Tulsa FreedomFest ‘08

Independence Day Celebrations will be held the 4^th of July on the banks of the Arkansas River. There will be musical entertainment, food vendors and kids activities available on both sides of the river. Live entertainment starts at 4 p.m. at Rivers Edge Bistro and Cafe, 1924 S. Riverside with festivities at River West Festival Park, 2100 S. Jackson starting at 6 p.m. As night falls, there will be hundreds of spectacular aerial fireworks launched over the water from the 21^st Street Bridge, choreographed to a soundtrack of patriotic musical favorites broadcast by a local radio station. Admission is free so come early with the family and picnic basket to get the best spot for viewing the magnificent fireworks display. For more information contact Tulsa River Parks at 918-596-2001.

Duck Creek 4^th of July Spectacular on Grand Lake,

Grove, Oklahoma

 

People in boats and on shore will start arriving in mid afternoon on the 4^th of July to be assured of not missing any of the planned spectacular events. Boats and yachts parade up and down the main part of the Creek while people throw beads, wave to everyone and dance to the lively music played. Over 20 vintage aircraft from the U.S. and overseas, many of which have flown combat missions, perform an air show over the water while “buzzing” the hundreds of boats below. Before the sun sets and the fireworks begin, the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s F-16 Fighters set the evening sky ablaze as they pass over the thousands awaiting the sonic boom that begins the nearly one hundred thousand dollar burst of fireworks. The Duck Creek Fireworks Spectacular is claimed to be the largest fireworks show in the state. Contact the Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce at 918-782-3214 for more information.

“Fireworks”

4th of July Activity | July 3rd, 2008

Time: Dusk
Admission: FREE

Held at River City Parks in Sand Springs, Fireworks display along with entertainment.

sandspringschamber.com

Pawnee Indian Nation Pow Wow

Pow Wow and Parade | July 3rd, 2008

Time: Noon - Parade
8pm - Pow Wow

Admission: FREE

The world’s largest FREE Pow Wow, at the Memorial Stadium. Yellow Horse Softball Tournament, Pani Indian Art Show at the Fairgrounds.

Parade - Downtown

Skiatook Firework Celebration

4th of July Activity | July 3rd, 2008

Time: 5pm - 10pm
Admission: FREE

Exchange Bank sponsors the spectacular event with:

• Good
• Live Bands
• Fireworks over the water at Skiatook Lake

Skiatook Lake - Tall Chief

Handicap Accessibility, Tour Bus Parking available

Claremore’s 4th of July Celebration

 

4th of July | July 4th, 2008

Time: 7am (Registration for Kids Fishing Tournament)
8am: Tournament begins

Time: 6pm (Evening Celebration)
9:30pm - Fireworks
Admission: Free
Location: Claremore Lake Park

The first 400 children to register will receive a free rod & reel and a goody bag full of treats. Children ages: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 are eligible for this FREE Event. The park will close at 12:00 Noon to prepare for the evening fireworks celebration.

Evening celebration starts at 6pm with live entertainment. Parking will be at the Will Rogers Stampede Arena and is free. There will be:

• Concessions
• Fun and Games
• Magic Show by Magic Mike
• Performances by SixxGunn Hill, Heartland Express and Fortunate Soul.
• Fireworks

No Alcohol or private fireworks are permitted in the park; folks are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs.

4th of July Fireworks Spectacular

Fireworks | July 4th, 2008

Time: Dusk
Free Admission but donations requested

Relax and enjoy the fireworks display from the shore of beautiful Lake Eufaula. The fireworks can be viewed from shore or from your boat.

Eufaula Cove

Freedom Celebration Parade

4th of July Activity | July 4th, 2008

Time: 9am
Admission: Free

It’s almost time again to dress & decorate patriotic for the non-motorized parade in honor of Independence Day! It’s free and fun! Dress up your bike, wagon, stroller, pet and yourself and register at Citizens Bank.

Get your free balloon or flag and get ready to follow the fire truck through the streets of Pawhuska! Also offered are free hot dogs, popcorn, watermelon & drinks.

There will be seven Prize Winners, and the parade is open to anyone who wants to show their American Pride!

Downtown

Quapaw Tribal Pow-Wow

Pow Wow | July 4th, 2008

Hours: Daily/Nightly
Admission: FREE

Enjoy Native American Traditions with the Quapaw Indians during their annual celebration.

