Tulsa, OK

BOK Center Celebrates Winterfest 2008

Visit Downtown Tulsa this winter season for the inaugural BOK Center Winterfest celebration! Experience the thrill of outdoor ice skating beneath the sparkling skyline, enjoy a hot beverage and live entertainment on the plaza, or take a magical carriage ride with your family through the streets of the city.

Now through Dec. 31 there’s plenty of holiday cheer for the entire family on the corner of Third & Frisco in downtown Tulsa. Be a part of Tulsa’s newest winter tradition and enjoy the month-long community celebration filled with the following:

• Outdoor skating at the ARVEST Ice Rink – $8/person (includes skate rentals), $5/person (with your own skates), $5/children under age 3. Group rates and private parties are available. Call 894-4254.
• Magically lit 35-foot holiday tree – Oklahoma’s tallest!
• Delicious concessions
• Horse and carriage rides
• Live outdoor entertainment
• “Skate with Oilers” Night

Visit www.bokcenter.com to view the full Winterfest calendar and daily hours of operation.

BOK Center Wins National Award

Tulsans have one more reason to be proud of its $180 million, state-of-the-art arena that opened in September of 2008. The BOK Center is the winner of the 2008 Prime Site award from Facilities Magazine, the No. 1 source for professional planners of conventions, meetings, entertainment and special events. The BOK Center will be listed as a winner in the 2009 Facilities SuperBook.

For fifteen years, FacilitiesMagazine has bestowed these awards to facilities. 2008 Prime Site Awards are based on the opinions of those in the industry directly involved with site selection, booking agents, promoters, talent buyers and special event planners. An awards ballot ran in a recent issue and online at www.facilitiesonline.com. Any facility that received more than a set number of votes qualified as a Prime Site winner. The criteria included:

• Location
• Functionality
• Technical Capabilities
• Quality of Staff
• Food & Beverage
• Lighting, Sound and Staging
• Other Amenities
• Access/Egress

BOK Center Information
The BOK Center is owned by the City of Tulsa and managed by SMG.  It is best known for the “icon wall” stretching 600 feet in length and reaching 103 feet from the ground to its peak. With 1,200 glass panes, all a unique size, the wall weighs 912,000 pounds and features 66 metal halide lamps that can display 1,000 different colors.

More notable features of the BOK Center are its exterior walls and flooring. The exterior skin of the BOK Center is made up of 31,000 stainless steel panels. The flooring on the main concourse grand staircase features terrazzo flooring, consisting of 70 percent mother of pearl.