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August 2023 Entertainment events
August 2023
Glow Show w/ Joey Z , TULSA
August 3, 2023 | 8 - 10 p.m.
Enter the portal to Glow Show! Glow Show is a traveling psychedelic comedy event created by Austin based comedian Joey Z. The show has been called “a definite must see” by the Austin Chronicle and was nominated for best comedy show in Austin ‘22 & ‘23. The event is also a staple event at the Moontower JFL Comedy Festival. Audience members and performers are both immersed into a glowy trippy room. After their set Joey Z riffs with the performers about their favorite party stories, concerts, psychedelic misadventures, and whatever else Joey Z has up his sleeve. Lots of glow sticks, lots of groovy visuals, and always featuring the best performers around. Come light the room with your laughter and get glowed up at Glow Show! Tulsa! We’re tripping out Sesh Lounge on 08/03 7:00pm doors 8:00pm show $10 pre sale $15 day off. Come see one of the most unique touring comedy events ! Featuring : Evan Hughes , Butterslutz The Clown , Dillon Walters , Shawna Blake , Trever Carreon , Niccolo Gomorrah
Location:
Sesh Lounge
7737 East 42nd Place
Tulsa, OK 74145
For more information, contact:
Joseph Zimmerman
(402)-249-2487
eat0@eau0eav0eaw0
Sizzlin’ Summer Series
August 4, 2023 | 7 - 9 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets to Unity Square in Bartlesville for the Sizzlin’ Summer Series. This free concert series in Bartlesville’s urban green space features live music, children’s activities, local food and all-ages fun outdoors. Be sure to check out the food trucks and vendors around the square before claiming your space on the lawn.
For more information, contact:
(918)-337-2787
Claremore Friday Night Ride
August 4, 2023 | 7 p.m.
Ne-Mar Center in Claremore on Friday night is the place to be. This is a weekly cruise that starts @ 7 pm. Promote Claremore and the Car Hobby.
Location:
Ne-Mar Shopping Center
1000 W Will Rogers Blvd
Claremore, OK
ZZZs in the Seas Public Sleepover
August 4, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. - 12 a.m. August 5, 2023 | 12:05 - 8 a.m.
Ever dreamed of sleeping with sharks? ZZZs in the Seas is a dream-come-true opportunity where guests can sleep surrounded by sharks, stingrays, seahorses, and all the other creatures snoozing in our oceans. The fun-filled night begins with check-in at 6:30 p.m. and includes a light snack, drinks, a self-guided scavenger hunt, a flashlight tour, a movie, and sweet, sea-themed dreams! If sharks aren’t your idea of relaxing sleep, then feel free to book a space next to any of our other exhibits. Then, wake up and join us for breakfast before the adventure ends at 8 a.m., followed by guest pickup.
For more information, contact:
(918)-296-3474
2 Hip Chicks Roadshow
August 5, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The 2 Hip Chicks Roadshow is coming to Claremore and bringing dozens of vendors and one-of-a-kind items with them. This traveling vendor show will feature vintage and shabby chic items for your home and yourself. Shop row after row of clothing, home decor, party items, vintage treasures, antiques and gifts during this shopping event at Claremore Expo Center. You can also sip on samples of wine as you browse all the repurposed furniture, handmade crafts, upcycled junk and more.
Location:
Claremore Expo Center
400 Veterans Pkwy
Claremore, OK
For more information, contact:
www.2hipchicksroadshows.com/collections/events-list/products/claremore-ok-august-5th-2023-event
Taste of Summer Ice Cream Festival
August 5, 2023 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Taste of Summer event in Central Park is considered a summer staple in Broken Arrow. This ice cream festival invites guests to enjoy a family fun zone with inflatables and face painting, a car show, art vendors, food trucks, live entertainment, a steak cook-off and all-you-can-eat Blue Bell ice cream. Broken Arrow is home to legendary Blue Bell Creamery, and this event packs a lot of fun into one day. Enjoy a festival atmosphere surrounded by scoops of your favorite Blue Bell flavors. This hometown event boasts big fun for the whole family.