Quapaw Tribal Grounds - 5681 S 630 Road

Handicap-Accessibility
Tour Bus Parking

Outlaw Motor Speedway 6th Annual

Independence Day Special

4th of July Activity | July 4th, 2008

Time: 8pm
Admission: $5 - $30
VIP Suites: From $150.00

Modified Showdown that has pulled drivers from as far away as Minnesota. Featuring some of the top drivers in the nation that show up annually to our Fireworks spectacular along with our added purses for every class.

The Hooter Girls of Tulsa will also be here for the race night. Boasted to be one of the best individually financed Fireworks displays in the state of Oklahoma.

8 miles south of Muskogee on Hwy 69

Cajun Festival

Cajun Festival

Grove Civic Center & Snider’s Camp

Freedom Festival

July 4th, 2008

Time: 7am - Flag Raising Ceremony
Noon -Sand Volleyball pits
1pm - Inflatable games for adults and kids
1pm - 9pm - Entertainment on new City stage
9:50pm - Fireworks

Admission: Free - NO PETS

Bring your picnic lunch, blankets, lawn chairs….. kick back, relax and enjoy the day!

Flag Raising Ceremony is on East side of Lake Ponca. Sand Volleyball pits are on the West side. Food and Novelty Vendors available.

Fourth of July Fireworks

4th of July Activity | July 4th, 2008

Time: Dusk

Location: Oologah Dam

Independence Day Vine & Dine with Joesf Glaude

July 4th, 2008

Time: 6pm - 9pm
6pm - 8:30pm: Joesf Glaude
6pm - 8pm: Buffet
Admission: $37.50 per person, plus tax

Our very popular Vine & Dine dinner season comes to a close on Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2008. Joesf Glaude, guitarist/composer, draws on a wide range of influences to create an instrumental art form of textures, moods, and melodies.

Chef Mikael Harp continues the patio grill format featuring seasonal mixed grill entrees with salads, sides and a splendid dessert table.

Bottles of your favorite Stone Bluff Cellars wine are available in the Tasting Room & Gift Shop.

Seating will be outside, weather permitting. Reservations are required - call early, Vine & Dine books quickly.

www.stonebluffcellars.com

Cleveland’s Centennial Freedom Celebration

July 5th, 2008

Time: 5:30pm
Admission: Free

An evening of family fun on the bank of beautiful Keystone Lake with:

• Kid’s games
• Corporate challenge
• Live Entertainment
• Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
• Desert Auction
• Balloon Art
• Community Choir & Fireworks

Bring a lawn chair and relax with your friends in Cleveland!

2008 Fireworks Display

Fireworks | July 5th, 2008

Time: Dark Thirty
Admission: FREE

The Mannford Area Chamber of Commerce and Keystone Lake Association is having their 2008 Fireworks on July 5th. They will be held at Salt Creek North Park in Mannford.

Any questions, you may contact the chamber at info@mannfordchamberofcommerce.com

An Evening With Cairde na Gael

Show Times	July 5 at 8 p.m.
Venue	Liddy Doenges Theatre
Presenter	Cairde na Gael
Tickets	Available Online

In Ireland, musicians gather at pubs to play in open sessions. Cairde na Gael (kar-djuh nuh gayl) began from just such a musicians session in downtown Tulsa at Arnie’s Irish Bar. Traditional dance tunes, pub songs, ballads, and sing-a-longs are the foundation of their style. The band has played at various Irish festivals and pubs, Mayfest, Tulsa’s Scottish Games, private parties, wakes and weddings.

This event is part of the 2008 SummerStage Festival, sponsored by the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust.

Tickets are $10.

 

Jeff Shadley’s Tribute to Frank Sinatra

 

Show Times	July 5 at 8:30 p.m.
Venue	Charles E. Norman Theatre
Presenter	Shadley Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Tickets	Available Online

Trumpets blaze, saxes swoon, trombones stretch. Who needs fireworks and gas money? Spend the holiday weekend in town and enjoy this musical acknowledgment of the 20th century’s quintessential pop singer. Vocalist and trumpeter Jeff Shadley and vocalists Janet Rutland and Laurel Williamson explore all things “Frank,” backed by a 16-piece band Francis Albert Sinatra himself would be proud of!

This event is part of the 2008 SummerStage Festival, sponsored by the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust.

Tickets are $10; $7.50 for children and students.
Table seats are $15.

 

Las Pajaritas — A Communication Migration

Show Times	July 8-31, M-F 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and during Chapman Music Hall events
Venue	PAC Gallery
Presenter	Resonance Center for Women, Inc.
Tickets	FREE

Las Pajaritas, an art communication program, was originally inspired by LA ESTAMPA, an art workshop that functions inside the Ezeiza No. 3 female prison in Argentina.

