there\'s also Board Game Day at Schusterman-Benson Library today (Thursday) at 3:30pm, a puppet and marionette show at Central Library at 3:30pm and 7pm and a Daring Young Scientist program at the Broken Arrow Library today at 6:30pm. On Monday, check out Books Sandwiched in at noon at Central Library. It\'s all free and open to the public, and who knows, you kid might even read a book on his day off. ','It\'s Fall Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Fall Break 2010 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. Uh-oh. Now what?','inherit','open','open','','3136-revision-2','','','2010-10-21 07:57:22','2010-10-21 12:57:22','',3136,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3136-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(2135,1,'2010-09-17 08:51:34','2010-09-17 13:51:34','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/about/3958218147_8775b9b533_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"TDT Profile Photo\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/3958218147_8775b9b533_o.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Profile Photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" /></a>\n\nIn case you had to miss out on <a href=\"http://ignitetulsa.org/\">Ignite Tulsa 3</a> in downtown Tulsa at the Blue Dome Diner last night, and until videos of the presentations make the Ignite Tulsa website, I wanted to share with you my notes from my 5- minute, 20-slide talk last night.\n\n<!--more-->Yeah, some of this stuff is going to seem elementary. But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\n<ol>\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\n</ol>\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\n\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\n\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision','','','2010-09-17 08:51:34','2010-09-17 13:51:34','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(2136,1,'2010-09-17 08:52:30','2010-09-17 13:52:30','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/about/3958218147_8775b9b533_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"TDT Profile Photo\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/3958218147_8775b9b533_o.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Profile Photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you had to miss out on <a href=\"http://ignitetulsa.org/\">Ignite Tulsa 3</a> in downtown Tulsa at the Blue Dome Diner last night, and until videos of the presentations make the Ignite Tulsa website, I wanted to share with you my notes from my 5- minute, 20-slide talk last night.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Yeah, some of this stuff is going to seem elementary. But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision-2','','','2010-09-17 08:52:30','2010-09-17 13:52:30','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(2137,1,'2010-09-17 08:52:31','2010-09-17 13:52:31','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/about/3958218147_8775b9b533_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"TDT Profile Photo\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/3958218147_8775b9b533_o.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Profile Photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you had to miss out on <a href=\"http://ignitetulsa.org/\">Ignite Tulsa 3</a> in downtown Tulsa at the Blue Dome Diner last night, and until videos of the presentations make the Ignite Tulsa website, I wanted to share with you my notes from my 5- minute, 20-slide talk last night.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Yeah, some of this stuff is going to seem elementary. But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision-3','','','2010-09-17 08:52:31','2010-09-17 13:52:31','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(2138,1,'2010-09-17 08:53:28','2010-09-17 13:53:28','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/about/3958218147_8775b9b533_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"TDT Profile Photo\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/3958218147_8775b9b533_o.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Profile Photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you had to miss out on <a href=\"http://ignitetulsa.org/\">Ignite Tulsa 3</a> in downtown Tulsa at the Blue Dome Diner last night, and until videos of the presentations make the Ignite Tulsa website, I wanted to share with you my notes from my 5- minute, 20-slide talk: <strong>19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)</strong>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Yeah, some of this stuff is going to seem elementary. But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision-4','','','2010-09-17 08:53:28','2010-09-17 13:53:28','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(2140,1,'2010-09-17 08:53:28','2010-09-17 13:53:28','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/about/3958218147_8775b9b533_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"TDT Profile Photo\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/3958218147_8775b9b533_o.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Profile Photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you had to miss out on <a href=\"http://ignitetulsa.org/\">Ignite Tulsa 3</a> in downtown Tulsa at the Blue Dome Diner last night, and until videos of the presentations make the Ignite Tulsa website, I wanted to share with you my notes from my 5- minute, 20-slide talk: <strong>19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)</strong>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Yeah, some of this stuff is going to seem elementary. But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision-5','','','2010-09-17 08:53:28','2010-09-17 13:53:28','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(2141,1,'2010-09-17 11:42:05','2010-09-17 16:42:05','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/about/3958218147_8775b9b533_o/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-778\" title=\"TDT Profile Photo\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/3958218147_8775b9b533_o.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Profile Photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you had to miss out on <a href=\"http://ignitetulsa.org/\">Ignite Tulsa 3</a> in downtown Tulsa at the Blue Dome Diner last night, and until videos of the presentations make the Ignite Tulsa website, I wanted to share with you my notes from my 5- minute, 20-slide talk: <strong>19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)</strong>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Yeah, some of this stuff is going to seem elementary. But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really interesting places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision-6','','','2010-09-17 11:42:05','2010-09-17 16:42:05','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3137,1,'2010-10-21 07:41:35','2010-10-21 12:41:35','','Philbrook Museum','','inherit','open','open','','4109887840_e7dce75922','','','2010-10-21 07:41:35','2010-10-21 12:41:35','',3136,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/4109887840_e7dce75922.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3138,1,'2010-10-21 07:55:32','2010-10-21 12:55:32','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3137\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3137\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/4109887840_e7dce75922.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3137\" /></a>\n\nFall Break 2010 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. \n\nUh-oh. Now what? \n\n<!--more-->\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]\n\nNot to worry. Whether you\'ve gotta work and need to find somewhere to put the kids, if you\'re home with them today or if you need an activity list for Grandma, Grandpa or your favorite baby sitter, there\'s plenty to do in Tulsa today, Friday and Monday. As heard this morning on the <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/krmgmorningnews\">KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley</a>, here\'s the list. \n\n<strong>Camps</strong>\n\n<strong>Gilcrease Museum: Art over Fall Break</strong>. Get an intro to the Gilcrease collections and special exhibitions and make a variety of crafts in papier-mache, multimedia weaving, painting, clay, printmaking and drawing. This camp is for kids age 5-11. Thursday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Class fee is $75, or $50 for members. Register by calling (918) 596-2737 - there weren\'t many spots in the camp to begin with, so if you want your kid to be part of this, call first thing this morning. \n\n<strong>Fall Break Cake Camp</strong>. What kid doesn\'t love cake? Send your kid to the Fall Break Cake Camp at All Things Cake at 71st and Memorial. The camp is Thursday-Friday, 9am-noon for ages 6-9 and 2-5pm for ages 10-14. Cost is $40 per day and registration is required - visit allthingscakeshop.com. \n\n<strong>Fall Break Camp at Whiteside</strong>. Kids age 6-11 can play games and make crafts from 9am-5pm Thursday, Friday and Monday at Whiteside Community Center in midtown, just west of 41st and Yale. Bring a sack lunch and a snack. Call (918) 746-5040 to register. \n\n<strong>Fall-Flavored Stuff</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053724478/\" title=\"Oktoberfest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4053724478_b83d8bbd4e.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Oktoberfest 2009\" /></a>\n\n<strong>OktoberFest Tulsa</strong>. I hear from a lot of folks who don\'t think OktoberFest Tulsa is a kids\' event, which is sad, because it totally is. Check out the rides at the carnival as well as what\'s going on the kids\' then. By the way, kids 12 and under pay nothing at the admission gate, and it\'s open all day Thursday and Friday. \n\n<strong>Oxley Nature Center</strong>. If you\'re looking for some outdoor fall fun this fall break, check out the foliage with a hike at Oxley Nature Center. You\'re bound to see some wildlife in addition to all those beautiful, colorful, leaves, too. Know what\'d be fun? See how many different colors of leaves you and your kids can gather in an after noon at Oxley. 