Location:
Central Park
1500 S Main Street
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
National Snaffle Bit Association World Show
August 10-20, 2023 | 8 a.m.
The National Snaffle Bit Association brings together horses and riders from all over the country for its annual World Show at Tulsa Expo Square. This competition of pleasure horse events includes horsemanship, equitation over fences, western pleasure, hunter under saddle, hunter hack and more. Riders and horses from all different classes compete at this nearly week-long event. The NSBA will offer all-breed classes and payout in excess of $1,000,000 in cash and prizes. A trade show composed of commercial exhibitors and pleasure horse professionals will be available to assist spectators during the week.
Location:
Tulsa Expo Square
4145 E 21st St
Tulsa, OK
Light the Way Christian Music Festival - Broken Arrow
August 11-12, 2023 | 3 - 10 p.m.
2-Day Christian Music Festival featuring the Newsboys on Friday night and Tauren Wells on Saturday night. Join us for this family-friendly event on August 11-12. Together let's "Take Church Outside the Walls!"
The Hound Hunt
August 12, 2023 | 2 - 7 p.m.
Want to spend the day solving riddles, completing hilarious challenges and raising awareness for a great cause? We've got you covered! Join us for the very first Hound Hunt, racing across Tulsa! WHO IS READY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FIRST ANNUAL "HOUND HUNT" ?! 10 Stops all around Tulsa. Teams from 2 to 6 people. Outrageous Challenges at Each Stop. Social Media Posts to Raise Awareness for adoptable dogs at each of our stops. Party with our dogs at the end of the Hunt. Trophy for the Winner to keep for the whole year. Register your team of 2-6 by following this link: https://form.jotform.com/231766325323151 To stay up-to-date, check in on the event's official page at https://fb.me/e/2SAH7F3Ac.
Location:
Helpless Hounds
4605 E Admiral Blvd
Tulsa, OK 74115
For more information, contact:
Amity Edwards
(918)-518-1167
eat2@eau2eav2eaw2
Gaither Homecoming
August 18, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. August 19, 2023 | 2 p.m.
It’s been a decade since Gospel Music legend Bill Gaither assembled the celebrated Homecoming family of artists for a videotaping before a live audience; however, this summer, Gaither reunites the Homecoming friends for an exciting two-day, two-concert musical event at Tulsa’s Mabee Center. Since 1992, when Gaither first began his Homecoming DVD & CD series, nearly every volume has been certified gold or platinum. For three decades, Gaither took the prestigious Homecoming Tour to cities nationwide with collective attendance figures exceeding 1.1 million. Named ASCAP’s Songwriters of the Century, Bill and his wife, Gloria, have written more than 700 popular Gospel songs throughout their career and have collectively received eight Grammy Awards and more than a dozen nominations, as well as two dozen Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association. Among the popular Homecoming artists joining Gaither for this unprecedented event will be The Gaither Vocal Band, Mark Lowry, Jason Crabb, The Nelons, The Martins, and newly added The Hoppers (Friday) just to name a few… Gaither Music is excited to announce that award-winning actor Dennis Quaid will be joining Bill & Gloria and their Homecoming Friends for this year’s Gaither Homecoming in Tulsa, OK on August 18 & 19! Aside from acting, Dennis is a touring musician with countless miles of performances under his belt and will release his debut Gospel recording, Fallen, A Gospel Record for Sinners on the Gaither Gospel Series music label this fall. Welcome to the Homecoming Stage, Dennis!
For more information, contact:
Mabee Center Marketing
(918)-495-6000
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Pryor Patchers Quilt Guild’s Comforts of Home Quilt Show
August 18-19, 2023 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Head to the Pryor Patchers Quilt Show this August for all your quilting needs. Whether you’d like to enter into one of the show’s competitions, get ideas for your next project or shop around, the quilt show will have everything you need. More than 150 handcrafted quilts will be on display and vendors will be on site with a wide variety of fabrics, patterns, notions and other quilting items. The store will sell quilts and other handmade goods. A queen-size quilt will be raffled off, and homemade food will be available at the concessions area.