Las Pajaritas employs the same concept to demonstrate various art techniques to the clients of Resonance Center for Women, Inc., a certified substance abuse treatment center dedicated to providing services that lead to self-sufficiency for women and families experiencing challenge, change or adversity.

This exhibition contains examples of work from Las Pajaritas, as well as work from the women in the Ezeiza No. 3 correctional facility. United through this artistic experience, these women elevate the misconceptions toward this population and display the inherent creativity behind each human being.

 

Preface

This is the second edition of the popular Oklahoma Food Connection 2003: A Directory of Agricultural Producers, Crops and Institutional Buyers. We hope this updated directory will be helpful to food service staff of public and private institutions such as schools, colleges, hospitals, state parks and resorts. Restaurant chefs, caterers, public health professionals and people in ExtensionÑanyone who wants to connect directly to Oklahoma farms growing fruits and vegetables, meats and grainsÑwill also find this directory a useful resource.

The purpose of this directory is several-fold. First, there is a growing demand for local food from public institutions and consumers. This demand needs to be satisfied or it will simply go away. Our experience tells us that satisfying this demand can be profitable for those who are willing to adjust their production and marketing programs.

There are a number of farmers in our state willing and able to meet some of that demand. This directory lists farms who will sell directly to the public, where they are located, and what they produce. This publication also lists public schools that have expressed interest in buying local produce.

Much progress has been made since the first edition of The Food Connection was published. To recap briefly, the Oklahoma Food Policy Council, a joint project of the Kerr Center and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, organized a successful farm-to-school pilot project in
2004 and 2005, which led to the 2006 passage of legislation establishing a state farm-to-school program. (For more information on the Oklahoma Farm-to-School program, see the FAQs in this publication.)

We look forward to watching this program blossom as comprehensive farm-to-school programs are established in numerous school districts around the state. We believe that farm-to-school programs, by exposing schoolchildren to fresh, nutritious locally-grown foods, will improve their eating habits (and their health) for a lifetime. We also look forward to watching the Oklahoma economy grow, particularly in rural communities, through increasing sales of locally-grown foods and locally-made value-added products.

We thank the government agencies, schools, grass roots groups and individuals who made the farm-to-school pilot successful and who worked hard for the farm-to-school legislation. We look forward to working further with these partners, as well as new ones from the fields of public health and education, to improve the diets and health of Oklahoma’s schoolchildren.
Another thank you goes to the Community Foods Program of the USDA’s Cooperative Research, Education and Extension Service. This update of The Food Connection is one of many activities supported by a grant from this program.

After many years of working for and with Oklahoma farmers, I find it gratifying that the concept of “local foods on local tables” is gaining currency. Many people want to help farmers remain on their land, restore rural communities, and enable children to connect with the sources of their food. We can all enjoy the fresh taste and nutrition of Oklahoma farm-fresh food. We invite you to join us in supporting farm-to-school programs as well as local markets that offer Oklahoma farm-fresh and Made in Oklahoma foods. Help us to grow healthy kids and a healthy rural economy.

Sincerely,

James E. Horne, PhD, President and CEO,
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture and
Chairman, Oklahoma Food Policy Council

 

Get your copy of the full Oklahoma Food Connection here

Worship

Sundays
9:45 am Child Care
10:00 amWorship Service and Religious Education Classes
11:30 amWorship Service and Religious Education Classes
11:30 am Lunch Service Begins

Wednesdays
5:15 pm Dinner Begins
6:30 pm Chapel Service
7:00-8:30 pm Adult Religious Education Classes

First Fridays Oct-May
7:00 -8:00 pm Soulful Sundown Contemporary Worship
8:00-8:30 pm Reception

Our church is a worshiping community. Each Sunday morning we come together to be reconnected to life’s ultimate concerns. Our services are respectful of the Judeo-Christian heritage, but open to a variety of religious and ethical traditions. Excellent music is an important part of our worship services.

The sermon each week is an inspiring message that engages the heart and mind and addresses those issues that give meaning and substance to our everyday lives. The messages are presented in a way that encourages the listener to question our assumptions and our ideas.

Each Sunday morning our worship begins with an invocation followed by our covenant.

Our traditional invocation:
This is indeed a day which God has made.
Let us rejoice in it and be glad.
Let us count our many blessings:
Let us be grateful for the capacity to see, feel, hear and understand.
Let us be grateful for the incredible gift of life,
And let us be especially grateful for the ties of love which bind us together
Giving dignity, meaning, worth and joy to all of our days.

Our covenant:
Love is the spirit of this church
And service is its law
This is our great covenant
To dwell together in peace,
To seek the truth in love,
And to help one another.