8am-5pm. \n\n<strong>Ghost Walks in Bartlesville</strong>. This might be just for the older kids on break, but it\'d still be fun to head up Highway 75 to see what lurks in the dark shadows of downtown Bartlesville after midnight. You and the fam can take a walking tour of some of downtown Bartlesville\'s most historic buildings and hear some ghost stories. Tours start every 20 minutes between 6-9pm, and the cost is $5 per. If you get to Bartlesville early and have some smaller kiddos in tow, be sure to check out the Kiddie Park in Johnstone Park. \n\n<strong>Gross Goodies</strong>. If your kids enjoy freaking out your friends and family, get them to where they can learn how to serve a meal with worms, vampire veins and monster eggs with in the Gross Goodies cooking class at Whiteside Park, just west of 41st and Yale. It\'s for ages 6-12, the cost is $10 and it\'s from 1-2pm on Monday. \n\n<strong>Tulsa-Area Pumpkin Patches</strong>. Halloween is scarily close, and you know what that means - the pumpkin patches here in the Tulsa area are open. Keep in mind that pumpkin patches today aren\'t just for pumpkin shopping - they\'re full-blown destinations offering everything from pony- and hayrides to a little something called a pumpkin cannon. You can check TashaDoesTulsa.com for a complete list of local pumpkin patches.\n\n\n<strong>Other Stuff</strong>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4568741810/\" title=\"Purple Glaze by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4568741810_5ef3cbaae0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Purple Glaze\" /></a>\n\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>. Tulsa Children\'s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids\' to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It\'s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. THS near Woodward Park on Peoria, 10am-4pm, Thursday-Friday. \n\n<strong>Bounce U</strong>. Get open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial today at 1:30pm and Friday at 11:30am and 3pm. Kids under 5 can bounce on Friday at 10am, and there\'s a cosmic bounce (read: a neon bounce in the dark) set for 8pm Friday night. All bounces are about $7 ($8 for the cosmic bounce) per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. \n\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children\'s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they\'re learning in this hands-on, interactive children\'s museum. There\'s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. KCM is open special hours Thursday, Friday and Monday, from 10am-6pm. \n\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It\'s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don\'t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there\'s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the week. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan. \n\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Not only are there loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times, there\'s also Board Game Day at Schusterman-Benson Library today (Thursday) at 3:30pm, a puppet and marionette show at Central Library at 3:30pm and 7pm and a Daring Young Scientist program at the Broken Arrow Library today at 6:30pm. On Monday, check out Books Sandwiched in at noon at Central Library. It\'s all free and open to the public, and who knows, you kid might even read a book on his day off. ','It\'s Fall Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','','inherit','open','open','','3136-revision','','','2010-10-21 07:55:32','2010-10-21 12:55:32','',3136,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/3136-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3881,1,'2009-09-18 01:00:00','2009-09-18 01:00:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909529964/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3909529964_d78508e775.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Maybe you didn\'t already know, but I have a thing about pie. (Don\'t believe me? See <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/08/once-upon-pie-merritts-celebrates-30.html\">here</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/08/more-on-pie.html\">here</a> and <a href=\"http://mylifeastoldbyfood.blogspot.com/2009/01/pie-and-measure-of-womanhood.html\">here</a>. That\'ll teach you to be incredulous.) <div><br /></div><div>Once fall hits, it\'s not unusual for me to make at least one pie a week. I think this fall is going to be special, though, because the season hasn\'t even landed and I made two - count \'em - <i>two</i> pies last week.  </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909699506/\" title=\"Patty Pan Pie by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/3909699506_2222d25071.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Patty Pan Pie\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I made two pies not for the sake of eating them (though don\'t worry, they didn\'t exactly go to waste), but because I needed to practice for the 2009 Cherry Street Farmers Market pie contest. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908913831/\" title=\"2008 Pie Contest by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3908913831_d021233356_o.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" alt=\"2008 Pie Contest\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I had my heart set on entering this year. I wanted to take part in the 2008 contest, but a six-month-old and training for last year\'s Tulsa Run rained on pie-baking my parade. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909689814/\" title=\"Pie Contest 2008 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3909689814_2cc339dac1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pie Contest 2008\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward to last Tuesday night, the night before my pie was due at the Brookside Farmers Market bright and early at 8am. I\'d just eaten the last slice of <a href=\"http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com/2009/07/look-at-them-melons.html\">a patty pan squash pie, the recipe for which was written by my favorite farmer friend, Chelsea Coleman</a>, and I just couldn\'t get past the whole veggies-in-my-pie schtick. It seems so wrong, so weird, so, well, gross. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908917483/\" title=\"Patty Pan Pie by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/3908917483_76f0035224.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Patty Pan Pie\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>But if you\'ve ever eaten a veggie pie of the sweet variety, you know that it\'s not wrong, it\'s not weird and it most definitely is not gross. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since the patty pan squash recipe wasn\'t exactly mine, and since I had <a href=\"http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com/2009/09/sweet-potatoes-are-everywhere.html\">a load of sweet potatoes from Chelsea and her husband Don\'s farm</a>, I thought, duh, make a sweet potato pie, Tasha - come up with a magical, life-changing recipe and take this pie contest home in a bunny sack. </div><div><br /></div><div>It\'s the only way. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908748319/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/3908748319_b958d726fd.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>However - and however is the operative word here - it didn\'t go down as easily as I had imagined it would. At the risk of public humiliation and the deconstruction of my self-identification as a domestic goddess, I must confess that I suffered a pie crust fail.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lordy. My ears, they are a burnin\'. How could I think I was above the power of pie weights? Because I\'m not. I am so not. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3930654449/\" title=\"Pie Fail by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/3930654449_17aab863b7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pie Fail\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>See? Ugh. I\'m so embarrassed. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, there went the pie contest. After struggling to write a sweet potato pie recipe that wouldn\'t taste like a pumpkin pie wannabe and using the cranky toddler wrapped around my ankles to mop the kitchen floor, I was not about to go through all the hoo-ha that making your basic, from-scratch pie crust requires a second time in one evening. </div><div><br /></div><div>So. I went to bed. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3931439972/\" title=\"More Pie Fail by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3931439972_48268a252f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"More Pie Fail\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The pie contest came and went, and I sulked. All I had to show for my efforts was a bag full of sweet potato pie filling in the fridge, a shriveled crust and a bruised ego. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, the next morning, I mashed some of my kid\'s graham crackers with some sugar and melted butter, pressed it into a pie pan, squeezed my pie filling from its Ziploc bag into the pan, stuck the whole mess in the oven and called it a day. </div><div><br /></div><div>And you know what? It wasn\'t a bad pie. Not a bad pie at all. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909529964/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3909529964_d78508e775.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I will never enter this pie in a pie contest. I\'d rather come up with something original, up-to-date - intrepid, even. Anyone ever had a gummy bear pie? </div><div><br /></div><div>My son is practically holding me at gun point for a gummy bear pie - actually, anything edible (or not, really) made with gummy bears would suit him just fine. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908748399/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3908748399_13bc7a8565.