Location:
Mayes County Event Center
Pryor, OK
The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder
August 18-19, 2023 | 7:30 - 10 p.m. August 20, 2023 | 2 - 4:30 p.m. August 25-26, 2023 | 7:30 - 10 p.m. August 27, 2023 | 2 - 4:30 p.m.
The Matchmaker By Thornton Wilder Tickets on sale Now! Call our Box Office 918-258-0077 to purchase tickets or Buy Online www.bacptheatre.com Adults $22, Child/Student/Senior/Military $20 *Groups of 10+ Save $2 per Ticket!* The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is excited to present The Matchmaker for two weekends in August! Performances are August 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2023 at 7:30 PM and Sunday matinees on August 20 & 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Playhouse located at 1800 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow. This production is fun for all ages. The Matchmaker is Wilder’s uproarious farce about love and money. It stars the irrepressible busybody, Dolly Gallagher Levi, who inspired the Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly! Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy, irascible, penny-pinching merchant in nineteenth-century Yonkers, NY, has a plan. He has been a widower for long enough. Now he wants to find a wife. He recruits the help of local matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi, but she has plans of her own. Meanwhile, Vandergelder’s niece Ermengarde desperately wants to marry her artist lover, but Vandergelder refuses to allow it. Furthermore, his clerks have run off to New York City on a mission ‘to kiss a girl’! There they find Irene Molloy and Minnie Fay, who are looking for excitement of their own. Hilarity ensues as everyone tries to secure their love lives and marry as they choose. The BACP welcomes Director Frank Gallagher. Frank has long been involved in theatre, starting in his early years at the University of Texas in Dallas, to the many years spent here in the Tulsa area. Frank served as an Assistant Professor and Technical Director for Oral Roberts University and several years on staff for both Heller and Clark Theatres in Tulsa. Locally he has designed and directed for Theatre Tulsa, Broken Arrow Schools, Theatre North and American Theatre Co. He has selected and excellent cast sure to bring his vision of The Matchmaker to life, the cast includes; Chester Beebe, Jackson McCormick, Jordan Valenzuela, Nancy Blass, Jeremy Garrett, Isabella Doering, Spencer Loeffler, Kathleen Hop e, George Panagopoulos, Alyssa Burrow, Samara Cain, Robert Stinson, Lori Giles and Ruth Seefeldt. More information for this production can be obtained by calling the BACP at 918-258-0077. The BACP is located in The Main Place at 1800 S. Main in downtown Broken Arrow. The Matchmaker is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.www.concordtheatricals.com. This production is made possible in part by grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is a member of the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and the American
Location:
Broken Arrow Community Playhouse
1800 S. Main St.
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Wings, Wheels & Wishes
August 19, 2023 | 7:30 a.m.
Car Show Registration: 7:30a.m.-9:30a.m .or first 200 entrants. Come watch small planes fly-in as you check out the vintage airplanes, beautiful cars, trucks and motorcycles on display at Wings, Wheels and Wishes at the Airman Acres Airport in Collinsville. This family-friendly event lets you get up close and personal with planes, vehicles and many of their owners. Grab a bite to eat from the on-site food vendors and cool off with slushies or a sweet treat from the ice cream trucks. Other activities throughout the day include a silent auction, raffles and a live DJ playing popular hits. You won’t want to miss this exciting day of plane and car demonstrations, activities, and family fun in honor of Collinville’s wish kid, Bill Campbell.
Location:
Airman Acres Airport
7300 E 126th St North
Collinsville, OK
The Head and the Heart & Father: John Misty in Concert
August 19, 2023 | 6 p.m.
American folk indie band The Head and the Heart are teaming up with rock artist Father John Misty for an unforgettable show at the Tulsa Theater. With five studio albums released since their formation in 2009, The Head and the Heart are known for their harmony-driven, woodsy melodies. Father John Misty joins the group with his unique brand of socially-minded folk rock for an incredible night of indie pop and folk music. Doors open: 6:00p.m., showtime 7:00p.m.
