The Oklahoma town of Fort Gibson took advantage of the nice, sunny spring weather to have its Old Fort Days celebration with activities on Friday and Saturday. Activities included concerts, food trucks, street dancing and demonstration of life in the 1800s when the town was found. Town Administrator James Walters encouraged those in attendance toContinue reading “Fort Gibson Celebrates Old Fort Days”
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Fiesta De Mayo In Tahlequah
The Tahlequah community celebrated Fiesta de Mayo on Saturday, May 3 in the downtown area. The northeastern Oklahoma community is home to many diverse cultures as well as being the capital of the Cherokee Nation and the United Keetowah Band of Cherokees. Nearby is Clear Creek Abbey, a French Catholic monastery and covenant that reportedlyContinue reading “Fiesta De Mayo In Tahlequah”
Percussion Ensemble Concert At NSU
The Percussion Ensemble at Northeastern State University performed a spring concert at their Tahlequah, Okla. campus on April 25. The four-student ensemble is under the direction of Dr. James T. Lindroth, who also performed with the students. They opened with “RE: Disaster” by Susan Powell. Then, Seth Gioletti performed a solo of “Michi” by KeikoContinue reading “Percussion Ensemble Concert At NSU”
Turrelle Sisters Begin Monthly Drag Show In Tahlequah
If you love a great drag show with some pretty ladies and enjoy good laughs, but don’t have time to travel to the big cities, the Turrelle Sisters will be performing monthly in Tahlequah at the Squeeze Bar, a restaurant/bar located in the downtown area near the campus of Northeastern State University. They had theirContinue reading “Turrelle Sisters Begin Monthly Drag Show In Tahlequah”
Willy’s Wonky Event One Year Later
If a picture ever captured something more perfectly, it was taken at Willy’s Chocolate Experience one year ago in Glasgow. A young woman, wearing a green wig, with a bored look on her face standing next to what looked more like a meth lab than a world of pure imagination. The event had been advertisedContinue reading “Willy’s Wonky Event One Year Later”
SNL’s 50th Anniversary Show Is Golden
I think one of the most amazing things about Saturday Night Live isn’t its longevity. It’s that so many people of the original cast are still alive. While John Belushi and Gilda Radner passed away in the 1980s, others such as Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Larraine Newman and Bill Murray areContinue reading “SNL’s 50th Anniversary Show Is Golden”
Birthday Party Held For Civic Leader
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Y2K may not seem like something but it was also for the birthday celebration of Tahlequah area civic leader David Cornsilk, who turns 66 on Feb. 10. The party We Survived Y2K 25 Years Anniversary was held on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Dewain’s Place, a popular bar and hangout spot.Continue reading “Birthday Party Held For Civic Leader”
Trump Doesn’t Want To Live Off-Camera, Much Less Talk
In the 1991 concert documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare, Warren Beatty summed up the pop singer/actress/diva in one simple phrase when he said, “She doesn’t know how to live off camera, much less talk.” Ouch! Beatty and Madonna were dating during the time of her Blond Ambition tour. They had starred together in the 1990Continue reading “Trump Doesn’t Want To Live Off-Camera, Much Less Talk”
How ‘In Living Color’ Forever Changed The Super Bowl Broadcast
Since the first Super Bowl game on Jan. 15, 1967 and for every one 25 years later, the halftime became synonymous with an urban legend that the New York City sewer system would experience problems. Before there was TiVo and the generic DVS, people had to watch the Super Bowl live. They couldn’t even tapeContinue reading “How ‘In Living Color’ Forever Changed The Super Bowl Broadcast”
Turrelle Sisters Perform At Squeeze Inn
While the current Trump Administration seems to have an issue with the LGBTQIA community, the Tahlequah community was saying, “Fuck you, bitch!” The Turrelle Sisters (Josie Lee, Porcelynn, Sasha, Maxine) along with Robyn Davenport-Fier (pictured above) performed at The Squeeze Inn bar in Tahlequah. Many people said the establishment was very busy and the mostContinue reading “Turrelle Sisters Perform At Squeeze Inn”