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I\'d like for you all to have my sweet potato pie recipe. </div><div><br /></div><div>It\'s for those of you who like your sweet veggie pies to have a little kick (bourbon!). It\'s also for those of you who wish you had more chances to wear your \"roomy\" jeans because, gosh, they just look so neglected there, hanging in the shadows in the back of the closet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, <a href=\"http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com/2009/09/sweet-potatoes-are-everywhere.html\">I recommend Bootstrap Farm sweet potatoes for this recipe</a>. They baked up nice and sweet, and they\'re a great size right now. They\'re pretty inexpensive, too - about $2 per pound. Catch them at <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">the Cherry Street Farmers Market every Saturday morning, 7-11am</a>, from now until October, or at the Brookside Farmers Market, 8am-12pm. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another thing: There\'s nothing quite like the warm fuzzies you get knowing you are nourishing your fat stores as well as your heart with locally, responsibly grown produce, especially when that produce was grown by a couple of really nice folks. It makes you want to send them Facebook messages (read: love notes) in the middle of the night about how you cooked their peppers with dinner that night or how kick-ass their cantaloupes are. </div><div><br /></div><div>Wait. You didn\'t know there was a fan culture in farming? I\'m here to tell you there is. Oh, boy, is there. It might be all me, but it\'s there.</div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908748365/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/3908748365_4931fafc4c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tasha\'s Bootstrap Farm Sweet Potato Pie</b></div><div>Serves 8-10</div><div><a href=\"http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgnsd5g6_20zhr48xgb\">Click here for a printable version of this recipe</a></div><div><br /></div><div>CRUST:<br />1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs (made from about 7.5 oz. graham crackers, finely ground in a processor)<br />3 Tbsp. sugar<br />7 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted<br /><br />FILLING:<br />2 c. mashed, roasted and slightly cooled sweet potato (from about 5 medium-sized spuds)<br />2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened<br />3 eggs<br />2 egg yolks<br />1 c. granulated sugar<br />1/2 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg<br />1/4 tsp. table salt<br />3 Tbsp. bourbon<br />1 Tbsp. molasses<br />1 tsp. vanilla extract<br />2/3 c. whole milk<br />1/4-1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar<br /><br />First,  let\'s get the crust cookin\'. Turn the oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor with with a pastry cutter, blend crumbs, sugar and butter until the mixture starts to hold just hold together. Press crust into a nine-inch pie plate, saving enough mixture to work up the sides. Pop the crust into the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until it starts to firm and brown slightly. Set aside to cool.<br /><br />Now for the filling: Mash together potato and butter - don\'t worry about getting it as smooth as Antonio Banderas or anything. Lumps are OK. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs (gradually! If your potatoes are too hot, the eggs will scramble if they\'re added too quickly), yolks, sugar, nutmeg, salt, bourbon, molasses, vanilla and milk. Add slowly to the potato mixture. Set aside.<br /><br />Sprinkle brown sugar in the bottom on the graham cracker crust. Pour filling into crust. Put pie in the center of a rack placed in the center of the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until the filling is set around the edges but a little jiggly in the center. Cool the pie on a rack to room temperature, then refrigerate. Once pie is chilled, cover. Or, serve up a slice of that bad boy with some home-whipped cream and freshly ground nutmeg. Yum, yum.<br /></div>','(Yet) More About Pie','','inherit','open','open','','281-revision','','','2009-09-18 01:00:00','2009-09-18 01:00:00','',281,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/281-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3880,1,'2010-11-21 19:30:52','2010-11-22 00:30:52','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909529964/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3909529964_d78508e775.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div>\n\nMaybe you didn\'t already know, but I have a thing about pie. (Don\'t believe me? See <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/08/once-upon-pie-merritts-celebrates-30.html\">here</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/08/more-on-pie.html\">here</a> and <a href=\"http://mylifeastoldbyfood.blogspot.com/2009/01/pie-and-measure-of-womanhood.html\">here</a>. That\'ll teach you to be incredulous.) \n\nOnce fall hits, it\'s not unusual for me to make at least one pie a week. I think this fall is going to be special, though, because the season hasn\'t even landed and I made two - count \'em - <i>two</i> pies last week.  \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909699506/\" title=\"Patty Pan Pie by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/3909699506_2222d25071.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Patty Pan Pie\" /></a></div>\n\nI made two pies not for the sake of eating them (though don\'t worry, they didn\'t exactly go to waste), but because I needed to practice for the 2009 Cherry Street Farmers Market pie contest. \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908913831/\" title=\"2008 Pie Contest by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3908913831_d021233356_o.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" alt=\"2008 Pie Contest\" /></a></div>\n\nI had my heart set on entering this year. I wanted to take part in the 2008 contest, but a six-month-old and training for last year\'s Tulsa Run rained on pie-baking my parade. \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909689814/\" title=\"Pie Contest 2008 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3909689814_2cc339dac1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pie Contest 2008\" /></a></div>\n\nFast forward to last Tuesday night, the night before my pie was due at the Brookside Farmers Market bright and early at 8am. I\'d just eaten the last slice of <a href=\"http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com/2009/07/look-at-them-melons.html\">a patty pan squash pie, the recipe for which was written by my favorite farmer friend, Chelsea Coleman</a>, and I just couldn\'t get past the whole veggies-in-my-pie schtick. It seems so wrong, so weird, so, well, gross. \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908917483/\" title=\"Patty Pan Pie by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/3908917483_76f0035224.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Patty Pan Pie\" /></a></div>\n\nBut if you\'ve ever eaten a veggie pie of the sweet variety, you know that it\'s not wrong, it\'s not weird and it most definitely is not gross. \n\nSince the patty pan squash recipe wasn\'t exactly mine, and since I had <a href=\"http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com/2009/09/sweet-potatoes-are-everywhere.html\">a load of sweet potatoes from Chelsea and her husband Don\'s farm</a>, I thought, duh, make a sweet potato pie. Come up with a magical, life-changing recipe and take this pie contest home in a bunny sack. \n\nIt\'s the only way. \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908748319/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/3908748319_b958d726fd.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div>\n\nHowever - and however is the operative word here - it didn\'t go down as easily as I had imagined it would. At the risk of public humiliation and the deconstruction of my self-identification as a domestic goddess, I must confess that I suffered a pie crust fail.\n\nLordy. My ears, they\'re a burnin\'. How could I think I was above the power of pie weights? Because I\'m not. I am so, so not. \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3930654449/\" title=\"Pie Fail by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/3930654449_17aab863b7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pie Fail\" /></a></div>\n\nSee? \n\nUgh. I\'m so embarrassed. \n\nSo, there went the pie contest. After struggling to write a sweet potato pie recipe that wouldn\'t taste like a pumpkin pie wannabe and using the cranky toddler that had been wrapped around my ankles whining the entire time I spent re-creating every pie baker\'s nightmare to mop the kitchen floor, I was not about to go through all the hoo-ha that making your basic, from-scratch pie crust requires a second time in one evening. \n\nSo, I went to bed. \n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3931439972/\" title=\"More Pie Fail by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/3931439972_48268a252f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"More Pie Fail\" /></a></div>\n\nThe pie contest came and went, and I sulked. All I had to show for my efforts was a bag full of sweet potato pie filling in the fridge, a shriveled crust and a bruised ego. \n\nSo, the next morning, I mashed some of my kid\'s graham crackers with some sugar and melted butter, pressed it into a pie pan, squeezed my pie filling from its Ziploc bag into the pan, stuck the whole mess in the oven and called it a day. \n\nAnd you know what? It wasn\'t a bad pie. Not a bad pie at all.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3909529964/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3909529964_d78508e775.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908748399/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3908748399_13bc7a8565.