Location:
Tulsa Theater
105 W Reconciliation Way
Tulsa, OK
For more information, contact:
(918)-582-7239
www.tulsatheater.com/event/the-head-and-the-heart-father-john-misty-w-miya-folick/
Tulsa Flea Market
August 19, 2023 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Explore 50,000 square feet filled with antiques and collectibles at the Tulsa Flea Market. A favorite event for antique and vintage collectors since 1972, this massive flea market is sure to hold something that catches your eye. Head to Tulsa Expo Square and browse the diverse range of memorabilia, vintage goods and crafts for sale from indoor vendors. Whether looking for rare records, handmade jewelry, special books or primitive furniture, be sure to peruse the offerings at the Tulsa Flea Market and see what discoveries await.
Location:
Tulsa Expo Square
4145 E 21st Street
Tulsa, OK
Jazz on the Green
August 19, 2023 | 5 - 10 p.m.
Save the date! Jazz on the Green will be back with the fourth annual show! Artist lineup is Fred Smith, Grady Nichols, Michael Fields Jr., and Kim Scott & Funk Factory.
Location:
Guthrie Green
111 Reconciliation Way
Tulsa, OK
Northeast Oklahoma Autocross
August 19-20, 2023
See sports cars compete in challenging Northeast Oklahoma Autocross events this year. Cars will take to Davis Field in Muskogee, swiftly maneuvering around orange cones as they race against the clock. Cheer drivers on as they navigate past difficult obstacles before time runs out.
Location:
Muskogee-Davis Field Airport
Muskogee, OK
For more information, contact:
(720)-937-0731
Pyra Mini Bull and Bronc Riding
August 20, 2023 | 1 p.m.
Come to the Pyra Mini Bull and Bronc riding show and witness bareback bronc riding, mini bull riding and more at this all ages event. You will see fearless kids as young as 6 on up to adults display their talents! $10 admission; concessions on-site. Held by the Collinsville Round-Up Club Professional Youth Roughstock Association
Location:
Collinsville Round-Up Club
15851 N. 137th E. Avenue
Collinsville, OK
For more information, contact:
Brandon Warren
(918)-519-5729
Pioneer Day Festival
August 21-23, 2023
Pioneer Day Festival starts with “Chalk the Walk” and the Color Run; the Pioneer Day Parade starts at 9:00a.m. The midway will have food vendors, amusement rides, carnival games, talent competition, petting zoo, kid’s fishing derby, chalk art contest, rodeo, live music, and more. The parking lot of the West Rogers Campus of First Baptist Church will feature a Fantasy on Wheels car show.
Location:
Skiatook Central Park
Corner of Hwy 20 & Locust Street
Skiatook, OK
Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo Parade
August 23, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kick off the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo alongside Vinita residents during the annual rodeo parade. During this must-see event, hundreds of spectators line the streets as over 100 parade entries march down Route 66. Bring the family to enjoy the festivities surrounding the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo.
Location:
North Park
Vinita, OK
For more information, contact:
(918)-256-7133
August 2023 Drive Around
August 23, 2023 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Have you enjoyed our “What’s That”? features on Bixby Development Foundation’s social media? Would you like the opportunity to drive around with CEO Krystal Crockett and learn about developments before they break ground or put a sign up? Then join us for the Bixby Drive Around! This event on August 23rd will feature a tour of Bixby and lunch. Only five seats are available and the cost is $50 per person. $50/person, 5 person maximum. Meet at Bixby Metro Chamber of Commerce office at 12 West Dawes Ave in downtown Bixby.
