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Bette Midler receives 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa
Bette Midler received the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize on Friday, Oct. 16, at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Woody Guthrie Center hosted the celebration, […] The post Bette Midler receives 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa first appeared on This is JELD ⚡️ .
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Germany's Great Bavarian Circus coming to Oklahoma
KELLYVILLE, Okla. — Germany's Great Bavarian Circus is set to make a stop in Oklahoma beginning this week. Attendees will get the chance to experience one of Europe's oldest circus families and their traditional show. Benajmin and David Spindler are the 9th generation of their family and continue the legacy of what their family first started.
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Gilcrease Museum announces grand reopening in March 2027
TULSA – After more than five years of anticipation, Gilcrease Museum has announced it will reopen to the public in March 2027, welcoming visitors into a reimagined museum experience that brings together one of the most significant collections of art, history and culture in the Americas. Closed since July...
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Joey Clift wrote a comedic guide to Native history. His tour is hitting Tulsa — with some local friends.
Joey Clift, an enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, has spent most of his life explaining everything Native. Those experiences and more led him to writing a comedic take on a Native history book. Now he’s coming to Tulsa to talk about it — and bringing a slate of local comics with him.
American Songwriter
43 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Pioneering Guitarist Who Helped Define Its Sound and Wrote Hits for Tennessee Ernie Ford and Ernest Tubb
On this day (October 20) in 1983, Merle Travis died of a heart attack in his Tahlequah, Oklahoma, home. He was 65 years old. He is widely remembered for the “Travis picking” fingerpicking style that he developed. Countless guitarist across decades of country music have added the syncopated style to their arsenals. Travis was also a songwriter whose songs became hits for him and for a long list of other artists. Notably, he wrote Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons.”
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Halloween Klicks on Route 66 makes a stop in Bristow
Bristow will soon welcome a different kind of foot traffic as walkers make their way along historic Route 66. The American Volkssport Association has confirmed that Halloween Klicks on Route 66 will include a stop in Bristow on Sunday, November 1, 2026, starting at the Bristow Train Depot. The event...
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Inside the Outsiders to honor the 60th anniversary of the film
TULSA, Okla. — The Will Rogers High School Community Foundation is hosting a special event celebrating 60 years of the film "The Outsiders. Called Inside the Outsiders, The day will be devoted to the movie, the history behind the story, and the Tulsa locations that helped bring it to life.
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Bixby's 12th annual Hallow(Themed) Party is this weekend and free for families
Bixby's 12th annual Hallow(Themed) Party is happening this weekend for fun and free event the whole family won't want to miss. Event coordinator, Dalayna Dillon and event social host, Lexus Hooks, stopped by to share all the details. https://www.hallowthemedparty.com/
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Germany's Great Bavarian Circus coming to Oklahoma
KELLYVILLE, Okla. — Germany's Great Bavarian Circus is set to make a stop in Oklahoma beginning this week. Attendees will get the chance to experience one of Europe's oldest circus families and their traditional show. Benajmin and David Spindler are the 9th generation of their family and continue the legacy of what their family first started.
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Tulsa Oktoberfest 2026: Guide to tickets, beer, food and more
TULSA, Okla. - Zeeco Oktoberfest is returning to Tulsa Oct. 22-25, bringing four days of Bavarian food, bier (beer), live music, competitions and family activities to River West Festival Park. The festival is patterned after the original Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, with large Zelte filled with German music, dancing and...
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Student requesting help to win Stan Lee’s Super Kid Competition
TULSA – Jack Clark, a Braintree Academy student, is proving that being a superhero isn’t about having superhuman powers. It’s about courage, perseverance, kindness and continuing to try even when the world feels overwhelming. The Cherokee Nation citizen has advanced to the top five in his group...
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BOK Center announces ticket giveaway for Garth Brooks concert on October 25, 2026
TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – The BOK Center is giving away a pair of tickets to Garth Brooks Blame It All on My Roots tour. The online giveaway announcement highlighted that Garth Brooks is returning to BOK Center for 3 shows in less than a week. Ticket winners will celebrate seeing Garth live in his home state on Sunday, October 25, at 2:00 p.m.
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Kansas to ‘Carry on Wayward Son’ at Hard Rock Feb. 4
TULSA – With a music catalog that continues to resonate with generations of fans, classic rock band Kansas is making its return to the Hard Rock Live stage inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, 2027. Tickets start at $69.50 and went on...
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J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum to unveil neon sculpture along Route 66
CLAREMORE, Okla. — Claremore is going to shine a little brighter with a new landmark along Route 66. The J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum will unveil a large red neon sculpture of a Colt pistol on Oct. 30 as part of a celebration tied to Route 66 and the museum's broader focus on American history.
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News on 6 at 8 a.m. 10/19/2026
The downtown Tulsa bookstore recommends spooky books for different levels of fright and is launching a Friday the 13th horror book club in November. Watch the Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz here. 15 hours ago. Passing down wealth involves more than money. What happens to your family’s relationships, values and traditions...
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This Free Claremore Museum Grew From One Boy’s Collection Into Rooms Full Of Outlaw Relics
Some collections start with a single prized object and a kid who refuses to stop adding to it. In Claremore, that habit snowballed into one of the largest privately held firearms collections on public display anywhere. Today it fills row after row of glass cases, with flintlocks, outlaw weapons from...