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div>\n\nI\'d like for you all to have my sweet potato pie recipe. \n\nIt\'s for those of you who like your sweet veggie pies to have a little kick (read: bourbon!). It\'s also for those of you who wish you had more chances to wear your \"roomy\" jeans because, gosh, they just look so neglected there, hanging in the shadows in the back of the closet. \n\nOf course, <a href=\"http://bootstrapfarm.blogspot.com/2009/09/sweet-potatoes-are-everywhere.html\">I recommend Bootstrap Farm sweet potatoes for this recipe</a>. They baked up nice and sweet, and they\'re a great size right now. They\'re pretty inexpensive, too - about $2 per pound. Catch them at <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">the Cherry Street Farmers Market every Saturday morning, 7-11am</a>, from now until October, or at the Brookside Farmers Market, 8am-12pm. \n\nUPDATE: While Bootstrap Farm closed in 2009 and the farmers\' markets aren\'t open in Tulsa year-round, it\'s still possible to obtain either locally farmed sweet potatoes from the farmers themselves either directly or through CSAs, and it\'s also great to buy sweet potatoes from locally owned and operated stores like Blue Jackalope and <a href=\"http://reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>.\n\nAnother thing: There\'s nothing quite like the warm fuzzies you get knowing you are nourishing your fat stores as well as your heart with locally, responsibly grown produce, especially when that produce was grown by a couple of really nice folks. It makes you want to send them Facebook messages (read: love notes) in the middle of the night about how you cooked their peppers with dinner that night or how kick-ass their cantaloupes are. \n\nWhat? You didn\'t know there was a fan culture in farming? Well, I\'m here to tell you there is. Oh, boy, is there. It might be all me, but still, it\'s there.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3908748365/\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/3908748365_4931fafc4c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Pie Contest 2009\" /></a></div>\n\n<b>Tasha\'s Bootstrap Farm Sweet Potato Pie</b>\nServes 8-10\n\n<a href=\"http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgnsd5g6_20zhr48xgb\">Click here for a printable version of this recipe</a>\n\nCRUST: 1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs (made from about 7.5 oz. graham crackers, finely ground in a processor)\n3 Tbsp. sugar\n7 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted\n\nFILLING:\n2 c. sweet potato, mashed, roasted and slightly cooled (from about 5 medium-sized spuds)\n2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened\n3 eggs\n2 egg yolks\n1 c. granulated sugar\n1/2 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg\n1/4 tsp. salt\n3 Tbsp. bourbon\n1 Tbsp. molasses\n1 tsp. vanilla extract\n2/3 c. whole milk\n1/4-1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar\n\nFirst, get the crust cookin\'. Turn the oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor with with a pastry cutter, blend crumbs, sugar and butter until the mixture starts to hold together. \n\nPress crust into a nine-inch pie plate, saving enough mixture to work up the sides. Pop the crust into the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until it starts to firm and brown slightly. Set aside to cool.\n\nNow for the filling: Mash together potato and butter - don\'t worry about getting it as smooth as Antonio Banderas or anything. Lumps are OK. \n\nIn a separate bowl, whisk eggs, yolks, sugar, nutmeg, salt, bourbon, molasses, vanilla and milk. Add slowly to the potato mixture. Set aside.\n\nSprinkle brown sugar in the bottom on the graham cracker crust. Variation: You could mix some roasted walnuts into the brown sugar during this step if you wanted to add a little more crunch and even more flavor to this puddling-like pie. And if you like living dangerously. Hint: If you\'re a regular reader of this blog, you do.  \n\nPour filling into crust. Put pie in the center of a rack placed in the center of the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until the filling is set around the edges but still a little jiggly in the center. Cool the pie on a rack to room temperature.\n\nOnce pie is chilled, cover it and stick it in the fridge. Or, serve up a slice of that bad boy with some home-whipped cream and freshly ground nutmeg. Yum, yum.\n\nYum. ','Eating Local for the Holidays: A Tulsa-Grown Sweet Potato Pie','I\'d like for you all to have my sweet potato pie recipe. It\'s for those of you who like your sweet veggie pies to have a little kick (read: bourbon!). It\'s also for those of you who wish you had more chances to wear your \"roomy\" jeans because, gosh, they just look so neglected there, hanging in the shadows in the back of the closet. ','inherit','open','open','','281-autosave','','','2010-11-21 19:30:52','2010-11-22 00:30:52','',281,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/281-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3136,1,'2010-10-21 07:57:22','2010-10-21 12:57:22','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/fall-break-tulsa-things-to-do/4109887840_e7dce75922/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3137\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/4109887840_e7dce75922.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3137\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for the 2011 list for things to over fall break in Tulsa? Find it here.\r\n\r\nFall Break 2010 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. \r\n\r\nUh-oh. Now what? \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]\r\n\r\nNot to worry. Whether you\'ve gotta work and need to find somewhere to put the kids, if you\'re home with them today or if you need an activity list for Grandma, Grandpa or your favorite baby sitter, there\'s plenty to do in Tulsa today, Friday and Monday. As heard this morning on the <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/krmgmorningnews\">KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley</a>, here\'s the list. \r\n\r\n<strong>Camps</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gilcrease Museum: Art over Fall Break</strong>. Get an intro to the Gilcrease collections and special exhibitions and make a variety of crafts in papier-mache, multimedia weaving, painting, clay, printmaking and drawing. This camp is for kids age 5-11. Thursday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Class fee is $75, or $50 for members. Register by calling (918) 596-2737 - there weren\'t many spots in the camp to begin with, so if you want your kid to be part of this, call first thing this morning. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Break Cake Camp</strong>. What kid doesn\'t love cake? Send your kid to the Fall Break Cake Camp at All Things Cake at 71st and Memorial. The camp is Thursday-Friday, 9am-noon for ages 6-9 and 2-5pm for ages 10-14. Cost is $40 per day and registration is required - visit allthingscakeshop.com. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fall Break Camp at Whiteside</strong>. Kids age 6-11 can play games and make crafts from 9am-5pm Thursday, Friday and Monday at Whiteside Community Center in midtown, just west of 41st and Yale. Bring a sack lunch and a snack. Call (918) 746-5040 to register. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fall-Flavored Stuff</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053724478/\" title=\"Oktoberfest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4053724478_b83d8bbd4e.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Oktoberfest 2009\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>OktoberFest Tulsa</strong>. I hear from a lot of folks who don\'t think OktoberFest Tulsa is a kids\' event, which is sad, because it totally is. Check out the rides at the carnival as well as what\'s going on the kids\' then. By the way, kids 12 and under pay nothing at the admission gate, and it\'s open all day Thursday and Friday. \r\n\r\n<strong>Oxley Nature Center</strong>. If you\'re looking for some outdoor fall fun this fall break, check out the foliage with a hike at Oxley Nature Center. You\'re bound to see some wildlife in addition to all those beautiful, colorful, leaves, too. Know what\'d be fun? See how many different colors of leaves you and your kids can gather in an after noon at Oxley. 8am-5pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Ghost Walks in Bartlesville</strong>. This might be just for the older kids on break, but it\'d still be fun to head up Highway 75 to see what lurks in the dark shadows of downtown Bartlesville after midnight. You and the fam can take a walking tour of some of downtown Bartlesville\'s most historic buildings and hear some ghost stories. Tours start every 20 minutes between 6-9pm, and the cost is $5 per. If you get to Bartlesville early and have some smaller kiddos in tow, be sure to check out the Kiddie Park in Johnstone Park. \r\n\r\n<strong>Gross Goodies</strong>. If your kids enjoy freaking out your friends and family, get them to where they can learn how to serve a meal with worms, vampire veins and monster eggs with in the Gross Goodies cooking class at Whiteside Park, just west of 41st and Yale. It\'s for ages 6-12, the cost is $10 and it\'s from 1-2pm on Monday. \r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa-Area Pumpkin Patches</strong>. Halloween is scarily close, and you know what that means - the pumpkin patches here in the Tulsa area are open. Keep in mind that pumpkin patches today aren\'t just for pumpkin shopping - they\'re full-blown destinations offering everything from pony- and hayrides to a little something called a pumpkin cannon. You can check TashaDoesTulsa.com for a complete list of local pumpkin patches.