Location:
Bixby Metro Chamber of Commerce
12 West Dawes Ave
Bixby, OK
For more information, contact:
eat5@eau5eav5eaw5
Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo
August 23-26, 2023
The Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo, a PRCA-sanctioned rodeo hosted each year in Vinita, will feature all of the exciting rodeo events fans have come to expect. Grab a seat at this year’s rodeo and enjoy the eight main events – barrel racing, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, steer roping, calf roping, bull riding and team roping. Created in 1935 in honor of the memory of Will Rogers, the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo has become one of the biggest and best rodeos in the region, attracting top cowboy champions from across the nation and offering thousands of dollars in prize money. Tickets to the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo are available in advance or at the gate. Don’t miss the parade, hosted downtown on Wednesday, or the street dance, hosted every night of the event. Other festivities will include a calf scramble, the Old Settlers reunion, a stunning grand entry, hilarious performances by rodeo clowns and more. Make your way to Vinita for one of the most outstanding rodeos in the southwest United States and watch as world-champion cowboys compete for cash and prizes.
Location:
American Legion Rodeo Grounds
26585 S 4410 Road
Vinita, OK
Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) - BUNCO for SCHOLARSHIPS
August 24, 2023 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join us on the last Thursday of each month (except September & December) for BUNCO for SCHOLARSHIPS from 10AM - NOON at the Tulsa County OSU Extension Center located at 4116 E 15th St, Tulsa, OK. This event is FREE, however Donations are excepted and proceeds will go towards our OHCE Scholarships! RSVP is encouraged - Call or text - Shari at 918.408.6918 For information about an OHCE Group near you - please call the OSU Extension at 918.746.3709
Location:
Tulsa County OSU Extension Center
4116 E 15th Street
Tulsa, Ok 74112
For more information, contact:
Sharilyn E. Munroe
(918)-408-6918
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Food Truck Thursday
August 24, 2023 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Once a month, downtown Claremore transforms into a community hub teeming with people. During Join in on all the fun on Food Truck Thursdays, featuring local musicians, late night shopping, book signings and free children’s activities. While exploring all Claremore has to offer, be sure to munch on delicious food truck fare from a large array of local vendors.
Location:
Downtown Claremore
Claremore, OK
Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning
August 25-27, 2023
The Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning 3 day event will feature tethered balloon rides, food trucks, helicopter rides, children’s activities, live music, a 5-k run, parachute jumpers and much more. Highlights of the event include nightly balloon glows, morning flights and a fireworks finale on Sunday night. Daily admission is $10 per car, and all ages are welcome!
Location:
640 S. 40th Street
Muskogee, OK
For more information, contact:
(918)-684-6302
www.muskogeeparks.org/events___festivals/oklahoma_festival_of_ballooning.php
Wild Brew
August 26, 2023 | 5 - 8 p.m.
Wild Brew brings together some of Tulsa’s most delicious restaurants and first-rate beers from around the US and the world at the Cox Business Center. Enjoy some food and drinks as well as live entertainment from local musicians. Place your silent auction bids, meet falcons and a bald eagle and more at the Wild Brew in Tulsa. Restaurants that have contributed in the past include Andolini’s Pizza, Brady Tavern, Brother’s Pizza, Caz’s Chowhouse Restaurant, Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, McNellie’s Pub, Dilly Deli, El Guapo’s Cantina and more for a mixture of American, Mexican and deli-style cuisine. Past presenting breweries have included Ace, Angry Orchard, Boulevard, Big Sky, New Planet, Mustang, Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy, Sam Adams, Twisted Tea, Tall Grass, Shiner and many more. Don’t miss out on sampling beers you’ve had your eye on during this fun event. Guests must be ages 21 and over. VIP Access: 4:00p.m.
Wild Brew
August 26, 2023 | 5 - 8 p.m.
Join us for the Greatest Party Ever Hatched benefiting Bartlesville's Sutton Avian Research Center! Tulsa and surrounding areas best restaurants with first rate local beers, spirits and wines from Oklahoma and beyond all under one roof. Patrons choose from hundreds of beers and have the unique opportunity to chat with brewers one-on-one. Live music, live demonstrations from local artists, selfies with live birds and silent auction bidding wars keep the party hopping! Your all-access Wild Brew ticket benefits the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center, best known for its work with Bald Eagles. A decade ago, the species was on the endangered list; now, Bald Eagles are a regular part of our Oklahoma skyline. Following the success with eagles, scientists at Sutton are now working to save two of North America’s most endangered birds from disappearing from our planet.
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