\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>Other Stuff</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4568741810/\" title=\"Purple Glaze by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4568741810_5ef3cbaae0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Purple Glaze\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Big Adventure at Tulsa Historical Society</strong>. Tulsa Children\'s Museum has this interactive, semi-permanent exhibit at THS right now that puts kids in the middle of a physically and mentally challenging 3-dimensional game board. Each adventure in the exhibit encourages kids\' to explore and investigate as well as to climb, crawl and balance. It\'s like a playground without the skinned knees and dirty hands, and with an educational component to boot. THS near Woodward Park on Peoria, 10am-4pm, Thursday-Friday. \r\n\r\n<strong>Bounce U</strong>. Get open bounces at Bounce U at 8922 S. Memorial today at 1:30pm and Friday at 11:30am and 3pm. Kids under 5 can bounce on Friday at 10am, and there\'s a cosmic bounce (read: a neon bounce in the dark) set for 8pm Friday night. All bounces are about $7 ($8 for the cosmic bounce) per kid, and be sure your kiddos wear socks. \r\n\r\n<strong>Kaleidoscope Children\'s Museum</strong>. Kids get to learn about arts and sciences without ever realizing they\'re learning in this hands-on, interactive children\'s museum. There\'s a pint-sized kid city, two giant rock walls and 13,000 square feet of fun. KCM is open special hours Thursday, Friday and Monday, from 10am-6pm. \r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>. It\'s always fun to make a mess and make some art at Purple Glaze, especially since parents know they don\'t have to bother with the clean-up. The bonus is that there\'s no studio fee on Mondays and you can make a craft for as little as $6, so put PG on your calendar for the beginning of the week. Locations are at 33rd and Peoria and 91st and Sheridan. \r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Libraries</strong>. Not only are there loads of storytimes for a variety of ages and at a variety of times, there\'s also Board Game Day at Schusterman-Benson Library today (Thursday) at 3:30pm, a puppet and marionette show at Central Library at 3:30pm and 7pm and a Daring Young Scientist program at the Broken Arrow Library today at 6:30pm. On Monday, check out Books Sandwiched in at noon at Central Library. It\'s all free and open to the public, and who knows, you kid might even read a book on his day off. ','It\'s Fall Break in Tulsa and the kids are home. Now what?','Fall Break 2010 has descended upon the households of the Tulsa area, and that means one very scary thing: The kids are home. Uh-oh. 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But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\n<ol>\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really interesting places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\n</ol>\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\n\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\n\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? 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But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really interesting places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? 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But as long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating, me thinks.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><strong>Swear off highways</strong>. Highways were dreamed up for one reason and one reason only: To get motorists from one area of a city to another as quickly as possible. They\'re not for sightseeing. It\'ll take a bit longer, but to really get to know what\'s going on in city, you\'re going to have to hit the city streets.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Don\'t reserve a hotel</strong>. I have a couple of friends who, when they travel to Europe, they leave this aspect of trip planning by the wayside. They get a feel for a city as they explore the streets looking for a place to sleep.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Eat at scary restaurants</strong>. This is one of the things I have the hardest time convincing people to do, but it\'s the best way to get to know the culinary traditions of a particular city or region. A trip to Starbucks, Applebee\'s or Outback Steakhouse just can\'t compare.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Shoot it</strong>. This is something fun to do with the kids: Give them cameras and let them take photos of what looks interesting to them. Then, tell them to take more photos. Before you know it you\'ve walked a mile down the sidewalk, you have a stack of photos to show for it and you\'ve explored a city in a way that a tour bus couldn\'t touch.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Launch a search for the city\'s best ______</strong>. My four-year-long search for Tulsa\'s best chile relleno (and no, I\'m not ready to call it a game and declare a winner just yet) has led me into corners of this city that I might have never explored otherwise. If you\'re looking for a fun and interesting framework through which to explore a city, this is it.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Get on the bike</strong>. Riding bikes is fun, right? Right. It\'s also a quick, easy way to get around in a city, and it removes all barriers between you and the city you want to explore.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Take the bus</strong>. We\'re talking 100-percent, looking-out-the-window time, baby. There\'s no traffic to negotiate, and if you\'ve ever ridden a bus before, you know that it\'s also great people watching.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Walk</strong>. Duh, right? I thought so, too. Except, you\'d be surprised how many people return from vacations talking like they never set foot outside their rental car. Folks, you just can\'t get to know a city unless you pound the pavement with the soles of your shoes.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hang around in bars</strong>. Unless you\'re in a top hotel in a major city, your concierge doesn\'t know jack about cool stuff to do in town that night. You\'re better off walking to the nearest bar and asking the bartender – these guys and gals know what\'s up. The bonus is that, if you stick around long enough, you\'ll probably get to hear some live, local music, too.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Hunt public art</strong>. When you visit a new city and you\'re looking for art, you have two options: You can pay $12 to get into the local museum where you won\'t be able to speak above a whisper for the duration of your visit, or you can hit the streets of the city for free and get a taste of local, public art that\'s unique to the city and unlike any other that you\'ll find anywhere in the world.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go shopping</strong>. Yes, I\'m giving you a license to go shopping – don\'t hear that very often these days, do you? But I don\'t want you going to The Gap, Eddie Bauer or American Eagle. Seek out the locally owned shops and boutiques to get the city\'s one-of-a-kind sense of style.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Be cheap</strong>. Bargain hunting has taken me into some really interesting places, places I probably wouldn\'t have bothered to check out if I hadn\'t been hot on the trail of a good deal. Don\'t be afraid to check out a city\'s locally owned thrift shops and flea markets to gain a different kind of vantage point into life in a new city.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Join the club</strong>. There\'s nothing to get you off your couch and out and about like knowing that a bunch of people are waiting around somewhere for you to show up, right? That\'s why you should join a dodgeball team. Or a band. Or a competitive underwater basketweaving team. Whatever it takes to get you out and about town.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Pick a cause</strong>. My dad holds down more volunteer work than just about anyone I know, and I don\'t think it\'s any coincidence that he also knows more people than just about anyone I know. Serving a community not only shows you around a new city, but it also introduces you to its people. Forget about pretty buildings and landmarks – a city\'s people are what make it unique.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Go to church</strong>. No, really. I get asked all the time how I find out about all the things going on in Tulsa. Truth be told, I learn something new about what\'s going on around here every time I go to church. Church-goers tend to be more plugged in to the community, so getcha some.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Do old people stuff</strong>. No one had to tell our grandparents that shopping, buying and eating local was cool. They\'ve been doing that stuff since they were kids – they are the original locavores and champions of locally owned businesses. When you\'re in an unfamiliar place or when you find yourself at a loss for what to do in your town, do as the seniors do.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Use Foursquare</strong>. I\'m probably preaching to the choir, telling an Ignite crowd (and now, you bloggers) to use Foursquare. But, it\'s a really interesting way to explore a city. Check out who\'s checked in at your location, check out where that person has checked in and explore accordingly.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Have a baby</strong>. One of the reasons I started TashaDoesTulsa.com was because of how often I heard people my age complaining how they thought there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa. My No. 1 recommendation to these folks is to have a baby, because there\'s nothing else to spur your exploration into what there is to do in your town like having a kid to entertain all day.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Read local blogs</strong>. I wouldn\'t have found one of the best little bars to which I\'ve ever been or the library within walking distance of my hotel on a recent trip to St. Louis if I hadn\'t contacted local bloggers as soon as the wheels of my plane touched the tarmac. Local bloggers are the best, most honest tour guides. Except for bartenders, of course.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nI ended my talk with this quote: “The best way to find yourself is to discover where you are.” (Thanks to <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Sasha at Global Table</a> for sending this Terri Trespicio quote my way.) As a hyper-local blogger, I can\'t attest to how true this is. Knowing your city adds a richness to you life that 25 hours a week planted in front of a television set just can\'t touch.\r\n\r\nThe credo is this: Get off your couch, explore your city and rediscover yourself.\r\n\r\nWhat are your favorite ways to explore a new city? What gets you moving in your town?','Ignite Tulsa Recap: 19 Ways to Get to Know Your Town (Even if it\'s not Tulsa)','As long as people are dining at Applebee\'s when they\'re in exciting, new cities and complaining that there\'s nothing to do in Tulsa, each of these points bear repeating.','inherit','open','open','','2134-revision-8','','','2010-09-17 13:17:28','2010-09-17 18:17:28','',2134,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2134-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(2197,1,'2010-09-21 07:55:21','2010-09-21 12:55:21','','DSC07876','','inherit','open','open','','dsc07876','','','2010-09-21 07:55:21','2010-09-21 12:55:21','',332,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/DSC07876.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2198,1,'2010-09-01 09:01:47','2010-09-01 14:01:47','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053437978/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/4053437978_5bf495b13d_o.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\r\nToday I unwittingly spent the morning at my favorite place to soak up the season - Memorial Park Cemetery, in southeast Tulsa at the corner of 51st and Memorial.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053437528/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4053437528_cc30325d4f_o.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nSee, I don\'t routinely spend my morning hours wandering around historic cemeteries snapping photos. It\'s just that, today, I drove by Memorial Park and was floored by the color bursting forth from the place. I just had to pull in and set off through these gorgeous trees on foot.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053435886/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/4053435886_745892ddc8_o.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\nWow. Can you blame me?\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThen, as I was leaving, my car died. In a cemetery. The week of Halloween. Oh, the irony.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4053436782/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4053436782_7fd4540b47_o.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\nI thought that while I was waiting around to find out what the heck is wrong with my wheels, I\'d share these loverly - *sings \"loverly\" a la Audrey in My Fair Lady* - photos of what is, in my opinion, one of the best places for a short drive, stroll, meander, weather balloon ride or whatever else strikes your fancy when you\'re craving some serious fall foliage viewing.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4052698351/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/4052698351_69cbbc63a6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" /></a></div>\r\nPlus, Memorial Park Cemetery is a pretty rich place when it comes to Tulsa history. This cemetery, which sprawls over 260 acres that were well outside the city in the year of its founding during the oil boom in 1927, is now the site of some 54,000 graves. Some of the city\'s oldest names - Helmerich, Marshall, Mayo and Mabee, just to name a few - are found there, immortalized in stately mausoleums, statues and monuments. Plus, <a href=\"http://books.google.com/books?id=Z7oiGWzpuDsC&amp;pg=PA143&amp;lpg=PA143&amp;dq=memorial+park+cemetery+tulsa&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=379wGGxpjf&amp;sig=SeCg1JHExhmyR-mxe8d0d6KLMbQ&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=K4PoSpUrkYox7rylrQg&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=4&amp;ved=0CBUQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&amp;q=memorial%20park%20cemetery%20tulsa&amp;f=false\">Memorial Park is reportedly the resting place of the larger-than-life Bob Wills, as well as comedian Sam Kinison</a>.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>And you thought 51st and Memorial was a cultural dead zone. Ha! Pun totally (and shamefully) intended.</div>\r\n<div>Where in the area do your falltime drives take you?</div>','Memorial Park Cemetery: My Favorite Fall Place','','inherit','open','open','','332-revision-2','','','2010-09-01 09:01:47','2010-09-01 14:01:47','',332,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/332-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(2199,1,'2010-09-21 08:05:12','2010-09-21 13:05:12','','Carmichael\'s Pumpkin Patch','','inherit','open','open','','dsc07432','','','2010-09-21 08:05:12','2010-09-21 13:05:12','',65,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/DSC07432.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2200,1,'2010-10-04 15:54:31','2010-10-04 20:54:31','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2199\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patch-7-ways/dsc07432/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2199\" title=\"Carmichael\'s Pumpkin Patch\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/DSC07432-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Carmichael\'s Pumpkin Patch\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nTo whet your appetite for the updated TDT directory of Tulsa-area pumpkin patches, here\'s a little how-to I wrote in my early days of blogging on how to conduct your own perfect pumpkin search.\n\nBe warned, however, that should you employ this search method, your friends\' and family\'s social calendars will become suddenly and mysteriously full. I may or may not speak from experience here.\n\n<strong>1. Feel an intense urge to find a pumpkin patch at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon.</strong>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"1\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\nBefore you leave, tell your family, especially any and all young children, what\'s about to happen. Make sure the kids get good and excited about your journey - maybe even help them dream about what they\'ll get to carve into or draw on their pumpkin later that very evening - that is, after you get home from the pumpkin patch, which is surely still open tonight because, well, it\'s fall now. Duh.\n\n<strong>2. Don\'t bother to use the Internet or other resources to look up stories on or directories of pumpkin patches or farms in the Tulsa area.</strong> Daylight, it\'s a-wastin\', and you can\'t be bothered with research.\n\n<strong>3. Drive \"strategically\" through the rural areas of the metro in search of a good patch.</strong> Meaning, flip a coin to decide whether to turn right or left at intersections.\n\n<strong>4. After one hour of hunting, interrupt friends\' and family\'s evening plans</strong> with phone inquiries as to the location of their \"favorite pumpkin patches - you know, the kind where you can pick your own?\"\n\n<strong>5. Stumble upon a real pumpkin patch - finally!</strong> Discover the operation closed 15 minutes before your arrival. Hold the youngest of your children up to the windows of the retail area, looking in vain for straggling staff people, chiming, \"We\'ve got a baby out here lookin\' to pick his first pumpkin!,\" hoping to guilt someone into opening up.\n\n<strong>6. Stare wistfully at off-limits pumpkin patch.</strong> Consider making off with one measly little pumpkin. Remember that a rural area plus stealing usually equals a sawed-off shot gun three inches from your hiney.\n\n<strong>7. After two hours and no freshly harvested pumpkin</strong>, drive home listening to the musical stylings of the famished and disappointed offspring in the back seat.\n\n<strong>8. Assuage bad-parent guilt</strong> by making three batches of <a href=\"http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/Detail.aspx\">chocolate chip pumpkin muffins</a>, made from scratch using pumpkins purchased from good ol\' <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>.\n\nOr, if you\'re a superstar like me, used canned pumpkin and say you used fresh. Your secret is safe with me.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2202\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/pumpkin-patch-7-ways/dsc02510/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2202\" title=\"Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/DSC02510-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nFinally, after you stuff your kids with pumpkin and chocolate until they succumb to the sugar crash of a lifetime, feel like a pretty good parent after all.\n\n<em>Originally published Oct. 14, 2008.</em>','7 Ways to NOT Find a Real Pumpkin Patch','Step one: Feel an intense urge to find a pumpkin patch at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon. ','inherit','open','open','','65-autosave','','','2010-10-04 15:54:31','2010-10-04 20:54:31','',65,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/65-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(2202,1,'2010-09-21 08:13:36','2010-09-21 13:13:36','','Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins','','inherit','open','open','','dsc02510','','','2010-09-21 08:13:36','2010-09-21 13:13:36','',65,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/DSC02510.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2201,1,'2010-09-21 08:09:42','2010-09-21 13:09:42','','DSC07761','','inherit','open','open','','dsc07761','','','2010-09-21 08:09:42','2010-09-21 13:09:42','',65,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/DSC07761.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2203,1,'2008-10-14 13:24:00','2008-10-14 13:24:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n5FMxKnmbEs/SPDjz1kUSiI/AAAAAAAAAUo/UhhlfRBcSk4/s1600-h/DSC02502.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n5FMxKnmbEs/SPDjz1kUSiI/AAAAAAAAAUo/UhhlfRBcSk4/s1600-h/DSC02502.JPG\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></a>1. Feel an intense urge to find a \"real\" pumpkin patch at 5:00 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />2. Don\'t use the Internet or other resource to look up stories on or directories of pumpkin patches or farms in the Tulsa area.<br /><br />3. Drive \"strategically\" through the rural areas of the metro, flipping a coin to decide whether to turn right or left at intersections.<br /><br />4. After one hour of hunting, interrupt friends\' and family\'s evening plans with phone inquiries as to the location of their \"favorite pumpkin patch - you know, the kind where you can pick your own?\"<br /><br />5. Stumble upon a real pumpkin patch! Discover the operation closed 15 minutes before your arrival. Peer through the windows of the retail area, looking in vain for straggling staff people, chiming, \"We\'ve got a baby out here lookin\' to pick his first pumpkin!,\" hoping to guilt someone into opening up.<br /><br />6. Take photos of off-limits pumpkin patch. Consider making off with one measly little pumpkin. Remember rural area+stealing=shot gun.<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSeJD-wy1I/AAAAAAAAAXI/X2pClyh77mU/s1600-h/DSC02506-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSeJD-wy1I/AAAAAAAAAXI/X2pClyh77mU/s400/DSC02506-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257000543572773714\" border=\"0\" /></a>  Take more photos instead.<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSd1RZfEBI/AAAAAAAAAW4/ZwNhl4rizp0/s1600-h/DSC02505-1.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSd1RZfEBI/AAAAAAAAAW4/ZwNhl4rizp0/s400/DSC02505-1.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257000203577135122\" border=\"0\" /></a><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSeCWKwtvI/AAAAAAAAAXA/NcMsrb_F1p0/s1600-h/DSC02505-2.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSeCWKwtvI/AAAAAAAAAXA/NcMsrb_F1p0/s400/DSC02505-2.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257000428195854066\" border=\"0\" /></a><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:78%;\" >Just in case you needed help spottin\' the suckers. </span><br /></div><br />7. After two hours and no freshly harvested pumpkin, drive home listening to the musical stylings of the famished infant in the back seat.<br /><br />Assuage bad-mommy guilt by making three batches of chocolate chip pumpkin muffins, made from scratch using pumpkins purchased from good ol\' <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSlFlZjw7I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/CMWI7ja36MM/s1600-h/DSC02510.JPG\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SPSlFlZjw7I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/CMWI7ja36MM/s400/DSC02510.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257008180405453746\" border=\"0\" /></a>Mmm. Boy, do I feel better now.<br /><br /><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Photos taken at </span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http://www.sandersnurseryok.com/contact.html\">Sanders Nursery &amp; Distribution Center Inc.</a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">, in Broken Arrow at 20705 E. 161st St.</span></span>','7 Ways to NOT Find a Real Pumpkin Patch','','inherit','open','open','','65-revision','','','2008-10-14 13:24:00','2008-10-14 13:24:00','',65,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2008/10/65-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(2221,3,'2010-09-23 01:11:48','2010-09-23 06:11:48','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371153/\" title=\"TheMax by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5016371153_70b9065933.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVintage arcade games.  Skee ball.  Power ballads belting from the juke box.  As a child of the 80\'s those things alone make my little heart want to burst.\r\n\r\nBut what was that you say?  You think The Max - downtown Tulsa\'s hot, new retro pub - should also have a phone booth fresh from a Superman movie?  Oh yeah, they got that too.\r\n\r\nAnd on the night of the grand opening last week, the street was not only lined with the masses but I also caught glimpses of some Ghostbusters, a Delorean and a talking car.  Don\'t believe me?  I\'ve got the proof in the pictures.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977262/\" title=\"TheMax-1 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5016977262_e636ddcd6b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-1\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977282/\" title=\"TheMax-2 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5016977282_9ce471eec7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371041/\" title=\"TheMax-3 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5016371041_323f474e18.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"TheMax-3\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371185/\" title=\"TheMax-4 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016371185_f760786ecd.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-4\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977126/\" title=\"TheMax-5 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5016977126_16cb0d21ea.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"TheMax-5\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371139/\" title=\"TheMax-6 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016371139_0e73d9283a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-6\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977100/\" title=\"TheMax-7 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5016977100_63e0de6ffc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"TheMax-7\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977168/\" title=\"TheMax-8 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016977168_d7eb6bd945.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-8\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977146/\" title=\"TheMax-9 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5016977146_ae38f2709c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-9\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371117/\" title=\"TheMax-10 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5016371117_a68b92483a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-10\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371153/\" title=\"TheMax by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5016371153_70b9065933.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax\" /></a>\r\n\r\n','','','inherit','open','open','','2217-revision-4','','','2010-09-23 01:11:48','2010-09-23 06:11:48','',2217,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2217-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4145,1,'2010-12-02 13:58:44','2010-12-02 18:58:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1632/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4119\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1632-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4119\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you haven\'t been to Haikey Creek Park in Broken Arrow lately, here\'s a bit of advice: Watch your step. \r\n\r\nAlso, bring a bucket. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1619-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4120\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1619-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4120\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOklahoma is famous for a lot of things - cowboys, Indians and Head Country BBQ sauce, just to name a few. \r\n\r\nWe\'re also known around the world for something else: Our pecans. They\'re good. Really, really good. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1620-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4121\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1620-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4121\" /></a>. \r\n\r\nPecan trees grow like crazy around here, especially in low-lying areas around creeks and streams. Many farmers who keep pecan groves don\'t even need to irrigate - the trees like it here so much, they don\'t need much convincing to produce some of the tastiest, meatiest nuts around. \r\n\r\nThe winner in this situation? You, the Tulsa park-goer. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1641-4/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4122\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1641-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4122\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/HaikeyCreek.aspx\">Haikey Creek Park</a> is covered with hundreds of native pecan trees, and it doesn\'t cost a dime to grab a bucket or a pillowcase or whatever container you can get your hands on and head out there to forage to your heart\'s content.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1633-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4123\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1633.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4123\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll tell you straight up: When it comes to native pecans, you work for the meat you get. The shells are hard and it takes some practice to crack them without breaking the nut (and your fingernails) apart. They\'re not like their store-bought, paper-shelled brethren in that way, but the upshot is that the native pecans are sweeter and much more flavorful.\r\n\r\nPlus, the kids love - and I mean <em>love</em> - to hunt them. It\'s like Easter in December, and without that freaky bunny hopping around. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1636-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4124\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1636.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4124\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we went to Haikey Creek to go pecan hunting, the little suckers were everywhere. One can hardly take a step around the trees without crunching or slipping on pecans.  \r\n\r\nIn case you\'re new to this pecan hunting thing, here\'s what to look for when you get to the park: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1623-4/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4125\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1623-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4125\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee the pods? They\'re where the pecans fall from. Weird, I know. \r\n\r\nHere\'s a closer view: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1623closer/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4126\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1623closer.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"460\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4126\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI think they might be aliens. \r\n\r\nThis photo was taken a week ago. The trees were still loaded, which means that one could probably go to Haikey Creek once every day for the next few weeks and bring home a couple of pounds of pecans each time. Easy. \r\n\r\nIf you go pecan hunting with your kids, be sure to show them why the heck they\'re doing that they\'re doing. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1637-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4127\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1637-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4127\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"Nuts!\" my son exclaimed when we finally showed him why he was, as he called it, searching for rocks. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1644-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4128\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_16441.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4128\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd if you\'re hunting with older kids, let \'em break open and eat one of the pecans they find every once in awhile. The intermittent positive reinforcement will keep \'em hunting until you have enough nuts to make one of these: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1790/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4129\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1790-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4129\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/bourbon-and-chocolate-pecan-pie-recipe/index.html\">A bourbon chocolate pecan pie</a>. Which, as I now know from experience, adds a local flavor to any holiday feast that\'ll have your guests making sounds that would otherwise be appropriate only during a deep-tissue massage. \r\n\r\nYeah. Best Thanksgiving dessert ever. \r\n\r\nGood thing pecans keep until Christmas, because I\'m gonna need to go ahead and make some more of that. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/oklahoma-pecans-foraging-haikey-creek-park/dsc_1798/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4130\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1798-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" title=\"Haikey Creek Park Pecans\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4130\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLots more. \r\n\r\nI have memories of hunting pecans that go back to when I was just a little older than my son is now - it\'s an Okie tradition, really. Have you ever been pecan hunting? Leave your tips, tricks and war stories in the comments - I\'d love to hear about them. ','Oklahoma Pecans: Foraging, Family Style','Oklahoma is famous for a lot of things - cowboys, Indians and Head Country BBQ sauce, just to name a few. 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As a child of the 80\'s, those things alone make my little heart want to burst.\r\n\r\nBut what was that you say?  You think The Max - downtown Tulsa\'s hot, new retro pub - should also have a phone booth straight from a Superman movie?  \r\n\r\nOh yeah, they got that too.\r\n\r\nAnd on the night of the grand opening last week, the street was not only lined with the masses but I also caught glimpses of some Ghostbusters, a Delorean and a talking car.  Don\'t believe me?  I\'ve got the proof in the pictures.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977262/\" title=\"TheMax-1 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5016977262_e636ddcd6b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-1\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977282/\" title=\"TheMax-2 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5016977282_9ce471eec7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-2\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371041/\" title=\"TheMax-3 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5016371041_323f474e18.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"TheMax-3\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371185/\" title=\"TheMax-4 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016371185_f760786ecd.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-4\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977126/\" title=\"TheMax-5 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5016977126_16cb0d21ea.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"TheMax-5\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371139/\" title=\"TheMax-6 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016371139_0e73d9283a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-6\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977100/\" title=\"TheMax-7 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5016977100_63e0de6ffc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"TheMax-7\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977168/\" title=\"TheMax-8 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016977168_d7eb6bd945.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-8\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977146/\" title=\"TheMax-9 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5016977146_ae38f2709c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-9\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371117/\" title=\"TheMax-10 by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5016371117_a68b92483a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax-10\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371153/\" title=\"TheMax by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5016371153_70b9065933.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"TheMax\" /></a>\r\n\r\n','','','inherit','open','open','','2217-revision-5','','','2010-09-23 01:18:40','2010-09-23 06:18:40','',2217,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2217-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(2230,1,'2010-09-23 11:49:54','2010-09-23 16:49:54','<a title=\"TheMax by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371153/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5016371153_70b9065933.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVintage arcade games. 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The proof in the pictures.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-1 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977262/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5016977262_e636ddcd6b.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-2 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977282/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5016977282_9ce471eec7.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-2\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-3 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371041/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5016371041_323f474e18.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-3\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-4 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371185/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016371185_f760786ecd.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-4\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-5 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977126/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5016977126_16cb0d21ea.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-5\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-6 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371139/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016371139_0e73d9283a.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-6\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-7 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977100/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5016977100_63e0de6ffc.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-7\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-8 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977168/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016977168_d7eb6bd945.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-8\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-9 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016977146/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5016977146_ae38f2709c.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-9\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax-10 by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371117/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5016371117_a68b92483a.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax-10\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TheMax by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5016371153/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5016371153_70b9065933.jpg\" alt=\"TheMax\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Tasha\'s Note</strong>: The Max Retropub is a bar, sure, but also available is a selection of what\'s being called gourmet junk food. 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Elgin Ave.\r\nWhen: 2:00pm - 2:00am, seven days\r\nCall: (918) 895-6200\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.themaxretropub.com/\">TheMaxRetroPub.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1548182/restaurant/Downtown/The-Max-Retropub-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1548182/minilink.gif\" alt=\"The Max Retropub on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</a> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/erin-sees-tulsa/\">Check out her recent posts here</a>.','\'80s Kids, Get Ready to Just Die: Erin Sees Tulsa','Vintage arcade games. Skee ball. Power ballads belting from the juke box. 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